okok. im just saying..

-that leroy guy from american idol was totally funnay.

-almost all the guys in my msn that went for bmt have nicks related to bmt its becoming a cliche. almost.

nothin else.

remember the stripper from singapore idol? check this out, his website:
Note: his pictures are not for the faint hearted

http://stevenlim.net/

Note to all looking for outdoor companies to work as freelance instructors.

These are the following companies tat i've found:

1. Ace Adventure
466A Geylang Rd Singapore 389425
Tel : 6841 6918

2. Climb Adventure (Pacific) Pte Ltd
10 Hoe Chiang Rd #01-04/05
Tel : 6220 3305

3. Outdoor Consultants Pte Ltd
328A King George's Ave Singapore 208568
Tel : 6293 9335

4. SPARKc @ Marine Parade
1410 East Coast Parkway Singapore 468962
Tel : 6445 0510

5. Adventure Activities Consultant
Ofc
Tel : 6367 2422

6. Camp High Achiever
9 Shenton Way #06-01/02
Tel : 6254 0747

7. Creative Training Systems Pte Ltd
213A East Coast Rd
Tel : 6345 5938

8. Focus Adventure
3 Lim Teck Kim Rd #09-02 Singapore Technologies Bldg
Tel : 6225 6284

9. Outdoor Adventures Pte Ltd
1 Gunner Lane
Tel : 6278 9823


10. Rocky Outdoors Pte Ltd
Blk 531 Up Cross St #03-42 Hong Lim Complex-Blk 531
Tel : 6536 8580

I've not confirmed whether they are lookin for ppl, i onli searched yellow pages
If your wanna sign up together or anything juz sms me and i'll call them...=)

Proposal: Dinner at cartel

Date: 5th 6th Jan 05 (Thursday)
Time: 7pm
Venue: Outside plaza sing

in view of the recent failure to organise the so called bbq/potluck at urbans house/chalet ... i propose another gathering wayyy in advance!!! since i think most of us prolly wont get to see each other any time soon soon, by the time its time for the gathering.. we'll be missing everyone so much tt we'll find plenty of things to do even tho we'll jus be doing the things we usually do!! and what other time is better for gatherings than during chinese new year!!!! yeeasss!! our yu sheng dinner gotta happen k... mmm ns ppl.. we'll try to work things out!! feedback prease!

Popularity?
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/12.12/view.html?pg=2

http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/sub/forum/story/
0,5562,293457,00.html?
Jan 1, 2005

Our smart students not willing to think critically

I FIND it ironic that after decades of praising the education system for producing students who are adept at memorising formulas, a skill that has enabled them to be world beaters in international mathematics and science competitions, the Government now wants youths who are able to express their opinions about what sort of Singapore they want to build.

Unfortunately, as in the case of the bilingual policy, we cannot have our cake and eat it, a fact that has taken the Government some time to figure out.

The more we reward students for their ability to memorise model answers, the less willing students will be to use their critical minds. Why should they risk getting low grades by expressing critical, unorthodox views when it is so easy for them to just be spoon-fed by their teachers?

In his article, 'Lost generation or future leaders: Our call' (ST, Dec 30), Mr Verghese Matthews questions whether figures of authority have instilled in young people the critical spirit and the moral courage to use it for the good of society.

He is optimistic that there is hope yet for Singapore's future: 'I am confident that there are many young critical thinkers in our society who are testing the waters.'

I applaud Mr Matthews' attempt to bring into public discussion the question of whether enough is being done to encourage critical thinking among Singaporean youths, but alas his article has come two decades too late for my generation.

Having gone to a top secondary school and junior college, and now doing my undergraduate studies at a local university, I can safely say that there is an appalling lack of passionate, critical thinkers, even among the intellectual elite of Singapore's youth.

It is not that my generation does not have smart people with critical-thinking skills. The problem is that too many of my peers lack the moral courage to speak out after going through an education system that rewards conformity and punishes originality.

We have become a generation of sheep, too afraid to challenge the authority of our herders. The few wolves left among us who do challenge the status quo run the risk of being labelled as anarchists and troublemakers.

It is no wonder that many have become so jaded that they no longer feel it worth their while to carry on expressing their views, choosing instead to either remain quiet or to head for greener pastures elsewhere, in which case they run the risk of being labelled as 'quitters'.

In both cases, the ultimate loser is Singapore, for conformity results in stagnation, while 'invention is always born of dissension', as the French philosopher Jean-Francois Lyotard so rightly pointed out.

In 1784, the great German philosopher Immanuel Kant wrote his famous essay 'What is Enlightenment?' in which he appealed to his countrymen to have the courage and resolution to use their own reasoning skills instead of blindly depending on the authority of so-called experts. More than two centuries on and in a country far away from his beloved Prussia, his emotional appeal still remains relevant.

Sadly, the works of Kant seldom take pride of place on the bookshelves of many of our policy-makers, who would much rather fill their shelves with more 'practical' books, such as those by economist John Maynard Keynes.

The price Singapore is paying for their narrow reading habits is an entire generation of lost sheep: Gen S. My generation.

Jamie Han Li Chou

mm... good read? for information yah...
http://brianrazorback.blogspot.com/

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