1. THE BLUE AND GOLD The students voice MICA (P) 200/03/2009
Issue 9 March 2010 Being your own boss in SMU...
2. THE BLUE AND GOLD Editors note COMMUNICATIONS SECRETARY,
SMUSA Dear readers, Lee Cher Hern Picking up this magazine would
mean that you are part of a growing group of students: one that
MANAGING DIRECTOR is not only updated with student trends but news
that concerns you! Owen Tan ACTING MANAGING DIRECTOR In this issue,
our writers sprawled the school campus for new stories on school
events and Michael Ng student trends. From the arts festival to the
marriage in SMU, we went around looking for things that you were
part of (like some of you during Patrons Day) and you would want to
know. EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Ephraim Loy Student entrepreneurship has
always been a dream state that SMU students hear about. Not only is
it the off-beaten path, it is also full of uncertainty. And if
running a company for profit seems ACTING EDITOR-IN-CHIEF too
simple, try taking on a social enterprise for size. Anthony Angela
Talking about size, one the our largest CCAs, SMUBE gained flak
after releasing their official rate MANAGING EDITOR card. Non-ACF
clubs will now need to pay for SMUBEs event services. Ankita Prasad
Looking further from our school backyard, our world is facing a
painful and dangerous reality: be SENIOR EDITORS it terrorism or
the environment. Globalisation has brough many more players onto
the chess- Esther Yeo board and it is going to be messy. Talisa
Kaur Dhaliwal Thats the ninth edition for you and I do hope you
would enjoy it! From all of us here at the Blue EDITORS and Gold,
Well see you again in August! Nadim Ali Kapadia Tobias Yeo Zhi
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3. THE BLUE AND GOLD March 2010 Issue 9 Contents Viewpoint 22
Writing can be a form of student Digital 4 Expectations of love
activism 38 Picking the right smartphone for Anthony Angela shares
on Shobana Nadaraja finds out why from you expectations when in
love this publications Editor-in-Chief Techonology blogger Daniel
Tsou 5 Foreign workers? Foreign talent? 24 Getting a life Managing
CCAs helps us to find the perfect match Cover Story and GPAs
Spotlight 6 Being your own boss... in SMU Narem Gunawardana speaks
to 40 From showbiz to business Wang Sha checks out the students to
find out how they have time Travel entrepreneur culture in SMU and
to actively pursue their CCAs 42 Korea through a natives eyes finds
it thriving Chiang Chia Wen provides a glimpse Worldscope 12
Creating the social enterprise of into the Korean cultural
experience 28 Environmental efforts: The big tomorrow 44 Vita in
Italia three Anthony Angela explores the social Lim Si Hui
discovers a new dimension Sumedha Jalote studies the issues in side
of business of romantic Italy climate change through three major
School Events 46 Unrestrained freedom agreements 13 On turning 10!
Michael Ng introduces us to the 30 Major environment conferences
Shreya Vora captures the highlights culture of student power in
Hong 32 Reflections on the war on terror of SMUs 10th birthday
celebrations Kong Higher Learning 16 Meet your perfect brew in
school 48 The Shangri-La I documented: 34 A milestone for the first
HPair Saunders Shen keeps up with beer Project Argali 2 2010 Asia
conference appreciation SMU Barworkz Talisa Kaur Dhaliwal explores
from Sohail Sardana reveals how SMU will newest hobby the edge of
paradise embrace future leaders worldwide 17 Sports at its best 50
Entering the USA: Easier than I 35 An encounter with the men in
Ephraim Loy attends the SSU Sports thought white team Awards Night
Owen Tan gives his take on the Anthony Angela unveils challenges 18
10th SMUSA sworn in security measures at US airports behind the
writing process Michael Ng sums up the SMUSA Campus Arts Annual
General Meeting 2010 36 SMU Arts Festival 2010: A 19 SMUBEs new
policy questioned reflection Michael Ng revisits the debate on
Denise Seetekbeng, Elle Lim, Kimberly student remuneration Yap and
Teena Ngo look back on their 20 Being young and married in SMU
favourite art festive performances Anthony Angela sits down and
discusses marriage in SMU
4. Viewpoint ExpEctations of lovE Anthony Angela shares on
expectations when in love Being absolutely career driven, I want to
be passionately in love with my career (wherever it took me)and my
boy- friend. But as things turn out, you cannot always have the
best of both worlds. We are still working towards a compromise, I
still absolutely adore him and I think were good. Having the time
to share would be the big issue for students. For some of my sports
friends, they are lucky since both boy- friend and girlfriend are
in the same CCA, but thats not always the case. I believe each
relationship needs time to build and if there is too little
maintenance, it crumbles because youre not updated ...each
relationship needs time to build and if there is too little
maintenance, it crumbles... I t is the end of week 7 and my friends
have shared their stories with me. boyfriends family is still
celebrat- Some get furious by the fact that their ing Chinese New
Year. Yes, and they other half demands too much from them with the
latest on what your sweetheart is invited me and I came and did my
best to while others cry that their sweetheart thinking or feeling.
Trouble starts here. smile, chit-chat and hide the fact that Im
does not spend enough time with them. I worried about that
assignment that I have guess everyone has different expectations
Tough as it sounds, we just have to deal due or that reading that I
havent done. of their beloved and letting them know with it. One of
my all time favourite movie Thats love for you I guess. yours
should not be too damaging. quotes is from Star Treks Generations
movie: When somethings important, Having a relationship in SMU is
absolute- Expectations can include the little things you make the
time. It is hard enough to ly, at least for me, not simple. Due to
my like being on time to the more serious get attached but to stay
attached means commitments in sports and now, in this matters like
career progression especial- working on the relationship. Sharing
publication, I realised that I havent spent ly for those thinking
of working overseas. expectations may be the first part of that
that much time with my beloved. Though process and though it does
not always he is very understanding and does let me Why not let him
know about your ambi- work, we at least have the knowledge have my
way, one cant help but feel bad tion and ask him about his. This
little that we tried. for all the times I have made him wait (the
conversation can help you understand longest I remembered was three
hours), what kind of life your dearie wants. Think about it! all
the times that I canceled on him and all the times I wasnt there
for him. For me, expectations sharing came as a surprise when I
learnt where my boy- But Im certain that not everyone is as friend
wanted to live in future. It was lucky as me. Through my SMU life,
totally not what I expected. January 2010 THE BLUE AND GOLD 4
5. ViewPoint Foreign workers? Foreign talent? By Linette Lim M
eet Labu, a 26-year old con- is Hong Kong, where minimum wage is of
their siblings, children and parents. As struction worker in
Singapore. guaranteed by law. Piper and Yamanaka I sat in Sutha's
restaurant off Cuff Road Labu is unable to work because also assert
that Filipino migrants in Hong registering workers that came in for
free of an injury to his right thumb. Without Kong are more likely
to undertake col- meals, I realised I have not felt this happy
work, Labu goes without food. But that is lective action (in the
form of organi-ed in a long time. I felt free, unjudged and not all
- there is no insurance payout, and protests) to oppose policies
that threaten completely at ease in the presence of the there is no
medical care. There is no safety their economic rights. workers. We
teased Abdul, one of the net for the likes of Labu, because the
gov- workers who was wearing sunglasses ernment is not obligated to
protect their Of course, in any discourse on the rights (due to an
eye injury), saying that he welfare. They are migrant workers. and
treatment of migrant workers one now looks like a movie star. I
entertained should not solely examine government personal questions
("How much you earn- I only started volunteering at Transient
legislation. An issue of grave importance ing?") and explained the
concept of volun- Workers Count Too (TWC2) this year, is how
Singaporeans perceive these teerism, drawing smiles and thumbs ups.
so I cannot claim to know much about foreigners and how we want
them to be I impressed them with my vocabulary of the situation.
However, from what I have treated. Many citizens are either apa-
twenty Hindi words (of which five are the seen and learnt from
migrant workers thetic or do not support equal rights for words for
the numbers 1 to 5). and TWC2 social workers thus far, it does
migrants. Some fear that giving their seem like manpower laws allow
errant domestic helpers a mandatory day off will The most important
part however, was employers to get away with not paying give them
opportunity to fool around listening to their problems and offering
for medical bills resulting from work- with male company; while
others claim solutions - in other words, making this place
accidents. It does seem like people that the low wages are
justified by the for- wonderful place I call home a better place
like Labu are treated as mere factors of eign worker levy they have
to pay. While for them to live in. Barely literate and production
or labour units. Dehumanis- these concerns are not unreasonable,
poorly educated, Labu needs someone ing them like this exempts one
from treat- there is a need for greater understanding like you and
me to stand on his side - to ing them with dignity. and mutual
respect between citizens and accompany him to the hospital, offer
migrants. legal help, or navigate the convoluted In Prime Minister
Lees speech at the hallways of the manpower building Nanyang
Technological University Stu- Singapore in a recent UNDP report was
and demand social justice. dents Union Ministerial Forum in 2009,
ranked 7th in average incomes, using he stated that 55% of the
non-citizens in GDP per capita (PPP US$) as an indicator. Singapore
are transient workers. The non- Even though Singapore has a
relatively citizen population currently stands at higher average
income than many OECD 1.25 million. These transient workers are
countries, we have not achieved similar denied basic rights, like
mandatory days human development, ranking only 23rd off and minimum
wage. Unlike foreign in the Human Development Index. Can talent
that needs to be wooed with incen- this paradox of economic growth
be ap- tives, these transient workers are in large plied to the
Singaporean individual? supply, and will agree to any terms of
employment. This sets up opportunities Perhaps in our pursuit of
economic for exploitation. well-being we have dehumanised not just
migrant workers, but ourselves as well. In their 2007 book on
migration in East and Southeast Asia, researchers Piper and Once we
stop seeing them as factors of Yamanaka classify Malaysia and
Singa- production, we can relate to them as pore as
migrant-receiving countries that human beings, as brothers and
sisters, severely curtail pro-migrant actions. or fathers and
mothers who have come a The most liberal migrant-receiving area
long way from home to improve the lives 5 THE BLUE AND GOLD January
2010
6. Being your own boss... in SMU Wang Sha checks out the
entrepreneur culture in SMU and finds it thriving Photos by Wayne
Lim Ting Ke and Wang Guangzhao SMU life can be stressful but
certainly not enough to get to Adam Teow Li Chong. Adam is part of
a group of students in SMU who run their own businesses while
studying. A third year student at the Lee Kong Chian School of
Business, he is the founder of Achievers Science, a subsidiary of
Edulink Learning Centre. Achievers Science carries out workshops in
Singapore and reaches out to more than 250 students, generating
revenue of more than $10,000 a month. Adams passion to create
Achievers Science start- By the time he decided to start his own
busi- ed at the age of 18 when he was in India. I went ness, Adam
had been in the tuition industry for to New Delhi for army
training, I saw kids along 5 years. He taught tuition, ran
workshops for the street begging for money. At that time it hit
schools and centers. He had also completed a me that someone should
reach out to educate 10 month leadership training that gave him the
them. He remembers. And with that, there was courage and confidence
to start up Achievers no turning back. Science. Adams first
investor was his mother; He paid her back with the profit within a
month.
7. Adams big break came. He won a contract to run science
initiatives available like The Loft below (where Screme is at) and
courses with a local organisation. After that, other opportunities
Treehouse. streamed in. For those interested in participating in
bazaars and business re- Adam was approached in April last year, by
an international lated activities, consider the initiatives from
BIZCOM, the finan- publisher to write two books on learning science
and is now cial arm of SMUSA. Their aim is to create a practical
business having one of them published. environment for students.
The club organises bazaars that allow students to set up their own
booth and experience running their The road for an entrepreneur,
however, has never been an easy own shop. Jack Moy, a second-year
business student and director one. Desmond Lim Huang Hui is one of
the students behind of the SMU-BIZCOM described the club as a place
for everyone, Treehouse at SMU. He shared how the lack of
experience and knowledge of running a cafe became a serious issue.
The profits that we make through organising events are all
channeled to students. This channels include SMUSA activities, We
found that our ideas were not feasible when we started to freebies
etc. prepare. We were not sure how to start because we didnt have
much experience. We have to make decisions based on nothing,
Another initiative that aspiring entrepreneurs should look to- from
what kind of plates to buy to what decorations are needed. ward is
The Institute of innovation and entrepreneurship (IIIE). The IIE
was launched in 2009 with the help of various initia- The team
behind Screme, consisting of Seth Lui and Leong Tang, tives
provided by the Singapore government. Adeline C. Tan, both
final-year business students and Rachel Tan Weili, a senior the
Evangelist of SMU IIE, shared with us that aspiring SMU in
economics, also faced similar problems. They had a tough
entrepreneurs could get help through the whole innovation time at
first. Seth recalled those time when things went wrong,
entrepreneurship value chain. We had little revenue, we ran out of
supplies, we got so stressed. Teamwork also played an important
role. Students could consult with experienced business mentors; get
access to an incubation space, the Business Innovation Genera- As
they say, if theres a down, there must be an up and for an- tor
(BIG) to run their business. They also can take advantage of other
student entrepreneur Chua Zhi Hon, David that could be the
Entrepreneurs Corner, a monthly networks session to meet his
experience in a nutshell. David is one of the co-founders of
investors. So far, IIE has assisted 23 start ups in their pursuit
for Baboonza.com, a successful IS project extension which just got
entrepreneurship. Adeline emphasised: Our focus will always
government funding SMART. be on quality more so than quantity. In
2007, David started his first business, Frro LLP, together with The
risk involved a NTU student and an engineer. He recalled, Frro LLP
was my It is necessary to think through all the pros and cons of
starting first registered business. It was an IT company, which
provided student ventures. Pursuing this path is exciting, but also
requires web posting and IT solutions. We provided small businesses
courage, perseverance and the willingness to sacrifice. with
consultancy services and helped them go online. The Frro LLP,
however, ran only for a year or so and David moved on Seth recalled
his life when he first started: We are either in to Baboonza.com,
an IT solution that fuses online search with school or here . When
Rachel, who is also juggling with her social networking. At many
stages in my life, I was either run- grade, was asked how to
balance, she answered Grades are ning websites or doing other
projects. It is my dream to create important, so in my final year I
will work more on it. something that can help people. I cannot
imagine life without my own business. Jack shared with us his
thoughts: My first year was nothing but study. But if you give up
an opportunity to try out something Similar thoughts were shared by
Rachel from Screme, who didnt new because of fear for lower GPA,
you will lose track of more intend to become an entrepreneur. I
learnt time management important things in life. and communication
skills. Most importantly, I discovered the thing I want to do. For
those who are interested in becoming student entrepreneurs, Adam
suggested: Never be afraid to try. Have courage to jump Starting up
a business of your own into new experiences. And always remember to
push yourself For those looking to start their own venture, take a
peek at the to the limit of your abilities! You will be surprised
what you will available options in and around school for help. For
those inter- find living your life at the edge. ested in the cafes,
OSL and SMUSA have some student-friendly January 2010 THE BLUE AND
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8. sMU claiMs that its stUdEnts arE daring and willing to takE
risk. To prove if this statement was true, The Blue and Gold went
in search for entrepreneurs in SMU and realised that there are
quite a number of students and graduates running their own
businesses. Agnes Ang School of Information Systems, Year 4 The
Venture: Agnes is one of the founders of Tocco Studios, a multi-
touch solutions provider. Tocco focuses on big screen multi-touch
systems allowing two to four people can collaborate with ease.
Tocco Studios offers services that ca- ter to the entire value
chain includ- ing interface design and production. Contact: For
more information on the multi-touch solutions available, do contact
Agnes at agnes@toc- costudios.com Anthony Chang Chia Joo Lee Kong
Chian School of Business, Year 4 The Venture: Anthony started
Prosperity Bird Nests Pte Ltd recently. He aims to sell processed
birds nests to Chinese restaurants in western countries. A word of
caution for those who are interested in the birds nest business,
Anthony says learning about birds nest is awfully expensive. Once,
he went for a one day course on birds nest and it cost him a
whopping $1,000! Contact: For those who would like have find out
more about Anthony and his birds nest, contact him at
[email protected]
9. Keith Ng and Damon Widjaja Lee Jun Kiat SMU graduates Lee
Kong Chian School of Business, The Venture: Keith and Damon are the
founders of Socialico. Their flagship Year 2 product is the FAME
league, a social game that allows one to buy and sell shares of
friends and celebrities on a virtual stock market. That then pro-
The Venture: Jun Kiat started Reactive Design vides information and
predictions of different events becoming a powerful with some
friends in JC1. They started with stage system for data collection.
designs and event photo productions but today, after six years of
experience, their service offerings The Fame league is currently
available on Facebook and has been selected as include advertising,
branding, copywriting, T-shirt one of the 50 finalists (out of 400)
in the fbFund 2009. printing and much much more. Contact: Check
them out on Facebook at Fame league or visit www.famelea- For those
looking for an effective and affordable gue.com advertising, visit
http://www.reactive-design.com. sg Contact: You can also contact
Jun Kiat at [email protected] David Chua Zhi Hon School of
Information Systems, Year 3 The Venture: David and two other SMU
students run Baboon za.com, a new kind of website that blends your
social network with your online searches. Baboonza.com is now
funded by the Singapore- MIT Alliance for Research and Technology
Explorer Grant and is in the midst of raising 2nd round funding
from venture capitalists. Contact: You can drop David an email at
[email protected]
10. Creating the social enterprise of tomorrow Anthony Angela
explores the social side of business M ost SMU students would not
stand how the outcome could be carried If the organisation is an
entity that runs choose social work as a career out. Its not easy
to make money out of a business and earns profit that goes back
route. They usually complete this. And therein lay the first
problem to the entity, then the organisation can be their 80 hours
and continue with studies, that many social enterprises face.
self-sufficient. This brings many benefits internships and many
other activities. But in terms of providing employment for for Goh
Aik Chuan, he does everything A more general problem is the publics
your beneficiaries. You dont have to rely the normal SMU student
does, apart from reaction to donations made to NGOs. The on charity
or funds from the government. one: running a consultancy program
for public still thinks that every dollar that You can get your own
source of income. NGOs. they donate, the full dollar should go to
Despite possible negative social respons- Aik Chuan, a final year
economics stu- es, support for the movement into social dent in
SMU, is part of a growing number enterprises seems to be looking
good, at of individuals and groups in Singapore least in SMU.
starting social enterprises. Though his or- ganisation is
technically not an organisa- Edwin estimated that there were around
tion, the program has been successful and 70 members in the ISE
with 30 of them running for a few years. actively involved in
projects locally and abroad. Usually when people join ISE, He
started the idea of consultancy they do it for varying reasons.
Some of with the intention of changing the way them join because
they want to start students got involved in community proj- their
own business while others because ects. Students are trained in
marketing of their passion for community services. and crunching
numbers and many other Edwin said. What is particularly interest-
skills that are much needed in the non ing is that the projects
themselves are profiting world especially at low cost. As almost
independently run with periodical such, Aik Chuan and some friends
came monitoring from the vice-president of together and after a
failed attempt at projects at the ISE. market research, they
settled on consul- tancy. We decided to cover the larger In
Singapore, where the social enterprise scope of the value chain
where someone scene is young and small, Aik Chuan had to implement
ideas. enlightens on me situations one would be facing, There are
not many case studies To date, Consulting for Cause has profes- and
not many people you could look at or sional advisors and permanent
team seek advice from. As such, there are two leaders like Aik
Chuan to run the daily the poor. Theres no such thing as the full
things that you need, according to Aik Ch- operations of the
program. Student vol- dollar going to the poor. Theres adminis-
uan. One is entrepreneurial spirit and the unteers come in for each
project with a trative cost, theres a project management second,
ego. The truth is that you have permanent team leader who guides
them cost and many other cost associated with to have certain sense
of value of yourself. to complete their projects successfully. a
dollar donated. You have to know that you can accom- But things are
not as smooth sailing as it plish something and you have to have
the seems. The same thing applies to social enterpris- guts to say
that you can accomplish it. es. Speaking to the vice-president of
the Aik Chuan laments, We have come to SMU-ISE (Initiative of
social enterprises) realise that NGO in Singapore are not Edwin
Leong Chen Sheng, he makes it very familiar with the concept of
consult- clear that social enterprises are entirely ing. They dont
know what is expected of different from the traditional NGOs. them
and they dont necessarily under- January 2010 THE BLUE AND GOLD
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11. School School Events Events On turning 10! Shreya Vora
captures the highlights of SMUs 10th birthday celebrations Photos
by Tan Zeyan, Michael Ng Wai Ting and Patrons Day Committee W ere
finally 10. What a celebra- Free flow! MegaTwister was a game
developed right tion it was! A sea of students We were drawn like
bees are to honey, to from scratch for this special occasion.
wearing the 10VE SMU the well-stocked food stalls, enticing us Nine
teams battled it out fiercely, but the t-shirts shed off their
studious personas with goodies ranging from ice-cream to Dragon
Ball 1 team beat the rest to win for a while, and came together at
Campus hot and spicy Ramly burgers! While no the war. Good job
guys! Green to salute SMUs ten years of excel- one complained about
the free Mountain lence, effort and endurance. The three Dew and
7UP Revive which quenched our Bouncing to the beat months of hard
work and planning put in thirst in the scorching heat, it was the
free The new, peppy soundtracks that were by the organising
committee culminated beer that kept everyones spirits high. being
played added to the fun and frolic. in the most happening birthday
party in Those in search of a little more thrill and town! We
recapture for you the ten most Poker with a twist excitement
bounced their way through exciting activities at this fiesta: A
combination of Twister and Poker, the music on the bungee
trampoline. 13 THE BLUE AND GOLD January 2010
12. School Events Face-off! dent life at SMU was portrayed
through Faculty have made our institution reach The different CCAs
and school teams let the displays of the different Constituent new
heights of success. their muscles do the talking and compet- Bodies
such as the SICS, SMUX, SSU, SMU ed against each other, while the
rest of the Icon, etc. This display, along with the SMUs got
talent! school rooted for their favourite teams, warm greetings
from the SMU faculty and The celebratory performances by Just So,
in the most energy-filled event of the day, students, was a perfect
welcome to SMU Eurhythmix and Samba Masala added an- the Tug-o-War.
The Sailing team and Bon- Patron, President SR Nathan, who graced
other dimension to the formal segment of due emerged as the
champion tuggers. the occasion. the celebrations. They indeed
portrayed the true flavour of SMUs spirit and cul- Artistic
expressions Words of wisdom ture. The ceremony was concluded with A
hand-drawn caricature, beautiful Hen- The ceremony was inaugurated
by the Chamber Choir seeking blessings for na on your hands and a
creative airbrush President Howard Hunter, whose words, SMU in
Irish. design on your casual top all for a mere In less than a
decade, SMU has grown S$25! Where else would you get such a from an
idea on the drawing board to a Soaring high great deal? No wonder
these stalls were so vibrant university, perfectly described In the
days leading up to Patrons Day, overcrowded! the Universitys growth
in a nutshell. Mr. some members of the SMU community Ho Kwon Ping,
Chairman of the Board of students, faculty and staff alike had
Spectacular spectacles Trustees, highlighted how SMU is syn- penned
their wishes for the Universitys The stilt walkers and a magician
com- onymous to an agent of change and urged tenth birthday on
three gigantic, com- pleted the transformation of the Campus us to
continue our pursuit for excellence. memorative balloons. On D-day,
the pink, Green into a carnival ground. The various The third
speaker of the day was Mr Lim white and blue balloons soared high
and stalls and joy-ride added to the ambience. Kong Wee,
Valedictorian of the Graduat- lit up the sky at dusk. ing Class of
2004. Remembering his days A walk to remember at SMU, he spoke
about how the faith of Of course, that was by no means the end. A
glimpse of the vibrant and dynamic stu- the students and the effort
put in by the In fact, the party had just begun! Students January
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13. School Events satisfied their building hunger-pangs at the
all-you-can-eat mass barbeque and feasted their eyes at the
SMU-ASEAN Artist Residency Exhibition, Content: A Navigating Point
at T-junction. This was followed by parties at student hotspots -
Screme and Ice Cold Bs. As promised to us, everyone was truly a VIP
at this birthday bash. Remembering the past and anticipating the
bright future, we commemorated the tenth year of our exis- tence in
a very memorable way indeed. Heres to SMU We 10ve You! 15 THE BLUE
AND GOLD January 2010
14. School Events Meet your perfect brew in school Saunders
Shen keeps up with beer appreciation SMU Barworkz newest hobby S MU
Barworkz, in collaboration with a group of NTU students, organised
the first ever beer appreciation event at SMU recently. From 12 to
2 pm on the 14th of January, Meet your Perfect Brew and
Brewerkzoffered SMU students free beer samples ranging from Iguana
to Fruit and Golden Ale to Oatmeal. One of the organisers,
ChrystalChan who is a fourth-year student from NTUs Wee Kim Wee
School of Communication & Information hadinitiated this
project. Together with her team of like-minded in- dividuals, they
are striving to reachout to tertiary level students here in
Singapore. The team intends to offer students an alternative to the
conventional hard li- quor and spirits that most students would
consume during their down time.Their aim is to raise awareness and
change the perception that people have towards beer. introducitng
the various types of beer Not only did this project aim to allow
that Brewerkz has to offer. Their intention students to appreciate
the taste of beer, The complexities involved in the appre- is to
show that there are alternatives to but also it aimed to increase
awareness ciation of beer can be equally as challeng- the regular
Tiger or Carlsberg found in on the beer brewing process and how ing
and fun as wine, said Chrystal. the market. Brewerkz offers an
exciting Brewerkz differentiates itself with their array of beers,
from interesting fruit beers unique flavours. Beer unfortunately
had long been as- to more exotic flavours like pumpkin sociated
with the negative image of infused beers. This is the first event
of its kind to be old-uncles sitting by the coffee shops, co-hosted
by Barworkz. Barworkz is an drinking beer while watching a soccer
Tan Jin Li, who is assisting Chrystal in SMU Co-Curricular Activity
(CCA) that match according to Chrystal.Students do this project,
has admitted that a plau- focuses more on cocktails, flair bartend-
not like to be associated with this image sible disinterest in beer
could possibly ing (the art of manipulating bar tools for and hence
avoid consuming beer. stemmed from its lack of availability. The
entertainment e.g. juggling the bottles) projects target audience,
being tertiary and promotes bartending skills. There are also
others who are repulsed by students, frequent clubs like Zouk or
The the slight bitterness of beer. By varying Butter Factory for a
night of party and Barworkz may look into further devel- the basic
ingredients of the beer brewing many have a preference for hard
liquor. oping beer appreciation courses if the process, the acidity
of the drink can be response from the school is good. altered to
suit ones taste, said Chrystal. Brewekrz has brought beer to
another Like wine with its grapes - it is all about level of
appreciation but their beer finding the right beer. choices are not
readily available at the clubs. Nevertheless, Brewerkz prides
itself With the help of Brewerkz, a popular as an alternate joint
for relaxation and/or chain of restaurants that brews its own a
place to have silly banter with friends beers, Chrystal and her
team have been and colleagues. January 2010 THE BLUE AND GOLD
16
15. SSU Sports Awards Night Honour Roll W SSU Smart Jock Award
Catherine Chua, SMU Sailing I thought no one was looking Award Ong
Jet Wui, SMU Run Team Sports at its best SMU Best Biceps Award
Allen Poon, SMU Dragonboat Ephraim Loy attends the SSU Sports
Awards Night SSU Hottest Legs Award Agnes Yap, Womens Rugby I f
there was one thing that made the SMU Sailing was a big winner at
this years Concourse Head Turner Award annual SSU Sports Award
Night a ceremony bagging four awards in total. And SMU Track and
Field memorable one, it would be the format it is not an easy feat.
The team had been of presenting the awards. Not to mention the
working hard since last year and has been Face of SSU Award pun the
organisers adopted for their tagline supportive of SSU events over
the past year. Ashley Liew, SMU Aquathlon super awesome night. From
getting nomi- nees to drink a clear liquid from a shot glass, Said
Christopher: The team put a lot of to a pole dance item by winning
SSU Team effort. Theres no secret to success and ev- Competitive
Excellence Club Award of the Year, SMU Dragonboat, there wasnt an
eryone played their role well. The club takes 09/10 awesome lack of
stunts. in new people and it is the well structured SMU Sailing
training programme and the commitment The event took a markedly
different approach. and dedication of the seniors that help to
Sportsman of the Year Award While previous awards ceremonies
organised train the new members. It is about mentor- Koh Seng
Leong, SMU Sailing by SSU were held in SMU, this years event was
ship, faith in the structure and the sending of held at The Butter
Factory. freshmen for competitions. Sportswoman of the Year Award
Tan Siobhan, SMU Sailing Sports Awards Night is a casual affair,
not Proceeds from the event will be channeled about regime - it is
about showing a different towards fund-raising for SSU according to
its side of sportsmen and sportswomen, de- Events Manager, Poon Wei
Xian. SSU Team of the Year Award scribed by SMU Sailings President,
Christo- SMU Dragonboat pher Lim, who also contributed to the mood
of the event through his role as the emcee.
16. School Events 10th SMUSA sworn in Michael Ng sums up the
SMUSA Annual General Meeting 2010 play a pivotal role as well. She
cited past dialogue sessions with the faculty that sought to bridge
the gap between faculty and students. We are students too Just like
you, we are students, incoming SMUSA President Sophia Lo acknowl-
edged. Your journey in SMU will not be lonely. SMUSA will always be
there with you and for you. She also revealed that there would be
more regular feedback sessions for the students. SMUSA would also
be look- ing to interact and communicate with students via Facebook
as well. T his years SMUS Annual General Internally, the outgoing
Exco faced some Meeting brought an end to the challenges. On
separate occasions, two Sophia also highlighted that there has
bumpy ride for the outgoing Exco members of the Exco left due to
personal been increasing importance placed on and unloaded a new
burden on shoulders issues. The remaining members took on striving
for academic excellence by SMU for the incoming one. the extra
responsibilities as they felt that students. Thus, the 6th Students
As- they were able to handle it on their own. sociation Council
(SAC) will aim to help The outgoing SMUSA Exco presented The duties
were either administrative in students cope with academic
excellence. their past achievements to the students nature, or
overlapped with other Exco present. Many ad-hoc issues, which the
members roles. After alerting the relevant In a separate meeting
with Tessa Ang, Exco was not prepared for, such as the offices
regarding the situation, SMUSA SMUSA Vice-President, it was
revealed change in the Group Study Room booking President Rachel
Kok said, We braced that the school CBds will be streamlin-
policies and the recent rise in carpark ourselves, sucked it up and
just did it. ing events such as Know Thy Major talks rates were
cited. and opening more networking sessions There was also trouble
with succession for students with professionals from the In
addition, a new position in the Exco in this years Elections
Committee. The field. was initiated to meet changing needs. past
practice has always been that one This included an International
Students member from the previous commit- The SMUSA Exco will also
be looking Secretary to manage the affairs of the tee would stay
behind to head the new into BOSS bidding, and find ways to
increasing international student popula- committee. This year,
however, all four of improve the system for students. They tion in
SMU. the past committee members had either will be releasing the
student satisfac- graduated or were on exchange. Thus, the tion
survey soon to compile figures on The SMUSA Exco further
streamlined committee was formed purely from FTB the academic
issues that students face. financial paperwork for clubs with the
facilitators who happened to be available. Substantial
recommendations for change introduction of a cashless deposit via
AXS to the university administration would be machines and a new
claims process. A In her final speech as SMUSA President, made
thereafter. dialogue session was held with student Rachel Kok
commented that the respon- constituent representatives to discuss
on- sibility of the changes to student life does going financial
issues. Budget standards not only lie in the hands of the SA.
Rather, were also set for clubs to keep expendi- staff from the
administration offices, fac- tures in check. ulty and the general
student population January 2010 THE BLUE AND GOLD 18
17. School Events SMUBEs new policy questioned Michael Ng
revisits the debate on student remuneration A new policy by the SMU
Broadcast whether they need grand scale sound There may be
instances where friends and Entertainment (SMUBE) to system,
Michael Quilindo, SMUBE Vice- with DSLRs will volunteer to cover
events charge clubs for providing emcees, President said. SMUBE
sees the rate card or take Exco photos pro bono. However,
equipment, and stagehands has roused at- as pushing organisers to
do better plan- that should not be an expectation placed tention on
campus. A rate card, listing the ning for their events since there
is money on all photographers, according to a pricing and
conditions, was formed with involved. It should be fine as long as
clubs statement from the club. the approval of the Office of
Student Life budget for their events properly, now that (OSL), Arts
and Cultural Fraternity (ACF) OSL and SA are fully aware of the
rates. Taking on an assignment involves tre- and the Students
Association Council. mendous effort before and after the actual
Compensation shoot, and photographers should be The fact is that we
are just a club that The ethical debate on whether students
rewarded and recognised for their work, fosters interest and we
help people learn should be compensated for their efforts on the
statement reiterated. about all aspects of media, said Amanda
campus is not new. Voon, SMUBE President. Helping other In
addition, photographers own and clubs is just a sideline effort
that has SMUBEs official release on the remu- maintain their own
equipment, and these grown over the years, she added. neration
states that the policy give(s) our costs should definitely be
covered Just members an incentive to continue sup- because the
photographer happens to be a The SMUBE situation porting (clubs)
events on top of their own student of the same educational
institute First and foremost, SMUBE is obliged to BE activities and
schoolwork. Michael does not detract from the fact that effort
provide their services to certain universi- feels that members of
SMUBE are always has been put in and the use of his/her ty-wide
events demarked by OSL, and em- the unsung heroes behind events.
There equipment incurs costs on the part of the cees on the Arts
Excellence Programme needs to be some token of appreciation for
photographer, explained SMUSAIC. (AEP) have to serve for ACF events
as well their efforts. as university-wide events. ACF events A
compromise come free as SMUBE receives long-term When asked if
students were taken advan- People familiar with the situation have
annual funding and support from ACF tage of because they worked for
free Art- said that providing stagehands is already and OSL. dicted
President, Lin Ding Xiang replied: at a cheaper rate. Without
providing Sometimes, if students do not understand financial
incentives, SMUBE would SMUBE serves over 90 events per term, why
they do something they are asked to simply not have anyone left to
do events bringing it to an average of three events do, they will
usually end up feeling that and clubs will have to foot the full
cost of per week. It reserves the right to reject theyve been taken
for granted. Hence, it hiring external organisers. requests from
clubs. Its not nice, espe- is always important for them to question
cially when (clubs) come in last minute themselves or the person
who assigned the SMUBE also proposed that for smaller and dont have
any alternatives, Amanda task, why they are doing it. events, clubs
could borrow Passport commented. Fenders-simple-to-use portable
amplifiers Ding Xiang added that the school pro- from SMUBE for
free to cut costs. Resource allocation vides all the necessary
opportunities and Any creative service depends on man- platforms
for students to expose them- Also, events organised by schools or
power, availability, etc. Resource alloca- selves within their area
of interest. And school CBds should look to seek help tion is
crucial. SMUSAIC commented in return, the students should give back
from the IITS (previously known as on SMUBEs rate card: A rate card
will to the school by providing services that CIT), which supports
requests for audio help (SMUBE) focus energy on more require their
area of specialisation. visual equipment from academic schools
important events, and sieve out those that (including CBds),
centres and corporate lack support to the artistes, performers or
SMUSAIC, on the other hand, feels dif- offices, but not CCA clubs.
insincere and half-baked proposals. ferently when asked whether
students should charge for their on-campus assign- Event organisers
will have to think ments. 19 THE BLUE AND GOLD January 2010
18. School Events Being young and married in SMU Anthony Angela
sits down and discusses marriage in SMU B eing young at SMU is not
a big divorce rate has been on the deal. After all, everyones
between Financial rise, from 4,705 in 2006 the age of 18 to 24 for
the ladies concerns to 5,155 in 2008 ac- and a little older for the
guys. But being could easily cording to the young and married would
send many become a Depart- heads turning and lead to gossip that
problem ment of would spread like wildfire, through the for couples
Statistics. concourse, to all six schools. who Such forget the
rates, But before anyone starts thinking shot- practical though
worrying, gun, there are those, in our school, that aspects of do
not shake Aarons con- are not shotgun triggered. Aaron Khoo Fu
marriage. fidence in his union. Cherns marriage is one example. He
wed Aaron last October as the term was nearing to an said that
Because I come from end and recounted to me what his friends while
he a Christian back- first reactions were. They thought I was had
used ground, we try our best bluffing them. They could not believe
many not to resort to divorce. It is it until we showed them the
ring, he of his really the Biblical principle that laughed.
contacts, you shouldnt. At the most, we go for the entire wedding,
including the photo counseling. The idea of marriage had begun when
shoot, still cost him around $40,000. Un- Aaron joked with his
mother about get- less one is already working, footing such a To
play it safe, Aaron also underwent a ting married on the 10
October, 2009. The bill would be difficult. pre-marital course to
help him and his effect of such an idea sparked an immedi- other
half prepare for life after mar- ate response. My mother took me
seri- For Aaron, his parents footed the bill. Aar- riage. I met up
with my pastor to talk us ously and told me to go and book now! on
recalled: They said if they make a loss, through, to make sure we
know what we he remembers clearly. As unique as such they will take
it. If there were any profits, are getting into before we get into
it. So, a response is, Aarons family had seen the they will keep
it. I think my parents were we are more mentally prepared in case
marriages of all his sibling sisters and very kind to sponsor the
whole thing. anything goes wrong and hopefully noth- with him
married, his parents, particu- ing will go wrong, Aaron said. larly
his mother, would be more at ease. In fact, this has been the case
for shotgun My mother said that with me married, a marriages too.
Timothy Hsi, Assistant Such marriage preparatory courses are burden
had been lifted off her shoulders. Director at the Centre of
Counseling and available through various religious Guidance at SMU
shared that in shotgun communities and are also offered by the
Aaron is a part of the minority of males marriages parents are
generally sup- Ministry of Community Development, who have married
below the general portive of their children once the issue Youth
and Sports. marrying age of 29 (for guys) as published is exposed
to them. However, he also in the Department of Statistics database.
highlighted that support from friends is Considering Aarons love
story, one can He reflects on his choice to marry young equally
important due to the image that somewhat understand that there is
noth- as one that enhances stability. Once you pregnant girls who
are still studying have. ing quite wrong with marrying young. get
married, you have less to think about. Theres this uncertainty
about the whole In our culture, were still very Asian and dating
thing that sometimes keeps a though we seem to be more westernised
person distracted. and open-minded, we are still very con- -Such
distraction, though eliminated, servative. does not replace other
issues that arise with marrying early. As conservative as we are,
Singapores January 2010 THE BLUE AND GOLD 20
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20. School Events Writing can be a form of student activism
Shobana Nadaraja finds out why from this publications
Editor-in-Chief W riting is a form of student ministration for
holding on to its beliefs. editor is also a diplomat, someone with
activism if the words of We receive calls from the offices when
strong project management skills and Ephraim Loy, Editor-in-Chief
we touch on sensitive issues. However, has to feel the pulse of
life on campus, of The Blue and Gold, are anything to go as long as
our claims are backed up by he adds. by. evidence there is nothing
too sensitive that cannot appear in The Blue and Gold. Initially it
went up, then it steeped The recent SMU graduate now works for
Ultimately we are the representatives of downwards, after which it
rose up the Singapore Youth Olympic Games Or- students voices and
they have the right to again. If you were to ask me if I regret
ganising Committee but is still evidently be well-informed. not
focusing solely on my studies, I will addicted to this school
publication. say no without any hesitation. Not only One such
incident was the stolen BIZ- have I been actively involved in
school He recalls the early years of his as a writer COM T-shirts
which had rippled rumors activities but also in external
activities. with the now defunct SMU publication throughout the
student body. As a publi- Through my social interaction outside, I
Vie. cation, we strive to report on issues that had managed to
secure two internships students are concerned about. And this which
have proven to be a valuable expe- My first article hit out at a
poorly organ- was something on everyones lips - there rience to my
personal development. My ised student activity by the SMU Students
was so little information in the open and philosophy in life is
that maintaining an Association (SMUSA) in 2006. SMUSA has so much
speculation on what had hap- excellent GPA is not everything.
Having evolved over the years though there were pened. Ephraim
recalls. said that, I am not denying that GPA is im- fewer
candidates putting themselves up portant but having an extensive
network for office, he reflects. The activist streak in him set a
chain of outside of school is also important, he events in place
including requesting a says matter-of-factly. The team started The
Blue and Gold from statement from the Dean of Students on scratch
in 2007. We had no resources the incident and meeting with SMUs
Ephraim elaborates that the skills SMU just a group of enthusiastic
students. senior management on the issue a few has imparted have
been practical. For days later. instance, he mentions that the
numerous The new publication started off as a presentations over
the years have given newspaper which later became a student Ephraim
hopes that clearer communica- him the confidence to put across his
magazine. The Blue and Gold was a tion can be established by having
more ideas and to actively seek opportunities vehicle to engage
students in discussion dialogue sessions or even having SMUSA
independently. But more importantly, be- of issues that are dear to
them, aimed to parliament sessions. ing part of The Blue and Gold
has geared provide students with facts and figures to him to be
involved in student activism make informed decisions. This SMUSA
parliament session can be something that is evident even now,
convened twice in a year. Perhaps months within The Blue and Gold.
Ephraim shared that he feels that writing before parliament sits,
members from the is a form of non-violent protest. It not SAC can
go around soliciting feedback only uses peaceful means to solve
con- from students. When SMUSA parliament flicting issues but is
powerful enough to is in session, members in the SAC debate
represent the voice of the students. openly amongst themselves
about issues they feel strongly for in front of students, Do not
keep issues within yourself. Voice he suggests. it out, talk about
it and find solutions for improvement but make sure you have the
While there are the challenging situa- facts to back it up, he
says. tions an Editor-in-Chief has to face, noth- ing beats being
in the part of the team at Sometimes, however, the publication has
the Blue and Gold. You know, an editor to face the pressure from
the school ad- is not an individual that only edits but an January
2010 THE BLUE AND GOLD 22
21. Digital School Events As a publication, we strive to report
on issues that students are concerned about. Section Ephraim Loy
Editor-in Chief, The Blue and Gold Digital Collaboration Made Easy
Lee Jun Kit checks out applications that make life simpler Not just
black and white: Student activism should be encouraged in an
institution that thrives itself on being confident and articulate.
Photo by Wayne Lim Ting Ke 23 THE BLUE AND GOLD January 2010
22. School Events Getting a life Managing CCAs and GPAs Naren
Gunawardana speaks to students to find out how they have the time
to actively pursue their CCAs A s the night sky began to swallow
the sun this Tuesday evening, a group of approximately 50 boys and
girls huddled together, warming up their muscles while engaging in
friendly banter. It seemed as though a bunch of friends had come
for an evening walk. This bunch of seemingly care-free friends
split up into smaller groups and embarked on their lung-busting,
muscle ripping circuit- trainings. Students are known to complain
about the rat-race culture in SMU which gives them very little time
to engage them- selves in non- academic pursuits. We have no life!
is a top contender for the most overheard statement in the library.
Deadlines, which are perceived in the very literal sense of the
word, are the root cause of many red-eyed students drowning in
coffee. Therefore, we can safely assume that every waking second of
an SMU students life is spent buried under heaps of academic
literature. But what about those students who ac- tively
participate in CCAs? How is it that they find the time to
participate in these? Liu Jianrong, Captain of the SMU Drag- onboat
team and second-year economics student, insists that the key to a
perfect equilibrium between academics and CCAs is time management.
Despite training for up to 12 hours a week, he is able to find time
to do his work. He does so by working according to a strict sched-
ule and with the support of his friends. Even though the training
is tough and time consuming, everyone should try this sport. It has
taught me the valuable lesson of time management as well, said
January 2010 THE BLUE AND GOLD 24
23. School Events the modest Captain. Many of the other the
time to pursue them. If you love unsuitable nature of this club,
rather than members share this sentiment. what youre doing, its
pretty easy to find lack of time on the part of the students, ways
to accommodate everything you was the main reason for the small
mem- Kimberly Wee Wei-ling, a second-year ac- have to do! The
heart-pumping, inspira- ber-base. There are fewer people because
countancy student added that the family tional beats and the people
behind them its not suitable for a business school. My atmosphere
within the team ensures a ensure that theres never a dull moment,
special interest in astronomy motivated great deal of team bonding.
said Jessica, on her way to Samba Masala me to stay in the club for
two years, but practice. She also claimed that one learns now its
unlikely that we can continue, We spend a lot of time with each
other, to fight the urge to procrastinate simply he stated quite
dishearteningly. even studying and having meals to- because there
is no time to do so. The gether, said Kimberly, exhausted after
popularity and excitement generally as- This is a good time to
reflect on how far training. The passion for achievement sociated
with larger CCAs such as Samba weve come and also to prepare for
the and unfailing support from their peers Masala is one of the
reasons why they at- arduous conclusion to yet another term.
motivates them to find that 25th hour in tract and retain such a
large member base. As we struggle to meet our deadlines and the
day. contemplate on how the others seem However, not all CCAs
succeed in doing to have an eighth day in their week to Love is a
highly subjective topic, to say so. In fact, the smaller the group,
the pursue their CCAs, we tend to overlook the least. Some think it
is what makes the greater is the sense of ownership and be- the
basic principle of making every hour world go round, while others
compare it longing inculcated among the members. count, rather than
counting every hour. to the flu and other similar pandemics. An SMU
Astronomy Club (who wishes So stop being a mere onlooker standing
Jessica Joyce Lee Juan, a first-year Eco- to remain anonymous)
revealed that the behind the glass windows of the library. nomics
student who is in no le