FEATURING TIGER HONG'S STORY
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TIGER HONG'S STORY-HONG SENG MAK
TODAY'S CHINESE MAIN PAPER PAGE 12 ABOUT HIS STORY IN SAF AS WELL AS HIS VISIT TO SAF EXHIBITION HELD AT NGEE ANN CITY
Y INSTRUCTORS LAST TIME THROW BED OUT OF BUNK IS BECOS THE BUNK BED IN THE OLDEN DAYS WAS VERI LIGHT AND MADE OF CHEAP MATERIAL AND LAST TIME BEDSHEET NID TO PULL TIGHT TIGHT SO THAT WHEN INSTRUCTOR DROP COIN IT WILL BOUNCE NOW NO NEED. -
NPNT...
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SINGAPORE: The Singapore Armed Forces celebrates 40 years of National Service (NS) this year.Originally posted by kengkia:NPNT... his profile his picture his bio leh??
NS is a rite of passage for many young men in Singapore.
But one family's NS experience runs deeper than any other.
Retired Captain Hong Seng Mak and his grandson share a special bond.
Their family is one of the very few in Singapore with three generations of men who have served National Service in the SAF.
Captain Hong, his three sons and grandson Edgar have all completed their National Service.
And Captain Hong himself is a legend as he was a strict disciplinarian when he was a Company Sergeant Major and a Regimental Sergeant Major at the SAFTI training grounds.
Those stints earned him the nickname that has sent shivers down many spines.
The nickname given to him by the first batch of officer-cadets was "Tiger Hong".
The retired captain said: "I was very firm because as a RSM (Regimental Sergeant Major) I looked after discipline so things had to be carried out punctually and perfectly..."
"Tiger Hong" joined the military in 1957 as a company clerk and quickly moved up the ranks.
On 9 August, 1965, he was commissioned as a Warrant Officer by Singapore's first President, Yusof Ishak.
But his proudest moment in his 30-year career came when he presided as RSM during his brigade's trooping of colours at the Padang in the 1970s.
Trooping of colours is a military tradition where the unit colours or flags are shown in a parade to celebrate the unit's anniversary.
Since then, "Tiger Hong" said no other brigade or unit has done the same at the Padang.
A parade was even held to honour the man when he retired as captain.
"Tiger Hong" said NSmen these days are better educated than before, like his grandson Edgar who is a polytechnic graduate.
Edgar completed his NS about two years ago and he said it was a positive experience for him because of the friends he had made during his NS days.
But no one knew of his famous grandfather until "Tiger Hong" visited Edgar during his Basic Military Training.
"After the visit, my CSM (Company Sergeant Major) told me stories about how fierce my grandpa used to be, how respected he is and how well they needed to maintain and behave on the parade square," said Edgar.
Even today, stories about "Tiger Hong" circulate among NSmen and have become part of the NS experience.
To learn more about the man himself and about 40 years of National Service, members of public can attend an exhibition at Ngee Ann City on 12 April.
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Standby bed in the parade square? Carry the bed to the parade square and after finish then carry back?
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Anyone ever heard of this story?
A Captain was walking casually through the parade square. Upon seeing this, Tiger Hong asks the captain to remove his rank, and asks him to double the parade square.
Quite an exaggeration in my opinion, and most probably an untrue story. But this guy's a legend! -
Legends are made by people and they keep getting bigger."Tiger Hong" is just another eccentric soldier...nothing more.
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got stories of Kitty Tong?
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He's a dedicated soldier and should be respected.
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Got lah! have mouth will travel so anything is possibleOriginally posted by Ito_^:got stories of Kitty Tong? -
how old is he?
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tiger hong is 73 this year. whu is kitty tong? oh ya in the olden days of saf, there was also a warrant officer RSM whu ruled the parade square of SAFTI together with tiger hong and the guy was WO Shamsudin. He was also featured together wif tiger hong in army website if i am not wrong. Both rule SAFTI like crazy!
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hmmmm....both WOs pro-PAP scums??....Originally posted by AhJun:tiger hong is 73 this year. whu is kitty tong? oh ya in the olden days of saf, there was also a warrant officer RSM whu ruled the parade square of SAFTI together with tiger hong and the guy was WO Shamsudin. He was also featured together wif tiger hong in army website if i am not wrong. Both rule SAFTI like crazy! 
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Tiger Hong.
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that one looks like a bearOriginally posted by Gordonator:Tiger Hong. -
question: why are these people who were in the army as life sentences and relished in torturing people thought of highly?
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cos ppl like to suck up to authorityOriginally posted by the Bear:question: why are these people who were in the army as life sentences and relished in torturing people thought of highly? -
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bear hong ?Originally posted by jasonsamster:that one looks like a bear -
hong seng mak and shamsudin! scared!
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I joined the Army in 1980 when these people were just starting to become a legend.After that I got to see many tiger hongs and shamsudin wannabees they were all the same uneducated lot of people who are just very good at barking in the Parade Square and arrowing people.So dont go around making a legend unless you personally know that person to be an outstanding NCO or Officer.The only legendary story worth listening to is the Story of LIM BO SENG.
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Originally posted by AhJun:TIGER HONG'S STORY-HONG SENG MAK
TODAY'S CHINESE MAIN PAPER PAGE 12 ABOUT HIS STORY IN SAF AS WELL AS HIS VISIT TO SAF EXHIBITION HELD AT NGEE ANN CITY
Y INSTRUCTORS LAST TIME THROW BED OUT OF BUNK IS BECOS THE BUNK BED IN THE OLDEN DAYS WAS VERI LIGHT AND MADE OF CHEAP MATERIAL AND LAST TIME BEDSHEET NID TO PULL TIGHT TIGHT SO THAT WHEN INSTRUCTOR DROP COIN IT WILL BOUNCE NOW NO NEED.
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guess which one is tiger hong?
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second on rightOriginally posted by Gordonator:guess which one is tiger hong? -
Second from left...
See what happens after you stop doing PT... -
the foto on right i know is samsuddin....