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Month: August, 2008
Commonly Confused Words Test
And I thought I was going to score 100%. Extremely respectable doesn’t cut it. Serves me right for second guessing the questions in the Advanced section. Back to school for me. Your result for The Commonly Confused Words Test… Advanced You scored 93% Beginner, 100% Intermediate, 100% Advanced, and 67% Expert! You have an extremely [...]
Sweet Exchange
Sometimes Often, I read stuff in the papers that makes my eyes roll. On Saturday, I came across yet another example. (I’ve quoted the relevant bit.) Making friends or making out? … In one game, female students were made to exchange sweets with male students using their mouths as they sat in a circle. … [...]
About Singapore
On Saturday, I went on a mini shopping spree. I came back with a few treasures – books and DVDs about Singapore. None of these are likely to become required reading or viewing as part of National Indoctrination Education. Nevertheless (or is it ‘Because of’?), this unlikely quintet are more authentic than most of what [...]
Happy 43rd
Another year. Another National Day coming up. But this year, the feeling is just not there. In this place where the one sure thing is change, I am feeling displaced for the first time. Mind you, belonging to the minority of minorities in Singapore, I would well have felt out of place years ago. I [...]
