Tuesday, December 8, 2009 | 6:13 PM
NPCC Overseas Educational Visit To Hong Kong & Macau Reflection

1330 hours , 17 November 2009, Changi Airport Terminal 3. That's where 30 cadets, 4 Cadet Inspectors and 6 officers were waiting to board the plane SQ 866 to start off our Overseas Educational Trip (OEV) journey to Hong Kong. It was a new and exciting experience and I was looking forward to learning more about our Hong Kong counterparts the Junior Police Call. It was hard to acclimatize to the cold weather there for the first few days but gradually, we got used to it and even started to hope that we can experience such cooling weather in Singapore!

Visiting the Hong Kong Police Headquarters, Police College (Aberdeen), Police Tactical Unit, Police Dog Unit and Marine Police Headquarter was an eye-opener for me!
After going to all different departments, I have realised that the Singapore Police Force and the Hong Kong Police Force are similar in some ways such as their sophisticated firearms and professional trainings. The cadets and officers enjoyed a 20 minutes boat ride in the marine police boat to a small beautiful island known as Cheung Chau located 10km southwest of Hong Kong.

This trip would not have been as enjoyable without new friendships. Our friendships with the JPC was also strengthen through the BBQ night held on the second day in one of their clubhouse. The Hong Kong Junior Police Call (JPC) is a youth organization uniformed group like us. We played different games and danced together and even exchanged songs as well as learning more about them.

One of the historical site that leaves a deep impression was the Old Central Police Station located at the end of Hollywood Road, in Central, Hong Kong. An area with historical significance. The reason why the place left us with such a great impression was that we had went into the indoor execution ground and the room where they will wash the corpse. The stale air over there added to the creepy atmosphere.

We enjoyed ourselves at some tourist attractions like the Victoria Peak, Avenue Of Stars and Hong Kong Disneyland!
At the Victoria Peak, we went to the Hong Kong Madame Tussauds Wax Museum with all the wax sculptures of entertainment, sports and public figures and took the peak tram which offers good views over the harbour and skyscrapers of Hong Kong. Everyone was shivering because the temperature was near 12 degrees that night.
Avenue Of Stars is an interesting place because set into the promenade are plaques containing hand prints and autographs of the celebrities like Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, Anita Mui, Roy Chiao and many more.
In Hong Kong Disneyland, we had this Youth Animation Program for 2 hours where we learned more about animations and we also did some animation works there. Besides that, we had took different kinds of breathtaking rides and bought many things from the Main Street U.S.A where all the shops are located at. But the main highlight of the day was the fireworks at night!

On the 6th day of our trip, we took a 1 hour ferry ride from the Hong Kong Macau Ferry Terminal to Macau. Of course, we were not there for casinos! The tour guide brought us to the Macau Maritime Museum, the famous A-Ma temple, The Museum Of Macau and not forgetting one of Macau's most famous landmarks, the Ruins Of St.Pauls. Down the stairs and out to the streets, you can find many shops selling Macau Delicacies and goodies. They offered samples for all kinds of snacks and sweets and that was where we bought our sumptuous delicacies! When we had our interaction time with the Flying Eagles Association at their training centre, we learned some new games and also did our first physical training in our full uniform.

Through this meaningful trip, I made many new friends from the Hong Kong Junior Police Call and also friends from 24 different secondary schools in Singapore. Priviledged and honoured i am to be one of the 30 cadets to go for this trip. I would like to express my gratitude to the Officers and Cadet Inspectors for taking care of us for the 7 days and also, the 29 wonderful friends that accompanied me throughout this trip for making this trip such a memorable one for me.

The NPCC Overseas Educational Trip to Hong Kong and Macau would be a pleasant memory to be added in my cadet life.

Tuesday, December 8, 2009 | 6:13 PM
NPCC Overseas Educational Visit To Hong Kong & Macau Reflection

1330 hours , 17 November 2009, Changi Airport Terminal 3. That's where 30 cadets, 4 Cadet Inspectors and 6 officers were waiting to board the plane SQ 866 to start off our Overseas Educational Trip (OEV) journey to Hong Kong. It was a new and exciting experience and I was looking forward to learning more about our Hong Kong counterparts the Junior Police Call. It was hard to acclimatize to the cold weather there for the first few days but gradually, we got used to it and even started to hope that we can experience such cooling weather in Singapore!

Visiting the Hong Kong Police Headquarters, Police College (Aberdeen), Police Tactical Unit, Police Dog Unit and Marine Police Headquarter was an eye-opener for me!
After going to all different departments, I have realised that the Singapore Police Force and the Hong Kong Police Force are similar in some ways such as their sophisticated firearms and professional trainings. The cadets and officers enjoyed a 20 minutes boat ride in the marine police boat to a small beautiful island known as Cheung Chau located 10km southwest of Hong Kong.

This trip would not have been as enjoyable without new friendships. Our friendships with the JPC was also strengthen through the BBQ night held on the second day in one of their clubhouse. The Hong Kong Junior Police Call (JPC) is a youth organization uniformed group like us. We played different games and danced together and even exchanged songs as well as learning more about them.

One of the historical site that leaves a deep impression was the Old Central Police Station located at the end of Hollywood Road, in Central, Hong Kong. An area with historical significance. The reason why the place left us with such a great impression was that we had went into the indoor execution ground and the room where they will wash the corpse. The stale air over there added to the creepy atmosphere.

We enjoyed ourselves at some tourist attractions like the Victoria Peak, Avenue Of Stars and Hong Kong Disneyland!
At the Victoria Peak, we went to the Hong Kong Madame Tussauds Wax Museum with all the wax sculptures of entertainment, sports and public figures and took the peak tram which offers good views over the harbour and skyscrapers of Hong Kong. Everyone was shivering because the temperature was near 12 degrees that night.
Avenue Of Stars is an interesting place because set into the promenade are plaques containing hand prints and autographs of the celebrities like Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, Anita Mui, Roy Chiao and many more.
In Hong Kong Disneyland, we had this Youth Animation Program for 2 hours where we learned more about animations and we also did some animation works there. Besides that, we had took different kinds of breathtaking rides and bought many things from the Main Street U.S.A where all the shops are located at. But the main highlight of the day was the fireworks at night!

On the 6th day of our trip, we took a 1 hour ferry ride from the Hong Kong Macau Ferry Terminal to Macau. Of course, we were not there for casinos! The tour guide brought us to the Macau Maritime Museum, the famous A-Ma temple, The Museum Of Macau and not forgetting one of Macau's most famous landmarks, the Ruins Of St.Pauls. Down the stairs and out to the streets, you can find many shops selling Macau Delicacies and goodies. They offered samples for all kinds of snacks and sweets and that was where we bought our sumptuous delicacies! When we had our interaction time with the Flying Eagles Association at their training centre, we learned some new games and also did our first physical training in our full uniform.

Through this meaningful trip, I made many new friends from the Hong Kong Junior Police Call and also friends from 24 different secondary schools in Singapore. Priviledged and honoured i am to be one of the 30 cadets to go for this trip. I would like to express my gratitude to the Officers and Cadet Inspectors for taking care of us for the 7 days and also, the 29 wonderful friends that accompanied me throughout this trip for making this trip such a memorable one for me.

The NPCC Overseas Educational Trip to Hong Kong and Macau would be a pleasant memory to be added in my cadet life.

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Koh Ching Na

Why Freedomofdoves? Ever heard of the song - "Paint My Love" by Michael Learns To Rock? Listen to the chorus and you might find out the answer from there. I am not a huge fan of doves but I just find that this uniform resource locator of my blog sounds really comely and it gives me a halcyon feeling. This is where I blog about the story of my life...



Every individual is different. I am a very hyper active person with effervescent personality and I am very sociable :) During my leisure time, I visit the museums or go cycling at the beach. My preferences for genres of music are easy listening, blues, classical and pop. I also search for beautiful pictures for inspirations. I only watch Hong Kong Dramas and news.

Under my parents consent, I have an english name - Athena, as many people do not know how to pronounce my name. I live in this famous little red dot, Singapore. People often mistaken me as a foreigner but I am a pure Singaporean :) My mother is an Indonesian and my father is a Singaporean. Not considering the fact that we are near to the equator, Singapore, this developed country is a wonderful place to live in. Be it traditional songs or NDP theme songs, they are still my favorites.

I attended PAP Kindergarden from 1998 - 2000, Braddell Primary School in 2001, First Toa Payoh Primary School from 2002-2006 and currently studying in Beatty Secondary School. I am a Normal Academic student and holding on to six subjects which are English, Elementary Mathematics, Chinese, Combined Science, Combined Humanities and Design and Technology. This year, I will be taking seven Normal level papers and one Ordinary level English paper.

My greatest wish in life is to travel around the world with my family or friends and be a happy person. I think that is how life should be :) My level of maturity depends on who I am with.

I am from the National Police Cadet Corps and held the post of Assistant Head of Administration and Secondary Two Squad Mentor. In 2008, I was chosen to participate in the NPCC Annual Parade in Home Team Academy. In 2009, I took part in the National Day Parade as a member of the NPCC contingent. In my own unit, I was in the Guard Of Honor Contingent in 2009 and 2010. After the National Day Parade, under NPCC, I went for the five days four nights Outward Bound Singapore Camp in Pulau Ubin. I also feel honored to be one of the 30 cadets who went for the seven days and six nights NPCC Overseas Educational Trip to Hong Kong and Macau from 17 November 2009 to 23 November 2009.

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