NYC Alumni – Running on Trust and Camaraderie

~ By Wendy Ng, participant of the 42nd Ship for Southeast Asian and Japanese Youth Programme On 10 July 2016, my friends and I joined 102 other alumni from the National Youth Council (NYC) in pulling blindfolds over our eyes and attempting to run 5km alongside students from Rainbow Centre at the Running Hour 2016. Running […]

Beyond the sea – with the 42nd Ship for Southeast Asian and Japanese Youth Programme

By Chan Weichee It’s almost impossible to imagine what it’s like when over 300 youths from 10 ASEAN countries and Japan come together for over 50 days aboard a ship travelling across Southeast Asia. Think about your school’s orientation camp but with a dash of kawaii, buffets of experiences and with a little luck, shooting […]

SSEAYP – An Amazing Journey of Friendship and Cultural Exchange

I was one of the lucky ones to sail on M.S. Nippon Maru around Japan and ASEAN countries for 51 days with 300 over youths from different cultural background at the Ship for Southeast Asian and Japanese Youth Programme (SSEAYP) in 2014. One of the main highlights of SSEAYP was the homestay experience at the […]