July 2014 - Temasek Polytechnic

campus newspaper
July 2014
ASPIRE
Special
Game Review:
Hearthstone
We Are
Singaporeans
Working before
pursuing a
degree
Casual strategy
game with Warcraft
characters
CMM students
attend filming of
game show
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A toast to this year’s top graduands
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By: Gordon Sia
T
emasek Polytechnic’s 11 top graduands for this year were honoured
in a special ceremony on May 20.
They had won a range of awards – The
Lee Kuan Yew Award, The Lee Kong
Chian Award, The Tay Eng Soon Gold
Medal, the CapitaLand Award for All
Round Excellence and The Lee Kong
Chian Award for All-Round Excellence.
Coming from different backgrounds, these students strived to be the
best that they can be, motivated by their
passion and drive for a better future. Recipient of The Lee Kuan Yew Award for
Mathematics and Science, Muhammad
Faias is a perfect example of this.
Since childhood, Faias had always
dreamed of becoming a pilot. Getting
in to TP’s aviation management course
brought him closer to his dream, which
was strengthened after his father’s passing
just before his O level exams.
Travelling from Yishun to Tampines everyday, he remained positive and
juggled his time between studying, CCA
involvement and later flight training at the
Singapore Youth Flying Club, exceptionally well. He was rewarded with a GPA
of 4 and a private pilot licence at the end.
Lo Siu Yen, recipient of The Lee
Kong Chian Award says: “Passion is really
the key to excelling at what you’re doing.”
Siu Yen is a skilled designer and
conceptual thinker, who won a bronze
in the Crowbar Awards and received the
prestigious Philips Design Excellence
Photos: Khairul Ameer
CMM graduand Juliana Chia receiving the Capitaland Award for All-Round Excellence from TP
Principal and CEO, Mr Boo Kheng Hua, during the pre-graduation ceremony.
Work with passion and dedication, that way
you’ll enjoy your work.
- Lo Siu Yen
Award.“No matter how much passion I
have and skills I acquire, the most significant thing I learnt at TP is the importance
of hard work.”
It paid off for Siu Yen as she made
it to the Director’s List for two years and
graduated with a GPA of 3.9.
Another success story would be
Juliana Chia, recipient of the CapitaLand
Award for All-Round Excellence.
“Knowing what you’re good at and
time-management is very important,”
says the top student from the Diploma
in Communications and Media Manage-
Award winners
The Lee Kuan Yew
Award
F Muhammad Faias
Lee Li Ting
Peh Bi Yin Jody
The Lee Kong Chian
Award
Loi En Qi Janine
Jared Kang Chern Wey
Lo Siu Yen
Quek Kai Yu
Capitaland Award For
All-Round Excellence
Chia Yanting Juliana
The Lee Kong Chian
Award for All-Round
Excellence
Ee Lee Yee
Yen Mei Yi
The Ngee Ann Kongsi
Most Outstanding
Overcomer Award
Nurul Nabilah
Mohamad Fuad
ment. Besides obtaining a GPA of 3.98,
Juliana had participated in a variety of cocurricular activities including the Overseas Community Project with involved
caring for abused elephants in Thailand.
Inspired by the passion of the student
leaders in project Jumbo II, she joined
the Community Service Club as VicePresident.
As a capable leader, she eventually
became the president of the club. She has
also served as the Managing Editor of
this campus newspaper.
So, what are some tips students
F Muhammad Faias who scored a perfect
GPA and a pilot licence was one of The Lee
Kuan Yew Award winners.
could use to perhaps emulate these outstanding graduands? “You need to ask
people whenever you don’t understand,
that is the only way you would learn
something,” offers Juliana.
Ee Lee Yee, recipient of The Lee
Kong Chian All round Excellence award,
says: “Working hard and working smart
is important as well, time-management is
very important too.”
Siu Yen believes with a good attitude, anything is possible. “Work with
passion and dedication, that way you’ll
enjoy your work.”
A total of 5,375 students graduated
this year. The main graduation ceremony
on May 26 saw the Minister for Communications and Information Dr Yaacob
Ibrahim presenting the top awards.
New award: Most Outstanding Overcomer
Inspiring IIT student Nurul Nabilah
N
urul Nabilah, is a deserving recipient of the Ngee
Ann Kongsi Most Outstanding Overcomer Award which
was presented for the first time.
The wheelchair-bound student who is only able to use her
right hand, was born with a condition called Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita, where the newborn’s joints are curved or crooked,
resulting in decreased flexibility.
But that did not stop her
from doing the best she can.
Nabilah was attached to the
TP-IBM IT service and management center for a 10-week internship and went on to do another 3
months at IBM, which later offered
her a full-time job.
“Everyone was encouraging
and helped out a lot during my time
in TP.
“I am extremely grateful
for everyone and their unwavering support,” said Nabilah who
is an inspiration to her peers.
- Gordon Sia
Nurul Nabilah, who was born with
joints disability, won the new award
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Stop Press :: July 2014
TP Stargazers - new astronomy interest group
By: Brina Tan & Nicole Tan
T
P Stargazers has seen a bright start
attracting 274 new members during the recent CCA Fair in April.
The mission of the Temasek Polytechnic Astronomy Club is “to bring the
wonders of the universe closer to all”.
The Astronomy Club was set
up this year by Asher Lim, a finalyear student from the Diploma in
Financial Business Informatics.
The soft-spoken youngster was
extremely enthusiastic and passionate
when he was explaining his fascination
with the subject. ‘‘Astronomy is one
whole host of exciting interconnected
subjects which allow us to see ourselves
in something that is, in fact, far greater
than we hope to understand,’’ he said.
As it is a relatively young interest group, the club is still waiting for
approval for funding from the Student
& Alumni Affairs Department (SAA).
Meanwhile, it has planned a wide
array of activities for the club members, ranging from stargazing nights,
visits to the Science Centre Observatory and Astrophysics Department.
The Club will also seek collaborations with other local polytechnics,
Junior
Colleges
and universities
while reaching out
Photos: Nicole Tan
at the same time to
Primary and Sec- Some of the 274 pioneer members of TP Stargazers at their inaugural meeting
ondary Schools.
A number ing to far flung countries such as HaThe members of the astronomy
of students from waii, Korea and Japan and United States. club also hope to spread their pasthe club will be
Asher’s ultimate goal for the club is a sion and knowledge to more, if not all
heading to Port trip to the National Aeronautics and Space students through more of such talks.
Dickson on their Administration, better known as NASA.
Even though they have already
own, as part of
However, the issue of fund- achieved a record number of registrants,
a
programme ing does not seem to be slow- they are still hoping to reach out to
organised by an ing them down a n yti m e s o o n . a larger percentage of the student
external organisaT h ey
h ave
invited Prof. population.
tion, Cosmocraft. Phil Chan, Professor of PhysThe talks will be open to TP
The Club itself is ics at the National University of students and not just limited to the
thinking of head- Singapore to deliver a talk on July 2.
members of the astronomy club.
Salad Bar re-opens to
good business
By: Jeannie Sing
S
alad Bar, the western food stall in
Mensa 2 reopened on April 1, in
time for the new semester.
For five months, there was a
hiatus because the owner had to go for
a surgery, said Mdm Koh who helps to
run the stall.
Salad Bar remains a popular choice
among students and it is the stall with
the longest queue during lunch hours.
Most students are drawn to the
Photos: Syahir Lee
salad, a fresh addition to go with their
western meal.
Despite the closure, business has
been “normal, almost the same”.
There are no changes to the pricing but there are new items on the menu.
No special publicity was done
but Mdm Koh said: “People would buy
when they see the new menu.”
Salad Bar is also the only stall
Business student Ng Li Xuan and her
friend Alethea Tang regularly patronise
at the Mensa canteen. They agreed that
the price is “reasonable” and the
food is “not bad”.
They enjoy
the “Carbonara,
Mango Salad and
Fish & Chip”.
Alethea added: “My 23-yearold brother who
graduated
from
Temasek Poly still
misses Salad Bar.”
Students not bothered by
food price increases
By: Jeannie Sing
T
here has been an increase in food
prices in various school canteens
but this change did not seem to
affect or bother students.
For most stalls, the increase ranged
from 10 to 50 cents.
Second-year student Tiffany Yap,
20 said she would consider 50 cents to a
dollar increase as significant.
Owners of Drinks/Desserts stall
in Mensa 1 (level 1) said there has been
a 10-cent increase in hot drinks since last
year”.
The price for a cup of coffee and
tea is now 60 cents and similarly, Kopi-O
and Teh-O prices are also up 10 cents.
Over at Flavours canteen, price
increases were more prominent.
New price stickers covered the old
price but most owners said that price
changes were made some time back.
Owners of Asian Delight said:
“No, we did not change our price. Nasi
Lemak is still $2.”
However, it was spotted that the
price stickers that overlapped the amount
on the menu reflected an increase. For
example, Lontong is now $2.20 instead
of $2 and Tahu Goreng is now $1.60
rather than $1.50.
In general, most owners were
hesitant to reveal much and go into
details about the increase.
Mr Ang, 60, who manages Claypot
Delight said that the price adjustment
made to Claypot Mixed Vegetables with
Rice/Noodles/Bread, was necessary . It
is now $3 after a 50-cent increase.
All the items on the menu are now
$3. Mr Ang justified the higher prices,
saying: “Food cost and labour cost all
went up”.
Stop Press :: July 2014
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Applied Study in Polytechnics and Institute of Technical Education Review (ASPIRE) Committee was set up this year by the Education Ministry. Chaired by Senior Minister of State Indranee
Rajah, the committee’s primary focus is on the upward progression of Poly and ITE students.
T
emasek Poly has
been actively involved in helping
to gather feedback for
the ASPIRE committee.
Alongside other Polys, it
has carried out various
surveys and facilitation sessions.
Giving an update in Parliament in
May, Ms Indranee Rajah said her committee has reached out to more than 2000
stakeholders from the 5 polys and ITE,
including students, parents, staff and
alumni. It has also surveyed more than
10,000 polytechnic students, 4,000 ITE
students and some 600 parents.
The committee’s main focus is
on the upward progression of students.
Among the strategies it is looking at
is providing viable paths, for example,
where students may work first and consider progression in various ways later.
TP’s senior lecturer, Mrs Mary
Thomas, who is in ASPIRE’s engagement
committee, noted that many Poly students want to head straight to a university
after a diploma. She said: “Polytechnic
students need to be master craftsmen and
hone their skills in the industry they are
trained for so that they know exactly what
their interest is before they head for further education.”
The steering committee is also
looking at continuous upgrading and how
companies can partner educational institutions in training.
TP organised various facilitation sessions with
parents (above), alumni, staff and students.
Two Temasek Poly alumni who took a different route after poly instead of going straight to university are Matthew
Seng and Nadia Natasha. Stop Press journalist Samuel-Roy Supramaniam inteviewed them for this Special.
Advantage of working first
M
r Matthew Seng graduated
with a Diploma in Information Technology in 2007
and was awarded the prestigious Silver
medal.
When asked why he chose to
study in TP, the down-to-earth alumnus
simply said: “It was in close proximity
to my house back then and it’s a good
polytechnic”.
Mr Seng enlisted in National Service promptly after graduating and two
years later he had to make a difficult decision - study IT in a university or stay
in the working world. Eventually, he
chose the latter and decided to work as
a software developer.
Mr Seng recalls that his family
was not exactly in the best of financial
circumstances for him to further his
studies at that time. “So it was really a
no-brainer for me,” he said.
He added that other than the
incentive of a pay cheque that comes
along with working as opposed to
studying for a degree, entering the industry first would allow young people
to gain valuable exposure and skills in
the working world.
That is the practical side of Mr
Photo: Matthew Seng
Seng - to see the value of really appreciating the skills needed in industry and
to see how he could contribute to its
growth.
He says this will be a plus for
those who want to continue furthering their studies after working as they
would already have had some first-hand
experience of the skills needed in the
industry.
Mr Seng praised the polytechnic
course for being highly relevant in his
career, adding that “it was really a kickstarter for me in programming”.
He said that the polytechnic internship also helped to point him in
the direction to make the right career
choice.
While he was working he multitasked and has obtained a Microsoft
Certification in Web Development and
is currently the Project Director in Innexus Consulting.
Today, he is pursuing a part-time
degree course in IT Computing at the
Singapore Institute of Management
(SIM).
He remains grateful to his polytechnic lecturers. “They are dedicated
lecturers who played an instrumental
part in shaping who
I am today.
“Most importantly, they gave me
a fishing rod and
taught me how to
fish, metaphorically.”
His advice to
current poly students: “Stop Procrastinating. Really
understand things
and do your best in
everything you do.”
Ready-made for industry
M
s Nadia Natasha, who graduated in 2011 with a Diploma
in Communications and Media Management (CMM) is a driven
young woman who is steadily making
her way up the career ladder in the media industry.
Having interned at MediaCorp,
she was invited to join the company as
an Assistant Producer after finishing
her diploma and is now a Studio Director for Channel NewsAsia, making
waves in the media industry.
This same confident director of
one of the busiest and widely-viewed
television station in Asia was not so
sure as to her goals at first.
Ms Nadia recounted her early
thoughts after graduating from TP and
having to face the working world: “Although I knew that I wanted to stay in
the industry, I was unsure of what exactly I wanted to do.”
So she decided to work instead
of taking the “usual” route of getting
a degree first.
She says she has no regrets as going straight into the industry allowed
her to discover her interest and define
her strengths and work on her weaknesses.
She says it
has provided her
with valuable experience that she
would not have
been able to get
had she gone on
to pursue a degree.
Ms Nadia
shared that the
things she had
learnt in TP, and
the polytechnic experience, played a
major role in helping her to adapt well
to the fast-paced studio production
work.
She remembers vividly how she
and her peers used to complain about
the strict guideline on work discipline.
But now she admits that it has allowed
her to be professional at work.
Ms Nadia gave some credit for
her success in the workplace to her lecturers. “I couldn’t have asked for better
mentors than the lecturers. The CMM
diploma is definitely a stepping stone
for starting in the media industry”.
Starting out from a studio classroom in TP’s Business school to landing the job of a Studio Director with
Channel NewsAsia, Ms Nadia’s story
is a testament of how the right mix of
passion, purpose and potential can really bring you to places.
While emphasising continuous learning, Nadia certainly gives the
thumbs up to polytechnic education.
“Being poly students equipped with
specific skills, we will be able to adapt
quickly to changes and that will give us
an advantage in our job progress.”
Photo: Nadia Natasha
school
Stop Press :: July 2014
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Ready for any challenge
By: Brina Tan
J
It is important
to be kind in
life and never
give up.
days, he has always aimed to be a
good leader joining the National
Cadet Corps(NCC) in order to
By: Nicole Tan
W
ith a ready grin, Eliza Liaw’s
friendly and cheerful demeanour
puts a person at ease right away.
“I guess I would describe myself as
someone who is passionate about design,”
says Eliza, when asked to talk about herself as
a person. “I love what I do, and I strive to do
my best,” adds the final-year student from the
Diploma in Interior Architecture and Design.
This year, Eliza’s passion for
designing led her to take part in the March
Spatial Design (SPADE) Awards 2014, a
competition organised by the Interior Design
Confederation of Singapore.
It is an international spatial design
competition, opened to all full-time tertiary
students pursuing a spatial design related
discipline. The competition aims to showcase
the best design ideas in projects that entail
strong spatial content.
Eliza represented her school in the
Hospitality Category and managed to bag a
merit award for her efforts. “I never expected
to win an award,” shares Eliza. “I already felt
extremely honoured and grateful that my
project was one of the few chosen out of the
many submitted.”
Aside from school work and projects,
Eliza has a hobby in cooking and baking.
“It gives me some peace of mind when I’m
not drowning in projects,” she says. “And it’s
something totally different from what I do in
school, so it counts as some time away from
my hectic schedule.”
Asked about her coursework she said:
“Design isn’t something that you literally study
for; it’s the yearning for new experiences and
knowledge that really helps you to be a better
designer.”
Design
ust #yolo and do it. That is how
Aaron Ong would describe his
personality, giving a twist to the Nike tagline.
And it fact, be it sports, music
or studies, the third-year Psychology
student can do it all.
Apart from being on the
Director’s List in his Freshman year
and being on the TP scholarship,
Aaron is also the Vice-President of
the TP - NYAA Student Interest
Group.
He has also recently completed
his first marathon last December - the
Standard Chartered Half Marathon.
Since his secondary school
Humanities &
Social Sciences
Rolling, training the mind
By: Shawn Russel
W
hen Shermaine See was young
her parents would take her along
for a game of French Boules or
Pentanque. She has since rolled her way into
representing Singapore in the sport. The
third-year Diploma in Business student is
now a member of the NSA Sports Boules
Singapore.
Petanque is a sport whereby the
goal is to throw hollow metal balls as close
as possible to a small wooden ball called a
cochonnet, while standing inside a starting
circle with both feet on the ground. The game
is normally played on hard dirt or gravel, but
can also be played on grass, sand or other
BUSINESS
“work on the qualities that his
smarter peers lacked”.
However the drive became
intrinsic when he learned about being
a leader and being recognized as one.
Aaron has also been a member
of the main committee for the school
of Humanities and Social Sciences
for two consecutive years and he is
constantly seeking to improve his
leadership qualities.
As a testimony to his leadership
abilities, Aaron has also achieved the
CCA Merit Award for Leadership.
The avid sports lover is also
involved in basketball, running, and
football. He has also recently picked
up boxing and Cross-Fit, a fitness
programme that combines a variety
of workout.
It’s a feat that he credits to
proper time management.
Apart from keeping him fit,
these activities have helped him in
other areas too.
“It is because of such activities,
I feel that I have had a good head
start in terms of ball-sense, stamina
and being selfless in team sports.”
Furthermore, he has also
dabbled in cooking and photography.
His love for cooking came from his
secondary school days when he took
on Food and Nutrition for his O
levels.
He explored baking and
cooking on his own free time and
soon kindled his love for it.
He also believes that he should
always capture important moments
of his life for memories.
Even though Aaron admits
that he is not very good in
photography yet, he says that his love
for photography comes from trying
to bring out the feelings of the
photo, and also unexpectedly ……
Instagram, the photo sharing
social media application.
Aaron believes in tackling
problems head on and not
worry about future problems
as he believes that facing
these
challenges
will
eventually make him a
stronger person.
He believes that
everyone will have their
fair share of troubles
and difficulties in life.
Thus, his motto is: It
is important to be kind in life and
never give up.
A yearning designer
surfaces. Petanque is similar to other sports in
terms of the level of commitment required
of the players.
The intensive training sessions usually
take place four times a week.
Shermaine still attends at least three
sessions each week at Toa Payoh, on top of
other commitments such as basketball and
school work.
She said it’s a tough act. “I have to
maintain my GPA, and still go for basketball
and pétanque training. I reach home very late
every night, and I have to do my tutorials
before I sleep.”
Shermaine admits that she is not the
best when it comes to time-management. She
is, however, trying her best to work on this by
having more self-discipline.
Shermaine believes that Petanque
has strengthened her mind in more ways
than one.
It has taught her to concentrate
under harsh conditions such as having to
play in the scorching sun and persevering on
despite being tired, and still be able to react
and think quickly.
“It really helped to train my mind. We
have to be mentally strong to stay focused
despite being lethargic and worn out. It’s really
draining having to stay focused under the hot
sun and still keep your muscle memory to
make sure the balls you throw won’t be wild.
It requires a lot of thinking as well.”
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Stop Press :: July 2014
Going places
trail
with lofty career goals
By: Ainslyn Lim
N
nent multi-national aerospace company.
By: Lena Lim
T
he term FBI often leads people
to think of the Federal Bureau
of Investigation. But in TP we
also have an FBI – Diploma in Financial Business Informatics, offered by the
School of Informatics and Information
Technology (IIT).
“I chose FBI because it sounded
really cool,” said Victoria Lee, a finalyear student.
But, of course, apart from the interesting acronym, Victoria had other
reasons when she decided to join this
particular diploma. “Well, personally
I love both the finance and IT sector.
When I looked at the scope of the FBI
course, it also covers finance and IT. So
why not choose FBI?”
Being in the FBI diploma also
provides students with opportunities to
broaden their horizons – one of these
chances was the exchange programme
with Japan’s Kunamoto National College of Technology (KNCT), which
Victoria participated in last year.
This is an annual exchange
INFORMATICS & IT
ur Amirah Bte Azman, a finalyear student from the Diploma in Electronics (Avionics),
has always aimed to work in the aerospace industry.
Her career choice stems from the
fact that her father is a Production Control Engineer at aerospace company,
Eagle Services Asia Pte Ltd (ESA), a
subsidiary of Pratt and Whitney.
But it seems like to Amirah, the
sky’s the limit. Taking part in a survey
by the Economic Development Board
where she was asked to write down her
dream job in aerospace industry, Amirah wrote: “I wish to become the CEO
of Pratt & Whitney.”
Her response was exhibited at the
recent Singapore Airshow and caught
the attention of Mr Paul Adams, the
President of Pratt & Whitney, a promi-
He contacted EDB to offer Amirah an
internship in his company.
Although she is undergoing internship in the company that her father
works in, she does not work in the same
department as him, so there’s no question of bias. She, however, adds that
she would love to get the opportunity
to work under her father as she feels
that they would be able to build a good
working relationship.
Amirah is currently attached to
Repair Operations and is already involved in one of the department’s most
recent projects.
She feels that the exposure to new
fields of study and the opportunity to
experience first-hand dynamic work
environments have provided her an insight into the booming Maintenance,
Repair and Overhaul (MRO) industry in
Singapore.
Eagles Services Asia is the only
repair facility that provides full overhaul
to the P&W 4000 engines.
The company’s slogan is: “It’s
in our power”. Pratt & Whitney has
proved that it’s in their ability to be a
game-changer in the aviation industry
with the new innovation of the PurePower PW1000G engines.
This ambitious intern also has
lofty career goals for her company. She
said: “I would like to be able to provide
constructive input, implement fresh ideas and have the final say, for the amelioration of the company.”
Cool FBI ‘agent’
programme whereby the IIT students
would head to Japan to visit KNCT during the March holidays. In turn, KNCT
students would make the trip down to
visit Temasek Polytechnic during the
October break.
“The students from KNCT were
very welcoming,” Victoria shared. “They
came all the way down from their homes
to our hotel to bring us to their school.”
At KNCT, the Japanese students
introduced Kunamoto’s local delicacies,
famous figures, landmarks and more to
their foreign visitors. The exchange students also had a chance to try out some
of KNCT’s co-curriculum activities,
ranging from traditional Japanese activities such as tea ceremony, archery and
Japanese calligraphy. They also had the
chance to take part in the activities held
by the Robotics Club.
The highlight of the trip was the
Robotics Competition. The exchange
students were paired with KNCT students and through teamwork, the pairs
are supposed to programme a robot to
complete a race track twice in the shortest time possible.
“This activity allows us to get to
know more about the KNCT students,”
Victoria said. “There might be a communication barrier at first, but then as
time passes, we kind of bond with each
other.”
Victoria also added that they were
able to teach the students some singlish
and in return, the students taught them
simple Japanese. Although they only
spent two days with the KNCT students, Victoria has truly enjoyed the experience and also managed to have a lot
of fun while in their company.
Mature, applied leadership
“L
eadership does not come
naturally to me,” says Adam
Chiow – a final-year student
from the Diploma in Pharmaceutical
Science. “I have to constantly apply it
into my life.”
Adam says that since he is the oldest in his class, “reality sinks into (him)
that (he) has to lead them in the correct
direction”.
He wants his classmates to see for
themselves if they want to have the good
side that he portrays, and not the bad
habits that he sometimes shows.
He is the current president of Totally Pharmaceutical Science (TOPS), the
interest group of his Diploma and also a
member of the Student Leadership Programme (SLP).
“The interest group is about
bonding the whole diploma together as
a group,” shares Adam. “While having
fun, we are also looking into enhancing the academic aspects via mentoring
programmes, as well as character development through community projects of
the students and their interest for the
course that they are taking.”
He also went on a study trip to the
pharmaceutical industry in Malaysia and
together with his teammates, became
first runner-up in the 60-second Science
Video Competition (International Open
Category).
Adam says that his group did not
really expect to win anything in the competition, after they had seen the better
videos made by last year’s winners.
Their video concept was about
something relatable that happens in people’s daily lives, the colourisation of fruit
– like how apples will turn brown if they
were left in the air for a while.
The group took about three days
to complete the whole video.
“I believe what could have helped
us achieve that award is the reflection
made by the other group during the
workshop set up to prepare us for this
competition,” concludes Adam. “We
reviewed the videos and incorporated
what we think would be good.”
APPLIED SCIENCE
By: Lena Lim
Stop Press :: July 2014
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More than 100 stalls were set up on May 16 during
the Campus Care Network (CCN) Day, which aims
to raise funds for needy students. Students from
BUS, IIT, HSS and some departments participated
in the bi-annual event. A total of $36,000 was raised.
Divo Diva set up a booth called the Human Jukebox, where students paid a
dollar for the members to sing a song in the list.
A photo booth with students posing in costumes of ghosts
or anime characters.
Drinks and food stalls, including homemade variety, also saw good business
in the crowded and humid hallways
Students dressed in scary costumes roam around campus to attract other students
to enter their haunted, which is a usual hit.
Photos, Text & Layout: Dazale Choy, Marissa Yeo, Syakirah Iqbal, Khairul Ameer
Business students selling stationery and other items
such as handphone covers and socks.
mind
scape
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7
Socialising through
the old fashion way
No Internet, no movies, no phones
By: Muhd. Hazim
I
realise that people these days are
downright afraid of interacting. How
often have we sat down in a restaurant, only to see a group of friends there
just using their phones.
Especially in the case of youths, I
feel that despite being physically present,
their minds are often elsewhere.
Their eyes are glued intently to their
smartphone screens, playing games (such
as the widely popular 2048 or Clash Of
Clans), or updating their social media accounts.
They seldom interact with each
other and they just can’t bear to put their
phones down and bring themselves to
initiate a conversation. However, I feel
that the problem does not lie just with the
phones, but also with the activities these
youths engage in. They frequently go out
for movies, for shopping dates and to internet cafes. These activities do not allow
youths to interact with each other and it
makes it very difficult for an individual to
start a conversation.
You can’t talk with each other while
being in a movie as you do not want to
disturb the people around you. You can’t
talk during shopping dates as you are always looking around searching for what
you want to buy. You can’t talk when
you’re in an internet café as you’re too focused on the screen and cannot be bothered with what’s happening around you.
These activities do not provide a
good platform for bonding with friends.
If this continues, one day, we are all going
be socially awkward (most of us already
are). We will lack communication skills
and worst of all, we will fear face to face
interaction and would prefer to do everything online.
Therefore, I suggest that we should
promote a change of activities. No more
movies, no more internet cafes, bring back
the good old fashion fun. Let’s go to the
jungle and set up camp with a group of
friends. Let’s have a picnic by the beach,
with bicycles ready to zoom off once it
starts raining. Let’s play a sport under the
scorching sun even though we know we
are going to sweat buckets. Let’s drop the
smartphones and start using our feet to
explore Singapore.
Let’s roam around Chinatown or
Little India and observe, learn and feel
the heritage of these areas. These places
aren’t here just for tourists, you know.
What I’m saying is, we need our
youths to realise that there are certainly
more activities to do than just watching
the latest action film. Yes, they do take
a little bit more effort, but we will realise that these small efforts are way more
beneficial in the future than watching a
movie.
We will get closer to our friends, we
will understand each other better, and we
will certainly have more fun and enjoyment together.
All this has to start with changing
the youth’s mentality towards such activities and making them willing to take
that first step in suggesting such “outrageous” activities and convincing his peers
to come along. Now if you’ll excuse me, I
have a 2048 high score to beat.
My Space is for any TP student to share
his or her thoughts and experiences. You
are invited to write an article of about 600
words.
Please write to MySpace.StopPress@
gmail.com with subject heading “Mindscape”. Articles will be edited for content
and length.
You can’t talk with
each other while
being in a movie
as you do not
want to disturb
the people around
you. You can’t talk
during shopping
dates as you are
always looking
around searching
for what you want
to buy...one day
we are all going
to be socially
awkward.
Why I’m glad the 15-minute grace is gone
For the clueless freshmen out there,
the grace period allowed students who arrived up to fifteen minutes late for class
to be marked as late instead of absent –
a real convenient life-saver for someone
who is terminally late.
As a second-year student, I was the
last batch to benefit from the 15-minute
grace period. It was a luxury that we had
By: Gordon Sia
T
emasek Polytechnic students have
always been dependent on the
15-minute grace period to avoid
being labelled as absent. The untimely
clutches of unforeseen circumstances
such as delayed buses (or oversleeping)
have never been taken as seriously as they
are since the start of this semester.
Until then, the 15-minute buffer
period offered TP students a false sense
of security, giving students the impression that if they failed to turn up to class
on time, there would always be a safety
net to break their fall.
Who would have
thought the mere
removal of the
15-minute grace
period would
benefit me.
taken for granted.
Being the tardy student I am, I was
often late for classes and meetings and
the news of the removal of the grace period struck me with annoyance.
I was more than used to the additional allowance for my tardiness, as I was
often around 10 to 15 minutes late – just
within the grace period.
Having to come 15 minutes earlier
is harder than it sounds. Old habits diehard and even after a month of school, I
found myself struggling daily to be punctual.
However, I no longer feel the annoyance I initially felt towards the removal of the 15-minutes grace period. On the
contrary, I’m glad it has been removed.
What? Glad? Before you guys think
I’m crazy, hear me out. My reason is simple: having the 15-minute grace period
doesn’t fulfil the objective of a polytechnic education, that is to prepare students
for the working world.
Punctuality is an essential trait in
the working world and is the most basic
thing your employer expects. Trust me, I
learnt it the hard way after working a few
jobs over the holidays.
When TP students go out to the
working world, they would be unfamiliar with the very concept of punctuality,
being accustomed to having a 15-minute
grace period.
No quarter is given in the outside
world. Without the grace, I have found
myself actually planning my mornings.
With the morning crowd, it is only wise
to do so.
Three absences is equivalent to a
non-graded pass. A minute is all it takes
to be marked absent. All of a sudden, the
stakes feel higher. The margin for error is
slimmer.
Of course, planning my mornings
was a pain at the start. However, it has
become a habit with time. All it took was
to either pack my things earlier or leave
my house earlier.
This passed on not just to school,
but to work and even meet-ups with my
friends. Who would have thought the
mere removal of the 15-minute grace period would benefit me so much.
However, I would be lying if I said
punctuality was a piece of cake. There
are times I still struggle to make the 9 am
classes. At least I’m actually trying now.
Knowing there’s no safety net has made
me do something to change myself. I’m
confident that punctuality will become
second nature to me. Soon. Just give me
more time, okay?
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Hearthstone: Casual strategy game
By: Tan Yong Ting
W
hen people talk about the gaming
company Blizzard, the common
thought would be the games series
Warcraft, Starcraft, Diablo and even
DotA (Defense of the Ancients).
What makes all these games
common is that they are hardcore realtime strategy games. However, the latest
game release from the company turns out
to be a casual turn-based strategy game.
Hearthstone in short is an online
free-to-play collectible card game
featuring characters from the Warcraft
series.
Blizzard has previously released a
similar card game but in a physical format
rather than digital. Originally a pen
and paper prototype, Hearthstone was
developed by a two-man team. Later, an
expanded team of 21 members worked
on the closed beta of the online game.
The game mechanics is similar to
most current card games such as Magic:
The Gathering and even Yu-Gi-Oh!
The player draws cards that can
be monsters called Minions to summon
cards with spells to cast depending on
how much manna they cost.
The winner is the first to reduce
the opponent’s health to zero through
Minions or spells.
What makes
the game different,
is its simplicity
and
complexity.
As stated before,
various characters
from the Warcraft
lore are in the
game, with decks
being themed on
class specification
like Mage and
Warlock.
This limits
customisation but
makes it easier
for casual gamers to make simple
changes to their decks. Like every card
game, there are booster packs that can
be purchased with in-game currency
or with real money. Every card has
a rarity, from the basic Free to the
highest rarity Legendries.
Deck building though limited has a
game feature where the AI help suggests
cards that are recommended to help build
the perfect class deck from scratch.
Before each game, the player can
choose their Hero, a representation of
the player that follows the class deck.
For example, the popular Orc
hero, Thrall, uses a Shaman deck while
Malfurion Stormrage uses a Druid deck.
Thrall can summon a random
totem that can heal or attack, while
Stormrage’s Shapeshift ability allows him
to add an attack and armour bonus to
either himself or his Minions.
This rectifies the restriction of class
deck along with the inclusion of another
set of cards called Weapon. These work
as equipment to Heroes, giving different
bonuses like health restoration or
Minions’ attack boosts.
New players are given tutorial
quests that reward them with special
cards after each completion, thus giving
everyone a chance for a head start.
There are also daily quests
Game Review
available to keep players coming back
every day to ,get a rare card they want.
Numerous closed beta invites were sent
to demonstrate and market the game.
YouTube personality John Bain, who has
harshly critique numerous games, has
claimed Hearthstone to be a “ton of fun”.
Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft
can now be downloaded free on Windows,
Mac OS X and iPad. A compatible version
for iPhone, Android and Windows 8
tablet is expected to be released in the
latter half of this year.
Facebook acquiring Oculus Rift, a virtual reality company
By: Tan Yong Ting
O
n March 25, the online social
network site Facebook had
reached a deal to acquire Oculus
VR, the company responsible for the virtual reality Oculus Rift headset at about
US$2 billion.
The headset was originally funded
on Kickstarter at US$2.5 million after a
demonstration of the product at Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in 2012.
As the name sounds, the Oculus Rift is the next step in future gaming where gamers can experience a stereoscopic 3D virtual reality setting on a
whole new level.
Oculus VR founder, Palmer Luckey
came up with an idea to create his own
virtual reality device after collecting and
modifying past virtual reality devices at
the age of 16. He later hooked up with
John Carmack, co-founder of id Software and the lead programmer of Doom,
Wolfenstein 3D, and Quake.
The prototype of Luckey’s Oculus
VR during the E3 demonstration used
Carmack software and this garnered interest during the convention. Later on
a developer kit version was released to
backers who pledged $300 or more during the Kickstarter campaign.
Various users have shown hands-on
demonstration of the headset, including
popular YouTuber Felix Arvid Ulf Kjellberg, better known as PewDiePie and
Daniel Hardcastle, better known as NerdCubed.
Though rumoured to be released
in 2015, the Oculus
VR team has yet to
officially announce
the release date
of a consumer
version. At first
glance, it might
not seem obvious why Oculus is
partnering Facebook, a company
focused on connecting people, investing in internet
access for the world
and pushing an
open computing
platform.
However,
according to the
Oculus VR team,
“we’re culturally
aligned with a focus on innovating and hiring the
best and brightest; we believe
communication
drives new platforms; we want
to contribute to a
more open, connected world; and we both see virtual
reality as the next step.”
As published on a blog post by
the Oculus VR team: “This partnership ensures that the Oculus platform
is coming, and that it’s going to change
gaming forever. We’ll see you in the
Metaverse!”
However, the responses from several Facebook users ranged from disapproval
to cancellation and boycott
of the upcoming Oculus Rift
headset as a result of the partnership due to Facebook’s infamous privacy scandals and focus on advertisements. Markus Persson, owner of
the video game company Mojang which
created Minecraft, had tweeted on the
day of the acquisition: “We were in talks
about maybe bringing a version of Minecraft to Oculus. I just cancelled that deal.
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New sports facilities on campus
By: Jeremy Lim
I
n the midst of all the construction
happening for the expansion of Temasek Polytechnic, students have
been waiting excitedly for a number of
sporting facilities that would be available
for use by the end of June.
The poly has been diligently working to provide a balance between academic and recreational facilties, ensuring
a holistic experience for students and
staff alike.
Facilities such as a Sports and Arts
Centre, tennis courts, basketballcourts
and futsal courts will be opened to all
students to book. Construction of the
Sports and Arts Centre began in midOctober and has since been fitted with
studios designated for the performing
arts students to practise in. Sports teams
like floorball and volleyball players are
also able to make use of the extra venue
to cater to their training needs whenever
the newly refurbished Sports Complex is
fully booked. The Sports and Arts Centre also has tennis courts at the rooftop
to accommodate the tennis club. “With
two sports halls, we would be able to cater to the demand for facilities by having
sufficient facilities to assist students and
club in organizing sports activities.
“We hope that the increased number of facilities would encourage the Photos: Fathul Hanif
development of sporting culture in TP,” Indoor courts at the new Sports and Arts Centre is one of the first be ready
said Mr Tan Thian Seng, Student Development and Sports Assistant. What for the lifestyle gym goers and for the looking forward to using the new facilimost students would be looking forward “hard-core” gym goers. In addition to ties.
“I feel blessed to have these sportto is the basketball and futsal courts, all the newly developed facilities, the revamped
hockey
pitch
has
been
the
most
ing facilities in school. I’m especially exwhich are located beside the Sports and
tedious construction project.
cited over the upcoming gym since it’s
Arts Centre.
Although
it
has
been
reduced
to
always important for a sportsman to
The two basthree
quarters
in
size,
new
turf
grass
and
keep in shape during the off-season,”
ketball courts and a
said 18-year-old Cheong Yu Sung from
futsal court would watering system has been set up.
Construction
of
the
facilities
has
the School of Business.
also be available
not
always
been
smooth
sailing,
with
He added that the new sports fafor bookings and
use by the end of several sites stalling due to the volatile cilities allows for a more convenient distance to the toilets and around the variJune. Furthermore, weather.
The
latest
additions
and
improveous facilities.
the gym has been
ment
of
facilties
could
well
spark
a
surge
With the latest additions and imrefurbished
and
expanded and fea- in the sporting culture within TP. Re- provement of facilities, long breaks can
tures two sections gardless of the delay, the students are now be fruitfully spent.
Netball and hockey teams getting ready for POL-ITE games
By:Darissa Lee
E
very sports player in Temasek
Polytechnic has a common goal
– winning a title at the POL-ITE
games. These games are an annual competition between the various Polytechnics
and ITEs.
Our very own sports teams take
time out of their busy school schedule to
train and earn titles for the poly.
Temasek Polytechnic has always
been doing well in the sports scene, having a reputation for being in the Top 4
in many different sports. For example,
Photos: Darissa lee
Teams Netball and Hockey have all done
well in the 2013/14 POL-ITE games.
The TP Netball team came in second place in last year’s POL-ITE games.
With the changing of their coach
this year, the team feels that it will not affect its determination to clinch the champion title this time round.
Vice-Captain Elsie Hui says: “We
have ample time before Polites to train
with coach Vivian and to adapt to her
training style”.
Every team has its own challenges.
According to team player Jasmine Liew,
the other polys have already started their
intensive training
and are building up
their fitness for the
upcoming competition.
However, Jasmine believes in her
team mates and feels
that with the established
chemistry
they have, they will
be able to overcome
the other teams and
any challenges. Player Teo Yi Lin shares:
“It is nice to have team mates who share
the same passion as I do.
Simple encouragements like ‘jiayou’ really keep me going when training
gets tough”.
With the beginning of a new academic year, the netball team took in quite
a number of freshies.
Will these freshies be up for the intensive training that is coming their way?
We’ll have to wait and see.
Living up to their reputation, the
TP Hockey team also came in second
place in last year’s POL-ITE games.
Without a coach, it is impressive
that they were able to achieve such great
results. Long hours of training in the hot
sun had not come to waste.
Being undefeated, they made their
way to the finals against Nanyang Polytechnic.
Ending the game with a draw, the
NYP team won due to overall goal difference.
However this year, they will be going into competition with a better and
more balanced squad.
With the graduation of their current captain, the team might have to work
twice as hard to maintain their standards.
The new Captain Ray Quek says
he feels a greater responsibility as the expectations are high in view of the good
achievements over the recent years.
“Looking at how much willingness
to commit and enthusiasm the players
have towards training, I believe that TP
will do well because we have a good attitude towards preparation and we have
started off well.”
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CCM students working towards
end–semester culinary competition
Photos: Courtesy of CCM
By: Jeannie Sing
C
ulinary and Catering Management
(CCM) students are in the process
of gearing up for the end-semester competition.
The annual “Commis” competition involves second-year CCM students.
There are three top prizes: Gold, Sil-
ver and Bronze medals. Spread over the
course of two days, half the cohort would
participate on the first day while the other
half on the second day.
Second-year student Clement Tan,
18, said the competition is held in Semester 2.1. By the end of the semester, students would have completed the module
of Culinary Practicum and are equipped
with the relevant skills and know-how.
During the competition, students
are only given one chance to take the necessary ingredients and forgetting anything
would cost their points to be penalised.
From there, the teams are required
to prepare six portions of the assigned
menu within the time frame.
The students are also required
to wash the dishes as cleanliness was a
marking criteria. Preparation start in the
second-half of the semester and the students have to come out with a written
proposal as part of their written project.
In the proposal, students list out an
ingredient list, cost of ingredients, “prep”
list and also how to present the dishes.
Every group is also asked to produce a timeline to keep them on track
during the competition.They could also
perform trial run(s).
In last year’s competition, the dishes assigned were steamed aubergine for
appetiser, poached salmon for entrée and
apple crumble with vanilla ice cream for
dessert.
Final-year student, Kyle Alywin
Ong said, “On the competition day itself,
you could feel the tension within everyone as we only had one shot to do this.
My group was one of the later groups to
go in.
“When we walked in, you could
see everyone rushing through. You could
feel the excitement. As time went on, my
group stayed focused and we didn’t have
much hiccups.”
You could feel
the tension within everyone as
we only had one
shot to do this.
My group was
one of the later
groups to go in.
- Kyle Alywin Ong,
Member of the team that
won silver medal
Everything has to be made from
scratch and once everything is plated, the
panel of judges; made up of chefs, would
taste and give their opinions.
When Kyle’s team received the
judges’ acknowledgement that their
dishes were “pretty good”, Kyle said: “It
was like a big weight was lifted from our
shoulders.”
That also signified the end of their
Culinary Practicum. It was a beautiful
ending when they got more than they
hoped for.
“It came as a shock when we were
announced to receive the silver award, we
were ecstatic. It really showed us that hard
work pays off and Commis challenge
would always be something all CCM students would remember,” said Kyle.
What’s in my bag?
By: Carina Lim
B
ooks, a pencil case, lecture notes
– these are the usual things found
in a typical polytechnic student’s
school bag. But Ang Zheng Xiang, 17, is
not your typical polytechnic student.
Photo: Ang Zheng Xiang
Pursuing a diploma in digital film
and television, Zheng Xiang holds a A full set of swim gear can be found
strong passion in film making. No matter inside the bag alongside school items.
where, Zheng Xiang definitely has a
Not bringing my
notebook by his side.
“Because ideas pop out of my
swimming stuff
mind at random times and when I’m
will make me feel
at random places, I need to take down
guilty...as though I
notes so I won’t forget these ideas,” he
said.
have left a part of
However, this is not the main
myself.
reason that makes Zheng Xiang’s bag
- Ang Zheng Xiang
special. Aside from stationery and
books, it also carries swimming necessities
like trunks, shampoo and towel.
“I bring them with me to school
everyday so that I can swim whenever I
want to and, at the same time, I can train
to lose weight,” Zheng Xiang said with
a laugh.
Everyday without fail, his bag is
definitely packed with all the necessary
items. Instead of seeing it as a chore or
burden.“If I don’t have these things, my
bag will be too light. So, I will feel that
I am bringing my bag for nothing,” he
said. Therefore, going to school means
more to Zheng Xiang than just studying.
It is a place for him to allow his ideas to
run free and also to do what he loves –
swimming.
“Not bringing my swimming stuff
will make me feel guilty. It is as though I
have left a part of myself at home.”
Photo: Carina Lim
Ang Zheng Xiang with his bag which he
brings to poly everyday.
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10 talents make it through Divo Diva auditions
By: Carina Lim
I
t was an intense moment for many
who were participating in the Divo
Diva auditions in April.
About a hundred students went
for the auditions and one of them was
second year Communications and Media
Management student Dazale Choy.
A list of the over 100 candidates signed up
for the Divo Diva auditions.
It was really nervewracking stepping in
front of the judges. but
after I started singing,
I got more comfortable
and all my nerves melted
away.
- Dazale Choy
Eventually, only 10 were able to become the new members of Divo Diva –
and one of them was Dazale.
“It was really nerve-wracking stepping in front of the judges. But after I
started singing, I got more comfortable
and all my nerves melted away,” said
Dazale who did not make the cut last year.
The process was tough on the judges, as they had to sieve through so many
applications for the cream of the crop.
“It was a pity that we only had place
for 10 people because there were others
who were also good, but we had to make
a tough call,” said Khairul Ameer, Divo
Diva Honorary Secretary who was also
one of the judges.
Photos: Khairul Ameer
Divo Diva Main Committee selecting the second round of contestants from the more than a
hundred candidates who signed up to join the CCA.
Many participants had to undergo
a huge amount of preparation.“I ran
through every single song in my iTunes
to find a song perfect for my voice, and
I practised singing it at home many times
before settling for Almost Is Never
Enough by Ariana Grande,”said Dazale.
She and 34 other successful participants
had to go through a second round of
auditions. Sofia Arissa,17, from the Diploma in Early Childhood Studies said:
“The second one was more scary as there
was an audience. I was more nervous as
there were so many other better singers
so I knew I had to do my best for the
second one.”
CMM students attend filming of We are Singaporeans
By: Yeo Yi Wei
A
group of privileged secondyear students from the Diploma in Communications and
Media Management (CMM) recently
attended the filming of Channel 5’s
popular game show, We Are Singaporeans, over the course of two weekends.
Hosted by one of Singapore’s
most loved and recognised entertainers, Hossan “Singapore Boy” Leong,
the game show has captivated its audience through the use of personalities
(such as Aunty Lucy) and Singaporean
Photo: Syahir Lee
If their hair is even slightly out of position,
the make up artists rush to the scene
with hairspray and wax.
- Charmane Choy
Photo: Syahir Lee
“icons” (such as taxi drivers) and is now
into its third season.
Charmane Choy, who attended the
filming on May 11, was thrilled at the
chance to see local celebrities such as Tay
Ping Hui and Tosh Zhang (more commonly known as “toshrock”) up close.
“They are soooo handsome!”
she said, swooning at the thought
briefly before adding, “I would have
brought a better camera if I had
known they would let us take pictures”
Apart from getting a chance to
see the idols, the filming also served
as a good opportunity for CMM students to learn more about the various
facets involved in the world of production, such as camerawork and lighting.
“It’s not as easy as I imagined,”
points out Maxine Quah, another
student who attended the filming.
“Everything has to be perfect, both
the production team and the talents. It was
inspiring to see the production team hard
at work with coordination and planning,
while on the talent’s end, things like their
facial expressions and delivery of scripted lines. One pronunciation mistake and
you know they’ll be retaking the scene.”
Charmane was quick to add
how she admired the production team
and talents working hand-in-hand.
“If their hair is even slightly
out of position, the make-up artists rush to the scene with hairspray
and wax. Everyone supports each
other so well that you feel like you’re
watching a family work together.”
CMM lecturer, Mr Ignatius Teo,
who arranged the trip said: The opportunity is invaluable as they get to see how
a TV show is produced within a studio
setting.
“It gives them a first-hand look at
how a production crew operates and exposes them to new ways of TV production. This visit will definitely add to their
experience.”
Ryan Poon was among the lucky
students who went home with a limitededition board game.
He said: “I left the filming today
with so many things: Facts about Singapore, production know-how and this nice
board game I can play with my family.”
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Vet student releases her own EP
By: Charmane Choy
A
bigail Yeo started singing when
she was 13 years old and has
taken part in a series of singing
competitions. The Veterinary Technology
freshman recently released her own EP.
“My title song is a Chinese ballad,
‘I’m not that kind of girl’. This is my favourite song because my favourite genre
of music is ballad,” said Abigail. Within
the first two months of release, the song
reached number four on the music charts
of Singapore’s top Chinese radio station,
Yes 93.3.
All these achievements did not
come easy for Abigail who’s a member of
the TP CCA, Music Vox.
The preparation for her EP was a
slow process mainly because she had to
juggle between school and work.
“There were times when I fell sick
and recordings had to be delayed,” said
Abigail.
Many sacrifices had been made in
Abigail (right) performing in an event organised by Chinese radio staion UFM 1003 at JP1
order for her EP to be released. “I lost
contact with a lot of my friends while
preparing. This makes it harder for me
because it made me feel like I’m all alone.”
Studio recording was difficult for
Abigail as she lacked experience but she
was able to get the hang of it as she progressed.
Even though the process was tedious and tiring, Abigail said the sense of
satisfaction she got when she listened to
the final product for the very first time
was priceless.
Her EP consists of three songs and
Abigail feels that her third song Rebound
gave her the best recording experience
because it took the least time to complete.
“The thought of finally being able
to wrap up the production played a part
too,” Abigail added.
Handling work and school was not
easy during the project and Abigail has
three tips for others who want to do what
she did. First tip, never leave your work to
the very last minute. Secondly, always set
your priorities straight.
Lastly, don’t give up, always persevere because at the end of the day, you
will see the fruits of the seed you plant.
There were times when I fell sick and
recordings had to be delayed...I lost
contact with a lot of my friends while
preparing.
– Abigail Yeo on some of the
challenges she faced in the project
Distinctive sense of style
Photos: Jovina Lim
By: Sean Yeo
Style differs between individuals.
While some take pride in maintaining an overall image, others
obsess over specifics. Stop Press
looks at two students with their
own distinctive sense of style.
Jovina Lim Shu Hui, first-year student from the Diploma in 3D Interactive Media Technology
Having previously worked at Topshop as a fashion co-ordinator, she is by
no means alien to the world of fashion.
She ensures her daily outfits are perfectly co-ordinated and is often decked out
in monochrome.
Photos: Ethan Lee & Sean Yeo
She loves street chic style and
hates polo shirts. “Black and white colours suit me best. There’s no reason to
why I love street chic or hate polo tees, it
just so happens I do.” she says.
When asked what she loved most
in her wardrobe, her answer came out
simply: Basics.
There’s no reason
why I love street
chic or hate polo
tees, it just so
happens I do.
– Jovina Lim
Ethan Lee Wei Kang, second-year
student from the Diploma in Retail
Management
A big enthusiast of street wear
brands such as Stüssy, Ethan is an even
bigger lover of shoes and owns a total
of 25 pairs, over half of which are limited edition.
He owns shoes from a variety
of sportswear and skatewear brands
such as Converse, Nike and Vans. He
even has a couple of shoes from luxury
brands, namely Maison Martin Margiela
and Pierre Hardy.
Collaborations between brands
gets him going gaga. He admits to queuing overnight along Orchard Road for
the launch of a collaboration between
H&M and Maison Martin Margiela.
Designed and published by Diploma in Communications and Media Management students
Designers: Muhammad Khairulameer Bin Ramlan, Nur Aqilah Bte Ramlan, Nur Syakirah Bte Mohammed Iqbal
“I walked in at 8 a.m. after 17
hours of queuing, utterly dazed. Carrying the big, white shoe box home after
that had me grinning from ear to ear.”
I walked in at 8
am after 17 hours
of queuing, utterly
dazed. Carrying the
big, white shoe box
home after that had
me grinning from
ear to ear.
– Ethan Lee
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