ALUMNI HAPPENINGS EVENTS
DEPARTMENT OF JAPANESE STUDIES
35 TH ANNIVERSARY GATHERING
DENTISTRY CLASS OF ’77
REUNION IN PHUKET
THE DEPARTMENT OF Japanese Studies, together with the Japanese Studies Alumni Association (JSAA), celebrated its 35th anniversary with a dinner party on 5 November at the National University of Singapore Society Suntec City Guild House. The event was attended by more than 60 former and present faculty and staff, alumni and guests. Head of Department, Associate Professor Thang Leng Leng (Arts and Social Sciences ’88) gave the opening address and welcomed the guests including Mrs Naomi Seah, a former Japanese language teacher at the Department and the wife of the late Dr Seah Chee Meow (Arts ’68), who headed the Department from 1986 to 1997. The participants were divided into groups and competed in games and Japan-related quizzes that brought back fond memories. The guests were also treated to a presentation on Kagoshima by the Kagoshima Prefectural Government’s ASEAN Regional
16 ALUMNI FLEW from London, Sydney, Melbourne and Singapore to Phuket, Thailand for the Dentistry Class of ’77’s 39th reunion, from 28 to 31 October. The group of old friends were treated to a wonderful slideshow (courtesy of Dr Chua Ee Kiam (Dentistry ’77) who was also the organiser of the reunion) of their student years, past reunions and their classmates and families. During the reunion, the group renewed the friendships and bonds forged during their university days, over island-hopping, snorkelling, sightseeing, meals, fun and laughter.
By Dr Basanti (Dentistry ’77)
AIESEC Singapore Alumni will be celebrating the 45th anniversary of AIESEC in Singapore in 2017, and invites all alumni to return. AIESEC Singapore Alumni also organises social drinks session every first Thursday of the month at Harry’s at Clarke Quay.
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AIESEC SINGAPORE ALUMNI sent 13 delegates to the AIESEC Alumni Asia Pacific Conference 2016 held in Bangkok, Thailand, in October. The delegates included Mr Peter Y B Tay (Business ’74), Ms Anna Leong (Business ’81), Mr Gavin Ng (Business ’87), Ms Geraldine Low (Business ’91) and Mr Imran Mohamad (Business ’09).
Director and Vice-President of the JSAA, Mr Kennard Xu (Arts and Social Sciences ’08). The event finished off with cake-cutting and a lucky draw.
Venue: Venue: Shaw Shaw Foundation Foundation Alumni Alumni House House Auditorium Auditorium
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