Lib Talk MY STORY - OTHERS’ STORIES - STORIES OF LAUGHTER - STORIES OF TEARS is an online heart-to-heart conversation series organized by the WSSG Library throughout the 2025–2026 academic year, held once a month for adults navigating their own circles of self - others - laughter - and tears.

• The event is not only for WISers but for anyone willing to practice the circle of listening and sharing.
• The guest accompanying the Lib Talk series is Master of Education Nguyễn Chung Tuệ. He is also a storyteller who shares life stories through music and magic.
• In this Lib Talk session, we will also meet Quách Duy Chung, founder of Self Dating and a lecturer on happiness.
• You are warmly invited to join us from 3:00PM - 4:00PM once a month on the following dates: November 15, December 20, 2025 | January 17, February 14, March 14, April 18, May 16, 2026.

Topics:

• Losing and Finding Again
• The Dream That Cannot Come True
• From “Loving Others” to “Knowing Yourself”
• Genius or Disability
• The Lesson from a Spoon
• From “Knowing Yourself” to “Loving Others”
• Love and Freedom

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER – NGUYỄN CHUNG TUỆ

• Received a scholarship and graduated with First Class Honours in Software Engineering (Monash University).
• Master of Teaching (Primary Education) – Deakin University.
• Master of Education – Monash University.
• Over 7 years of teaching experience at Carey Baptist Grammar School in multiple roles:

• Primary School Teacher
• Gifted Education Teacher (for students with special learning needs)
• Secondary Teacher for Mathematics and Information Technology
• VCE Teacher (Victorian Certificate of Education – Australia’s university entrance program)

Currently Head of the IT Department at Haileybury College – one of Australia’s leading private schools.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER – QUÁCH DUY CHUNG

• Founder of the Self-dating project, aimed at awakening and nurturing self-love through art and mindfulness.
• Guest lecturer in Social Emotional Education at Hutech University.
• Lecturer in the Gross National Happiness (GNH) program certified by the Eurasia Institute, Switzerland.

• Forum Theatre trainer certified by the British Council, London’s Pan Intercultural Arts, and Life Art Vietnam – founding member of the Chơi với nhức nhối group, a project applying Forum Theatre in education and healthcare.
• Worked for 5 years in cultural development at Biti’s and was responsible for the Happy Biti’s happiness culture initiative. Has conducted training and sharing sessions for many schools and organizations in Vietnam including RMIT, UEH-ISB, USSH-HCM, Techcombank, Lazada, Kuehne+Nagel Vietnam, Pudong Prime International, Linh San Tax Office, Huỳnh Tấn Phát Scholarship Fund, and others.

Currently an Emotional Education lecturer and facilitator working with mindfulness and expressive arts.