NYPMSN Orientation 2012

SyukuRun 2011

26 December 2011 marks the day when NYPMSN successfully held its first ever Inter-Poly Amazing Race - SyukuRun 2011. The focus of this Amazing Race is to remind us that we should be grateful for who we are and what we have today. Alhamdulillah, many of our brothers and sisters from different polytechnics came down to join us and gave their fullest support for this event.

"I found the race enjoyable because I got to mingle around with brothers and sisters from
other polytechnics, which was something novel. It was a great way to bond and
form ukhwah together in such an event as we all made time despite being
students who are busy with schoolwork and projects. InsyaAllah we will work
together for future mass events. What I learnt from SyukuRun 2011 is that no
man is an island and life has little meaning if we have no ‘Saudara and
Saudari’ to guide us along a path towards Allah. We need to be surrounded by
like-minded people to prevent us from going astray, and insyaAllah that is the
key that leads to success in both dunia and akhirat."

By Bro Syahmi
from Republic Polytechnic

"Alhamdulillah, it was an event worth remembering. Kudos to NYPMS in roping all the Muslim Society together in one event. SyukuRun covered all the P.I.E.S for the event such that there were ‘Physical’ activity (the running around), ‘Intellectual’(puzzles,quizzes), ‘Emotional’ (the walking on stones) and lastly ‘Spiritual’(Islamic questions and Sunnah practices). On top of that, the event has a specific objective which allowed the participants to experience how people with dyslexia face their daily challenges. The Islamic quizzes really make us review back what we have been taught as sometimes we just take for granted things that we might have already known or not know at all! Lastly, looking forward to meet the fellow' brothers and sisters from other Muslim Society again, Insya’Allah =)

By Bro Muhammad Hanis from Temasek Polytechnic

"Alhamdulillah. I was really excited for what is in store for us when NYPMSN broke the news of the SyukuRun. It itself was a great platform for interaction between different tertiary MS members, strengthening the ukhwah and spending some fun time together. This event which was able to attract large number of NPMSS members showed that we have a common desire to establish this ukhwatufillah among our brothers and sisters of different institutions. Even some of our alumnis wanted to join in! This event also has opened our eyes to enable us to be thankful with the gifts that Allah have bestowed upon us. From the bottom of my heart I would like to thank the organizing committee for putting in alot of effort in coming up with this event.

The event was laid out quite neatly. I came bit late but nonetheless, the members of NPMSS made their own ta`aruf session before the event starts. The stations were spread out widely around the area. Even though some thought that it was too big of an area, I feel that we made full use of the time walking by interacting with each other. The structure of the activities were very interesting. From puzzles, to sensory trails, I really enjoyed the activities throughout the event. One of the most memorable part was the part when we had to climb up flights of stairs to get questions that needed to be answered. The wide range of questions regarding the Quran really showed me how much we dont know or have forgotten about our Quran. We need to cherish our knowledge, the gifts that Allah have bestowed upon us, the companionship that we have by giving back to the society.,

Alhamdulillah wa Syukrulillah. InsyaAllah this event will spark more of its kind from other tertiary institutions. May these bonds of faith be strengthened, may our hope for a greater, stronger and better Ummah comes alive through events that unites us and may we walk in this path of mardhatillah as one Ummah here and insyaAllah in the hereafter."

By Bro Hanafi from Ngee Ann Polytechnic

"I shall congratulate NYPMSN for
the recent successful event, SyukRun. Marha! Marha! No doubt, I enjoyed the
unique event that also allows ukhwah bonding between different Poly MS-es.
Also, I learnt few Islamic values through the fun and engaging games.
To sum it up, I am very pleased to be part of the fun yet memorable event and
would be glad to be part of such events again, inshaAllah. "

By Sis Shaikha from Temasek Polytechnic

Alhamdulillah, with new friendships and bond built, we hope that this ukhuwwah will continue. NYPMSN would like to thank every single person who made this event a success, from the organizers, to the facis, and of course, the participants. Hope to see all of you in another Inter-Poly event soon insya Allah! :D

Musollah Locations in Hospitals

Assalamualaikum, this post is dedicated to all NYP brothers and sisters who are in School of Health Sciences. We have compiled a list of available musollah for NYP students who may be attached to a hospital for their clinical attachment. If you are having clinical attachments in any of the hospitals below, do look out for the available musollahs! If you know of any places to solat while having attachment, feel free to add on to the list by emailing us at nypmsn@gmail.com.

Musollah Locations in Hospitals

Centre	Location	Details
Singapore General Hospital	There is a surau which is located behind a newly-renovated Housemen Canteen. To get there, head to Blk 7.	Jumaah prayers are held in this surau. If you have any problem please seek assistance from any MOH muslim staff.
Tan Tock Seng Hospital	i) There is a small area (where files are kept) in the diagnostic radiology department to perform prayer. (For radiographer students only). ii) There is mosque, Masjid Abdul Hamid Kampung Pasiran which is situated, about 1.3km away from TTSH.	i) Please ask staff at counter for assistance. Prayer mats & prayer gears are provided,
National University Hospital	i) Situated at a room on level 6 (Ward 60-64). ii) Situated at the Emergency Ward near the Emergency Entrance. Turn to the RIGHT and go up the staircase. For Muslimin, proceed to the 3rd floor. For Muslimah, proceed to the 4th floor.	i) Prayer mat and telekongs are provided in the cupboard. Qiblat is indicated on the ceiling. Ablution: use the washroom or basin in the room. ii) Ask any Muslim lady working at the front counter for assistance. Prayer mats are provided but not telekong. Ablution: use the washroom on the ground floor of the Emergency Ward.
Changi General Hospital	At basement 1, diagnostic radiology department. (For radiographer students only).	Please ask any Muslim staffs for assistance.
Khoo Teck Phuat Hospital	Praying area is located at level 3 – level 10 in Tower B. Area is at the waiting area.	No prayer gears or mats are available. Qiblah direction is available on ceiling.
KK Women & Child Hospital	Women's Wing - Staircase landing (behind Exit door) just left of the 24-hour Clinic at Basement 1	Slippers, mats and telekong available. Take ablution at Basement 1 male/female toilets nearby.
Raffles Hospital	Sultan Mosque is situated nearby, a walking distance from Raffles Hospital. 3 Muscat Street	-NA-
Mount Alvernia Hospital	Opposite the registration counter there's a small room called Quiet Room, specially reserved for Muslims to do their prayers.	You can ask any staff doctors or nurses. They will be able to help.
Gleneagles Hospital	Musollah is situated at level 1. Go through the main entrance and turn RIGHT along the corridor. Go up the stairs& head to the canteen. Adjacent to the 2nd door of the canteen is a door that leads to a flight of stairs. Take the stairs to level and you will see the musollah.	Ask any Muslim staff for directions. *The door that leads to the 1st level of stairs is permanently closed.

Gems of Jannah (Sisters' Event)

Continuing with the success of Camp Amir, an event exclusively organized by the brothers for the brothers, NYPMSN has also successfully conducted an event specially for the sisters, called 'Gems of Jannah'.

Like the name suggested, the objective of this event is to tighten the bonds between the sisters in NYPMSN while reflecting on the things that Allah has specially rewarded for us Muslimahs :)
It was a very fruitful event as there were many activities that made the sisters reflect and also a sharing session where everyone can just speak and share comfortably with one another.



NYPMSN has received testimonials from our sisters who went to the event and would like to share it with everyone.

"From the start of the day, I already knew that I will get to enjoy myself on that Saturday, together with the company of NYPMSN sisters, at the S’pore botanical gardens. We were indeed very lucky for being able to get a rather big sheltered spot for us to carry out our activities for the day. Initially, a few others including myself thought that the timing of the event seems to be a little too long. However, it wasn’t so.

I find the activity in understanding the respectable women in Islam rather interesting. Though it was merely a short presentation / skit regarding the women in Islam, the messages behind their actions, characters were made very clear. After reading the handout about the women in Islam (which was Fathimah Umar Al-Khattab for mine), I felt that this activity served as a recap for me for what I’ve learnt in the subject Sirah before.

As for the heart to heart sharing, the things we talked about were rather personal. However, for many of us actually went to speak up about whatever we had in mind about anything, it really showed that all of us were comfortable to talk openly to all the sisters there.

I also enjoyed the part where we made sandwiches for one another. One had to communicate with the other sister, so as to know how much tomato, egg, small pieces of chicken, mayonnaise, and chilli sauce to add to the sandwich. We have to then know how to appreciate the sandwich we got, which was specially made by one of our sisters.

To sum it all, some of the things I learnt for the day was that we should know about the reasons on why we have to wear the hijab, the amount of pahala we are able to get, for eg when doing housework, to try to behave ourselves at wherever we are, and to stand by our own principles and not let others influence us easily.

In short, I really enjoyed myself and learnt a few new things during the event. I’m glad to get to meet-up with the nypmsn sisters who were there and also to snap pictures with them and the balloon sculptures. (: " - Syazwani

Here's another testimonial from a sister called Shazwani also :)

"Today’s ‘Gems of Jannah’ event was a very fruitful and beneficial one for me and insyaAllah to others who attended it. It was more than just a bonding session for us. There were lots of activities such as ice breakers where we got to know one another better and group presentations. We also learnt how to take ablution with little water, had Heart-To-Heart-Talk (HTHT), and made sandwiches and cards for our beloved sisters.

This event also taught me how to be a good muslimah and apply it in my daily life. We should not give up easily and forget Him when we face a problem. Instead, we should always look back at what Fatimah and Mashitah did in the past and always pray to Him. With that, we will have the courage to face our problems and do whatever it takes for Him.

Throughout this event, there was a mix of happiness, love, laughter and sadness going on. In retrospect, we learnt that there is always this phrase that says, “There is always a hikmah behind everything”. With these, I find peace and calmness in my heart. With all the sisters around me, I feel very appreciated and grateful to meet them and be part of this event. Indeed, it was a very remarkable, exciting, wonderful and girlish event for all of us. I would also like to take the opportunity here, to thank the sisters for making the event a successful one. Without them, we would not have learnt valuable lessons from them. <3 "

- Shazwani

Thank you to all sisters who came for 'Gems of Jannah'! InsyaAllah we will meet again soon & may the bond that was created be always strong and never be forgotten <3

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Camp Amir - Brothers' Event

On the 22nd October 2011, NYPMSN committee together with its alumni, organized an exclusive brothers' ONLY event at Masjid Muhajirin. Exciting and meaningful activities were planned especially for our participants.

One of the activities was to build the highest tower using only the papers avoided. The brothers was really creative and innovative in their paper building.

Let's see what the brothers have to say about this Camp :)

"Bismillah.

The camp began with a ta'aaruf session, where we had some interesting games including personality shape game that lets you know what type of a person or ‘shape’ you are when working with others. Another highlight was lunch, which was over-satisfying. Then after that was briefing for our trip to DAIRY farm. The alumnis aka organizers told us that we had to buy our own dinner and breakfast for the next day with only $2 per person. Good thing I ate numerous servings of lunch before the briefing! After that was a presentation from bro Remy. An important point that was brought up was that you don't have to ask or fight for a leadership role just to gain that authorization, it happens naturally when people appoint you to lead something.

Not long after, we set off to some shops and bought some snacks after combining our money with the allocated budget. I realised it's easier to survive when you pool resources and work together instead of handling things on your own. After dropping off from brothers Remy's, Syaheer’s, and Azmi’s shiny red cars, we started our trail into dairy farm with bro Hilwan and bro Azhar. Yes you saw it right," DAIRY". So our first stop, we had a sharing session. We talked about how Wudhu' and Solaah can be conducted at pressing situations such as during school hours, when solaah time clashes with lessons or NS and also the working life. Alhamdulillah, the sharing was useful and beneficial, and is easily applicable to my daily life. The session emphasised that there's always time to do your solaah.

Then we prayed asr together, and after that we played some leadership and team-building games, which were really FUN. One of the learning points from here was the importance of communication among committees. When passing information, it has to be from the right person in a clear manner. We did our maghrib prayers together at American Pie, a cave that made us prostrate 45 degrees. It was yet another new experience. It amazed me when maghrib came, all the creatures in the surrounding nature started to make their sounds. At this point, the feeling of appreciating Allah's creations really had a great impact to my heart. Subhanallah!

After descending down from the cave, we had our dinner in the dark on the field. The torchlights and lightsticks helped to compensate for the lone firefly flying around us. During dinner, we talked about Humility. A leader is said to be incomplete without this value. We human beings make up a small part of this universe. It reminded us that we are helpless and it would be inappropriate boast about our own abilities. Then, after we did isya', we headed into the dark forest where we learnt about trust. We got out of the forest safely by trusting the person in front of us (we had to walk in a single file). To trust one another is another key when working in an organization or commitee, another lesson.

Soon after that we got a ride back to our base at Muhajirin Mosque (thanks to the alumnis and their cars). When we got back, we met an ustaz who gave us sound advice regarding meeting the objectives of the camp, just like how Rasulullah (pbuh) spread da’wah to his people. I am glad I was part of it. Soon after, we had a reflection followed by bedtime (even though there was no bed to sleep onJ)

Next morning after fajr prayer, we had a light snack followed by a tadarrus session. We had final session of sharing this time. I learnt that being in a committee is to be committed (no pun intended, merely an emphasis). The alumni showed us some videos from the past events that were organized from the previous batches of NYPMS. We commented and described the necessary planning required for an event to be successful. It also gave me an idea of how NYPMSN has been operating. It was like a history lesson of NYPMS, it was refreshing to get to know the big picture of the current NYPMSN. We went on talking about future plans of NYPMSN.

Alhamdulillah, through this camp, I got to know everyone involved much better, be it the alumni or the current members. Meeting the alumni during camp Amir was very interesting because they had a lot of experience to share with us. And I really mean A LOT. I'm pretty sure all of us were inspired to make NYPMSN strong and successful from their sharing. Well, I definitely was. The only thing that was really disappointing about the event was that it ended too early."

-Zubair Siregar, an inspired participant of Camp Amir.

The brothers head out to Dairy Farm for their next activity. From their testimonials, alhamdulillah, we can see that the brothers had really enjoyed themselves and benefited from it.

"Camp Amir. In other words, Leadership Camp. I was looking forward to this as it was going to be my first camp with my NYPMSN brothers. The event was held at the house of God, somehow this made me more mindful of Allah during the camp. Of course, that doesn’t mean that one cannot have Ihsan when he is not at the mosque or in solah. Even if we can’t see Him, I know that He sees us J

The camp started with an activity which described our personality. We had to choose one out five shapes, and I picked circle. We were tasked to build the tallest tower just using papers. All the groups had their own creative ways to build and make their tower stand. I realised from this activity that having a good foundation to lead is important. It doesn’t matter how long it might take to build, as the following steps will be smooth and easy to build upon. Otherwise, your tower, akin to your leadership, will be unstable and may even collapse. At the end of the game, we were told that the participants who chose circle were the sociable ones. It reminded me that we ought to give salaam and smile when we came across with our brothers outside. Courtesy is for free. Courtesy is for you and me!

We played Country Tycoon next. We had to be smart in managing a country, and work around how much input and output we can manage for our resources, in order to survive or even make profits. For lunch, we ate nasi goreng. It was very nice!

We headed to Dairy Farm. After a short trek into the forested area, we arrived at a huge field, surrounded by the hill. Brother Hilwan shared his experience in NS and working life. We were told that it will get more and more difficult to find time for solah as we grow older. However, we should not make our work, tiredness, or anything we are busy with as excuses to miss our responsibility in doing ibadah. We shared how we can shorten the time for solah and taking wudhu’. One of the ways to shorten the time for wudhu’ is to just take those that are wajib, and do it once instead of thrice. It is even possible to take wudhu’ with less than half a cup of water! Also, finding the kiblah is not that difficult. Just use a compass, if you have. If you don’t, look at the stars. Spot 3 stars in a straight line and that’s there you have it, the kiblah. The sun rises in the east and sets in the west. Hence you can roughly gauge where the sun and kiblah is at. After we prayed solatul ‘Asr, we hiked into the forested area and rested in a really small cave named, American Pie. Soon, it was maghrib. It was a new experience for many of us who have never prayed on a slope full of small rocks and a place with little headroom. After we did our prayers, we could hear all the creatures making really loud sounds in the darkness. Actually, they were all doing tasbih. And they continued on and will continue doing tasbih throughout the night. We continued on the programme with dinner and Isya’ prayers, before making our way back to Muhajirin mosque.

Through this event, I learnt that as a leader, we have to do our best in what we do, and also guide others along. Offer help if anyone is having any difficulties. Communicate with one another and ensure all information is clearly passed to other members. In a team, every single member is important. Lastly, learn to humble ourselves. No matter how successful or how high our rank is, we are all equal in the eyes of our Creator. What makes us different is our heart. I hope this camp continues on in years to come so that we have more brothers to join us in this beautiful experience insyaAllaah."

- Brother Zaki

NYPMSN would like to express our gratitude to our alumni for sacrificing their energy, time and money to organize this wonderful camp for the brothers. We would also like to thank our wonderful participants for joining us in this camp. InsyaAllah, we'll see one another again in next year's brothers event, perhaps? :)

Head over to our NYPMSN Facebook for more photos of Camp Amir!