Holiday NUS Staff Gathering

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Rotary International 20th District 3310 Conference, Emerald Hotel, December 3-5, Bangkok, Thailand

US Ambassador Networking Event

Networking at a donor cultivation event for National University of Singapore as a part of my part time job working in this department. The guest of honour for this Thanksgiving event was the US Ambassador and President of NUS.

Left to right: Director of Development, Edi Fung, President of NUS and his Wife, Chair of Board of Trustees and his Wife, colleagues from development office.

Colleagues in the Development Office at National University of Singapore- a truly international team!!

Rotary Tree Dedication Ceremony

Official Banner for the Tree Dedication Event at MacRitchie Resevoir, Singapore, Nov. 20/10

Helping the official event coordinator prepare for the event with lots of early morning energy!

Having fun with fellow Scholar Rachel also studying at NUS

Group of Donor Representatives and Rotary Members involved in coordinating this fantastic event.

MacRitchie Resevoir, where Singapore's drinking water comes from, and where many enjoy recreational activities.

Trying out new scooters that are green, clean, and sustainable on our way to tree planting.

TREE DEDICATION CEREMONY FOR 2010 PLANTS –SAT. 20^TH Nov.2010

Rotarians, landscapers, corporate sponsors, supporting organizations and green supporters will spend a meaningful Saturday in a mass tree planting ceremony on Sat. 20 November 2010 in celebration of the United Nation’s (UN’s) International Year of Biodiversity.

In the face of increasing global concern over climate change, deforestation and species extinction, the call to UNite to Combat Climate Change is now more urgent than ever. The green project was initiated by the Institute of Parks and Recreation Singapore and the Rotary Club of Victoria Singapore in support of ‘Plant for the Planet’: The Billion Tree Campaign by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).

The project’s objective is to garner corporate and public support for the Plant-A-Tree Program by National Parks Board and fund raise for the Garden City Fund in the government’s ongoing campaign to transform Singapore into a “City in the Garden” and create a sustainable environment for Singapore and provide scholarship to university students to pursue environmental courses.

Rotary Club of Garden City

Rotary Club of Victoria Visit

Rachel and I co-presented to the Rotary Club of Victoria, Singapore at Hotel Royal on Nov. 4/10

Rotary Service Day: Trip to Landfill

I was excited to be a part of the Rotary Club of Queenstown's Family Service Project for 2010-2011 (photos below)

Getting to know polytechnic student's from RC of Queenstown's Rotaract Club

Rotary Club of Queenstown Major Project 2010-2011 in Support of Rotary Family Service Centre Literacy Program

The Semakau Landfill is Singapore's first and only landfill situated offshore among the southern islands of Singapore. It covers a total area of 3.5 square kilometres and has a capacity of 63 million m³. To create the required landfill space, a 7 km perimeter rock bund was built to enclose a part of the sea between Pulau Semakau and Pulau Sakeng. It is currently estimated that the landfill, which began operations on 1 Apr 1999, will last till 2045. The Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources, along with the National Environment Agency which manages the landfill, hopes this deadline will be extended through various waste minimisation and resource conservation initiatives.

Semakau Landfill is filled mainly with ash produced by Singapore's four incineration plants, which incinerate the country's waste, shipped there in a covered barge (to prevent the ash from getting blown into the air) every night. Contrary to popular belief that Semakau Landfill would be another dirty and smelly landfill, the care put into the design and operational work at the landfill has ensured that the site is clean, free of smell and scenic. During construction, silt screens were installed to ensure that the corals were not affected during the reclamation works. The landfill is lined with an impermeable membrane, and clay and any leachate produced is processed at a leachate treatment plant. Regular water testing is carried out to ensure the integrity of the impermeable liners.