EduCampSG4 on Fri 15 Jun 2012: 2.00pm @ ITE College East goo.gl/fb/ja40o Sent 1 hour ago U@live | Featuring Louis Ng (ACRES), 23 May 2012: 7.30pm @ Shaw Foundation Alumni House goo.gl/fb/7AX7x Sent 1 hour ago During #ICCS coastal cleanup prep mtgs, helps that I've eyeballed most sites...
EduCampSG4 on Fri 15 Jun 2012: 2.00pm @ ITE College East goo.gl/fb/ja40o Sent 1 hour ago U@live | Featuring Louis Ng (ACRES), 23 May 2012: 7.30pm @ Shaw Foundation Alumni House goo.gl/fb/7AX7x Sent 1 hour ago During #ICCS coastal cleanup prep mtgs, helps that I've eyeballed most sites...
So, how much waste did we generate today? goo.gl/fb/SgXZi Sent 51 minutes ago German Soccer Captain Phillip Lahm "We stand for a democratic society, for ... fairness and tolerance, for integration" bit.ly/JmuMvw Sent 10 hours ago Berlin-Brandenburg airport opening delayed, 10,000 gues...
I meet my cycling kakis, Zendogs , as usual tomorrow and we will move out at 6.30am from Holland Village Starbucks. Then we head via ECP to Changi, a fast pleasant route along a not so crowed coastal park connector at that time in the morning. Two might join us at the western end of E...
I noticed that some emails were being sent to my spam email folder so please bear with me if you’re receiving this same message again. I came across your blog http://coastalcleanup.wordpress.com/2012/02/23/vjc-ip-students-learn-about-local-marine-life-threats-how-to-make-a-difference/...
I noticed that some emails were being sent to my spam email folder so please bear with me if you’re receiving this same message again. I came across your blog http://coastalcleanup.wordpress.com/2012/02/23/vjc-ip-students-learn-about-local-marine-life-threats-how-to-make-a-difference/...
Don’t you think it’s time for a night out? A special post-exam treat for sons, daughters, nephews and nieces… A chance to catch up with old schoolmates… An evening with your lovely wife/charming husband… 450 students from all three schools have been putting in hours of rehearsal since...
[Zendogs 2.0] We explore the Far West tommorow http://t.co/UMVu5OZY Sent 21 minutes ago Details of tomorrow’s far west ride in Lim Chu Kang http://t.co/1lIBA4wL Sent 43 minutes ago @saylinsays yes of course, join the facebook group too: https://t.co/UrazWhUt Sent 48 minutes ago Tomorr...
Tomorrow’s Zendogs bicycle ride explores Lim Chu Kang cemetery roads, will be a touring ride; we will do some part of this route: HV Starbucks – Ghim Moh PCN, Ulu Pandan PCN – Jurong East Ave 1/Road – NTU – LCK/Murai/Ama Keng – Jln Bahtera – Kranji – Sg Kadut – Pang Sua PCN – Bt Batok...
It is a classic David and Goliath tale. In the version that has just played out here, the ‘David’ is Subway Niche, a home-grown chain of five outlets selling nonya kueh, cakes and pastries, taken to court by American sandwich giant Subway for the use of the word ‘Subway’ in its name. ...
So there I was on a roof in the hot sun. I had parted ways with some people and was making my way down to the ground floor. I saw mat in an alcove and guessed it was a prayer mat Muslims in the building used when they came up to pray. There had to be a way down that way and indeed som...
A planet in trouble needs us. Volunteers in the natural history community who are doing something for the public or individuals concerned about the environment making an effort in your daily life, you can easily fill this in to add to the billion acts of green pledged.
“I Think, I Care, I Act – reflections from 15 years of battling marine trash in Singapore” N. Sivasothi aka Otterman Coordinator, International Coastal Cleanup Singapore Abstract – biologist N. Sivasothi aka Otterman fell in love with the shores of Singapore which are home to amazing ...
The Intern, who is also the Manpower Captain for the International Coastal Cleanup Singapore gets to ask, “what happened to the deadline?!” *sweats* Soon I shall be a free man, will get ICCS operations up and running and can torment my ICCS Captains . For now, though, I will lay low. ...
I'd finished a meeting at Sungei Buloh Wetlands Reserve last Saturday (28 Feb 2009) and both my muddy students were there as well to conduct mudskipper observations. Theresa Su (TSLT) came by and feasted on the excellent mee siam provided for the meeting and after that we checked in o...
"Queen, their finest moment at Live Aid," by Peter Stanford. The Telegraph, 24 Sep 2011. Queen stole the show in front of a worldwide audience of two billion at Live Aid. Link Queen would go on to perform the momentus Wembley concert in 1986. The videos are on YouTube and DVD and in t...
It's the last day of lessons at NUS so my honours students burst through the door to mark the occasion. These three have been with me for two years – Meryl Theng (Ottergirl), Amanda Tan (Red Jungle Fowl/Smammal Girl) and Mei Ailian (Catgirl) and owe me blood, amongst other things. It'...
I have a mac meetup to look forward to this Friday the 13th of April 2012. I get to sit down with my buddies and chat about technology, education, digital literacy and mac apps of course. We’ve been doing this since 1999 and it reached a peak in 2003/4 with meetup.com when we met ever...
@ 5828888 not at all Sent 46 minutes ago Earthquake off west coast of north Sumatra, in Indian Ocean, magnitude 8.7 http://t.co/tF3JZQei Sent 1 hour ago RT @NUS_Press : Scientists revolt against "Evil" Elsevier! @guardian Wellcome Trust joins 'academic spring' http://t.co/wBspEANP Sen...
My Powerbook is restarted every once in awhile , which might be in days or weeks. I don’t shut down when I shuttle between home, work, lectures and meetings but these days, the frequent system updates will force us to do this. Still, if the mac acts up, this is the first thing I do. M...
Well even Google has pitched in, using the Ministry of Health’s “weekly publication of statistics on local infectious disease situation ” to plot Singapore data. Based on the successful Google Flu Trends in which aggregate search query trends mirrored estimates of flu seasons provided...
“The tanks, large enough to hold one-quarter of Singapore’s daily water needs, are being built in nature reserve land. The site selected is a hill overlooking Upper Peirce Reservoir, which is off Old Upper Thomson Road. The $66-million project will occupy 11 ha of land. Known as the c...
Event highlights from the St. Andrew’s Carnival this Saturday, 7th April 2012 http://t.co/QRr3FaLT Sent 1 hour ago @ShahiranSahari convenor says 5pm Sent 2 hours ago @Saints_Rugby will you be tweeting the B Div final? Will try to set it up for Mr Yee Teck Peng if so. Let me know, than...
Ann Yik Seow Hwa is a zoology grad from 1998 and turned ice-cream maker who set up the The Ice Cream Gallery in 2005. How did she learn to do that? Well for the core aspect of making ice cream, she actually apprenticed with an ice-cream maker, working for free in payment for learning ...
A message from the St. Andrew’s Parents-Teacher Association who must be hard at work in preparations for the carnival, now just a week away! The St Andrew’s 150th Anniversary Carnival will be held on Saturday 7th April 2012: 9am to 5pm at St Andrew’s Village, Potong Pasir Ave 3 For mo...
This year, the Earth Hour banner this year bears the phrase “60+”, which means its time to do more beyond the act that started it all – turning off the lights for an hour. Many will dim lights from 8:30pm till 9:30pm on Saturday 31 March as will StarHub’s retail shops and Customer Ser...
“Find your passion with the rejuvenated Raffles Museum Toddycats!” – Raffles Museum Toddycats, 29 Mar 2012: link “Bike Hour is not complicated – “just get on your bike and pedal the sucker” – Cycling in Singapore, 19 Mar 2012: link “Rent a bicycle and ride along Sungei Punggol and Sun...
“Never in my life have I experienced each week passing by so quickly. This year has been filled with a whirlwind of activities for me, and my eyes widen upon the reminder that it is only March. Perhaps I should not have signed up for so many things in the first place, but nothing woul...
Join us in April to meet a relentless champion for the environment and science to hear about his beliefs and values! Professor Leo Tan graduated in PhD in Science from NUS in 1974. Throughout a distinguished career in research, education and public service, Professor Tan has been a vo...
“As of today, the national blood stock level is about 1,200 units, enough for the next three to four days. However, to ensure our ability to continue to meet the daily transfusion needs and bleeding emergencies, we aim to bring the current bloodstock level to at least six days’ supply...
