ISCOS Appreciation Tea on 13 Nov 2010

ISCOS Appreciation Tea at Holiday Inn Atrium on 13 Nov 2010.

Mr Andy giving the Opening Address.

I have got awarded! ;-)

Keen to join me on this journey?! :-D

You get lucky if you contribute, enough... :-P

Supporters of ISCOS continue to grow in strength. Yahoo-o!

De Imperfection Band, singing "Xiao Wei"!

Signing Letter of Intent for more cooperation in future.

Thank you ISCOS for giving me the opportunity to contribute towards your Cause! My participation continues to resonate with my belief that everyone should be given a second chance. Sharing a quote from our beloved Singapore President, Mr S R Nathan, "Although they have made a mistake in life, they deserve a second chance. We all make mistakes; we all come out the better for it.".

I have got in touch again with Mr Teo Tze Fang, who is currently the CEO of the Singapore Corporation of Rehabilitative Enterprises (SCORE). The mission of SCORE is, "Building Bridges, Changing Lives". Tze Fang was previously from the Prison Services. Little was shared by me that it was Tze Fang's one email that open the door for me to enter ISCOS, so that I can contribute in more meaning ways. Salute!

Sitting beside me was Samuel, one of the Key Role Model of ISCOS. Samuel is current serving in the HighPoint Community Services Association. Their mission is, "To help rebuild broken lives of people in need, especially ex-offenders and their families."

During this session, I have also got the opportunity to get to know Sin Sin, the boss of Secret Recipe! Gosh how I love their yum yum making me fatter every time I tasted them. I am glad that she is also a supporter of ISCOS's Cause. She has another social enterprise that is on-going and growing and they are serving 10 different types of different laksas @ Laksania! I can't wait to taste them... more yum yum. Do give her your support! :D

I am also glad to be able to speak to Mr Andy up close and person. Also got to know that his company is handling fund management through the GIP programme. Foreign investors who wishes to park them wealth in Singapore and obtain a PR status at the same time can look for him!

Volunteering gives the type of satisfaction and happiness cannot buy. Do consider joining me in this journey. I was thinking of doing this after I retire. I am glad I did not wait till then. So what are you wait for? Join me in this fulfilling journey, NOW! :-D

Cheers!

Leroy

ISCOS - Certificate of Appreciation

ISCOS Certificate of Appreciation

ISCOS - Volunteers' Training Programme

ISCOS Volunteers' Training Programme

Photos of me in Uniforms

Haven't been taking photos for quite a while. Thought I might as well get Alex to take a few for me for memories sake... hahaha... I should be doing cover look shot by this year. I plan too.

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Me and the Gang in White

Serious @ Work

Quite obvious that I did not have enough sleep

Chit chatting with Paul

That's me! Cheerful, optimistic and sun shine... get infected by me. ;-)

Cheers! :-)

Leroy

"When I Stop Learning, I Stop Living."

Profile of Leroy Ang

A recent event triggered me to think about how I view myself in my profession and as a person. So I wrote a simple profile of myself and thought might as well share it on my blog.


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Profile of Leroy Ang

Leroy Ang is currently the Head of Instructional Development (ID) Section of the Engineers Training Institute (ETI). His primary portfolio includes instructors’ development and instructional technologies development. Leroy is responsible for sourcing courses that enhanced the instructional capabilities of the Institute’s instructors and implementing technological tools to enhance the learning effectiveness and experience of the students passing through the Institute’s programme prior to becoming the next generation of commanders in the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF). Leroy likes to describe his role using the following example, “If Institute’s instructors are the knife that cuts, he is the sharpener that sharpens this knife”.

Leroy had held several command, staff and instructional appointments in his 11 years with the SAF, holding appointments such as Officer-in-Command of a Mechanised Equipment Company, Staff Officer of Curriculum & Leadership Development and also as a Company Trainer training NSmen prior to his current appointment as Hd ID Section. As part of his military training, Leroy attended the Intelligence Officer Course, Company Tactics Course, Engineer Officer Advanced Course and the Unit Logistics Course. For his instructional development portfolio and advancement, Leroy attended courses covering Instructional Design Course, Educational Psychology, Coaching & Facilitation, New Media in Teaching Pedagogy, Scenario-Based Learning, Modeling & Simulation and Communication for Teaching & Learning, just to name a few.

As a Commissioned Officer, Leroy has had the opportunity to participate in some of the larger-scale events that the SAF was organising. One of the most fulfilling events was the Singapore’s National Day Parade (NDP) in 2007 where Leroy contributed his effort as a Marketing Director and also the Sponsorship Mileage Realisation Manager of the Sponsorship Committee. As a marketing director, he was placed in charge of soliciting for sponsorship from 50 over companies. As the mileage realization manager, he had to realise the sponsorship mileage for 200 over participating sponsors. Via this project, Leroy had the opportunity to work with sponsors from spanning from MNCs to SMEs, and across different industries such as advertising media, desktop publishing and printing, decoration, F&B, banking and finance, infrastructure and events management etc.

Armed with the experience and well accumulated reputation from NDP 2007, Leroy was accorded role of the Secretary to the Sponsorship, Souvenirs and Charity Committee in the Army Open House 2009. At the time of this writing, this project is still on-going and progressing well.

Leroy is passionate about the subject on personal finance and is determined to gain more financial literacy to accomplish his dream of achieving financial freedom by age 45. Thereafter, he wishes to contribute most of his time on community services and charitable works. He constantly shared his learning on the subject of personal finance to members of the yahoo group, the “Federation of Financial Freedom” and also via his blogsite @ www.leroyang.blogspot.com. Leroy hosts the “Cash Flow” game on a routine basis for his friends to share and network on the basis of their common dreams, “To achieve financial freedom”.

Leroy is a keen learner and an exemplary example of his belief that “When I Stop Learning, I Stop Living.” Leroy has a Diploma in Electronics and Computer Engineering from the Ngee Ann Polytechnic (Singapore), a Specialist Diploma in Learning Science from the National Institute of Education (Singapore) and a Diploma in Financial Management from Kaplan AMPI (Singapore). He is currently on the journey to obtain the Certified Financial Planner (CFP) certification.

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Cheers!

Leroy Ang

"When I Stop Learning, I Stop Living."