NUS Interns for AWARE working on upcoming workshop

“Perfect the Way I Am”
Informative Workshop on Self-love and Eating disorders
Organised by SCWO; Supported by AWARE

17th Nov, Saturday,
10am (Registration) – 4pm
Fee: Free! Including lunch and a goody bag with gifts
sponsored by Dove, Vanilla Magazine, Amore Spa, and more!

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What's it about:

Workshop featuring inspirational speakers and experts from the Support Group for Eating Disorders (SGH), Hope Center, previous patients, and CASE. There will also be an interactive element that will focus on how they can spread the message.

Who is it for?

It is our priority to target young women in leading positions in schools and universities whom we hope to become ambassadors of self-love and help to spread awareness of the importance of self-love, respect and also eating disorders.

However, it is also open to any young woman between 15-25 who wants to empower herself and others through :

- Learning more about eating disorders from specialists in the field from SGH & listening to the journeys of women who’ve been through eating disorders

- Learning to challenge cultural standards of beauty

- Learning the importance and gaining some skills in building positive self talk

- Interacting with others with the same interests in empowering women in Singapore

6 NUS interns and facilitators- Jamie (team leader), Angie, Wendy, Elaine, Michelle, Wanting.
Team also working on an NUS social work/sociology module related to gender issues.

AWARE volunteers - Chai Pei Shan (grad from NUS, new media evanglist and aspiring designer/writer) and
Chen Siya (Current NTU Undergrad, majoring in sociology). They were part of a group - YOUTH@AWARE.

Following up with the girlgems concert by the TKGS, these eight ladies take the intiative to collabrate with SCWO, under the Body-Image (BI) committee. The NUS interns further hope to contribute more towards the AWARE Body-Image committee.

After our initial first introduction and discussion about project proposal,
the NUS interns brainstorm on empowering activities for the upcoming workshop.

The girls also liase closely with Lim Yiew from SCWO to gel up the programme for the Nov workshop.

Stay tuned for more updates!

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A trip back to NUS - Peishan is back to on campus!

CNM is now located at AS6, closer to the law link to business school.

the new Arts Canteen - formerly, the Deck. Now with air-con upper deck , with Burger King,
Olio cafe and Lerk Thai. The area is perfect for project discussion with cuppa coffee.

late lunch - a delightful Siya enjoying the jap bento set ($4) at NUS arts centeen

CNM department office at AS6. Peishan met up with Adeline (Secretary) and
Aaron (friend and coursemate and master student with CNM) and toured the CNM dept.

graduating class of 2007 and department group photo

Dr. Millie (head of CNM programme) wins the Excellance Awards in teaching for 2005/06.

About Dr. Associate Professor Milagros (Millie) Rivera

About CNM

Speech by Constance Singam, AWARE President

An inspiring speech by Ms Constance Singam, AWARE President... .

Sharing a real story about a girl struggling with her self-image and the way she looks. She eats only a banana for breakfast and upon probing, she said she didn't like her ears, your eyes, and face face, and if she saved enough money, shw would do something about it.
Constance: Once you start changing, you will never stop, because you will never be satisfied with yourself.... I'm very proud of these girls, they are empowered and strong enough. They don't need anything, they are good themselves. You are proud of who you are and what you are. This is what AWARE is trying to do in the long term - to be proud of who you are, to stand up for who you are. Never allow anybody, the media, the advertising agencies, those who sell you cosmetics, slimming pills... You must know that you are good enough. That's what AWARE does and hope to inspire young women to stand up for your rights, you are good as you are. And all that screaming should be for standing up for who you are and what you stand up for. *CHEERS*

These girls have done a marvellous job for raising funds for AWARE on their project and it is very relevant for women of their age group... And to share with you all, what AWARE has done over the last 21 years,...you go in and want to help other people, in fact, you help yourself, and you grow in that process. And if you ask these girls here, (if you have time), they will tell you that they have grown in the process. Everything that they have done in the last few weeks(4months), they have become empowered as a result. When you are doing something for others, you are actually helping yourself, you are growing in that process. And for all the Interact Club members (Interactors)..(come on up here.. in your beautiful t-shirts)



...in making a difference to your community and that is empowering in itself. Never let anybody tell you that you are less than themselves...Aware is trying to change the value system where every individual is respected for what they are - for who she or he is - respect for individual. Never let any young man dominate you...alright...~cheers~ You are as capable..it just means that you will be a better person in any relationship. (To young men in the crowd) And you treat your young women as equals and that's what is important.
And the BIG Thank you...


Thank you for raising funds for AWARE, to help us come up with more meaningful programmes. for you. And these wonderful young women did it all by themselves... can the interact club members please come up here.

It has been a long time since I was with young screaming women...
Thank you very much... it has been a night filled with laughter, fun and screams..
THANK YOU!



Team leader Synafina thanks everyone for their support and help in making this event a successful one :) 3 Cheers!!!


and a beautiful finale for the Interact Club, families and TKGS volunteers, sponsors, and supporters of this event and everyone who has helped in one way or another

Cheers to the GIRLGEMS Team!
Left to right: Siti nurbuwwah, Nadiah bte yuseli, Chai Pei Shan (AWARE and ex-TKGS),
Syafiqah syazwani, Nurul syafina

LET'S DO THE TK CHEER
hey everybody, we're from tkg
and this is our philosophy
it aint no matter who we fight
we don't shiver and we don't fear
with tk spirit we'll do no wrong
We'll show our courage and beat them all
so we dare you to come and fight
cause tk will never lose our pride

Come on everybody, let’s do the tk rap
we gonna boom boom shake the walls
we gonna boom boom shake the floors
You gonna get on get on down, you gonna get on down
you bet~
you gonna get on get on down, you gonna get on down
YEAH~ TK!!

peishan join in the tk cheer... a true tk girl at heart

AWESOME performance and concert by The Wonders and TKGS Interact club!

~beautiful finale~

photo gallery: http://picasaweb.google.com/girlgems/GIRLGEMS_TKGSAWARE25Aug07

and the WINNERS are ***DRUM ROLL*


3rd prize
$100 Angelface voucher with
The Body Shop goodie bags and
Precious Thots diary notebooks
2nd prize
great female vocalist aka Miss Mariah Carey
$200 Angelface voucher with
The Body Shop goodie bags and
Precious Thots diary notebooks

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE TOP PRIZE WINNER -'Syefiru'
(Syerah, Fiqah and Nouru)
$300 Angelface voucher with
The Body Shop goodie bags and
Precious Thots diary notebooks



tokens of appreciation to the judges


Mrs Gladys Hoy presenting to Paul Twohill
Left: Jamie and Nurl (JUDGES)

Highlights of fund-raising concert event

Programme commences with video screening of Girlgems auditions footage at 7pm
(done by Syafiqah-girlgems team)



11 talented female performers, soaring high with excellent vocals and vibrant dances moves...

Let's dance! (3rd Prize)

Brenda from NUS High School singing '听不到' by Fish Leong



Lynn Ng from TKGS
A lonely September by Plain White Ts

Trio doing an Avril Lavinge

Dancers from Syefiru performing

Guest band enchanting the crowd with Lifehouse songs (LIVE!)

Singapore Idol Finalist - Paul Twohill entertaining the crowd

Finale: Combined Performance by GIRLGEMS performers

Special guest performance by sleeQ

the duo is the crowd's favourite!sleeQ performed 4 tracks from their EP.
Check out hip-hop duo sleeQ>>www.myspace.com/sleeq



'Almost, But' by sleeQ
on Perfect 10 987 Charts - No. 18.

GOH Constance touring TKGS with Interactors

Chairman of TKGS Interact club welcomes the Guest-of-Honour, Ms Constance Singam

Constance touring TKGS with the Interactors

the Spirit of TKGS explifies what a TKGgian embodies: A determined, confident and accomplished young woman strving to excel, surging valiantly forward building on the past to meet the challenges of the future. Statue sponsored by the Advisory Committee The TKGS Alumni

reading about values of TKGS
creative canvas and artworks with themes and symbolism of values of a TKGian

Fellow interactors selling food to raise funds for AWARE

AWARE booth at TKGS Girlgems

in the news
Straits Times, 25 Aug (Sat)
Home H10, Charity at home

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Chen Siya
YOUTH@AWARE representative, and co-chair of AWARE's Body-image committee

Team 'Syefiru' - dance

Team Syefiru, hip hop dance act Syerah, Fiqah, Bouru