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ON THE UP$WING Despite economic uncertainties, opportunities abound for NTU students.

More ďŹ rms hiring interns | 3

OLD WORLD CHIC LIFESTYLE | 8

Student businesses on the rise | 4

MORE PARAMORE REVIEWS | 14

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News Bites NTU SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SYMPOSIUM HOSTED The 9th Regional Membrane Science & Technology 2011 Symposium was held on August 24th-26th.

The symposium, jointly organised by the Singapore Membrane Technology Centre (SMTC), NTU and NUS, featured recent advancements in the field of membrane technology in South East Asia. $500,000 FUND FOR NTUNHG COLLABORATION A collaboration between NTU and the National Healthcare Group (NHG) will see a $500,000 startup fund to create medical devices for improvements in patient care.

A Memorandum of Understanding was signed on August 16th, with the first joint project expected to begin this November.

TOUCH OF THE HEARTS COMMITTEE RAISES FUNDS

NEW BUS INTERCHANGE OPENING AT SERANGOON

The committee from NTU’s Hall of Residence 4 recently organised a two-day fundraising event, ‘Colourful Rhythm of Lives’, over August 20-21 at Tampines One. Balloon sculpturing and magic performances were some of the many activities. All proceeds will go to the Singapore Children’s Cancer Foundation.

A new bus interchange at Serangoon will begin operations on September 3rd. The new, fully air-conditioned interchange costs S$18.8 million, and is directly linked to Serangoon MRT station on the Circle Line, North East Line (NEL) as well as Nex shopping mall.

SCIENTISTS DISCOVER METHOD TO KILL “SUPERBUG” Scientists from the School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering have managed to re-engineer a common bacterium to target the “superbug” Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a bacterium extremely resistant to a vast array of antibiotics.

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RESEARCH INTO NEW SOLAR CELL TECHNOLOGIES

HARMFUL CHEMICALS IN HEALTH PRODUCTS

The new solar cells, or Graetzel cells, are named after inventor Professor Michael Graetzel, head of the new Centre for Nanostructured Photosystems at NTU. They can last for 20 years, and be used for windows.

Harmful chemicals were found in Tian Ma Tu Chung Seven Leave Ginseng, Vall-Boon Tongkat Ali and Pao Ni Kang by the Health Sciences Authority. They are sold as traditional herbal medicines used to improve health.

TEEN MOLESTER GETS 3 YEARS PROBATION A three years’ probation was given to Jeremy Yeo Ming Che, 16, for molesting children and adults between the ages of 11 and 41.

He attacked his victims between January and March of this year.

The teen was diagnosed with paedophilia by the Institute of Mental Health.

FLEXI-WORK ARRANGEMENTS WILL ALLOW MORE SINGAPOREANS TO JOIN WORKFORCE Companies facing manpower shortages could consider flexible work arrangements such as homebased work, to tap economically inactive Singapore workers, said the Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Manpower and Education.

Such arrangements are possible due to Singapore’s developed infocomm technology infrastructure.

COUNSELLORS OF TERRORISM DETAINEES BREAK FAST WITH DPM TEO Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean broke fast together with members of the Religious Rehabilitation Group and Khadijah Mosque on the evening of August 25th. The group provides counselling to detainees of terrorism group Jemaah Islamiyah and their family members.

WORLD REBELS HUNT FOR GADDAFI The hunt for Muammar Gaddafi continues with many believing that the strongman is still hiding somewhere in Tripoli. The rebels’ Transitional National Council (TNC) is offering a bounty of US$1.3 million (S$1.6 million) on Gaddafi’s head.

MAN TAKEN INTO CUSTODY ON SUSPICIONS FOR SEXUALLY ABUSING DAUGHTERS An 80-year-old Austrian man suspected of sexually abusing his two mentally disabled daughters for 41 years was arrested on August 25th. The man was believed to have resorted to beating and threatening his daughters to keep them subservient.

HURRICANE IRENE SWEEPS OVER BAHAMAS Hurricane Irene tore its way across the entire Bahamas archipelago on August 24th, presenting the most dangerous threat to a few of the smallest and least populated islands, officials said.

CLASHES BETWEEN ISRAEL, PALESTINIANS THREATEN TRUCE Six Palestinians were killed and more than two dozen injured in Israeli air strikes in 24 hours while Palestinian artillery fire was targeted toward Israel, sources on both sides said. Clashes were the result of an Israeli air strike on August 22nd that killed Ismael al-Ismar, 34, a leader in the armed wing of the militant Islamic Jihad.

STRAUSS-KAHN FREE OF SEX CRIME CHARGES All sex crime charges against for mer I M F chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn were dismissed by a US judge on August 23rd, closing an intense saga that blemished the career of one of the world’s most powerful men. The case had been made indefensible due to the constant lies of the hotel maid accusing Strauss-Kahn of sexual assault. The prosecutors’ request to abandon it took Judge Michael Obus just minutes to approve.

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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.

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FULL HOUSE: Students and companies get mutual benefits at the 2011 Internship Fair.

)UHVK JUDGXDWHV DQG XQGHUJUDGXDWHV DUH VRXJKW DIWHU GHVSLWH HFRQRPLF XQFHUWDLQWLHV /(( -,$1 ;8$1 STUDENTS need not fret about internship placements as more companies continue to offer opportunities despite volatile economic conditions.

This internship fair, held on August, 24th at the foyer of Nanyang Auditorium, attracted 57 companies, as compared to 51 last year.

These companies range from reputed international banks like Barclays and Citibank, to engineering firms such as Keppel Land Limited and Straits Construction Singapore.

Even with the unfavourable economic outlook, most employers agreed that hiring fresh talent has its benefits.

Mr Roy Advincula, 43, a human resources representative for Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), a company specialising in developing computer processors, said: “We still need new talent and innovation, and these usually come from our fresh graduates and interns.”

Although the fair was mainly targeted at undergraduates seeking internships, graduates were also out in full force looking for potential employers, said Director of NTU Career Attachment Office, Mr Loh Pui Hwa. “Our students are being proactive and using the internship fair to find better job opportuni-

ties, which is great,” he added.

The fair attracted 6,000 jobseekers, up from 5,600 last year.

Many were there to seek potential employers for internships, which is a requirement for many NTU faculties.

“I thought there would be fewer companies taking part because of the downturn but it is still very crowded here,” said 23-year-old Adeline Mah, a second-year Banking and Finance major from Nanyang Business School (NBS). She was at the fair to look at potential companies she was interested in working for during her internship next semester.

Participating companies also revealed that more students were interested in positions different from their current major.

Miss Tiffany Ng, a 29 yearold product manager from Credit Suisse Bank, noted that many of the students she spoke to from faculties such as Engineering and Humanities and Social Sciences showed interest in the banking industry.

She said: “Many of them asked what sort of jobs they can take up with us, even if they have, say, engineering degrees. We have students from all over applying.

“I guess it’s because they also know that we are an established and reputable bank.”

Mr Loh agreed with her assessment, adding that many banks have different needs and requirements, and therefore “hired from across all disciplines”.

One student scoping out internships offered by banks such as Barclays and Credit Suisse was Kiat Hui Khang, a third-year student from the School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering.

PHOTO | GOH CHAY TENG

“At this point, I’m more interested in gaining exposure of the banking sector, so I know what my job prospects are after graduation,” said the 23-year-old, who had developed a keen interest in finance over the years.

He added that he is also considering taking the Chartered Financial Analyst’s examination, an official accreditation for financial analysts after his graduation.

When asked about the major concerns students had, company representatives said that most asked about the job scope of the internship.

“Most students want to know if the internship is a good match with what they are studying now and if they can apply the skills they learnt in school,” said Mr Neeraj Sethi, a 24-year-old analyst with the Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

Ho Char Lin, 23, a secondyear student from NBS, agreed: “To me, it’s very important how applicable what I’m learning is to the job. Issues like pay are secondary.”

But the fair was not all just serious talk. Some companies also had creative ways to draw the crowd.

AMD, for example, set up a station at its booth allowing students to play ‘Street Fighter 3’ on computers running on its processors. This move proved effective as it quickly drew a crowd of interested students.

“By playing the game and watching the video, it lets them have a better feel of what products they will be working with if they are hired,” said Mr Advincula.

With NTU’s strength in science and technology research that is supported by disciplines from the humanities and social sciences, NTU will carve its own path as a premium technological university that is distinct from NUS. “We should not be NUS number two, we should be NTU number one,” said NTU’s President Bertil Andersson at his inaugural State of the University Address to students, faculty, staff and alumni on August 25th.

Rather than compete with Harvard’s greater standing as a comprehensive university, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) attained global recognition as the top university in engineering and technology. NTU should follow MIT’s example, said Professor Andersson.

In line with this new direction towards becoming research intensive, the university has doubled research staff and tripled its PhD students over the last five years.

Research collaborations and joint programmes with top global universities, such as Imperial College have also been set in place.

The university is also placing strong emphasis on quality teaching as well as research.

Teaching and research should not be viewed as contradictory, said Professor Andersson. Research and teaching should complement each other, giving students a taste of “fresh food” of new knowledge through research, instead of simply feeding them “old food” of past knowledge.

Attracting the best students to NTU is another key goal the newly-installed President has set.

“The top students in Singapore don’t have NTU on their ra-

dar,” he said. He attributed this to Singaporeans’ fixation on world university ranking, in which NTU has recently fallen. In response to this problem, he encouraged NTU students to be active ambassadors spreading the success stories of the university.

He added that NTU is not strongly associated with the Singapore brand name, with many foreigners assuming NTU to be from other Asian countries. With Singapore’s good reputation in academia, he emphasised that promoting NTU as a Singaporean university will enhance NTU’s global reputation.

In his hour-long address at the Nanyang Auditorium, Professor Andersson further revealed that discussions for a MRT route to the NTU campus have become “real”. Such a dream, however, will only materialise in five to ten years if it were to be confirmed, he said with a tinge of humour.

Assistant Professor Samara Anne Cahill from the School of Humanities and Social Sciences believes NTU’s push towards a research-intensive technological university with interdisciplinary strengths will benefit the humanities.

NTU can exercise its strengths in science without marginalising other fields, as “science cannot do without the humanities” and vice versa, she said, adding that interdisciplinary fields of study will prevent the humanities from being left out in the race towards a more science-oriented NTU. The event closed with a lively performance by the ADM Music District. Professor Andersson joined the band on stage during their rendition of ‘Hey Jude’, inviting a roar of applause from the audience.

MAN OF THE HOUR: Professor Andersson shares his vision for the future.

PHOTO | RONALD LOH

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More students becoming their own bosses 6WDUWLQJ \RXQJ WKHVH HQWUHSUHQHXUV KDYH OHVV WR ORVH DQG PRUH WR JDLQ IURP VHWWLQJ XS WKHLU RZQ EXVLQHVHV 1* -81 )(1* GERMAINE Ng, a ďŹ nal year English Literature student, did not enjoy her lessons when she ďŹ rst embarked on her Minor in Entrepreneurship. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I got a shock when I ďŹ rst saw the schedule, as the ďŹ rst three modules are all crammed into one month,â&#x20AC;? said the 22-year-old.

One of her projects has since led to her having the time of her life as an entrepreneur. She now runs Pitchstop, a cafe inside NTUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Innovation Centre, with three other friends from the minor programme.

They are among a growing number of NTU undergraduates starting new businesses. NTU Ventures, a commercial arm of NTU that provides seed money, industry guidance and facilities to NTU start-ups, currently supports over 60 enterprises, compared to just one when it ďŹ rst started in 2008.

To get the business started, Germaine and her team forked out a total of about $50,000 as capital, raised by either their own saving, or borrowing money through

friends, family and relatives.

These were used to offset the initial costs like rental and supplies. The construction and renovation cost of the cafĂŠ was sponsored by NTU Ventures.

Not all businesses are aided by NTU Ventures. One such successful example is Scoopz, an ice-cream business in Canteen 1, started by 22-year-old Jaeden Tan and her brother. Both ďŹ nal year undergraduates cope with their studies and business well.

Jaeden also completed the Minor in Entrepreneurship. But unlike Germaineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s team who did it as a project, she started it as an independent family business with about $10,000 from her own savings. She felt that she should â&#x20AC;&#x153;test the skills learned from the courseâ&#x20AC;? and apply it â&#x20AC;&#x153;straight away in real-life situations.â&#x20AC;?

Mr Arnold Tay, 42, a business partner selling pizza with Pitchstop, felt that risk is inevitable. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The younger you are, the more risk there is,â&#x20AC;? said the entrepreneur with 20 years of experience, who felt that young people are more vulnerable because they often lack the relevant experience needed.

One major source of pressure, according to Germaine is that people of seniority around her have different opinions on how their business should be managed. She ďŹ nds it challenging to identify which advice works best.

PITCH YOUR IDEAS: Germaine Ng and her teammates in front of their brainchild.

Mr Fred Then, an entrepreneur with four start-up experiences, who is also a mentor at NTU Ventures, said that most NTU start-ups are overly worried about getting ďŹ nancial support for their new enterprise. â&#x20AC;?Research has shown that with funding support alone, a Singapore start-up has only about a 5-percent chance of success,â&#x20AC;? explained the 43-year-old veteran. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But with mentorship, training

Save money via new bank in NTU 6+21$ &+(( 178 VWXGHQWV FDQ VDYH PRQH\ HDUQ KLJKHU LQWHUHVW UDWHV DQG JHW FXVWRPLVHG FDUG GHVLJQV XQGHU D QHZ 2&%& EDQNLQJ SURJUDPPH SAVING money is now easier with a new programme by OCBC in May that splits a customerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bank account into â&#x20AC;&#x153;sub-accountsâ&#x20AC;?.

Under the programme, money deposited into the savings â&#x20AC;&#x153;subaccountâ&#x20AC;? cannot be used unless it is transferred into a spending â&#x20AC;&#x153;sub-accountâ&#x20AC;?.

This will help customers save money because transferring money from the savings to spending â&#x20AC;&#x153;sub-accountâ&#x20AC;? can only be done via internet banking, which may be troublesome for customers, an OCBC spokesman said.

OCBC, however, does not place restrictions on how much money can be transferred and spent, the spokesman added.

The programme, â&#x20AC;&#x153;FRANK by OCBCâ&#x20AC;?, is the ďŹ rst such in Singapore, and has been brought to the doorsteps of NTU students through a new FRANK retail outlet which opened in June next to the Students Activities Centre, replacing the existing one. The only other outlet is at Singapore Management

TAKE YOUR PICK: Students get a wide array of OCBC debit cards to choose from at the revamped outlet in North Spine.

PHOTO | WONG JING YING

University.

Besides encouraging customers to save, the programme boasts other features that aim to attract young adults.

For one, customers enjoy higher interest rates, beginning at 0.3 per cent per year for the ďŹ rst $10,000 deposited. For the same sum, normal OCBC account holders earn 0.1 per cent per year.

Also, customers can pay for customised designs on their cards.

There are over 130 designs, ranging from $10 to $50, such as an image of a womanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s glossy red

lips, and the overhead view of a city. These customised cards can be seen at the FRANK outlets.

Mr Roger Ng, a FRANK ambassador at the NTU branch, said there are 30 to 40 new sign-ups for the card each day.

Third-year Nanyang Business School student, Tan Zi Jian, said that he intends to apply for the card because it would encourage him to save. The customised designs, however, are not the â&#x20AC;&#x153;primary considerationâ&#x20AC;?.

For more information, visit http://www.frankbyocbc.com.

and infrastructure support, the success rate can go up to as high as 70 percent.â&#x20AC;?

For students aspiring to form their own start-ups, they can use the Open Innovation Laboratories located at the Innovation Centre.

These 24-hour labs, provide young start-ups with equipment support for electrical, electronics, biology and mobile projects.

These resources are free to undergraduates, faculty and alumni

PHOTO | NG JUN FENG

who are registered under the new Incubation & Mentorship Programme (IMP), which was started last year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There is no better time for a young graduate to start as he does not have commitments such as family and housing loans,â&#x20AC;? said Then, â&#x20AC;&#x153;but the hard reality is that the economy in Singapore has shifted towards small-medium enterprises, so we have to offer much higher value in order to compete.â&#x20AC;?

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Students bond in the spirit of Ramadan 6+587, ,<(1*$5 FOR most people, a 4am breakfast is too early. But Karina Aninditha, 18, and her friends are already making their way down to the pantry of Hall 8 to prepare their first meal of the day.

These early morning cooking sessions have become a routine for the first-year Indonesian student for the month of Ramadan, the Muslim holy month.

Her first time celebrating Ramadan away from home, the student from Nanyang Business School (NBS) had initial fears of spending it alone but has since formed bonds with the local and international Muslim students living near her through these cooking sessions.

“I get homesick sometimes, but coming to Singapore has helped me make a whole bunch of new friends whom I can celebrate the festival with in equally fun ways, and I am glad about that,” she said.

Apart from this "tradition" formed among Karina and her friends, the school has also taken steps to ease the transition for foreign students.

The NTU Muslim Society (NTUMS) has a specially assigned International Liason Officer who is in charge of reaching out to the international Muslim students.

To make these students feel at home, the NTUMS organises daily and mass iftars where students break

gether,” says Zeeshan, who is in his third year at NBS. Some local students are hence making the effort to integrate international students in their celebrations.

Harith Mohd Saad, 21, a firstyear student at NBS said: “We local students also invite our international friends over to our houses to feast on sumptuous food and share the joy of Eid (Arabic for celebration).”

GREETINGS FROM AROUND THE WORLD

HAND TO MOUTH: Professor Bertil Andersson shares his travel stories with students.

fast, share their evening meal together and mingle with other Muslim students from Singapore and around the world.

Every Sunday for the month of Ramadan, NTUMS hosts International Iftars where the students get to feast on delicacies from different nationalities each week.

Lamb Pilaf from Kyrgyztan, Pecel Madiun and Kolak Legit from Indonesia were some of the items on the Menu.

“The best part of these get-togethers is that students get to share their traditional cuisines with others

and since the food is entirely cooked by the members, a lot of sharing and bonding takes place during the cooking sessions,” said Nur Ashikin, a member of the main committee of NTUMS. Distinctions between the locals and internationals students are also erased as they stand shoulder to shoulder during terawih, the special nightly prayer done during the 9th month in the Hijri calendar, conducted by the NTUMS. “There is a feeling of oneness even in all this diversity thanks to them,” said the 22-year-old.

PHOTO | WAN ZHONG HAO

This communal spirit in NTU looks to continue even after Ramadan, extending into Hari Raya Puasa, a festival to mark the end of a month of fasting, which falls on August 30th this year.

Zeeshan Raja, 21, an exchange student from the University of Hertfordshire, appreciates the warmth he receives during the festive season.

But for him, nothing compares to celebrating the festival with his family.

“Though I do get a chance to pray here either in the prayer room or at the mosque, being with relatives and family is another experience alto-

Selamat Hari Raya, maaf zahir dan batin - Malay Translation: Happy holidays, I seek forgiveness from you physically and spiritually Bayramınız mübarek olsun - Turkish Translation: May your holiday be blessed De nekmregha sha - Pashtun Translation: may your festival be blessed Kul 'am wantum bikhair - Arabic Translation: May you be well every year

New generation classrooms to foster interactivity &/$,5( <(2+ STUDENTS who came back to school after the semester break were greeted with upgraded tutorial rooms aimed at encouraging participative and interactive learning.

This move was recommended by the Blue Ribbon Commission, a holistic strategy guided by philosophical and pedagogical considerations convened by former President of NTU Professor Su Guaning.

Seminar rooms in the School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences (SPMS), Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information (WKWSCI), School of Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS) and several other tutorial rooms in the North and South Academic spines have been converted to what is now known as the TR+ rooms.

They feature a visual projection system that is linked to multiple LED screens placed around the room, allowing students to project their work from where they are seated.

Another change that took place in the TR+ rooms is the arrangement of tables. Intended to facilitate small group discussions, hexagonal tables now replace the previous lecture style layout of tables

arranged adjacent to one another, facing the tutor.

“Reconfiguring the spaces to allow for more flexibility opens up channels of communication,” said Dr Peter David Looker, Associate Director at the Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning.

In favour of the new TR+ room is Ng Swee Ying, a second-year student from HSS. “The room is more spacious and we can sit in groups. This allows for better interaction between our course mates and the tutor,” said the 20-year-old.

While some students saw benefits in classroom interactivity with the TR+ rooms, others question their functionality.

Second-year HSS student Gourie Pandey sees this as a distraction.

“I prefer the normal seminar rooms. It’s more comfortable to pay attention to the professor at the front of the class,” said the 21-year-old.

Her coursemate, Teo Xing Zhi, 20, expressed that the new facilities will be ineffective when tutors do not know how to operate the equipment.

“We all ended up having to swivel around to look at one screen,” said the first-year HSS student.

In some cases, students feel the

LEARNING TOGETHER: New facilities make class presentations and group discussions easier.

new facilities are under-utilised.

“We didn’t discuss in small groups. Everything was the same as before—we just listened to the tutor,” said Tan Hong Guang, 22, a

third-year student from SPMS. But for Ms Lau Joon-Nie, a member of NTU’s Teaching Committee and lecturer at WKWSCI, she believes that its versatility is

PHOTO | WAN ZHONG HAO

the beauty of the new TR+ rooms.

“One can continue teaching in the traditional manner or choose to try something totally different or do both,” she said.

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It was a route the 26-year-old had never considered, having studied in the Normal (Technical) stream in secondary school, and then in an Institute of Technical Education.

But unexpected is perhaps what best describes Parvin's academic journey that saw her negotiating several sharp U-turns before ďŹ nally reaching the top.

After graduating from ITE in 2005, she worked as an administrative assistant in a ďŹ nance company.

But soon, she felt something was lacking in her life. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I felt that I needed a reason to get up every morning. I needed to have a more meaningful life,â&#x20AC;?

Parvin said.

So in 2007, she made a drastic decisionâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;to take the GCE 'O' Levels as a private candidate. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There were times when I started questioning why I was doing this,â&#x20AC;? she said, adding that she would cry because revision for Math and Malay was especially difďŹ cult.

But she never stepped on the brakes. Ten months of hitting the books later, she got away with a respectable L1R4 of 13 points.

But that did not herald a smooth journey ahead.

She went on to study sports science at Republic Polytechnic, only to hit a bump when she found its teaching methods unsuitable for her.

She then applied for the psychology course at Temasek Polytechnic (TP) so she could help troubled youths.

In fact, it is because of her background that drew her to counseling.

Parvin grew up without her parents and was brought up by her grandmother.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was a very hard process,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And I will be able to relate to themâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the troubled youth.â&#x20AC;?

But the TP cut-off mark, given as a guideline, was an L1R4 of nine points then.

Undeterred, she went for an interview and convinced the polytechnic that she would be an excellent student.

It was full steam ahead after that, as she received a scholarship after emerging among the top students in her ďŹ rst semester at TP. Graduating three years later, with a GPA of 3.63, she then got a place in NTU. She is now taking a bank loan for her school fees, and will also be the next captain of the NTU women's football team.

Parvin's success now does not mean she has forgotten what it was like to come from a difďŹ cult background.

Nobody thought she would make it, but her entrance into polytechnic also changed her relativesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and peersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; perceptions of her. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They took me more seriously and started to believe in me,â&#x20AC;? she said.

Studying for the GCE â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Levels by herself was the most trying period for her, she said.. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I had to keep reminding myself that I want to go to a polytechnic; I want to do something I like.

(This thought) pushed me on, and I would be okay.â&#x20AC;?

THE DIGITAL ARTIST Third-year student Xu Yuan Duan found himself traveling in different directions before he was ďŹ nally admitted into the Wee Kim Wee School of Communications and Information (WKWSCI) at NTU in 2009.

His initial interest was in Law. But he could not enter a local junior college after secondary school, so he decided to take the Cam-

TALKING HEADS: Xu Yuan Duan learned 3D modeling out of interest.

PHOTO | COURTESY OF XU YUAN DUAN

PERSEVERANCE: The next captain of NTU women's football team, Sharda Parvin (above) has taken her hardships in her stride, building a stronger personality, and now believes nothing in the future can daunt her.

PHOTO | COURTESY OF SHARDA PARVIN

bridge â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Aâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Level examinations at the Kemayan Advanced Tertiary College in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia instead in 2004.

It is equivalent to the GCE â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Aâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Levels in Singapore.

After one and a half years in Malaysia, his initial plan was to study Law in the United Kingdom.

But the aspiring lawyer soon changed his mind. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I found that Law wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t to my liking after all,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was too

â&#x20AC;&#x153;I felt that I needed a reason to get up every morning. I needed to have a more meaningful life."

Sharda Parvin First-year student School of Humanities and Social Sciences

much of a â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;muggingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; subject.â&#x20AC;?

After his National Service, Xu enrolled in a private diploma course in 3D modeling at Egg Story Digital Art Academy, which was both a school and a company that produced full-length feature ďŹ lms.

His course involved creating virtual models and characters for animators, like the animated characters in ďŹ lms such as Toy Story.

Xu said: â&#x20AC;&#x153;The government was pushing for the creative arts at that time, and also (digital art) was in my personal interest.â&#x20AC;?

However, after receiving his diploma, he decided to pursue a degree in Communications, which had been one of his interests in secondary school. He felt that a job in the communications sector would

be more stable than one in the digital arts industry.

Despite this, his interest in the creative industries did not wane.

He is thinking of pursuing a career in advertising.

The 24-year-old confessed that he does harbour some regret in choosing to take up a digital art diploma before university. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sometimes I think that, if I could have gotten into NTU (ďŹ rst), I could have graduated now,â&#x20AC;? he said.

But he later admitted that his diploma was a crucial factor in his entrance to WKWSCI. During the admission interview, Xu was questioned about his past experiences and the interviewers appeared impressed that he had skills in ďŹ lm and photography, having taken some modules at his private academy. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Even though Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not sure how relevant (my digital arts diploma) is for the future, on the whole, I still learnt a lot (at Egg Story),â&#x20AC;? he said.

The artist-at-heart still intends to pursue a communications career in the digital art industry, where he would have more chances to interact with digital artists. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have an advantage because I already know how they work â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be able to work better with them!â&#x20AC;? he added.

THE BUSINESSWOMAN She sat for her A levels twice and both times, she didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t manage to get into any of the local universities. So Sheena Loh took the next best option â&#x20AC;&#x201D; obtain a Business diploma at a polytechnic ďŹ rst, work, and then try again. This time round, she succeeded.

Having tried unsuccessfully to enter a local university for two years after her GCE â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Aâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Levels, she decided to take a Business diploma in Nanyang Polytechnic instead,

specialising in supply chain.

The 26-year-old has been paying her own school fees since her Polytechnic days, sometimes juggling two or three jobs with her classes. She gave tuition and worked as a clinic assistant in a private clinic near her house in Yishun. She wanted to help save on her parentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; expenses, as they needed to pay for her sisterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s school fees as well. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was very tiring,â&#x20AC;? the thirdyear student from Nanyang Business School (NBS) said, recalling that difďŹ cult period.

She could not pay attention in class sometimes. But she received a lot of help from her lecturers who had the patience to answer her questions after classes and offer exam tips. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You must know how to plan, and know your priorities,â&#x20AC;? she said, explaining how she managed to cope with her school and work. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You need to ďŹ nd efďŹ cient group members whom you can work with. And canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t go out so often with your friends.â&#x20AC;?

Paying her own school fees gave her greater pressure to perform well and taught her the importance of thinking ahead.

She is now specialising in marketing at NBS, her school of choice after she graduated from Nanyang Polytechnic.

Lohâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s long journey to university used to be a sensitive topic for her.

Now, when her university coursemates know about her age, they ask her about her stories.

Her desire to pursue a higher education was also highlighted by her love of school life. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not as political as the workplace. People are more sincere and you can learn a wide range of thingsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;like sciences and humanities, not just whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s relevant to your job,â&#x20AC;? she added.

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ar too many times, our nation has been labelled a â&#x20AC;&#x153;cultural desertâ&#x20AC;?, but a walk down Yong Siak Street in Tiong Bahru today shows otherwise.

Design retail stores and creative spaces, such as home offices, contemporary art galleries, and creative small businesses pepper the art deco residences along the street.

Residents of the old neighbourhood are now joined by young professionals and expatriates looking to experience a slice of rustic Singaporean life.

Sitting at the end of Tiong Bahru Market, near Kim Tian Green, Yong Siak Street opens to a row of low-lying flats like a scene from yesteryear.

Unlike popular streets such as Dempsey Hill and Arab Street, the atmosphere in Yong Siak Street is serene. New developments may be proliferating, but the tenantsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;which include a traditional sundry shop and coffee shopsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;keep the vibe from being overly commercialised.

Turning into Yong Siak Street, it is difficult to miss creative artisan boutique Strangelets.

A piano-turned-display-case stands prominently in the store window. Hollowed out and painted white, the grand piano displays handmade soaps and delicate silver jewelleryâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a taste of the quirky and whimsical products in the store.

Walk in and you will find such products as a bag made of weaved rope, its design inspired by the iconic Chanel 2.55, and handmade waterproof paper wallets resembling envelopes.

Much of Strangeletâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s merchandise is imported, and includes glazed ceramic tableware from Englandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Burleigh, ice crystal-inspired lamps from Tokyo and retro-style wood radios from London that work with MP3 players.

Right beside Strangelets is independent bookstore BooksActually. Unlike mainstream bookstores like Borders or Kinokuniya, you will be hardpressed to find bestsellers in BooksActually.

Instead, owners Kenny Leck and Karen Wai stock up on harder-to-find literature, with a slant towards history, biol-

LIKE A SCENE FROM YESTERYEAR: Unlike popular streets like Dempsey Hill and Arab Street, Yong Siak Street has a serene atmosphere, thanks to old tenants such as a traditional sundry shop and coffee shops that keep the vibe from becoming overly commercialised.

PLACES TO CHECK OUT

BooksActually No. 9 Yong Siak Street, Tiong Bahru Opening Hours Mondays: 11am-6pm Tuesdays-Fridays: 11am-9pm Saturdays: 10am-9pm Sundays: 10am-6pm Tel: 6222 9195

Forty Hands Cafe Blk 78 Yong Siak Street #01-12 OLD VS. NEW: Newcomers like creative artisan boutique Strangelets (left), which sells quirky and whimsical products, contrasts traditional shops like the Teck Kee Leong Huat sundry shop.

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ogy, and local and Asian works.

Apart from books, they also sell hand stitched notebooks, old typewriters, lomo cameras and stationery from their subsidiary brand, Birds & Co. While the old kopitiam is still popular among residents, younger crowds are drawn to hip coffee joint, Forty Hands, for its gourmet iced coffee and signature carrot cake.

With an industrialist chic

interior, Forty Hands features wooden crates for chairs and raw concrete flooring. Patrons are surrounded by beautiful graffiti artworks plastered on its walls, and sweeten their coffee with sugar housed in retro-style condensed milk cans.

Besides their famous inhouse coffee, Forty Hands also serves all-day breakfast.

The main draw of visiting Strangelets or BooksActually,

or sitting down at Forty Hands, is not so much for the individual shops themselves, but the chance to appreciate the juxtaposition of an eclectic mix of new urban stores and old residences so delicately balanced.

It is hard to resist the freshness of the contemporary creative culture made more dynamic by the quaint neighbourhood, and such is the charm of Yong Siak Street.

Opening Hours Tuedays: 8.30am-6.30pm Wednesdays-Thursdays: 8.30am-10pm Fridays-Saturdays: 8.30am-11pm Sundays: 8.30am-6.30pm Closed on Mondays Tel: 6225 8545

Strangelets 7 Yong Siak Street Opening Hours Mondays-Fridays: 11am-8pm Saturdays-Sundays: 10am-8pm Tel: 6222 1456

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THE likes of duck leg conďŹ t and foie gras on the menu may give the impression of being in a ďŹ ne dining restaurant. That is, until a booming yell of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Teh-O!â&#x20AC;? shatters the illusion. Saveur is a surprising ďŹ nd in a down-to-earth kopitiam.

It serves French cuisine, but stays true to its no-frills setting with prices of less than $10 for all its dishes.

Owners Mr Dylan Ong, 24, and Mr Joshua Khoo, 27, want to dissolve the stereotype that French food is only for the well-heeled. The former SHATEC schoolmates pooled their wealth of experience in French cuisine, amassed from cooking stints at Tetsuyaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in Australia, The French Kitchen, and Guy Savoy, to start this stall.

The affable duo, who cook in white chefâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s uniforms, transplanted sous vide cooking styles, thermal immersion circulators (which cook food at precise temperatures in a water bath) and salamanders (culinary broilers)â&#x20AC;&#x201D;once exclusive to the kitchens of posh restaurantsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;to a coffee shop.

To keep prices low, they employ creative cooking methods to minimise food wastage, and source most of the ingredients locally, save for

foie gras and lentils, which they import from France. They also draw culinary ideas from Michelinstarred chef Thomas Kellerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cookbooks and requests from customers.

The menu is modest, with just five starters, including French Onion Soup and Salmon ConďŹ t. Five meat-based main dishes, such as the Beef Medallion, round up the menu.

I started with a quintessential French dish, foie gras ($7.90).

Instead of pan-frying it, the chefs cleverly blow-torched the thin 300g slab to give it a slight caramelised taste. This cooking method also retains most of the goose liver mass.

The foie gras is served nestled in a bed of mashed-up lentils, which contrasts the silky smoothness of the liver with its coarse texture.

Next, I picked the classic Duck Leg ConďŹ t ($8.90), with fried skin that is crispy and crackling, and the duck meat fork-tender. The meat glided effortlessly down my throat, thanks to its smooth texture achieved through precise sous vide cooking at 82.2 degree Celsius after being marinated for 12 hours.

The palm-sized duck leg sits on a silky smooth mound of mashed potato, and is accompanied by zesty orange slices that balance the gaminess of the dish.

The other main I tried was the Chicken Roulade ($8.90), which the chefs give a luxurious update by substituting the bacon stufďŹ ng with foie gras. The chicken is done sous vide to 70 degree Celsius so the meat is succulent. It is served with ďŹ&#x201A;avourful basmati rice (aromatic long-grain rice from India), and drizzled with a frothy Parmesan emulsion.

Saveur offers a non-pretentious, yet quality introduction into the world of French cuisine, giving French restaurants a run for their money.

INDULGENT: The Chicken Roulade is given a luxurious update with a foie gras stufďŹ ng instead of traditional bacon.

INNOVATIVE: Instead of pan-frying the foie gras, chefs Dylan Ong and Joshua Khoo blow-torch it to give it a slight caramelised taste, and retain most of the goose liver mass.

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Instead, you have to pay for your food at the counter and help yourself to water using plastic cups.

Co-owner Ms May Loke adopts an â&#x20AC;&#x153;eat-and-goâ&#x20AC;? concept in this casual eatery, which shows that French food can be affordable and fuss-free.

This concept is also reďŹ&#x201A;ected in the eateryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s straightforward monochromatic dĂŠcorâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;white-tiled walls adorned with art pieces are offset by a dramatic black ceiling.

True to its name (petite means small in French), the eight-monthold eatery is space-starved, with a seating capacity of only 28. The outdoor seating area, which is surrounded with potted plants, is a leafy enclave with four tables. Ms Loke also owns another branch at Serene Centre.

Despite importing French ingredients, the bistro manages to keep prices low as customers eat and leave fast, so the table turnover rate is high. Up to 110 customers visit the restaurant for dinner on weekends, which is its busiest period, said Ms Loke.

Given its tiny premises, La Petite Cuisineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s menu of 14 entrĂŠes and

UNEXPECTED STAR: The escargots are chewy, the croissant warm and buttery, but the gravy, which has a strong umami taste, is the star of the dish.

main dishes is extensive. It consists of seafood dishes, sausages and pasta, on top of French classics like foie gras and duck leg conďŹ t. It also offers desserts and house wines.

I was pleasantly surprised when my starter of escargots ($13.50) arrived. Instead of being typically drowned in melted butter and garlic, six morsels of escargots are sandwiched in a warm croissant, which is drenched in a ďŹ&#x201A;avourful gravy. Fried with butter, garlic and tomatoes, the sautĂŠed escargots are chewy and earthy. The intense buttery perfume of the croissant enhances the richness and texture of the escargots.

The star of the dish, however, is the gravy, which has a strong umami taste. Made with tomatoes, parsley and escargot essence, it is a savoury mix of sweet and salty. It did not take

me long to mop my plate dry with the croissant.

The escargots were served with a forgettable salad, made with a variety of leaves tossed in balsamic vinaigrette and olive oil.

The sauce is also the highlight of the pan-fried slab of dory ďŹ sh, served with white wine butter and rice ($12.50). The beurreblanc (butter sauce infused with white wine) imparts a light hint of fruitiness, which pairs well with the creaminess of the ďŹ sh. The cone of butter rice, topped with garlic, makes this dish quite a substantial meal.

Each main course comes with a complimentary serving of bread roll and butter. It is advisable to skip the butter, and use the bread roll to wipe up the palatable sauce on the plate instead.

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OH NO HE DIDNâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;T: Fakkah Faz, a regular comic at Comedy Masala, dishes out jokes relating to ethnic-related taboos.

very Tuesday night, Home Club, which is the size of two tutorial rooms, gets packed with 150 people, all there for a night of booze and jokes.

With 14 stand-up comedians and happy hour all night, Umar Rana, the founder and resident emcee of Comedy Masala, calls it â&#x20AC;&#x153;Singaporeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best Tuesday night outâ&#x20AC;?.

For the two-hour show, which has a 10 minute break halfway through, each comic will take the stage for three to ďŹ ve minutes, and execute a routine which often holds nothing back when it comes to racial, political, gender and language inappropriateness.

Although the crowd was mainly made up of expatriates, it was the local comedians that garnered the loudest laughter. Despite being amateurs, they appeared comfortable on stage, and delivered witty punch lines without any hesitation.

The more memorable comics include Fakkah Faz, who took a jab at the cultural differences between Malays and other communities, and Jinx Yeo, who said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;You know why Singaporeans are not interested in sex? Because itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not an exam subject.â&#x20AC;?

While regular performers were more comfortable with the crowd, others fell ďŹ&#x201A;at.

But I was really surprised by how encouraging the audience was. Instead of booing the comics, they clapped appreciatively after bad jokes, and cheered after each comic, regardless of the performance.

Home Club is well-known in the underground music scene, and is the perfect place for an â&#x20AC;&#x153;underground comedy nightâ&#x20AC;?, as Umar puts it. While locals make up more than half of Comedy Masalaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s usual line up, Umar slots in visiting amateur comics from the US and UK from time to time.

It is Comedy Masalaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unpolished vibe that sets it apart from bigger comedy shows. As Singaporeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s only weekly standup comedy, it is a refreshing way to spend a weeknight, getting buzzed while entertained by locals who make us realise that Singaporeans can be quite a funny bunch.

Visit comedymasala.com for updates and reservation details.

AN APPRECIATIVE CROWD: Many fans of Comedy Masala are willing to stand throughout the two-hour show.

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SEE THINGS HIS WAY: Kumar draws his audience in by touching on local issues like current affairs, scandals, and the comical idiosyncrasies of Singaporeans.

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ingaporeans love Kumar. Except those who canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t laugh at themselves perhaps.

But Kumar, the most well-known drag comedian here, is fair. He makes sure that the audience is tickled by Chinese, Malay, and Indian jokes throughout his show, which is basically a two-hour insight into why he thinks Singapore is a comical place.

Despite living just ďŹ ve minutes away from 3 Monkeys, where Kumar has been performing for the past 11 years, and hearing his name for as long as I can remember, I had never been down to watch him there.

And Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m glad I ďŹ nally did because all his jokes had me in stitches.

This year marks Kumarâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 20th year as a stand-up comedian, and his experience shows in the way he dishes out jokes in a seamless ďŹ&#x201A;ow while weaving in his recent observations and occasionally lamenting the hardships of being a Singaporean.

His tone is very approachable, with a brand of humour that is very local and familiar. And throughout the show, I felt like I was listening to a very crude, funny, and clever friend rant over dinner.

And the local audience appreciated itâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;although a handful did not get the joke when he threw in a line or two in reference

STILL AS POPULAR: Even on week nights, Kumarâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s weekly shows at 3 Monkeys draw a substantial crowd.

to a Malaysian politician. In response to that, Kumar simply said: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Just laugh when you see people laughing, lah.â&#x20AC;?

But for most of t he e ven i ng, t he 50-strong crowd of working professionals, students, and couples responded well.

Within this intimate venue, Kumar did not hold back on picking out individuals from the crowd to make fun of themâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a skinny girl, a birthday boy, and even our photographer was the butt of a joke.

Kumar said he prefers to bring up subjects which are current and local because people tend to pay more attention to those topics. So right now, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all about the curry saga, the recent general elections, as well as the presidential elections.

Reservations are a must as Kumarâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s shows, held on Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays, are often booked out the day before.

Visit 3-monkeyscafe.com for more.

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UNSPOILED BEACHES: The crystal clear waters in Boracay have led it to become one of the top PHOTOS | COURTESY OF JENNIFER DHANARAJ beaches in the world.

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oracay was once a secret destination for backpackers, but its beaches are now known as among the best in the world.

Wit h budget accom modat ion a nd ďŹ&#x201A;ights costing no more than $280, it was a comforting trip for my wallet as well.

As the pristine waters came into view toward the end of the hour-long domestic f light from Manila to Caticlan Airport (the closest airport to Boracay), I knew immediately that my swimsuits would be put to good use.

Heavy rain, however, greeted us upon our arrival at the island of Boracay. But after some good and cheap beer at 78Php ($2) a bottle, our moods lifted and we braved the rain to explore the island.

The beach most noteworthy in Boracay

is the White Beach, which is dotted with resorts, restaurants and lively night clubs.

It stretches for 9km, and is divided into three sections: Boat Station 1 is the most beautiful and upmarket part of the beach, whereas Boat Station 3 is where you ďŹ nd budget-conscious travellers.

You can walk the length of the beach, or take the trishaws that cost 50Php ($1.40) at the main roads. In order to keep its beaches clean and manageable, the authorities ensure that the trishaws, or any other electrical vehicles, are not allowed on the beach.

The strict no-smoking and no-littering policy embraced by both the locals and tourists also plays a big role in keeping the beaches unpolluted.

As we were walking along the beach, we

met Bebot, a talkative but charming man who was a guide for island-hopping trips.

He convinced us that he was trustworthy and offered a day trip at 1500Php ($43)â&#x20AC;&#x201D; â&#x20AC;&#x153;the best dealâ&#x20AC;?, according to him.

The next morning, we met Bebot at our resor t, and together, we climbed onto a boat manned by two other young locals. Boracayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s clear waters and diverse ecosystem simply lend themselves to water activities like helmet diving, which enables you to walk on the seabed, and snorkelling.

For lunch, Bebot bought fish from a fisherman and told us that it would be cheaper if we took the ďŹ sh back to a restaurant and asked them to cook it as the restaurant would only charge for the cooking.

With a couple of huge ďŹ shes in hand, Bebot took us to a restaurant, where we decided to have one cooked in spicy sambal, and the other in the Filipino adobo style, which comprises soy sauce and black pepper.

After our very satisfying lunch, we set off for some land activities, the most memorable being Ziplining.

It is an adrenaline-pumping activity that consists of a pulley suspended on a cable mounted on an incline, as you swing across the cable with the help of a harness.

It begins at about 24m above ground, and goes on for 300m. At that height, the panoramic view of the beach, its white sand and the alluring white caves that line the side of the beach was awe-inspiring.

After gathering my nerves, I took the 20 second long plunge. It was like ďŹ&#x201A;ying through paradise. The feeling of being weightless in the open space, letting the crisp air whip my hair around, and zipping past the breathtaking backdrop was just the kind of experience I needed to unwind.

The beaches are as beautiful at night.

There are ďŹ re displays on the shores, as well as beautifully-lit sand art displays along the beach.

After a tiring day, massages are a must.

BEBOT THE GUIDE: Translated into â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Hot Chickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, Bebot, our island-hopping guide, added a lot of excitement to our day with his bright and cheery personality.

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K ite Su r f i ng i s a combi nat ion of paragliding, wakeboarding and surďŹ ng.

Instructors will teach you the basic skills as it is not easy to grasp. Once you have gotten the hang of it, it will feel as though you are ďŹ&#x201A;ying over the waters.

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A MUCH NEEDED BREAK: Jennifer Dhanaraj (extreme right) and her friends opted for a relaxing beach holiday as a reward for surviving a 6-month long internship.

Full body massages are available at the spas that line the beaches. We went for one which cost 300Php ($8.50) for an hour.

Despite the club music blasting next door, the masseur pressed all the right buttons in helping me relax.

The nightlife is also great as clubs offer cheap drinks and good music.

Cocomangas is one of the more famous clubs in Boracay, known for its 15 shots challenge, where patrons down 15 shots consecutively, which includes the Mexican Flag (tequila with tabasco sauce) and Scotch McMillan (kahlua with tequila and baileyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s), and see if they can still stand after that.

Boracay is popular among tourists, but despite the crowd, the stunning beaches and affordable activities made it worth the trip for students who need a break.

Cliff Diving is an exhilarating activity

where those bold enough will dive off a famous cliff near Arielâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Point, a 30 minute boat ride away from the White Beach. Besides cliff diving, the package involves a half-day excursion where travellers can enjoy a barbeque buffet lunch with unlimited drinks.

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Renting an ATV (all-terrain vehicle) is a fun way to see the island as most ATV companies do a tour of Boracayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unused back roads, which lead up to Mount Luho, the highest peak on the island.

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Get a clear view of the island ďŹ&#x201A;ying over the lush greenery with the clear blue beaches at the foreground, while being attached to a pulley system.

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PLAY EQUUS Drama Centre Theatre, National Library Rated: R18 (Contains nudity and mature themes) Tickets available from SISTIC from $38 to $58 Student Night: 30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 31 August, 8pm; $38 for all categories (TXXV LV D WKRXJKW SURYRNLQJ SOD\ DERXW D VWDEOH ER\ ZLWK DQ REVHVVLRQ IRU KRUVHV ,W H[DPLQHV WKH FRPSOH[LWLHV RI KXPDQ QDWXUH DQG TXHVWLRQV RQH¡V LGHQWLW\ .HQQHWK *RK Ă&#x20AC;QGV RXW PRUH IURP WKH VWDUV DQG GLUHFWRU RI WKLV SV\FKRORJLFDO WRXU GH IRUFH

curities and put them out in front of an audience. â&#x20AC;&#x153;To play the role with honesty requires me to confront these issues, that I would otherwise spend an inordinate amount of time running away from,â&#x20AC;? he said.

Fresh from turning 20, he identiďŹ ed with the inner struggles that plague his adolescent character.

Though Equus was ďŹ rst staged in the United Kingdom in 1973, Ethan still believes that it will strike a chord with Singaporeans today. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am sure some Singaporeans are hollow beings who go about daily routines,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Equus is one of those plays that goes: So how, is this what you want your life to be?â&#x20AC;?

As for the playâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s central theme, Ethan admitted that he had a brush with the question of passion. After two years in a polytechnic, he took a leap of faith to drop out and dived into his theatrical dreams at LaSalle College of the Arts.

Another hot talking point is that Ethan will be naked in this play for 10 minutes.

He was quick to play down the attention, as â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is less than two percent of the play.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;After rehearsing, many issues dealt with in the play, such as religious beliefs, overshadow the nudity,â&#x20AC;? Chia added. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The nudity is vital as Alan exposes himself to an unadulterated experience to push him to that heightened state to do something so extreme,â&#x20AC;? he added.

To keep in shape, he exercises regularly and practices Budokon, a mishmash of meditation, yoga and martial arts every morning.

Being naked onstage is not the most shocking thing that Ethan has done.

He recounted his skin-crawling experience on an online reality game show, Room 101. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It forced me to overcome my fear of bugs as I had to shove my hands into a tank ďŹ lled with mealworms, and halfway through, they released a plethora of cockroaches and crickets into it,â&#x20AC;? he said.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Equus is one of those plays that goes: So how, is this what you want your life to be?â&#x20AC;?

Ethan Chia

ALANâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S STRANGE: Ethan Chia plays the lead role of the mentally disturbed Alan Strang.

PLAYING the lead role of Alan Strang took such an emotional toll on actor Ethan Chia that he had a nervous breakdown two weeks before making his major theatrical debut in Equus. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I had a complete breakdown as I was trying very hard to avoid the issues I had to confront in order to play Alan, such as how I felt being judged by others,â&#x20AC;? said the second-year LaSalle theatre and performance student.

His character grapples with issues familiar to adolescents, such as being judged by society and trying to ďŹ nd his identity, while

ďŹ ghting the battle between passion and being normal.

Finding â&#x20AC;&#x153;an uncomfortably vast amount of parallelsâ&#x20AC;? with his character allowed Ethan to bring out his individuality while portraying Alan.

Ethan recalled his days at Singapore Poly technic, where he r ead A ppl ie d Dr a ma a nd Psychology.

He was uncertain about his direction in life, and felt that people were constantly talking behind his back.

Stepping into Alanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s shoes required him to accept these inse-

Written by British playwright, Peter Shaffer, the provocative play was ďŹ rst staged in 1973.

The plot is concerned with how society deals with a disturbing act, based on a real life case in which a young stablehand blinded six horses with a metal spike.

There are several themes, such as the struggles faced between a parent and child and the age of adolescence.

The play has also featured prominent actors such as Anthony Hopkins and George Takei, who played the lead role of Psychiatrist Mar tin Dysar t. More notably, Daniel Radcliffe of Harry Potter fame played the role of Alan Strang in the playâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Broadway version in 2008.

NO HORSING AROUND: Equus is director Rayann Condyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ďŹ rst major theatrical production, while Brendon Fernandez takes on the role of Dysart the psychiatrist.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;I got to the point where I realised I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to be rich, I want to be happy. So I threw away my law degree and became a theatre practitioner.â&#x20AC;?

Rayann Condy, Director of Equus

IF SOMEONE had told Rayann Condy 10 years ago that she would become a theatre director, she would have shrugged off the idea.

Today, the 31-year-old is directing her ďŹ rst major theatrical play, Equus.

For many years, the Canadaborn director followed the pragmatic route by studying to become a lawyer. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I got to the point where I realised I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to be rich, I want to be happy,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So, I threw aside my law degree and became a theatre practitioner!â&#x20AC;? And she has not looked back since.

Rayannâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s struggle between chasing her passion and conforming to the societal norm gels well with the themes in Equus. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are so bounded by corporate culture that passion gets lost and thrown into silence,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is relevant to take stock if what you are doing now makes you happy.â&#x20AC;?

Besides the beautiful imagery and meaty storyline evoked by the script, Rayann relished the debate of nature versus nurture brought up in the play. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The characters will discuss if upbringing or biology pushes a person to an extreme situation,â&#x20AC;? she said.

The versatile director also dabbles in acting. She starred as one of the Ang Moh Durian sisters in 881 The Musical earlier this year.

Currently she is focusing on directing, which allows her to

â&#x20AC;&#x153;see the characters bloom and blossomâ&#x20AC;?. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I tend to see a bigger picture, which as an actor is not always a good thing, as acting is more about being focused on a small bit of the puzzle,â&#x20AC;? she said.

Brendon Fernandez as Martin Dysart World of Warcraft has something in common with Equusâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; both revolve around Greek mythology. This attracted actor Brendon Fernandez, who is a fan of both, to his role of Martin Dysart.

Fernandez plays Dysart, a psychiatrist trapped in a dilemma to cure Alan of his dysfunctions. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Martin envies Alanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ability to completely surrender in his worship. He needs to struggle with the conf lict of envying and curing Alan,â&#x20AC;? the 32-yearold said.

Another aspect that attracted Brendon to this play was that no character is deďŹ ned as good or bad, regardless of his faith, which allowed the characters to be multi-faceted.

However, that also served as a challenge, even for this seasoned thespian. Brendon said that his range of emotions was put to the test, as they changed from line to line in a single monologue.

His character seesaws from being sympathetic to envying his patients. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The script is very humanlike, as this is how we think by going back and forth,â&#x20AC;? he said.

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CONCERT PARAMORE LIVE IN SINGAPORE SINGAPORE INDOOR STADIUM Hayley Williams, Jeremy Davis, Taylor York â&#x20AC;&#x153;I WANT you to scream so loud that tomorrow when your friends ask you how the show was, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have no voice left to tell them,â&#x20AC;? cried Paramoreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lead vocalist Hayley Williams, near the end of their second concert in Singapore.

And screamed they did. The 2,000-strong crowd made up of mostly teens cheered and clapped along with every song and only grew louder as the concert went on.

The Swellers, a punk rock band from Michigan, kicked off the show. They played seven songs, with a good mix of tunes across their discography such as Best Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve Ever Had and Do You Feel Better Yet. Before leaving the stage, they tantalised the crowd by saying that they were â&#x20AC;&#x153;in for a treat with Paramoreâ&#x20AC;?, a promise that was met with rousing cheers of anticipation.

Restless from the 40-minute wait, the rambunctious crowd began chanting the bandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name and soon enough, the lights went down as silhouettes of each member appeared from backstage.

This prompted the shrill screams from the audience as the band opened with their smash hit Ignorance, followed by Feeling Sorry and Decode. Led by the highly charged and exuberant Williams, no elaborate stage set up was needed as her infectious energy resonated throughout the stadium.

BORN FOR THIS: Paramore performed for a 2,000-strong crowd at the Singapore Indoor Stadium.

Her vocal prowess was proven as she bounced around the stage while keeping in tune and hitting every strenuous note, hardly sounding out of breath.

The showmanship of the other band members was also palpable as bassist Jeremy Davis and guitarist Taylor York performed their customary back-ďŹ&#x201A;ips and head-banging to every beat.

Referring to the bandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s promise from their last concert here in 2008, she said: â&#x20AC;&#x153;We did not make you wait for ďŹ ve years before

coming back againâ&#x20AC;?, before delivering a few more crowd favourites like CrushCrushCrush and Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s What You Get. Performing several tunes from their 2005 debut album, All We Know is Falling, such as Pressure, Here We Go Again and Emergency, the band showcased a nice blend of their older and newer materials. The featured song from the recent Transformers movie, Monster, was also played, making the older and new fans alike go wild. Paramore attempted to shake up their set list by playing songs they

SHE WORKS HARD FOR THE MONEY: Elizabeth (Cameron Diaz) washes a car while her customer looks on appreciatively.

FILMS BAD TEACHER COMEDY Cameron Diaz, Justin Timberlake, Jason Segel

92 min

ALTHOUGH Cameron Diaz voiced the feisty

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Princess Fiona in the Shrek Series, she displays a whole new level of â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;badâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; attitude in Bad Teacher.

The movie centers on a wild, superďŹ cial teacher named Elizabeth Halsey (Diaz), who leaves her job at a school to enjoy her life as a â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;trophy wifeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;.

However, after wiping out a huge portion of her ďŹ ancĂŠâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s money in just a week, Elizabeth has to resort to taking up her job again just to make ends meet after being

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dumped.

What makes the film unique is that Elizabeth has no deep, underlying reason for her superďŹ ciality. She is unapologetically bad to the bone, living up to the movieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s title.

In her quest to ďŹ nd her next sugar daddy, she holds ďŹ rm in her belief that a pair of surgically enhanced breasts will help achieve her goal of attracting the right man.

That man happens to be wealthy substitute teacher Scott Delacorte (Justin

didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t during their last show like When It Rains and Misguided Ghosts.

The latter two songs were stripped down to an acoustic arrangement played in an intimate setting. Chairs were brought out and the band switched from jumping wildly around to sitting down.

Despite the success of the band, Paramore exuded a casual charm and down-to-earth attitude, a quality that tugs at the heartstrings of their fans.

Although dissension within the band in the past year saw the departure of the Farro brothers and the recruitment of Davis and York, Williams expressed that â&#x20AC;&#x153;the one thing that has never changed is you guys.â&#x20AC;?

Her heartfelt gratitude resulted in a tender moment with their slow-paced hit, The Only Exception, as the arena was illuminated with the glows of cell phones and lighters.

Fans were still clamouring for more after Paramore said their goodbyes and when the band hit the stage again for an encore, they did not disappoint with their delivery of Brick by Boring Brick, which included a shower of ďŹ reworks.

Down to the ďŹ nal song of the night, Williams declared that she had â&#x20AC;&#x153;one ďŹ nal piece of business leftâ&#x20AC;? before York tore into the familiar riffs of Misery Business. The energy of the crowd hit its highest level of the night upon hearing the song.

Paramore is still considered young in the industry but has achieved much in a short time. One can only imagine what they can offer when they are at the prime of their career, and even if they do take ďŹ ve years to come back, their second show here proved that they are indeed worth the wait.

-LEE JING Timberlake). However Elizabeth instead ends up catching the eye of a low-proďŹ le gym teacher, Russell Gettis (Jason Segel), who has a petty salary.

Throughout the school semester, Elizabeth works at getting the funds needed for her breast enhancement operation, resorting to extreme means to get the cash.

In one memorable scene, she organises a car wash fundraiser which her class takes part in, only for her to steal every penny that they earned.

Jumping from one depraved act to another and narrowly getting away with them, Elizabeth pays no attention to the education and well-being of her students.

Coming into class every morning dazed and hungover, Elizabeth chooses to screen movies in class instead of teaching.

Elizabethâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s superďŹ cial life takes a turn for the better while helping a student deal with his unrequited crush on one of his classmates.

She resolves to make something better of herself and we see Elizabeth strutting into school as usual, but in a new role as the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s guidance counsellor.

Despite the good performance of Diaz and the supporting cast of Segel and Timberlake, the movieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s script leaves a lot to be desired.

The ďŹ lm pulls out all the classic high school clichĂŠs, with each cast member having a memorable line or two.

Unfortunately, the plot holes are too obvious to ignore, with moments in between that leave the audience unable to follow the ďŹ&#x201A;ow of the ďŹ lm.

Diaz however ďŹ ts the role of Elizabethâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s brazen nature to a â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Tâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, rocking the sexy, edgy look of her character. Bad Teacher is worth an eveningâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s entertainment but hardly breaks new ground.

Viewers might feel that theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve seen it all before from earlier ďŹ lms such as School of Rock.

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FILMS BEGINNERS DRAMA Ewan McGregor, Christopher Plummer 105 min

WHAT would you do if your father, at age 75, confesses that he has been gay his entire life shortly after your mother passes away?

I nd ie f i l m d i r e c tor M i ke M i l l sâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; (Thumbsucker) newest creation, Beginners, uses this premise as a platform to explore the complexity of human relationships.

Ewan McGregor (Star Wars) plays Oliver, an illustrator who struggles with both handling the truth of his father Halâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sexuality and managing his own relationship problems. But Oliver is not the sole focus here, as Beginners is a movie about how two men ďŹ nd true love.

The ever-charming Christopher Plummer (The Sound of Music, Up) puts in yet another impressive performance as a father who ďŹ nally dares to come out of the closet.

His story is recounted by Oliver in a series of f lashbacks that could be categorized three ways: Oliverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s childhood, making his declaration of being gay prior to falling ill, and nearing the end of his life after being diagnosed with stage four cancer.

As Oliver conďŹ des in his new girlfriend Anna (Melanie Laurent) about the death of his father, he realizes that they both share a crippling ďŹ&#x201A;aw. They both run away when a relationship starts to get serious. Oliver

CONAN THE BARBARIAN ACTION FANTASY Jason Momoa, Stephen Lang, Rose McGowan

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CONAN the Barbarian is the newest offering from director Marcus Nispel, a reboot of the famed 1982 blockbuster that had a huge (for its time) budget of US$20 million and launched the career of Hollywood superstar and future Governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Following movies such as the remake of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003) and Friday the 13th (2009) the German-born director decided to take on something even more savage.

Even to a complete newcomer, the story of Conan includes several familiar elements of the sword-and-sorcery genre. A shirtless, heavily muscled hero, dark magic and gigantic creatures.

Conan (Jason Momoa) vows vengeance on the evil Warlord Khalar Zym (Stephen Lang) for destroying his home village when he was just a boy. The rest of the movie traces how Conan earns his infamous title of â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;barbarianâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. Conanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s initial vendetta morphs into a struggle to save mankind.

Khalar Zym and his sorcerer daughter Marique (Rose McGowan) seek to take over the world, and it is up to Conan to save the day.

The entire movie is gratuitous in its display of violence and blood; expect merciless slaughter and lots of blood. There is no time to catch your breath as Conan swings from one ďŹ ght to the next against magical sand warriors and tentacled monsters.

The non-stop action actually works in its favour, as it overshadows its weak dialogue.

Even though no fewer than three screenwriters worked on the script, it remains clichĂŠd

LIFESTYLE immerses himself in his work, drawing portraits of miserable people while Anna hides in an empty hotel room, hardly speaking anymore. It is only after looking back at the times spent caring for his dying father that Oliver realizes he should not let the cycle repeat itself but instead start life anew.

We may not be able to identify with Oliverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s troubled love life or Halâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s insecurity about his sexuality during his marriage, but we can deďŹ nitely relate to, and perhaps learn from how they keep making the same mis-

takes time and time again until they ďŹ nally decide to summon up their courage to break out of the vicious cycle.

Fitting for a movie that places so much emphasis on human relationships, director Millsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and cinematographer Kasper Tuxenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s camera technique allows the audience to connect emotionally with the characters.

By zooming in on their faces with a shallow depth of ďŹ eld to focus on facial expressions, and putting them in doorways and low-light places, the sense of loneliness and

ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE: Hal (Christopher Plummer) is carefully shaved by his son Oliver (Ewan McGregor).

and sometimes unintentionally hilarious.

Conan utters â&#x20AC;&#x153;I live, I love, I slay, and I am contentâ&#x20AC;? at one point, summarising his entire character.

The screenwriting plagues not only Momoaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s character but the entire cast as well.

Relationships between the characters are vague and never fully explainedâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;be it the mandatory romance between Conan and his love interest Tamara (Rachel Nichols) or the

hinted-at incestuous relationship between Khalar and his daughter.

In spite of how one-dimensional Conanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s character is, Momoa manages to play the part decently. This is commendable, considering he has big shoes (and muscles) to ďŹ ll. The last actor who played Conan was â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;The Terminatorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; himself. Momoa manages to work around the limited script and sell the title of being a barbarian with conviction.

HACK AND SLASH: Conan the Barbarian (Jason Momoa) prepares to do battle with another monstrous enemy.

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emptiness is effectively conveyed.

But what makes this movie so exceptional is the sincerity that the cast embodies.

Beginners is, in fact, based on Mike Millsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; own experience with his gay father who, like Hal, only came out at age 75 and lived for another ďŹ ve years.

Credit goes to the supporting cast, including Goran ViĹĄnji who completes Halâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life as his much-younger boyfriend Andy.

Andyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s loving relationship with Hal adds a different dimension to this emotional ďŹ lm, as Halâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s relief at being able to embrace his true self after so many years is clearly visible yet heartwarming at the same time. In one scene, Andy asks Oliver if he avoided him in the past because of his sexuality, and Oliver steps up to embrace him as a show of gratitude for bringing happiness to his fatherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life.

My one gripe with the movie is its R21 rating. The display of the movieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s homosexual theme is largely limited to Hal and Andy sharing kisses, particularly when the old man was hospitalized, and the frequent usage of the word â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;gayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; (gay pride, gay movie night, gay political writing sessions). It is a shame that a movie which attempts to deliver an intellectually-stimulating message about righting the wrongs in our life is unable to reach a wider audience.

Nonetheless, this exclusivity should only raise the proďŹ le of an indie movie further which, amongst the slew of action and babeoriented ďŹ&#x201A;icks this summer, is shaping up to be one of the rare indie contenders for an Oscar this year. Like its title suggests, you too could be inspired to begin a new chapter in your life and emerge a better person after a viewing. -BENJAMIN LIM

Perhaps his time on the HBO drama Game of Thrones served him well, where he plays Khal Drogo in the series, a character similar to the fearsome Genghis Khan.

But no amount of swordplay or sorcery can save Conan The Barbarian from its consistently bad screenwriting. There is a certain frustration to the movie, knowing that more could have been done with the characters to complement the action. -HARIZ BAHARUDIN

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BOOKS ROBOPOCALYPSE Daniel H. Wilson (Science-Fiction) $32.05 available at Kinokuniya Published by Doubleday SAY goodbye to vampires and zombies, and hello to robots. Thanks to the popularity of the Transformers franchise and Steven Spielberg, Robopocalypse is slated for a 2013 movie release.

A s a book , howe ve r, Robopocalypse still leaves much to be desired.

Wilson utilises a familiar plot device for fans of the sci-ďŹ genre. The war begins when an experiment gone awry leads to the creation of Archos, a super intelligent entity. Unbeknownst to the world, Archos slowly gains control over the massive global network that runs our world.

The author borrows Max Brooksâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; World War Z style of presentation, itself based on the famous WWII journalist Studs Terkel. Robopocalypse contains various â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;interviewsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; with survivors of the war as Wilson charts a chronological series of events leading up to the days and end of the robot rebellion.

Each chapter becomes a different story pieced together by Cormac Wallace, a reluctant historian and survivor who decides that he must document the robot war.

One ďŹ&#x201A;aw is that Wilson has a tin ear for dialogue. A 12-year-old girl, a Japanese factory worker and a worker at a yoghurt shop, all sound the same and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard for readers to connect to the poorly developed characters.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a great pity because the book holds a lot of potential (which Spielberg saw) as Robopocalypse has the winning combination of sci-ďŹ , horror and action. Unless youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re a big fan of science ďŹ ction, just wait for the Spielberg movie when it comes out in 2013. -KAR YAN YEONG

"How did I persuade Jay-Z to collaborate with me?

I don t know.

I guess he likes Chicagoans a lot."

Kanye West, the hip-hop superstar from Chicago, speaking in an interview with MTV News, on the real reason why the Brooklynborn rap legend Jay-Z agreed to produce an album with him.

The Seven Spiritual Laws of Superheroes Deepak Chopra/Gotham Chopra (Non-ďŹ ction)

Jay-Z and West recorded the album primarily at the Mercer Hotel and the Tribeca Grand Hotel in New York City.

WHEN two of the biggest stars in rap music today join forces to produce an album, everything is bigger and grander. The album cover of Watch The Throne with its gold plated artwork is a ďŹ tting visual of the regal collaboration between acclaimed hip-hop moguls Jay-Z and Kanye West.

Watch The Throne steers away from the usual formulaic hip-hop beats. Instead, it delves into uncharted territories and showcases a versatility of style. The result is 12 unique tracks.

A groovy bass line dubbed over a pulsating rhythmic beat greets the listener in the ďŹ rst track, No Church in the Wild, where Kanye and Jay-Z ferociously trade verse one after the other, only stopping for the croning vocals of Frank Ocean at the chorus. Ocean, a young up-and-coming singer, knows Kanye from their time together at Def Jam Records.

This is in stark contrast to the sixth track, New Day, which is easily one of the best songs on the album. The song features a slower beat with genuine and emotive lyrics, where both rappers dedicate it to their unborn sons. It is a reďŹ&#x201A;ection of their own lives and the heartfelt delivery can be seen from Kanyeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s verse â&#x20AC;&#x153;And Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll never let my son have an ego/ Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be nice to everyone, wherever we goâ&#x20AC;?, where he realizes his faults and hopes his son can turn out for the better.

The artists are also mindful of their roots as they rap about poverty and the pervasive racial violence that plagues America today. In Made in America, the other track featuring Ocean, the duo pay homage to civil rights leaders like Malcolm X and Martin Luther King for paving the way for AfricanAmericans today.

Watch The Throne sees a concerted effort between both individuals where they do not seek to outdo each other but complement each other both lyrically and musically. The resultant effort is a sleek masterpiece with little ďŹ&#x201A;aws. No need for watching, both should be atop their own thrones as this album further cements their statuses as reigning kings of the hip-hop industry. -LEE JING

IN THE self-help book The Seven Spiritual Laws of Superheroes, familiar superheroes f rom American comic book cultures have been re-imagined and categorized according to different â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;spiritual lawsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; that they embody.

Some are familiar, like Superman embodying the law of power.

Others are more esoteric, such as the X-Man Stormâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s control of the weather being linked to her oneness with nature.

These spiritual laws have been recommended as guidelines that are useful for readers seeking holistic improvement to their lives.

Author Deepak Chopra, an expert on Eastern philosophy, illustrates examples with allegories from a varied mix of religions, ranging from Buddhaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s search for enlightenment to the epic quests of the Indian god Ram. However, it is Chopra seniorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s son Gotham Chopra who contributes to the heroic element of the book. Comic book fans may remember Gotham Chopra as the co-founder of the indie comic book company Liquid Comics. The Chopras decided to write the book together after realising the many parallels between their respective areas of expertise.

For every spiritual law introduced, examples are drawn from historical personas to comic book legends. For example, Chopra draws parallels between the Biblical account of Jesusâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; sacriďŹ ce for all humanity with Marvelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Silver Surfer risking his life to defend Earth against the planet-eater Galactus. Often you end up either looking at the seemingly distant historical ďŹ gure or the superhero you grew up reading about in a whole new light.

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THE MERRY GOES ROUND Jewel (Country/Children)

$38.52 available at Kinokuniya Published by Bantam Press

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The Merry Goes Round is Jewelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s second independently-released album, dedicated to her son Kase Townes Murray.

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PIANO Country meets lullabies in Jewelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new album, The Merry Goes Round, which was released after the birth of her ďŹ rst son.

Jewel had previously released another music album for children titled Lullaby, which topped the Kidâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Albums charts in 2009.

The blonde country sweetheart, best known for hits such as Intuition and You Were Meant for Me, seems to have effectively combined her new role as a mother and singer. The Merry Goes Round features songs not just for kids, but for adults too. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I want the album to be fun for kids and adults, whether they have kids or not,â&#x20AC;? wrote the 37-year-old on her personal blog.

She later elaborated more on the album during an interview with Billboard. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got a lot of freedom with these family albums. I can write what I feel like. They donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to be a certain genre...so itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s deďŹ nitely a different mindset and creatively very fulďŹ lling.â&#x20AC;?

The ďŹ nal product is an album featuring Jewelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s usual folksy vibe and soothing vocals. Childhood favourites such as Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be Cominâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Round the Mountain and My Favourite Things from the classic movie The Sound of Music have been reworked and re-harmonised.

Jewel has also written new material speciďŹ cally for The Merry Goes Round and it shows. The Supermarket Song and Just Like Penguins Do are cheery and will be popular with the playgroup set while Only Shadows and Sara Swan Sleepy Head, a song about pining for lost dreams, will appeal to older listeners.

Given the albumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s theme, Jewelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new record makes for easy listening but it might not appeal to fans searching for more upbeat country tunes. Get this only if you want background music to accompany a lazy Sunday afternoon, or have young children to entertain. -MICHELLE ANN KWARA

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02 CHRONICLE photo RIGHT: The mass Iftaar event held at the International Student Centre attracted international and local students from different faculties. Participants partake of the dinner provided while sitting on traditional prayer mats.

RIGHT: An Iranian student closes his eyes during the Maghrib prayer that is associated with Iftaar. He is part of the group that attended the Mass Iftaar organised by the International Student Centre on August 24th.

President Bertil Andersson and part of his new committee graced the occasion.

LEFT: After breaking fast, the Muslim students gather for prayers while facing the direction of Mecca. Women usually pray behind the men.

IFTAAR:NTU ABOVE: The NTU Muslim Society organises an open mass Iftaar every year. This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s open mass Iftaar was held in the National Institute of Education compound and saw non-Muslim participants as well as Muslims from other countries such as France, Austria and Kazakhstan.

Iftaar refers to the evening meal when Muslims break their fast during the Islamic month of Ramadan.

The NTU Muslim Society organised two mass Iftaars this year to share their practices and culture with non-Muslim students and to encourage community among the Muslim students.

GOH CHAY TENG and WAN ZHONG HAO take a quick glance at the sharing and bonding that took place during Ramadan.

RIGHT: In the Muslim prayer room located on the rooftop of the Nanyang Business School building (S2), Muslim students gather to pray, rest and talk to one another while waiting for Maghrib (sunset). The time at which the sun sets differs from day to day, with certain days later than others.

They normally adjourn to Canteen B to break fast as it is the closest canteen from the prayer room.

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LEFT: (Clockwise from bottom left) Karina Aninditha, 19, Salza Annisa, 19, Luthfi Nur Afifah, 18, Hakim Abror, 19 and Mirza Muhammad, 19 come from different Halls of Residences to gather for Sahur at Luthfi’s room in Hall of Residence 14.

RAMADAN SAHUR

Goh Chay Teng and Wan Zhong Hao share how Muslim students staying in the Halls of Residences come together to prepare their pre-dawn meal in the month of Ramadan.

LEFT: Choosing to eat in Luthfi’s room instead of the pantry creates a homely atmosphere.

Occasional jokes punctuate the conversation, bringing smiles to everyone’s faces - as seen in Karina’s expression.

RIGHT: Karina from Hall of Residence 8 joins Salza who stays at Hall of Residence 14 for her daily Sahur because most of the Muslim residents in her Hall spend the night at the mosque - a custom practised during the last ten days of Ramadan as those days are considered the holiest.

LEFT: The girls cooked; so naturally, the guys have to clean up - as Hakim returns cleaned utensils to Luthfi’s Hall room.

ABOVE: Luthfi cooks a mean dish of kangkong. Her secret is to sprinkle sugar and salt on the dish before it is served.

ABOVE: Hakim, from Hall of Residence 8, and Mirza, from Hall of Residence 12 watch as Luthfi flips the omelettes for breakfast. Besides omelettes, rice, taupok, sasuages and rice are part of their breakfast.

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ขç۪ขç‫׏‬ႜᄄƗവ ᇇएྡྷ‫ݚ‬౰֬‫׵ڣ‬໾ข ‫؂‬ഏဍਛ٘Ը֬༫ઙè ٘Ը೉ࣉၟӵਛ߅ᇠಃԔ֬ ၉ᇜ౉ؔƗࣉ୔֬‫ݚ‬౰൵՘௬ ۳ƗႂৈझႵ਍ଇõδ೩ö৶ ӱ಍Ӎè ࣉ୔֬‫ݚ‬౰౰‫ׂ׌‬၉՘ၢሿ ‫ލ‬ႂৈझ֬١൛ӶཊƗߴ‫ࢀܫ‬ ‫ݚ‬ԡఀ֥ࣉๆ֬‫ن‬ᅡè ҉‫ݝ‬ƗႼະ૽҉ਛࢺເ‫ތ‬ᇽ Ͼᆇး۲ૣྙƓ/]ZUQ\ ;QVOPƔ ‫ދ‬Қ‫ؽ‬দ٘Ըႍ؎೩õ)]V\QM :IVQö‫ދ‬ဣ௫õ)]V\QM 4]Kaö Ɨफ֫‫࠰ֵޚ‬èവᇇႼಭಱເ ౰‫׌‬႒‫ۅ‬Ыਠ್6+ ࠰ѠƗၢ ૮༉໊֤చ૕֬ๆᆎཱི‫ݠ‬è ‫ڼ‬ᄺ‫ܙ‬මႂৈझ֬Ծၰቀ࡚ ྍ଀ᄤᆓ‫ؚ٘‬Ը಩٫ၷൠࡸ൏ ృ‫ן‬Ɨಥၣಭ٘ԸՉլ൥ເਛ ᇌᄶვৈ‫ދ‬༦झཹ‫ݛ‬è кᆇಱເ٘Ը֬ಙ୆ვৈս ᇠƗढ़൥٘Ըಭ༅݁Գᆣ۸ႂ ৈझƗ଻૮߽֤ᇈܻᇠ‫֥ے‬ထ

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ٗƗൗ౰‫ࣗ׌‬཈௉ฆè ༦झཹ‫ݛ‬໴྽๰‫٘ݝ‬Ըদѝ չƗ‫ތ۾‬ঊᆊᇜѝဍ١൛ၟࣣ ੳࡵ҉༾Ɨಓ‫ي‬༫झᅭ৶Ɨ໊ չ֥നཟ֬ვৈཹ‫ݛ‬è ࣔఀᇢԓ౰٘Ը֬õ)]V\a

4]Kaö௾݂੸٫ӏۡƗԩਛ ஌‫׏‬ႜƗ݃ۨքငउಝ‫ئ‬չఅ ۸Ɨᆪଃõ)]V\QM 4]Kaöะ༦ ֬ྠཧ٫ӏൺ઒è ᆊ൥٘Ը֬ӵ‫܆‬৯ሷƗၢႰ ଖ֬ѝչ١൛‫ދ‬ᅸஎ֬‫׵‬ቛƗ

ບࠨࢤൄඒ၉۸սࡌ๝ ᇢሓᡁ

෢

ሩບࠨࢤ൸֬ಭඛ҉ؕஒഽƗହս ᆊ۸սࡌ๝ᇶࡽ‫ئ‬ჴߋƗ‫ؾ‬࿗ഺ၀ ᆥᄤ൨႒֙ᇖè ‫ۻ‬ओ ୔๫ࡀඛओ཈൜Ɨບࠨࢤ൸ ᅤହսࢤ࿗ᆶ‫ ֬܄‬ƐƗఊᇖЎচਛྔ ࡍ௨Ⴌࣹउ૽è‫ؚ‬჆ບࠨࢤ൸ಭඛ֬ᅀ ࡍƗ๤࿗૓ၰࡵЏё҉၉è кᆇ࿟໠‫ࠖ׏ݝ‬თ‫׏‬ሷ‫܄‬Ӹ༩֬ᇖ‫ݚ‬ ࿗ഺ‫نޱ‬ཊƗᄤ༩ᇖႼ྿‫ئ‬দሸᇖ‫ދݚ‬ ႍ؎֬ࢤൄƗढ़൥Ю‫ু׀‬ൄಶࢧເൺ࿗ ഺߒ႙è ҉ങບࠨࢤ൸‫ئ‬ເကࣵ჻ሎྟ‫ؾ‬দƗ པиᆴ༶Ю‫ࢤ׀‬ൄ࿗༤‫ࢤئ۾ݝ‬࿗ᆰ ൔƗࢤॢ‫ྖ֫۾‬႒൴è෷૓ࢊॢႼ‫ן‬ য়Ɨ‫ދౖؾ‬๤࿗‫ܕ‬๠ఖদ‫ࡍ۾‬දӕè ਽ບƗႼఊ෷࿗ഺЗᄃদሸᇖ‫֬ݚ‬൓ မ൰ကࣵ჻ӏႯᇖ໚দࣁജߋ࿗ӵ‫ְٺ‬ ሌ၃ଇՔƗ‫ۺ‬Ю‫׀‬࿗ഺࠪఊ෷੄࿗ഺᄶ ӵঙಧè ҉‫ݝ‬Ɨᆣ฿‫ؾ‬ငƗບࠨুൄ֬ႎმ‫ށ‬ ߑთ‫ڕ‬Ɨ‫ؚ‬য়‫܄‬ग़࿗ഺ֬ӵࠢѰેႼᄶ ӵ‫ޚ‬ս֬ႜའè ႀເ‫ؚ‬჆য়‫܄‬ഺদනƗሸ࿗֬иᇞ‫۾‬ սƗ෵ၢ໠฼ቒ‫ئ‬ᇁढ़୆ᄤ჆ൄഺॢฝ ഏ֬‫ܕ‬๠è ႵՕैদƗ࿗ഺ႒‫ؚۅ‬ບࠨুൄԂ Ⴜ‫ঁ۾‬ಿ֬ฆ؎èп࣯҉๤ࢤჩ‫ࣣދ‬৬ Уࣦ֬ুൄ߽‫ؚ‬๤၉۸໠฼ւদྔ֬ࡵ ࢺƗࠎᆇւদᅠྔ֬මॐ࢟؎è ਽၉١૲ƗಶಝႼ҉ങ๤࿗༦πບࠨ

ুൄ൸ॢè ఊ൓Ɨõຢ಍๗҉‫״‬öບࠨুൄ൸ ॢ֬ՉඒങඛƗսҍ‫ٺ‬ບࠨࢤൄЮഭ‫؂‬ Ⴜമޯ֬࿗ඓ‫ֿ܆‬Ɨ‫ޚ‬ढ़୆ᇁ൥ࢤ࿗‫ڋ‬ ۳֬ҼၺƗ֤ᇈ๤࿗૓ߕ҉ฅ༤ܿèႼ ࠞ౭ç‫ڽ‬Ⴜ‫ے‬ಠ৶‫ڋދ‬ಆႰଖ֬ࢊࢺ‫ڋ‬ ۳Ɨ߽֥֫‫ئ۾‬࿗ഺ֬ߒ႙è

п࣯Ԣ‫੄ݚ‬࿗ः൥ເਛ‫ے‬ൺ ྔ༾ൠ༅Ɨຉঢ়ჷЮඊ༘֬ ഺࠊ࿗༤ߓࣩè

ହսԵѳ༩֬ບࠨুൄ‫ئޚ‬দሸ୿ ૌ‫׀‬౼èഭເ၉۸‫ࡄݚ‬ഺƗкᆇ‫ޚ‬ఀև ບࠨࢤ൸֬ࢊቝƗफ֫๗Չᆥ֬ႎ‫ݚ‬ႂ ൸ॢ٫ӏཡൺè п࣯Ԣ‫੄ݚ‬࿗ः൥ເਛ‫ے‬ൺྔ༾ൠ ༅Ɨຉঢ়ჷЮඊ༘֬ഺࠊ࿗༤ߓࣩè ࿗ཱུ֬‫ئ‬ჴྦ൥‫ޠ‬ਏ၉෵࿗ཱུ‫ߑށ‬ ֬ᇞးњሠᆴ၉èᄤႎૌಊຶ֬ս࿗஍ ଇ฿༩ᇖƗບࠨࢤᆶ‫ދ܄‬࿗ഺᅤቀಭඛ ֬и৯߽ᄤ‫ޚ‬սӸ؎ഏႜའ࿗ཱུ஍ଇè սਏ֬ບࠨಭ჻ᄤ၉‫׮‬Ӹ؎ഏѝཊਛ࿗ ཱུ֬‫ئ‬ჴߋӸ؎è ቛເᄤହսᆊ۸ႡႼ‫ئ‬ჴ໚ߋ֬࿗ ཱུ֬Юग़ഺƗ໨૓႒‫ۅ‬ᆌ༛ᆊဩ֬ߓ ࣩƗၢ‫ঁࡍ۾‬ಿçߒ႙֬ฆ؎‫ؚ‬ևບࠨ ࢤൄè

ໂૺໂྲྀ‫׀‬ෘᄶδഴ֬ྠ ཧƗಃ֫‫ܒ‬ଅè ฒ֥٘ԸƗ҉୆҉฻õ ൚ቊöਊᇍృèൌ࠲୔ఴ ᄤû‫׵ྡྷླྀۥ‬ü٘Ը֬õਊ ༬૏ö‫ދ‬õਊ௫௫ö֥ࣉ ୔֬‫ޖ‬෦௒ûླྀሩߴࡌü ֬õ3IZMV 6MWöƗਊᇍృ֬ ဍԢၟമ್૽ྖè ࠎ྿ႀເሮമ֬ਊᇍృଭ ଢ଼֫‫ށ‬Ɨкᆇ҉֓҉஍ԎƗ ߕ٫ӏྒ഍෷֬࣡ᅧဍ࠶è ढ़൥ೖଭଢ଼҉֙Ɨሸಱເ ߈࠘֬ѝဍः߽ൗܻᇠࠇഭ ҉ሸᄤƗߕढ़୆಩ࠒഏഭè ᇖჴࢲ۪ขၣಭߢᇄృᄤ ఴཻಷሷሔϹӵõઘ২ৼ૚ ੤ö ંཇᘔጏ֬ѝဍཔྗၟ ԯٜѝဍሠᆪ֬๏݆ƗႀՕ ࣠‫ࣥ׵‬١ࣁ್‫ן‬ҷè ᆊဩິ໨֬٘Ըѝဍෂ޳ ൥Ԁ৶҉ะ‫ށ‬Ɨ‫ౖ۪ؾ‬ขၣ ಭႀ٘Ը಩ࠒ֬ൠࡸࣔ਍୔ দႼᅀࡍ֬౻൤è ೉ࣉƗЮ‫܋׀‬ᇠ֬း౷ᄇ দᄇॕॠƗ҉ಿၥનቇè٘ Ըᆊဩვৈ֬١Ӹ൛ࠎ྿ၟ ઒໿Ɨྺးሆ್ྔၰƗғ୆ ਫ਼ࠍܻᇠ֬ྖè ֵී‫ދ‬Ⴐଖ֬ѝဍັ​ັ൥ ᄤ၉ནᆴ࡞Ɨ٘Ըѝဍ྽๾ ӮԢྔƗଭଢ଼֫ຏ֙ғ୆Ե չ֬ვৈཹ‫ݛ‬è

သॉਥ

࢓ ๠ ‫܋‬ ‫ٵ‬ Ⴏ ྽ ‫ؚ‬ ႒ ු ᇐ

‫࢓ܒ‬๠ӡሮ၉ᆷ‫؂‬൥ ஔನᄤ‫ݚ‬ಭྖᇖ֬ࠦ ൴໠฼ƗओਛࢺƗᆊ՘֬ഏ ‫ן‬ᇽး൥ႀເӵЮஒഽè ‫࢓ܒ܋‬๠য়ൠ߽࿍ҊƗ՝ ᄌ ಷఖƗϟ൝‫׀ދ‬๔ӡሮ ࢃ‫ ۡן‬è ᆓ‫ؚ‬ӡሮഏᅯ֬໠฼Ɨఴ ቀয়‫܋‬ඎҍӐਦ໚ྜྷѝ൜Ɨ ೉‫҉ݛ‬฻ۡӡሮƗ‫܋‬යႀሮ ࣈ҉ቇ‫ؾ‬໴ٌ‫ܚ‬ઠ‫ྔئ۾‬ϟ ൝ࠪ‫ྔ۾‬നШƗ‫ڢ࢓܋‬༇ු ᇐࢃ༶ࢍè кᆇ҉‫ܖ۔‬๤෷֬නٌè ӷॡᆭ‫֬ڸ‬ӡሮçᆦ‫ڰ‬฻ ‫࣊֬܉‬๓ࠪ݃ۨ൳್ເ‫࢓܋‬ ‫܋‬ය֬ᇽးሮࣈদჾè ՕບƗ‫܋‬ය၀՝ഌ‫ࠪג‬෩

֨Ԣቆç๛ӡ‫ދٵ‬Ԣ൹ࣿϟ ൝ְ۹١૲ಃ֫൳್èႀՕ кᆇಱເƗၢ฻ۡӡሮদ฻ ۡ‫ڢ‬༇ුᇐѰ҉ढ़ಃè ᆓ‫࢓܋ؚ‬၃ᆇ֬ሮࣈ໠ ฼ƗкᆇಱເƗ‫࢓܋‬য়ൠ ߽႒‫ۅ‬ၢ฻ۡ࣊๓ເࢺब١ ٌƗ‫҉ؾ‬൥ࢃ‫ࡍ֋ڼ‬ᄤൗႯ ᆇഭഏè ྿‫࢓܋ئ‬ൗႯᆇ‫؂‬ඒ჆ᇖ ֵ൳್ࢯұƗᄤ૲‫ؚ‬༅ࡕഏ ᅯְ࿩৶Ɨࣣ࠽‫֋ڼ‬၀‫ۼ‬ሩ ߽ࡍᇞè ႀՕƗкᆇࢀၷႼܸ֙ऌ ୆ϣ‫܋‬੥ൗႯᆇᄤ‫׏‬ሷ൳‫ٵ‬ ᅊ૑෵ࢡ࢓֬੥ඬƗߴও‫ۺ‬ ᄤᆊཻᇖֵ൳್ࡌ๝Ɨࣗਏ ࡯ֵ෷૓ࣣ֬࠽‫֋ڼ‬è

кᆇಱເƗ‫࢓܋‬য়ൠ ߽႒‫ۅ‬ၢ฻ۡ࣊๓ເ ࢺब١ٌƗ‫҉ؾ‬൥ࢃ ‫ࡍ֋ڼ‬ᄤ‫࢓܋‬ൗႯᆇ ഭഏè

ቒࣔۗԢ੝֬‫ڢ࢓܋‬༇ન ၰ؎֬ඛओ཈൜Ɨ‫܋‬ᇠ‫׀ؚ‬ ๔‫ދ‬ϟ൝֬નၰ؎ᄆ ‫ٺ‬è པࢧ჆ಇ୔֬ ‫ٺ‬Ɨ‫܋‬ᇠ‫ؚ‬ ‫֬࢓܋‬નၰ؎Ⴜਛ฻ഽèӻ ಝƗඛओ཈൜ਛ‫܋‬ᇠॣ‫܋׮‬ ࢓‫ڢ‬༇Ɨкᆇߕఀև‫۾‬Ⴑᇐ ֬‫ڢ‬༇è ٕલ൏ؔϟ൝֬Բྡྷ૨؎ ‫ދ‬ሠ൏ྦƗၢࠪ‫׀‬๔֬඄൨ ؎ְ‫؂‬Ⴜև‫࣐ۆ‬èкᆇ‫ن‬फ ‫׀‬๔ࠪԳྡྷ჆ህᅔ౼֬ϟ൝ ᄤഏ༶ϲ൏ؔาѠႡ࠱è кᆇःᄤႡ࠱֬‫׀‬๔ഏ໛ ֥‫ݷ‬Ԡ໌Ɨ‫҉؎֥ࠥے‬൨è ྔࡍ௨ᆊ۸း࠙ࠥ‫ن‬ᅡੱ Ⴚൠ၃֬‫ࡌݚ‬Ɨ൥႒ൺ֥ᇞ ൱თ࿿۳‫ؚ‬և֬è ਽ບƗ‫ݠ‬๧ç࿗ഺࠪৈ਴ ಭ൝ཊࣉၢཡႼႱ߹ӡሮࡕ ۳è҉‫ݝ‬Ɨкᆇ҉ಱ๤য়‫܄‬ ࠪսሌഺ႒ࢡ‫ڸ‬ӵಭӡሮƗ ໴ٌཡႼႱ߹ӡሮෂ޳Ⴜ఻ ‫܋‬௣è ‫ڢ࢓܋‬༇ѰેႼչ֥ਾಭ નၰ֬ඪ௣Ɨ၃ᆇჂᄿ୆ၢ ӵЮᅀࡍদး౷฻ۡӡሮƪ ᆦ‫ڰ‬႒ᇞྔള൱ӡሮഏᅯ ֬‫ލ‬য়ྦთшးྦè

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CHRONICLE 02 ಭ༅ ᇾଇᣦᄫ၃ᆇᆩ‫ݡ‬Զ

ॊूࢺ଼൥෷ಭഺ֬ൗଈ ᅂࣣ‫׵ޢ‬െӳ֬‫ٺ‬ൊϊಥ྿‫ئ‬ಭಱൔᣦᄫ၃ᆇᆩ‫ݡ‬Զè෷ᇈ৶Ёሀ൅ಇᇇ౛֬ࡌඒϾয়೥ৣƗ ၀ၳ҉ಿՑ‫׀‬ເ໴၎໴॓֬ັഺᆇ԰য়ഺ‫ޱ‬ൠè ᆊ၉ఀƗःಥᇖ໚ѐࠧᅭࡹवւ୍മ၉ұ‫׀‬ਛࢺᆊ໑ആӐಭ໢Ɨଆࡁ෷֬ആएè

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҉ܸх֬၉ข൴ ࠖƗಥ྿‫ັئ‬ഺᆇ ֬౛ඒ֥֫ჸሀè Ͼয়‫ޱ‬ൠƗ‫ؚ‬ᣦᄫ၃ ᆇᆩ‫ݡ‬Զ ෦ দනƗ൥ ‫ັؚ‬ഺᆇቒ‫֬ށ‬ቔ࣪è ഭເᆩ‫ݡ‬Զ೥ൠ‫ڢ‬༇ ԾϾಭ֬෷නƥõս୔ԡ ၉໨၀൥ᅽቚƗߕ൥҉ܼ ࠲൏Ⴜ‫ߌ׏‬ᅺ໨Ɨ໨‫҉؂‬ ߽ࡀࢧƗቒᇞး​းಇЁ෷ ૓Ɨ‫ۺ‬෷૓၉۸τ໕èö ՝ൠᣦᄫ၃ ‫֬୔ئ‬ ᆩ‫ݡ‬ԶƗࡵ‫ݝ‬ഏఫकൊ ฿Ɨढ़൥෷ѝ൜ሸ࠴‫࡛ޚ‬ ృƗᇁཟቚ‫ށ‬Ю‫ٺ‬τᇉັ ഺᆇè ֙ᆩ‫ݡ‬Զࠍᆰࡌඒ԰ ࣩঙ଻൏Ɨ‫߽؂‬ၳ҉ಿՑ ബԢჸ൴Ɨ૮‫ٵ‬เ෷૓Ͼ য়ഭ‫ޱ‬ൠè ࠲୔ఴ‫׵ޢ‬െӳ֬ᇖ ‫୶ݚ‬๧ߢଲଈϊƗ‫ދ‬Խ್ ‫׵‬༅ჺϩু޾౼Ыဵ඼֬ ౩ࢸ‫܄‬ಭ୽‫ק‬Ɨ‫؂‬൥෷၉ ൴ЎϾ֬ၳ༇è

ᆩ‫ݡ‬Զྡྷആಷࡁ ୔ ᄌƥ ෦ᇖ‫ݚ‬ ୶๧ߢଲଈϊƗԢల Ԣ৶Ɨߕ౛ሸϣߢଲ ֬‫้௴ࢀڥߴ෉ ߮ܧ‬ ࡌཛτᄫè ୔ ᄌƥࡍ৖‫ٺ‬ൊ ϊ֬ᇖ‫ૃު੅঻୶ݚ‬ Ͼয়೥ൠè ୔ ᄌƥເࡌࣩ ௜ঙ֬ჭ߆ჺ‫׀‬๔ᅦ ๒‫݌‬ϊ඼ᆇӮ೉Բ૮ ‫ٵ‬Ͼয়‫ޱ‬ൠè ୔ ᄌƥ‫׵‬༅ჺ ౩ࢸ‫܄‬ಭ୽‫ ק‬෦ Խ್ϩু޾౼Ыဵ඼è

‫ٺ‬ൊϊႍཧቒമॠ

҉ઉ൥൐ીսಷሷƗᇁးႼ‫ߌ׏‬ᅺᆩ‫ݡ‬Զ༼ഺƗ෷‫߽؂‬౛ሸ԰য়ƗЁሀັഺᆇ֬ࡌಭƗ‫ۺ‬෷૓၉۸τ໕è ෷௣ ൏၀ܸሆ൏ൠƗ၉Ⴜϊࡸѓᇽ‫֥׵‬ϊ‫ࣔڿن‬Ɨསਪउท๗ັഺᆇ֬཯༖ƗЁલ৺༩౛ඒè ണႜdߢव೭

Ы໠ႍࠪཧቒമॠ֬ ϊࡸ൏Ɨ෷ณင൥ ୔ Ҡᄬೱ‫ޱݤ‬Ыᆱࢺ֬ᇖ‫ݚ‬ ୶঻੅ުૃè റ౭୧ᇞ֬ᆩ‫ݡ‬Զ නƥõႀເЮদ၉۸ಭ൥ ᆣ۸‫֬ށށ‬Ɨढ़൥෹ᆊ໑ ཱིࢻ൥҉๤֬Ɨ෹֬ഭ฿ ҍ໑൥၉ॽ၉ॽ֬èö ෷҇ԐƗಭ֬ೄ߽

঵Ɨ෵ၢ෷ै֥֬ો၉ॽ ‫؂‬൥҉၉ဩƗႼ֬വᇇ঵ ֥ࡵ‫ܧ‬Ɨྺးϣ҉๤֬ҍ ໑‫ڐ‬ఖদè ֙൏ै֥ൊ฿Ɨ෷‫ے‬ ूສ‫׀ٺ‬නƥõै֥ᆊဩ ‫ے‬फ‫ྖޚ‬๬Ɨເ൐ી၉۸ ಭ߽ᆊဩƪö ‫ں‬౛֬၉चߌచ‫ن‬Ɨ ಥ෷༶‫׮‬बྖᄤ ! ୔Ծ

;\ZMM\ƔƗ ෦ঢ়ा࿗ཱུ ‫ޱ‬Ɨѓᄤ‫ں‬౛ࣣ႖֬ऻ٬ ‫ג‬ৡЁલƗ۶ъः൥ྔࡍ ௨ᣦၕܽè ᄤߴཟ๧୔൏Ɨࡁᆇ ๗Ԣᆩ‫ݡ‬ԶПๆଁಭ֬౭ ऻ٬‫ۆג‬ӵ೥ൠ‫ڢ‬༇‫܋‬ය ߏè෷නƥõ໨ોๆः൥ ᆊဩैƗफ֫෷૓‫ޚ‬ढ़৿ ᆩ ‫ ݡ‬Զ ၉ ࡌ ՝ ཱི ः ህ ‫ޚ‬ҠƗႼཻಭᇁ൥ઠਛ၉ ᄤ ি ଃ չ ࢮ Ɠ 4 I ^ M V L M Z ۸མ٩ྖπ֬ಭƗ൐ી‫؂‬ ેႼèö

Ͼ೥ൠ‫ڢ‬༇‫܋‬යƥõો၉ ଇັഺᆇƗ҉ܼഭ‫׀ځ‬໑ ֵۡƗႼలࠎેలƗ‫؂‬႒ ‫ۅ‬Ⴜ۸ཥဩ֬೥ৣƗಥ෷ ૓ቃຢቒ‫ޱ‬၉Ӹèö

ᇽ‫׵‬Ёલັഺᆇ֬ࡌඒ ᆩ‫ݡ‬ԶᆾԢƗ೥൅౛ ඒ‫ޱ‬෵း૲‫ؚ֬‬Ɨ҉ᇁ൥ ԰য়ັഺᆇ֬‫ޱ‬ൠƗ‫۾‬ᇞ း֬൥ࡌ๝໊দ֬ഺࠊè ໻୔ఴƗᆩ‫ݡ‬Զເࡌ ࣩ௜ঙ֬๒‫݌‬ϊ඼ᆇӮ೉ Բ૮‫ٵ‬Ͼয়‫ޱ‬ൠè ࡁᆇИ֨ࡌ๝֬ᆎ൓ ‫ܪ‬ൠ‫ޱ‬ƗѓႼ྿‫ئ‬ಭ՝ᇖ ࠍᆰၓី‫ދ‬਍ଇ‫ؿ‬ሷ֬ࣳ ࣩƗ‫ٻٻ‬ञԢѽࣈƗആং ۡչ ສჴè ෷௣൏၀ܸሆ൏ൠƗ ၉Ⴜϊࡸѓᇽ‫֥׵‬ϊ‫ڿن‬ ࣔƗསਪउท๗ັഺᆇ֬ ཯༖ƗЁલ৺༩౛ඒè േܷྡྷആ֬෷ब҉໠‫ݝ‬ಇƗᇁးႼಭఴদ౷ሀး෷૮‫ٵ‬԰য়Ɨ෷҉ᅂන҉è ෷၀ เ྿‫ئ‬เ໴౛໴‫ັ֬ܪ‬ഺᆇၳ༇Ͼয়‫ޱ‬ൠè

ᅃ෉‫ݚ‬Жõδଃöϩܷ ྔࡍ௨‫׵‬༅ჺྛ​ྛଃ

ྙõδଃöᄤ೟୔ఴ‫ݝ‬ ൞Ɨᄤᆩ‫ݡ‬Զԩਛτ஍༶ ᄫƗ၀ᅃ෉ϩܷè ෷ࢺ൫ƥõો۸‫ࡌݚ‬ ֬ಭদ֥ྔࡍ௨‫ދ߽؂‬δ ଃ஌ᅽƗ෹ಥ໨‫֥ے‬٫ӏ ሸ‫ݾ‬Ɨ෵ၢ໨ᇽ‫׵‬ᅃ෉ϩ ܷ‫ދ‬ટᄫ෹èö

õો၉ଇັഺᆇƗ ҉ܼഭ‫׀ځ‬໑ۡ ֵƗႼలࠎેలƗ ‫؂‬႒‫ۅ‬Ⴜ۸ཥဩ֬ ೥ৣƗಥ෷૓ቃຢ ቒ‫ޱ‬၉Ӹèö

୔ ᄌƥฃ‫ݚ‬ങ୶ ୋҷে၉ᆛᄘ࿓ም್ ‫֨݌‬Ɨࢹ‫ݛ‬ට຀Ыਠ ӡ୕‫ݝ‬è ᆩ‫ݡ‬Զၳ༇ Ёલϣങ୶ට຀෉ಇ ࠌߋè

ᄤ၀ເັഺᆇߋሕèö ෷ѝ൜ၢ‫ݠޱ‬ሷ߽ࡆ Ӽ၃༇ƗѰ҇Ԑƥõ‫ݠ‬ሷ ૓ሸ ෦ा൚‫ۼ‬໨ಇ਼ ൊƗಇᣦၕܽƗ໨ւ෷૓ ಇैƗቚ၉ཻNQMTL _WZSƗ ‫ؾ‬ཊᄤ‫ݠ‬ሷၟࣣ‫֫״‬ᄿဩ ಇ԰য়èö ႀເ‫ݠ‬ሷ‫؂‬ၟӐսƗ ෵ၢฅฅ‫ދ‬෷၉ఖѰࡡ‫܄‬ ቛƗϣࡌ๝‫܄ދ‬ቛ൏࡞಼ ‫ލ‬ᄤ၉ఖè ᆩ‫ݡ‬Զᄤฒࠪಭഺ ൏Ɨ๰੤ਛ෷၉ས‫܄ؚ‬ቛ ֬ಪӬƥõഺুѯ඼൥၉ ۸ሸಝ֬‫ݝ‬ӸƗ໨૓ढ़ၢ ቚ֬൥ቒ‫֬ށ‬τ஍è೉‫ݛ‬ ढ़ၢቚ֬ߌƗ໨߽၉ᆷቚ ༶ಇèö

ᆩ‫ݡ‬Զ ྔࡍ௨ᇾଇᣦᄫ၃ᆇ

ჷদᆩ‫ݡ‬Զ၀൥۸‫׵‬ ༅π‫ށ‬ᆇƗᄤࡌසဨཱི ‫ܗ‬ƗႀՕᅂཿሀ෷ಭռয় ‫׵‬༅֬‫ޱ‬ൠƗఊᇖЎচࣈ ੊჏è ࡌಭ٫ӏᆭԂ෷֬ൠ၃ ჩႼ໻ଇሷ୶֬ᆩ‫ݡ‬ Զනƥõࡌಭ‫ޚ‬ᆭԂ໨Ɨ ԢদЁ໨Ɨ໨֬ฅฅ‫ތ‬࿙ ৤Юদ൥၉ଇߋሕൄƗཊ

ᆩ‫ݡ‬Զང༲൏༦ߒ‫ࡌދ‬ৡ ֬࠲ᇁཱི‫ܗ‬ພඟè

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ვৈ ࣣ࠽‫ن‬ᅡऌ౰ሇӵ৲ ᇢ୔õ;QVOI8WX öဍӖ߽

ႜ௦ ‫׏‬ႜѳ႟൰

૬૬༬ზ໴ٌ࢕༖ܻᇠಪ౭ ߢव‫ډ‬ĶИ֨

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ѥ‫ݡ‬ຝᇖရᗀ֬ õ;QV OI8WX ö૮‫ٵ‬ဍӖ߽ഏƗ ۪൴ອዎឤƓ7TQ^QI 7VOƔ‫ދ‬ ᆩढ़ເ‫؂‬௛௛ԢཊਛິՔ֬መ ঊè ਍໑۪൴ԩਛ‫؂‬ൌ‫ٺ‬ሌ၃‫׀‬ ւ‫ݝ‬ၢບƗఊᇖ֬ອዎឤߕӷ ႂৈ‫ݝ‬૑൏ࢺຽනƥõો՘Ӗ ᆊ൵۪౾Ɨ‫҉؂‬ᆰ҉फ‫׵ے׀‬ ֥ཟးॲèö ອዎឤဍӖ֬൥ཱི୙಩֬ᇽ ฼౾û೉တüƗ‫ؾ‬ᆩढ़ເӖ֬ ᄼ൥྿ૌࣨ֬ûӳৡ֬ᄌ݂ü è࠮ѓ൥ິՔƗಪ౭ܻ֬ᇠ૓ ‫؂‬ᄤ਍໑۪൴۹ሸဍӖຢп ‫ޱ‬Ɨ‫ۺ‬ე෹૓ቒಪਢ֬ᅮഹ‫ދ‬ ߒ޲ഹè ᆊӍဍӖ߽Ɨ൥ྔࡍ௨ࣣ࠽ ‫ن‬ᅡऌເਛ౰ሇӵ৲ ᇢ୔‫ؾ‬ एϾ֬è ૑ௗ൥๠‫ݝ‬ະഏሆүௗ࿑֬ ١൛‫֬نٺ‬èᇽϾ֍໑ᆾԢƗ ະഏപ౯֬ௗඛႼ‫ݝئ‬਍ສ ᅭƗ҉‫ݝ‬ႀເӍ‫׀‬ႼདྷƗᇁႼ ໻ఫଇྤᄕ‫ؿ‬୆‫ܛ‬ଭ֥ௗè ဍӖ߽֬ᇽ฼ၢ৬ൕ‫ދ‬Ю‫׀‬ ቛ௝ເᇽƗӶཊਛ҉๤୔ք֬ ۪౾è ৠໆᑒçҚξᠫ‫ދ‬ս‫ڋ‬Կၢ ቍ‫֬ލ‬١൛ဍӖਛ ୔ք֬ቛ ௝û౭ߌüçûᷧ৶ৈᅪü‫ދ‬ ûᄱτƌুൄüè ! ୔քᄼႼӮࢸၕဍӖûྖ ๬üƗ‫ދ‬ৠַ໚Ɠ,QKS 4MMƔ თ਍ଇၺ቉۪൴ဍӖၢ: *١ ൛‫ۆ‬ѐ֬õ:I[I ;IaIVOöè

൞ࡇ֬ᆛಿःиࢧ‫ے׵‬ƥ Ⴜ*a ‫ދ‬ฯ٪य़۹ሸя๒яӖƗ ‫ٺ‬Ѡւদሸ࠴֬໾౾ûսಭ֬ ൞ࢿüࠪû;M[]I\] 2IVRQüèδ ؋၀ఴদሀᆛƗဍӖਛሸ࠴֬ ӵଇ౾û෷၉‫ޚ׮‬π୍üè ቒ‫֬ޱ‬࿩Ӎ౾Ɨ‫׵‬Ⴏਛಜ฿ ၣಭ၉ఖဍӖè෷૓ဍӖ֬൥ ၉൵Ⴕৠַ໚Ծቛ֬ࡌუ߃ི π‫۪ݚ‬౾ûࡌüè ৠַ໚၀൥ᆊӍႂৈ߽֬Ծ ၰቀ࡚è ෷නƥõྔࡍ௨֬৬ൕ‫ࣣދ‬ ࠽‫ن‬ᅡ൥࣌૨པৼ֬èยೖങ ਛ෸૓Ɨ໨૓ᄤႂৈთ໚ߋഏ ၀໴ٌಃ࣐֫ᅡèö

õ;QVOI8WX ö ဍӖ߽ ѳԢ൏࡞ ಷఀƥ !ᄌ ಷƗ ྙఀๆ ൏࡞ƥ ລഏ!൏ ‫׏‬൱௛֨ƥ=௛֨

ᅽ௒dෳୋႜ၃฻‫܉‬

‫׏‬ႜƥ ûন೫ཱི࣡ਹü ֤ဍƥ :IRI /W[VMTT ᇽး஬ႂ჻ƥ 6MQT 8I\ZQKS 0IZZQ[

2IaUI 5Ia[

3I\a 8MZZa ֙ລѝဍ֬ЎচƥৠໆᑒƓ ഏƔ‫ދ‬ӮࢸၕƓ༶ƔְЮ‫׀‬ ႂৈಭè Ɠ቗༶࢟Ɣ෠ಝဍӖ߽ᄤລഏ ൏ғा൚Ɨ֓൥‫ܻئޚ‬ᇠᄤ ൏቗ႾƗःၟࣣा൚‫್ٻٻ‬ ቝƗϣܻᇠ༣่નè֙൏ๆ ३ߕ༶ሩ༬ზƗᇁࡵҍ‫ܻ֬ٺ‬ ᇠಜռाೡƗࡆ࿊ְևဍӖ߽ ֬ा൚è ണႜdᅼѩ

‫֙ק‬ૉ฿ࡵ૲߽

࠙ࠥؓਆഭ฿ չቒࡋመฆ

‫֙ק‬ᄤૉ฿ࡵ૲߽ഏाԢ ሸ࠴֬ᄻ஄๏ࡸƥး୆Ў ಿƗးആ਌èണႜd໸ࣨឤ

ᅼѷඇĶИ֨

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Ғၟ൥૳๏֬ข ຝ۪൴‫֙ק‬൚ᇛ ҉નၰሸ࠴֬ഭҒƗಱ ເ୶۪൴Ⴌᄀ‫߽҉؂‬फ ֫ሸ࠴ൻè

‫֙ק‬නƥõ୍ै 2WTQV Қ၎ਦ Ɨ෹ၟ ࣣ‫ޚ‬ൻƗ֓ߕ൥း S M M X ህ ଱ ۸ ഭ Ғ Ɨ ોๆ၀‫ߴ؂‬ಇࡹഭ ٣èö‫֙ק‬၉Ⴜ३၀ ߽ಇࡹഭ٣Ɨಖߕ൥ ࣣӏЫࢤਇજƥõஞ ሷƗ୍Ⴢߴদਛèö ෹ಱເƗؓਆੇ‫ݷ‬ ߽ൗࠛೄैఖদиࢧ ࣌൓Ɨᅦᄤ໾ขഏғ ߽‫ैށ۾‬è ᆊ՘‫֙ק‬ເਛ!ᄌ ‫ځ‬თൄׄ࿿पთ5IO QK 8W_MZ֬ဍӖ߽দ ྔ࿍ԵèဍӖ߽ûӵ ଇᄤຳü֬ોቍၣಭ ‫؂‬൥၉ҋ၉ႍ࢝ቃ֥ ࣉๆƗ൥‫ؚ‬ᆊཻၣಭ ӵӐ֬ࡵᆪè ᄤ‫ྖ֙ק‬଩ᇖƗൄ ׄ࿿पྦ۳ࢧୄསƗ

വᇇ֙սࡌ၉ఖພ֬ ൏ްƗ෷߽ଭሩ‫ܤ‬І ؆ሸվᄤ၉۸࢟઒è པ٘֬Ɨ5IOQK 8W_MZ ൥ಭ೉ఊଇƗࠊ৶ൌ ቇè‫֙ק‬නƥõ໨ମ ஊᄣ্‫ۼ‬5IOQK 8W_ MZ ࠊ৶ःߴদਛƗ‫ޚ‬ ཟ‫ۼ‬෷૓ພèö Ԣ֨ ୔֬‫֙ק‬ ा൚൏ࣣ৬ਛ྿‫ئ‬Ѷ ᆃƗ‫ن‬ਛׂ၉ᅭሌࠧ ‫ޱ‬Ɨ෹ःಱເ҉߽ᄣ Ⴜׂ‫ل‬ᅭਛè෹ณင ෹Юཟး٩ఠè ۗԢ֨൏‫ۼ‬ൄྨ ໻ᄌๆ֥԰தƗ෠ಝ ໻ᄌๆ‫߀ޅޚ‬෹Ɨ֓ ൥࿩৶ಶಝ‫ޚ‬սƗᆊ ୔ৡ‫؂֙ק‬ᄤ҉ؕ ‫ן׀‬ᆣሸ࠴֬ྖฆè ‫୔֙​֙ק‬ເਛማ ౷ሸ࠴۪֬Ӗ૚ཟƗ

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อь໭ൄࡐ҉ૺƓ‫ݸ‬य़δᅄৡ࿷ ൬Ɣ֬ማᇶƗ੉ᇁন೫ ཱི࣡ਹၰບ‫׀‬՝ঀৈ֬࣡ਹկอ֥୮ᄆ൮ƗಥჷЮᄤाྖ ሠШ౰ሇনᄌཱི֬࣡ਹ૓ा൚ਛ၉઼ؔཉ֬ੱӸè ֥ਛ୮ᄆ൮ƗᇁႼ೟ख़௡‫ཱི࣡֬ۡݛ‬ਹ૓ტ֥ਛ 8I\ZQKSƓ6MQT 8I\ZQKS 0IZZQ[ ൬Ɣ‫ދ‬/ZIKMƓ2IaUI 5Ia[ ൬Ɣ‫ږ‬ ‫ۀ‬Ɨ਍ᆇ֬߁‫׵‬ႼླྀႼ৓è ҉ᅂै‫ݝ‬и৭൏બ߉ࡌமႱƓ8MaWƔ֬ჷᇾܻ֬ᇠƗ၀ढ़ၢ ै‫ܻދ״‬഍ᆊҍ‫׏‬ႜèᄤ‫׏‬ႜৡƗཱི࣡ਹ૓๠‫ݝ‬སஉา৲य़‫ދ‬ ۳೒ඵࢺ൫෸૓֬৬ൕთ໚ߋƗ్ૺ‫׀‬ಥܻᇠ၀‫ؚཱི࣡‬ਹႼ‫۾‬ മ၉ұ֬ಱൔè ҉‫ݝ‬Ɨ෠ಝ‫׏‬ႜৡ֬ླྀ‫׋‬ൌቇƗ֓൥‫؂‬པ֙၉ϵƗેႼฅս ֬࣠༦èи೉Ɨཱི࣡ਹ૓ᄤພक‫ג‬ৡԳ෯֬߉૲‫ދ‬ûພकቀ‫׵‬ ჻ü֬झ౭པෂè֓ቀ֬দනƗûন೫ཱི࣡ਹü൨‫ލ‬಍ࡌսཱི ၉ఖܻैè

Ɠ໚ƚߢ࿙ᠶƔ

ঢ়ࡌԢቃƗ਍୔‫ે؂‬ Ⴜ๤ࡌಭ৺કè‫ؾ‬਍ ୔‫ޱ‬Ɨ֙ખખׂ၉՘ ै֥‫֬֙ק‬ѝဍ൏Ɨ ‫׀׵ے‬઒༶ဋ৓è ෹නƥõ೉ࣉખખ ၟຢ಍ᆭԂ໨۪֬Ӗ ൠ၃Ɨ֋ྖ֬٘‫ؾ‬൥ ໨֬ഭ฿èö ᅽ௒d‫ݚ‬ฃႜ၃฻‫܉‬

ûӵଇᄤຳü ဍӖ߽ ಷఀƥ !ᄌ ಷƗ ྙఀ੉ ൏࡞ƥ ລഏ ൏ ‫׋׀‬ƥ 5I` 8I^QTTQWV ௗࡕƥ

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‫׏‬ႜƥ ûౘ๗‫ڋ‬ᄐ ü ֤ဍƥ ડᅿ߰çሓ໚ృ ᇽးဍ჻ƥ ໸ပቊç੅౤ᄐç‫ܥ‬ๆৈ

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ಝûౘ๗‫ڋ‬ᄐ üဃ࿊ਛׂ၉ҍృս֬ϲֿთᆛಿƗ֓໴ ઉ൥౭ࢲ֬԰য়ࠎဍ჻֬‫ן‬஬Ɨम‫ؚ‬൥Ⴜ‫ݝ‬ᆴ‫ؾ‬໴҉ࠪ ֬è‫׏‬ႜ֬ाӍՖࠞ࣠ཉƗჷၢເછ୘ቊƓ໸ပቊ൬Ɣᄤเࣥ ١࡚๗བྷ‫۝‬ᆰଇᆪ಑ഌઌ଀ഺƓ੅౤ᄐ൬ƔƗ֓ၰཟ҉֥છ୘ ቊғ൥‫ٯ‬๵Ɨ਍۸ಭߕᅡाਛӡᇶ༫è ‫ܪ‬ൠ౭ࢲຽನሩҧቁབྷ‫֬࠽ࣣ۝‬õ‫׀‬ᇽ߽öƗ‫ؾ‬໸ပቊ֬࢟ ೫ၮᆥၮྂƗၢИ‫ڶ‬ເႵƗማࠓõ‫׀‬ᇽ߽ö֬ଥ‫ޘޱ‬൴Ɠᅂࢅ ൬Ɣè຾၉ૌᇖ҉ቇ֬൥၄ᡌთ‫ܥ‬ๆৈ֬‫ے‬౭༫ંཇ௣֕è҉ ‫ށྤݝ‬Ɨ໸ပቊ༬୏ဍၽུ֬ሷൗ‫׏‬ႜ࣡ҘƗಥܻᇠै֥࣫๯ ၢບ֬‫ܪ‬ൠè ûౘ üࠩऑਛማӡ༫ઙƗռ‫׽‬Ӎ૲‫ދ‬õऌᇖऌö֬࣌՟౭ ࢲƗम‫ؚ‬൥ҍ҉୆շ‫׏֬ݝ‬ႜè Ɠ໚ƚϩ࿙୨Ɣ

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չ֥წࢤ჆ৈ֬଩֬ ᇢ߷଀ĶИ֨ ‫׏‬ႜƥ û๧ߌü ֤ဍƥ ߢᆎᆎ ᇽးဍ჻ƥӮ᜝ӻçৠᆫᠷçອवྭç޸ࣨᵪç‫ࣘڏ‬஼

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۸൞ࡇၢদƗ๧ߌ҉࣎ ཿሀ‫ݠ‬๧‫ؚ‬൞ࢿհႼߟ ཟƗ၀ເ෷૓௧оཊ൓ᇖ֬Ҟ ॵთഋ‫ݤ‬è ᄤᆊ۸ग़࠶൏քƗ‫ݠ‬๧໴ྺ ୴৶࿠ᅺ൞ࢿ֬ᄕቛ଍൛è໴ ઉഭᄤ‫ތ‬԰Ɨ෷૓୆๠‫ݝ‬സ್ ഺࠊ۹١૲֬ᇍ୆൴ࠖ‫׏ދ‬ା ҷ࿟ྗ༖è‫ݠ‬๧ၟ҉ᄣྺး๧ ߌ֬૲೴দႌҦҞॵ֬ཊ൓è û๧ߌüၢ࿑ᄻ‫ދ‬ඈߴເᇽ ฼Ɨ൥ҍເ࿗ഺᇌቛ֬‫׏‬ႜè ෸߽ᄤ࿗ཱུ߽ࠩഏѳ٩Ɨۨࣃ ࿗ഺƗఊ൓ቚշਛब‫׮‬ƗಶႼ ຤ߴ֬჌‫׀‬ƗाԾྔ֨੥è ֤ဍ෫৲ಭනƥõൺቒࣔ ၉ৼԸ౤୔ඹ߽֛ੇ࿚ൠࡸƗ Ⴔఊ൥ϟ།৲؎ࡓկൠࡸ֬చ ‫ن‬Ɨû๧ߌü๠‫ݠݝ‬๧ሸ࠴‫ن‬ Ԣ֬ैٌ‫ދ‬ഹႂƗᇂᄤቒᆎ൓ Ӷཊࣉๆ‫ݠ‬๧෵૲‫ؚ֬‬èö ᅂࣣ֋ರ࿗ཱུҍ૑ᇽರ֬෷ ಱເƗૉ฿൥۸୆Ե‫ྗׅ‬༖֬ ృս௣ขƗ৯೉းԵ‫ུׅ‬ද֬ ૌ֪Ɨ८๯ഏන࠲ϫљढ़୆‫؂‬ ໴ཹèܻ٘ૉ฿୆წࢤ჆ৈè ᄤ ௒ ᇖ ণ ૏ ৠ ᆫ ᠷ Ɠ 5 I Q I 4MMƔ൵՘൬ဍুൄƗ‫ؚؾ‬Օ෫

೟ଇᇖ࿗ഺ༉್఍๶Ɨ‫ن‬ཊ‫ॄ҉ݛޱ‬നཟƗቒ‫ޱ‬ಖಶႼ࿎࿲েછ ֬჌‫׀‬è ᅽ௒d৲ಭ‫׏‬ႜ‫܄‬ቛ൰ ৲ಭࢺ൫Ɨ෷ཟࡍ್࣠༦֬ჴ ුƗռ௬ܻᇠ‫ؚ‬ৠᆫᠷ֬õߑ ୶öႍཧè ฒࠪ࣠༦Ɨᅂࠍ϶ૉ฿‫ن‬ᅡ ऌ֬ૉ฿ࢤჩࡀߊࢉ֬෫৲ಭ ๰੤Ɨᄤᇌቛû๧ߌü֬‫ݝ‬Ӹ ᇖƗેႼ౭ࢲԸ৺๴Ϸƥõ‫ޚ‬ ‫ئ‬౭ࢲ‫ۻ‬Ю҉հᄤƗ‫؂‬൥࠮ྜྷ ဍԢƗቒ‫ޱ‬၉‫ٺ‬ᇙғే‫֬׮‬è ໨ᆎ֬‫ޚ‬༦ߒဍ჻૓๮್࢟ ೫ƗѰ‫ؚ‬໨฻Ԣैٌèи೉Ɨ ອवྭ߽໠໨ᄿીဍ‫ށ‬2I[WVᆴ ৒֬èö

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õ୍ેႼ࿑ᄻƪ ୍֙ಝႼ࿑ᄻƌ ଱းै୍ሸ࠴ᄂ҉ᄂ ၰቛԢ࿑ᄻ‫ؾ‬ၟèöᆊचߌ൥Ӯ᜝ӻᄤ௒ᇖ‫ؚ‬ອवྭ֬ಒ ۨèкᆇԢ༣û๧ߌü൵႟ৣƗफ֫௒ᇖ֬ો໑ဍ჻‫ޚ؂‬ ӲᆶƗႴఊ൥൬ဍõুսö‫ދ‬õߑሴö֬ႴເԵറè‫׏‬ႜ ֬ಙչ֥ࢤჩ଩֬ƥఊ൓ഺࠊᇖѰ҉൥ેႼ࿑ᄻƗ‫ؾ‬൥࿑ ᄻշਛƗಶ୆ඈߴè҉‫ݝ‬Ɨࠎ྿ॐੵ֥଩њܻᇠ൥࿗ഺƗ ௒ሷᇁႼ ‫ٺ‬ᇙӐƗಥкᆇၰႸ໊ࣗè û๧ߌü֬൵႟ৣ჆ϝᄌᇖᄤϩೳ‫֬ڣ‬QT]UIएϾƗఴ দܻ഍ԩਛႼ֤ဍ‫ދ‬ဍ჻֬౛ႽƗ၀Ўচ‫܄‬ಭ֛֬ದྔ੊ ࠪЮ‫׀‬ႂৈಭᇢवຶְদѦè ᆊҍ‫׏‬ႜࢃ჆ ࣄྔࡍ௨‫׏ࡄݚ‬ႜࢲ՝!ᄌ ᇇ ಷᄤ ২‫؂‬ഏ႟ƗѰᄤ;QVMUI 7TL ;KPWWT჆๤ᄌ ಷഏ႟è

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ሌࠧƥ ûӘ࠰ࣈ౾࣡࿑ü ۪൴ƥଔ໚໋ ๾ࡰƥ ûπüçû൴ü

ሌࠧƥ õ?ISM 5M =Xö ۪൴ƥ ‫ױ‬ӳ໖ ๾ࡰƥû‫ޘ‬χඍ݂ü

ӳ໖ᇛ჆๾Ԣਛ൵ᅭᆥ݆ሌ ࠧõ?ISM 5M =X öèሌࠧৡ֬ ൵۪‫؂‬൥๽჻૓֬Ծቛè თሌࠧ๤ଇ֬õ?ISM 5M =X öൌ‫ٺ‬ ᆙ‫ڀ‬ಭྖè ૴ඔ‫ؚ‬ማ౷য়ཟ࡛֬ԂƗû‫ޘ‬χඍ ݂üთ஄ཥझûᇛࠥ၉ࡌüᇖ֬஬ৈ৒ ෂèᆊ႒‫߽ۅ‬ಥ‫ޱ‬ᆇܻ֬ᇠߏ୘༫ᇖ֬ ๽Ӑḩḩྰè ਽ບ၉൵۪õ0QOPö֬ႂৈ෠ಝ౥ ঀƗ֓ᇽӖࢼેႼࢃ‫ڌ‬অ‫ދ‬õPQOPö֬ ఞ‫ٹ‬ւԢদèഔຸढ़༛è иఖᆴఴ֬ૠ୍ሌࠧƗᆊᅭᆥ݆ሌࠧ ๗ఖদиࢧຢᆣè՝ۡᇖቍ๽֬‫ױ‬ӳ໖ ଖఛ҉ᄤߌ༶èཔྗ෷૓ࡆ࿊୴৶႒ᄤ ৈญ߽Ⴜ҉շӵࠢè Ɠ໚ƚߢ࿙ᠶƔ

՘ ሌ ࠧ ၉ ՘๗֥ЕƗ ൳੪ਛᇠ‫ئ‬ ᇾଇႂৈಭ ֬ ք ѝ ቛ ௝èᅂࣣ൥ ۹ ۸ ‫ ׀‬౼ ஍ ྡྷ Ѓ ܺ लƗ3<>‫׋‬ѳ੸ۡ֬ûπüƗ൥ቒࡋ๾ ࡰ౾èาѠჂၥࡁ֬ఴቄѐ౾ࡍഏೃᇖ ւۗ֬ഹནƗଔ໚໋٫ӏຢૌ‫׀‬ጲ൫ᆊ ൵۪è ෹֬ബ෱৶ൌቇƗሎႂ֬ҍ‫ٺ‬ਾ ಭธເܻᆿƗࡲ‫׮‬ਛ۪‫ޱ‬Ӗి֬٫ٖ൓ ৶è ਽၉൵๾ࡰ۪౾û൴üƗ൥Ⴕࣈ౾Ծ ቛಭৠ᧡ྭთҚࡹ࿵၉ఖॻ֞ռᄶèႼ Қࡹ࿵ႎ൛‫ڋ‬۳֬౾ሷƗჂւ‫׋‬ೳ࿶֬ ଔ໚໋೤ႂƗ൥൵ϫ๗҉ထ֬ඁ౭ࣣ‫׌‬ ۪౾è ຾؆ሌࠧৡ֬õ,1>)ö൥҉൨‫ލ‬٩ ࣐ሌࠧৡ֬၉൵౾ሷè෠ႂৈ‫ڋ‬۳‫؀ޚ‬ ಆḩḩ಼‫ލ‬ਛ‫ݚ‬ৈთท۬֬ࢹ‫ލ‬Ɨ֓ࡍ ഏ଱۪झ֬ӖిƗႼ‫҉׋‬ոଔ໚໋֬‫ڋ‬ ۳èሌࠧႡႼ๾ࡰ҉ຢࣣ֬‫׌‬ඁ౭۪Ɨ ൥٫ӏᆻ֫၉๗֬ሌࠧƌ ໚ ஓຩळ

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‫׏‬ႜƥ ûࣰ࿑୶༴Ƙ౳ᡇü ֤ဍƥ ౵ৣศ ᇽးဍ჻ƥߢᒹç؋ლ‫ݻ‬çᆩࡈႝ ഏ႟ಷఀƥ!ᄌ ಷ

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ഺՙႝç՝ཱིπთ଺ሷཔи֬ࣅ ᖫ༸࿙Ɠߢᒹ൬Ɣ ै֥ϝ‫ݚ‬৺ल ᄤࣟӳകೱਫ਼ઁ ව԰૽҉ਔഺ ಥ෹ၱ ಝઢၐ֥ಷЮ੄࿗è ᄤ‫ࣟױ‬ಱൔᇄ๤֨‫֬ލ‬π‫ݚ‬ᆇèߴ ‫್ࡍޱݚ‬૤૨ቍᆵƗთၮൄၮႽ֬๤ཛ ౜ᅿ੏၉ఖҭ‫׵‬۱ଈࠊ‫׵‬Ɨ‫ل‬ಭ஍ԩສ ଻è઀൞ԢႎྭƗ၉Ӎ‫ޢ‬ਢ֬ఖၳధ‫׵‬ ਛ҉ങπ‫ྖݚ‬åå

୔ࠍ϶ࣈ ᇙ ࢉ ႜ ‫ޱ‬ƗӖ௒‫܋‬යເ ढ़πࢤᇽသቦਥ ᄜ೟ϫສƗᇌቛ ׂ੉ᅭ۸ಭሌࠧ ûဦຳüè ᇽռ۪û໨ ૓‫؂‬೵ü൥஄ཥ ᅽ௒dະક༶ᄢ झûቑ‫ޱ‬ब‫׮‬π ഏ୍üᇖ֬ҳ ౾èᄤ౾‫ڋ‬ഏ෠ಝиᆴఴ೉û᤬્üְ ࢧႼ๳௬Ɨ֓၎ࣿ൥‫ྟ׌‬ඁ౭3۪è ሌׂࠧ‫ل‬Ѷ๤ଇᇽռûဦຳüӖԢ྿ ‫୶ئ‬ഺ૓‫ދ‬ሸ࠴ᄤπ౭ᇖ֬ဦຳè သቦਥၢྔႝ֬Ӗిጲ൫ਛûঀሎü Ɨಥಭ๗ਛ‫ـ‬଩၉ྔè‫ؾ‬û೹࢑֬၉ට ‫ تـ‬ü෠าၰ҉Ӗᄤ஌ሷഏƗ֓Ⴜ؆า ֬໌֨Ɨ൥‫ޚ‬าѠ֬Ӗٌè ᆊ՘Ɨသቦਥᄤ౾‫ڋ‬თӖి١૲‫؂‬и ၢఴӵඊƗቒ๓ࣔሸ࠴ᆎ൓ྦ۳ḩḩ௣ ໊ٖш҉൥‫ށ‬ൠƗ‫ؚ‬༦ߒᄤ౾‫ڋ‬ഏેႼ ฅ‫֬౒߄ئ‬๗ᇠƗᆊ൥۸҉շ֬࿑ᄻè ᆊཧᆟသቦਥກє֬ा൚Ɨ၀ᆪଃࡆû Ͻඊ࿍ငü‫ޱ‬Ɨढ़πࢤᇽၟӵ‫܆‬ሎྟເ ౥ඊཱི୶ಭਛè Ɠ໚ƚອི૔Ɣ

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La Femme

Lâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Homme

ANAIS DERRICK PEI KONG Le Styliste

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-Parco Next Next-

-Blackmarket-

Millenia Walk, #03-02

Orchard Central, #02-10

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“Keep The camera rolling!”

On Derrick: Cape Shirt, $220, Depression. PVC Shorts, $89, Evenodd at Blackmarket. Crucifix Necklace, $75, AMEN at Blackmarket.

On Anais: Dress, $219.90, Young and Reckless at Blackmarket. Leather Holstier, Price unavailable, Gian Romano at Blackmarket.

On Anais: Faux Leather Top, $399, Gauze Skirt, $152.15, Pauline Ning at Parco Next Next. Can Can Skirt (worned under), $210, THISISWHOIAM at Actuall Tan Booties, $180, Jeffrey Campbell at Actually Actually.

“re a dy for m y close up”

On Anais: Backless Dress, $249, STOLEN at Blackmarket.

Aquamarine Ring, $75, AMEN at Blackmarket.

On Anais: Mesh Jacket, $179, Pants with pleats, $144.50, Mae Pang at Parco Next Next.

Sleeveless collared shirt, $158, AL & Alicia at Blackmarket. Tan Booties, $180, Jeffrey Campbell at Actually Actually.

On Anais: Pleated Dress, $332.10, Pauline Ning at Parco Next Next.

On Derrick: Hoodie Cropped Jacket, $159, Black Trousers, $240, Depression. Necklace, $159, Project Madness at Blackmarket.

On Derrick: White Shirt, $149, Vest with kilt, $249, Evenodd at Blackmarket. Crucifix Necklace, $75, AMEN at Blackmarket. Leopard Creepers, $220, Underground at Actually Actually.

On Anais: Blazer, $199, Pauline Ning at Parco Next Next. Gown, $330, Gian Romano at Blackmarket. Aquamarine Ring, $75, AMEN at Blackmarket. Platoform Booties, $250, Jeffrey Campbell at Actually Actually.

On Derrick: White Shirt, $149, Vest with kilt, $249, Evenodd at Blackmarket. Black pants, Model’s own. Crucifix Necklace, $75, AMEN at Blackmarket. Leopard Creepers, $220, Underground at Actually Actually.

XIANG Y U N LIM WAI HARNG FOONG CAROLANNE CHAN DARIUS ZHENG

Les Assistants

JENNIFER ES

Maquillage Et Les Cheveux

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Opinions frankly, my dear

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Making it personal The role of Singaporeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s president has been debated extensively in the past few weeks.

For the ďŹ rst time since the presidency became an elected ofďŹ ce, we have a proper contest.

Some candidates come off as more impressive than others. But what really stands out is their degree of commitment.

Presidential candidates have to put down a deposit of over $60,000. They also expose their family, reputation and career record to national scrutinyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;often ridicule.

It is encouraging to see people willing to step up to the plate, heart in hand.

People who care enough for Singapore to put their money where their mouth is, literally.

It suggests hope for a nation whose citizens are usually thought of as reserved and apathetic, or at best, armchair critics.

It is no longer just about the opinions, but the hearts behind it too. It is something Singapore needs more of.

Investing ourselves can be done in less drastic ways.

It can be as simple as cooking a pot of curry. Over 63,000 took part on Facebook and

Pride of a Jay Chou fan

many posted photographs of their curried creations, to make a statement on neighbourliness.

With multi-racialism practically a national clichĂŠ, it was surprising to see Singaporeans actually own and bring the principle to life.

On campus, speeches and posters of students running for elections prior to Union Day, were reminders of how those in NTU can put themselves on the line.

Many of t hem were freshmen; it took extra nerve to lay it all out in front of newly made acquaintances and blasĂŠ seniors.

They show us something that NTU will need as a campus, if it wants to take hold of a future as a world-class university.

That is, a willingness to seek out what matters to us, and show its worth by our actions.

Even if nothing is accomplished, at least we show that there are things worth caring about, living forâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and are ourselves changed in the process.

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GRACE CHEW CHINESE EDITOR

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n case youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re rolling your eyes thinking I am yet another gushing fan girl, I assure you it is not the case.

I have good reasons for saying Jay Chouâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fame in pop culture is associated with elements such as ubiquity and distinction.

First, Jay Chouâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s achievements in the Mandopop circle far surpasses any other star.

Many of my friends give me looks of derision when I proclaim that he is my pop idol, as they think he is not as talented as what I idealise him to be.

Since the launch of his music career in 2000, Chou has won more than 350 Singer, Singer-Songwriter and Producer awards in Asia.

He kickstarted his career with a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Best Albumâ&#x20AC;? at Taiwanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Golden Melody Awards in 2001 with his debut album Jay, and ďŹ ve awards the following year with the album Fantasy, including best album (again!), best producer and best composer.

Besides all the numbers, in 2005, Jay Chou also managed to motivate a comatose girl Low Yan Ling to wake up.

Yan Ling had been involved in a serious trafďŹ c accident in 2004, but woke up a year later because of Chouâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s constant encouragement.

This really shows his charisma as a pop idol, as he can even wake the comatose!

On the average, he wins 20 awards per year from various organizations in Asia. This is a very huge number, as compared to, Wang Lee Hom, who wins about six awards every year since his debut in 1996.

His songs have helped me win awards too. In 2007 and 2008, I joined karaoke competitions in school and won ďŹ rst prize for both.

Next, just take a look at the objects around you. Many of their manufacturers have gotten Chou as their spokesperson.

Pepsi? Check. Panasonic? Check.

Leviâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s? Check. Even the computer game Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos and nature magazine National Geographic have asked Chou to be their spokesperson.

For tech geeks, the N43SL Jay

Chou Edition by ASUS has its lid design, sound system and start-up and shut-down tones all composed by the man himself.

We can certainly deďŹ ne Chouâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s widely celebrated ubiquity, even in areas outside Mandopop, from the above numerous endorsements.

Apart from endorsements, the deďŹ ning characteristic for Chou as a pop idol is, of course, his distinct mumbling style.

I remember my secondary school Chinese language teacher heavily condemning Chouâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s poor pronunciation, saying that he was a bad role model for students learning the language.

Ironically, after his ruthless condemnation, many of Chouâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s songs became teaching material.

My current lecturer showed Chouâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s classic music video Simple Love in class, commenting that it contained the little subtleties of love that everyone could relate to.

You might retort that Chou always has the same old formula â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the usual heartaches and melancholy, in songs such as Back to the Past and Sorry.

But listen closely and you will ďŹ nd a fusion of Chinese traditional instruments with Western Rock.

Many singers later imitated this particular arrangement, such as Kenji Wu in his song, Generalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Command.

The â&#x20AC;&#x153;Chou Styleâ&#x20AC;? also includes other instruments.

He incorporated the Spanish guitar in Red Imitation, American techno in Herbalistâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Manual, and Bossanova style in Rosemary.

Even sound effects from everyday life are woven into his music, from that of ping-pong balls, to helicopter blades and dripping rain.

What I love about his music is his use of classical textures. He uses polyphony or layered melodies, and complicated chords in his songs.

I was so inspired by his movie Secret, that the moment I went home I tried ďŹ guring out all the piano pieces he had played in the movie by ear.

His songs have helped honed my ability to play the piano by ear.

Biased as this may sound, Chou is an outstanding singer-songwriter and a budding actor.

Try listening to his songs or watching any of the movies he starred in, and youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll agree with me.

Best still, you can stay tuned for the upcoming Singapore Loud Festival in October, and witness the true deďŹ nition of a pop idol.

But for now, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll just have to continue listening to his songs on repeat mode.

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a matter of perspective

Our foreign love affair DEAN CHEE

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o Singaporeans studying in local universities, it is not surprising to have a handful of foreign students in their classes.

In fact, 18 per cent of the students studying in local universities such as NTU are foreigners. This was announced during the National Day Rally speech by Prime Minister (PM) Lee Hsien Loong on 14th August earlier this year.

Addressing the concerns of the high foreign student ratio, PM Lee announced that there will be 2,000 more places for Singaporeans in local universities by 2015.

The new move aims to reduce the proportion of foreign students in local universities by capping their current intake.

Personally, I readily welcome this change.

The new policy will allow more Singaporeans to further their studies in local universities.

Cur rently, the gover nment subsidises education for local tertiary institutes, which makes education more affordable for most Singaporeans. Therefore, studying in a local university is the preferred option.

However, spaces in local universities are limited. Besides achieving excellent results, Singaporeans from junior colleges and polytechnics must also compete with foreign students for places in their desired course.

The government subsidises education for tertiary institutes, which makes it affordable for most Singaporeans.

Unfortunately, there are some Singapore students who do just average, falling just a few points shy of the cut-off points for their preferred course.

Some are not even able to get a place in local universities at all.

In my opinion, these local students deserve to be given the opportunity to further their studies in a local university.

If not for the stringent competition introduced by foreign students, this group of local students would have gotten a place in local universities.

The counter-argument is that increasing the spaces in local universities for Singaporeans only protects them from the global competition temporarily.

Such potentially nar rowminded move only serves to give our local graduates a false impression of the harsh realities of the outside world. But shouldn’t our local education system look out for Singaporeans and provide them with an environment to learn and grow?

Take for example, the fact that NTU was founded in 1955 with the intention to provide tertiary education to the Chinese in the Malaya region.

Over the years, the university evolved and took in foreign students to expand the diversity of the university.

Keeping in mind the original intention of the university, we should remain concerned about the quota for admission of local students.

By expanding the intake capacity and keeping the number of for eign st udent s capped , the government is both giving Singaporeans priority in getting a degree from local universities yet remain pragmatic in simulating foreign competition.

Allowing more Singaporeans to study in local universities would help to strengthen our workforce, because we would then have a strong moral obligation to stay and work in Singapore.

Singapore is our home, where our family and friends are. To me, this will be the place where I will work and start my family in.

The country has nurtured me and seen me through my growth from my adolescent years till now.

It is also the place where I have forged long-lasting friendships.

I believe that most Singaporeans share the same sentiments. We have a strong moral obligation to stay and work in Singapore. It will be more strategic to groom local talents before foreign talents.

Having a greater incentive to work and stay in Singapore, local students are a better choice to have time and money invested in them to be groomed into elite workers of the future.

Some may say that attracting foreign talents to Singapore will help our workforce grow.

However, for the foreign students, Singapore is after all not their homeland. Their families are back in their home countries.

Presently, foreign students who are given tuition grants by the government have to work in Singapore-based companies for at least three years.

Aside from this agreement, foreign students do not have much obligation to stay in Singapore and help our society and economy flourish.

Giving priority to Singaporeans in local universities will yield more benefits for Singapore in the years to come.

Let us celebrate and embrace this new policy as we look forward to seeing more Singaporeans among us in our local universities.

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YU HAIYANG

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eing a student from China who has lived in Singapore for almost three years, I had the impression that NTU would predominantly be made up of Singaporeans when I enrolled last year.

I was hence pleasantly surprised to discover the large population of foreign students in the NTU community.

Most Singaporeans I have met so far are generally quite friendly.

Whenever I approach for help or start to chat with them, I usually get a smile in return.

But there were also moments when I encountered xenophobia.

Once, I was with my group of Chinese friends, when I noticed some local students casting slightly hostile looks at us.

For local students who don’t interact with Chinese students very much, they tend to view the Chinese students as outsiders competing for positions in local universities and taking their jobs.

If more communication could be facilitated between these two groups, xenophobic reactions could be avoided.

Singaporeans need to realise that foreign students bring fresh perspectives which stem from their cultural and demographical backgrounds.

For example, in the Electrical a nd Elec t ron ic Engi neer i ng Club, there is a good mix of Singaporean, Chinese and Indian students.

The Chinese students place emphasis on being punctual and showing up for every meeting, while the Indian students prefer a more flexible schedule of handling club issues.

Through negotiations during meetings and events, Singaporean students would be better equipped to solve such clashes of different working styles later on in their undergraduate life.

So, when I learnt that foreign student enrolment will be capped at the current level of 18 per cent, I was unhappy as I felt that having diversity in the student population brought substantial benefits, and fewer foreign students would prevent such benefits from being realised.

For example, the impetus for Singaporean students to work harder wouldn’t be there.

Many of my foreign friends came to Singapore with scholarships or government grants due to their outstanding academic performances and capabilities.

With their increasing presence in local universities, the level of competition would be much higher.

Singaporeans need to realise that foreign students bring fresh perspectives which stem from their cultural backgrounds.

T h i s wou ld encou r age Singaporean students to work harder to improve themselves.

These improvements could take place in tutorials where more efficient approaches to questions are developed due to various perspec-

tives or in lectures where students would be more responsive to the lecturers.

I remember a lively discussion that occurred during a philosophy lecture last semester, where a foreign student spurred on a Singaporean student to join the discussion and as a result, everyone benefitted.

I have also been able to better appreciate various cultures and their practices, as well as tolerate our differences.

For instance, I’ve learnt about the various Hindu deities while chatting with Indian friends in the debate squad and the Islamic cultural practices from my Malaysian laboratory partner.

I a lso d i sc u ssed w it h my Singaporean friends how children are raised differently in our respective cultures.

Foreign students provide the experience of being immersed in a global community as an undergraduate, preparing local students for competition in the workforce.

Such an exper ience would be especially useful for students aiming for jobs in multinational companies (MNCs) or jobs overseas.

Interaction and cooperation with colleagues from varied cultural backgrounds would be part and parcel of their job.

Apart from MNCs, there is also an increasing number of foreign workers in the local workforce.

The experience of interacting with foreign students during their university years would allow local students to adapt and survive in the corporate world.

Thus, I think local students should welcome foreigners with an open mind and less suspicion.

In this way, Singaporean and foreign students alike, we can better celebrate our differences and cherish our friendships.

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I don’t feel that my vote would make that much of a difference.

Although I do my part and read up on the candidates.

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Adrian Wong, SCE, Yr 1, 23

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I don’t keep up with politics as I’m not eligible to vote yet.

When I come of age, I will definitely keep up with the local political scene.

Lim Hwee Min, SBS, Yr 1, 19

GRAPHIC | TOM TSAI

JAYASHRI LOKARAJAN OPINIONS EDITOR

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s an Indian, I am proud to say that I love curry—be it in Chinese, Malay or Indian cuisines.

However, this staple food item is now caught in the middle of a heated controversy regarding racial tolerance in Singapore.

In a recent report, a Singaporean Indian family was caught in a dispute with their migrant neighbours from China, when the Chinese family complained that they could not bear the smell of curry coming from the Indian family’s house.

An online protest began after the Today newspaper reported that the solution to this dispute that happened seven years ago, was that the Singaporean Indian family could only cook curry when the migrant Chinese family was not home.

Minister for Law, K. Shanmugam has since clarified that the two families mutually agreed upon the solution.

Although the matter between the two families has been resolved, the issue still simmers for many Singaporeans.

They felt that the mediator from the Community Mediation Centre (CMC) should not have suggested such a solution—where a Singaporean family has to give up its staple food in order to accommodate foreign neighbours who refuse to be understanding.

A group of Singaporeans then went on to create an event to celebrate the cooking of curry amongst locals. The Facebook page—‘Cook and Share a Pot of

Curry’, created in support of the Indian family drew over 63,000 members who participated in this event on 21st August.

The series of events beg the question whether racial tolerance is still prevalent here, especially with the number of foreigners who are moving to Singapore increasing annually.

Upon hearing the Indian family’s compromise, I felt slightly agitated. It is a food item that is essential to every Indian as we consume it on a daily basis – for most of our meals. I cannot imagine how any Indian would be able to survive without eating curry in their homes.

I am sure I am not alone in my sentiments on this issue. Curry is also an integral part of the cuisines of other racial groups in Singapore. A favourite among Singaporeans, it has unintentionally become a symbol of multiracialism of late.

But, as I reflected deeper, I realised that we Singaporeans were too quick to push the blame onto foreigners for being racially or culturally intolerant.

For instance, you would be able to see how Singaporeans openly discriminate against foreigners from India and China when you perform a search on property or rooms available in Singapore over the Internet.

You would be able to find a list of accommodations whose owners refuse to lease the place to people from the above-mentioned regions.

I believe that instead of playing the blame game—accusing one another for being racially intolerant—we need to focus on rebuilding our relationships. Such instances of poor communication

may leave a negative impact on the very bedrock of this nation – its multi-racial society.

Referring back to the curry incident, what interested me most was the reaction of the Indian family that was at the centre of the dispute.

The series of events beg the question whether racial tolerance is still prevalent in the Singaporean society, especially with the number of foreigners who are moving to Singapore.

Voting allows me to have a say in what I believe in. I attend rallies of both parties but I try to be netural so as to evaluate critically.

”

Wong Yao Feng, MAE, Yr 4, 24

“

Right now voting isn’t empowering as the votes are quite predictable.

Maybe in the future elections my vote will matter.

Vivaukandan Vithiya, HSS, Yr 4, 21

Due to their neighbours’ initial reactions, the family willingly shut their windows and doors whenever they cooked curry at home.

And when the matter was brought to the CMC, they compromised by agreeing not to cook curry whenever their neighbours were at home.

Instead of being scorned, they were very gracious and requested that their neighbours try the dish. We should follow their example in extending our hospitality towards new citizens who may be unfamiliar with our cultural practices.

I can’t vote yet, but I read up on the candidates as there was so much hype about them. Twitter was a huge source of information.

”

Chin Mei Yi, NBS, Yr 2, 20 TEXT | EUNICE ANG ; PHOTOS | WONG JING YING

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Gadgets over noses?

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ould you give up your sense of smell just so you can keep your iPhone?

You would be nuts not to do that, according to today’s youths.

While the findings may be alarming, they are not that surprising, given how technology and the Internet have re-shaped the lifestyle of youths.

The research report even went as far as to call technology a “fifth sense”.

Karan Bharadwaj, 19, a thirdyear electrical and electronic engineering student, said: “We live in an internet-savvy world where if you are not connected, you lose out. Even while eating a meal, one is more engrossed in chatting or viewing a YouTube video.”

Young people thrive on knowing the latest happenings and gossip, and these can be obtained

through Twitter, Facebook and other social media platforms.

As compared to youths in the past who would have to meet face-to-face to be updated on the latest ‘in’ thing, youths of our generation have their social life enclosed within that small box of technology.

Associate Professor Qiu Lin from the division of Psychology at the School of Humanities and Social Sciences said that the results of the survey suggest that gadgets now play a more important role in our lives.

He said: “Research has shown that it is very painful to be socially excluded. So, if everyone else is socialising using gadgets, how can you afford not to be using them and then be left out of your social circle?”

Thus, it is no wonder that we are glued to our phones and laptops.

Giving up your sense of smell for an expensive gadget might sound ridiculous, but just think

louder than words

of when you actually went for a vacation without asking about the availability of the Internet.

I find it bewildering that young people can so readily discard a basic human sense to maintain a digital presence.

Being a computer engineering student, I completely appreciate the advancement of technology and understand its worth.

Like many of my peers, a day without my mobile phone would make me feel isolated from my friends, and a Facebook tab will always be open on my browser window by default.

But, I would never go to the extent of trading any one of my senses for them. Losing my sense of smell means losing my ability to savour the flavours in my food or taking in whiffs of pleasant smells around me—something I relish as a perfume addict.

Crystal Lee, 22, a third-year student from the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, shares my view.

She said: “While losing my gadgets would be troublesome, I think it will be a blessing because I can take time off and relax, instead of being bombarded with calls and texts 24/7.”

However, according to a study done by Dr. Rachel Herz, author of the book The Scent of Desire, the sense of smell was given the lowest priority when ranking the loss of physical attributes.

Herz also writes that for those with the devastating condition called Anosmia—the inability to perceive odours—everything changes.

This forgotten sense provides warnings about the environment and plays an important role in how we recognise each other, communicate with each other and recall memory.

Undoubtedly our sense of smell plays a significant role in improving the quality of the life.

Yoga which talks about integrating all parts of body into a perfect state revolves around the smooth functioning of olfactory system.

The right inhalation and exhalation through our nose ensures a

meaningful breathing technique.

Undoubtedly our sense of smell plays a significant role in improving the quality of life.

Therefore, we need to fully capitalise on having five senses and not replacing technology as the fifth sense.

The Study Who: 7000 individuals (16 to 30 years of age) Where: US, UK, China, India, Spain, Mexico and Brazil When: May 2011 What: Conducted by McCann Worldgroup, surveyees were told they could only save two items out of a list of things: car, passport, mobile phone, cosmetics and sense of smell.

53% (aged 16-22) and 48% (aged 23-30) said they would give up their sense of smell if it meant they could keep an item of technology (most often their phone or laptop).

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Winning no easy task for Devils HUANG SHUQUN A NEW season heralds the beginning of a new challenge.

Although Manchester United scored a record-breaking 19th league title — surpassing Liverpool’s 18 titles for the first time in history, things have certainly changed and Sir Alex Ferguson seems to know it.

Admitting that a two-horse race is now a thing of the past, he recently paid tribute to teams like Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City as possible threats.

The recent retirement of regulars like Paul Scholes and Edwin van der Sar leave huge boots to fill.

Goalkeeper David de Gea has not been convincing between the posts so far, and it will be no easy feat for the likes of Anderson, Cleverley and Paul Pogba to replace Scholes, who has 150 goals to his name for the Red Devils.

Manchester City seems to lie on the top of Ferguson’s list of threats.

After adding players like Sergio Aguero and Gael Clichy, the already talented squad now has one of the strongest teams in the league.

Aguero has already proven himself at both club and international levels, boasting a spectacular strike record of 13 goals in just 30 games for Argentina, Gael Clichy,

IN THE HOT SEAT: Man Utd will not find it easy to retain their crown PHOTO | INTERNET

a former first choice left-back for Arsenal, is another solid addition.

A stunning debut from Aguero with two goals and an assist against Swansea has earned raving reviews from critics, who now believe City is finally ready to win the league.

Liverpool has also splurged on Jordan Henderson, Stewart Downing and Charlie Adam.

Luis Suarez already seems to be a hero with the Kop faithful, having netted two goals in his first

two appearances of the season, continuing his stellar form from last season where he scored four goals for Liverpool after joining in January.

But things seem gloomier in London. Arsenal are in trouble following the departure of their talismanic captain Cesc Fabregas, with Samir Nasri seemingly set to follow him out the door.

Arsene Wenger desperately needs to spend on replacements

with the squad appearing weaker than ever, as shown by a recent 2-0 defeat at the Emirates to Liverpool.

With a reputation of not wanting to spend, the transfer deadline is looming close for Wenger.

Chelsea’s ma nager, A nd re Villas-Boas, may empathise. The young Portuguese has achieved a lot at Porto, but still seems to be finding out that the Premier League is another matter altogether.

Meeting a goaless draw against Stoke and a shaky win against West Brom, his side has yet to convince, with the lack of creativity in the team being painfully obvious.

Juan Mata, a recent addition from Valencia for around S$50 million, could potentially provide the spark they require. The 23-year-old Spaniard scored nine goals and managed an impressive 17 assists for Valencia last season.

The Premier League promises to be an exciting one this season.

W i l l M a nc he s te r C it y or Liverpool finally claim the crown after spending the last two decades in the shadow of their more illustrious title rivals?

Will Arsenal end their trophy drought? With tough opponents lying ahead in the form of Tottenham Hotspur and Everton, the experienced Alex Ferguson is certainly taking nothing for granted.

sports talk

they said that?

I m blinged out.

I got bling on my helmet, how cool is that.

F1 driver Lewis Hamilton on the diamond-studded helmet he wore for the Monaco Grand Prix.

It s incredible to see yourself as an animation, and quite strange at the same time.

English Diver Tom Daley on being immortalised as a cartoon in Adventures on a Rainbow.

Sometimes I feel my arm is like a swan s neck ̶ so weak.

Tennis player Maria Sharapova on her match against Spanish player Nuria Llagostera Vives in the early rounds of the Wimbledon open.

Adding years to age = health risk XAVIER KOO WHEN THE North Korean gymnastics team was banned from the London Olympics 2012 on grounds of an alleged age falsification last year, critics rallied to debate on the ideal of sportsmanship.

Yet what mattered most was su r pr i si ng ly overlooked—t he health of young athletes.

While there were concerns regarding the corruption of sporting values, many seem to forget that values are not the only ones taking a beating.

Young athletes in sports such as gymnastics, diving and figure skating have an advantage as they are more flexible.

And it is these early specialization sports where some countries may falsify the ages of their athletes in the name of national pride.

This is where concerns arise.

Young athletes train like their older counterparts to perform as well. At times, they train even harder to bridge the physical gap and experience they lack. Their bodies often suffer the consequences.

In a report by The Times, a London based newspaper in 2008, a study of X-rays and bone scans of regular athletes in the US aged 12 to

PHOTO | CHERYE CHENG

16 showed they were suffering damage to their joints that could cause painful problems later on in life.

Dr Jerry Dwek, who led the study at the University of California told The Times: “We were looking at injuries every step down the hand all the way from the radius to the small bones in the wrist and on to the ends of the finger bones at the knuckles.”

These injuries are likely to de-

velop into early osteoarthritis, Dr Dwek added.

This does not stop young athletes from lying about their age.

Back in 2000, Chinese gymnasts escaped detection and participated in the Sydney Games.

There, Dong Fangxiao, then only 14, competed as a 17-year-old against others in that age category, and won a bronze medal for her

efforts.

Dong was later stripped of the bronze medal after she was found to be guilty of age falsification.

Cases like these are not unique and are a worr ying, recurring trend not just amongst professional athletes, but amateur ones as well.

In Singapore this year, 14-yearold Jacky Ong used the identification tag of his girlfriend’s father to participate in the Adidas Sundown Marathon 10k race meant for participants aged 18 and above.

Like Dong, Ong’s age fabrication may haunt him later in life.

Dr Benedict Tan, medical director of the Singapore Sports Medicine Centre said that runners under the age of 16 who attempt a 10km run could sustain long-term injuries.

He said: “The growth plates (of a young person) that allow bones to grow are fragile and could be damaged with repetitive impact.”

The recent tightening restrictions by sporting bodies, makes it increasingly difficult for athletes to falsify their ages.

Beyond that, it takes the individual and perhaps more importantly, the parents and coaches of these young sportsmen to understand the health risks they are putting their children in.

After all, they are supposed to be role models, aren’t they?

GRAPHIC | GOH WEI CHOON

He could, you know. But then again, he could run into the knife even more brutally.

Tennis player Roger Federer on whether fellow player Lleyton Hewitt has worked out a plan to end a run of eight defeats to the Swiss.

I am glad it isn t a lion ̶ the cheetah is much more calm.

Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt on adopting a cheetah.

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A tough nut to crack CHAN LONG TENG SUFFERING from broken bones would mean long periods of physical inactivity and recuperation for most people, but not for 21-year-old national silat athlete Mainisah Buang.

She broke the third and fourth metacarpal bones (which link the knuckles to the wrist) of her right hand during a sparring demonstration against her cousin at her alma mater Ngee Ann Polytechnic in 2009.

The incident happened when she was blocking a hard kick from her cousin. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Once you start to spar, you just forget everything, and hit harder,â&#x20AC;? said the third-year student from the School of Electronic and Electrical Engineering.

To make things worse, her injury came just three months before the 2009 Institute-Varsity-Polytechnic (IVP) Silat Championships.

Yet, she went straight back to training against her doctorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s orders after resting for less than two months, and later clinched the gold medal in the artistic silat category.

Unfortunately, her injury prevented her from participating in the sparring match category.

RESILIENT: Despite numerous injuries, Mainisah strives to push herself to the limits.

PHOTOS | WAN ZHONG HAO

Mainisahâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s resilient character was not built overnight. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She used to be an unmotivated athelete,â&#x20AC;? said her cousin Syaiful Ramli, who has been training with Mainisah since she was nine years old.

T he 25-year-old, who is a second-year student at the School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences recounted an incident about Mainisah: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Once, after a sparring session, she failed to execute a tactical take down. She walked out without saying a word

and cried at a corner.â&#x20AC;?

Mainisah was only 12 then.

But Mainisah is now a far cry from her former self.

Syaiful said: â&#x20AC;&#x153;As she aged, she developed her self-esteem and mental strength.â&#x20AC;?

One could say that an active silat spirit runs in Mainisahâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s family.

With the exception of her second brother, her father and three other brothers all practise silat.

Her fourth brother was also a national silat athlete.

Currently, Mainisah plays foot-

ball and touch football for NTU, in addition to her silat commitments.

Although she faces difďŹ culties managing her time with multiple sports, Mainisahâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s passion for sports remains steadfast. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I will not give up as long as I can still push my limits,â&#x20AC;? she said.

Com p e t it ion s a r e s t r e s s ful events for any athlete, but Mainisah has her own way of dealing with them.

Her secret? Positive visualisation before she sleeps and before any competition.

While the visualisation sessions do not last more than 10 minutes, it has beneďŹ ted her in many ways. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It helps me to prepare beforehand. I know what I am supposed to

do in the arena, and I do not panic as much,â&#x20AC;? she added.

Today, Mainisah feels a new calling in silat: coaching. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Now t hat I have a lready achieved everything I wanted in silat, I want to share my knowledge and experience with new athletes,â&#x20AC;? she said.

She currently serves as an unofďŹ cial coach to her juniors at Ngee Ann Polytechnic in her spare time, passing on her passion for silat to younger athletes.

She said: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Silat is a sport that really trains your mental spirit. I have learned that you can achieve anything you want with patience.

Rushing is not the way to make a difference.â&#x20AC;?

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NTU sailor clinches silver at WUG AVRIL HONG NTU’S VICTORIA Chan bagged Singapore’s first-ever silver medal at the World University Games in Shenzhen, China, which was held from August 1-22.

The World University Games, otherwise known as Universiade, is held every two years and is the varsity equivalent of the Olympic Games.

The second-year Sport Science and Management student was part of the 151-strong Singapore contingent, which represented the republic in 11 sports, including athletics, fencing and judo.

The momentous silver medal did not come easy, as Chan suffered from a false start early in the competition. Coupled with low winds, she was greatly threatened in the women’s Laser Radial event.

The 21-year-old, who is also Singapore’s no. 1 ranked Laser Radial sailor, was placed at a precarious 10th position on the third day of competition.

Despite fickle wind conditions and high temperat ures, Chan fought her way back up to third place in the remaining six races to secure a spot in the Medal race.

“It was a hard time, but I man-

aged to keep my cool with positive reinforcement and suppression techniques,” she said.

Before the final race, Chan was third behind then secondplaced Evgeniya Kuznetsova of the Russian Federation.

Sha said: “The first-placed sailor was leading by a great distance and it was difficult to catch up, so I tried to stick close to the rest of the fleet and not take too many risks.”

Chan eventually finished second.

Zhang Dongshuang of t he People’s Republic of China came out tops, while the Russian finished third.

Fellow sailors from NTU, Jovina Choo and Joel Pang came in 6th, while Griselda Khng and Chung Peiquan of SMU came in 9th overall in the 470 Open event.

The sailors arrived at Changi A i r por t w it h t he rest of t he Singapore contingent on August 22nd, where they were greeted by over a dozen supporters.

18-year-old Vera Lau was one of the supporters present to greet the returning sailors.

“The sailors are my role models,” the first year Sport Science and Management student said.

“I am always inspired by how

FULL SAIL: NTU’s Victoria Chan is the first Singaporean to win a medal at the WUG.

they can juggle training and studies so well. Someday, I hope to be part of the team and fly the national colours like them,” she added Chan, who has been sailing since she was 10, hopes that her win will inspire more student athletes to pursue their passion, given the

PHOTO | COURTESY OF VICTORIA CHAN

trend of students reducing their sporting commitments after entering university.

She said: “Student athletes should pursue their passion in sports as that is the time where your performance should be peaking due to physiological factors,

mental strength and experience.”

“No matter what stay true to what you believe in. Stay passionate about your sport.”

ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY VALERIE SEE

sports recap YOG volunteers’ reunion: one year on *5$&( &+(: Opening with much fanfare, the first annual reunion of the Singapore Youth Olympic Games (YOG) saw young taekwondo exponents thrilling the 1000-strong audience of “Purple Army” volunteers by dancing to Korean pop beats.

The reunion was held in conjunction with the Singapore Youth Olympic Festival (SYOF).

Organized by the Singapore Olympic Foundation, the inaugural weeklong SYOF showcased five different sports – futsal, table-tennis, badminton, basketball and taekwondo.

The event kicked off on August 14th.

Noting that the YOG had generated greater interest in certain sports like archery and fencing, Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean said: “The SYOF will build on the YOG and provide a platform for our youth to take part in friendly competitions, as well as cultural and education activities.

“In time to come, I hope that it will grow and, like the Australian Youth Olympic Festival and European Youth Olympic Festival, become an international sporting event for young people to compete in,” he added.

International Olympic Committee (IOC) vice-president, Ng Ser Miang, said that the event could include more foreign athletes in the future.

This year’s event hosted four Japanese under-13 shuttlers from Fuku-

shima, who received a donation in support of the tsunami-hit prefecture as part of the Olympic Support Programme initiated by the IOC. YOG volunteer Huang Zhimin, 23, said that the event successfully pro-

CCAs go all out to woo new members &/$,5( <(2+ A record 158 booths were set up at this year’s CCA fair, attracting more than 10,000 students. Held from August 15-19, the event saw many CCAs going the extra mile to court new members.

Besides just posters and flyers, several CCAs also organised introductory sessions

The NTU Wakeboarding Club will also be conducting an introductory wakeboarding course and after-party come September 3rd.

L i kew i se, t he N T U canoeing club also held an orientation on August 20th and 27th.

Some 20 people participated, seven of whom were experienced rowers. Participants got to try out the racing kayaks and competed in a mini relay race.

Some CCAs, however, preferred to focus their recruitment booth on only seasoned athletes instead of all undergraduates, due to the competitive nature of their sport.

“We are looking for experienced PHOTO | XU YI FANG

PHOTO | GRACE CHEW

moted the spirit of sportsmanship.

The third-year Electrical and Electronic Engineering student added:“I found the appreciation event quite nostalgic, as I managed to meet up with people I had worked with during last year’s YOG.”

to initiate new members to their sport.

The NTU Biathlon team organised a mini-biathlon, held on August 24th to allow people “who have an interest but have never taken part in a multisport event” to try it out, said 22-year-old vice captain Danson Cheong, a second-year student at Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information.

As an added incentive, sporting vouchers from Running Lab and World of Sports were given out to the top male and female participants.

rowers who understand the amount of time and effort that is needed to do well,” said 21-year-old canoeing captain Teo Wei Kok. Unlike many other sport CCAs, the NTU Tennis Club saw no need for a hardsell tactic to attract talent.

“There is already quite a big pool of tennis enthusiasts in NTU,” said 23-yearold publicity officer Merwyn Wijaya.

The final-year Art, Design and Media student added that interested students usually approach the booth even without the club doing much promotion.

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Two-time champs and counting

UNDEFEATED CHAMPIONS: The NTU Women's Football team has not lost a single match for two consecutive seasons.

STEFANUS IAN FOR THE second year running, the NTU women’s football team clinched the Football Association of Singapore Youth League title.

Finishing the season with 16 points, it was a close finish at the end with the Combined Schools U20 team in second place, losing out by just two points.

The league ran from July 1st to August 12th and comprised seven teams.

The title race was so close that it was only decided on the last match of the season when NTU beat Republic Polytechnic 2-0.

“All along we knew we could be champions again and wanted to do our best in every match, so we were all so happy and relieved to win that last match and retain the championship,” said Ang Kuan Ren, 21, a final year student from Nanyang Business School.

Combi ned w it h t he e ig ht matches played last season, the team have gone unbeaten for two seasons.

But, the road back to the top was no easy feat for NTU. T he team was feeling t he absence of Nuriah Noor, 24, a two-time league top scorer, who had graduated from the National Institute of Education (NIE) in 2010.

Nuriah left big shoes to fill having scored 21 of the team’s 36 goals in the previous season.

However, Ang stepped up to the challenge as she finished the season with seven goals in six games.

A ng, who conver ted f rom a left midfielder to striker this season, admitted that she felt the pressure to fill the huge gap left behind by Nuriah.

“21 goals in eight matches is quite a feat, Nuriah is really a natural striker whereas I am still adjusting to my new position,” said the NTU skipper.

Aside from Ang’s seven goals, midfielder Sherlyn Koh, 21, a student from National Institute of Education, also did well to contribute five goals.

Coming into the season as the defending champions, Ang said the pressure was on them to win every game, as they were the team that everyone wanted to beat this time around.

“Athletes will always take t heir game to a higher level when playing against defending champions, so we had to deal with opponents playing much tougher against us throughout the season,” added Ang. The toughest challenge came from NUS, who nearly took the match with their home ground advantage.

“Every time NUS plays against us, it’s very obvious that they

always go all out to beat us and we really struggled in the match against them,” said Ang. “It was an especially crucial game for us because it was late in the season (their second last match) and we were neck-toneck in points with the Combined Schools' U20.”

Coach S. Selvakumar was pleased with the team’s strong per for ma nce t h roug hout t he season.

Hav i ng coac hed t he N T U Women’s team since 2009, he has a stellar record in the FAS Youth League competition, coming in second in his first year before winning it twice in the last two years.

The success of the NTU team has prompted Selvakumar to toy with the idea of moving up to the Division 1 league where the teams are of a higher standard.

“Our team is blessed with very good attackers who are very skillful and I believe this is what makes us a winning team,” said Selvakumar.

However, he also stressed the important role of team manager, Darren Chua: “He is the man behind the success. Without him, we would not have been able to achieve all this.”

Chua is responsible for the administrative aspects of the game like booking the pitch for trainings and ensuring the equipment

PHOTO | LAM ZHAO YAO

“Athletes will always take their game to a higher level when playing against defending champions."

Ang Kuan Ren (right) NTU women's football team captain

is ready.

He even made arrangements to hire a physiotherapist for the injured players during the league season.

“Mr. Chua has been a big help to us, he takes care of the team, taking a great burden off us so we have less things to worry about on the pitch,” added Ang. But there will be no time to rest as the team prepares for the Singapore University Games (SUniG) in September this year.

Being in her final year, Ang Kuan Ren will step down from her captaincy to allow Sharda Parvin, 26, a first-year student from the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, to take over the armband.

It is pressure right from the

PHOTO | COURTESY OF SPORTS & RECREATION CENTRE

start for Parvin.

She said: “Kuan Ren was the captain when we were SUniG champions and now I need to continue the legacy.”

Selvakumar is confident of his charges’ ability, revealing that the team had taken in a few foreign exchange students to strengthen the team.

One of them is Debora Ziccardi from Brazil who possesses great technique and physical strength.

The NTU team has also been focusing on improving their aggressiveness and conditioning through medicine ball exercises.

Coming off the heels of a victorious campaign, a sixth consecutive SUniG title this coming September seems like a shoo-in for the NTU women’s football team.