SG Cares - Volunteering Opportunities in Singapore

For those who are keen to do volunteer work in Singapore, but who are concerned about time commitment once you have signed up for volunteerism with an organisation/group/individuals, look no further than SG Cares, which has ample flexible volunteering opportunities. You can choose to volunteer with the elderly, disabled, environment and the arts, among many other different causes in the community. There’ll be an activity to interest every volunteer.

You can check out the monthly calendar for any activity that you are interested in. For example, SG Cares' December 2014 activity calendar is as follows. Read the FAQ for more details.

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Clean & Green Singapore Jigsaw Puzzle Challenge

Our team A (comprising Lim Jeck, Lim Min and myself) was the only team among 15 competing teams which completed the puzzle, and emerged the champion to win $210 NTUC Fairprice vouchers. Our team B came in 3rd, and won $120 NTUC Fairprice vouchers. Clarence Chew & family team won a consolation prize with $60 NTUC Fairprice vouchers.

Year 3 Semester 2 Progress Report

Lim Li's Year 3 Semester 2 results are as follows:

BL3106 Basic Animal Physiology II B
CL3102 Chinese 3B B+
CM3108 Advanced Chemistry II B+
CM3306 CheMagic Pass
CS3204 Object Oriented Programming I A-
DV3101 Research Methodology Merit
DV4201 Independent Research Project Merit
EC3102 Foundation Microeconomics I B+
EL3103 Introduction to Expositions B
MA3115 Advanced Mathematics II A+
PC3110 Mechanics A+
PC3201 Physics Olympiad Training I A-

Semestral Grade Point Average (GPA): 4.3
Cumulative Average Point (CAP): 4.5

Mentor's Remarks

Conduct: Very Good
Lim Li is a motivated student with an enquiring mind.  She is bright, conscientious and hardworking. Lim Li has the determination to do well in her studies and successfully handles multiple demands from teachers and peers. This semester, she had represented the school in the China Girls Mathematical Olympiad (CGMO 2014) and won the silver medal. Well done, Lim Li!

AIO 2014 Results

Some 275 students from Australia, Singapore and New Zealand attempted the Intermediate and Senior divisions of the Australian Informatics Olympiad (AIO) 2014. There were 23 Gold, 45 Silver and 75 Bronze Awards.

Singapore's award winners are as follows:

Intermediate Division

Gold
Jacob Teo, NUS High
Lim Li, NUS High
Lee Zen Been, NUS High
Nicholas Teo, NUS High
Wayne Tee, NUS High
Clarence Chew, NUS High

Silver
Qiu Siqi, NUS High
Feng Xinyuan, NUS High
Tan Wei Liang, NUS High
Jedidiah Koh, NUS High
Daniel Low, NUS High
Daniel Sim, NUS High
Pranav Dahiya, National JC
Ian Yong, NUS High
Le Tran Kien, National JC
Choo Yi Kai, NUS High
Leong Yu Siang, NUS High
Koh Jin Ming, NUS High

Bronze
Quek Sze Leong, NUS High
Jerome Leow, Dunman High
Chua Hou, NUS High
Ong Chung Yean, NUS High
Shashvat Shukia, NUS High
Marion Pang, NUS High
Khai Yew Jen, National JC
Wayne Lim, NUS High
Sonia Arumuganainar, NUS High
Tan Jun Hong, NUS High
Bryan Lim, Anderson JC
Tan Qi En, NUS High
Isaac Ong, Dunman High
Sahad Zahir, NUS High
John Zhou, NUS High
Rayhan Rahadian, NUS High
Zachary Teo, Anderson JC

Senior Division

Gold
Howe Choong Yin, NUS High
Pan Song, Dunman High
Chong Shao Wei, NUS High
Ryan Chew, NUS High

Silver
Muhd Irham Rasyidi, NUS High
Jerrold Tan, NUS High
Uriel Tan, NUS High
Lee Yi Min, NUS High
Yu Shiyang, NUS High
Wang Zexin, Dunman High
Eliot Lim, NUS High

Bronze
Sui Dongchen, Dunman High
Sean Pek, NUS High
Lee Changyoon, NUS High
Liu Chengpei, National JC
Dee Pei Fang, NUS High
Leow Wen Bin, NUS High
Lim Yu Chen, NUS High
Michelle Angelica Anthony, NUS High
Wu Chenmu, Dunman High
He Miao, National JC
Leong Xuhua, Dunman High
Bryan Ong, Dunman High

Full list of winners and their scores

SIMO Senior Team 2014/2015

SIMO Senior Team 2014/2015 (33)

NUS High (13)
Matthew Chia, Y1
Daniel Leong, Y1
Zhang Xiaorui, Y1
Elizabeth Chow, Y1
Ho Pin Hui, Y2
Jacob Teo, Y2
Gabriel Goh, Y2
Joshua Teo, Y2
Ker Chin Tian, Y2
Jedidiah Koh, Y3
Lim Li, Y3
Lee Zheng Han, Y3
Daniel Low, Y4

RI (15)
Khor Jun Wei, Y1
Li Chenxu, Y1
Liu Siyong, Y1
Ang Ben Xuan, Y2
Caleb Leow Yong Quan, Y2
Chen Luting, Y2
Lee Ker Yang, Y2
Isaac Lee Yong Le, Y2
Rohith Srinivas, Y2
Seah Fengyu, Y2
Wang Jianzhi, Y2
Zhang Guang Xuan, Y3
Lee Yu Tse, Y4
Lee Yuan, Y4
Shi Jing Lin, Y4

HCI (2)
Ng Yu Peng, Y1
Goh Hong Pei, Y3

Primary Schools (3)
Lucas Boo Tse Yang, Nanyang Primary, P5
Timothy Ho Li Xiong, ACS(I) Primary, P6
Tan Wee Kean, Catholic Primary, P6

Good Books and Resources for Mathematical Olympiad

Some people asked me to recommend good books/resources to prepare for Mathematical Olympiad (MO), such as the Singapore Mathematical Olympiad and the International Mathematical Olympiad.  As my kids don't read many books (not even Math books), I can't really recommend any good books.

IfeTahu (click it to refer to his post at Art of Problem Solving), a IMO 2014 participant from US team, has recommended the following MO books:

"101 Problems in Algebra", "102 Combinatorial Problems", "104 Number Theory Problems" by Titu Andreescu and Zuming Feng
"Number Theory - Structures, Examples and Problems" by Andreescu and Dorin Andrica
"Geometry Revisited" by H.S.M. Coxeter and S.L. Greitzer
"Plane Euclidean Geometry - Theory and Problems" by Christopher Bradley
"A Course in Combinatorics" by Wilson and Van Lint
"Enumerative Combinatorics" by Stanley
"Graph Theory" by Diestel covers difficult combinatorics for IMO level
"The Probabilistic Method" by Alon and Spencer "MOP 2006 Homework Problems" - This handout was used to train the US IMO 2006 Team, and it contains a lot of extremely difficult problems in algebra, number theory, geometry and combinatorics.

Some of the above books may be available on the Internet. Go google them.

Another way to improve your MO skills is to regularly visit Art of Problem Solving (AoPS, Lim Jeck's favorite website. He is "oneplusone" at AoPS ) to solve and post MO problems.

NUS Computer Science Class of 1987 Gathering

Class of '87. Department of Information Systems and Computer Science, National University of Singapore.
Dinner at Paradise Inn @ 313 Somerset, 9 October 2014.
From left: Pue Sieng, Bee Sim, Nandini, me, Beng Cheng, Lee Kiow