Ming Qian Ng

As summer break draws to a close, I began to think about not just what I have achieved, but also the projects that inspired me to be productive this summer. Our options are limited by lock downs and work from home directives, but somehow, we still managed to make this summer work.
Everyone talks about how important summers are for university students to gain experiences and beef up our portfolios. I remember how spiteful I felt about ‘losing’ a summer to the pandemic.
Looking back, my dramati...

I launched my blog a month ago, but before that, I spent three weeks building this site. I enjoy writing for people to read, not strings of symbols that only a computer can decipher. Not wanting to spend too much time designing a website, I purchased a theme and I expected it to be smooth sailing from there. Unfortunately, that was not the reality because it takes more than a theme to launch a site! I researched more and I discovered the importance of WordPress plugins, implemented them, and ...

I hit publish just over a month ago today, and with that blog post, I started my first month as an undergrad blogger. I have blogged on and off for fun as a teenager on Dayre, Blogger, and WordPress.com. Today, I would love to share some of the lessons I learned from a month of blogging.
I have never owned a domain before mingwrites.com and it is exhilarating to know that I have an obscure corner of the Internet to share my thoughts. If you are reading this blog post, please allow me to expre...

Everyone probably knows by now that I write for Medium, and I have been doing so even before I started this blog. That experience has taught me many things about how to network with other writers, and it even helped me to discover the writing style appropriate for an online audience. Of these lessons, one of the most important is how Medium taught me to format a blog post.
Medium is a social media site where long-form content is shared. We may package our essays and stories with a click-worth...

Have you ever created infographics to present statistics and survey data for a project or a blog post? Some apps or websites have beautiful designs, but they lack data processing features. Other apps allow us to punch numbers and perform a variety of operations, but they are limited in design options. Well, what if I told you that you can have the best of both worlds? There is an easy way to create an infographic whether you are a blogger or a student!
For this post, I will demonstrate how I ...

How do you land yourself an internship? What leadership roles can you run for? Are there any research projects that you can join? Career advisors never seem to tire of stressing the importance of packing your resumes with a series of achievements to impress employers. However, the mindless, utilitarian pursuit motivated purely by career-building can be numbing and even soul-crushing.
I started college a year ago and career talks featured significantly in my first year. One thing that came up ...

The following blog post comes from Ming Qian, who, within a short couple of months, have seen significant success on Medium — the popular online publication. If you’re thinking about writing on Medium, this is a must-read for you!
Many writers start their journey wondering whether to write on Medium, and I was no exception.
Writing is a solitary job, and it is, without a doubt, a lonely task. I know of writers who designate days where they cut off all outside contact to focus on churning out ...