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A Warm Welcome to Four New Members of Tan Kah Kee Postgraduate A WARM WELCOME TO four new members of Tan Kah Kee Postgraduate Scholarship Alumni Date of publication : 29/07/2008 our recipients were selected out of Alvin Tan Sheng Hui Fthe 131 applicants of the 2008 Tan Master In Public Policy (MPP) Kah Kee Postgraduate Scholarship. The Harvard University, Presentation Ceremony will be held on Kennedy School of Government, USA 2 August 2008 at the National Library Board. A heritage trail will be organised Farhan Ali exclusively for scholarship alumni PhD in Biology Harvard University, USA members. The tour will cover some significant sites relating to Singapore’s Ang Chong Leong great philanthropists Mr Tan Kah Kee Master of Arts and Mr Lee Kong Chian. In viewing these Tzu Chi University, Taiwan sites, some insights of their personality would be re-told. “Although the Tan Kah Kee foundation does not compel its scholars to serve a bond, the fact that scholars Like other members of our are selected based primarily on their track record of scholarship alumni, the four recipients community service is testament to the importance this year have played significant roles in the foundation places on this particular trait. I am sure social and community services in addition the selection process is rigorous enough to only select to excelling in their field of studies. Let’s scholars that possess this passion and commitment to welcome them to the Alumni Network as community service. In so doing, the foundation ensures they undertake the following degrees: that Mr Tan Kah Kee’s spirit and dedication to community service is upheld by its scholars. ” Daphnée Lee Hui Lin -------- Alvin Tan PhD (Research) Sociology Australian National University “Approbation in the form of selection by the scholarship panel is the best form of encouragement to the candidates in recognition of their tireless efforts towards excellence in their relevant fields of pursuits. The Tan Kah Kee Postgraduate Scholarship is the embodiment of how the pioneers of the past (Mr Tan Kah Kee), the leaders of the present (The Tan Kah Kee Foundation) and future potential (the candidates) work for the common aspiration towards excellence through education.” -------- Daphnée Lee TAN KAH KEE FOUNDATION NEWSLETTER (SPECIAL ISSUE) Daphnée Lee Hui Lin Daphnée Contents Four recipients of 2008 Tan Kah Kee Postgraduate Scholarship 2008 recipients share their community service experiences Update from past recipients Ang Chong Leong Tan Kah Kee Foundation’s ongoing and upcoming events Farhan Ali Farhan MICA : (P) 108/10/2007 Alvin Tan Sheng Hui Alvin Tan Website: www.tkk.wspc.com.sg Email: [email protected] Farrer Road P.O.Box 128 S(912805) Tel: 6463 8464 Fax: 6462 1192 Making a difference: 2008 SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS SHARE THEIR COMMUNITY SERVICE EXPERIENCES DAPHNÉE LEE: Patience, kindness, compassion, love: my volunteering experience People unwittingly have this inexplicable fear of the unknown. I truly applaud the full-time facilitators who have selected In Singapore, we live in a highly competitive society where to dedicate their lives to the mission of grooming and caring individuals work together for the betterment of the country for the center members. I usually drop by in the morning, and society, and at the same time, we compete against each sometimes every week, sometimes fortnightly, sometimes other for the best positions in economy and society. This just once a month, depending on the intensity of my research is the kind of life I am accustomed to; a life surrounded by commitments for my Ph.D. program, and already, I feel like able bodied individuals who compete with each other in my energy is pretty spent in just one session in the morning. the economic arena, and after work, we share the fruits of The facilitators have to go on their duties on a daily basis, our labor in environments that offers one the best material tirelessly investing their patience, compassion, laughter and comforts that our assets can afford. Yet there is constantly love to the center members, who are human beings who this nagging feeling when I walk past the Special Needs are ever so deserving to be loved, but are also, like human Activity Center*: what is life like for these people? I have seen beings, never perfect angels. While in my full time profession the center members go for their regular walks, study in their as a lecturer, I have also experienced the same drama from classrooms, and frankly, I know not much about their lives my daily interactions with students, at the Special Needs apart from the fact that they are intellectually challenged, and Activity Center, these experiences are amplified manifold. very different from the cooperating-competing cycle that I am The center members may be categorized under intellectually so accustomed to in my life. challenged due to their inability to contribute as competitively as the more fortunate individuals, like the facilitators and the My first trip to offer my services to this center was honestly volunteers for example, but the richness of the emotions that unnerving. I did not know what to expect, and what I am they express make it a joy and a challenge to manage. getting myself into. But I also know that to turn my back away due to the fear of the unknown will only be my loss. I do not My routine at the center commences with their daily walks, wish for my life to be revolved around work and consumer the time where volunteers get the time to mingle with the pleasures alone. I wish for a life where every action contributes center members, hold their hands and encourage them to to some meaningful benefit: benefit not only in my own life, complete their exercise routine despite whether it’s upslope but to others that I have come into contact with. I am glad I or down slope terrains, stairs, or flat ground where we have not regretted my first attempt to get in touch with the sometimes race down the path. This is also the time when center members. Not everything I witnessed is rosy of course, we get to do small talk that allows the center members to but what I do see is a microcosm of what society is in its purest learn pro-social behavior. Much patience is required when essence, not very different from the many different types of for instance, Edward hits the down-slope terrain, one must characters in our society that makes this world interesting and be compassionate in understanding his fears and patient in challenging at the same time. encouraging him to overcome his fears while holding his hand. 02 aking a difference: M The laughter I share with the facilitators when Sam calls me I noticed he was writing “Z”s from dotted lines created by the “fat” makes me realize that there is greater motivation when facilitator, I decided to buy him an assessment book with 2008 SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS tasks are done with joy. Sam would do his best in making sure dotted lines of various sorts for practice. He was overjoyed that he walks ahead of me because I am “fat”, while making and I can feel his glow of pride when he finished joining all the sure that I do not trail too much behind. Love, of course lines in the assessment book with such perseverance. I smiled SHARE THEIR COMMUNITY makes challenging tasks appear less insurmountable. Lena’s when he proudly shows off his work to his facilitators. Zahir’s grouchy disposition melts away when you give her hugs and “Z”s no longer resemble “2”s. Ford has a shy disposition; it SERVICE EXPERIENCES kisses, and she’d brighten up with the most beautiful smile is easy for him to be overlooked. While coaching Alvin one and continue her walk with a spur of resolve. Sandra is purely day, I noticed that Ford completes his tasks very quickly, and delighted to simply hear you call her name. Her eyes would would then sit and await the next task. Hence I selected sparkle and she would smile with such elation because you an assessment book with plenty of writing tasks to keep showed her she mattered enough for you to remember her. him occupied. Within the classroom environment, I learnt There is of course Elise, my regular partner and friend for the patience when Zahir and Sam will both be asking you to set walks, who always wanted to do the walks with me, and would new questions, or mark their assessments while I am coaching refuse to walk in front just so that I do not get to socialize with Wei Long. I learnt compassion and do not feel frustrated when her friends and competitors (for my attention), Lena and Alice, a boy (I don’t know his name) quietly sits there watching me who are walking ahead. The common joy we share walking teach Zahir addition. Giving him a little recognition by tasking together, conquering the terrains in the gardens, makes me him to pass the eraser when Zahir needs to make corrections realize that the daily challenges in life are less daunting when creates a twinkle in his eyes. Sitting by Betty and listening approached with patience, compassion, laughter and love. to her spinning yarns motivates her to complete her writing and allows the both of us to imagine a beautiful, fulfilling life The center needs to ensure that the center members are not ahead for her. Laughter and lots of praises motivates almost just physically fit, but also prepared with basic life-skills like everyone to go that extra mile and creates dynamism within simple counting and writing the alphabets to their names.
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