Life’s lessons from a piece of art

The Singapore Art Museum featured the works of Boerhanoedin Affandi Koesoema in a joint partnership with Credit Suisse. Dubbed “a painter genius” by the Times Magazine, Affandi is known for using his hands instead of paintbrushes to manipulate oil paints directly on the canvas. He has a tendency to use strong colors such as green, red and yellow, which encapsulates the moods of the subjects in his painting.

The candidate that does substantial damages at the polls

SINGAPORE - What do Joshua Benjamin Jeyaretnam (JBJ), Sylvia Lim and Francis Seow have in common? A little known fact that most take for granted is that all three were formerly part of the establishment.

Cutting the corners for our defense spending

SINGAPORE – “The foreign diplomat’s nightmare begins with an increase in a nation’s defense spending” or so as the saying goes. Yet, there is some truth in that. Lewis Fry Richardson and Anatol Rapopot have mathematically demonstrated the implications of increased defense spending within a regional polity. Simply put, after one nation increases defense spending, its neighbors interprets this as an act of potential belligerence, and it too ups its defense spending.

Discouraging suspension from school as a form of punishment

SINGAPORE – I was on particularly good terms with a schooling kid by the name of Jeremy (surname with-held to protect identity) who lives within the vicinity of my neighbourhood. He was a sporty child, albeit with a rebellious streak. However, he didn’t show his rebellious nature when I interacted with him, I guess because a certain type of chemistry that cemented our friendship and amicable respect for each other was there.

Realizing the fruits of reforms within our educational system

SINGAPORE - Having been through our education system as a science student, I somehow developed a cynical view of the process that students go through. “Rote-learning”, “memorizing”, “regurgitation” and “being exam-smart” were all apt description of the way we were being educated.

Analyzing vulgarities on a piece of receipt

SINGAPORE – Miss Stephanie Chok of The Online Citizen reported an incident in which a construction worker from China was issued a receipt containing obscenities when he purchased a top-up Singtel card from a shop. The top of the receipt screamed “F**k U”, and the bottom was signed off with a “F**k your mother” message”. Apparently, this is an instance of a hate message by the perpetrator.

Alternative media in the education of our future generation

The last few days, I had to don the green uniform to answer my reservist call-up. Expecting proceedings to be part of a formality, I didn’t expect to bring home a pleasant surprise through another fellow national serviceman whom I met along the way.

Singapore to tighten the inflow of foreigners

SINGAPORE – Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced that Singapore will be tightening the inflow of foreigners at the Nanyang Technological University Students’ Union Ministerial Forum yesterday. Less foreigners will be admitted as compared with the previous years.

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