… & coming full circle

He received a C grade for Feature Writing and thought he would never make it in journalism.
Today, Terrence Voon, 32, a sports correspondent with The Straits Times, is back in NP as an adjunct lecturer for the Sports Journalism module, teaching alongside the very lecturer who gave him that grade.
Mr Voon, who graduated in 1998, [...]

Young, but not reckless

Gary Loo perfects the art of juggling both football and studies and doing great in both

Not many people would have turned down the chance to enrol in the Singapore Sports School (SSS), but that was what Gary Loo did four years ago.
“I didn’t accept the offer because SSS focused more on sports than studies, and [...]

Magical Magnum Force

NP’s pride and joy defeats 107 teams in an international cheerleading competition in Jakarta to emerge champions

Already well-known on campus, the polytechnic’s cheerleading squad hit a new high when it emerged international champions in the third annual Indonesian National Cheerleading Championship held in Jakarta on Apr 25.
This is the first time the Indonesian competition is [...]

From chunk to hunk

Five years ago, Edwin Thia would have laughed out loud if you had told him he would go on to become a bodybuilder one day.
So would you, if you knew him back then. Standing at 1.64m and weighing a chubby 68 kg at the age of 14, bespectacled Edwin considered himself short and overweight and [...]

Bowling for success

Tall, athletic and well-versed, Eugene Low exudes the air of a confident young man. And he should be, since he was handpicked for Singapore’s national bowling squad when he was just in secondary three.
Eugene’s love for bowling started at the age of 12. Back then, he was a keen rugby player in Anglo-Chinese School (Primary).
“My [...]

Slalom or die trying

SMOOTH SLALOM: To perfect his skill at slalom, Brian trains almost daily from 6 - 10pm.
When renowned Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw exclaimed that “youth is wasted on the young,” he had clearly never met someone like 18-year-old Brian Kwa, who would defy the statement.
Brian is neither a lark nor an owl, although he is [...]

Twice the leap for track and field twins

NP’s Track and Field team snagged five medals at this year’s Swift Akira Track and Field Championship with twin medalists contributing three of the five medals.
The competition, now in its 56th year, was held at Gombak Stadium on 6 and 7 Jun. The team went into the competition without expectations, but was pleasantly surprised when [...]

A race to the pinnacle

UNTIRESOME: With their adranaline pumping, participants trudge on in the cycling part of the race in an effort to win.
NP held its third adventure race, The Pinnacle 2009, on 27 Jun, where it put teamwork and unity to the test with various physically and mentally challenging activities.
Ng Rong Choon, 20, the assistant race director says, [...]

Dance like there’s no tomorrow

SHALL WE DANCE: The heat is on as Chong Aik graces the international dance floor with his sleek moves
At first glance, it is hard to believe that Lim Chong Aik can dance with his skinny, gawky frame and unassuming demeanour.
Yet, watch him on the dancefloor with his partner, Riane Low, in the middle of a [...]

Tri Elite finish first in sprint duathlon

NP’s triathlon club, Tri Elite, did one better this year in the Singapore Sprint Series by finishing first in the Men’s under-20 category of the sprint duathlon.
The annual competition was held on Mar 15 and consisted of a three-kilometre run, a 15-kilometre bike trail and another three-kilometre run.
Although Tri Elite had sent in two representatives, [...]