Today, as I invigilated in the exam hall, I remembered what happened 10 years ago, when the twin towers collapse happened just in the middle of my Preliminary examinations. For a moment, nothing seemed as important. We were all pulled away from our books, from our usual anxiety about our ‘paper the next day’ to [...]
Archive for September, 2011
Remembering 9/11
Posted in Personal, tagged 9/11, News, Thoughts on September 12, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Articles on Presidential Elections – the Good and the Bad
Posted in Singapore on September 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The Good 1. PE 2011 – Paradoxes and Perils of a Politicised Role by Catherine Lim This is the best article that I’ve read that focuses more on what happens next rather than analysing what ‘went wrong’ or simply criticizing the PAP. Catherine Lim traces the changes in people’s perception of the role of the [...]