Mass gunning in America
We've seen in in Virginia Tech, and a recent mall killing. When's it going to stop?
Natasha Romanov
Thursday, December 27, 2007
Best International News (2007)
Shift in Power
Japan, Australia, Britain and France has seen a shift in leadership, and three of them, a change in government. It's good, because all four of this countires have been pretty stangant economically over these years, So it's time for a change.
Natasha Romanov
Japan, Australia, Britain and France has seen a shift in leadership, and three of them, a change in government. It's good, because all four of this countires have been pretty stangant economically over these years, So it's time for a change.
Natasha Romanov
Worst Local News (2007)
Numerous drowning cases
I know Singapore is an island. But that's no excuse to having high drowning cases, especially for this year. We need to be more aware of this.
Ben Tan
I know Singapore is an island. But that's no excuse to having high drowning cases, especially for this year. We need to be more aware of this.
Ben Tan
Best Local News (2007)
Ok, everyone, it's time for the best and worst of 2007! Here it goes!
Singapore soccer team is one step away from World Cup 2010!
No, it's not a fake. It's true. Ever since beating Thailand for this year's Tiger Cup, Singapore soccer team officially now does not suck. And their goal of reaching the world cup is that much closer! They even drew with China 0-0!
If they get past this round, they'll be in World Cup 2010!
CDI
Singapore soccer team is one step away from World Cup 2010!
No, it's not a fake. It's true. Ever since beating Thailand for this year's Tiger Cup, Singapore soccer team officially now does not suck. And their goal of reaching the world cup is that much closer! They even drew with China 0-0!
If they get past this round, they'll be in World Cup 2010!
CDI
Friday, December 07, 2007
Ho, ho, ho? No, no,no! (International News)
In Australia, a major shopping mall has banned its Santas from saying the traditional greeting "Ho, ho,ho" as it makes "unnecessary references to prositution". In other words, my dear friends, it will pollute young and impressionable minds.
What a whole lot of crap! Everything in the world has a dirty reference as long as one searches for it. What about removing the word "hooker" from rugby? Or "cookies" from candy stores? Or "puppies" from pet stores?
Natasha Romanov
The Alternative: Saying yo, yo, yo to the Ho, ho, ho.
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
150 days of negotiations (International News)
In Belgium, it has been a 150 days of negotiations (starting 10 June) since French and Dutch speakers disagreed on an electoral district. Driven by the need for government reform, even the King has decided to involve himself in the politics.
Well, where I come from, no one really cares much for politics. Yet, I can't believe that people would agrue for 150 days just to draw a line between two districts!
The Alternative: No one reads us anyway :P
Natasha Romanov
Well, where I come from, no one really cares much for politics. Yet, I can't believe that people would agrue for 150 days just to draw a line between two districts!
The Alternative: No one reads us anyway :P
Natasha Romanov
Sunday, October 28, 2007
Learning a Practical Language (Philosophy)
Lining up to sign up for a language course, I heard the following conversation:
"Hey, what are you signing up for?"
"Italian."
"Isn't that a useless language?"
"Huh?"
"It's only used in one part of the world-- Italy."
Well, it seems that this person only seems to appreciate the practical value of things. For his information, Italian is only widely used in Switzerland, Solvenia, Croatia and San Marino. About 62 million people can speak Italian.
Let's go back to the issue. Even if a language is very unpopular such as !Kung, Latin and Navejo that does not mean that it is useless. There are so much more to language-- the origin, the style and the emotion in it. I mean, not everything should be taken at its practical value. That's one of the beauty of humanity.
The Alternative: Finding value in the worthless
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"Hey, what are you signing up for?"
"Italian."
"Isn't that a useless language?"
"Huh?"
"It's only used in one part of the world-- Italy."
Well, it seems that this person only seems to appreciate the practical value of things. For his information, Italian is only widely used in Switzerland, Solvenia, Croatia and San Marino. About 62 million people can speak Italian.
Let's go back to the issue. Even if a language is very unpopular such as !Kung, Latin and Navejo that does not mean that it is useless. There are so much more to language-- the origin, the style and the emotion in it. I mean, not everything should be taken at its practical value. That's one of the beauty of humanity.
The Alternative: Finding value in the worthless
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