Bandung is a city of 9 million people and growing. It is a sprawling urban mass spread across a huge mountain plateau 750m above sea level and surrounded by mountains. The buildings are low in height by developed country standards, and you will seldom see a building more than 3 or 4 storeys high. I'm not sure if it lies in the earthquake zone, but ( Read more... )

The Maris Stella High School school song

曲：沈光辉 词：梁厚祥

煌煌海星 圣母圣名 炳炳烺烺 永放光明

高悬世海 照彻狮城 指明正路 引导前程

振兴教化 乐育群英 阐扬学术 陶冶性情

励以名节 持以坚贞 勋以道德 动以至诚

勿荒勿怠 精益求精 勤勉忠勇 校训是行

This is my primary school song which I sang daily after reciting the national pledge and singing the national anthem, AND saying the Lord's prayer.

I am from a secular English speaking family. Each day I ( Read more... )

Looking up at the stars, I know quite well
That, for all they care, I can go to hell,
But on earth indifference is the least
We have to dread from man or beast.

How should we like it were stars to burn
With a passion for us we could not return?
If equal affection cannot be,
Let the more loving one be me.

Admirer as I think I am
Of stars that do ( Read more... )

Did this for a class project. The model is my parent's domestic worker. I chose the pop art style to reflect the ubiquity of having domestic workers in S'pore such that it has become our "pop" culture ( Read more... )

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Been hooked onto this game - playing the version Monster Hunter 2 - Freedom (MH2F) on the PSP. It takes a lot of skill, patience and knowledge to be a good hunter. Got to understand how the monster behaves to anticipate its attacks, exploit its weaknesses such as elemental damage and vulnerable spots, and sneak in some damage inbetween its attacks ( Read more... )

A mindmap with a few explanation slides summarizing the major concepts in Daniel Goleman's 2006 book of the same name.

Social Intelligence
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In his book, "Social Intelligence", published 10 years after his groundbreaking book "Emotional Intelligence - redefining what it means to be smart" (1996), Goleman argues for compassion and empathy as a measure of social intelligence, based on new findings from neuro-sociology ( Read more... )

It was a wet wild time. I ran around with my wet shirt tied around my head as a bandanna, with a bazooka water gun slung behind my back and a medium sized water gun held in my hands. I got slapped on with powder and zapped by random people, all in the name of fun. It was one big party on the streets and everyone was soaked with water and a joyful ( Read more... )

The 1920s Art Deco movement was such a resplendent, dizzying and magnificent period in the history of art. What can beat the Hollywood glamour, the posh streamline sedans, the golden steeple of the Chrysler building, the ornate woods and stones that go into luxurious Art Deco furniture, jewellery and ornaments? Singapore's most famous Art Deco ( Read more... )

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