The most-awaited event of the year in the Victorian calendar is almost here! Have you found 9 other kakis to book a table for the dinner? You do not want to miss the 135th Anniversary of Victoria. Hurry, book now!
Note: You may book individually or in smaller groups too. 
Date: Sunday 18th September 2011
Venue: Tyrwhitt Road
Time: 7pm to 10pm
No of Tables: 135 of 10 seats
Latest update: 70% of tables sold! (as of 27 May 2011)
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yea.. President Nathan
Principal Mr TP Naidu
Mr Teo Ser Luck?
Is Mr Naidu an Old Victorian?
== [[Medicine]] ==
* Clin Prof [[Low Cheng Hock]]: President, Singapore Medical Association, 2001-2003 <ref> [http://jeffreyleow.wordpress.com/2006/12/04/a-healer-not-just-a-doctor/ My role models in the medical arena…(part 1)], ''The Straits Times, 14 January 2006''</ref>
* Dr [[R Munidasa Winslow]]: Head, Dept of Addiction Medicine, Institute of Mental Health
== [[Religion]] ==
* Haji [[Sanusi Mahmood]]: First [[Mufti]] of Singapore <ref> [http://www.gedungkuning.com/articles/Haji_Sanusi.pdf Tokoh Kita]</ref>
* Ven Sik [[Kwang Sheng]]: President, Singapore Buddhist Federation; Abbot, [[Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Temple|Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery]] – Singapore largest Buddhist monastery, 2004-
== [[Corporation|Corporate]]/[[Business]] ==
* [[G. Ramachandran (SICCI)|G Ramachandran]]: President, Singapore Indian Chamber of Commerce, 1966-1968, 1973-1974, 1982-1986
* [[Shabbir Hassanbhai]]: President, Singapore Indian Chamber of Commerce, 2002-2004
* [[Magic (illusion)|Magic]]
** [[J C Sum]] +: One of the top illusionists in Asia
* [[Ceramics]]
** [[Iskandar Jalil]]: Renowned ceramist; Cultural Medallion (Visual Art) winner, 1988; Berita Harian Achiever of the Year, 2002
* [[Comics]]
** [[Sonny Liew]] +: Comic artist/illustrator, best known for his work on [[Vertigo Comics]]' "My Faith in Frankie" <ref> [http://lambiek.net/artists/l/liew_sonny.htm Comic creator Sonny Liew]</ref>
these four young Old Victorians cited in para 7-10 of attached text of speech by Guest of Honour at 2004 annual speech days are most worthy of consideration. Thanks
http://www.moe.gov.sg/media/speeches/2004/sp20040…
Dr [[Ong Chit Chung]]: Parliamentary Secretary, 2001-2003; Member of Parliament, 1988-2008
* [[Lim Biow Chuan]]: Member of Parliament, 2006-
* [[Ong Eng Lian]]: Member of Parliament, 1955-1959
* [[Kum Teng Hock]]: City Councillor, 1957-1959
* [[S V Lingam]]: Member of Parliament, 1959-1968
* [[Ariff Suradi]]: Member of Parliament, 1959-1976
* [[Abdul Aziz Karim]]: Member of Parliament, 1968-1976
* MAJ (Ret) [[Abbas Abu Amin]]: Member of Parliament, 1980-1991; Chairman, [[Football Association of Singapore]], 1989-1991
* [[Andy Gan Lai Chiang]]: Member of Parliament, 2001-2006
* Dr [[Kanwaljit Soin (Ms)]]: First female [[Nominated Member of Parliament]], 1992-1996; Colombo Plan Scholar, 1972
* Thomas Thomas: [[Nominated Member of Parliament]], 1999-2001
* Assc Prof [[Ngiam Tee Liang]]: [[Nominated Member of Parliament]], 2002-2005; Head, Dept of Social Work, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, NUS
== [[Government]]==
* [[Po'ad Shaik Abu Bakar Mattar]]: Member, Public Service Commission, 2004-; Member, Council of Presidential Advisors
* [[Chiang Chie Foo]]: Permanent Secretary, Prime Minister's Office and Ministry of Defence; Colombo Plan Scholar, 1975
* [[Tan Kee Yong]]: Secretary to Prime Minister and Secretary to Cabinet, 2009-; Chief Exectuive, [[Singapore Land Authority]], 2001-2005
* Dr [[Han Cheng Fong]]: Chief Executive, China Operations, [[Sino Land]]; Permanent Secretary, 1978-1984; State Scholar, 1962
* [[Lam Chuan Leong]]: [[Ambassador-at-Large]], 2006-; Permanent Secretary, 1984-2006; [[President's Scholar]], 1967
* [[Wong Hung Khim]]: Chairman, Zhonghui Holdings; Former Permanent Secretary; Former Deputy Chairman and CEO, [[Singapore Telecom]]
* [[Ho Meng Kit]]: Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Chief Executive, [[Land Transport Authority]], 2003-2005
* [[Lee Chiong Giam]]: Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Former Chief Executive, People's Association
* [[Lee Wai Kok]]: Former Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Culture; Former Director, [[National Museum of Singapore]]; Chief Executive, People's Association
* Dr [[Chew Chin Hin]]: Adjunct Senior Fellow, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUS; Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Health; First Singaporean elected to the prestigious Mastership of the American College of Physicians yesterday.
* [[Lam Yi Young]] ~: Chief Executive, [[Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore]], PSC Scholar, 1990
* Dr [[Ngiam Tong Tau]]: CEO, Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority, 1984-2005
* [[V K Rajan]]: Ambassador, 1991-2001
* [[Foo Kok Swee]]: Ambassador (non-resident), 1989-2006
* [[M N Swami]]: Honorary Consul-General, Nepal, 1996- (appointed by Nepal government)
==[[Education]]==
* Dr [[A Vijiaratnam]]: First [[Pro-Chancellor]], NTU, 1992-2005; Olympian (Hockey), 1956; Only person to have represented Singapore in four sports – hockey, football, cricket and rugby
* Prof [[Edwin Thumboo]]: Renowned poet; Emeritus Professor, NUS; First and former Dean, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, NUS, 1980-1991; [[Cultural Medallion]] (Literature) winner, 1980
* Prof [[Wee Chow Hou]]: Chairman, Nanyang Executive Programmes, Nanyang Business School, NTU; Dean, Faculty of Business Administration, NUS, 1990-2002
* Prof [[Brian Lee Chang Leng]]: Professorial Fellow, NTU; Former Dean, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, NTU
* Prof [[Chou Siaw Kiang]]: Vice-Dean, Faculty of Engineering, NUS
* Prof [[Sit-Wong Kim Ping]] (Ms): Emeritus Professor, NUS; Head, Dept of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, NUS, 1996-2000
* Prof [[Jon Quah]]: Head, Dept of Political Science, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, NUS, 1992-1998
* Assc Prof [[Tsoi Wing Foo]]: Head, Dept of Psychological Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, NUS, 1980-1994
* Assc Prof [[Ho Wing Meng]]: Former Head, Dept of History, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, NUS
* Assc Prof [[Sim Keng Yeow]]: Head, Dept of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, NUS, 1995-1996
* Assc Prof [[Chan Wai Meng]]: Director, Centre for Language Studies, NUS
* Prof [[Chong Li Choy]]: Professsor of International Management (SEA) and Director, Asia Research Centre, [[University of St. Gallen|University of St Gallen]], [[Switzerland]]
* Chong Keng Choy, Associate Professorial Fellow, National Institute of Education
* Dr [[Low Wing Kee]]: Director, Physical Education Unit, [[University of Hong Kong]], [[Hong Kong]], 1967-1986
* Dr [[Law Song Seng]]: Director and CEO, [[Institute of Technical Education]], 1982-2007; Known in Singapore as Mr ITE
* Rt Revd [[John Tan Teng Wai]]: Founding principal, [[St Andrew's Junior College]], 1978-1990
* [[Lee Fong Seng]]: Founding principal, [[Anderson Junior College]], 1984-1987; Principal, [[Raffles Junior College]], 1988-2000
* [[Lim Bok Hai]]: Principal, [[National Junior College]], 1981-1989
* [[Chan Joon Gek]]: Principal, [[Outram Secondary School]], 1964-1978
* [[Eric S Retnam]]: Principal, [[Gan Eng Seng School]], 1988-1994
* [[Benjamin Lui Seng Cheong]]: Principal, [[St Joseph's Institution]], 1997-2008
== [[Military]]/[[Police]] ==
* LG (NS) [[Ng Yat Chung]]: Chief of Defence Force, [[Singapore Armed Forces]], 2003-2007; SAF (Overseas) Scholar, 1980; Senior Managing Director, Portfolio Management, [[Temasek Holdings]]; Chairman, Board of Trustees, Singapore Institute of Management
* MG [[Neo Kian Hong]]: Chief of Defence Force, [[Singapore Armed Forces]], 2010-; SAF (Overseas) Scholar, 1983
* MG [[Ng Chee Khern]]: Chief of Air Force, [[Singapore Armed Forces]], 2006-2009; [[President's Scholar]] and SAF (Overseas) Scholar, 1984
* Air Vice Marshal [[Sulaiman Sujak]]: First non-British Chief of Air Force, [[Royal Malaysian Air Force]], 1967-1976; Deputy Chairman, [[Malaysia Airlines]], 1977-1991
* MG [[Syed Mohamed Syed Ahmad Alsagoff]]: Commander, Malaysian armed forces based in Singapore when Singapore was part of Malaysia, 1963-1965
* BG [[Jimmy Tan]]: Commandant, [[SAFTI Military Institute]], [[Singapore Armed Forces]], 2005-2009; SAF (Overseas) Scholar, 1981
* BG [[Tan Meng Dui]] +: Director, Military Intelligence, [[Singapore Armed Forces]]; SAF (Overseas) Scholar, 1986
* BG [[Kwek Kok Kwong]] +: Commander, Air Defence and Operations Command, [[Singapore Armed Forces]]; SAF (Overseas) Scholar, 1986
* BG [[Loh Wai Keong]]: Commander, 3rd Division, [[Singapore Armed Forces]], 2003-2005; [[President's Scholar]] and SAF (Overseas) Scholar, 1984
* COL [[Lim Yoon Boon]]: Former Chief Artillery Officer, [[Singapore Armed Forces]]; SAF (Overseas) Scholar, 1985
* COL [[Tam Peng Yew]] +: Head, Air Intelligence Dept, [[Singapore Armed Forces]]; SAF (Overseas) Scholar, 1987
* LT [[Iskandar Abdullah]]: Sword of honour (Best Overseas Cadet), [[Royal Military Academy Sandhurst]], England, 2005 – first SAF officer in 14 years to be named Best Overseas Cadet at Sandhurst
* [[Tee Tua Ba]]: Commissioner of Police, [[Singapore Police Force]], 1992-1997
* SAC [[Soh Wai Wah]]: Director of Prisons, [[Singapore Police Force]], 2009-; Chief of Staff, [[Singapore Police Force]], 2004-2009
* [[Poh Geok Ek]]: Director of Prisons, [[Singapore Police Force]], 1992-1998; Former Director, Central Narcotics Board
* [[Sim Poh Heng]]: Director, Central Narcotics Board, 1991-1999
* AC [[Rajoo V Gopal]]: Commander, AETOS auxiliary police force; Former Director, Police National Service Dept, [[Singapore Police Force]]
* AC [[Tan Ngo Chew]]: Director, Police National Service Dept, [[Singapore Police Force]]
== [[Legal]] ==
* Prof [[Ahmad Mohamed Ibrahim]]: Singapore first non-British [[Attorney-General of Singapore|Attorney-General]], 1965-1967; [[Queen's Scholar (British Malaya and Singapore)|Queen's Scholar]], 1936
* [[Koh Eng Tian]]: Singapore first [[Solicitor-General]], 1981-1991; [[Senior Counsel]]
* [[Giam Chin Toon]]: [[Senior Counsel]]; President, [[Law Society of Singapore]], 1987-1989
* [[Toh Kian Sing]]: [[Senior Counsel]]
* [[Sowaran Singh]]: District Judge, Subordinate Courts; Former Director, Legal Aid Bureau
* [[Chia Wee Kiat]]: District Judge, Subordinate Courts
* Dr Chandra Mohan: Former District Judge, Subordinate Courts; Former Director, Legal Aid Bureau
* [[Adrian Soon Kim Kwee]]: Justice of the Peace; Former District Judge, Subordinate Courts
* [[Daniel Koh Poh Leong]]: Former District Judge, Subordinate Courts
* [[Quek Leng Chan]]: Malaysian tycoon; Founder of [[Hong Leong Group|Hong Leong Group Malaysia]]
* [[Lim Hua Min]]: Founder and Group Executive Chairman, PhillipCapital; Former Chairman, [[Stock Exchange of Singapore]] <ref>
* Dr [[Abdul Aziz Abdul Rahman]]: Managing Director and Chief Executive, [[Malaysian Airlines]], 1981-1991
* [[Philip Eng]]: Vice-Chairman, MCL Land
* [[Mohamad Salleh Marican]]: Founder and Chairman, 2nd Chance Properties; 1st Malay Businessman of the Year, 1988
* [[Ong Boon Kheng]]: Co-founder and former CEO, Informatics
* [[Lim How Teck]]: Deputy Chairman, Tuas Power
* [[Liak Teng Lit]]: CEO, [[Alexandra Health]]
* [[Daniel Yun]]: Film producer; Former Managing Director, [[Mediacorp Raintree Pictures]]
* [[Ng Soo Nam]]: Managing Director/Chief Investment Officer, Nikko Asset Management Singapore; Award-winning fund manager
* [[Phua Kok Kim]]: CEO (Industrial), Mapletree
* [[Lua Cheng Eng]]: Former Chairman and former CEO, [[Neptune Orient Lines]]
* [[Ong Teong Pin]]: Principal Partner, APCO Architects and Town Planners Collaborative
[[Deen Shahul]]: Owner of now defunct Sparks, Fire and Canto discos; President, Association of Entertainment Organization
== [[Social]] ==
* [[Anthony Yeo]]: Clinical Director, Counselling and Care Centre; Known as "Father of Counselling" in Singapore
* Dr [[Koh Sek Khoon]]: General Practitioner, known as "Dr Discount" in Singapore
* [[Chung Chee Kit]]: President, Friends of Admiral [[Zheng He]] Society
== [[Sports]] ==
* Officials
** Dr [[Lau Teng Chuan]]: Secretary-General, [[Singapore National Olympic Council]], 1995-2002
** MAJ (Ret) [[Abbas Abu Amin]]: Chairman, [[Football Association of Singapore]], 1989-1991 – ''See Politics section''
** Charlie Chan: Founder-Chairman, now defunct Tyrwhitt Soccerites Football Club; Team manager, [[Singapore national football team]], 1970s; National football player, 1950s
* Olympians
** LTC (Ret) [[Kesavan Soon]]: Olympian (Athletics), 1956; Only schoolboy to represent Singapore in 1956 Melbourne Olympics
** Jerome Henderson: Olympian (Basketball), 1956; Only non-Chinese in the Singapore Olympics basketball team; Had also represented Singapore in athletics (high jump)
** [[Abdullah Hamid]]: Olympian (Hockey), 1956
** [[William Douglas Hay]]: Olympian (Hockey), 1956
** [[S Jeyathurai]]: Olympian (Hockey), 1956; Had also represented Singapore in football
** Dr [[A Vijiaratnam]]: Olympian (Hockey), 1956 – ''See Education section''
** [[Gan Eng Teck]]: Olympian (Water-polo), 1956; Gold medalist, national water-polo team, [[Asian Games]], 1954, silver medalist, [[Asian Games]], 1958 and 1966, and bronze medalist, [[Asian Games]], 1962
** [[Tan Wearn Haw]]: Olympian (Sailing), 2000; Bronze medalist, [[Asian Games]], 1998 and 2002; Sportsboy of the Year, 1992 and 1995; PSC Scholar; CEO, Singapore Sailing Federation
** [[Calvin Kang Li Loong]]: Olympian (Athletics), 2008
* [[Asian Games]] medalists
** [[Ong Choon Lim]]: Silver medalist, 4 x 200 metre swimming relay team, [[Asian Games]], 1954; Had also represented Singapore in water-polo
** [[Yong Chong Fatt]]: 4th-placing, national football team, [[Asian Games]], 1966
* National Coaches/Captains and Record-holders
** [[Ali Ahmad]]: Sprint champion; First Singaporean to clock 10 seconds for the 100 yards, 1940
** [[Low Sin Chock]]: Sprint champion; Member of Singapore 4 x 100 metre relay team that set a new national record, 1963
** [[Fok Keng Choy]]: Former national discus and shot put records holder; Keng Choy held both records for more than 10 years (shot put 1970-1986 unbeaten) (discus 1980-86)
** [[Choo Seng Quee]]: Former national football coach; Coach of the Year, 1977; Only person to have coached national teams of Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia
** [[Robin Chan]]: National football coach, 1990-1992, and former national football player
** [[Vincent Subramaniam]]: National football coach, 1998-2000
** Dolfattah: 1930s football legend and former Singapore football captain
** Abdul Rahman: Former natonal football player; played in a record nine Malaya Cup finals for Singapore from 1933 to 1950
** Sharif Madon, Wee Seng Pah, Charlie Chan – Malaya Cup stars, 1930s to 1950s
** [[Eric Paine]], [[Ho Kwang Hock]], [[Ronnie Liew]] and [[E Shanmugaretnam]]: National football players in the 1970s; Eric and Kwang Hock were members of the famous Singapore 1977 Malaysia Cup-winning team
** [[Harbhajan Singh Loomba]]: Former national hockey coach and former national captain, national player from 1957-1966; National coach of Singapore team that won Singapore only hockey gold medal in [[SEAP Games]], 1973
** [[Lam Yin Koi]]: National hockey coach, 1980s and captain, 1970s; Member of team that won Singapore only hockey gold medal in [[SEAP Games]], 1973; Had also represented Singapore in darts
** Hira Singh: National hockey captain, 1978-1982
** [[Song Koon Poh]]: National rugby player-coach and captain, 1970s-1980s; Member of team which achieved Singapore best-ever 3rd-placing, Asian Championships, 1978; Sportsman of the Year, 1978
** [[S Sivalingam]]: Former national cricket captain, national player from 1960s-1980s
** [[Stacey Muruthi]]: National cricket captain, 1976, 1979-80s; One of the youngest national cricket player at the age of 17, 1970
** [[Cheong Cheng Swee]]: National badminton coach, 1970s-1980s, and player, 1950s-1970s; National badminton doubles champion, 1964-1965, 1967-1968
** [[Sunny Sultan]]: Former national softball coach and captain
** [[Seh Chin Chiow]] and [[Ang Ghee Leong]]: Former national table tennis players; Both represented Singapore in the inaugural Afro-Asian-Latin-American Invitational Tournament, Beijing, 1973, to which Chin Chiow was also the team captain
** [[Pang Kwok Leong]]: Represented Singapore at [[Chess Olympiads]], 1970, 1972 and 1974; National chess champion, 1971 and 1974
** [[Oey Liang Hien]]: National chess champion, 1970
** [[Douglas Ooi]]: Former national golf captain
** Jonathan Leong: National golf captain, 2009-
== [[Literary Arts|Literary]] and [[Performing Arts]] ==
* [[Literature]]/[[Journalism]]
** [[A Samad Said]]: Malaysia Literature [[Laureate]]
** [[Al-Mansor Adabi]]: Managing Director/Managing Editor, The Malayan Law Journal, 1972-1987
** [[Ong Teong Hean]] [[(T H Ong)]]: Writer; Poet
** [[Colin Cheong]]: Writer; Former journalist
** [[Boey Kim Cheng]]: Writer; Poet
** [[Fathol Rahman Abdul Hamid]]: Malay writer
** [[Ravi Veloo]]: Multi-award winning journalist; Fullbright Scholar
** [[Melvin Singh]]: Executive Editor, [[The New Paper]]
* [[Theatre]]
** [[Chandran K Lingam]]: Director, now defunct Experimental Theatre Club; One of the most talented directors in Singapore theatre history
** [[T Sasitharan]]: Founder and director, Theatre Training & Research Programme
* [[Film-making]]
** S Kadarisman: Famous Malay film director and actor
** [[Kelvin Tong|Kelvin Tong Weng Kian]] +: Film director; First Singaporean to direct a Hong Kong film * [[Music]]
** [[Keegan Ng]]: 2nd Singaporean to win Marion S. Gray Outstanding Musician Award
** [[Saiful Idris]] and [[Mohamad Affandy A Razak]]: Lead singer/guitarist and drummer of Indie band, "Great Spy Experiment", Singapore's sole representative to Sutasi, an Asia-wide music talent competition
* [[Radio]]/[[Host]]
** [[Tan Swee Leong]] – Popular radio and television host in the 1970s-1980s
** [[S R S Naidu]] – Popular compere; Ventriloquist who is known as the "Birdman" of Singapore
VJC (some from VS as well):
* [[Politics]] and [[Government]]
** [[Chia Ti Lik]]: Lawyer; Workers' Party candidate, 2006 General Elections
** [[Lam Yi Young]]: CEO, Maritime & Port Authority
** [[Wong Liang Chin Jeffrey]]: Division Director, Manpower Planning and Policy Division, Ministry of Manpower
** [[Lim Huay Chih]]: Director, School Planning & Placement, Ministry of Education
** [[Sng Chem Wei]]: Principal, Dunman High School; Presdient's Scholar; Youngest principal appointed in Singpaore
* [[Corporate]] and [[Entrepreneurship]]
** [[Douglas Foo]]: Founder of [[Sakae Sushi]]; Entrepreneur of the Year, 1992
** [[Adam Khoo]]: Entrepreneur, best-selling author
** [[Goh Tzu Seoh]]: COO and co-founder, Lifebrandz
** [[Trina Liang-Lin]]: Executive Director, Royal Bank of Scotland
** [[Chua Shenzi]]: Board director, newurbanmale.com
** [[Willin Low]]: Owner, Wild Rocket, Lawyer turned restauranteur/chef
* [[Sports]]
** Football
*** [[Fabian Tan]]: National Under-23 (Young Lions) footballer; One of the few Chinese and only NUS undergrad in SLeague
** Sailing
*** [[Joan Huang]]: Gold medalist, Sailing, Asian Games, 1998; Sportswoman of the Year, 1999; Best Team of the Year, 1999
*** [[Koh Seng Leong]]: Olympian (Sailing), 2008
*** [[Lo Manyi]]: Gold medalist, Sailing, SEA Games, 2005; Olympian (Sailing), 2008
*** [[Toh Liying]]: Gold medalist, Sailing, SEA Games, 2005; Olympian (Sailing), 2008
*** [[Deborah Ong]]: Olympian (Sailing), 2008
*** [[Lim Tze Ting]]: Gold medalist, Sailing, Asian Games, 2006
*** [[Oh Da Hui]]: Gold medalist, Sailing, Asian Games, 2006
*** Sarah Tan: Gold medalist, Sailing, Asian Games, 2006
*** [[Roy Tay]]: Gold medalist, Sailing, Asian Games, 2006; Flag-bearer, Singapore contingent, Asian Games, 2006; Sportsboy of the Year, 1999;
*** [[Teo Wee Chin]]: Singapore's first world youth sailing champion, World Youth Sailing Championships, 2005; Gold medalist, Sailing, SEA Games, 2005; Gold medalist, Sailing, Asian Games, 2006; Sportsboy of the Year, 2002
** Squash
*** [[Mah Li Lian]]: SEA Games gold medalist and national squash champion; Sportsgirl of the Year, 1987; Sportswoman of the Year, 1989 and 1991
And these too:
1. Seck Hong Chee, former VS boy – best all-round student at University of Singapore, 1964
2. (Ms) Daylily Pan Soon, Head Prefect, also went on to top the medical faculty at University of Singapore.
* [[S Dhanabalan]]: Cabinet Minister, 1980-1993; Member of Parliament, 1978-1996; Chairman, [[Temasek Holdings]]
* [[Aziz Ishak|Abdul Aziz Ishak]]: Cabinet Minister, Malaysia, 1955-1963; Younger brother of former President [[Yusof Ishak]]
* [[Wee Toon Boon]]: Minister of State, 1965-1975; Parliamentary Secretary, 1959-1965; City Councillor, 1957-1959; Member of Parliament, 1959-1975
* [[Peter Sung]]: Minister of State, 1988-1991; Member of Parliament, 1988-1997
* [[Teo Ser Luck]]: Senior Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Community Development, Youth & Sports and Ministry of Transport and Member of Parliament, 2006-; Mayor, North East Community Development Council, 2009- * [[Sha'ari Tadin]]: Senior Parliamentary Secretary and Member of Parliament, 1968-1976; First Malay graduate PAP MP, 1968
* Dr [[Sheng Nam Chin]]: Parliamentary Secretary, 1959-1961; Member of Parliament, 1959-1963; Founding member, [[Barisan Sosialis]]
Jeffrey Adam Lightfoot – lead S'pore to bronze medal at YOG.
Personally, I hope these Victorians can make it to the book:-
Yusof Ishak
C V Devan Nair
S R Nathan
Eu Chooi Yip
Abdul Samad Ismail
S Dhanabalan
Aziz Ishak
Dr Ong Chit Chung
Teo Ser Luck
Kanwaljit Soin (Ms)
Thomas Thomas
Assc Prof Ngiam Tee Liang
Chiang Chie Foo
Lam Chuan Leong
Wong Hung Khim
Dr Chew Chin Hin
Dr Ngiam Tong Tau
Dr A Vijiaratnam
Prof Edwin Thumboo
Prof Wee Chow Hou
Prof Brian Lee Chang Leng
Prof Sit-Wong Kim Ping (Ms)
Chong Keng Choy
Dr Law Song Seng
Lee Fong Seng
Lim Bok Hai
LG (NS) Ng Yat Chung
MG Neo Kian Hong
MG Ng Chee Khern
Air Vice Marshal Sulaiman Sujak
Tee Tua Ba
Prof Ahmad Mohamed Ibrahim
Koh Eng Tian
Haji Sanusi Mahmood
Ven Sik Kwang Sheng
G Ramachandran
Quek Leng Chan
Lim Hua Min
Mohamad Salleh Marican
Liak Teng Lit
Daniel Yun
Ng Soo Nam
Lua Cheng Eng
Anthony Yeo
Dr Koh Sek Khoon
Charlie Chan
Kesavan Soon
Gan Eng Teck
Tan Wearn Haw
con'td
Ong Choon Lim
Ali Ahmad
Fok Keng Choy
Choo Seng Quee
Dolfattah
Abdul Rahman
Eric Paine
Harbhajan Singh Loomba
Lam Yin Koi
Hira Singh
Song Koon Poh
Stacey Muruthi
A Samad Said
Boey Kim Cheng
Ravi Veloo
Chandran K Lingam
T Sasitharan
S Kadarisman
Kelvin Tong
Tan Swee Leong
S R S Naidu
J C Sum
Iskandar Jalil
Sonny Liew
Jeffrey Adam Lightfoot
Sng Chem Wei
Douglas Foo
Adam Khoo
Ho Yeow Sun
Joan Huang
Koh Seng Leong
Roy Tay
Teo Wee Chin
Mah Li Lian
Diana Ser
Michelle Chong
Joanne Peh
Felicia Chin
Rebecca Lim
Tan Pin Pin
Roger Koa Kai Hock – water skiing
– 1st singaporean to cross 4000 pt barrier at world water-ski champships, 1989 – as a 17 yr old VJC student
hello Old Boy,
thank you so much for all the names! 🙂
are you able to submit a formal nomination as it will help us better assess why this person should be in the book.
thanks again!
I think it may be more apppropriate to dedicate this proposed book to just Old students of Victoria School. Perhaps we can have a similar book for Old Students from both VS and VJC in a future exercise after the formal integration of VS and VJC in the IP. It is the impression that most former students of VJC who were not from VS identfiy themselves with VJC rather the larger Victorian community. Hopefully, future intakes of non VS students into VJC would be proud to say that "i am an Old Victorian", not an "ex or Old VJCsian".
On the inclusion of Old VS students in the book to be published, perhaps primary consideration should be given to Old Victorians who are not just successful in their career or public life, or are prominent or high profile people in society, but those who genuinley take pride in identiffying themsleves with VS and making contributions to the school in an impactful way, Names of these extraordinary Old Victorians that come to mind would include Messrs Dhanabalan, the late Ong Chit Chung, Wong Hung Khim, Chiang Chie Foo, Liat Teng Lit, Llim Chye Huat, Vernon Teo, Leslie Yong Boon Chuan, and others. Thanks.
I tend to disagree with you, oldtime. It is for the very same reason that some former VJC students have difficulty identifying themselves as Old Victorians that more should be done to "integrate" the 2 institutions. Leaving them out means OVA do not 'recognize' them, thus alienating them further.
The consequences may lead to former-VJC students who are not from VS forming their own VJC alumni and when the time come for both VS and VJC to merge, there may be opposition to it. Even former RJC students oppose to RI and RJC merger.
the list may be too long; other than them being prominent (some were from Victoria Bridge School eg Choo Seng Quee, Ahmad Ibrahim, etc), I do not personally know them or know more about them than what is available on the internet and/or to the general public.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Old_Victori…
Chao Tzee Cheng – Singapore' s most famous forensic pathologist – studied at Victoria Continuation School but some said Victoria Continuation School does not qualify to be under the family of Victoria. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chao_Tzee_Cheng
Kirpa Ram Vij, S'pore first Chief of Staff, SAF, 1970-74 is also from Victoria Continuation School, also known as Victoria Afternoon School at the Tyrwhitt Road campus.
VCS was a separate institution from VS except that it was housed in the same premise. It operated in the afternoon session and hence was also known as Victoria Afternoon School. When Beatty Secondary School was started in the mid 1950s in Beatty Road, it took over the entire student population from VCS and VCS ceased to exist thereafter.
oldtime, i agree with you that VCS should not be in the Victorian family then; they seem more like the alumnus of Beatty
However, OVA Introduction still include VCS.
Click 'About' at the top and you find the below:
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By James February 25, 2009
Old Victorians’ Association
The Old Victorians’ Association was established in 1941 as a formal channel for ex-students to continue to associate with our alma mater after we have left the school or the college. These include Victoria Afternoon School, Victoria Bridge School, Victoria Pre-University, Victoria School and Victoria Junior College.
Marcus Seng was bestowed the President's Award for his efforts in promoting literacy in Laos
http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=46772926…
If I am not wrong, S Yogarajah, former Singapore Hockey Association secretary who was a key figure in local hockey in the 50s-60s, is a former Victorian too.
Pg A4 of today's Straits Times refers. The senior educationist featured Mr Goh Ek Piang is an Old Victorian who was an outstanding sportsman during his schooldays in the mid 1960s.
Aged 62, Mr Goh is retiring from the Education Service which he has served since the age 17 (after O level) and had held the posts of PE teacher, primary school principal and Dy Director for CCA in MOE. In his citation of Mr Goh at a ceremony yesterday honouring retiiring education officers, the Minister of Education described him as a "strong advocate of outdoor adventure education." Mr Goh has indeed done VS proud, continuing on the fine tradition of the school in producing outstanding educationists in the sports science, in particular Dr Low Wing Kee, former Director of Sports and Physical Educatiion at the prestigious Hong Kong University, and Dr Lau Teng Chuan, former CEO of Singapore Sports Council and Secretary General of the Singapore National Olympic Council. Incidentally both Dr Low and Dr Lau, now in their 80s were great all round sportsmen during their younger days.
Speech by Dr Ng Eng Hen, Minister for Education, and Second Minister for Defence, at the 13th Appointment and Appreciation Ceremony for Principals on Tuesday, 28 December 2010 at 2.30pm, Shangri-La Hotel, Island Ballroom
A Short Tribute to Retiring Principals
21 We have a strong and effective education system today because of dedicated school leaders who are able to adapt to the changing demands of the time. Amongst the Senior Education Officers who have or will be retiring this year, Miss Tay Siew Lian, Miss Ong Pheng Yen and Mr Goh Ek Piang will be retiring as Deputy Directors.
22 Being the first Principal of Hougang Primary from 2000—2007, Mr Goh Ek Piang, a strong advocate of Outdoor Adventure Education (OAE) had incorporated OAE into the curriculum and integrated it into Physical Education lessons. I visited the school recently and saw students climbing rock walls and zipping aross the school in the air. The school’s innovative efforts were recognised when the school was awarded the Programme for School Based Excellence Award in Outdoor Adventure Education in 2005. The school leads other primary schools as the Cluster Centre of Excellence for OAE today.
23As Deputy Director in-charge of Co-Curricular Activities, Ek Piang remained true to his conviction of doing his best to enrich the learning experiences of students by putting into place plans for sports and talent development. Ek Piang will be retiring after 45 years of dedicated service.
http://www.moe.gov.sg/media/speeches/2010/12/28/s…
Raffles has a very good theme – 'inspiring' – for their book. But I am sure Victoria can do better. 😉
100 Inspiring Rafflesians https://www.worldscibooks.com/general/etextbook/6…
Hope the search can be extensive so that no deserving Victorian is left out from the final list (of 135).
1977 University of Spore's top Business Adminstration Faculty student, an old Victorian who lived up to the school's motto 'Nil Sine Labore'
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A Samad Said, a venerable Old VS boy and distinguished novelist and writer of international fame
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Ng Soo Nam, who was voted as Singapore's best fund manager, was featured in a full page Sunday Times article several years ago. Coming from a poor family, he had to work part-time when still studying at VS. He was still able to obtain very outstanding results and landed himself a government scholarship. He stayed in the civil service for a few years before moving to fund management.
R Alagirisamy, three time VS School Champion athlete and best peformer from 1966-1968, one of the best long distance runners of the country in the 1960-70s. An Asean inter-varsity champion, he was the first Singaporean to break the four minute barrier for the 1500 metres in 1972.
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Who should be invited as the Guest of Honour for Victoria 135? By Sept, President Nathan would have retired (Aug 2011). Perhaps DPM Wong Kan Seng is a good choice as he had attended night classes (for the Chinese subject) at the Tyrwhitt Road campus before. He had said during a previous VS Speech Day that he can claim to be a 'Victorian' too.
Thanks for the reference.
It is interesting to note that Dr Phay Seng Whatt, the Chairman of the Public Service Commission from 1962 to 1975, is both an old boy of VS and RI. http://newspapers.nl.sg/Digitised/Article/straits…
Dr Phay should be in VS 135 book.
Straits Times' Life Section Monday Interview had featured Sonny Liew and Iskandar Jalil. Both should be considered for VS 135 book.
S Yogarajah, known as 'Mr Hockey' in Singapore, was Singapore Hockey Federation's honorary secretary and national team selector for 29 years from 1950 to 1979 – should be considered for VS 135 book too. http://newspapers.nl.sg/Digitised/Article/straits… http://newspapers.nl.sg/Digitised/Article/straits…
Besides R Alagirisamy being the first Singaporean to break the 4 min barrier for 1500 metres, Fok Keng Choy held the Singapore national shot put record for almost 20 years is also worth mentioning: http://newspapers.nl.sg/Digitised/Article/straits… http://newspapers.nl.sg/Digitised/Article/straits…
looking forward to the launch of the book
i am sure that it will feature a cross section of Old Victorians, who are all infused with the "Victorian Spirit". Nil Sine Labore!
Tun Sardon Jubir, former Malaysian Cabinet Minister and Governor of Penang, was a former student of Victoria Bridge School and Raffles Institution. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sardon_Jubir http://www.smkts.scl.my/viewpage.php?page_id=2
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* Dr Chew Chin Hin – First Singaporean to be conferred Mastership in the American College of Physicians (MACP)
Tan Pin Pin – Singapore film director http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tan_Pin_Pin
VJC:
Adam Khoo – Entrepreneur; Self-made millionaire at age of 26
Noor Effendy Ibrahim – Artistic director, The Substation
Mah Li Lian – Former Asian squash champion
Young Woman Achiever of the Year 2006
Naval officer and NTU EEE graduate, Ms Chen Zhen Yan (VJC), is the recipient of the Her World Young Woman Achiever of the Year 2006 award. Ms Chen, an SAF scholar, holds the distinction of being the navy's first female diver and is an accomplished athlete who has participated in biathlons and triathlons in Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, HK and China.
David Lim Kim San – first Cultural Medallion Winner together with Edwin Thumboo; architect of music education in Singapore http://infopedia.nl.sg/articles/SIP_1664_2010-04-…
J C Sum – one of the top illusionists in Asia
Tan Swee Leong – very popular tv host from 1970s-1980s
Saiful Adris and Mohd Affandy A Razak – lead singer/guitarist and drummer of famous local Indie band, "Great Spy Experiment"
S Kadarisman – famous Malay film director and actor
T Sasitharan – founder and director, Theatre Training & Research Programme
Ravi Veloo – multi-award winning journalist; Fullbright Scholar
Fathol Rahman Abdul Hamid – famous Malay writer
Boey Kim Cheng – writer; poet; books written used for Singapore schools Literature text
A Samad Said – Malaysia Literature Laureate
Daniel Yun – the man who built up Mediacorp Raintree Pictures; movie producer
Low Cheng Hock – President, Singapore Medical Association, 2001-2003
* LT Iskandar Abdullah – Sword of honour (Best Overseas Cadet), [[Royal Military Academy Sandhurst]], England, 2005 – first SAF officer in 14 years to be named Best Overseas Cadet at Sandhurst
* Dr Ngiam Tong Tau – CEO, Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority, 1984-2005
* Lam Yi Young – Chief Executive, [[Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore]], PSC Scholar, 1990
* V K Rajan – Ambassador, 1991-2001
* Tan Kee Yong – Secretary to Prime Minister and Secretary to Cabinet, 2009-
* Assc Prof Ngiam Tee Liang – Nominated Member of Parliament, 2002-2005; Head, Dept of Social Work, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, NUS
VJC
** [[Douglas Foo]]: Founder of [[Sakae Sushi]]; Entrepreneur of the Year, 1992
** [[Goh Tzu Seoh]]: COO and co-founder, Lifebrandz
** [[Trina Liang-Lin]]: Executive Director, Royal Bank of Scotland
** [[Chua Shenzi]]: Board director, newurbanmale.com
** [[Willin Low]]: Owner, Wild Rocket, Lawyer turned restauranteur/chef (also from VS)
VJC:
*** [[Joan Huang]]: Gold medalist, Sailing, Asian Games, 1998; Sportswoman of the Year, 1999; Best Team of the Year, 1999
*** [[Koh Seng Leong]]: Olympian (Sailing), 2008
*** [[Roy Tay]]: Gold medalist, Sailing, Asian Games, 2006; Flag-bearer, Singapore contingent, Asian Games, 2006; Sportsboy of the Year, 1999;
*** [[Teo Wee Chin]]: Singapore's first world youth sailing champion, World Youth Sailing Championships, 2005; Gold medalist, Sailing, SEA Games, 2005; Gold medalist, Sailing, Asian Games, 2006; Sportsboy of the Year, 2002
*** [[Janice Koh]]: Actress; Winner, Best Actress, DBS Life! Theatre
*** [[Fernandez Brendon Marc]]: Actor
*** [[Ho Yeow Sun]]: Singer; First and only Asian singer to top the US Billboard Dance Chart and the UK MusicWeek Chart; Only singer selected to be music ambassador for 2008 Beijing Olympics
*** [[Joanna Dong]]: Singer/movie actress
*** [[Joe Augustin]]: Radio presenter and voiceover artist
*** [[Cheryl Marie Cordeiro]]: Winner, [[Miss Singapore Universe]], 1999
*** [[Nuraliza Osman]]: Winner, [[Miss Singapore Universe]], 2002
*** [[Jessica Tan (Miss Singapore/Universe 2007)|Jessica Tan]]: Winner
These people may not be from Victoria:
1. Robin Chan – former national football coach – no info saying he is Victorian
2. Jerome Henderson – Olympian (basketball) – mentioned in book on Singapore Olympians to be from VS; but ST newspapers archives seem to show that he is from SJI
Mr Jerome Henderson was indeed from SJI. He was an outstanding athlete too.
Robin Chan, unlikely to be from VS, probably from Bartley Sec Sch together with Quak Kim Lye in the late 50s or early 60s. Bartley was then a strong football team.
Dr Vincent Wijeysingha, former VS boy – Prominent member of Opposition in S'pore
is there an error in his school bg?
he's a Ph D holder from Victoria University in Wellington, NZ
Dr Vincent W was in VS from 1983-1986. 2 yrs Teo Ser Luck junior and 3 yrs Desmond Lim junior.
Check his facebook. http://www.facebook.com/pages/Singapore-General-E…
A check show that Desmond Lim Bak Chuan is NOT from VS.
A student who completed his HSC studies in VS in 1971, Dr Philip Choi, is first Asian to head the Shell International Eastern Trading Co. <a href="http://news.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne+News/Singapore/Story/A1Story20070817-22281.html" rel="nofollow"> <a href="http://;http://news.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne+News/Singapo…” target=”_blank”>;http://news.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne+News/Singapo…
Lawrence Wong and Steve Tan (both VJC and non-VS), will be standing for coming elections under PAP. Lawrence Wong is one of 5 new candidates that is possible Prime Minister-potential.
3 of the 24 new PAP candidates standing for coming election are from VJC (all non-VS though): Lawrence Wong, Steve Tan and Alex Yam.
Chong Chieng Jen, Malaysian Member of Parliament who previously studied in VJC http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chong_Chieng_Jen
You can look out for Victoria School in the 3rd semi-final of the "Chinese Language Challenge" on Channel 8, 23rd Apr (Sat), 8 pm. A total of 64 schools have been featured from the preliminary round.
In the 1st semi-final, VS was leading until towards the end when Hwa Chong Institution overtook VS and became the 1st school to qualify for the finals. The same thing happened again in the 2nd semi-final. VS was leading until towards the end when Tanjong Katong Girls' School overtook VS and became the 2nd school to qualify for the finals. VS will have another chance again on 23rd Apr (Sat).
When will VS produce another Dhanabalan? There are many old boys of the school who are now very successful in their career be it in the public or private sector or in business.
VS prime era was from the 50s to the 70s, until the introduction of SAP schools and independent schools, which took many of the cream away from VS. Ministers nowadays need to be scholars. As a percentage, not that many VS students getting the elite scholarships nowadays. 3 new PAP candidates are from VJC however in the coming election. Things will look good again when VS implement IP next year, and with the eventual merger of VS and VJC, the new merger school will be one of the top 3 schools (together with Raffles and Hwa Chong) in Singapore.
VICTORIA Junior College student Sophie Chew has been awarded the Angus Ross Prize 2010.
The Angus Ross Prize is given to the best performance in the November GCE A-Level Literature in English examinations by a non-UK candidate, and is open to all candidates (outside the UK) taking the various A-Level Literature in English syllabuses examined by University of Cambridge International Examinations (CIE).
A spokesman from University of Cambridge International Examinations said: 'The Cambridge Angus Ross Prize is open to students around the world, and once again it has been won by a student from Singapore – an impressive record of achievement.'
The Angus Ross Prize winner is selected by a group of senior examiners who look for, among other criteria, maturity of thought and brilliance of expression in students' scripts.
The prize is named after Dr Angus Ross in honour of his long association with CIE as chairman of the A-Level Literature in English Examiners.
http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapor…
Ex-VJC girl, Nicole Seah, standing for NSP in Marine Parade GRC
NSP's Tony Tan Lay Thiam, a former SAF scholar, is also from VJC. http://www.facebook.com/nicoleseahnsp?sk=info#!/p…
I hope Tan Swee Leong, former tv compere, who is a household name in the 70s to 80s, can make it to the book. Any one who watch channel 5 know him then.
Also Nicole Seah, the favourite online politician in Singapore now (beating LKY).
Mr Tan Swee Leong must be in his 70s now. How nice it would be to have him as an MC for the gathering at Tyrwhitt!
Do not forget about Dr Vincent Wijeysingha, who together with Nicole Seah, are the 2 persons making the biggest impact in this general election!
* Chen Zhen Yan (Ms) ~: First female naval diver, [[Singapore Armed Forces]]; SAF Merit Scholar; Her World Magazine's Young Woman Achiever of the Year, 2006 <ref> [http://www.vjc.moe.edu.sg/content.downloads/eNewsLetter/VJC%20Alumni%20eNewsLetter%20Apr%202007.pdf @VJC], ''April 2007''</ref>
Congratulations to Mr Teo Ser Luck, former OVA President on his promotion as Minister of State!
Victorians in new Parliament:
1. Teo Ser Luck – Minister of State
2. Lawrence Wong – Minister of State
3. Lim Biow Chuan – MP
4. Alex Yam – MP
Old Victorian – writer Colin Cheong – is featured in today's Sunday Times Life Section pg 26
it's always a good feeling to have an Old Boy proudly making known his ties to VS!
Michelle Chong is the 2nd VJC girl to be featured in Monday Interview, Life Section (Straits Times, 20 June 2011) after Sun Yeow Sun.
An old VS boy from the 1960s recalled that during the early period of that decade, VS was a popular choice for Pre U education of several outstanding students from the Bukit Panjang Govt High School.
Among these BPGHS alumni are:
Dr Siah Kim Bin, VS Champion Athlete and Best Perfomer 1962-63. His forte was in middle distance running, yet he was also a member of the victorious 4X100 m relay team. An ardent Old Victorian, he was ever present at the Annual School Athletics Meet, taking part in the Old Boys' events, for several years, after he left VS to do his medical studies at the Spore University.
Dr Law Song Seng, former Director and CEO of ITE, he was a contemporary of Dr Siah in VS, and was also a school representative in athletics. He was later awarded a Colombo Plan scholarship.
Clinical Prof Low Cheng Hock, Emeritus Consultant of Tan Tock Seng Hospital. He was in VS from 1961-62. A renowned medical professional in Singapore and active in public service
to be cont'd
I think Lam Chuan Leong is from Tanjong Katong Tech before VS.
Prof Low Cheng Hock seem to be from St Gabriel's/Montford before VS. http://www.gabrielites.org/community.htm http://www.montfortians.org/foundation.php
Prof Low had his seccondary education at BPGHS before he joined VS for his Pre U studies.
Pl see attd ST report
http://surreal.wordpress.com/2005/12/11/neighbour…
Mr Lam Chuan Leong was cited by then SM Goh in July 2005 as a distinguished Old Boy of BPGHS when he visited the school in July 2005 on the occasion of the school's 45th anniversary.
In the years before, intakes of promising students in Spore schools were evenly spread, they went to schools all over Spore. VS had its fair share of such students, so did schools like St Andrew's, St Joseph's, Gan Eng Seng, Monfort Secondary, CHIJ, Outram Sec Sch and others. Mr Ngiam Tong Dow, the former top civil servant, did his Pre U at St Andrew's, his brother Dr Ngiam Tong Tow, former CEO of AVA, had his at VS, ex Minister Yeo Ning Hong was from GESS.
Of course, in the old days, there were many students who did not fare well academically but they later bloomed into outstanding entreprenuers and other professionals, having on their employment or in their services, PhD holders and other top academic talents from the so called elite schools. This obtains even now.
School Sports Star nominee: Chris Yip-Au (Victoria Junior College)
CHRIS Yip-Au often gets teased by her teammates and teacher about being the Lionel Messi of her Victoria Junior College (VJC) girls’ soccer team.
As always, the 17-year-old blushes and shrugs the huge compliment off, preferring to stay humble and focused. But, as they say, there’s always truth in every joke.
Surprisingly, soccer hadn’t always been a passion for the JC 1 student.
More in The New Paper on Thursday (July 7) and find out why you should vote for her to be The New Paper School Sports Star award.
http://www.tnp.sg/content/school-sports-star-nomi…
2011 Berita Harian Achiever's Award, Salleh Marican, boss of Second Chance
an Old Victorian from the 1960s
much to Salleh's delight, perhaps, the ST report gives his age as 51. when he is now in his very early 60s
http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapor…
VS Memories
ANG Kuan Ren
She scores goals & straight As
Ali Kasim | The New Paper | Tue Nov 9 2010
NTU footballer strikes right balance between sports and studies.
She captained the Victoria Junior College (VJC) girls' team to the Schools National title two years ago.
But that's not all – she did that while on her way to straight As in her A levels (aceing the General Paper, geography, chemistry, mathematics, and economics).
http://edvantage.com.sg/edvantage/features/people…
Former VS students in SAF:
** 1977 batch
* LG Ng Yat Chung – Former Chief of Defence Force
** 1978 batch
* BG Jimmy Tan – Former Commandant, SAFTI Military Institute
** 1980 batch
* MG Neo Kian Hong – Chief of Defence Force
** 1981 batch
* MG Ng Chee Khern – Former Chief of Air Force
* BG Loh Wai Keong – Former Commander, 3rd Division
** 1982 batch
* COL Lim Yoon Boon – Former Chief Artillery Officer
** 1983 batch
* BG Tan Meng Dui – Deputy Secretary (Technology), Ministry of Defence
* BG Kwek Kok Kwong – Commander, Air Defence and Operations Command
* COL Alvin Kek Yoke Boon – Chief Engineer Officer; Chairman, 2011 National Day Parade
** 1984 batch
* COL Tam Peng Yew – Head, Air Intelligence Dept
** 1988 batch
* COL Milton Ong Ann Kiat – Asst Chief of the General Staff (Plans)
and many more..
Minor correction Neo Kian Hong is LG.
** 1980 batch
* LG Neo Kian Hong – Chief of Defence Force
one of the first VS boys to be awarded the SAF Overseas Scholarship is Ho Meng Kit. He completed his A Level at RI and was awarded the scholarship in 1975.
the most recent VS boy awarded the SAF Overseas Scholarship is Conran Chia Kuan Wei, who received it in 2008 (PSC Website)
SPF Overseas Scholars
according to PSC records (available from 2002), VS / VJC student Goh Yuxiang was awarded the SPF Overseas Scholarship in 2002
All in the list are SAF Overseas Scholars, except Col Alvin Kek, who is a Local Training Award (LTA) holder. He has rose from the ranks. http://www.asiaone.com/print/News/AsiaOne%2BNews/…
Congratulations to Old VS Boy, Col Kek for the prestigious appointment of ChaIrman of NDP 2011 Executive Committee to which he has been given.
This year's NDP, a very memorable day for VS! The President and the CDF are eminent Old Boys of the school.
I tend to agree with Old Boy. Seeing VS and VJC only makes Victoria weaker.
In part the VIP has also sucked away the cream of the crop from VS. The VCA IP will for once restore VS where it ought to be.
Arumugam Vijiaratnam – the only Singaporean who had represented Singapore in 4 sports, is featured in today's papers – Sunday Times, 28 August 2011 – "Multiple international is 90".
Some of the prominent Singaporeans who are former VS teachers include:
* Dr Maurice Baker – Former ambassador; Former Pro-Chancellor, NUS
* Zaibun Siraj – Former AWARE President
* Tan Siok Sun.- Dr Goh Keng Swee's daughter-in-law who wrote the book "Goh Keng Swee: A Portrait"
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