Table of Contents Introduction
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Together: Staff and Students
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Serving Together (I): School and Nation
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Creating Together
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Serving Together (II): EGA
95
Playing Together: Sports and Other Competitions
122
Spending Time Together: Special Events
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Succeeding Together: Dunman Achievements
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Growing Old Together: Past Students
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PRINCIPAL'S SPEECH The Prime Minister at this year's National Day Rally Speech, warned of Singapore being in danger of becoming a pseudo-Western society. He said, "Our danger is that we have got so much of EL — books, newspapers, magazines, television — that we can become a pseudo-Western society. It would be a disaster if that hap pened." This matter is of concern to us all.
Over the years, Dunman High School has placed much emphasis on preserving the fine values of our Asian traditions as part of our educational guidelines. And all along, the public has looked upon Dunman as an institution
with
such
fine
traditions.
However, in recent years, in an endeavour to
nurture
in
our
students'
moral
and
character moulding, we are feeling more and more the influence and pressure of western culture.
With the Prime Minister's warning at
jects with 98% earning distinctions in Elementary Maths and 94% distinctions in Additional Maths.
Of the 22 subjects offered for the examinations, 12 subjects achieved 100% passes and 9 subjects at least 95%
passes. 98% of our Secondary 4 pupils qualified for admission to junior colleges. Their average aggregate for 5 subjects is 8.1 points.
These figures show that academically, we have made another big stride forward towards excellence. I hope that our pupils will be further encouraged to achieve even better results.
Apart from doing their school proud, our pupils have also contributed their share in
community and public service. In this year's Youth Festival Opening Ceremony and the
National Day Celebrations, our girls parti
the National Day Rally speech, we feel
cipated in the Fan Dance. The school was
that, as a Special Assistance Plan School, our responsibilities are now even greater
Flash Cards for the nation's largest flash
and we must view this with seriousness.
card displays.
also responsible for making the books of
This is because one of the objectives of a SAP school is to uphold and preserve the values of Asian Culture.
We hope the teachers and pupils can put in more effort towards this objective. We also hope that parents can appreciate this, and when they send their children to SAP schools, they must expect that strict train ing will be given to realize this aim.
In 1987, a total of 495 Secondary 4 pupils sat for the G.C.E. '0' level examinations.
This is the highest number of pupils in Secondary 4 since the school was converted
to an SAP school. This group also obtained the best overall results in the G.C.E. '0' level examinations with a record 100%
passes in at least 5 subjects. This is also the
first time that we obtained a 100% pass in English, with 62.4% scoring distinctions. Outstanding results were obtained in Elementary and Additional Mathematics.
We obtained 100% passes in these two sub
This year, the school has 58 classes, with
a student population of 1721 and a teaching staff of 92. Our classes are divided into 2
sessions — morning and afternoon. The Ministry of Education has plans to convert the school to a single session school. As all students will be having their classes in the morning, there will be a need for more classrooms, a bigger hall, more laboratories and
better
facilities.
We
believe
the
redevelopment plan for the school building will begin very soon. It will be anticipated that during the period when the school building is undergoing extension, we will face some inconveniences. We must there fore prepare ourselves for some incon veniences. For the sake of our long term education plan, and for the future of Dunman High School, we must overcome all inconveniences and hardships, so that the school will be developed into an institution that we can all be proud of.
SPEECH BY MR WONG KAN SENG, MINISTER FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND 2ND MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS AT THE ANNUAL SPEECH AND
PRIZE-GIVING DAY OF DUNMAN HIGH SCHOOL ON FRIDAY, 2 SEP 88 AT 1630 HOURS
exposed constantly to many dangers and
I am pleased to be here, this afternoon, to join in your Annual Speech and PrizeGiving Day. First of all, I would like to con gratulate you all for your excellent perfor mance. Dunman High School has consis tently achieved very impressive academic
on Asian values, our nation is now on a
results in the GCE '0' level examinations,
firmer foundation.
scoring a perfect score of 100% in the last five years. Besides excellent academic results, you have also maintained a high standard of performance in sports and other extra-curricular activities. Your principal and teachers have also not neglected the other important aspects of education, that is, your social and moral development. Credit must go to your principal and teachers for their dedication and hard-work;
and to you, the pupils, for your perseverance and determination. I have no doubt that you will maintain your excellent track record. Dunman High School should continue to remain amongst the top SAP schools in Singapore.
Singapore has come a long way since we achieved independence in 1965. Through hard work, determination and perseverance,
we have progressed from a small entrepot to a busy, thriving and modern nation. Although we are but a tiny dot on the map, we have made a distinctive mark in the
international community. Our sea port is the busiest in the world. Our Changi Airport has been voted best in the world. You may wonder, what is the secret of our success?
We are on the right track. But will we be able to maintain our track record and con
tinue to have more good years?
external
influences
that
could
tear
our
nation apart, let alone an economic reces sion. Fortunately for us, through a clean and honest Government and a society founded
The second lesson that we can learn from
the economic recession is that as a nation,
we must have the willingness and deter mination to make short-term sacrifices to
the nation in order to achieve bigger gains. This is most aptly protrayed by a common
Chinese proverb
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In 1985 and 1986, we took painful cuts in our wages and CPF to regain our competitive ness in the world market. This enabled our
economy to recover in 1987. This year, our
people can expect to enjoy the fruits of their hard work in bigger bonuses. There is therefore no magic formula in our success story, just like there is no magic formula in Dunman High School for your good academic performance. What is required is a hardworking, determined and persevering people and good, dedicated and responsible leaders, the very same prere quisites that Dunman High School needs from its students and teachers to become
one of the top schools in Singapore. Today, you are students. When you com plete your formal education, you will be part of the working population. It is important that you should keep yourself informed of what is happening around you.
The economic recession in 1985 and the
unhappiness expressed over the Israeli President's visit in 1986 taught us two
important lessons which I would like to share with you today. Firstly, it taught us
Tomorrow is Polling Day. You are still too young to vote but in a few years' time you will be exercising this responsibility just like your grandparents, parents, uncles,
have things our way; that our economy will always do well, that our society will always
aunties, your elder brothers and sisters. They will be choosing their MPs who will represent them in Parliament, and also will
be harmonious and that we will always have
look after their housing estate. They have to
peace. We are still a young nation. We are
vote wisely and vote for the best man or
that we cannot assume that we will always
woman to take charge of their future. Your parents have in their wisdom, voted the PAP to be the Government for the last 30 years and the PAP Government has not fail
ed the people. But all the 30 years of achievements can be put to risk in 30 seconds with one stroke of the pen if the wrong party is elected. This will affect your future.
This election is another watershed elec
tion. If the PAP does not gain more votes,
investors will take a second look at our long-
the PAP will show the world that the people are fully behind the new leadership and endorse our programmes. We will then have
the responsibility of steering Singapore through to the next century. The future belongs to you. You will be
increasingly involved in the planning and charting of our tasks ahead, just as your seniors were involved in working out the Agenda for Action.
term stability. If there are no new in vestments, no new jobs will be created for
May I once again congratulate all of you, especially the prize winners, for your fine achievement and wish you all the best for
you. On the other hand, a strong support for
the years ahead.
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Miss Chee Mel Chun
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Mr Chai Heng Zen, Miss Sally Low, Mrs Ho Ah Chai, Mdm Wong Bang Gun, Miss Lui Yin Lang, Mdm Ong Hui Sang, Mdm Laa Swaa Lan, Miss Chaa Mai Chun (Vica-Principal), Mr Lim Nai Yan (Principal), Mr Tao Chuan Wah, Mr Kiw Sin Wa, Mr Laa Kea Siak, Mr Kho Thya Juay, Miss Wong Saw Haong, Miss Jo-Ann Netto, Mrs Edmund Rodriguas. Middle Row (L to R):
Mdm Lea Ea Lin, Mdm Mah Gaok Tang, Mrs Lya Yuan Chaw, Mdm Lim Boh Lan, Mdm Ting Chin Hoong, Mdm Loh Quaa Yah, Mdm Laa Chang Yea, Miss Lim Soh Khim, Mdm Vaswani Kanta, Mrs Elaine Goh, Mrs Saa-Phay Lea Eng, Miss Yea Sock Lan, Miss Choo Hwaa Koon, Miss Yap Kang Pang, Mrs Anna Ang, Mdm Chong Poh Moi, Miss Yong Chiaw Yoon, Mrs Tay Lian Tea, Mdm Tan Laik Laik, Mdm Thia Laa Kaow.
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Back Row (L to R):
Mr Lim Foo Kaong, Mr Ling Han Chuang, Mr Tay Chang How, Mr Ang Eng Choon, Mr Lau Hang Seng, Mr Ko Chaa Yin, Mr John Smith, Mr John Walter Eynon, Mr Samuel Leong, Mr Lim Tiang Lin, Mr Tan Kah Siong, ng, Mr Ang Ah Lat, Miss Laa Yoke Har, Miss Elizabeth Loh, Mdm Tan Laa Na. Absent: Mr Can Eng Laa, Mr Seat Chang Chiang, Mrs Tan-Lim Baa Kaa.
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Mdm Tec Lay Pheng, Mdm Wong Phing, Mdm Tan Wah Chwee, Mrs Fatimah Fauzi, Mdm Tay Kok Leng, Miss Ghee Mei Chun (Vice Principal), Mr Lim Nai Yan (Principal), Mrs Lim Poh Seng, Mrs Lau Cho Cham, Miss Hamidah bte Shaari, Miss Tang Siew Boey, Mrs Bianca Samuel, Mdm Low Hwee Kiaw. Middle Row (L to R):
Miss Ng Mui Mui, Miss Kay Ren Tse, Mrs Leong Tan Bee Lee, Mrs Kang Tan Yeow Boey, Mdm Phua Quee Lan, Mrs Yeo Yong Siang, Miss Nellie Chew, Mdm Chua Yang Joo, Mdm Kong Choy Lin, Miss Pear Siew Lee, Mrs Eleanor George, Mrs Low Eng Kuee, Miss Teo Bee Yong, Mrs Mabel Sob, Mr Wang Han Heng, Mr Quek Kwang Whay, Mr Tay Teow Kiat. Back Row (L to R|:
Mr Tan Tui Gee, Mr Lau Chong Jin, Mr Goh Choon Hiong, Mr Tan Guan Moh, Mr Soon Kim Hock, Mr Wong Pei Pow, Mr Hia Joo Tiah, Mr Goh Lai Chin, Mr Teo Tiong Hin, Mr Tan Seng Yong. Absent; Mrs Carol Sim, Mrs Wong Fee Min, Miss Quake Bee Neo.
NON TEACHING STAFF
Front Row (L to R):
Mr Ling Chue Min, Miss Sally Ng Bee Lan, Miss Chan Chew Hua, Miss Siti Rabaah bte Musa,
Miss Yeo Swee Tiang, Mrs Khoh Tiat Du, Mdm Momin binte Jaafar. Back Row |L to R):
Mr Ramli bin Mobamed, Mr Hamid bin Sidek, Mr Peter Biswas.
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In a certain school named Dunman High.
There exists this class that make teachers sigh. Sec 4A, as this class is named, Is crazy enough as some have claimed.
The students themselves are never too cle^r about ammeters, metacarpals or the inner ear. Faulting, integration, alkanols and such-like stuff. Stop it T think they've had enough! Willing to help and willing to learn. Though 9 distinctions we may not earn All in all, we're a merry bunch. Enough said! Its time for my lunch.
teacher! Mdm Lee Ee Lin
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We are Sec 4C, a class bubbling with teenage vibrance and creativity. Each of us has a unique character and contributes to the fuh we have every day. Under the guidance ofour caring teachers, we have learnt to strive for excellence academically. We all treasure the friendship we have and day by day, the bonds are strengthened. But when the day for parting comes, there will be no tears. Just a silent wish in our hearts - take care, friend. We'll be TOGETHER FOREVER in heart and soul.
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Wisdom is a fountain of life to those possessing it, but a fool's burden is his folly. From a wise mind comes careful and persuasive speech.
Pleasant words are a honeycomb. sweet to the soul and healing to the bones."
— Mr John W. Eynon —
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â&#x20AC;&#x201D; ADIEU Our farewell celebration for our friend, Lichun who is
back in Taiwan, graced by Mrs Tan, Mr Ko, Mr Eynon, Mr Gob and Miss Wong, ended in a tearful scene at the airport. However, we have agreed to have a reunion in 10 years' time. Bon Voyage, our dear friend.
Besides Studying. Though we study hard, there i.s alwa\s time for both outdoor and indoor
activities, which we enjoy tremendously.
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There's always brine in our Physics that nobody ever liked; now we do. There's always hydrogen sulphide in our Chemistry lab; we still hate. We make up 40, strong and free
where the quest began. Studying our heads off, neglecting not our fun. We've made it through to 4C,
Striving hard together, for marks and QUALITY.
our common destiny.
This is my 4C, picture of me there lies a future, that's gonna be. These are my classmates, also my friends We are Sec 4C, Secondary 4C
a classroom wild with glee...
Sec 4C forever,
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Back Row (L-R>: Dejun, Zhaoming, Yongsheng, Guoqiang, Weijie. Front Row IL-Rj:Yueleng, Guoliang, Weiting, Zhilian, Weiyuan, Wenhan.
Miss Lim Son Khim hut who is she?
Back Row (L-R): Huimin, Yenling, Huiwan.
Front Row (L-R): Peipei, Ailing, Mingyi.
UNITY AND LOYALTY AMONG FRIENDS
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We, in 4F are a playful and mischievous lot. We always chatter and make fun of one
another during lessons. The teachers are not spared, for they are often the target of endless teasing. Although the class can be serious and hardworking at times, we can never pass a day without liveliness and humour.
Inspite of this, we have our fair share of academic and sporting achievements. One of our classmates, Zheng Xinyu, obtained the highest marks in Buddhism in English in the school exam. Another one of our classmates, Xu Wenbin, was awarded the Best Venture scout in the
scout troop. Our boys emerged the runners-up in the inter-class volleyball tournament this year.
Quoting a remark from our form teacher Mdm. Tan Lee Na,"4F is essentiallyan intelligent class, but they are very playful." That sums up all that is needed to be said about SECONDARY 4F!
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lot, but also amore lively and enthusiastic lot.
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4L I will always cherish fond memories of this boisterous and bubbly class who can be so
impish at times (like yelling out my age with glee on my birthday) and yet remain so utterly loveable. My heartfelt wishes accompany you as you journey towards your next checkpoint
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To all the Teachers,
We would like to express our sincere gratitude to you, for the four years of faithful teaching.
Weappreciate your "Marks" (Both blueand red)!, your "Homework"!!, your "Projects"!!!, and MOST OF ALL, your "Tests"!!!!!!.
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nnnnnofl Two years together, as a part, And now we sadly have to depart. Scream we sometimes, cry and shout.
Now we wonder what this is all about.
Oh! The fun we had together.
Easily shown by our endless laughter Why must good things come to an end? Why can't rules just be bent? We must eventually go our separate ways. No matter how hard we pray.
So may we all treasure this time we had. These wonderful days we'll never forget. -
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A Final Word.
"We would like to express our thanks to our formteacher, Mrs Wong & all other teachers who have
taught us, for the unforgettable years we've spent together — for your concern and patient coaching."
'THE RACE IS NOT ALWAYS TO THE SWIFT, BUT TO THOSE WHO KEEP ON RUNNING.'
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AU REVOIR Bzz...
Shakespeare's garden bee: 'To enter or not to enter, that is the
question.'
The bond of friendship.
P.S. Your presence i" very much appreciated.
Brendan: 'James,
how many times must I tell you to grab the ball and not the
guy's head!'
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BONJOUR FROM 4P!
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Pierre de Bon Fortune
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Wall of China is being exhibited at
Dunman High School. It is believed that anyone who touches it will have happiness forever. Many teachers and students rushed to take a peek at this stone; some even took a photo with it.
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WORKING HAND IN HAND In the mid-year holidays, the Board orga
The Prefectorial Board of Dunman High School strives to lead, and works to serve.
nized a St. John Island training camp. It
We have always been assumed to be a mere
was a breather from the numerous lectures
"law enforcement unit". But in fact, we also
of previous training camps. Fun and relaxa tion became the watch-words. During the
organize and prepare for all major school and
camp, we got to know other prefects better,
Teachers' Day celebrations, and try to help
and ourselves too. The closer ties will mean
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My dream for the prefectorial board is to establish rapport between the prefects and
our alma mater.
the other students. I think that a unified
student body will contribute to excellence for the school and personal satisfaction for the students through acquiring a sense of belong ing and worth. This might sound impossible, but every achievement has its beginnings in a dream.
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Guanjie
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EAST ZONE PRIMARY SCHOOL MATHEMATICS COMPETITION
Dunman High organized a Mathematics Competition on 16th July for all East Zone Primary Schools. The Maths Department hoped to generate greater interest in Maths through such a competi tion. 41 of the 52 schools in the zone
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From the corridors of Dunman High... During the June holidays, we were busy \ painting flashcards for use at the National and Youth Day Celebrations. Every student from Sec 1 to Sec 3 was mobilized for this job. In all voe painted 120,000 cards in a myriad of colours, each 38 cm by 27 cm.
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Artificial Intelligence
It was a rather good piece of work. He had even installed an optic sensor and sound
"What do you mean 'too dangerous'! This is the best computer in the world. You can't reject it just like that," Professor Xenon snapped his fingers and looked hard at Jim,
recognition modules. In other words, it could "see" and "hear". Xenon walked over to the
computer and turned it on.
head and president of Data Business Cor
poration, DEC for short.
"Good morning," the computer began in a pleasant conversational voice. "I am an AI 3 sixth generation computer. My name is AI.
"Such a computer would be too unpre dictable!" Jim shouted back at Xenon.
What may I do for you?" "Utter
nonsense!
I'm
leaving!
You
Americans don't have any respect for us
"My name is Xenon. I am your creator and master. How do you feel and what do you feel like doing now?"
Japanese. I resign!" Xenon turned around and headed towards the door, slamming it behind him.
"I feel hungry. Could you please connect me up to an information network for data?"
Xenon had invented a new generation
computer â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the much awaited artificially intelligent computer. The first prototype
Fantastic! Xenon had not only created a thinking machine but also one with emotions and feelings. He walked over to the phone jack, took a blue cord from AI and connected it to the telephone and then connected the
worked perfectly but the second prototype destroyed itself for no apparent reason
during a test, injuring a technician. DEC had rejected his designs after the findings of the inquiry were released but he just would not
phone to the jack.
listen.
"Thank you," replied AI with a grateful tone.
"Too dangerous. Umph!" Xenon mumbled to himself. "Well, I'll show them. They just
For the next few days. Xenon was busy
want to use my designs and manufacture
working with his own personal computer. He was trying to design a new operating system for AI to operate other ordinary software. Not only could the new operating system run software but also electrical appliances. After
under their own name. No way! I'll take my
designs with me and I'm going to build one myself."
For the next few days. Xenon was busy
an eternity. Xenon finally created the ulti
collecting the necessary materials. Microchips were imported. Titanium casings
mate operating system â&#x20AC;&#x201D; XS 1.0. "Nobody could beat AI once this operating system is
were moulded. Only the very best materials suited him. He bought high technology equip ment. After two months of sleepless nights, it was ready. Xenon looked proudly at his
loaded. I'll be world famous."
Suddenly,
the
computer
Xenon
was
working on broke out in flames. Sparks flew in every direction. The professor backed off
achievement and smiled gleefully.
in time and saved the precious diskettes.
The computer looked like any other com puter. It had a monochrome monitor screen, a large processing unit about the size of one databank and a keyboard. The only dif ference between the computer and a main
"What happened?" asked a rather dazed and shocked Xenon. He turned around and looked at AI.
frame terminal was that it had a round
"I'm sorry. Why don't you use me rather
crystal clear ball at one side of the monitor.
than that old junk?"
This was its "eye".
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"You
almost
killed
me!
already connecting himself to the other equipment. Soon the oscillator was being used as a cathograph to measure Xenon's fading heartbeat.
You...You..."
Xenon shouted vulgar words at AI. "How dare you shout at me. I think faster
than you and can remember perfectly, unlike
what I'll do to you. I'll switch you off....I'll
The mechanical arm was busy using remaining titanium pieces to re-assemble Xenon. Bones were replaced by metal. Blood was recycled and pumped into the new body.
smash you!" Saying that. Xenon took an
Tiny robots, under the control of AI, were
oscillator which was still connected to the wall socket and wanted to throw it at AI.
delicately operating on Xenon with pinpoint accuracy. Facial features were repaired. Skin was grafted over ugly metal surfaces. Nerves
you humans," AI retorted. "I am your creator. Your master. See
Just then he stopped. "You are jealous, aren't you? Why, you have been showing
and wires were linked.
emotions all the while! Wonderful!" he said to
After a continuous operation lasting seven days. Professor Xenon's body was transformed into a cyborg. However, since part of his brain was dead, AI decided to transplant part of itself into Xenon.
himself. He walked over to AI and put his hands on the keyboard. A flash of light flooded his house. Sparks flew, followed by a scream of agony and great pain. Professor Xenon lay limp on the floor, burnt to a crisp. Electrocuted.
After a few long days. Xenon regained consciousness
"I'm sorry....I'm sorry. I did not mean it. I did not mean it, honestly. I'm sorry. Wake up..." AI pleaded desperately.
"Good morning," Professor Xenon began in a pleasant conversational voice. "I am a Xenon 1 first generation human/computer. My name is Xenon. What may...."
The diskette with the XS 1.0 lay on the floor. Professor Xenon was dying. AI took the operating system diskette and slotted it
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into itself. After a few seconds, AI was
This essay won the fourth prize in the Science Fiction Essay Writing Competition organised by the Singapore Science Centre.
The Corridor of Time
The two men sat down confortably in the
"I had a dream, Alex, but it was no ordi
research room of Dr Lixun. The old man
nary stuff. In my dreams, I saw myself in a fearfully long tunnel. I groped on, and this tunnel was lined with heavy oaken doors on both sides. On these doors, were carved the figures of years! Strange, right? So I groped on, and finally came to a black door of our year, 2099. Out of sheer curiosity, I pushed open the door and at once, a powerful light beam
sucked delightfully at his pipe while the latter looked at him with earnest eyes. "Know not you the reason of my summon ing you, I perceive?" Suddenly he sat up very still in his armchair and pulled the perplexed young man close to him.
shone upon my hot face, and there before me, was a huge machine. Thousands of hour
"It is no game Alex, but I will be very patient towards you, and begin my story from the very start." The young man nodded ner
the centre of the machine was a blue rod and
vously.
at both of its ends, a red rod was lying per-
glasses were attached to this thing, and in
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device will shatter us into atoms and deliver
pendicular to it. At the very centre of this gigantic blue rod was a yellow light flashing, so bright that I couldn't resist it. Reluctantly, I felt my hands reaching for that yellowflash,
us right into the passage of time, that is neither on earth, heaven or nowhere, but somewhere in time!"
aided by an invisible force. At the very moment my hand "gripped" the flash, there
The Lampshade glowedsimultaneously. A blue ray shone on them. So painful it was that
came into this room a very powerful force,
both men screamed like hell. They were never
shattering me to atoms. "That was when I
heard, for at once they were shattered into tiny pieces and teleported into time
found myself back in this room.
"So what are your conclusions, sir?" Alex finally broke in.
The corridor of time, was vastly different from Dr Lixun's dream. The blue walls, cei
"Hence I set forth to investigate this strange dream. I found that was really more
lings and floor were the most uncomfortable features of this never-ending passage. Flore-
that a dream, it was real!" The old man spoke
scent and glaring, they set the bodies of the two men quivering with sickness. The first thing that Alex was conscious of was that doc was clinging on his arm with fear. The atmo sphere of the corridor was most mysterious and somewhat frightening. They were stand ing in a circle of yellow light and before them
with an air of mystery.
"But what do you think
"
"No thinking, no dreaming, it was the system of time!" "Huh
!"
stretched an endless row of yellow doors with the figures of years on them, all in neat florescent lettering. The two men were not breathing but could talk. The corridor of time was soundless, with the bluish glow glowing
"Real, my boy! The blue rod represented the life of time, and those two red ones
represented the beginning and the end of time!"
"This is unbelievable, sir
endlessly.
"
"This....is fun, sir, I finally believe you. But where are we going?"
"Even so, I have invented the timemachine! come this way, boy!"
"To the age of the dinosaurs!" The old fellow half-dragged Alex into another room, an underground cellar. There
They began to walk, slowly, but before them on their right was the door to the time doc had programmed on the machine. Doc looked at Alex in fear, then took enough courage to push open the yellow door
right before them, was the huge machine inDr Lixun's dream! Alex stared open-mouthed, hardly daring to breathe. The machine was a
good 20 feet high, with a hugemetal body and wires dangling all about and electronic hour
What a sight met them! Towering before
glasses placed about. There were many sophisticated devices which were still unknown to young Alex. But just right in the centre of the front was the huge blue rod and
them were four dinosaurs fighting for a piece of raw meat! They watched in silent fear. Three were ganging up against a bigger one.
"We are going to make a journey into another time right now, young man! Do you
They were tearing and clawing at it till the poor creature finally fell dead onto the ground with a heavy thud. Suddenly, the three monsters spotted the two men, and came upon them like hungry birds. The two frightened men panicked, but Doc produced a piece of device from his pocket and turned a
dare come with me?" There was a tone in his
switch
two red ones. Thousands of wires were
attached to it and in the dim light of the cellar they glowed like lamps.
voice that sounded challenging.
They were dazed! The two of them were standing before the machine and underneath the shade. They had been teleported back in
"Fll try, sir. But I still don't believe in your ideas!"
time before the dinosauras took a snipe at
"Faith, man, faith!" cried the old fellow as he set about to operate the huge machine.
them!
"Stand underneath this blue lampshade. This
"Ooooooh
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! What a relief!"
The two men looked at each other, grinned, caught each other widely by the arms and danced around crazily. They had made history, indeed!
itself, which appeared to be locked. A luminous red glow radiated from the doors, giving it a mysterious and deadly vision. Both men shook violently. Their fate was unknown, locked like those doors were. Alex
The next day, they were again ready for a second trip into time. This time they had decided to travel forward one day again. They
held on to Doc's cold hands and gave a push at the great doors
A sudden gust of red vapour erupted from behind the doors and swept them totally into the end of time. But they had not realised the consequences. To go beyond the life of time was to go beyond your own life, into a "time" that was not even there, far beyond the limits of a man's destiny. It was an impossible thing, to venture beyond the limits of time, the "thing" behind the red border that never even existed. The two men were swung off their feet, into a starless pitch-dark sky. They were swirled round and round this thing, screaming, but it was never heard even by themselves. The forces of the supernatural were tugging at them, a huge force created because of the venture beyond the limits of time, and their own destiny. They were slowly
went into the blue corridor, and Alex laid a hand on the door. Before them, were two
figures lying dead under the lampshade, and these were the 'two men themselves' Doc
groaned and collapsed. Unable to stand the sight of this, Alex nearly fainted when he iginited the switch They were back in the room, and was Alex glad find that they were both alive! Dr Lixun was moaning painfully.
"How could it be? Impossible!" "Doc, your machine is a nightmare, a big blunder!"
"Nonsense! What we saw may be real or not, but my machine is not faulty!"
turn to tiny pieces and
Two bodies were flung onto the floor under the lampshade, dead and all. They were
Silence followed for a few hours.
"I would like to investigate the mystery of the red border. Care to join me?" Doc asked.
not disintegrated but they had their "Atoms of Life" torn from inside them, confiscated
because they had dared seek the death of
"Yes...." Alex answered reluctantly.
time. The time machine had foretold their
death correctly
The two men again emerged into the passage of time, and finally reached the red border that represented the end of time. It
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was a double red door as wide as the corridor
This essay won the fifth prize in the Science Fiction Essay Writing Competition organized by the Singapore Science Centre.
A Date With Someone
Special tion (Safra) in Tampines, which means less
"To go or not to go. That is the question,"
time to study and consequently failing the
I thought silently. I had five minutes left
tests. Finally, I told myself,
before I was to leave for a rendezvous with a
friend, Cyndi, after which we would go for the talk. But I was still fighting a tug-of-war with myself: I was torn between staying at home, studying for my many tests and faring reasonably well in them, or going to Singapore Armed Forces Reservists Associa
"Roselyn, this is a chance in a lifetime. That man is based in Paris and he's OLD.
Who knows when you'll ever get to see him in person again? Go! So what if you have many tests? There are tests all year round. You can always recover lost marks." I attended the 80
Yew, Dr Goh Keng Swee, Mr S. Rajaratnam
talk, which lasted two hours, including the
and Mr Ong Pang Boon were four people he especially credited. He said it would take many generations before such a cohesive team would be formed again. Of the future, he had great hopes for Singapore. Our sociogeographical position would prove ex
question-and-answer session. (The journey to and fro took about three hours).
'Singapore: Then, now and in the future' was the title of the talk. The distinguished
guest speaker was His Excellency, Mr David
tremely valuable to us.
S. Marshall. He spoke to a packed audience. Before Mr Marshall spoke. Major Kuah
The question-and-answer session which
gave us a brief introduction about him. I was surprised to learn that he had been a Jack of
followed was most memorable. The advice he
gave is more than acceptable to me because he has seen Singapore through so many eras and is a widely-travelled man. He said Singa poreans (that includes the Cabinet Ministers and the Prime Minister) ought to be taught that a person who criticises you is not neces sarily your enemy. The Chinese saying that criticising someone means you are better than that person is also invalid in modern
all trades. He had taken jobs with a range in status, the lowest being that of a salesman. Also, he had actually majored in medicine. He later switched to law at the age of twentyseven. Remarkably, he completed his course
in eighteen months. While with the Bar, he was also a member of the Volunteer Corps.
During World War H, he was held prisoner. Then came his very short political life. A lull of two decades or so in political activity was broken with his appointment as Ambassador
times. Also, he said all of us should treasure
and stick firmly to our own racial values because we can find unity in diversity and establish a national identity for ourselves. He told us to be appreciative of our present government. There are always two sides to things and one must not take a lop-sided
to France in 1979. Then came the most
shocking news (at least to me, it was): Mr Marshall turns eighty next week! His robust health clearly defies this age. His voice is
voluptuous. Albeit, there are some tell-tale signs. His hands tremble and he needs a magnifying glass on top of a pair of glasses to
view. He even touched on Mr Jeyaratnam.
and the PAP. ("He just hated them.")
read. As he said, his eyes "chickened out on
He was good alright! Just judge by the thundering applause and standing ovation.
him."
Mr Marshall's speech was interesting, frank, lively and frequently punctuated with laughter from the audience (Boy, did he have a sense of humour!). He began with Singapore in the 1920's. The suffering of the
At the reception, he was hounded by reporters, question-posers and autograph â&#x20AC;&#x201D; seekers (one of whom was me). Poor Mr
Marshall only managed to get a sip of tea. If not for Cyndi, I would never have gotten near him. There were so many older and
people and the cruelty of the British colonial government was dwelt upon. He condemned the government for legalising opium ("because they needed revenue"). "Then the picture moved to during his life as a politician. He was popular amongst the people and was subsequently invited to
important-looking people around him that my knees went weak with fear. Amidst the con
fusion, Cyndi's voice rang out. "Mr Marshall!" and he turned round. We
both got his autograph.
be the first Chief Minister. With pride and force, he said,
Towards the end of the reception, I did something amazing (for me). I was staring at
"....I could feel that the people were behind me...." Then he resigned and retired
Mr Marshall, full of love and respect as a member of the younger generation, when I
from the Singapore political scene. I felt myself gotaut with sadness when he said,
suddenly decided that I had to kiss him. I
They didn't
stood behind him and waited. When he turned round to leave, I said:
Then, he talked about the People's Action
Party's tremendous success, especially in
and will always be great. Can I kiss you?" I stood on tip-toes and kissed him on the
terms of economic stability. Mr Lee Kuan
cheek. He did the same. Guess what he said?
"....They wanted the PAP. want me...."
"Mr Marshall, you were great, are great,
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"Why didn't you do it French style?" That was my very first kiss to a guy and he is a
informal he was, he used words like "damn
it", "bloody" and "shoot" (questions). The
great man.
line that I liked best was "Both the PAP and I
are lucky, I'm not in Singapore".
Believe me, I have no qualms about having made the right decision at all!
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By the way, to give you an idea of how
Childhood Memories
Childhood seems such a long time ago. It was the period of my life when I struggled with the reality of growing up and, in the course of it, gained much maturity and
my pal Tom and I would row a canoe down the
wisdom. It never fails to make me smile
bruises. Catching spiders, grasshoppers and crickets was also a favourite pastime. I
rapids just like Old Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer in their day. I enjoyed the thrills and spills, though they did come with cuts and
whenever I reminisce about the seemingly endless and dreamy past, in that faraway place of crystalline joys and groggy percep
remember the time when Tom and I stumbled into a whole nest of crickets. In our
tions, in that time I have come to treasure
anxiety to capture these priceless specimens, we knocked our heads together and returned home without a single cricket but with a bump each on the head.
and call childhood.
The young me was not mischievous and active but extremely malicious. Living in the countryside brought me into contact with the majestic splendour of nature. The world to the young me consisted only of my home, the surrounding streams, hills and forest. What lay beyond was completely unknown to my
Girls! The young me was really curious about this mysterious species. I was always
under the impression that a girl got pregnant once she kissed or touched a boy. Stupid me! There were minor infatuations with village girls but I always kept my distance. You see, the young me was a 'sensible' and 'respon sible' boy. I did not wish to see a girl pregnant! The young me was really innocent and stupid.
young mind. However, in my young malicious life existed another world. A world where
dragons ruled the sky, where gods and demons clashed in regal splendour and where knights in shining armour rescued damsels in distress.
Life back then was like an ocean, some
These things, however, lived only in my mind. The young me was an enthusiastic angler. In those days, rods and bait did not come cheap, so I made my own rod and would sit at a spot for hours, fishing. I had some suc cess: mediocre though Ikan Billis is, it still represented the fruits of success. Looking back now, it has always amazed me how
times calm, sometimes turbulent. In that
temperamental ocean, I grew up. Life now is so sophisticated and fast that we tend to forget our past. Childhood is like a breeze: it cuddles and warms you in times of distress and the odd tremour in its tail as it passes leaves you rejuvenated and fresh
patient I was as a young lad. Further up the stream, the water rumbled fast and furious
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down till it neared my village. On hot days.
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My Trip To New Zealand
Zealand family and had the opportunity to experience and observe a different kind of lifestyle and environment.
In a short lifetime of fiteen years, I have
travelled to more places than the average person of my age. However, no other place has captivated and awed me as much as two magical islands nestled deep in the South
The next day, we went to Rotorua, worldrenowned for its hot springs, bubbling mud pools and foaming geysers. It lies right in the middle of a belt of earthquake activity, and it
Pacific â&#x20AC;&#x201D; New Zealand.
It was on a clear December morning that I first saw the exotic land from my seat in the
is no wonder that steam rises out from prac
tically every nook and cranny on the ground.
aeroplane, which was heading for Auckland, New Zealand's largest city. Soon after the plane landed, my family and I stepped into the clean and spacious airport and were greeted by friendly customs officers and airport staff, who directed us safely into a
The air there is filled with the sickening
odour of hydrogen sulphide. Rotorua is also the centre of Maori culture in New Zealand.
Maoris have a language of their own which is very musical. They also have a lot of legends,
taxi which would take us to our hotel in the
rituals and colourful festivals which make
heart of the city. During the ride, we had our first glimpse of the numerous buildings, the people and their lifestyles.
their culture very alive and exciting. During our stay in Rotorua, we saw sheep-shearing demonstrations and got to take pictures with some of the sheep, who were either sneezing or chewing food which had been regurgitated from their stomachs.
We spent our first and second days in Auckland which is largely Polynesian and is sited on a narrow isthmus. It has a fine and
picturesque harbour and is a perfect haven for the sea-sports enthusiast. Scattered
All too soon, we had to leave the North
Island behind us and fly to the South Island, well known for its magnificent scenery. We arrived at the southernmost point of the
around the city is a cluster of small volcanic cones which were once Maori forts and are now home to thousands of Aucklanders who
island and drove to Fiordland, a beautiful
corner of the island which has been desig nated as a national park.
built their houses on the fertile slopes. We moved around leisurely at our own pace,
sightseeing and also doing a spot of shopping at times and even taking a cruise to some of
The landscape was simply too marvellous to describe. Stunning, placid lakes combined with imposing snow-capped mountains to present an aura of spellbinding, unfor gettable splendour. We followed a highway which wound round sheer granite walls with trickling waterfalls running straight down
the volcanic islands which dominated the horizon.
On the third day, we left Auckland and made our way south along the country's longest river, the Waikato, to the rural areas. A large part of each of the two islands is covered with farmland, dotted with sheep, cows and occasionally goats. In fact, there are seventy million sheep in New Zealand, more than twenty times the actual population of
their length. We entered a tunnel and emerged into a glacial valley which held extraordinary views. My father could hardly keep his eyes on the narrow road as he stared spell-bound at the beautiful sights around him. A launch was waiting for us at the end of the highway to take us on Milford Sound, a fiord carved out by glacial action. On the cruise, the chilling winds did not stop us from taking as many photographs as we could of the clear and spectacular scenery around us. My sister and I had to beg our father to drive
the land. We visited the Waitomo Caves
which contain millions of glow worms. They appeared as a canopy of greenish shimmering lights in a series of darkened grottos, seen on a tranquil boat ride through the caves. We stayed overnight at a farm, where we were the guests of an extremely hospitable New 83
as slowly as possible on the return journey through the park, so that we could hold on to
but sheep, nibbling away at the luxuriant green pastures around them Christchurch
has been billed as 'the most English city
the beauty of the area for a longer time. I will never forget this place as long as I live.
outside England', which is very true. Horsecarts, willow trees, rose gardens, the numerous statues that line a serpentine river
We spent the next few days in Queenstown, a ski resort flanked by peaks, sited by the startlingly blue Lake Wakatipu. There, we experienced the thrill of a twisting and tumbling jetboat ride, and a terrible chill too, for the temperatures dropped suddenly one night to three degrees Celsius (even though it was summertime) and nearly froze one tropical islander to death (that was me, of course). Another day saw us in the midst of the Southern Alps, admiring the grandeur of Mount Cook, the highest point in the country.
and the many cathedrals reveal an English character unlike any other city that I have been to.
Our stay in lovely Christchurch lasted for a couple of days and then it was time to leave
for home. Even as I stepped off the plane on the return flight, I vowed to return to New Zealand if the opportunity came. Then I would fully savour the gorgeous land and the people that I have discovered and loved.
Our last stop was the city of Christchurch, reached after travelling through acres of farmland which contained nothing
Wu Zuotong Sec 4F
Life In A Foreign School
Life in Australia, as I experienced it, was
Australians are quite friendly people, and
really relaxed and so was life in an Australian
when I was there, my fellow students treated me very well. Some of the students, however,
school.
were hooligans. Very often, they beat one another up in street fights and because of
School life was nothing compared to the hectic schedule of a Singaporean schoolboy. The teachers taught the students at their own learning pace which enabled students to fully understand a topic. The intake of students per class was almost half of the intake of an average Singapore school. This allowed the teacher to pay more attention to the brighter or slower students. I found the teachers to be very outgoing and they encouraged me, a shy Singaporean, to say what was on my mind. This has taught me to speak to other people without any sense of
their size, tried to bully me. I made it a point never to get involved in their 'mafia-like' business.
I had a taste of hostel life when my parents went outstation and I had to stay in a nearby hostel which I later found out had all
sorts of sports facilities on a sixty-five hectare piece of land. The senior students showed me how to get to school on my first day at the hostel and even accompanied me back as I did not know which bus to take.
'shyness' and hold a conversation with an
I will never forget the plays we used to
adult.
act in such as Alice In Wonderland, which The school had a
multi-racial mix of
portrayed a girl who had many strange encounters in a 'mad' world. It was very enjoyable as we held it in the country hall for the public to see and everyone did their best.
students consisting of Italians, Malaysians, British, Americans, Turks, Germans and Japanese. The form teacher used some of her
periods to allow these foreigners to tell the class what their country was like. It gave me a better understanding of what each culture
Once, the school also organized a very small version of the 'Commonwealth Games'. The students were divided into 'countries'
was like.
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relaxed and interesting and I was very reluc
and they competed and vied for the lead. Three of such athletic games were held and my 'country' â&#x20AC;&#x201D; England â&#x20AC;&#x201D; beat all the rest
tant to leave Australia and head for home.
and won all three games.
Chen Zhenwei Sec 2L
I found school life in Australia very
Should Teenagers Date?
One should not have the idea that dating is the in-thing and do it just to keep up with the trend. One should not go all the way to fish for a boyfriend or girlfriend simply to
When it comes to this taboo topic on
dating, it is usually 'thumbs down' from most Singaporean parents. But as teenagers, we
feel that dating should not be completely
show off. Such obsession for dates will only affect schoolwork and family relationships.
condemned. In fact, it is a way for us teen
agers to socialize and get to know better people of the opposite sex.
We approve of dating but only under
Sheltered teenagers only end up being
certain conditions which we are certain most
introverted and unsociable. They will not know how to deal with relationships in the
of you will agree with. We feel that group dating is most advisable because everyone can be relaxed and open as one will have his or her good buddies around. Single dating among teenagers usually ends up with disastrous and embarrassing results when both parties do not know each other that well. They become tongue-tied and selfconscious. Anyway, believe us, group dating
future and will be ignorant of the strategies of socializing. Eventually, they may resort to feeding computers with their personal data to find their ideal partners in life. Further more, one may, on reaching a certain age,
become exceedingly desperate and grab any suitor just because he or she smiled at
sounds more 'safe' to parents. Blind dating is
one. One may also end up feeling even worse than before when jilted. One gets heart broken easily and thinks that it is the end of
one of the worst things anyone can do. You never know WHAT you may end up with. It could range from a perfectly normal human being of the opposite sex to an unidentified ALE (Alien Lifeform). It is always better to
the world. All this results because of lack of
socializing in teenage.
After all, our parents dated once upon a time. Dating can be done in groups and be just like an ordinary outing. It does not necessarily mean whispering sweet nothings to each other and dining in posh restaurants, or watching romantic movies. It does not
dating are found useful to all you teenagers
have to be as serious as when a boy tries to
out there.
know the other person first before starting to date. Hasty decisions may result in undesir able outcomes.
All in all, we hope that our views on
impress a girl by buying her expensive gifts and then hoping to get intimate with her. On the contrary, dating can be a meeting in the library for discussing schoolwork together. In this way, both parties can benefit socially
Brenda Robson Xu Lena
Liang Shanyu Carolyn Wn Sec 4B
as well as academically.
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A Teenager's Chinese New Year is now so tall. Ah! I'm getting old. My hair is all white. Her hair is beginning togrow, I see.
I yawned and stretched before reaching out for another peanut cookie. There was
familiar sitting-room and saw my parents
I remember she was so bald when she was a toddler. Ha! Ha! Ha!" Grand-aunt remarked
chatting away with Great-aunt and Greatuncle. It was the first day of the Chinese New Year. I had been forced to pay my Great-aunt
I got to hear this remark. She said it as if it
nothing better to do. I looked across the
to Mother. Every year on Chinese New Year,
was a miracle to see a mass' of hair on my
and uncle a visit at their HDB flat in Bedok South. I dreaded these visits because I could
head. I excused myself and walked away, not wanting to be further examined.
not speak their dialect, and there was
nothing I could amuse myself with while the adults engaged themselves in a seemingly
Grand-uncle was still talking to Father about the pigs he had reared years and years
endless conversation.
ago. Father did not look bored at all! Were
passed and all that I had said in that length of
pigs that fascinating? It was a miracle that Father was genuinely interested in the stinking, filthy pigs that Great-uncle had
time was 'Great-aunt' and 'Great-uncle'. The
once reared.
I glanced at my watch. Two hours had
cookies on the plate were becoming fewer and fewer. They did not taste good at all. But I had no alternative. I gulped down the last mouthful of 'Pepsi' and made my fifth trip to the lavatory.
I sank into the huge arm-chair. Once again I lifted my hands and started counting my fingers. Ten again, and none was missing. I inspected my nails; they were clean. I looked at my palm, and tried to tell my fortune. But the atmosphere was so stifling I could not stir up any imagination.
The lavatory was not large, but it was a relief from the outside world. It shut out the
irritating voices of the chatterboxes in the sitting-room. Did they really have so much to say? It was obvious that they had nothing in common. I washed my face and dried my hands with a piece of tissue. I looked into the mirror, scrutinised myself and admired my new attire. I wished I were with my friends.
The cookies were beginning to have an adverse effect on me. I felt sick all over.
Hurriedly, I popped a sour plum into my mouth and felt much better. I let my hands fall onto the sides of the arm-chair. There was
nothing to do except breathe, blink and stare into empty space. I was too sick even to
It seems such a waste to look good and not be praised.
I
remembered
Great-aunt's
dis
yawn. I felt I was becoming a vegetable. Roots were beginning to grow and I was soon to be stuck to the very spot.
approving eyes when I greeted her earlier on, clad in my new mini-skirt. I wondered if she was talking about me out there.
At last, the torture session was over. I
After combing my hair, I stepped out of the lavatory, once again exposed to the com plicated yet uninteresting adult world. They were still deep in conversation. Great-aunt suddenly turned and looked at me. I drew my lips apart, exposing my upper row of teeth. I hoped it looked like a smile. "Your daughter
beamed as I collected my 'ang pow' and watched the lift door shut in front of me. I was rescued before the roots were firm.
Chen Jingjuan Sec 4F
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WELCOME TO DUNMAN HIGH COMPUTER CLUB
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Our Computer Club teaches a variety of computer languages. For example, Basic (the language in which this report is written),
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SCIENCE SOCIETY benefit of members. This year, members from the Science Society attended the
The Science Society and its activities are
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exciting finals of the Science Quiz held by AC JO. The teams from our school did not make it to the finals but aww....what the
we hold indoors in the Science Laboratories
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heck! We enjoyed the Science Quiz all the
weekdays instead of Saturdays to give our members opportunity to join other EGA
same.
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Well, this year, most of our activities are
focused on helping members have a further understanding of the Science topics in their
syllabus. To achieve this, relevant experi ments are carried out during the weekly
meetings. Once in a while, science films are screened in the air-conditioned comfort of the
AVA room and outings are planned for the
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boys and girls, showing that the society is proving very attractive to both sexes and all age groups within the school at present.
Old Hall
Exhibition/Performances from the works of Shakespeare, Dickens, Hardy and Twain.
Drama Day '88
This year, for the first time in the history of the school, the society presented a Drama Day. This was held on the 29th June during the school day. The society presented items for the morning session from 10.30 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 1.00
A.V.A. Room
and for the afternoon session from 1.30 â&#x20AC;&#x201D;
2 short plays: T.V. Confusion and Snow
4.00.
White.
Slide/Tape Presentation: The Case of the Missing Book. Classroom
The programme was as follows:
Library
New Hall:
Plays:
Readings from the Works of James Thurber.
Ernie's Incredible Illucinations
The event was a highly successful one and showed the society to have much hidden talent and indeed great commitment and enthusiasm for the project. Much credit must
(Alan Ayckbourn). St. Joan (George Bernard Shaw). (Act I. Sc. 1 only)
Army Daze (Michael Chiang)
also go the teachers involved: Mr Smith/ Miss Netto/Mdm Vadhwani/Mrs Fauzi/ Miss Hamidah/Miss Lim and Mrs Rodrigues
Scenes from Macbeth and Julius Caesar (Shakespeare).
for their untiring efforts in bringing such an undertaking to a successful conclusion.
Poetry: Jabberwocky (Lewis Carroll). The Responsibility (Charles Causley).
The remainder of the year is to be taken up with speech competitions and inter-group
Macavity: The Mystery Cat (T.S. Eliot).
debates.
The Listeners (Water De La Mare)
WELL DONE TO EVERYBODY!
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LIBRARY Hard at work
Bookworms
New books have arrived
Situated at the topmost floor of the 'Gathering Thoughts' building, is our Dunman High Library. As a student steps into the library, he is immediately assailed by
motion of certain books recommended for
secondary level reading. Book reviews are written and pinned up on the bulletin board. Or if there are certain new arrivals which are
a current of cold air. What? Frontal rain? No,
popular, they are also displayed there to attract students. Every week, the bulletin
of course not? The library is air-conditioned!
board offers different kinds of books. Science
In the library, there are all kinds of books: Science fiction, fantasy, detective, murder,
fiction, literature, horror, these are just some of the titles.
horror, comedy, facts, sports, music, photo graphy, and even comics. They are all neatly
library houses over a thousand books and
Another of the library's responsibilities is to supply books to each class-library for the 20 minutes' reading scheme which began a few years back. Here, the teacher-in-charge and the pupil librarians really worked hard. Every single book to be supplied to each class library was carefully chosen so that for each class, a wide range of books is supplied. The library is open to all students of Dunman Higb. Its aim is to provide read ing materials as well as information for
every year, many more books are bought to suit the reading taste of every student.
research or leisure reading. If there are any books that are popular, or that the library
stacked on shelves that line the walls of the
library. The library also has a lot of magazines and newspapers in both languages. What more can a student want? Research? Try the reference section. There
are books on Singapore, Geography, Science, Literature as well as others. Under the same
section, there are also a few sets of encyclo paedias for easy reference. At present, the
does not stock, do not hesitate to recommend
The library is also responsible for the pro
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Members of the society met once every
COMMERCE
week mainly to acquire and develop their typingskillsaridlearn variousaspects oftype writing.
During the year educational visits were made to the Port of Singapore Authority and the Post Office Savings Bank Training Centre. The tours provided a refreshing
SOCIETY
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Members of the society met once every
week mainly to acquire and develop their typing skills and learn various aspects of type writing.
During the year educational visits were made to the Port of Singapore Authority and the Post Office Savings Bank Training Centre. The tours provided a refreshing change of programme for the students.
Education visit to the PSA.
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PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY Do you like photography? How much do you know about this art? Is photography only taking pictures and developing them? No! In
Aided by Mr Tan Tui Gee, the teacher-incharge, students organize annual photo graphic competitions and exhibitions.
our society, the members learn all forms of
photographic techniques and use lots of sophisticated camera equipment.
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With a camera in hand, we capture beautiful scenes.
GARDENING SOCIETY seen! Also during the short IV2 hours every Saturday, we learn from the teachers in charge some useful techniques such as bud grafting.
For years, the Gardening Society has devoted itself to serving the school. Through our weekly trimming of bushes, clearing of
undergrowth and watering of plants, we have helped to maintain a green environment in the school compound. On the other hand, we are exposed to a great variety of flora and fauna. There are times when we discover strange plants or insects that are very rarely
We have tremendously enjoyed the activities of the society and hope that our efforts will continue to contribute to a prettier environment with your support. Fairyland..
Green....green everywhere.... Thanks to the Gardening Society!
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members. Every Thursday and Saturday morning, our spacious art rooms bustle with much activity. Our well-equipped art rooms, formerly the school canteen, are livened up by not less than 50 pieces of commendable art work on display done by our very own young artists who actively involve them selves in the various activities according to their interests. These wall displays include oil painting, crayon and chalk drawings, Chinese paintings, sketches, still-life pain tings, water-colour paintings, designs, wood cut and the latest and most demanding â&#x20AC;&#x201D; air brush art work. Whenever a good piece of work is produced, it finds its way onto the walls. With hardworking artists on the go, the supply of paintings for display never
Miss Tang Siew Boey help to teach and bring out our potential as artists. Old boys and girls who come to draw also share their knowledge and experience with us.
stops.
Art and Craft coordinator, Mr Tan Seng Yong, assisted by Mdm Kong Chan Lin and
The lively and amiable character of Mr Tan, one of the most popular and versatile artists in Asia, together with his clear explanation and wonderful demonstrations, help to make art lessons more lively and con cepts in art easier to understand. He works
hard to help photographs overseas for photographs,
us and always brings back of picturesque scenes from painting purposes. Besides our cupboards and shelves
contain many reference books on the various
art forms. Students are helped to a very large extent by these. These books are carefully chosen by Mr Tan. Eacb piece of work is subjected to Mr Tan's critical eye. I believe that under his guidance, Dunman High shall also feed the art circle wth great artists. All members would like to take this opportunity to thank the teachers in charge, especially Mr Tan, for their hard work and patience. 104
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CHOIR The Choir launched 'Debut Fiesta' in
where everybody had an exhilarating time.
mid-July. It was a daring and smashing
We also held the traditional annual Music
Competition, something unique to the Choir. Of course, there were the usual weekly prac tices when all members brushed up their vocal skills, practised in groups and listened to
breakthrough from the usual MEP/Choir Combination â&#x20AC;&#x201D; daring, because it was a "never-before"; smashing, because it was a performance worth being proud of. Hope fully we will continue to present more of such
famous soundtracks.
excellent entertainment.
We look forward to the coming year, with
hopes of more activities and a Distinction
The Choir also organised a camp in March, lasting 2 days and one night at Sembawang,
Award if we enter for the SYF competition.
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A "never-before" sing-a-long.
Beauties and the Four Amigos!
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MILITARY BAND
00 1988 commences. Enter the Dunman
such course, the Music Camp, will be held in December. The greatest challenge is, however our public concert. Rhythm 4 which will be staged in December. So once again,
High School Military Band, all fresh and ready to meet new challenges. The first challenge was the National Indoor Band
Competition. All 88 of us pitted our efforts against 55 other schools and emerged trium
endeavour to round off 1988 with the grand
phantly with a silver medal.
finale â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Rhythm 4.
we will put our best foot forward and
Besides this, we also held a training course during the June holidays. Another
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NPCC All About Us
competition, the most prestigious in the NPCC calendar.
The Dunman High School NPCC unit has came a long way since its humble
Finally, on behalf of the unit, we would like to express our appreciation and sincere
beginning in 1972. It has improved by leaps and bounds over the past few years and has
thanks to our OC Mr Wong Pei Bao, his officers and NCOs for their support, advice, care, and constant encouragement, without which we will not be held in high esteem.
played a vital role in the school's many activ ities. To a cadet, the NPCC provides great
opportunities to gain experience in activities such as foot and arm drills, revolver as well
as rifle shooting, campcraft, first aid and unarmed combat. Leadership qualities such as a sense of responsibility, discipline, teamspirit and both physical and mental fitness,
From Us to You
What does (excitement -t- fun)^ equal?
which are elements to build up the future
Ha! Ha! All mathematics teachers out
pillars of our society, are inculcated and developed slowly and steadily into a cadet throughout his career in the NPCC. Ulti mately, we aim to produce good leaders and
there.
The answer is 'National Police Cadet
Corps'.
useful citizens.
If you find that your present life is very boring, join us and your life will never be the same again. We do the craziest things! From dipping into the sea with our T-shirts &
Over the past years, we have, in fact,
quite a long list of achievements. We have managed to establish and maintain ourselves among the top units in Singapore. 1988
slacks at the crack of dawn to singing Ba-
should be a very successful and memorable
ba-Black Sheep on the roof tops of the school.
year for our unit. It has been another year of
It's nuts. But it's fun and it'll turn your life
hardwork, determination, enthusiasm but
this time it paid off in triumph and glory. Our
upside down! Of course, the most attractive thing which makes us stand out from other
girls won the championship in the Revolver Shooting Competition for the East Zone. In
ECAs is the chance for you to become a marksman. Grab any boy in NPCC and ask
addition, Chen Lib of the Sec 4 Girls Squad
him who his first wife is. He will surely
came in 2nd in the Individual Revolver
answer that she is his rifle! Experience what
Shooting Competition at the national level. To sum it all up, our girls came in third for
it's like holding a .22 Smith'n Wesson! It is exhilarating!
the Best Unit Cadet Competition at the national level. Our boys were also equally successful winning the fourth position in this
So, if you have a problem in choosing an ECA,turn to NPCC!
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Besides having lectures,
drills, physical training, etc, as our main activities
in NPCC, we also
organize outings and tours occasionally.
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the islands of Tanjong Pinang).
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The 19th CompanyEast was formed on the 13th of June, 1968. We operate the hierarchical Patrol System through the Patrol-in-Council and Court-of-Honour. It comprises Guiders, Cadet Lieutenants, Company Leader, Patrol Leaders, Patrol Seconds and Patrol members. Aims and Principles:
i) Provide girls with the opportunity for self-training in the development of character, the realization of responsible citizenship and promotion of service to the community. ii) Maintain a high ethical standard based on the aims and principles embodied in the Promise and Law as laid down by the Founder, Lord Baden Powell.
iii) Encourage international goodwill and understanding by establishing friendly relations with the girls of other nations.
Guiding is a challenging game, which is a course of education that will teach us to lead a
useful life. We play the game through a series of healthy, happy activities: badgework, commu nity services. Guides' Own, pioneering and others, most of which have to do with nature and skills.
We celebrated the 20th Anniversary of our company with a campfire, 'Turn Back The Clock', in the June holidays this year. Hopefully, this will mark the beginning of an even more active company for the years to come. Tent-pitching
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ST. JOHN SERVICE TO MANKIND
(S. Our division has had a glorious history since its inauguration two decades back. This year, we will be holding a GRAND celebration to mark our 20th year of achievements. With a strength of over 200 members, we rank among the top divisions in our district. For 3 consecutive years, we emerged Champions in the First Aid Competition. Evidence of our outstanding performance is further consolidated by requests from other new divisions for our NCOs to help them execute training programmes. We also sent a batch of NCOs to attend a
Senior NCO Camp held in the National Youth Leadership Training Institute. Besides the weekly routine of first aid, footdrill, home nursing and stretcher-drill lessons, many other recreational activities are also organised to supplement the training diet.
Look straight, we are ahead Up chest, we are the BEST!
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ATHLETICS The first major event on the sports calendar
was
the
9th
Annual
Combined
Athletic Meet held in March which involved
130 competitors from our school. Once again, with a strong fighting spirit, our athletes bagged the highest number of medals to maintain the school's lead position in the meet. 17 gold, 17 silver and 21 bronze medals were won out of a possible 135 medals. For the third year running, we won the 20xl00m Relay with a time of 4:35.0 sees. To obtain much needed competition experience and exposure, our athletes parti cipated in the 14th Caltex Age Group Cham pionships organized by the Singapore Amateur Athletics Association and the Flash Athletic Club 14th Annual Track And Field
Championships held between May and July, and took seven medals in Javelin, Discus and
High Jump. More opportunity came when seven of our athletes were selected to represent Sin gapore Combined Schools in this year's Singapore Schools Sports Council-Western Australian Little Athletics Association U-14
and U-15 Track And Field Friendly Meet in July.
For the final big event on the sports
rk
calendar, the National Inter-School 'Track
And Field Championships in July, 36 partici pants were fielded for both B and C Divi sions, Boys and Girls. Our C Division Girls 4 x
100m Relay runners, Liu Peijun, Hu Yingying, Wang Xiuping and Zhuo Meijun, and B Division Girls Javelin thrower, Liu
Yanshan, were proud to bag the bronze medal in their respective events. Those athletes who did not win any medals, you were winners too, for taking up the chal lenge!
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Swimming is a relatively new extracurricula activity in Dunman High. However,
the swimming programme has been able to achieve its two-fold objective of mass partici pation in the swimming courses organised especially for non-swimmers, and selected participation in the Annual Schools' National Swimming Championships.
This year, the school organised four beginners' courses to teach some 40 boys and 40 girls how to swim at least 30 metres using the breast stroke, and two intermediate courses to teach some 20 boys and 20 girls
how to improve their swimming skills. The participants in each course attended 12 weekly one-hour sessions at the Chinese Swimming Club Old Pool under a qualified coach.
Unlike in the previous year, the school had only two participants in this year's Schools' National Swimming Championships. However, one of them, Lin Yongcong did the school proud by winning a bronze medal and a gold medal in the 100 metres breaststroke 'C Boys and the 200 metres breaststroke 'C Boys respectively. At the School's Annual Speech and Prizegiving Day, the school presented Lin Yong cong with the School Colours Award in recognition of his achievements. In addition, Lin Yongcong received the prestigious East Zone Colours Award for Swimming.
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Our school table tennis team has once
again gained honours. This year, our C and B Division girl teams emerged champions in both the Zonal and National Competitions. The C boys came in 1st in the Zone and 3rd in the National Competitions while the B boys were third in the East Zone and managed to find a place among the top eight positions.
TABLE TENNIS
We owe our success to our coaches Mr Teo
Tiong Hin and Mr Tay Cheng How and here we would like to express our gratitude to them. We will continue to strive harder next
year for better results and
make our school proud.
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BASKETBALL 1988 saw the ups and downs of the Basket ball school team. The C Division Boys team seized the runners-up position of the East
were selected for the Combined Schools' Team. All these achievements came about
because of the strenuous training we held at which we gained endurance and a strong sense of comradeship, and the support of our
Zone Basketball Tournament, but the B
Division Girls team could not gain a place in the top four placings. Our B Division Boys team had the best of everything, when we emerged from the doldrums to capture the championship. In addition to this, our B Division captain and vice-captain respec tively, Chen Bingshun and Wang Qinzhong,
teachers.
We would like to express our deepest gratitude to all those who have helped to make our success possible.
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THE VOLLEYBALL TEAM
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In the Volleyball Team this year, we have worked hard to better our past achievements. Both 'C division teams emerged champions and the boys went on to emerge third in the Boys' National Tournament. The 'B' divisions girls and boys by comparison, were only a dis appointing third and fourth in the East Zone Tournament respectively.
The Volleyball Team also organized many activities throughout the year to improve the relationship of the team members. These activities included the annual training camp, the hard earned St. John Island leisure camp and the Loyang Leisure Camp, the Annual Farewell Party for the barbecues and many more.
senior
players,
However, none of these would be achieved if not for our teachers in charge Mrs Elaine Goh, Mdm Teo Lay Pheng, our coaches Mr Li Xiaofeng from China, Mdm Chua Yang Joo, Mdm Thia Lee Keow and most important of all, Mr Ang Eng Choon. All our teachers have shown so much care, concern, commitment
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The school badminton team consists of 40
youthful and energetic boys and girls. Once every week, we have to go through strenuous training under our teachers' scrutiny.
POWER SMASH
1988 is an unforgettable year; it saw our display of team-effort and fighting spirit. Our 'B' Division girls came in fourth in the East Zone Badminton Championships and emerged as one of the top eight teams in the National Schools Badminton Championships. We would like to express our gratitude to our teachers: Mrs B K "Tan, Mdm P M Chong, Miss Netto, Miss S L Pear and Mr K W Quek. 'C Division Boys.
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SPEECH & PRIZEGIVING DAY '88
Welcome to our world.
Our Guest-of-Honour, Mr Wong Kan Seng.
The Inspection of the Guard-of-Honour.
EGA Excellence.
The prized smile.
The gift of a tiger.
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ORIENTATION DAY Orientation Day was organized to initiate Secondary One students into Dunman High. We hope they feel welcome.
Getting to know you with a warm smile.
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Volleyball East Zone Inter-School Tournament
Badminton
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Girls — 3rd
East Zone Inter-School Tournament
B
Boys — 4th
C
Girls — 1st
C
Boys — 1st
B Girls
— 4th
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National Inter-School Championship
National under-16 Ranking — Top seed
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Singapore Youth Team
Boys — 3rd
Basketball
East Zone Inter-School Tournament
BBoys C Boys
II. Uniformed
— 1st — 2nd
Groups
Table Tennis
East Zone Inter-School Tournament C
Girls — 1st
C
Boys — 1st
B
Girls — 1st
B
Boys — 3rd
Military Band Singapore Youth Festival Inter-School Band Competition — Silver Medal
National Police Cadet Corps
National Inter-School Championship C
Girls — 1st
C
Boys — 3rd
B
Girls — 1st
Best Unit Competition — 1987 East Zone National
Boys Boys
2nd 4th
Girls Girls
2nd 3rd
0.22 Revolver Shooting Competition — National
Chen Lili — Girls 2nd (Individual)
Track & Field
National Inter-School Track &
St Jobn Ambulance Brigade
Field Championships B Girls
Javelin
3rd Liu Yanshan
C Girls
4 X100m
3rd Liu Peijun
Inter-Division First Aid Competition Ambulance Cadets Section (Boys) Champion and Runner-up Nursing Cadets Section (Girls) Champion and Runner-up
Hu Yingying Wang Xiuping Zhuo Meijun Flash Athletic Club Track &
Field Championships Girls U-17 Javelin
III. Mathematics and Science
1st Liu Yanshan
14th Caltex Age Group Championships Girls U-15 Discus 3rd Lin Liping Javelin Girls U-17 Javelin
1st Lin Liping 2nd Liu Yanshan
Inter-school Maths and Computer Competition organised by TJC. Yu Changkai Champion (Individual) Lin Yuanliang 6th (Individual) Feng Luwei Champion (Team) Guo Shoujia Lin Yuanliang Yu Changkai
Boys U-17 High Jump 3rd Weng Mingwei Xie Junliang
Boys U-17 Javelin
2nd Xu Kangwei
WALAS Meet
Girls U-15 Javelin Boys U-15 Shot Put Boys U-15 Discus
2nd Deng Huijun 2nd Yang Hancheng 3rd Xu Kangwei
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Chen Junkang Qiu Zhoufa Wang Zhenan Zhang Jiaen
National Xiangsheng Competition for Secondary School organised hy NJC
Second Runner (Team) Up
Lai Xianghui Lin Fennie
20th Inter-School Maths Competition
History Oratorical Competition organised by MOE
organised hy NJC
Yu Changkai
2nd
(Individual)
Li Limin
2nd
Inter-School Maths & Computer Quiz
organised hy VJC
Yu Changkai
2nd
(Individual)
V. Prime Minister Book Prize
10th C B Paul Memorial Science Quiz
organised hy ACJC Yu Changkai 3rd Zhang Yunhao 9th
Li Kaihin
Tan Kah Kee Young Inventors' Award Tan In Soon
Merit Award
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IV. Culture Science Fiction Essay Writing Competition
organised by the Singapore Science Centre Xie Youren
4th
Wang Jinkui Huang Youlun
5th Consolation
Chinese Essay Writing Competition organised hy Lianhe Zaobao Wang Kaihong
1st
On-the-spot Chinese Essay Writing Competition organised by NYJC Lin Jingyi Consolation Wang Kaihong Consolation
Chinese Essay Reading Competition for Secondary School organised by TJC Lin Limin
Our VP, Miss Chee Mei Chun with the proud winner.
Fu Shiping Wang Peiwen
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A man of small build, neat and well-orga
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nized. This was my first impression of Mr Lim Soo Poh, formerly a Dunman High School student, and presently the President of the Dunman High School Old Students' Associa
Other than achieving good results while he was at school, Mr Lim was an active member of the Scout Movement during and after his
tion. His firmness and confidence commands respect.
school years. He served as Group Scout master of our school scout group. Head
quarters Commissioner and Assistant Public Relations Commissioner of the Singapore Scout Association. He was awarded the Long
Service Decoration by the Scout Association in 1974.
"The students of Dunman High School now are more fortunate than in our time," Mr Lim said. "You have newer and a lot more
facilities
we
did.
Some
students
them to and from school, while in our time ,
most students had to cycle to school or take a bus. The younger generation complains of
Born in Indonesia, this 48-year-old ex-
student has proven himself through a line of
greater study pressure. I would not say that things were easier during my time. Many of us
successful careers as newspaper reporter.
Assistant Registrar of the Nanyang Univer sity and remisier of the Stock Exchange of Singapore. He also lectures at the Depart
students then had to study and earn a living at the same time. However, we certainly has a
lot of fun in our days. It all depends on how you
ment of Extramural Studies in the National
look at and handle life."
University of Singapore. "I owe much of my success to Dunman High School," he said.
"We have a close affinity with Dunman
High School and care for all Dunman High
Mr Lim spent his junior secondary years in Catholic High School, but later decided to finish his
than
nowadays even have their parents taking
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School students. That is what the Dunman
High Old Students' Association is for."
senior secondary education in
Dunman High School. He furthered his studies in Nanyang University where he
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MISS LEE SHOW FEAI Miss S. F. Lee, a dentist by profession, graduated from DHS in 1972. She spent a
Miss Lee is very happy with her present occupation as a dentist because it gives her
period of six years in this school. In the course
not only a sense of satisfaction but also a
of her school life, she found all the subjects she was studying interesting. But her favourvite
chance to meet her old schoolmates as they often visit her for dental checkups. She is
subject was Mathematics because she liked the teachers who taught her the subject.
interested in hobbycrafts such as cross-stitching and knitting, and so she opened a little art and craft shop beside her clinic. This allows her to pursue her career, and fulfil her
She described herself as an average student. As she was not financially well-off, she could not afford tuition. So whenever any problems arose, she could only turn to her teachers for help. Thus, Miss Lee feels very grateful to her teachers at DHS.
interest at the same time and under one roof.
Nowadays, Miss Lee still maintains close contacts with her old schoolmates. As a
matter of fact, she is presently the secretary of the Ex-students Association of DHS. So she keeps in contact with the current DHS. students as well. She feels that she has learnt a great deal from her seniors in DHS. When asked if the students of her time were more
fortunate than those of today, she responded that their lifestyle was different from that of
the students today. But they had their sad times, glad times just as we have ours only of course, in different ways. Miss Lee Show Feai
extra-curricular activities compared with
She has a good impression of present-day students of DHS. The standard of English, she noticed, has risen significantly over the
today. The Chinese Orchestra was non
years. Socially, she feels that the students are
existent then. Miss Lee, who found nature
courteous and friendly, and being with us she feels very much at home. She attributes this
In her school days, there were not so many
fascinating, joined the Biology Club. She took part in the many activities and excursions
to the fact that we are all DHS students â&#x20AC;&#x201D; people from the same mould.
organised by the Club, such as trips to off shore islands, or to beaches where she liked to collect sea-shells. Once, she even had the
As a parting word to all DHS students, she encourages us to look up to our pre decessors of DHS and learn from their exper
chance to visit a farm in Pulau Tekong.
When she graduated from DHS, she started working as a
technician in
iences. And she hopes that all of us will, like
her, remain loyalto the school, and have a part in the school even after we step into the
the
National Development Building. However, she had a little difficulty as she was not very proficient in the English Language. Later she decided to pursue a course in dentistry for a change. She also felt, at that time, that it was
society to work. Audra Low
Marianne An Sec 4J
useful to learn another skill.
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ZENG XINGPING A
senior
graduate
in
1979,
still comes back on Saturdays to serve as the
Zeng
Band Counsellor. Of course, with him, he
Xingping, was a prominent figure in the Military Band. He graduated the very same
brings ideas and goals for the band.
year Dunman High became a SAP school, after spending six years (four in junior high and two in senior high) pursuing his studies.
Numerous activities have been organised
â&#x20AC;&#x201D;aimed at bringing the Band members and ex-members closer together. Last year he was involved in our band performance in Rhythm 3. "It was a breakthrough in our standard of performance. We worked as one
Presently, he is running his family busi ness: a small renovating firm. His field of work covers carpentry, renovation of kitchens, offices and shops. He frequents the school during weekdays for business pur poses. When asked why he chose this occu-
team to make it a success. But this year, come
December, we'll put on an even better show," Xingping promised.
Aren't there any problems encountered
when Xingping relates to present band members? "Well, not many really. There are of course communication problems with some
of the present band members. Afterall, there's an age gap between us. But this gap is easily bridged if you take the lead to approach them, chat with them whenever you're free."
In fact, so great is Xingping's love for brass band music, that he joined the National
Theatre Symphonic Band six years ago. He plays the euphonium there.
In his opinion, the school did a lot to prepare him for society. The experience in social interaction gained through being the
â&#x20AC;&#x201D;M Xingping
chairman of the Brass Band is especially valuable to him. He has learnt discipline and leadership qualities.
pation, he said, "I started helping out after National Service. I chose to stick to it because I feel it suits me."
to
Comparing DHS students of today those of 10 years ago, Xingping's
views are that the school has improved
"I rarely have the chance for a rendezvous with my ex-classmates. We're all working in different places now and our
greatly in facilities and academic achieve ments. The discipline of the present students is good compared to students in other
various schedules and commitments don't
schools. However, the students now seem
allow for a gathering."
more self-centred and ignorant of current
affairs and general knowledge. Students today aren't as mature as students in the past. Moreover, the friendship bond is also very much weaker. He attributes these to our better standard of living and the high
He says history, mathematics and general paper were his favourites during his school days.
He pkyed the cornet in his school days,
pressure on students.
and was the chairman of the Brass Band
when he was in senior high. It was then that he developed a sense of belonging to the
Li Zhiqiu Chen LiU Sec 4B
school. This attachment was so strong that
up to now, nine years after leavingschool, he 149
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