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News Bites NTU LITERATURE AND ARTS CONFERENCE HELD AT NTU The Contemporary, held on 24 June, was an international conference of literature and the arts, organised by NTU’s Division of English and the Centre for Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (CLASS) programme. The conference featured more than 100 prominent local and international contemporary artists from over 40 countries at NTU’s School of Humanities and Social Sciences over three days, from June 24 to 26. This conference marks a milestone in the history of Singapore’s literary arts, as it is one of the biggest literature conferences to be held here in recent years.

JTC AND NTU SET UP NEW CENTRE Jurong Town Corporation (JTC) and NTU announced the setting up of a joint research centre to promote the growth and development of economically viable and sustainable industrial infrastructure solutions in Singapore. The centre is set out to expand Singapore’s R&D scope in fields such as land reclamation and specialised marine infrastructure, energy and water recycling, underground infrastructure design, construction, and novel construction methods and systems.

NEW PAN-ASIAN CONSUMER RESEARCH CENTRE A new research centre at NTU will give vital insights into Asian consumers and establish Singapore as a pan-Asian consumer research hub. Named the Institute on Asian Consumer Insight (ACI), it is a key initiative to help Singapore capitalise on the long-term trend of Asia’s growing wealth.

NEW RESEARCH CENTRE FOR SOLAR CELLS NTU announced that it is investing close to $3 million over 3 years to set up a new research centre that will pioneer the development of solar cells of the future in commercially viable ways. Professor Michael Graetzel, the Swiss pioneer of ‘artificial photosynthesis’ and Chairman of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Energy Research Institute@ NTU (ERI@N) will play a leading role as the advisor of the new centre.

SINGAPORE POLLING DAY FOR PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION SET ON 27 AUGUST The Prime Minister has issued the Writ of Election and announced 27 August as Polling Day for the presidential election. The election will constitute a minimum nine days of campaigning and a Cooling-Off Day. The Presidential Election’s Returning Officer is People’s Association chief executive officer, Yam Ah Mee. PUBLIC TRANSPORT FARES TO GO UP Starting 8 October 2011, fares for buses and trains will increase by one percent. The fare hike will be introduced together with the full opening of the Circle Line. Public Transport Council chairman Gerard Ee said that this comes as a response to escalating inflation.

Adults using ez-link cards for buses and trains will see a two cents increase per journey. There will be no change to senior citizen and child or student cash fares.

MORE TRAIN TRIPS FROM AUG 15 2 WOMEN ARRESTED AT RWS FOR ILLEGAL MONEYLENDING Starting 15 August, SMRT will add 119 train trips per week on the Two Malaysian nationals, aged North-South and East-West lines 24 and 29 were arrested at the to shorten waiting times during Resor ts World Sentosa (RWS) off-peak hours on weekdays and Casino for assisting in unlicensed Sundays. A statement from SMRT moneylending. T he 2 women said that the adjustments were paid out loans with interest to decided upon after monitoring patrons gambling at the casino. the capacity and waiting times for If found guilty, they are liable trains. Commuters traveling on to be slapped with fines of up the NS line during early weekday to $300,000, and spend up to mornings, and on the EW line four years behind bars. Casino towards the city during late week- patrons are advised by the police day morning will enjoy shorter not to accept illegal loans from waiting times. unlicensed moneylenders, and should report such activities to the authorities immediately.

ENVIRONMENTAL AND SUSTAINABILITY RESEARCH AWARDS

3 NUCLEAR ENERGY OFFICIALS FIRED IN JAPAN

Ten PhD students from NTU and NUS have each won US$10,000 for being among their respective university’s top five completed PhD theses related to the environment, sustainability and metropolis of the future.

Awarded by World Future Foundation (WFF), these PhD prizes are Singapore’s first-of-its-kind award to recognise excellence in doctoral-level environmental and sustainability research.

Many infants in Longhui County, China, have been snatched by family planning officials, never to be seen again. Abduction of children is a continuing problem in China, where a preference for boys coupled with strict controls on the number of births has created a lucrative black market in children. Just last week, police announced that they had rescued 89 babies from child traffickers.

MAN ARRESTED FOR ILLEGAL IMPORTS OF SLEEPING PILLS A Singaporean man has been arrested for illegally assisting a Chinese national to import sleeping pills for unlawful sale. The Health Science Authority and Immigration and Checkpoints Authority seized about 10,000 pills at the Woodlands checkpoint on July 26th. If found guilty of importing or selling substances under the Poisons Act without necessary licenses, they will be fined up to $10,000 and face a jail term of up to two years.

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NANNIES MOVE INTO THE BRAZILLIAN MIDDLE CLASS Fading are the days when nannies worked for a menial salary, as better qualified nannies are refusing to work weekends, and demanding salaries that are two to four times what they were paid five years ago. The income of domestic employees in Brazil rose 34 percent from 2003 to 2009.

SIGNS OF WATER ON MARS H igh-resolut ion photographs taken by NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter show fingerlike streaks up to five yards wide, which are signs that water is flowing there today. The possible presence of liquid water will revive speculation that Mars is teeming with microbial organisms. There is plenty of ice on Mars, but the chemical reactions for life come to a halt when water freezes.

Japan’s Prime Minister Naoto Kan removed three top officials in charge of Japanese nuclear energy policy, taking aim at the cozy ties between regulators and the power industry that were exposed after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant accident. This is an unusual move in Japan, where elite career bureaucrats taken from the top universities have long been the nation’s de facto rulers.

CHINESE OFFICIALS ACCUSED OF SEIZING AND SELLING BABIES

STOCKS PLUNGE ON FEARS OF TURBULENT ECONOMY Investors began dumping stocks amid anxiety that both the US and Europe were failing to fix deepening economic problems.

Markets have been plunging as investors sought secure havens for their money – including Treasury bonds, which some have been avoiding during the debate over extending the US’s debt ceiling.

Many question whether the Federal Reserve has done enough to mend the economy, and if it could take further steps to stimulate growth.

Upcoming Events 21ST AUGUST

A TINTED WORLD-TAINTED WORLD A Tinted World-Tainted World is NTU Contemporary Dance’s 3rd annual production, aiming to set the audience thinking about their perspectives of the world through dance pieces that explore societal issues.

Tickets are available at $18.

Time: 7pm (Doors open at 6.30pm) Venue: Nanyang Auditorium For more information contact Lilian at 90679361 or Khairi at 91807776

5TH SEPTEMBER

DIALOGUE WITH MR. LEE KUAN YEW, SINGAPORE: THE WAY FORWARD For the annual ministerial forum this year, students will have a chance to directly engage and interact with Mr. Lee Kuan Yew as he shares his insights on national issues close to our heart.

Time: 7.30pm Venue: Nanyang Auditorium For more information email queries.mf@gmail.com

If you have any exciting events to publicise, please don’t hesitate to contact us at chronicle@ ntu.edu.sg

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THE NEW TEAM President: Professor Bertil Andersson Background: NTU Provost Vice President of Research: Professor Stephen Smith Background: Founding Dean of the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine This post was speciďŹ cally created to consolidate research in NTU NTU Associate Provost of Faculty Affairs: Professor Angela Goh Background: Associate Chair of Academic and Acting Chair in the School of Computer Engineering Deputy President and Provost: Professor Freddy Boey Background: Former Chair of the School of Materials Science and Engineering IN THE SPOTLIGHT: (From left) Professor Stephen Smith, Professor Angela Goh, Professor Freddy Boey, Professor Peter Preiser, Professor Lam Khin Yong, Professor Kam Chan Hin, Professor Bertil Andersson, Associate Professor Kwok Kian-Woon and Professor Er Meng Hwa. PHOTO | WAN ZHONG HAO

Next stop: full-ďŹ&#x201A;edged research university 75,1+ +2$1* /< STUDENTS can expect a better academic experience at NTU with the promise of a greater focus on research by the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new management.

Heading the team will be Professor Bertil Andersson, who was inaugurated as NTUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s third president on July 25th.

Out of his managementâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s eight new appointments, two deal speciďŹ cally with research development and graduate education consisting mainly of research. (see sidebar) NTUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s continuous transition

from a teaching to research university has begun since the time of its ďŹ rst President Professor Cham Tao Soon in 1981, said NTU Provost Professor Freddy Boey.

The new post of Vice President of Research is held by Professor Stephen Smith, the founding Dean of NTUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s medical school and a leading researcher on reproductive medicine and cancer from the United Kingdom.

Besides helping to develop the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, which will welcome its ďŹ rst cohort in 2013, Professor Smith also plans to encourage interdisciplinary research by bringing people from different

faculties and disciplines to work together.

Professor Peter Preiser, the new Associate Provost for Graduate Education said: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Research is moving more and more away from compartmentalisation.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s important that science, engineering and humanities come together and talk more to each other.â&#x20AC;?

Professor Preiserâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s aim is to create an interdisciplinary graduate school that trains graduate students into top researchers and scholars while attracting overseas students to share their knowledge and experiences from around the

world.

While the management is still drawing out its plans for the future, Professor Boey said students can expect to see more new interdisciplinary courses in the coming semesters.

Meanwhile, students can expect to bump into Professor Andersson himself as he plans to join students in canteens from time to time to just have a chat. â&#x20AC;&#x153;(During) lunch hour or early hours of the evening.

Not in the morning though because I will be jogging,â&#x20AC;? he said with a laugh.

Associate Provost for Graduate Education: Professor Peter Preiser Background: Director for CN Yang Scholars Programme and Deputy Director for Biosciences Research Centre at NTU NTU Chief of Staff: Professor Lam Khin Yong Background: Associate Provost for Graduate Education & Special Projects Vice President of International Affairs: Professor Kam Chan Hin Background: Chair of School of Electrical & Electronic Engineering Associate Provost for Student Life: Associate Professor Kwok Kian-Woon Background: Associate Chair of Academic Vice President of International Affairs: Professor Er Meng Hwa Background: Senior Associate Provost

Prof Su will not miss being president 6WHSSLQJ GRZQ DV 178 V SUHVLGHQW RI QLQH \HDUV LV QRW VORZLQJ WKLQJV GRZQ IRU 3URIHVVRU 6X *XDQLQJ ZKR LV HDJHU WR SXUVXH KLV KREELHV 5(%(&&$ /,0 AFTER being at the helm for nine years, the former NTU president expressed that he will not miss

those days.

Professor Su described the handing over of his presidency as â&#x20AC;&#x153;a great freedomâ&#x20AC;?.

He said: â&#x20AC;&#x153;When you become the president, the buck stops here.

So if anything happens in the university, and somebody ends up not happy with the canteen food, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s your problem!â&#x20AC;?

Professor Su Guaning spoke to professors, students and staff members at an inaugural symposium held on June 30th.

The symposium titled â&#x20AC;&#x153;Creating the Future, Transforming the Universityâ&#x20AC;? was held for the ďŹ rst time to commemorate a president

stepping down, said Professor Er Meng Hua, the organiser of the event. The idea was suggested by current President Bertil Andersson.

Nine of Professor Suâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s collaborators and friends told engaging stories about the expresident.

Professor Haresh Shah, a member of the NTU Board of Trustee, in his speech described Professor Su as "low key".

Professor Su leaves as his legacy, the opening of three schools â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Schools of Humanities and Social Sciences, Art, Design and Media, and Physical and

Mathematical Sciences.

Under Professor Suâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s term as president, NTU was awarded funding from the National Research Foundation and the Ministry of Education, culminating in the establishment of two research centres â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the Earth Observatory of Singapore and the Singapore Centre for Environmental and Life Sciences Engineering.

Now that he has more ďŹ&#x201A;exibility in his schedule, Professor Su has placed golf, calligraphy and family time high on his agenda. Calligraphy is number one. He took up the art

brieďŹ&#x201A;y in the earlier years of his presidency but the demands of his job left him no time to pursue it further. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Calligraphy is very calming; it is good for the mind. It is almost like meditation,â&#x20AC;? he added Professor Su will continue to be involved with NTU, but on a more personal level as a professor in the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

"Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m looking at the next runway, because I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t intend to just retire. I would hope to have something prepared for the next 10 years to see what am I gonna do," Professor Su said.

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Hall FOCs return to campus 6,$8 0,1* (1 THE Freshmen Orientation Camps (FOC) for the 16 Halls of Residence returned to campus grounds last week, after being held at external venues for the past two years.

Previously, the camps were held mostly in chalets from Pasir Ris to East Coast Park, to make way for preparations for the 2010 Youth Olympic Games held last August.

For most of the FOC Organizing Committees, holding camps on campus meant a reshuffling of logistics for venues and facilities, especially when all 16 halls are to have their camps concurrently within last week’s Orientation Week.

Tan Hui Fang, the Chairperson of Hall of Residence 3’s FOC Organizing Committee said that all the committee members of the different halls came together to discuss the sharing of NTU’s facilities to prevent clashes in their use.

NTU’s Swimming Pool at the

Students Recreation Centre, Hall of Residence 7’s open field and a few other venues are just some of the commonly shared facilities.

Seniors who have experienced FOC held at both NTU and the chalets in the East noted the differences in the different campsites.

One of them, Yeo Xi Wei, 23, a Linguistics student at the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, welcomes the idea of holding FOC in halls where it helps freshmen familiarise themselves with the compound.

But, there are also others who saw greater opportunity for interaction amongst the freshmen when such camps are held at external venues.

Ong Shao Fang, 20, from the School of Sports Science and Management said, “As an orientation group leader last year, I felt that there was a greater sense of team bonding as each orientation group member will try to look out for one another in an external environment.”

FRESHMEN ORIENTATION CAMP: Freshmen of Hall of Residence 3 cool off with a game of waterbomb.

Despite the differing preferences, safety is one common concern for all FOC Organizing Committees as well as the Student Affairs Office (SAO).

Guidelines, designed by the SAO, were provided by to all 16 Halls of Residence to ensure that

Revitalised Heritage Walk a hit with undergrads 6WXGHQW OHDGHUV WDNH IUHVKPHQ WR XQLTXH VLWHV RQ FDPSXV ;8 <8$1 '8$1 A move to increase the number of days of this year’s NTU heritage walk saw record participation rates.

The walk acquaints freshmen with the campus and NTU’s heritage and is organised annually by the Student’s Affairs Office (SAO).

Unlike previous walks, which were held in a single day, this year’s walk - renamed as HALE@ NTU or Heritage Appreciation and Learning Experience - lasted from August 1 to 15.

And some 1500 participants were recorded on the second day, already surpassing last year’s total attendance of 900.

Ms Sheryl Low, chair of the heritage walk for the past eight years, said: “The previous heritage walks could not accommodate too many people. This year we wanted flexibility of when the walks are held in order to encourage greater participation.”

“Students can pick a day within these 15 days to arrange a suitable time for them to participate in the walk,” she added.

During this year’s walk, they

THE WALK: A record number of students visited cultural sites.

visited cultural sites such as the Chinese Heritage Centre and the sundial outside SAO. In addition, senior students and hall leaders take over the SAO staff in organising and leading the walk this year.

“Involving student leaders facilitates bonding between the seniors and new students of NTU. Giving student leaders an active role gives them a sense of ownership in the role they perform, leading to a richer experience,” Ms Low said.

One such student leader, Andrew Ong, a third year student at Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information

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supports the new management format.

“This year we managed to reach out to more people, and so I get to introduce the university’s rich heritage to more freshmen,” said the 23-year-old.

“We also really appreciate the flexibility given to us; it is easy to plan the event into our schedule,” added Ong. Andre Sutojo, a freshman from Nanyang Business School, praised the walk.

“The walk allowed me to bond with and make new friends, it also gives me a better chance to get to know the seniors and my hall leaders,” said the 20-year-old.

safety precautions were taken for the freshmen.

The NTU Medical Centre on campus is also available during the FOC in case of emergencies.

But for most freshmen, games and interactivity remain top concerns when it comes to

PHOTO | MARCIUS GOH

orientation camps.

As freshman Kenneth Quah, 21, from the School Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering puts it, “FOC is for freshmen to interact and create a sense of belonging, as long as this purpose is achieved, the venue does not matter.”

NTU rated 5-star ;8 <8$1 '8$1 NTU became the first and only university in Singapore to receive ‘5-Stars’ in July, under a new Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Stars rating system, joining the ranks of Cambridge, Stanford and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) with the same rating.

Under this system, universities receive an overall star rating out of five, and are also rated individually in 30 different areas, including teaching, research, employability, and infrastructure.

Ms Mandy Mok, Managing Director of QS Asia, said that NTU has been rated as a 5-star university purely based on merit and had performed exceptionally well in the key areas of assessment.

NTU garnered a total of 948 points out of the maximum 1,000 points, attaining full marks for graduate employability, internationalisation, innovation and knowledge transfer, and community engagement.

The rating is done by QS, which also annually releases the closely watched list of best universities around the world,

the QS World University Rankings.

National University of Singapore (NUS) and Singapore Management University (SMU) had not applied to be rated.

NTU President Professor Bertil Andersson believes that the rating provides affirmation of the university’s high international standing.

“NTU has been rated as a 5-star university purely based on merit."

Ms Mandy Mok Managing Director QS Asia

“The new QS Star rating system further recognizes NTU’s strengths as a world-class university across a broader set of criteria than can be measured in any ranking system,” he said.

Under QS ratings, NTU has been consistently ranked within the top 100 universities of the world for the last seven years.

In the new QS Asian University Ranking 2011, NTU ranked 17th, up by one position from their spot last year.

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THE BALANCING ACT: Professor Bertil Andersson leads a wholesome lifestyle. enjoying music, cooking and sports.

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Q: What kind of image is NTU building for itself in Singapore and the world stage?

A: NTU wants to be recognised in Singapore and abroad as a top university known for research, especially in sustainability research. We stimulate young minds to focus on global challenges that people around the world are engaged in.

Many of these solutions can be found between the boundaries of different disciplines so our interdisciplinary approach prepares our students to excel in a more complex and globalised working world.

Q: What advantage and disadvantage does NTU have compared to other universities and regions?

A: NTUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s advantage is that here, in Singapore, the government is extremely supportive of education, certainly much more than in most other countries. NTUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s disadvantage is that it is more famous overseas than back home.

NTU is the second university to be set up in Singapore. Our disadvantage is that the nature of university rankings is such that it favours older universities so it would have been better for NTU if we are older! Despite our youthfulness, we have done pretty well to be one of the youngest universities ranked in the global top 100. The immense potential of NTU was what attracted me here four years ago.

Q: Besides improving the quality and quantity of research in NTU, what will be the new management do to improve the quality of teaching by professors and learning by students?

A: Under the Blue Ribbon Commission, students will â&#x20AC;&#x153;learn how to learnâ&#x20AC;?. Lectures, tutorials and mentorship will be complemented with self-directed and group-based learning.

We are ďŹ ne-tuning our faculty recruitment processes which include a greater emphasis on language and communication

skills and not purely on academic strengths.

Q: NTU has a reputation as a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Chineseâ&#x20AC;? school. Should that be changed and why?

A: I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t agree with that perception. NTU is a cosmopolitan university with students and faculty from more than 70 nationalities on campus.

Q: There are sentiments on the ground that there are too many foreign students in NTU. What are your views on that?

A: Global universities all have a good mix of foreign and local students, as a university with no foreigners is unreal.

By collaborating and interacting with foreign students, Singapore students are being prepared for the global village we live in today.

Many of them are going to have overseas work opportunities and learning how to navigate through various cross-cultural terrains is a valuable soft skill.

However, I would also add that foreign graduate students actually make up a large proportion of the foreign student body at NTU.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Personally, I would like to see more Singapore students taking master and Ph.D courses."

Personally, I would like to see more Singapore students taking master and Ph.D courses.

Q: Universities are supposed to be one of the most liberal places in the country where unfettered academic discourse can be carried out without any form of intervention from the state. What can the new administration do to ensure that this is the case in NTU? A: Under the Blue Ribbon Commission, we want to create a campus that is vibrant and one that

immerses our students in interdisciplinary and cross-cultural experiences. We will create various platforms to have dialogues with students on their studies, career opportunities and so on, sharing a global perspective on these.

The bold makeover of our undergraduate curriculum will allow students to have the freedom to design their curriculum according to their strengths and interests.

Q: The competition amongst students in NTU is very stiff.

What can the school do to help reduce the stress level students are under?

A: Through better teaching and facilities, NTU can maximise the potential of its students and make learning a more enjoyable process. But the stress levels here are no different from that in top universities worldwide.

mornings were spent at lectures, afternoons in the laboratories and evenings were a time for readings and self study. But I still found time for the occasional beer with my varsity mates, many of whom are my lifelong friends. I also found time for competitive skiing, going to movies and listening to music.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;I can whip up a mean dish of Swedish meatballs that will give Ikea's cafe a run for their money!"

Q: Which is your favourite running route in NTU? A: That has to be the Yunnan Garden; I love the feeling of

being enveloped by the greenery.

However I like the exhilaration of skiing much more although I have given up hope of having snow on campus!

Q: Which is your favourite canteen?

A: As for my favourite canteen, it is my own kitchen. I can whip up a mean dish of Swedish meatballs that will give Ikeaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cafĂŠ a run for their money!

Q: Who is your favourite artist?

A: For ďŹ lm, it has to be Jack Nicholson. For music, not Abba, but the Beatles and Paul McCartney.

I love paintings by Monet. And my favourite author at the moment is Stieg Larsson, the Swede who wrote the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Millennium Seriesâ&#x20AC;? of crime novels. Reading these novels, I think Elizabeth Salander is an interesting postmodernist young lady.

Q: How will students be allowed more time outside the classrooms?

A: We certainly want our students to go outside the classrooms, get into group discussions, have time for self reďŹ&#x201A;ection, do research, expand their knowledge of their core disciplines and also outside of that. The new cohort of freshmen will already have a reduction in coursework, to create more time and opportunities for what I just mentioned.

Q: Would you send your children to NTU? A: Absolutely! There are hardly any universities in Sweden that are ranked higher than NTU. My eldest daughter, who is doing her PhD now, graduated from the London School of Economics. She is a new media expert at BBC. She previously visited the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information and was very impressed by what she saw.

Q: What was your university life like?

A: I majored in Chemistry and Biology at Umea University back in my homeland, Sweden. My

CHILL OUT: Student Activities Centre's (SAC) new open and spacious layout and central location create an inviting ambience for students to hang out.

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SAC completed & ready for use RIGHT under the Lee Wee Nam Library is the new Student Activities Centre (SAC), which opened its doors last month after ďŹ ve months of closure. The new Centre retains facilities like U-Relax One Corner and Study Zone, but boasts a more vibrant interior. According to Yeo Kai Xiang, 27, the President of the Student Union, screenings of popular movies will also be held monthly at SAC.

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Out of school, ready for anything :KLOH PDQ\ 178 DOXPQL ORRN IRU VWDEOH MREV DIWHU JUDGXDWLRQ VRPH FKRRVH WR VHHN QHZ DGYHQWXUHV DQG FKDOOHQJHV HYHQ LI WKDW PHDQV OHDYLQJ WKHLU IXWXUHV XQFHUWDLQ 5HEHFFD /LP FDXJKW XS ZLWK WKUHH RI WKHP WR Ă&#x20AC;QG RXW ZK\ THE TRAVELLER MANY graduates take a graduation trip with their friends or family but taking a whole year off to travel solo is not something everyone will do. Lai Junjie, 25, who graduated from the School of Humanities and Social Sciences in 2011, is doing just that.

Calling it his â&#x20AC;&#x153;leave yearâ&#x20AC;?, Junjie will travel to different places of the world like a nomad, planning to stop at each place for a week to at most a few months.

Wasting no time, he ďŹ&#x201A;ew out of Singapore the day after his ďŹ nal exam ended, and for the past two and a half months, he has been in New York working as a waiter in Woodmere Country Club on Long Island, occasionally taking time off to see the city. He gave his convocation in July a miss.

He said: â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am trying to break free of the norm, drawing inspiration from some Europeans and Americans I met last year in Alaska, to a escapism in the form of a â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;leave yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;.â&#x20AC;?

The difference between Junjie and other travellers or backpackers is that he takes up jobs wherever he stops by.

Wanting to gain more than a backpacking experience through working, he said short trips tend to get superďŹ cial, and do not give him the chance to interact with the locals and experience the culture of the place.

He said: â&#x20AC;&#x153;By travelling to parts of a world different from ours and living for some time, (it) opens up a whole new concept of the world to me. Not only does it refresh me, I discover (more about) my inner self such as how adaptable I am, how the other parts of the world interacts, and also opening up my horizon beyond the East.â&#x20AC;?

As cultural differences are present, it is inevitably tough for a young Singaporean to work odd

jobs in the US. â&#x20AC;&#x153;(I) take it in my stride, try to connect with them but maintain the usual principles I have. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t drink or smoke or sprout vulgarities just because I want to be part of them,â&#x20AC;? he said.

While working in the country club, Junjie came across one Spanish kitchen help called Mario who he claimed to be emotionally depressed at times and regularly lashed out at rookie co-workers in vulgarities. He said: â&#x20AC;&#x153;This makes me more determined to build my own character so I wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be like that.â&#x20AC;?

When he is having a bad day, a tinge of regret for earning less than a degree holderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s salary inevitably sets in.

He said: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sometimes I feel lousy. Like, what in the world am I doing? But I feel better thinking that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s short term and that the pay isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t that bad.â&#x20AC;?

Junjie who earns USD$9 per hour, USD$13.50 per hour doing overtime, is saving up for Iceland, which is his next leg of the trip in September.

His itinerary to come also consists of places like the Faroe Islands (where none of his friends have been), Taiwan and New Zealand before returning to Singapore and settling down with a stable job eventually. He is looking into getting one in the MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conventions and Exhibitions) industry, which will keep him on his toes so he can remain active.

THE MUSICIAN Plans to get a stable job remain vague for recent graduate Timothy De Cotta, 25, with a Major in Communication Studies. In fact, right after his internship with Asia PaciďŹ c Breweries (APB) Tiger Beer at the end of his third year, he made his decision to spend a year and a half in music full time after

ODD JOB: Lai Junjie getting his hands dirty washing dishes in a kitchen in Alaska PHOTO | COURTESY OF LAI JUNJIE

ROCK ON: Timothy De Cotta (extreme left) and his band Sixx at a photoshoot for their press kit. They hope to make a sustainable career from their music.

PHOTO | COURTESY OF TIMOTHY DE COTTA

graduating.

It was not dislike for the job at APB that led to that decision, it was merely personal preference and music that won out.

The bassist and backup vocalist of the local 9-member band Sixx said: â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is the right time to do everything that I want to do, everything that I have a passion for. When you are focusing your energy on what you love, things start to grow a lot faster than before. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Since Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve graduated I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to worry about school and my mind is totally focused on the music so things are starting to grow exponentially, for example techniques and gigs that are coming out. This might be the time when we break out.â&#x20AC;?

His plan is to make music sustainable as a career within the year and a half by playing gigs with his band. If not, he will take on more jobs to make ends meet.

He also manages his expenses by staying with his parents and cutting back on spending.

With the band, things are looking up; Sixx was spotted by an independent producer from Los Angeles when they played at the Music Matters Live concert in June this year. Through the producer, they can get their raw tracks mixed and release the singles in Singapore.

Before that happens, Timothy will be earning his keep by performing in Tab at the Orchard Hotel on Saturdays with three other members from Sixx.

He occasionally takes on other gigs, the most recent being a sessionist bass player for Changing Hues on the recording of their album which took place in Jakarta. Sessionists are not permanent members of the band.

He said: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m always afraid this (collaboration) will be the last one or the only one that I will get to do. But eventually I want to be

behind a lot of people (and their music).â&#x20AC;?

And he has the support of his family and friends, though they do worry about the viability of his plans.

These thoughts of worry are not easily extinguished, neither does he want them to be.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is the right time to do everything I want to do, everything that I have a passion for.â&#x20AC;?

Timothy De Cotta NTU Graduate

â&#x20AC;&#x153;They are the thoughts that keep you grounded, that always remind you how you are going to put a shirt on your back or feed yourself,â&#x20AC;? he said.

THE ENTREPRENEUR Pham Quoc Anhâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s decision to quit his day job and set up a line of businesses was met with initial opposition from his family.

But the 2008 Computer Engineering graduate persisted. He is currently the boss of a newlyopened Vietnamese Cuisine stall in Canteen 13.

Taking on the job of Project OfďŹ cer in NTU right after graduating, Anh, 25, described the post as decent. But his life changed when he partnered a businessman friend in handling imports and exports part-time. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I realised there are other ways to earn money. You donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to work so hard for the money. I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know this before,â&#x20AC;? he said.

This side job brought in more

money than his full-time one, and in just six months he had accumulated enough savings to give him a buffer. This supported his venture in directing his dream jobâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;one that had ďŹ&#x201A;exible hours, freedom and travel.

Anh has two other ventures aside from the NTU store and the import and exports business. He is also a distributor of education equipment in Vietnam where he is a native, and a project with a cable television company is in the pipeline.

The ďŹ rst project he worked on was the distribution of education equipment, something akin to the technology used in the new tutorial rooms in NTUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s South Spine. And the ďŹ rst step he had to do was sell and market the product, something entirely foreign to what he was used to doing.

On taking the plunge into the business world, he said: â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was scared because thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nothing at hand. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no foundation to work on, so you have to build up everything from nothing. Just more hard work to do. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In my family thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no one doing business so Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m the ďŹ rst.

I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know anything about business, how to set up a company, how to hire people, how to do paperwork, nothing.â&#x20AC;?

His parents certainly found it peculiar when their son and his two friends decided to embark on his latest project.

He said: â&#x20AC;&#x153;They were all shocked because we were all boys with no ladies in the team when girls might be more familiar with food preparation.â&#x20AC;?

Defying his parentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; stereotype, Anh opened the NTU food stall, catering to Vietnamese here. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is just something I want to do, for myself and my other two partners. They wanted to earn a little bit of money, but for me this is just my contribution to NTU and my friends here.â&#x20AC;?

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ending the rules for rebellious youths may not seem like a good idea, but for Khairi Johann, it has proved an effective way to reach out to them.

He allows the youths in his Boys' Town tuition classes to play with his iPhone for a few minutes if they complete their assignments on time, despite the institution's ban on gaming and imposed limit on Internet surďŹ ng.

The reward is a huge motivation for the boys in his Mathematics and English classes, who usually have a short attention span, said Khairi.

His unconventional approach stems from the many hours he has spent with the youths.

Since June 2010, K hair i has been carrying out a self-enforced three year commitment to Boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Town Singapore, a Catholic Institution dedicated to providing gu idance, educat ion, and vocat iona l training for its boys. They usually come from troubled family backgrounds and are often coping with personal difďŹ culties.

K ha i r iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ma i n role is to orga n ise educational and enrichment volunteer programmes at the institution, such as tuition, and cooking, art and sports classes.

As he has a long-term vision for the boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; character development, he feels that a single session with the institution i s j u s t not e nou g h . â&#x20AC;&#x153;A t h r e e -hou r character building workshop is nothing but temporary motivation. A project for character development must be sustainable,

and three years is just right,â&#x20AC;? he said.

K ha i r i a nd h i s tea m of 30 to 4 0 volunteers, mostly from various tertiary institutions, hope to change the general publicâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s impression of the boys as common gangsters through direct interaction, rather than the usual public campaigns.

Khairi has personally taught many youths at Boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Town through his weekly group tuition programmes, and firmly believes that if you can look beyond their uncompromising demeanor, t hey are decent boys who have been misguided due to circumstances such as familial dysfunctions.

The bonding Khairi has developed over time with the boys is also a motivating factor for him to take his volunteer work more seriously and regularly.

As other volunteers at the home were temporary, it took a long time for Khairi to gain the boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; trust. But now, his students would even message him on Facebook to see how he is doing.

When recalling his most memorable experiences, he brought to light one simple but heartwarming moment he shared with one of the boys. During an orientation camp, a boy asked him: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Are you all going to stick around? I like you guys.â&#x20AC;? These appreciative words made Khairi feel that his time was worthwhile, and inspired him to carry on his volunteering with new gusto. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you consider one-off volunteer ac t i v it ie s , t he r e i s a h ig h le ve l of

IT TAKES COMMITMENT: Khairi's stoic commitment to his volunteer work has earned him respect from the youths at Boys' Town.

A PASSION FOR TEACHING: Khairi outside the classrooms of Boys' Town, where he gives English PHOTOS | GOH CHAY TENG and Mathematics tuition every week.

volunteerism in Singapore. For longer term charity projects, that is rare,â&#x20AC;? Khairi said.

And while most people in Singapore do active volunteering through fundraising, he would rather contribute his time than money.

When he asks his friends to volunteer with him, the classic question he gets is â&#x20AC;&#x153;How much time do I have to commit?â&#x20AC;?.

With regard to this question, K hair i believes that since everyone has 24 hours a day, it is all a matter of managing priorities.

Khairi feels that monetary contributions only offer temporary help, and believes that in order to transform lives in the long haul, the sacriďŹ ce of time and effort presents itself as a better alternative for

him to show his compassion.

In order to encourage more regular volu nteer i ng, he wou ld ta ke a l l t he volunteers out for barbeque sessions. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When volunteers interact with the boys, they would ďŹ nd that the boys are not what they are perceived to be and would tend to interact and bond with them more,â&#x20AC;?

Khairi added.

For those interested in making a diffference in these youths' lives as well, the organisation is open to receiving volunteers who are skilled in giving tuition, cooking, the arts or IT. Visit www.boystown.org.sg for more volunteering opportunities.

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These rides were ďŹ rst designed and created in New Zea land, the home of bungee rides, then launched locally in 2003.

Unlike the conventional bungee jump where thrill seekers leap off a bridge while tied to a bungee cord, riders of the G-MAX Reverse Bungy are catapulted into the air and subjected to as much gravitational force as a rocket launch.

The G-Max Reverse Bungy is a three-seater capsule that is suspended between two bungee cords capable of supporting 10,000 kg.

Strapped down by a 5-point safety harness, riders are sent spinning 15 storeys into the air for a 5-minute wild ride, their capsule bouncing at least seven times at a speed of up to 200kph.

With a new closing time of 1am most of the week, you might want to take the G-MAX Reverse Bungy late at night, well after dinner to

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prevent motion sickness, and treat yourself to a scenic view of the Singapore River as you slow down towards the end of the ride.

You can also take the G-MAXâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sister ride, the GX-5 Extreme Swing, which hurls you and four others in a capsule 100m across the Singapore River and back in a free fall of 50m.

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Kartrightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s circuit is 7m wide and 750m long, and the karts can reach speeds of up to 50km/h.

You can choose the single seat kart, or partner with a friend to take the two-seater kart, which is suitable for two adults or one adult and one child with its shared steering column and a cadet kart.

You do not need a driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license to race on the Kartright Speedway, but be sure to put on covered shoes for the ride.

Girls who are intimidated by the stereotypical male driver with road rage can also look forward to a monthly Ladiesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Night.

SE T up i n 20 06, SK I 36 0° i s Singaporeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first cable ski park.

Instead of being towed by a boat while water skiing or wakeboarding, users are pulled by an overhead cable, which runs counter-clockwise around a man-made lagoon.

Up to eight people can participate at any one time on the 650m long cableway. Participants can cable ski for as long as they want until they tire or fall into the water.

As it is more affordable than renting a boat for skiing out at sea, cable-skiing is suitable for people who want to try their hand at the water sport without burning a hole in their pockets. Rates are by the hour.

Other than being budget-friendly, SKI360° also provides ďŹ rst-timers with safety briefings and basic riding instructions. Beginners can also enrol in courses, which cover the fundamentals of cable skiing, including the right posture and turning techniques, as well as the rules and etiquette of the sport.

All cable skiing equipment required is provided by SKI360°, so you need only bring along your own swimwear or buy it from the onsite store, Proshop.

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Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t let the playful printed yellow and polka dots on its metal barrel fool you.

Ri Stationersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; ballpoint pen is sturdy and lasting, and will be the one you take with you everywhere. Its inky tip ďŹ&#x201A;ows on paper effortlessly, making this click pen a reliable instrument for churning out those endless lines during examinations.

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Made of luxurious pebbled cow leather, Ri Stationerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s elegant Picasso case holds the bare minimum. Instead of a slouchy pouch for all your writing instruments, opt for this slim and minimal case to hold your trusty pens.

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PHGLXP VPDOO IURP 6XSHUPDPD Imported from Korea, these delicate notebooks feature a string and notebook detail that transforms it into a charming and handy book to scribble daily to-do lists. Besides these delicate notebooks, Supermama also stocks a range of quirky and vintage-inspired writing pads.

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ICE BAR _ DP SP GDLO\ â&#x20AC;&#x153;AMAI mono, betsu baraâ&#x20AC;? is Japanese for â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;For desserts, there is a second stomach.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Looking at the ice desserts this cozy cafe has to offer, and you will ďŹ nd yourself nodding in agreement.

The snow ice desserts consist of a dome of ďŹ&#x201A;avoured ice made of layers of ice ďŹ&#x201A;akes, which create a ďŹ&#x201A;uffy, light texture.

A range of ďŹ&#x201A;avours from Cookies and Cream to Champagne Grape and Red Ruby are priced at either $5.00 or $5.50 and students get to enjoy an

additional 20 per cent discount when they dine in between 2pm to 6pm.

I decided to play it safe with Chocolate with Macadamia, a ball of chocolate ice topped with chocolate sauce, bits of peanut and macadamia nuts served with a wafer biscuit.

The generous serving of chocolate syrup ensured that my dessert remained full of ďŹ&#x201A;avour till the end.

The ice was smooth and ďŹ ne, and both wafer biscuit and nuts were crunchy.

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WADORI % _ DP SP GDLO\ IT IS easy to overlook this Japanese eatery located along the busy food street, Shokutsi 10, so look out for the distinct red lanterns and ďŹ&#x201A;ags on its storefront. Characteristically Japanese, Wadori sports bamboo wall prints, simple wooden furniture, and sells popular Japanese yakitori (Japanese skewers).

The yakitori is sold individually, or in sets, served with rice. An unagi, chicken or pork stick ranges from $1.10 to $1.40.

I tried Set Aâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Wadori Set, which consists of a skewer each of Tsukene (chicken ball), Negima (chicken with leek), pork with asparagus, and rice for $6.30. The skewers are coated with homemade Tare (sauce), which adds a sweet and savoury ďŹ&#x201A;avour to the meat. Unfortunately, the saltiness builds up and overwhelms the meat, and made me thirsty after a while.

The texture of the meat is surprisingly tough, with the exception of the juicy Negima. The standard of food is similar to Tori Q, another yakitori house.

Overall, Wadori meets the expectations for a quick ďŹ x of popular Japanese cuisine.

ICE PARADISE: Ice Barâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Chocolate with Macadamia is a dome of chocolate-ďŹ&#x201A;avoured ice made of layers of ďŹ&#x201A;uffy ice ďŹ&#x201A;akes that are smooth and ďŹ ne, with crunchy wafer biscuit and nut toppings.

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shot, as it is one of Ice Barâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s star sellers.

The dish was modestly topped with durian puree with a decent slab of D24 durian on the side, and my nostrils caught the durianâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s strong and distinct smell immediately.

Much to my surprise, it was pretty mild and did not leave a lingering aftertaste.

Durian fanatics may prefer a stronger ďŹ&#x201A;avour, but I found the dish well-balanced. Furthermore, the du-

rian taste was authentic.

Having whet up an appetite for the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Singaporeanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; taste, I was eager to try the Chendol Snow Iceâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a coconut ice base topped with green chendol jelly, big premium kidney beans and gula melaka sauce.

It was rich and tasted similar to traditional Chendol. I had it with an additional topping of honey pearls, which can be added to any choice of Snow Ice.

If you do not fancy any of the flavours available, Ice Bar allows you to personalize your snow ice by choosing your preferred base, fresh fruit topping and second topping, such as Oreos, marshmallows, red tea jelly, and peach puree.

Other than snow ice desserts, you can get soda stir-ups like Passionfruit and Grape, smoothies such as Avocado and Matcha Green Tea, and blended drinks like Iced Blended Coffee.

QQ RICE _ DP SP GDLO\ SOME say good things come in small packages. This is true for Taiwanese franchise QQ Rice. Located in the corner opposite bubble tea shop SweetTalk, it serves rice balls packed with a myriad of ďŹ llings. Customers pick their choice of rice grain, ďŹ llings and sauce.

There are six types of rice grain to choose fromâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Mixed Grain, Purple Rice, Wheat Five, Brown Rice, Red Rice, and Wheat Germ Brown Rice. For Sauces, there are Wasabi, Mayonnaise, Chilli and Barbeque.

Healthy eaters will be pleased to know that all different rice grains available have numerous health beneďŹ ts. Purple Rice, for instance, helps to improve the immune system, while Wheat Germ Brown Rice promotes blood circulation. More information can be found on the shop brochures.

For each ball of rice ($4.20), customers get to choose ďŹ ve types of ďŹ llings, or add more for 50 cents per additional ďŹ lling. I was spoilt for choice having to choose from a buffet of 40 different ďŹ llings, which ranged from Emperor Vegetable to Korean Kimchi, Smoked Duck to Silver Fish.

I ďŹ nally decided on Chicken Floss, Burdock, Bak Kwa (barbequed pork), Turkey Bacon, and Mashed Potato to go in my ball of brown rice. The meat ďŹ llings are popular choices at the stall, and the owner recommended mashed potato to moisten the mixture as I had chosen to skip the sauce.

The end product resembled a bak chang (dumpling) in size, but the rice was soft, ďŹ&#x201A;uffy and not sticky. The

HEALTHY SURPRISE MYRIAD OF CHOICES: You can pick from 40 ďŹ llings for your QQ rice ball (above).

Six types of rice and four types of sauces are also available.

The texture of the rice ball is like that of glutinous dumpling (below).

portions of the ďŹ llings were generous, and they were thoroughly mixed into a savoury combination. The strong fragrance of the rice and multiple ďŹ llings tantalised my taste buds with every bite.

The rice ball did become a little dry after a while, so you might want to indulge in one of QQ Riceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Purple Rice drinks, such as the Purple Rice Soya Bean, Purple Rice Juice, and Purple Rice Almond.

I tried the Purple Rice Soya Bean, which naturally tasted a bit bland

due to the rice grain base. It was, however, a cooling refreshment that complemented the savoury ďŹ&#x201A;avours of the rice ball.

QQ Rice also offers snack rolls in four ďŹ&#x201A;avoursâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Smoked Duck, Emperor Vegetable, Bak Kwa, and Tuna, and breakfast rolls, in Chilli and Ikan Bilis ďŹ&#x201A;avours. They cost $2.60 each.

Being more of a fast-food themed eatery than a restaurant, seats at QQ Rice are limited to bar stools with a high-top table, so it might be a better choice to have your rice ball on the go.

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HUMBLED BY NATURE: The stunning view of Mt Kongde from the teahouse Eunice was staying at in Namche Bazaar.

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stood look i ng dow n at t he rapids below me. T he clear spr ing water ďŹ&#x201A;owed down from the mountains and thrashed around with a ferocious velocity.

I was standing on a swaying steel-cable suspension bridge, suspended between two mountains, approximately 100 metres above the rapids.

The bridge was laced with colourful prayer ďŹ&#x201A;ags and golden cloths meant as offering for the gods. The wind howled viciously through the valley as the fabrics ďŹ&#x201A;apped in the air. The swaying turned to rocking as more travelers piled onto the bridge, including coolies carrying planks of building materials and a herd of donkeys.

It was the second afternoon of my ďŹ veday trek from Lukla to Namche Bazaar, which I took with my mum in Nepal last May. I was hoping to strike two things off my bucket list during this trip â&#x20AC;&#x201C; to land at one of the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most dangerous airport and to see the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s highest mountain.

The Lukla Tenzing Hillary airport is situated at an altitude of 2800 metres above sea level, with its 460-metre long runway inclined on a slope. We took a 12-seater propeller plane, which ďŹ&#x201A;ew through the hilly countryside and close to the Himalayas.

Flanked by ice-capped mountains on both sides of the aircraft, the skilled pilots navigated through the mountain range without the help of a Global Positioning System. As the aircraft approached Lukla, I remember thinking that the uphill asphalt runway looked like a piece of scotch tape latched on to a rock.

Pilots who are licensed to ďŹ&#x201A;y to Lukla airport are some of the best pilots in the world, even though you may not be able to tell simply by looking at them. With their sleeves folded up, and armed with a

somewhat blasĂŠ attitude, our pilots coaxed the plane into a turn, coming very close to another mountain and started our descent.

The plane bounced, jerked and hurtled uphill as we landed on the runway. I held on to my seat tightly, with my right foot pressed down on an imaginar y brake, hoping that we would not crash right into the airport. The pull of gravity helped the airplane come to a complete stop within the short distance, and we were glad to begin our trekking expedition.

Namche Bazaar is the last town before

Mount Everest, where I would be offered a magnificent view of the peak. Most trekkers would stay at this town for a few days to acclimatise, stock up on supplies and choose the best and strongest yak and Sherpas for their expeditions before continuing on another ďŹ ve-day walk to reach Everest Base Camp.

Even though the locals have grown up seeing planes ďŹ&#x201A;y into their town every day, it is common for them to never see a car or a motorcycle throughout their lives. Even bicycles were nowhere to be seen during my

DELIVERY DONKEYS: The only way to transport food and other daily necessities to the other towns is on foot, either via coolies, oxen or donkeys.

A SWIFT DEPARTURE: A commercial ďŹ&#x201A;ight getting ready for takeoff at Lukla TenzingHillary airport, which has a runway that is only 460m long.

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trip. Given the difďŹ cult terrain and altitude of the mountains, travelling is best left to the next most reliable way â&#x20AC;&#x201C; on foot.

Having to ascend 540 metres in altitude on foot over two days was quite a gruelling feat for a city girl like me. The path ranged from gentle slopes to rocky hills with steps as high as my knee. I also had to trek through narrow mountain passes, which due to the lack of rain, was sandy and slippery. But for most of the route, it was a steep 45-degree ascend up into the mountains through pine forests.

Coolies pass by carrying goods to the next town. With their baskets laden with daily necessities, food, clothes, pots and pans, utensils and building materials, they balance the weight of their burden by strapping one of the basket straps to their forehead. Bent over with the load on their backs, they too, have to walk for days to deliver the goods to the other towns deep in the mountains. Herds of donkeys and oxen were also used to deliver heavier goods such as kerosene.

Despite the fatigue from the continuous hours of trekking uphill, I could not help but be awed and humbled by Mother Nature.

Standing on top of the hill surrounded by cloud-shrouded mountains, listening to the river crashing below and shrilling winds, and snifďŹ ng the faint scent of the pinewoods made me feel so small compared to the forces of nature.

Even though I did not have the honour of seeing Mount Everest in her full glory due to the bad weather of the monsoon season, I got close to the Himalayas, and even drank from her alpine springs. Being amongst these grand mountains was truly enthralling, and this ďŹ ve-day journey on foot is an experience I will never forget.

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BOOKS DREAM OF DING VILLAGE Yan Lianke (Fiction) $34.24 available at Kinokuniya Published by Corsair/Constable and Robinson ALL they wanted was to make some quick money. Instead, what they got were disease and death. After being coerced into selling their blood, villagers in the ďŹ ctitious Ding Village found themselves infected with Aids some years later.

Based on the blood-contamination case in rural China during the 1990s, in which as many as one million poor farmers were infected with HIV through blood selling schemes, Yanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s novel tells the personal tale of a single family, torn apart by greed and scandal.

Ding Shuiyang, the patriarch of his family, acts as the villageâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s moral compass and leader. The village looks to him for guidance in most matters. Unfortunately, his sons Ding Hui and Ding Liang are less civic-minded. Known notoriously as the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;bloodheadsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, the brothers have opened private blood collection centres in order to make a fast buck. Consequently, their poor hygiene standard plays a part in causing the Aids epidemic.

Hui, the more ruthless of the brothers, is unrepentant for his responsibility in the epidemic. Even after the vengeful villagers launch an attack on his family and murders his son, he remains undeterred.

The epidemic provides a grotesque background to the human drama of the main story. Chilling scenes, such as villagers scrambling to ďŹ nd enough wood to make their cofďŹ ns, could have been lifted from a horror movie.

Dream of Ding Village is a powerful allegory of the best and worst of human hearts. It takes a morbidly fascinating look at what happens when Confucian values, communist ideals and capitalist ambitions clash. -MICHELLE ANN KWARA

SEAL TEAM SIX: MEMOIRS OF AN ELITE NAVY SEAL SNIPER

Howard Wasdin/Stephen Templin (Non-ďŹ ction) $31.57 available at Kinokuniya Published by St. Martinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Press

MUSIC "We are JOIN US They Might Be Giants (Alternative Rock) motivated by a desire to be the band that we d want to listen to. We ve managed to accumulate fans who are the same kinds of listeners."

Join Us is the ďŹ rst non-childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s album from the band since The Else, which was released in 2007.

John Linnell, one half of the indie group They Might Be Giants, speaking in an interview with The A.V. Club, on the kind of music the band aims to produce.

SEAL Team Six, one of the US Navyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s top-secret elite units, recently hit the spotlight for being the team that killed the infamous terrorist Osama bin Ladenâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the mastermind behind the 9/11 attacks.

Howard Wasdin, a former member of SEAL Team Six, has stepped out to reveal his memoirs of being a member of one of the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s elite counterterrorism teams.

Wasdin chronicles his experiences as a sniper in various SEAL missions around the globe.

He was a key member in the 1993 battle in Mogadishu, Somalia that was immortalised in paperback and on the silver screen in Black Hawk Down.

One of the best snipers in the world, Wasdin suffered multiple gunshot wounds and nearly lost his legs during the Mogadishu mission, ultimately putting an end to his stellar Navy career.

Co-written by Stephen Templin, the book reads like a fastpaced action thriller with just the right amount of human emotion. Wasdin recounts his brutal SEAL training programme, before moving up the ranks to join SEAL Team Six. The book takes on a more contemplative tone towards the end as Wasdin reďŹ&#x201A;ects on life after the Navy.

Thrills, drama and insider details make Wasdinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s memoir a worthwhile read. He takes the reader right into battlegrounds and bases that most people would never get the chance to see or experience. Although co-writer Templin does little to polish up Wasdinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s coarse, simple language, the stories of the sniping missions alone are captivating.

After reading the book, it is impossible not to feel a sense of awe and respect for the members of SEAL Team Six.

-MICHELLE ANN KWARA

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THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS (TMBG) may not ring a bell for most, but their songs would deďŹ nitely sound familiar. The American alternative rock bandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s work has been featured on various television productions since its inception in 1982, including hits like Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re Not the Boss of Me from Malcolm in the Middle.

Known for their quirky and offbeat music, TMBG sticks to their staccato guitar and keyboard style in their latest album Join Us, yet covers as many genres over 18 tracks through several crazy-quilt arrangements.

For example, In Fact starts off with a jazzy trumpet and complements its rubber band beat with Mexican horns, while Dog Walker contrasts heavy metal with cartoonish processed vocals that sound like the singers inhaled helium gas.

Listening to these tracks is good fun, but the real humour lies in the witty yet twisted lyrics. In You Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Like Me, TMBG offers a hilarious list of reasons why a relationship would not work out: You like Bollywood, snow machines, daguerreotypes, beauty contests and cruise control.

Some obscure words like the aforementioned â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;daguerrotypeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, which simply means â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;pictureâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, may have you looking up the dictionary, but that should not distract you from humming along to the catchy and memorable choruses. In fact, you would be laughing at the silliness lead singers John Flansburgh and John Linnell have managed to incorporate in their songs.

Join Us is a welcome step away from their kid-friendly recent albums, Here Come the 123s and Here Comes Science, released in 2008 and 2009 respectively. The albumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s opener Canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Keep Johnny Down cements TMBGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s place in PG territory with its line: All of the dicks in this dick town / Canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t keep Johnny down.

The rest of the tracks touch on â&#x20AC;&#x153;grown-upâ&#x20AC;? topics without going overboard, keeping Join Us accessible to younger audiences. As a duo which rose to fame making geeky music for geeky adults, TMBG has done a great service for its fans by going back to their roots. -BENJAMIN LIM

RABBITS ON THE RUN Vanessa Carlton (Pop)

Carlton came up with the album name in a dream, inspired by a line from the classic childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s novel Watership Down

by Richard Adams.

PIANO maestro Vanessa Carlton enchants us once again with her distinctive brand of quirky pop tunes in her fourth studio album, Rabbits on the Run. Since her 2002 debut effort Be Not Nobody with its hit single A Thousand Miles, the country-born singerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s career has signiďŹ cantly stalled. Carlton seemed destined to be labeled a one-hit wonder.

Now in her early 30s, Carlton displays a new maturity in her music. Compared to her piano-driven crowd-pleasing piano melodies of the past, her songs now take on a more ethereal sound similar to New Age singers Enya and Sarah McLachlan.

Rabbits on the Run is worth a listen for an audience that has never heard ofâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;or has even forgotten aboutâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;Carltonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s talents.

The album takes on a more contemplative tone, her songs at times leaning closer to darker themes of love, loss and broken relationships. The lyrics of Marching Line are reminiscent of a more emotional vocalist such as Adele: You donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know what love is like/A bullet in the chest/And I never say yes.

Carousel, however is a cheerful little ditty for all the brokenhearted lovers, illustrating how love comes back around again, not unlike the horses on a merry-go-round. A sort of innocence permeates the track, thanks to the combination of Carltonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rhythmic vocals and those of the Capital Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Choir.

Rabbits on the Run comes across as a dream-like sequence in the form of music. The 10 tracks ďŹ&#x201A;ow seamlessly together, capturing a raw honesty and melancholy that is clearly a culmination of years of experiences.

Carlton had once considered moving into ďŹ lm scoring instead. But the loss of the movie industry is the music industryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gain, as Carlton demonstrates she is no mere one-hit wonder.

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FILMS BRIDESMAIDS COMEDY Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Rose Byrne 124 min

GET ready to walk down the aisle for the biggest wedding of the year.

Co-written by Saturday Night Live cast member Kristen Wiig and her longtime friend/collaborator Annie Mumolo, Bridesmaids pulls out all the stops to create not a chick ďŹ&#x201A;ick, but a hilarious, no-holdsbarred, slapstick comedy that could equal The Hangover.

Meet Annie (Wiig), the luckless-in-love protagonist of Bridesmaids. Her best friend, Lillian (Maya Rudolph) is getting married and Annie must lead the party as maid-ofhonour.

Except it is an â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;honourâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; that Annie does not want to be saddled with, as it forcefully reminds her about her own shortcomings in the romance department.

Annieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life is a complete mess. Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s broke from a failed bakery business and stuck in a demeaning relationship with her boyfriend Ted who uses her just for sex.

She also shares an apartment with weird roommates and has a thankless job selling jewellery.

Yet Annie is forced to plaster a smile on her face and lead a motley crew of bridesmaids in planning bridal ďŹ ttings, showers

SECRETS OF THE SISTERHOOD: Lillian (Maya Rudolph), Annie (Kristen Wiig) and Becca (Ellie Kemper) look for the perfect wedding dress.

and bachelorette partiesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;will the torture ever end?

As if the bizarre and expensive rituals of matrimony werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t enough, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Little Miss Perfectâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; to contend with. Fellow bridesmaid Helen (played by Rose Byrne), the beautiful but vain wife of the groomâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s boss, threatens to replace Annie as Lillianâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new BFF. When life hits rock bottom, the only way to go is up. Annie decides to forget about her

LITTLE GIRL LOST: Hanna (Saorise Ronan) contemplates a life on the run with enemies hunting her down.

HANNA ACTION THRILLER Saorise Ronan, Eric Bana, Cate Blanchett

111 min

ONCE upon a time, there was a little girl named Hanna who lived with her father in a remote, wintry forest in Finland. Hannaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

father, Erik, tells her fairytales about wicked witches and lurking predators, and teaches her not to be afraid of them.

Except in Hanna, instead of telling his daughter not to speak to strangers or accept candy from them, Erik (played by Eric Bana) trains her to be an assassin.

Isolated from all modern technology, he teaches Hanna (played by Saorise Ronan) ruthless killing skills to defend herself against Erikâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s enemies, who eventually

troubles and pour her energies into ensuring that she has as much fun as possible while acting as Lillianâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s maid-of-honour.

Tradition goes out the window as Annie and the bridesmaids literally wreak havoc on poor Lillianâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nuptial plans. Watching the movie is an absolute riot as the rest of the bridesmaids (Wendi McLendon-Covey, Ellie Kemper & Melissa McCarthy) follow Annieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lead.

The movie lurches along at times and is a

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become her own, in the course of the ďŹ lm.

Erik constantly tests her reflexes by sneaking up behind her. At the beginning of the ďŹ lm, while Hanna is gutting the carcass of a deer, Erik stands behind her and says, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re deadâ&#x20AC;Śright now.â&#x20AC;? What follows immediately is a ďŹ erce battle with her father.

Erik also hones her survival skills by teaching her an encylopediaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s worth of knowledge that includes ďŹ&#x201A;uency in several different languages.

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tad long at 124 minutes. It must be said however, that Bridesmaids expertly handles the comedy and drama elements of the movie.

Hollywood has also found a new comedy star in Kristen Wiig. While sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been playing on the sidelines in movies like Whip It and Adventureland, Wiig displays some serious comedic and dramatic chops in her self-penned script.

She is very convincing as the struggling and bitter 30-something and is able to gain our sympathies without stopping the laughterâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the witty one-liners she wrote for her own character most likely played a part.

Melissa McCarthy also deserves a mention as the rambunctious Megan, the sister of Lillianâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ďŹ ancĂŠ, who has some of the most memorable scene-stealers in the ďŹ lm.

Bridesmaids grossed an impressive US$163.8mil in the USA, surpassing Sex and the City as the highest grossing R-rated female-driven comedy of all time. The ďŹ lmâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s success makes it highly probable that a sequel will be made somewhere down the line.

The record-breaking ticket sales also make Bridesmaids the biggest ďŹ lm yet for director Judd Apatow (Knocked Up, 40-YearOld Virgin). CNN calls Bridesmaids â&#x20AC;&#x153;a worthy female counterpartâ&#x20AC;? to the male dominated comedies of recent years such as Due Date and Grown Ups. Bridesmaids is indeed a refreshing respite which introduces interesting new characters to the screen. After the end of such femaleoriented franchises like Sex and the City, female audiences may have found their newest bunch of heroines. Arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t you sick of watching Adam Sandler or Zach GaďŹ linakis already?

-KAR YAN YEONG All this is to prepare for the moment that Hanna enters the modern world and meets the real wicked â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;witchâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, the rogue CIA agent Marissa Wiegler (played by Cate Blanchett).

Director Joe Wright, reuniting with Ronan after directing her in the critically acclaimed ďŹ lm Atonement, stylishly combines the fairy tale genre and high-speed action to make a highly compelling, visually pleasing ďŹ lm.

Constant allusions are made to fairy tales, especially for the ďŹ nal confrontation which takes place between Hanna and Marissa in an abandoned theme park in the woods.

All these allusions serve to remind us that as a child, Hanna still possesses innocence despite her capacity for violenceâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;something that Ronan portrays very well given her ethereal presence with her blonde hair and striking blue eyes.

While Hanna is on the run from Wiegler and her team of associates led by the sinisterlooking Isaacs (Tom Hollander), she meets a hippie traveling family in Morocco and immediately forms a bond with their teenage daughter Sophie. She then travels with the family to Spain.

Reality soon hits Hanna hard as she is plunged into a number of precarious situations. She comes face to face with Isaacs and his men in an exhilarating, beautifully ďŹ lmed chase sequence in a container park.

Like a dance, Wright and Ronan work together almost in sync. Behind the camera, Wright captures and frames the movements in a near seductive way while Ronan takes the lead and executes her dance with a quiet grace that is laced with startling ferocity.

Both ďŹ rst-timers in the action genre, Wright and Ronan certainly have got the ingredients required to pursue more action ďŹ lms. Ronan has the chops to kick Angelina Jolieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Salt all the way to Finland, and provides a worthy challenger for Mara Rooneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Girl With the Dragon Tattoo.

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MOVIES CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER ACTION Chris Evans, Hugo Weaving, Hayley Atwell 124 min

MANY superheroes from the comic-book world are gifted with abilities that contrast strongly with their secret identities.

For example, SpiderMa nâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sk i l l a nd agi lit y belies Peter Parkerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s social ineptness, while the terrifying spectre of the Batman seems unbelievable coming from the rich playboy Bruce Wayne.

But Captain America: The First Avenger is different.

Chris Evans of Fantastic Four fame plays Steve Rogers, a skinny US Army recruit who undergoes a procedure that turns him into the perfect physical specimen.

Despite his miraculous transformation, the movie emphasizes that Rogers is a hero because of his neversay-die spirit, not because of his superhuman abilities.

A ided by h is Br itish love interest Peggy Carter (Hayley Atwell) and gruff commanding officer Col. Phillips (Tommy Lee Jones), he is tasked to subdue Hugo Weavingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Red Skull.

Evans acquits himself

well enough as an actor, with his surprisingly vulnerable portrayal of the downtrodden pre-transformation Rogers.

Even after donning the Captain America mask, he never loses that boy-nextdoor likability and charm while ziplining, leaping about and gunning down enemies.

Another highlight is the performance by Weaving (The Matrix, V For Vendetta).

Famous for his villainous role of Agent Smith in The Matrix, Weaving uses all his imposing presence to convincingly play the Red Skull, a Nazi renegade who plans to harness a mythical weapon f rom t he Nor se legends to dominate the world.

Despite Rogers being a one-man army, part of the movieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s charm lies in the engaging cast of characters, who lend the Captain support and guidance.

Stanley Tucci turns in a likeable performance as the wise mentor Dr. Abraham Er sk ine, and English actor Dominic Cooper is entertaining as the smooth and suave Howard Stark (father of Tony Stark, played

by Robert Downey Jr. in the

AMERICA SAVES THE DAY: Captain America (Chris Evans) is congratulated on a successful mission by Peggy Carter (Hayley Atwell).

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movie Iron Man).

The First Avenger also excels in bringing a Band of Brothers vibe to the big screen with the introduction of Rogersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hand-picked squad, the Howling Commandoes.

Headed by Sebastian Stan as Sergeant â&#x20AC;&#x153;Buckyâ&#x20AC;? Barnes, the best fr iend of Steve Rogers, the Commandoes accompany the Captain on his

missions in the best traditions of historical war epics.

Unfortunately the movie is guilty of a few clichĂŠs, particularly in the second half when Rogers leads his team to effortless victories and ďŹ nally ends with a predictable ďŹ nal showdown aboard, complete with a heroic sacriďŹ ce.

While an action-packed ďŹ lm in its own right, Captain

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America: The First Avenger does feel like an extended teaser for Marvelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s muchhyped juggernaut ďŹ lm The Avengers.

The blockbuster movie, scheduled for a 2012 release, will see â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Capâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; teaming up with his franchise mates Iron Man and Thor to save the world.

The last ďŹ ve minutes of the ďŹ lm features a familiar cameo

appearance by Samuel L. Jacksonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s General Nick Fury.

Despite The First Avenger succeeding on its own merit as both a superhero movie and a war piece, the audience would likely be more interested in the sequel The Avengers, especially after watching the sneak preview trailer during the after-credits scene.

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ABOVE: An orientation group waits to leave East Coast Park at the start of the ‘Amazing Race’. They are the last group to set off and also the last to return.

“But we are first in terms of spirit,” says Senior Attached Annabelle Liang

All university graduates started from this point, Freshmen.

RIGHT : SP stands for Secret Partner. A staple in many of the Freshmen Orientation Camps, this is an opportunity for members of the opposite gender to interact with one another.

As depicted - most SP interaction are held with both partners blindfolded in the presence of a chaperone.

Freshmen. It shouts one’s unfamiliarity to the new learning environment. It points at the potential that lies within. Your freshmen year will be over before you know it.

Freshmen.

Treasure these memories.

...the SWEETEST,

BELOW : Freshmen cheer along with their Orientation Group Leader after they come from behind to win at ‘water bingo’. ‘Water bingo’ involves swimming quickly, something which the orientation group struggled with at first.

...the HAPPIEST,

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BEST ABOVE : In the game “The Great Wall of China”, the male freshmen must prevent the female freshmen from pulling them apart from each other by any means possible. This is one of many games played during the “Battle of the Genders” segment of Hall of Residence 7’s Freshmen Orientation Camp.

RIGHT : Hall of Residence’s 7 freshmen engage in a game of “Hamburger”. The objective of the game is to get participants to stack ontop of one another - while racing other teams to complete the designated order within the shortest possible time. The male freshmen are stacked on the bottom, with the female freshmen stacking on top.

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WORDS | GOH CHAY TENG & WAN ZHONG HAO

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՘ႮԽबೞƗହս їઉ‫ؙ‬ၢຸҼϮ‫ۺ‬ ϖ૑ս࿗Ɨࠍ֫࿷ฅսሌ ߆მїઉ‫܋‬ाೞ֬࿷लè ࣣ‫ݝ‬ϝๆ֬Շఽഠ ᅥƗହս஍ԩສ଻Ɨढ़༛ ഐҼ਩૑၉࢝è ᄤ‫ؚ‬৏ϖ૑ս࿗֬ब ೞᇖƗ٘١֬ϖ૑ս࿗ၢ и ཉൂହսƗ‫֫ا‬Юࣄ ‫܋‬ाೞܺलè बೞ௦ളᆴ၉֬ઌᇄ Ӌ༼ഺ‫׋‬௦൏නƥõହս ֬৲ઉ෠න൥ව௣ϝໞƗ ಖಓങਛ࣠༦֬τ஍è٘ ١֬৲ઉཔ‫ؾؚ‬င٫ӏ࣡ ҘƗᄤࡖ‫ܙ‬ഏӎ൲࿠౷๳ ௬Ɨᇌᄶਛ࣠༦èö ၉‫ܒ‬Ⴜ ᆭদሸ࿷ฅ ౼ϝ۸҉๤‫֬ࡌݚ‬քѝս ࿗ƗҜთਛႵହဣয়‫܄‬ս ࿗ᇖ໚࿗߽ᄤ ᄌ‫ځ‬एϾ ׂ֬໻ࣄ࿷ฅսሌ߆მї ઉ‫܋‬ाೞè ԡೞӶཊ၉૲֡֬ऌ൤ ᄤ‫ؚ‬৏ϖ૑ग़࠶ս࿗ ֬ԡೞᇖƗହսѝཊࢴ ԢƗၢՉඊ֬࠶్य़ᇌ‫ؚ‬ ١è ї฼൥õྰ‫ڶ‬৬ൕၓ ࠝ൥‫ڕ‬Ⴜሀ჆Г੄ಭ৒֬

৬ൕࡁၲöè௦஘ᆩໂѝ ൜Ɨї฼‫ؚ‬ഭເ٘١֬ହ սࢧເ҉৭Ɨढ़൥ହսൂ ᄤ਍۸١૲ƥሸႵїઉ‫ދ‬ ට١֬‫ؚ‬໑౭ঊè ෷නƥõହսᄤሸႵ їઉ֬൏࡞༼ࢹඖƗᇁႼ Ыռ֬൏ްƗढ़൥‫ؚ‬١֬ ࣐‫ે܅‬Ⴜఖ֥ರ‫ݛཹތ‬Ɨ ҉ؕ‫׀‬Ӊඔ෷૓֬ઉ‫׋‬è ᄤᆊીӐ֬൏࡞ৡ૲Ɨે Ⴜ‫ؚۺ‬١ᇈଈ֬၉ࠓƗᆊ ۸иೞ֬ఞ൤ःຢ಍֡‫ݝ‬ দਛèö ෷၀ѝ൜ହս๤࿗ ֬õ౶੥öиࢧ୆य़ᇌ‫ؚ‬ ١෵җႯ֬ҭંè ఊᇖƗହսවї჆ࡻ ᠶᄤԡೞ‫ڶދ‬ೞᇖ‫֫ا؂‬ ቒࡋї൴֬඀಻Ɨࠍ֫௦ ള֬ᄨ഍è௦஘ઌᇄӋಱ ເ෹࠶్ຢആඊਇƗᇁ൥ ങਛ၉ཻႰଖ֬õఌᅸö è দሸ‫׏‬ሷ‫܄ࠖ׏‬Ӹ೟ ୔࠰֬჆ࡻᠶ ෦ ൺ٧ ൏නƥõїઉܸ֬ࡶᄤ჆ ᄿဩಥ‫ؚ‬١ߴպ୍‫ن‬Ԣ֬ ໠฼èö Ы໠ࠪເ‫ތ‬ಪᇚ჆ї ઉƗ਽၉ଇߓࣩ‫܄‬Ӹව୔ ࠰֬ሮമї൴ӮໆѣƓ ෦Ɣනƥõїઉ‫ޚ‬Ⴜಆè ෸๎ᅥ໨૓ᄤؒ൏࡞ୄၢ მငጲၹઍࠧ֬මཟƗ٘ ҃‫ؚ‬൴֬৲ӍƗ‫ؚދ‬൴দ ၉Ӎමཟ࢓‫ڊ‬èö

ହսїઉ‫ؙ‬ᄤԡೞ‫ޱ‬๗ಃ௦஘ৠѬᑹ֬ᆾ‫ ׋‬ƓഏƔç િ‫܄‬ҍᆦ༇ҍӐࡠ‫ࡌݚ‬౤୔য়ൠ߽ᇽ༣ᅭමৈ༼ഺ֋ರ ਛाଥၕ൛֬಻ცࡈѦ Ɠ቗༶Ɣହսවї჆ࡻᠶᄤԡೞ‫ڶދ‬ೞᇖ‫֫ا؂‬ቒࡋї൴֬඀಻è ണႜd໘ᇘ‫ބ‬

ׂ ࣄû‫٭‬ৈ൏३ü ‫ࡄݚ‬ᇖ໚Ք౾Ծቛиೞ

ߢᄙಬƥՔ౾Ծቛ၀୆ϣ૏ ᅭࡹवĶИ֨ ᇖ໚ѐࠧ

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໐ๆ໚֬Ծቛû໨֬ૌಭü۪Ք‫؀‬ಆ‫ޟ‬ഺƗಥ௦஘૓҉ ၮৈ޳è

ണႜd໘ᇘ‫ބ‬

ଇႂৈಭߢᄙಬᄤ ‫׋‬௦û‫٭‬ৈ൏३ü Ҝೞᆇ໐ๆ໚Ծቛû໨֬ ૌಭü൏Ɨᇐၗ෷൥‫ڕ‬ӏ ৭ႯԾቛས୶ഺ൜‫ށ‬è দሸછদ།࿷ೳϟ֬ ໐ๆ໚Ɠ ෦Ɣѝ൜ƗԾ ቛਹ‫ے‬দሸ჆஻ႽπԀ֬ ඪ‫ݛ‬ḩḩ།‫ܯ‬Ɨ෵ၢ۪ଇ

ಃሸႎ໚ّၹ?I\MZUMTWV ֬྅ႂû໨֬ૌಭüè ‫ؚ‬჆‫؀‬ಆ‫ޟ‬ഺ۪֬ ՔƗߢᄙಬः໠ƥõ୍൥ ҉൥ӏ۪྆௓ཱི૏૏ƪö ෠ಝû໨üಥ௦஘૓ ҉ၮৈ޳Ɨढ़൥௦஘ߕ൥ ࿑ਛ໐ๆ໚֬û๊૧ਅ ౾ü್࣐बೞè Ⴕହսᇖ໚࿗߽თ఑ ๆႂৈ৺‫ލ‬ᇽϾ֬û‫٭‬ৈ ൏३üՔ౾Ծቛиೞ٘႒

Ⴇᄈèሌ၃௦ളཱི‫ݬ‬çߢ ᄙಬ‫ދ‬ਦ ოᯡ๗ਛ ൵ Ծቛ‫ޱ‬Ɨቒᇛ࿑Ԣ ൵Ɨ ್࣐ ᄌ ಷ֬ቀबೞè ߢᄙಬুൄ‫ޚ‬༦ߒߢ ஭ਥ֬û൥۸շüèԡ՘ Ҝೞ֬෹Ɨ࣡๠ۘౝ‫ދ‬೚ य़ܼƗ൥ඒങඛ֬Ю‫׀‬Ҝ ೞᆇè‫ؚ‬჆ᆊ۸ཊཧƗԛ Ӑৠ࿙ឤƓ ෦Ɣѝ൜ఊ ൓Ю‫֬׀‬Ҝೞቛ௝‫ئޚ‬Ɨ ᇁ൥ેႼЫ࿑ᇖè

ਦ ოනƥõਪ‫֬ݚ‬Ҝ ೞᆇႼ଱ᇜࠉԢಇ֬ԑ ࣘƗ༗ຳྔࡍ௨ಭ၀းႼ ᆊᇜ۸ྦè ö û‫٭‬ᄇ൏३üսबೞ ಷఀƥ ᄌ ಷ ‫׋׀‬ƥହဣսৣฝ ൏࡞ƥ XU ௗࡕƥ

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CHRONICLE 01 ငઉ

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֥ûࡌü֬࿏੷ᄤ‫׏‬ข ѳ٩൏Ɨःᆰ֨‫ݚ‬౰ಷ ֬࢝ҋၟై​ైদ਩è၉ฒ֥‫ݚ‬ ౰Ɨः҉֫҉ฒቒࣔୀ֫െӳ ‫ٴٴ‬ဟဟ֬‫ݚ‬౰۪౾è ഏ۸ᄌႼະႽഏᄢࣉ୔‫ݚ‬ ౰౰‫׌‬Ҙ஍௒ؔƗ௒ᇖ֬୷Ӎ ‫ݚ‬౰۪౾ᆴ၉ّӖ୶റ़​़֬ ûઌપ඼üƓ*IL :WUIVKMƔ èԛ໅߽ब‫׮‬җႯᆊ൵۪Ӡಪ ఞ‫ٹ‬Ɨࠎ྿ᇂᄤເ‫ݚ‬౰౰‫׌‬ሆ ್ྔ༾‫ࠊދ‬৶è ढ़൥Ɨᆊႋఖະ૽֬ࠞਢ஢ ‫ޢ‬Ɨᆾᄺԛ໅߽ಓ‫ي‬Ծၰèᆴ ‫ޱ‬Ɨԛ໅߽ႀ໴ಊྰ‫۪ۆ‬ՔƗ ‫ؾ‬ब‫҉׮‬ᄤ౰‫׌‬ഏဍԢᆊ൵‫ۆ‬ ѐ۪౾èæ ҉‫ݝ‬Ɨᄤᆊఖൠࡸൺ֥ቒ‫ئ‬ ֬৖઒‫֬ં޴ދ‬Ɨ൥໨૓֬Ю ‫׀‬ႂৈè ໅߽җႯ‫۪ྡྷੇࡄݚ‬౾֙୷ Ӎᆊ۸ब‫׮‬ƗಥкᆇߏၗƗᆭ ԂЮ‫׀‬ႂৈᆊ۸ሾᇂֿ֥ߕհ ҉հᄤèൠ൓ഏƗ໨૓Ѱ҉ಓ ఊ൓Ɨᇁးᄤྔࡍ௨ࢮ๯ሴ ‫ي‬ғ߆‫ޟ‬ၵ֬Ю‫׀‬ႂৈಭèԩ ບƗ၀ႼЮ‫׀‬๽฿೉-TMK\ZQKW‫ދ‬ ਛႼਦवࢴ‫ދ‬ӮࢸၕְЮ‫ ੇ׀‬٫ᇽੇ۪൴‫ڟ‬ૌᄐƓ+WZZQVVM ༬ᯡ๗ƗѰ҉଻‫ن‬ཊЮ‫׀‬ৈญ ֬໪޾Ҧ੊Ɨ೉2IKS IVL :IQ‫ދ‬ ྡྷ۪൴ᄤ‫ࡄݚ‬໾ขᅨ٩݂મᆴ 5IaƔເࣔ਍୔֬‫ݚ‬౰ቛ౾è

٩ঁളҷԋ؎ၗෂࡓཧ ߢଆଲ

֬Եѳ൥҉ढ़୆֬ರ༇èႀ ՕƗᆦ‫ڰ‬ᆊҋఋढ़න൥ቃ‫ؚ‬ ਛƗ҉࣎τ‫ک‬ਛ‫ؚ‬ളҷᇌ؎҉ ພ ྦ ‫ ے‬Ⴚ ༫ ֬ ࿷ ᇤ ൵ ҍ ન֬ಭƗ၀ࢀ‫ܙ‬ਛྔࡍ௨ૉ฿ ,೫౭௒û ,ೄ௷๽ᆴ སሸႵငઉણ࣐֬ྠཧè ࠥৈЖࡲüƓ࡬ӲûೄüƔᇛ ҉‫ݝ‬Ɨྔࡍ௨‫׏‬ႜ֬ളҷᇌ ჆ᄤഏ۸ᄌთЮ‫ܻ׀‬ᇠࡵ૲è ؎౭ঊ൥҉൥ᆎ֬ᄇদᄇࢫࣔ ᄱ ᄤ ! ୔ ք Ɨ བྷ ‫ ۝‬ः Ⴜ ਛ Ӯሷయ෵න֬õ҉ྺးളҷö ûೄ௷๽ᆴ๭౭ЖࡻüƗ֙൏ ֬୔քƗߕ൥ᆊᇁ൥۸Ыૉ฿ ఊ ଈ ᄕ ಖ Ы ྔ ࡍ ௨ ള ҷ ऌ ࣓ ᇌᄶԢদ֬ࡓཧƪ ѳèႀՕƗᆊ՘୆၉֞҉࡮ഏ ओИ֨ƗເਛಙГ୆ᄤളҷ ႟Ɨෂ޳χ൜ྔࡍ௨ളҷऌ֬ ᇌ؎ࢧ࿿֬‫ࡌݚ‬٩႟ûೄüƗ ᇌ؎ફફ٩ঁè ֤ဍ෫৲ࠕ౛ሸࢃჷЮ ‫ٺ‬ᇙ ࣀ Ⴏ Ю ‫ ֤ ׀‬ဍ Ӯ ሷ య ֬ ै ֬བྷ‫۝‬ϸЮ࡮֥ࠧ ‫ٺ‬ᇙ‫ޱ‬ғ ٌƗളҷᇌ؎ၟ‫ݝ‬൏ƗาѠ൥ ෉দྔࡍ௨ളҷèᆊ՘Ɨૉ฿ ᄤະક௻ࠪ֬୔քƗቌᆿྗ༖ ಖսቛᇢᅪ‫׀‬࿍Եûೄü൥ે

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Ⴜࣣ‫ݝ‬೾࡯ഏ႟֬೫౭௒Ɨᄼ Ⴜၰ൲๴୬ሎളҷऌ֬ॠϷྠ ཧèႀՕƗИᅪ෵න֬õჷ‫چ‬ ҉‫׵‬öƗࠥເ༉֤èܻ֙ᇠᄤ ເሸ࠴෵ཡႼ֬ሸႵ‫ކ‬Ҙ൏Ɨ ၀ѠິਛƗᆊ၀྿ᇁ൥ؒᄧ֬ ঀৈè ᆻ֫၉฻֬൥Ɨᆊᇁ൥ѩ೽ ၉࢟ƗႼ‫ئޚ‬ദࠪ଀‫ے‬ᆦᇔധ ߽໠฼֬‫׏‬ႜ‫؂‬ႀ໴ٌ๠‫ݝ‬࿿ ۳ളҷ‫ؾ‬෿඼‫ڻ‬ᇖè৯೉Ɨࢊ ඔ୔౥ඹ߽֛ഺࠊ֬Ӯሷయቛ ௝û üƗЫ೾࡯ਛ ଥè ܻ٘Ɨ ୔û೫ࢼü֬ ഏ႟Ɨ໊୆อຉЫ࡮ࠧ֬ଈ ᄕƗõ೫ö֬ӵ‫ٺ‬෵ു໴࠲Ɨ ᇁു༶õࢼöè҉‫ݝ‬Ɨྔࡍ௨ ቒ‫ޱ‬ಶ๾Ԣਛຢᆣϸ֬û೫ ࢼüѰၢ: ѳ႟è ၀྿൥೫౭௒ࣣ֬࠽৭ၴƗ ಥളҷऌ٩ළᇌ؎èओИ֨Ɨ ûೄü൵ಷབྷ‫۝‬ௗ٣ռ௬û೫ ࢼü෵Ծ༶֬བྷ‫۝‬೟࠰௒൵ಷ ௗ٣èთ၉ϵ೫౭௒པиƗ , ֬ྔႝӶཊྠ൛‫۾‬୆๎‫؀‬ఖܻ ᇠ֬ೄყèᆊ၀଻ܶഌࡌ‫ދ‬ള ҷऌ‫ؚ‬೫౭௒֬ᇌ؎߽ा൚٩ ঁƗၢද႒ᆊ‫ܩ‬౻൤è ቀᆴƗкᆇಱເЮ‫׀‬ളҷᇌ ؎φ‫׏‬ႜ৒Ѡᇌ‫׮‬è‫ؚ‬჆ദࠪ ᆦᇔ‫ॢ֬ے଀ࢧދ‬฼Ɨളҷऌ ಶႼ෵Г੄è‫ؚ‬೫౭௒দනƗ ᆊ՘ûೄü֬๳௬ྦԋ؎൥ྔ ࡍ௨ളҷऌ֬၉՘սણ࣐è

ҳ๴ǧ໸ຶव

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ൺ֥‫ݚ‬ಭᆭԂƗ‫۾‬Ѡන‫ࡄݚ‬๗ ᇠਛè ࣉ୔‫ݚ‬౰ᇽ฼౾û୍໨๤ ྖü Ɠ1V I 0MIZ\JMI\ƔƗ‫۾‬൥ ᆪଃቛ౾ಭཟ๳௬‫ݚ‬౰౾‫ڋ‬è ҉‫ݝ‬Ɨ‫ئޚ‬ಭѰ҉ᆰ֨ࣉ୔ ‫ݚ‬౰Ⴜᇽ฼౾èၢкᆇ֬Ⴝಭ ເ৯ƗЫۨᆰ൏Ɨ‫؂‬੤Ԣҽၺ ֬റ౭èᆻ֫၉฻֬൥Ɨࣔ਍ ୔֬‫ݚ‬౰ᇽ฼౾၀๳ಝങਛᇖ ໚ϸЮƗಥкᆇ֬Ⴝಭߏ୘ၢ ఴ೉ûࡌü‫ދ‬û၉ఖቃ֥üְ ࣣ‫ݚ׌‬౰ᇽ฼౾è ֿ֥൥ૉ฿࿍Ե҉ቇƗߕ൥ ࿏੷໴ٌ࣌९ಭྖƗಥսࡌ‫ؚ‬ ၉୔Ⴢ၉୔֬‫ݚ‬౰ᇽ฼౾ᄇদ ᄇഺආୂƪ ၀྿൥൏ްƗԛ໅߽҉႒ ᇁདྷᇌЮ‫׀‬ႂৈಭԾቛᇽ฼ ౾Ɨ၀‫۾‬႒ါ౯෷૓Ծቛ୷Ӎ ‫ދ‬ೢӍ۪౾ƗѰ๠‫ݝ‬ૉ฿ս৶ ࿍Եèп࣯Ɨᄤੇྡྷႂৈ֬൞ ࢿৡƗેႼ࿍Ե҉ਛ֬ႂৈè ቒࣔၢ݃ൺ‫ޛ‬ூ֬ûྙఀ໻ü Ɠ.ZQLIaƔ‫ؾ‬ᄤະഏМު֬:M JMKKI *TIKSƗःᆪଃਛᆊ‫׋‬è ‫ۆ‬ѐ‫ྡྷੇࡄݚ‬౾൥ಥ‫ݚ‬౰ ୔౥ߋ֬١ٌᆴ၉Ɨ‫ؾ‬٫຾ ၉èးಥ‫ݚ‬౰୔౥ߋƗ൵༼း ᅽ‫ܫ‬Ю‫׀‬ႂৈಭғƗғ୆න‫ڢ‬ ‫ݚ‬ಭƗ‫ݚ‬౰౰ሇ֬҉൥‫ࡄݚ‬औ ྙƗ‫ؾ‬൥ྔࡍ௨ಭè

ହ ϩဎឤ ս ࠲ ഺ ໴ ༘ ේ ‫׏ن‬Ⴖᆊᇜሸഏ‫ؾ‬༶֬֍ས‫ܕ‬ ๠‫ދ‬࿩ᇌƗෂ޳А‫ا‬࿗ഺ൥‫ڕ‬ ഡ ᄂࢫൺ‫ٵ‬Ⴏ‫ן‬ᆣ֬࿑ᄻƗ၀ಥ ࿗ഺफ֫ैٌ҉ൺቔᇞè ‫ٵ‬ Ⴏ ฻ ۡ

ᇢఴƗ࿗ഺൠ༇Ͼൠ԰Ɠ;\]LMV\[ô )NNIQZ[ 7NNQKMƔ๳ಝ๠‫׏ݝ‬Ⴖ๠ᆰ࿗ഺƗ՝ᆊ۸࿗ ఀఖƗ฻ۡ࿗ഺේഡህේ‫ٵ‬ႯƗටಭ٣௣यᅯ‫ڝ‬ ᄆ ჴè ૲‫ؚ‬ᆊ۸๳೉ఊদ֬཯༖Ɨкᆇᇢຽ֬஻Ⴝ࣐ ຃ໂ‫ܨ‬ƥࡆ࿊ህේः֫૲‫ࣈؚ‬ల໠฼Ʀ҉ህේः ֫ᄱఖ‫࢓ܒ܋࠱ܒ‬๠Ɨᆎ൥ჂॴჂႳè п࣯ᆊ՘֬‫ٵ‬Ⴏᅯ‫࣎​࣎҉ڝ‬൥࠲۸ϫ‫׋ٺ‬Ɨ‫ؾ‬ ൥ۡչϫ‫ٺ‬ᆴ ᇇ ƗჂಓ‫ي‬൨‫ܼ֨ލ‬སཱུ١പ ෛƗ྿‫ئ‬࿗ഺ‫ؚ‬Օτ஍‫҉ޚ֥ے‬નƗಖᇁ୆؆‫ن‬ ী೧è‫ౖؾ‬Ɨཱུ١ѰેႼൠ༼๠ᆰƗࠎᆇ‫ދ‬࿗ഺ ะઉ‫ݝ‬ᆊར‫ן‬ᆣè

ഭເ౤ϔ࿑൴֬ᅸևᆇᆴ၉Ɨହսಇ୔ේഡ ࣐ྡྷսّྔƗᅯࡕ൥౭Ⴜढ़ჷ֬èࣉ୔ᅯࡕ֬ჷ ႀḩḩႀ໊൳ߴ෵ႼේഡᄕႯӵЮḩḩંཇಓ‫ي‬ න‫ڢ‬৶Ɨ၀ಥкᆇಱເ൥‫ޚ‬õܹ١ö֬ࢺ൫è ႀເᆭ‫ڸ‬ේഡ‫ٵ‬Ⴏ‫ئ‬ඛ൥࿗ഺ֬‫ں‬ଢƗ෵ၢ෷ ૓‫۾‬Ⴜಊ฻ᄱᆰ֨ᆊར‫ן‬ᆣè‫׏ن‬Ⴖᆊᇜሸഏ‫ؾ‬ ༶֬֍ས‫ܕ‬๠‫ދ‬࿩ᇌƗෂ޳А‫ا‬࿗ഺ൥‫ڕ‬ᄂࢫൺ ‫ٵ‬Ⴏ‫ן‬ᆣ֬࿑ᄻƗ၀ಥ࿗ഺफ֫ैٌ҉ൺቔᇞè ‫ؚ‬჆ᅯ‫ڝ‬ƗкᆇሢၷƗཱུ١႒༼თ࿗ഺࣣ‫ݝ‬ཿ ഌèᆊᇇങ୆ಥ࿗ഺႼ߽ࠖ‫ن‬ѝ‫ؚ‬Օτ஍֬ၰࡵ ཱུ١‫۾‬୆ਛࢺ฻ۡ‫ٵ‬Ⴏၢ‫٘֬ޱ‬འƗᄣቛ‫۾‬ଃಙ ֬ब‫׮‬è ൥൏ް‫ۺ‬ეହսഺ‫نؿ׋ئ‬ငಊƗ࠙ࠥҜთࢀ ᄶ‫۾‬য়ཟ൓߹ཱུ֬ჺህේè

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Сࣟ ໑჆Сࣟ‫ױ‬ӳ౼֬ๆญ჆ !! ୔ਠເ൞ࢿ໚ߋၓ ӈƗ൥ଃ౩਍ӛ‫׃‬ອ࠺ๆఓ ზ֬Ӎ෵è ۩‫ؿ‬૓ᄤๆτ૑ບϬሯ ฆèๆτ૑൥ଃ౩਍ӛ ߦӳ֬ᆥ૑è

кᆇҜთହսࣉ୔֬༸ๆ‫ࣖࡄݚ‬ᜩ࿄ଥࡀߊ Ɠ/18 8ZMT]LMƔƗ֥Сࣟս࿗ಇ࢓ੇ਍ᇢè ᄤᆊ۸ࡀߊᇖƗҜთᆇࡂ୆ሐಃ೟۸࿗‫ٺ‬Ɨ Ⴢ୆ႺພСࣟ֬ᇾଇੱႺࣦ‫׋‬è

ࣈᅔ॒࿬֬ொිժढ़ ८Ɨ್८࠮ߋƌ ८ ್ Сࣟᅽ௒dᇢ߷଀฻‫܉‬

മ್‫ے‬ൺᇖ‫֬ݚ‬ત‫׵‬ ቛເ൞ࢿഏቒ‫֬ুܥ‬໚ଃ‫ࡌݚ‬ᆴ၉Ɨᇖ‫ݚ‬ଇൂ‫ࠝܥ‬љҊèબҋ჆ᆊཻଇ೽ൂඪᆴᇖƗ ၀୆‫ے‬༈ᇖ‫ݚ‬ѷս࣡മ֬৬ൕ໚ߋè ᇖ໚ѐࠧᇢ߷଀‫ދ‬ᅭࡹवᄤඌࡓৡ‫ٺ‬Ѡ֥҉๤֬ӳ൮࣐ྡྷ࢓ੇƗ್ཛ෢ීƗৈ҉මඏƌ ᆊ൥ ᚲԲ‫׀‬ᆘսᄠ଻ᇖГհ ࢧເຢᆣ֬​֬њᇄྦࢀሄƘ᜛८ ᇖ࿗ၓᆽèս‫׀‬ᆘ֤ᇈ‫ࢤཱུ֬ۅ‬ ࿗੓‫ދ‬ේഡ੓࿿ᇞൺ෬Ɨტ଻ൄ ഺչ ಭè

݃ᇣྔ‫׏‬൱෺Ɨ၀Ы ݃ᇣಭ౛౔Ӳເõཱི ધာöè ұ֬݃ᇣ ෺ۡ ૣƗ൥‫ࣦڋ‬ན ቒ཈ᇾ֬ࢀሄè

ӵ‫؂‬

଩ఴ಍൞ࢿ֬սྮ઴ቀඛ ࣎၉ఫᇁၢ༶Ɨ‫ౖؾ‬ඛਏ ᄤ҉ؕ࡯ങƗᇁႼᄤᇖ‫ݚ‬ ֬වԲçം།֬೭ਦᇖғ ୆ᅺ֥෸૓֬ഭႜè ണႜdᅭࡹव

ׂϝࣄᇖ‫ݚ‬Ƙྔࡍ௨Юग़ഺ࢓ੇࠊ‫׵‬Ɠ;;=-Ɣ кᆇ֥ਛӵ‫؂‬ ֬වԲս࿗‫݃ދ‬ᇣ֬ᇖ೽ս࿗࢓ੇƗ၀ࡵൔਛӵ‫݃ދ؂‬ᇣ୰ޯ ֬໚ߋთ৬ൕ

ଇਠ൞ࢿ໚ߋၓӈ֬݃‫ױ‬õा௣‫ח‬ ੓öГ੄ਛଃӛࢀሄ‫ڋ‬۳ ൥‫׏‬ႜ ûಥሷ֗‫٭‬ü֬ᇽး஌ണӍࣦè

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õ࿷ᇤണႜᆴᄌöûτࠆ౾ü버ണႜᅡ ሸ ୔჆ྔࡍ௨Ծ৲Ɨõ࿷ᇤണႜᆴᄌö൥၉۸౰ሇ‫ދ‬࿍Եണႜᆊ۸ၣඓ‫ދ‬Ծၰӈ၃֬௣ ขèࣉ୔֬ᇽ฼൥õߴၲöƗทะണႜ೉‫҄ތ‬ሡߴၲƗເ‫ޱ‬ಭ੄༶ࡇ୘è ᆊ၉ఀƗःಥᇖ໚ѐࠧᇢ߷଀ւ୍Գ෯൏३෩֨Ɨᇞ໘ᄇହᅥᆡᅥ‫ࡁ׀‬ᆇ֬࣠ཉ฿မè

ྔ໛ࢿఴТӮࡍӋᄤᅡԢࡁᆇ߽ഏ‫؀‬ಆ‫׀‬නƗးь඼Ɨःးьा ૌ‫ݚ‬लܹ‫ދ‬๠࿦჻è ണႜd নᅽ္ ႼѠ჆௻๠֬ᅥᆡƗᄇହᅥᆡ൥ ‫ࡄݚ‬ૉ฿൵՘୆‫ܛ‬෢ሩѨ൝૓ᄤఴན ‫ڀ‬ᅥƥఴ෵໊Ⴜ֬ᅥᆡႜཥᆷࢫ෉್ ӵఫഏສࡌ߃֬‫׏‬൱ࠖƦѨ൝‫ދ‬ϫྦྷ ֬ਃഏ۸۸྆ሩ๬ॴ‫ދ‬ᆃଏè ᄤϣԑ๳߉૲ւ‫ۺ‬൞ࢿ֬‫ݝ‬Ӹ ᇖƗቀ‫ܒ‬Ⴜ ଇᅥ‫ࡁ׀‬ᆇ჆ ୔ք ԡٌ֬‫ݚ‬ႍ؎ᆭ଱ᅥᆡƓ.ZMVKP 1V LWKPQVI ?IZƔ‫֬୔ ! ދ‬།ܑઇད ೥൅ྦଈè ֙ᇖƗ၀Ўচྔࡍ௨ࡁᆇ౵య ӻçᖺచ߰‫ދ‬ႍ؎቉֬ҷয়Ḩҭটϟ Ɠ+PIZTM[ +PMTTIXIPƔè೟ಭቒᇛ඼ ჆ఽਦ֗ზƗቛ௝‫ދ‬۸ಭႜཥ೉ࣉ ᄤõ࿷ᇤണႜᆴᄌö֬ûτࠆ౾üᅡ লᅡԢè

ႜ௦ ‫׏‬ႜѳ႟൰

‫׏‬ႜƥ û‫ٺ‬൴නπ୍ü ֤ဍƥ ߢᆎᆎ ᇽးဍ჻ƥ٣ቆଇç࿖ुᠸ

၉

Ӎõπ౭‫ܪ‬ൠ‫ٺ‬ཡ߽öಥ 2WMƓ٣ቆଇ൬Ɣთ୶Ⴝδ߄ Ɠ࿖ुᠸ൬ƔπഏႯ,>ണཥࠖࡁ੪

ᖺచ߰ƓഏƔ‫ދ‬౵యӻƓႾഏƔᅂЫૌ‫݃ݚ‬ѳ‫܋‬ය൵༣ცເõԾᄶඛ୔ᅥঊ֬Ⴎ‫ࡍྔ۔‬௨߆ಭèö ಪᇚᄕ‫֬׵‬ҷয়ḨҭটϟƓ҉ᄤ๴ᇖƔ઼֬ཉ࣡റգൗ෷෢ૌ‫ݚ‬लܹ‫ڲ‬버è

ᅡল၉‫ܒ‬ᅡԢਛ ‫ڝئ‬ᅽ௒Ɨ൳ࠩ ᆇᆴ၉൥਍՘ૌ‫ݚ‬௻৭ҭണႜࢉ֫ᇽ‫ݾ‬ ඵ֪Ḩߋ൝Ɠ0WZ[\ .I[[Ɣè਽၉໑൳ࠩ ᆇ൥ ฻ଡḨ஭ሬƓ<QU 8IOMƔè ‫ޱ‬ᆇႵ჆‫ށ‬Ⴝࡠႎ‫ݚ‬ᅥ‫ࡁ׀‬ᆇটৡḨ ϟઌඵƓ4IZZa *]ZZW_[Ɣᄤু໤ტ଻‫ؾ‬ ൺచ‫ن‬Ɨब‫׮‬ϣ༔഼๤ྡྷ֬ᅽ௒൳ࠩᆣ য়ӵ၉Юቛ௝ࠩûτࠆ౾üè ஭ሬᄤണႜᅡࡁᆇ߽ഏ‫֨ूے‬ƥõ໨ Ⴜ‫ࢤڔ‬මཟƗ೉‫ݛ‬໨૓֬ਹࠆै֥൅ሽ ᆇၓ฿Ɨः߽‫҉֥ے‬τèᆊ՘୆ᅡԢᆊ ཻᅽ௒Ɨ໨ᇛ჆୆٩༶ྖ๯ս്ƗѰເ ෷૓‫࢖֥ے‬ϓèö ҉‫ݝ‬Ɨ෷၀ເ๤ྡྷ‫֥ے‬П๬ƥõເਛ ണႜ‫ؾ‬඼Ɨ൥҉ᆻ֫֬èö თ஭ሬ‫ے‬๤ഭൺ֬൥ྔ໛ࢿఴТӮࡍ

Ӌƥõ඼ಇ֬ࡁᆇ҉൥‫ࡁ֬ށ‬ᆇƗࡁᆇ ႒‫ۅ‬Ӑଈϫ෦ࡵᆪ൏քғ‫ؚ‬èö ֙൏ഭ ເٞ࿷ധ໚࿗ࡁᆇ֬෷Ɨྺးᅽ௒൏Ɨ ःᅺû‫ݡ‬༳൏Иüࡁᆇ౵యӻ‫ދ‬ᖺచ߰ ౷ሀè

õ඼ಇ֬ࡁᆇ҉൥ ‫ࡁ֬ށ‬ᆇƗࡁᆇ႒ ‫ۅ‬Ӑଈϫ෦ࡵᆪ൏ քғ‫ؚ‬èö ӮࡍӋ ྔࡍ௨ྔ໛ࢿఴТ

ࡍӋಶಝ‫ے‬फྖႼ჌࠼ƥõᅥᆡ֬ ಙ൥‫ޚ‬ՖࠞƗ҉‫ݝ‬Ɨᅥᆡߴཟఖ֥ ԰‫؂‬Ⴜ௬ߑ‫ދ‬ೱഋᆇੇ࿚อຮ֬౭ ࣦƗः߽‫֥ے‬٫ӏ‫ݤ‬ஊƌö

õ࿷ᇤണႜᆴᄌö 버ണႜᅡ ಷఀƥཊᄤ֥ ᄌ ಷ ൏࡞ƥഏ໽ ൏֥ລഏ ൏ Ɠᇢ၉‫ࡓދ‬ಷྯ༖Ɣ ‫׋׀‬ƥହဣၣඓ࿗ᄄ ׂ၉çׂ‫ل‬ᅡ๖

ߴၲఖ଱ؔᅥࠌৼๆ֬ࠈ઀൏ఀƗӮ

བྷ‫׏ࡄݚ۝‬ႜࢲႜ௦ ਅπੱӸèറ૤֬JZMIS]X KT]Jະ ᅦ‫ރ‬Ӳ୆Ҿೢ౭ੰƗ‫ށ‬ಥሸ࠴֬π ಭߴྖሎၰèႽಭ;]VVaƓֳࡹᛃ ൬Ɣᆰ֨ߢᆎᆎ֤ဍཟಃ֫2WM‫ދ‬ δ߄஌ണ֬,>௒ؔᆴ‫ޱ‬Ɨє֫ှ ྖѸѸè ࣯ࣵ஌ണ֬଩֬൥൐ીƪ၉۸ JZMIS]X KT]J ᆎቇၢҾೢਅಭઞƪ Ю௒าѠᆴ԰൥ᄤ௒ᇖҳ್ဍ ჻Ⴏ,>ണཥࠖ‫࡚ދ‬൱ఝሸ஌ࠎЫ ๭஌֬߉૲è ֤ဍߢᆎᆎთ࡚ᇌᆩ֑೒ཊഭ ॡԸᆎಭèቀ฿দන൥ҍ‫ڽ‬ᆎ൓೫ Ҙ֬౤Մπ౭༦झè ෠ᆣ฿ѝཊ҉շƗ֓ંཇझ౭ ֬τ஍ൗझЮ‫ۇ‬୘ჷႼ֬Ծၰ໴ٌ ‫ࠥ߯ن‬ᇈèՕບƗܼࣗा๯‫່ࢹދ‬ Ⴜझ౭ഏ֬࣠༦Ɨढ़༛ᇖ࡞ሩᇞဍ ၽ2WMთδ߄ීั֬‫ލލٺٺ‬Ɨԑ ֕ਛᆊཻ࣠༦֬ཹ‫ݛ‬è û‫ٺ‬൴නπ୍ü౥ළ֬ᇽ฼Ɨ ൨‫ލ‬᚟ࡌ‫ܒ‬഍è Ɠ໚ƚသଃ߷Ɣ

ᅽ௒dབྷ‫࠽ࣣ۝‬િၥϾൠ԰฻‫܉‬

‫׏‬ႜƥû๤૑ü ֤ဍƥ ౵ৣศ ᇽးဍ჻ƥ჌໚ৈç ࢅೖਥç ؋ᚲᄽçҚങ‫ ٶ‬

བྷ

‫׏۝‬ႜû๤૑üࢊඔབྷ‫ױ۝‬౼ Ⴕ‫ޘ‬Ё໻սЁ஑ᅮܼƗ۹஑۹

ᅤ‫׀‬ஔƗѝ૲པ԰಼‫ދ‬è ໻ս஑਼֤ᆇᆴ၉2QUUa௤ࣀ ఄሷᅭᢈƓҚങ‫ٶ‬൬ƔƗ၃༇҉ؕ ຐᅡƗ၉൏໴਍èଝ၇2QUUaᄬఽ ༢Ɨഺ඼໊҅èᅭᢈଈਾ2QUUa๯ ‫ރ‬൴༶໿ЖƓ჌໚ৈ൬Ɣ৲࠮ࣴԢ ྩ൴ƗՕ൏Ёᇖু‫ޘل‬ඪƓ؋ᚲᄽ ൬Ɣࣀ‫ܪ‬ԢѨࢣૼఊ෷වЁ஑Ɨ‫ؾ‬ ఊ෷Ё஑၀૨ଛౄ2QUUa‫׀‬ஔè ҉‫ݝ‬Ɨ໻սЁ஑๤‫د‬ಈัᆴᇖƗ ෵Ⴜ၉౔ᄱᄤࣥ١ᅮ໫ᆴୄè Օ‫׏‬ႜᇽး૴ඔ‫ޘ‬ധ߽ᆴ࡞֬‫ؽ‬ ᄃ౭ԜƗ‫ف‬჉໨ᅑè௒ᇖ჌໚ৈᄤ झᇖ֬ဍ࠶ढ़ಈढ़‫׋‬Ɨഭເ‫ޘ‬Ёু սƗ԰য়ൠ౭ႱೃܱؕƗႋఖҍ༶ ҉નè Қങ‫ٶ‬൬ဍࣥ١֬࡞‫ץ‬Ɨѝཊ҉ ීƗ၉एທࢺਛ၉۸ృս֬‫ޘ‬Ёቍ ᆵƗಥ෷૓ሸཔҞೱè ௒ᇖႼ҉ങռ‫֬׽‬࿚ྚ߉૲ƗӍ ૲ࠈ઀èࢹ່‫ۡ۾‬ӝ‫פ‬ఖƗ൥۸ၰ ཟ҉֥֬ࢹऌè Ɠ໚ƚߢࡈਥƔ

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൵؎Ҝთᇌቛ 7TQ^QI߯೙Ծၰ

‫لׂྡྷن‬ᅭ۸ಭሌࠧ֬7TQ^QIƗ҉࣎ӎ൲ਛ‫ئ‬ဩߋ֬౾‫ڋ‬Ɨߕ౛ሸເ൵ѳᇽռõ) 4W^M <PMUMö ‫ދ‬õ1V^Q[QJTM ?QVO[ö่Քè

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՘Ҝთሌࠧᇌቛ֬ 7TQ^QIƗሸಱཟཧ৶‫څ‬ ‫ڽ‬ƗԾቛਹ‫ࣣے‬ӏ҉ࣣၰ‫׀‬Ⴋ ཊƗಥսࡌ๗ࡵ҉๤჆ၢັ֬ ‫ڋ‬۳è ᄤྔሌࠧû:WUIVKMü‫ن‬Ҋ ߽ᇖთսࡌ‫ٺ‬ཡ෹ҜთԾቛ֬ ྖ֫èྔሌࠧᇖႼ‫ئ‬൵۪౾൥ თଖఛൌቇ֬ሴሴவຶ৾৺൴ Ծቛ֬è 7TQ^QIන"õ໨٫ӏྒ഍ሴሴ

֬Ծቛғ߆Ɨ෷Ⴜ‫ئޚ‬Ծᄶਹ ‫ے‬Ɨ‫ލ‬ቛาѠაঀ౥ළèö 7TQ^QI၀ᄤཊӍဍӖਛ໻൵ ۪౾Ɨఊᇖ7TQ^QI‫۾‬าѠࣁജᇽ ռ۪õ) 4W^M <PMUMöèᆊ൵ ۪૴྆ਅπԡఀ๊֬૧Ɨᄣࡽ ࡽ್࣐ಪਅࣩ֬ࢿè ՕບƗ࿷ᇤૌഹ۪ࠡ7TQ^QI 7VOᅡཊ۪Ӗ൓৶Ɨᄤྔሌࠧ ‫ن‬Ҋ߽ഏ๎ᅥֳ২ळ֬ଇ౾û ໨ᇁᄤ޳୍üƗ౩Ӧᖇ਑۪֬ ഹԯ‫׵‬ಭྖƗࠍ֫಍Ӎ೉৉֬ ᅮഹè ֙ລƗ಍Ӎܻᇠ‫؂‬ฯቑ჆

7TQ^QI‫׵‬ಭ۪֬ഹᇖƗ҉ઉᇖ໚ ࠎႎ໚۪౾Ɨ7TQ^QI‫؂‬ဍၽ‫׀‬ර ර್९ƗႺಲႼ჌è ‫ؚ‬჆ྔሌࠧᇖ֬਍൵۪౾‫ٺ‬ ѠЫ࿑ເ‫׏‬ႜûᆎπ๎ಷሷü ֬ᇽ฼౾თขຝ஄ཥझû‫૽ݚ‬ ႎྭü֬௒່౾Ɨ7TQ^QIѝ൜‫ޚ‬ ाྖ၀‫಻݂ޚ‬Ɨႀເᆊᆪଃ෹ ۪֬౾ၟЫ݃ٞಱढ़Ɨ‫۾‬ӵ‫܆‬ ռ್‫ࡄݚ‬൮Ӎè 7TQ^QI၀ս١‫ٺ׀‬ཡਛ෹֬ π౭ܻèሸಱ҉‫ܛ‬ঽબ֬෹ න"õ໨าѠྒ഍Ⴜғ߆‫ދ‬ୄ‫ݫ‬ ֬଺ഺèö

ሌࠧû༶၉۸ဇ࿷ઈü֬ႂৈ஑‫ؚ‬

॓‫ٿ‬රཱིә ౩Ӗಷმϸû༶ü ϩဎឤĶИ֨

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Ք֬ဇ࿷ઈ॓ሩ๓ྖ ۪ૠཱི֬әƗ൵՘ᄤ ཊӍ౩Ӗû༶၉۸໨ü֬ಷმ ϸЮè

Ⴕ჆ဇ࿷ઈ҉ඊ༘යၕཨࡈ ᒖ‫ׅ‬দ֬ಷ໚۪ՔƗ෵ၢས۪ ૠ૓౷ሀèྤ‫ށ‬ƗཊӍ਍ଇ‫ٿ‬ රႼઌછ௚ႂ֬ಷ໚۪ՔƗႀ ՕЫါഏขƗϣཱིә࢓‫ۺ‬ဇ࿷ ઈƗӵ‫܆‬ոࣾሸ࠴֬஄ཥè

֍‫٭‬ᆴ‫ޱ‬Ɨဇ࿷ઈւሩ൵ᅭ ۸ಭሌࠧû༶၉۸໨üদྔ࿍ Եèᄤ ᄌ ಷएྡྷ֬ႂৈ஑༒ ႋਛࢃࣔ၉ఫଇ‫ٿ‬රƗҼ‫࠱׋‬ М;\ 2IUM[ 8W_MZ ;\I\QWVè ϣۘౝ֙ӵሤሷ

ᄤႂৈ஑‫ؚ‬ഏƗဇ࿷ઈѝ൜ሸ࠴൥۸൏൏ॠॠ‫߽؂‬õ႞ӱöƗӏཟ ሩ‫܄‬ቛƗ࠮ൗᄤࡌৡ၀߽फ֫ሸ࠴൥஄ཥè ᅽ௒d߆က‫ࡄݚ‬ႂৈ฻‫܉‬

ဇ࿷ઈᄤႂৈ஑‫ؚ‬ഏဍӖਛ ᇽռ۪û༶၉۸໨üçûᇁै ࡵ୍üƗߕၢሸ֗ሸӖ֬١൛ ّӖଔ໚໋֬û޴ಝᆴ࡞üè ᆻ֫၉฻֬൥Ɨ෷֗ቄਛۘ ౝϻቄ౾û<PM <Z]\P <PI\ AW] 4MI^MüèЫ໠ࠪ൳੪ۘౝϻቄ ౾֬ჷႀ൏Ɨ෷නƥõ໨ཟ๰ ‫ݝ‬ᆊဩ֬١ٌಥ‫ئ۾‬ಭಱൔ၉ ᆷ‫ؚۘ‬ౝಪπ֬ဇ࿷ઈèö ဇ࿷ઈ၀ѝ൜ሸ࠴߽ᄤۘౝ ഏቚռ᩸ණࠎै‫׏‬൱è ෷ླྀሩනƥõႀເۘౝःϬ ᄤॡ๖ஜяƗ෵ၢۘౝၟєӵ ሸ࠴֬ሤሷèö ᄤߴպ൥‫ڕ‬ཟϬຉ஄ཥЎ‫ڦ‬ ֬໠฼൏Ɨဇ࿷ઈනƥõેႼ းϬຉ஄ཥ֬Ў‫ڦ‬Ɨᇁཟಥ۪ ૠै֥‫҉ئ۾‬၉ဩ֬஄ཥèö

଩ఴ֍ഭ֬ਊ໚ႂ෠ಝఀև߽Ⴜሸ࠴ྤ‫֬ڥ‬ा൚Ɨ߽֓‫ޚྖཱིޚ‬ ሴ༬ಇᅺè

ണႜd စࡌह

ߢ࿙ᠶĶИ֨

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՘ၢ҉ҳ‫׏‬١൛ཊӍ ဍӖûൺ҉ਛüƗਊ ໚ႂ ᄤû౭ಭ@ᆰ࠴üႂৈ ߽‫ݿ‬໴Г੄‫׀‬཈ཊԢ෹۪֬ Ӗ൓৶è ਊ໚ႂѝ൜Ɨ෹༦ߒၢ҉ ҳ‫֬׏‬١൛ѝဍƗႀເેႼ ฅ‫ئ‬ႂৈƗսࡌढ़ၢ‫۾‬౩Ԫ ‫׀‬๗֥ሸ࠴֬ഹႂè ෠ಝӖ֬‫؂‬൥õ֕​֕֬ ۪öƗ֓ਊ໚ႂනƥõ໨֬ ۪Ӗ١൛‫؂‬൥ሩᇞ჆౭‫֬ے‬ ѝչഏƗѰ҉֋ྖሸ࠴֬ႂ ৈ҉‫ܛ‬ᇞèö ਊ໚ႂ۪Ӗ൓৶཈‫ؾ‬ၥࡵ õྤ‫۪ࠡڥ‬öਊ໚ႂᄤ၉ ཱི൏ୄӖਛ੉൵ྔ۪ƗЎচ û၉ϫສᇜ౛ໝüçû໨૓ ‫؂‬Ѡॲü‫ދ‬û౭ಭᆰ࠴üƗ ၢࠪ၉ؔûቒྤ‫֬ڥ‬ൠü‫ދ‬ ûπ၉ᆷհᄤü֬ቍ౾è ఊ ᇖ Ɨ ਊ ໚ ႂ फ ֫ . 1 : ֬δౣ෵྆֬û၉ϫສ ᇜ౛ໝü൥൵๊૧۪౾è ᄤဍӖᆴఴƗਊ໚ႂ၀න ሸ࠴༦ߒ౛ཱི஻ႽƗો՘‫؂‬ ϣᆼ‫֬ؿ‬ਃ౛֫Ⴙ୏୏֬è ᇇ჆ᄤ۪Ӗ١૲Ɨਊ໚ ႂಱເӖి‫ދ‬ႂ೫‫؂‬൥ๆഺ ֬ƗႀՕႀಭ‫ؾ‬ၺè҉‫ݝ‬Ɨ

෹၀߽ӎ൲‫ئ‬ჴߋ֬౾‫ڋ‬Ɨ৯ ೉ûࢻ૏ฮüƗःඒࢧाྖ֬ ۪Ɨ୆๗Ԣ෹ࠊ௩֬၉૲è ‫ؾ‬ཊᄤ۪ญྔಭТԢƗਊ ໚ႂ၀҉߽‫֥ے‬Ⴜ࿩৶è෹ නƥõ҉ܼఴТçລТƗ၉‫׮‬ Ⴜᆻ֫࿗༤֬‫׀‬١èö ଩ఴ֍ഭ֬ਊ໚ႂනƥõ ෠ಝఀև߽Ⴜሸ࠴ྤ‫֬ڥ‬ा ൚Ɨ߽֓‫ޚྖཱིޚ‬ሴ༬ಇ ᅺèö ෹၀༗ຳ໊দ֬౭ಭ ߽ཥ౭ಭƗ၀ཥᆰ࠴è ෹ѝ൜Ɨႀເሸ࠴୔Ⴣः ൅ಇට౛Ɨ෵ၢ༗ຳ‫ؚ‬١၀း ུද෷֬‫ں‬ଢè ໊Ⴜ߽ࠖ‫ن‬ഺၺ‫ݚ‬ਅ û౭ಭᆰ࠴ü֬5>૴ඔਊ ໚ႂᄤಷЮ‫ن‬ഺ֬ၺ‫ݚ‬ਅƗය ၕࢅ࡛໚ಖफ֫Ɨਊ໚ႂদྔ ᆊી‫ئ‬՘Ɨၺ‫ݚ‬ਅ႒‫ۅ‬൥ᄤྔ ࡍ௨‫ن‬ഺè ਊ໚ႂಖॲෛƥõ෷૓Ɠ ‫܄‬ቛಭ჻Ɣ‫؂‬ϣ໨ܸᄤٝ‫ג‬Ɨ ຾၉Ԣಇ֬‫׀‬١൥ႺႪԄƗ෵ ၢߕેႼ߽ࠖ‫ࡍྔۼ‬௨ಭ‫ن‬ഺ ၺ‫ݚ‬ਅèö ‫ئ‬՘ᄤЮ‫׀‬एϾཱིྟႂৈ ߽֬෹Ы໠ࠪ࠲൏ғ߽Ͼսྟ ဍӖ߽è ‫ؚ‬ՕƗ෹ߴպƥõ໨फ֫ ሸ࠴း၉ҋ၉ҋদƗફફ্ࡀ ൓৶‫ދ‬ӵࠢƗቚ၉۸óໞᅄໞ ռô۪֬൴Ɨ෵ၢ଩ఴߕેႼ দྔाӖ֬ࡀߊèö

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‫ތ‬ᄙ൉দྔߕõᅖöƌ ෹ࢺ൫ƥõ‫ٿ‬රӏટᄃ໨௑ྖƗၟ֥‫ݝ‬છদ། ࿷ၢࠪఊ෸‫׀‬١࿍ԵƗः൥ેদྔࡍ௨è෵ၢƗ ໨าѠाྖ‫ڀྜྷދ‬Ɨᆊ՘ढ़ၢদ֥ྔࡍ௨࿍ԵƗ ‫ٿދౖؾ‬රࡵ૲èö Ԣ֨ൌ୔ғ‫ׂྡྷن‬၉ᅭ‫ݚ‬მሌࠧƗ‫ތ‬ᄙ൉ѝ൜ ሸ࠴ఊ൓ᄱःཟԢਛƗ҉‫ݝ‬п࣯ଢმ҉൥‫ݚ‬მƗ ෵ၢԅԅેႼࡀߊè ‫ތ‬ᄙ൉ၢੇ৭֬߆მ҇Ԑƥõབྷ‫۪۝‬൴‫ދ‬ขຝ ۪൴҉၉ဩƗш྽๤൏ቚ݃‫ݚދױ‬მሌࠧƗ෵ၢ ൺ֥൏࡞ഏ֬ᄆඖƗᆷ֥၉਍୔ఴғႼ߽ࠖा൚ ᇌቛሌࠧèö ༦ߒ໾ขझ֬‫ے‬౭ఖ‫ڠ‬ ၟӎ൲‫ݝ‬༫झ‫ދ‬໾ขझ֬‫ތ‬ᄙ൉ѝ൜Ɨሸ࠴ఊ ൓ቒ༦ߒဍ໾ขझè෹ࢺ൫Ɨႀເ໾ขझ҉࣎ሿ ‫ލ‬෹༦ߒ֬Ɨ೉Ӗ۪ç๒໾‫ދ‬ဍ༫Ɨ‫ౖؾ‬൥୆ಥ ෹ѝչ౭࿉֬਽၉ᇜ๶࣬è ෹‫ے‬ԯ਌മƥõѝဍ൏֬‫ے‬౭ఖ‫ޚ߽ڠ‬սƗཥ ൥ቜᄐཪ‫٭‬ӡè‫ދ‬սᄆ၉ఫଇܻᇠ‫ٺ‬ཡࣣ৬Ɨ଱ ᇜ༦୵ιৈၢࠪ๤ܻᇠ֬߁‫׵‬൥ᇽဍ‫׏‬ႜ‫ދ‬ဍӖ ߽‫҉ۺ‬ਛ֬èö ҉‫ݝ‬Ɨ‫ތ‬ᄙ൉൚ᇛ၉ᆷ‫࡛߽؂‬Ԃቚႂৈè෹ නƥõႂৈ‫ؚ‬໨দන൥၉ᇜྗ୘Ɨ൥KWZMƓ‫މ‬ ྖƔ֬èö ඣఞ֬У‫ ޱ‬੤Ԣढ़π ‫ؾ‬ӏ‫ۺ‬սࡌ၉۸‫ॵޚ‬ç‫ޚ‬ඣఞྠཧ֬‫ތ‬ᄙ൉၀ නƗཟಥսࡌᆰ֨ሸ࠴ढ़π֬၉૲è ‫ॵޚ‬ç‫ޚ‬ඣఞྠཧ֬‫ތ‬ᄙ൉නƗ෹ཟಥսࡌᆰ ෹ࢺ൫ƥõ҉ඊ༘໨֬ಭƗ߽ಱເ໨൥۸‫ޚ‬ಱ ֨ሸ࠴ढ़π֬၉૲è ᅽ௒d߆ଳӖ௒฻‫܉‬ ᆎ֬ಭèढ़൥଱ᇁ൥ఊᇖ၉૲Ɨ໨ఊ൓၀൥۸‫ޚ‬ ໴ਔ֬ಭƗ໨၀Ⴜ྅ྙ֬၉૲ƌö Ы໠֥೉‫ݛ‬ཟးᇠಭࡁህሸ࠴֬ମ၉‫׋‬Ɨ෹ѝ ϩဎឤ И֨ ൜Ɨ༗ຳᇠಭ‫ؚ‬෹੄༶ႍ֬ཧƗ൥ሸ࠴‫ؚ‬ഺଈ֬ ማ౷è ෹҇Ԑƥõಭഺհਛฅࣹ߽ິࡁഺଈቒࠕЮ֬ ‫۪۝‬൴‫ތ‬ᄙ൉ׂ၉՘দྔ࿍Ե۸ಭ൵ᅭ ‫ݚ‬მሌࠧû໴ଇè൉üѝ൜ᆊ՘দྔ൥ ၰၳè෵ၢ໨๠‫ݝ‬ႂৈ฻ྣսࡌಪπഺଈƗѰ൏ ӏГԂཱི‫ݠ‬ሷ֬Ⴎఞèö দߕ఻۪ૠ֬õᅖöƌ

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བྷ

ৠַ໚ྔ໾ขझûૌ଺ອü

࿑ૌೞ ఌาल႖ဨဋ‫؀‬ಆ ᇢ߷଀ĶИ֨ ᇖ໚ѐࠧ

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দᄤો۸࿑ૌиೞᇖ֬ҜೞᆇƗ଩֬‫؂‬ ҉၉ဩèႵৠַ໚Ɠ,QKS 4MMƔԾቛç ਦᇄ࡛Ɠ2WVI\PIV 4QUƔ֤ဍ֬ႎმ໾ขझû ૌ଺ອüƓ*MI]\a 3QVO[ƔƗၢૌ଺ೞ֬ఌา ल႖ເᇽ฼Ɨทะཊքധ߽֬ૌ଺ೞಪӝƗඣ ۩ૌ଺Ҝೞ֬଩֬Ɨၢࠪᆊ୔քᇖõૌ଺ö֬ ‫׮‬ၳè झᇖƗો۸Ҝೞ଺ഺḩḩ‫܋‬༇჻ç଺ ଍‫ࡁދ‬ᆇḩḩ‫؂‬उྖኌҰè ᆊӍ໾ขझ֬؆าᆴ԰൥ܻᇠ୆‫ؒن‬࿦ब ‫່ࢹ׮‬Ɨ൥Ю‫׀‬झӍఴ෵໊Ⴜܻ֬ᇠ߁‫׵‬è ቛເၢૌ଺ເ฼Ғ֬໾ขझƗûૌ଺ອü ֙ಝ҉‫ڼ‬ᇠຳƗങ҉ਛ଺ഺսᅡ੉ॽ‫֬ࠛڻ‬õ ೄ‫ے‬öӍ૲Ɨಥ୶ܻᇠսЕဋ‫ڥ‬è ҉‫ݝ‬Ɨûૌ଺ອü၀‫ޚ‬Ⴜ࠶్‫׀‬ϣ໫೫౭ ‫ދ‬ᆦᇔԋ؎ƗѰેႼಥܻᇠႀເฅ‫ئ‬ဨဋӍ૲ ‫ؾ‬फ֫‫؎ݝ‬ထ‫ط‬è ఊᇖჷႀᆴ၉൥Ɨѐझ‫ڽ‬Ⴜ‫׌ࣣئޚ‬მ ੪‫֬ૺ్ދ‬ටܸმè֙‫܋‬༇჻Ѧୋ֬୶Ⴝπ ਱໠ఊᇖ၉ଇҜೞᆇƗೕ‫ژ‬ඦ൥‫ڕ‬൥ᄆ‫ݰ‬࿧

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i. My name is Yu Ran and I am a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Packaholicâ&#x20AC;?.

I have been a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Packaholicâ&#x20AC;? since I was 16 and I had a relapse a few weeks ago .

As a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Packaholicâ&#x20AC;?, I have the constant fear of leaving for a trip without packing enough.

Therefore, I end up packing my entire life into my luggageâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;like a rock star on a world tour.

My biggest enemy is the checkâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; in counter at airports, especially the menacing baggage-weighing machine.

There is no greater humiliation than having your entire luggage spilled opened in full view of other passengers while you debate in your head what should be left behindâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;10 pieces of underwear or a cashmere blend sweater.

Or frantically shoving 14 pairs of socks into six pairs of shoes and arranging them strategically into the hand luggage like a tengram.

Why do I pack so much?

Because when I travel, I always pack a formal outďŹ t, several casual day wear outďŹ ts, evening wear and shoes to match all the different looks. Plus, I tend to travel for long periods of time, ranging from one to three months.

Allow me to share with you examples of such trips.

During the spring of 2008, I spent three months in Paris. For any st yle-conscious traveller, making a trip to the style capital of the world is almost like a pilgrimage.

Spring is one of the trickiest seasons to pack for; especially for a Singaporean boy like me who gets cold easily. Thankfully, since I usually pack more than necessary, I was able to layer them and keep myself warm.

Whilst in Paris, I was introduced to many stylish Parisians and invited to art gallery openings, fashion shows and dinner parties. It was extremely important that I looked fashionable.

I had never been happier being a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Packaholicâ&#x20AC;?.

You might think my Packaholism

was a â&#x20AC;&#x153;one-way tripâ&#x20AC;?â&#x20AC;&#x201D;packing for trips away from Singapore.

Unfortunately, it also extends to packing for my trips back home â&#x20AC;&#x201D;which is a much bigger problem.

During a family trip to Turkey during the winter of 2009, I managed to cajole my family into bringing home two 1.8 X 2.4m Turkish carpets, several handpainted artisan plates and a 2m long chandelier made up of intricately twisted copper framing and 30 blown glass globes.

The chandelier now occupies a special corner of my living room, quietly reminding me that if I could pack her back to Singapore, the skyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the limit.

On a recent summer trip to Mexico City, I hit rock bottom. I came back with two full luggages and an oversized and overweight box.

The trip was supposed to be simpleâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;friend throws engagement party, I attend, do some sightseeing and shop for souvenirs (since I was assured that the shopping was lousy).

Yet, I came back with three antique mirrors, two vintage suitcases, four wool carpets, a 12kg 1930s typewriter and a luggage ďŹ lled with new clothes, shoes and souvenirs. Clearly, my friend was wrong about the shopping.

Packing everything was easy since I am a â&#x20AC;&#x153;professionalâ&#x20AC;? at this.

However, checking my items in at the airport for my ďŹ&#x201A;ight home was a different story.

At the check-in counter, I tried my usual excuse of being an exchange student going back home, hence the extra weight.

Unfor tunately, I was 40kg over the baggage limit. I mustered all the Spanish I knew and tried to charm my way out of the sticky situation. However, the only Spanish words I knew were cusses and bargaining vocabularyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;only useful for travelling in Mexico.

After holding the queue for a good 40 minutes and almost missing my ďŹ&#x201A;ight, I managed to bargain down the original USD$650 excess baggage ďŹ ne to a mere USD$250.

I spent my 30-hour ďŹ&#x201A;ight back reeling from yet another painful airport experience.

Until airline carriers decide to upgrade their passengersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; baggage allowance, I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see how my addiction can be solved.

Let this column serve then as my public apology to all checkâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;in counter staff that I may encounter in the future, and all the passengers that I will hold up.

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Holiday Internships DANIEL LOOI

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hen I signed up for a teaching internship with the Ministry of Education, I was expecting an exciting time with the students I would be teaching.

After all, I’d be the young, fun-loving relief-teacher. Students would freely chat with me and I even expected some to be sassy.

Yet, none of that happened.

Instead, I received curious stares.

Students were afraid to consult me as I was a new face.

And I don’t blame them. I was never given an opportunity to fully interact with them.

In the first two weeks, I had to sit in during the lessons of my teacher mentors.

During the subsequent six weeks, I was given repetitive assignments such as having to complete the same few comprehension exercises and essay assignments with my classes.

While it may seem that I had been given more responsibilities in the later weeks, these turned out to be, in my opinion, simple and meaningless tasks.

For example, for tasks like monitoring the class while the students did their work, I believe they were handed to me because they were of less importance.

Other than “babysitting” assignments, I was also tasked to mark weekly vocabulary exercises, which were backlogged due to the immense marking load of English language teachers.

I admit to being slightly disappointed as I had expected to be able to at least teach during the internship.

However, it is not solely the school’s fault.

Due to the approaching midyear continual assessments, the focus of the curriculum lay mostly on completing practices rather than teaching.

Despite being given tasks that are not as important as what I expected, the internship turned out to be quite an eye-opening experience.

I was able to witness the life of a teacher beyond the classroom from a different perspective.

It also allowed me to appreciate the dedication teachers have in preparing daily lesson plans, marking assignments and even providing students with consultations or extra classes beyond curriculum time.

By sitting in during the lessons of my mentors, I was able to observe the teacher from an observer’s point of view, instead of a student’s.

I noticed how students would start falling asleep or doodling once their attention span started decreasing (I was once like them).

It was interesting to notice the various means teachers would em-

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ploy to capture and hold on to their attention.

It was a good learning experience because teachers are really doing a lot more than what society gives them credit for.

Despite the ‘menial’ tasks I was assigned, I learned about the many demands of a teaching job through my daily interaction with the full-time teachers.

For example, teaching is not an easy profession and managing a class of 30 to 40 students is both physically and mentally demanding.

Teachers are more than just their job titles.

They are the parental figures for students during school hours; they undertake multiple roles as parents, friends, mentors and confidants.

As such, it is necessary to earn the trust of the students before you can interact with them.

It requires a double dose of passion and responsibility that only exists in individuals that truly love the teaching profession.

I also realised that in certain vocations such as teaching, the relatively menial tasks are fundamentally part of the job scope and the learning process.

Do not be too quick to dismiss them as insignificant because the exposure that comes from the internship may manifest itself in such tasks.

The satisfaction you gain from the internship also depends on whether you like or loathe the work you perform as an intern.

Always remember that internships act as a reality check when you are pursing your dream job.

Because the intensity and diversity of your job scope will most likely only increase.

EUNICE ANG

OPINIONS EDITOR

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ne’s opinion of interns is usually that of a coffee-maker or a photo-copier. So I did not have high hopes when I joined Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) as an interning reporter.

The reactions from my family and friends when they heard news of my internship were mixed.

My friends were happy because it was a good opportunity for me to be exposed to journalism—which I am interested in.

My parents however, thought that I wouldn’t be doing anything important and wished I had picked a better paying holiday job.

They considered my internship as a part-time job that would only support me during the summer holidays and thus, wanted me to sign up with a company that would pay me more than the $600 I was given during my internship.

Boy, were they wrong.

With internships becoming more common, it is no wonder that companies like SPH tend to expect their interns to be highly competent.

This is because we fought hard to get through the different rounds of interviews to be eventually employed by the companies.

It is only reasonable for them to expect that we meet their requirements and fit into their company.

In career fields which are highly competitive, interns must be mentally prepared to work harder and step up to meet their employers’ expectations.

The experience during my 10 weeks there was no easy feat.

Especially since I had little journalistic experience apart from writing and editing for the Nanyang Chronicle.

On my first day, my editor sat me down and said: “We will not treat you like an intern.”

I was taken aback because interns are known to have limited job scopes which include running errands or being stationed at the photocopying machine for hours.

Moreover, I had expected that I would be only helping full-time

With internships becoming more common, it is no wonder that companies expect interns they have hired to be competent.

reporters research for their story, and not actually writing any on my own.

I did not expect that I would be thrown into the deep end of the pool in my second week.

I was assigned to work with a senior reporter on a story about the E. Coli outbreak that happened in Germany in May. After this ‘induction’, I was pretty much on my own, with no senior reporter to “baby-sit” me.

It was daunting at first, because I was totally clueless when left completely alone.

Thankfully, my supervisors gave me briefings on what to expect before an event.

Their guidance helped to calm my nerves, as I roughly knew the direction that I was supposed to head in, instead of blindly reaching around in the dark.

During the internship, I had encountered cruel deadlines. If I had a morning event to attend, ideally I should have filed my story by mid-afternoon.

At times, I was still in the office till 10pm, despite having another event to cover the next morning. Some of us even had 7am events, typically on marathons or other sporting activities. I kept my fervour alive by reminding myself of the rarity of such an experience.

Significantly, the satisfaction I got every time I saw my name published in the paper, certainly kept me going strong. Receiving e-mails from readers about their opinions on the pressing issues that I had reported on, also made me realize that what I write reaches out to people and makes a difference.

Being a stringent and meticulous writer, the tight deadlines demanded were extremely stressful.

It was challenging to keep within the deadlines and maintain the quality of my articles, as I tend to make mistakes easily whenever I feel stressed—just like many of you out there.

Although I am still miles away from mastering how to work under pressure, I am now able to work within tight deadlines— a skill that will be useful in my future career.

Besides attending events and churning out stories for publication daily, there were also weekly Monday meetings where we pitched story ideas that we wanted to write about.

They were not exclusive to the full-time reporters because interns had to contribute as well. We were also encouraged to find our own news-worthy stories to chase— just like the senior reporters.

Monday meetings were demoralising for me whenever I did not have newsworthy stories to pitch—which was more often than not.

My editor advised me to be more aware of the events that were happening around me. It trained me to be a good listener when people share interesting stories which can be the beginning of a trend that can be chased further.

Their patience in helping me angle the story ideas was also beneficial as I learn better when I am explained concepts in a calm manner.

I am thankful that I was given the opportunity to have such a myriad of experiences during my internship, and that my editors allowed me to handle challenging tasks.

The 10 weeks were worth the time and effort as I was learning more than I had hoped for.

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When I was younger, I loved the celebrations. Now, no one cares and the national spirit is missing.

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Cia Zhi Kai, EEE, Yr 4, 24

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t is that time of the year again, when we bring out our Singapore ďŹ&#x201A;ags and put them on display.

However, that no longer seems to serve as enough evidence of national pride.

With the theme of this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s National Day celebrations being â&#x20AC;&#x153;Majulah! The Singapore Spiritâ&#x20AC;?, there have been many events aimed at deďŹ ning what it means to be a Singaporean.

So what then is the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Singapore Spiritâ&#x20AC;? and how do we deďŹ ne it?

Leonard Tan, a third year student from the Nanyang Business School responded that â&#x20AC;&#x153;it serves to unite all Singaporeans in a common heritageâ&#x20AC;?.

Unlike Leonard, the concept of the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Singapore Spiritâ&#x20AC;? was difďŹ cult for me to grasp.

Perhaps this feeling was easier to deďŹ ne in primary or secondary school, where we took part in many National Day activities.

I recall hearing National Day songs being played daily as a lead up to the â&#x20AC;&#x153;big dayâ&#x20AC;?, and we would sing along as we got ready to begin school.

We would have art competitions and exhibitions, ďŹ nding unique ways to display our â&#x20AC;&#x153;Singapore Spiritâ&#x20AC;?. I still remember drawing the Merlion or people dressed in red and white, waving their Singapore ďŹ&#x201A;ags proudly, during such competitions.

However, since entering University, I found myself being more cynical about the idea of the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Singapore Spiritâ&#x20AC;?. I could not reduce my national spirit to songs or drawings. I wanted to matter and feel like I belong in my country.

It was only during the recent

Their friendliness deďŹ nes their spirit.

As a foreigner, I have felt very welcome in this country.

Oktarini Wandan Sari, SPMS, Yr 2, 20

elections in May that I felt like I mattered in my country. I actively discussed my countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s future; taking an interest in the direction the country was headed.

This change was not just on a personal level. I saw large crowds at rallies and numerous Singaporeans starting to expressing their political opinions through social networking sites such as Twitter,

It is the collective spirit we see during each NDP. The sense that we belong to a national identity above our own individual one.

YouTube and Facebook.

Michelle Kwok, a third year student from the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, also noticed the vigour that engulfed the nation. â&#x20AC;&#x153;During the election period, I saw a lot of people being very passionate about who they supported, and how they followed the news closelyâ&#x20AC;?. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Also, despite polling day being an examination day for over 6000 students in NTU, nearly everyone rushed back after exams to vote. This concern for our nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s future was clearly an example of the Singapore Spiritâ&#x20AC;?.

After our new Government was voted in, we felt a sense of renewed vigour. An entire GRC of opposition members had been voted into parliament.

In addition, the percentage of votes garnered by the Peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Action Party (PAP) dropped across the board, with the opposition pulling in equally impressive percentages.

The elections were our platform to be heard, and not to have our views snowballed when it came to matters of housing and health care. The Singapore Spirit certainly succeeded in catching the attention of the government.

Now that the elections are over, does this mean a dampening of the Singapore Spirit?

I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t believe so, because the elections only served to bring out what was always thereâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;that we as Singaporeans have a stake in our country. Our thoughts and opinions make Singapore what it is. Singapore belongs to us, not the other way around.

Students we interviewed felt that the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Singapore Spiritâ&#x20AC;? did not just exist during the elections but is also present in our daily life.

For instance, the paper chase that Singaporeans value shows how we want to make a better life for ourselves. We want to make a place for ourselves in our country.

For me, it is the collective spirit we see at each and every National Day celebration. The sense that we belong to a greater national identity above our own individual identity. It is the knowledge that no matter where I am, I will always have a place to call home.

Being Singaporean is much more than a National Day theme.

It is the essential uniqueness that inundates all of us such as the way we speak and behave.

Perhaps the true â&#x20AC;&#x153;Singapore Spiritâ&#x20AC;? exists in knowing that this is our nation and we need to be proud of what we have achieved thus far.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Kiasu-ismâ&#x20AC;? is characteristic of Singaporeans.

We are famous for using tissue packets to save seats at eateries.

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Koh Yi Ping, NBS, Yr 1, 20

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Singaporeans are full of paradoxes.

We dislike the government but want them to do everything.

Nur Shakkirah, NIE/PGDE, 23

People here are very helpful. They readily extend a helping hand. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m very excited to experience my ďŹ rst National Day here.

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Zhao Chen Hui, EEE, Yr 1, 22

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Potter-forever-more When you read a book, the world presented takes shape as a result of your imagination and how you visualize characters.

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ake a walk on Platform 9 3/4 before boarding the famous Hogwarts Express.

Or explore Diagon Alley to get some last—minute school supplies such as a wand from Ollivander’s.

This is not part of my imagination, but some examples of what you can expect to see on your computer screen in October.

Pottermore, the website which boasts these features, was unveiled by author J. K. Rowling a month back.

Although registration for the site only opens in October, over one million users have already made their pre-registration.

Users can look forward to exploring the virtual world of illustrated environments themed around Harry Potter.

They can also look forward to new content that cannot be found in the novels and purchase the existing novels in the form of audio and e-books in various languages.

The introduction of this website begs an important question— does interactivity through the virtual realm make the Harry Potter world even more interesting when compared to the traditional book?

Does it suggest that more people would rather experience a virtual reality that has been formed for them instead of using their imagination?

Despite the impressive graphics and effects, I feel that we lose our ability to let our imagination run wild as the story progresses in interactive sites and novels.

They present worlds which are pre-designed for readers, and deny them of the ability to imagine how they should look like.

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Does interactivity through the virtual realm make the Harry Potter world even more interesting compared to the traditional book?

However, Lee Khow Ming, a third-year student at the School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, who has already preregistered in Pottermore, disagrees.

He said: “This is a world I’m

louder than words

familiar with because of the series of books”.

With the effects on the site, I can visualise the places better which makes the scenarios more ‘real—life’. I can definitely see myself getting addicted and interacting with the other ‘wizards’ on the site.”

Like Pottermore, creators of visual novels and interactive sites have started to tap into the mobile phone industry.

For instance, iPhone applications like Cause of Death posts new storylines each week.

These storylines encourage userd to make decisions which shape and form the plot.

It is a virtual page-turner as users’ choices can determine how the case ends.

Benjamin Lai, 22, a second-

year student from the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering found the application very engaging.

He said: “There are many choices for me to make and each one would have a different impact on the storyline”.

“The graphics are also very attractive and are definitely a bonus. Without a doubt, you will have an engrossed player.”

Unlike Benjamin, I downloaded the application and found it

boring after a while.

All that continuous clicking before I got to the next line of conversation was exhausting , and it would have been easier if it were sprawled out on a page of a novel.

20-year-old first year student from the National Institute of Education student, Seow Ennoi adds: “When you read a book, the world presented takes shape as a result of your imagination and how you visualize characters and scenes. ” Just like Ennoi, I love being able to envision myself as the character—going through various adventures.

The need to devour the whole plot brings about a sense of satisfaction and thrill like no other.

Therefore, while many are rushing to sign up for the Pottermore site, I am going to sit back and enjoy reading the novels in the print medium.

Hand me a printed copy of Harry Potter and The Philosopher’s Stone any day.

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bpl talk

King Kenny: Man of the hour &/(0(17 21* THE REDS endured a miserable first half of the 2010/11 BPL season.

Under their previous manager Roy Hodgson, they struggled against most teams and were floundering in the bottom half of the table.

At one point, it even looked as if the 18-time English champions might have been sucked into a relegation battle.

All changed after the halfway mark of the season when the club’s owners decided to replace Hodgson with Kenny Dalglish, or ‘King Kenny’, as he is popularly known.

His presence was immediately felt. He brought in new faces like Andrew Carroll and Luis Suarez to fill the gap left by Fernando Torres, and revitalised existing players such as Raul Meireles, who scored the winning goal against Chelsea.

His appointment as manager galvanized the team, which went on to record a memorable away victory against Chelsea and a sublime 3-1 triumph over eventual champions Manchester United at home.

This series of wins propelled Liverpool from the bottom half to sixth position, putting them in contention for the final European spot which goes to the fifth-placed team.

Despite the late surge up the BPL table, Liverpool were unable to secure a spot in any European competitions for the upcoming season.

This was due to a crucial 2-0 loss to Tottenham Hotspur, which ended their hopes of a European place.

Therefore, one of their main aims for the coming season will surely be to qualify for European competitions, such as the prestigious UEFA Champions League.

In the past month, Liverpool have signalled their intent with several high profile signings such as Stewart Downing, Charlie Adam and Jordan Henderson.

The signing of Jordan Henderson was perhaps the greatest coup as he was being tracked by a number of clubs like Manchester United.

Liverpool also got rid of deadwood such as Paul Konchesky, who had an underwhelming spell at Anfield.

This shows the club’s intention to become a force in English football once more. The club won seven league titles from 1980 to 1990.

Indeed, Liverpool have been one of the most active clubs during the transfer window in terms of their total outlay on players so far, which amounts to 43 million pounds, even more than wealthier clubs such as Chelsea and Manchester City.

But the most pressing question

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on the minds of fans is whether these recent transfers will translate into success on the pitch.

Even though the hunt for a precious European spot will probably be the club’s top priority, challenging for silverware will also be on the back of Dalglish’s mind.

The Merseyside club has not won a trophy since the 2006 FA Cup, where they defeated West Ham United on penalties in the final.

They have gone without a title since then, allowing clubs like Manchester United, Chelsea and

even Manchester City to overtake in terms of the number of trophies won over the past five seasons.

While there are many positives for the Reds to take into the upcoming season, there is also tremendous pressure on the players and manager to perform.

Dalglish’s track record over the course of the previous season ason and the arrival of more top qualuality players may see Liverpool fans celebrating their club’s ascent back to the top of the Barclays Premier mier League table soon.

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records. Phelps listened to his iPod minutes before swimming.

Dr Alexei’s accusation is ironic, considering that Phelps is a participant in the US Anti-Doping Agency’s “Project Believe” program, where he is regularly tested for the use of performance-enhancing drugs.

It has been scientifically proven that the rhythm in a song changes one’s respiratory rate.

But using music to improve

They have screwed me for the last time.

Tennis player Donald Young blasting the United States Tennis Association for not giving him a wild card at the French Open.

sports talk

TUNE IN to your favourite music tracks on your iPod before stepping onto the pitch and you could be disqualified for “doping”.

That is, if medical experts at the Doping Journal, a non-profit publication dedicated to scientific research on doping, get their way.

An article titled “Scientific evidence invalidates Beijing 2008 Olympic Swimming medals” by neurobiologist Dr Alexei Koudinov, argues that music is an artificial performance enhancement as it improves blood oxygen capacity.

I n a sepa rate 2010 st udy, sports psychologists Dr Costas Karageorghis and Professor Peter Terry found that music increases a person’s endurance by 15 per cent, meaning athletes could run further on the same amount of oxygen.

According to the World AntiDoping Agency, “artificially enhancing the uptake, transport or deliver y of oxygen” is strictly forbidden for all athletes.

In particular, Dr Alexei has accused swimmer Michael Phelps of doping at the 2008 Beijing Olympics—where he won eight gold medals and shattered seven world

they said that?

physical performance is not new.

Perhaps it was used earliest by the Greeks and Romans, who forced their galley slaves to row to the rhythm of drum beats.

Still, there are other ways to up oxygen levels without music.

One can improve blood oxygen capacity through hyperventilation or breathing exercises. Or by drinking oxygenated water or fruit juice.

These methods could be con-

sidered “artificial enhancement” t” as well. Where does one draw the line? ine?

As experts continually impose pose new restrictions on athletes, the notion of fair ness event ually encroaches upon the territory of enforcing conformity.

All advantages should not be deemed unfair. There will always be athletes with naturally larger builds or heights that will give them an edge over others. Are we going to force these athletes to undergo operations to eliminate the advantages they hold over others?

In the same way, banning personal music players for athletes is absurd to me.

As an athlete, I listen to music before competitions. Bouts of anxiety before an event are usually remedied with music which helps me to calm down and achieve an optimal emotional state.

Music also helps to get me “in the zone” by helping me focus.

I n nu me r ou s i nte r v ie w s , Jamaican sprinter Odane Skeen, the 100m gold medalist at the Youth Olympic Games, said he listens to dancehall reggae music before racing as it helps him clearly visualise himself winning.

Call it doping if you want, but to me, music is the “stimulant” of choice for winners.

Tennis player and French Open champion Li Na on her coach and husband Jiang Shan. She hired Danish coach Michael Mortensen to replace him.

I am frustrated a I am by the fact driving my balls off and finishing nowhere.

F1 driver Rubens Barrichello (above) feels the strain of his team’s dismal start to the season.

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We can always hear the music pumping out even from our team hotel!

F1 driver Mark Webber on the wild parties at the German and Hungarian Grand Prix.

That s unfortunately the cost of being very, very successful.

West Ham manager Sam Allardyce responding to criticism about his style of play.

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WHILE YOU WERE

AWAY

Cos campus life never ends...

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Sports Editors Annabelle Liang and Lai Junjie get you up to speed on what was hot during the summer vacation.

Climbing with a heart For the first time in 14 years, annual bouldering event NTU Pumpfest extended its reach to those with special needs like dyslexia and attention deficit.

Some 20 children from the Methodist Children and Youth Centre took part in its inaugural Charity-Corporate Team Challenge, which saw them scaling 5m high boulders.

The four-day event was organised by NTU’s Outdoor Adventure Club.It was one day longer than previous years because of the introduction of the new segment. CoChairperson for the event, Ng Yew Ting, a third-year Nanyang Business School student, said that they introduced this segment as they wished to expose these children to a sport they otherwise may not have engaged in.

This exposure was done through pre-event visits to the centre, where the organising committee played games with the children and introduced them to the sport.

The event was held at Millenia Walk from June 2-5. It drew a record number of 608 participants, an increase from last year’s number of 532.

Pushed to the limit NTU’s annual urban adventure race, in its seventh year running, was held on June 5 at Dhoby Ghaut Green.

Mr Lim Teck Yin, Chief Executive Officer of Singapore Sports Council, flagged off the race, which saw a record 330 participants racing through 14 checkpoints across Singapore.

Organising chairperson Chua Hang Wei said: “What is so special about the X-Physique is that everything is kept confidential until the day itself.”

He explained that participants will only find out what the elements of each checkpoint are when they reach it.

Teams had to participate in various extreme sports at each checkpoint, such as abseiling, kayaking, mountain biking and puzzles designed to test participants’ physical endurance, mental strength and team work.

New to this year’s events was the tree climbing event at Fort Canning Park, which was held with the support of the Singapore Arboriculture Society.

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NVM hits a new high in more ways than one A record number of participants took part in the National Vertical Marathon (NVM) this year.

Over 2,600 joined this year, a 25 per cent increase as compared to the previous year's 2,074. The event, organised by the NTU Sports Club, was held on June 12 at One Raffles Place, Singapore’s tallest building at 282 metres.

The participants raced each other across 10 categories of events to conquer 63 flights of stairs.

Guest-of-honour Alex Yam, a Member of Parliament for Chua Chu Kang, said that the event, which is in its 17th year running, is an "interesting way to combat stress".

“It’s good to be working hard at work, but it’s also good to be working hard at working out,” he said.

Dragon boaters looking to the future

It is just a month after the Singapore Dragon Boat Festival (SBDF), but NTU Dragon Boat Women’s team captain Cherlyn Leng, 21, already has her sights set on clinching the gold next year.

The third-year student from the School of Humanities and Social Sciences revealed that she was already focusing on the recruitment of members for the team that trained six days a week to prepare for the SDBF. She said: “More members means that we

can rotate rowers in competitions, letting our key rowers get some much needed rest. Every team will want to win, and we want to do better next year.”

The 80-member strong NTU Dragon Boat had clinched silver in the Tertiary Mens, Womens and Mixed categories in the competition which was held at Bedok Reservoir on July 9 and 10.

Over 130 supporters from the school as well as alumni came down to show their support for rowers at the event.

Swiss swimming team at S&RC ANNABELLE LIANG SPORTS EDITOR SOME of NTU’s Freshmen Orientation Camps (FOC) were affected by the booking of the Sports & Recreation Centre (S&RC) pool by Swiss swimmers last month.

For instance, the pool games segment of the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information’s FOC, which took place on July 14th, was conducted at Bukit Batok Swimming Complex instead.

This is because the S&RC pool was booked from July 11th to 20th by the Swiss open water and competition teams to prepare for the FINA world championships in Shanghai.

Nanyang Business School’s FOC was also affected. Although they did not have to resort to alternate venues for activi-

ties that required pool usage, the FOC organising committee had to fit these activities in between the training times of the Swiss team.

Various Seniors Camps, held by student organisers to try out their camp activities, were also affected.

Mr Yum Shoen Keng, a senior assistant director at the S&RC who oversees pool administration and operation, explained that the Singapore Sports Council (SSC) and Singapore Swimming Association coordinated the use of the S&RC pool by Swiss swimmers.

This was after the S&RC pool was recommended by the Swiss team that used the pool during the Youth Olympics Games last year.

The booking, which was made in April, cost $1000.

Mr Yum said: “In addition to the Swiss team, there were other foreign teams using the various pools in Singapore for acclimatisation prior to the FINA World

FREE FOR ALL: The S&RC swimming pool was used by the swiss swimming team from July 11th to 20th

Championships.”

The aquatic sporting competition was held from July 16th to July 31st in Shanghai. It featured competitions for different aquatic

sports, such as diving, swimming, open water swimming, synchronized swimming and water polo.

Mr Yum added that the

PHOTO | GOH CHAY TENG

S&RC was supporting the SSC by providing venues for visiting national teams, contributing to the promotion of Singapore as a Sports Hub.

Sports

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Fencers' long-awaited return ;$9,(5 .22 ONE YEAR of absence in the Asian Varsity Fencing Championships did not stop NTUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fencers from putting up a credible performance this year, winning medals in all four events.

Put ting off stiff competition from universities like Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology a nd Hong Kong I n st it ute of Education, the team bagged one gold, one silver and two bronzes in total at the competition, held at Singapore Management University (SMU) on July 23rd and 24th this year.

Last year, NTU skipped the tournament when it was postponed to the end of the year, resulting in a clash with the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s late examinations. The postponement by organisers Singapore Management University (SMU) was due to the ongoing Youth Olympic Games in July.

Unfor t unately, t his year's AVFC comprised solely of the epee event with the SMU organising committee citing â&#x20AC;&#x153;logistics problems" as the reason for the exclusion of the foil and sabre events as compared with previous years. â&#x20AC;&#x153;SMU was unable to secure the same competition facilities and referees as previous years, so we did not have the resources to include the other events," explained Dominic Ong, chairperson of the AVFC organising committee.

The exclusion of the foil and sabre events put a damper on NTUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s return to the AVFC since the foil team contributed more than half of the medal haul in the competition back in 2009. NTU has no sabre team.

But this did not stop NTUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fencers from charging full steam ahead.

Third-year student from the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Wang Zhihua, 27 won the sole gold medal for the school in the Men's Epee individual event.

He said: â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is my ďŹ rst time representing NTU in a competition and I'm very happy to be champion of the AVFC." The national fencer beat To Wai Man from Hong Kong Institute of Education 15-12 in the menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s epee ďŹ nals to clinch the gold medal.

But Wang said that he almost did not make it to the ďŹ nals.

He added: â&#x20AC;&#x153;In the round of 16, Zhang Zhenggang (from National University of Singapore, NUS) was leading me by four points and needed only one more to win.

"I controlled my feelings and told myself to calm down. In the end, I won 15-14. I was very relieved to win that bout. It was a great feeling."

The national fencer, who is

TOUCHE: NTU fencer Nicolette Soh (left) scoring one for the team. She won two medals at the competition.

Singaporeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s No. four ranked menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s epee fencer, will also be looking to further improve his game in the upcoming World University Games (WUG) 2011. The competition will be held in Shenzhen from August 12th-23rd.

He said: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Winning is not the most important thing as many participating fencers are worldclass and it will be very difďŹ cult to beat them.

"I'm looking forward to gaining valuable experience there."

In the Women's Epee individual event, 20-year-old Nicolette Soh of NTU lost to Goh Wan Qi (NUS) 15-12 in the ďŹ nals to clinch the silver medal.

But t he n at ion a l fe nc e r, who is a ďŹ rst-year student from t he Wee K i m Wee School of Communication and Information, is satisďŹ ed with her performance. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I wasn't expecting to get a silver at the AVFC, so I exceeded my own expectations of a bronze at the competition," said Soh. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have no regrets losing to Goh because at least now I know where I stand and I can keep improving from there," she added.

Soh is Singaporeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s No. ďŹ ve ranked womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s epee fencer.

Soh later admitted that she was initially hesitant about representing NTU, as she was new to the team and did not know

anyone else. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everyone was so friendly and welcoming, even though we haven't trained together yet," she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was really surprised at the team spirit during the competition."

Together with Wang, Soh will next represent NTU in the WUG in August.

In the group events, both the Men's and Women's Epee team received bronze.

After taking a year-long hiatus, the NTU fencers were glad to be back in the competition.

In 2009, NTU was the number one performing tertiary institution, sweeping up 11 of 32 medals before losing the spot because of their absence in 2010.

NTU's fencing president Alvin Ang said: â&#x20AC;&#x153;The team was disappointed to be left out of the AVFC last year because it is one of the most important competitions for fencers in university."

The ďŹ nal-year student from the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering said: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Since then, we have been training hard to come back strong this year." â&#x20AC;&#x153;I suppose that when you get to fence in less competitions, you naturally cherish any chance to compete and represent the school, so the NTU fencing team was eager to make their presence known this year."

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;You naturally cherish any chance to compete and represent the school, so the NTU fencing team was eager to make their presence known."

Alvin Ang NTU Fencing Club President

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