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Jack Lee ’95 writes from University College London, where he is currently workingon his LLM. “It's hard to believe it but I've already been in London for more thanJack Lee ’95 atSalisbury Cathedraleight months. Right now it's a busy period asI am working on a dissertation and two essays,all of which are due on 1st July! Summer isalmost upon us, and the weather here has beenwarm and balmy. London is great; there are somany things to see and do. A friend and Imanaged to get tickets from my local MP towatch Prime Minister's Question Time in theHouse of Commons, which that day turned outto be a lively debate between Tony Blair andIain Duncan-Smith about weapons of massdestruction in Iraq. I've also been able to getaway for short breaks, my most recent beinga day trip to Salisbury and Stonehenge inFebruary, and trips to Ireland and to Nottinghamand Chester during the Easter vacation.”Cheryl-Ann Yeo ’95 and her husband DominicChang welcomed the arrival of their first child, a daughter, Chloe Frances, on 9thMay 2003. Low Sze Wee ’95, who is one of the assistant curators at the SingaporeArt Museum, was in Italy in June 2003 with his colleagues managing the SingaporePavilion at La Biennale di Venezia (the Venice Biennale -- 50th International ArtExhibition) from 12th to 14th June 2003. The Singapore participation is jointlyorganised by the National Heritage Board and the National Arts Council of Singapore.According to SAM's website: “‘Location’ and ‘space’ are broad themes that runthrough the works of artists presented at the 50th Biennale. The myriad forms ofexpression and variety of issues addressed by these works reflect the vibrancyand diversity of Singapore's contemporary art scene.” Karen Loh ’95 marriedTan Tieng Ping, a doctor in private practice in Hougang, in a beautiful churchceremony at the Holy Family Church in December 2002. The wedding wasattended by many of Karen's law school chums including classmatesMarilyn Chia ’95, Lau Sok Hiang ’95, Leonard Loo ’95, Lee Lit Cheng ’95 andJanet Wang ’95. Karen, who is working at MinLaw’s Insolvency & PublicTrustee's Office, is reportedly enjoying married life.As usual, there is never a dull moment in theentrepreneurial Leong-Lim household. Ourintrepid Danny Leong ’96 has sold off his sharein a training business that he started in late2001, and is starting on the Advanced Diplomain Film Production at Ngee Ann Polytechnicin July 2003. Meanwhile, wife Lim Bee Hong’97 left her headhunting firm in June 2003,has just completed professional Feng Shuicourses and is starting up her own Feng Shuibusiness. Bee Hong says, “The courses I tookwere in traditional Feng Shui; which is verydifferent from the modern styles of Feng Shuithat are very popular in books these days,and that can sometimes sound very hocuspocus.” For all of you out there who have justbought your matrimonial home or are thinkingof redesigning your offices, to find out moreabout traditional Feng Shui, you can emailBee Hong at: theindigoroom@hotmail.com.Tan Seow Hon ’97,about to take on theliberals at HarvardCongratulations to Clement Lim ’96 andElaine Tan ’96 on the birth of their son Travison 13th May 2003. Those who visited themsoon after the blessed event remarked thatTravis was born with a lovely deep tan –but what do you expect with parents whoseem to spend more time in the waterthan on dry land … Congratulations also toGerald Yee ’96 andAnna Quah ’97 withbaby EmmaGerald Yee ’96Travis Jacob Lim, sonof Clement Lim ’96and Elaine Tan ’96and Anna Quah ’97 on the birth of Emma on27th May 2003. Gerald was recently spotteddemonstrating his ‘one-hand-baby-carry’ skills,a technique somewhat reminiscent of how heused to handle the rugby ball at the inter-yearrugby games in Law School. Our resident styleguru, Suzanne Lim ’96, is now Senior Writer atElle Magazine – still a firm believer that it ismuch more rewarding to draft lifestyle articlesthan life-sapping affidavits.Tan Seow Hon ’97, is working on a theory ofjustice for her doctoral dissertation at Harvard,and has been appointed a Byse fellow atHarvard Law School for the academic year2003-2004. She writes: "As a Byse fellow,I get to teach a workshop of my design.Mine will be on law and morality. It's anold dream of mine to discuss conservativeideas within the classrooms of what somehave termed a postmodernist ‘liberalorthodoxy’ at Harvard, hostile to any absolutistvision of law, morality or philosophy.These days, it seems that to align oneselfwith natural law theory in a postmodernistenvironment is to risk being seen either asan intolerant fanatic or some kind of a joke.I am thankful for the opportunity to engageparticipants in a dialogue on the relevanceof the age-old but now much foreclosed naturallaw theory in a pluralist world."
Proud parents Jeffrey and LeenaSankaran Pinsler ’82 with Baby Sophie,recent arrival to the familyChristopher Ong ’97 tied the knot on May Day2003. His wife, Nannette is an alumnus of Ateneode Manila University, a university which Chrisdebated against many times as a varsity debater.Says Chris, “While I may have won many debatesagainst her university, I seldom win my debateswith her!” Attending the wedding were, inter alia:G Kannan ’94 and wife Chia Sue Ann ’95, YeongZee Kin ’97 and wife Audrey Chiang ’95, ClementLim ’96 and wife Elaine Tan ’96; Jeanne Lee ’96,Lim Pek Bur ’95, Lee Lit Cheng ’95, Toh YungCheong ’95, Janet Wang ’95, MagdaleneKoh ’01, Jason Chan ’02 and Deborah Tan ’02.Meanwhile, our favourite national sailorStanley Tan ’99 (see LawLink Jul-Dec 2002)reports: “After re-headnoting the SingaporeLaw Reports since last November (as I neededa break after the Asian Games), I've stoppedthat to resume full-time sailing, with theimmediate aim of qualifying for the 2004Athens Olympics. In this regard, I'll be trainingand competing in Europe from June to October(and yes, back to Kiel again, but won't bedefending my title in the Laser Radial as I'veswitched back to the Olympic Laser event).I've also just returned from the Laser AsiaPacific Championships in Darwin, where Ifinished 4th overall. This time round, I'mlooking at full-time sailing up to the 2008Olympics. It's a long haul, but I want to do itas I know I can achieve all my targets. WhileI sometimes think about all the exciting trialsand tribulations my peers must be experiencingin the cut and thrust world of legal practice,I'm happy and fortunate to have the chanceto sail full-time. Ultimately, you're young onlyonce, and you need to be young to sail welland win some serious medals! Sailing can getboring sometimes, but I think a lousy day atsea still beats a good day in the office!”Cheah Wuiling ’03 and Adrian Chiew ’03will be doing their Masters at NUS underthe Research Fellowship Scheme. Wuiling'sthesis will be on East Timor's Reconciliationand Reconstruction Process, and she islooking foward to doing an attachment in EastTimor as part of her research. Adrian's thesiswill be on Trade and Competition Law.Waltan Pak ’03 has just gotten engagedto Stanley Ong, an Army Regular – watch thisspace for updates on when thehappy event will take place.Jean Ho ’03 reports that shehas recently discovered her'green' side (inspired by ProfLye Lin Heng ’73, and notthrough exposure to gammaradiation) and has registeredas a member of the NatureSociety.Christopher Ong ’97 and wife Nannettewith classmates and friendsSend us your updates andphotos! You can reach us atemail: lawlink@nus.edu.sg,phone: 6874 3683.
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