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CONTRIBUTORS

Yong Ding Li works full time as a Science, Research and Man and Ideas teacher at National Junior College. He is passionate about biodiversity conservation and dedicates his time to the Nature Society (Singapore) where he coordinates research for its bird study group. He is currently the vice-chairman of the Southeast Asian Biodiversity Society, and a member of the IUCN Species Survival Commission.

Dorothy Chua was a student in the Arts Stream at NJC from 1991 to 1992. She was a proud member of the NJC Choir, a founder of the NJC Choir Alumni and is now teacher in charge of the Choir. She is also serving the College as Head of Department for English. Happily married is she and she has two sons.

Karen Oh is an ex-student who currently teaches GP and Literature at National Junior College. She enjoys reading and writing, with a special interest in poetry and the concept of Heroism. She is also an avid fan of Japanese manga and Mandarin rock music.

ISSUE COVER2011 was the College’s 42 anniversary which means our alumni has spanned over nearly two generations! This issue’s cover reflect what we want to achieve through this publication: to connect alumni over the various years and generations!

All rights reserved © National Junior College, MOE. Reproduction in whole or part is strictly prohibited without the written permission. While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information in this publication, no responsibility can be held for errors or omission. The information is correct at the time of printing.

EDITORS Dorothy ChuaChua Siok Kheng

PHOTOGRAPHS NJC Photographic SocietyAdrian Tan

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Adrian Tan was an Art Elective Programme (AEP) student during his time in National Junior College. He currently teaches AEP at NJC and is the teacher in charge of the Photographic Society. He is also an Associate Educator at the Singapore Art Museum and The National Art Gallery, collaborating with like minded art educators to encourage museum education.

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In This IssueSISC 2011College Turns 42National Day CelebrationTeacher’s Day CelebrationDialogue: Alumni & Student CouncilHome Coming DinnerInterview: Desmond ChooNJC Arts FestivalSYF Achievements

Familiar to almost all our alumni is our symphonic band instructor, Professor Ho, seen here conducting the band with his signature enthusiasm and dedication!

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Singapore InternationalScience Challenge 2011Yong Ding Li

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24 May 2011 was not your typical Tuesday morning. Students were all dapper in their college ties and blazers. Colorful plants lined the aisle leading into Ngee Ann Kongsi Performing Arts Theatre. This was the first day of the biennial Singapore International Science Challenge (SISC) 2011! Our friends and longtime partner schools from countries as diverse as Australia, Vietnam and United States were once again gathered in NJC for a week of fun, fellowship and most of all, learning and sharing about Science and how to tackle environmental problems using Science. Day One culminated in much life and energy: the Welcome Party brought together our students, the overseas participants and their teachers at The Sanctuary. Cultural activity booths

were set up, a long list of exciting activities planned and a cheering and mass dance session took place at the Amphitheatre.

On Day Two, our Guest-of-Honour, Minister of State for the Environment, Ms Grace Foo, and our Principal Mrs Virginia Cheng, officially declared SISC 2011 open, in conjunction with the launch of the book ‘Yours Naturally’ which documents the birdlife in and around the NJC campus. A particularly unforgettable part of the opening ceremony were the spectacular display of lasers and fireworks, undoubtedly a first for NJC and the mesmerizing dance performance, titled ‘Semangat Nadi’, put up by our award-winning Malay dance troupe.

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Right after the opening ceremony, our international guests and their student and teacher hosts were whizzed off to exciting destinations to witness science at work, including the state-of-the-art NEWater and Tuas waste-to-energy plants. It was a perfect opportunity to see how Singapore manages her energy and water resources in an environmentally friendly and sustainable manner. The participating students also engaged themselves in a poster presentation session where they got together to share their research with peers, and numerous competitions like the exciting ‘Design and Build Competition’ and ‘Future Problem Challenge’. While the students were busy with these activities, there were parallel seminar and sharing sessions which provided excellent platforms for teachers to share their teaching practices with our overseas counterparts and vice versa.

Professor Low Teck Peng, Managing Director of A*STaR summed up these five days of non-stop learning by making a timely call to action in all of us, especially in making a difference in our own little ways.

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Tired but still in high spirits, the grand finale of SISC 2011 brought the week to a climax, with an eventful closing prize-giving ceremony. NUS High School of Math and Science walked away with the prestigious ‘Best Institute Award’ for their overall outstanding performances, while our very own Loh Kang Yong shared the Outstanding Scientist Award with Bryce Tan, also from NUS High School. Meanwhile, High School affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University, North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, Korean Science Academy of KAIST and Moscow Chemical Lyceum were amongst other schools that won Distinction awards for the competitions. Well done to all!

The final moments of SISC 2011 were particularly memorable and meaningful. In his keynote speech, Professor Charles J. Kibert, Director of the Powell Centre for Construction and the Environment at the University of Florida, addressed the participants and teachers, bringing up a number of thought-provoking points on how green architecture could and should offer real solutions to counter current and future environmental problems. Professor Low Teck Peng, Managing Director of A*STaR summed up SISC 2011 and five days of non-stop learning by making a timely call to action in all of us, especially in making a difference in our own little ways.

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National Junior College celebrated its 42nd College Day on 14 May 2011, exactly 41 years after the official opening on 14 May 1970 by then-Prime Minister, Mr Lee Kuan Yew. With the renovation and repair work completed, the celebration was held in College this year.

An old boy of the College, Mr Gan Kim Yong, then-Minister of Manpower (currently the Minister for Health), graced us with his presence as our Guest-of-Honour. He launched the ‘Learning on the Move’ (LOTM) Heritage Trails, NJC’s collaboration with the IDA (Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore) . Together with our Principal, Mrs Virginia Cheng and the Heads of Department, Mr Gan tried out the LOTM device with the help of National Education Ambassadors of the College.

The Oasis, our newest library, was officially opened by Mr Gan at the end of the guided tour. At the same time, the Governance and Society books which were designed for the Junior High curriculum were also

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launched. The NJC staff, student representatives and guests including parents and research partners in the Hall watched the launch of the LOTM Heritage Trails and The Oasis through a live-feed telecast.

In his speech, Mr Gan highlighted how Singapore’s education and manpower policies work hand-in-hand for its continued success on the global stage and how every effort was made by the government to provide every Singaporean with all-round , high quality education with emphasis on the 21st century competencies. He also celebrated NJC as a leader in National Education in Singapore and congratulated the College and prize winners, including the first recipient of the new Junior High All Round Excellence Award, Lim Jia Ying, and Student of the Year, Oon Yee Jeng.

In the tradition of the NJC College Day, the College’s Arts groups such as the Choir, Angklung Ensemble and Dance groups showcased their talents and brought the celebration to a fitting climax!

Mr Gan highlighted how Singapore’s education and manpower policies work hand-in-hand for its continued success on the global stage and how every effort was made by the government to provide every Singaporean with all-round, high quality education

Karen Oh

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got to flex their arms and throw a few moves at unarmed combat. To continue the adrenalin rush, our very own student Khoo Chailin from the Aikido Club, Philip Sensei, a nationally renowned master of Aikido, and other Aikido pugilists showed NJC what the art of Aikido was about.

Besides quick quizzes on Singapore’s history and other national trivia by the emcees, the last segment, certainly the climax of this year’s National Day Celebration, proved to be spectacularly memorable when individual Houses unveiled their elaborately decorated themed floats which came together with a dance performance, amidst much cheering and clapping from the audience. Finally, our Choir took over in leading the sing-along session and everyone stood up to sing their hearts out not only to old favourites like ‘Home’, but also to newer tunes like ‘In a Heartbeat’ and ‘Together’. This was truly a sentimental way to end off yet another National Day Celebration!

Unlike past years’ National Day Celebrations, this year’s celebration proved to be something different. While we used to have celebrations in the school hall or parade square, this year’s National Day Celebrations started with the formal ceremony at the Sports Complex. Soldiers from the 41st Battalion Singapore Armoured Regiment (41 SAR) marched onto the running track in full uniform and with the state flag flying in the morning breeze, before forming the Guard of Honour to welcome the arrival of our principal Mrs Cheng.

The 41 SAR wowed us with their military hardware and equipment not that long ago on Total Defence Day on 16 – 17 February 2011. This time round, they returned with more high energy action! The men in green first treated us to a good ten-minute demonstration of their skills in unarmed combat, which visibly impressed many of the students. This was followed by the combat teaching session, where everyone, including some teachers

National Day Celebration

Soldiers from the 41st Battalion Singapore Armoured Regiment marched onto the track in full uniform and with the state flag flying in the morning breeze

Yong Ding Li

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Teacher’s Day is perhaps one of the most anticipated celebrations in school, by both students and teachers alike. It is a time when students show gratitude through a myriad of gestures to their teachers for their time, and also a time when teachers deservingly get a day off. As in previous years, Teacher’s Day celebration this year coincided with ACES Day – ‘All Children Exercise Simultaneously’ – and so the better part of the day saw all the students enjoying a refreshing workout and the latest dance moves to the tune of pop favourites. Many of the teachers did not hesitate in joining in the fun.

With adrenalin pumping, teachers and students promptly gathered in the Hall to watch a series of performances that were skilfully put up. This Teacher’s Day celebration proved to be very much different from those of yester-years. For the first time in recent memory, the celebration started off with all the teachers on stage to recite the Teachers’ Pledge, a way of reaffirming their commitments to the Teaching Service. It was a meaningful and heart-warming moment and won the attention of the audience, as seen in incessant cheering after the Pledge was taken.

The annual dialogue between the Alumni Executive Committee and the Student Council took place on 12 August 2011 (Friday) at The Sanctuary in NJC.

The Student Council Representatives hailed from the Senior Council Executive Committee and the Junior Council Core Committee. The Junior Council was first started in 2010 following NJC’s introduction of the 6-year Integrated Programme with Boarding in 2009.

After a delicious buffet dinner over which the Alumni and Student Councillors mingled informally, the dialogue that followed touched on matters such as the role of the Alumni in NJC and how the Alumni can continue to ‘touch base’ with current students of the College. An annual ‘hot topic’ is the NJC Spirit. Some time was spent discussing what defines the NJC Spirit and how

Dialogue: Alumni & Student Council

the current Councillors are living out the NJC Spirit and building it up among themselves and their peers. The meeting also touched on how to facilitate more open discussion among students and the collection of feedback from the student body to help build school spirit. The President of the 39th Student Council, Muhammad Faisal Bin Johandi, who is now studying Medicine in NUS also shared news about the setting up of Alumni chapters in the UK and the US. Two students studying in the UK who were also former Student Councillors, Tan Mei Yue and Haikal, also joined the meeting.

Both the Alumni and Councillors left the meeting knowing more about the other, feeling a shared sense of belonging to the College and anticipating the next meeting in 2012.

The programme planned for the teachers was variedly balanced. It started with a number of dance and music items by individual students, and even a short skit by a group of JH4 students. However, what really stole the attention that morning was the ‘Mr/Ms … nominations’. In each of the categories, like ‘Best-Dressed Teacher’ or ‘Teacher with the widest smile’, the photos of teacher- nominees were flashed onto the big screen amidst much applause and cheering. Some of the winners like Mr Benzie Dio, Mr Donald Whitby and Ms Meena Kaur were invited up the stage to share their thoughts and enjoy a few moments of “stardom”!

Teacher’s Day celebration 2011 ended with a sumptuous spread specially prepared for the teachers by the Parents-In-Action group (PaACT) of NJC.

Teachers’ Day CelebrationYong Ding Li

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We are expanding!As an e-magazine sent to all alumni, NJConnect aims to bring you news of what is

happening in NJC. Moreover, we really want this to be an avenue for alumni to reconnect with the school, friends and school mates through stories of joys, victories, life journeys, passions and interests. We want it to be fun, enjoyable, inspirational and for it to bring smiles, laughter or even surprises to the readers as they flip through these few pages.

We are therefore calling for your contributions on any of the following:

PASSION

Share with us your passion for anything, it can be work, business, community projects or hobbies. Let the alumni know what you are up to and you might be able to find people who share your passion or require your expertise.

LIFESTYLE

Share anything here! It can be your travel journal, not-so-secret recipe (since you can’t exactly share a secret recipe), experiences working or living abroad, or just your favourite haunts in Singapore.

NJC SHOUT-OUTS

Update your friends and alumni on any thoughts or events happening around you, like finding the love-of-your-life or to thank someone who has helped or inspired you. Or you can tell your friends that you miss them!

Stay connected with NJC on the webNJC Website www.njc.edu.sg

NJC Alumni Website www.njc-alumni.orgNJC Facebook search “NJC Alumni”

Please send your stories, write-ups, journals, shout-outs, etc. together with pictures (at least 300 ppi) to [email protected]. Queries may also be directed there.

We look forward to reading more about you!

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Homecoming Dinner 2011Among the guests spotted that evening were a big group of 1969ers, the first students of the College, who have stayed in touch all these years and who are examples of the NJC spirit for the batches of students after them.

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Following the warm response to the two Homecoming Dinners in 2010, the NJC Alumni and the Student Relations Committee of NJC once again joined forces to organise the 2011 Homecoming Dinner on 24 September (Saturday).

The Dining Hall of the NJC Boarding School provided the appropriate setting for about 200 students of the College from 1969 to 2009 to gather, to reminisce old times and to catch up with one another. There was one big difference to this year’s Homecoming Dinner and that was the cool air circulating in the Dining Hall as a result of the air-conditioning of the place. This was made possible by utilising part of the generous donation of 1969er, Tan Sri Dato Chua Ma Yu, in 2009. The air conditioning is turned on only for special occasions.

NJC’s Principal, Mrs Virginia Cheng, together with the President and Vice-President of the NJC Alumni, also welcomed former Principal of NJC and retired Director-General of Education, Mr Wee Heng Tin, and former Vice-Principals of NJC, Ms Kwa Ee Hua, Mr Mark Lo, Mrs Tan Wan Yu and Mrs Poon Wai Chin.

Among the guests spotted that evening were a big group of 1969ers, the first students of the College, who have stayed in touch all these years and who are examples of the NJC spirit for the batches of students after them. Their publication – And they Called Us Car Park Attendants – was also on sale at the Dinner.

Alumni, former and current teachers of NJC, ex-ECA mates,

recently-graduated students all mingled comfortably and many pictures of the happy get-together were captured by our roving student photographers and on our smartphones! Do log on to www.njc-alumni.org to view/ download photos of this year’s NJC Homecoming Dinner!

See you at our subsequent Homecoming Dinners!

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This book recounts how, in 1969, the first batch of students and teachers in the National Junior College built up from scratch every aspect of college life, paving way to a new approach to pre-university education. Guided by a dedicated principal, Mr Lim Kim Woon, and working with committed teachers, the student pioneers carved out a philosophy of teamwork and determination, leaving behind a legacy for others to follow as well as learning life lessons that prepared them for years after.

Most importantly, it is a book that celebrates youth, love, friendship and honour.

If you would like to purchase a copy, please contact the College at 6466 1144.

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Interview with

Desmond Choo

Ho Yue Long

Mr Desmond Choo Pey Ching has been active in community work for more than 10 years. He is currently Deputy Director of the Youth Development Unit at NTUC, supporting the Young NTUC and overseeing the leadership development of young unionists. He is also the Executive Secretary of the Union of Security Employees and serves the Singapore Port Workers’ Union. In addition, as Second Adviser to Hougang grassroots organisations, Mr Choo has initiated several programmes to better the lives of Hougang residents. These include transport subsidies for students, healthcare subsidies and a low-cost Traditional Chinese Medicine clinic for the elderly. Previously, Ms Choo also held various roles in the Singapore Police Force and the Ministry of Manpower. We had the opportunity to speak to Mr Choo when he came back to the College as the Guest-of-Honour for the 44th Student Council Investiture on 11 May 2011.

Ho Yue Long is currently a Senior High 2 student in National Junior College and has displayed much interest in writing and reporting events from a third-person perspective. Fuelled by passion, enthusiasm and equipped with the proficiency of language arts, Yue Long was a student journalist from Singapore Press Holdings, and he was given the task of reporting interesting events that took place within the College. His articles of College’s events were frequently published in LianHe ZaoBao and the College newsletter. Moreover, being an adventurer at heart, he loves to travel to various parts of the world so as to look beyond the horizon of Singapore and learn the different cultures on a first-hand experience.

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What are some of your most memorable experiences as a student in NJC?There isn’t really any one particular episode. But I will always remember those times when we hung out at the Serene Centre or KAP. There were 5 or 6 of us and we would buy 1 pack of fries to share as we talked about our hopes and aspirations. Some of us had fears about whether we could make it to university; some shared our future aspirations. Up till today, I still keep in touch with that same group of friends. The College allowed us to grow in different ways and it was our friendship that kept us going. When the need arises, you know you will help your friends unconditionally and it is really important that you treasure such people. There will be individual pursuits and dreams but don’t forget to share with one another. I can never remember the things that were said in class or the speeches that the principal made, but I do remember what my friends said to me. Your friends are always there for you. The collective spirit we had? I think that’s the hallmark. I also remember all the cheers. Someone would just shout “YA!” and everyone would gather around him. I thought that was so unique because

it symbolised the coming together of different people and I still find it to be a very unique feature of our school. Even today, I still remember the old canteen in the College. Although it was old, we loved it because we would always find people doing crazy stuff at different times of the day.

What are some lessons or skills that you learnt as a student that you find particularly useful to your work or life now?To me, it was that there is always more that you could do. I have seen different groups of friends: some of them just focused on their studies while some would have their schedules absolutely packed – like the student councillors – and I did not know how they managed to do so much back then. Now, I have learnt that as long as you have the passion to do so, then you will find time, no matter what. The greatest inspiration to me was my peers. Those were my idols back then, you know. I looked at the student councillors and they struck me as amazing people. Now, people come to me and ask how I manage to do so many things in a single day. My answer is that I somehow find a way

The College allowed us to grow in different ways and it was our friendship that kept us going. When the need arises, you know you will help your friends unconditionally and it is really important that you treasure such people. There will be individual pursuits and dreams but don’t forget to share with one another.

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to do so. Never stop pursuing your ideals. The key thing is to do so with passion and look to your friends as sources of inspiration.

What inspired you to be actively involved in community and grassroots work to make life better for people in society?When you actually see that there are indeed people who require more help than you, you will feel that there is a duty to help. It is very easy to get caught up in your own problems. I recall worrying over work-related and monetary problems but when I walked the blocks (when I was visiting my constituents), I found 80-year-old aunties and uncles using squatting toilets because they have no money to pay for renovation and that really took me out of my own comfort zone and my own problems. What gets me going is that there are too many of us saying that there is a problem but too few of us who are saying, “Let’s do something about it!” Once you get started, it is very hard to stop. You get a lot of satisfaction, but you do get a lot of pain as well. After changing the toilets for them, some people might complain that you should have gone for another brand. Even when you give them rice, they might say that it doesn’t taste so good. As a society, I think that we have become more vocal. At the same time, we become more compassionate but less action is taken. It is not about changing the world; it was about changing one unit at a time and changing more after that.

Given your active involvement in community and grassroots work, you must have a very hectic lifestyle. How do you achieve work-life harmony?There will be sacrifices you have to make. I certainly don’t watch as many movies – I can’t even remember the last movie I watched – and I also have to sacrifice a lot of the ‘chill-out’ time that I used to have. Sacrifices also have to be made on the family front. My family members

see less of me but it also makes me appreciate them more. Family ties are obviously more important so I try to spend more time with my family whenever possible. I have become more efficient after a while and have realised what matters. I make choices and prioritise.

We understand that you majored in Economics in the University of Chicago and many of the students in NJC also wish to further their studies overseas. Is there any advice you can give to these students?Study what you like to study. I cannot say that enough. What is important is to follow your passion because naturally you will be good at what you want to study. Many of us don’t practise what we studied in school. For instance, I studied Economics but went to join the police force. You need to be in a place which allows you to grow as a person. You should take a look at the schools’ curriculum and see which one interests you. Don’t be swayed by the fact that you think you will do better in a certain subject or choose one that is the easiest to score for – it’s not rewarding. When I look at a candidate’s resume, I don’t look at the grades they get, but the courses that they take. I see whether they are willing to challenge themselves.

Is there any advice you would like to give to current NJC students as well as the NJC alumni who have just stepped into the working world?For the current NJC students, they should really love and appreciate student life. You will long to come back to school because there are no worries except studying for exams. So you should really thoroughly immerse yourself in College life. I still remember the terrible ATs (Academic Tests) that I had to sit on Saturdays. I used to hate that – but what’s that compared to getting calls at 2 am and being asked to finish a piece of work by 6 am? For the students who have just graduated, I feel that they should give back to society and the school. Every one of us has a duty to give back and you should find time to do so.

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From 15 to 20 May 2011, NJC celebrated the achievements and talents of our students in the performing and visual arts CCAs through the annual NJC Arts Festival. Our Principal, Mrs Virginia Cheng officiated the opening of the Festival during morning assembly, and the students were excited by the great fanfare complete with party streamers and colourful balloons. A series of performances and activities followed in the days after.

Held on 15 May 2011 at the Recital Studio in the Esplanade, Theatres on the Bay, Pianoworks was the first performance, put up by students from the Piano Ensemble. The audience was also treated to a delightful collaboration between the String Orchestra and the Piano Ensemble that night.

Following the success of Pianoworks, Aristal was held in the University Cultural Centre, NUS, on 18 May

festivalKaren Oh

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2011, where dance performances by our students from the Indian, Western, Malay, and Chinese Dance groups, entertained the guests. We also had energetic performances put up by NJC Dance alumni, and guest performers from Northeast Normal University, China.

The Guitar Ensemble enchanted the audience with both classical and contemporary pieces at their 6th Strings Theory concert on 19 May 2011 in the NJC Performing Arts Theatre. With guitar accompaniment, one of the teachers-in-charge of the Guitar Ensemble, Mr Low Jeng Wye, gave a lovely rendition of “Over the Rainbow”, a song made famous by the film “The Wizard of Oz”.

The NJC Arts Festival 2011 was brought to a dramatic close by the English Drama Society (ELDDS) and Chinese Drama Society (CLDDS), which had their drama events on the evening of 20 May 2011. Drama Night by ELDDS showcased their SYF piece and two

other intriguing plays exploring themes such as family, marriage and teenage angst. Ye Chuan (Chinese Drama Night) by CLDDS was also fantastic, thoroughly engaging and pleasing the audience.

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Our Performing Arts CCAs have once again done the College proud by winning numerous awards at Singapore Youth Festival 2011.

Congratulations to all our Performing Arts CCAs!

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Singapore Youth FestivalAchievements

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