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News Bites NTU ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTRE LAUNCHED The Singapore Centre on Environmental Life Sciences Engineering was set up on September 14th to ﬁnd environmental solutions by studying bacterial communities. The $120 million dollar centre is co-funded by the National Research Foundation and Ministry of Education. MALAY CULTURE AND EDUCATION BOOKS RELEASED

NEW PLACE FOR STUDENTS TO RELAX

GRADUATES’ STARTING PAY HIGHER THIS YEAR

RISE IN PET ABUSE AND NEGLECT

LIBYA’S NEW LEADERS WELCOME CAMERON, SARKOZY

The new Student Activities Centre and Global Lounge was ofﬁcially opened on August 31st. Open from 7am to 2am every day, the new Student Activities Centre offers greater interactive space than before, across some 1,500 square metres of space. Facilities include game consoles, meeting rooms, and individual entertainment systems.

Fresh graduates are earning a bit more than last year’s, due to foreign ﬁrms’ interest in expanding here. This was according to two separate salary surveys. Survey results also showed engineering graduates had the highest average starting pay of $2,745, followed by law-related jobs with $2,738.

The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals said there was a 15 per cent rise in alleged abuse and neglect cases between July last year and June this year. One common trend of neglect is leaving dogs in locked vehicles with the engine turned off, some for up to two hours.

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British Prime Minister David Cameron and French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrived in Tripoli on September 15th on the ﬁrst visit by foreign leaders to the new Libya. They were to hold talks with the head of the National Transitional Council, Mustafa Abdel Jalil, who earlier said that Tripoli had been sufﬁciently secured for the visit to go ahead.

21 NANYANG PRESIDENT’S GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED

Two Malay children’s and research books were launched on September 10th at the National Library. These were written and edited by academics from the Malay Language and Culture division of the Asian Languages and Cultures Academic Group at NIE. They aim to promote the values and vision of the Malay language curriculum.

NTU President Professor Bertil Andersson awarded the scholarships on September 2nd. This bond-free scholarship is designed to encourage outstanding graduates to pursue their PhD studies at NTU.

WONG KAN SENG NEW CHAIRMAN OF LIEN YING CHOW LEGACY FELLOWSHIP COUNCIL

FIRST SOLAR LEASING PROJECT KICKS OFF

The former Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore succeeds Mr Ngiam Tong Dow. The Fellowship is a collaboration between the Lien Foundation and NTU to groom established and emerging leaders from Singapore and China.

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Researchers at Singapore’s National Heart Centre are now able to create virus-free heart cells from skin. These cells can be used to repair damaged heart tissue. The technique also removes the risk of infection and tumours forming after a heart surgery. Human trials are expected to start in two to three years. FACEBOOK PAGE SET UP TO DEFEND PAP

Forty-ﬁve HDB blocks in Punggol will be ﬁtted with solar panels by the middle of next year. These will be used to power services in common areas such as lift operations, and corridor and staircase lightings. This represents 10 per cent of the energy usage of the blocks.

Netizens have created a proestablishment Facebook page in what appears to be the ﬁrst major citizen-led response to anti-government websites. Called ‘Fabrications about the PAP’, more than 340 people have liked it in its ﬁrst two weeks. Its declared mission: ‘To re-present the misrepresentation of information in the real light with facts.’

YVONNE NGA YEAR 1 / SCHOOL OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

I AM WEARING... The dress is from a push-cart store, about $20. The shoes are from Bata, and cost $30. MY PERSONAL STYLE... I love dressing up with patterns and bright colours. My usual outﬁt consists of simple dresses or a blouse paired with denim shorts. MY STYLE ICON IS... My style icon would be Colbie Caillat. NTU CAMPUS STYLE IS... Generally, I think that everyone dresses up ﬁne. However, I do see some impressive st yling such as colour blocking in a cool manner. I'D NOT BE CAUGHT DEAD WEARING... I wou ld ne v e r we a r lac e y clothings or a short mini skirt.

NUCLEAR PLANTS ADOPT CODE OF CONDUCT EIGHT CHARGED WITH SUPPLYING BERLUSCONI PROSTITUTES Eight people were charged with supplying prostitutes to Italy’s Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi with the aim of gaining jobs, contracts or favours in exchange. Charges were made as prosecutors in the southern city of Bari ended an inquiry into a ring of Berlusconi friends and associates. FEWEST EVER NEW YORKERS SMOKE The number of smokers in New York has hit an all time low, city health ofﬁcials said. There has been a 35 per cent decrease from 2002 ﬁgures, the Health Department said. The decrease means 450,000 fewer adult smokers, with teens seeing the steepest drop in numbers.

The world’s nuclear power plant exporters announced on September 15th a first-ever code of conduct. It is meant to raise safety standards, prevent proliferation, and enhance environmental protection. The firms agreed to six principles covering physical safety, security to ethics and compensation for damage. PLANET WITH TWO SUNS FOUND US astronomers have discovered the first planet that is orbiting two Suns, like the fictional Tatooine home of Luke Skywalker shown in the movie Star Wars. The planet, called Kepler-16b, has freezing temperatures. According to the study, the planet’s surface temperature is -73 to -101 degrees celsius.

GINGER CHIA YEAR 2 / WEE KIM WEE SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION & INFORMATION

I AM WEARING... The dress I am wearing costs only $0.50 from Costa Rica. The sandals are $35 from Promod and the earrings cost $0.30 from Mexico. MY PERSONAL STYLE... Is pretty eccentric. I do not follow any set of rules, I dress for fun and random whims. MY STYLE ICON IS... I like looking at people, blogs a nd even w i ndow displays. My style icons are everywhere! NTU CAMPUS STYLE IS... Laid-back and gorgeous if you look hard enough. I'D NOT BE CAUGHT DEAD WEARING... Crocs Sandals, Animal Fur, or a full leather outﬁt.

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NEW PLACE FOR STUDENTS TO RELAX

GRADUATES’ STARTING PAY HIGHER THIS YEAR

RISE IN PET ABUSE AND NEGLECT

LIBYA’S NEW LEADERS WELCOME CAMERON, SARKOZY

R E S E A R C H E R S C R E AT E HEART CELLS FROM SKIN

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21 NANYANG PRESIDENT’S GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED

NTU President Professor Bertil Andersson awarded the scholarships on September 2nd. This bond-free scholarship is designed to encourage outstanding graduates to pursue their PhD studies at NTU.

WONG KAN SENG NEW CHAIRMAN OF LIEN YING CHOW LEGACY FELLOWSHIP COUNCIL

FIRST SOLAR LEASING PROJECT KICKS OFF

SINGAPORE

YVONNE NGA YEAR 1 / SCHOOL OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

GINGER CHIA YEAR 2 / WEE KIM WEE SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION & INFORMATION

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

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Drive is what matters: Mr Lee

WISDOM OF YEARS: Mr Lee Kuan Yew spoke candidly with students at the ministerial forum.

0$;,( $: <(21* THE most pressing issue for local undergraduates today is to understand that having a degree will not guarantee them a top job due to the booming saturation of degree-holders in the marketplace, said Mr Lee Kwan Yew. Rather, it is the drive an individual has that holds more value. “Even if you are not a graduate, but you’ve got the ability, you’ve got the drive, you will be at the top five to seven per cent," he added. Speaking to 1,800 students at the annual ministerial forum, the former minister mentor – clad in his trademark dark navy blue jacket – fielded questions from the crowd, which came fast and furious. Mr Lee said that current undergraduates can no longer expect the same treatment given to predecessors, simply because of the sheer number of graduates now, after expansion of the institutions. “All it means is that you can put it on your CV and then they will call you up for an interview,” Mr Lee said, but it does not show what one is worth. “That is the reality which I think I have to ask you to bear in mind after you graduate and seek jobs.” Most students interviewed agreed with Mr Lee’s viewpoint that the current university degree is no longer as exclusive as before. A final-year undergraduate from the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Clara Chan, is one of them. “There are so many university graduates that the value of a degree has been slightly diluted,” said Chan.

Yet the 21-year-old believes that university degrees still have their own worth, as the education received trains them to meet the challenges of the society now. Similarly, third-year NIE undergraduate Cheryl Choo said: “In the past, only a minority have a degree." Now, if you don’t have a degree you lose out," the 21-year-old added. Yet, some felt that Mr Lee’s view of the degree was depressing. 22-year-old Lau Yan Ling was “demoralised” by what Mr Lee had said. But the ﬁnal-year undergraduate from the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering said "I will

“Even if you are not a graduate, but you've got the ability, you've got the drive, you will be at the top ﬁve to seven per cent." Mr Lee Kuan Yew Former Minister Mentor Singapore

continue to work hard.Hopefully it will get me somewhere.,” In line with the theme “Singapore: The Way Forward”, questions about alternative energy sources, religion, and terrorism were also asked. Similar to the NTU ministerial

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forums held last year and in 2009, the foreign talent issue surfaced. This time, through a question asked by Ms Joan Sim, 27, a PhD student from the School of Biological Sciences. Ms Sim asked Mr Lee about fostering social cohesiveness within the country given that a large number of foreign immigrants had been accepted. In response, Mr Lee explained the importance of keeping Singapore’s economy young, which can only be done by opening doors to welcome more foreign talents. The external boost is essential as Singapore’s fertility rate continues to fall, he said. Referring to the Institute of Policy Studies’ estimation of 60,000 migrants needed to sustain Singapore’s economy, he said that number of migrants is “indigestible”. He said: “20,000 maybe, 25,000, then you’re stretched, but certainly not 60,000.” With the recent hype about the local political scene, second-year Nanyang Business School undergraduate Fiona Ng, 20, asked Mr Lee about the trend of young people becoming more politically aware, a view which he dismissed. Describing the youths as simply excited by the elections, he explained: “To be politically aware of the political situation in Singapore, you have to be aware of the political divide, the way the economy is growing, what opportunities there are for different groups of people.” He said: “If you are politically aware, the votes would have been much wiser.”

NTU jumps 16 spots in rankings (,/((1 7$< NTU has been ranked the 58th best university in the world in the latest Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) rankings. The jump of 16 positions from the previous year is the best performance ever for the university. This ranking comes two months after the university was rated a full five-stars under the new QS Stars rating system, which makes NTU the first Asian university to achieve this. “While rankings do move up and down, jumping 16 places is fantastic as in the most established global ranking system, positions do not fluctuate greatly year on year,” said the NTU president. For the QS rankings, NTU was graded in six key areas: academic reputation (40%); employer reputation (10%); student/faculty ratio (20%); citations per faculty (20%); international faculty (5%) and international students (5%). The university’s most improved category was employer’s reputation, which went up by 31 places. For this category, schools were graded based on the employment rates of their graduates. Some students here feel that the favourable rankings would improve the international prestige of NTU. “I think my degree will now be worth more on the international level, and this could mean greater employability,” said Chan Hui Shian, a thirdyear student from Nanyang Business School. The 21-year-old believes that the better rankings would improve employers’ perception of the quality of NTU degrees. But acknowledges that ultimately it would still depend on an individual’s aptitude for the job. Similarly, Hong Guo Feng feels that the greater recognition due to the jump in position is only limited to the first impression. “In the end, it all boils down to how well you perform at the interview with the employers,” said the 24-year-old graduate student from Nanyang Business School. QS also ranked the universities for their quality of educattion in the following areas: engineering & technology, life

sciences & medicine, natural sciences, social sciences & management and arts & humanities. NTU’s biggest jump was in arts & humanities, which went up by 27 places. Natural sciences and engineering & technology were the next two areas with signiﬁcant improvements of 17 and 10 places respectively. Students from these schools are hopeful that this will translate to greater beneﬁts for them.

“I think my degree will now be worth more on the international level, and this could mean greater employability." Chan Hui Shian Third year student Nanyang Business School

“It is a good thing because faculties like Sociology are still relatively young, and this improvement in ranking might provide a platform for recognition overseas,” said Kong Wan Yee, 21, a third-year student from the School of Humanities and Social Sciences. Associate Provost of Undergraduate Education, Professor Kam Chan Hin, said that with its improved ranking, NTU hopes to continue to attract good students. But it is important not to obsess over rankings, and make strategic plans in the university education system just to improve them, said Professor Kam. He feels that students should instead pay more attention to the quality of the programmes instead. Third-year Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information student Santhiya Kulasakeran agreed with Professor Kam. She believes that students should be more concerned about attaining a wholesome education. “If you take rankings too seriously, you might detract from the real purpose of learning because learning can actually be done in any university, not depending on whether it is the best or not,” said Kulasakeran, 20. “Rankings are a very tricky business. A lot depends on its criteria,” said Professor Kam, referring to NTU’s 174th placing by the Times Higher Education rankings last year.

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Student satellite to orbit 2013 “Students in the project will have to put in more effort and update other team members regularly,” said Professor Low “This is unlike the usual FYP process, where discussion is only between the student and the professor.” Seow Wei Lun, 25, a ﬁnal year student from the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, is among the team participating in the project as part of his FinalYear Project requirements. Spending a lot of time in the research laboratory, Seow considers it his second home. Even though the project is much more demanding and has its fair share of stressful moments, Seow feels that such work will be more beneﬁcial in the long run. “Working on the project may be very time-consuming, but the opportunity to learn and interact in a multi-disciplinary environment makes it all worth it,” he said. Having to juggle the project along with his own research is

TEAM EFFORT: Students work with professors to produce the satellite Velox 1.

178·V ÀUVW VWXGHQW EXLOW VDWHOOLWH FDSWXUHV KLJK UHVROXWLRQ LPDJHV LQ VSDFH &$1',&( &+221* SINGAPORE may not have a space programme but a group of computer science and engineering students have proved you do not have to be with NASA to fulﬁll your space dreams. Velox I, a satellite built by students from the Undergraduate Satellite Programme (USP), NTU’s only space programme will go into orbit in 2013.

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The ‘Velox 1’ Nano satellite is a small satellite that is intended to act as a support for further research. According to Charlie Soon, 26, the Velox I is used to test any research since the small satellite is cheaper. “This research concept will then be injected into a big satellite after the test is successful,” said the PhD student from the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE). In contrast, the ‘X-Sat’ satellite functions as a monitor for forest ﬁres and environmental changes. A unique feature of the ‘Velox-1’ is a NTU-customised camera for capturing high-resolution

images in space. Selection criteria into the programme is very stringent, with only 50 students accepted annually. Only second to final-year students are accepted. These students come from the Schools of Computer Science, Machenical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE) and EEE. Leading the team is Professor Low Kay Soon, the director of the Satellite Research Centre, who was also part of the team who built Singapore’s first satellite, the XSat (see story below). The project presents final-year students an alternative to the usual Final-Year Project (FYP) process.

“The opportunity to learn and interact in a multi-disciplinary environment makes it all worth it." Seow Wei Lun Final year student School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering

very time-consuming for Professor Low. To lighten his load, Professor Low is assisted by nine post-graduate students, who serve as mentors to the undergraduates.

EEE masters students Pharm Min Duc, 25, and Xing Yitong, 26, are two such members of the team. Pharm was attracted to the building of ‘Velox 1’ at the prospect of being involved in such a milestone project. “I have experienced a number of tough challenges, but it will be a great personal achievement since this will be the first Nano satellite in South East Asia,” said Pharm. It will be another two more years before the ‘Velox-1’ will be ready. But Professor Low is confident that the team will be able to overcome the obstacles in the months ahead. “Not many people have a chance to work on a satellite, so I am confident there will be sustained interest to keep the project going,” he said. Professor Low hopes that his students’ prototype will lay the foundations for the construction of two additional satellites in the future.

VELOX 1 What’s in the name? Latin for ‘rapid’ or ‘swift’. Purpose A tester for new research concepts before the concepts are used on the big satellites. Weight Made up of two tiny satellites, one weighing 3.5kg and the other 1.5kg Features NTU-customised camera for capturing high resolution images from space

First locally-built satellite now in space 9,9,(1 6+$0 A SATELLITE that took eight years to be built in NTU is now orbiting in space, and snapping images of Earth, having been launched earlier this year on April 20th. Developed by a 40-member team comprising scientists and engineers from NTU’s Satellite Research Centre and defence research body DSO National Laboratories, the satellite captures images of erosion, forest ﬁre, and sea pollution to monitor environmental changes. The feat also rocketed Singapore into being one of the ﬁrst Southeast Asian countries to have its own satellite in space. Previously, only Malaysia and Indonesia could lay claim to this boast. The satellite-building project started in 2003 and was completed

in 2009. Two years of preparatory work later, the 105-kg satellite, called X-Sat, was loaded onto a rocket, and launched from a space centre in India. Stakes were high on the day of the launch, recounted Professor Low Kay Soon from the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, who headed the team. He has been the center director for the Satellite Research Center since 2009. Given the resources invested in X-Sat, there was a pressure for the satellite to be successfully launched, he said. Furthermore, there were no second tries. If X-Sat strayed from its desired ﬂight path after its launch, it—along with years of hard work— would be shot down, so it would not pose a danger, he added. He was nervous when he

“heard the sound of the taking off, but the rocket didn’t go.” “But actually there is a short delay between the sound and the taking off.” After taking off, the team had to wait untill the satellite disappeared from sight, orbited 800km above, and transmitted signals to the ground stations in India and NTU. When signals were received at the stations, Associate Professor Sunil Chandrakant Joshi, from the School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, was relieved. He said: “It was a great joy for me and my colleagues, after so many years of work.” “It was a very challenging and unique experience. We felt very honored to have such an opportunity to be the pioneers in Singapore’s space history.”

ASSEMBLY LINE: Satellites placed ﬂat for students to work on. PHOTO | COURTESY OF SATELLITE RESEARCH CENTRE

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NTU breakthrough in ﬁghting superbug

DREAM TEAM: Professor Matthew Chang (second row, extreme left) with the research team that found the superbug cure. PHOTOS | NG JUN FENG

0,&+(//( .:$5$ THE discovery by two NTU professors of a novel way to ﬁght an antibiotic-resistant superbug could not only save many human lives, but has also received worldwide recognition. The superbug, P. aeruginosa, is a leading cause of secondary infections that plague people with a weakened immune system. The work of Assistant Professors Poh Chueh Loo and Matthew Chang, from the School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, will eliminate this superbug. “Because of the emergence of antibiotic-resistant pathogens, many people get secondary infections during their hospital stays... about a hundred thousand people get killed during their hospital

stays in the (United) States every year,” said Professor Chang, 36. Pathogens are microorganisms, which generally cause diseases to develop in the host. Together with a team of ﬁve post-graduate students and Assistant Professor Susanna Leong, the professors re-engineered a harmless strain of the common E.coli bacteria, to detect and kill the P. aeruginosa bacteria. When gearing up to attack the body’s immune system, the P. aeruginosa bacteria cells communicate with each other by sending out message molecules. The re-engineered E.coli bacterium will intelligently sense these message molecules, and produce toxic molecules, known as pyocins. With enough pyocins accu-

DELICATE PROCESS: Student working on a sun simulator for the satellite PHOTO | COURTESY OF SATELLITE RESEARCH CENTRE

mulated, the E. coli cells will burst open, releasing pyocins that will kill the harmful bacteria and itself in the process. Unlike most antibiotic drugs, the re-engineered bacterium only eliminates the harmful bacteria in your body, leaving healthy bacteria untouched. Their research have received coverage in more than 70 news agencies worldwide, after being published in Molecular Systems Biology, one of the top journals in the field. “I wouldn’t say we are the first ones, but we are definitely among the pioneers using this concept to treat and to prevent infectious diseases,” said Professor Poh, 35. The professors hope to use their re-engineered bacteria to help prevent infections from set-

This history-making feat was not a smooth take-off all the way though. As team leader, Professor Low faced difﬁculties such as making sure tasks were completed on schedule and working within limited resources and manpower. Others, like Associate Professor Sunil Chandrakant Joshi from the School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, also had to juggle teaching and research duties, “sometimes spending more time on teaching, sometimes more on the satellite”. The engineers also had to put the satellite through repeated tests in the thermal and vacuum chamber to ensure that it could withstand space-like conditions. But the fact that it was the ﬁrst experimental satellite built in Singapore was “the driving force for all of us,” said Associate Professor Joshi. Presently, the Satellite Research Centre is developing a technol-

ting in, instead of a treatment to be administered after infection. Their research, which took about two years, cost about $100,000, funded mainly by the Ministry of Education and the National Medical Research Council. The research team laboured over many experiments before they had their breakthrough. “Research is always very intensive, as we are competing with all the researchers around the world,” said Professor Chang. He said that long working hours were the norm, and on occasions, the students had to stay in the lab overnight. “We had to work hard, work smart and we also had to deliver very quickly. "Actually, a lot of credit should go to the students as well,” he added. The professors are now working on pre-clinical trials, before moving on to introduce the reengineered bacteria into the human body through clinical trials. In the future, they even hope for patients to ingest the re-en-

gineered bacteria in the form of yogurt or probiotic drinks.

“We are deﬁnitely among the pioneers using this concept to treat and to prevent infectious diseases." Professor Poh Lecturer School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering

With their well-received research, the professors hope to inspire people, especially students, to tackle infectious diseases using more innovative ways. Despite completing the lab experimentation stage, the work for them is far from done. The professors reveal that research is a long and continuous process. “This is endless, that’s why it’s called research,” said Professor Poh.

HARD AT WORK: Lead author of the project, Nazanin Saeedi, Ph.D student.

ogy demonstration pico-satellite, named VELOX-P. This will be the second Singapore built satellite and it will be entirely built by NTU stu-

“It was a great joy for me and my colleagues, after so many years of work." Professor Joshi Lecturer School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

dents (see story above), scheduled to be launched in 2012. Simultaneously, they are building an advanced nano-satellite, VELOX-I, for constellation (satellites ﬂying in formation in space), remote sensing and quantum me-

chanics experiment applications. VELOX-I consists of two satellites and the two satellites will be launched together and separated in space. It is scheduled to be launched in 2013. VELOX-I will possibly be the ﬁrst nano-satellite in South East Asia.

X-SAT What’s in the name? Stands for Experimental Satellite. Purpose Monitor forest ﬁres and climate change. Weight 105kg. Features Low orbit mini satellite capable of performing remote sensing operations in near real-time scenarios

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UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL: Professor Freddy Boey explains the changes that took place in NTU recently.

Q: Many students do not know the job scope of a provost. Could you tell us what your job entails? A: The Provost is the chief academic ofﬁcer, which means I’m the one overall responsible for all faculty and academic matters, including recruitment and promotions. I work closely with the Deans, Chairs and the heads of departments, research centres and institutes to drive NTU’s academic development and performance in teaching, research, and service. I also administer the university budget. As the Deputy President and Provost, I also act on behalf of the NTU President when he is away. Q: How about overseas opportunities? Will there be more? A: To prepare our students to be a global citizen, we have been increasing the variety and choices of overseas experiences for students. Currently 50 per cent of each NTU cohort has at least one overseas opportunity – whether it’s in the form of an overseas study trip, exchange, internship or attachments. We plan to raise this to 70 per cent of each cohort. Q: What do you think of the new policy to increase student intake in universities by 2015? Can NTU infrastructure and manpower cope? How will that affect the diversity of the campus given the number of foreign students is capped at the current level? A: As a Singaporean parent myself, I think it is good to invest in Singapore’s future by offering more opportunities for higher education to well-qualiﬁed local students. As the provost of the university, it is of course good to have diversity on campus. That is the hallmark of all top global universities. Having a multicultural campus helps to prepare our students for the global workplace, where increasingly you will need to work with people of various cultures across different time zones. For us, the growth in intake by 2015 will come from the new Lee

Kong Chian School of Medicine and some increases from existing as well as new programmes. We do not expect an explosion in intake as NTU and NUS, being the two largest public universities, are already providing the bulk of undergraduate education in Singapore. As part of our Campus Master Plan, we will be adding 5,000 new hostel places by 2015. Our aim is to allow every undergraduate who desires to stay on campus to do so. Q: Recently NTU has reduced the number of AUs its undergraduates have to fulﬁll to graduate. How does that help the students? Is there any compromise of the amount of knowledge students gain? A: We believe that coming to university is not about getting information downloads. The amount of information and knowledge available today grows exponentially every year. We want to teach our students how to learn so they can continue to grow in knowledge even after they have graduated. They need to learn how to retrieve the right information, then how to use it.

“I'm the one overall responsible for all faculty and academic matters." We believe in the “teach the fisherman to fish” philosophy. That is why we revamped the curriculum to make time for new pedagogies, group-based learning as well as self-reflection. Q: Are there any plans of expanding the number of modules offered to students? A: There is already a wider palette of some 34 Minors this Academic Year, including 5 new Minors in Art History, Finance, Information and New Media, Life Sciences and Sports Science.

PHOTO | COURTESY OF CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE

Q: What do you think of the Trinetta Chong incident? A: I won’t dwell on this as she has already apologised for her mistake, in person and in writing to the Chair of the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information and also publicly through the media. As a university, we do not condone it. A valedictorian represents and speaks on behalf of all the students graduating. Her inappropriate choice of word was regrettable but she has acknowledged her mistake so we should let her move on with her life.

“A Grief Observed” by C.S. Lewis. In terms of administration, “Yes Minister” and “Yes, Prime Minister” by Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn. My favourite poem is “Ash Wednesday” by T.S. Elliot. Q: Who’s your favourite Beatle if you like them at all?

Q: What is your favourite book? A: In terms of personal impact,

A: Beatles is a unique combination and it’s hard for me to take

“We believe in the "teach the ﬁsherman to ﬁsh" philosophy."

one from among them. I have all their songs in my ofﬁce. My favorites are: ‘’Let it be’’ and ‘’Norwegian Wood’’, both composed by Lennon. My favorite singer, composer, poet all rolled into one is Don McLean. Q: Which canteen in NTU is your favourite? A: I think old Chang Kee Curry Puff is my most common purchase! Q: What do you like to do in your spare time? A: I wish I have spare time! Of course I love to spend time with my family. I do walk as much as time allows.

Halls get late night food delivery

SUPPER ON WHEELS: Nick Ow's food service runs from 11pm-3am. PHOTO | WAN ZHONG HAO

6(2: %(,<, WHEN the late night hunger pangs hit, just make a call and a steaming hot pack of Nasi Lemak or Bee Hoon will arrive at your hall in no time. Founded and run singlehandedly by Nick Ow, 24, a fresh graduate from the Nanyang Business School (NBS), Supperclub is NTU’s newest food delivery service. Ow started his business in mid-August, delivering the affectionately dubbed “Ahlian” Bee Hoon and Boon Lay Power Nasi Lemak between 11pm and 3am by van. Both cost $3.50.

Orders are batched on an hourly basis, with last orders being placed at every 45-minute mark and food arriving within 30 minutes of the hour. He also takes pre-orders for various desserts such as Lao Ban Soya Beancurd and Koi bubble tea via Facebook, which must be made by the afternoon. Running a one-man delivery service has its challenges. “The biggest problem is when customers do not answer my calls as I will have to make repeat trips,” he said. Despite the challenges, he is optimistic that orders will increase when more students start

burning midnight oil to study for exams. He has no immediate plans of recruiting staff but he does not dismiss this possibility either as it would “cut down on waiting time” for customers. Supperclub, through publicity on social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr, has spawned interest among hall residents, with customers generally lauding it for its convenience. One of them is Yeo Jia Wei, 22, from Nanyang Business School. “I think the concept is cool, since it is a door-to-door service,” he said, adding that “so far, the Koi and beancurd were still in good condition when I received them.” Others, such as Richard Lesmana, 21, a ﬁrst-year student from the School of Computer Science, sees this business as a challenge to fundraisers, since selling bubble tea is a popular activity to canvass funds. He said this means fundraising committees may face a drop in the amount they can raise through bubble tea as they are now easily available.

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Fewer AUs demand more self-learning 9,9,(1 6+$0 UNDERGRADUATES enrolling from 2011 and beyond will now need to fulﬁll fewer academic units (AUs) for graduation. This, however, does not equate to a lighter workload as students are expected to do more on their own. Professor Kam Chan Hin, Associate Provost of Undergraduate Education, said this curriculum revamp was to curb the tendency for students to become over-reliant on professors to teach them everything. “It is going to be a tough journey for the incoming batches that have to cope with the same workload but less contact hours. But this skill of independent learning is precisely what the NTU programme hopes to develop,” said Professor Kam. “Students have to learn how to learn on their own, especially in future when they have graduated. I think this is good for students in the long run.” The reduction in AUs was made under NTU’s Blue Ribbon Commission on Undergraduate Education. This reduction in the number of AUs required will result in up to a 14 percent reduction in total course requirement across the university. Only core modules would be affected by this change. The readjustment of AUs, however, varies according to schools. For example, the School of Humanities and Social Sciences has

reduced the AUs count for its level two and three core modules from four to three. Its curriculum now requires 61 AUs of core modules, 17 AUs

“This skill of independent learning is precisely what the NTU programme hopes to develop." Professor Kam Chan Hin Associate Provost of Undergraduate Education

fewer than before. At the Nanyang Business School (NBS), year ones are now taking 11 courses, two more than previous years. From year two onwards, the number of core modules they take will decrease according to the major they are in. The ﬁnal-year project (FYP) component of the curriculum has also been removed. Assistant manager of the NBS Undergraduate Ofﬁce Ms Lillian Zheng added that the workload of core courses are basically the same but professors have streamlined the syllabus by removing less rel-

INDEPENDENT LEARNING: Students can now expect to engage in more self-study following the decrease in class contact hours. PHOTO | WAN ZHONG HAO

evant portions to fit into reduced contact hours per week. Fong Poh Long, 23, felt that the removal of the FYP may deny students the chance to research on their area of interest. “Students may miss out on the chance to acquire research skills through their FYP, which may benefit them when they start work,” said the final-year student from NBS.

Aloysius Tan, a ﬁrst-year student at the School of Materials Science and Engineering, agreed that the new curriculum would make students more independent learners. “By engaging in more selfstudy, we would achieve better understanding of the material taught in class as we are adapting it to our own study styles and thinking process,” said Tan, 21.

But Jevon Ng, 24, was concerned that the limited contact hours with professors would make it difﬁcult to clarify his doubts on class material during lesson time. “Perhaps we could have sessions where we can discuss about the course material and consult professors,” suggested the fourth-year student from the School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences.

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Old and new meet at Mid-Autumn Festival

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CHILD PLAY: A young boy playing a game during the Mid-Autumn Festival event held at Yunnan Garden.

&+22 :(1 58, THE Mid-Autumn Festival at Yunnan Garden this year treated revellers to a celebration that fused old and new traditions. Chinese paper cut lanterns and the traditional Chinese tea ceremony created a contrast with the

remixed techno music and fashion show going on the centre stage. A new addition to this year’s programme, the fashion show, showcased traditional and contemporary versions of Hou Yi and Chang Er, by having attire and mannerism of speech contrast. Hou Yi and Chang Er are the characters surrounding the legend

PHOTO | GOH CHAY TENG

behind Mid Autumn Festival. Organised by the NTU Chinese Society, the event, Legends Of The Moon, was held on September 9th, and was themed Past Versus Present. In line with this, the event ground was divided into two sections, giving visitors a taste of both the modern and past inter-

pretations of food and culture. Mid Autumn Festival is celebrated on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month. This year, the festival fell on September 12th. Also known as Mooncake Festival or Lantern Festival, the celebration marks the end of the fall harvest. Ng Choon Yee, vice-president of the event committee, said that although most of the customs are still intact, some modern aspects such as the use of electrical lantern has taken place in Singapore. The committee members felt that certain traditional practices might have been forgotten and hence hoped to raise the awareness among NTU students. “We still need to respect our traditional festival,” says the third-year Electrical and Electronic Engineering student. He estimated about 2000 guests were at the event. The theme appealed to one participant, Loh Yan Ling, 22, who said she gained a better understanding of the festival. Loh felt that she could relate to the stories and had a deep impression of the performances. Certain portrayals of the legendary characters were intentionally tweaked for entertainment purposes but the main gist was retained by the organising committee. The committee also put up posters giving visitors some background information of how Chang

Er, in hope of protecting her husband’s elixir, took it and ﬂew to the moon during what is known today as Mid Autumn Festival. The posters also described how this festival is celebrated in other Asian countries such as Japan and Vietnam. This day holds a special meaning for different people around the globe. For Singaporeans, it will be a festive season for family and friends to gather around under the full moon for mooncakes and Chinese tea. Wong Ching Kheng, 21, a third-year student from the School of Biological Sciences, said the Mid-Autumn Festival back in her hometown in Penang is also about racial cohesiveness. She said that such festivals should continue to be celebrated despite the variations, because “these events deﬁne our roots and identity and who we are”. However, things were a little different for Zhang Jian Hua, 31, who was in Singapore on a business trip and brought to the event by a friend. He was spending the festive season away from his hometown in Anhui, China. “Back in my hometown, families would travel up Mount Huang to capture the best view of the full moon. We also get to enjoy little surprises within our mooncakes as some retailers have included a lucky draw element to draw in more customers,” he said.

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SERIOUS ACTING: A performer masquerading as a "Hungry Ghost" was chased away by PHOTO | COURTESY OF DARREN TAN security.

CAMPUS security cut off a performance initiated by students from the School of Art, Design and Media (ADM), after an anonymous complaint that the act was culturally insensitive. Ms Daniela Nvda Veritas Beltrani, an external performer, was in the middle of her masquerade as a “Hungry Ghost”, complete with religious offerings such as joss sticks and hell bank notes surrounding her, when security intervened. Ms Beltrani’s performance was a segment of NOW!, the live performance event held on 31st August. During the event, external performers and students from ADM put on impromptu performances in public spaces around campus. The student-initiated event aimed to portray performance art as a reaction to issues in the world such as discrimination and other societal problems. Some students expressed that the complaint may have been made due to the nature of the performance, which could have been culturally insensitive. “The paper offerings are a mark of respect to the dead, so I don’t think she should have used it to perform, especially when it was so

close to the Hungry Ghost Festival,” said Tan Wee Hoe, 23, a third-year student at the School of Chemical and Biological Engineering. Students who were watching Ms Beltrani's performance also did not understand the message behind her act. Teng Ying Ying, 20, a thirdyear student at the School of Humanities and Social Sciences said: “I didn’t know what she was trying to say exactly.” “It would have been more helpful if she had explained why she was doing this,” said Aakanksha Vasudeva, 18, a second-year student from Nanyang Business School. Ms Beltrani, who was asked to leave by security, said her act was a statement on compassion for the marginalised in society. “I wanted to probe the compassion of students through interaction with them,” she said. Ms Beltrani maintained that had she been aware that students were offended by her apparent lack of sensitivity, she would have removed the offending objects before continuing her performance. “I was not trying to make a statement about religion. They should have approached me instead of complaining anonymously,” she added. Fellow performer Kelvin Ad-

matibrata, 23, a final-year student from ADM, was disappointed by the reception. “It brought the team’s energy down and it was a little difficult to bring it forward again,” said Admatibrata. But there were students who saw Ms Beltrani's act in a more positive light. For Rachel Soh, a third-year student from the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, the performance was not an ordinary experience. “The performance was very interesting to me because I had never seen anything like that before,” she said. Despite this setback, the artists are not deterred by the less-thanwelcoming reception. “I would definitely want to perform in NTU again, but I would be more careful of the sensitivities next time,” said Ms Beltrani. Mr Liew Sai Weng, Senior Assistant Director of Campus Security Division said: “While NTU encourages arts performances on campus, we are a large community and activities on campus should not cause any alarm or disruption to others within our university.” “With this in mind, student organisers should apply to the Student Affairs Office before carrying out any activities.”

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T JAMES Power Station sure knows how to rev things up with a weekend-long set of guest DJs and F1-themed activities at the club. Its grand party season starts off on Friday with a female DJ spin-off between Supermodel Angie Vu Ha and KL club pioneer DJ Jerryca Misty as they trash it out with their arsenal of R&B, Hip Hop and Electrohouse remixes. Then it continues with F1 SupaďŹ&#x201A;y Saturday the following night, where resident DJs Kzee and B.I.G dish out the best Hip Hop and R&B tracks for partygoers to grind to. On Sunday, catch the live telecast of the F1 race on the Food Republic Beer Gardenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s giant screens, along with $6 beers and a raucous crowd. And over at St James Power Station, celebrate the racing season with limited edition F1-themed cocktails, and pole dancers in raunchy racing attires. Also, an F1 simulator will keep you thrilled (and the crowd entertained by your embarrassing skills), as you attempt to reach the ďŹ nish line in the shortest time possible, in order to snap up some limited edition Ferrari merchandise. Lucky draws and giveaways will also be held that night. The only club which stays true to the racing theme, is the best spot for F1 fanatics to soak up the hype.

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ANKED number 10 on DJ Magazineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s list of Top 100 clubs in the world, Zouk never fails to impress with its line-up of events for the Grand Prix weekend. Kickstart your night with the debut of Toronto-based electronica act Azari & III at Velvet Underground. Famous for its classy setting of lush chairs and a fusion of pop art and calligraphy decoration, Velvet Underground is the perfect place to groove along to Azariâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s moody beats and melancholic take on regular Tech-House. Then, hop over next door to Zouk, where Trance maestro ATB (below) spins his live set of trademark synths and breaks. Partygoers can expect a wild ride with this legendary DJ, who has collaborated with big names in the trance industry, such as Armin van Buuren and Dash Berlin. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The entire club is going to soak in the fever of the Grand Prix Season, from the decor to the world-class musical programming to be experienced all night long,â&#x20AC;? says Timothy Chia, head of marking and events at Zouk.

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FTER a successful launch during last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Grand Prix weekend, Avalon At Large is back with its GO! Dance Music Festivalâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;with even better acts this time. This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s festival features the likes of DJ Benny Benassi, famous for his electro-house tunes such as â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Satisfactionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Cinemaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, Sander van Doorn, and hardcore electronica act The Bloody Beetroots Death Crew 77. Grammy Award-winning rapper Ludacris also takes the stage. The highlight of the night will have to be LMFAO, the electro hop act who got everybody shufďŹ&#x201A;ing to their global hit Party Rock Anthem. And with other chart-topping dance tracks like â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Shotsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Champagne Showersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, this uncle-nephew duo is set to be a crowd favourite. In line with the grand opening of Avalon on the Crystal Pavilion at Marina Bay Sands Promenade, the club will also be featuring spectacular line ups every night from September 21st to 25th. However, with 12 hours worth of non-stop pounding dance music, the Go! Music Festival is the one which most deserves your pocket money, as it preps up to be the next best thing in the local clubbing scene since Zoukout, and is one of the few events here that allow you to dance till morning. Head to www.ticketbooth.com.sg to get your tickets.

PHOTOS | COURTESY OF INTERNET, ZOUK & ST JAMES POWER STATION

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he former nutmeg plantation now plays host to a myriad of cuisines, including French, Russian, Spanish and Asian-fusion restaurants. Also, Korean restarants can be found among the shophouses along Tanjong Pagar Road. Once associated with seedy nightlife and police raids, Duxton Hill has cleaned up its sleazy image over the past year. Boasting more than 40 restored conservation shop houses, the place now brims with an oldschool charm with intricate wall carvings and French windows. The place has transformed into a hotspot for foodies, with the opening of nine outlets this year. The inďŹ&#x201A;ux of new eateries is a much-welcomed gesture for Ms Shen Tan, 39, who owns the twomonth-old restaurant, The Wok and Barrel. The Nanyang Business School graduate considers the other restaurant owners as friends who serve complementary cuisines, rather than as competitors. â&#x20AC;&#x153;With more restaurants opening here, we can come together and market Duxton Hill as one dining destination,â&#x20AC;? she said. The 38-seater restaurant serves bistro classics with strong Singaporean ďŹ&#x201A;avour, with fusion creations such as the Bak Chor Mee Pasta, which has al dente tagliatelle and pork conďŹ t infused with lard, and Beef Rendang Pizza. For lunch, it strictly offers Nasi Lemak sets that feature curry chicken and beef rendang. Another place for drinks and grub is The Pigeonhole, which looks like multiple sets of homely living rooms in a raw, industrialstyle setting. Owner Rayner Lim, 32, thinks it matches Duxton Hillâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bohemian aura. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It will take at least three years before Duxton area becomes overdeveloped like Haji Lane, with its high rents,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;For now, it is still a place off the beaten track, with that cool vibe.â&#x20AC;? The shops offer coffee, beer, whiskey, cider and a limited selection of western-style appetisers and desserts. With the open concept drinks counter, aromatic whiffs of Arabica ďŹ ll the air. There is also eclectic seating, from lounge sofas to nursery school chairs, to unwind or tune in on colourful conversations. However, this is not your ordinary cafĂŠ. Mr Lim is an ardent advocate for all things local. He lets non-governmental organisations, such as community arts charity Migrant Voices, host forums here. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I host them for free

PLACES TO CHECK OUT EAT AT:

Bonheur Patisserie 70 Duxton Road, Tel: 6221 1148

Made in Candy 88 Tanjong Pagar Road, Tel: 6226 3643

The Wok & Barrel 13 Duxton Hill, Tel: 6220 0595 SHOP AT:

Littered with Books 20 Duxton Road, Tel: 6220 6824 LOUNGE AT:

The Pigeonhole 52/3 Duxton Road, Tel: 6226 2880 FOOD FOR THE BRAIN: Independent bookstore Littered with Books stocks a diverse range of reads, from literary classics, travel narratives to philosophy. PHOTOS | SHEENA TAN, WONG JING YING & ZHAO BING

LOUNGE AND EAT: Watch the candy-making process and buy some sweet treats from Made in Candy (left), or kick back at The Pigeonhole, which hosts forums by non-governmental organisations and gigs by local musicians,

as not many Singaporeans are keen to help spread the word on social causes,â&#x20AC;? he said. Besides promoting social causes, Mr Lim is also a champion for homegrown musicians. â&#x20AC;&#x153;By giving them a platform to perform their songs, it pushes them on to create new music,â&#x20AC;? he explained. Two music gigs are usually held every month, with independent musicians, like Inch Chua and The Rejects serenading the crowd.

As if these are not enough, he stocks up more than 100 secondhand books that range from topics such as socialism to superstitions. There is always room for desserts, and Bonheur Patisserie ďŹ lls in nicely. The sleek space, which was once a pub, is now washed in a minimalistic white palette, from the marble ďŹ&#x201A;ooring to the seating. Injecting a dash of colour is the selection of 15 dainty French cakes, including the bestseller, Strawberry Balsamic Mousse â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a

feathery light block of mousse alternated with Pistachio sponge and vanilla bavarois. The beauty of the quaint conservation shop houses attracted owner Lin Weixian, 26 to set up store here. While the intricate carvings on the faĂ§ade of shop houses are a visual feast, the aroma of melted sugar from Made in Candy tantalises the nose. The homegrown brand is every sweet toothâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fantasy come

true, with a colourful spectrum of candy displayed in jugs. Circular discs of rock candy come in 40 varieties, from rose syrup to soursop to lychee. The shop has an â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;open kitchen conceptâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, which invites visitors to walk around the long candy-making table and look at the kneading and rolling action. Giving a new twist to presents, it allows customers themselves to personalise their candy. Standing out from the eateries is independent book store, Littered with Books, which serves up food for the brain. The two-storey shop houses a diverse range of books, from literary classics, travel narratives to philosophy. Unique to this shop is its prized collection of ďŹ rst editions of books and antique books, which are locked in rustic wooden cabinets. These books, which carry value for avid book collectors, include Jonathan Rabanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Old Glory and the giant-sized Etruscan Places by DH Lawrence. All ďŹ ve shop owners whom The Nanyang Chronicle spoke to have no issues with having karaoke lounges and pubs for neighbours. Mr Lin said that the partying action is not rowdy and sleazy. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They are also making a living after allâ&#x20AC;?, he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In fact, some of them even come over to buy cakes for birthday celebrations.â&#x20AC;?

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RESTORE Living is a vintage furniture shop cum cafĂŠ that restores furniture abandoned at HDB void decks and industrial estates. They give these piecesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;usually wooden tables and chairsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a good polish and refurbish them. With vintage tables lining one wall and chairs hung on the wall opposite, the store gives off an archaic, old-fashioned vibe. There are also mirrors, frames and shelves for sale. A quick glance at the prices reveals a range of mostly three-digit numbers. A simple vintage teak chair with Mokum Fabric, added as part of the restoration, costs around $200, while an off-white Victorian armchair, also reupholstered with Mokum Fabric, costs around $400. With all these furniture around, you might expect to be greeted by the smell of wood. Yet, it was the aroma of oatmeal and sweet maple syrup that ďŹ lled my nostrils when I stepped inside the shop. Walk along the rows of tables and chairs and you will ďŹ nd the kitchen, a cozy corner packed with coffee machines and tea bottles. Bagels and waff les are the mainstay of the menu. There are only two t y pes of bagelsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the Cinnamon Raisin Bagel ($5.50) and the Honey Whole Wheat Bagel ($5.50). Both are served with your choice of plain cream cheese, maple

syrup and walnut cream cheese, or caramel cream cheese. I tried the Cinnamon Raisin Bagel with caramel cream cheese. The bagel was served warm with a generous dollop of caramel cream cheese, which I spread across the insides of my bagel. The bagel was crusty on the outside, and doughy and dense inside. It was slightly dry, but the moisture of the caramel cream cheese balanced its texture. I could only taste a hint of the raisins in the bagel, and the thick layer of caramel cream cheese eventually made me thirsty. The bagel is accompanied by the shopâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s specialty cookieâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a round ball of biscuit sprinkled with icing sugar. The cookie was crunchy and melted into tiny ďŹ&#x201A;akes in my mouth. The homemade waff les are available in seven ďŹ&#x201A;avours. The best sellers are the Berry Berry Good, Caramel Banana, and Chocolate, Almond, Banana waff les ($9.80 each). The Berry Berry Good wafďŹ&#x201A;es are ser ved with freshly sliced strawberries and blueberries, while the Caramel Banana wafďŹ&#x201A;es come with freshly sliced bananas. I opted for t he Chocolate, A lmond, and Banana waff les, which are topped with sliced bananas, sliced toasted almonds, and Hersheyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s chocolate sauce. The wafďŹ&#x201A;e was unfortunately dry, bland, and stiff, and while the typical toppings were pleasant enough, they do not justify the $9.80 price tag. ReStore Living also sells gourmet ice cream, and along with coffee, tea, and other beverages such as hot chocolate and root beer, it is a quirky little corner where you can snack while chilling out with friends or admiring the collection of vintage furniture at the same time. The food, however, is not the main draw of this hybrid shop.

BAGEL AND CHEESE: The Cinnamon Raisin Bagel, which comes with thick caramel cream cheese, is crusty on the outside, and doughy and dense inside.

HOMEMADE WAFFLES: The Chocolate, Almond and Banana wafďŹ&#x201A;esâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;topped with sliced bananas, sliced toasted almonds, and Hersheyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s chocolate sauceâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;are pleasant enough, but not worth the premium price. PHOTOS | LIM WEI TING

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A LIFESTYLE boutique cum cafĂŠ, A Curious Teepee stocks a curious selection of wares. Here, you can ďŹ nd environmentally friendly giant sticky pads, for which 10 trees are planted for every tree used to make one pad, a champagne glass approximately half a metre tall, and terrariums. There are Heritage leather bagsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;â&#x20AC;&#x153;virtually indestructible tool bagsâ&#x20AC;?, watches from cult brand Uniform Wares, and Spring court shoes, renowned for their characteristic ventilation holes, thick tongue and mid-cut. You can ďŹ nd wax candles, jewellery, and books, too. The place gives off a modern and creative feel with pop-up installations like The Al Fresco Tales of Something, which showcases handmade goods and vintage eyewear from the

brands See You Tomorrow and Mystic Vintage. Their menu, however, is not quite as exciting. There are cocktails, coffee and tea, and sandwiches, wafďŹ&#x201A;es, and desserts--fare typical of an ordinary cafĂŠ. But, staying true to the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;curiousâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; concept, A Curious Teepee is hosting a pop-up menu completely different from its own. The menu, A Preview of The Naked Finn, consists of omakasestyle (leaving the selection to the chef) fusion dishes and bespoke cocktails made by a specialized chef and mixologist. This special menu is available from 6pm Tuesdays to Saturdays. With the waiterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recommendation, I tried the Kajiki Foie Gras ($8)â&#x20AC;&#x201D;a piece of foie gras on top of a slab of Kajiki ďŹ sh, served in a bed of rice.

The ďŹ sh, though soft and chewy, left a strong aftertaste that almost overwhelmed the foie gras. Furthermore, the foie gras, which I had expected to be rich and buttery, tasted bland. I also tried the Smoked Duck Noodle ($12). The noodles were smooth and soft, and the smoked duck, seasoned with black pepper, was succulent. With just four pieces of duck meat, however, the serving was a tad small. The accompanying miso soup was too salty as well. In general, the ďŹ&#x201A;avour of the dish was ordinary and not worth the $12. In a nutshell, A Curious Teepee is a great place to discover lesser known design products and cult fashion and accessories, which makes up for what it lacks food-wise.

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PULLED PORK: Only one hog is slow-roasted and displayed in the shopâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s window each day, and the shop closes once it runs out. PHOTOS | COURTESY OF ELIZABETH LAW

dinburgh is well known for its history, majestic sceneries and whiskies. But br ing its whisk ies and food together in the same trip, and you get heaven. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Food tourâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Edinburghâ&#x20AC;? hardly go together in the same sentence, even though the city is home to 4,500 bars and pubs with extensive lists of whiskies and tiny off-the-beaten-track eateries that brought the world the best pulled pork sandwich. T he r e a r e no d i r ec t f l ig ht s f rom Singapore to Edinburgh so after a ÂŁ26 ($52) nine-hour overnight bus ride from London, I was ravenous and was determined to look for some Scottish breakfast â&#x20AC;&#x201C; fried eggs, fried bacon, fried sausages, fried tomatoes, and the national dish, haggis. Haggis is minced sheepâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s heart, liver and lungs with spice, usually served with mashed potatoes and swedes. And the Scots really love their haggis. So much so that the Scottish poet Robert Burns, who wrote Auld Lang Syne, has a poem titled Address To A Haggis. A f te r br e a k f a s t , I fou nd m y s e l f wandering down the cobblestone streets of t he Roya l M i le i n t he Old Tow n. Approximately one Scotsmile ( just less than 2km, a bit longer than an English mile) long, it stretches from Edinburgh Castle through to the Palace of Holyroodhouse, two foci of the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s history. Once the main street of Edinburgh town, the Mile is now an eclectic mix of tourist shops and eateries. And on that day, it was the scene of a parade for Armed Forces Day. It was very moving to see men and women decked out in full military regalia, mostly with kilts and tartan, marching down the Mile with pride.

A MOUTHFUL OF MEAT: Edinburghâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s famous pulled pork sandwich is piled with layers of juicy pork, and stuffed with haggis, which is made out of a sheepâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s spare parts.

This was especially so for the veterans, brought pelting rain whenever we got off many of whom were older and had walking the bus, and sunshine at other times. aids. At the Famous Grouse Exper ience One fellow spectator told me that there distiller y tour, the whisky turned out was going to be a carnival at the end of the mediocre, but the lunchroom caught me parade â&#x20AC;&#x201C; which also came with carnival off guard. food. I had a haggis hot dog, which was Instead of the expected lukewarm delicious despite being ďŹ lled with deep fried soup from a can, we were presented with chunks of unidentiďŹ able mass. a serving of some amazing split pea and Since my friends werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t due to arrive parsnip soup. till two days later, I had another day by I also found out that the lunchroom food myself, which was made from I s p e n t on a local produce Despite my distillery tour. from the towns Scotland is the of Crieff and attempts at an worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest Stirling. epicurean journey, e x por ter of The rest of w h i s k y, a n d the afternoon there isn t such a mo s t of it i s was spent produced in its driving along thing here because Highlands. the River Tay the Scots just S o, br i g ht and admiring and early that old castles at aren t pretentious morning, I the behest of people. hopped on the ou r h istor y bus headed for buff bus the Highlands, where seven other d r i v e r. A n d tourists and I were to visit the Glenturret everyone was too polite to say that we whisky distillery. wanted less history and more booze. The Glenturret is one of the whiskies We then came to the little town of that go into making The Famous Grouse, Dunkeld on the northern bank of the river. Scotlandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s top selling blended whisky. Peter Rabbit fans might know Dunkeld Most of the Scotch that we know, such as the place Beatrix Potter spent much of her as Johnnie Walker and Chivas Regal, are childhood. But from that day on, I knew it as blends too. Examples of popular single the place with the most wonderful smoked malt whiskies would be GlenďŹ ddich and salmon in the United Kingdom. The Macallan. Bored of repetitive stories about ancient Everyone on the bus was in high spirits Scottish history and the incessant drizzle, because there is nothing quite like getting I ducked into a tiny tearoom and grabbed tipsy in the morning while on holiday, but an unassuming smoked salmon sandwich. we were soon to be sorely disappointed. Apparently caught and smoked along the The unpredictable Highland weather River Tay, biting into the salmon reminded

me of what I love about Scotch whisky. It had a deep, rich smokiness, followed by just a whiff of wood before ending on a slightly sweet note. It was as though they got the salmon drunk on whisky before smoking it with perhaps even more whisky. I dreamt about that sandwich for days, even after my friends arrived and took me out for a whisky dinner at the Albanach, a popular gastro-bar that is really serious about its whiskies. It had eight pages on its menu devoted to it. Based on our food orders, the staff also recommended drams to go along with our meals. On our ďŹ nal day, we decided to end it off with a picnic featuring the famous pulled pork sandwich, but I got a rude shock when we arrived at the shop. In the window was an entire roasted pig, complete with knives stabbed into it. And that was all they sold: pulled pork with crackling and haggis stuffed in bread. That, and Irnbru, a bright orange artiďŹ cially sweetened drink that for some strange reason, is Scotlandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s other national drink. Two hours and one long hike later, we were ďŹ nally at the top of Arthurâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s seat, an extinct volcano with a killer view of the city. And despite scaling it at noon, we stayed cool with the help of Scotlandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s summer breeze. The sandwich, with meat on top of more meat, was amazing. It was so tantalising that two ravens, a seagull, and a pet pit bull all wanted bites of it. In the end, perhaps it was the panoramic view of the ancient city that struck a chord in me. Or maybe it was knowing that despite my attempts at an epicurean journey, there isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t such a thing here because the Scots just arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t pretentious people.

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WHEN asked about her plans for her opening performance at the 2011 Video Music Awards (VMAs) in August, Lady Gaga replied, “I’m pretty good at knowing what my fans want me to do.” But even her fans, used to being dazzled by the outrageous costumes, would not have expected the star to show up dressed as a man. Assuming her alter-ego of Jo Calderone, a grungylook i ng mec ha n ic f rom Sicily who also appeared in the music video You And I, Gaga stole the show with his—pardon, her—convincing acting. The rough, tough Jo even tried to score some lip action with Britney Spears. Gaga may have courted controversy on countless occasions, including her infamous meat dress at last year’s VMAs, but this latest stunt may have outdone it. “She has developed a brand (out) of being comfortable the way you are, but the VMAs was a brand destroyer,” said Amanda Guralski,

an image consultant. However the performance was not just about her, but her message. Lady Gaga is easily one of the most vocal lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LBGT) advocates in the pop world. While most artists tend to shy away from such a sensitive topic in their work, Gaga has never been afraid to raise their profile through her lyrics and videos. One of her first singles, Poker Face, may have been about sex and gambling, but it was actually inspired by the singer’s own bisexuality. A week af ter last year’s VMAs, Gaga urged Republican senators to vote in favour of legislation which would repeal the military’s ‘don’t ask don’t tell’ policy. It was the first time Gaga had voiced her opinion so strongly in public and it moulded her image as a fierce advocate of gay rights. Like the meat dress, Jo Calderone was designed to evoke a reaction and the back lash only ser ved to fulfill her purpose—that the LGBT group is still not embraced entirely by the world. It is one thing for gender issues to feature prominently in music, but another for one of the largest music icons to be the driving force behind it.

Murray Hill, a drag-king comedian from New York, said: “For Lady Gaga, the biggest pop star in the world, to go on TV with millions of people watching in drag as a man and then to actually say ‘lesbian and transgender’ live is undeniably powerful and creates change.” Indeed, Lady Gaga is currently one of the biggest music stars in the world.

“Social justice and music are the two paramount things in my life.” Lady Gaga Interview with Metro

Labelled the “Queen of Pop of our generation” in June by Rolling Stone magazine, Gaga has been the undisputed leader in the industry for the last three years, topping album sales, billboards and airplay charts. She has also proven herself to be the most popular icon in social media, garnering 50 million followers on Facebook and Twitter. At just 25, Gaga already enjoys a level of stardom other ar tists could only dream of at her age, and has already been compared to the legendary Madonna.

Despite accusations of imitation, there is no denying that Lady Gaga has consistently maintained a strong bond with her fans. Madonna is 53 this year, and still remains relatively inf luential. Gaga on the other hand has so many years ahead of her—if she keeps producing art as sophisticated as her previous works, she could leave a legacy like her idol. E ve n For b e s r a n ke d her 11th on the 100 Most Powerful Women list, which surpasses all other celebrities (Oprah 14th, Beyonce 18th, Ellen DeGeneres 55th). To put things into perspective, Queen Elizabeth II is only ranked 49th. Unfortunately, there is the perception that Gaga is becoming over-exposed. Her clothing and antics have dominated headlines so many times that the public has become jaded. It remains to be seen i f G a ga c a n fol low i n Madonna’s footsteps and evolve herself over time. Food for thought—for someone who is such a strong proponent of ‘embracing oneself’ and ‘rebelling against conformity,’ yet commands the largest number of followers in the industr y, should joining Gaga’s fan base be considered mainstream too?

DESPITE her dominance of the music scene, it has actually been two years since Lady Gaga released a studio album. Born This Way may have a visually horrendous cover—a monochrome image of Gaga snarls at you from beneath the plastic. But hidden beneath the façade lies a collection of dance beats that the singer promised would hit the listener like a ‘sledgehammer’. Marry The Night starts the album as a ﬁst-pumping entry, and Born This Way perfectly follows up on the same tempo. Both the title track and Edge of Glory are instantly recognisable with their catchy choruses. (I’m on the right track baby / I was born this way). But what stood out was

Scheiße, a throwback to 80s Euro techno which adds a different ﬂavour to an album of modern dance beats. You And I is by far the most disparate of the 14 tracks, a country song with less explicit lyrics. It is one of the rare few pieces that lacks Gaga’s own style, dominated by the legendary guitar solos of Queen’s Brian May. But it works, and displays the Queen of Pop’s fondness for experimentation. Born This Way is not the ‘album of the decade’, which Gaga promised her fans last year. At times, the beats sound a bit repetitive. For a star who drapes herself in meat and crossdresses as a man, one would expect to hear something more mind-blowing. PHOTOS | INTERNET

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FILMS FOUR LIONS BLACK COMEDY Riz Ahmed, Kayvan Novak, Nigel Lindsay 97 min

FOUR men. A secret plan. Unbelievable, bungling stupidity. Four Lions offers a whole new perspective to the looming threat of terrorismâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;from the eyes of four pathetically incompetent would-be suicide bombers. In the hands of a different director, the movie might have relied on slapstick humor that trivialises the very real social and cultural problems that exist in Britain today. Fortunately director Chris Morris, who was famous for acting as the anchor of the British parody news program The Day Today, is a satirist of prodigious skill. His black comedy is an equal opportunity offender, deftly poking fun at both the inept gang of terrorists as well as the hapless British police and security forces who canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t quite manage to stop them. The ďŹ lm, whose title echoes the patriotic Three Lions of England as well as the Three Stooges, features a group of four Muslim men living in modern ShefďŹ eld, England. They are very angry with Western society and everything it represents, although they have no clear idea why and theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re happy to enjoy its many beneďŹ ts and luxuries while they plot to blow it up. Omar (Riz Ahmed), the leader and his

I HAVE A CUNNING PLAN: The idiotic Faisal (Adeel Akhtar) straps explosives to a wild crow and attempts to train it as a suicide bomber.

dim-witted friend Waj (Kayvan Novak) team up with Barry (Nigel Lindsay), a Caucasian convert to Islam and Faisal (Adeel Akhtar), who comes up with â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;cunningâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; plans such as using wild crows as suicide bombers. While Omar and Waj go off to Pakistan to a terrorist training camp, Barry recruits the fifth member, the reluctant Hassan (Arsher Ali). Omar points a rocket launcher the wrong way and accidentally blows up the training camp along with his fellow jihadists while in

HERE FOR YOU BRO: Cal (Steve Carell, left) tries to learn how to be a ladies man from Jacob (Ryan Gosling, right).

Crazy, Stupid, Love ROMANTIC COMEDY Steve Carrell, Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone

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A WORD to cynics of true loveâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the concept of â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;soul matesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; still exists today and it forms the central theme of the ďŹ lm. The story plunges straight into the lives of Cal (Steve Carell) and Emily (Julianne Moore). Over a stale marriage life and a recent ďŹ&#x201A;ing with a co-worker, Emily makes the impetuous decision to divorce Cal. Despondent, Cal attracts the attention of Jacob (Ryan Gosling), a casanova who decides to help Cal rediscover his conďŹ dence as a man.

Pakistan, but uses his â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;experienceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; to assert his authority upon his return to England. As the motley crew stumble from one foiled plan to another, they narrowly escape being caught by the police. Faisal accidentally blows himself up while running across a ďŹ eld, but the remaining four terrorists are undaunted and decide to attack the annual London Marathon. Dressed in costumes such as a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle, a clown, a man riding an ostrich and the Honey Monster (a British

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The comedic interaction between Gosling and Carellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s characters form the backbone of the plot, as Cal undergoes a â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;rite of passageâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; to become a suave, ladies man. Fans of Carell will remember him from previous ďŹ lms The 40 Year-Old Virgin and Evan Almighty, or even the American adaptation of The OfďŹ ce. While he uses his usual comedic ďŹ&#x201A;air in Crazy, Stupid, Love to good effect, it unfortunately falls short of his previous noteworthy

childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s character), the terrorists set out to disrupt the charity event. The genius of Four Lions lies in its brazen, head-on approach to serious topics such as terrorism. Although the audience will laugh at the antics of Omar and his crew, the fact remains that theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re deadly serious about killing fellow human beings. In one stand-out scene Barry proposes attacking a mosque, reasoning that moderate Muslims would be so enraged they would sign up en masse to wage war against Western civilisation. Although in the next breath Faisal proposes they attack a Boots outlet (a small pharmacist store) instead, Barryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s plan is spine-chilling and makes you think about the lengths real terrorists will go to spread chaos and destruction. Morris consulted Moazzam Begg, a British Muslim who had been detained in Guantanamo Bay under suspicion of terrorism but was eventually released, to ensure that the movie would not offend Islamic sensibilities. Morris decides to portray a rare side of modern Muslim life with Omar and his comradesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; haphazard approach to following the guidelines of the Qurâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;an coming across as uncomfortably yet hilariously accurate. The wit and comic timing of the actors are evident in every scene, with Novak and Lindsay both being nominated for the Best Comedy Performance in Film at the 2010 British Comedy Awards, with Novak the eventual winner. Although it has taken a year for this gem to hit Singapore shores, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a dark comedy not to be missed.

-JISELLE MACALAGUIN performances. Part of the problem is that his character is overshadowed by the ďŹ&#x201A;amboyant and fun-loving Jacob. Goslingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s acting deserves praise as he pulls off the slick playboy look effectively. Besides the requisite well-sculpted abdominal muscles and biceps, Gosling ďŹ res off one witty line after another with ease. The ďŹ lmâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s side plots also examine different facets of love. Jacob dates the beautiful Hannah (Emma Stone), who reins him into a steady relationship. A shocking twist in the nature of their relationship makes things far more complicated, but also hilarious. As a supporting character, Emma Stone makes the most of her moments in the spotlight. Having delivered excellent performances in ďŹ lms such as Zombieland, one cannot help but feel that Stone was underused in this ďŹ lm as her appearances are limited. The young, budding crush of Calâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 13-yearold son Robbie (Jonah Bobo) for his 17-yearold babysitter, Jessica (Analeigh Tipton), was delivered well with Robbieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s funny antics trying to get Jessicaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attention. Finally, Jessica has a crush on Cal, and develops the outrageous notion to send him nude photographs of herself in a declaration of love. Her father discovers the photos and demands an explanation from Cal. When the stories weave themselves into resolution, hilarity ensues as the men face off against each other in a major misunderstanding between all characters. Although the pace of the story seems to lumber along during the build-up of the plot, the climactic segments make the wait worthwhile. Crazy, Stupid, Love makes no pretence about the fact that we may take many wrong turns in life before discovering our life partners. Across the range of characters, we are treated to a spectrum of views on love. In the words of one protagonist: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Once you ďŹ nd your soul mate, you never give up.â&#x20AC;?

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FILMS CONTAGION THRILLER Matt Damon, Laurence Fishburne, Kate Winslet

106 min

HO T on t he he e l s of apocaly ptic mov ies like 28 Weeks Later, Contagion promises more sur v iva l horror with an immersive plot involving a global pandemic. The disaster is a docudrama narrated through a series of interwoven miniplots, a trademark of Oscarwinning director Steven Soderbergh, whose works include TrafďŹ c. Contagion begins on Day Two of the virus outbreak, when business executive Beth Emhoff (Gwyneth Paltrow) is seen coughing incessantly at Chicago Air port after arriving from a business trip in Hong Kong. When she gets home, Beth abruptly dies of a seizure and spreads the virus to her husband Mitch (Matt Damon) and their son. A chain of similar unexplained deaths are also reported in Hong Kong and London. At the Centre for Disease Control (CDC) in Atlanta, Dr. Ellis Cheever (Laurence Fishburne) tries to contain the pandemic, sending his subordinate Dr. Erin Mears (Kate Winslet) to investigate

BOOKS THE FAT YEARS Chan Koonchung (Fiction) $35.31 at Kinokuniya Published by Transworld Publishers Limited

BIG Brother is watching. A gang of dissidents that try to garner support. Historical records that have been manipulated. A peaceful country with placidly cheerful citizens. Welcome to the Chinese version of Brave New World and 1984. The Fat Years is a satirical thriller written by Chan

the origin of the virus. W it h t he deat h tol l reaching 2.5 million, the pandemic becomes a global emergency. Panic sets in as hopes for a cure remain bleak. With virus outbreaks such as SARS over the past decade, Contagion is a ďŹ lm that most can relate to. In an at tempt to set Contagion apart from others in its genre, the director intended the film to be a realistic portrayal of a virus outbreak. Unfortunately the slow pacing coupled with lack of a strong climax almost makes the ďŹ lm a bore. Despite the movieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ďŹ&#x201A;aws, the stellar cast does well. Matt Damon does a terriďŹ c job in displaying his struggle with the sudden loss of family and grappling with the revelation of family secrets. W h i le Co n t a g i o n i s possibly the most genuine article for a virus-outbreak ďŹ lm, it is bogged down by slow pacing and too many main characters. It will make for a fair cinematic experience for fans of the apocalyptic genre, but nothing more.

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Koonchung depicting a dystopian China set in the near future. The book has been making waves in cultural circles in China, and has sold 17, 000 copies in Hong Kong and Taiwan. Although banned in mainland China, it is likely that citizens have read the book online. The story is set in a futuristic China in 2013, where the country has just emerged from a global ďŹ nancial crisis to become the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leading power, blessed with economic success, social harmony, satisďŹ ed citizens and political stability. On the surface, everything appears ideal and people are happy. The whole Chinese nation is in a perpetual state of happiness. Only a handful are unaffected by this national â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;diseaseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and wonder what happened to the political fervour of the past. This small group still remembers the 28 days of national chaos in the period between the world economic disaster and Chinaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rise at the forefront of world leadership. For the rest of the mindless, contented population, a collective amnesia seems to have taken hold and this month of nationwide para-

EMERGENCY ROOM TERROR: Mitch (Matt Damon, left) struggles to save his family in the face of a merciless global pandemic.

noia and social disarray never happened. The story starts off rather drearily as readers accompany a middle-aged, semiretired writer, Old Chen, who has ear ned a comfortable lifestyle through lucky breaks on the property market, as he drops by social parties and bookstores. But the action picks up as Chen bumps into an old friend, Fang Caodi, who hysterically tells him that the events of a whole month have been wiped from the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s memory. Chen then becomes infatuated with Little Xi, a lawyer who went against the authorities during her stint as a judge in the Public Security Bureau. Old Chen is no idealistic, world-changing hero, but by a twist of fate he becomes the gathering point for the people who are driven to uncover the truth. There is a familiar feel to the story as the reader gets a crash course in hot-potato concerns like civil unrest and government control arising in the fast-rising modern China, which could have been ripped from todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s headlines. At the same time, these issues are woven into the convenient genre of ďŹ ction,

which allows the author to add liberal doses of imagination, and sometimes exaggeration, to turn this book into a gripping read. Being a translated book, the language sounds forced and off-the-mark at times with sentences like â&#x20AC;&#x153;She was dressed expensively but not vulgarly, rather elegantly glittering.â&#x20AC;? But the book is packed with spunky characters such as an insomniac Communist party ofďŹ cial and a femme fatale cour ting whoever happens to be the man in a position of power. Philosophical debates are ensconced in this thriller, with one of the central, thought-provoking themes being the choice between a good hell and counterfeit paradise. The Fat Years makes for a compelling and accessible read. Even though it is set against the background of Chinese political history, and projects into the future, it is a work expressive of the current state of discourse about Chinaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s political climate. Anyone keen on understanding the modern, rising China would beneďŹ t from reading it.

-SHAN YAN YUET VIVIEN

TRAVEL GUIDE TO AID JAPAN Various (Non-Fiction) $20.00 at Kinokuniya Published by WAttention Co., Limited

A N E A RT HQUA K E i n Tohoku, a destructive tsunami and the melt-down of nuclear plants in Fukushima which authorities struggled to contain for several weeks. T hese might not put Japan in the best light for a holiday destination, but Travel Guide to Aid Japan subverts this. This unique travel guide takes you through a tour of the experiences you could have in Japan, with the personal insights from 41

celebrity contributors. You could start by catching a glimpse of the glistening waters of Shodoshima Island, as recommended by jazz pianist Tom Vincent. Each contributor has their own perspective that adds a dynamic quality to the guide. Movie star Jane Birkinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s article was a highlight as she wrote certain words all in capitals to express the intense emotions she felt for Japan. One incident describes how a girl at the Omotesando â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;nestâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; fash ion bout ique â&#x20AC;&#x153;GAVEâ&#x20AC;? Birkin the jacket off her back, just because she admired it and they had no more jackets left. A minor ďŹ&#x201A;aw was that the book featured the same places more than once, like the Sukiji Fish Market. However it is understandable that the contributors wished to recount their experiences of an interesting place in their own way. Proceeds from the sale of the pocket-sized travel guide will go directly towards the reconstruction of Japan. Just perfect for those who wish to contribute as well as discover more about the country.

-TAAHIRA BOOYA

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MUSIC Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;M WITH YOU (Funk Rock) The Red Hot Chili Peppers

Flea learned how to play the piano at the University of Southern California during the bandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hiatus.

THE Red Hot Chilli Peppers have finally released their tenth studio album, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m With You, after a ďŹ ve year hiatus. The band shook up their roster with the departure of guitarist John Frusciante and the addition of Josh Klinghoffer. The absence of Frusciante leaves a void in the new album, lacking his strong statement-making hooks and melodies. But despite Fruscianteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s absence, the album still m a n a ge s to r e t a i n t he distinctive â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Peppersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; sound and songwriting formulaâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; Fleaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s slap-bass riff, Anthony Kiedisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; vocals delivered with a good mix of rapping and singing, and Chad Smithâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pounding drum beats. Songs like Factory of Faith and Look Around fall into the typical formulaic Pepper mixâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a thumping bass line coupled with fast paced riffs and delivered with rap-style vocals. These songs are nothing

fancy or different from their past nine records. But other songs from the album display moments of breakthrough and invention, which help to expand their illustrious discography. Drawing inďŹ&#x201A;uence from African culture, Ethiopia and Did I Let You Know offer a refreshing change with mid-tempo and off time signatures. The latter features a trumpet solo from Flea. Brendanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Death Song is undoubtedly the best of the album. The ballad is dedicated to Brendan Mullen, a close friend of the band who promoted their early shows. The heartfelt tribute was written on the spot after hearing the news of Mullenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s death on the first day of rehearsal for this album. The song starts off with a quiet acoustic intro with Kiedisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; voice charged with emotion. It gradually peaks when the instrumentals rise in a crescendo to a cathartic climax. Overall, the album is not entirely a disappointment; the songs are pretty solid and catchy with several experimental tracks that push the band out of their comfort zone. But one would expect more given the bandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ďŹ ve year sabbatical.

-LEE JING

GIVE IT AWAY NOW: Bassist Flea (left) and lead guitarist Josh Klinghoffer tear up the stage during their 2011 world tour.

THA CARTER IV (Rap) Lil Wayne

The album was leaked on the Internet before its ofďŹ cial release. Much controversy was sparked over a supposed insult to rap mogul Jay-Z in the song Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Good.

PRESIDENT CARTER: Lil Wayne reminds the world that Jay-Z and Kanye West arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t the only rappers around.

HIP-HOP superstar Lil Wayne, whose real name is Dwayne Michael Carter Jr., has added yet another installment in his critically acclaimed Tha Carter series of albums. Wasting no time, Tha Carter IV was released less than a year after his release from prison. It is unfortunate however that in his eagerness to churn out new material and remain relevant, Lil Wayne falls short on many counts and fails to live up to his own legacy. The most problematic thing about the album is the lyrics. Wayneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s trademark slick wordplay has been replaced by poor lyrical choices that repeatedly disappoint. It is unlikely that Wayne will please fans or win over new listeners with lyrics like Have it your wayâ&#x20AC;ŚBurger King in the track Megaman or I get money to kill time / Dead clocks in John.

Such obvious and uninspired phrasing pervades Tha Carter IV, to the point that it becomes impossible to ignore. Gone are the thoughtful quips on pop culture and fresh wit that draped Wayneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s infectious beats. The album descends to clichĂŠ metaphors and references to predictable themes like sex, drugs and violence, such that hardly anything feels new or fresh. In songs like Blunt Blowin and Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Good, Wayne repeats these in a bid of self-afďŹ rmation, almost as though trying to prove he still deserves the self-proclaimed title of â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;greatest rapper aliveâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. Indeed, one would wonder if the real reason why Wayne fast-tracked the albumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s release was to compete with the release of Watch The Throne. The hugely hyped hiphop album was produced by Kanye West and Jay-Z, themselves widely considered the best rappers in the world. Tha Carter IV however is not all that bad. Wayne and his team have put together a well-made album, with the inclusion of slick, lingering beats that are customary of any Lil Wayne project. Wayneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ďŹ rst attempt at a slow ballad in the song How to Love is commendableâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;he

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feels for a troubled female companion and delivers the song with surprising sensitivity. The inclusion of many guest artistes was a smart move. Without much outstanding lyrical wordplay, Wayneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s voice gets old fast and the constellation of stars bring a much-needed variety to Tha Carter IV. It is arguable that the smooth vocals of John Legend in So Special and Drakeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s catchy hook in She Will saved the songs from their otherwise forgettable fate. Perhaps the reason why Tha Carter IV is so frustrating is because it comes after the ďŹ rst three chart-topping installments. The album gives off a vibe of wasted potential, like a movie franchise that has had one too many installments. With Wayneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s immense efforts in collaboration and production however, Tha Carter IV has achieved impressive record sales. It debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 and sold 964, 000 copies in its ďŹ rst week. Howe ve r, t he a lbu m fails to sound as convincing through speakers as its commercial success would suggest.

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ୄ۵ሮᆦৠ္݂ಱເᄤ୴৶ຢӵ࿗၃ᆴ჌Ɨ‫ݚ‬ಭ၀྽ॐ ੵഺ‫ؿ‬ჩ୶֬ॢ฼è ᆓ‫ؚ‬ഺ༅࿗ᄄѷ൝ഺലЖ਱Ɠ ෦Ɣᄤࣉ୔֬ହսӏ୔ቝ ฒ߽ഏ‫ن‬ѝܸ჆գ࣐ບদಭ८თЮ‫׀‬ധ಼߽ద֬໠฼൏฻໠ ൏Ɨৠ္݂ႋඔᆦҭကࣵᄄƓ18;Ɣ֬ඛओᆾԢƗྔࡍ௨ો୔ ྽ႋ࣐੉ສಭƗғ୆ໂԂি‫ؙ׵‬໿ࠊ৶ƗѰ๾‫׵‬໨‫࠽ࣣݚ‬è ՕບƗഭເఴቀয়֬ৠ္݂ᄤࠍ༘ലЖ਱਍୔‫ޱ‬ຢӵѷ ൝‫ޱ‬ƗმᇞྖӐ֬‫ۺ‬ეಒۨƥõ୶ಭ ෦‫ޱݝ‬Ɨ෿‫ߘؿ‬ภ൭ ሿ‫ލ‬ᆨ֬‫ڋ‬ཉ‫ۡޚ‬è໨ࢀၷ୍ƗѠঽ‫ٵ‬൏࡞ਛèᆊƓഺ‫ؿ‬ჩ ୶Ɣиѷ൝࿗໑‫۾‬ᇞးƗ၀‫۾‬୆‫୍ۺ‬નቇ‫ے‬èöᆊಥᄤӍ֬ ଇս࿗ഺ‫ޣ‬ฝսླྀè ᄤቝฒ߽ഏƗ฻Ԣ֬ॢ฼Ўচᆦᇔ‫ދ‬ሾࢤྗဦၢࠪྔࡍ௨

࿗ଢმ Ⴜሸ໨ቔᇞ‫ދ‬ಱ๤‫ے‬ ৠ္݂๾ྡྷටმᆦҭƗ၀҉ؕ‫ܤ‬৪‫ݚ‬ಭᅮ໫‫߆ށ‬მèഺ༅ ࿗ᄄව୔࠰ഺᆩྭഽƓ ෦Ɣ໠Ɨৠ္݂൥‫ڕ‬ᄱၟႼᄀࡵƗ ເხШ‫ݚ‬ಭ૲‫ؚ‬ᇖ‫ݚ‬ᗓఖ‫ؾ‬๾ྡྷටმᆦҭè ‫ؚ‬ՕƗৠ္݂ѝ൜Ɨᄤ๾ྡྷටმᆦҭ൏Ɨᇖ‫ݚ‬ഐ໊ᗓఖè ෷ಱເႎმӵເܹ١მငƗ଩֬൥းთ൞ࢿࢫ‫݌‬è෷න"õ҉ ‫ݝ‬Ɨ໨૓းႼሸ໨ቔᇞ‫ދ‬ಱ๤‫ے‬Ɨः֫࿗‫ށ‬ଢმèཊᄤᇖ‫ݚ‬ ᗓఖƗ൥۸‫ش‬ບࢉ৪èö ቝฒ߽࿗ഺ ࠍၴ‫ٯ‬ష ୆౛ഭᯡ๗ৠ္݂ᄤ۹۸ॢ฼ഏ֬ᆎᆰሪࡵƗᄤӍ֬࿗ഺ ‫؂‬ѝ൜൳ࠍ҉ങè ҉ങಭᄤ֙ລ၀ै֥ৠ္݂௣ၥࣔಭçႰଖ‫ڋ‬ಆ֬၉૲è ହս‫ݚ‬৲ࢤჩ࿗ᄄ၉୔࠰ഺ၄ྵቴƓ ෦Ɣනƥõৠ္݂༼ ഺ֬ߴպᆎӻณ੸Ɨ၀‫ޚ‬Ⴐଖèၟ൥ۡ਴֬෷ಶ୆ГԂࠖᇍ ਹࠊƗ൥‫֫଻ޚ‬èö

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ᄤ࿠ᅺሸ࠴Ծቛ‫ڋ‬ ۳֬Ҝೞᆇਦᄙྖ Ɠ ෦Ɣ௤ሩྔႝቛ௝û ႡЗշफü‫֫ا‬Ք౾Ծቛ иೞܺलè ࣣ‫ݝ‬ᆊ࠲۸ᄌ֬੊ᆡ޾ ‫׽‬Ɨׂൌఅࣄû‫٭‬ৈ൏३ü ᇛ჆ჼન઒ଥè দሸછদ།࿷য়ग़ս ࿗ႂৈ༩֬ਦᄙྖൺ٧൏ ѝ൜‫ޚ‬ၰບƗ՝ેཟ‫ݝ‬୆ ֫)ቍܺलè ෹නƥõûႡЗշ

फü൥၉൵૴ඔ࠲۸‫ށ‬Ⴝ ᇞ‫ڎ‬Ɨଃଃಪ౭ၟ຃ಖࡓ ሔඊક۪֬౾èö ‫ؚ‬჆௦ളսᄨûႡЗ շफü฼ҒྔႝԢᇠƗ෹ ‫ྍےޚ‬௦ള‫ؚ‬჆ᆊ൵۪֬ ౤ᩬè෹ಱເԾቛఊ൓‫ޚ‬ ෢ྦƗཊᄤ၀ߕેന‫׮‬ሸ ࠴֬Ծቛ‫ڋ‬۳è ਽ບƗᄤ)ቍ֬बೞ‫ؙ‬ ໿֙ᇖƗႼ၉ቍҜೞᆇ୔ ਴௣यᇁႼ ෦è ෷૓ၢՉ௹࡬֍֬١ ൛ဍၽԾቛ۪౾û၉ҋ၉ ҋüƗӵ‫܆‬ռ‫׵‬௦ളთܻ ᇠƗࡍഏᆭԂᆇ૓ଯ‫҉ݮ‬

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௦ളཱི‫ݬ‬ಱເ෸‫ܪ‬ൠ ྦృƗᆣ฿‫ے‬फ҉շè Юࣄиೞ‫۾‬౯দЮ‫׀‬ Ծቛ۪൴ߢၳչƗ֋ರ௦ ളࡠѝဍࡈѦè ௦ള૓ᄤൺ٧൏၉ᇈ ಱເƗᆊࣄҜೞᆇ֬ඪ௣ ‫؂‬Ⴜ‫ލڟ‬෷૓֬း౷è ཱི‫ুݬ‬ൄ၀՝иೞै ֥Ҝೞᆇᆴ࡞֬ଖఛè ෹නƥõै֥෷૓҉ ‫ٺ‬лՕ֬߁པЁલƗ଱‫ځ‬ ເႂৈ‫ؾ‬ဌഺ֬Ⴝၸ‫ޚ‬ಥ ໨‫׵ے‬èö ֙ລ຾၉֬ಓ‫ݴ‬ढ़୆ ः൥ႂའ༩๫҉‫ܛ‬འ਑֬ ໠฼Ɨಥ௦ളಱເҜೞᆇ ҉୆‫߯ن‬ቒࡋඪሠƗ٫ӏ ढ़༛è ԛӐᆴ၉֬ৠ࿙ឤƓ

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࠴è кᆇಱເᆊ൥ൌ‫ٺ‬ढ़༛֬è ܼࣗྔࡍ௨൥‫ئށ‬൏ഐਲ਼൹‫֬ג‬ ࡌƗ‫ౖؾ‬ᆦ‫ڰ‬၀๠‫ݝ‬ሮࣈᆭԂЮ ‫୔׀‬౥നࡀൄƗ֓൥‫ئ‬ඛྔࡍ௨ ಭಶ‫ؚ‬௝எ౭Ⴜ؆ᇙƗൗЮ๹൏ ഐಶൺ৖઒è པиᆴ༶Ɨఊ෷೉‫֬ࣟױ‬൏ ഐӳ൮ಭઠ֬҉൥൏ഐƗ‫ؾ‬൥ၐ ‫ڢ‬è Ю‫ؚۗ׀‬ाᅭ֬0 5 ֬٘ ႒‫=ދ‬VQYTW๾Ԣ֬Ɩ2༩ਠи ࢧƗः൥۸‫֬ށޚ‬৯ሷè ᄤ໰ࢲ੥ְሩ0 5ाᅭ‫ؾ‬ ੗၇஍‫ؙ֬‬Ⴜ࠲ϫಭƗ‫ְؾ‬ሩ =VQYTWƖ2༩ਠቒ‫֬ࡸ࠲ޱ‬๾Ԣ ಀᆾढ़ඛè ໴ढ़‫ڕ‬ಱƗ0 5ӈ௝‫۾‬սᇠ ߋƗ՝ࠤׁ઴ӈ௝֥඄‫ڢ‬ୄၐ໴

෵҉ႼèƖ2ᄼ൥ཊք࡬ᄆᇽၳ ֬ԾϾಭƗࠎ྿ᇁເཱིᇠ‫ڢ‬༇è ෠ಝ௝எ‫ئޚ‬൏ްთ൏ഐܲ ‫ܓ‬Ɨ֓൥཯‫ٵ‬ᆇш྽๛༶࢝ҋම ॐƗ൥‫ڕ‬ᆎ֬ྺး‫ܚ‬ઠଝ۸௝ எè ෵ၢးᄿી՝൏ഐማ෢ᆇກ єӵ൏ഐչಭୂƪкᆇಱເƗ୆ ༼ӎ൲Ϭຉõ௝எᮖöè௝எढ़ ୆൥֙༶ੇྡྷ֬Ɨಖ‫۾‬ढ़୆҉൨ ‫ލ‬ሸ࠴è ᄤ‫ܚ‬ઠଇஎ൏Ɨ၀༼ॐੵƗ ሸ࠴൥‫ڕ‬ᆎ֬ྺးᆊ۸௝எƗߕ ൥ႀເ௝எ‫ؾ‬ર଩‫ܚ‬ઠè ᅺԢ൨‫ލ‬ሸ࠴֬ԳሩѰԳԢ ሸ࠴֬‫ڋ‬۳Ɨ൚ᇛиર଩‫ۼ‬෢‫۾‬ ᇞးèा൚ઠၐ‫ؾڢ‬٫൏ഐƗ൥ ႒မྔࡍ௨ᄤ‫ן‬ҷ஍ଇׂ ‫ށޚ‬ ֬ఖҋè

ࣹఴࢊ߆მᄕ‫֬׵‬û߆ ໚ƪඩஊඩƌüиೞᄤ‫׏‬ ൱ഏѳԢƗಥкᆇ‫ے‬ԯ਌‫ؾئ‬ཟ иࢧ๾݃ᇖႎმ֬ᄕ‫׵‬èᆷܻদ ैƗкᆇಱເ਍۸ᄕ‫׵‬ෂ޳‫ે؂‬ Ⴜ‫ؚ‬მင༤ܿᄶӵ‫ޚ‬սႜའè õࢊ‫ށ‬ႎმöᄕ‫֬׵‬၉݁ᇽ ᅭ൥ಥྔࡍ௨ಭࢊњሠç݆ٚ ֬ႎმèࣉ୔฻Ԣ֬ྔ८‫ރ‬൥ƥ ࢊႎმ֬١൛߽‫ؚ‬ಭഺႼႜའ 0W_ aW] [XMIS UISM[ I LQNNMZ MVKM ࠊ‫׵‬෠೉ັ୔၉ဩഹ൤‫ބ‬ սƗ֓ѰેႼӵເಭ૓Ҷ჌ٝ‫ޱ‬ ֬ฒሮè ྔࡍ௨൛ႎმƓ;QVOTQ[PƔᄱ ၟӵເЮ‫֬׀‬໚ߋњᇄèಙ൓Ɨ ᇖႎ໚ၢࠪ١င֬ӂᄝƗൗ֫ྔ ࡍ௨֬ႎმેႼ଱ીՉᆥƗढ़൥ ᆊѰેႼႜའྔࡍ௨ࣣ࠽è ՝ཱི࿗ा൚Ɨ࿗ഺ‫؂‬ൺ֥њ ሠ֬ႎმ؇྆ࢤჩƗႀՕྔࡍ௨ ಭ֬ႎმඇ૲‫܆‬৶Ⴜሩᅄ൓֬ࠕ ԫèۡృ؎֬ႎმࢤჩ၀ᄤ၉‫׮‬ Ӹ؎ഏ๾‫׵‬ਛྔࡍ௨‫ߋࡄݚ‬çഌ ၃ߋ֬‫ن‬ᅡè པиᆴ༶Ɨࢊ߆მᄕ‫׵‬ၟࣣ ႡႼ ‫֬୔ئ‬৬ൕਛèः଩ఴ֬ መঊैƗྔࡍ௨ಭ߆მඪ௣Ѱે Ⴜ೉ხఀᇖ฻ۡƗ٘‫֡ؾ‬຃Ɨሩ ൓‫۾‬ਾಭॄႳè ྔࡍ௨ս‫ۇ‬ϫ‫ٺ‬ᆴఅൌ֬ಭ ८ເ߆቉Ɨ߆მ൥ᇽੇଢმè֓ ൗ‫ן‬ҷ཈൜Ɨ࠲޳෵Ⴜྔ್࿗֬ ཱི࿗ഺࡌ๝‫؂‬ၢႎმ࣐ྡྷಷӏ‫ؚ‬ ߌƗ‫ౖؾ‬ᆊ۸и৯ᄤᇶ୔ഽۡè ႵՕढ़ࡵƗ߆მᄤྔࡍ௨֬‫׀‬໑ ಷࡽඡຸè ՝৬ൕ֬‫ن‬ᅡদैƗႎმ֬

௻ࠪࢃྔࡍ௨‫୿ދ‬ૌս‫ࢀݚ‬ ৲ਛ‫࣌۾‬૨֬৺༩Ɨࠥս๾ ‫׵‬ਛࣣ࠽‫ن‬ᅡè҉‫ݝ‬Ɨ՝ࣉ ๆদैƗྔࡍ௨߆቉߆მඪ ௣֬ࢍֵƗ൥‫ڕ‬၀߽՝၉‫׮‬ Ӹ؎ഏႜའࣣ࠽ୂƪ

න‫߆ށ‬მ൥၉۸୆ࠍ ֫ටႚ֬ቒࡋ൴ؔƗ ҉࣎୆ԵӼ၉ᇜ໚ ߋƗߕ୆๾‫׵‬၉۸‫ݚ‬ ࡌ֬‫ن‬ᅡè‫ౖؾ‬པи ృ‫ן‬ႎმൗႯ݆֬ٚ ߋƗᇞൎ߆მ཈֫‫۾‬ ເ௮ᄤૈࢶè

ࣉಷᇖ‫ݚ‬൥൞ࢿഏࣣ࠽ ‫ن‬ᅡቒঀ֬‫ࡌݚ‬ᆴ၉Ɨ၀ा చ‫ئ֬ߋࡄݚࡍ۾‬ჴ‫ن‬ᅡè ԩ٫ྔࡍ௨ಭा൚ᇞྔള൱ ࿗‫߆ށ‬მ֬ᇞးྦƗ‫ڕ‬ᄼ‫ݚ‬ ࡌ‫ئޚ‬ჷႼ֬Ⴑ൤Ɨࠎ྿߽ ෢ሩᇖ‫ݚ‬თ‫ؾ݌ࢫࡄݚ‬ൺ֥ ຶ྄è ֙୔ᄤྔࡍ௨Ⴜ߆ཱུ ൏Ɨྔࡍ௨ಭ֬მင‫ދ‬໚ߋ ұ՘ഏ‫؂‬໴ٌ‫ދ‬ᇖ‫ݚ‬ಭཔ иƗ‫҉۾‬းන߆ཱུၟࣣܸх ֬ࣉๆèᇁႼങඛ֬၉ཻদ ሸา࿑࿗ཱུ֬õ߆໚࣡ႎö ढ़ၢ๤ᇖ‫ݚ‬ռ࢓֨Ɨ࣐ྡྷᆦ ᇔçࣣࡇഏ֬ѷᒵè න‫߆ށ‬მ൥၉۸୆ࠍ֫ ටႚ֬ቒࡋ൴ؔƗ҉࣎୆Ե Ӽ၉ᇜ໚ߋƗߕ୆๾‫׵‬၉۸ ‫ن֬ࡌݚ‬ᅡè‫ౖؾ‬པиృ‫ן‬ ႎმൗႯ݆֬ٚߋƗᇞൎ߆ მ཈֫‫۾‬ເ௮ᄤૈࢶè

႒ϣӝੇԾྔ࣡റ਽๮ఊ١ Ӯ੊ิ

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‫ે୍ݛ‬๗‫߁ݝ‬৺ະ֬ቒྔӝੇõ இࢮö XTIVSQVO Ɨ୍ढ़୆ၟࣣ઒ ໿ਛè õஇࢮö XTIVSQVO ఖჾሸႎ‫ ݚ‬ ୔ƗႵ਍ଇႎ‫଺ࠨݚ‬ሷ/IZa +TIZS[WV‫ދ‬ +PZQ[\QIV 4IVOLWV൵Ծèõஇࢮᆇö྽ ࢃට൴๓ࣔഭ฿ƗѰౖႼ೉၉ॽନϷ၉ ဩƗബᆷഭ฿Ɨਃҍӛ༶รᄤ௣૲ഏè ࢫሩƗஇࢮᆇ߽஌ണຢӵ֬‫׵‬ቛƗഏ ᄢ֥߁৺ະƗ๠‫ݝ‬ധ࢓ະᅦ.IKMJWWSࠪ ۸ѠະᅦƗൗஇࢮࠊ‫׵‬ᇶࡽੇྡྷè ࠲۸ᄌఴƗ၉ଇ ෦ϖࠨ଺ሷ൲๴ᄤ అұ੓ۡ֬ဤขഏõஇࢮö‫ྤ҉ؾ‬ም੓ ഭຮƗཔྗ൥൵ଇტ‫֬ݤ‬۸ϊè෢‫ޱ‬Ɨ ᆊརࠊ‫׵‬ൺ֥ਛ྿‫ئ‬ૉ฿‫ܹދ‬١ܸ֬ ሆè ढ़൥ƗᆊᇜະഏಪӝેႼԢཊ࡯೗֬ ౻൤è۹ᇜӝੇၟ࣌‫ۼ‬ሩஇࢮ֬࢝ҋƗ ೉ზ‫ޱ‬Մ෭ϵႫཊè ཊᄤा൚ീྡྷ֬ࠊ‫׵‬Ўচƥ࿗઴๯

႑ం༖֬ဩሷ W_TQVO ç଍٦Ыᅞ൵֬ క൝ PWZ[MUIVVQVO ‫ྯދ‬ངవඪ TMQ[]ZM LQ^QVO è ఊᇖƗྯངవඪᆇ߽ၢঀ෕φ༶ঀ૑ ֬١൛Ɨϣሸ࠴๒࣐ႪԄఴ‫ڣ‬ᄤϽ३ᇖ ֬଍ဩ஌ണ༶দè

ࠎ྿Ɨ౤ങ୔ཟ՝ᆊཻࠊ‫׵‬ ֙ᇖѝཊሸ࠴҉ཟЫധ߽ࠪ ഺࠊ֬۹ᇜདྷᇌ෵ᄆඖè ၢഏ֬࠲རࠊ‫؂׵‬ւႼ၉‫ູ֬׮‬ཉ ྦƗ౤ങ୔ೖ҉‫ܫ‬τ಍‫ؾ‬ӎ൲ᆊཻࠊ ‫׵‬Ɨढ़୆߽ৈࠥഺПè ᆊཻࠊ‫׵‬෠ैෂ໴ਔƗവᇇჃᇏƗ֓ кᆇཔྗƗᆊढ़୆ჾ჆౤ങ୔౷ྔՖࠞ ֬ྖฆè ྿‫୔ئ‬౥ಭಶಝफ֫இࢮ਽৒߈࠘Ɨ വᇇफ֫‫ॵޚ‬èкᆇಱເ෵໓֬õॵö Ɨ൥ᇠ‫ئ‬౤ങ୔ཟ֥֫Ѡಭ֬ॣ‫׮‬Ɨѝ չሸ࠴֬၉ᇜѝཊƗ৶౷༒ႋ‫֬ئ۾‬ሆ ၰ৶è

ࠎ྿Ɨ౤ങ୔ཟ՝ᆊཻࠊ‫֙׵‬ᇖѝཊ ሸ࠴҉ཟЫധ߽ࠪഺࠊ֬۹ᇜདྷᇌ෵ᄆ ඖè ༶၉۸ಪӝ߽൥൐ીୂƪ‫ؚ‬кᆇদ නƗᆊѰ҉ᇞးèᄤӵӐ‫ݝ‬ӸᇖƗಭ૓ ྺး՝ᇖਛࢺሸ࠴Ɨ࿠ᅺ‫۾‬Ⴜࢀനྦ֬ ඁ‫ܼ֨ن‬è ୔౥൏ఀ଻૮߽੡ળƗᆊ൥୆য়ࢺ ֬è҉‫ݝ‬Ɨ೉‫ݛ‬୆ϣ࣡റ߄ᄤ‫ۆ‬ആሸ࠴ ‫ދ‬ᇢຽߓࣩ֬ߌƗ՝ᇖ֥֫֬‫ށ‬԰ࠎ྿ Ә‫ݝ‬Ҝთᆊཻࠊ‫׵‬è кᆇཔྗƗႂৈԾቛ‫ދ‬ၣඓढ़ၢ฻‫܉‬ ୔౥ಭѝչሸ࠴߽֬ࠖèԩՕᆴບƗҜ

ࡍၳ‫ࠎ܄‬ఊ෸ധ౼ᄕ‫׵‬၀൥‫ڽ‬Ⴜࢀനྦ ֬ࠊ‫׵‬è ࠎ྿இࢮ‫ދ‬པܸࠊ‫֬׵‬Ծྔ࣡റ୆‫ن‬ ߯ᄤ‫ۆ‬ആഺࠊ‫ࢺދ‬ब۹ᇜധ߽໠฼Ɨເ ᆊཻ໠฼ւদ୔౥၉ք֬ഹႂ‫ދ‬൱࢟Ɨ ՝‫ؾ‬ಃ֫‫۾‬ս࣐֬ᅡè

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၉୔၉؎֬ûᇟ༸၇३ü๠‫ݝ‬ૠߟ݂֮֬ཹ႒çႂཹთ‫׵‬ቛƗ Ӷཊ಼߽ᇖ།໚ߋ֬ၣඓࡈ୔߆èણ್ׂව۸୔๯Ɨࣉ୔֬ᇽ฼൥û‫ݡ‬Ѿᱶ۪üƗ ࡇ୘ྔࡍ௨༼Т௃ࣙᅞࠦ֬ો၉ؔఌტè ᆊ၉ఀƗಥࡁᆇߢ࿙ᠶເ୍ࣁജᆊཻۡ߁‫֬ྦ׵‬ᅡল‫ྔދ‬ႝႼಆ֬ѝဍè

ÃႵ*MVMLM\\W *]NNITQVWӶཋ߽‫ن‬਑֬ӡሷƓ8IZSQVO 5ILƔ ÁÄ4aZQKIT 8MZ[XMK\Q^Mሔᇉၣඓᅡƥྔࡍ௨ૌඓܽᄿીєӵ ਛ‫ݍ‬໳ƪჷদᆊ൥ ࢀሄ֬ቛ௝èࢹ‫ލ‬ႂৈƗ݂֮Ɨ๮ႜ‫ࢀދ‬ ሄƗ ࢀሄ్ૺ‫׀‬ϣྔࡍ௨ૌඓܽєྟèບు‫ױ‬ນ།֡֬Ɨै ఖদൌ‫ٺ‬жᆎƗ଍޻ਛཊ൓თບѝ֬Ҽखནè

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ვৈ ûӕພྙ३༶üႂৈ߽

੉ቍԾቛ۪൴ ѬԂ၉ᇜಪӬ

‫ིڸ‬ՈĶИ֨

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ሸ‫۝‬ข֬੉ቍԾቛ۪ ൴ḩḩਗ਼݃ᇟç྾ࡋ ႔ç྿ᆄ ç૪߄มç‫ތ‬ᄙ൉ ‫ދ‬ਗ਼ु๦ḩḩ൵՘๤ขဍԢƗ ၢप൝çု‫҉ְݖ‬๤ႂৈᇜ ৒ƗӶཊûӕພྙ३༶üᆊӍ ႂৈ߽è

ᇽӖཱི౶ߕࢨข༶۪֬ૠ၉ ఖռ஌ሷƗເႂৈ߽႖ᄶ౥ළ ໘Ꮵ֬ाӍఞ‫ٹ‬è ѝဍຢп‫۾ޱ‬ቜᄤܻᇠ༣Ɨ ཥᇘ൓‫ٿ‬ර၉ဩྒ഍ႂৈ߽è ႂৈ߽ഏƗਗ਼ु๦Ⴏ࣡ᅧ֬ ࠤ෷࠶ඓƗᇞྔጲ൫Ӯᒹ࿨֬ ûπ൥ߏၗü‫ދ‬ਗ਼݃ᇟ֬û໨ π୍üƗಥ۪ૠႍཧമॠè ‫ݍ‬છғሷ ‫ٺ‬ཡԾቛУࣦ

ၣಭւদྙ३༶໘Ꮵঽબఞ‫ٹ‬ ເ஬‫ྙލ‬३ᇽ฼Ɨ۹ቍၣಭ җႯ҉๤١൛ጲ൫ྙ३༶ቒঽ બ֬ൠè ᇽϾ֍໑၀ᄤၣಭഏ༶ข֬ ३֝ѳ٩ၣಭ੪ႂƗಥ۪ૠ๗ ֥஄ཥࢊඔྙ३༶֬ಆൠè ੸༼ԢӍ֬൥૪߄มè୔౥ ֬෷૓ѰેႼ౗ӍƗ၀ᄤขഏ МਟනƗၟᄤ‫ޱ‬ข֥֫෵Ⴜၣ ಭ֬భଇè

֙൏ᄤၺ‫׀‬୘ඇ‫ؾ‬໴ٌ஫ࡌ ಭ֬ਗ਼݃ᇟƗ‫ے‬ԯ਌മ‫྆ؾ‬Ԣ û҉ཟಇᄀ١üᆊ൵۪è၉ས ӭଖܱင֬෷Ɨ֙ລၰບ‫׀‬თ ۪ૠࢊඔ෷֬ԾቛУࣦè ෷෠ྦ۳‫ן‬ொƗ֓‫ؚ‬ႂৈ၉ ‫׋‬၀҉છ޾ƗᄤӖຢׂ၉൵۪ ѓས۪ૠᆡಃ൏࡞‫ࠤן‬෷è ເਛஊ۪ૠ໴ਔƗ෷ߕा ພླྀනƗ൥ႀເྔࡍ௨ๆఞӝ ൈƗࠤ෷ғ߽ቃႂè

თ۪ૠ๓ྖ߁‫׵‬ ೟໑Ծቛғ୶྿ᆄ ç‫ތ‬ᄙ ൉‫ދ‬྾ࡋ႔თ۪ૠ߁‫ࡋ׵‬Ɨԩ ਛါ۪ૠ၉ఖ‫ލ‬ӖƗ၀ས෷૓ ྼ‫ݬ‬໠୷è ขຝ۪൴྿ᆄ ၢս฻ౝ౥ ঀጲ൫ӵଇ౾ûఞ౶üƗಥ۪ ૠ‫ـ‬଩၉ྔè ᄤӖû୍ᄤ໨ྖഏüᆴఴƗ ෹‫۪ދ‬ૠ‫ٺ‬ཡУ‫ے֬ޱ‬ಭ‫ܪ‬ ൠḩḩ၉ଇଢ౛ᄤഺӈ‫ޱ‬Ɨদ ҉ࠪЗཱི‫ݠ‬ः೘൴ಭᝁè ‫ތ‬ᄙ൉۪֬ૠᄼႼШ‫ؾ‬ দƗ҉࣎ւਛႆ݂ІƗߕւਛ 07++֮Ϸè ྾ࡋ႔ԩਛဍӖሸ࠴֬౾ ଩Ɨ၀ւদ੅ೖႎ֬û‫ޱ‬দü Ɨಥ۪ૠ‫ދ‬෹၉ఖս‫ލ‬Ӗè ֙ລቒಥཊӍܻᇠ‫֬׵ے‬Ɨ ଔ‫ݝ‬჆Ծቛ۪൴૓‫ؚ‬ႂৈ֬ಪ ӬƗၢሸႵ෢ྦ֬ѝဍ١൛Ɨ ‫ۺ‬սࡌ҉๤֬ႂৈ߽฿မè

྿ᆄ Ɠ቗ഏƔၢ਍۸ࡶஔদϻቄ၉౾è ਗ਼݃ᇟƓഏƔ၎ࣿԳሩ ؒॷƗဍӖ൏ටဋ࣌хƗ٫ӏ๮್è4ITI྾ࡋ႔ᄤဍӖ֬๤൏Ɨ҉ ິõ༫୲ö၉༶ஜя֬ࠤ෷൴è ണႜd໘ᇘ‫ބ‬

ûӵଇᄤຳüྔࡍ௨ဍӖ߽

58଑ߟ৶ਏᇽӖ࣯ས7TQ^QI൜π ਗ਼‫ݫ‬ৈĶИ֨

࿿प‫ދ‬58଑ߟ৶ਏ৺‫ލ‬ Ӷཊè ྔࡍ௨൵ӍսྟဍӖ ߟ৶ਏᇽӖ๚๚ս ߽ ᆴ ෵ ၢ ಃ ଇ û ӵ ଇ ᄤ ֐སЮ‫۪୶׀‬൴ອ ຳüƗ଩֬൥ເਛࠞ৪୔ ዎឤƓ7TQ^QIƔ൜πƌ ౥ಭማ౷ሸ࠴֬૚ཟƗः ᄤ ဍ Ӗ ߽ ઒ ଥ ఴ Ɨ ๚ ೉ϐਛϝ୔֬‫ދ֙ק‬਽਍ ๚ Ы ๽ ჻ ૓ း ౷ ෷ ཊ Ӎ ቍྔ࣒۪൴Ɨ࿿प‫ދ‬58 ဍӖເ7TQ^QIาѠ‫ۆ‬ѐ֬ ଑ߟ৶ਏ၉ဩè û๊૧૧üè ๽ ჻ ‫ ߕ ۄ ۄ‬း ෷ õ ۨ ‫ߴ֙ק‬ၲԢ֨֬৬Ӹ ෛྔࡍ௨֬஻Ⴝ୍‫ئ‬༦ߒ 58଑ߟ৶ਏᇽӖЫսࡌ 7TQ^QIƗ୍૓Ё๚๚ۨෛ ‫֙ק‬ฒఖ֙୔ማ౷ႂ း౷ཊӍဍӖ྆‫ۺ‬7TQ^QI ෹୾ƌö ৈ૚ཟ֬ྖ੥৬ӸƗ၉؎ ۪֬౾û๊૧૧üè ಃ ଇ û ӵ ଇ ᄤ ຳ ü ဍ ൈުਛဋঈè՝ׂ၉՘ᇁ ᅽ௒d‫്ݖ‬Ӗ௒‫܋‬ය฻‫ ܉‬Ӗ߽൥Ⴕ೟ቍၣಭ‫֙ק‬ç Ⴜ࠲ൌ۸ಭ֬భӖ߽Ɨ֥

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ࣉๆाսྟဍӖ߽Ɨၟቃ ਛ‫ޚ‬Ӑ֬၉ؔ੥è ข༶۪֬ૠເ෹‫ے‬ ֥ྖีƗۡഹଯ‫ݮ‬õѠ ॲƌöთõࡍႹöƗ‫֙ק‬ ғ൳ൎఖྖ౭Ɨࡆ࿊ဍӖ û౛ಭüè ෹၀‫ྍے‬ข༶۪֬ ૠƥõႡႼข༶୍֬૓֬ ໨Ɨ൥ቒྤ‫֬ڥ‬èö ᆊ໑୶۪൴֬‫ے׵‬ଇ ‫ڳ‬ఊ൓Ɨເܻᇠւদû၇ ઴ü‫ދ‬õ.] /WWLöƗԐ‫ٺ‬ ѝཊԢӖ๒ၣಭ֬൓৶è ‫ޱݝ‬Ɨ෹ߕઢ৶ဍӖႎ ໚໾౾Ɨõ<MTMXPWVMö

‫ދ‬õ=UJZMTTIöְèဍ Ӗõ4W^QVO AW]ö൏Ɨ෹ սᧂ‫ᦗݡ‬ႂƗಥܻᇠᄨธ ҉ၟè ࿿पႯཔഹ஬प൝ႂৈ ϩછອሷ࿿प၉ԢӍ ःւদ၉ؔཔഹࢹ‫ލ‬प൝ ႂৈ ಥཊӍ۪ૠै֥ᆊ ໑ႂৈғሷ֬ᷧ৶è ֙ລƗ࿿प֨Ԣ෷ᄤ ႂৈ֨੥ഏ֬ྖෝƗ๠‫ݝ‬ ûঙᄤขСüᆊ൵۪Ɨන Ԣ֙୔؆ሸ၉ಭເႂৈ૚ ཟ୴৶֬‫ݝ‬Ӹè

෷‫׀ूے‬නƥõᆊ൵ ۪‫ؚ‬໨দන٫ӏႼၰၳƗ ႀເ྆ᆊ൵۪൏ሸ࠴ᄤ‫܋‬ წৡયಝƗ҉ᆰ֨࠲൏߽ Ⴜ‫܄‬ቛèö ԩՕᆴບƗ෷၀ဍၽ ਛûπ൥ऻᕙüთûྍྍ ୍֬ૌ‫ށ‬üְ۪౾è ෷၀თൄࢻ‫֙ק‬၉ఖ ‫ލ‬ӖาѠເྔࡍ௨ဍӖ߽ ሠШ֬ûࣾଈ‫ؽ‬ಭüè ࢧ໚ࣨ֬࿿प๗֥‫ٿ‬ ර֬սഹۨϩõ໨૓π ୍ƌö ൏ƗႰଖߴ႒" õ ໨၀༦ߒ୍૓Ɨႀເπᆊ ۸ሺ߽ಥ໨‫ྱݤ‬èö

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൓ࡳझӍõ߆໚ཱིझӍࢲö ûδ9‫ޱ‬Եü

ၢཊքಭ൱࢟ ॠ߉δ9඼‫٘֬ޱ‬႒ ఊᇖ਍۸ᅪࢲ‫ٺ‬ѠԢཊฯ ࠤࠤ֬ûອϝ֘üç‫ۥط‬ჷӖ ᅼԵ֬û໨൥၉ᇁཱཱིི୛üє ӵõ໨൥၉ᇁཱཱིི჏öè

ဍ჻૓‫؂‬ഭԳϩ೫༫‫ڢ‬Ɨ߉ഏϩ೫֬ਃҘӶཊ‫ܪ‬ൠèጯ྅‫֬ླྀۥ‬ ဍၽ١൛Ɨಥܻᇠ౥ළཟཧδ9඼‫ܪ֬ޱ‬ൠè ᅽ௒d൓ࡳझӍ฻‫܉‬

ᅭࡹवĶИ֨

໊ሓƗ൥၉๏‫چ‬х֬կሓè ֤ဍಱເᆦᇔഏ֬‫چ‬хçၰൔ ֬‫چ‬хçྖਹ֬‫چ‬хਾಭє֫ ჊્໴ᆰè ‫׌‬ಭ༅δ9൚ᇛેႼᄤझ झᇖህᄤ໊ሓ֬ᇽးಭ༅Ў ৡ Ԣ ཊ è བྷ ‫ ۝‬ᇾ ଇ ֤ ဍ চᅼฅွç໸ખ‫ཱིދ‬ୋ‫ܣ‬èဍ ᆏႩᒀԾቛ֬ûδ9‫ޱ‬ԵüႯ ჻૓‫؂‬ഭԳϩ೫༫‫ڢ‬Ɨ߉ഏϩ ཊքಭ֬൱࢟ጲ൫੡࿨ࣣ֬‫ ׌‬೫֬ਃҘӶཊ‫ܪ‬ൠè ûδ9ᆥԵüè ဍ჻૓ጯ྅‫֬ླྀۥ‬ဍၽ١ ෠ ಝ δ 9 ൥ ੡ ࿨ ཱི න û δ ൛Ɨಥܻᇠ౥ළཟཧδ9඼‫ޱ‬ 9 ᆥ Ե ü ৡ ֬ ᇽ ࢟ Ɨ ढ़ ൥ ᄤ ֬‫ܪ‬ൠè ûδ9‫ޱ‬Եüಖϣऑ‫׋‬٩ᄤδ9 ഭя֬ಭ༅Ɨၢࣻ۸ᅪࢲ֬‫ ܪ‬ሆ್ੇྡྷ۪౾֬ჴු ൠদ࢓ք‫ن‬ഺᄤδ9ഭ԰֬կ ઒ḩḩ໊ሓƗࠎয়ࢺເõ໊দ ಥкᆇႍཧമॠ֬൥Ɨ༫झ ֬կሓöè Գҳ࠲൵ੇྡྷ۪౾֬౉ؔè

õ੡࿨֬ໆս҉ དྷ჆၉ϫ୔ఴƗ ࣉๆᇞै෷֬ቛ ௝Ɨ൏ք҉๤Ɨ ֓ಭ֬ԟ੘၎ ಝƗ໨ߏၗ໨૓ ֬ਣ‫ྦۻ‬иఖ੡ ࿨൏ք‫ن۾‬ဟ݂ սਛèö ᆏႩᒀ བྷ‫۝‬ᇾଇ֤ဍ

ᇖ໚ѐࠧ

ࣣ

ढ़൥Ɨ၉ཻߠଉ֬౭ࢲಥ кᆇ໴ٌಱ๤Ɨ೉দሸ‫ ֬ڰ׀‬ õϩ໴ӏö‫ދ‬õඪ‫ݍ‬ö֬੫࿊ ԢཊƗढ़୆߽ಥܻᇠԀ҉཯‫ؾ‬ းࢫൺᆊ൥၉ҍ‫ڌڴׇ‬অ֬‫ޱ‬ ք༦झè ᆏႩᒀනƥõ੡࿨֬ໆս҉ དྷ჆၉ϫ୔ఴƗࣉๆᇞै෷֬ ቛ௝Ɨ൏ք҉๤Ɨ֓ಭ֬ԟ੘ ၎ಝƗ໨ߏၗ໨૓֬ਣ‫ྦۻ‬и ఖ੡࿨൏ք‫ن۾‬ဟ݂սਛèö

û၉ဋම৓ü

৲฿ඇࢊ‫ܥ‬झӍྔ฿မ

ဍᆇࢹ‫࣡ލ‬ᇈ֬৲ ฿ඇ‫֤ދ‬ဍ੅ଆ᫛ ഃӐ݂֮֬നࡀƗࢃ‫ুܥ‬ Եනࠊਹࠊཊ‫׀‬ᅡཊᄤܻ ᇠဋఴƗᅀࡍû၉ဋම ৓ü༫झ֬ᅭ৶è দሸབྷ‫੅֬۝‬ଆ᫛ᇌ ቛ๽ւদႵࡌუ߃ི֬õ ૛ࢂ୶ॲ֡Ӑӳöᇞሏ‫ؾ‬ ӵƗ؆Ⴜ֬৲฿ඇࢊ‫ܥ‬ѝ ဍՕझè ৯೉Ɨ෷֮֬ჾϬന ృ‫ן‬ᇃ௒ಭ֬๮ႜࠎᆷࢫ ս֐ᅽሩܻᇠƗւদ҉๤ ֬൱फᆘ‫ݱ‬è ဍቄࡌৠᇄ໚಼‫ލ‬Ե ๫‫ܥ‬ৈთ༑‫ݞ‬ႂৈƗಥဍ Ԣᅀ็ཻ྿Ⴐଖè ѝဍᆇഺ‫֬׵‬ᆱ฿‫׵‬ ቛƗ၀ಥܻᇠ༣࡞҉ؕԵ দླྀഹè ๠‫ݝ‬೉Ե๫ொႜ༫‫ދ‬ ࡮ᇃၣඓ֬ᇖ‫࡞૽ݚ‬ၣඓ

ӶཊറߌԵනƗ൥Ю‫׀‬झ Ӎങࡵ֬è ಭ Ӳ õ റ ‫ ں‬ö ֬ 8 W X )Z\നࡀൄ੅ଆ᫛ᅂѝ ൜Ɨ࿑ᄻ૛ࢂ୶൥ႀເԵ න‫ڽ‬Ⴜ୰ޯ֬റߌ೫Ҙढ़ ರႵ෷ๆછྡྷ३è

๤ဩ֬‫ܪ‬ൠƗಥ҉ ๤ಭࣣ൴Ɨࡍഏ၉‫׋ק‬ অཟƗः୆ಥಭ࣠༦è ೉ࣉ‫׏‬ႜ༦ߒ ,ƗझӍ ၀‫ۥ‬۸8WX )Z\Ɨ҉‫ݝ‬ ‫ޱ‬ᆇ෵ւদ֬‫ے‬ԯƗᄀ ᄀӘԢఴᆇè

‫߷ݙ‬ႛ ĶИ֨

໾ขനࡀ࡬֍ႼཹƗ๠‫֨ދݛཹ݂֮ݝ‬कӍࣦদѝཊԢ൏࡞‫ދ‬ ࠸ࢲ֬єߋè ᅽ௒d൓ࡳझӍ฻‫܉‬

ਗ਼ෑம ĶИ֨

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๠‫ݝ‬೉Ե๫ொႜ༫‫࡮ދ‬ᇃၣඓ֬ᇖ‫࡞૽ݚ‬ၣඓӶཊറ ߌԵනƗ൥Ю‫׀‬झӍങࡵ֬è ᅽ௒d൓ࡳझӍ฻‫܉‬

ಥঀ ܻৈ ອ ᇠሷ ම ॐ ঀ ৈ ເ ‫ތ‬ ༅

۸ಭ‫ঀؚ‬ৈ֬‫׮‬ၳ҉ ๤è‫ؚ‬჆ขຝ֬໴؆Ⴜ ஄‫܄‬ቛ൰झ๽দනƗ෷૓๠‫ݝ‬ ࣣ‫׌‬ቛ௝ᆴ၉ûঀৈອሷüƗ ࢊඔອሷ‫י‬ཥ‫ཱིދ‬တሷ֬‫ܪ‬ ൠƗ՝झᇖทะঀৈ֬‫׮‬ၳè झᇖƗတሷ࿑ᄻማ౷ሸ࠴ ֬ঀৈƗᄤ‫ײ‬ๆ੄ᄤອሷഭ яƗЁሀӳ൮ಭè෸෠՝ᇖ‫ے‬ ֥ঀৈƗ֓ቒᇛಶ‫׹‬඼èອሷ

ᄼϣ਍ख़቎്ဋࣜ෉‫ুۺ‬ಭ‫ؾ‬ ӵਛ༭ሷè ЮझҗႯ‫ئ‬ᇜନ஄Ɨ၀ൗ Ⴏ‫ئ‬ૉ฿Ɨࢹ‫ލ‬٧໠੪ႂƗთ ܻᇠ‫ٺ‬ཡಭ૓‫ঀؚ‬ৈ֬‫׮‬ၳè ਍ଇဍ჻ҧ஄ൗႯ҉๤֬ ᆱ฿მင‫ދ‬ഹႂϹဍອሷçတ ሷְ‫ئ‬ᇜ࢟೫Ɨःৼ‫ދڋ‬ᄐ֬ ࢟೫‫؂‬Ⴕ෹૓၉൴ЎϾè෹૓ ӵ‫܆‬ϣ౭‫ے‬ሆ್֥ନ஄ഭഏè ຾၉ಓ‫ݴ‬ः൥кᆇखঢ়໾ ขฅᄀƗै҉౩Ԫନ஄Ϭ‫֬׵‬ ༬ࢲè

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03 CHRONICLE ႜ௦ ‫׏‬ႜѳ႟൰

ûս໺ഺü ֤ဍƥ ིۡළ ᇽးဍ჻ƥ໸ቔç‫ۿݩ‬ç ս;

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ा൚ै֥ûս໺ ഺü֬ხۨ௒൏Ɨ ቀफ֫෸൥ҍ॓஄ཥଃྙ ࿍Եç༒ဋ౶ѷௗ٣֬‫׏‬ ႜƗढ़൥ᆊҍ‫׏‬ႜಥкᆇ ൌ‫࣠ٺ‬ဎè ൵༼Ɨ֤ဍѰેႼ֍ Չ৭Ⴏଃྙཹ႒‫ޣ‬௓ܻᇠ ֬ဋ౶Ɨဍ჻֬ဍ࠶‫ޚ؂‬ ֥໑èႴఊ൥ս;Ɠ྾་ ឣƔƗ֙ԡै‫ݝ‬෹֬ûГ Ԃ๠ߌü‫ؚޱ‬෹֬ဍ࠶Ⴜ ෵Г੄Ɨᄤûս໺ഺüᇖ ಖѝཊ਑ဋè ఊᇖନমƓ྾་ឣ ൬Ɣთ‫ل‬ঐƓ‫ۿݩ‬൬Ɣᄤ

Ԭࣼ٣ৡ‫ؚ‬ᇋƗ߁જ‫ؚ‬ ١õ҉းਃö֬଱၉ଥ‫۾‬ ᅡཊਛᆊҍ༫π౭çԜ ‫ޜ‬çყຳ֬࢓ᆵთটӢè ՕບƗᄊࢅๆᄤขഏ თ၉੊Ɠ໸ቔ൬Ɣ‫لދ‬ঐ и໺Ɨ༫‫ڢ‬၉ࡸࡸЫԩ ಇƗ֥ቒ‫ޱ‬ନমබྖਡ‫ٲ‬ ֬ι‫۾ރ‬൥‫׵ݱ‬ಭྖè ҉‫ݝ‬Ɨᇾଇ଑ඓൄ੅

య֬࢟೫ःႼ‫ܶܥ׋‬Ɨဍ ࠶၀ߕ҉‫ܛ‬ӵඊè ༫ᇖझ౭࣌՟Ɨો၉ ଥ‫ߓߓ؂‬པ९Ɨ࿚ೄ࢓ ᆵƗಥಭै֫଩҉ሎࣜè ֤ဍᄤझৡટ༶ਛ‫ڠ‬кƗ ఁ௓ਛܻᇠƗԐ‫ٺ‬฿ཊ ਛõಭഺ೉༫Ɨ༫೉ಭ ഺö֬֨য়è Ɠ໚ƚသॉਥƔ

ûߒৈ‫ލ‬Ӗ๽ƥဍӖ߽/TMM ,ü ֤ဍƥ 3M^QV <IVKPIZWMV ᇽးဍ჻ƥ 4MI 5QKPMTM +WZa 5WV\MQ\P

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û಍౶ಪਅ 4W^M QV [XIKMü ֤ဍƥ༸ႬॉçӮ‫߰ݚ‬ ᇽးဍ჻ƥ੅ೖႎç‫ڽݙ‬ӳçӮᒹ࿨ç‫ݐ‬ઈ૊çသႝçࣤϪಝ

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ႜ ‫ ٺ ܒ‬೟ ҍ ‫ ٺ‬ƥ û ߒ ৈ ‫ ލ‬Ӗ ҉‫ݝ‬Ɨᆊҍ‫׏‬ႜ‫ؚ‬/TMMS[দනƗ൥ҍ٫ ๽ü࿢ߴဍԢ֬ဍӖ߽௒ؔç ै҉ढ़֬‫׏‬ႜè Ɠ໚ƚਗ਼‫ݫ‬ৈƔ ‫֬ླྀۥ‬ଥ‫߄ޱ‬࿇ၢࠪമമЫûߒৈ‫ލ‬ Ӗ๽üᆊҍৼ࿊झ෵ႜའ֬‫ٿ‬රƓӲ /TMMS[Ɣ֬‫ܪ‬ൠè ‫ؚ‬჆ûߒৈ‫ލ‬Ӗ๽ü֬‫ٿ‬රদනƗ ᆊ߽൥൱फთ๗फഏ֬ཡဗèဍӖ߽ ഏႼझᇖൺߒ႙֬౾଩Ɨ೉ƥõ,WV’\ :IQV WV 5a 8IZILMö ‫ ދ‬õ,WV’\ ;\WX *MTQM^QVOöè ,ཹ‫۾ݛ‬ಥಭ‫֥ے‬Ⴘ೉ ሸഭᄤཊӍܻैဍӖ߽è ဍӖ߽֬໾֠ƗԐ‫ٺ‬ѝཊဍ჻૓֬ ໾֠‫܆‬৶ƗႴఊ൥*ZQ\\IVaƓ0MI\PMZ 5WZZQ[ ൬ Ɣõ1 IU I ;TI^M =ö ֬ ໾֠Ɨಥಭैਛ೉ԁ೉ቑè ढ़൥Ɨ‫ؚ‬჆٫ûߒৈ‫ލ‬Ӗ๽ü‫ٿ‬ර দනƗࠎ྿҉߽თႜ௒࢟೫֬ພླྀӈ ഺ‫ܒ‬ଅƗཡൺӸ؎ࠎ྿ཻ߽྿࡯ങè

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ҍ‫׏‬ႜ൥Ⴕᇖ‫۝‬ข֙ުၣಭဍၽ ֬೟ؔԯ‫׵‬ಭྖ֬π౭‫ܪ‬ൠƗ‫׏‬ ႜࢊඔ၉໑ଢ౛თ೟۸ӵ୔୶‫ؿ‬۹ሸ֬ π౭ᆝᅄè ഭເლ‫ݻ‬჻֬սࢻսƓ੅ೖႎ൬Ɣ თ5QKPMITƓ‫ڽݙ‬ӳ൬Ɣᄤლᇬᆺྡྷರ༇ ൏Ɨࣿ౭‫ڶ‬ಞè ֙ᇖาѠᆴ԰൥ๆࡕᇌቛ֬ฅ३Ӎࣦ ٫ӏжᆎƗಥಭ‫ـ‬଩၉ྔèເਛ଍ୌฅ ३֬൅ᇞཹ‫ݛ‬Ɨ਍໑ဍ჻ྺးӐ൏࡞‫ם‬ ຶ࿷ƗѰຢ಍๠‫ݝ‬ѝ౭‫ދ‬ᆱ฿দѝཊლ ‫ݻ‬჻֬ฅ३ቛ၃Ɨ൥၉۸฿৶ഏ֬औս ๎ᅥè ‫ࢻل‬Ɠ‫ݐ‬ઈ૊൬Ɣႀ൅ਅ‫ߘؾ‬ഏࢸᮜ ᆨƗࣣӏ࣐ྡྷ‫ڌ‬অ೨ԩƗಖ௑௑πഏ֡ ঞࠔ֬2WPVVaƓӮᒹ࿨൬Ɣè ‫ݐ‬ઈ૊ᄤ༫ᇖဍၽѯߘ൏Ɨଭଢ଼֫౔ ֙‫ށ‬԰Ɨࢸᮜ୶თঞࠔ଺֬஬‫ؚ‬Ɨಥܻ

ᇠႍཧമॠè ਍ಭ߈࠘‫֬ླྀۥ‬༫‫҉ځ‬ങƗఊᇖ Ⴜ၉ଥ਍ಭϹဍπറ౴иาᄤࢮഏЬ தƗሩ൓‫ླྀۥ‬è ཱི૏ߢଟ֌Ɠသႝ൬Ɣ൥۸սଃ ྙƗᝥᝎ౲ඇഺ໛‫ڋ‬ƓࣤϪಝ൬Ɣ ‫ޱ‬Ɨᅡाਛ၉ؔ֍Չঽબ֬π౭è֓ ቒ‫ޱ‬਍ಭ‫ن‬ཊఊ൓лՕഭ‫ځ‬࿎඀Ɨ໛ ‫ؕ۾ڋ‬ಝঢ়ाଟ֌Ɨಥಭᕀྼ҉ၟè ढ़ሴ༬၉ཟƗ‫ل‬ಭ֬π౭ᄤ၉ा൚ः ેႼ‫ن‬ᅡ֬ढ़୆è кᆇಱເ‫׏‬ႜ֬‫ܪ‬ൠྦ҉ృƗୄಿ ഔཇ३‫׺‬è‫ౖؾ‬Ɨ೟ؔπ౭‫ܪ‬ൠ֬ৼ ࢫྦႼև‫࣐ۆ‬è ҉‫ݝ‬Ɨû಍౶ಪਅü౥ළ‫֬ླྀۥ‬ ᇽ฼Ɨಥкᆇᄤᆊ۸ᇖ౳‫ے‬ൺπ๊֬ ૌèঽબ༦झႵսஎଃྙϹဍƗ൥ᆊ ҍ‫׏‬ႜ֬ᇽးै๯è Ɠ໚ƚߢࡈਥƔ

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ৈ௦ ႂৈ2]SMJW`

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ሌࠧƥû5a 4W^Mü ۪൴ƥ้ᬲᆏ ๾ࡰƥû଑‫֬ݍ‬ๆൗüç ûߕ൥းྤ‫ڥ‬üç û໰ຈЀü

ܺၢõӘ࠰ྔಭöӲ‫้֬ރ‬ ᬲᆏᄤಇ୔๾Ԣ൵ᅭ۸ಭሌ ࠧû<W 0MJMüᆴ‫ޱ‬ƗჂӯಪռ๔‫׀‬ ๾Ԣׂ‫ل‬ᅭሌࠧû5a TW^Müè ൳੪֬ ൵౾ሷ‫؂‬௪क໚ၣ‫ڋ‬Ɨ ໚ሺຩሎ༬୏Ɨၰཧമॠè ሌࠧᇖ۪֬౾‫ڋ‬۳ᝇၺƗ้ᬲᆏ ၀ᄕႯਛ҉๤֬ഹ೫‫ދ‬Ӗిಇጲ൫ ۹۸౾ሷè෹ᅡ൜ਛ‫ئ‬ᇜ҉๤֬ႂ ৈჴුè ಝ‫ؾ‬ƗႼಭᇐၗනƗ้ᬲᆏ۪֬ ౾ৡӏГ੄۪౾Ծቛᆇࠎఊ෷۪൴ ֬‫ڋ‬۳Ɨ‫ؾ‬ಓ൅၉ᇜ؆৲֬õ้൛ ‫ڋ‬۳öè ৯೉û౯‫ۺ‬໨‫ށ‬၉‫֬׋‬౭ָü၎ ಝГ੄ሩᅭ࿎֬໴आ໴ඖƦû଑‫ݍ‬ ֬ๆൗü୆๗Ԣອ٪֬ᚃ঳‫ڋ‬۳Ʀ ‫ؾ‬ႵӮ៱ᆒ่Ք֬ûႜሷ֬ႜሷü ৡჂ୆๗Ԣ෹଱๊૧Ӗిè ҉‫ݝ‬ƗкᆇಱເƗ้ᬲᆏѰ҉൥ ರ‫ތ‬ಭ֬ႜሷḩḩ෹҉आ୊჆; 0 ၟႼ֬ӵ‫܆‬଍൛è ᆊဩ֬๳௬Юഭः൥؆ඕ၉ᇊƗ ӵເ‫֬ྟ׌‬õ้൛‫ڋ‬۳õƗ၀൥‫ٿ‬ ර෵༦ߒ֬‫ڋ‬۳è Ɠ໚ƚᇢ൉࿵Ɣ

‫׏‬ႜƥû ! ü ֤ဍƥӵ੊çᅭ৚ ᇽးဍ჻ƥ ӵ੊çৠѩѩç ٣ቊଇç޸۪ç ؋ლ‫ݻ‬çӮԑ ഏ႟ಷఀƥ!ᄌ !ಷ ûྒྷ‫ݣ‬۱ଈü ѝཊ෫ᇖ೽çߢთ ເ൵֬๤૗߽Ɨເ ๾ّઢ‫֬ྲڱݚ‬౩ ອӛƗᆤࣾᇖ‫ݚ‬Ɨ Ծࢀ‫ދܒ‬ᇌ؎Ɨᄤ ! ୔ ᄌ‫׵ن‬ਛ ݃ᇣఖၳƗռ್਍ ݃ቀ‫ڰ؃‬Ɨᇛႀ֗ ᅽ௒d‫ݚ‬ฃႜ၃฻‫܉‬ ࣗƗఖၳᆇ༔഼Ҡ ᇞƗ൳ൊ कƗᄫ჆ߢ߄ۜè ᄌ ಷჂ‫׵ن‬ਛ໺ӋఖၳƗ ۱ଈलᅤ਼ਛ໺‫ݸ‬೟ᆚƗ‫ا‬ಃਛ޼Сᆦಊèᆊ൏౩ӛఖႯჶ ൞࣡೓ҍ‫ؙ‬Ɨսए٘‫܅‬Ɨߢთᆾ߯Г໖ᅥƗ࡛൶ਛ၉۸ᄌç ֤ᇈ಍‫ ݚ‬ി࿍Ҋ؆৲Ɨຉঢ়౩ӛƗᆭԂ‫ދܒ‬èྒྷ‫ݣ‬۱ଈ๾ ّਛ౩ӛ ୔֬๫ᇔƗࢹඖਛᇖ‫ݚ‬਍ఫ୔֬‫׃‬ᇌè û ! üࢃ൥ӵ੊ׂ ҍ‫׏‬ႜèᄤ‫׏‬ႜᇖƗӵ੊ࢃ൬ဍ ߢྜྷè෷თ෫ᇖ೽൥ࢀ৲ᇖ߆૽‫ݚ‬ᆦ‫֬ڰ‬ቒۡჴ࿛è

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ሌࠧƥ û೉‫ݛ‬πິਛü ۪൴ƥ ఃᒢ ๾ࡰƥû೉‫ݛ‬πິਛüç ûે൳ü

ᄆྔ֬Ӗ௒‫܋‬යƗࡍ್ྔ֬ սࡌ๝֬ఃᒢƗ௃ഏՉϩ೫ ֬ࠅ೴Ɨ൵՘‫ن‬ѝሸ࠴൵ᅭሌࠧû ೉‫ݛ‬πິਛüè ๤ଇᇽռ۪ቃ֬൥ਖഋ౭۪੥ ནè෸֬ѝչ༬୏҉ቚቛƗॄӲढ़ ಈढ़‫׋‬è ਽၉൵û‫ޘ‬ϩᆴ࡞ü۪֬ՔႵః ᒢ౛ሸ่྆Ɨྔഺք൓৶ႂৈಭը ַ௽౾èთٚၫӨ֬൵՘‫ލ‬ቛாሖ Ԣ਽၉۸‫׵ے‬ḩḩ‫ޘ‬ϩࡶᆴ࡞࣯൥ ම୘თְևè ûે൳üᆊ൵۪൥ᇌቛಭпི൞ ুൄເఃᒢਏഭ‫׮‬ቛƗѐ౾ഏ࣡ᇈ Ⴏྖƥཱི௝൛֬ؔ઒౥ঀჂ҉൅઒ ೙ຉƗ٫ӏ‫ލڟ‬ఃᒢ֬ఞᇐè಍౾ យយ֨Ԣ୶ഭ‫ؚ‬π౭ᆎᇅ֬ᚆᚄთ फ़ຳè ୔ఃᒢ௤ࣀ၉൵ûບฌൌϝ ‫ރ‬üުљᇖ‫ݚ‬èᆊ՘෹ाచ۪Ӗྔ ௐᅪƗ൥‫֬ށ‬ा൚èƓ໚ƚᅼѩƔ

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ሌࠧƥ ûჷ೫ü ۪൴ƥသሾ້ ๾ࡰƥ û଱۸଺ಭüçûӖշ۪ՔüçûЫၓິ֬ü

Ѡਛࣔව୔Ɨသሾ້ᇛ჆๾ Ԣׂ‫ل‬ᅭ۸ಭሌࠧûჷ೫ü èৠሾീาѠҧ֞ເသሾ້ᇌቛ֬ ሌࠧè ᇽռ۪û଱۸଺ಭü൥‫ݩ‬झû૤ ૨߄ჺü֬ᇖ໚ϸᇽ฼౾èသሾ້ ӵ‫܆‬ӖԢ଺ಭ֬ྖഹèᆊ൵۪иᆴ ఴ֬ûಥü‫ےࡍ۾‬ಭƗम‫ؚ‬൥ш3 ۪֬è သሾ້༬୏‫׀‬ጲ൫ûӖշ۪Քü ෂ޳ᄤ࿂ෛሸ࠴֬‫ܪ‬ൠèࡍഏཱི‫ݬ‬ ֬థ‫۪ށ‬Քƥõ໨ᇁ൥ƚஊӖշ۪ Քƚ၉۸ሺƚ֊༉၉ഺƚࡂಝ‫ٺ‬ः ‫ٺ‬ਛ҉൥ᆡ‫ا‬ғෟπ֫Ⴜࡕᆻö‫ޚ‬ ಥಭ‫ے‬๤ഭൺè Ⴕသሾ້ቛ౾֬ûЫၓິ֬ü൥ ሌࠧ֬࣠༦Ɨ࿏੷པ֙ੇӕèཥሌ ࠧ֬‫ޘ‬ϩ‫૲چ‬Ɨ၉ϣᆎӻഹႂः୆ ռाྖ٣èသሾ້ങਛၢັ၉‫ॲ׋‬ ిƗ٘‫۾ؾ‬कԳ๰৶èûჷ೫üԐ નသሾ້֬؆า‫ڋ‬۳Ɨ൥၉ᅭᆻ֫ ٘‫ڶ‬ᯡ๗֬ሌࠧè Ɠ໚ƚേᒹӨƔ

ହսఋஔႺ༫ധ߽ एϾƥ ೟‫ݚ‬ೱ಍‫ݚ‬ᆡϦೞ ൏࡞ƥ ᄌ ಷƗ ഏ໽!‫׋‬ ‫׋׀‬ƥହဣսৣฝ ೟੓ᅡল๖ ቍѠƥ ‫ࠎ ؚ‬ᆇ ಭഭ‫ځ‬ೞ ‫ٵ‬Ⴏƥ ჴ

‫ݡ‬Иdອହ฻‫܉‬

Иଇ١ٌƥ ࢃྦྷଇç࿗ഺᆪç৺ ક‫ރ‬ઙ‫ދ‬ИଇቍѠ‫ن‬ ෉ᇇ [IVGO]WG[PI(PW\ UIQT KWU иೞ99ಜƥ Иଇ

೟‫ݚ‬ೱ൥၉ংၢû೟‫ݚ‬ဍၳüເ฼Ғ֬ሤ૲Ⴚ༫è‫ۅ‬Ⴚ༫ ਌‫ލࢹ֬ށ‬ਛ།١ሤႺ֬Ⴑ‫׋‬Ɨ‫ۻ‬ओû೟‫ݚ‬ဍၳüᇖ໺ࢃ֬ ഺ௣‫ދ‬า‫׋‬Ɨ్ૺ‫ؾ‬Ⴢ௣‫֬ޠ‬നࡀԢਛඛൌଇ໺ࢃಭ༅è ພࡌᄤႺ༫൏Ɨો۸ಭ߽Ϲဍ၉ଇ೟‫ݚ‬໺ࢃƗ‫ۻ‬ओሸ࠴֬ ഭ‫ދځ‬ఊ෷ພࡌ‫׽‬ᇄ‫׽‬ႮƗቒսӸ؎৭Ⴏሸ࠴෵࿑໺ࢃาႼ ֬࠶୆஬‫ލ‬๤ϻƗѰᅥൂ‫ؚ‬൴è ‫ۅ‬Ⴚ༫‫ݝ‬Ӹ࣌ᅭࠞਢƗऌ൤ථ༖ສєƗकႼࠥۡ֬࠶్ྦ ‫ދ‬ვৈྦè෢ሩ > ç > ְྔພٌ֬๾ԢƗ೟‫ݚ‬ೱ֬ढ़ພ؎ սսᅀࡍƗ‫֥ل‬ൌ۸ಭ‫؂‬୆‫ྡྷ࣐֬ށޚ‬Ⴚ༫Ɨᆊ၀ൗ֫ᄇদ ᄇ‫֬ئ‬ಭӵເਛᆊ۸Ⴚ༫֬π‫ށ‬ᆇè ೟‫ݚ‬ೱ֬ಪӝ҉֓‫ڌ‬অ֬༣णਛ಍ᇖ‫ݚ‬Ɨ෸ᄤྔࡍ௨֬ಭ ఞ๤ဩ‫ۡޚ‬èᄤହսƗພ೟‫ݚ‬ೱ֬࿗ഺ၀෢԰ढ़ࡵƗսࡌᄤ ҉ؕ֬Ⴚ༫ᇖࢹ࢓ਛ‫ئ۾‬஻ႽƗ฻ۡਛ‫ލ‬ቛၰൔƗ၀‫֬ށ۾‬ ਛࢺ֬৬ൕè

‫۾‬ᆥƥृ֯჆ ᄌ !ಷ֬ûହᄁüᄤׂ ၁ϣûࣰ࿑୶ ༴Ƙ౳ᡇüഏ႟ಷఀႍӵ!ᄌ ಷƗᆥಙഏ႟ಷఀᄧ‫׮‬჆ ᄌƗาՕ‫۾‬ᆥƗເՕമ‫ے‬З఼è

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ܻߢૃ౰ᇖ౳ѠႼ‫໌ڋ‬

Ⴕτ߱ിߢૃ༫झᄄᄄӐçᇖ‫ݚ‬༫झૃ߄ࢉ֫ᇽࢇࢀ‫ݚ‬ᇽဍ֬ᇢ௢ƓᇖƔ൥಍झ‫ྖމ‬Ɨ෷ࠞ౭֬ဍၽ ࢨкᆇമ‫ے‬ಭ༅ଈᄕ֬Пᙔè ఊ෷Ⴜ๤ဩ࣡Ҙဍၽ֬ဍ჻Ўচ਽၉໑ૃ߄ࢉ֫ᇽƥ൬ဍᇢࡌুွᇢ ௹ჺ֬ߢྔ֪Ɨව໑၉࠰ဍ჻ࠪႱྵ౤୔ဍ჻ອ༰è ᅽ௒dѥ‫ݡ‬ၣඓᇖྖ฻‫܉‬

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photo : spotlight BELOW: The 22nd Junior Common Room Committee (JCRC) candidate for President, Ms Lee Mei Kei, shows her poise when questioned by her predecessor, the outgoing Vice-President of the 21st JCRC, Mr Ng Chee Ann on plans to further better the lives of the residents at NTU Hall of Residence 7. Ms Lee was eventually successfully elected into the 22nd JCRC with over 90 of the votes.

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ABOVE: Signs of tension become apparent on candidate Ms Yeo Ying Ying’s face. She contested against Mr Chong Hao Yan for the post of Publicity Secretary. It was one of the two portfolios that was contested. Ms Yeo emerged victorious over Mr Chong with 33 votes. ABOVE: Mr Chong Hao Yan takes a quiet moment to reﬂect before the Rally begins. During his Rally speech, Mr Chong revealed a deep sense of belonging to NTU Hall of Residence 7.

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DUTY IT takes a lot of courage to stand out from the crowd, to declare to a roomful of your peers the desire to serve them and to better their lives in every possible way. To face the demands of your peers, the expectations of your seniors - this is the price of leadership.

RIGHT: Chanel Tan (right) is overwhelmed by joy as she is ofﬁcially announced to be successfully elected as the 22nd JCRC ‘s Cultural Secretary. She was inspired to run for the position after experiencing the strong culture of NTU Hall of Residence 7 during the Freshmen Orientation Camp held earlier this year. PHOTOS & WORDS | WAN ZHONG HAO

Opinions frankly, my dear

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PLACE OF TRADITION Women will always have an important role as the childbearers in society. This was an observation made by Mr Lee Kuan Yew at the recent Studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Union Ministerial Forum, when he advised a PhD student to get attached and have children. A week later, he attributed the low birth rate in Singapore to the increasing numbers of educated women. His comments raised eyebrows in a society that prides itself on giving equal chances to women and men, and being progressive in terms of gender roles, at least on the surface. Women have traditionally been the child-rearers in society. Whether because of biological reasons, or because social norms dictated itâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;that was the way things ran. But there is a fine line between tradition and stereot y ping. The dictionar yâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s deďŹ nition of stereotypes is simplif ied conceptions of members of a group. The danger of these concepts is that they can be simpliďŹ ed to the point of becoming oppressive or restrictive. There is nothing wrong with bearing and caring for children as part of the role

description of women. But the role has become so multifaceted that it would be a great disfavour to prioritise one aspect over another. This extends to the role of men. AWARE has been pushing for paternity leave, and argues that current policies of only giving ďŹ rst-time mothers four monthsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; maternity leave reinforce stereotypes of women as caregivers and men as providers. Just as the low birth rate is due to decisions and changing priorities of men in society too, we need to recognise and adapt to the changing times while still respecting tradition. A dramatic interpretation of the Hungry Ghost festival in NTU caused a kerfufďŹ&#x201A;e recently. Some suggested that it was disrespectful of cultural traditions. Still, it was encouraging to see students trying to put a spin on an old custom. Tradition is something that is handed down. It is worth examining the practices, beliefs or opinions that we hold and may take for granted. If you have something to say about the way things have always been, write in to chronicle@ ntu.edu.sg or leave a comment on our Facebook wall.

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Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t go, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;mamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; shops

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EUNICE ANG

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f you grew up in the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;90s like me, you would remember nondescript shops situated at void decks of Housing Development Board ďŹ&#x201A;ats. Yes, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m talking about the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;ma maâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; shopsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;or â&#x20AC;&#x153;mu m a nd pop storesâ&#x20AC;?â&#x20AC;&#x201D;t hat most of u s Singaporeans are familiar with. Selling items such as sweets, biscuits and small toys that most c h i ld r en wou ld enjoy, t hese â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;mamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; shops were an integral part of my childhood. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sad that these shops are now gradually declining in numbers and might soon be something of the past. On 31st August, Todayonline reported that there were 560 such shops in the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;90s, as compared to the 380 today. They have declined due to lack of competitiveness with supermarkets chains and authorities getting tough on the misuse of outdoor display areas. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll certainly miss these shops when they are gone. The â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;mamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; shops in my estate hold some of the fondest memories of my childhood. I remember buying what we called â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;sng powâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x201D;literally, ice packetâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;sweetened coloured water frozen in a long plastic tube, separated into two. At 10 cents a piece back in the

mid â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;90s, it was affordable for a primary school student to have after a long, hot day at school. Apart from the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;sng powsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, I loved buying Nutella (a hazelnut spread that is now sold in plastic bottles) that was packaged in tiny square packets. Since they were so small, I would buy and ďŹ nish two or three packets before I got home as my parents forbade me from eating too much chocolate. The thing I like most about â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;mamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; shops is the personal touch. Being a forgetful child, there have been a number of times where I had forgotten to bring my wallet down to the shop. I still remember the embarrassment of the ďŹ rst time I forgot. I had to attend a class in school during the holidays, and while walking home, I decided to buy some snacks for lunch. I only realised, when I was about to pay, that I had left my wallet at home. I wanted to leave my items with him and run upstairs to get my wallet. Instead, the shopkeeper surprised me by saying, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s OK, you can pay another time.â&#x20AC;? I paid him immediately after I went home to get some money. If t he same sit uation was repeated in my neighbourhoodâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s supermarket, I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think I could have gotten away with it. Some of my friends who prefer supermarkets argue that supermarkets stock food items with

a greater variety, thus fulďŹ ling consumersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; needs better. However, I am perfectly happy with canned food and ready-toeat snacks that â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;mamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; shops offer. My family does not cook and we prefer to buy packed meals. Hence, we do not need to visit a supermarket for fresh produce. Moreover, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;mamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; shops are closer on foot than supermarkets which are usually located in the neighbourhood centreâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;perfect for lazy people like me. Sadly, the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;mamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; shop at my blockâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s void deck has been out of operation since the stricter rules on the use of outdoor display areas have been imposed. W hen the shopkeeper told me that he had decided it wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t worth it and wanted to retire, I felt that a part of my childhood disappeared s well. A 7-Eleven opened nearby, and although it is convenient as it operates 24 hours a day, its red, green and orange banner is not as unique as the distinct personality that the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;mamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; shop exuded. If you think about it, not one â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;mamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; shopâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s exterior looks the same. This is because they have a limited amount of space to display their goods and it is up to the owners to come up with the best way to showcase them. Although, my family shops at the supermarket now, I know Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll always be a â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;mamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; shop girl at heart.

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a matter of perspective

War of tech and print NG JUN SEN

cannot, for the life of me, remember where I left my business law textbook. It’s from two semesters ago, and I think it’s probably under a desk somewhere. I can’t even remember what the title is. But I do remember this textbook for a social inequalities class. Ties That Bind: Familial Homophobia and Its Consequences by Sarah Schulman. I don’t know which semester it’s from but I know what it is about thanks to the author’s synopsis, easily accessed by the press of a button. You see, I own a Kindle. It’s an e-book reader made by Amazon, the company that is currently edging out bookstores everywhere in the United States. Other than Ms Schulman’s book on homophobia, I also have tons of literary goodness crammed into a package no heavier than a regular paperback. You can think of it as a MP3 player, retro-fitted for storing books at the price of $172. And with this, I sound like an Amazon salesman. I assure you I am not, but this device does more than just store books. You can read them on its innovative e-ink screen, which allows you to read even under direct sunlight. You can’t do that with regular Liquid Crystal Display screens. It makes much more sense to read textbooks on the Kindle. Textbooks are usually huge and thick, and I almost always leave them at home instead. But with the K indle, I can study on the train or in the bus and still look cool doing it. I can store notes, highlight text and consult the pre-installed dictionary while reading. If I want to look for a speciﬁc chapter or keyword, the search and page indexing functions help me get to the information without f lipping through hundreds of pages. If I decide to stop reading, the Kindle automatically saves the last page read. No need for paper bookmarks or folding t he cor ner s of t he pages—the Kindle does it for you. And the best part is, Kindle applications are also available on the PC, Mac, iPhone, iPad, Blackberry and Android phones, so I can read the same book on other devices, with notes, bookmarks, highlights and the last page read synchronized across all devices. So that’s why I never lose sight of Ms Schulman’s book. It’s on all of my devices and I cannot avoid it. This integration to the laptop or the home computer makes the Kindle an ultra-portable device. Also, the Kindle app on your computer complements NTU’s elearning tools well when it comes to studying, as you can have your lecturer’s notes and your textbook

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on the screen at the same time, both fully accessible and easily bookmarked for future reference. However, not all books are available for the Kindle. They must be purchased through Amazon, and it is not guaranteed that you will be able to ﬁnd certain books.

I can read the same book on other devices, with notes, bookmarks, highlights and the last page read synchronized across all devices. But if you do ﬁnd the books, it’s usually much cheaper to buy them for the Kindle. The prices of the books vary, but because no printing costs are involved, publishers usually set a lower price. For all its wonderful capabilities and functions, there are limitations too. Loading Adobe PDF ﬁles onto the Kindle is a hassle, and may not look right in the end. The keyboard is also not meant for typing essays, and can easily frustrate anyone who plans to type more than a short sentence. Ultimately, the Kindle is a purpose-built gadget for reading e-books. Maybe one day, people will design tablets with students in mind, but for now, the Kindle makes a great studying companion.

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always take my notes by hand and prefer carrying my textbooks in hand, even though they weigh a ton. You may wonder why I bother doing that when I have a laptop. Well, there was a time when I did prefer the idea of reading e-textbooks and taking my notes only on my laptop. At that time, I felt that if I could save up enough money to purchase an e-Reader, e-textbooks would be much more convenient, compared to conventional print textbooks. Not only could I take notes at a much faster rate as compared to writing manually, I would also have a search function that would allow me to ﬁnd important points in a jiffy. Highlighting and bookmarking can make for much neater outlines in an e-textbook as well. Howe ve r, e x pe r ie nc e ha s showed me that technology can be faulty in more ways than one. Once, I went out of class to use the bathroom, and left my laptop running, with my unsaved notes. While I was away, the laptop rebooted itself, because I stupidly forgot that I had been delaying a Windows Update restart. Imagine my reaction when I returned only to ﬁnd that all my notes were gone. It was a careless mistake that could have been avoided if I had been more vigilant or had written notes by hand instead. This is why an e-Reader, being an electronic tool, will always carr y the risk—no matter how minimal—of failing inexplicably

at the most inopportune moments. And if the e-Reader fails, especially during class, I would have to bear the inaccessibility of my e-textbook until I find a way to get my device restarted or send it for repair. In contrast, a print textbook is more reliable and does not carry the risk of power failure. And then, there are also cost considerations. Purchasing an e-Reader such as an Amazon Kindle or a Barnes & Noble Nook will cost me up to $200. This is in addition to buying and downloading my e-textbooks. And let’s be honest. The batter y of an e-Reader would last a couple of years and I would have to replace it or purchase a new e-Reader. Some e-textbooks might be cheaper than the printed version but in the long run, it would be cheaper to use print textbooks. This is because print textbooks last longer—provided you keep them in good condition. Not to mention, I would have the option of reselling the printed textbooks to get some money back. It would not be practical to sell my e-Reader once I am finished with the e-textbooks for certain subjects. I would need the e-Reader for the remaining semesters. Furthermore, with internet access at my fingertips, the temptation to surf instead of study increases. A lready w it h laptops, t he temptation to surf websites like Facebook is greatly enhanced. Mr Lee Boon Keng, chief technology architect for in-class laptop learning at Crescent Girls’ School, stated in an article on business and

technology news website, ZDnet Asia, that it was necessary to “work closely” with the school’s disciplinary committee to ensure that students were deterred from using the internet during lessons. This downside would naturally come with e-Readers, should their use become more prominent in schools and institutions. Research has also proven that writing is a far better stimulant for memory, as opposed to typing into an e-textbook. Last year, European researchers studying physiological control and interactions with computers found that writing helps people focus and recall data more clearly. The study, published in journal Advances in Haptics, found that handwriting occurs within a small space, with the writer’s focus mainly being on the paper. Typing involves using both the keyboard and the screen. Attention thus moves back and forth between these two distinct spaces in typing. In writing, however, the attention is focused on only one space. Hence, writing helps us to focus and recall data more clearly. True to their research, back when I was still in junior college, typing my lecturer’s words on my

I was thinking and paying attention as I took down notes... Using a print textbook gives me one of those small, but crucial, advantages. laptop did not command my full attention during class. I was merely processing the content of my lecturer’s lesson without any real understanding of the concepts taught. As a result, I had to concentrate even harder during my revision at home, so as to better remember the facts and comprehend the logic behind them. Because of this, I began to take notes only in my print textbooks. I found that I was thinking and paying attention as I took down notes. I could also think of questions to pose to my lecturers regarding certain concepts. Using a print textbook gives me one of those small, but crucial, advantages in my academic efforts. Despite the frequent annoyances and aching hands, it is a method I am unlikely to deviate from any time soon.

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If I am not pursuing my PhD, then I will focus on starting a family. But if I am, then I will discuss it with my partner ďŹ rst.

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am not surprised that box ofďŹ ce sales of â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;80s remakes are dismal. The remakes of Conan the Barbarian and Fright Night, which are currently screening in cinemas, has have reportedly earned less than half their respective budgets. Why is this the case? Perhaps these ďŹ lms were not able to replicate the impression created by the originals. They were iconic for several reasons: the performances by the actors and the chemistry between them are hard to replace. My family and I adore the Back to the Future trilogy (19851990) mainly because of the actors and how well they portrayed the characters. However, if the series were to be remade, I cannot imagine another actor playing Michael J. Foxâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s role as well as he did. Foxâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s compelling performance brought the character to life and left such an impact on me that whenever someone mentions Back to the Future, I only think of him. First-year student from the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information, Melanie Loh, agrees that Foxâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s role as Marty McďŹ&#x201A;y is synonymous with the ďŹ lm. The 20-year old said: â&#x20AC;&#x153;His performance and the way he embraced his character left a lasting impression on me. A remake would ruin the image I have of it, as I want to remember the ďŹ lm in its original and classic state.â&#x20AC;? Apart from individual performances, chemistry between actors in the original ďŹ lms is hard to replicate or replace. Take the ďŹ lm The Karate Kid, for example.

The original, made in 1984, was especially memorable for me, as I loved the character of Mr Miyagi, played by Pat Morita. One of my favourite scenes in the ďŹ lm is when Mr Miyagi brings out a birthday cake to celebrate Danielâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s birthday. That scene never fails to bring a smile to my face. So, when the remake starring Jaden Smith and Jackie Chan was released in 2010, I was excited to watch how the â&#x20AC;&#x153;new Mr Miyagiâ&#x20AC;? was going to be portrayed. After all, producer of the remake of The Karate Kid, Will Smith, said in an interview with BlackTree TV: â&#x20AC;&#x153;The true essence of the story is the ability to be retold.â&#x20AC;? Yet, the remake left me sorely disappointed. It lacked the close relationship that Mr Miyagi and Daniel shared in the original. In fact, I felt that Mr Han and Dre Parker (the characters in the remake in place of Mr Miyagi and Daniel) did not have much interaction on a personal level before he saved Dre from the bullies. Conversely, Mr Miyagi and Daniel interacted on a more personal level and became very good friends even before he saved Daniel from the bullies. Other ďŹ lms like the new Conan the Barbarian attempted to compensate for the missing x-factor of Schwarzeneggerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s role by promising better effects and visuals. However, audiences did not buy this as they felt that the movie lacked a decent script. One member from the Internet Film Database sums the movie as â&#x20AC;&#x153;just another hunky sword dude with a knack for slaughterâ&#x20AC;?. However, that is not to say that

all remakes are unable to replicate the success of their predecessors. Although the Fright Night remake did not fare well at the box ofďŹ ces, it received good reviews from critics. One reviewer commented on how the remake â&#x20AC;&#x153;did not attempt to do a shot-by-shot remake of the original but instead took the premise of the original and offered a fresh take.â&#x20AC;? I feel that remakes of ďŹ lms from the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;80s should contain at least a semblance to the original ďŹ lms. The director can then bring in a fresh yet nostalgic perspective by infusing it with elements of the original ďŹ lm. Jayne Yu, 19, a ďŹ rst-year student from the School of Humanities and Social Sciences said: â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is a matter of how directors adapt to our generationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cinematic needs and expectations.â&#x20AC;? On the other hand, I still believe that even with a modern cast and setting, the remake might lack the charisma of the original ďŹ lm. I felt that remakes such as The Karate Kid focused more on the star quality rather than the message that the ďŹ lm was trying to get acrossâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;something I feel is integral to every movie. In the original, two relatively unknown actors were cast in the roles of Mr. Miyagi and Daniel. But by casting Jaden Smith and Jackie Chan in the remake, the producers were clearly focusing on pulling in crowds from strong fan bases due to the actorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; popularity. While Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m sure that thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an audience hungry for some nostalgia packaged in a modern context, there are movie buffs like me who would protest if you attempt to recreate iconic movie magic.

Women in my family have done both and I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think we need to choose. Focusing on one aspect does not give one happines.

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Kripa Madnani, SBS, PhD, 24

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Education is already ingrained in our society. We cannot expect women to ignore this part of their lives completely. Tan Liang Ting, NBS, Yr 1, 21

No one can say that all women will get married and have children. Education is important to have a better life.

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Teo Peiling, HSS, Yr 1, 21 TEXT | JAYASHRI LOKARAJAN ; PHOTOS | WAN ZHONG HAO

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ill I be spending more time in laboratories? Will there be more readings and pa-

pers to write? These questions come to mind with the new NTU President’s plan for a more research-centric NTU. As an undergraduate in Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information, a fair amount of research is part of my coursework. It is only natural to be concerned how the research element will affect my education. A simplistic view is that an increased focus on research may lead to neglect in other equally

important areas. More time has to be allocated to assimilating the greater amount of background knowledge required for research. Consequently, personal time and career-related education may be compromised. Research knowledge is often less suited for a professional career than for academic and Research and Development (R&D) purposes. For instance, practice with actual advertising campaigns is more pertinent for a career in advertising than research in advertising methods. Many faculty members begged to differ. “Enhancing research does not mean compromising the quality of education,” said Professor

louder than words

Alan Chan, Dean of the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences. He believes that “good research and teaching go hand in hand”. This is because research ensures the faculty are at the forefront of latest developments in the ﬁeld, educating students with the most current knowledge. Though not a research enthusiast, I agree that research can augment education. Distinctions should still be made between which types of students stand to beneﬁt from research more than others. Taking a business perspective, students can be segmented according to their various educational requirements. Priority should be placed on

career preparation for undergraduates, leaving the bulk of research work to post-graduate students and faculty. So what constitutes quality undergraduate education? An oft-used gauge is the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings. It is based on the following criteria: academic reputation, employer review, citations per faculty member, student-faculty ratio, international student and faculty population. Heavy emphasis is placed on research quality, with 40 percent for academic reputation and 20 percent for faculty citations. At present, NTU is ranked 58th in the latest QS 2011 publication, a signiﬁcant improvement of 16 places from the previous year. With reputation amongst employers up 31 places to 51st position, this suggests that NTU degree holders are more sought after by companies. However, such rankings do not automatically translate into the best undergraduate experience. Classroom interactivity, lesson clarity, student life, and career-relevance of syllabus are just as important to undergraduates. Increasing research can risk ‘widening’ the gap between school and career. After all, research is rarely carried out in most professional ﬁelds, and is irrelevant to most undergraduates’ future undertakings. Saleem bin Adul Rahim, 24, a second-year student from the School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering feels that some theory-heavy modules are not use-

ful as he does not have a chance to apply these theories. He said: “Take for example, turbines. You just need to know how to operate them and maintain them. “This is because turbines are already very developed to begin with. Unless I undertake research in making spaceships, I have no

Rankings do not automatically translate into the best undergraduate experience.

use for these theories as there are already systems in place.” To address this issue, the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE) has a School Advisory Committee who reviews the school’s programmes to ensure industry-relevance. Acting Chair of EEE, Professor Cheng Tee Hiang said: “In order to ensure the relevance of our curriculum, we regularly engage senior engineers and executives from the industry to obtain feedback on the competency of our fresh graduates and what skillsets are needed in industry.” At the end of the day, enhancing research can raise NTU’s global standing, but only careful balance of priorities will ensure that undergraduate education improves as well.

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Lanterns, candles and fairy lights dotted the grounds of Yunnan Garden as NTU lit up to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival. Held on the ﬁfteenth day of the eighth lunar month, it is one of the most important holidays of the lunar calendar.

On this day, the moon is believed to be the most beautiful. Family and friends gather over mooncakes and tea, while children run freely with lanterns under the moon-lit sky.

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LEFT: A group of revellers make their way from the lantern booth to the other goings-on in Yunnan Garden. Carrying candle-lit lanterns is a tradition during the Mid-Autumn Festival.

BELOW: A little girl covers her eyes during a romantic moment in the performance when Chang’e and Houyi meet after being separated for many years. Chang’e and Houyi are legendary characters associated with mid-autumn, when the moon is believed to be the most beautiful because that is when Houyi visits Chang’e on the moon.

ABOVE: The older participants cheer this little boy on as he makes his throw at one of the many game stations set up in Yunnan Garden. He manages to get the ball into the target in one try. LEFT: The Yunnan Garden is transformed into a fusion of colours by the efforts of the organising committee from NTU’s Chinese Society. This year, the Yunnan Garden was divided into two distinct areas - modern and traditional. The one-day event saw over 2,000 participants.

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Happenings of the BPL summer spree 7KH VXPPHU WUDQVIHU ZLQGRZ HQGHG UHFHQWO\ RQ $XJXVW VW 6KL <LFKHQ FKHFNV RXW WKH PDMRU WUDQVIHU VLJQLQJV RI 3UHPLHU /HDJXH FOXEV ARSENAL Bought: Gervinho (Lille), Park ChuYoung (AS Monaco), Per Mertesacker (Werder Bremen), Andre Santos (Fenerbahce), Mikel Arteta (Everton), and Yossi Benayoun (Chelsea) MERTESACKER and Santos will help to stabilise the squad’s defence. But the club’s midfield is still lightweight, as Arteta and Benayoun are not in the same class as the departed Cesc Fabregas and Samir Nasri. ASTON VILLA Bought: Charles N’Zogbia (Wigan Athletic), Shay Given (Manchester City), Alan Hutton and Jermaine Jenas(Tottenham Hotspur) VILLA bought reinforcements to fill gaps left by Ashley Young and Stewart Downing. N’Zogbia will bring exciting wingplay, while Given and Hutton will improve the defence. BLACKBURN ROVERS Bought: Yakubu Aiyegbeni (Everton) and Scott Dann (Birmingham) THE Rovers bolstered their defence with the signing of Scott Dann, who put in a sterling performance for Birmingham City. But signing Aiyegbeni who is past his peak casts doubts on their goalscoring ability. BOLTON WANDERERS Bought: Darren Pratley (Swansea City), Chris Eagles (Burnley), Nigel Reo-Coker (Aston Villa) and Tuncay Sanli (Wolfsburg) MANAGER Owen Coyle wisely improved his squad’s depth in the midfield and forward positions. If Bolton maintains a positive attacking attitude, they should improve on their last season’s position of 14th. CHELSEA Bought: Oriol Romeu (Barcelona), Romelu Lukaku (Anderlecht), Juan Mata (Valencia) and Raul Meireles (Liverpool) MANAGER Andre Villas-Boas now has a good mix of players after signing youngsters like Romeu, Lukaku and Mata. Meireles and Mata will provide the creativity in the midfield.

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EVERTON Bought: Denis Stracqualursi, (Tigre) and Royston Drenthe (Real Madrid) WITH just two loan signings made, Stracqualursi’s ability cover for the injury-prone Louis Saha will be tested. Drenthe may prove to be a hit if he replicates his perfomance in the UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, where he won the Golden Player award in 2007. FULHAM Bought: John Arne Riise (AS Roma), Bryan Ruiz (Twente Enschede) and Zdenek Grygera (Juventus) MANAGER Martin Jol made several shrewd signings to improve Fulham’s away form. Riise and Grygera will strengthen the fullback positions, while Ruiz, the topscorer in the Eredivisie during 2009/10 season, will help in the team’s attack. LIVERPOOL Bought: Jordan Henderson (Sunderland), Charlie Adam (Blackpool), Stewart Downing (Aston Villa), Jose Enrique (Newcastle United), Sebastian Coates (Nacional) and Craig Bellamy (Manchester City) BOTH Coates and Enrique will help to strengthen Liverpool’s leaky defence. Henderson, Adam and Downing will provide energy, creativity and width to the squad’s attack. If Bellamy keeps his cool, he will be a quality option on the bench. MANCHESTER CITY Bought: Sergio Aguero (Atletico Madrid), Owen Hargreaves (Free Agent), Gael Clichy and Samir Nasri (Arsenal) THE transfer window boosted the squad’s attacking department, with Aguero providing ﬁrepower upfront. If the players can gel quickly, the club will be a strong contender for the title. MANCHESTER UNITED Bought: David De Gea (Atletico Madrid), Phil Jones (Blackburn Rovers) and Ashley Young (Aston Villa) SIR Alex Ferguson seems to be building the next title-winning generation of players by signing three talented youngsters. De Gea will need time to adapt to the rigours of the BPL and replace the retired Edwin Van Der Sar.

NEWCASTLE UNITED Bought: Demba Ba (West Ham), Yohan Cabaye (Lille) and Davide Santon, (Internazionale) MIDFIELDER Cabaye will replace the departed Joey Barton, and prov ide an assured command of the central midﬁeld area. But Newcastle still lack an established striker and adequate defensive cover, which may prove risky in the season ahead.

SWANSEA CITY

Bought: Danny Graham(Watford), Michel Vorm (FC Utrecht), Wayne Routledge (Newcastle United) and Leroy Lita (Middlesbrough) JUDGING by the signings, manager Brendan Rodgers is operating on a shoestring budget. It may be too much to rely on Graham and Lita to provide the goals as they are relatively unproven at the Premiership level. TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR

NORWICH CITY Bought: Ritchie De Laet (Manchester United), Kyle Naughton (Tottenham Hotspur) and James Vaughan (Everton) MOST of manager Paul Lambert’s signings are inexperienced young players whose performance may be inconsistent. With a lack of quality players, the club will have to count on youthful exuberance to pull them through. QPR Bought: Joey Barton (Newcastle United), Dudley Campbell (Blackpool), Anton Ferdinand (Sunderland), Shaun Wright-Phillips (Manchester City), Armand Traore (Arsenal) and Luke Young (Aston Villa) WITH more money to spend, manager Neil Warnock signed six players to provide invaluable Premier League experience to the newly promoted outﬁt. STOKE CITY Bought: Jonathan Woodgate, Peter Crouch and Wilson Palacios (Tottenham Hotspur), Matthew Upson (West Ham) and Cameron Jerome (Birmingham) A MASSIVE amount by Stoke City’s standards of 16 million pounds was spent to bring in the likes of Crouch and Palacios. Both players ﬁt nicely into Stoke City’s gameplan of physical play, long throws and high balls into the penalty box. SUNDERLAND

Bought: Craig Gardner and Sebastian Larsson (Birmingham), John O’Shea and Wes Brown (Manchester United), and Nicklas Bendtner (Arsenal) NEW signings O’Shea and Brown will help to bolster Sunderland’s defence, and Bendtner will look to his aerial ability to score goals for Sunderland.

Bought: Brad Friedel (Aston Villa), Emmanuel Adebayor (Manchester City) and Scott Parker (West Ham) ADEBAYOR, an experienced striker who played for Real Madrid last season, is expected to take on the goalscoring mantle. The reliable Friedel provides a safe pair of hands and as last season’s Football Writers’ Player of the Year, Parker will shore up the centre midﬁeld.

they said that? It was like going back to Formula One s stone age. Peter Sauber was not impressed by the failure of two of his Ferrari gearboxes at the Italian Grand Prix.

My parents are responsible for the two things I like doing most - driving and magic tricks. They bought me my ﬁrst go-kart and a magician s kit. McLaren driver Fernando Alonso when asked about his family’s contribution to his career.

WBA Bought: Ben Foster (Birmingham), Shane Long (Reading) and Zoltan Gera (Fulham) THE arrival of Foster will strengthen the defence, but more good defenders are still required for the team, that conceded the second most number of goals last season. Long and Gera will add goals and creativity in the attacking department with their intelligent movement and clever passing. WIGAN ATHLETIC Bought: Ali Al-Habsi (Bolton Wanderers), Shaun Maloney (Celtic) and Albert Crusat (Almeria)

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Please, please, please let my broadband be installed today or you really will see a grown man cry. Retired footballer Peter McVeigh on his dependency on the Internet.

Bought: Roger Johnson (Birmingham) and Jamie O’Hara (Tottenham Hotspur)

You know, when I go to concerts and the band comes two hours late and plays for 45 minutes and then they leave, then I m really, really mad. I just tried to put myself in their position.

MANAGER Mick McCarthy opted to make only two signings. Johnson will provide a calming inﬂuence to the defence with his consistency, while O’Hara will provide bite to the midﬁeld with his tenacious tackling.

Tennis player Andrea Petkovic on why she played her semiﬁnal against Jelena Jankovic with a meniscus tear in her surgically repaired right knee.

MALONEY and Crusat will provide much-needed support from the wings, but a striker is still required to reduce the over-reliance on Hugo Rodallega, who was Wigan’s topscorer last season. WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS

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Errors hinder comeback at finals CHUA YUXUAN THEY were down by three games, but NTU’s doubles pairing of Rik Kamphuis and David Kilpatrick were not ready to throw in the towel just yet. By the eighth game, they managed to find their form in a spirited comeback to tie the match at 4-4. They eventually went on to lose narrowly 9-7. Rik, 24, and David, 21, were facing off against Roshan Peiris and Kenneth Ng from National University of Singapore (NUS) at the tennis men’s doubles finals of the Singapore University Games (SUniG). The event was held at NTU’s Sports and Recreation Centre on September 9th. Despite NT U’s comeback, their opponents seemed bent on breaking the tie. Well-coordinated volleys and accurate lobs from the NUS side eventually led to NTU’s downfall after 16 games. At the end of game time, NUS secured the final game required to win the match, and emerged as the men’s doubles champions.

DOWN AND OUT: David Kilpatrick (in blue) and his doubles partner Rik Kamphuis could not climb back up from a tie against NUS. PHOTO | WAN ZHONG HAO

A shaky start by NTU, evident through their unforced errors and imperfect coordination, was perhaps the reason why they lost the match. Rik, who is a ﬁnal-year Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE)

and exchange student from the Netherlands, acknowledged the loss and commended the NUS team for their performance. He said: “We started off bad. Even though there was a comeback,

our opponents were better and deserved the win”. I ndeed , a s t he match progressed, the NTU pair was once again hurt by unforced errors as well as strong, solid

returns from their opponents. David, a ﬁnal-year exchange student from EEE from Scotland, felt t hat t he match was lost because of a slowdown in their gameplay after their comeback. “Our opponents were solid. It would have been better if we ser ved stronger in the middle section of the game,” he said. Despite the loss, Lee Junyan, 23, captain of the NTU men’s tennis team, retained a positive attitude. The final-year student from Nanyang Business School said: “This year, we have a good batch of new players with sound fundamentals. “Ot her schools have good players too and the general standard has increased across the board.” Instead of feeling the pressure, Junyan welcomed the challenge and set a positive tone for the team. “It ’s a lway s good to s e e tougher competition, because it means more fun when you win,” he said. Meanwhile, in the women's doubles event, NTU's Angela Shen and Isabella Khoo beat Hailey Choo and Grace Pang from NUS to clinch the bronze. Due to bad weather, the team events and men's singles events were delayed.

sports talk

Are athletes nothing but billboards? XAVIER KOO ATHLETES in modern times have a far more signif icant role in promoting their sport than those in the days of yore, as fans now expect athletes to facilitate a sport’s interaction with its fans. To me, t he onus lies on athletes to promote their sport. Shuttler Lin Dan must have realised this when his questionable absence from a local press conference for the Badminton Super Series in June this year sparked a wave of criticism from the press for his lack of respect for the sport. Despite having a “stomachache”, the world no. 2 male singles player was later spotted training on the same day. The 27-year-old later pulled out from the finals against teammate Chen Jin citing gastric flu as the reason—much to the disgust of fans who jeered incessantly throughout his apology speech. Despite being certified unfit by the tournament's medical doctor, the experience left a bad taste in many a fan's mouth, especially since it was the second time Lin Dan pulled out of a tournament final in a year—the first being the Malaysian Open in January. Fans paid to watch the tournaments. Be it for tickets or for

cable television channels, they contributed monetarily and should have their side of the deal delivered. To further tar the image of badminton, other participants like world no. 5 Tauﬁk Hidayat were also no-shows for the press conference. Also, not all who showed up were welcoming. For instance, Lin’s compatriot Wang Shixian rudely rolled her eyes at reporters when probed on a possible rematch with Juliane Schnek—whom she lost to in an earlier tournament. Athletes who disrespect their fans, perhaps unwittingly, project a negative image of their sport. The same fans who, by no coincidence, are responsible for a large amount of their fat pay cheque. This may cause fans to lose faith in an athlete, and be less inclined to show support for the sport they represent. In a larger context, a decline in an athlete's popularity, will ultimately contribute to a loss of revenue for the sport. The same revenue goes into the payment and training of athletes as well as into the various amenities and services that facilitate it. Yet in all fairness, this responsibility can and should not be solely restricted to the athletes. Besides athletes themselves, other representatives of the sport, especially those under constant

media spotlight, should also bear responsibility. Football legend and former head coach of the Argentina national football team Diego Maradona acted like a prima donna when he threatened to walk out of a post-match press conference during last year's World Cup. This came after the realisation that he had to share the table with a ball boy. But the "ball boy" turned out to be none other than German national team and Bayern Munich player,

Thomas Müller. It was not so much who the ball boy was, but rather how Maradona had acted. His antics were offensive and degrading, not only to Müller, but to the audience present and the press at hand. As a representative of football who is in close contact with the public, Maradona was expected to observe a certain decorum or risk damaging the image of football.

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Athletes and their representatives like Maradona conveniently snub the press and media (which promote their sport) at their whim, but ironically jump into endorsement deals for various consumer products when presented with the opportunity. But not all athletes act like that. Nicol David, the world no. 1 women's squash player actively promotes her sport. The Malaysian, known for her affable personality, is also part of the inaugural World Squash Foundation (WSF) Ambassadors Programme. The programme will promote squash to the rest of the world, starting with the Latvian capital of Riga from November. She has also been relentless in her efforts to get squash recognised as an Olympic sport by welcoming questions and interaction with members of the press. But athletes like David are few and far between, as many sportsmen and sportswomen are unaware, and perhaps underestimate the beneﬁts of promoting their sport. After all, fans contribute to a sizeable sum of their salary and it is their obligation to promote their respective sports to potential "customers". If athletes can use their celebrity status to endorse various products for companies, then they surely can do it for their sport.

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Sailing champ nearly never was

A ROUGH START: Victoria nearly gave up on sailing after a bad ﬁrst experience.

AVRIL HONG SHE clinched Singapore’s first World Championship title in the 4.7 Laser category in 2006. She became t he four-time champion of the Singapore Laser Trophy in June this year. And recently, she made waves a f ter w i n n i ng t he r epubl ic’s f irst-ever silver at the World

University Games (Universiade) in August. With all these achievements, you would think Singapore’s no. 1 Laser Radial sailor Victoria Chan was born to sail. But her journey was far from smooth-sailing. The national sailor admitted that competitive sailing was not

“You better not get into her bad books or she’ll kick you using her Taekwondo black belt skills!” Fellow national sailor Joel Pang

HISTORIC WIN: Victoria clinched Singapore’s ﬁrst ever silver medal at the Universiade.

always on her horizon. At age nine, Chan signed up for a Get Kids Aﬂoat course at the Singapore Armed Forces Yacht Club after hearing about her brother’s experience there. But her first attempt out on water was a struggle. “It was hard to grasp the concept of steering the boat according to the wind, which led to a lot of bruises when the boat capsized,” the 21-year-old said.

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“I actually stopped sailing for a year because of that.” “I f I we r e n’t a sa i lor, I ’d have been a netba l l player,” she added, as she used to play netball in primar y school. H e r d e c i s i on to t a k e u p competitive sailing came after she was motivated by a Gold win at her ﬁrst Inter-Schools Sailing Championships in Primary Four. These days, the second-year Sports Science and Management (SSM) student clocks 12 hours of sailing a week at the National Sailing Centre (NSC). She also does weight sessions for one and a half hours at the Singapore Sports Council and an hour of cardiovascular sessions at the NSC thrice a week. To add to t he l i st , she i s also the secretar y of the NTU Yac ht i ng C lub a lt houg h she does not train with them at the moment due to her preparations for the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in November. But fellow national sailor Joel Pang revealed that there is a lighter side to Victoria. “She might seem like a quiet and reserved sort of person, but you better not get into her bad books or she’ll kick you using her Taekwondo black belt skills!” he said. Pang and Chan were part of the team of sailors who represented

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Singapore at the Universiade in Shenzhen. Chan considers travelling to compete overseas an opportunity to meet new people and a chance for extraordinary experiences. I nd e e d , h e r b e s t s a i l i n g experience took place in Sydney during a training camp two years ago when a migrating wha le surfaced in front of her out at sea. “I saw a large pool of disturbed water. I decided to stand up to have a closer look, when it emerged from the water,” she said. “I was in awe when it surfaced

and it jumped back into the sea,” she said. Bragging rights aside, Chan feels it is precisely the individual nature of the sport and the exposure to the elements that have taught her to be independent. “It’s helped me learn about being responsible and tak ing ownership in life,” she said. Chan said she plans to sail for at least another ﬁve years. She added: “I would like to compete in the next few SEA and Asian Games and hopefully the 2016 Olympics.”

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Scaling the twin peaks of excellence CHAN LONG TENG N T U BAG GE D t he top t wo positions of the Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Open category at Bouldermania 2011. Uyanga Otgonbayar, 23, a third-year student from the Na n y a n g Bu s i ne s s S c ho ol clinched top honours, while 21-year-old Foong Wei Ling, a second-year Maritime Studies student came in second. Some 24 educat iona l i n st it utes r a ngi ng f rom secondary schools, polytechnics and local universities were invited to participate in the NTU Mountaineering Clubâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual bouldering event, which was held at the Pavilion outside Tan Chin Tuan Lecture Theatre from August 25th to 28th. C ha mpion Uya nga , who is also part of the organising committee of Bouldermania, won despite a lack of rest. She said: â&#x20AC;&#x153;I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t sleep the night before, because we had to prepare the routes for the ďŹ nals.â&#x20AC;? Uyanga is no newcomer to Bouldermania. At last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s competition, she shared ďŹ rst position with Felicia Lim from National University of Singapore and Sharul Yusof from Singapore Polytechnic after all three achieved the same number of points. She attributed her win to the slight decline in competition from other schools since many strong climbers had graduated.

Despite Uyanga's success, NTU was unable to win medals in the Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Open, Novice Men and Novice Women categories. New to Bou lder mania t h is year was the addition of a second

â&#x20AC;&#x153;This competition is different from other events. It demanded a good mix of technique and strengthâ&#x20AC;? Patrice Claire Verosil Serangoon Junior College

climbing tower for participants. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We used to build our towers f rom scratch, but Climb A sia prov ided professiona l help to build more climbing area,â&#x20AC;? said Chong Zedong, 24, a member of Bouldermaniaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s organising team. Climb Asia Pte Ltd, a professional climbing organisation, was one of the sponsors for the event. With the help of Climb Asia, the two climbing towers were built in only one day, as compared to last year when a single tower took a week to be built. The additional tower allowed the organising team to add more variety to climbing routes. Ron Ho, t he c h a mpion of the Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Open category and a second-year accountancy student

DOUBLE THE FUN: The addition of a second climbing tower allowed for more challenging climbing routes PHOTO | COURTESY OF BOULDERMANIA COMMITTEE

f rom Si ngapor e M a nage me nt Universit y, commended the new climbing routes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The routes were well set, and it was suitably challenging,â&#x20AC;? said the 22-year-old. Patrice Claire Verosil, 17, from Serangoon Junior College agreed: â&#x20AC;&#x153;This competition is different from other events. It demanded a good mix of technique and strength.â&#x20AC;?

A two-day carnival was also organised, where the climbing towers were opened to NTU and NIE staff and students for a noncompetitive fun climb. But Chong felt that response to the carnival was lacklustre as many students retur ned home earlier in anticipation of the long weekend granted by the Presidential Elections,

and the observation of Union Day prior to it. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We started planning many months ahead, but we didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t expect the clash with the holidays,â&#x20AC;? said Chong, a four th-year student from Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Nevertheless, we will learn from this mistake and organise a better event next year.â&#x20AC;?