{"id":9012,"date":"2016-12-31T15:39:13","date_gmt":"2016-12-31T15:39:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.visakanv.com\/sg\/?p=9012"},"modified":"2018-01-13T15:11:34","modified_gmt":"2018-01-13T15:11:34","slug":"bookmarks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.visakanv.com\/sg\/bookmarks\/","title":{"rendered":"Bookmarks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/singapore\/comments\/497d4b\/wake_up_our_ideas_a_manifesto_for_the_new\/\">Wake up our ideas<\/a> \u2013 a story about generational trauma. (Compare with Tash Aw&#8217;s A Stranger At The Table)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/singapore\/comments\/72qtnx\/wanting_to_commit_suicide_over_low_gpa_what_are\/\">Life advice from one redditporean to another (suicidal over low GPA)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>music <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/singapore\/comments\/73cks9\/commentary_whats_wrong_with_made_in_singapore\/\">what&#8217;s wrong with made in Singapore?<\/a>\u00a0&#8220;When you socially engineer a people to be digits in an economic machine, the creativity &#8220;muscle&#8221; in our psyche atrophies over time.&#8221; \u2013 \/u\/kukubirdsg<\/p>\n<p>music: <a href=\"https:\/\/mothership.sg\/2017\/10\/sing-china-finalist-joanna-dong-on-sporeans-we-lack-confidence-we-need-the-recognition-of-others-to-believe-in-ourselves\/\">Sing! China finalist: we lack confidence<\/a>\u00a0&#8220;We need the recognition of others to believe in ourselves.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>music: <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20160227025432\/http:\/\/poskod.sg\/Posts\/2013\/2\/12\/Snakeweed-Soosay\">Snakeweed Soosay<\/a><\/p>\n<p>music <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/permalink.php?story_fbid=10151446465571527&amp;id=53781631526\">when the Rolling Stones played in SG in 65<\/a><\/p>\n<p>music\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bandwagon.asia\/articles\/the-expert-behind-the-60s-singapore-scene-and-what-he-has-to-say-about-ours\">The Expert Behind the 60s Singapore Scene (And What He Has to Say About Ours)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>music <a href=\"https:\/\/lionraw.com\/2012\/04\/15\/history-of-music-in-singapore\/\">history of music in singapore<\/a>\u00a0(blogpost)<\/p>\n<p>music <a href=\"https:\/\/repository.nie.edu.sg\/bitstream\/10497\/4539\/1\/A_narrative_history_of_music_in_Singapore_1819_to_the_present_a.pdf\">narrative history of music in singapore 1819 to present<\/a> (research grant \/ technical report)<\/p>\n<p>police <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/singapore\/comments\/7c9d42\/cops_of_singapore_what_was_the_most_interesting\/\">interesting cop cases<\/a><\/p>\n<p>apathy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/singapore\/comments\/79fj99\/are_singaporeans_socially_conditioned_to_be_meek\/\">Are Singaporeans socially conditioned to be meek and apathetic?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sinda <a href=\"http:\/\/www.asiaone.com\/singapore\/sinda-must-stay-focused\">SINDA must stay focused, Singapore<\/a><\/p>\n<p>chinese <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/singapore\/comments\/7cdu3i\/is_there_still_a_divide_between_singaporeans_from\/\">mandarin speaking vs english speaking<\/a><\/p>\n<p>external: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/singapore\/comments\/6gl53b\/view_singapore_through_the_lens_of_a_jtb\/\">Singapore through the lens of a Japanese tourism ad<\/a><\/p>\n<p>lit <a href=\"https:\/\/vickychong.wordpress.com\/2017\/07\/13\/death-of-a-perm-sec-by-wong-souk-yee\/\">death of a permsec review<\/a><\/p>\n<p>lit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/singpowrimo\/permalink\/1512515308863715\/\">list of Singaporean novels to review<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1ltVGeZeEnBAN6pSefevf8LEHzD8FF_zV6DbK10vHwZw\/edit\">CNY power plays<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>pressurecooker <a href=\"http:\/\/www.visakanv.com\/sg\/the-great-paper-chase-2\/\">The Great Paper Chase<\/a>, by Mary Lee [1974]<\/p>\n<p>pressure-cooker\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheStraitsTimes\/posts\/10153885016912115\">smart\u00a0articulate 17yo girl suicide<\/a><\/p>\n<p>pressure cooker 97 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/education\/how-can-97-marks-be-not-good-enough?utm_campaign=Echobox&amp;utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=Facebook&amp;xtor=CS1-10#link_time=1484351030\">marks not good enough<\/a><\/p>\n<p>pressurecooker\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gavinseng.files.wordpress.com\/2006\/06\/colin%20goh%20and%20jocelyn%20woo%20-%20paved%20with%20good%20intentions1.pdf\">paved with good intentions<\/a> \u2013 colin and yen<\/p>\n<p>$$ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/singapore\/comments\/7gs5th\/singapore_is_still_the_most_expensive_city_in_the\/\">Singapore is still the most expensive city in the world<\/a><\/p>\n<p>$$ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/singapore\/comments\/7aqm21\/what_does_articles_on_brexit_mean_exactly_when\/\">what is a &#8220;singapore style economy&#8221; to the brexiters?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/visakan.veerasamy\/posts\/10153516057543915\">&#8220;youth here lack idealism&#8221; \u2013 not true<\/a><\/p>\n<p>smart nation <a href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/world\/asia\/la-fg-singapore-smart-nation-2017-story.html\">Singapore data collection and privacy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>religion\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/notes\/samuel-caleb-wee\/death-of-a-halo-of-kong-hee-chc-and-christianity\/10151054826826458\/\">Death of a halo: of Kong Hee, CHC and Christianity<\/a><\/p>\n<p>LGBT\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blowingwind.io\/forum\/topic\/49246-we-could-have-danced-all-night-article-by-joel-tan\/\">We could have danced all night<\/a><\/p>\n<p>censorship\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/catapult.co\/stories\/journalism-and-jiujitsu\">journalism and jiu jitsu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>censorship <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/alfiansaat\/posts\/10153563036962371\">Alfian on censorship of Les Mis<\/a>\u00a0(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/notes\/gwyneth-teo\/that-same-sex-kiss-in-les-mis%C3%A9rables-did-audience-goers-really-just-watch-the-pl\/10154477666326992\">Gwyneth, too<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>history <a href=\"https:\/\/www.byline.com\/column\/23\/article\/815\">debunking the singapore story<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a 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life<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mfa.gov.sg\/content\/mfa\/overseasmission\/cairo\/press_statements_speeches\/embassy-news-and-press-releases\/2009\/200908\/press_200908_1.html\">PM Lee 2009 NDR speech<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 nuanced bits about race and religion<\/p>\n<p>geopolitics\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/georgeyeo\/posts\/10211303350761968\">George Yeo FB post about globalization and identity<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.challenge.gov.sg\/2011\/07\/i-say-what-i-think\/\">bilahari interview 2011<\/a><\/p>\n<p>land reclamation 2017 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2017\/04\/20\/magazine\/how-singapore-is-creating-more-land-for-itself.html\">How Singapore is creating more land for itself<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/notes\/red-lebrun\/dont-work-avoid-telling-the-truth-be-hated-love-someone\/435703785332\/\">adrian tan 2008 NTU convocation speech<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/singapore\/comments\/5dqitc\/women_of_rsingapore_have_you_ever_experienced\/\">Women of Singapore, have you ever faced sexual harrassment?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/donald.l.fc\/posts\/10154116378228299\">Donald Low&#8217;s posts about Singaporean decision-making around parenthood<\/a>\u00a0(sex in small spaces)<\/p>\n<p>BS\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/joe.augustin.79\/posts\/10154556675865466\">Joe Augustin on Class95 charity fundraiser<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/burpple-blog\/cafe-hopping-four-weekends-with-my-mother-in-law-f24ed5c2b331#.l3fdwurj0\">jayne talking about food with her mother-in-law<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>politics <a href=\"http:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/opinion\/pap-should-be-wary-of-being-too-intrusive\">PAP should be wary of being too intrusive<\/a><\/p>\n<p>dating\u00a0<a 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