Then all the dead opened their cold palms ( Read more... )

Today in the inside cover of the ST Chua Mui Hoong talked about how she feels Singapore is still home regardless of the changes globalisation has wrought on this country. One particular phrase in the middle of the article struck me forcefully: "...the Marina Bayfront area did not feel like home, more like a place to impress foreigners ( Read more... )

Of all the things i can spend my time on, I chose to volunteer for a National Heritage Board event! i almost kinda regretted it sitting in for the volunteer briefing amongst a sea of RJ/VJ/other JC kids looking to boost their CIP hours. the introduction by the Heritage Board organiser was pretty inspiring though. This year's Heritage Fest, which is ( Read more... )

read the title of this webpage.

http://www.exampaper.com.sg/tuition-class-schedule

brilliant.

There are many truths of which the full meaning cannot be realised until personal experience has brought it home.
John Stuart Mill

How true.

i'm being sustained by the coffee smells wafting from the back row. Quantity demandedddd

There is no Chinese in the group of Elders. Significance? http://www.theelders.org

omg i just had to resort to using pliers to open a dastardly tin of sainsbury's corned beef! ugh what the hell is up with the stupid key thing??

i feel a tinge of annoyance whenever someone (esp non-westerners) say "Cheers" in place of "thank you" or "you're welcome". What's with cheers? It sounds half-hearted, ungrateful and condescending, made worse by the low and thoughtless tones it is uttered in. And if the non-westerners say it, it sounds even more forced and unnatural.

finished my stats tutorial finally, whilst plodding through lecture slides and constantly referring to the notes! omg first test is next week.  I am studiously avoiding doing any more work tonight. the weight of maths is crushing me (seriously, why did I do economics?) and i need to breathe by reading something literary for a change. Let's read The ( Read more... )