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University Application in 2007

2011-10-08T13:00:00.000+08:00

Was tidying up my computer when I came across the essays that I wrote for my university application 4 years ago. Enjoy! In not more than 300 words, list and describe highlight of your three most valuable achievements, contributions and experience in context of three activities Army Award “No spares and tools? How am I supposed to maintain the comm sets?” My first reservist training had just

Archery Exchange!

2009-02-24T22:54:00.011+08:00

Vanessa is a Canadian-Korean who is currently doing an archery exchange in Korea right now, learning from the very best. In case you are wondering, Korea is THE powerhouse for the sport of archery. One of their top national/Olympic champion archer (Park Sung Hyun, if I'm not wrong) once remarked that it is harder to win in a Korean national competition compared to the Olympics. Go figure that out

30 Day Mental Fast for an empowering life!

2009-02-02T23:43:00.004+08:00

I had done the 30 Day Mental Fast a long time ago. It was a very enriching experience. Recently I found myself in great need of cleaning up the accumulated mental baggage and toxic waste. And what better way than the 30 Day Mental Fast?The 30 Day Mental Fast was designed by Jerry Clark, a motivational coach, to help people lead a more fulfilling and empowered life. It comprises of the following

One paperclip to rule them all!

2008-08-04T20:10:00.007+08:00

2 junior college students were so inspired by Kyle MacDonald's trading adventure that they decided to emulate him in this land of Singapore where most people would say,"no way la, paper clip change into a house, don't be crazy la!"Kyle MacDonald is the Canadian who so famously started off with a red paper clip and in a series of trades, ended up with a house in mid-2006. He got his idea from a

Hong Kong fencing trip '08 (I)

2008-07-30T15:32:00.053+08:00

This was my first trip back to Hong Kong after more than 10 years and I was not disappointed at all. One of the things that I was looking forward to was the food! Well, suffice to say, it was a gastronomically satisfying trip =DHowever this was first and foremost a fencing tournament trip (mentioned with a stiff upper lip by our coach), so no fun and games until after the competition. In that

5-6 transmission auto cars?

2008-06-23T16:49:00.003+08:00

The more gears or forward speeds a car's transmission has, the better its fuel economy. That is why some people prefer to buy a manaul transmission; it has more gear(s) than an auto car, not to mention that a manual transmission is alot cheaper than an auto gearbox, thus reducing the price of the car.However there will always be drivers who prefer the ease of driving automatics. In economics

Forex blogger - Grace Cheng

2008-06-20T15:29:00.009+08:00

If you are in the Forex business or is considering to invest in Forex, how about taking a look at http://www.gracecheng.com/? Grace graduated with an honours degree in Biology but decided to try out forex just to see if it works. She took to it like a duck to water and now Grace is a fulltime self-employed Forex trader who does trading from the comfort of her home. Besides giving regular updates

Badminton and しりとり

2008-06-19T23:40:00.011+08:00

Last Sunday's Aviva Open Singapore 2008 finals was certainly an eye opener. In case you did not know, it was a badminton competition. Yukari and I marvelled at the athletism of the players. They would probably do very well if they were to switch to fencing. The players' high speed directional changes and leaping moves were truly amazing. These were men and women at the peak of the human physical

Correction or crash?

2007-08-16T23:19:00.001+08:00

The US sub-prime mortgage crisis continues to make its mark felt as indices across the region plunged.The Jakarta Composite Index fell the most by 6.4%, made worse by concerns over a weaker rupiah. Even the Shanghai Composite Index was not spared as it dropped by 0.06%. China’s central bank has already raised the yuan’s interest rates

Musings from the wandering souvenir collector...

2007-08-14T15:52:00.001+08:00

"When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things." ‑ 1 Corinthians 13:11"Come August, I'll embark on another chapter in my life. A 4 year journey awaits in this next chapter, new wisdom, new emotions, new growth and new memories...In order to properly usher in the next phase of my life, I cleared a little

Musings of the wandering visionary...

2007-08-08T15:38:00.001+08:00

“Give a man a fish; you have fed him for today. Teach a man to fish; and you have fed him for a lifetime” — Author unknownA man was struggling to make a place for himself, a platform for him to stand on in this world. But no matter what he did, he just could not seem to amount to anything worthwhile.Along came an elder, experienced and accomplished in more ways than anyone could dream of. He was