KimYeow & family: An incredible 2014. Forward looking 2015.

2014 is an amazing year! Crazy yet fulfilling. And in a few more days, 2014 will be history. While we took a moment to reflect 2014, let maintain an opened heart to welcome 2015. A new beginning with more challenges ahead of us but will definitely be another fulfilling journey on self discovery. With an opened heart, a positive attitude and can-do mindset, goal will be achieved and dream be realised. Do remember that behind all the achievement, there is someone who has helped and enabled you. This someone could be your teachers, coaches, parents and friends. Their blessing and guidance has path your way to your success today. Always be thankful and grateful. Three Cheers to 2014 and Hello 2015.

Congratulation to Filomena, our darling girl. You've done extremely well for your PSLE, scoring 4 A-stars with a T-score of 265. What an impressive performance and achievement! We're proud and happy for you. I am glad that you're put in 6 years of hard work and commitment, working tirelessly and staying focus on your goal. And congratulation on your admission to Raffles Girl Secondary School (RGS) Integrated Program. Your dream has finally come true. The journey ahead will present many challenges, unknown and maybe some setbacks. This is not to worry. Every challenge would make you stronger and wiser. Continue to give and do your best and soon you will realise that everything can be resolved with determination and hard work. This is always the key to success. Most importantly, enjoy your learning journey in RGS and seek every opportunity to build your character. Make new friends and build the network. It's not a competition against the great minds. But rather a self discovery to find your inner voice to discover your inner strength and unleash your full potential. Get ready for a new chapter in your life. Your self discovery journey will begin now. Three Cheers and enjoy.

EDP Principle

Miss See

Miss Kris Ong

Cordelia also did extremely well in her final year examination. Second in class and fifth in level. It's the result of her hard work and great effort. Primary 5 will be a lot more challenging. Your preparation to your PSLE will start now. Aim high and set your goal for PSLE. Put in 100% of your effort and commitment. Stay focus and work steadily towards your dream. Believe in yourself. You are the best. You can do it! Papa and Mama will always stay by you.

Endeavour Celebrate 2014

Outside School, the girls are actively involved in their CCA, Gu Zheng. Both participated in the bi-yearly SYF (Singapore Youth Festival) and was also invited to perform in Endeavour Celebrate! Celebrating the achievement of performing arts and visual arts. We've an wonderful night. Good job!

Cherry picking at Cromwell

This December, we spent 18 days and travelled 3600km on the road (self drive), exploring the South of New Zealand. We started with hot spring in Hammer spring, followed by watching of giant sperm whale and dusky dolphins at Kaikoura. It's so exciting. The glacier from Mt. Cook, Frans Josef and Fox glacier were amazing. Church of the good Shepherd, Collie dog statue and the star gazing in the night at Lake Tekapo were awesome. The Mt cook Alpine Salmon farm and the fresh sashimi from Twizel was appetising. The Wrinkly Rams in Omarama, featuring the Merino sheep show and the sheep feeding. So much fun for the children. The historical white stone architecture and blue Penguin colony in Oamaru. It's so romantic. From Oamaru to Dunedin, we stopped over for the Moeraki Boulders. It's looked like dinosaur eggs. A geologic wonder formed about 65 millions years ago, dotting the length of the shoreline. The highlight from Dunedin includes Baldwin street, recognised by Guinness Book of Records as the steepest street in the world. We've conquered it as a family. The Otago university, Dunedin Railway station, Cadbury World tour, and last but not least, the ELM wildlife tours, featuring the yellow eyed penguin, fur seals, sea lions, flying albatross and many species of seabirds and waders. It's amazing that we can be so close and personal with the penguins. The ride to Milford sound in Fiordland region was superb, featuring one of the best scenic in New Zealand. Glow worm caves in Te Anua. Nature is fascinating. We loved Queenstown, build around Lake Wakatipu. We gave a miss for the action packed trills of jet boating, white water drafting, and bungy jump. But we certainly have a lot of fun from Skyline Gondola and luge rides, TSS Earnslaw Vintage steamship lake cruises, Walter peal high country farm coupled with gourmet BBQ lunch. Next was, the Arrowtown (a historical gold mining town) and the cherry picking at Cromwell, before we arrived at Wanaka for Stuart Landsborough Puzzling world. God must be crazy? We stopped for two nights at Franz Josef.

Mount Cook

But the unfavourable weather hampered our multiple attempts on the heli hike to discover up close the magnificent phenomenon of glaciers. Combined an awesome scenic helicopter flight with a unique guided walk among the ice caves, pinnacles and seracs of this pristine alpine environment. What a pity! Nevertheless, we headed on to Greymouth. We stopped over at Hokitika for the glassblowing studio, the greenstone centre and the finally the Pancakes rock in Punakaki. Our last night was in Christchurch, a inspiring city that restarts and stand tall after multiple earthquakes attack. The city taught us resilience. It was an incredible tour in New Zealand, together with Steven and family. Thank you for your great companionship. We have a lot of fun.

Whale Watching

Haast highway

Work was another hectic but fulfilling year. I was officially transferred from Dry Etch MFG to RDA under PIEs in May. I was tasked to transform RDA and create a one RDA team under the mega organisation. A stronger team is shaping up. Process teams across sites are leveraging on each other strength, there is more synergy and momentum within the PO. The full time Quality team was formed to work on strategy and building new system/ infrastructure. We're heading in the right direction. Work in progress for ROC (Remote Operation Control) to share common resources for productivity improvement. Physically we're apart but ROC will bring us virtually as One. One RDA team is slowly but surely building up in strength. Three cheers to my great team. Keep up the great work.

EHS Training and Promotion celebration

I was also heavily involved in CCA. This include EHS Training and Promotion (workplace safety) program and the Mpower'14 event. For the EHS T/P, the new initiative on can tag recycle was a roaring success. We collect more than half a million can tag within half a year. This is the power of teamwork. The Safety T-shirt, the monthly safety day, and the EHS T/P logo definitely helped to enhance our presence and effectiveness in safety promotion program. I am glad of the continuous support and energy from my team. I am humbled and impressed. Good job!

Mpower'14 with Mark Adam

Mpower'14 was the first time that Micron annual ATM meeting was moved out from Boise. And we're glad that Singapore was chosen as the first stop. The Transportainment under my team was impressive. We've managed to engage and empower our team members right from the bus journey to the event hall. It's not easy to co-ordinte 80 buses for 4 sites and conducting game during the bus journey (we call it the Transportainment). And glad that I have a capable team supporting me and enabling the program. The energy of the Singapore team member is amazing. We almost turn Expo hall upsize down. I bet we have impressed Mark & Mark and the VP of business units. Micron Singapore rock! And I am glad that my team has contributed to this success. You're the champion!

Looking forward to 2015, will focus on my financial planning. Need to look seriously into my retirement plan and make my money work harder for me. Hopefully I am financially independent to focus on social work in 10 years time. By than, Filomena will be 23 and Cordelia will be 21. Both would be adult and my responsibility should have completed. I am glad that life has been very kind to me. I strongly believe that what we took from society we must return to society.

Goodbye 2014 and welcome 2015. Wishing all being, good health and happiness. And more peace in this world. Three Cheers.