It seemed like yesterday when we just started out on the journey of NDP 08, and with the blink of an eye it is already over. The nation celebrated her 43rd birthday last week and we are all still euphoric about it. The current website team started work in Sep 07 & stood up the interim website in Dec 07. The official website was launched in May 08 & it is now time to hand over the baton to the next committee to carry on the journey for NDP 09. 

We have had a smaller team this year but all of them have exhibited the “can-do” spirit, the spirit of determination to get the job done. Kudos to the 3 ladies of the team: Shirley the webmaster, Ronica the secretary & Rahida the sponsorship manager ensure that the routine runs like clockwork without a hitch. The NSFs who form the Editorial Team and Technical Team live up to expectations and deserve praise for their hard work. They are Kelvin, Alan, Chuan Yu and Kuanyi. 

I would also like to take this opportunity to thank all the sponsors for their support (Adventus, Webvisions & SecureCiRT) to make this journey a memorable and fun one for the team. Our thanks also go out to our partners Singapore & Temasek Polytechnic, Singapore Sports Council and Singapore Press Holdings for their contributions to the website. 

Our journey will come to an end soon; it is a journey that we all cherish as we have made many friends along the way. This is a memorable NDP for me as my daughter, Jeslynn Kong from Nan Hua High School, was one of the participants in Act 1, together with the People’s Association. Once again, thank you everyone for making our journey such a pleasant experience. 

LTC(NS) Andrew Kong

Chairman Website

NDP 2008