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Just when we got comfy with HBL, HBL ends. | In some years, the mid-year school holidays start a little bit early, like in the last week of May. But here we are in the first week of May, and today’s the last day ...
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Dear YiXi Qian,
I don’t patronise Starbucks as often as I’d like. It’s not so much about their coffee that I want to go there for. I don’t particularly like their cakes either, except perhaps that caramel ...
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It was sad enough to read about the death of national serviceman Private Dominique Sarron Lee’s death back in 2012, and subsequently the sad circumstances surrounding the incident, as well as other deaths in the Singapore ...
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The university semester in Singapore is already underway for a few weeks. But our American counterparts are only just getting started. Looking through all the Back to School write-ups, I’m finding myself rather surprised at ...
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This year we welcome freshmen to the school that’s 8th in Computer Science and Information Systems according to the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2013. I don’t know if we were very good at scoring points, or ...
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This place in Sentosa used to be a free entry. That’s what I remembered from when I visited eons ago, the only other time I’ve visited this Butterfly Park. Nowadays, it costs $16 per adult. Once inside, you get to ...
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Suppose I’m sitting for an exam. The question paper is in front of me, and I’m reading a long essay question. I’m uncomfortable to answer it. What do you think, if I wrote down for my answer: “What do you ...
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It’s an interesting thought. What if one day, you select a university education by comparing prices, facilities, location, bundled freebies, guarantees, loan schemes, and reviews? What if one day, your university education ...
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I’d never guess, but apparently professorship can be rated as a high risk job. In our tiny island of Singapore, look at how many professors have been injured on the job. It seems like the university can be very much as ...
