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The Teenage Textbook
''The Teenage Textbook'' is a novel by the Singaporean author Adrian Tan, first published by Hotspot Books in 1988. The book was a bestseller in Singapore, and was followed by a sequel, ''The Teenage Workbook'', in 1989. The books followed the life of a female student named Mui Ee, studying at the fictitious Paya Lebar Junior College in Singapore. The two books sold over 50,000 copies. Tan wrote the books while he was an undergraduate law student at the National University of Singapore. In 2015, ''The Teenage Textbook'' was selected by '' The Business Times'' as one of the Top 10 English Singapore books from 1965–2015, alongside titles by Arthur Yap and Daren Shiau. Adaptations In 1997, ''The Teenage Textbook'' was made into a stage play by The Necessary Stage, starring Hossan Leong and Mark Richmond. In 1998, it was also made into a film, ''The Teenage Textbook Movie'', starring Melody Chen and Caleb Goh, which topped the box office in Singapore for four weeks. In 2021, the b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Singapore
Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, bordering the Strait of Malacca to the west, the Singapore Strait to the south, the South China Sea to the east, and the Straits of Johor to the north. The country's territory is composed of one main island, 63 satellite islands and islets, and one outlying islet; the combined area of these has increased by 25% since the country's independence as a result of extensive land reclamation projects. It has the third highest population density in the world. With a multicultural population and recognising the need to respect cultural identities of the major ethnic groups within the nation, Singapore has four official languages: English, Malay, Mandarin, and Tamil. English is the lingua franca and numerous public services are available only ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adrian Tan
Adrian Tan Gim Hai (born 1966) is a Singaporean lawyer and author. Known for writing the Teenage Texbook series of books in the 1980s, he is the current president of the Law Society of Singapore and a partner at TSMP Law Corporation. Early life and education Tan was born in Singapore to a Hainanese family. His parents were both teachers, and he grew up in a Housing Development Board (HDB) flat. As a child, Tan attended the Anglo-Chinese School and Hwa Chong Junior College. After his A-levels, he was offered a civil-service scholarship to study English in Britain, which would've required him to work as a civil servant after graduation. He turned down the scholarship to study law at the National University of Singapore (NUS). While in university, Tan represented NUS as a debater in international competitions and televised debates in Singapore. He later completed a second, joint-honours degree in computer science and psychology from the Open University in 2004, while working as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Teenage Workbook
''The Teenage Workbook'' is a humour fiction novel by Adrian Tan, first published by Hotspot Books in 1989. The book is the sequel to ''The Teenage Textbook'' (published in 1988). Both novels focused on the lives of four students studying at the fictitious Paya Lebar Junior College in Singapore Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, borde .... 1989 novels Novels set in Singapore Singaporean novels {{1980s-novel-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National University Of Singapore
The National University of Singapore (NUS) is a national public research university in Singapore. Founded in 1905 as the Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States Government Medical School, NUS is the oldest autonomous university in the country. It offers degree programmes in a wide range of disciplines at both the undergraduate and postgraduate levels, including in the sciences, medicine and dentistry, design and environment, law, arts and social sciences, engineering, business, computing, and music. NUS is one of the most highly-ranked academic institutions in the world. It has consistently featured in the top 30 of the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings and the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings, and in the top 100 of the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU). As of 2022-2023, NUS is 11th worldwide according to QS and 19th worldwide according to THE. NUS's main campus is located in the southwestern part of Singapore, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Business Times (Singapore)
''The Business Times'' is a Singaporean financial daily under SPH Media Trust, a media organisation with businesses in print, digital, radio, and outdoor media in Singapore. The paper is published Monday to Saturday, with the Saturday edition called ''The Business Times Weekend''. It had a circulation (Print + Digital) of 39,500. Ownership It is part of the SPH Media Trust group which also publishes ''The Straits Times'' and ''The New Paper''. History It is an English-language newspaper published since 1 October 1976. Prior to this, it was a supplement in ''The Straits Times''. The paper was launched on 15 July 1976, and the special presentation issue prior to the launch of the paper featured George Magnus. The staff was first headed by Tsai Tan, who became the first female editor of a daily newspaper in Singapore. In 1989, the newspaper won the Media Philanthropic Appeals category of the International Advertising Festival in New York New York most commonly refers to: * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Yap
Arthur Yap Chioh Hiong (; 1943 – 19 June 2006) was a Singaporean poet, writer and painter. Biography Arthur Yap was born in Singapore, the sixth child of a carpenter and a housewife. Yap attended St Andrew's School and the University of Singapore, after which he won a British Council scholarship to study at the University of Leeds in England. At Leeds Arthur earned a master's degree in Linguistics and English Language Teaching, later obtaining his PhD from the National University of Singapore in the years after he returned from Leeds. He stayed on in the University's Department of English Language and Literature as a lecturer between the years 1979 and 1998. Between 1992 and 1996, Yap served as a mentor with the Creative Arts Programme run by the Ministry of Education to help inspire students and nurture young writers at local secondary schools and junior colleges. Yap was then diagnosed with lung cancer, and received radiotherapy treatment. Yap was known to be an inten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daren Shiau
Daren Shiau, BBM, PBM (Chinese: 萧维龙, born 1971), is a Singaporean novelist, poet, conservationist, and lawyer in private practice qualified in Singapore, England and Wales. He is an author of five books. Education Shiau was born in Singapore in 1971, and of Hakka and Peranakan grandparentage. He was educated at Raffles Institution, Raffles Junior College, and graduated from the Law Faculty of the National University of Singapore on the Dean's List in 1996. A Fulbright scholar, and an alumnus of the East-West Center in Honolulu established by the United States Congress in 1960, Shiau was the Visiting Writer in Fall 2003 to the University of California, Berkeley (Centre for Southeast Asian Studies). Literary career Shiau is the author of ''Heartland'' (1999), ''Peninsular: Archipelagos and Other Islands'' (2000), and ''Velouria'' (2007). He is also a co-editor of Coast' (2010), a seminal mono-titular anthology. Travel guide '' Lonely Planet: Malaysia, Singapore ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Necessary Stage
The Necessary Stage (previously known as M1 Theatre Connect and M1 Youth Connection) is a Singaporean non-profit theatre company with charity status. Formed in 1987 by Alvin Tan, The Necessary Stage was established with its own mission to create challenging, indigenous and innovative theatre that touches the heart and mind. The Necessary Stage is a recipient of the National Arts Council's Major Grant FY2014-2016, and is also the organiser of the annual M1 Singapore Fringe Festival. It is currently located at the Marine Parade Community Building. Main season For its main season, The Necessary Stage produces an average of four plays a year at its Black Box and at other venues. These include plays for the Singapore Arts Festival. The plays are original, mostly devised pieces created in a collaborative process that is based on research, improvisation before scripting, and input from all members of the production. This process has produced many important works which were not only ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hossan Leong
Hossan Leong (; born 10 July 1969) is a Singaporean stage and screen actor, television host, radio deejay and comedian. Personal life He was born 10 July 1969 in Singapore, Leong was educated at Anglo-Chinese School and Anglo-Chinese Junior College and studied electronics at the French-Singapore Institute, which was since transferred in February 1993 and currently part of Nanyang Polytechnic. Career Leong started his showbiz career as a television actor and starred in several TCS English and Chinese language dramas during the 1990s before diversifying into theatre and comedy. Having learned French while studying at the French-Singapore Institute, he is fluent in the language and worked with the Alliance française for some time. In 2010 he was conferred the Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French Ministry of Culture. Besides acting, Leong was also a radio deejay with Gold 90.5FM. He came under media spotlight after he was reportedly censured for announcing t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Teenage Textbook Movie
''The Teenage Textbook Movie'' is a film adaptation of Adrian Tan's bestselling 1988 novel '' The Teenage Textbook''. It is a lighthearted look at the lives of four students in Singapore Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, borde ... as they start junior college. Premise When Mui Ee attends Paya Lebar Junior College with her best friend Sissy Song, she encounters a new life form: boys. There are many, but only one will win her heart. Cast * Melody Chen * Caleb Goh * Lim Hwee Sze * Adrian Tan Reception Yong Siew Fern of '' The New Paper'' rated the film 3 stars out of 5 and wrote that "Unobtrusive acting and music-video editing combine to make this movie very much like your teen years - it will pass at its strolling pace, but it will be entertaining." References Externa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Channel 5 (Singaporean TV Channel)
Channel 5 (Chinese: 五頻道) is a free-to-air, English-language television channel in Singapore. Owned by state broadcaster Mediacorp, it broadcasts general entertainment, news, and sports programming. The channel's logo is a big white number 5 superimposed on a blue bar. History At 6:00pm SGT on 15 February 1963, Channel 5 was launched as its first pilot television service as "TV Singapura". The channel operated 1-hour and 40-minutes monochrome service on black and white during its daily test transmissions from 6:00pm to 7:40pm SGT. After the image of the state flag and the playing of the national anthem, ''Majulah Singapura'', Minister for Culture, S. Rajaratnam, became the first person to appear on Singapore Television, announcing that "Tonight might well mark the start of a social and cultural revolution in our lives." Following his speech, the first television programme in Singapore was a 15-minute documentary produced by Television Singapura called ''TV Looks at Sing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xuan Ong
Xuan Ong (born Ong Yi Xuan on 5 March 1996) is a Singaporean actress. Early life and career Ong started out as a theatre student at the age of 13, and graduated from LASALLE College of the Arts with first class honours in Acting when she was 22 in 2018. She has since appeared in multiple shorts and stage productions, and has also been cast in MediaCorp's Channel 5 and Channel 8's drama series. In 2021, Ong starred as Lee Mui Ee, the lead role in the coming-of-age drama '' Teenage Textbook: The Series'', which was based on the popular Singaporean novel of the same name. This was her debut television series. In 2023, Ong played a prominent role in '' Seven Days'', also her debut feature film appearance. It was the first local film to be chosen to open the Singapore Chinese Film Festival. The same year, she played a spirit medium in the second season of the drama series '' Titoudao'', a character based on a real-life person. Filmography Television series *'' Teenage Textbook: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
