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  • Sabah Quake: National Day Commendation Awards For Guides And Teachers

    Sabah Quake: National Day Commendation Awards For Guides And Teachers

    He believes the awards are a step forward to help everyone affected by the Sabah tragedy heal.

    Mr James Ho, 45, a banker, lost his daughter Rachel, 12, when the 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck Sabah on June 5.

    The tragedy claimed the lives of 10 people from Singapore – seven pupils and two teachers from Tanjong Katong Primary School (TKPS), and the adventure guide who accompanied them on their trip to Mount Kinabalu.

    When told that the guides and teachers would be honoured with Commendation Medals at the National Day Awards, Mr Ho said the recipients deserved to be recognised.

    “Every gesture has helped in the healing process. The award is another gesture, a step which will help us all to heal over time,” he said.

    “The award is a testament of the country showing its appreciation. It is the least we can do to commend their sacrifice. They risked their lives and we are eternally grateful.”

    Eleven teachers, guides and instructors who survived the quake were given the award and commended for their devotion to duty and exemplary conduct during the quake.

    The two TKPS teachers, the adventure guide and the two mountain guides who were with the team from Singapore were awarded the commendation medal posthumously.

    Mr Alec Wing, who is in the technology business, said he was very touched that the recipients have been recognised. His son, Tristan, is a survivor of the earthquake.

    “They are being recognised for their bravery and courage. They died helping our children,” he said.

    “Some of the teachers and guides were safe when the earthquake hit but they went back up to get the other children. They put themselves in harm’s way and were killed.”

    SURPRISE

    Ms Quek I-Gek, 43, the director of Mountain Torq and spokesman for the trainers, said: “The awards came as a surprise as all my guys felt that they were just doing their jobs to look after as many people as they can.

    “Now, they just want to continue their normal lives and reconnect with the mountain as it is their home and around which their lives revolve.”

    She added that the trainers who lost their lives in the tragedy will be fondly remembered.

    Mountain Torq trainers Ricky Masirin, 28, and Valerian Joannes, 27, were awarded the commendation medal posthumously.

    “Valerian and Ricky gave their lives to protect and safeguard the students, teacher and tour guide. It was their act of valour in the line of duty,” said Ms Quek.

    Mr Mohamed Faizal, 28, who has been a TKPS teacher for three years, said he was very appreciative of the gesture.

    “I think I speak for all of us when I say it’s nice that we are recognised,” he said.

    “We didn’t do anything in the hope of winning an award. We did what we were supposed to do and we just did it to the best of our ability.”

    He added that he was appreciative of the support that has been given after the tragedy.

    “I want to thank my friends and colleagues, everyone including the Ministry of Education, who has provided us with support,” he said.

    “As teachers, we have always taken pride in our job and will continue to do so.”

     

    Source: www.tnp.sg

  • TKPS Principal: We Are Healing

    TKPS Principal: We Are Healing

    “We are regaining our strength. We are healing as a TKP (Tanjong Katong Primary) community,” said Principal Caroline Wu during a media briefing on Monday (Jun 29).

    The school reopened following the June holidays, during which seven students and two teachers lost their lives after an earthquake hit Mount Kinabalu. A total of 29 students and eight teachers were on an overseas learning journey in Sabah when the 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck on Jun 5. They were scaling Mount Kinabalu at the time as part of the school’s leadership course called Omega Challenge.

    To support the student population, Mrs Wu said they would be taught “coping strategies, as well as values and resilience” during the form teacher guidance period. She added that affected students will be supported, and has been, since they returned from Sabah.

    The school also has four counsellors now, after two new ones were brought in as part of the Education Ministry’s efforts to support the school.

    “I’m really very confident that with the support from our parents, and resilience from our staff as well as our students, we will be able to bounce back and recover. We will emerge from this stronger,” Mrs Wu said.

    The principal had addressed about 700 students from the Primary Three, Four and Five levels during the morning assembly on Monday, and will address Primary One and Two students later this afternoon. She had addressed the Primary Six cohort last week.

     

    Source: www.channelnewsasia.com

  • Remains Of TKPS Teacher, Student Arrive Home At Last

    Remains Of TKPS Teacher, Student Arrive Home At Last

    The remains of Tanjong Katong Primary School (TKPS) teacher Mohammad Ghazi Mohamed and student Navdeep Singh Jaryal Raj Kumar — the last of the 10 from Singapore who died in the Sabah earthquake to be identified — were flown home yesterday.

    Although their remains were identified last week, further DNA tests prevented an earlier return. The 10 were on a trip to Mount Kinabalu when an earthquake struck on June 5.

    A funeral was held yesterday for Ghazi at Kampung Siglap Mosque, attended by a large crowd that included Ghazi’s family, friends, colleagues and students. At one point, mourners had to queue to enter the auditorium where his casket was held. Inside the auditorium, a bouquet of white flowers lay on top of Ghazi’s casket. Mourners surrounded the casket, many of them silent in prayer.

    Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the funeral, Education Minister Heng Swee Keat said: “I thank the Malaysian authorities for expediting the work to allow us to bring the bodies of Ghazi and Navdeep earlier than we had expected.”

    Among the mourners was TKPS student Isaac Lee, one of Ghazi’s former students. The Primary 3 student said he always looked forward to Ghazi’s physical education classes, describing them as really fun.

    A friend of Ghazi, who declined to be named, said the teacher’s passing was “a huge loss to the school”. “There’s hardly anything negative to say about him,” he said. “He was a true, loyal friend who helped you when you were in need.”

    Minister for Communications and Information Yaacob Ibrahim, who also attended the funeral, was one of the pallbearers who helped carry Ghazi’s casket into the van that brought the body to Pusara Aman Muslim Cemetery in Lim Chu Kang for burial.

    Holding back tears as he spoke to the media, Dr Yaacob, who is also Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs, said: “(He was) such a young man whom (according to) the stories you hear was selfless, very dedicated.”

    He added: “I suppose the most important thing for us is … to perhaps take his spirit forward. The things that he has done for his schoolkids, for his family — you must find some way to (let his legacy live on).”

    Speaking after the burial, Mr Mohd Faizal, one of Ghazi’s colleagues from TKPS, said Ghazi, who leaves behind a wife and three children, was “happy-go-lucky”.

    “I never saw him under stress, and it rubbed off on all of us,” said Mr Faizal, 28. “I have lost an elder brother. He was more than a colleague, and that will never change.”

    Mr Heng said support would continue to be provided to the family members and students affected by the earthquake. “Our students in Tanjong Katong Primary School are recovering well. They are doing fine, and the principal and school leaders have put up a plan to bring them back to school when school reopens so that they can continue with a normal routine,” he said.

     

    Source: www.todayonline.com

  • Old Victorian’s Association Mohammad Ghazi Bin Mohamed Memorial Fund

    Old Victorian’s Association Mohammad Ghazi Bin Mohamed Memorial Fund

    Victoria lost one of her beloved sons to the recent earthquake in Sabah. As a big Victorian family, we mourn the loss of a dear brother and extend our deepest condolences to his family.

    Ghazi left behind his beloved wife and 3 very young children, aged 5, 3 and 1 years old.

    The Old Victorians’ Association (OVA) is embarking on this fund raising initiative and is appealing to all Victorians and friends to come forth and do your part by donating any amount towards this fund. ALL monies raised will be presented to the family of the late Mohammad Ghazi and we hope the amount raise will aid them financially in one way or the other.

    Here’s what you can do:

    1. Write a cheque payable to OLD VICTORIANS’ ASSOCIATION.
    2. Write your NAME, CONTACT NUMBER and indicate GHAZI MEMORIAL FUND at the back of the cheque.
    2. Mail your cheque to: Old Victorians’ Association c/o Victoria School, 2 Siglap Link, Singapore 448880

    Fund Raising Cut off date: 30 June 2015

    If you have any enquiry, please do not hesitate to email:
    [email protected]

    Once a Victorian. Always a Victorian.
    Nil Sine Labore

     

    Source: www.ova.org.sg

  • Solat Jenazah Bagi Almarhum Mohammad Ghazi Bin Mohamed

    Solat Jenazah Bagi Almarhum Mohammad Ghazi Bin Mohamed

    GEMPA KINABALU: SOLAT JENAZAH

    Difahamkan yang jenazah Almarhum Cikgu Mohammad Ghazi bin Mohamed, yang terkorban semasa gempa di Gunung Kinabalu, bakal tiba di Singapura, hari ini, 19 Jun 2015, dan akan dibawa ke Masjid Kampung Siglap untuk disolatkan SELEPAS solat ASAR.

    Inilah cara terbaik untuk kita berikan penghormatan terakhir kepada Almarhum Cikgu Muhd Ghazi dengan kita solat jenazah untuknya.

    Bagi yang berkesempatan hari ini, silakan untuk solat jenazah di Masjid Kg Siglap.

    Almarhum meninggalkan balu dan 3 orang anak kecil. Yang paling kecil baru dilahirkan.

    Harap dapat diuaru-uarkan kepada para pendengar Warna 94.2fm Official Fanpage.

    Terimakasih.

    Ramadhan Kareem

    Salaam Jumaat

     

     

    Source: Mohd Khair