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Newspaper Rage II

How about just “Moronic”. We get it, your mummy-daddy or your elite JC or whatever made you study Western literature. This is assholic writing. The author goes on to talk about how Finland has done education its own way and … Continue reading

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ISEAS forum on shark fin industry

Featuring CITES committee member Giam Choo-Hoo, ACRES’ Louis Ng, 2 other panelists. Moderator: Tan Keng Jin. Slide on basic shark taxonomy & biology Other shark product uses: liver oil, shagreen leather for polishing wood & grating wasabi Sacred to some … Continue reading

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Ice fishing

“Sere” isn’t a word one would use often in my country, but it well descibes my husband’s: withered, dry, just after the solstice of an unusually snowless winter that leaves the brown grass naked. Even though it has been mild … Continue reading

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Why PAGE is wrong

Written to a family friend who forwarded PAGE’s latest email bulletin. Someone very close to me did his/her undergrad thesis on PPSMI. I am not at liberty to share it but I understand it was highly praised by people who … Continue reading

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The Budget and Its Shadow

Talk by Teh Chi Chang (REFSA, Research for social advancement based in KL). Background from financial industry. Book: “Budget: How the Government is spending our money” pub last year. 1st year tt Pakatan has come out w Shadow Budget,previously only … Continue reading

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Nature Society of Singapore 2011 conference

Again, on-the-fly unedited notes. Papers atthis conf will be published in 2012. Woke up late cos moved hse yest anddidnt want to pry selfout of bed.. came in ard noon, Prof Cheong Loong Fah speakingon insect conservation. Saproxylic = feed … Continue reading

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AWARE roundtable on Technology and Gender

It’s been years since I blogged regularly and I’m trying to get back to writing by having installed the WordPress Android app on my phone, but am still finding myself lazy to write. This and the previous post on the … Continue reading

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Singapore’s dream of a Green Corridor

The reason why the below is sort of incoherent is because I was taking notes on my G1 phone during the meeting. I have chosen not to edit it for authenticity =) I’ve added hyperlinks; some subsequent comments are in … Continue reading

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Android client test

This is to see if I can upload posts from my G1 using the Android WordPress client.

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