18/01/2026
While still pursuing my dream of becoming a Highway Engineer, life led me into a mining company — and there, everything I was taught in school came alive before my eyes.
Geology was no longer theory. I saw soil strata, rock formations, aquifers, mineral resources, and the very structure of the earth displayed in reality. I worked around excavators, bulldozers, payloaders, graders, and haul trucks. I observed how levels were taken, how materials were processed, and how final products were tested in the laboratory.
In that environment, I realized something profound:
all the steady classes, midnight studies, practicals, and countless assignments were not wasted.
Civil Engineering is truly a versatile course. It covers a significant part of earth studies, which is why seeing a civil engineer on a mining site is not surprising. The technical knowledge and engineering mindset naturally translate into delivering safe, efficient, and positive results.
I remembered a time I passed a road construction site and saw an excavator parked by the roadside. The foreign engineer on site needed someone to reposition it properly, but at that time, I had no idea how to operate such a machine. I often wondered what could have happened if I did.
Today, after gaining experience in mining, I can confidently operate the equipment.
Indeed, no knowledge is a waste.
The desire to put on my helmet and safety boots, to hold design drawings in my hands, and to work with a team to translate designs onto the ground in order to solve human problems continues to burn within me.
Engineering is more than a profession.
It is a spirit.
It is a calling.
