Monthly Archives: December 2007

Slaughter in the name of God

By Junjie | Published: December 21, 2007
The Busy Brain wrote: The story behind beheading goats for sacrifice starts from when Abraham was asked (or tested) by God to show how obedient he was. God asked Abraham to sacrifice his son, Ismail, who was born after Abraham was very old. Both of them were in confusion, but then both said that [...]
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Can’t understand the Chinese salesperson? Learn Chinese

By Junjie | Published: December 17, 2007
The Straits Times, in a reaction story on Chinese nationals who do not speak English at front-line jobs, wrote: There were also calls for Singaporeans to be more tolerant and patient towards China service staff. Several readers urged Singaporeans to brush up on their Mandarin. Tired of being misunderstood by hawkers and salesmen, Hong Konger Sandy Young, [...]
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We do not arrest people who punch others on the street: Police

By Junjie | Published: December 16, 2007
Punched in the face and slammed twice onto two cars, Singaporean manager Mr Ho was infuriated to find that his American attacker will not be arrested by police here. The Straits Times wrote: The suspect was taken away by officers from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS), a group of [American] law enforcement officers who ‘protect’ [...]
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What I’ve been up to

By Junjie | Published: December 2, 2007
My term project for Image & Sound Production.
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300

By Junjie | Published: December 1, 2007
Written on October 22, 2007. Found while doing housekeeping on my notebook. Sharon misplaced her wallet today. When she finally retrieved it from the toilet where she misplaced her wallet, she was missing $300. I wanted to tell her not to worry, that it is only money: not her identification card, not her ez-link card, not her debit [...]
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Post-exam trash, pre-exam goodies

By Junjie | Published: December 1, 2007
Career choices have never bothered me as much as they now do; after all, it’s another 2 years before I graduate, right? But in just such a short span of time, I have already gone through 3 semesters, with another one in just a little over a month’s time. And my elder brother has just advised [...]
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