First of all , I would like to thank this man for being a good friend and a teacher of mine . He is 1 man who can tolerate our nonsense in sec 5 . The bond he formed with my class is unbelievable , especially for a man who has barely taught us for a year , we also meet often subsequently , to say the least Gary and I .

When the news of his death came , my mind became a blank . I was totally devastated and overwhelmed as I had wanted to meet him in the coming weeks to catch up with old times . I was wondering how did a man like him just died like that . He is simply a good guy

Students told in testimonials that he is a dedicated teacher who gives tuition even after working hours . We also learned that he is frugal through reading the newspapers which says that he is given 28k by his grandfather to buy a car , instead of doing so he used the money to further his studies . However , with us he splurged $400+ to give the class a treat on the last day of his lesson with us . I can never question his generosity .

It is such a shame he left too soon and to die by drowning is the last thing people would expect of a water sports athlete . No amount of tears will bring him back . We will remember the times we had together and I hope he's enjoyed his time with us too . *We will remember you.

FROM :

http://dissidentlayman.blogspot.com/2007/11/tribute-stephen-loh.html

Remembering our great pal!

Stephen,

i remembered the days when our entire dragonboat team was training... amongst your batch, u were the few who stand out among the rest... really missed those days when we had to do so many push ups, chin ups, runs and circuit training in the gym. I remembered you telling me how bored you were of your job with Chartered before u went into NIE and your plan to study overseas in sports management. TO be frank, i enjoyed talking to you as you are humble and frank. I was shocked to hear about the incident when i was overseas and i could only let my tears flow as i stand at your house... in front of your picture. We have lost a good brother and friend... I will always remember our numerous training days, victory dinners and our chats... always remembering our good brother...

From NTU dragons (graduated 1999)