{"id":213160,"date":"2024-05-28T18:47:47","date_gmt":"2024-05-28T10:47:47","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-07-16T15:41:37","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T07:41:37","slug":"embracing-obstacles-with-resilience","status":"publish","type":"alumni","link":"https:\/\/www.hkubs.hku.hk\/tc\/\u6821\u53cb\/embracing-obstacles-with-resilience\/","title":{"rendered":"Embracing Obstacles with Resilience"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span>Awardee of the Belt and Road Scholarship, our BEcon &amp; Fin student Gerelt Oyunbold came all the way from Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia to pursue his academic journey in Hong Kong.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Gerelt\u2019s unique background and passion for economics and finance set him apart from his peers. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>When Gerelt was a child, his mother would read him a poem on the way to school. The key lines from that poem has become his guiding philosophy: \u201cThrough bites endured, the pup\u2019s wolfish might. Obstacles embraced, the boy claims King\u2019s glory.\u201d These lines instilled in Gerelt\u2019s mind that every difficulty in life serves a purpose, \u201cWhenever I hit an obstacle or face some tough difficulties, I don\u2019t sweat mistakes. They\u2019re like signposts pointing me to something brighter down the road.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Gerelt thoroughly enjoys studying economics and finance. His interests began when he started an online business in 2020, which he eventually had to suspend due to financial constraints. Despite the setback, he saw it as the first step in his entrepreneurial journey and a valuable learning experience.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Gerelt\u2019s dream is to establish his own fashion brand, merging art and technology into a unique concept, while incorporating technology \u2013 and potentially trading assets or NFTs \u2013 into his brand. While he recognises this dream might be unconventional, he is ready to make unexpected choices.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Gerelt\u2019s approach to success is different from most. He defines it as the sense of peace he experienced during his gap year \u2013 a feeling of being relaxed and free from the constraints of deadlines and obligations. He emphasises, \u201cSuccess would mean something like how I felt during my gap year \u2013 a feeling of being relaxed.\u201d For him, success lies in the process, not just the results.<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 1920px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('video');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-213160-1\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" poster=\"https:\/\/www.hkubs.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Thumbnail.png\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hkubs.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Gerelt_60s_01.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hkubs.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Gerelt_60s_01.mp4\">https:\/\/www.hkubs.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Gerelt_60s_01.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p><span>Video source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.payitforward.hku.hk\/\">HKU Pay It Forward<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"template":"","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-213160","alumni","type-alumni","status-publish","hentry","alumni-types-2526"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hkubs.hku.hk\/tc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/alumni\/213160","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hkubs.hku.hk\/tc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/alumni"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hkubs.hku.hk\/tc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/alumni"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.hkubs.hku.hk\/tc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/alumni\/213160\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":238907,"href":"https:\/\/www.hkubs.hku.hk\/tc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/alumni\/213160\/revisions\/238907"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hkubs.hku.hk\/tc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=213160"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}