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Ecclesiastes 3:1: "There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven:"
Philippians 3:14: "I press on towards the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenwards in Christ Jesus"
Isaiah 40:31: "But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength.They will soar on wing like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint"
Isaiah 2:4: He will judge between the nations and will settle disputes for many peoples. They will beat their swords into ploughshares and their spears into hooks. Nation will not take up sword against nation, nor will they train for war anymore."
About Me
The writer is currently an Undergraduate at the University of Birmingham, UK. He wishes to espouse an amalgamation of entries and thoughts in this site with the aim not just to entertain but to provoke discussion, especially on his write ups on social issues and current affairs. Apart from heavily engaging in this activity, he enjoys a wide range dramas and musicals, especially those that carry insightful messages. He is also a self proclaimed music critic, a history buff and most recently a novelist and a scriptwriter. He holds a strong interest in the workings of macro-economics, particularly international trade policies and international development, Post-Modernism/Post-Structuralism as well as International Political Economy. Any discussion with regards his write ups or interests is most appreciated. Do kindly use the Guestbook function located below, leaving some means of contact. Alternatively, click on the “contact me” function above.
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Confluence 2007 *
2007-07-21 8:41 p.m.
Very short entry here because I want to start writing big articles. Went for Confluence 2007, some effort by students (Singaporean Students) to bring overseas and local Singaporean students together. I gathered pretty alright information (pamphlets and the like) fro the careers seminar, and got intercepted by a nice man from an organization that I cannot mentioned out loud on this site. It’s a very attractive job though. Lunch was average in my opinion. The afternoon was spent listening to Dr. Ng Eng Hen, Singapore Manpower Minister and second Minister for defence delivering his speech on the topic (which I think is not phrased correctly) “Globalisation-Can Singapore endure?”. His approach was mostly, if not all, on economic globalisation, which is alright, but not covering the issue collectively. Q&A time was also just ok, typical questions and well, typical answers. I should have asked something, given that Anchit and Alex Yeo (my debate seniors in NJC) said that it was a tradition for debaters to ask questions in such conferences. I actually wanted to ask him about Singapore’s position on aid to Third World countries but decided against it.
Nicholas asked him something about Singapore’s relationship with ASEAN versus China and another student asked him whether, given the facts now, whether it was right for Singapore to have voted for the invasion of Iraq. Ok, so after all the talk, Chih Hung, asked, (or politely requested), that I be one of the students to approach Dr. Ng in the foyer area later. So yes, a group of us from a range of universities did so. The conversation well was very politically correct in terms of phrasing, but really no harm was meant. I mean it’s not all the time you get to meet a government minister. Oh, I think my picture was taken so I may be in tommorow’s papers or tonight’s news. Oh yes, meant a couple of old faces—Eik Feng, Jin Yang and Jerald (old ACS friends) and Nicholas and Dilane. Networked a bit.
Ok, from now on, I will introduce to you my favourite entries on this site. So go to the “Older entries” link and the list of entries will be there. Those with an asterisk (*) behind the title are my favourite entries—worth ones to read and comment more on. This will include the 2003 entries that I archived. Right.
