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A reminder

My parents and my brother are at the hospital now. My brother apparently fell down yesterday, while in camp, and hurt his head. He felt faint half an hour ago and felt a little numbness in his upper body. I’m worried. Certain experiences will mould the lenses through which you see the world and what […]

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To be educated

It is the end of my examinations and I self reflect once again what I have learnt this semester. This post is dedicated to Emerson who is my dear tutee, as well as Samuel Chee. Wrote this in Emerson’s notebook on 4th November 2007, and I am reproducing it in full: Education ==> Educated What […]

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Time flies

Sunday after Sunday. Issue after issue of Fortune magazines. Book after book from Catherine Lim to Frankenstein. From National Service to University. Tests after tests. Exams after exams from Secondary Two streaming to Prelims. Semester reports after semester reports. Parents’ signature; one after another. Today marks the end of the two and a half years […]

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Hardwork, a concept

This post is dedicated to my brother. When my brother was streamed into Normal (Academic), it was the first time I pondered about the word “hardwork”. It is unfair to him to say that: 1. He has failed, because 2. He is lazy. Looking at my brother’s achievement in the Scouting movement till the present […]

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