I am a graduate and an alumni of NUS and I am proud to return to my University as a faculty staff member. I graduated with Honours in History and Masters in Southeast Asian Studies. My advanced Masters was from Leiden University, Netherlands. I did my Ph.D at Queen Mary, University of London. My thesis was entitled, "Rule Behind the Silk Curtain: The Sultanahs of Aceh 1641-1699". I now teach at the Malay Studies Department because my main area of research expertise and interests lie in the Malay/Muslim world. My main philosophy in teaching is to make students’ learning experiences memorable and significant. Students’ learning experiences at this level need not and should not be fleeting, impersonal or forgettable.I firmly believe that as a tutor, I must be an authority in my expert area and be authentic.