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W4D5

Posted on May 19, 2012 by visa

Today was largely a t-shirt day. I woke up late because I slept way too late yesterday. I collected t-shirts and went to the Esplanade to sell them. Didn’t sell as many as I was hoping to, but still sold … Continue reading →

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W4D4

Posted on May 18, 2012 by visa

Today I wrote an article and a half. I made some progress on learning to play Exit Music (For A Film). I met the guys who I will be playing music with, for money. I had maggi goreng pattaya at … Continue reading →

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W4D3: Minor Epiphany

Posted on May 17, 2012 by visa

Minor epiphanies never come on schedule. They hit you when you least expect it, when you’re usually unprepared for them. That’s part of their beauty. What’s important is that you exploit them, that you make the most of them. I … Continue reading →

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What I Learnt From 90 Weeks Of Self-Quantification

Posted on May 12, 2012 by visa

In 2010 I enlisted into the Singapore Armed Forces as part of my National Service. 102 weeks of service, to be precise. About 10 weeks into it, I realized that I hadn’t done anything worth mentioning. I hadn’t learnt anything … Continue reading →

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Why Singapore needs more Designated Smoking Areas

Posted on May 11, 2012 by visa

I stepped outside of Changi City Point Mall earlier today and I noticed a bunch of smokers around the fringes- near the carpark, near the perimeter, near the outer limits. This strikes me as socially undesirable. It’s sub-optimal for the … Continue reading →

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Refining my political stance: Why I no longer identify as Anti-PAP

Posted on May 10, 2012 by visa

My goal as a social commentator used to be to try and criticize the government in a witty and intelligent way that was accessible to the common person. I felt that there was a gap to be filled- intelligent criticism … Continue reading →

Posted in Nation-Building, Personal Development, Politics, Singapore | 9 Comments

W3D2: A Level BMT

Posted on May 9, 2012 by visa

There are 28 weeks between the end of my National Service and my GCE ‘A’ Levels, which I am taking as a private candidate. I have many thoughts about this. It’s hard to express everything all at once. (This is … Continue reading →

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Accessible lectures on YouTube superior to what you’ll get in school

Posted on May 4, 2012 by visa

It’s really interesting to study Mathematics through YouTube. The lecturers are compelled to make their lectures good, because the best lectures win the most views- and we click the videos with the most views, so there’s an element of natural … Continue reading →

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Swarm Intelligence and God: How we are already are a part of something greater than ourselves.

Posted on May 2, 2012 by visa

Have you ever observed an ant colony, and noticed that there appears to be a greater intelligence guiding the ants’ collective behaviour? Each individual ant is relatively clueless about what it’s doing, but it serves a role in something greater … Continue reading →

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Animal Farm and National Education

Posted on April 25, 2012 by visa

Have you ever read Animal Farm? It’s a book by George Orwell, reflecting events leading up to and during the Stalin era before World War II. The novel addresses not only the corruption of the revolution by its leaders but … Continue reading →

Posted in Nation-Building, Politics, Singapore | 2 Comments