Of Sabah KK Quake, TKPS and its after shocks...

[CoffeeAhSoh]

Re: Why MOE ?

In my opinion, it is not suitable for 11 or 12 years old who lacks maturity compared to those in the secondary schools. The trail they took is quite dangerous for those their age.:o

Agreed. Tampines GRC Just Got Hotter

 

[skyfall]

Re: Why MOE ?

You have to ask what were the parents thinking when they signed the consent forms allowing their children to go climb a mountain.

During my school days, the most we did were an excursion trip to Johor, and camping at Riau Islands. Those were the most adventurous options overseas. I guess times have changed.

You know, someone could set up a 'confidence-building' leadership enrichment course for the kids and send them to the North Pole to wrestle polar bears. And I think some Sinkie parents would still allow their kids to go there.

My time, we camp at the school's basketball courts.
SAFETY FIRST!!

 

[CoffeeAhSoh]

Re: Why MOE ?

Another significant point I want to make regarding the lack of maturity as they are 11 or 12 years old , is the fact that for the survivors of the trip, they will be scarred emotionally for life reliving the events and also the guilty syndrome of why they are alive. For secondary school students, I am sure they can cope much better. This is indeed tragic.:o

Expect LawSuits Comings From Parents

 

[CoffeeAhSoh]

Re: Why MOE ?

The point I want to make is that a primary school kid if compared to a secondary kid, cannot have the maturity to understand a situation fast enough and also the ability to respond thereof. In most sudden critical situations, they will just freeze.:o

School Ada buy Travel Insurance Da ???


If Da Ada Buy Travel Insuurance then I Worry

 

[DollarsNoSense]

Re: Why MOE ?

this incident is NOT about OVERPROTECTIVE of our kids. Its about putting the kids in a situation where DANGER exists. Do parents not naturally love their children?

 

[CoffeeAhSoh]

Re: Why MOE ?

The point I want to make is that a primary school kid if compared to a secondary kid, cannot have the maturity to understand a situation fast enough and also the ability to respond thereof. In most sudden critical situations, they will just freeze.:o

Bros please check on United Nations whether a Child Can Go Mount Kinabalu


and No Wear Helmet ???



Sabah quake: No protection from falling rocks on Via Ferrata route at Mount Kinabalu - See more at: http://www.straitstimes.com/news/si...ing-rocks-route-20150607#sthash.0n7HkaZk.dpuf

 

[CoffeeAhSoh]

Re: Why MOE ?

Another significant point I want to make regarding the lack of maturity as they are 11 or 12 years old , is the fact that for the survivors of the trip, they will be scarred emotionally for life reliving the events and also the guilty syndrome of why they are alive. For secondary school students, I am sure they can cope much better. This is indeed tragic.:o

Sabah quake: 9 Singaporeans feared dead as more bodies

are recovered from Mount Kinabalu

More bodies retrieved from Mount Kinabalu, identification process under way


- See more at: http://www.straitstimes.com/news/si...ared-dead-quake-20150607#sthash.tL1v2Bmu.dpuf



Sabah quake: 9 Singaporeans feared dead as more bodies are recovered from Mount Kinabalu
More bodies retrieved from Mount Kinabalu, identification process under way

By Rahul Pathak

SINGAPORE - Anxiety has turned to dread and adventure into tragedy as the number of bodies recovered from Mount Kinabalu continues to rise.

After the earthquake last Friday morning sent rocks hurtling into climbers, one Singaporean is confirmed dead and nine are missing.

As evening fell, the Malaysian authorities said only six climbers were unaccounted for while 13 bodies had been found.


Education Minister Heng Swee Keat, who spent the day receiving returning Singaporean students from Kota Kinabalu and sending off the relatives of those still missing, said: "My heart is heavy to learn that several bodies have been recovered. We're not able to confirm if they are our students and teachers - but whether they are our students and teachers or not, they are loved and missed by their families."

Late last night, the Ministry of Education issued another brief statement to say: "Our ground officers in Kota Kinabalu reported that the Malaysian authorities have recovered more bodies today. The process of identification is still ongoing and we are unable to confirm the identities of the bodies. We are making arrangements on the ground, and supporting the families of the students and staff of Tanjong Katong Primary School in every way possible."

Singapore's toll could be higher as 13 bodies have been found - many of them belonging to children - but several are yet to be identified by their distraught relatives.

So far, from Singapore, only the body of 12-year-old Tanjong Katong Primary School (TKPS) pupil Peony Wee Ying Ping has been identified.

Six other pupils and two teachers from her school are listed as missing, as is 22-year-old climbing instructor Muhammad Daanish Amran, who had accompanied the school's expedition.
The school had sent a team of 29 pupils and eight teachers on a field trip to Kota Kinabalu and was one of three Singapore schools to have done so.

At 12.20am yesterday, all 58 students and eight teachers from Greenridge Secondary and Fuchun Secondary landed safely. The team from TKPS, which bore the brunt of the quake, landed at Terminal 2 around 4pm.

They were greeted by their relatives as well as Mr Heng. Applause broke out and tears of relief flowed when the children - some with their limbs in a sling - rushed into their parents' arms.

But earlier in the day, Mr Heng had met a far more disconsolate group of parents at Paya Lebar Air Base when a Republic of Singapore Air Force plane flew relatives of missing and injured Singaporeans to Kota Kinabalu.

"It has been a very difficult time for everyone," said Mr Heng.

Later in the evening, he said he had spoken to Sabah Tourism Minister Masidi Manjun, who was overseeing the rescue operations.

Mr Masidi, himself, was distraught when he spoke to reporters.

"It is very sad. The Singapore children were so happy when they arrived, but now..." he said, trailing off.

Kota Kinabalu has been a popular vacation destination for Singa- pore's schools and its students accounted for the bulk of of the casualties of last Friday's quake.

At the Gleneagles Kota Kinabalu Hospital, chief executive Francois Naa said: "Since yesterday, we have seen 20 patients, all from Singapore. Two were treated as outpatients, another 13 were admitted and discharged while the rest are in stable condition."

Many of the students were attempting the popular Via Ferrata trail when the quake struck last Friday. Normally a physically demanding but problem-free route, it has no vegetation on the rock face.

This meant that when the quake struck, there was no shelter from the boulders crashing towards the climbers.

"Rocks were raining down fast, like rocks blasting," 60-year-old Lee Yoke Fah told Agence France- Presse.

Once the cascade stopped, rescuers managed to escort 137 hikers to safety.

Most managed to dodge the shower of stone and some sustained minor injuries. There were others pinned under tonnes of rock.

"We can see the body parts," said one rescuer. But retrieving them is "almost impossible", he added.
The authorities, meanwhile, have decided to shut down Mount Kinabalu to climbers for at least three weeks.

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[CoffeeAhSoh]

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[CoffeeAhSoh]

Re: Why MOE ?

The Tanjong Katong Primary School team which went on the Mount Kinabalu expedition taking a group shot last Thursday.

Mr Alson Wee, the father of pupil Peony Wee Ying Ping, with photographs of his daughter. -- PHOTO: LIANHE ZAOBAO



-- PHOTO: TANJONG KATONG PRIMARY SCHOOL - See more at: http://www.straitstimes.com/news/si...er-wanted-her-go-the-tri#sthash.as7GGOLC.dpuf



Sabah quake: Father of dead Singaporean girl never wanted her to go on the trip


SINGAPORE - Her parents did not want her to go on the school trip to Mount Kinabalu initially, as they felt the climb was not easy and examinations were coming up in two months.

But 12-year-old Peony Wee Ying Ping, who loved outdoor activities and was in the netball school team, begged and her mother relented, her father, Mr Alson Wee, 51, told Chinese evening daily Lianhe Wanbao.

Peony, a Tanjong Katong Primary School (TKPS) pupil, was among those who died when a 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck Mount Kinabalu in Sabah on Friday morning.

Her body, accompanied by her family, will be flown back to Singapore today, the Ministry of Education (MOE) said last night.

Peony's mother, a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner, flew to Sabah yesterday morning. She was accompanied by her younger brother.

Mr Wee said his wife had received a call from the TKPS principal, Mrs Caroline Wu, to inform her of the girl's death at 3am yesterday.

Mr Wee, who works at the Port of Singapore Authority, told Lianhe Wanbao that he stayed back in Singapore to look after their 14-year-old son and one-year-old daughter.

He added that he regretted allowing Peony to go on the trip.

He said he had climbed the mountain 30 years ago. "I know that the climb isn't easy and I never wanted her to go. Her exams were also coming up in two months and I didn't think she should be going overseas now," he said.

But he changed his mind after considering that the children would be accompanied by their teachers.

Also, he had not allowed Peony to go on a school trip to Taiwan a few years ago, and he did not want to disappoint her again. He paid $600 for the trip to Mount Kinabalu.

Peony was an obedient girl who would help out at her mother's clinic in her spare time, he said.
She would also take her baby sister to the playground whenever she was free.

He said sadly: "When children get excited, they don't pay any heed to danger. And now she is gone."
Kok Xing Hui

 

[eatshitndie]

Re: Why MOE ?

this incident is NOT about OVERPROTECTIVE of our kids. Its about putting the kids in a situation where DANGER exists. Do parents not naturally love their children?

how the fuck do they know when earthquakes are going to strike in a frequented expedition that until now had a relatively safe record? if there was no earthquake, they would all be safely home by now. sg is never exempt from being dealt a death blow by a major earthquake in sumatra. the question is not will it ever but when. sinkies may as well vacate en masse from sg when it is still safe to do so.

 

[CoffeeAhSoh]

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[CoffeeAhSoh]

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[CoffeeAhSoh]

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[kopiOuncle]

Re: All Sg KK dead victims identified

R I P.

A National Day of Mourning.

These brave and unfortunate students and teachers. R I P ...

 

[mojito]

Re: Why MOE ?

The point I want to make is that a primary school kid if compared to a secondary kid, cannot have the maturity to understand a situation fast enough and also the ability to respond thereof. In most sudden critical situations, they will just freeze.:o

That is what leadership training is for, for them to not freeze. These children are carefully vetted and selected among students of their age. Some leaders are born, some leaders are made, some just perish along the way, no big deal. We can import more to replace them.

 

[CoffeeAhSoh]

Re: Why MOE ?

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[mojito]

Re: All Sg KK dead victims identified

Many ah neh children. Unlike docile sinkies, once their grief subsides i doubt the parents will simply let it pass. FTs soon to mount class action suit against MOE? Teehee!

 

[enterprise2]

Re: All Sg KK dead victims identified

https://sg.news.yahoo.com/singaporean-primary-school-kids-among-sabah-quake-victims-023500528.html

No mood to watch SEA games liao!