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                           CURRICULUM VITAE



ACADEMIC

1985-1990       CHIJ Primary (Toa Payoh).
1991-1994       Raffles Girls’ Secondary School.
1996-1997       Nanyang Junior College.
1998-2001       National University of Singapore (B.Sc., Microbiology).
2002                       The Music Conservatory at the Chicago College of Performing Arts (Performance 

                                     Major).
2003-2005       National Institute of Education (PGDE, Physical Education & Sports Science).


CERTIFICATION
SPORTS
2003                     International Federation of Gymnastics (FIG) Women’s Artistic Gymnastics (WAG) 
                                   Judge  Brevet.
2004                     Singapore Amateur Athletics Association Track Officiating. 

                                   International Association of  Athletics Federations (IAAF) Coaches Course – Level 1. 
                                   Singapore Olympic Academy Programme – Certificate of Participation.
2005                     Singapore Sports Council Visuomotor Behaviour Rehearsal Workshop. International  
                                   Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) Coaches Course – Level 2 (Combined 

                                   Events).
                                   Australian Gymnastics Judging System Level 1&2.
                                   Rhythmic Gymnastics Judges’ Convention.
2006                     Functional Fascial Taping by Ron Alexander/ Integrated Corrective Exercise 

                                   Programme Level I-III.
2008                     International Federation of Swimming (FINA) Judge for Diving. 

MUSIC & ARTS
1989                    Ballet (Royal Academy Of Dancing)
2000                    Violin (ABRSM Grade 8)


AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS
GYMNASTICS
1985                   Youngest ever gymnastics participant in Southeast Asia Games at 7 (Bangkok, Thailand).
1989                   Singapore Sports Council – Good Performance Award.
1991                   16th SEA Games, Manila, Philippines – Bronze on Balance Beam.

TRACK & FIELD
2005                   16th Asian Athletics Championships @ Incheon, Korea – Broke the 100m Hurdles Track 
                                 &  Field Singapore National Record that stood for 30 years in the record books.
DIVING
1995                   Asia Pacific Diving Competition (Gold on 1-m Springboard, Bronze on 3m), Colombo, Sri 
                                 Lanka.
1995                   The Sunday Times Coca Cola Sports Award.
1995                   “Best Diver of the Year” Award, by the Singapore Amateur Swimming Association.


SPORTS PROMOTION
2005                   International Olympic Council-Singapore National Olympic Council (IOC-SNOC) 
                                 Athletes’  Commission @ the National Stadium Gold Room.
                                 1st National Sports Forum Panelist @ Hwa Chong Institution.
                                 Panelists included Mr Oon Jin Teik, CEO of the Singapore Sports Council.
                                 SCAPE – New Youth Park Focus Group Discussion Facilitators @ the National Youth 
                                 Centre.
                                 Temasek Polytechnic Sports Leadership Training - Launch of Breaking Barriers Project

                                 at the Library@Orchard.
                                 Health In Pulse television programme with MediaCorp.
                                 Singapore Heritage Fest @ Suntec City, Tropics Atrium
                                 International Working Group on Women and Sports (IWG) meeting.
2006                   Track & Field Workshop for DIP PE Yr1 @ NIE PESS.
                                 Singapore Youth Festival Celebration, Ministry of Education in collaboration with      
                                 Mediacorp – a programme commissioned by MOE to mark SYF’s 40th Anniversary.
2007                   St. Joseph Institution Sports Camp, Mental Preparation Talk.
2008                   Singapore Sports Conference Workshop Speaker on Sports Pedagogy @ the Republic 
                                 Polytechnic to School Sports Leaders, Teachers and Coaches, jointly organised by the 
                                 Singapore Sports Council and Republic Polytechnic.



SCHOLASTIC/TEACHING
1991-2001     Lianhe Zaobao Cub Reporter (Sports).
1999-2000     Vice-President of the NUS Microbiology Students’ Society.
2001                    The National University of Singapore Symphony Orchestra’s 7th Japan Int'l 
                                  Youth Musicale Tour in “The Arts” (Oct/Nov 2011, Issue 9), published by The Centre
                                  for the arts, NUS.                                                         

2005                    Nanyang Outstanding Young Alumni Award.
2006                    The “Caring Teacher Award” @ Raffles Junior College (National Institute of Education, 
                                  NIE) and ExxonMobil Asia Pacific, with support from the Ministry of Education.


updated 2005
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