Archive for August, 2008

Meritocracy?

Opinion, Singapore on August 29th, 2008 No Comments

http://theonlinecitizen.com/2008/08/danger-in-our-education-system
I truly enjoy the writings of theonlinecitizen, more so given that I know some of the writers in real life.
More things which caught my eye:
Scholarships Issue:
http://www.straitstimes.com/ST%2BForum/Story/STIStory_270233.html
http://www.todayonline.com/articles/272718.asp
(from reading the TODAY article, I have just discovered that I do not live in “public” housing. I live in a HUDC flat, which is semi-public…???)
Table Tennis Issue:
http://theonlinecitizen.com/2008/08/ms-lee-bee-wah-a-new-broom-sweeps-indiscriminately
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Of Fireworks and Meritocracy

Opinion, Singapore on August 18th, 2008 1 Comment

The past few weeks have passed in a flurry, in a rather hectic 3 week mix of Police attachment, scholarship ceremonies and media interviews.
Police attachment was an eye opener, although it came at a rather bad time. It was a really good way to be exposed to the force (though a rather sanitised version of [...]

H3 Economics

Personal on August 2nd, 2008 3 Comments

To the juniors:
Here’s a set of H3 Economics notes that I did up last year. Use it and add onto it!

H3 ECONOMICS PREP SHEET

1. It’s not a substitute for reading up and studying- you must read the recommended books in the syllabus outline! And much more!
2. I’ve only done notes for two our of the [...]