‘Main Article’ Archives
Don’t feel safe travelling home at night (Asiaone forum)
I used to believe Singapore is the safest country around. I could walk home from the bus stop to my block of flats after 11pm and still feel safe and secure that nothing would happen to me. But in recent months, I'm afraid to walk home alone even [...]
My son deserves a second chance (Today 6 Jan)
My son deserves a second chance 05:55 AM Jan 06, 2010 Letter from Vincent Tan THE new school year started on Monday, but my son, who was in his first year of junior college (JC) last year, will not be attending school this year. My [...]
Sleep loss may affect health by curbing exercise (The Age 5 Jan)
Sleep loss may affect health by curbing exercise January 5, 2010 A number of studies have linked chronic sleep deprivation to a heightened risk of obesity, diabetes and heart disease. Now, a small study suggests that low levels of physical [...]
Undergrad sells sex online, specially to married men (Asiaone 5 Jan)
Digital @ AsiaOne Undergrad sells sex online, specifically to married menShe states that it is her "first time" and is charging $200 an hour for her services. She also prefers married Chinese men as she is not willing to commit to a relationship. [...]
Online fury over stabbing death of Indian Man (The Age 4 Jan)
Fury over the stabbing death of a 21-year-old Indian man in West Footscray on his way to work at a fast-food outlet on Saturday night has spilled onto India’s news websites. A bloodied 21-year-old Nitin Garg staggered 300 metres into Hungry [...]
City life hard, but better than mining and quakes (Global Times)
City life hard, but better than mining and quakes Source: Global Times Comments By Deng Yumei, as told to Chen Chenchen My story of the past decade, if written out, is probably as long as a book. I was born in a mountain village [...]
A Year Best Left Forgotten
2009 – a year best left forgotten Written by: Gilbert Goh Transitioning.org is happy to have celebrated this year with our loyal readers. Many have told me that 2009 is best left forgotten. Many also hope that the new year 2010 will be a [...]
Newcomers keep society on its toes (Today 1 Jan)
'Newcomers keep society on its toes' Waning drive of settled generations a concern for MM Lee 05:55 AM Jan 01, 2010 by Derrick A Paulo derrick@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE - Keeping society on its toes - that is what a regular inflow of [...]
Bottling up work woes increase heart risk: study (Channel News Asia)
LONDON : Men who bottle up frustrations about unfair treatment at work are twice as likely to have a heart attack, a study published in Britain on Tuesday suggests. Those who express their feelings openly, for example by getting angry, have no [...]
Don’t forget the invisible jobless (ST 28 Dec)
Dec 28, 2009 Don't forget the invisible jobless It makes sense to shed more light on the economically inactive By Sue-Ann Chia, Senior Political Correspondent THE Manpower Ministry said earlier this month that the resident unemployment rate [...]
Choking on wealth (Foodforthought)
CHOKING ON WEALTH Contributed by Melodie Davis December 27, 2009 We are not accustomed to thinking of wealth as a problem. Poverty, yes, sure, it is a problem. But money solves problems, right? The answer of course is "not necessarily. " A [...]
May not be so lucky next time: terrorist plot on US plane (The Daily Telegraph 28 Dec)
May not be so lucky next time Attempted airline terror attack a major intelligence and security failure 05:55 AM Dec 28, 2009 by Sean Rayment THE DAILY TELEGRAPH TOUGH questions need to be asked of not just the American security agencies [...]
After Layoff Survey 2009 from MOM (Asiaone forum)
Six months after I kena retrenched, MOM sent me a survey. Said that according to some stupid acts, I am required by law to complete the survey by a certain date (Asiaone forum) ============================================== The cover letter [...]
Christmas Message 2009
Dear Friends in Transition, Thanks for sharing your life with me this year as Singapore thumbed through a raging recession. I have benefitted from the time spent with some of you who took time to be with me or helped me with some of my [...]
