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Contributors:
Calista Lee
Jackson Chua
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Finance Manager Stella Tan
stellatan@spgg.org.sg
Club Happenings
Ag Membership Fiona Low
Manager fionalow@spgg.org.sg
03 SPGG 34th Annual General Meeting
Change of Presidency Asst Operations Shyam Rambini
Manager shyam@spgg.org.sg
04 1st Perfect Game at SPGG Bowling Alley
Leaping for Joy Banquet Azlan Md Noor
42nd Anniversary Lucky Draw Sales Manager azlan@spgg.org.sg
Whats Coming Up? contained in this publication, neither the publisher nor
the employees of Singapore Polytechnic Graduates
Guild can be held liable for any errors or omissions for
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SPGG 34TH Annual
General Meeting
The 34th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of SPGG will be held on
Saturday, 26 October 2013 at 1.30pm at the Grand Ballroom.
Front Office
The AGM marks the beginning of a new Fiscal Year. The practice of
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AGM is one of the conduits by which members of SPGG scrutinize Fax 6796 9989
how the Executive Committee and Management have performed
over the past year, and to approve financial budget and strategic Sports & Wellness Facilities
initiatives for the next Fiscal Year. It is the conclusion to the hard
Bowling Alley
work and application of a great many people. Tel 6796 9964
Daily 10:00am 11:00pm
As this year is an Election year, eligible members (Life and Ordinary Spa Wellness Centre
only) are encouraged to nominate and vote. Nomination forms will be Daily 7:30am 10:00pm
available at the Administration Office, Level 3 during office hours from (Closed every Tue, Thu and Sat for regular
cleaning of Spa Pools from 7:30 10am;
23 September 2013 onwards. Voting for the 28th Executive Committee
Closed every 1st Sun of the month from 8pm
will be held on 26 October 2013, following the AGM. This is the year onwards for routine maintenance works)
where the Executive Committee are preceded for their contributions
Swimming Pool
and for nominees to stand forward to play a part for SPGG. Daily 7:30am 10:00pm
(Closed every Tue, Thu and Sat for regular
34th AGM is also the day when we would like to say thank you to cleaning from 7:30 10am)
everyone at SPGG, to our partners and suppliers who play a critical Gymnasium
part in our success, and to our members who continue to place their Daily 7:30am 9:30pm
trust in our services. (Closed every 1st Sun of the month from 8pm
onwards for routine maintenance works)
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Daily 8:00am 10:00pm
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much appreciated! If you require the Annual Report or information Pool Room
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Leaping
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Alfred Bay was the lucky winner of a Samsung
Galaxy Tab 2 during our May Facebook contest,
where participants were required to post their
Best Moment in SP. Alfreds post, which featured
himself jumping in his graduation gown, garnered
close to 100 likes. Congratulations, Alfred!
42nd
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Lucky Draw
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celebration that took place in the
month of June and to give back to
our members for their support, SPGG
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cohort during SPs Convocation held in May this year. They offer some insight as to what inspires
and motivates them.
He cites his Senior Marine Engineer, Alvin Tan, from 188 Squadron as his biggest
source of inspiration. When my initial application to join SP was rejected it was
him who encouraged me to keep trying and I managed to join SP through his
relentless appeal to the school. He inspires me as my immediate superior as he
took my interests to heart and tried his level best to help me, he said.
He plans to pursue a degree in 5 years time and Masters within 10 years, along
with becoming a Senior Marine Engineer in the Navy. But ultimately, his biggest
dreams for the future are not the tangible kind. My life plan is excel in my work, to
pursue learning, to be a role model to my children, friends and to my colleagues,
he elaborated.
The Tay Eng Soon Gold Medallist shared that his love for the sea was what led
him to pursue the Marine Engineering course and sign on with the Navy. He also
believes that the sea provides lessons in life. When we are at sea and we look
around we see the horizon around us. If we have a destination in mind, with proper
planning and execution we can reach our destination regardless of the rough seas,
bad weather or whatever adversities. In life, if we have an objective, regardless the
hardships and failures we meet, if we keep on persevering and keep on trying we
will achieve success finally, he added.
We concluded the session by asking what he liked best about SPGG. During my
days in SP, I always visited SPGG with my classmates and we enjoyed bowling,
playing pool and most of all the newly renovated spa and the swimming pool. We
used to spend hours in the swimming pool and spa and I look forward to visiting
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Boy Wonder Builds
His Way to Success
At the age of 20, Leong Hei Kern has already won several prolific awards and
prizes, such as the Lee Kuan Yew Award, A*Star Science Award and Land
Transport Authority Award. Still, the victory that he holds particularly close
to his heart would be winning a design challenge held by the Singapore
University of Technology and Design (SUTD).
Its no secret that Hei Kern loves to innovate, both in and out of the classroom.
A Lego lover, he enjoys building sets with pieces he has collected and then
taking them down to start a new project. This love for product design could
have even been cultivated by his father, who took the same diploma as
him and is currently the General Manager of FG Wilson, a company which
distributes generators in the Asia Pacific Region.
On his plans for the future, the engineering prodigy hopes to one day join
the automotive industry due to his immense love of cars. Im a really big
automotive fan. I read TopGear (Magazine) religiously, he said candidly.
This passion could be the driving force behind his ultimate dream to create
a feasible alternative power train for the car. An advocate of the Green
Movement, Hei Kern also helped to start a new urban farming initiative,
Comcrop, while he was studying. We sell the crops to local restaurants and
20% of the earnings goes towards charities, he added.
His desire to enter the automotive industry will have to be put on hold for the
time being though. After completing his national service, the Model Student
Award recipient will be continuing his education with SUTD under the SUTD-
MIT Global Leadership Programme Scholarship and sees himself being in the
civil service for 10 years.
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Inside a conference room at the Student Services Office of Singapore Polytechnic (SP)
on Wednesday, 22 May 2013, the air was so thick with anxiety you could cut it with a knife.
In stark contrast, outside the building, the annual SP Convocation was ongoing the
festive atmosphere rife with celebration, pride and a sense of accomplishment.
The occasion? 30 shortlisted SPGG Endowment Bursary Choon Mong and myself. Listening intently, clarifications
applicants were being interviewed that day. Of the 30 were sought, encouragement given, notes taken.
students, only 25 would be shortlisted to receive the
bursaries. It all lasted from 4pm to about 9pm five long marathon
hours.
A long conference table sat in the center of the room. On
one side, in batches of four- the applicants, hesitant at first At the end of it all, there were mixed feelings amongst
then slowly gaining courage, talking about their academic the interview panellists relieved that the interview
aspirations and the various personal challenges they were process was over and yet troubled that out there, there
facing: be it financial, family or health issues. On the other were still many disadvantaged students doing their
side four representatives of the SPGG Endowment Fund best to advance their education under very challenging
Committee, headed by Chairman Mr Jimmy Lim, SPGG circumstances.
General Manager Nesh and Committee members Mr Tay
The SPGG Endowment Fund has been introduced to In time, milestones were reached and passed. First
members before. $20,000, then $50,000, then $100,000 and onwards
and upwards we progressed with the generous
To recap briefly, the idea of providing more substantial support of alumni, personal friends and even non-SP
help through an Endowment Fund was bandied in the affiliated well-wishers.
past for the longest time, but as with any worthy journey
of a thousand miles, it had to finally happen by taking In February 2013 at the SPGG Annual Lo-Hei Luncheon,
the first step. the SPGG Endowment Fund was officially launched.
To date, our Fund stands at $591,568 with 44 donors.
The roadmap: A champion of the project Mr Jimmy Lim
turning to experienced mentors for advice, enlisting On 22 May, we were finally face-to-face
a team for synergy and mutual support, engaging in with our intended beneficiaries students
groundwork with stakeholders, abiding by procedures who were experiencing financial hardship
and protocol before finally embarking on the toughest but were not eligible for merit-based
leg on the journey publicizing, soliciting, approaching, scholarships due to their performance
sharing, enrolling and perhaps even evangelizing in a in school. Falling
sense the value of the Endowment Fund and appealing through the cracks
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How can I begin to put into words what
we experienced during and after the bursary selection
interview session?
Perhaps it is best summed up this way:
We have always been mindful of the worthiness of the cause, as SP Alumni
leaders seeking to solicit donations from all well-wishers to help current
disadvantaged students of our Alma Mater. Yet, we could not help but be stirred
when we finally saw the reason for the project right before our very eyes earnest,
slightly diffident students all with different challenges but with one common goal
to complete their SP Education through determination and self-belief.
The unsentimental ones will tell you the poor will always be with us and in a
general sense, every one has their own untold challenges and considerations
to handle in life.
Still, how can one not be moved when stories of parents who are
deceased or grappling with diseases are told, of broken or
dysfunctional family situations and of having to work part-
time being hawker stall assistants and selling ice-cream
door-to-door just to make ends meet? A few
anecdotes come to mind...
Violent banging on our door in the dead of night. The loan-shark harassers again!
Splashing of red paint, padlocking our door grills the nightmare continues. Shame,
embarrassment it is not just financial hardship in meeting school fees and living
expenses, the trauma and esteem damage are so severe I just try to block it all out
I work as a hawker assistant everyday after school to supplement my family income. I can cope in
my first two years, but in my third year I realized I could not sustain this part-work-part-study routine
So many projects, so little sleep, so tired and worried
Every one of the students narrative was a unique story of hope overcoming despair. It was indeed a sobering session
even for some of our Committee Members who have served in the social work scene at the grassroots or Lions/
Rotary level.
The Endowment Fund Committee was roundly impacted From this interview, we can indeed assure our existing
by the interview session: donors with the memory of those determined students
fresh in our minds your generous giving matters; you
It reinstated our belief in the cause.
have made a positive difference to them.
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Following the interview session, 25 Singapore Polytechnic
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Christopher Seck Choa Hong has to always manage the money that he gets from
his father very carefully. This is so as both his parents hold low-income jobs,
resulting in them having to be very prudent in their finances when supporting his
family of six. He receives money from his father on a need basis. My dad tries to
protect me from most of our financial issues, he said. I try to refrain from eating
SPGG rd so I can save some money.
Bursary Awa
Further attempting to help his family out, Christopher is currently holding two
part-time jobs - one as a receptionist at a chiropractic clinic and the other as a
Christopher Seck Choa Hong cashier at Caltex. With the Endowment Fund bursary, he explained that it would a
bit easier to get his hands on resources he needs for his studies such as textbooks.
Diploma in Biomedical Science
To the donors who contributed towards the Endowment Fund, he has this to say:
What you have been doing is really inspiring. In the future when I become self-
sufficient, I would also like to help students who require financial aid.
Currently living with her 18 year-old brother and mother, Elaine Chua is under
tuition loan but is still required to pay $400 per semester. As her parents are
divorced, the main source of income in her family comes from her mother. I try
not to take money from my mother. She has to pay for the housing loan which
comes to about $500 monthly because of the divorce and does not have much
SPGG - money in her CPF, confessed Elaine.
Architectard
Bursary Aw The architecture student works part-time on an ad-hoc basis and will have to start
paying back the tuition loan once she graduates. She hopes to pursue a degree with
Elaine Chua SUTD following her poly studies. With the Endowment Fund, I do not have to work
that much and it can help also help to pay back the tuition loan once I graduate,
Diploma in Architecture she said.
When Benjamin was born, his father suffered a stroke and was paralysed on the
right side. On February 29 last year, he suffered a second stroke at the back of
his head. As he is bed-ridden from the second stroke, he is not able to work. His
mother is currently supporting the family of four which also includes an older
brother who just started his Diploma education in NAFA. We are currently staying
SPGG - itek with our grandparents - six people in a four-room flat. We have our own flat but
Ak
Kumpularyn Aw we have to rent it out in order to support dads medical fees, he explained. The
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Third-year student Tan Yong Jie lives with his mother who is divorced and has
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recently retired. While he feels that his situation is probably not as dire as some
of the other students, it is only a matter of time before their savings run out and
things start to get worse. Reality hit him when he realised that his mother could
not help him to pay for one semesters school fees and was busy sourcing for a
e part-time job, the issue strained by the fact that she is in her mid 50s and it is not
Lim Seng Beeng
& Swee Ch ard as easy to get a job at that age. I work part-time during weekends in Orchard
Bursary Aw distributing drinks at $7 per hour, he said. Even then, it is quite taxing when you
are studying and working at the same time. The money from the Endowment
Tan Yong Jie Fund will help reduce some of the burden from my school fees.
As the youngest among six siblings, Lim Yung Hua already has a small cut of the
financial pie at home as compared to some of his peers, further strained by the
fact that his parents are divorced. His mother works as a part-time promoter to
help make ends meet. Still, the canoeist maintains a positive outlook on life as he
strives to do well in his final year project to create a system which matchmakes
SPGG - ai teams with one another for competitive sports.
Khoo KayAwChard
Bursary
My school fees are currently paid by my brothers CPF, he shared. The
Endowment Fund will allow me to have more money for my daily expenses such
Lim Yung Hua as food and transport.
Diploma in Banking and Finance
Na Yi Rongs father is the sole breadwinner of the family. When he fell ill and was
required to visit the doctor two to three times a week, it caused a strain in the
familys finances. In addition, it is not easy for his mother to find a job. His sister,
currently in university, also requires a hefty amount to pay off her school fees.
Doing his part to help his family out, he assists his father during school holidays
SPGG - as a banquet steward at a hotel. I want to help ease the burden of my familys
MegawaAwttsard financial situation, he elaborated. With the fund, I can support myself and I
Bursary
wont be so reliant on my parents to pay my school fees.
Na Yi Rong
Diploma in Electronic & Electric Engineering
Nurhidayah Binte Ninahdi lives with her mother who is in her 60s. As her father
passed away a few years ago, the income comes from her mother who earns
minimum wages every month. Finances are strained needless to say, and hardly
enough for daily expenses, let alone school.
Low I live quite far from SP, in Tampines, said the soft-spoken student. I have to take
BH Bursrdary bus first, and then MRT. Transport is very expensive. With the Endowment Fund,
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she can now afford her transport and daily expenses for school, such as printing
of notes, a little better. She plans to use the remaining money to help her money
Nurhidayah Binte Ninahdi with the utilities bills.
Diploma in Perfumery and Cosmetic Looking towards the future, Nurhidayah hopes to further her studies and
Science eventually become a chemist or product formulator.
The students featured in this issue are just a small sample of the actual number of pupils in Singapore Polytechnic
who require financial aid but have fallen through the cracks of existing bursary schemes. Any amount donated
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will go a long way in ensuring these students receive the education they deserve. If you would like to make a
contribution or would like to find out more about the Endowment Fund, you may contact:
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Winter Wonderland
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Strengthening ties
networking
with our Alma Mater
For the first time in the guilds history on 30 May 2013,
the Singapore Polytechnic (SP) Board of Governors
(BOG) Meeting was held in the SPGG Compound.
Numbering among the attendees were SP BOG Chairman
Mr Bill Chang and SP Principal Mr Tan Choon Shian.
Celebrating 42!
Sunday, 9 June 2013 saw SPGG celebrating its 42nd
birthday with much vigour and joy. It was also a chance
for the guild to give back to members for their support
over the years. Parents were spotted strolling through
the clubs entrance with kids in tow, ready to revel in the
activities organised to mark the momentous occasion.
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networking
Inter-Club Friendly
with NSRCC
SPGGs Bowling Section At first, both clubs were neck-to-neck with SPGG
contested NSRCC trailing behind by only 1 point. In the end, it was NSRCC
bowlers in an Inter-Club which emerged the winner though, with a score of 18
Friendly on Sunday, 28 points to SPGGs 7.
July 2013. Following a
photo-taking and plaque The happy bowlers ended the day with a sumptuous
presentation session, buffet dinner at the Carnation Room. The next
the games commenced Inter-Club Friendly will be with Seletar Country Club
promptly at 3pm. on Saturday, 31 August 2013.
Last year, Alvin won the top prize in the Senior and
Graded categories whilst Susanna bagged the Ladies
Open and 1st runner-up spot in the Graded Category.
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Mid Autumn Festival
whats coming up
networking
Date: Sat, 14 Sep 2013
Time: 2pm 8pm
Fees: Member (Adult)~$4 // Member (Child)~$3 // Guest (Adult)~$6
// Guest (Child)~$5
Highlights I Face Changing Performance I Chinese Orchestra Performance
I Mini Bazaar I Glitter Tattoo stall I Lantern Trail for kids I Lantern Making
Workshop | Chinese YoYo Performance
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eat, drink and be merry
The Coffee Hub Presents
Your Private
High Tea Event
Weekdays only, from 2.30pm - 5.30pm
Banana Chiffon
1 week advance booking required before the event. Deposit: 50% is required upon confirmation of the event.
For reservation, call: 6796 9963 / 9882 4372 or email: norazlin@spgg.org.sg
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Herbgarlic Chicken
eat, drink and be merry
Italian Semi-Buffet
October - November 2013
Adult: $22.80+
Child: $13.80+
(Under 12 yrs old)
Hawaiian Pizza
Soups
Chinese Mushroom, Green Pepper, Red
Pepper, Sliced Onion, Sesame Seed, Hor Sin Ala Carte Menu
Sauce, Topped with Mozzarella Cheese Spaghetti, Fettuccine $8.80
Minestrone
& Linguine
Cream of Mushroom Seafood Pizza Choice of Seafood, Ham, Bacon, Mushroom,
Prawn, Crabstick, Clams, Smoked Salmon, Asparagus & Minced Chicken
Mushroom, Green Pepper, Red Pepper,
Pasta Station Tomato, Sliced Onion, Stuffed Olive, Tomato
Sauce, topped with Mozzarella Cheese
Oriental Pizza $7.80
Spaghetti, Fettuccine & Linguine (Spicy, Non Spicy)
Choice of Seafood, Ham, Bacon, Mushroom, Prawn, BBQ Pork, Duck Meat, Chicken Floss,
Hawaiian Pizza
Asparagus & Minced Chicken Chinese Mushroom, Green Pepper, Red
Ham, Chicken, Pineapple, Mushroom, Green
Pepper, Red Pepper, Tomato, Sliced Onion, Pepper, Sliced Onion, Sesame Seed, Hor Sin
Black Olive, Stuffed Olive, Tomato sauce, Sauce, Topped with Mozzarella Cheese
Topped with Mozzarella Cheese
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