President Nathan hosts reception for Sophia Pang

• Chew Bakar

  6 Feb 10, 01:25

  President Nathan hosts reception for Sophia Pang
  By Dylan Loh, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 06 February 2010 0004 hrs

  SINGAPORE : Singapore President S R Nathan hosted a reception at the Istana on Friday for the first Singaporean woman to ski to the South Pole recently.
  
  IT consultant and mother of three, Sophia Pang, was part of an eight-member team that went on the expedition to Antarctica.
  
  The team comprised of women from Commonwealth countries like New Zealand, India, Jamaica and the United Kingdom. They reached the South Pole on December 29 last year, after skiing hundreds of kilometres in daunting conditions.
  
  Ms Pang said: "The expedition started way (back) in 2007, when our expedition leader, Felicity, came up with the idea of getting a team of women from ordinary backgrounds. In fact, more than half the team has not done an expedition like this before. I myself have never skied for such a long time."
  
  Lim Hwee Hua, Minister, Prime Minister's Office, said: "Sophia has done Singapore proud, and her historic achievement has marked a milestone in our history.
  
  "Her accomplishment will no doubt continue to inspire many of us to step out of our comfort zones, to create or embrace opportunities and overcome challenges that come our way." - CNA/ms

• Fantagf

  6 Feb 10, 01:27

   Applause for her

   

• likeyou

  6 Feb 10, 01:30

  I have heard that they need huge fund for this expedition. And pple complaining that why not use the fund to help the poor.

• Chew Bakar

  6 Feb 10, 01:35

  Originally posted by likeyou:

  I have heard that they need huge fund for this expedition. And pple complaining that why not use the fund to help the poor.

  

• Medicated Oil

  6 Feb 10, 11:01

  There is fame and publicity for doing stunts and feat and organising events.

  It will clock huge points for the organisers.

  Helping the poor does not gather pubicity and there are too many poor liao.

• Fantagf

  6 Feb 10, 16:29

  Originally posted by Medicated Oil:

  There is fame and publicity for doing stunts and feat and organising events.

  It will clock huge points for the organisers.

  Helping the poor does not gather pubicity and there are too many poor liao.

  
  

• likeyou

  6 Feb 10, 16:36

  Originally posted by Medicated Oil:

  There is fame and publicity for doing stunts and feat and organising events.

  It will clock huge points for the organisers.

  Helping the poor does not gather pubicity and there are too many poor liao.

  
  Ok..

• hisoka

  6 Feb 10, 17:21

  waste public funds

• Medicated Oil

  6 Feb 10, 20:16

  Waste of Public funds ?

  Please take a bus to Eunos MRT station to see the deco for the CNY dinner. (Not sure whether it is still around)

  Then u understand the true meaning for wasting public funds.

  The same elaborate deco is seen around singapore.

  Are we not just recovering from recession ?

  You pay the tax and you be the judge.

  As for the prata man, if he is downgraded to open some mall in orchard road, then why do we need such a expensive ribbon cutter ?

• As romanista2001

  6 Feb 10, 20:21

  that bloody Ah Neh is utterly useless apart for all these mickey mouse bullshit.............

  climb Everest for what ? people have been there for over 50 or 60 years liao.................no point going to South Pole also................

• Chew Bakar

  6 Feb 10, 23:44

  If they go on their own funds then nobody can make noise.