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PERSONALITY Genie Gan, (alumna from Nanyang Business School, Class of 2002) is known to many as a singer who sings about the day-to-day happenings in her life which she puts down on her online blog. Her fi rst Chinese album based on her blog has become immensely popular with today’s youths who identify with the thoughts she pens down into her online diary. But how did she actually get started in this singing career? “When I joined the Accountancy faculty in NTU as a student in 1999, I actually had no prior knowledge of what to expect…all I knew was that I defi nitely wanted to stay in a hostel!” she says chirpily. Being very active in sports such as swimming and basketball, she joined Hall of Residence 6 where she participated in the intervarsity games against other local universities. She also kept herself busy with other hall activities, and was actually the ‘founder’ of the hostel’s very own acapella singing group. Prior to her university education, Genie was also into part-time modeling and being one of the fi nalists in the Miss NBS pageant during her fi rst year was something that came to her pretty naturally. Not content on just being a student, Genie was also active in various grassroots activities. In addition to carrying out her normal duties, she also lent her voice to a number of community events. “I was very much honoured to have been invited to sing at our MM Lee Kuan Yew’s 80th birthday. I sang my very own piece and it was truly an unforgettable experience! And there was another occasion which was a fi rst for me; I sang at the Convention at the end of 2005. In fact that was the fi rst time ever a singer performed at the Convention,” she adds. After graduating from Nanyang Business School with an honours degree, she worked with Ernst and Young as an auditor. After almost a year in the company, Genie decided that she wanted to pursue her own passion for singing, and so she resigned and went on to start her own music school, Genie Sound Advice, where she taught singing, dancing and songwriting. Her school has in fact 22 NTU produced 5 singers who have qualifi ed for the next round in this year’s Singapore Idol competitions. Genie’s music CDs are distributed by Universal Music. The irony is that she learnt more about Universal Music and the industry when she was in the team from Ernst and Young, to audit the company! Lessons learnt “There is a lot that I learnt during my undergraduate days in NTU which has proven to be very relevant in my singing career now. When taking part in sports Her life through her songs competitions, we always had to work extra hard and sometimes go against the normal fl ow of things, just to prove our worth and existence, because students from the other tertiary institutions were thought as being the better ones,” she says. “The same goes for my career now. Being a local artiste is extremely diffi cult here in Singapore as it is very competitive, and foreign singers are always perceived as being better. It can be a cruel and harsh industry. The survival skills and resilience which I picked up during my student life, has now taught me to work much harder and to fi ght on!” she adds. “And of course, my degree comes in useful when I have to handle the accounts and do budgeting for my music school!” Charitable singer Genie believes in giving back to the community in whatever ways possible. She is a certifi ed youth counselor and has counseled a number of juvenile delinquents. Through these counseling sessions, she has in fact learnt a lot. “A lot of these youths are actually very talented and have lots of potential. I try as much as I can, to recognize these youths and give them a head-start through my music school. When I perform at miniconcerts in schools, these kids come up to me and ask me about songwriting. I would share with them on how my daily activities can become a source of inspiration for my songs, and I encourage them to do the same. By launching songs based on my blog, I am able to speak the youths’ lingo as most of them are also into blogging. It is a very good vehicle for me to reach out to the youths of today,” she explains. In addition to counseling, Genie has also participated in World Vision International Organisation’s child sponsorship programme. She has ‘adopted’ a child from Ethiopia and is seeing him through School and she is hoping that the day will come soon when she will get the chance to meet him. Advice and motto in life “Being a singer is not easy, and nothing comes for free,” she says. Her life as a singer has shown her much and she tells all aspiring singers that they should only pursue this if they have the passion and are ready to work extremely hard. “By being we become. This is a liner that I think best describes what I believe in. Many a times we feel that we are smaller than we really are or we really can become. By thinking big, we will become big one day!” she adds. As part of her private efforts to educate the youth against illegal music downloading and sharing, Genie will be the fi rst Asian singer to launch a Virtual Album (titled: “WISH”), taking place in June 2006. Log on to www.genie.sg for more information about Genie and her music!
Prof Tan Kok Phuang (Science, 1960) Prof Hew Choy Sin (Science, 1961) Mr Lim Yian Poh (Science, 1969) Dr Ho Leng Woon (Arts, 1971) Mr Heng Hua Thong (Arts, 1972) Mr Tan Siah Kwee (Arts, 1972) Prof Lee Yuan Kun (Science, 1973) Mr Tan Hin Huat (Comm, 1977) Mr Chua Kang Cheh (Science, 1977) Ms Lee Bee Wah (CEE, 1985) Mdm Zuraidah Abdullah (CEE, 1985) Mr Chan Yew Meng (EEE, 1985) Mr Heng Guan Teck (EEE, 1985) Mr Mohamed Abdul Akbar (CEE, 1986) Mr Ramesh Nava (MAE, 1986) Mr Chong Kee Sen (CEE, 1987) Mr Tan Eng Khong, Steven (EEE, 1987) Mr Lim Sui Soon (MAE, 1987) Mr S Yogeeswaran (MAE, 1987) Mr Tay Hwee Boon (CEE, 1988) Mdm Gan Chui Goh (EEE, 1990) Mr Low Kian Mong (EEE, 1990) Ms Tan Gim Hian (NBS, 1990) Mr Th’ng Beng Hooi (NBS, 1991) Mr Chan Kok Hock (NBS, 1993) Mr Tang Shiuh Huei (NBS, 1994) Ms Seah Gek Choo (NBS, 1995) Mr Yang Qingbin (NBS, 1995) Mr Toh Hong Seng (EEE, 1996) Mr Joseph Teo (MBA, 1996) Mr Lai Yun Chong (NBS, 1996) Mr Lim Wei Heng, Bennet (NBS, 1996) Mr Roderick Chia (EEE, 1998) Mr Ong Chao Choon (MBA, 1998) Mr Lester Tay (NBS, 1998) Dr Karthik Natarajan (EEE, 1999) Mr Lim Chee Kiong (MBA, 2000) Ng Keng Boon (MAE, 2001) Mr Darryl David (MBA, 2001) Mr Ng Siau Yong (MBA, 2001) Mr Christopher Tay (MBA, 2001) Mr Wong Nee Tat (MBA, 2001) Mr Jack Wang (NBS, 2001) Ms Emy Sukowo (EEE, 2002) Ms Lee Hui Mien (EEE, 2003) Mr Goh Kia Hong (NBS, 2003) Mr Siva Gopal (NIE, 2003) Mr Chua Swee Leong, Eric (SCI, 2003) Mr Tan Kim Leng (MBA, 2004) Mr Chua Chun Yong (SCE, 2004) Mr Adrian Chye (SCE, 2004) Mr Alok Nautiyal (MBA, 2005) Mr Souvik Bera (MBA, 2005) Mr Chia Min How (MSE, 2005) H aving gone through the tussles in choosing a career and the challenging transitions from university to work life, have you ever thought of advising your juniors who will go through a similar path one day? Here is a chance for you as a NTU alumnus to guide your juniors (students and new graduates) in exploring their career options. We believe that nothing beats you, a NTU graduate, helping a prospective NTU graduate, for you have been through it. The NTU CareerHub invites you from various walks of life to participate as a volunteer to share your industrial experience. d HAPPENINGS Alumni engaged in Universityʼs processes Our dedicated alumni took time off their busy schedules to serve on interview panels for the discretionary intake and the selection of Nanyang Scholarship recipients. total of 54 alumni assisted in the A interviews for the discretionary intake and for the selection of Nanyang Scholarship recipients which were held in the months of March, April and May 2006. Under the discretionary admission, NTU admits students who have qualities in non-academic achievements such as passion, creativity, leadership and a sense of values in areas such as sports, the arts and community service. The Nanyang Scholarship interviews are held once a year to select freshmen (polytechnic and A level applicants) with excellent academic results and good track record in co-curricular activities. Our alumni felt honoured and were pleased to be involved in this important admissions process. Mentor-Link “This is one of the good ways for me to serve my Alma Mater. It gives me a strong sense of belonging to the NTU family,” said Mr Tan Hin Huat, alumnus from the Commerce faculty, Nanyang University, Class of 1977. “Allowing alumni to be part of the decision-making process of the Discretionary Intake goes to show that NTU places much value on the feedback from her alumni. Heartfelt gratitude for the trust in the alumni!” said Mr Eric Chua, alumnus from the School of Communication and Information, Class of 2003. The Alumni Affairs Offi ce is grateful to our alumni who took time off from their busy schedules to assist the Offi ce of Admissions in these important processes. d Your Continued Partnership with your Alma Mater Your Commitment as a Volunteer All you need to do is to tell us how much time you would allocate to advise students, and how you would like to be contacted, be it through phone, email or meeting up face-to-face. We will refer students to you based on your specifi cations and monitor the referral process to keep it manageable for you. As a volunteer, you will be listed on our database where students could locate a volunteer whom they would like to seek advise from, such as an alumnus working in a particular industry. Your contact information will not be listed on the database and will only be released to students upon request. NTU CareerHub looks towards tapping on your INDUSTRIAL & INSIDER’S KNOWLEDGE as a VALUABLE RESOURCE to ADVISE our students and PREPARE them to transit to the world of work. How to sign up To sign up as a volunteer, simply fi ll in the online form at http://www.ntu.edu. sg/opawww/mentorlink or call us at 65- 67904428 for a registration form. Contact Us For more information, please contact Charmaine at 65-67904427 or email to mentor-link@ntu.edu.sg Be a mentor... Nurture another life ... NTU 23
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