Death of regular PTI of Maju FCC
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Hi all, I came across news in last nite wanbao that one of the reg PTI of Maju FCC was involved in accident on Sunday morning and unfortunately pass away.
I been searching for the online news but to no avail.
Its sad as i came across this young chap twice for my RT sessions, lovely young man.
Deepest condolences to the family, RIP.
Any of you out there could maybe find the article out.
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oh this.
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Still very young. The good die young. The car driver who killed him will still get to drive his car around after suspension end.
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9 div wayang sia! ppl from other forums say he's personal trainer for COA and CDF. how true is this?
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I have taken RT lessons under him before, and he is a very nice PTI, friendly guy to chat with. Think around August that time, he was the PTI of the month(similar to employee of the month). Gosh, didn't expect something like that would happen.
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Never met this guy b4 in Maju. Maybe the last time I went for my IPPT in Maju he not yet enlisted.
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oic.. COA and CDF both kena RT b4 too...Originally posted by Unknown_X:9 div wayang sia! ppl from other forums say he's personal trainer for COA and CDF. how true is this?
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Deepest Condolences...
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Maju FCC is a good place for RT. most of the PTIs there are nice. the OC is nice too.
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sad, the thread says his family in financial trouble?
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he could be the sole bread winner of family.
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RIP....
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agree.. the PTI WO is very friendly and alway chit chat around.Originally posted by Gordonator:Maju FCC is a good place for RT. most of the PTIs there are nice. the OC is nice too.
my condolences.
and i meet this 2SG Lim before when i take my IPPT there. friendly guy.
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RIP.
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i think i saw him once or twice before. does he conduct regular RT with NSmen?
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www.straitstimes.com --> Latest News has pix
Oct 24, 2007
Training instructor's death: NSmen respond to online appeal
CITIZEN soldiers have rallied to support the family of an army Physical Training Instructor (PTI) who died in an accident last Saturday, minutes away from his home.
Second Sergeant Lim Chee Wee, 23, did not have insurance coverage.
An appeal on Internet discussion groups quickly raised more than $1,300 for his family.
This does not include donations from a steady stream of Operationally Ready National Servicemen who turned up at 2nd Sgt Lim's wake at Jurong West, even though many of them did not know him personally.
One fund manager could not attend the wake personally but sent his driver with an undisclosed contribution.
Mr Donald Quek, 22, got the appeal going after he learnt during a Remedial Training session on Sunday that the army regular had died. RT sessions are physical training sessions conducted by the army for unfit soldiers.
'When I learnt that he had died without insurance and that his family is not well-off, I felt his family would need more help,'' said Mr Quek, an insurance agent.
Money continued to stream in on Wednesday even as his grief-stricken father, a bus driver, mother, a factory worker mother and 22-year-old brother bade him farewell in an emotionally-charged funeral at the void deck of the Lim's five-room HDB flat in Jurong West.
There was barely a dry eye among the scores of 2nd Sgt Lim's army mates who turned up for his funeral too.
Well-built and with a ready smile, the PTI had led RT sessions for hundreds of NSmen at Maju Camp, off Clementi Road.
NSmen and netizens who responded to the online appeal remember 2nd Sgt Lim's quiet professionalism as he coaxed out-of-shape NSmen back on the road to physical fitness.
He always had kind and encouraging words for slow runners and taught NSmen strength-building techniques so they could clock better run times during their army physical tests.
First Warrant Officer Lem Yew Teck, Officer Commanding of Maju Fitness & Conditioning Centre, said: 'I hear that NSmen especially liked him alot because he was willing to go the extra mile and see them through their training programme.'
2nd Sgt Lim's patience in arranging alternative physical training sessions for NSmen who missed their compulsory 4-hr sessions meant more work for himself.
Uncomplainingly, he ploughed through mounds of extra paperwork, slogging at his computer to complete documentation that had to be individually approved.
His extra effort to reschedule NSmen's training saved many of them from being charged by the army for missing their RT sessions.
His superiors were so impressed with the young PTI's knack for motivating soldiers and his people-management skills that they hand-picked him to be a sports trainer for top officers such as Chief of Defence Force Lieutenant-General Desmond Kuek and Chief of Army Major-General Neo Kian Hong.
Last Saturday morning, 2nd Sgt Lim was on his way from Jurong West to Kallang for a physical training class. He never made it. At about 7.45am, his scooter collided with another motorbike along the Pan-Island Exrpressway near Jurong West.
The other rider fell towards the road verge but 2nd Sgt Lim fell on the road and was run over by a lorry. He was rushed unconscious to National University Hospital, and was pronounced dead at about 8.50am.
Police are investigating the incident.
Fellow soldiers remember 2nd Sgt Lim as a careful rider who left his Vespa Scooter in the carpark whenever the roads were wet.
First Warrant Officer Lem added: 'He had a very upright character and was a well-disciplined soldier.'
'To me he had all the good points a commander would want in his men: he was hardworking, reliable, dependable and able to get on well with his colleagues. We will miss him.'
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Remedial Training can created a lot of stress for the NS man, their employers and their family.
So, it is rare case when young and work-inexperienced PTI can understand and empathised the various issues encountered by NS man in making RT training.
He have even went the extra mile in helping the NS men from possible charge.
It is a admirable thing on his role.
Therefore, I am shocked and saddened that RT club have lost another angel.
Hope he can play his part in helping the angels in getting fit also.
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SHIN MIN has a page 1 story on 2nd Sgt Lim's family today (25 Oct 2007)
Here's a rough translation of the Shin Min story. Those whose Mandarin is more power please help refine the draft.
THURSDAY, OCT 25, 2007
SHIN MIN DAILY NEWS
The father of PTI Lim Chee Wee, believed to be devastated by his son's death, terrorised a stall at a wet market for more than 40 minutes this morning.
According to Mr Chen (Note: hanyu pinyin, no full name given), 60, a helper at a newspaper stall at the market (Blk 505, Jurong West St 51), Mr Lim Jincheng (Note: hanyu pinyin), 54, bus driver, had gone to the market to look for the news vendor.
When Mr Chen told him that his boss was not around, Mr Lim went berserk and swept the newspapers at the stall onto the floor. He also tried to flip a table at the stall, said Mr Chen.
Mr Chen was injured when he tried to hold down the wooden table, sustaining scratches on his right arm.
"I asked him, what do you want. I still have to do business," recalled Mr Chen. He thought that there was perhaps misunderstanding between Mr Lim and his boss.
Mr Lim did not utter a word and went on to flip another table at the newspaper stall, scattering coins everywhere.
Mr Chen added that Mr Lim also broke four coffee cups.
Then, Mr Lim walked towards a fishball stall. The stall owner, who had witnessed the earlier commotion at the newspaper stall, rushed forward with her son to stop him from going near her fishball stall.
About 100 people watched as the saga unfolded, but nobody dared make a move to stop Mr Lim.
The fishball stallholder, Madam She (Note: hanyu pinyin, no full name given), said that she did not blame Mr Lim for his actions, as he might have been traumatised by his son's death.
A dishwasher at the market, Mr Luo Chenfa (Note: hanyu pinyin), 68, told reporters that he had heard Mr Lim say in Teochew "I don't know what I'm doing" several times.
Mr Lim was arrested by two policemen who arrived at the market. The police did not handcuff him but had to do so when he struggled before getting into the patrol car.
Mr Lim's wife told reporters later that her husband did not go with her to collect their son's ashes this morning.
She said that her husband was behaving a little odd the night before. He also did not sleep the whole night and he kept crying.
"I had just returned with the ashes when the police informed me that my husband was arrested," she said.
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I'm very surprised by the gratitude shown by the NSmen who have been taught by him in Maju FCC. I may not know him well but as a fellow PTI of his, i certainly missed him a lot. He once chatted with him about vespa stuffs because i'm also riding vespa. A very nice guy with great personality. One of the bright prospect in the PTI family. Have attended his wake and also the sending off, it was a sad atmosphere where everybody cries. Hopefully he will "Endure and Excel" up there and bless us. My vespa friend, RIP.
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More details on the online appeal here:
http://forum.channelnewsasia.com/viewtopic.php?t=100844&start=180
Oct 25, 2007
Net appeal for family of army instructor raises over $1,700
By David Boey
THE online appeal for the family of a fitness specialist who died in a road accident last Saturday crossed $1,700 on Thursday morning as netizens and Straits Times readers chipped in.
The money will be sent to the family of the late Second Sergeant Lim Chee Wee, 23. He did not have personal insurance coverage.
Second Sgt Lim leaves behind his father, a bus driver, mother, a factory worker and 22-year-old brother who is a university undergraduate. The Lim's family home is a five-room flat in Jurong West.
Mr Donald Quek, 22, an insurance agent and financial consultant, got the Net appeal going after he found out about 2nd Sgt Lim's death at a Remedial Training (RT) session on Sunday.
Fitness specialists, commonly referred to as Physical Training Instructors (PTI), conduct RT sessions for NSmen who did not pass the Singapore Armed Forces Individual Physical Proficiency Test or IPPT.
"I didn't expect contributions to exceed $1,000,'' said Mr Quek."I remember on Sunday evening, I told one of the fellow forum members that my target was $1,000, he asked if that's possible.''
On top of the $1,700 raised, the Lims have also received help from the steady stream of Operationally Ready National Servicemen who turned up at 2nd Sgt Lim's five-day wake at Jurong West, even though many of them did not know him personally. Second Sgt Lim's funeral was held on Wednesday afternoon.
The Lims said they are touched by the outpouring of help and thanked the dozens of NSmen and strangers who have helped them tide over their difficult period.
Second Sgt Lim is a familiar face to some NSmen because he led RT sessions for hundreds of them at Maju Camp, off Clementi Road. Soldiers trained by the 23-year-old described him as a popular instructor who was professional, yet friendly and approachable.
"I have taken RT under him before and he is a very nice PTI, friendly guy to chat with. I think around August, he was PTI of the month (similar to employee of the month). Gosh, I didn't think something like that would happen,'' said a posting on www.sgforums.com.
The Straits Times understands that 2nd Sgt Lim was named Maju Fitness & Conditioning Centre "Best Staff" in June and July this year, and earned the Army Fitness Centre's "Best Staff" award in August.
Mr Quek, an NSman who ended up doing RT because he did not train for his IPPT, said the PTI always had kind and encouraging words for slow runners. Second Sgt Lim also taught NSmen strength-building techniques so they could clock better run times during their army physical tests.
First Warrant Officer Lem Yew Teck, Officer Commanding of Maju Fitness & Conditioning Centre, said: 'I hear that NSmen especially liked him alot because he was willing to go the extra mile and see them through their training programme.'
NSmen and netizens who responded to the online appeal remember 2nd Sgt Lim's quiet professionalism as he coaxed out-of-shape NSmen back on the road to physical fitness. Some NSmen were fit and aced their 2.4km run, but were tripped up on test items like chin ups or the standing broad jump.
Singled out for praise by netizens was 2nd Sgt Lim's patience in arranging alternative physical training sessions for NSmen who missed their compulsory 4-hr sessions, even though this meant more work for himself.
Uncomplainingly, he ploughed through mounds of extra paperwork, slogging at his computer to complete documentation that had to be individually approved.
His extra effort to reschedule NSmen's training saved many of them from being charged by the army for missing their RT sessions.
His superiors were so impressed with the young PTI's knack for motivating soldiers and his people-management skills that they hand-picked him to be a fitness specialist for top officers such as Chief of Defence Force Lieutenant-General Desmond Kuek and Chief of Army Major-General Neo Kian Hong.
Last Saturday morning, 2nd Sgt Lim was on his way from Jurong West to Kallang for a physical training class. He never made it. At about 7.45am, his Vespa scooter collided with another motorbike along the Pan-Island Expressway near Jurong West.
The other rider fell towards the road verge but 2nd Sgt Lim tumbled onto the road and was run over by a lorry driven by a Chinese man in his 30s. The motorbike rider and the lorry driver were unhurt in the incident.
An ambulance rushed the unconscious Second Sgt Lim to National University Hospital, and was pronounced dead at about 8.50am.
Police are investigating the incident and are appealing for witnesses.
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PM me if you have any burning questions you'd like to ask the lorry driver involved in this incident.
To Mr T, I'll come look for you soon. Don't scared. Talk only.
I know how to find you... -