Archive for May, 2009
Diary Of Someone In Transition – China (Pt 5)
The Three Gorges Lake In Hubei I am wrapping up my trip in China and have so far visited many friends in both Wuhan and Jingmen (places where I taught previously). I have to extend my stay in Jingmen for one more day as there were friends that [...]
Diary of someone in Transition: China (Pt 4)
Wuhan City - night scene Sorry for the long absence in updating the blog site as I could not access internet easily in this part of China - Jingmen (off Wuhan). This is the province that I taught English in 2007/08 and it brought back fond [...]
Household income reforms unveiled (China Daily 26 May)
Household income reforms unveiled By Zhang Ran (China Daily) Updated: 2009-05-26 08:14 China will fast track its payment system reforms to boost household income, especially those of the medium- and low-income group, and spur [...]
Diary of Someone In Transition: China, Hainan (Pt 3)
I will be going to Wuhan tonight via a domestic flight. I will reach Wuhan at around 11.30pm after three hours leaving Haikou as it is a stop over flight. Normal flight time is around two hours. It rained again today and almost daily once I [...]
Australian government issuing fewer work permits (AAP 25 May)
The number of people coming to Australia on temporary skilled work visas has fallen to its lowest level in four years, new government figures show. The number of 457 visas issued in April was 23 per cent lower than the number issued in March, a [...]
Diary of Someone in Transition: China, Hainan (Pt 2)
I come to realise that the people in Hainan tend to be smaller in build as compared to their northern counterparts. They frankly look like Singaporeans and speak a kind of Mandarin that is not as polised as those spoken in Beijing or Shanghai. In [...]
Diary of Someone In Transition: China, Hainan
I arrived in Haikou, Hainan last Friday evening via Air Tiger after an hour delay (acceptable) at the Budget Terminal. The rain poured once I arrived and lasted for three days one and off and I realised that the rainy season is from May to [...]
Email From Rebecca – Bizlink’s Centre Manager
Dear Friends of Bizlink Thank you so much for dropping by yesterday to assist in the Open House and Job Fair for people with disabilities. I hope you have had a good insight of what Bizlink does for disabled individuals in Singapore. It is [...]
Transitioning In China (22 May – 2 June)
I will be transitioning in China from 22 May to 2 June visiting some old friends there. It has being a good one year that I have not visit China since I left the country last year. I will also be visiting the school that I taught in and the [...]
Diary of Someone In Transition – Volunteering at Bizlink
Six of us in transition volunteered our services at Bizlink on 21 May from 9am to 4.30pm. It was a fruitful day as we all woke up earlier than usual to help out the jobfair at Chai Chee Lane. Three of us did traffic control whereas the [...]
Plight of An Unemployed Singaporean (The Online Citizen)
Thanks Gilbert for the enjoyable read. Appreciate your help to singaporeans and especially unemployed ones like me. Allow me to share my real story. I have been looking for a job for so long (more than 8 months), I am desperate and decided to [...]
Volunteering At Bizlink’s Jobfair on 21 May (Thurs)
Some of us will be volunteering at Bizlink's jobfair on 21 May (Thurs) from 9am to 4.30pm. Bizlink is a non profit organisation that assists the disabled to look for employment. People in transitioning will be helping out during this event. I [...]
Half of workers not satisfied with training (Today 20 May)
Singapore News // Wednesday, May 20, 2009 Lin Yanqin yanqin@mediacorp.com.sg EVEN as Singaporeans are being encouraged to continuously upgrade their skills, nearly five in 10 working [...]
Official Catholic View On Aware Saga
This is by far the best response by a religious institution on the AWARE Saga. AWARE and the Principle of Participation Do the recent calls to separate religion from civil society contradict the social teachings for Catholics to participate [...]
Private Tutors Needed
Dear Gilbert, PRIVATE TUTORS NEEDED URGENTLY I will be very grateful if you can help the National Cancer Centre, Singapore who has identified 20 children who are academically not performing to their optimum ability. They are usually in [...]
