Standing Ovation for Mr Tee

Indeed, we have kept the secret for the past two days. It's been a difficult time, but I'm glad it was completely worth it. Let's see... Thank all for scouring your hard disks for pictures of Mr Tee, and especially Kingston who engineered the Flash.

Today is the last day of school for Mr Tee where he was presented with a surprise presentation made specially for him, and Ms Lai even gave a speech for him. He is the first retiree from Meridian Junior College.

Mr Tee- the founding father of Photography > MJC which was split out from MMC (the then Multimedia Club; a mix of Film, AVA and Photography) in 2004- built the club from scratch. Needless to say, there was a lot of hard work to be done then. He was the one who built the foundation of the Club, and without him, there will be no Photography > MJC today. We would not become the best and coolest Photography Club in the whole of Singapore.

Yes. I am proclaiming that Photography > MJC is the best and coolest Photography Club in the whole of Singapore. Who could ask for a better team of teachers standing behind the student leaders so firm and strong through fire and ice, late nights and uncountable cups of tea and coffee. None of the teachers would hesitate to call the student leaders in the evening regarding Club events, and vice versa. This is the sheer passion the club is built on.

Comparing from 2 years ago till today. The club is rich in equipment, exceeding any JC's photography club equipment base. We have our own physical gallery where all our photos are pasted all around the school, to which none other JCs have. We have very frequent exhibitions, so frequent that we can hardly cope with the logistics. We have monthly outings, to which I bet none other JCs are as enthusiastic as us about Photography and Club bonding. We have an active Alumni who are willing to put in literal sweat, blood and tears for the welfare of the student population.

All these- would not be possible without Mr Tee.

I salute Mr Tee for everything that he has done for Meridian Junior College; for Photography > MJC. He has my deepest respects.

To show our appreciation for all his efforts put into being such a dedicated college photographer, there was a standing ovation for Mr Tee after Ms Lai delivered her words of thanks and farewell. We just couldn't stop clapping for this ubiquitous photographer. (To the extent that he is hardly recorded on film/CCD.)

To my dear juniors, I can see there a good many number of potential photographers amongst all of you. I hope those who have witnessed the event this morning would be even more inspired by Mr Tee's legacy to continue shooting excellent photos. It is your passion for the club and photography that drives this Club forward. The Alumni will always be there to support all of you, and we are working towards a goal to give all of you a more comfortable environment to shoot in.

Your Alumni President,
Eunice Chan