Blinking Brink http://blinkingbrink.wordpress.com drawing thinking minds Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:35:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU en hourly 1 Some advices from Catherine Lim http://blinkingbrink.wordpress.com/2008/07/06/some-advices-from-catherine-lim/ http://blinkingbrink.wordpress.com/2008/07/06/some-advices-from-catherine-lim/#comments Sun, 06 Jul 2008 15:58:21 +0000 blinkingbrink http://blinkingbrink.wordpress.com/?p=96

Think through, speak out, stand up, and try not to be too afraid.

The above quotes are extracted from Catherine Lim’s recent video. Thank you (Catherine) for another interesting and encouraging talk.

If you spot any mistakes in the text/grammars, please feel free to leave your comments. Thanks!!

– apparently, I just realised there are quite a few mistakes after reading this excerpt online on Catherine Lim’s site, probably due to old age (can’t hear properly) and lousy ang-mo (not good in English). They are corrected now, my apology.

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Becoming a psychopath

Further readings:

  1. Democracy in Singapore, The Wall Street Journal
  2. Power and Tenacity Collide in a Singapore Courtroom, The New York Times (Need registration)
  3. Lee Vs Chee, The Singapore Daily
  4. Crossing the line into vulgarity, The Online Citizen
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After 100 days, Mas Selamat still not found. DPM & Home Affairs Minister Wong Kan Seng did not resign, not sacked, not demoted, not warned, not reprimanded, not relieved of position, no pay/bonus cut, only a half-hearted apology.

Further readings:

  1. Superintendent of detention centre sacked over Mas Selamat’s escape, channelnewsasia.com
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Map of Singapore

Further readings:

  1. ICJ awards Pedra Branca’s sovereignty to Singapore, channelnewsasia.com
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Two countries, two different boxes

Further readings:

  1. 2 Disasters, 2 Responses, Hard Hitting in the Lion City
  2. Chengdu’s quake and Myanmar’s cyclone, Simply Jean
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Cartoon for We made S$150 millions, but we still need fare hike!

Note: I’m not able to find the fare hike application being mentioned in English paper such as Straitstimes and Today. The side article in ZaoBao reported that SMRT’s plan was revealed during the Q&A session.

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food and fuel

Further readings:

  1. ‘Biofuels frenzy’ fuels global food crisis: experts, TODAYonline.com
  2. Food scientists say stop biofuels to fight world hunger, Yahoo! News
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Further readings:

  1. Mas Selamat and Government Responsibility, Siew Kum Hong
  2. The Mas Selamat Scandal: Its Impact on the Government-People Relationship, catherinelim.sg
  3. More Comments on the Mas Selamat Scandal, catherinelim.sg
  4. JI Terrorist Escape, The Singapore Daily
]]> http://blinkingbrink.wordpress.com/2008/04/27/with-huge-pay-increment-comes-great-accountability/feed/ From Mas Selamat to PAP (Pay & Accountability Playground) http://blinkingbrink.wordpress.com/2008/04/23/from-mas-selamat-to-pap-pay-accountability-playground/ http://blinkingbrink.wordpress.com/2008/04/23/from-mas-selamat-to-pap-pay-accountability-playground/#comments Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:25:27 +0000 blinkingbrink http://blinkingbrink.wordpress.com/?p=70

Further readings:

  1. TOC Editorial: Government’s lack of accountability bad for the PAP, worse for Singapore, theonlinecitizen.com
  2. The Singapore Daily 23 Apr 2008
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Further readings:

  1. Kiasu, kiasi…now complacent? straitstimes.com
  2. Daily SG: 7 Apr 2008, The Singapore Daily
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