Tagged: Musings

Studying for Learning or for Grades?

Studying: For Learning or For Grades?

[context: social sciences] The model answer, of course, is learning. But maybe the zealous in us needs a little taming. Could it be wiser to actually study for grades? Tutorial Struggles Last tutorial left me rather rattled. The class was ending with a question on the difference between theory and...

First Reflections on Travel Planning

First Reflections on Travel Planning

When it comes to travel, I’ve been a “leecher” – NOT lecher – meaning I don’t involve myself in planning at all. It has been the case for past family trips and volunteer trips. During the selection interview for my Laos volunteer trip this May, I actually asked, “What’s R&R?”...

College Triangle of Priorities: The 4th Priority

College Triangle of Priorities: The 4th Priority

Image Link Study + Sleep + Social Life: Pick only two. Students all over must have surely heard of this terrifying maxim. New students, welcome to jail! Old students, your term will soon be up! The choice is yours, what you want to sacrifice. You are free, to choose which...

A Sociological Empath

GE2015: What’s In A Vote?

On Sep 11, I will be making my first political vote as a Singapore citizen. But I only have one vote. In the end, it’s not enough to win over Aljunied for George Yeo, or Potong Pasir for Lina Chiam. Far from it. So how do I matter in the...

SG50: In The Light of LKY

SG50: In The Light of LKY

9 August. This national milestone will certainly be marked by the undertones of one man, Mr Lee Kuan Yew. Much has been said in March, but what stood out was the remarkable unity with which Singaporeans spoke out for the legacy of their founder.

A Sociological Empath

My ORD Speech

Next week, my indirect understudy will be graduating from two years of NS! I hardly enjoyed my stint as a clerk, especially the final months leading to my own ORD. Yet these final few months also yielded a friend.