campsite of npcc alumni

NPCC Alumni Annual Dinner and Volunteer's Nite @ The Grassroots' Club

2011-12-11T11:11:00.001+08:00

Mon 26 Dec 2011
6.30pm-10.30pm
@The Grassroots' Club
190 Ang Mo Kio Ave 8, Singapore 568046

We are holding the NPCC Alumni Annual Dinner and Volunteer's Nite on 26 Dec 2011 at The Grassroots' Club. Do join us for this yearend festive celebration with fellow volunteers and ex-NPCC members. For ticketing information, please contact H/ASP (NPCC) Kelvin Lim at kelvinlim001 @ yahoo.com

[Click here to see map of The Grassroots' Club]

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NPCC Annual 0.38 Shooting Competition 2011

2011-08-24T16:56:00.003+08:00

Our Alumni Shooting Team won 1st Runners Up in the NPCC Annual 0.38 Shooting Competition on 20 Aug 2011 at the Home Team Academy Range.

[click here to see photo]

NPCC Alumni BBQ Nite at the NPCC Camp Resilience (Pulau Ubin)

2011-07-02T15:34:00.011+08:00

Date: 03 September 2011
Time: 1700hrs - 2100hrs

The cost of $30 per pax will include taxi ride from main jetty to campsite and back, return boat trip to Changi Village and food.

In addition, expect a free and easy walk around the campsite, visit to the old log house and appreciation of the scenic campsite before the BBQ session.

So, do join the NPCC Alumni in this get-together at our very own, good old NPCC campsite.

Interested members, pls send:
(1)your name, (2)tel numbers & (3)email address to:
activity

Membership info:
http://www.npccalumni.org.sg/

Time & Programme

5.00 pm – 5.30 pm
Meet at P. Ubin Village Jetty
5 taxi trips from P. Ubin Village Jetty to Camp Resilience

5.15 pm – 5.45 pm
Arrive at NPCC Camp Resilience

5.45 pm – 6.45 pm
Feed the Camp mozzies before dinner (insect repellent not provided)

Free and easy walk around Noordin Camp

Guided walk to Bahru Camp and the old Log House

7.00 pm
BBQ Dinner Begins
Movie screening at Block Integrity Training Room

9.00 pm
BBQ Dinner Ends. Area cleaning

9.30 pm
5 taxi trips from Camp Resilience to Ubin Village Jetty
Bumboat trip back to Changi Village

Bahru Camp

The old Log House. Remember sleeping on the roof top star glazing?

Camp Jetty

Noordin Camp

The Challenge Pyramid

Birds Eye View of Noordin Camp

NPCC ALUMNI ANNUAL SHOOT 2

2011-07-02T00:26:00.000+08:00

The details of the event are as follows:

Date: Tuesday 2 Aug 2011
Time: 6 to 8pm
Venue: Shooting Range @ Home Team Academy, 501 Old Choa Chu Kang Road, Singapore 698928

Charges: $ 5.00 for Life and Ordinary Members
$ 20.00 for Social Members

Limited to only 20 participants each date (First come first served).

Submission with full names, NRIC no. and vehicle no. if driving there.

Kindly RSVP to register your interest for this event to Mr Ong SS @ email oss4j @ singnet.com.sg Mobile: 93882511

Closing Date: 18 July 2011

Membership info:
www.npccalumni.org.sg

NPCC ALUMNI ANNUAL SHOOT 1

2011-07-02T00:22:00.000+08:00

The details of the event are as follows:

Date: Saturday 23 July 2011
Time: 4 to 6pm
Venue: Shooting Range @ Home Team Academy, 501 Old Choa Chu Kang Road, Singapore 698928

Charges: $ 5.00 for Life and Ordinary Members
$ 20.00 for Social Members

Limited to only 20 participants each date (First come first served).

Submission with full names, NRIC no. and vehicle no. if driving there.

Kindly RSVP to register your interest for this event to Mr Ong SS @ email oss4j @ singnet.com.sg Mobile: 93882511

Closing Date: 18 July 2011

Membership info:
www.npccalumni.org.sg

Visit to Special Operations Command

2011-07-02T00:07:00.001+08:00

Are you keen to find out more about the Singapore Police Force and the Special Operations Command?

Here is your chance! The NPCC Alumni is organizing a visit to Special Operations Command in July.

The details of the event are as follows:

Date: Saturday 23 July 2011
Time: 1000 hrs – 1200 hrs
Venue: Special Operations Command, Queensway, Singapore 149051

Limited to 30 visitors(1st come 1st served basis) Members first and if available, then family members.

Submission with full names, NRIC no. and vehicle no. if driving there.

Kindly RSVP to register your interest for this event to Mr Ong SS @ email oss4j @ singnet.com.sg Mobile: 93882511

Closing Date: 16 July 2011

Program itinerary can be found here (click "Activities"):
www.npccalumni.org.sg

[click here to see photo taken]

Yeo See Peng

2011-07-01T17:59:00.012+08:00

Yeo See Peng, an ex-NPCC cadet from Dunman High School (1979-82), is a Commando, a General, and a Division Commander in the Army.

See Peng, appointed as the Commander of 6th Singapore Division since 18 Feb 2011, just get promoted to Brigadier General today.

He is a SAF Overseas Training Award (Academic) Holder and Postgraduate Scholar, graduated with Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Arts in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from the University of Oxford, a Master of Military Studies from the United States Marine Corps University, and a Master of Public Administration from Harvard University.

He attended the Japan-ASEAN Fellowship Exchange Programme held in Tokyo in 1998 and the United States Marine Corps Command and Staff College, Quantico from 1995 to 1996.

See Peng has been serving in the SAF for 25 years. His previous principal appointments include Commanding Officer (CO) 6th Battalion, Singapore Infantry Regiment (6 SIR), Head of General Staff Branch at HQ Commando, Commander 3rd Singapore Infantry Brigade (3 SIB), a Group Head in TRADOC, Assistant Chief of the General Staff (Intelligence), and Head of Joint Intelligence in the Joint Intelligence Directorate.

At the change of command parade held at Mandai Hill Camp on 18 Feb 2011, BG Ishak handed over command of 6 DIV to See Peng.
[Picture taken from cyberpioneer]

NPCC Alumni 12th Annual General Meeting

2011-02-19T06:31:00.001+08:00

The AGM will take place on Saturday, 19th March 2011 at 4pm, at the
NPCC Alumni Office,
#01-07/08 (Syndicate 10),
Blk 12A, Home Team Academy
501 Old Choa Chu Kang Road,
Singapore 698928

Agenda:
1. Opening address by Mr Tan Puay Kern, President NPCCA
2. Confirmation of Minutes for 11th AGM
3. Matters arising from 11th AGM
4. Presentation of the Annual Report 2010
5. Presentation of Financial Report ending Dec 31, 2010
6. Any Other Matters
7. Close of AGM

[click here for AGM Notice]

[Map to Home Team Academy]

NPCC ALUMNI ANNUAL DINNER CUM EOGM

2010-12-07T06:53:00.000+08:00

NPCC ALUMNI ANNUAL DINNER CUM EOGM at SPOM (Senior Police Officer Mess) Dining Hall,153 Mount Pleasant Road, Singapore 298341(click here to see map)

Date: Sun 26 Dec 2010
Time: 6pm-10pm

Please join the EOGM (commences at 6pm at SPOM's Committee Room) as our quorum was not enough during the EOGM on 14 Nov 2010. Anniversary Dinner shall be served at 7.30pm.

Price: $45 per pax, $400 per table (10pax group)

Tis the season to be jolly and it is with great pleasure that the NPCC Alumni Association invites you to our 11th Anniversary Dinner cum Christmas Party. Spouses / Partners, family members and friends are most welcomed!

Dress: Come in Christmas theme - red, green or gold colours.

NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Extraordinary General Meeting (“EOGM) of the NPCC Alumni will be held at Senior Police Officers’ Mess (SPOM) Committee Room, 153 Mt Pleasant Road on Sunday, 26th December 2010 at 18.00 hours for the purpose of considering and, if thought fit, passing the following resolution as an ordinary resolution of NPCC Alumni:

“That” the constitution be amended:

a. To include social membership to individuals. The application is open to any persons who have served in the NPCC and subject to the approval of the Committee. Social members shall not be entitled to vote in a General Meeting and hold office in the Committee

b. To empower the NPCC Alumni management committee to determine and approve the applications for ordinary membership with payment of the appropriate subscription

c. To change the tenure of office for the Committee to two years from the date of being elected

d. To include the mode of communication on complaints and suggestions. All letters of complaints and/or suggestions shall be replied in writing to the member concerned.

e. To include the vice-President as a co-signatory of the banking account

BY ORDER OF THE NPCC ALUMNI MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
HON SECRETARY

Extraordinary General Meeting

2010-11-01T06:43:00.000+08:00

NPCC ALUMNI EOGM (Extra-Ordinary General Meeting)at SPOM (Senior Police Officer Mess) Dining Hall,153 Mount Pleasant Road, Singapore 298341(click here to see map)

Date: Sun 14 Nov 2010
Time: 2pm-6pm

AGENDA
1. Proposed Constitutional Amendments (to be sent later)
2. Relook into Constitution with regards to Membership
3. Matters Arising
4. AOB

Visit to Police establishment - CID

2010-08-06T08:59:00.000+08:00

Did you watch the US drama series CSI before? Are you keen to see how we do it in Singapore?
This is your Chance! The NPCC Alumni is organizing a visit to the Forensic Lab of the CID...
If your family is above 21 year-old, they are welcome to join in the visit.

Date: Sat 2 Oct 2010
Time: 10am-12noon
Location: The Criminal Investigation Department (CID)
Address: Cantonment Complex, Eu Tong Sen Street

We will be visiting The Criminal Investigation Department (CID), in particular their forensic lab.

Limited to 25 persons only

Registration to: ONG SS @ 93882511 or through email oss4j @ singnet.com.sg

Please submit your name, gender, DOB, NRIC No., and vehicle number (if driving) for each person. Must be above 21 years old.

Open to NPCC Alumni members first, and if we still have enough vacancy by end of August, then will open to family members.

Closing Date: 13 September 2010.

The NPCC Alumni .38 Revolver Annual Shoot 2

2010-08-06T07:12:00.000+08:00

The NPCC Alumni .38 Revolver Annual Shoot 2Venue : Home Team Academy Shooting Range,501 Old Choa Chu Kang Road, Singapore 698928(click here to see map)
Date: Mon 30 Aug 2010
Time: 6pm-8pm

Fees: $5.00 Per shooter
Attire: T-Shirt & long pant
Registration to: ONG SS @ 93882511 or through email oss4j @ singnet.com.sg
Closing Date: 18 Aug 2010
Limited to only 15 participants - MEMBERS ONLY.
REGISTER EARLY !!!!!!!

The NPCC Alumni .38 Revolver Annual Shoot 1

2010-06-18T07:09:00.000+08:00

Date: Sat 24 July 2010
Time: 4pm - 6pm

The NPCC Alumni .38 Revolver Annual ShootVenue : Home Team Academy Shooting Range,501 Old Choa Chu Kang Road, Singapore 698928(click here to see map)

Fees: $5.00 Per shooter
Attire: T-Shirt & long pant
Registration to: ONG SS @ 93882511 or through email oss4j @ singnet.com.sg
Closing Date: 9 July 2010
Limited to only 20 participants - MEMBERS ONLY.
REGISTER EARLY !!!!!!!

11th NPCC Alumni AGM

2010-02-27T11:30:00.003+08:00

Date: Sat 27 March 2010, 3pm sharp

Venue : SPOM (Senior Police Officer Mess) Committe Room,
153 Mount Pleasant Road, Singapore 298341
(click here to see map)

Agenda:
a. Opening address by Mr Andrew Tan, President NPCCA
b. Confirmation of Minutes for 10th AGM
c. Matters arising from 10th AGM
d. Presentation of the Annual Report 2009
e. Presentation of Financial Report ending Dec 31, 2009
f. Any Other Matters
g. Close of AGM

NPCC Alumni Post-CNY Dinner

2010-02-27T11:22:00.005+08:00

Date: Friday 05 March 2010, 7.30pm

Venue : SPOM (Senior Police Officer Mess),
153 Mount Pleasant Road, Singapore 298341
(click here to see map)

Join us in a sumptuous 9 course dinner on 5 March (Friday), 7.30pm at SPOM:
(no pork no lard)
1 Cold Dish
2 Steamed Prawns with Supreme Sauce
3 Herbal Chiken
4 Steamed Grouper in Hong Kong Style
5 Braised Duck with Sea Cucumber
6 Broccoli with Fresh Scallop
7 Sri Lankan Crab
8 Ee Fu Noodle
9 Dessert - Tang Yuan (red bean filling)

Cost: $30 per pax

Guest are welcomed.

Kindly register your attendance with Chiang Huat @ 9xxxxxxx or chianghuat @

NPCC Alumni Annual Dinner cum 10th Anniversary

2009-08-06T08:23:00.013+08:00

Date: Sat 19 Sept 2009
Time: 6.30pm

Dress Code: SMART CASUAL (no more Formal)
Colour Theme Code: Blue, Black and White, please try to dress up in these colours if possible.

Price: S$50/pax; S$30/student up to tertiary level

Venue:
Seafood Kampong Restaurant
http://www.hometeamns.sg/index.cfm?GPID=51
(JOM Club House)
31 Ah Hood Road,
Singapore 329979

[click here for Streetdirectory]

(HomeTeamNS is a merger between the former Singapore Civil Defence Association for National Servicemen (CDANS) and the Singapore Police Association for National Servicemen (SPANS). )

RSVP: Siew Lea - 81832239 / slchuaf @

NPCC Alumni - Karaoke @ SPOM

2009-05-15T11:52:00.008+08:00

We are organising a Karaoke Nite at SPOM (Senior Police Officer Mess) on Friday evening, 29 May 2009, 7.30pm.

Do come along with your family and friends. You could also have your dinner there, the caterer serves nice curry fish head and fried rice (my personal perference). Come eat, drink & sing through the night.

Contact: Mr Gn Chiang Huat, chianghuat @

Regards,
Ms Chua Siew Lea
NPCC Alumni Management Committee
Publicity

Visit to Police Coast Guard on 6 June 2009

2009-05-07T12:00:00.010+08:00

The NPCC Alumni is pleased to announce that Police Coast Guard (PCG) will be hosting our Alumni visit to them on 6th June 2009, Saturday (10am - 12nn).

The visit to PCG establishment is aimed at updating our members on Security Awareness and National Education. The visit will end with a short ride in the patrol craft around P.Brani.

Visiting Address:
Police Coast Guard
Brani Regional Base
11 Brani Way on Pulau Brani
Singapore

The registration is now opened for NPCC Alumni members who wish to visit PCG together with spouse.
The registration will open (only limited to 20 participants):
Registration Start from - 7 May
Registration Close on - 14 May

The meeting place for all 20 registered participants:

Place: Harbour Front MRT Station (Vivo City), meet at Entrance/Exit fare gates
Meeting Date/Time: 6 Jun 2009, 9AM

Those who drive, please park at B2, Vivo City glass entrance (that lead to SMRT Station, Standard Chartered Bank, UOB Bank and etc)
Departing Time: We will leave MRT Station/Vivo City at 9.30AM

Registration
Registration is compulsory.
Alumni members without Registration will not be entertained on 6 Jun 2009.
Registration Contact details: Ngiam Siew Jit, email: @ .

Please provide the following information:
a. Full name (as in NRIC): _______________
b. NRIC No.: _______________
c. Car Vehicle number (if driving): ______________
Your understanding on the strict security checks is appreciated.

NPCC Annual Parade - 50th Year Anniversary

2009-04-06T15:53:00.003+08:00

The NPCC Annual Parade 2009 will be held on 18 April 2009, Saturday, at Home Team Academy.

The Guest-of-Honour for the parade will be Dr Ng Eng Hen, Minister for Education and Second Minister for Defence.

The Annual Parade is one of the events commemorating NPCC 50th Anniversary.

As this year is the NPCC 50th Anniversary, there will be a guided tour in Hone Team Academy to showcase the past and present of NPCC. The guided tour will start at 3:30pm.

As for the parade, guest will have to be seated by 5:30pm.

As part of the NPCC family, we will like to invite Alumni members to witness the special moments of NPCC. As seats are limited, please email Leng Kiat for your attendance fast before 11 Apr 09. Do indicate if you can make it for the parade or both parade and guided tour.

Venue: Home Team Academy, 501 Old Chua Chu Kang Road, Singapore 698928
NPCC Alumni Office: Blk 12A #01-07/08
[Map to Home Team Academy]

Regards,
Ms Chua Siew Lea
NPCC Alumni Management Committee
Publicity

Annual General Meeting 2009

2009-03-20T08:49:00.004+08:00

The AGM will be held on:

Date: Sat 21 March 2009
Time: 3pm

(Registration & tea reception will commerce at 2.00pm, door gift will be given only between 2~3pm)

Venue: NPCC Alumni Office,
#01-07/08 (Syndicate 10),
Blk 12A, Home Team Academy
501 Old Choa Chu Kang Road,
Singapore 698928

[Map to Home Team Academy]

Photos of the past
NPCC and NPCC Alimni is celebrating it's 50th anniversary and 10th anniversary respectively this year.

To celebrate this meaningful event, we are collecting photos and any forms of data on NPCC in the past for a special write-up.

So we urge your assistance to provide whatever you have by end of this week to help spice up the write-up.

If you are unable to scan the old photos, you could bring the photos to our AGM on this Sat and we will do the scanning for you.

[10th NPCC Alumni AGM 2009 Presentation slides]

Benson Chian Wei Chong

2009-03-15T13:08:00.019+08:00

Ex-Cadet Inspector of Dunman High School NPCC Uint: Midshipman Benson Chian Wei Chong, who has since been promoted to 2LT, did the The Republic of Singapore Navy and Singapore Armed Forces proud recently when he was awarded the Australian Defence Force Academy’s (ADFA) Commander-in-Chief Medal. The prestigious award is the highest one given to the most outstanding ADFA graduate in five respective fields, namely; military, academic achievement, leadership, personal example and performance of duty.

2LT Chian, is one of 247 Navy Midshipmen, Army and Air Force Officer Cadets who graduated from the ADFA on 11 Dec 08. He recieved the medal from Her Excellency Quentin Bryce, the Governer-General of Australia. “I am happy and proud that my efforts allowed the RSN to be recognised internationally for having quality personnel among her ranks,” says the young officer.

Having spent the last three years as a trainee at the Academy, 2LT Chian had to undergo numerous forms of training that included outfield leadership challenges, rigorous physical training and strenuous daily routines. He also had to balance his academic studies to attain his university degree at the same time. 2LT Chian reflected upon his past three years, saying: “Such challenges to my physical and mental state were taxing, and required fortitude to maintain the highest standards in performances throughout the three years. I therefore feel a sense of achievement in not only completing the training phase, but also winning the Commander-in-Chief Medal.”

According to 2LT Chian, his deepest and most lasting experiences came during occasions when he sailed on board the various RAN platforms, which included HMAS Stuart, a Anzac-class Frigate, HMAS Manoora, a Kanimbla-class Landing Platform Amphibious, and STS Young Endeavour, a Sail Training Vessel. Those were occasions when he was able to work together with his RAN course mates through the various evolutions at sea. He also got to work with his Academy counterparts from the Australian Army and Royal Australian Air Force on an outfield leadership training programme, which he says, assisted in his understanding of the different armed services and how they operated together jointly.

“The most important takeaway from ADFA would be the friendships I have formed with my Australian Defence Force counterparts and allowing them to have a better understanding of the RSN and SAF,” says 2LT Chian, who thoroughly enjoyed his experience in Australia, “Such understanding would definitely aid in future exercises and enhance the bilateral ties between our two forces.”

The Australia Governor-General, Her Excellency, Ms Quentin Bryce, AC, presents Midshipman Benso Chian Wie Chong from the Singaporean Navy, the Commander in Chief Medal during the 2008 Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA) Graduation Parade.
(Date taken: 02 December 2008)

Australia Minister for Defence, The Hon. Joel Fitzgibbon MP, talks to the Commander and Chief Medal recipient, Midshipman Benso Chian Wie Chong from the Singaporean Navy after the Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA) Graduation Parade.
(Date taken: 02 December 2008)

Photos taken from:
ADFA Graduation Parade 2008
NAVY news ISSUE 01 2009, The Republic of Singapore Navy
cyberpioneer

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year 2009

2008-12-29T16:16:00.001+08:00

Chinese finger paintings of Pulau Ubin Jetty by NPCC Alumni Life Member, Dr Tan Ching Yam

NPCC Alumni Inter-School Bowling Challenge Shield

2008-11-01T23:59:00.004+08:00

This Tournament is open to all NPCC cadets, ex-NPCC members and Alumni members.

Date: 22 November 2008 (Saturday)
Time: 9.30am - 1.00pm
Venue: Superbowl - Marina Square
6 Raffles Boulevard, #03-200 Marina Square,
Singapore 039594

Each team shall consist of 3 bowlers and 1 reserve. Each bowler is required to bowl a series of 3 games.

Prizes :
1st prize: cash s$150 and trophies
2nd prize: cash s$120 and trophies
3rd prize: cash s$100 and trophies
Individual high score trophy

Registration fee : S$60.00 per team

Closing date for submission of Application form: 14 November 2008

Application Form:
www.npccalumni.org.sg/bowling.html

Light refreshment will be provided

Singapore Commissioner of Police elected INTERPOL President

2008-10-10T18:00:00.004+08:00

Mr Khoo Boon Hui, Commissioner of Police, Singapore, has been elected as the President of the INTERPOL Executive Committee on 10 October 2008 at the 77th INTERPOL General Assembly at Saint Petersburg, Russia.

On his appointment to the top post of the world’s largest international police organisation, Mr Khoo said: “As the new President, I will build on the progress we have made thus far, and introduce changes that will allow INTERPOL to better meet the demands of international policing in the 21st Century.”

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9th NPCC Alumni Annual Dinner

2008-10-02T02:37:00.008+08:00

Dear members and friends of NPCC Alumni

As many of us would really like to attend the Annual Dinner but can't make it on 18 Oct 2008, the organising committee has agreed to reschedule the event!

The new DATE is 23 Nov 2008, Same time, same place.

Join in the fun....!!!

$50 per NPCC Alumni member
$60 per NPCC Alumni non-member
$150 for group of 3 Alumni non-members
$30 per student

Please RSVP and specify if you require Halal food or Vegetarian food (5-course meal) for Muslim or vegetarian guests.

Date: 23 November 2008
Time: 6:30pm
Location: Roland Restaurant, 89 Marine Parade Central #06-750

Location Map for Roland Restaurant

Good Luck : Creating the Conditions for Success in Life and Business

2008-09-30T13:14:00.005+08:00

Good Luck : Creating the Conditions for Success in Life and Business
Alex Rovira, Fernando Trias de Bes

Good Luck is a whimsical fable that teaches a valuable lesson: good luck doesn’t just come your way - it’s up to you to create the conditions to bring yourself good luck. Written by Alex Rovira and Fernando Trias de Bes—two leading marketing consultants—this simple tale is universally applicable and uniquely inspirational. Good Luck tells the touching story of two old men, Max and Jim, who meet by chance in Central Park fifty years after they last saw each other as children. Max achieved great success in life; Jim sadly did not. The secret to Max’s success lies in a story his grandfather told him long ago. This story within a story has a tone reminiscent of the classic The Alchemist and shows how to seize opportunity and achieve success in life. In a surprise ending, Good Luck comes full circle, offering the reader inspiration, instruction, and an engaging tale.

Winners Make Their Own Good Luck
By Alex Rovira and Fernandos Trias de Bes

To get the results you want, you need to write your own rules of good luck

We once heard a mathematics professor state, "The parameters of luck are unknown to us." In other words, luck can't be explained by any specific factor, it's a matter of chance. We thought the statement made a lot of sense, but we were intrigued by the notion that what we call "luck" could be explained by a set of variables or elements that had not yet been studied. So we decided to carry out our own research.

What we did was relatively easy: We spoke at length with people who thought their lives had been blessed by good fortune, our goal being to try and figure out what factors they had in common. After four years of interviews and research, we could clearly identify a list of shared traits, ones we will shortly examine in greater depth.

When undertaking our project, we decided to study of biographies of "prosperous" personalities ("prosperous" understood in its broadest sense). We studied not only individuals enjoying good marriages or financial wealth, but also those who have made valuable contributions to society and who see their own lives as being filled with creativity, self-fulfillment, and meaning. By taking this tack, we were able to include artists, scientists, and athletes in our sample.

What our research revealed can be summarized in a single simple sentence: We make our own good luck.

What these creators of good luck have in common can be summarized in the following five main principles:

Responsibility
If there is a common factor that is evident among all the creators of good luck, it is that they know themselves to be responsible for their own actions. In other words, when things go wrong or the outcome of any given situation is other than intended, they never point the finger of blame at external factors or other individuals. Instead, they look to themselves and ask, "What have I done for this to occur?"

Free of any kind of "victimism," when they run into personal or professional difficulties, they ask themselves how and to what extent they are responsible for the situation in which they find themselves? Then they act accordingly to solve whatever adverse circumstance they have encountered. This is where the second principle comes in.

Learning from Mistakes
Creators of good luck don't see a mistake as a failure. Instead, a mistake is an opportunity for learning. Thomas Edison is the classic example. History tells us that the inventor made more than 1,000 attempts before inventing the first long-lasting electric light bulb. Until then, all his trials and experiments led to durations of no more than a few minutes before air would filter into the glass bulb, supplying the oxygen that led to the combustion of the various filaments he tried.

The story goes that one of Edison's colleagues asked him, "Mr. Edison, don't you feel you are a failure?" Lacking any sense of vanity, the great man answered, "Not at all. Now, I definitely know more than a thousand ways how NOT to make a light bulb."

Sure enough, just a few days later, the man whose brainstorms would remake the world finally turned his inspiration into a practical concept. By the way, the very first light bulb was invented by Sir Joseph Wilson Swan, who demonstrated the theoretical concept but gave up trying to develop a practical application after only three attempts. By contrast, Edison made his own good luck and designed a working light bulb. This takes us to our third principle.

Perseverance
Creators of good luck don't give up. They don't postpone. They don't "leave it for another day." The formula is quite simple: When a problem or situation arises that requires attention, they act immediately. And what they do is one of the following three things: they either solve it without delay, delegate, or forget about it.

In other words, they don't carry a list of "things to do" in their brain. Instead, they resolve problems and situations as quickly as possible. This enables their energy to be fully focused on their work and avoid conscious or unconscious distractions, which only generate inefficiency.

Confidence
This is one of the most overlooked principles, yet one of the most powerful. Confidence is divided into two parts: confidence in yourself and confidence in the others.

Confidence in yourself is essential, and those who create their own good luck are remarkable for their high degrees of assertiveness and self-esteem. These qualities allow them to keep to their purpose, to persevere, and to work to create the conditions that ultimately do so much to achieve objectives. Also, they are great visualizers. They use their imaginations -- specifically, their visualizing techniques -- to form mental images of their goals. Without the confidence to pursue this vision, visualizing would make no sense.

Furthermore, and closely linked to assertiveness and self-esteem, the people we studied exhibit both trust in others and respect for them, seeing people they know, people they work with, those who surround them as major sources of opportunity. This doesn't mean that one must be naive and trust anybody and everybody who makes a proposal. Instead, it speaks to the trait of seeing others as sources of opportunity for achievement.

Without confidence there is no way to "give yourself" to the situation. If there is no intimacy -- if it is ruled out by paranoia or rampant suspicion, for example -- there can be no opening up to others. Hence, there can be no room for dialogue or for the genuine and sincere exchange of opinions. Without this, any initiative proceeds more slowly until, eventually, it simply withers and dies. Confidence is a fundamental variable, and this takes us to the last principle.

Cooperation
The term "synergy" is one we heard often when interviewing those who create their own good luck. Trust in others leads to solid a network of work colleagues and friends, which, in turn, brings into play substantially more resources to carry out projects than if they were managed alone. The logic is based on cooperation rather than competitiveness. Such people are aware of the fact that, at the most basic level, any project or undertaking takes place in the context of the broader group, and that all parties must have a realistic prospect of emerging as winners if all concerned are to produce their best efforts.

As we have seen, whether or not one can create good luck basically depends on an attitude towards oneself, towards others, and towards life. It is also tied to the perception that the individual is much more of a cause than an effect. And above all, to the realization that one must make oneself the creator of the conditions that foster success and the achievement of specific, visualized goals.

We think of luck -- the sort that wins lotteries -- as the end result of a random game of chance: It can be favorable or not, but whatever shape it takes, its presence will always be occasional, brief, and impermanent. We have found that of the people who have won big sweepstakes prizes, many lose everything they gained, typically within four years to seven years of hitting the jackpot. Furthermore, their personal relationships with family, friends, and colleagues often have been seriously affected because of problems stemming from avarice, jealousy, and greed.

On the other hand, since those who create their own good luck owe success only to themselves and their own initiatives, not just to a random roll of the dice, they are acutely aware of the origins of their good fortune. Moreover, having seen it work before, they know and understand the process that produces it, and know the same principles can be put to work again and again.

The problem is that we often seem to forget old principles based on common sense, which basically say that we must work, be aware of our actions, and take responsibility for correcting them when the need arises. The person who grasps that wisdom is lucky indeed.

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Alex Rovira and Fernando Trias de Bes are professors at Spanish B-school ESADE and authors of the book, Good Luck: Create the Conditions for Success in Life & Business, which has sold nearly 1 million copies worldwide since it was introduced in February, 2004. Both are partners at market research firm Salvetti & Llombart in Barcelona, Spain. Fernando Trias de Bes also co-authored Lateral Marketing with Philip Kotler (Wiley: 2003).

Congratulations Team Singapore!

2008-09-19T23:59:00.007+08:00

We are proud of Singapore Team's stunning performance whose magnificent achievements at the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games on 6-17 September 2008, have shown that determination and fighting spirit can achieve anything! Thanks Laurentia TAN and YIP Pin Xiu for bringing home the medals!On 9 Sept 2008 Laurentia Tan won the bronze medal for the Equestrian Individual Championship Test Grade 1A, the first medal in history that Singapore has won at the Paralympics. She subsequently won another bronze medal for the Individual Freestyle Test Grade 1A on 11 Sept 2008 with a score of 70.167%. She did this event to music although Laurentia suffers from profound deafness.

In the women’s 50-metre backstroke (S3) event, swimmer Yip Pin Xiu has eventually won the first ever paralympic gold medal for Singapore. Earlier in the competition, she clinched the silver medal in the 50m women's freestyle. Clocking 57.43 seconds, she was edged out by Mexico's Patricia Valle who won the gold in a time of 57.05 seconds. But in the heats, the Singaporean, who suffers from muscular dystrophy, had set a new world and paralympic record with a time of 57.04 seconds.

paralympic.beijing2008.cn

NPCC Alumni 1st Tennis Social Game

2008-09-05T18:54:00.005+08:00

Calling all tennis players, enthusiasts or just wanting to play ball...!!!
Join us for a free game with fellow NPCC alumni on:

Date: 19 Sep 2008 Friday
Time: 1900hrs to 2200hrs
Venue: SPOM Tennis Court 1
Address: 153 Mount Pleasant Road Singapore 298341

Please be attired for the game and should you want to bring family members along for this healthy fun please contact Andrew Tan

All former NPCC members are welcomed to join in and encouraged to
sign up as NPCC Alumni members. See You!!

Map of SPOM (Senior Police Officers' Mess):

(near to old Police Academy)

[click here for street directory]

NPCC Alumni retained Challenge Trophy again at NPCC Inter-Area .38 Revolver Shooting Competition 2008

2008-08-31T18:46:00.003+08:00

At the recent NPCC Inter-Area .38 Revolver Shooting Competition 2008 held at the Home Team Academy Compeition Range on 30th August 2008, our alumni representatives did very well and retained the Mr Tan Puay Kern Challenge Trophy with impressive shooting. The participating teams in the 'Inter-Organsiation Team Shoot' were:

National Police Cadet Corps (704)
National Cadet Corps (613)
National Civil Defence Cadet Corps (470)
NPCC Alumni (717)
Red Cross Youth (444)

Three CHEERS to our sharp shooters: Ong Siong Seng, Tan Sim Kiat, Benjamin Yong, Patrick Chew and Winnie Woon.

We call upon all good shooters to participate in next year shoot (particularly those with perfect hit - 'a little off also can lah') to register with Ong Siong Seng. We are aiming to be third time champion in a row. This is not impossible, since the inception the following are the repective year winner for the Trophy event:

Year 2000 - NPCC Alumni
Year 2001 - Singapore Scout Association
Year 2002 - NPCC Alumni
Year 2003 - NPCC Alumni
Year 2004 - Singapore Scout Association
Year 2005 - NPCC HQ
Year 2006 - NPCC HQ
Year 2007 - NPCC Alumni
Year 2008 - NPCC Alumni

We will also be organising a shoot for all NPCC ALUMNI members next year, do look out for it.
Congratulations Alumni!!

Well Done Singapore Olympic Teams!

2008-08-25T23:59:00.005+08:00

Thanks all Singapore Olympians! You have done us proud at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on 8-24 August 2008.
Table Tennis Women's Team (WANG Yue Gu, FENG Tianwei, LI Jia Wei), won a silver at the Beijing Olympics on 17 August 2008, Singapore's first medal since the silver by weightlifter Tan Howe Liang at the 1960 Rome Olympics

en.beijing2008.cn

Chen Su Lan Methodist Children's Home Visit to Police K9 Unit

2008-08-20T09:14:00.003+08:00

We will meet at the Chen Su Lan Methodist Children's Home on Friday 05 Sept 2008 at 9 am.
Address: 202 Serangoon Garden Way Singapore 556057.
Park your cars there - please.
Let us have your car numbers and participants' names in advance.
We will bring all the children from the Home to take the bus transport to visit Police K9 Unit and return after.

The following is the program from K9 Unit for this visit.
They came up with this special programme just for the children from Chen Su Lan Methodist Children's Home.

The proposed program as follows:

1. 1030hrs, arrival of children.
2. 1035hrs, witness dog obedience training and bite work on the field
3. 1045hrs, witness conveyor belt and human search room training
4. 1100hrs, children will be divided into groups for the following activities experience:
- Grooming and bathing of dogs
- Cleaning of kennels
- Walking of dogs
- Retrieving and obstacle exercise demonstration at volleyball field.
- Photography with dogs

Lunch and bus transport will be arranged by Winnie.

Please do not hesitate to contact Winnie should you need any further information or clarification.

Develop a winning attitude

2008-05-01T14:13:00.003+08:00

Your qualifications may get you a job, but good performance is what makes a successful career

THE job market has traditionally rewarded those who have made the extra effort in school with higher compensation and better opportunities for advancement.

But, there are signs that this attitude may be changing. As the expression goes, "one's qualifications (ability) get one hired, yet one's performance (attitude) results in one being fired".

It is crucial to understand that possessing good qualifications is a prerequisite for any career to soar.

But it is your attitude towards your job, colleagues, clients and superiors that is a far more important and accurate determinant of performance and advancement.

The lack of professionalism at work is not easily raised and discussed as it involves the emotional intelligence of the person.

Superiors generally gloss over these issues and simply do not promote the individual.

Reality check
To take your career sky-high, your first challenge is to do a reality check. Ask yourself:
- How much am I doing to keep abreast of developments in my field?
- How much am I investing in my own development?
- How competent am I when engaging with others?
- What is my overall attitude to those whom I serve, work with and report to?

Benefits of work
The workplace offers intrinsic benefits like career development, in terms of skills learned, social interactions, financial discipline plus other core skills such as computer literacy.

It also offers opportunities for personal development. Ask potential employers about their attitudes and practices toward training, promotions, exposure to travel and new situations, job rotation and performance appraisals.

These aspects of employment will develop your skills and nurture your character. Together, these will ultimately help you carve a career that "knows no limits".

Seek out companies with a great working environment as it cultivates in you a sense of respect and dignity, irrespective of your rank.

Career or job?
What differentiates a career from a job? A career is viewed from a long-term perspective. It involves making an investment that over time is expected to yield rewards.

On the other hand, a job is more transient and refers to the role you currently occupy. It is driven by the attitude of "what's in it for me?"

Great careers create a sense of passion and pride in people. When you make the size of the wage packet a priority, you usually sacrifice other important and beneficial aspects of the job that are crucial for your development and progress.

Taking risks
If you are looking for a career that has no limits, you must be willing to take some risks.

Careers that are fulfilling and exciting involve challenges, taking responsibility, being empowered, being accountable and, where necessary, taking appropriate risks.

Many people look for positions that are secure and pay a reasonable wage, and are then content to go with the flow. The trouble with most streams is that they flow downwards.

Instead, look for employment that forces you to swim against the tide, make you think, and allows you the opportunity to engage with others who are different and even difficult.

What's your vision?
Write down a three-year plan of how you want to develop.

- Your career - what are your personal aspirations and hopes regarding promotions and increased authority?
- Academic skills - what courses and types of training will further enhance your hard skills?
- Social skills and network - how will you expand your circle of friends and contacts as well as enhance your relationship-building skills?
- Your finances - what are your objectives and how will you achieve them?

Look into the future
Finally, to turn your hopes and dreams into reality, you need to reflect on where you want to see yourself in the next three years. Your plan provides a road map of the way forward - you have to do the driving.

Not everything will work according to plan, but at least you have a blueprint that tells you when you are going off course. This gives you a head start over others who do not have a clue where they are going.

Source: www.trainingedgeasia.com
Article by Steve Murphy

Visit to Chen Su Lan Methodist Children's Home

2008-04-24T01:04:00.002+08:00

For the first time, NPCC Alumni and the Police K-9 Unit are co-organising a community service visit to the Chen Su Lan Methodist Children's Home on 27 May 2008 Tue @ 10am-2pm. Please join us in this meaningful event with your family & friends!

Kindly register with us by 24 May 2008 (also include your car plate no if you are driving).

Address: 202 Serangoon Garden Way Singapore 556057

You're the boss, you decide

2008-04-23T18:34:00.002+08:00

Keep pace with today's employment pattern and remain employable

THE battle to remain employed has been lost - the new battle is to remain employable.

Welcome to the brave new world of the 21st century. All around us, the old certainties are fast disappearing to be replaced by the new, the unknown and the uncertain.

Consider some of the paradoxes. The economy is changing. The iron rice bowl is no more. Jobs for life have gone.

Unskilled, low value-added jobs are fast-disappearing. Full-time jobs are being replaced by contract or part-time work.

We are rapidly transforming into a knowledge-based economy driven by information technology, research and development and the provision of advanced services.

Organisations are changing. They are flatter, leaner and more flexible, having to respond to the changing environment, customers and clients faster.

Fewer people are being employed; and they have to work harder, faster, smarter and be multi-skilled and creative with a new, more open mindset.

The market is changing. Consumers are older and wiser, demanding sophisticated value-added products and services.

If you cannot deliver a better product or service at a cheaper price in a fast-changing market place, your competitor will!

Aim to be employable
There is no such thing as a career path any more. It is crazy paving, and you lay it yourself.

The old employment paradigm has shifted forever.

In the past, organisations were paternalistic, offered job security, had defined career paths, practised succession planning and had focused job descriptions and titles with narrow and specific responsibilities and clear reporting lines.

The new organisational reality is very different.

The company is no longer responsible for your job security. No employer anywhere, in any organisation, can guarantee you a job.

The old psychological employment contract has been replaced by a looser, less structured working relationship. The emphasis is on employability, not employment.

Careers must be self-directed and highly flexible.

You have to take more responsibility for your own development by building a portfolio of skills and talents, being capable of switching roles rapidly and multitasking with ease.

Career resilience is the new mantra of our times. Be responsible for yourself, adopting a "self-employed" mentality even if you are working for a large organisation.

Knowledge is the new currency of business, and lifelong learning is no longer an option, it has become mandatory for survival.

Invest in yourself
As an employee, you must know the skills you have and how these skills can be marketed to other employers.

Continually update and upgrade your skills and be aware of new roles you may be required to fill.

Develop skills aligned to business needs, an attitude that is focused yet flexible and a dedication to continuous learning and personal excellence.

Deliver a solid performance in support of your organisation's goals.

It is vital that you discover, or rediscover, yourself through self-awareness. Understand your personality and work style, what drives you and what your preferences are in a work situation.

Invest in yourself through developing an understanding of your work behaviour.

Complete a proven personality-profiling tool such as Disc or Myers-Briggs and reflect on the feedback.

Be aware of the key characteristics of employability and what employers value in the people they hire and promote.

There is a new emphasis on effective communication and interpersonal skills, with a growing awareness of the need for EQ (emotional quotient) as well as IQ.

Good teamwork is required from people with positive and flexible attitudes.

There is a growing demand for problem-solving, creative and innovative thinking skills, with an increased willingness to take risks.

Continuous learning is a necessity together with a commitment to personal excellence.

And if you are developing a managerial career, do be aware of the new managerial realities. You need to become a coach - to nurture and develop the skills and abilities of your staff.

Learn to delegate and empower, manage transition and change, and develop managerial leadership based on influence, not power.

Article by Chris Fenney, director of Training Edge International, who has more than 30 years' experience in training and management development across a range of sectors including manufacturing, service, retail and leisure.
Website: www.trainingedgeasia.com

NPCC Alumni Management Committee 2008/2010

2008-04-10T23:38:00.001+08:00

President : Tan Chee Seng, Andrew
Vice President : Ong Siong Seng
Hon Sec : Winnie Woon Kim Wah
Hon Asst Sec : Gn Chiang Huat
Hon Treasurer : Kester Tan Gengqi
Hon Asst Treasurer : Simon Low Yeow Wee
Chairman Activities : Wendy Ong Hui Ling
Dy Chairman Activities : Ngiam Siew Jit
Chairman Membership : John Yong Thiam Joo
Dy Chairman Membership : See Leng Kiat
Chairman Pubilicity : Chua Siew Lea
Dy Chairman Publicity : J. P. David

Reunion of Dunman High ex-CIs

2008-03-01T19:57:00.005+08:00

During the 29 Feb 2008 NPCC Alumni dinner gathering held at the Senior Police Officers' Mess (SPOM), we have these ex-cadet inspectors of Dunman High School NPCC Unit (formerly known as Dunman Government Chinese Middle School before 1979) met up and got this group picture captured:

From left to right: Ngiam Siew Jit/严朝日 (CI 1977), Wong Zer Ho/黄忆河 (CI 1973), LTC (Ret) Goh Teck Wah/吴德华 (CI 1974), Lim Peng Yam/林炳炎 (CI 1978), and Kek Joon Kee/郭润基 (CI 1982).

29 Feb Dinner Gathering photos

2008-02-29T23:59:00.009+08:00

Here are some pictures taken during the 29 Feb dinner gathering at the Senior Police Officers' Mess (SPOM).

We are very honoured to have one of our ex-NPCC member, Dr Teo Ho Pin (Mayor of North-West District and Member of Parliament for Bukit Panjang Constituency), joined us in this dinner and also signed up as one of our life alumni member.

Dr Teo and other ex-NPCC members signing up as life NPCC alumni members

catching up with old NPCC friends

Makan Makan...

AGM 2008 on 29 March

2008-02-06T18:39:00.002+08:00

who will be in the next Management Committee?

Come on, let's volunteer yourself or nominate someone whom you think could do the job. Or simply cast your vote for the shortlisted candidates.

WE NEED YOU!

This year, we are going to hold our AGM in a slightly different way. There will be a potluck cum BBQ session during the AGM! Wow, it's gonna be fun...

Cost:	FREE (for member only)
Food:	Halal (Potluck cum BBQ)
Attire:	Casual
Venue:	SPOM (Senior Police Officers' Mess) 153 Mount Pleasant Road, Singapore 298341
Date:	29 March 2008, Saturday
Time:	5.00pm
Contact:	Siong Seng at his mobile no.
RSVP by:	16 March 2008

Map of SPOM (Senior Police Officers' Mess):
(near to old Police Academy)

[click here for street directory]

Dinner Gathering on 29 Feb

2008-02-06T18:38:00.002+08:00

The NPCC Alumni Management Committee cordially invites all members for a gathering at the Senior Police Officers' Mess (SPOM). Guest who signs up to be a member on the day will also DINE FREE!

Cost:	FREE for member only $28.00 for member's guest
Food:	9-course dinner (no pork, no lard)
Attire:	Casual
Venue:	SPOM (Senior Police Officers' Mess) 153 Mount Pleasant Road, Singapore 298341
Date:	29 Feb 2008, Friday
Time:	7.30pm
Contact:	Siong Seng Siew Lea
RSVP by:	17 Feb 2008

Map of SPOM (Senior Police Officers' Mess):
(near to old Police Academy)

[click here for street directory]

Yeo Jin Fei

2008-01-23T17:14:00.009+08:00

Associate Professor Yeo Jinn Fei (a.k.a. Yeo Jin Fei) was an police cadet of Bartley Secondary School in 1969. He was represented Bartley in the Commissioner of Police Farewell Parade on 30th July 1971 held at the Police Academy Parade Ground. As a cadet, he proved himself to be a responsible and outstanding person. He subsequently became a cadet inspector in 1972. In 1978, he graduated from the then University of Singapore in Dentistry and became a Dental Officer in the Singapore Armed Forces in 1978-1981 for his national service, before switching to his academic career in the National University of Singapore.

photo of "CI Yeo" in 1972/73

Associate Professor Yeo Jinn Fei was the Chairman of NPCC Council from 1993 to 2001, a total of 9 years, is a significant leader in the endorsement and the adoption of many NPCC's currently and successfully implemented systems and strategies, including seeing through the massive 25 hectare NPCC Pulau Ubin Campsite completed in 2002.

Assoc. Prof. Yeo is the Head of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Dept in the National University of Singapore. He is also the Senior Consultant and Chief of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Dept of National University Hospital.

He was awarded the “Best Unit Cadet” in 1970, Ang Keong Lan Book Price in both 1975 and 1976, NUS Overseas Graduates Scholarship Award for 1982-83, Singapore Armed Forces Good Service Medal (1988) and Long Service Medal (1997), Premier Award for Free Paper presentation in "Nitric Oxide Symposium 1999" Singapore, and Pingkat Bakti Masyarakat (PBM) - Public Service Medal, Republic of Singapore, 2002.

In appreciation of Assoc. Prof. Yeo's strong support to the formation of NPCC Alumni Association during the years of 1999-2000, he was nominated to be the Honorary Member of NPCC Alumni Association.

Goodbye manager, hello leader

2008-01-20T21:26:00.000+08:00

Career Building Tips - When you help your team members to grow by developing their strengths, you earn their respect

I mentioned that communicating with each member's weaknesses to improve performance is destined to fail.

What works extremely well, instead, is to say to the person, "With your strengths, I feel the best way to handle the situation you're involved in would be to?"

Then describe how it can be used in this circumstance.

You will have a very attentive audience. This approach says to the person that you have studied his strengths, listened to the situation in which he is involved and presented him with ideas on how to use his personal strengths successfully.

It is great coaching at its very best.

Using this system with all your team members consistently brings strong synergy.

Each person sees not only personal growth but also the same in others. Production and morale will increase along with energy and enthusiasm.

When you have helped your team members grow and develop, your pay-off is their respect.

At that moment, you are no longer the manager but the leader.

Remarkable improvement
This system brings results very quickly. In my own case, with my boss out looking for my replacement and my office ranking No. 36 out of 36, I applied it.

Within 120 days, my team was back at No. 1.

We did not stop there. As I continued to coach my team members' strengths, the team broke records at office, company and industry levels.

Later, I was promoted to district manager with 10 office managers and assistant managers. After teaching the system to them, we experienced dramatic results.

In the next five and a half years, which included two recession years, the production went through the roof with an 800 per cent increase.

Morale soared and turnover dropped to near zero. That was the "proof of the pudding".

Keep in mind that this same concept can be used to manage change.

You may have built a strong high-performance team but now it has to adapt to a new product or a new way of doing business.

As far as the change is concerned, picture all of your team members on "the other side of the fence".

Then go to the most respected person of the group and help him become comfortable with the change.

Then move on to the second most respected and so on.

You will find that when you have the third most respected person on your side, the rest will follow.

The secret list
1. Begin your own system by writing at the top of a blank piece of paper the name of the most respected team member.

2. Divide the sheet into three columns marked Weaknesses, Strengths and Strategy.

3. As you fill in the Weaknesses column, expect severe writer's cramp. This is normal.

4. The strengths in the next column come slowly at first but by concentrating on the person, you will pick up speed and enthusiasm for the person's potential.

5. The Strategy column becomes your personal coaching plan for this person. The plan is based on being aware of the person's weaknesses but communicating with his strengths.

Do this same thing with each of the team members.

Here is a word of caution. This list of weaknesses and strengths is not to be shown to your team or left on your desk where it might be seen.

Remember that good leadership builds a team that outperforms market conditions no matter what they are, high or low.

Article by Danny Cox © 2007, excerpted from his book, Leadership When The Heat's On. He is a speaker, former air force pilot and the author of several books, including Seize The Day: 7 Steps To Achieving The Extraordinary In An Ordinary World. For details, visit www.dannycox.com

Merry Christmas

2007-12-25T00:01:00.001+08:00

Beautiful moment of Siew Lea & Derrick

2007-12-04T23:59:00.000+08:00

Today, we celebrated this special moment of Love with our blessings and joys at Sheraton Towers for the wedding of Siew Lea and Derrick

秀丽钦光

"Fall in"

"Baris, Derrick Dan Siew Lea, Masok Baris"

Solemnization ceremony

"Sendang Pedang" (sword drill)

Siew Lea is our alumni management committee member for years... Her next mission is to help Singapore to increase the population...

Developing Your Child's Self-Esteem

2007-12-02T09:32:00.000+08:00

Healthy self-esteem is a child's armor against the challenges of the world. Kids who feel good about themselves seem to have an easier time handling conflicts and resisting negative pressures. They tend to smile more readily and enjoy life. These kids are realistic and generally optimistic.

In contrast, for children who have low self-esteem, challenges can become sources of major anxiety and frustration. Children who think poorly of themselves have a hard time finding solutions to problems. If they are plagued by self-critical thoughts, such as "I'm no good" or "I can't do anything right," they may become passive, withdrawn, or depressed. Faced with a new challenge, their immediate response is "I can't." Read on to discover the important role you can play in promoting healthy self-esteem in your child.

What Is Self-Esteem?
Self-esteem is the collection of beliefs or feelings that we have about ourselves, or our "self-perceptions." How we define ourselves influences our motivations, attitudes, and behaviors and affects our emotional adjustment.

Patterns of self-esteem start very early in life. For example, when a baby or toddler reaches a milestone, he or she experiences a sense of accomplishment that bolsters self-esteem. Learning to roll over after dozens of unsuccessful attempts or finally mastering getting the spoon into his or her mouth every time he or she eats are experiences that teach a young child a "can do" attitude. The concept of success following persistence starts early.

As a child tries, fails, tries again, fails again, and then finally succeeds, he or she is developing ideas about his or her own capabilities. At the same time, he or she is creating a self-concept based on interactions with other people. This is why parental involvement is key to helping a child form accurate, healthy self-perceptions.

Self-esteem can also be defined as the combination of feelings of capability with feelings of being loved. A child who is happy with an achievement but does not feel loved may eventually experience low self-esteem. Likewise, a child who feels loved but is hesitant about his or her own abilities can also end up with a low self-esteem. Healthy self-esteem results when the right balance is attained.

Signs of Unhealthy and Healthy Self-Esteem
Self-esteem fluctuates as a child grows. It is frequently changed and fine-tuned, because it is affected by a child's experiences and new perceptions. It helps for parents to be aware of the signs of both healthy and unhealthy self-esteem.

A child who has low self-esteem may not want to try new things. He or she may frequently speak negatively about his or herself, saying such things as, "I'm stupid," "I'll never learn how to do this," or "What's the point? Nobody cares about me anyway." The child may exhibit a low tolerance for frustration, giving up easily or waiting for somebody else to take over. Children with low self-esteem tend to be overly critical of and easily disappointed in themselves. Kids with low self-esteem see temporary setbacks as permanent, intolerable conditions. A sense of pessimism predominates.

A child who has healthy self-esteem tends to enjoy interacting with others. He or she is comfortable in social settings and enjoys group activities as well as independent pursuits. When challenges arise, he or she is able to work toward finding solutions. He or she voices discontent without belittling herself or others. For example, rather than saying, "I'm an idiot," a child with healthy self-esteem says, "I don't understand this." He or she knows his or her strengths and weaknesses, and accepts them. A sense of optimism prevails.

What Parents Can Do to Help
How can a parent help to foster healthy self-esteem in a child? Here are some tips that can make a big difference:

Watch what you say. Children are very sensitive to parents' words. Remember to praise your child not only for a job well done, but also for effort. But be truthful. For example, if your child doesn't make the soccer team, avoid saying something like, "Well, next time you'll work harder and make it." Instead, say something like, "Well, you didn't make the team, but I'm really proud of the effort you put into it." Reward effort and completion instead of outcome.

Be a positive role model. If you are excessively harsh on yourself, pessimistic, or unrealistic about your abilities and limitations, your child may eventually mirror you. Nurture your own self-esteem, and your child will have a great role model.

Identify and redirect your child's inaccurate beliefs. It's important for parents to identify kids' irrational beliefs about themselves, whether they are about perfection, attractiveness, ability, or anything else. Helping your child set more accurate standards and be more realistic in evaluating himself or herself will help your child have a more healthy self-concept. Inaccurate perceptions of self can take root and become reality to a child. For example, a child who does very well in school but struggles with math may say, "I can't do math. I'm a bad student." Not only is this a false generalization, it's also a belief that will set your child up for failure. Encourage your child to see the situation in its true light. A helpful response might be: "You are a good student. You do great in school. Math is just a subject that you need to spend more time on. We'll work on it together."

Be spontaneous and affectionate with your child. Your love will go a long way to boost your child's self-esteem. Give your child hugs. Tell your child you're proud of him or her. Leave a note in your child's lunch box that reads, "I think you're terrific!" Give praise frequently and honestly, without overdoing it. Kids can tell whether something comes from the heart.

Give positive, accurate feedback. A comment such as, "You always work yourself up into such a frenzy!" will cause a child to start believing he or she has no control over his or her outbursts. A better statement is, "You were really mad at your brother. But I appreciate that you didn't yell at him or hit him." This acknowledges your child's feelings and rewards the choice that your child made, encouraging your child to make the right choice again next time.

Create a safe, nurturing home environment. A child who does not feel safe or is being abused at home will suffer immensely from low self-esteem. A child who is exposed to parents who fight and argue repeatedly may become depressed and withdrawn. Always remember to respect your child.

Make your home a safe haven for your family. Watch for signs of abuse by others, problems in school, trouble with peers, and other potential factors that may affect your child's self-esteem. Deal with these issues sensitively but swiftly.

Help your child become involved in constructive experiences. Activities that encourage cooperation rather than competition are especially helpful in fostering self-esteem. For example, mentoring programs in which an older child helps a younger one learn to read can do wonders for both children.

Finding Professional Help
If you suspect your child has low self-esteem, you can get professional help. Family and child counselors can work to uncover underlying issues that are preventing your child from feeling good about himself or herself. Therapy can adjust the way a child views himself or herself and the world. This can enable a child to first see himself or herself in a more realistic light, and then to accept who he or she truly is. With a little help, every child can develop healthy self-esteem for a happier, more fulfilling life.

Updated and reviewed by: David Sheslow, PhD and Colleen Taylor Lukens, MA
Date reviewed: June 2005
Originally reviewed by: Steve Dowshen, MD, and Brian Mesinger, PhD

Source of this article:
http://www.kidshealth.com/PageManager.jsp?dn=KidsHealth&lic=1&article_set=21573&cat_id=171&

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Additional Resources:
American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)
AACAP offers up-to-date information on child and adolescent development and issues.

photos of the old NPCC days

2007-11-24T23:59:00.001+08:00

Here are some photos of the old NPCC days brought by our Alumni member during the 24 Nov 2007 NPCC Alumni Annual Dinner (Year-end BBQ party):

Thank you Mr J. P. David for the sharing which brings us the sweet memory of our old times...

Self-control

2007-11-22T23:26:00.000+08:00

Teaching children to practice self-control has life-long benefits
by Gregory Ramey, PhD, child psychologist at Dayton Children's and Dayton Daily News columnist

What would happen if you put a marshmallow in front of your 4-year-old and gave him a choice? He can eat the marshmallow immediately or wait 15 minutes and get two marshmallows. What would he do?

In a series of experiments in the 1970s, researcher Walter Mischel studied self-control in young children. Four-year-olds were left alone in a room with a single marshmallow and told to ring a bell when they wanted the adult to return.

Some youngsters ate the one marshmallow immediately, while others used various distraction techniques and waited 15 minutes so as to get two treats. Researchers studied these two groups of students again when they graduated from high school and found significant differences between the groups.

Preschoolers who demonstrated high levels of self-control at age 4 did significantly better in high school. In comparison with their impulsive counterparts, the self-control students achieved higher levels of academic success, scored 200 points higher on their SATs and were rated higher on social competence and dependability.
The ability to say "no" to something good today for the sake of something better tomorrow is critical to your personal and professional success. [see more results here for consequence adult outcomes of self-control kids]

Why is self-control important?

Psychologists refer to this skill as self-control, the willingness to delay immediate gratification. Musicians practice endless hours to perform a single piece of music. Students study instead of watch TV. Athletes devote years of their lives to prepare for an Olympic event that may last only a few minutes.

The concepts of self-control, delayed gratification and discipline seem so counter to our cultural values. We use our credit cards because we want things right away. We become inpatient if we wait more than a few moments at a drive-through McDonalds. We eat ourselves into obesity and poor health because it feels good, with little consideration of the long-term consequences.

The good news is that self-control is not an inborn trait, but a skill that can be taught and nurtured at an early age.

Helping your child achieve self-control

- Talk about self-control. Don’t be reluctant to talk about the importance of discipline and delayed gratification. Don’t lecture your children on this issue, but teach them strategies they can use to be successful. In the Marshmallow Studies, successful 4-year-olds didn’t focus about the treat, but instead distracted themselves by thinking about other things. Preaching to your child to shut off the TV and go study won’t work. Instead, teach them strategies to organize their time so they finish segments of their work before they reward themselves with TV or video games.

- Reward delayed gratification. It’s hard at times to study, practice piano or do football drills. Acknowledge your child’s efforts and specifically praise their willingness to work hard at something that won’t have immediate positive consequences. For high school students, encourage them to save some of the money they earn. One parent agreed to double whatever money her daughter saved in the bank over one year.

- Model good behavior. Talk about your own strategies to achieve self-control. “I really feel like some ice cream right now, but…I want to lose some weight so let’s not keep any ice cream in the freezer.” Talk about what strategies you use to be successful. “I’m trying to watch less TV, so I plan one 15-minute activity I want to accomplish every night before I turn on the TV.”

Let your child see the human side of you. From childhood through adulthood, we all grapple with issues of self-control and discipline, and sometimes fail more often than we’d like. Talking about the importance of this skill and effective strategies are key in helping your children achieve the freedom of self-control.

Related Articles:
Teaching Your Child Self-Control
A few suggestions on how you can help your child learn to control his or her behavior.

SHARED PARENTING – GREAT DADDY

2007-11-22T13:07:00.001+08:00

Here’s an educational talk by Mr Wong Suen Kwong, who kindly volunteered his own time to educate the public. Feel free to bring your family and as many friends as you wish to attend.

This Saturday, 24 Nov at 7.30pm-9pm

VENUE: Seminar Hall
#02-04 Haw Par Technocentre (use Lift at Lobby A)
401 Commonwealth Drive Singapore 149598
[click here for map]

ADMISSION: FREE & all parents and teenagers are welcome

CAR PARK: Within Haw Par Technocentre – lot of lots!

MRT: Commonwealth MRT (3min walk to Haw Par Technocentre)

Mr Wong Suen Kwong, or simply Suen, is one of 3 co-founders of Centre For Fathering and the key man championing responsible fatherhood in Singapore since 1999. He has developed so many fun and innovative programs that allow fathers and their children to bond together strongly like cement. Suen uses all kinds of adventures, games and creative activities to not only enhance relationship between fathers and children, but also inject new interests and shared experiences. In this talk, Suen will share new age insights on fun fathering and tips on shared parenthood.

There are simple tricks, FREE ones, to learn that fathers will appreciate for a lifetime, because these tricks are effective, performance guaranteed and absolutely fun!

This talk is FREE and are purely educational in nature, and the takeaways are simply invaluable!

[The Centre For Fathering won the Outstanding New Initiative Award from National Volunteer Centre during the Inaugural National Volunteerism awards presented by the then Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong on 5th Dec 2001.]

Tan Ching Yam

2007-11-10T16:03:00.003+08:00

Dr Tan Ching Yam (陈清业博士), a life member of NPCC Alumni, is a talented and multi-skilled artist who has won many awards for his Calligraphy and Chinese finger paintings. A regular participant in Singapore and overseas exhibitions, Dr Tan has received many commendations and was awarded Gold medals in 1995 and 1996 by “Henan Research Institute of Chinese Painting and Calligraphy”.

Being an Honorary Academician，he is an active Writer cum Art Educator, especially for his excellence in Finger Painting. He learned finger painting from the famous finger painter, Mr. Wu Tsai Yen. For the past 25 years, Dr Tan has participated in many Group Art Exhibition in Seoul (Korea), Japan, Beijing, Shanghai, Suzhou, Luoyang, Anhui, Anyang, Hangzhou, etc.

In the last 15 years, Dr Tan has put up 4 Solo Art Exhibitions on Finger Painting, each with one theme:
1. New Zealand scene – Maori Culture
2. Historical Buildings in Singapore;
3. Portraits on Great People in Singapore;
4. Love for Animals.

Dr Tan was invited by the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) to demonstrate Finger Painting in New Zealand for three times (1992,1993 & 1997) and had won International Award for Excellence in Finger Painting from several countries:

Netaji Award, India, 2003

Albert Schweitzer (International Foundation - England, Switzerland, Sweden, Spain) Gold Medal Award, 2006

Achievement of art and works selected by Publishing House of Almanac of Global Media in Chinese, Beijing, 2006,

Reference Asia (1995)

Asia Pacific Who’s Who (1998)

Asian America –Who’s Who (2002)

Awarded Overseas Art Consultant, China (2006)

Awarded Art Consultant in Hospital / Chairman for Senior Citizen Calligraphy & Painting Society, Singapore, 2006

Dr Tan is also the Secretary for Bt Timah Community Club Literary Centre and a Committee Member for the Federation of Art Societies, Singapore. He has conducted a Solo Art Exhibition and participated in various groups Art Exhibition locally and overseas. His paintings have been collected by the University Library Curator and by Museums locally & Overseas.

Dr Tan was appointed a Research Fellow of ABI in 2006.

Academic Background

Nanyang University - BA,1966

Jordanhill College - MOE scholarship, Overseas Post Graduate Course

Certificate of Edn,1978-1979

Curtin University (WA) - Certificate of Art Edn, 2001

NAFA - Advanced Chinese Painting Course, 1992-1993

Teachers’ Training College, Singapore (Certificate of Edn, 1968)

Cultural Doctorate (Literature),World University, California, USA, 2005

Honour, Prizes, Awards

Long Service Award (38 years of dedicated service in education) by MOE, Singapore , 2004

Calligraphy awarded by Dr Tan Tsze Chor Art Award (2002)

Painting Awarded Gold Medal by The Research Inst.of Zhongyuan for Chinese Painting & Calligraphy (2002)

Being an award-winning local artist, arts educator, and writer, Dr Tan is also listed in "Singapore Artists", "Database of Singapore Writers", and National Arts Council Arts Education Programme.

As part of Alexandra Hospital’s Art Therapy programme, elderly patients gather for Chinese painting classes taught by volunteer Dr Tan Ching Yam, and aided by a group of student volunteers from the Singapore Chinese Girls’ School (SCGS).

New Zealand Herald, June 1992

New Zealand Herald, August 1993

Straits Times, September 1994

Straits Times, March 1995

Shin Min Daily, Jan 2003

Challenge - Reaching out
随笔南洋
Federation of Art Societies
Art Empire Gallery

Happy Deepavali

2007-11-08T00:01:00.001+08:00

Watch What You Say To The Kids

2007-10-31T00:08:00.000+08:00

Children pick up their language skills, both consciously and sub-consciously, from what they see and hear.

Listen To The Kids

Pay attention to the things the child says. We will notice that the child may use certain phrases or expressions that are very similar to what the parents or any other close relative or friend tend to use.

Watch What We Say

A simple and cost-effective way to help the child speak better is to pay attention to how we normally speak.

Are we guilty of using non-Standard English words or phrases that the child is likely to pick up?

Here are 6 examples that many Singaporean parents are prone to using:

“Faster late already”

“You don’t listen I tell Daddy”

“Why you so naughty”

“Wait Mummy give you ok?”

“You better don’t do that ah”

“ Everytime also like that”

The list can go on.

Becoming Role Models For the Child

Be mindful of the language we use. When we correct ourselves and consciously speak in standard English, the child will do so too.

Decide to start speaking English well today.

3 Quick Steps To Start

List some non-standard English words and phrases that we usually use

Pick one non-standard English phrase that / word we use most commonly and make an effort to stop using it this week.

Be conscious of what we say to the kids each time we speak to them. Correct ourselves immediately every time we say it.

If we keep at it, we will stop using the phrase completely in no time. The child will also realise that it isn’t standard English and will avoid saying it too.

Take the first step today. One phrase at a time and soon we’ll be a role model for the child.

Noraini Bte Aman

2007-10-30T16:39:00.000+08:00

When Noraini Bte Aman was a secondary three student of Xinmin Secondary School, she participated together with another team member in the Tan Kah Kee Young Inventors’ Award (TKKYIA) on 2 March 2004 and competed amongst the top schools to showcase their inventions as young enthusiastic innovators. Her team was awarded the Commendation Award in the prestigious TKKYIA - Defence Science Award 2004 by the Defence Science & Technology Agency (DSTA) for their project “Hot-Oxy-Baggy”. The team competed against adult teams as there is no pupils category. She and her teammate also won cash reward of S$1000.

As an outstanding student, Noraini has also been able to excel in various non-academic areas. Aside from having a strong academic record and being a Staff Sergeant in the National Police Cadet Corps (NPCC) when she was in secondary four, she was actively participating in ‘From The Young Director’s Chair – Youth In Our Community’, a bold initiative organised by Xinmin Secondary School and Channel NewsAsia, for a Mother Tongue video-clip making project to promote the use of language through television. Her team was producing a video-clip: 'Arts Alive!' (Malay), traces the lives of buskers and how they make a living along the streets of Singapore, was telecasted on 22~29 August 2005 among all the finalists.

Anyone who has the latest news of Noraini now, please feel free to leave comments here for this content to be improved and completed subsequently. Thank you.

Speech by Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Minister for Education, at the Berita Harian Achiever Of the Year Award presentation ceremony on Wednesday, 3 August 2005, at 8.00 pm at The Ritz-Carlton Millenia

Selamat Hari Raya

2007-10-13T00:01:00.000+08:00

NPCC Alumni Annual Dinner

2007-09-25T17:56:00.001+08:00

Year-end BBQ party

7pm, Saturday 24 Nov 2007

@ Cheng San Zone "E" BBQ pit,
Ang Mo Kio Ave 3 (near Ang Mo Kio MRT and AMK Hub (Bus interchange)
outside Blk 430/429/426)

Member - $20, Non-Member - $22 (Children 3 to 12 years old - $10)

[click here to register] or email to @pacific.net.sg to submit your name and tel no.

Participants can bring photo of their NPCC day to win for the top three best chosen photo prizes

Lucky Draw - 10 lucky draw prizes to be won

Magic Show

Roller blading, and more… …

[click here to see the street directory]

updated after the event:
[click here to see photos taken during the event]
(password to view photo album: "NPCCAlumni")

Kalaiarasan

2007-09-09T09:09:00.002+08:00

Another ex-NPCC member, First Warrant Officer Kalaiarasan, who is a volunteer National Serviceman in Army and honoured with the title of "NSman of the Year 2002", is being featured in the "Army Museum of Singapore - Personal Stories" posted on 03 Nov 2006 as follows:

"NS does change people for the better": 1WO (Vol) Kalaiarasan

"It's really going to take you a lot of effort to get through this"

In his pre-enlistment days, 1WO (Vol) Kalaiarasan was a student of Temasek Junior College and a member of the National Police Cadet Corps (NPCC), where he became acquainted with the rigour and discipline of marching.

Having a brother who had already served National Service (NS), 1WO (Vol) Kalaiarasan's family was supportive of him going through NS, though in his words, "mothers being mothers", there was still an understandable element of anxiety.

To prepare for his Army life, 1WO (Vol) Kalaiarasan took up swimming upon the advice of his elder brother. According to him, because he was already actively involved in other sports, he was physically fit enough when it came time for his enlistment.

Still, the initial impression and thoughts he held about his transition into Army life revealed a mixture of uncertainty and fear:

"My thoughts were that this [NS] is going to be tough, [there is] going to be vigorous training. It's really going to take you a lot of effort to get through this"

The tale of two Chandras and one Ang

While undergoing Basic Military Training (BMT) at the Infantry Training Depot (ITD) in Sembawang Naval Base, 1WO (Vol) Kalaiarasan came to be acquainted with two 'Chandras' – one was his bunk mate, whom he still keeps in contact with till this day, and the other was Sergeant Chandra, the "toughest one among the lot [of instructors]". According to 1WO (Vol) Kalaiarasan, Sergeant Chandra was "the one who is rushing us, got us moving, who expected a lot of discipline".

The joy of passing out of BMT was dampened by the fact that 1WO (Vol) Kalaiarasan was to undergo his next phase of training as a Specialist at the School of Infantry Specialists (SISL) in the same camp again! Though faced with the prospect of bring reacquainted with Sergeant Chandra, fortunately this time round, the Sergeant was attached to another platoon.

Training at SISL was memorable, and 1WO (Vol) Kalaiarasan remembers one particular four day training exercise carried out at Mandai reservoir. Because it was a patrolling field camp, water was rationed out, so the thirsty trainees had to "sneak out at night and go to the reservoir and get water to drink." Training was "very tough", but the trainees bonded well together through shared suffering:

"Within the section, we suffered together. When there’s water, we share... when there's food, we share among everybody. Even if someone has a little bit of water, he actually shares the cup. You know those water bottles with screw caps? We would pour the water into the screw cap and share it. So we were very close... it [the field camp experience] built up unity within everybody."

Upon graduating from SISL, 1WO (Vol) Kalaiarasan was posted to Nee Soon Camp as an instructor. It was there that 1WO (Vol) Kalaiarasan modelled the leadership style of Corporal Ang, a caring and respected Section Commander he met while in his trainee days at ITD:

"This guy was probably the one who kept the morale of the team up... we would have a tough day in the day, and in the night he would actually come into our bunks and have a nice friendly chat with us. He’s a guy who actually pats you on your back and asked you to keep going... for those who were weak in IPPT, he would take time out and he would train us through the night."

Handling 'Hokkien pengs', soldiers who were primarily proficient in the Hokkien language and who were known to be notoriously difficult to handle, was a task in which 1WO (Vol) Kalaiarasan gained invaluable experience:

"I learnt a lot of things like how to communicate with them, how to get them to do whatever you want them to do because they have their own way of doing things. But you got to turn them around and make them do what you want them to do. It was a good experience."

Uniform changes and protecting Changi Airport

Though there are plenty of memorable moments in 1WO (Vol) Kalaiarasan’s service in the Army, there are two events of significance captured in this story. The first has to do with the change in Army uniform. During his BMT, 1WO (Vol) Kalaiarasan wore the old Temasek green uniforms, but when he was posted to Nee Soon Camp, the uniform underwent a change into camouflage ones. Because the new uniforms were "a lot more comfortable", it was a clearly preferred over the Temasek Green ones worn previously.

"We were really thankful that the camouflage green camouflages, [so] we don’t have to stick ourselves with camouflage. So in training, we don’t have to cover ourselves with bushes, the uniform does the job. And of course the new uniform, you don’t have to polish your boots to shine. The old one, you have to make it shine everyday."

Secondly, fast forwarding in time to his reservist days, one exercise that stands out was 1WO (Vol) Kalaiarasan’s participation in the protection of installations in 2001, when the Army was called upon to protect and patrol Changi Airport to deter any potential terrorist threat.

As a Regimental Sergeant Major (RSM) of a National Service battalion, 1WO (Vol) Kalaiarasan made sure his men knew the seriousness and gravity of the duty they were to undertake:

"When I had my prep talk before they [the men] left for duty, I told them this is no ‘masah masah’ training. This is for real; these are live rounds you are bringing. If it comes [to the point] that you have to load and shoot, there is no two ways about it."

1WO (Vol) Kalaiarasan also knew that the morale of the men had to be looked after if they were to perform their duties efficiently and with motivation.

"I always insist... instructors, sergeants, all the way up to OC to go down and talk to the people while they are doing their duties because nothing is stopping you from moving about. So [the men] will feel good, there's somebody coming down there to look after them. Of course, we're also checking on them to make sure that they are not sleeping but the most important thing is to talk to them, show that we are also out there for them... you just have to make sure that they are properly taken care of."

At the graduation ceremony for Warrant Officers
NSman of the Year 2002

1WO (Vol) Kalaiarasan's positive contributions to the NS experience for his men meant that his NSman of the Year 2002 was a deserving honour indeed. Reflecting upon the role of NS in Singapore, 1WO (Vol) Kalaiarasan recalls with conviction of the fact that NS does change people for the better:

"I would simply say for hardcore gangsters, none of them are gangsters today and none of them have gone to prison. NS does change people for the better. In the old days, there were many stories that said NS makes you [pick up] smoking, NS makes you [pick up] drinking. NS does not do that, it's the people that do it. It does change people for the better, makes them become more mature. In that sense it is really beneficial, besides building a sense of nationality and loyalty to [Singapore]."

Today a Regional Warehousing and Distribution Manager with Novartis Pharmaceuticals, 1WO (Vol) Kalaiarasan credits the Army for having instilled in him leadership and organizational skills that have stood him in good stead in the workplace.

"As an RSM in the Army, I have learned to think on my feet and have a 'helicopter view' while not losing focus on the details. [I have learnt to] effectively manage people and delegate work to empower, developing their growth; to be able to communicate effectively with all levels of the management with ease, to speak publicly with confidence. [There is] self motivation and the discipline to expect only the best. All these qualities have helped me grow in my career and is still helping me grow even more."

Police K-9 Unit Visit on 6 Sept 2007

2007-09-08T10:25:00.002+08:00

The NPCC Alumni organised a visit to the Police K-9 Unit at Mowbray Road on Wednesday, 6 Sep 2007, which was a school holiday.

This visit was part of a community service project where 14 children from the Chen Su Lan Methodist Children’s Home were invited together with 9 other children from the alumni's members.

10 alumni members were also present to accompany the children; making a total of 33 participants.

The visit commenced with a briefing by our guide, Mr Ram, who introduced us to the K-9 unit and the purpose of the dogs, their duties and capabilities. After the performance by the dogs on obedience and other skills, we toured the premises; visiting the training stations and kennels. The children had the opportunity to mingle with some of the dogs and also taking pictures with them. They are all very thrilled by the experience.

Finally the participants were treated to a full lunch sponsored by Dr Georgia Lee, a friend of Winnie Woon.

We would like to thank Siew Lea for arranging such a sumptuous spread of food for us.

The children were also given goodie-bags prepared by the alumni. Some of the items are sponsored by our members.

Also would like to thank Teo Chun Liang who had bought souvenir key chains for the children from Chen Su Lan Home.

The weather was really kind to us on that day. All of us had a whale of time and we are sure the children will remember this trip for a long time to come.

We appreciate Winnie's effort in co-ordinating with the Chen Su Lan Home pertaining to this visit and also in getting the sponsorship of $400 from Dr Georgia Lee for the lunch.

We would also like to thank Chua Siew Lea and Kester Tan for buying, arranging, packing and delivering the goodie-bags and also the NPCC Alumni for paying for the bus transport, and all other incidental and miscellaneous expenses.

Last but not least to all participants, helpers, and especially those who took leave from work for making this such as successful and enjoyable trip.

Kindest regards,
OSS
[click here to see more photos]
(password to view photo album: "NPCCAlumni")

Golf Funds Raising Event concluded

2007-09-08T10:22:00.001+08:00

The recent concluded Golf Funds Raising Event for the NPCC OEP on 31 August 2007 was a great success! Mayor Teo Ho Pin (our Ex-CI) was the Guest-of-Honour. It ended with a sumptious 8-course dinner with everyone having a good time. Almost everyone returned home with a lucky draw prize. This event managed to raise an amount of about $15,000 which will definietly be a boost to the NPCC OEP community service project. Thanks to the generous sponsorships.

Andrew Tan (President, NPCC Alumni), presented the $15,000 fund raised to Mr Tan Puay Kern (Deputy Chairman, NPCC Council) for the NPCC OEP community service project, and witnessed by the Guest-of-Honour, Mayor Teo Ho Pin (Member of Parliament).

Also a big thank you to the working committee and volunteers who had put in lots of effort in planning and organising this event leaving no stone unturn - Gn Chiang Huat (chairman), Tan Gwee Khiang, Cindy Lim, Kester Tan (Secretary-the most hard working), Chua Siew Lea, Wendy Ong and Winnie Woon.

Looking forward to more supports from the members and well wishers in coming activities.

Anyone with ideas of funds raising for NPCC as well as for the alumni is most welcome.

CHEERS to the NPCC Alumni!
OSS

The purpose of holding the NPCC Alumni Golf Event is to raise funds for National Police Cadet Corps Overseas Expedition Project (NPCC-OEP), an overseas youth exchange project which NPCC Cadets get to lead and organize expeditions to any ASEAN country, China, or India, to provide voluntary services for the needy communities there example by teaching their children in schools and helping them build or renovate schools and homes.

In 2004, NPCC collaborated with the Singapore International Foundation (SIF) to inaugurate the 1st NPCC-Overseas Expedition Project (OEP) to Yunnan, Peoples' Republic of China. This Service Learning OEP saw 20 youths involved themselves in community based project with the local villagers for 21 days under harsh living environment. [click here to see previous OEP report].

[click here to see more photos of the golf and dinner event]
(password to view photo album: "NPCCAlumni")

NPCC Annual .38 Revoler Shooting Competition Results

2007-08-27T23:59:00.000+08:00

The NPCC Inter-area Officers' Annual .38 Revoler Shooting Competition 2007 was held on 25 Aug 2007 (Sat) at Home Team Academy Range. Here is the results for Inter-Organisation Invitation Shoot - Mr Tan Puay Kern Challenge Trophy:

Position	Organization
1st	National Police Cadet Corps Alumni
2nd	National Police Cadet Corps HQ
3rd	Singapore Scouts Association
4th	MOE Co-Curricular Activities Branch
5th	National Civil Defence Cadet Corps
6th	National Cadet Corps
7th	Red Cross Youth

This time we are champion again beating the NPCC HQ team by a wide margin of 60 points. We scored a total of 740 points out of 800 points. These points also way surpass even the other team events of the officer shoot (Men & Women).

We used to maintain the Tan Puay Kern Challenge Trophy in the past NPCC Invitation shoots except last two years was closely lost to NPCC HQ (who have mostly regular police officers) among the 7 invited teams. We are proud to bring back the Challenge Trophy!

The following are the participants which had put in much effort and shown good teamwork:

Benjamin Yong	190/200
Teo Chun Liang	184/200
Tan Sim Kiat	184/200
Winnie Woon	119/200
Ong Siong Seng	182/200

Total of best 4 shooters - 740/800

Thanks to Wendy Ong for attending the shoot and Teo Chun Liang for sponsoring the Team T-shirts (also for the dinner treat at Changi Sailing Club).
Thank our dear Winnie Woon for providing the bananas and chocolates to calm and steady our nerves. One of the secret formula for doing well.
Thanks also to all the well-wishers.

We sure had shown our identity and NPCC Alumni has been recognised as one that is strong in the revolver shoot. "Don't Play Play!"

Once again, Congratulation to the NPCC Alumni and Well Done to the Shooters!

The NPCC Alumni's Challenge Team for Tan Puay Kern Trophy, together with the Guest of Honour, Mr Tan Puay Kern, Deputy Chairman, NPCC Council.

[click here to see more photos]
[see more results of all 5 Challenge Trophies here]

Laurence Goh

2007-08-14T20:45:00.006+08:00

As one of the National Servicemen in the Army of Singapore Armed Forces, Lieutenant Colonel Laurence Goh Eng Yau is an ex-NPCC member and the advocate and solicitor at Laurence Goh Eng Yau & Co. He was awarded with the Military Commendation Medal for the National Day Awards 2004. He is being featured in the "Army Museum of Singapore - Personal Stories" posted on 08 May 2007 as follows:

A Passionate and Dedicated Soldier: LTC (NS) Laurence Goh

Many of our NSmen lead fulfilling lives, balancing NS commitments with their demanding civilian careers and family lives. LTC (NS) Laurence Goh Eng Yau is one such man. A practising lawyer since 1990, he and his wife run their own law firm with two other associate partners. Besides his busy schedule at work, LTC (NS) Goh actively contributes to the defence of Singapore through his legal expertise. Some of LTC (NS) Goh's appointments include lecturer for criminal offences, SAF offences and disciplinary proceedings at OCS and legal adviser to the Chevrons. He also serves as a general committee member of the National Service Resort & Country Club for NSmen. Although his schedule is invariably packed, LTC (NS) Goh still finds time for family where they enjoy outdoor activities such as swimming and cycling. Recollecting memories of his NS days fills him with pride and happiness ...

LTC (NS) Laurence Goh enlisted in December 1982, a month after his GCE 'A' levels. Contrary to the reluctance typical of his peers, LTC (NS) Goh was in fact eager to join the ranks and to fulfil his duties to the nation as soon as possible.

My birthday is actually at the end of the year, so I didn't qualify to be enlisted in December and was due to report in March next year. I actually made a request to MINDEF for early enlistment at age 17 and they said yes...I was looking forward to it [enlistment day]. I was the youngest in my platoon when I enlisted.

Many Singaporeans can probably relate tearful memories of their day of enlistment but LTC (NS) Goh describes it as an enjoyable day. His younger days in the National Police Cadet Corps and dragon boating had prepared him physically and psychologically for communal life in the Army. Moreover, his elder brother, Fred, who enlisted two years earlier often related his experiences in the Army, fanning the flames of passion for National Service (NS) in the young LTC (NS) Goh's heart. Stories of tough training conditions did not deter his enthusiasm for NS; instead they made him all the more determined to prepare for enlistment into the Army.

"Instead of conceding to a demoralising situation when you hear a lot of stories about being "tekkan" if you are not fit…it actually increases the determination not to get "tekkan”. So you train...go and run and made sure we do well in our IPPT."

Back in the 1980s, enlistees reported to the Central Manpower Base at Dempsey Road on the day of their enlistment. LTC (NS) Goh was no exception. He recounted how new recruits like himself had to be transported from place to place to collect their Temasek green uniforms and other issued equipment, unlike the recruits of today who receive their equipment in a neatly packed carrier bag.

We would go into different 3-tonners and be transported from one place to another to collect our clothing...queuing up here and there ...trying out sizes ... being shouted left right centre by the fierce corporals and sergeants ... pushing our clothing and equipment into our ali baba bags ... But it was all great fun!

The trip onboard the Ramp-powered Launch (RPL) chugging towards Pulau Tekong seemed to last forever especially when there was no shelter from the scorching sun on the barge. Yet, there was not enough time to be acquainted with all the new faces around. After a good forty-five minutes under the blazing sun, the RPL finally docked at Pulau Tekong. From there, it was a long march for the new recruits to their barracks. LTC (NS) Goh was posted to Foxtrot Company Platoon 23.

For some of us, marching was okay because of the training in NPCC (National Police Cadet Corps) or the NCC (National Cadet Corps). But there were some who had never marched in their whole life. It was such a comical sight because some would be marching with both their left or right limbs swung out while others were hopping around trying to get the timing right.

The clumsiness of the new recruits contrasted with the proficient and confident citizen soldiers they would later become after two and a half years in NS.

The opportunity to wear the Temasek green for the first time was what captivated LTC (NS) Goh the most during his Basic Military Training (BMT).

There is uncertainty when you wear a uniform because you didn’t know what was to come. You will expect and look forward to it but once you put it on, what is going to happen next?

Putting on an army uniform awakes a young man to his responsibilities towards his country. According to LTC (NS) Goh, BMT is an initiation process to orientate the young men of our country towards national defence. It is also a period to establish self and mutual respect for each other, working towards cohesion and unity. In the barracks, however, initiation more often than not took on another different meaning.

One of our recruit mates, he was so shy. He would not shower with us all and would wait for all of us to sleep before he quietly sneaked to the toilet with his towel. One of us decided to make him get used to the communal lifestyle and the whole platoon agreed. One night, we pretended to be sleeping and while he was bathing alone, we sprang a surprise on him in the toilet. The whole platoon had gathered to watch him bath. He was so surprised and embarrassed that he covered his backside and private parts using his hands while turning red in the face. But after the incident he was alright. He bathed with us all and joined the whole platoon in our activities. In fact, he did very well in his BMT and was one of the best recruits.

BMT was filled with both laughter and hardship. Memorable experiences included a 'clean freak' LTC (NS) Goh remembers as "Ah Teh". He would have more showers than anybody in the platoon because of his skin condition. Ghost-hunting was another favourite past time in his recruit days. A few of them would arm themselves with broomsticks and pans and wander around the Standard Obstacles Course (SOC) ground which was rumoured to be haunted, challenging the ghosts to appear by shouting loudly.

After he completed his BMT, LTC (NS) Goh was posted to Foxtrot Company, Officer Cadet School, for his Infantry Officer Cadet Course (IOCC). It was a very challenging period for him as the cadets were pushed to their limits by the demanding instructors who had very high standards. Competition between platoons and between Delta and Foxtrot Companies was also very intense. Good performance was rewarded with highly sought after long-weekends and cadets were ever eager to please their instructors.

While the nine months of cadet life in OCS were very challenging, there were still humorous moments. Despite the packed curriculum, cadets like LTC (NS) Goh still had the appetite for light-hearted moments during training. Hilarious scenes of cadets struggling in the swimming pool, trying their very best to get across the pool to pass the much-dreaded swimming test topped the list of funny moments during the IOCC. Perennial favourites such as Peng Kang, FOFO Hill and Rambutan Hill surfaced vividly in his memory as he recalls how the cadets were made to 'double up' the knolls as punishment in their painstakingly starched and ironed Temasek No. 3 uniforms.

Through it all, strong bonds were forged amidst the pain and laughter. Even today, officers from the 1/83 batch of IOCC remain in contact. Such is the strength of their friendship, moulded during the short nine months in OCS. LTC (NS) Goh was elated when he was appointed the editor of the IOCC magazine which meant he would be able to shape the Delta Foxtrot chapter and seal the memories of his OCS batch into a book that would be read by all cadets in his course, and to be shared with their families years on.

After graduating from OCS as one of the top cadets and sword winners, LTC (NS) Laurence Goh, then a 2LT, stayed on as an instructor for nearly a year before undergoing the Company Commanders' Course at the School of Advanced Training for Officers (SATO). Upon completing the course, he was posted to the 6th Battalion, Singapore Infantry Regiment (6 SIR) for his unit tour as a Company Second-in-Command (2IC). Alas, unit life was thoroughly different from instructing officer cadets in OCS. He remembers making a fool of himself on the first day of his unit tour when he told the men:

I am LTA Goh, the Company 2IC. Got any troubles my door is always open… God bless you all.

Friendliness was unfortunately mistaken for tolerance of misdemeanour in the unit. Thereafter, the young LTA Goh quickly learnt his lesson after his soldiers refused to clean the weapons after a live firing exercise, thinking that their Company 2IC could be taken advantage of. Acting upon the advice of his Company Sergeant Major (CSM), LTA Goh lambasted the disobedient soldiers with a series of carefully rehearsed and colourful tirade of vulgarities. Realising that their 2IC was not to be trifled with, the soldiers obeyed his orders promptly and all went well from then on.

From this incident and others that followed, LTC (NS) Goh gleaned an important insight. Despite superficial differences, the 'Hokkien peng' were just as motivated as officer cadets or specialist trainees. While their roles differed, the desire to serve their country remained the same. LTC (NS) Goh's soldiers' strong sense of camaraderie, respect and support for one another, as well as their commanders moved him greatly.

My birthday fell near a weekend and I kept it from my men as I like my privacy. However, on Sunday evening, my CSM called me and asked me to return to camp. I initially refused as I was to return to unit only on Monday morning. My CSM insisted that there is something urgent in the camp and I was needed as it was an emergency. I drove back immediately. Reaching the company line, I saw my entire company booked in and assembled. They brought a cake out and sang me a birthday song.

Returning from his overseas law studies at the end of 1988, LTC (NS) Goh was first posted to the 83rd Battalion, Singapore Infantry Regiment (83 SIR) as the Officer Commanding (OC) of Alpha Company. He then went on to 84 SIR as OC Bravo Coy where he rose to become the battalion’s 2IC. He eventually returned to his first NS unit, 83 SIR, as its Commanding Officer (CO). During his tours as OC, battalion 2IC and CO 83 SIR, LTC (NS) Goh witnessed the fine qualities of our NS soldiers. The spirit of commitment and self-sacrifice for our nation's defence are best exemplified in the attitudes of his staff officers and men alike.

LTC (NS) Goh was the force commander when he undertook standby duty on behalf of a fellow Commanding Officer who had to defer due to urgent matters with justified reasons in September 2001. It is a date he will never forget as the day he took over command of the standby force was September 11, the day the twin towers in the USA were attacked. The calmness in which the soldiers reacted to the news and the subsequent added measures to increase their preparedness for any eventuality during their duty proved that NSmen were more than willing to rise up to the challenge if the security and defence of our country were threatened. The atmosphere was very tense during the period of standby but the men were ever ready to react immediately should they be activated.

Another case of total commitment - putting nation before self - was epitomised by CPT (NS) Chew Chong Kiat, the Battalion Intelligence officer (S2) in 83 SIR. In October 2001, 83 SIR was placed on standby during its scheduled In Camp Training (ICT) which happened to be just after 9/11. Unfortunately, CPT (NS) Chew's father passed away just before his ICT. He was allowed to defer for the entire ICT by LTC (NS) Goh, then a MAJ, to attend to his father’s funeral arrangements and spend time with his family members. To LTC (NS) Goh's surprise, CPT (NS) Chew only asked for about two days off and insisted on returning to his duty. He told LTC (NS) Goh:

Sir, my father has already passed away. My family and I are saddened by his demise and we are trying to move on with our lives. There is nothing we can do about it. But now our battalion is on active standby. If the button is pressed and we need to be activated, I got to do my duty....in any event Sir, you cannot do without a S2 to help you plan and it is part of my job to ensure that the Battalion can function fully and efficiently and I cannot let our Battalion down.

Such was the high level of total commitment and unqualified dedication from an Operationally Ready National Servicemen, a citizen soldier.

Another unforgettable tale of camaraderie took place during LTC (NS) Goh's tenure as the 28th Singapore Infantry Brigade’s Second-in-Command. One of the soldiers from the Brigade Reconnaissance Company (BRC) collapsed and fell into a coma in the midst of a mobilisation exercise. His buddies from the company took turns to visit him very frequently even after the completion of their ICT. They also provided financial and material help for his family members while their fellow soldier remained in a coma. When he finally regained consciousness, his comrades continued their routine in order to help him regain his memory. A year later, the soldier was finally able to recognise his wife, children and some of his buddies.

Besides commitment and camaraderie, the tenacity of our NS units is a characteristic LTC (NS) Goh remains proud of after spending many years in NS.

When 542 SIR was having its ICT on Pulau Tekong in 2003, which was during the SARS period, the battalion S2 developed a high fever. We checked his family situation and found that both his parents were admitted to Tan Tock Seng Hospital for suspected SARS. My Brigade Commander, COL (VOL) Sng Cheng Keh, a very dedicated and committed NSman, consulted the Chief Army Medical Officer (CARMO) and immediately activated the evacuation of the S2. He had to be literally dragged to the ambulance bound for Tan Tock Seng Hospital as he refused to go since the Bn was still on exercise. As a result, the Battalion HQ and Brigade HQ were 'decimated' and quarantined. Despite all these things that happened, the remaining officers, specialists and men of the battalion held themselves together and did well for the training. One of the main reasons given by them was that they had to fight on for their fallen comrades and not give up easily. This goes to prove the strength of our NS orbat and their strong spirit and determination to fight on even during the midst of a crisis. Unfortunately, while the S2 recovered from his fever, his parents succumbed to SARS.

LTC (NS) Goh thoroughly enjoys his time as an NSman. For him, the Army is a big melting pot where people from all walks of life come together to create a common identity and share a common positive experience. He still remembers the days as a recruit when two Platoon Commanders in his company were very close friends even though one of them is the son of a former Chief Justice and the other is the son of an opposition politician. Ultimately, we are all Singaporeans who are entrusted with the sacred task of defending our homeland.

I am very pleased and proud that we have an excellent and proven NS system. Although NS is being frowned upon by many young Singaporeans, it is unavoidable as the stability of our nation through the efforts of the government results in a comfortable lifestyle for everyone. The negative feeling will always be there during the 2 to 2 ½ years of NSF life. But when they ORD and embarked on their higher education and careers and return for their ICT, you can feel that their patriotism and natural protective instinct grew over the years. I used to ask them, "Eh can fight or not?" These soldiers will answer "Sir, you see us round round fat fat IPPT sometimes can pass sometimes cannot pass, but you press the button we will fight one. If we don't look after our country and families, who can?

LTC (NS) Goh is currently the Brigade Commander of the 30th Singapore Infantry Brigade (30 SIB) and he is still serving to the best of his abilities with the same enthusiasm and interest he showed when he was a recruit. He continues to contribute to the needs of NSmen by sitting in the National Service Working Committee and is one of the SAF National Education (NE) Facilitators. He also shares his experience during Battalion Commanders Courses conducted for incoming Commanding Officers. He hopes to carry on with his passion and commitment towards the defence of Singapore and the military as long as he can.

I just passed 40. It has been more than 20 years since I enlisted and today, apart from many of my school mates who are regulars in the SAF whom I meet regularly, I still bump into my former soldiers, specialists and officers all over the place in Singapore and when we meet, the smiles that come onto our faces as we rekindle our friendship and comradeship with the strong bonds that we have developed through the years in National Service tell more than a thousand words and the silent understanding and pride within us swell.

Most heartening is the fact that these stories come from our NSmen. It is this dedication to duty that makes our Army tick. With such committed men among its ranks, our Army is truly a force to be reckoned with.

NPCC Alumni Dinner

2007-07-23T23:13:00.000+08:00

cum community service fund raising project for NPCC-OEP

Date: Friday 31 August 2007
Time: 7.00pm to 9.00pm
Price: $50 per pax (8-course dinner)
Venue: Sembawang Country Club Chinese Restaurant @ Level 2
249 Sembawang Road, Singapore 758352 [Map]

This year, our NPCC alumni dinner will be a fund-raising event for the NPCC-OEP project just like for the Golf Event to be held on the same day. (It will be the same dinner as for the golf event. If you are participating in the golf event need not sign up for this dinner.)

interested members please click here to download registration and donation form and reply before 17 August 2007.

We would also like to take this opportunity to raise fund for National Police Cadet Corps Overseas Expedition Project (NPCC-OEP), an overseas youth exchange project which NPCC Cadets get to lead and organize expeditions to any ASEAN country, China, or India, to provide voluntary services for the needy communities there example by teaching their children in schools and helping them build or renovate schools and homes.

In 2004, NPCC collaborated with the Singapore International Foundation (SIF) to inaugurate the 1st NPCC-Overseas Expedition Project (OEP) to Yunnan, Peoples' Republic of China. This Service Learning OEP saw 20 youths involved themselves in community based project with the local villagers for 21 days under harsh living environment. [click here to see previous OEP report].

Your support to this fund-raising event will cultivate team spirit among cadets and inspire them through meaningful overseas community service, to make a difference to the lives of others, at home and abroad.

Informal Socials @ SPOM

2007-07-20T22:50:00.000+08:00

Another Alumni event not to be missed

Friday 27 Jul 07 @ 7.00pm at SPOM,
Mount Pleasant Road
(near to old Police Academy)

Block this date on your calendar!

Take this opportunity to catch up with old friends and network with new ones.

The month end informal socials is on next Friday at Senior Police Officer Mess (SPOM). Let's make an effort to come and contacts all others for this informal networking and socialising. They may come earlier for dinner (dutch) at the cafeteria.

Let's get this socials revitalised again.

[Map] [Street Directory]

Visit To Police K-9 Unit

2007-07-09T10:42:00.001+08:00

A community service event for Chen Su Lan Methodist Children’s Home cum leisure event for alumni members. The Police K-9 Unit is previously known as The Police Dog Unit. It was officially opened on 31 Jan 2004 for its new Mowbray Camp location at 2 Mowbray Road (off Choa Chu Kang Way), Singapore 688253.

Date: Thur 06 Sept 2007

Time:	Proposed Programme
0830 hrs	Departure from Children's Home (for the children of the Home)
0930 hrs	Arrival at Police K-9 Unit Short introduction of the Police K-9 Unit
0945 hrs	Witness dog training Security Dog (field) Narcotic Detector Dog (human search) Explosive Detector Dog (vehicle search)
1100 hrs	Tour or kennelling facilities
1130 hrs	Return to Children's Home
1230 hrs	Lunch at Children's Home (plan is subjected to changes)

This is on school holiday and hope that most of us can make an effort to be volunteers for this community service. This is also a leisure event for our alumni's family members.

We need volunteers to help in the event for the children, and also assist in logistic planning (transport and refreshment arrangement, goody bags for kids, etc).

Any volunteer? Please reply and submit your family members' names if they are coming. (We will confirm the payment amount per person once the volunteers have worked out the figures)

[click here to reply online]

[map of Police K-9 Unit]
[map of Chen Su Lan Methodist Children’s Home]

Golf Event for Alumni

2007-07-04T17:50:00.003+08:00

A NPCC Alumni Golf Tournament 2007 Event to raise funds for NPCC-Overseas Expedition Project (OEP)

Date: Friday 31st Aug 2007

Time: 1300hrs (1pm sharp)

Venue: Sembawang Country Club,
249 Sembawang Road, Singapore 758352 [Map]

Guest-of-Honour: Dr. Teo Ho Pin, Member of Parliament
Mayor, North West Community Development Council
(Dr Teo is also an ex-NPCC Cadet Inspector, 1977)

Trophies will be presented to top 3 champions and overall gross for both men and women catergories.

Participation fee:
- Individual ($200)
- Individual for member of Sembawang Country Club ($140)
- 1 Flight ($800)
- Corporate - Flight of 4 players ($3000) with 'Corporate A-Sign' advertisement at the Course Fairway

Format of play: Stableford

Lunch and dinner will be provided for participant

Lunch at Golfers' Terrace from 11.30am onwards
Dinner at 7.00pm @ Chinese Restaurant at 2nd Level (will be held together with the NPCC Alumni Dinner on the same day)

interested members please click here to download registration and donation form for more details, or contact Kester Tan for any enquiry.

The purpose of holding the NPCC Alumni Golf Event is to raise funds for National Police Cadet Corps Overseas Expedition Project (NPCC-OEP), an overseas youth exchange project which NPCC Cadets get to lead and organize expeditions to any ASEAN country, China, or India, to provide voluntary services for the needy communities there example by teaching their children in schools and helping them build or renovate schools and homes.

In 2004, NPCC collaborated with the Singapore International Foundation (SIF) to inaugurate the 1st NPCC-Overseas Expedition Project (OEP) to Yunnan, Peoples' Republic of China. This Service Learning OEP saw 20 youths involved themselves in community based project with the local villagers for 21 days under harsh living environment. [click here to see previous OEP report].

Your support to this fund-raising event will cultivate team spirit among cadets and inspire them through meaningful overseas community service, to make a difference to the lives of others, at home and abroad.

Corporate Sponsorship to support this community event would be most welcome. Interested corporation please contact Kester Tan for any enquiry. [Contact Details & Registration Form]

For individual who does not play golf, your contribution for donation to this fund-raising event would be greatly appreciated. [Donation Form]

We also need individual sponsorship for door gifts, lucky draw prizes, or other items to be used for event decoration. Your generous support will be crucial to make this meaningful event a success! [please contact Kester Tan for details.]

NPCC Inter-area Officers' Annual .38 Revoler Shooting Competition 2007

2007-07-02T16:14:00.000+08:00

(NPCC Officer Annual Invitational Shoot)

This year's shooting competition (Finals) will be held on 25 Aug 2007 (Sat) at Home Team Academy Range. Stay tuned to find out more!

Competition Objectives
1. To raise the level of proficiency in musketry through friendly competition
2. To encourage a competitive spirit amongst officers of the Corps
3. To provide a feel for management and conduct of range target shooting

Dates of Preliminary
21 Jul 2007

Date of Finals
25 Aug 2007

Competition Venue
Home Team Academy Range

Deadline for Nomination
6 Jul 2007

NPCC Alumni came in 2nd postition last year for the 2006 Inter-Organisation Invitation Shoot (Mr Tan Puay Kern Challenge Trophy) while our alumni member Teo Chun Liang scored a perfect 200 marks.

Any member who is interested to represent the NPCC Alumni team for this year competition, please email to activities@npccalumni.org.sg or

click here to submit your name to us online

Teo Ho Pin

2007-07-01T07:07:00.005+08:00

Dr Teo Ho Pin is a Mayor of North-West District and Member of Parliament for Bukit Panjang Constituency in Singapore. He is also the President of the Building & Estate Management Alumni Association of National University of Singapore over the past decade. Dr Ho will be presented with the NUS Distinguished Alumni Service Award on 5 July 2007.

Dr Teo was an NPCC cadet of New Town Secondary School (1973-76) and cadet inspector (1977-78). He was also very active in Singapore Lifeguard Corps and NUS Lifeguard Corps. He was the top 1st year student and subsequently graduated in 1985, with Honours in Building from the National University of Singapore (NUS). After graduation, he joined NUS as a teaching staff in the Department of Building. With the NUS Overseas Graduate Scholarship, he attained his masters in Project Management (Top M.Sc Student) and doctorate in Building (PhD), from the Heriot-Watt University, UK.

Dr. Teo's first experience as a volunteer was during his secondary school days, where he was in the National Police Cadet Corps (NPCC). He was very involved in his CCA, which provided opportunities for him to be involved in community work. During his days in NPCC, he was a shooting instructor at the Police Academy. When he became a MP, he was invited back to his secondary school to officiate the school's commemoration day.

He became the Chief Executive Officer of Jurong Town Council in 1991. As the Chief Executive, he was responsible for the management of over 40 000 units of HDB flats. In 1997, he was elected as MP for Sembawang GRC, which sparked off his career life as a MP.

Dr. Teo has been in the Grassroots for over 25 years, dating back to 1981, where he first joined the Grassroots volunteer as a Young Executive Committee (YEC) member during his university days. When he was running the town, one of the MPs nominated him to be a potential candidate to be a MP. Dr. Teo then joined the Sembawang GRC, which was a 6 member GRC. After which, he was appointed by the Prime Minister to become a Mayor, in year 2001.

Over the last 10 years, Dr. Teo has been playing his part well as a MP and a Mayor, by serving and bonding the community. When he was appointed to become a Mayor, the first thing that he did was to help the retrenched and unemployed. The passion that Dr. Teo has towards his job was evident. “I’ll work with grassroots leaders and MPs to see how we can match jobs for those who need them. We'll also look into how we can help those making adjustments in their family lives as a result of the recession,” he said, when interviewed by The Straits Times on 17th November 2001.

When faced with a challenge, Dr. Teo would always work it out with his partners. By making things transparent, he would get more heads to come in together and think of a way to overcome the challenge. Dr. Teo works together with the respective Grassroots Organizations, the People’s Association, and other voluntary welfare organizations, and under his good leadership and guidance, they were able to get things done. One of his ex-employee commented that Dr. Teo was “very good at garnering grassroots support” and “very prompt in deciding how to deal with the issues of the day”.

Apart from being a MP and a Mayor, Dr. Teo also has a family with 3 children. Having such a busy job with long working hours, Dr. Teo has to be able to strike a balance between his career and family. However, it isn’t easy to do so. Even with proper time management, he still has to sacrifice some family time. Despite so, Dr. Teo is able to maintain his family well, because of the strong support and understanding from his family members.

[click here to see Dr. Teo Ho Pin in cadet inspector course 1977]

[A weblog of - Dr. Teo Ho Pin]

Happy Birthday to Andrew Tan

2007-06-22T06:22:00.000+08:00

Dear Andrew Tan,
our Alumni President,

Wishing you all the pleasures of life - on your birthday and always.

Best wishes from all of us
NPCC Alumni

Happy Birthday to Chua Siew Lea

2007-06-16T06:16:00.000+08:00

Dear Siew Lea,
our Alumni Committee Member for Publicity,

Wishing you all the pleasures of life - on your birthday and always.

Best wishes from all of us
NPCC Alumni

Happy Birthday to Ong Siong Seng

2007-06-06T06:06:00.000+08:00

Dear Siong Seng,
our Alumni Vice President,

Wishing you all the pleasures of life - on your birthday and always.

Best wishes from all of us
NPCC Alumni

Teo Chun Ching

2007-06-01T16:38:00.000+08:00

Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Teo Chun Ching (Zhang Junqing) is an ex-NPCC cadet and cadet inspector of Dunman High School (1987-92). Chun Ching was awarded with Singapore Police Force (SPF) Overseas Scholarship in 1993 to study Engineering Science at Oxford University.

Chun Ching has been a victim of many crimes. When he was overseas, that is. He and his companions have had their pockets picked in Russia, Rome and Egypt, his bicycle stolen, and his house in England broken into.

His encounters with crime and crime-busters overseas have convinced him that the sense of safety in Singapore is extremely valuable and often taken for granted.

Chun Ching explained how the Singapore Police works: "We have a multi-prong approach. We are harsh on crime and have strict laws but at the same time, the police work closely with the community thru community policing. We want to be approachable and in touch with the people and their problems."

Dealing directly with the public and solving their problems was one of the reasons Chun Ching accepted the Singapore Police Force (SPF) Overseas Scholarship in 1993. He said: "At 18, I was after excitement and adventure. I didn't want a desk-bound job. I wanted to contribute to society, and with the police, you see the results of your work."

Chun Ching, 30, with background in Engineering Science that seemed miles apart from police work, but he finds a parallel between the two. He said: "You are given a problem and you have certain constraints, limited resources and a process of analysis to work out the best solution - that is similar to police work, especially in operations where you're dealing crimes and resources."

Looking back, he is glad he had the chance to study overseas. It was in Oxford that he met his wife with whom they have a son and a daughter. He has the following advice for new scholars: "Learn as much as you can, meet as many people as possible and travel widely. You'll have no time to rest once you start work."

Currently holding the post of Deputy Commander, Jurong Police Division, Chun Ching is pleased to return to the frontline after a fruitful stint in the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) HQ. He has this to say about his current role: “Being a division Deputy Commander is wonderful opportunity for learning and contributing. There is a total of 1000 officers in Jurong Police Division and it is invigorating to lead such a big group of people. The responsibilities are immense and I am humbled by the trust placed in me. My experience so far has been most varied and enriching. In a short span of 3 months, I have had to work at managing the Human Resource elements, revamping the audits and inspection system, improving the various service programmes, reviewing the operations processes at the land checkpoints to enhance border security, etc. There certainly has not been a dull day so far.”

Prior to Jurong Police Division, Chun Ching spent two years at MHA in two different postings of one year each. He started off as the Senior Assistant Director, Joint Operations Management, where his role was to provide strategic operational guidance from Ministry HQ to Home Team departments in the execution of their operations and national issues. In doing so, he interacts with senior management including Minister and Permanent Secretary. As such, he is exposed to policy making at the highest levels. “It is exhilarating to be involved in such high-level discussion and policy decisions. I have certainly benefited hugely with a better understanding of the issues facing our nation,” he exclaimed. Subsequently with the emphasis on security and counter-terrorism, Chun Ching was transferred to the newly set-up Homefront Security Office, where he dealt with non-conventional threats such as chemical, biological and radiological terrorism. He also participated in the Ministry’s efforts in dealing with SARS and Avian Flu.

Before MHA, Chun Ching was Head Operations and Training at Tanglin Police Division from April 2000 to Jul 2002 and found that was his most intense job to date. During his tenure he had to deal with the aftermath of the Sep 11 attack because most embassies and foreign establishments are located in his division which covers the Orchard Road and Bukit Timah area. Furthermore there were high-level ministerial conferences held in the division too. The General Elections also took place then. He has this to say about his experience there: ”It was very tough. There were countless security operations to handle and yet we could not neglect our more routine duties to fight against crime and maintain law and order in a very busy division. A lot of sacrifices were made by all the officers at Tanglin.”

This was quite different from his first posting as an Investigation Officer at Central Police Station at Beach Road in 1998. There he dealt with criminal and non-criminal cases like suicide, spouse and maid abuse. While it was exciting to deal with criminal cases, DSP Teo found the latter more difficult. The police are the first people that are contacted in times of trouble. "It was a stressful time because you're dealing with people with problems. Often there are emotions involved. We try to get social agencies to help, but some of these cases happen in the middle of the night so we have to play counsellor as well," elaborated Chun Ching on this eye-opening experience.

In 1999, he was posted to Planning and Organisation at the Police Headquarters. His job was conceptual in nature and dealt with corporate planning for the Force. This was a desk-bound job that he did not mind. "It was a very stimulating time. We looked at the challenges facing Singapore, like the foreign population and the Internet, and devised strategies to deal with them. Often, we engaged in discussions with top management," he said.

"Those who think that Police is a rank-conscious, spit-and-polish organisation working mindlessly to catch thieves will be in for a shock. Everyone is expected to be a thinking officer and everyone's contributions is valued," he added.

Chun Ching cherishes his life in the Police. He said: "I am who I am because of my experience as a Police officer. No other career can do the same for me."

Teo Chun Ching
Deputy Commander
Jurong Police Division
2004 to 2005
(Currently on study leave pursuing MBA in INSEAD wef 9 Jan 2006)

Source: http://www.spf.gov.sg/career/lead/atwork/commanders_chunching.htm

Singapore Police Force Career Website

Happy Birthday to Tan Thiam Soon

2007-05-21T05:21:00.000+08:00

Dear Thiam Soon,
our Alumni Assistant Honorary Secretary,

Wishing you all the pleasures of life - on your birthday and always.

Best wishes from all of us
NPCC Alumni

Were you a CI in 1977/78?

2007-05-01T10:10:00.004+08:00

Were you a Cadet Inspector in 1977/78?

It’s time for a re-union!

[Click here to contact Siew Jit or Chun Liang]

[Click Here To See "Diary of a CI - 1977" (More Photos)]

NPCC Annual Parade 21 April 2007

2007-04-09T12:32:00.002+08:00

This year's NPCC Annual Parade will be held on Saturday 5.30pm, 21 Apr 2007 at Unity Square, Home Team Academy.

The NPCC Annual Parade (previously known as NPCC Day Parade) is held annually. This year's Parade will be held to commemorate NPCC 48th year. The Gold Award Winners for the Unit Overall Proficiency Award 2006 together with all the other NPCC units will field the marching contingents for the NPCC Annual Parade 2007.

Parade Date
Saturday 21 April 2007

Parade Venue
Unity Square, Home Team Academy, 501, Old Choa Chu Kang Road, Singapore 698928

Programme
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21 APRIL 2007, SATURDAY, 6.00 PM (to be seated by 5.30 PM)

PROGRAMME-IN-BRIEF

5.15 pm	Band In Concert
5.30 pm	VIPs and Guests to be seated
5.45 pm	Parade Commander marches in Supporting Contingents march in Guard-of–Honour Contingents march in
	Commandant NPCC takes up position Arrival of Ag Commissioner of Police Arrival of Chairman NPCC Council
6.00 pm	Arrival of Reviewing Officer Rear Admiral (NS) Lui Tuck Yew Minister of State for Education
	Inspection of Parade by Reviewing Officer Speech by Reviewing Officer Presentation of Awards by Reviewing Officer Recitation of NPCC Pledge National Anthem March Past and March Off Display Performance by NPCC Cadets End of Parade
6.45 pm	Dinner Reception
8.00 pm	End of Event

10 members of NPCC Alumni Association (Singapore) will be invited to this parade.

Please contact NPCC Alumni if you are interested to join us in this parade. Invitation cards will be given at first-come-first-serve basis. Thank you.

Happy Birthday to Low Siew Huang

2007-04-06T00:28:00.000+08:00

Dear Siew Huang,
our Alumni Honorary Secretary,

Wishing you all the pleasures of life - on your birthday and always.

Best wishes from all of us
NPCC Alumni

Telok Paku Fame

2007-04-01T00:01:00.000+08:00

Telok Paku Fame were a group of students from schools all over Singapore, who were members of the National Police Cadet Corps (NPCC) during their school days from 1972 to 1974. It was during those years that they first met in a series of Cadet Inspector (CI) Adventure Training held at the campsite next to Telok Paku Primary School. It was at this place, where their friendships were first bond and kept.

Members of Telok Paku Fame were mainly from the NPCC CI 1st and 2nd Batch and NPCC cadets from Siglap Secondary School. Today, most of them are hitting their age of 50's.

here are some of their photos during the 1973-74 period and recent years...

Click on their website below for more of their stories:

www.telokpaku.per.sg

34th Ship for Southeast Asia Youth Programme 2007

2007-03-27T12:43:00.001+08:00

The Ship for Southeast Asia Youth Programme (SSEAYP) is an annual programme sponsored by the Japanese Government and supported by ASEAN countries. The SSEAYP aims to promote friendship and understanding among youths from the ASEAN countries and Japan. Singapore will be sending a contingent of 28 youths to participate in this year's programme, which will be held from 22 Oct to 12 Dec 2007.

Pre-requisites
Nominees should possess a track record of active youth, community or public service and be outstanding youths capable of assuming an ambassadorial role for Singapore. They should be between 18 and 30 years old as of 1 Apr 2007. Each selected participant is required to contribute a sum of at least $900.00 to the contingent fund. The fund will be used to cover individual and group expenses for the programme. Participants are encouraged to raise funds or approach their nominiating organisations to subsidise their contributions to the Contingent Fund. Each participant must recommend three Singapore families who can host foreign youth for a homestay programme in Singapore. Each foster family must be able to host and accomodate two overseas participants.
All participants are required to undergo a two-month orientation programme, which includes weekend and two weekdays evening training sessions per week. The orientation programme is tentatively scheduled from mid Jul to mid Sep 2007.

Interested applicants are to submit their application by 27 Apr 2007. They may also contact Head Leadership & Community Services at 63146722 for more details.

Annual General Meeting

2007-03-12T17:38:00.000+08:00

The NPCC Alumni AGM to be held on Sat 31 Mar 2007 (instead of 24 March). We are looking forward to meet all alumni members for another warm gathering. Non-members of Alumni are most welcome to join us as new members on the same day of this AGM. (please refer to the NPCC Alumni website for membership requirement)

Date: Sat 31 March 2007

Time: 1345 hrs (1.45pm)

Venue: Level 2, Meeting Room @ Senior Police Officer Mess (SPOM)

(near the old Police Academy)

Address: Mount Pleasant Road (street directory)

Pulau Ubin Camp 2007

2007-03-12T16:57:00.002+08:00

NPCC Alumni Overnight Camp

At Pulau Ubin 2 Days and 1 Night

Date: to be confirmed for year 2007 (subject to changes)
Time: 0800 Hours (1st day) to 1700 Hours (2nd day)

COME EXPERIENCE THE LAST 'KAMPUNG' VILLAGE IN SINGAPORE!!!

The adventure begins on a bumboat ride leaving from Changi Jetty. Upon arrival, there are LOTS to do... Choose from eating, cycling, hiking and other fun activities or join a guided tour! Hurry!! Sign Up Now!!

By the initial closing date of 26th March 2007, there was still not enough response to sign up for the initial 6-7 April 2007 camping date. Therefore, we decided to postpone to a later date. Please submit your application if you are interested. We will inform you once the new camping date is confirmed.

Kindly notify Mr Ong Siong Seng via mobile. We regret that applications are limited to a maximum of 50 and is purely on a first come first served basis. So HURRY!

Price: $45 per head
Please see the sites below for further details...

[click here for more details]

[click here for more info of Pulau Ubin NPCC Campsite]
hosted by www.wildsingapore.com

Please click here to submit your application online

In 1987, the first NPCC Camp (a 0.88 ha site) at Kampung Bahru, Pulau Ubin was declared open. In 1994, the NPCC obtained a lease for the current 26 ha site. Construction on the new site began in 2001 and it was opened in 2004. 30 times bigger than the original site it can accommodate about 750 persons and has among others, its own jetty.

Douglas Foo

2007-03-05T06:28:00.004+08:00

Douglas Foo Peow Yong, an ex-police cadet of Dunman High School NPCC unit and a NS Army officer. He is a multi-award wining entrepreneur, and well known as the founder of Sakae Sushi, a restaurant-chain based in Singapore.

Douglas Foo, being the CEO of Apex-Pal International, graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration (Finance) from the SIM-RMIT Programme in 1995. For his exceptional entrepreneurial achievements and notable service to the community, Douglas was conferred the Singapore Youth Award (Singapore's highest honour for youths under the age of 35 for Entrepreneurship category Awarded by the National Youth Council) for 2003 and the ASEAN Youth Award (Youth & Entrepreneurship) for 2004.

Douglas has also received several other prestigious awards namely the Entrepreneur of the Year 2002, the Merit Award for the Yazhou Zhoukan Chinese Entrepreneur Award 2002 and he was named the Top Outstanding Young Person in 2002.

Douglas started off as a marketing executive before his entrepreneurial spirit saw him set up a garment trading firm in 1996. A year later, he diversified into food and beverage with Sakae Sushi and has since developed Apex Pal International into the successful enterprise that it is today. The food and beverage group comprising renowned chains such as Sakae Sushi, Crepes & Cream, Black Tea Box Hibiki, Uma Uman Men and Nouvelle Events (its catering arm). The home-grown Sakae Sushi chain, which has expanded into Thailand, Indonesia, China, Philippines and Malaysia, was awarded one of the Singapore's Top Restaurant in 2001, the Singapore Franchise Mark in 2001 and Singapore Promising Brands Award 2003.

Douglas’s pioneering innovations include the patented portable conveyor-belt sushi system for both indoor and outdoor catering, the Interactive Menu System, and vitamin E enriched sushi rice. The use of portable conveyor-belt won Apex-Pal two awards in 2003 namely the Singapore Innovation Award 2003 (Innovation of the Year) for the Innovative Application of the Portable Conveyor Belt and Singapore Innovation Class.

Within a short span of 6 years, Apex-Pal was listed in the Singapore Stock Exchange in August 2003 and achieved a turnover of $59.1 million in 2005. Apex-Pal was ranked 29th in the Enterprise 50 Awards in 2001 and 28th in the Singapore’s 50 Fastest Growing Companies Award in 2005.

Apex-Pal adopted the Movement for the Intellectually Disabled of Singapore (MINDS) and Mainly I Love Kids (MILK) as its official charity. It raised $6,000 for MINDS in 2002 when Sakae Sushi’s 18 chefs made Singapore’s longest California Maki sushi and $10,000 was raised for MILK Fund during Apex-Pal’s Management Challenge held in July 2006. Sakae Sushi and Nouvelle Events also hosted an educational tour for some 20 beneficiaries from MINDS.

- 符标雄：要世界各地都能找到荣寿司
- 符标雄：‘荣寿司’要成为寿司业的麦当劳
- 一只青蛙跳出一盘生意
- 荣寿司靠“快”成功
- 企业通- 与员工齐心合力，共同攀越高峰
- 本地五企业家入围华人青年企业家大奖
- Douglas Foo in RMIT Alumni Hall of Fame
- RMIT Alumni news in 2002
- Apex Pal's Awards
- Douglas Foo in The Wall Street Journal Online
- SINGAPORE YOUTH AWARDS 2003
- Hot News from the Young Entrepreneurs Organization - Singapore
- CEO Unplugged
- EnterpriseOne - Reach for the Apex
- Douglas Foo featured in Tiger Tales - Inflight Magazine of Tiger Airways
- Douglas Foo in Contact Singapore
- Mediacorp TV Channel 8 Money Week shown in August 3, 2002
- Sakae Sushi in Wikipedia

festive greetings for lunar new year

2007-03-02T15:29:00.000+08:00

Dr Tan Ching Yam

Bash on 9 March 2007

2007-02-28T16:38:00.000+08:00

Another Alumni event not to be missed !
Take this opportunity to catch up with old friends and network with new ones.

Bash on Friday 09 March 2007
@ Coral Village Bistro Restaurant
269 Beach Road, Singapore 199546
Tel: 6297 9453

(see street directory here)

will start around 7.30pm until 11pm (or earlier)
$25 per head

the date is confirmed, just come!

1983 Sec 4 Squad Anglican High School

2007-02-26T13:28:00.002+08:00

I was posted to Anglican High School NPCC Unit when I passed out as a Cadet Inspectors since 1982. It was a great time in 1983 for me to work with the sec 4 squad which had only 10 members, to run the whole NPCC unit then. See the pictures below and these 10 members are: Ah Poh, Gioh Leng, Kwee Yan, Lay Ching, Lay Khim, Lay See, Li Ling, Mei Lian, Mui Mui, and Puah Hoon

28 August 1982

29 December 1982

After about 24 years, we managed to keep in touch with 7 out of the total 10 members as shown in the photos below taken during a recent gathering:

27 January 2007

We are still looking forward to reach out for 3 more fellow members: Puah Hoon, Gioh Leng, and Li Ling to have a good catch-up with each other after losing contact for about two decades.

Best regards
Joon Kee
e-mail:

P/S: Please email me the email address or contact number if you think you could help us to find the 3 lost pals mentioned above. Thank you!

Happy Lunar New Year

2007-02-18T00:01:00.002+08:00

Old Singapore - in the 60's & 70's

2007-01-28T13:28:00.000+08:00

Gurmit Singh

2007-01-24T15:59:00.003+08:00

Singapore's very own celebrity, Gurmit Singh is a beloved personality to people from all walks of life. His versatility and multi-faceted talents as a comedian, host, singer, actor makes him a hit with the audience wherever he goes.

Helming the award-winning sitcom PCK Pte Ltd as Phua Chu Kang, Gurmit has penetrated the public's consciousness and created a MediaCorp icon recognised by all. His talents were vindicated when he and PCK Pte Ltd won numerous awards at the Asian Television Awards; and himself honoured as the reigning Comedy King after winning the coveted Best Comedy Actor for five years (1998-2001 & 2003).

As some people may know, Gurmit Singh, is actually an ex-NPCC member. He was also the Best Cadet Inspector from the batch of 29 May 1982 Cadet Inspectors' Training Course. (See pictures below).

29 May 1982 Batch Cadet Inspectors' Training Course held in the old Police Academy, Thomson Road.

Group 2 of 29 May 1982 Batch Cadet Inspectors. Since there was only one Singh in the whole course, you will be able to find where is Gurmit in this picture.

see also:
- Gurmit Singh - Wikipedia
- Gurmit Singh Online
- Gurmit's Simple Life
- Gurmit Singh - Yahoo! Singapore Movies
- www.mediacorptv.com/celeb/gurmit/index.htm
- www.mediacorptv.com/celeb_bios/gurmitsingh_index.htm
- www.mediacorpsingapore.com/001_celebs/2000/bios/bio_gurmit_01.htm
- http://ch5.mediacorptv.com/wassup/interviews/view/195/1/.html
- Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd
- All about PCK

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Name List of Batch 1/82 (29 May 1982) NPCC Cadet Inspectors' Unit

1. W/CI Cheong Kwan Phiu
2. W/CI Ee Poh Luan
3. W/CI Goh Chor Lim
4. W/CI Goh Geck Hua
5. W/CI Hwa Mee Thoo
6. W/CI Juliah Wahab
7. W/CI Lee Bin Wah
8. W/CI Leo Joon Lee
9. W/CI Lim Ee Gek
10. W/CI Lim Lay Hoon
11. W/CI Lim Poh Chin
12. W/CI Lim Soo Keow
13. W/CI Loh Yoke Sheat
14. W/CI Mesrah Bte Kasri
15. W/CI Nafsiah Bte Jaafar
16. W/CI Neo Lay Hong
17. W/CI Poh Li Lian
18. W/CI Puspa Kenchana Ramli
19. W/CI Rohani Bte Abdullah
20. W/CI Santi d/o Ramakrishnan
21. W/CI Sharifah Rahmah Bte Ahmad
22. W/CI Suriana Bte Othman
23. W/CI Tan Bee Lian
24. W/CI Tan Lay Chin, Jenny
25. W/CI Tan Lay Kian, Winnie
26. W/CI Tan Mong Geok
27. W/CI Tham Sook Kuen
28. CI Abdul Razak Bin Amir Wahid
29. CI Amran Bin Othman
30. CI Chan See Cheong, Peter
31. CI Chua Kok Chuan
32. CI Chua Siang Kid
33. CI Foo Tee See
34. CI Goh Kim Yian
35. CI Gurmit Singh
36. CI Kek Joon Kee
37. CI Khoo Seow Hiong
38. CI Koh Kia Nguang
39. CI Koo Heng Sheong
40. CI Kwan Hon Weng
41. CI Lean Soon Chong
42. CI Lee Tse Liang
43. CI Leong Chen Sung
44. CI Leong Yew Kin
45. CI Lim Kim Soon
46. CI Lim Tai Wah
47. CI Loh Yong Ho
48. CI Low Kuang Ting
49. CI Low Shan Kin, Vincent
50. CI Mohamad Ali Hanifiah B Abdullah
51. CI Mohd Norshad s/o Md Yaqooh
52. CI Mohd Shahri Bin Kamsin
53. CI Ng Wai Tat, Robin
54. CI Ong Cheong Wei
55. CI Ong Chwee Puan, Steven
56. CI Pauh Shoo Kim
57. CI Quek Soo How
58. CI Sim Boi Huat
59. CI Soo Lip Hong
60. CI Tan Boon Haw, Benny
61. CI Tan Hiang Khoon
62. CI Tan Kum Cheng
63. CI Tay Peng Boon
64. CI Teo Kok Thye, Philip
65. CI V Murugan
66. CI Wan Chee Meng
67. CI Yeo Khek Heong
68. CI Yeo Lek Chiu

Besides Gurmit Singh being in the above list, if you happen to be from the same batch, please respond by posting a comment here, as we would like to reach out to each other just to see if everyone is fine after these 25 good years.

You may also wish to give your email contact to me, so that we can have an update of contacts.

Maybe we can have some kind of reunion gathering?

Your fellow CI's course-mate
Joon Kee
e-mail:

Link to NPCC Units

2007-01-23T23:59:00.002+08:00

Here are the links for various NPCC Units, please feel free to submit or update your unit's URL by clicking the "comments" below.

NPCC Open Units:
1. National University of Singapore
2. Nanyang Technological University
3. Singapore Polytechnic
4. Nanyang Polytechnic

Secondary School NPCC Units:
1. NPCC Band
2. Hwa Chong Institution
3. Anglican High School
4.

Other NPCC-related sites:
1. NPCC Lifesaving Club
2. NPCC Alumni

wish to post on this blog?

2007-01-23T23:58:00.004+08:00

Hi! If you wish to post anything for sharing, please leave your gmail address by clicking the "comments" below or send a message to my facebook here:
www.facebook.com/joonkee
then I shall grant you author privileges by activating an email to you from blogger.com

Please do not post any offensive or discriminating or indecent content here. No bad remarks against individual, organisation, gender, ethnicity, religion, or politics please. Such posting will be removed once reported.

Alternatively, you may wish to share your posting in our facebook fan page here:

Thank you and have fun!

Best regards
Joon Kee

share your NPCC's story?

2007-01-23T23:57:00.003+08:00

Hi! If you have any NPCC story, history, experience, thought, or picture to share in this blog, please leave your gmail address by clicking the "comments" below or send a message to my facebook here:
www.facebook.com/joonkee
then I shall grant you author privileges by activating an email to you from blogger.com

Please do not post any offensive or discriminating or indecent content here. No bad remarks against individual, organisation, gender, ethnicity, religion, or politics please. Such posting will be removed once reported.

Alternatively, you may wish to share your posting in our facebook fan page here:

Thank you and have fun!

Best regards
Joon Kee

suggestion for activity?

2007-01-23T23:56:00.006+08:00

Hi! This category is for you to suggest any activity for NPCC Alumni.
If you wish to volunteer yourself to help in organising any activity, please also inform us.

Simply click on "comments" below to post your message for discussion.

Alternatively, you could also post your suggestion in our facebook here:

Thank you.

Best regards
Joon Kee

Feedback for Alumni

2007-01-23T23:55:00.004+08:00

Hi! This category is for you to feedback anything about NPCC Alumni, such as suggestion for any improvement for the alumni.

Simply click on "comments" below to post your message for discussion.

Alternatively, you could also post your feedback in our facebook here:

Thank you.

Best regards
Joon Kee

"Lost and Found"

2007-01-23T23:54:00.001+08:00

Hi! This category is for you to find old friends or teachers who were in NPCC (1971-now), NCC (Police) (1969-1971) or PCC (1959-1969).

Simply click on "comments" below to post your "Lost & Found" message.

Alternatively, you may wish to post in our facebook fan page here:

Good Luck and have fun!

Best regards
KEK, Joon Kee
1978 Batch NPCC Cadet
29 May 1982 Batch CI
NPCC Alumni member since 21 July 1999*

* (21 July 1999 is the date for the National Police Cadet Corps Alumni Association (Singapore) being officially registered with the Registry of Societies)

Happy New Year

2007-01-01T00:01:00.000+08:00