A desire to help inmates change for the better makes Yong Thim Kwee’s (Class of 1999) job of working with prisoners worthwhile. Designing and making costumes for major stage productions is the highlight of Goh Lai Chan’s (Class of 1983) career. “A HanZpad for every student”. That is Sim Wong Hoo’s (Class of 1975) vision for his tablet computer with Chinese content. 64, a short film about chess won Best Film for Director Woo Wan Fong and Matthew Yang (Class of 2012), it also won Best Actor at The New Paper’s FiRST Film Fest 2012. Roman Tarassov (Class of 2004) and his band mates, Electro-pop act I Hate This Place, want to make their presence felt with their style of synth music. Kelly Choo (Class of 2001) conferred “Young IT Professional of the Year” by The Singapore Computer Society (SCS) in its annual IT Leaders Awards. Haridharan Jaganathan (Class of 2010) who volunteers actively despite suffering from cerebral palsy, shares his experience at the Human Library event. Inspired by people and incidents around him, Kenneth Lee’s (Class of 2010) film, “Band of Mischief” sends a clear message that bullying is wrong. Germaise Tan (Class of 2011) is blazing a trail in Psychology, thanks to her interest when she was just 12. Memories of his grandmother’s house played a part in influencing Tan Jin Xiang’s (Class of 2009) decision to study Architecture. They may be twins, but Rasmus & Rastus Chow (Class of 2010) who are currently in their first year at NUS, have different plans after graduating from university. For Loh Yong Keong (Class of 2005), the strangest and suspicious things happen at about 3am. Read about the “fishy” story he encountered 4 years ago. For Roger Lee (Class of 1998), nothing beats the satisfaction of saving a life. Read about his exciting life as an SCDF Paramedic. It took a few extra years and a whole lot of discipline, but Ang Jin Hui (Class of 2008) has defied the odds by climbing the academic ladder of excellence. For Tech Entrepreneur Douglas Gan (Class of 2003), peddling beauty treatments is a strange new world. Dennis Leong (Class of 2004), is among a select group of 24 who will be judge at the London 2012 Olympic Games. Come Visit NP during Open House, Grads in Malaysia Get Together and Other Alumni Stories in the final installment of GRAD Newsletter for 2011. Members of the Ngee Ann Alumni Association Malaysia met for an annual dinner. Lim Jim Kai, 2011 Mass Communication graduate, is the first from NP to receive the Ministry of Home Affairs’ Local Merit Scholarship. The annual Graduate Employment Survey (GES) is back to ascertain the employment status of graduates from the five polytechnics. Give us your feedback here.... |