2. JUNE CONTENT PAGE
3 MEET THE TEAM!
4 DE 4 COURSES
- HLFM, REB, PDI, SDE
10 ANYTHING n EVERYTHING
11 APPLE COMPUTER INC.
34 HONGKONG OVERSEA TRIP
36 EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS
40 SNAP-SNAP-SNAP First hand experience
44 ASTROLOGY FOR YOU Life, Love, Career
14 FASHIONTA *LOOK GOOD*
16,18 MALE AND FEMALE LASTEST TRENDS!
19 MIX AND MATCH
21 SIX TIPS FOR A BETTER YOU!
23 GYM *ATTENTION FOR GUYS*
24 WORKOUT TIPS
28 SOCIAL MEDIA * 4 WINNERS*
31 OVERLAYS TUTORIAL
FEATURE!!
FEATURE!!
*INTERVIEWS*
3. #MEET THE DEGAGE TEAM
AMEEN
Although he’s the
youngest of us all, but
he’s the most cheekiest
boy! He loves travelling
with his friends & having
fun! That’s a reason why
he’s from HLFM.
CHEREE CHEW
Though she’s just 19
but she has a huge
penchant for fashion,
food, dandelions and
owns a pretty cute toy
poodle – Oreo!
RENGIE NG
She loves anything that
has got to do with
social media like
Facebook and
Instagram. She’s
definitely a pro in
Photoshop and loves to
design too!
YANQUAN
Ask him anything
about gym and he’ll
be glad to share with
you!You will be
impressed by his
enthusiastic learning
about good health
and gym!
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In this issue, we are featuring on Hong Kong Study Trip and
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4. Hotel & leisure facilities management
Let’s find out what’s happening with an insight into the 4 AWESOME
COURSES, from Hotel & leisure facilities management, Real estate
business, Product design & Innovation to Sustainable Urban Design &
environment.
SCHOOL OF DESIGN & ENVIRONMENT
HLFM
Want to be a part of an world class hotel
organization to provide excellent service to
guests? Want to manage the biggest IRs such
as MBS ? Then this is the course for you!
Most interesting module? And why?
Food and Beverage, and Events management. We
get to experience what we learn first hand as all
students have to go through a Off-Campus Learning
Project where we have to work 16 hours in an F&B
outlet. Learning out of the class room always is
more fun then in the classroom itself.
Most favorite lecture?
Miss Magdelene Toh . She’s one of the most caring
lecturers who will always find ways to help students to
study better and make sure they have progress in their
work.
Mehammad safwan, HLFM year 1
Challenges in HLFM?
Having make decisions during dyer
situations for the hotel as a hotel manager
which would affect the hotels image greatly,
(Hotel & leisure facilities management)
5. REB
Challenges?
Doing the time lapse video for this module
was not such an easy task as we had to
scout places and stand under all weathers
to get the scenes, even in the rain . BUT
WE HAD FUN.
Be apart of Singapore's upcoming real
estate industry buzz that as Singapore
becomes the biggest upcoming
suburban commercial hub.
Most interesting module? And why?
Urban planning and economics. Its fun as I get
to learn about the area I’m filming which is
boat quay, where the modern meets the
historical part of Singapore. This module gives
me the study of the concept of land as an
economic resource which enlightens my sight
as I see land areas differently.
Most favorite lecture?
Should be Ms lee Wong Lee Jong.
She’s an fun loving lecturer whose
lectures are easy to follow and keeps
one wanting to listen more to her.
Greta Lee , REB Year 2
(Real estate business)
6. PDI
Most interesting module? And why?
one of the preferred module would be VTDS ( visual
technology and design sketches) I’m a more of a sketcher
and designer, rather then a bookworm or dry subjects
kind of guy so I can relate and settle to this module really
well. I do a lot of sketching, some in pen and sketch a
variety including electrical appliances, vehicles, and
random products. We also learn the technique of colour
blending and how to make the sketch pop out.
Challenge In PDI?
At some point of time, there would be a
lot of projects and submissions needed to
be handed in at one go. So things can get
real busy at times. Sketches are also
another thing that can be quite a
headache as we may need to submit up to
20-30 sketches per week.
Most favorite lecture?
The lecturer is Geoffrey Tan and he
is really is a useful lecturer for the
module he is very easy going and
friendly. Helps us with our work in a
different way, guiding us to do our
sketches properly and also
encourage us to think out of the
box
With millions of products out there all fighting
for the consumer’s attention, you have to ask
yourself: what separates the dull from the
wow? If that came across your mind, then PDI
is the right course for you!
(Product design & innovation)
Muhammad Khoirul Khaial bin Zainal, PDI Year 2
7. SDE
Challenge in SDE?
The sheer numbers of models we have to make
might be a problem. But when you’re finally done
with the model, we feel a sense of
accomplishment..
This course concentrates on how pleasing a
building should be in the future not only to the
environment but also to a persons eyes
Most interesting module? And why?
Design and communication. we learn to be abstract
and think out of the box. we had to do a lot if
drawings to riding our skills and learn how to shade
buildings and objects. We even went to marina bay
for one of our lessons to draw the Singapore skyline .
We have to make models from scratch on what we
make vision on.
Most favourite lecturer?
Miss Arunima Chatuji. being our
tutor for model making classes,
instead of teaching us how we
should make a model, she lets us
find the most comfortable way
for us to make out models by
ourselves.
(Sustainable urban design & engineering)
Mohammad Hassanul Aman B M S, SDE Year 1
8.
9.
10. The logo shown above is so easily recognised that
anybody can tell at one glance that it’s Apple.
In this segment, we are going to share interesting
facts about anything. Our focus of this month is
Apple Computer Inc.
ANYTHING
11. &
In 1997, Apple Computer Inc’s bitter rival
Microsoft invested $150 million into Apple.
Other than investing money, Apple
Macintosh’s Internet Explorer, Microsoft
Office and development tools were also
develop and shipped by Microsoft.
This move allowed Microsoft to have
another source of income while trying to
increase the number of users of Apple as
more than 8 million user were using
Microsoft Office on their Macintosh.
This showed the relationship between
Microsoft and Apple, showing that they
helped each other despite being rivals in the
same industry. What a win-win situation.
“666.66”$666.66 was the price that the original
Apple computer was sold for.
In 1975, 200 pieces of Apple I were sold at
$666.66 per piece.
There is zero meaning behind the numbers
but Steve Wozniak thought it would be
interesting to label Apple I to be sold for
$666.66.
12. How rich is Apple?
In 2011, Apple reportedly to have 76.2 billion in cash
reserves whereby the U.S government had 73.8 billion
operating balance. That’s a whole 3 billion more!
How much was Steve Job’s pay?
As the CEO of Apple Computer Inc, Jobs draws a pay
of $1 per year from Apple. Jobs held $2.1 billion
worth of shares in Apple Inc, as well as $4.4 billion
worth of shares in Disney Pixar.
Find out more!
Q: What is the most commonly purchased phone now?
A: Nowadays… Samsung. 8-10 can be sold in a day.
Q: why people buy the phone ?
A: Friend influence, branding and advertising I guess.
Q: If the phone the customer wants is not available,
what other brand would the consumer consider?
A: If they need help, I would recommend HTC.
Q: How do you convince the customer to buy another
phone if the phone they want is not available?
A: I would recommend phones based on its processor.
Eg HTC- the graphic is the same as Samsung. Plus
Samsung and HTC has similar specification. But based
on price it’s worth it. HTC battery lasts longer than
Samsung. Although Samsung battery life is considered
quite long enough, business personnel need phones that
has longer battery life.
Q:recommend a phone?
A: HTC ones would be good
Tan Yu Hang, sales
assistant for a mobile shop.
13. Irresistible.
Reintroducing the fruity collection.
With this, you will never had to worry about bad hair day or frizzy
hair anymore! Say hello to organic earthy chamomile with rose hips!
14. PEOPLE WILL STARE.
MAKE IT WORTH THEIR WHILE.
It’s a new era in fashion - there are no rules.
It’s all about the individual and personal
style, wearing high-end, low-end, classic
labels, and up-and-coming designers all
together.
15. J O S H U A,19
School of FMS
Your Fashion?
“ I dress casually, usually a t-shirt and pants to
school as our weather is so hot! Specific brand?
Most of my clothes are bought from Uniqlo, cotton
on and H&M as the apparels they sell are simple,
nice and very affordable.”
C H R I S.21
School of Engineering
Your Fashion?
“I believe having a great body means any clothes you
wear is nice! I normally wear singlet and berms as I’m
a dragon boater. ”
Recommendation?
“Errr..Anything that have a snug fit and most
importantly, dress what you like.”
Your Take on Fashion:
“ Appearance is everything to me! I dress up everyday to school. I
wouldn’t mind splurging my entire months savings on a pair of
jeans or accessories that I am keen in. Ultimately, what you wear
defines who you are.”
Most expensive apparels you spent on?
“I have a pair of Dior Jakes which I bought at $900!! Oh, I recently
bought a Bottega Venetta bracelet which cost me about $300+,
guess I’ll be going on diet for the rest of the month *laughing
hysterically* ”
# 2W E I H A O, 20
School of Business
16. WHAT’S IN
FOR GUYS!?
ADMIT IT!
Although guys have high egos, but
you always look for reference
sources based on your favorite
idols! So we have come up with few
designs based on dressing of
stars!
Striped shirt, berms, geek spects, shoes
Checkered shirt, raw denim, Gregory, boots
Long sleeve, chinos, supreme cap, backpack
17. THE FORMAL CASUAL
Shirt – TOPMAN
($49.90)
Chinos – ZARA
($39.90)
THE “ KEEP IT SIMPLE”
Essential tee - SIFR
($19.90)
Berms – VOLTA
($34.90)
New Balance Shoe
-LEFTFOOT
($119)
THE PRESENTABLE
Checkered shirt
-GITMAN
($59.00)
Cardigan – H&M
($39.90)
Jeans – Cheap
monday
($119)
Shoes – ASOS
($49.90)
THE SKATER
Singlet – H&M
($19.00)
Hoodie – H&M
($39.90)
Jeans – HURLEY
($89.00)
Shoes – VANS
($69.90)
21. # 1 Get creative and let
your accessories shine!
It's easy to learn a few
guidelines to complete your
outfit and make it more
stylish. Find out more at
bolgher.com
# 2 Be bold, dress loud!
Do not be afraid to try out
different clothing! Who
knows you may be caught
by surprise that it actually
look nice on you!
to look good
22. # 4 Know yourself!
# 3 Wear clothes that
fit well!
# 5 Eat well!
Fitted or semi-fitted
clothing looks better on
petites than loose-fitting
apparel.
There has to be a perfect
blend between inner and
outer elegance. To look
good you should be able to
feel good!
Eating correctly will help
your body become a
natural, beautiful shape.
Always eat healthy meals
which are breakfast, lunch,
dinner, and a snack in
between lunch and dinner.
# 6 Wear vertically-
oriented patterns!
Vertical stripes are one of
the best ways to add an
impression of height without
seeming to try for it.
23. OR
Which guy do you PREFER to be?
Body building muscle is not as difficult as what people
thought. However, it takes great determination to achieve a
hot body that you hoped for.
Next I’m going to reveal to you the secret to a Greek god like
body. The secret to a muscular body mainly revolve around
these few words.
Training Diet Discipline.
In the first of the series, this article is going to focus on
training.
For beginner, paying a visit to the gym about three times a
week would suffice. Do keep in mind that stretching the target
muscle group before any workout is an important procedure.
This is to prevent injury and prepare muscles for the high
intensity training session. Always start slow and gradually
increase the weight as you progress.
The following pages shows the recommended beginner
training schedule.
TRAINING
24. Day Body parts
Monday Chest and Triceps, Abs
Tuesday Rest day
Wednesday Back and Biceps, Abs
Thursday Rest day
Friday Shoulder and Legs, Abs
Saturday Rest day
Sunday Rest day
The training programs are designed to increase the strength
and mass of the user. Having a well built, strong foundation
helps to adapt to other more advance training programs more
easily. All equipment needed to perform the exercises could be
found in most gym.
*set are the number of times the exercise is going to be done
*reps are the number of repetitions that is going to be done
during the exercise
CHEST WORKOUT
Bench press:
3 sets, 8-12 reps
Incline bench press:
3 sets, 8-12 reps
Dips:
3 sets,8-12 reps
* use dips machine
27. Ray, 18
Q: How long have you been visiting the gym?
A: About 2 years.
Q: How often do you visit the gym?
A: 2-3 times per week.
Q: Why do you visit the gym?
A: Actually… It’s because I have nothing to do.
Q: What do you train at gym?
A: Train my A-maths and E-maths at the gym.
Haha, just joking! Train body!
Q: What is your favourite exercise?
A: Biceps it will be!
Q: What is your least favourite exercise?
A: Legs, definitely.
Q: How long have you been visiting the gym?
A: About 7 month.
Q: How often do you visit the gym?
A: 4 days per week.
Q: Why visit the gym?
A: It makes me feel healthy.
Q: What do you train at gym?
A: Almost everything!
Q: What is your favourite exercise?
A: Pull up!!
Q: What is your least favourite exercise?
A: Push up, that is.
Izikiel, 20
28. Q: How long have you been visiting the gym?
A: About 2 years.
Q: How often do you visit the gym?
A: 3 time per week.
Q: Why do you visit the gym?
A: I need machines and equipment for
better results of my workout.
Q: What do you train at gym?
A: Mainly chest and back.
Q: What is your favourite exercise?
A: Bench press!
Q: What is your least favourite exercise?
A: Pull ups.
Shafiq, 20
Q: How long have you been visiting the gym?
A: About 1 year.
Q: How often do you visit the gym?
A: Twice a week.
Q: Why do you visit the gym?
A: To lose weight, be healthy, release stress!
Q: What do you train at gym?
A: I train on the track mile and bicycle.
Q: What is your favourite exercise?
A: Track mile!
Q: What is your least favourite exercise?
A: Dumbbell.
Munirah, 21
29. The brand to know and the
brand you should know.
Try it. To believe it.
30. Did you know?
Social media has been integrated into life unknowingly. You’ll be on
Facebook, Twitter or Instagram etc and continuously refreshing your news
feed. You’ll often find yourself staring on your social media apps even if there
are no updates.
How does it work?
They post, tweet, publish and comment!
Followers of these social networking sites are
able to “retweet” or “repost” comments and
entries. By repeating these messages, all
connections of users’ would be able to see the
message and eventually reach out to even more
people. Social networking sites act as word of
mouth.
Marketers and Social Media
Because it has become such a big part of our lives, marketers utilises these
platforms as another form of free advertising. With the use of social
networking sites, companies can interact with potential customers. Such
personal interaction can even make customers feel exclusive.
“IN” OF THE MONTH: SOCIAL MEDIA
31. Why adopt the Social Media Marketing strategy?
1. Nearly 4 in 5 active Internet users visit social networks and
blogs
2. 70% of active Internet users shop online
3. 53% of active social networkers follow a brand, while 32%
of them follow a celebrity
These sites serve as a platform for their followers and potential
customers to provide feedback, join in their discussion/decision making
process, and share their views or even collaboration with brands.
O
N
Social media outlets
Facebook, the most common amongst all social media platforms
has active users numbered at over a billion. User profiles are
much more detailed compared to Twitter. It allow videos, photos,
as well as longer descriptions. Facebook can also send out
event reminders, and it promotes a product in real-time which
brings attention to people.
Twitter is a micro-blogging network that is limited to 140
characters. While it generates millions of tweets daily, only a
minority knows how they could benefit from the use of it. Twitter
is an awesome platform for companies to generate traffic to
their sites and offers, just make sure that the contents are
interesting enough for people to stop, and read your tweet. It is also an excellent
tool to monitor trending topics, and “retweets” helps to widen audiences.
32. Another popular platform where advertisements are done in a
more interactive way to suit the target audiences.
In YouTube, the advertisements are synchronized with the content
of the video currently viewed by the user in session. YouTube has
a greater promotional opportunity as sponsoring videos on
YouTube is possible.
An example: Someone who searches for a video on travelling to
Thailand may be presented with a sponsored video from a budget
airline.
With 130 million monthly active users, Instagram is a social
network that functions as a free photo and video sharing platform.
Users are able to take photo and video, and apply a filter to it,
with a wide range to choose from! Afterwhich, the photo or video
Is shared with other Instagram users within the user’s circle. In
hash tags can be used to facilitate easier media search within the app.
How influential can it get?
KONY 2012: Humanitarian group Invisible Children IC released a 29 minutes
film on March 5 2012. The video is aimed at make Joseph Kony
(International Criminal Court fugitive), famous, and gain support for his arrest
by December 2012. The video was uploaded onto YouTube. The video went
viral within 6 days, reaching 100 million viewers.
US Presidential Campaign 2008: Barack Obama, a candidate for the US
President used both Twitter and Facebook to conduct his campaign. He
updates his social networking profiles regularly, and was constantly
interacting with his followers. Through the use of social media, he managed
to asked for votes and campaign donations without much effort, and huge
amount of money.
33. APPLY OVERLAYS INTO PICTURES!
HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED:
Do you see photos with cute “drawings” on your Instagram nowadays,
and when you ask people for the app they use, “PicsArt” was always the
answer?
Does it annoy you when you have downloaded and explored the app,
you still don’t find any of the “drawings”?
P.S. Those “drawings” are called Overlays
q PicsArt (Available for both Apple and Android users)
q Overlays (Just save the images into your album)
List of Overlays:
1. Msoverlay
2. Brenoverlay
3. Laneoverlay
*You can always search for more!*
q Create an album for your Overlays for convenience!
q Your smart phone! *giggles*
34. STEP BY STEP TUTORIAL
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STEPS :
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35. STEPS :
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q More than 1 Overlays can be used
q Play around- resize and rotate the image to your own likings
q HAVE FUN OVERLAYING! *GIGGLES*
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37. All you need to know !
What is installed for us ?
All NP students have the chance to
go overseas AT LEAST once!
Trips such as Overseas Involvement
Program (OIP), study trip, adventure
trip and community service trip are
open for all!
Oh wait, did you know that the
subsidy is up to 90%?!
A group of DE student went to Hong
Kong form 11 to 16 March 2013!
The trip was aimed to provide
students with exposure to the
economic centre in Hong Kong and
gain knowledge about the city
cultural, political and economic
climate.
Overseas trip allow students to be
exposed to foreign culture and
practices, and at the same time
develop a global-mindset.
38. What made you sign up for the trip?
It’s because I haven’t been to any trip that NP offered, and I
wanted to make sure I make use of the chance I get.
How did you spend your time there?
We had school trips and visits to CBD etc. Had some good food
such as pigeon meat and goose meat. Shopping (Ladies Market)
at night. AND DISNEYLAND!
What are the challenges you faced there?
My camera memory card was not enough, and finding my way
around (which got easier after we're kind of familiarised).
Was the trip there worth it?
Yes definitely!
I made many friends through this trip.
If given a 2nd chance would you go there again?
IF YES, WHY?
Yeah, why not. Had a great time in Disneyland, one of the most
memorable experiences in HK.. We didn’t go for many rides so it
will be great to go there again.
Liu Yi Ying
Sustainable Urban Design
& Engineering, Year 3
39. Azrie
Hotel & Leisure Facilities
Management, year 3
What made you sign up for the trip?
I didn’t want my poly life to be totally in the poly, I would like to be
outside learning and doing things also.
How did you spend your time there?
My time there was great. Great food. Great company. Great experience.
Great lecturers. I learnt about sustainability, history of Hong Kong, how
Disneyland works and of course, have fun there.
Was the trip there worth it?
It was totally worth. No one will ever regret their time when going for
this study trip.
What are the challenges you faced there?
The challenges I faced is mainly communication with the local people. as
not all of them can understand English, in fact most of them speaks
Cantonese, I have a problem of communicating with them. but
fortunately, the friends around me knew how to communicate with the
locals and they helped me a lot.
If given a 2nd chance would you go there again? IF YES, WHY?
Yes I would go again. Mainly for the food and the freedom given to us by
the lecturer. I feel this freedom is the consideration that made me feel
its worth.. To add on, the 1 week trip wasn’t enough to totally explore
HK. So, I would like to visit HK and explore it some more.
40. What made you sign up for the trip?
I wanted to go to HK because of my friends
and enjoy the food and sightseeing.
How did you spend your time there?
I spent a reasonable amount of time learning
about HK and also learnt things that are
relevant to my course. I also spent time trying
local food and sightseeing.
Was the trip worth it?
Yes the trip was worth it as it was very fun and
enjoyable.
What are the challenges you faced there?
The challenge is the language as I do not
understand Cantonese and when some of the
locals speak Cantonese, it pose as a challenge
to me. Even though I am a Chinese, it was
hard to communicate due to the difference in
dialect.
If given a 2nd would you go there again?
IF YES WHY?
Yes I would as there are still many places in HK
that I have not visited and food that I have not
tried!
Vincent Xu
Real Estate Business, Year 3
41. What made you sign up for the trip?
I wanted to go HK cuz I've never been to a country that far before,
never had a getaway with my friends before. There was also a visit to
Disneyland, which was majority of the students main purpose of
applying for the HK trip haha.
How did you spend your time there?
Most of my time spent in HK was sightseeing and having some school
visits over there. Despite the not so interesting school visits, we also
had some own time to walk around by ourselves which was pretty
enjoyable.
Was the trip there worth it?
The trip was worth it, though it was only a week away from home.
What are the challenges you faced there?
There were times where we fear being scammed by the retail store
owners, as they knew that we were not local people due to the dangling
cameras we were holding and the language barrier too.
If given a 2nd chance would you go there again? IF YES, WHY?
I would head over to HK again, one reason is cuz of the cheap items that
are sold over there, The food over there are really tasty, though could be
pricey at time. Sounds childish, but I would go back for the Disneyland
again. Though it was only a week, new friends were made, and fun
times were spent together.
Product Design
& Innovation,
Year 3
Jaeme Goh
43. Sight seeing together
Top- Famous Ting Kau Bridge
Bottom- breath taking night view
Go to Disneyland together
Look pretty and handsome together
Wear shades together
We flew to Hong Kong.. Together
