Blog Post by Natasya Khairullah (PS0802)
My class PS0802 had conducted a celebration for three of our beloved classmates. Khalid, Nadiah and Evelynn. It was held at Swensens. Firstly, we had our lunch. Pizzas were the main course for us. Unfortunately, one pizza is insufficient for 2 people. Haha. But anyway, using the class voucher that we had won during the freshmen orientation, we bought 2 large ice cream cakes. One the original flavour while the other was oreo crush. It was yum yum.
Blog Post by Toh Shi Min (MB0704)
Before the last day of school reopens, which was on the Friday, the school of SCL held a MINDS Carnival. This carnival involves students from Year 1, Year 2, mentors, lecturers and of course students from MINDS. We have to report to school early in the morning to have our briefing for this event. This is a compulsory event for those people involved. Each student was paired up with one student from MINDS and this would be their buddy for the day. The people involved in the event were allocated by different buses whereby we were given an envelope with the buses written on top of it. I was allocated Bus D. That means my buddy is from bus D. In the envelope, there are still a piece of paper which is something like a game list, after you have brought your buddy to those game stations, let the game masters or game-in-charge to sign the paper. Presents and prizes could also be worn at the stalls. The aim is to bring your buddy to as many stations as possible. There are still candy floss and popcorn coupons in the envelope.
Blog Post by Toh Shi Min (MB0704)
On the last day of our exam for year 2 semester 1, which we sat for the Molecular Biology and Techniques, the whole class of MB0704 went out for a class outing. It was great that we had finally finished our last paper. Although after having sat for a tough paper, we were still energetic enough to have our class outing.
Blog Post by Phua Yao Xing (MB0803)
15th ….. IN the morning our whole class met up for badminton lol , all agreed to meet at atrium 10 in the morning… but alot were late. =) Finally every1 gathered at 11, reached the sports hall at around 11 .20 Everyone look soo nice in their sports outfit. Most of them can play relatively well but certainly not up to the standard of school team. Three guys: jonathan(handsome guy) ,mave(MR nice ) and nic(EMO boy ) were sort of the better players in our class lol (smashes and lobbing) pro badminton skill which many of us cannot display lol. Many of us lost to 3 of them. After the badminton game had ended, the girls decided that they want to go for a swim, reached the pool around 1.20. Water was clear and smell of bleach was thick. Actually only 2 of the girls went for swimming…. they wore bikini and went into the *children’s pool,* that is, the smaller pool on the side, and guess wat… 1 of them even dono how to swim. Overall the event was a success and many of us enjoyed it. We even plan to repeat the program for the next few weeks before we try something else.
Blog Post by Julia Sim (MB0704)
Hey guys! I had a great and fun experience taking care of my “client” on 10 october 2008. It was a huge event where almost every single of the SCL students were involved in it. We were there early in the morning at 8.20am where the venue was held at sport hall and the moment i stepped into it, I saw many different attractive game stalls. We had a briefing before we went on to fetch our “client”. Most people had one to one “client” but i had a “client” who was shared between me and Azmah. This was due to the fact that she had epilepsy condition and she need extra care and attention.
First we brought her to the various game stalls and she had a enjoyable time playing the short games. We clapped our hands and encouraged her whenever she win or lose the game. She loved the gift that she won from all the stalls that she played! Then we filled our stomach at North canteen and after eating we watched the cartoon “Mr Bean”. Back to the sport hall, there were performances and the giving of lucky draw gift.
To end this event, songs were played where everyone were dancing happily. This event truly gave us the opportunity to interact with the “clients” where we have in mind that there are indeed many peoples out there who need love from the society.
Blog Post by Christine Aw Ling Zhi (FS0702)
Last Friday, the SCL(LS) students were involved in the MINDS carnival which was held in our school’s sports hall. We had to gather there by 8.30am in the morning (it was so early!) for a briefing. We then received a name tag (to identify who we are and the emergency numbers) and an envelope which contained the “game coupons”, a movie ticket and a popcorn and candy floss coupon each for our MINDS client.
When our clients arrived, they went over to the north canteen to gather and we were supposed to find our clients by their name tag. However, I was disappointed to find out that my client was absent ): Therefore I joined my friend, Yina and her client. Our client was very quiet, probably because she felt shy. When we spoke to her, she either shook or nodded her head only. We brought her to the different games stall and to the movie screening (Mr. Bean’s movie). We can feel that she really enjoyed herself at the carnival, and she seems especially happy when she won prizes at the game stalls and also while eating the popcorns and candy floss. After the lunch break, there were performances by the Japanese cultural dance and students who sang songs.
Seeing the MINDS clients enjoying themselves as they danced to the music makes me feel happy too (: At about 2.30pm, the carnival ended and it was time to say goodbye to our clients. I felt sad as I really enjoyed the time with them. Some of the clients are very friendly as they would smile and wave goodbye to you and also seeing them enjoying themselves at the carnival really puts a smile on my face (:
Sandra Lim too part in the recent Pesta Sukan Archery competition. She shares with us her experience.
Ku Wei Kay, Joanne received the top award for her academic achievement in IT for Life Sciences . She is Editor for the Life Science’s very own online magazine , Helicase and she also helps to lead IT and design for the SCL Blog.
Theordore Roosevelt was once said, ” Courtesy is as much a mark of a gentleman as courage”. Our first year student, Wilson Chu from MB0803 has just been awarded the SINGA Award for the Most Courteous Student! This is the first time that an NYP student has won such an award. As class representative, Wilson has blossomed into a responsible gentleman who is well liked by many, including lecturers. On top of this, Wilson is academically strong and has earned himself straight distinctions for all core modules in the 1st semester of his Diploma in Molecular Biotechnology studies. Don’t be fooled. He is not just all work and no play. Wilson is an active member of NYP’s squash team! Heartiest congratulations, Wilson. SCL(LS) is proud of you!
