Students involved in the Oral History Project

The following students were involved in the Oral History Project as part of NOMAD 2008.

 

Interview with Mr Lai Fah Chong on his childhood

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Tan Yi Zhen of Class 22

 

Interview with Cheo Sow Ling on her childhood

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Chin Wei Ni Winnie of Class 22

 

Interview with Lai Siew hung on fashion in the 1960s

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Goh Tsi Hui Amelia of Class 23

 

Interview with Phang Ban Heng on living conditions in the 1960s

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Tan Zhengjie and Johnaton Phang of Class 25

 

Interview with Mr Koo Kim Seng, a grassroot leader, on Ang Mo Kio in its early years

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Lim Zhi Le Jerome and Lu Junyao of Class 2A

 

Interview with Mr Tan Joo Kheng, the Principal of AMKSS, on his experience of running the school in its pioneer years

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Wong Jin Xiang and Tay Dao Qian of Class 3A

 

Interview with Mr Koo Ah Lek, SAC member of AMKSS, on his experience as an advisory member of the school

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Wong Jin Xiang of Class 3A

 

Symphonic Overture by Wong Kah Chun

Full Synopsis:

The “Symphonic Overture” for band is written in celebration of the opening of the NOMAD Festival 2008. The composer has collaborated with the Ang Mo Kio Symphonic Band earlier in the year, and have created this work as a homage to the technical proficiency of the student musicians.

A mysterious beginning leads full flight into a tumulteous flurry of notes in the woodwinds, and modulates from key to key, before plunging into the actual first section of the work. Here, a heroic theme marches through rhythmic punctuation before reaching a more sombre lyrical passage, and then returns once more.

 

Oral History: Transcript of Interview with Koo Ah Leck

The following is a transcript of an interview with Mr Koo Ah Lek conducted on 10 April 2008 by Secondary 2 student Jin Xiang.

JinXiang: Thank you sir for granting us an interview. Let us start our first question. When were you first appointed as a SAC member?

Mr Koo: Let me give you a history how I become a SAC member. I joined the school SAC member in 1979 and that was the year when the school started. I was introduced by Mr Tan Joo Keng the first principal of Ang Mo kio Secondary. He was actually my school teacher when I was in Outram Secondary school back then. And after I left school, I still keep in touch with Mr Tan regularly. And one day, he called me and asked me would I be interested in doing some community work and I was invited by the school principal. The school principal said the first thing he need to do is to form a school SAC and he invited me to sit in the committee and sit as a treasurer. And that was the first time I heard of the SAC. So I told him I am not very familiar with the SAC and he told me to come and join for 1 term which is 2 years and after that you can decide do you wish to continue. Then that was supposed to be a 2 year term and it turned out to be a long 30 year term.

 

Publicity Images for NOMAD 2008

A few selected publicity shots taken by Rabil Lian of the 1st NOMAD 2008 Fringe Festival Event: Arts in the Blocks on the 30th of May 2008 have now been uploaded on the Media Centre Page.

 

NOMAD 2008 Press Release

Calling all AMKsians. Here’s the Press Release / emailer for this year’s NOMAD production. Please download it and forward it to as many of your friends and family members as possible to help us publicise this event!

Lets all work together to make this an amazing success worthy of an AMKSS Production!

Download the NOMAD 2008 Press Release!!!

 

Arts in the Blocks

Its official! The AMKSS NOMAD 2008 is officially launched with the successful completion of our first Fringe Event, “Arts in the Blocks” Held at Ang Mo Kio Block 325s on the 30th of May 2008.

Many thanks to all community partners, friends and members of the AMKSS Family for making it a success!

Here are some 200+ shots of the night taken by Rabil Lian for your viewing pleasure!

 

1964 Singapore – Life in Singapore in the 1960s

Announcing the Project Strand synopsis for the Mother Tongue Languages Department.

1964 Singapore

Overall IC: Koh Chee Keong

Teachers Involved: All Mother Tongue Languages Teachers

Students Involved: All Secondary 4 and 5 Students

Synopsis: Students reflect on the way of life in Singapore during 1960s “(especially 1964), from politics, housing to social aspects. Students are free to present their reflection in various forms, such as comics, text, mind-mapping and drawings.

More information about Project Strands can be found here:

Project Strands

 

Reflection on Newspaper Reports from 1964: Race Riots

1964年7月21日种族暴动

新加坡在1964年7月21日发生大规模的种族暴动之后，由巫统领导的联邦政府领袖指责“新加坡政府亏待新加坡的马来人，结果造成种族暴动”。他们说，新加坡总理李光耀（现任内阁资政）在种族暴 动之前，即在6月30日发表的演讲更是“造成种族暴动的导因”。李光耀当时在为一个人民行动党支部主持开幕礼时说：“我们（马来西亚的不同种族）必须和平共处，不论是43%的马来人和土著、40%的华人、10%的印度人以及7%其他种族的人士，都必须和谐的生活 在一起。如果他们想互相压制，那么他们之间将出现争端，这将造成     马来西亚的动乱。我吁请所有的人民具有耐心并设法了解对方。” 现场的目击证人所看到的情况，显然接近于后者。政治部的报告指出，许多住在加冷路一带的居民事后受访时透露，他们看到一群马来人围殴一名华人警员，这件事引发了加冷路的种族暴乱，最终扩大到整个新加坡。种族冲突到了一触即发的地步。下午4时以后，游行队伍浩浩荡 荡的沿着美芝路、亚拉街和维多利亚街步行到加冷路，朝向芽笼12巷进发。当游行队伍来到加冷路和甘榜苏布的交界处时，不幸的事件终于发生。大约是下午5时，七八名参加游行的马来人突然离队，在场的一 名警察要求他们归队，其中一名马来人拒绝归队，这名警察只好把他推回所属的队伍。这时，人群中突然有人高喊：“你这个警察，你以为你可以推人？”接着有人开始包围这名警察，他们喊说：“打他！打他！”一名华人警员见势不妙，连忙上前协助这名警察维持秩序，不料，一名造事的马来人突然从背后攻击这名华人警员，接着其他的马来人也开始殴打警员，整个局面终于失控。一名目击者过后回忆当时的情景时说：“我看到参加游行的人用石头和瓶子攻击在旁观看的华人以及店屋，一些店屋的窗口被打破，一些马来人接着攻击华人……当这种情况在芽笼11巷发生时，一些在前面的马来人已经突破芽笼12巷的封锁线，朝芽笼路冲去。情况已经完全失去控制。”一些华人除了受到攻击外，他们的店屋和车辆也被暴徒焚毁，当时的警察总监约翰·勒卡安(John Le Cain)过后在报告中说：“受害者大多数是华人，那些在加冷路和甘榜苏布的交界处制造事端的马来人，继续沿着芽笼路（往芽笼士乃的方向）攻击华人。”当芽笼一带发生种族暴动的消息传开后，原本在暴动中处于守势的华人，也开始在全岛各个以华人居多的地区攻击马来人。从傍晚6 时半开始，在小坡奎因街、维多利亚街、梧槽路以及桥北路一带也发生了种族暴乱。警方动用了所有的警察镇压暴动，政府在晚上8时23分宣布全岛进入紧急状态，并在9时30分实施全岛性的戒严。在“黑色星期二”之后，尽管政府仍然在部分时间实施戒严，全岛各地仍然发生连串的种族冲突事件，更多人在冲突中丧命和受伤。到了星期五（7月24日），种族冲突事件才开始显著减少。8月2日，政府在情况稳定后，决定全面解除戒严。在7月的种族暴动中，总共有3568人被捕。 

感想：

读了这篇报道后，我觉得新加坡人应该对现在李显龙所领导的政府感到感激。一个国家没有平安，天天有暴乱会使国人不信任政府，后果就会不堪设想了。我们的政府知错能改，所以现在不同种族的国人可以开开心心地和睦共处。我们也要学会赦免别人所犯下的错误，不要为了鸡毛蒜皮的事而大惊小怪。千万要记住暴力不能解决任何事。

巫慧娴 4/5 （4）

 

Reflections on Newspaper Reports from 1964: Singapore Cancer Society

介绍

 

成立于1964年，新加坡癌症协会是一个自资志愿福利组织的使命，以预防和控制癌症，提高健康和生活质量在社会上，通过教育，研究和病人护理服务。这包括提供财政援助，向有需要的癌症家庭，持续的支持，癌症幸存者，康复护理，为病人接受治疗，家庭医疗护理癌末病患。

 

我的感想

有了这么一个协会，相信对癌症病人或是任何国民有帮助，不仅他们会感到心，同时也鼓励大家要定期做检查，所谓预防胜过与治疗。

郭欣仪 ,ker xin yi
class:4/2

 

 

Reflections on Newspaper Reports from 1964: 报道一

Here is the first of several articles created by AMKSS students as part of classwork during their Chinese Language lessons in relation to our theme of 1964.

 

 

 

介绍

新加坡经历了马来人和华人之间的种族社区暴乱，超过两次5天的时期，开始于7月21日和1964年9月2日分别。这些暴动，是在新加坡与马来西亚联邦后爆发的。也是我国战后历史最恶劣与长期的，更是导致22人死亡和461人受伤。