Yes I know. It is only Christmas Eve today. There is still another week left in 2008. And we all know a lot can happen in a week! Think of the excitement around the stuck Singapore flyer last night. Does not sound like a big deal, unless you happen to be stuck up there for [...]
Archive for the ‘Back to school’ Category
Good Bye 2008, Hello 2009
Posted in Back to school, Personal on December 24, 2008 | 4 Comments »
On blogging
Posted in Back to school, New media, Personal on November 20, 2008 | 7 Comments »
A few months ago, I wrote a post on blogging that generated more attention that this entire blog had since its inception. I think I provoked very strong responses which I actually did appreciate. And some good did come out of that. That is good.
Recently, there was a lot of controversy around the whole issue [...]
When I was 17 …
Posted in Back to school, Personal on November 5, 2008 | 20 Comments »
Have you even heard the song “It was a very good year”? I am not sure who the original was. The famous version is by one of my favourite singers of all time, ‘ole blue eyes’ Frank Sinatra. More recently, it was done by Robbie Williams who I actually like a lot as well. Didn’t [...]
Banana man
Posted in Back to school, Personal on November 4, 2008 | 1 Comment »
One of you mentioned something I haven’t heard for a long time. You mentioned the idea of a banana to describe Singaporeans like me who in spite of looking outwardly ethnically Chinese, can’t really speak much Chinese. You know, the whole yellow outside, white inside thing.
I first heard it used rather derogatorily in Primary school [...]
Words of Wisdom
Posted in Back to school, Personal on October 8, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Another entry from an email message that I got recently. Evidently, these are 11 rules Bill Gates shared on a visit to a High school. Words of wisdom from Mr Microsoft.
Rule 1: Life is not fair – get used to it!
Rule 2: The world won’t care about your self-esteem. The world will expect
you to accomplish [...]
Future Life Partners
Posted in Back to school, LA, Personal on September 4, 2008 | 5 Comments »
AFP – Thursday, September 4
PARIS (AFP) – – Men tend to wind up with life partners who look like their mother, while a woman is lured to a partner who looks like her father, scientists reported on Wednesday.
Heterosexuals are deeply attracted to individuals whose faces are similar to that of their opposite-sex parent, they said, [...]
Decisions, decisions
Posted in Back to school, Personal on September 3, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I don’t know if you remember when you were younger and wanted to decide things for yourself, but couldn’t. Your parents decided everything for you. It annoyed you and you wish for the day when you can decide things for yourself.
The day comes and it isn’t as much fun as you thought it would be. [...]
If I was not a teacher
Posted in Back to school, Personal on August 29, 2008 | 6 Comments »
As part of the Teachers’ Day celebration today, there was actually a theme which some of us supported, especially for the staff lunch. The theme goes something like ‘If I was not a teacher…’. Interesting isn’t it? What would life be like if things had been different? For those of you interested, these were the [...]
Happy Teachers’ Day (II)
Posted in Back to school, Personal on August 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
You know all about sequels. So I shall have one too.
In the previous school I was in, I was there for about 6 years. I am proud to say that in those 6 years, I never took one day of MC. The same in my current school. I have only been here for less than [...]
Angels and Demons
Posted in Back to school, Personal on August 28, 2008 | 14 Comments »
I am sure you have heard by now that another of Dan Brown’s highly formulaic, but nevertheless highly entertaining novels will be released on film. Should be fun. Liked the book. But this is not what this post is about.
One thing that has been disturbing me recently is the whole issue of how do we [...]
