Behind every Job@HCI: A tribute to security guards by QUAH YOU CHEN ROY HCI https://padlet.com/161774m/fgfu5xiv1qhd en-us 2018-05-18 01:28:05 UTC 2026-01-22 00:41:11 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Shakinghands.png Mr Matthew 161774m https://padlet.com/161774m/fgfu5xiv1qhd/wish/261782725 Personality : Stern, secretly very nice
Work schedule : 8 am - 8 pm
Favourite Breakfast : Kopi C, Nasi Lemak

The resident security guard on duty is a jovial man, Mr Matthew -- or as he prefers to be called, “Brother” Matthew. He is a very experienced man, with 10 years working in this field. His duty is to direct the traffic at this junction, ensure unauthorised vehicles do not enter the school and keeps track of room around SALT centre and lock up at the end of the day. He would register the necessary information of vehicles before allowing them to enter. He is very brave and would not hesitate to stand in front of vehicles if need be.
]]> 2018-05-18 01:34:58 UTC https://padlet.com/161774m/fgfu5xiv1qhd/wish/261782725 Gate 2 161771a https://padlet.com/161774m/fgfu5xiv1qhd/wish/261783289 Mr Tay brought us to Gate 2, where we would get to meet Mr Ramesh]]> 2018-05-18 01:38:52 UTC https://padlet.com/161774m/fgfu5xiv1qhd/wish/261783289 Mr Segar 161771a https://padlet.com/161774m/fgfu5xiv1qhd/wish/261783671 Personality:
Work Schedule: 8am - 8pm
Job Scope: Patrolling the parameters of the school,and also act as a backup so that his colleagues can take their break at ease  ]]> 2018-05-18 01:41:52 UTC https://padlet.com/161774m/fgfu5xiv1qhd/wish/261783671 Mr Matthew's resting place 161774m https://padlet.com/161774m/fgfu5xiv1qhd/wish/261784008  

This is the place where Mr Mattew would rest and take his break. He would usually listen to songs during his free time, when there is little to no vehicle. 

 
]]> 2018-05-18 01:43:58 UTC https://padlet.com/161774m/fgfu5xiv1qhd/wish/261784008 161771a https://padlet.com/161774m/fgfu5xiv1qhd/wish/261786512 2018-05-18 02:01:14 UTC https://padlet.com/161774m/fgfu5xiv1qhd/wish/261786512 161771a https://padlet.com/161774m/fgfu5xiv1qhd/wish/261786520 2018-05-18 02:01:18 UTC https://padlet.com/161774m/fgfu5xiv1qhd/wish/261786520 161771a https://padlet.com/161774m/fgfu5xiv1qhd/wish/261786555 2018-05-18 02:01:33 UTC https://padlet.com/161774m/fgfu5xiv1qhd/wish/261786555 Meeting up with Mr Tay 161771a https://padlet.com/161774m/fgfu5xiv1qhd/wish/261787322 Mr Tay bringing us around the school with his buggy, to meet all the security staff and interview them. We first went to meet Mr Matthew, the security guard at gate 4.]]> 2018-05-18 02:06:12 UTC https://padlet.com/161774m/fgfu5xiv1qhd/wish/261787322 Mr Matthew in action 161771a https://padlet.com/161774m/fgfu5xiv1qhd/wish/261787849 Mr Matthew put asides his breakfast and proceeds to resume one of his jobs, guiding traffic away from the students to ensure road safety]]> 2018-05-18 02:09:01 UTC https://padlet.com/161774m/fgfu5xiv1qhd/wish/261787849 Mr Ragu 161774m https://padlet.com/161774m/fgfu5xiv1qhd/wish/261788278 Personality: Laid back, friendly
Job duration: 8pm-8am
Favorite breakfast: Nasi Lemak, Chicken rice
  
  Mr Ragu, 35 years old, is a school staff and is in charge of the internal security of HCI. His job scope includes directing vehicles to specific destinations, maintaining the school facilities and patrolling the area. His hobbies includes 100m Sprint and Football. His favorite club is Manchester United and for the upcoming World Cup, he would be rooting for Brazil. He is devoted to his job and would postpone lunch to wait for the VIP and escort him

Mr Ragu's job is tough as he works the night shift. He finds it hard to sleep in the day, but he feels it is necessary to suffer for the greater good of the internal team. Mr Ragu specialises in traffic safety, which is why he is part of the internal tea. He does road maintenance and cleans or replaces the road cones. Every holiday, he also does his extra job, which is to paint the road signs


Below: Mr Ragu (Left), Mr Sami (Centre) and Mr Tay (Right)
]]> 2018-05-18 02:11:51 UTC https://padlet.com/161774m/fgfu5xiv1qhd/wish/261788278 Mr Sami 161771a https://padlet.com/161774m/fgfu5xiv1qhd/wish/261789493 Personality: Friendly,Passionate
Age:58
Experience: Has been working in HCI for 4 years
Work Schedule: 8am - 8pm
Duty: Mr Sami works as an internal security guard, and his job is to ensures students' safety and close the school, which includes locking up facilities and ensuring that there are no faulty facilities that would pose a threat to the student population.

Mr Sami is part of the internal team because he specialises in CCTV and electrical work. He patrols the school daily to check whether the CCTVs and alarms are working]]> 2018-05-18 02:19:53 UTC https://padlet.com/161774m/fgfu5xiv1qhd/wish/261789493 Mr Ragu and Mr Segar 161771a https://padlet.com/161774m/fgfu5xiv1qhd/wish/261793304 Mr Ragu's good friend, Mr Segar, often purchase meals for Mr Ragu, and help to cover his duties. Mr Ragu goes off to respond to a security call while Mr Segar takes over his duties]]> 2018-05-18 02:45:44 UTC https://padlet.com/161774m/fgfu5xiv1qhd/wish/261793304 Mr Ragu having his breakfast at 9:30 am 161771a https://padlet.com/161774m/fgfu5xiv1qhd/wish/261793581 Today’s meal is Nasi Lemak and a bag of coffee...]]> 2018-05-18 02:48:11 UTC https://padlet.com/161774m/fgfu5xiv1qhd/wish/261793581 Mr Ragu in action... 161771a https://padlet.com/161774m/fgfu5xiv1qhd/wish/261794423 Mr Ragu directing an ambulance to ensure no delay in getting to the student


]]> 2018-05-18 02:54:39 UTC https://padlet.com/161774m/fgfu5xiv1qhd/wish/261794423 Panic Siren 161771a https://padlet.com/161774m/fgfu5xiv1qhd/wish/261797074 We got the chance to take a picture of this button, which would sound an alarm to alert the other members of the security in case of any unforseen intrusion]]> 2018-05-18 03:12:12 UTC https://padlet.com/161774m/fgfu5xiv1qhd/wish/261797074 Duty of security guards 161774m https://padlet.com/161774m/fgfu5xiv1qhd/wish/261797700 Mr Tay provided useful insight about the lives of our security guards.
They help to keep our environment safe for us to grow academically and holistically. They are the frontline of our school and have to risk their lives everyday for the safety of ours

]]> 2018-05-18 03:16:53 UTC https://padlet.com/161774m/fgfu5xiv1qhd/wish/261797700 Mr Segar in action... 161771a https://padlet.com/161774m/fgfu5xiv1qhd/wish/261797907 Mr Segar escorting an injured student together with his teacher]]> 2018-05-18 03:18:46 UTC https://padlet.com/161774m/fgfu5xiv1qhd/wish/261797907 Mr Tay's comments 161774m https://padlet.com/161774m/fgfu5xiv1qhd/wish/261798435 Mr Tay commented that the job of a security is very tough, and they must be able to withstand the toughness of the job, which is why he only hires rugged men.]]> 2018-05-18 03:23:22 UTC https://padlet.com/161774m/fgfu5xiv1qhd/wish/261798435 Mr Tay's comments 161774m https://padlet.com/161774m/fgfu5xiv1qhd/wish/261799499 Mr Tay commented that the security is made up of two teams, the external vendor (blue shirt) and the internal team (red shirt). The internal team's schedule is very flexible and have to alter their schedule to match the student's schedule. Sometimes, they work until 11 pm to watch over overnight camps. ]]> 2018-05-18 03:32:26 UTC https://padlet.com/161774m/fgfu5xiv1qhd/wish/261799499 End of tour 161774m https://padlet.com/161774m/fgfu5xiv1qhd/wish/261800957 We ended our tour at Mr Ramesh as we did not want to further disturb the security guards. It was a fruitful session with Mr Tay and he returned to do his paperwork and administration]]> 2018-05-18 03:45:07 UTC https://padlet.com/161774m/fgfu5xiv1qhd/wish/261800957 Privacy issues 161774m https://padlet.com/161774m/fgfu5xiv1qhd/wish/261801862 Mr Ramesh did not want his photo taken as he was rather shy]]> 2018-05-18 03:52:41 UTC https://padlet.com/161774m/fgfu5xiv1qhd/wish/261801862 Mr Lim 161771a https://padlet.com/161774m/fgfu5xiv1qhd/wish/261802105 Age: 62 years old
Experience: Has been working in HCI for 2 years
Hobbies: Visiting friends

This is Mr Lim in action, guiding lorries to their correct destination. Mr Lim guides them away from the student bodies, as they recognise lorries and trucks as a potential weapon, especially if the driver has an unsound mind. More than100 lorries, buses and vans come to school every day, so Mr Lim is hard at work almost every minute of the day]]> 2018-05-18 03:54:52 UTC https://padlet.com/161774m/fgfu5xiv1qhd/wish/261802105 Opening up the school 161774m https://padlet.com/161774m/fgfu5xiv1qhd/wish/261802148 The school takes 3 hours to open. The security staff have to do a few rounds of patrols and open up all the facilities, classrooms and the staff room.]]> 2018-05-18 03:55:18 UTC https://padlet.com/161774m/fgfu5xiv1qhd/wish/261802148 Mr Lim's motor 161771a https://padlet.com/161774m/fgfu5xiv1qhd/wish/261802341 This is a 3 wheeled mobility device that Mr Tay has 'given' Mr Lim to ease his burden of travelling around the school. It was recently upgraded from a 2 wheeled motorcycle to a 3 wheeled one, so that Mr Lim and his colleagues do not have to waste time clamming the motorcycle in the event of a emergency. It also allows the security to patrol inside the school where the small roads cannot let the buggy pass through. These motorcycles are used to respond to security calls quickly. In the event a lorry or van goes rouge, these motorcycles will be sacrificed to stop the vehicle 

Below: Mr Lim leaves to monitor the terraces]]> 2018-05-18 03:56:57 UTC https://padlet.com/161774m/fgfu5xiv1qhd/wish/261802341 Mr Tay's comments 161774m https://padlet.com/161774m/fgfu5xiv1qhd/wish/261802354 The security risk their lives at the frontline. Mr Tay commented that if the terrorist cannot bypass the gantry screening, they will detonate the bomb there. That is another scenario where the panic siren comes in]]> 2018-05-18 03:57:03 UTC https://padlet.com/161774m/fgfu5xiv1qhd/wish/261802354 Final project 161774m https://padlet.com/161774m/fgfu5xiv1qhd/wish/261802648 Mr Tay hopes to leave something behind at the end of his career at HCI. He has been putting in months of hard work into building the security control room, a room with CCTV screens that will monitor the entire school. This room will also be used in case of a terrorist attack where the police will take over and monitor the situation. We did not take a picture as it is a private project]]> 2018-05-18 03:59:42 UTC https://padlet.com/161774m/fgfu5xiv1qhd/wish/261802648 7AM Traffic 161771a https://padlet.com/161774m/fgfu5xiv1qhd/wish/261803285 Everyone takes this gate, but not everyone really notices the staff...]]> 2018-05-18 04:07:03 UTC https://padlet.com/161774m/fgfu5xiv1qhd/wish/261803285 Guards on duty 161771a https://padlet.com/161774m/fgfu5xiv1qhd/wish/261803497 This is Mr Seelan. He is part of the morning duty a special part of the security where they specialise in traffic safety. He guides parent's cars every morning to the open air car park to drop their child off.  His duty will soon end and he can go and eat his breakfast.]]> 2018-05-18 04:09:34 UTC https://padlet.com/161774m/fgfu5xiv1qhd/wish/261803497 Mr Tay 161771a https://padlet.com/161774m/fgfu5xiv1qhd/wish/261804072 Mr Tay is the head of Security in HCI, and has been working in HCI for 10 years. His primarily goal is to ensure the safety of the school, and constantly upgrading the equipments. A quote from him would be "We would match the student's schedule", which means that if there is overnight camps or activities that end late into the night, the security would work with the schedule, instead of chasing and forcing the students to go home. His rationale is that he hopes that the students would be able to grow holistically]]> 2018-05-18 04:16:09 UTC https://padlet.com/161774m/fgfu5xiv1qhd/wish/261804072 Mr Allen 161774m https://padlet.com/161774m/fgfu5xiv1qhd/wish/261804434 We met Mr Allen at the site of the injury. He was clearing the path for the stretcher to go through. In times like these, the internal team often work together to secure the parameter and ensure safety.

Mr Allen is a Malaysian who is dedicated to his job. Every day, he travels from Malaysia to HCI to do his job. He finds it cheaper to stay in Malaysia than Singapore. He wakes up at 4am everyday to go to Singapore. He is part of the internal team as he specialises in facility security. Every day, he checks the school for broken facilities or fallen trees. He often clears trees on a weekly basis. He declined having his photo taken as he was rushing back to Malaysia]]> 2018-05-18 04:19:36 UTC https://padlet.com/161774m/fgfu5xiv1qhd/wish/261804434