Vol 7 No. 1 January - June 2008 - Faculty of Law - National ...

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Chay Wei-Min Karen Mary ’93 - I am currently with the inhouse
legal department of a bank, managing the negotiation
and documentation of its derivatives business. My husband,
Kai, has just finished his JD. On top of work and studies, we
have our hands full taking care of our sons, 2-year-old Aidan
and 8-week-old Anselm, making sure they do not get into too
many scrapes. Life has been busy but interesting and fulfilling!
Cheers, Karen.
Chew Juliane ’93 - My husband
Ian Chai and I have just become
the proud parents of a baby
girl, Joni Chai on 30 September
2007. So I’m taking a few years
away from the working world
(of course, raising a child is
WORK :-) ) Ian made a music
video lullaby which you can
access from our blog, http://
ianjuliane.blogspot.com/
Jack Tsen-Ta Lee ’95 has begun the third year of his PhD in
Law at the University of Birmingham in the West Midlands, UK.
He said, “The toughest part of doing a PhD is being disciplined.
Now that it’s the summer vacation, I’m trying to get as much
work done as possible, as I will begin teaching first-year
undergraduates again as part of my duties as a Postgraduate
Teaching Assistant when the new semester begins in October
2007.”
Low Suk Ling ’95 - I am with Manulife Financial as their Chief
Legal Officer for South East Asia.
Leong Chi-Keong (Danny) ’96 - After testing the waters
in several diverse career paths, Danny Leong ’96 and Avalyn
Lim ’97 (formerly Lim Bee Hong) have settled down into a life
of comparative stability. Danny now runs his own film and
video production company
Intuitive Films, while
Avalyn is Business Services
Director in a branding and
communications company.
Their three-year old son
Adan keeps them both busy
after hours with repeated
screenings of his favourite
cartoons, Lego and non-stop
questions.
Miao Miao DipSing ’03 - I am now in Shanghai, working for
Shearman & Sterling’s Shanghai office. My main focus is on
China related project development and finance deals.
Michael James Bowes Exc ’04
I am a double alumnus of the NUS, having studied in the Faculty
of Law in Semester 2 of Academic Year 2002/2003 as the first
ever law exchange student from Scotland and I returned in
2004 for Universitas 21. I am passionate about Singapore and
its people. I have become a terrible bore telling all of my British
friends how fantastic Singapore is and how other countries
should be modelled on the success of Singapore.
While studying both English and Scots Law simultaneously,
I managed to accomplish several business awards in a short
space of time with my
business Bowes Enterprises.
I also invented a product
‘Barhand’ – I was nominated
for the UK National Business
Plan Competition, where I
emerged as the winner – UK
Entrepreneur of the Year.
‘Barhand’ - The robotic
arm of Barhand is one of
its main features. This
robotic arm, which is built
into the machine, lifts the
drink from the shelf of
the vending machine and
gently brings the bottle from the shelf with its ‘Barhand’ to
‘your hand’ without spillage whatsoever.
This product is a completely new concept and will surely
dramatically change bars, clubs and hotels across Europe and
beyond.
Bowes Enterprises is expanding into new markets and devising
new products. The hotel market is reacting very positively
towards the machine as it gives them the opportunity to reduce
costs as well as the need for costly minibars. The Barhand is now
also being introduced into many clubs and bars across the UK.
With pubbing and clubbing worth an estimated 19 billion
pounds per year – this market is huge!
The next new challenge is internet based – so if you are
accomplished in this field and wish to make some ‘wonga’ (as
we say) feel free to pop me a line – info@barhand.com
Michael’s Business Achievements:
• British Business Man of the Year 2005 -
2006 as voted by the British Institute for
Enterprise.
• Scottish Student Businessman of the
Year 2005 - 2006
• Glasgow University Businessman of the
Year 2005 - 2006
• Voted as the Director of the Month
January 2006 by the British Institute of
Directors
• Runner Up Alumni of The Year Glasgow
University 2006
• United Nations Youth Ambassador – Millennium Summit (2000)
Jeong Chun Phuoc LLM ’05 currently in the employ of Ypmp
Law Corporation, Singapore (Advocates & Solicitors, Notary
Public).
Pradeep Bansal LLM ’05 - I am currently working as a Senior
Consultant in a Singapore / India based software development
firm.
Lee Kwok Ting Exchange ’07 - After finishing a hectic and
somewhat packed schedule of classes and fun at NUS in the
fall of 2007, I recharged my batteries (and soaked up what
little tropical sun there is) in Malaysia and flew off to wintry
Switzerland to join a private equity firm as a financial analyst in
their compliance division.
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