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Next Stop Wonderland: A taxi driver in Singapore with a Stanford PhD
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A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds." - Ralph Waldo Emerson. Friday, August 14, 2009. A taxi driver in Singapore with a Stanford PhD. This is an extremely but sad (from my perspective) blog. Ageism can hit anyone in Singapore. Even a Stanford PhD is not spared. It's another number 1 for Singapore - we have the most educated taxi driver in the world. It's probably only in Singapore where we have a Stanford PhD driving a taxi. What's next? Tsinghua graduates working in KTV lounges? What ...
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Next Stop Wonderland: March 2009
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A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds." - Ralph Waldo Emerson. Monday, March 30, 2009. The blogger at the boy who knew too much. Claims that, in his own words, that he has a heightened sensitivity. This is of course bunkum because:. 1 Glutamates occur naturally in food, especially fermented/aged ones like soy sauce, fish sauce, ripe tomatoes, meat, and Parmesan cheese. The Italians get on fine with tomatoes and cheese. Much more than soy sauce. They use it on their toasts and in thei...
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Next Stop Wonderland: August 2009
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A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds." - Ralph Waldo Emerson. Friday, August 14, 2009. A taxi driver in Singapore with a Stanford PhD. This is an extremely but sad (from my perspective) blog. Ageism can hit anyone in Singapore. Even a Stanford PhD is not spared. It's another number 1 for Singapore - we have the most educated taxi driver in the world. It's probably only in Singapore where we have a Stanford PhD driving a taxi. What's next? Tsinghua graduates working in KTV lounges? The p...
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Next Stop Wonderland: November 2008
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A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds." - Ralph Waldo Emerson. Friday, November 28, 2008. ST: Putting the oomph into physics. From the Straits Times. On 28 Nov 2008:. Putting the oomph into physics. STUDENTS have been going for engineering, the life sciences and mathematics, and bypassing physics. But physicists are needed in industries here, said Senior Minister of State for Education Lui Tuck Yew yesterday. The concern, though, is over the future supply of physicists here. The numbers ...
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Next Stop Wonderland: October 2009
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A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds." - Ralph Waldo Emerson. Saturday, October 24, 2009. Myth of the 5000 year-old civilization. No - 5,000 years, and don’t forget, we invented all these things, and we’re going to go ahead in the next 5,000 years. It’s the only country where a language has survived 5,000 years, the only country by the present generation shares the same basic thinking as the past. And they’re very proud of it. Lee Kuan Yew (taken from here. Is very different from Mandar...
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Next Stop Wonderland: December 2009
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A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds." - Ralph Waldo Emerson. Thursday, December 03, 2009. ST Forum: Letting athletes train in lieu of NS not feasible. From the Straits Times Forum on 3 Dec 2009 [ link. Letting athletes train in lieu of NS not feasible. I REFER to Mr Lee Seck Kay's letter last Thursday, 'Let top male athletes train in lieu of NS'. NS ensures Singapore's national security and survival. This is the basis of the Enlistment Act, which mandates that all NS-liable males a...
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Next Stop Wonderland: Myth of the 5000 year-old civilization
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A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds." - Ralph Waldo Emerson. Saturday, October 24, 2009. Myth of the 5000 year-old civilization. No - 5,000 years, and don’t forget, we invented all these things, and we’re going to go ahead in the next 5,000 years. It’s the only country where a language has survived 5,000 years, the only country by the present generation shares the same basic thinking as the past. And they’re very proud of it. Lee Kuan Yew (taken from here. Is very different from Mandar...
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Next Stop Wonderland: February 2009
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A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds." - Ralph Waldo Emerson. Saturday, February 14, 2009. The Kent Ridge Common. I must say that I am impressed by this new independent student daily. From the National University of Singapore. I wish I had something like this to read during my time in NUS. As an undergraduate in NUS many years ago, I found the student publication like The Ridge to be feeble and boring. Instead of addressing pertinent issues like scholarships for foreigners. Interested i...
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Next Stop Wonderland: November 2009
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A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds." - Ralph Waldo Emerson. Saturday, November 28, 2009. Singapore has a relatively low voluntary blood donation rate because many people are apathetic, afraid of blood, ineligible for various health reasons, etc. Blood stocks tend to be low at the end of the year and there will probably be a public call for more blood donors soon. Which is next door. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile. Also, comments are moderated&...