About Us

CY (Chek Yang)

I was born in Singapore in 1971, and am a 2nd generation Singaporean. My generation’s pretty small by Singapore’s extended family standards. I’m also ethnic Chinese, and also a Hainanese.

I lectured at a private education provider for just over 7 years before heading to Perth in 2003 to pursue my Ph.D at Curtin University. I completed the program in 2006, and since October that year have been working at a tertiary institution in Singapore.

I’ve also been around the net for quite a long while now. I first started with Email in 1992, moved on to local news conference and the newsgroups in 1993, and have been on the World Wide Web since 1994. This personal web site went online on the 11th January 1996.

I listen to music from a pretty varied range, though the traditional classics (i.e. Mozart, Tchaikovsky etc.) make up something like 90% of my 2,100+ CD/abum collection. I’m also an avid photographer, especially in portrait photography.

Here’s our family picture taken in November 2006 at our wedding. The kids in the picture have all grown up, and there are new additions to our own family unit – Hannah and Peter, both of whom came into our family in 2009 and 2013.

We worship at Wesley Methodist Church, and usually attend the early morning traditional hymn-singing services at 7:30 a.m.

Updated Feb 2017.

Ling

Hello there! :) Here’s a little peek into me.

I am a nature lover and plants particularly fascinate me, with Flame of the Forest being my favourite tree. I see the wisdom of God through nature, and it never fails to amaze me. My love for nature and the outdoor has taken me to snorkelling at nearby waters such as those of Rawa island and Krabi, trekking in tropical rainforests, and climbing mountains such as Mt. Kinabalu and Mt. Everest.

My favourite author is C.S. Lewis as I could relate to some of his struggles and am drawn to his ability to see things at a deeper level. I love reading but my rate of reading is nothing compared to Yang’s; he can devour a 600 page Harry Potter book within 2 days.

I don’t watch a lot of movies until Yang came into my life. Since then, I must have seen truckloads of them. I have a few faves: Red October, Gladiator, The Italian Job, Brave Heart, Kingdom of Heaven, Ratatouille, Finding Nemo, Monsters Inc and Iron Man. For TV series, I enjoyed West Wing, Everybody Loves Raymond, Steinfeld, Star Trek, Firefly, NCIS, Battlestar Galactica and Pride & Prejudice (1995 production starring Jennifer Ehle & Colin Firth). I also love nature documentaries such as those narrated by David Attenborough.

I have been teaching for 17 years in government schools and my expertise lies mainly in biology. I try to inject humour in my lessons but my students tell me that my jokes are ‘lame’. For example, “What does a mushroom say when he enters a garden?” Answer: “I am a fun guy (fungi)!” *hubby fainting*

Yang sometimes bully me and has no regard for my poor nerves.:( For example, he will scold me for running through a red light – *sob*. But he can be sweet to me as well: e.g. making coffee for me to bring to school every morning. :P

God has blessed us with one lively, adorable daughter and one sweet, energetic son. It’s amazing how one’s life perspective can change when there are children in the family. Despite getting busier and feeling stressed out sometimes, children make our lives more meaningful and worthwhile.

Updated Jan 2015.