FRANKIE ONG BATA

President 2003-2004

SSEAYP International

Philippines

 

Warm greetings to our growing SSEAYP Family and welcome to the official SIP website. 

 

I would like to invite everyone to browse through our website recently reconstructed by a team of ex-PPYs. Though not 100% complete, I hope a few clicks in the Batch Directory would encourage the 30 batches of PYs across Southeast Asia and Japan to reconnect with their PPY batchmates.  Click on the icon – Songs Across the Seas, turn on your speakers and sing again our treasured SSEAYP songs, specially our anthem – Nippon Maru.  I assure you that this is the easiest way to re-open the floodgates of memories. 

 

I request all SIP members not just to help fill in the gaps and update corrections in our Directory but to jumpstart the contribution of articles in our section - Stories Told and Retold.  Share your unforgettable experiences on board and during port-of-call activities.

 

Scan and e-mail your favorite pictures too so that we can include them in our Living Gallery.  Our first theme is Remembering Nippon Maru.  We want to recall how the first Nippon Maru looked like and how it has evolved into the second and into the present ship.  This call for pictures is also open for the whole SSEAYP Family. 

 

As incumbent SIP President, I call on all SIP members to maximize the use of this website in knowing and supporting existing SIP projects.  I encourage all to check out our Most Recent Projects.  The SIP Board are all ears to hear  recommendations for future projects.  These can be either national, regional, provincial or municipal in scope.  All must aim to serve the country’s needs, especially the youth sector, most especially the youth-at-risk.  Update us with your respective batch projects too.

 

As unity and communication are paramount in the success of any organization, I request that SIP members visit the Links and connect their respective organization’s website for better coordination in the future.  Personal blogs are also welcome.

 

Though we exist in a cyberworld already, we still crave for a more personal connection.  Nothing beats mingling with real PYs though virtual PYs would suffice at times.  So please support the Country Program of the 31st SSEAYP on September 14-17, 2004 (Tuesday-Friday). Join the Reunion On-Board and exercise your right to vote in the SIP Board Elections on September 16, 2004. Check your e-mail for more information.

 

To all SIP members and the larger SSEAYP Family, we ask for your understanding for whatever technical bugs you might encounter in this website.  We promise to consistently update and  improve this site.  We will be waiting for your responses, comments and suggestions.

 

In behalf of the SIP Board 2003-2004 and the SIP Web Team, happy browsing!