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Photography and NTU Dance Beat. Currently, only about 10 per cent Khaw Boon Wan, Dr Khoo brought Joseph Kony. The purpose of the NTU of maids here have a day off each the first dialysis machines to Sin- film was to help keep Kony’s ar- EUROPEAN COMMISSIONER week, and the Ministry of Man- gapore in the 1960s. He chaired the rest a priority in US foreign policy. GIVES SPEECH AT NTU power said it hopes the regulation NKF until 1995, when illness forced Kony has been indicted as the top NEW PROGRAMME TO PRODUCE will promote Singapore’s image as him to retire. war criminal in the International CHINA-SAVVY LEADERS The European Commissioner for a quality destination for maids. Criminal Court for crimes such as Research, Innovation and Science JUICY APPLE DEALS REMOVED child abduction and rape, but has The Future China Advanced Lead- encouraged greater European Un- NEW TERMINAL 4 TO REPLACE FROM IT SHOWS never been brought to justice. ers Programme, a new collabora- ion (EU)-Singapore collaboration in BUDGET TERMINAL IN 2013 tion between Nanyang Business her speech on March 3rd. Here on Vendors have been advised to sell HUNT FOR ESCAPED PENGUIN School and Business China, aims to her first official visit, Mdm Máire A new and improved Terminal Apple products only at approved CONTINUES IN TOKYO nurture China-savvy senior execu- Geoghegan-Quinn, stated that NTU 4 will replace Changi Airport’s stores, not major consumer elec- tives. Business China is a platform is “one of the most active Singapo- Budget Terminal, which will be de- tronics events such as the PC show A Humboldt penguin escaped its launched in 2007 to encourage bi- rean participants in our European molished on September 25th. The in June or Comex in September. Tokyo Sea Life Park aquarium, leav- linguism and bi-culturalism. The research programmes”. Examples of Changi Airport Group said the new Distributors say a reason for the ing behind 134 of its companions. new programme is targeted at lead- joint research centres include the terminal can accommodate up to change is that Apple believes in- Park keepers suspect the penguin ers and managers of organizations Centre for ElectroMobility with the nine million more passengers per volvement with such shows dilutes scaled a rock about twice its own based in Singapore but will have Technical University of Munich and year. Airlines currently operating its image. The only vendors not height and went under the park operations in China. Apart from the Lee Kong Chian School of Med- in the Budget Terminal, such as Ti- affected are the telcos, which can fencing into the city. Staff from the covering know-how on business icine with Imperial College London. ger Airways, will shift their opera- continue to sell Apple iPhones and Park have been combing riverbanks in China, the three week-long pro- tions to Terminal 2 from September iPads with subscription plans. in search of it since March 4th. gramme will provide participants HEALTH-TEE CAMPAIGN IN NTU 25th. Terminal 4 is expected to be with first-hand experiences in Chi- ready by 2013. PRINCE HARRY ‘DEFEATS’ nese tea drinking, calligraphy and WORLD A health campaign, ‘Health-Tee USAIN BOLT IN FOOT RACE cuisine. There will also be a week- NIGHT SAFARI’S GIRAFFE CALF long field visit to China. Me!’, by Youth Advolution for Health (YAH) came to NTU on MAKES ONLINE DEBUT The world’s fastest man took on SYRIAN ARMY DENIES AID Queen Elizabeth’s 27-year-old NEW CAFFE EXPRESS OPENS March 5th. YAH is a youth-led health advocacy programme un- The Night Safari, which welcomed grandson, only to be stricken by Syrian military forces carried out Renovations have been completed der the Health Promotion Board. giraffe calf Nalo three months ago, laughter after the prince made a artillery bombings on the western at Caffe Express, a café located NTU students had their photos has set up a blog to enable Sin- false start. Both sprinter and prince suburb of Homs in early March. beside the Nanyang Auditorium. taken with youths advocates, who gaporeans to follow the baby gi- struck a pose for cameras after the This was the latest offensive in the Students can now enjoy their meal were wearing shirts featuring large raffe’s growing-up moments. Nalo mock race in Jamaica, one of the government’s crusade against the in an air-conditioned dining area cartoon carrots, as part of a photo means “lovable” in Swahili. It is lighthearted highlights of Prince year-long civilian uprisings aimed with black and white furniture that competition. NTU is the fourth edu- the first giraffe to be born at the Harry’s visit to the country. As part at toppling President Bashir al-As- gives a modern and simplistic feel. cation institute to be visited since Night Safari in three years, and is of Queen Elizabeth’s Diamond Jubi- saad’s regime. At least 1,700 people Refurbishment of the café was part the campaign started a month ago. also the tallest baby, standing at lee celebrating 60 years of her reign, of the efforts by the school to up- 1.88m and weighing 75kg at birth. have been killed in the town known British royalty and dignitaries will grade facilities and infrastructure The blog is the first for an animal as the “Capital of the Revolution”. be on such visits over the year. in NTU. SINGAPORE in the Night Safari’s care and pro- Repeated attempts to send humani- vides glimpses into the calf’s life, tarian aid to the stricken town have THOUSANDS EVACUATED AS NTU OPEN HOUSE such as its attempts at walking. been blocked by the military, ac- FLOODS HIT SOUTHEASTERN cording to the Red Cross. MAIDS TO GET MANDATORY AUSTRALIA This year’s open house, L.I.F.E @ REST DAYS EACH WEEK NKF FOUNDER DIES AGED 91 NTU, which took place on March ‘KONY 2012’ MEDIA CAMPAIGN Heavy, continuous rains have 10th featured a new contest LIFE From January 1st next year, a new National Kidney Foundation found- GOES VIRAL caused river swelling and flooding Collection @ NTU. The competi- regulation will require employ- er Dr Khoo Oon Teik died on March in certain parts of New South Wales tion is a platform to showcase NTU ers to give their foreign domestic 5th in hospital after a long illness. A half-hour film made by US- and Victoria. The ‘unprecendented’ students dressed in stylish yet cas- workers a day off weekly, or com- He was 91. Dr Khoo’s abiding inter- based charity Invisible Children amount of rain was anticipated ual clothing suitable for campus. A pensation in lieu. The new law will est was chronic renal failure, after went wildly viral in the first week and evacuation orders were given catwalk took place at the Quad in not apply to existing maids un- his brother, the late Reverend Khoo of March, garnering several million in timely fashion to thousands of the afternoon, where contestants til their permits are renewed after Oon Eng, succumbed to the disease views in the span of a few days. residents. The rains are expected strut their style while students got that date. Employers who break in the 1950s. Described as the “fa- The video calls for the internation- to continue, but herald a ‘bumper to vote their most stylish student. the rules can be fined $5,000, or ther of dialysis treatment in Sin- al community to help raise aware- year’ for crops, according to an Other competitions included U- slapped with a six-month jail term. gapore” by former Health Minister ness about Ugandan war criminal Australian commodity forecaster. Upcoming Events

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6(5(1(&$, “A head for business, a heart for communities,” said Stanley Chia, the world” is a motto that members 25, a third-year student from Nan- HOME-COOKED biryani that does of the NTU-SIFE, the NTU chapter yang Business School and presi- more than just warm people’s of worldwide non-profit organisa- dent of NTU-SIFE. stomachs. This was the secret in- tion, have lived by since the club’s Launched in 2005, the annual gredient behind the NTU-Students founding in NTU three years ago. Nanyang Awards are given to in Free Enterprise (SIFE)’s achieve- recognise the outstanding achieve- ment at the Nanyang Awards. ments of faculty, staff and students. The team initiated Gourmet “We are just doing In his opening speech, NTU Guru, a project to enable low-in- something that President Professor Bertil Anders- come housewives to earn a sustain- son thanked all 22 individuals and able income by recruiting them as has potential... two teams who received the Award cooking instructors. and is feasible, for their “steadfast dedication and The initiative provided an op- exceptional contribution to NTU”, portunity for the homemakers to as well as adding that they had “truly done prevent traditional recipes, such helping other the university proud.” as assam pedas and biryani rice, He also believed that some from dying out. communities.” of the achievements would have Participants in SIFE projects Stanley Chia worldwide impact. ALL SMILES: Proud winners of the Nanyang Awards flash their pearly whites for the are exposed to business concepts President of NTU-SIFE An example is Professor camera. PHOTO | TAN ZHIJIAN through meetings with mentors Venkatraman’s research on fully and industry partners. They give biodegradable stent technology Professor Subbu Venkatraman. received the Nanyang Award for business students guidance while that also has the capacity to deliver For their research in bio-science Excellence in Teaching. they exercise real skills like build- Abiding faithfully to this line was drugs. A stent is an artificial tube and material technology, they were As each award winner strode ing business models, such as help- what led the NTU-SIFE to a Nanyang that can be surgically inserted in presented with the Nanyang Awards onto the stage, there were cheers, ing the low-income homemakers Award for Teamwork at this year’s blocked vessels. for Research Excellence, Innovation whoops, wolf-whistles and standing commercialize their cooking ven- Nanyang Awards Ceremony. Other notable winners of the and Entrepreneurship. ovations as the students in the Nan- ture. This also gives non-business “We are just doing something Nanyang Awards included Asso- The loudest applause of the yang Auditorium sought to show students a hands-on approach in that has potential and that we feel ciate Professor Zhang Hu, Assist- day, however, was reserved for the their appreciation for those who had acquiring basic business skills. is feasible, as well as helping other ant Professor Tan Nguan Soon and 18 professors and lecturers who inspired them. Stop, bus, stop

/81$+3+$0 At this point, people ran to- wards the front door, said Sim. TRAFFIC came to a standstill on the That was when the man dashed in morning of February 21st as a man front of the bus to prevent its de- stood in the path of NTU’s shuttle parture. bus C for about five minutes. Passenger Tay Bo Yi, 22, also The scene took place on the from NBS, said the man shouted stretch of road outside canteen 2, and gestured to the bus driver to in the lane that leads out to the open the door. However, the driver expressway. It was captured on did not. camera by Jonathan Chiang, 22, During the five-minute stand- at about 9.15am. The photo went off, a long line of traffic formed viral on Facebook. behind the bus. The identity of the man is still The driver then accelerated for- unknown. ward briefly, causing the man to Joshua Sim, 23, a passenger on move out of the way. the bus, said the driver overshot Before driving off, the bus the bus stop opposite canteen 2 by driver wound down his window to a few metres. shout some vulgarities at the man, This resulted in people gather- said Tay. ing around the back door waiting Mr Philip Peh, General Man- to get up the bus. However, the ager of the bus company, Tong Tar driver opened only the front door Transport Service Pte Ltd, could for boarding, said Sim. not be reached for comment. “Everyone was waiting around NTU’s shuttle bus services fall the back door, waiting for it to under the purview of the Student be opened, but it didn’t,” said the Services department. first- year student from Nanyang Deputy director of the depart- Business School (NBS). ment, Mr Lim Boon Kiat, said it After a while, the driver closed was not clear whether the man in STANDING HIS GROUND: Unable to get on the shuttle bus, a man dashed onto the road and blocked it from leaving. Neither party the door without taking on passen- the picture was a student, a staff relented for a few tense minutes. PHOTO | COURTESY OF JONATHAN CHIANG gers, and started to drive off. member or an outsider on campus. 7+(1$1<$1* 92/ 12 18 04 NEWS CHRONICLE 09 Signing up for food and HI-fives tarts, Turkish ice cream and In- year to attract NTU students to dian fish head curry served in connect with the HI communi- traditional banana leaf were ty,” added the first-year student among the rewards for complet- from the Nanyang Business ing game stations. School. Beyond gastronomic de- In preparation, the NTU lights, however, participants competitors watched a video of said they learned to appreci- basic signing of individual al- ate the beauty of sign language phabets that would help them when interacting with their HI communicate with their HI part- partners. This was especially ners. On the race day itself, they since the experience was new to used cue cards. Organisers who many of them. went through a sign language “My biggest takeaway from course the previous semester this event is having learnt some were also on hand to help. basic sign language,” said Lim Lim said he was able to com- Jun Xiang, 21, a first-year stu- municate with fellow HI partici- dent from the School of Civil pants with relative ease, despite and Environmental Engineering. being a beginner in signing. “I particularly like signs that “They are able to understand are special to Singapore such very basic sign language,” he as places of interests and MRT said. names. It was one of the reasons He added that he was in- why I signed up for this event.” spired by the bubbly personali- HI Singapore is an annual ties of his HI friends. event organised by the NTU “One of them is 35 years old, Welfare Services Club, which but he still plays with me like a aims to raise awareness and kid,” he said. IN HIGH SPIRITS: An NTU participant (in yellow) joins her HI counterparts (in red) in decorating a kite, which is to be flown during the promote interaction with the Meanwhile, the HI partners amazing race finale in Yishun. PHOTO | NG ZHONG JIN deaf community in Singapore. also said they found the experi- This year’s HI Singapore was ence interesting, as they could /,=+82'$ when they partnered hearing- awareness drives. named HI Gourmet to fit the interact with students outside of impaired (HI) people for a food- Held on February 26th, the food theme. their community. themed amazing race, HI Gour- event saw NTU students and 18 “Food is a common theme “I like the amazing race idea IMAGINE a world where sto- met 2012. members of the HI community for everyone,” said Quek Sheng because it is a fresh experience,” ries are told not in words, but This is the first year the race from the Esplanade to Yi- Quan, 20, the overall organiser said HI participant Lily Goh. The through hand gestures. Dur- event has taken on such a for- shun, taking part in games and of the event. 32-year-old likened the race to ing their recess week, 24 NTU mat, as opposed to previous food ‘checkpoints’ along the “That’s why we have pro- popular South Korean variety students experienced just that years which had only featured way. Food such as soy bean curd moted it as our highlight this show Running Man.

EOS director to shake up research aims

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NTU’s Earth Observatory of Sin- gapore (EOS) has been awarded $5 million by AXA insurance group’s research fund on Febru- ary 28th. Its director, Professor Kerry Sieh, was also made the first permanent Chair in Natural Hazards in Asia. At the signing ceremony, Professor Sieh revealed that the endowment will be used to fos- ter earth sciences research, with the focus on understanding and forecasting earthquake, volcano and rising sea levels in South- east Asia. Additionally, the funding GROUNDBREAKING DIRECTION: Professor Sieh (extreme left) intends to create more will help link natural hazards Asia-centric natural hazards research. research more directly to society, PHOTO | COURTESY OF CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE in the fields of policy, economics and education, risk assessment collaborate more closely with NIE dents who major in social science and management, he added. to enhance the educational as- and humanities programmes but Professor Sieh cited Professor pects of earth sciences research. appreciate what science brings Andreas Schaffer as an example. “I am going to work with NIE to society,” she added. The EOS Sustainability Di- to invent what I call Singapore NTU President Professor Ber- rector, who lectured in ‘Sustain- Earth Sciences, using past exam- til Andersson said: “Annual re- ability Management’ at the Nan- ples from Southeast Asia rather turns on the AXA Chair endow- yang Business School, also does than from Europe,” Professor ment will enable Professor Sieh research in economic strategies Sieh said. to create and strengthen research that help address climate change. The endowment will not programmes with other entities EOS plans to implement be used for scholarships or ex- at NTU in natural hazards and cross-faculty appointments of a change programmes for students. climate change.” similar nature with other insti- Instead, it will help connect EOS was triumphant amidst tutes in NTU. EOS electives such as Natural stringent selection criteria and These include the S. Raja- Hazards and Society more close- considerable competition, said ratnam School of International ly to the ‘social science aspects the head of AXA’s Research Studies, the Nanyang Business of disasters’, said Ms Susan C. Fund, Mr Godefroy Beauvallet. TEACH A MAN TO FISH: A young participant weighs his catch at NTU’s annual fishing School and the National Institute Eriksson, Education and Out- He said EOS was selected competition on the 25th and 26th of February. Fish were released into the Nanyang of Education (NIE). reach Director of EOS. due to its good track record and Lake, and anglers could rent rods and then reel in what they could for cash prizes or In addition, EOS also aims to “This is especially for stu- its potential for future growth. simple leisure. PHOTO | LAU KIA YONG 92/ 7+(1$1<$1* 12 18 09 CHRONICLE NEWS 05 NTU's creative talents win big 6(5(1(&$,

A Cabbage That's Not For Cooking

THE simple folds of a cabbage Her design is a metal sculp- could well be the key to a prize- ture shaped like a short flight winning outdoor furniture design of steps. People can sit on the concept, as NTU student Aaron sculpture as they do on public Lim found out recently. benches. The 24-year-old was one of She said although her design two NTU finalists in the top eight concept was influenced by artis- entries for an outdoor furniture tic considerations, she also had design competition, Mapletree to consider functional aspects Business City’s “Design in the City”. as it was meant to be a piece of A third-year product design public furniture. For example, the major at the School of Art, De- metal used had to undergo anti- sign and Media (ADM), Lim said rust treatment. his design of the seating area, Mapletree CEO Mr Hiew Yoon entitled VENA, was based on the Khong said the “Design in the patterns formed by the cross-sec- City” competition was held to tion of a cabbage. “bring across… appreciation for He added that he was influ- innovation and creativity by enced by the idea of biomimicry, nurturing young design talents a scientific field which examines in Singapore.” and emulates nature to solve hu- Lim and Li emerged as fi- man problems. nalists from more than 60 other The finalists of the competi- entries from other local tertiary tion were announced by real es- institutions, including polytech- S I T T I N G P R E T T Y : tate company, Mapletree Invest- nics, National University of Sin- Lim's cabbage- gapore and LaSalle College of the inspired seating area ments on February 21st. (above) and Li's bench Lim and fellow NTU finalist Li Arts. They will now vie with six sculpture (left) may be Wenjin, 22, will now have to build other designers for two grand installed in public if prototypes of their designs before prizes of $12,000 each. The win- they clinch the top two the final judging on March 28th. ners will also have the opportu- s p o t s i n t h e fi n a l s . Li, a final-year product de- nity to have their work displayed GRAPHICS | COURTESY permanently at Mapletree Busi- OF AARON LIM AND LI sign major at ADM, said she was WENJIN “hugely inspired by minimalist ness City, an integrated business sculptors like Carl Andre and Ri- hub at the fringe of the Central chard Serra.” Business District.

Safer Police Posts For The Future

PEOPLE under threat of physical assailants and make virtual police competition, held this year, aims For instance, the team was as- Their ideas will be implement- harm, such as a teenager fleeing reports via teleconferencing. to re-examine how NPPs can stay signed to redesign Marsiling NPP, ed in future NPPs, and prototypes from a gang attack, may soon have Their concept came up tops at a relevant to the community by in- but were unable to obtain the basic of their design concepts will be a secure place to retreat to, thanks to design competition organised by the corporating new technologies. blueprint of the floorplan. As such, displayed at the May 2012 Annual the efforts of NTU students. Singapore Police Force (SPF). Chia, a second-year student they had to make full use of their Police Workplan. Chia Yan An, 23, Darrell Mak, NTU emerged joint champions from the School of Computer Engi- imagination and creativity with re- “The biggest reward is hav- 25, Robin Tan, 18, and Xu Mingjie, along with an SMU team, fending neering, said that one of the team’s spect to the design. ing our ideas being implemented 22, came up with an L-shaped door off competition from 13 other en- biggest considerations was how to The NTU students’ winning con- in the future NPPs to improve the which prevents possible assailants tries. “balance imagination, creativity cept also included a mobile exhibi- public safety of the community, from following people into a “safe The inaugural “Neighbourhood and feasibility” while factoring in tion area for SPF recruitment drives and leaving our impact all over room”, where they can hide from Police Post (NPP) for the Future” cost effectiveness. or community outreach events. Singapore,” said Chia.

INTRUDERS, KEEP OUT: The winning team from NTU (left) with the guest-of-honour, Second Minister for Home Affairs Mr S Iswaran. Their design for an L-shaped door (above) prevents assailants from entering a 'safe' room. PHOTO AND GRAPHIC | COURTESY OF CHIA YAN AN 7+(1$1<$1* 92/ 12 18 06 NEWS CHRONICLE 09 NTU research poised Audience gets to get more complex interactive during film on 6+((1$7$1 Research in complexit y science studied as an entire system. could benefit countries, from As such, complexity science predicting earthquakes down to could be the next big thing in WHAT is the difference between easing traffic jams. solving global challenges such as safe sex growing babies in the womb and hunger and climate change, said growing tumours in the body? Why Mr Vasbinder. do we need to sleep about eight “Complex “All the major problems in hours each night? science... looks the world we deal with… have The answers to these questions, their bases in complex systems," and more, are linked to a promising at things as a he added. area of research, complexity science, system, puts it Indeed, researchers have said Mr Jan Wouter Vasbinder, already identified themes such Director of the Complexit y Program together.” as cities and governance to look in NTU. Professor Geoffrey B. West into, although the programme is Mr Vasbinder was speaking Former President still in its early stages. at a three-day conference, “More Santa Fe Institute It was not until the 1980s is Different”, held in NTU from that the introduction of home February 27th to 29th. computers enabled complex It marked the formal systems to be studied and inauguration of the Complexity “Traditional science breaks simulated visually. Science programme in NTU, which things down but complex science “Complexity science is a very commenced in August 2011. is opposite, it looks at things as fresh field of research which is Complexity science, which is a system, puts it together,” said still evolving and changing,” the study of complex systems, looks Professor Geoffrey B. West. The said visiting Professor W. Brian at things as a whole. former President of the Santa Arthur from SFI. It studies how individual FRANKLY SPEAKING: Six panellists addressed the audience's questions and concerns Fe Institute (SFI) was an invited Professor Arthur will also be about sex after the film screening. PHOTO | ANGELINE YEO components interact, giving rise speaker at the conference. conducting research under the to new behaviour. Examples of complex systems Complexity Programme. This differs from the scientific include cities, brains and economies. Currently, the programme is *$1:(,/,1* 5 community organisation, in the method, which reduces a system to As they exhibit behaviour that only open to faculty members, making of the film. its basic components and studies cannot be explained by being post-doctorate students, as well A group of friends clubbing on New The organisers took pains to each individually. broken down into parts, they are as PhD students. Year's Eve were unable to decide if conceal the sex-education theme in But due to its interdisciplinary they should drink and go wild at the its publicity efforts, as they took into nature, there are no restrictions party. That decision was left to the account youths’ natural aversion to to the schools which applicants audience during the NTU screening the topic. The message was revealed come from, or the fields of study of the “Not So Secret Lives of Us” only during the film’s NTU premiere . they intend to pursue. (NSSL) film. But the film’s producers said Moreover, the use of The protagonists’ fates the interactive medium aptly complexity science is not continued to be literally in relays the message of sex health, limited to graduate students the audiences' hands, as SMS as it empowered viewers to make or professors. Students who responses from the hundred-strong choices on the characters’ behalf. attended the conference said they crowd determined the movie’s “What better way than to give found it useful for their research story progression. them absolute power in deciding topics. The film premiered in LT 1 the characters’ fates?” said Ms Ng “The topics here are related on February 7th. During the Hui Min, the event’s programme to my research, which is about screening, the film paused at planner from advertising agency climate models, a type of complex several defining moments, during Oglivy & Mather. system,” said Ms Queen Suraajini which the audience SMS-ed their The chairperson of 21 Young Rajendran, 21. preferred choice of action. It then Hearts, Mohamed Syahid, 26, “This helps me understand proceeded to unfold the outcome agreed. He said the film enabled viewers to look back at the the subject area better,” added of the majority’s decision. consequences of what the characters the first-year student from the did or did not do. School of Civil and Environmental “This film shows “As youths, there are many times Engineering. when we find ourselves in places Collaborations— both local and the audience where you want to do something, overseas— are also in the pipeline. 'what it could have but you don’t know what it’ll be The programme plans for like, so this film shows the audience workshops and research projects been'.” ‘what it could have been',” said the with institutions such as the SFI Mohamed Syahid second-year student from Nanyang and the Institute Para Limes (IPL) Second-year student Business School. from the United States and the Nanyang Business School The film received mixed Netherlands respectively. responses from the audience in NTU. With NTU’s Complexity “I was disappointed that they Science programme underway, didn’t show all the alternative Singapore is poised to kickstart NSSL, which is billed as outcomes that we didn’t choose”, the research field in Asia, said “interactive”, is directed by Boo Jun said Tomasz Jan Ferenc, 25, an Mr Vasbinder. Feng, best known for his award- exchange student from Poland. He added that Singapore is winning film “Sandcastle”. But others felt the film uniquely able to understand and It will also be screened in other successfully put across the subject make use of scientific knowledge tertiary institutes, such as the of sexual health. earlier than other countries. Singapore Management University, “Instead of a stagnant one- “Singapore can become Management Development Institute sided view showing all the cons, the first movers in the field of of Singapore, and ITE College East we get to see different scenarios this month. complexity in helping develop The film aims to educate youths through the interactive film,” said theories and applications used in about sexuality and to address their a second-year student from the solving these problems,” he said. concerns about sexually transmitted School of Civil and Environmental Beyond marking the formal diseases. It was produced by the Engineering, 23, who only wanted inauguration of the programme, Health Promotion Board (HPB) be known as Andy. the conference also aims to create under a sex-education initiative. “I think it increased awareness NOT ROCKET SCIENCE: Professor Geoffrey West illustrates complexity science using a community of complex science HPB partnered 21 Young of the dangers of unsafe sex and real-life examples. PHOTO | LAU KIA YONG researchers. Hearts, a NTU Hall of Residence is a wake-up call for some people.” Lifestyle Riding the Dutch Way – Page 11 foodsnoop ARTEASTIQ a common type of art. Stepping Though there are art teachers, never been good in art and I never from Mondays to Thursdays. into the art jamming room was a Ren made it clear that their role is thought I could paint at this age,” While guests are welcomed to $2UFKDUG5RDG refreshing sight of many artists not to teach but to be a guide as said Sarah Lim, 32. 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Instead, they boil the :HEVLWHZZZDUWHDVWLTFRP out painting in a non-intimidating that Arteastiq's approach to flow of paint and standard 20cm fruit with the tea base pot by pot environment. Understanding that beginner painters worked. The cotton canvas. Subsequent visits upon orders. Tea is usually served it can be quite scary for first-timers participants, too, stood in utter to complete painting costs $5 with biscuits and a wide selection Just like the concept of music to approach art, he says, “The idea amazement of what they had per hour. There is also a student of mochi. They also offer exquisite jamming, art jamming is a bunch is more to have fun than to come accomplished. price of $28. Above that, there flavors like liquor-infused tea with of people coming together to create up with something perfect.” “I’m still overwhelmed. I’ve are different promotions everyday gelato ice cream after 5pm.

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THE SCREENING ROOM Marrying the culinary passions restaurant and proceed to the film The Cream of Portobello went well with the Pieropan Soave of Chef Samia Ahad and her theatre at 9:15pm when the movie Mushroom with white truffle oil Classico white wine, which has an $QQ6LDQJ5RDG husband’s interest in film, the commences. emulsion has got to be one of the invigorating razor-sharp crisp. Screening Room was born. They I caught the film Paris je t’aime best mushroom soups I have tasted. Aside from the film-inspired 2SHQLQJKRXUV screen films of all genres, as long and was served French cuisine. It is neither as creamy nor chunky dishes, Mamounia restaurant 7KXUVGD\SP as Chef Samia finds its crusine The menu of the day was Cream as most mushroom soups, yet it serves what they term the “Other” )ULGD\ 6DWXUGD\SP executable. of Portobello Mushroom soup, a leaves a lingering flavor at the Mediterranean cuisine, savouring &ORVHGRQ6XQGD\V Located at Ann Siang Hill, choice of Duck Leg Confit or Butter back of your tongue. the culinary delights of intriguing the five-storey building consists Poached Threadfin and Pineapple The Butter Poached Threadfin lands spanning from Marrakesh :HEVLWHZZZVFUHHQLQJURRP FRPVJ of Mamounia lounge, Mamounia Tarte Tartin for dessert. is ser ved with boiled carrot, ginger, to Mecca. restaurant, the studio, the film The meal began with the capsicum and cherry tomato. The Coriander Leaf, an affiliated theatre and La Terraza rooftop chef’s selection of complimentary dish gives a light and fresh feel, a cooking school, is another of Chef While we may have snacked bar. While every level is decorated appetizers, better known as amuse- safe dish that is satisfying but less Samia Ahad's initiatives, where a popcorn while catching a film, differently, the place exudes a posh, bouche French-Turkish White extraordinary. they teach the dishes served in not many of us have heard of middle-eastern charm, featuring Cheese with Pomegranate Seeds It pales in comparison to the these food and film package. a film and food package ($68) an Arabian tent and plush carpets and Molasses with Mint Leaves Duck Leg Confit. Paired with The Screening Room charges where a 3-course meal is crafted at the alfresco dining area. and Mexican Guacamole with roasted Idaho potatoes and shallot $20 for the film ticket alone, more to complement the film. You can Film screenings are only Nachos. The Turkish White Cheese marmalade, the saltiness of the than twice the price of the usual be sure to get different theatrical available on Thursday to Saturday is salty and creamy, while the crispy roasted duck skin adds to movie ticket. But if it is a movie experiences every time you visit evenings. Usually, the guests hint of pomegranate exudes a rich the sweet, grilled flavor of the date with that special someone, it The Screening Room. have their meal at Mamounia tantalizing taste. duck meat. Both fish and duck may be worth it after all. 7+(1$1<$1* 92/ 12 18 08 LIFESTYLE CHRONICLE 09

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ith a wardrobe bursting with The convenience of selling her wares (www.loveyourphone.wordpress.com), which Brenda, who usually prices her more clothes than it can hold, at a flea market is the biggest draw. sells imported iPhone cases. items around $5-10, says: “A piece of self-confessed shopaholic “It is the easiest way to clear my She usually hands out online discount clothing from Topshop can cost up to $80, WBrenda Lim has come to terms wardrobe. Setting up a blog shop takes time. codes to her flea market customers. Since but when you bring it to a flea, nobody with letting some of them go. I'll have to take pictures, hire someone to then, online sales have increased by about cares if it’s branded. If it isn’t $5, they With Topshop and Miss Selfridge model my clothes, set up a website, and do one and a half times. aren’t buying.” among her favourite brands, the 21-year- my own advertising. A flea market is less And what started out as a hobby also But towards closing time, going old first-year student at the Wee Kim Wee of a hassle, being a one-off thing,” she says. turned out to be a full-time job for Kevin Yin, all-out to slash prices works like a charm. School of Communication and Information With the extra cash, Brenda has an excuse a recent Computer Engineering graduate in “I will drop prices drastically to clear as spends over $100 every month on a typical to buy more clothes to fill up her closet. 2011 from NTU, and his girlfriend Jeanrin many clothes as I can. I even sold a few shopping trip. Besides selling second-hand clothes, Loh, both 26. pieces at $1 each,” she says. After keeping her buys for a year or there are also other ways to earn extra cash The couple, who had had enough of Additionally, Miss Sofie Chandra, two, Brenda would set up a stall at a flea the flea market way. finding things to do in Singapore with little 28, Marketing and Business Development market to get rid of unwanted clothes and Kristy Teo, 21, a first-year money, were inspired to star t a business when Manager of Zouk Flea & Easy, advises make space for new ones, and also to top accountancy student sets up a stall to they came across NaRaYa, a Thai brand of vendors to set their pricing strategy based up her empty piggy bank. increase online traffic to her blog shop fabric bags in Bangkok. They then obtained on the type of products they sell. “If your the rights to import the bags to Singapore. products are unique, a one-off item or This started RinVin.Closet, a small vintage, there are definitely people who business selling an assorted array of knick- are willing to pay more,” she says. knacks, from quirky spectacle frames to lego “But most of the time, the sets, and they plan on expanding. Singaporean mentality plays a part. But such a money-making method Because it is a flea market, the bargain has its fair share of risks. Bad weather is factor is important, some are looking for a common impediment resulting in lower items that go as low as $2 to $5.” human traffic. At Kevin's first flea market For sellers looking to get more out at Marina Bay Sands, heavy rain and strong of an online business via flea markets, Mr winds nearly destroyed the tent. Kent Teo, the organizer of flea markets at “A ll the male vendors were pinning our venues such as *SCAPE and Singapore weight down on the tent, and some of us even Flyer has some advice. got carried up with the tent about a foot off “Flea markets are a good avenue to the ground,” he says. test market response to your products and But despite unpredictable weather services, and gain market exposure for conditions, Kevin remains fond of flea your brand name. You can complement markets. your online marketing efforts by “Being under the sun and rain selling expanding your database and inviting your products gives you an experience you customers to sign up for your mailing wouldn’t find elsewhere,” he says. list after they make a purchase,” says the “Also at flea markets, our prices are 27-year-old who is also For Flea Sake's somewhat bargain-able if you buy more." spokesperson. Kristy has also learnt that pricing is “Of course, there is also the added important to attract customers. “Allowing advantage of real-time customer contact, people to bargain usually leads to a more so it is a good chance to interact with HUNTING FOR A GOOD BUY: If you're selling second-hand stuff, price it at around $5-$10 and expect customers successful deal, as people feel they have customers and strengthen relationships,” coming for a good bargain. PHOTOS | INTERNET & COURTESY OF ZOUK & LEE SU FERN clinched a worthy purchase,” she says. he adds. 92/ 7+(1$1<$1* 12 18 09 CHRONICLE LIFESTYLE 09 Let's Get Down To FLEA MARKET BU$INESS 101 ZOUK FLEA & EASY WHEN: Every Friday (2pm - 10.30pm), Saturday (12pm - 9pm), and Sunday 5HFHQW1JHH$QQ3RO\WHFKQLF Forget the traditional tables and chairs. At (12pm- 9pm) JUDGXDWH/HH6X)HUQDVHDVRQHG Zouk Flea and Easy, items are hawked from STALL RENTAL FEE: Ranges from $38-60, ÁHDPDUNHWVKRSSHUDQGYHQGRU GLVKHVRXWWKHIROORZLQJWLSVWRKHOS every available surface to maximise the depending on location use of space. The event is held is at Zouk \RXDFFRPSOLVKPRUHWKDQVLPSO\ ITEMS PROVIDED: 0.6m x 1.2m (2ft x 4ft) VFUHDPLQJ/HORQJ and Winebar in the afternoon till evening, table and a plastic chair a rare chance to enter the club before MAIN CLIENTELE: Teens and young adults nightfall. Also, savvy shoppers need not be HOW TO REGISTER: Online registration deterred by the seemingly upscale location, form at www.scapebazaar.com as there are bargains from as low as $2. FOR MORE INFORMATION: Email 1 DO RESEARCH [email protected] WHERE: Zouk Singapore Different organisers aim to capture WHEN: Every quarter of a year different crowds. So try attending STALL RENTAL FEE: $50 MAAD PYJAMAS flea markets by various organisers ITEMS PROVIDED: Stall location is The Market of Artists and Designers to observe the type and level of hu- dependent on items sold (MAAD) is the place to go for original and man traffic, as well as how vendors MAIN CLIENTELE: Aged 16-35 operate. It would be even better to HOW TO REGISTER: creative products. Not an ordinary flea Apply personally at market, it is better known as a monthly speak to a few vendors to find out the Zouk office reception or download the art and design festival. Forget run-of- more about their experience. application form from the website, to be the-mill products, only original works by faxed or emailed with a recent photo the vendors are for sale. Featuring only UPCOMING FLEA: Sometime in May artists and designers, vendors can range 2 alongside the Asian Fashion Exchange from hair artists to dessert makers. They READ THE FINE PRINT (14-20 May), celebrities, stylists and are encouraged to unleash their creativity It is important to take note of what fashion magazine editors will be invited and decorate their stalls any way they like. is included in the rental package. to take up stores at Flea & Easy’s special While shopping, enjoy performances by For example, only some organisers Fashion Elite Edition. local musicians, sip beer and simply relax provide tables and chairs. FOR MORE INFORMATION: Check out on a Friday night. BEHIND THE SCENES: Vendors think of creative ways www.zoukclub.com or call 6738 2988 WHERE: Red Dot Design Museum, a to get their items noticed. 3 VISUAL APPEAL three-minute walk from Tanjong Pagar *SCAPE BAZAAR MRT station The aesthetics of your stall is ex- FOR FLEA SAKE Next to Cathay Cineleisure Orchard, WHEN: One Friday night of each month tremely important to make sure that *SCAPE Bazaar is usually thronging (the next one is on April 13th, 5pm to 12 it stands out. Make use of bright col- It organises both regular and ad-hoc flea ours, posters or signs to attract atten- markets. Regulars include Flashbang at with teens and people in their 20s. It is midnight) held on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, STALL RENTAL FEE: $50-$70 tion. A lso ensure that it is reasonably the Singapore Flyer, for a more upscale neat to make it easier for customers and stallholders can choose pitches with ITEMS PROVIDED: A display case, a case clientele, and Space at *SCAPE, which to check out your products. attracts mainly youths and working adults. or without air-conditioning. The stalls stand, a lamp and a stool/chair operate, come rain or shine. Soak up the MAIN CLIENTELE: Young adults and the energy and go bargain hunting with the WHERE: Various places such as *SCAPE huge assortment of stalls. Pre-owned items working crowd in the area Sky Terrace (Level 4), the Singapore Flyer HOW TO REGISTER: 4 ADVERTISE are no longer allowed so there is no need to Online registration and Chinatown Pagoda Street form at www.maad.sg WHEN: worry about the state of the items. Leverage on the popularity of social Check www.forfleasake.com/flea- FOR MORE INFORMATION: Call 6534 7194 media platforms to increase the pro- markets for dates WHERE: STALL RENTAL FEE: *SCAPE Mall or email [email protected] file of the flea markets and also that Between S$40 – S$55 of your shop. ITEMS PROVIDED: 1 table, 2 chairs, 1 rack space. Extra tables and chairs available at extra cost. MAIN CLIENTELE: Females aged 16-24 ENSURE THAT YOU ARE years old and young families 5 CONTACTABLE HOW TO REGISTER: Email sales@ forfleasake.com One way to do so would be to pro- FOR MORE INFORMATION: Check out vide name cards or mini posters. www.forfleasake.com Alternatively, bring a notebook for people to pen down their email in WHAT THE FLEA! case they lose your name cards. Have a tarot card reading done, or try out a hair and beauty makeover. What The FLEA! 6 BUILD RELATIONSHIPS also collaborates with charity groups and organisations to raise funds for a village Always remember to smile, greet in Prey Kla, Cambodia, and welcome new and make small talk with custom- charity outreach projects. ers. Never underestimate the power of building good customer relation- WHERE: Various locations island-wide ships, and always be proactive. No WHEN: Check What The FLEA!’s Facebook one likes unfriendly stallholders. Friendliness goes a long way and or Twitter page for the latest schedule (the leaves a deeper positive impression next one is on April 17th at the F1 Pit on customers. Building) Also, make friends, not only STALL RENTAL FEE: Dependent on location ITEMS PROVIDED: with customers but also with other One 0.9m x 0.9m (3ft x vendors. Whether you’re attending 3ft) table and two chairs a flea market or holding a stall, it is MAIN CLIENTELE: Aged 17-35 important to network as you’ll never HOW TO REGISTER: Visit www. know when these relationships would whattheflea.wordpress.com/registration come in handy. FOR MORE INFORMATION: Visit www. WE'RE ALL MAAD HERE: Enjoy live performances, sit still while your caricature is being drawn by a group of 20 whattheflea.wordpress.com artists and get a daring hairdo by a hair artist—all at MAAD Pyjamas. 7+(1$1<$1* 92/ 12 18 10 LIFESTYLE CHRONICLE 09 APP of the PARTY 1RWKLQJGDPSHQVWKHPRRGRIDSDUW\PRUHWKDQD URRPIXOORISHRSOHZKROO\LQWHQWRQFKHFNLQJWKHLU 7ZLWWHUIHHGRUSOD\LQJDURXQGRI$QJU\%LUGV:LWK WKHLQFUHDVLQJQXPEHURIJDPHVWKDWHQFRXUDJHPXOWL SOD\HUSDUWLFLSDWLRQDYDLODEOHDVDSSVZKLSSLQJRXW\RXU SKRQHQRORQJHUKDVWRUHHNRIDQWLVRFLDOEHKDYLRXU 1J7]H0LQVKRZV\RXVRPHRIWKHVHDSSV SNAPWORDS FREE Available on iPhone and iPad

ALL EYES ON THIS: Games that cater to more than one player help people interact with each other. If you are familiar with games such as Taboo and Charades, this game PHOTO ILLUSTRATION | VINNIE QUEK will not be completely foreign to you. Simply put, Snapwords is a word-guessing game. Two teams compete against each other by trying to guess the word that appears without mention- ing the word itself. The interface of the app is clean and fuss-free, with no customisation (you are either in Team 1 or Team 2). The sound effects of the game amp up the excitement, an ominous TRUTH OR DARE sounding ticking starts whenever time is almost up, while a ‘ping’ indicates to the opponent FREE how many points your team is racking up. But with words such as ‘carburetor’, ‘sordid’ and ‘desiccant’, this game is certainly not for the vocabulary-challenged. Available on iPhone and Android

An all-time favourite party game that almost everyone has played before, the app version BOP IT! is not much different, save for a few tweaks for greater convenience. Before the game begins, choose from two to 20 players and key their names in. In order to US$0.99/ SG$1.25 draw a name, this app replaces the ‘spinning the bottle’ part with shaking the phone. Available on iPhone and iPad The questions and dares you get may be harmless and reminiscent of secondary school days— with guileless questions such as ‘Who is your bestww friend?’ or cheeky such as ‘Hold hands with the person opposite you until it’s your turn again’. What used to be a handheld toy has now been condensed into an app for the tech-savvy While the app certainly saves time and brainpower by providing ready-made questions generation. This is basically an audio-reaction game requiring you to bop, twist, or spin, and dares, it can get slightly infuriating when you have to shake your phone vigorously for it amongst several other features, according to the music. to register the next turn. Bop It! is available in both single player and multiplayer versions, in which you can either play along with several players or go head-to-head with just one opponent. It gets surprisingly addictive despite its repetitive nature, and a voiceover chirps funny and usually disparaging comments whenever you lose. MARBLE MIXER US$0.99/ SG$1.25 KING OF OPERA Available on iPhone and iPad US$0.99/ SG$1.25 Available on iPhone and iPad Kids of the 80s and 90s, still remember those sandy playgrounds which provided the perfect arena for a game of marbles? Relive those times with Marble Mixer, an electronic spin on the classic game of marbles It is a giddy chase. It is a disoriented takeover. It is a ditzy flight. Designed exclusively for the iPad, Upon tapping a corner, wildly spinning opera singers, or tenors, each carrying a unique the game allows for up to four players. voice, will start walking in a straight line and take on a chance at stealing the limelight. The objective of the game is to score as many points as you can by flicking To win the game, your tenor needs marbles across the point mat or by to act like a bumper car, bumping your knocking your opponent’s marbles off. opponents off the centre and taking hold There are three game modes featuring of that spotlight for the longest time various challenges on different mats. possible by avoiding other tenors. The controls for this game are so So take on up to three other finely tuned, that it feels completely opponents, and be engaged in the most natural to be flicking imaginary comical party knockdown ever. Upon marbles across a screen. If you want winning, you may literally take on the to flick hard to smack an opponent’s spotlight for the rest of the party — this marble off the mat, the game picks it is if no one else tries to take it over with up precisely, and the collision of mar- a friendly bump on the shoulder. bles sound exactly like the real thing. PHOTOS | INTERNET 92/ 7+(1$1<$1* 12 18 09 CHRONICLE LIFESTYLE 11 travelogue ROTTERDAM ON TWO WHEELS ,IWKHUHLVRQHWKLQJ\RXGRQ·WKDYHWRZRUU\DERXWLQWKH1HWKHUODQGVLW·VWUDQVSRUW1HYHUPLQGWKDWSXEOLFWUDQVSRUWLV HIILFLHQWDQGFKHDS\RXZRQ·WWUXO\OLYHOLNHWKH'XWFKXQWLO\RXRZQDELNH\RXUVHOIDV'DQVRQ&KHRQJ ILQGVRXWLQDQDWLRQZKHUHWKHSRSXODWLRQRIELNHVRXWQXPEHUVWKHSHRSOH

t is minus 15 degrees and the wind is day. Room rates were reasonable (about 20 howling. I am wearing four layers, a euros a night) and like all hostel stays, I had scarf and thick woollen gloves—but the opportunity to meet people from diverse I I am still cold. backgrounds. Interesting characters—a The snow, which has been falling Swiss lawyer on a sabbatical, a German since the previous night, has left the film critic, a Welsh carpenter hiding from cobbled roads caked with icy powder. But his girlfriend to name a few—came and went despite the bitter cold, people are still riding almost daily in my six-bed dorm room. their bikes and going about their daily Outside, the city of Rotterdam business. unravelled. Just two minutes from the Welcome to Rotterdam, the heart of a hostel was the Binnenrotte Market—the biking nation, in the grip of its longest cold biggest in the city. Here you can get Dutch snap in 15 years. specialities for as low as 2 euros. A common Early last month, temperatures gripe many tourists have is that the Dutch in Rotterdam and many other cities in have no food culture. A typical Dutch meal the Netherlands plummeted below zero. consists of bread and cold cuts for breakfast Unfortunately, the drastic drop coincided and lunch, and only one hot meal a day for with my arrival in late January. dinner—consisting mostly of potatoes. Undaunted by the cold, I spent the While the complaint might be true larger part of a month exploring the ins- for the most part, there are culinary gems and-outs of the financial heart of the Oranje to be found, if you know where to look. nation (the moniker of the Dutch football At the market, you have all the team). And like the Dutch, I did it mostly greatest hits of Dutch food in one place. with pedal power. Everything from lekkerbek (a fried fish Indeed, one of the first things I eaten with a garlic sauce and literally noticed is that come hell or high water, Dutch for ‘tasty face’), to broodje haring the Dutch never stop riding their bikes. (raw herring gutted, tossed with onions and Ever. This is in spite of the fact that public served atop pillowy buns) to my personal transport is cheap and efficient—your choice favourite—steamed mussels. of tram, metro, train or bus. The mussels (four euros for a serving) Now, after a month riding around are served up by a fisherman couple—who Rotterdam and the surrounding country, I shovels them screaming hot out of a giant finally understand why: to ride a bike is to steamer. Even in a market of 450 stalls, this be Dutch. one is easy to find. The ever-growing heap They love their bikes so much, the of mussel shells on the table, the burgeoning THE CUBE HOUSES: A collection of 39 cube-shaped buildings, one of the many hyper modern sights in running joke is that every bike in the crowd jostling for a space at the counter, a city centre that was razed during World War II. Netherlands have been stolen at least twice the steam from the giant vats—all signs and sold on the streets. pointing to a quality establishment. bombed—literally, to its foundations—by an older part of town, surrounded by old It makes sense then that any Dutch Stomach-filled, I biked onward. the German air force during World War European-colonial buildings, cobble-stoned adventure should begin and end on two Although Rotterdam has numerous II, practically the whole city centre had to streets and an ancient harbour reminiscent wheels. There are many shops in the city museums, such as The Maritime Museum be rebuilt. In a bold statement of rebirth, of a bygone era. that rent bikes out to travellers for about and World Art Museum, I gave them a architects rebuilt the city with eccentric This juxtaposition should feel out- five to 10 euros ($8-$16) a day. miss. A decision I do not regret because designs. Their works can be seen around of-place, and in any other city, I could not One of these places is the StayOkay otherwise, I would not have chanced upon the city, from the famous Cube houses to imagine it to work. hostel in the heart of Rotterdam located in the dark back-alleys of Delfshaven, or biked the “swan-like” Erasmus Bridge. But as I listened to the waves lapping the kooky-crazy “Cube Houses” (literally a down the sleepy boulevards of Kralingen Perhaps the most enjoyable experience against the old boats in the harbour—with collection of cubed-shaped buildings) that where I could observe actual everyday life I had was biking through the quirky city one leg over my bike, it was then that I rents bikes out to travellers. This was where whilst enveloped in the wintry air. centre and finding myself suddenly in realised—this is Rotterdam. I stayed during my first week and also But for me, the city centre was the star where I rented my bike for seven euros a attraction. Because most of Rotterdam was

“Perhaps the most enjoyable experience I had was biking through the quirky city centre and finding myself suddenly in an older part of town.”

MUSSELS, ANYONE?: A great, piping-hot snack at the Binnenrotte Market to keep you warm in the crazy cold weather. PHOTOS | COURTESY OF DANSON CHEONG 7+(1$1<$1* 92/ 12 18 12 LIFESTYLE CHRONICLE1809 spotlight

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PHOTO | UNIVERSAL MUSIC $IWHUDQHLJKW\HDU Tracks from the album such as About our songs’ appeal, I guess The proudest moment for us is com- any musician faces is thinking Don’t Wanna Lose You Again, have that’s something only the fans can ing back here and seeing that the outside the box to make a name for KLDWXV%ULWLVK1RUZHJLDQ a distinct melancholic quality that answer, but we’ve heard that it’s fans have stayed. They used to be himself. But the good thing is it’s ER\EDQG$PDGHDQ departs from their previous sound. our positivity and relatability of like 10, 12 years old, now they’re also easier to reach out to audiences DSSHDUDQFHLQWRZQ Mark attributes this to the 10 years the lyrics. We’re all quite down-to- 22. There isn’t a bigger compliment now as artistes can get launched RQ)HEUXDU\WKIRU of maturity that the band’s music earth guys, very approachable and than seeing fans stay loyal to you off the back of Youtube and other has undergone. normal. We love to spend as much for 10 years, it’s amazing. social networking sites. In essence, WKHLU*UHDWHVW+LWV7RXU time as we can with our fans and it’s a challenging but also very 5HQHH3RKVSHDNVWRWKH our favourite thing to do besides exciting time for bands now. EDQG·VNH\ERDUGLVWDQG On the evolution of their music: performing is chatting with them. On growing up: YRFDOLVW0DUN5HDGRQ > We’re a little bit wiser “It’s a song about > It’s been difficult trying to On being passionate about music: WKHLUIDQVZKRJUHZXS from relationships and breakups, get audiences to accept the evolu- ZLWKWKHLUPXVLFDVZHOO and we translate these personal looking for light tion from boy-band to ‘man-band’. > Each of us is passionate about experiences to our lyrics. When we at the end of the It’s going to take time, but we’re not different genres, Christian enjoys DVWKHEDQG·VIHHOLQJV first started out it was all about the going to shy away or alienate our- country, Ben likes soul and R&B DERXWPDWXULQJIURPD fun and positivity, and our songs tunnel. No matter selves from the audience because music, while I really like classic ER\EDQG were like calling cards for our fans, of it. Ultimately, we’ll let our new mainstream pop. It can really be a “Hey, come and join our gang!” how hopeless a music speak for itself. nightmare writing together. So if Now we’re just writing about things situation is, there’s we get something we all like, we FORMED in 1998, A1 origi- that really matter. Anyone who gets In our shows we usually do at least know it’s going to connect with our nally comprised main vocalist the chance to catch us live will no point in giving one dance routine for old times’ fans because we put the best of all Ben Adams, keyboardist Mark really see how we’ve developed as up.” sake and it’s pretty bad but also worlds into one. a band. hilarious. We make an absolute joke Read, and guitarists Christian Mark Read of A1 on the title track Ingebrigtsen and Paul Marazzi. out of it, “These are some really It’s challenging, but the day you of their album Waiting For Daylight. They achieved worldwide success > Our fanbase comprises most- advanced moves, try to keep up if stop being challenged and getting with over three million records ly young female adults who grew you can” but the most advanced that thrill from doing what you do sold, eight international Top 10 hits up listening to our songs. I think On the biggest highlight of their dance move we do is like a slide is probably the time to quit. We’re and a Brit Award for Best British listeners, whether young or old, comeback: on the floor and a click. We like to certainly not anywhere near that, Breakthrough Act in 2001. will be able to identify with songs have fun with the audience and I in fact we feel like this is a new Following their split in 2002, such as Like a Rose and Heaven by > We had no expectations think that shows in our concerts. beginning for us and we’re going Mark, Ben and Christian an- Your Side. whatsoever. Singapore has changed to be making music for a very nounced in August 2009 that they so much and we didn’t know > Compared to ten years long time. We’ve all done our own would regroup for a series of con- whether there would be anyone ago the music industry has solo projects, but nothing can be certs in Oslo. Subsequently, their On the appeal of their songs here to see us as it’s been so long. changed dramatically, and unfor- compared to being in a band, that fourth and latest studio album, But when we got to the airport tunately record sales have dropped camaraderie you have among all Waiting for Daylight, was released > We’re very lucky to have and saw quite a lot of people, we to an all-time low because of illegal the members. It’s so much more fun in October 2010. an amazing bond with our :fans. thought “Hey, this could be good.” downloads online. One challenge to do things together. 92/ 7+(1$1<$1* 12 18 09 CHRONICLE LIFESTYLE 13 reviews MUSIC BREAK IT YOURSELF Andrew Bird (Indie Rock)

Gently plucked strings  and ghostly vocals make way for an almost groovy melody English and Scottish folk that builds in urgency, finally music, as well as classical erupting with high-pitched music and jazz, were some of strings and feedback that end Andrew Bird’s early influences. as abruptly as they began. The folksy Orpheo Looks REPLETE with the warm tenor Back is dominated by periods and the distinctive whistling of violin-led instrumentation that have come to define the and feels almost like a jam American singer-songwriter session. Improvisation is key and multi-instrumentalist’s here and indeed the ever- music, Break It Yourself changing, ever-fluid Break It bears all the hallmarks of an Yourself never bores despite Andrew Bird album. its 14 tracks spanning a The 38-year-old American daunting one hour. returns after 2009’s critically Break It Yourself is also acclaimed Noble Beast, which Bird’s most straightforward hit 12th on the Billboard 200, and most accessible album and his seventh solo album is yet. With the exception of the yet another masterpiece. eight-minute standout Hole Abandoning the studio, In The Ocean Floor, he keeps Bird attempts a less rigid away from the long winding approach to recording on interludes of his previous the self-produced album, albums, opting for simpler completing the whole of Break arrangements instead. AN UNDERRATED TALENT: Andrew Bird is a multi-instrumentalist who holds a Bachelor’s degree in violin performance. PHOTO | INTERNET It Yourself in a barn outside of Lead single Eyeoneye is Chicago with his three-piece Bird’s most radio-friendly works, are less obtuse and lyrical gems such as “You’re can pull off that line with Consistent and relatable, touring band. track to date with its infectious significant in the new album. laying mines across the shore/ such ease and grace. It is the Break It Yourself dispenses “It started out as a melody and driving guitars, The line “I can’t see the sense So my heart is ripped and magical songwriting that with the distractions and glorified rehearsal,” Bird while the austere Sifters is in us breaking up at all” torn” on Lusitania, a duet with makes the album every bit goes straight for the heart. said in the press release for his arguably the most affecting on the song Lazy Projectors Annie Clark (better known by as cerebral as it is emotional. This is not the first time Bird album, and the spontaneous track on the album. is the musician stripped her stage name St. Vincent). Break It Yourself is Bird’s has achieved success with his nature of the recording Lyrically Bird has also, by of his layers of words and Singing “And we’ll dance most unified work to date. creations, and it is not hard to process shows as he forgoes his own admission, become this vulnerability resonates like cancer survivors/Like the His newfound frankness has see why this is the talented traditional song structure more direct. Metaphors throughout the album. prognosis was that you should allowed emotions to flow musician at his finest yet in on tracks like the opener and wordplay, which are a Blunt as he may be, the have died” on the track Near much more freely and connect his 16-year career. Desperation Breeds. mainstay of his previous album is still littered with Death Experience, only Bird with the listener. -KOK YUFENG

THE END OF THAT lead singer Warren Spicer’s like the forceful Control Me Plants and Animals voice floating over gentle and the blistering Lightshow, strumming that never rushes. the album never seems to (Indie Rock) Indeed, the album is rarely be convincing enough. In ever urgent, the twanging choosing a languid approach, guitars and Spicer’s laidback Plants and Animals does not delivery strolling through the deliver the emotional impact  album’s eleven tracks. that their material promises. The general weariness Striving for self-aware wit, Plants and Animals’s first of the album is perhaps a Spicer cannot help but sound full-length album Parc Avenue was shortlisted for the 2008 reflection of the themes that apathetic, impeding his Polaris Music Prize. The End of That grapples ability to connect with the with. As the band matures, listener better. Plants and Animals faces an Furthermore, the CANDADIAN trio Plants existential crisis brought on contrived 2010, clocking and Animals have been in a by the advent of adulthood, almost seven minutes, and state of constant flux. From with growing responsibilities the meandering closing the stirring indie folk rock and stagnating relationships. track Runaways, make the of their 2008 debut album “We’re hoping to be album feel draggy, like it has Parc Avenue to the aggressive friends, do cool stuff and be overstayed its welcome. electric sounds of 2010’s La equal,” Spicer announces on That is not to say that La Land, their music has the genial, country-tinged Plants and Animals has come taken diverse routes to reach title track. It is evident that he off worse than before. In moderate success. and the rest of the band have actual fact the band has taken On their third full-length accepted these crumbling another step forward in the album, Plants and Animals relationships with sensibility right direction with The End attempts to establish some sort and tired resignation. of That. of middle ground, returning The centerpiece of it all is In spite of its slip-ups, to the acoustic-driven sound the six-minute long Crisis!, a the band shows that they of Parc Avenue, sans the bluesy, guitar-drenched track still can write good songs. It elaborate instrumentation. that has Spicer talk-singing. is a refreshing change from The End of That finds the “The stroller situation on the the loud, in-your-face rock band embracing a more sidewalk is out of control,” he sound of La La Land, with the stripped-down, “live” sound, quips, as the guitar riffs build band sounding much more reminiscent of the 70’s guitar into an epic crescendo, which comfortable with themselves rock that seems to be the unfortunately does not attain this time round. The End of inspiration for most of the the cathartic effect it aims for. That, while not the best that tracks on the album. This is perhaps where Plants and Animals can offer, NOT THE END OF THEM: Plants and Animals’s third album is a step in the right direction. PHOTO | INTERNET The opener, Before, is a the album’s biggest flaw lies. is still worth a listen. gorgeous slow-burner with Despite a few standout tracks -KOK YUFENG 7+(1$1<$1* 92/ 12 18 14 LIFESTYLE CHRONICLE1809 reviews A Separation lies not in the dramatic events FILMS but in the alluring little moments where the characters deliver emotions through the simplest actions, like Nader’s elderly father A SEPARATION holding on to his departing daughter-in-law DRAMA (PERSIAN) with trembling hands. Leila Hatami, Peyman Moaadi The tensions in the movie are excel- 123min lently handled by the moving performances of the actors, whose realistic acting adds immense depth to characterisation. Moaadi and Hatami’s portrayal of a couple in love  but unable to stay together was particularly notable. Sarina Farhadi also delivers an im- WINNER of this year’s Academy Award for pressive performance as the young daughter Best Foreign Film, A Separation is an Iranian Termeh. Equally attached to both parents, film that takes audiences on an experiential she is caught between the honor she wishes journey, exploring complicated emotional to show her mother and the moral struggle conflicts in an upper middle-class family. she faces when defending her father in court. Beginning in the courtroom, the movie Although she does not feature prominently, shows married couple, Nader (Peyman Sarina’s tearful and nervous performance is Moaadi) and Simin (Leila Hatami) filing pivotal in heightening the emotional pitch for separation. Simin yearns to start a new of the film. life in another country, but her husband is Although the plot may seem simple and unwilling to leave, instead choosing to stay the many issues potentially small and re- behind to look after his elderly father who mediable, they form an intricate web when suffers from Alzheimer’s disease. culminated together. Unlike clichéd drama, Back home, Nader copes with his wife’s A Separation’s magnificence lies less in its departure by hiring a pregnant Razieh (Sareh narrative but more in its depth. It sheds light Bayat) to take care of his father. on contemporary Iranian society by tackling The next day, Nader and Termeh return issues such as gender and class. home to find the elderly man unconscious All in all, the film poses questions and on the floor with his hands tied to the bed. offers no obvious conclusion, leaving audi- Nader flies into a rage and accuses Razieh ences thinking. A Separation is an intimate of stealing when she returns. A heated ar- and complicated film which, rather than giv- gument results in the woman’s miscarriage, ing a straightforward social commentary of and the two parties make ensuing lawsuits society and human rights, touches the very against each other thereafter. core of our hearts by displaying the multi- Amidst the conflicts and frustration, faceted complexities of human emotions. there are still moments of kindness and This is undoubtedly one of the best films 5-STAR PERFORMANCE: Peyman Moaadi (left) and Leila Hatami deliver in their roles. PHOTO | INTERNET love where we see both the humane and the released this year. brutal sides of the characters. The beauty of -GAN WEILING

IN THE LAND OF BLOOD AND HONEY ROMANTIC / WAR DRAMA (BOSNIAN) Goran Kostic, Zana Marjanovic 127min  WARTIME drama In the Land of Blood and Honey is a brave and and unexpected choice for Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie’s di- rectorial debut. Set during the Bosnian War in the 1990s, the film tells of a love story that blossoms between Bosnian Serb forces captain Danijel (Goran Kostic) and Bosnian Muslim artist Ajla (Zana Marjanovic). The two meet in secret because she is a prisoner at a camp that he runs. However as the ethnic conflict drags on, the two find themselves torn apart by the war. To ensure authenticity, Jolie chose a cast of relatively unknown, local actors who had lived through the war. This move has rewarded Jolie handsomely—with so much emotional depth brought to their roles, it is difficult to find fault with their acting. Danijel is portrayed as a man torn between conflicting desires. His father, a prominent Serbian general Nebojsa (Rade Serbedzija), had taught him to view Muslim Bosniaks with contempt. However a pacifist PROMISING RAW TALENT: Zana Marjanovic (left) shows audiences the fearful conditions in which women had to live in during the Bosnian war. PHOTO | INTERNET at heart, Danijel is sickened by the senseless killing of civilians. Teetering between cyni- deeply compelling. In comparison, the rest war takes place in stark, wintry landscapes in the form of the prisoners’ bloodied thighs cism and idealism, loyalty and suspicion, he of the film sags as the secondary characters littered with the debris from bombed build- and lifeless eyes. is a richly complex character of much pathos. like Ajla’s sister, Lejla (Vanesa Glodjo), are ings and corpses. The lovers’ clandestine Jolie’s ability to transmit her political Like Danijel, Ajla is an equally com- severely under-drawn. Though Serbedzija meetings are lengthy, with heavy over- message about the evils of war must be plicated character, as she struggles with gives a chilling performance as a self- tones, and are punctuated with swift acts of lauded. However this is also where she falls the guilt of having consorted with the righteous general obsessed with ethnic violence, both physical and psychological. short as by putting politics ahead of story and enemy. Although constrained by the script, cleansing, he is given too little screen time. A The initial effect is jarring, but this pattern character, she fails to weave together a truly Marjanovic still delivers a captivating more nuanced portrayal of these characters becomes a tad repetitive later on. powerful and convincing story. Nonetheless performance with the few lines she has. In would have have added depth to the film. To Jolie has skillfully dramatized the atroci- she has demonstrated great care in crafting one powerful scene, she asks with a slight Jolie’s credit, she strives to avoid the villain ties and suffering of the Bosnian war. No one each scene, and bringing out the best in each tremor in her voice, “Are we so terrible that stereotype and instead attempts to explore is spared from the monstrous acts, which are actor. With a more sensitive touch to the plot we should be exterminated?” the Serbs’ motives for prolonging the war. presented in unflinching detail. Women are and consistent characterization, she could The somewhat perverse and masochistic There is no easy way to convey such a presented as powerless and voiceless, and have told a more poignant story. love story between captor and prisoner is grim subject matter. Spanning five years, the the movie includes shocking images of rape -TOH EE MING 92/ 7+(1$1<$1* 12 18 09 CHRONICLE LIFESTYLE 15 reviews FILMS ACT OF VALOR ACTION Alex Veadov, Jason Cottle 123min  THE most interesting fact about Act of Valor is that its stars are not trained actors, but members of the US Special Forces unit, the Navy SEALs. Without disclosing their real identities, these soldiers play lead roles in a fictional story about a counter-terrorist operation against a multinational terrorist network intending to strike home. Criticisms about its explicit Navy- promotional slant have proliferated among critics—in fact the movie was initially cre- ated as a recruitment tool. However from an entertainment standpoint, Act of Valor is a solid bet with impressive cinematography EXPLOSIVELY FUN: Disregard the sub-par acting of the Navy SEALs and you will be treated to an action-packed visual treat. PHOTO | INTERNET and compelling action sequences. An immediate downside to casting real some level, counting the cost of the soldiers The SEALs only engage enemies when The story centers on Chief Dave and Lt. soldiers to act shows itself in intimate fam- he sacrifices. they have the preemptive and can dictate Rorke, two long-time friends and leaders of ily scenes. With their sub-par acting, the By showing a more human side to its the terms of the battle. When they are a SEAL team. An undercover agent, Morales SEALS are unable to produce the depth of antagonists, the movie avoids the mistake outnumbered, they retreat decisively from (Roselyn Sanchez), has been captured and emotional expression needed to move audi- of creating what could easily have been the hails of gunfire raining down on them. tortured by men working for an influential ences. However, their performances shape cheesy, one-dimensional villains. As such, The professional and unexaggerated actions jihadist backer, Christo (Alex Veadov). up considerably on the battlefield. Friendly both heroes and villains feel like real, be- of the SEALs create an appealing realism Upon rescuing Morales, Dave’s team banter and jokes between teammates have lievable people. that distinguishes itself from the typically discovers that a well-known terrorist named enough warmth to create a passable con- The main draw to Act of Valor is the steroid-infused, hyper-masculine heroics in Shabal (Jason Cottle) is planning to use nection with viewers. Furthermore, the crisp action, which directors Mike McCoy and most Hollywood action movies. Christo’s support to smuggle suicide bomb- execution of combat maneuvers makes the Scott Waugh present in a clear and focused While the disappointing acting of the ers into the US. Throughout the film, Dave fighting feel realistic and raw. manner. Each battle, ranging from a jungle SEALs beyond the battlefield may detract and Rorke track Christo and Shabal down in While no single character receives any mission to the storming of a yacht, is riveting from the movie’s value, there is something order to safeguard their country against the substantial character development, the show and intense, and there is a sense of urgency real and engaging about their heroism that deadly attacks. deserves credit for adding some deeper layers to each engagement because both sides are refreshingly contrasts the over-the-top, Dave also narrates parts of the show, of characterization to its villains. The backer, equally capable of decimating the other CG-saturated action flicks of today. Act of sharing his feelings of deployment, as well Christo, contemplates stopping his insur- under the right circumstances. There is no Valor may not shake you to your core, but it as recounting his friendship with Rorke. gency support for the safety of his family. discomfort in following the action sequences will definitely remind you of the sacrifices Interspersed between the main plot sequenc- Shabal is heartless enough to kill children too because the explosions, sounds, and pace the men and women in the service make to es are snippets of the soldiers’ camaraderie in collateral damage. Yet, for a moment, we of the movie have all been finely calibrated keep our world safe. and scenes with their own families. see that he seems to genuinely suffer on to make sure that the audience can keep up. -BENJAMIN MOEY BOOK highly unpopular among her peers and incongruous details, the detective relies rewarding when it comes to emotional scenes CELEBRITY IN DEATH (Fiction) a star-studded list of suspects, the plot on forensic science, financial-tracing and between Dallas and Roarke. J. D. Robb unfurls into a classic whodunit manner. record-checking to sift out the culprit. This In comparison to New York to Dallas, $27.99 at Kinokuniya Writing under her grittier and darker may prove mundane for those expecting there is a marked languidness in Robb’s pseudonym of J.D Robb, popular romance sudden plot twists and an explosive ending. storytelling this time round. The relatively Published by Little, Brown Book Group author Nora Roberts vies away from her Nevertheless, Celebrity in Death is a light-hearted plot allows followers to ease trademark amorous writing style for a solidly crafted story that pays attention to back into the routine of Lieutenant Dallas’s steelier tone set in the streets of futuristic the details. Its strength lies in the highly life. While the In Death series rarely strays New York. developed nuances of each character as well from its tried and tested formula of multiple For those who have been faithfully as of the relationships they share. Robb is suspects, red herrings and a dramatic police following Lt. Dallas’s career, this book gifted in molding each of the main character interview scene at the end, Robb’s latest of- greets like an old friend. Dallas does not into distinction, so much so that they may fering is nevertheless, no less satisfying than disappoint with her signature caustic all too likely be real people instead of names its predecessors. demeanor and dry-as-dust humor, which in a book. This makes reading particularly -NG TZE MIN is frequently shown in exchanges with her partner Peabody, as well as with her husband Roarke. It is also gratifying to ride along Dallas’s train of thought, as she THE TOP 5 IN-DEATH BOOKS progressively gets closer to nailing the murderer. J. D. Robb’s In Death series tracks NYPD #3 Vision: Eve pursues a psychotic serial However, it is not advisable for new- Homicide Department’s Lieutenant Eve killer who exhibits his victim’s bodies comers to the In Death series to start with this book, as most characters and the vari- Dallas in both her career and personal around New York with their eyes re- ous relationships they hold with each other life. We look at the books which contain moved. Her aide Peabody suffers a vicious have already been considerably fleshed out major plot developments in the series: attack during the course of investigation. since her first book Naked in Death. Robb makes no exception for newcomers as she #1 Naked: The first book of the series fol- #4 Creation: Eve tackles the reappearance hits the ground running from the get go, which may prove to be confusing for those lows Eve as she tracks down a serial killer. of a serial killer nicknamed ‘The Groom’, who are unfamiliar with the series. It also features her first encounter with who slips a silver ring on the ring finger FOR those unacquainted with the In Death While Celebrity in Death promises a her would-be husband Roarke. of his victims. series, Celebrity in Death is essentially a murder mystery like its predecessors, it marriage of murder mystery and Hollywood is dissimilar to an Agatha Christie novel #2 Reunion: A female convict whom #5: New York to Dallas: A hardened crimi- glitterati. But for familiar readers, this is an where the culprit is almost always drasti- enjoyable breather from its previous darker cally unexpected. Instead, Robb’s eventual Eve has put away several years ago is nal previously arrested by Eve escapes and much more intense episode, From New perpetrator is easily predictable and does released. Bent on taking revenge on Eve, from prison and continues abducting York to Dallas. not provide for any gasping moment of she goes on a killing spree with Roarke as young victims. Eve confronts her child- In the 43rd entry of the crime-thriller truth at the end. her end goal. hood as a character from her past makes series, Lieutenant Eve Dallas investigates the Celebrity in Death paints a more re- an unexpected appearance. murder of a female celebrity at a celebrity- alistic crime story where instead of solv- saturated party. With a victim that was ing the mystery by tying together a few 7+(1$1<$1* 92/ 12 18 16 SHOW CHRONICLE 09 dapper: your essential style guide

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ᄣ၉՘ٹս߆ৈ๽ᄤྔࡍ௨ս߽ ਢ֬Ӎ૲ƗཊӍ֬ఞ ହฝເܻᇠ૓Ӷཊਛ၉Ӎ չ֥ۡӝè ࣡Ҙ֬ႂৈဍቄ߽ହսᄐႂ õၣඓ֬Юᇐଵເฯဿ౭ ᆴûၰüè ҧƗ฻ۡ۸ಭྰဨࠪࡹ಍֬ಭ ډұ՘Ɨ௣ᆣ֬ࢲቄၢ ۳öƗହս߆ৈ๽ᆾ߯ߢᄙ֬ڽڅ ࠪࠇಝ၉฿֬ႂཹƗൗ֫ᆊཻ ুൄѝ൜Ɨõৈ๽ࢃ๠ݝ҉๤ ႂৈቛ௝֬ئ۾ᆷչྖਹ֬ৈ౾ࢃܻᇠ၉ ྠ൛֬ဍቄࠪܛ୆ ۳֬ၰ দ๾ࣁ߆ৈƗಥྔࡍ௨؆า֬ڋ՘Ⴢ၉՘ւ࣐ਛ҉๤ ۾ۺ۳๠ݝ໨૓֬ဍቄࣁജڋ ࣩ֙ᇖè ᆇèöށႂৈπ֬ئ ޸Ɨս฻لହս߆ৈ๽൥Ⴕ ౝƗ௅஋ၢࠪռࠓৈְᄆᇜ ढ़ၢཟཧƗເਛӶཊຢૌ֬ ൺ֥૽ے๤ഹҍቍӵƗѰౖႼӘݝ ဍቄၢࠪಥܻᇠമॠ҉ ໑ହս࿗ഺၢࠪᆾ֤ুൄҜთ ৈ֬ᷧ৶෵ᄤƗ߆ৈ֬๽჻૓ ဍቄਛࣻ൵ ᄤٕલ֬࿗၃ᆴ჌Ɨ၇ၢࡆಷܒਛᆊӍဍԢƗ၉ ሠШᆊӍႂৈീဗè׀ ౾଩è ఊᇖЎচᇾଇ֬ᇖݚ૽۪ ๽Ӑන֨ƥõტ֥֬ঙ଻Ѱ ûᐉ৤߄üƗᆊ൵౾ሷ࿏੷຺ ેႼႜའ໨૓֬൝ఞƗ٘ؾൗ ӵඊèೖેႼދࡍ࡛ృ۾౭༬୏è ໨૓ےຩƗѶ׵ੇӕƗ ѝ ๽჻૓߯೙༶֬ݷඪƗ໨૓໴׀๠ݝᄨૌᐉ৤߄Ɨݪ࿀ ౭è ٌቃ֥ࣉๆèöےཊਛ଺୶࡞Ո௹ೃૌ֬ Ӹ܄ହս߆ৈ๽Ⴏሸ࠴֬١൛؆า দሸռࠓৈౖྰ؇׏ሷ ୔࠰֬ݙਥࣨᄤൺ٧൏๰ل౾֬ၰࣩè ༩ۅጲ൫ਛ׀ ܉üᅽ௒dହս߆ৈ๽฻ރৈ၉ܤ਽၉൵û෺ࠤय़֬ࢲಷü൥ ੤ᆣ۸ႂৈ֬ሠШ൏࡞՝ಇ୔ ռࠓቍѝဍႵലݚౙুൄ֬ቛ௝û ߯ ϝᄌःा൚ਛèنٺቄ౾Ɨৈ౾ԐލѴৈ֗ ቍ჻ᄤދਛ֗Ѵৈఝ֬ྦ୆า׋Ɨྠཧ ෹නƗõྒྷॴ൥ॣ׮֬Ɨᄤ ෹ࢫሩනèõ֓ᆥႀເսࡌ ୆ढ़ݓèö ൓ཊ൏Ɨ෹ѝ൜༗ຳ ෹Ы໠֥ᄤ߆ৈ๽֬ռࠓ ଃ୔֬ႂৈ߽ഏဍၽԢ٫ӏࣣ֙ ؂౭ےး Ӑ൏࡞֬པ԰Ɨቍ჻֬؂ເ๗ᇠ૴ࠂਛ෺ࠤय़૽቉ՠ ਩ࣔѝဍ֬ఴ࠲ᇢƗોᇢ׀ Ⴜ۸ಭ֬଩њཟး ׌֬ռࠓৈቍ౾èڕമޯƗᆊ൥٫ӏ଻ ৈؙৡ൥ދࢲಷৡߒঀಪ ࿥ਇවᇇ໻ๆᆷ֥മ၇è ફફ୧ऑދউݾ٩֬ྦ۳

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ѝ֬ࠖنሸ࠴֬ቛ௝၉۸ۺ߯෷૓֬ ႀເ෷༗ຳن߹᪫ĶИ֨ ҜೞƗಥ෷૓Ⴜ۸௣ขढ़ၢާ ෷ಭ֬ቛ௝Ѱئ۾൓৶၀ढ़ၢಥ෷૓্࠙໾ขࣣမèö ߽Ɨ๤൏၀ढ़ၢ๗֥ ढ़ၢࣀࡲ֬ދےါ౯ਛ৬ࣄҜೞᆇ ՝ᇖ֥֫၉ཻԾቛ֬ਹ׀ᆊར࿍Եࠊ׵า །èױ ཡҜೞࣣ֬မၢࠪւদ࣡Ҙ֬ѝٺৈ൏ ֥Ӎ٭ൌϝࣄՔ౾Ծቛиೞû ३üᄣ՘༣णؾদè෠ಝᆴఴႼ ဍèთՕ๤൏ƗཊӍܻᇠߕ୆Ҝთ߁׵ ྿၉๙නƗõҜࡍᆊ۸иೞቒս֬൳ׂ ֬ލ๠ݝ૲Ҍၢࠪиೞܹ֬١ະᅦთᄤ࿗ཱུ Ⴚ༫თྤᄕսԕࢉè ࠍः൥๠ݝиೞಱൔਛ၉ཻᇄ๤֨ ന৲࿍Ե๜ְܼ֨ቚ࿍ԵƗ֓ᆊ൥ׂ၉ ֙ๆ֬ဍԢЎচਛׂൌఅࣄиೞ֬Ҝ ஻ႽƗѰౖቍᆵਛཊᄤ֬ৈ๽èö ෦Ɨଝሮ࿦ग़࠶ࣣয়Ɣ ԩਛဍӖ۪౾Ɨᆊ਍ଇ৬ࣄҜೞᆇ၀՘ᄤཱུບएϾ࿍Եࠊ׵è ೞᆇອๆ੊Ɠ দჾთےཡਛ෷૓֬Ծቛਹٺઞü ࢃთܻᇠށᆊརࠊ׵ᄤᄌಷ჆ӳ൮݃ӍƓ+Q\a ւদ֬਍൵ሸԾ۪౾Ɨûδិ୍ üèອๆ੊ࢃၢሸ֗ሸӖ֬ ᄤԾቛ൏ტ֥௥ࣣࣧ֬မè܋თûާఅ ཱུئ۾Y]IZM 5ITTƔएྡྷƗ଩֬൥းಥ; ຢ಍҉๤֬౾ሷƗ ՕບƗܻᇠ߁׵Ⴚ༫ເᆊ՘ࠊ׵֬ఊڋ١൛ӶཊԢ਍൵౾ ৪෷ܤບ֬ಭਛࢺՕՔ౾ԾቛиೞƗѰ ૓Ҝࡍè ᅡ൜ਛ෷ᄤՔ౾ԾቛთဍӖ١૲֬ྭޯ ᇖ၉۸ઢ׋èóࠈཱ൲๗ôთóϫສս Ӯծᜃѝ൜Ɨõႀເཊᄤߕ҉ ൓৶è ۪ྙô֬Ⴚ༫҉࣎ಥܻᇠႼ߽ࠖҜთᆊنᇽϾ ൌ೟ ۸ࠊ׵Ɨ၀ಥ෷૓ଭሩࢉ௝નᄢؾ݉èلಭᆰ֨ᆊ۸иೞƗ෵ၢ໨૓༗ຳ দሸᇖݚ֬࿗ഺ྿၉๙ࣉ୔ئޚ൥ ৈ൏٭ບ֬ಭਛࢺᆊ ෦Ɨ๤ဩ၀൥ׂൌఅࣄиೞ֬Ҝೞᆇè ԩਛᆊ۸ཱུບ֬࿍Եࠊ׵Ɨûཱུئ۾๠ݝᆊ՘֬ࠊ׵ಥ ൌఅࣄиೞ֬Ҝೞᆇອๆ੊֙ๆւদ ۸иೞèö ෷ᄤࠊ׵֙ๆࢃሸ֗ሸӖອ٪֬ûު ३üࢫ༶দᄤᄌಷ၀߽ᄤཱུୄएϾׂ ݚࠨࠎ୔ ׿üთᅭ࣪࿋֬ûݝᄐݡüè ৒ෂ֬࿍Եࠊ׵ƗႼྜྷಆ֬஻Ⴝ૓҉٥ٺઞüთûާ ෹ࢫሩනƗõᆊ۸иೞ҉ށ਍൵ሸԾ۪౾ûδិ୍֬ ੄ၰèئ ບ֬ಭদ ྿၉๙ൺ٧൏න෷߽Ҝࡍᆊ۸иೞ൥ཱུئ۾਴ƗႀՕ໨૓༗ຳ୆Ⴜ ܉üèᅽ௒dହսᇖ໚࿗߽฻܋అ 92/ 7+(1$1<$1* 12 18 09 CHRONICLE 21

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ٺ༶཈֫۳ບ׵ಭè õීߌනƗขഏ၉ލ஬݂֮֬ދᄤႂৈ ୴৶è֬ئޚԢਛڸ๽֬๤࿗૓ ۺ׀౭֬໾֠ഺ׵ےອᙢՉĶИ֨ ෹૓Ⴏ၉ଥଥЎݫ ःा൚ԛШځèເਛ õ໨૓՝ಇ୔֬ ᄌ܆ᇠࢊඔਛ၉ؚଢ୶ఆਉؾჂཔෂ֬ಭ ᇙƗข༶ൌ୔ܻ ਛèö۲ီනƗõ໨૓ોᇢႼᇇങ೟՘ ؂ഺࣣ৬è ᆊӍဍԢƗ໨૓սࡌ ս࿗ၣඓࢲ჆ û࢟ؿüࢊඔਛᄤࣿഏݡ֬໾୶૓߁ ਇ༤ƗႼཻ໾֠ဍ჻၉ᇢး஍ਇ໻՘Ɨ܄୔၉؎֬ହဣয় ୴৶ö ો՘஍ਇ൏࡞ᇇങ਍۸ཱི൏ƗႼ൏୆֥ئޚԢਛڸ ൠè਍ଇ਼໾ၐሩߢ೫ܪԀա֬ڋಷ༺ा࿄ଥè࿗ཱུ֬۹ པᆡ਍ࣉ୔ᄌ ॴਛèöྒྷ؂ѝչਛ ව۸ཱི൏èսࡌٺন೫֬ఒணƗ୬׵֬ࡡЄԐދ ۸ധ๽ࣰཔाᅡਛ၉༩ਠ֬ၣඓࠊ׵è ହս֬ၣඓѝဍ๽฿ḩḩ߆቉໾֠๽ ෹૓߁པ๎྘Ɨଃᆡχ׽֬ࠞਢࣰᆡè ಝؾƗ෵Ⴜݷඪᄤܻᇠ৉׵֬ᅮഹᇖ ໾ئƗ྿ޱ൥֙ಬ҉ಥƗ჆ᄌ!ಷᄤྔࡍ௨ݚ৲ ûଈᄕ෴਄üѝչਛ୶ಭफ़ຳᆝຉଈ ࠍ֫ਛಱढ़èဍԢჼનࢹඖ۾ ॲਛè׀׵ے؂ս࿗֬ၣඓᇖྖƓ6=; =VQ^MZ[Q\a +]T ᄕ֬ࡉ෴Ɨማ࿠ሸႵ֬ᇽ฼è ֬໾֠൥Ⴕሌ၃ᆾ֤ুൄѐ஍֬৯೉û ᆇ ûྖ้૚้ü#ߕႼ၉ཻ໾֠ ֙Ы໠֥ᆊ՘Ҝთû౒ႜüቒս֬൳ ދƗཧᆟᆊ෹૓֬ ഈ౭üڢഏဍਛ࣡Ҙमઅ ໾ᆇၐሩսު೫ၐ܆ZIT +MV\ZM 0ITTƔӵ[\ ၣ֬࿗ഺᆾ֤෵Ծቛ֬Ўচ ࠍ൏Ɨۗۗࡍ್໾֠๽֬໾ᆇࢇᜑᡌߴئғئ༗ຳè๔਄֬႒Ⴏృߋਛ෹૓෵ ൥ႵދဍԢû౒ႜüè ಪ౭֬ ûְևüèö պ֨ƥõ൵༼໨ሸ࠴༦ߒ߆቉໾֠èؾދƗᅀࡍਛ໾ขཹݛƗമ ûႌྠಭüہඖދႼൌᆭ໾ ൺ֬࿩௮ܒࣉ୔ഏဍ֬໾֠û౒ႜü ᇙƗข༶ൌ୔ ౖ໨फ֫߆቉໾֠๽൥၉۸٫ӏႼπ֬ٺ༒ႋਛܻᇠ૓֬ဋ౶è ීߌනƗõขഏ၉׀๤ࢊඔਛ മܒ਍൵߆໚ੇྡྷ۪౾ቍӵƗދ èöށޚफےսࡌ၉ఖ୴৶֬ދƗ߆቉໾֠ ധ๽è܆èöເਛᆊӍဍԢ֬ӵ܆ ൠè໾ᆇរଲ౥ႛ֬ഭሯ û౒ႜü֬࿗ഺᆾ֤۲ီࣁജƥõႼܪ਍۸୶ಭ֬

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ອ൉଀࿿ࡈৈĶИ֨ ञ࿚൏Ɨྖᇖߕ൥߽ᅥᅥࣚࣚ֬è ਛྖয়ᅥڢܼࣗ೉ՕƗྒ఩ߕ൥य़ ીԓۡၢࠪئս࿗ުൌሺ߽ :ML +ZW[[ οè෹න" õཟఖञ࿚൥܄ဣয় Ёሀ໨૓๤Ѝ֬ދഺଈئಷᇇ ෸୆ࣾఖ྿ହAW]\P 6<= +PIX\MZᄤᄌ ಷᄤЮཱུएྡྷਛञ࿚ࠊ׵è ಭƗ໨ᆰ֨໨ш྽ᆊဩቚèö ᄌ ᆰᆊརࠊ׵൏Ɨྒ఩֫ތᄤᆊؒؒ֬೟ๆৡ෠ಝ༒ႋਛ҉ങ࿗ Ы໠ఖ൥೉ ࠕЮ๏ࡸ ѝ൜ሸ࠴൥ުൌሺ߽ಭ֨ᇽၳჸሀະકލڟഺদञ࿚Ɨढ़൥Ѱ٫ો໑ দञ࿚è Ɠ:ML+ZW[[0]UIVQ\IZQIV6M\_WZSƔ֬؂࿗ഺ֬ ๤࿗൥ႀເݤஊี๬ࠎ֋ྖ ఴӵ჻Ɨ෵ၢ෹ಶ๠ݝ૲Ҍ.IKMJWWS֬ٺսҍ თቍᆵႼܸ֬ࠊ׵èྔ۾ഭ฿҉൨ؾ࿑ᄻ҉ञ࿚èЮ ᄤ׮ఀ֥ےޱञ࿚ ֬ൺ٧࿗ഺેႼञݝ  ञ࿚֬ ਽၉١૲ƗލڟཊႼཻ࿗ഺ൥ႀເ҉نИ၀ ֬࿗ഺѝ൜ሸ࠴ཟးञ ࠕЮ๏ࡸؾ໴ٌҜთᆊ՘֬ञ࿚ࠊ׵è ࿚ƗఊᇖႼ њሠؾЫ௮ލڟ҉฿࿚֬Ɨ֓൥ႀເഭ ןЮИᆓؚହս֬ᄤཱུ࿗ഺ࣐ྡྷਛ ٩ఠཋ࿚è ֬ ۇҷࢹݛ཈൜֙ᇖᇁႼսןҷè ಭ൥ႀເ฿ᇞ҉չњƗࠎٺϽ֬ჷႀ൥෷૓ ఊᇖսҍئ๤࿗ञݝ࿚Ɨؾ֙ᇖ ְ֬ڋಠഏड़ැƗഋےᆇᄤఴ၉۸ྙఀ फ֫ञ࿚൥٫ӏႼၰၳ֬ࠊ׵è෸҉࣎ ᇌ๴dອๆҔ ढ़ၢЁሀ֥Ⴜྺး֬ಭ၀୆ӵເનቇ෷ ༬रؾЫऒᆴ૑ບè ୔࠰لӸ࿗ᄄ܄૓֬õႎྭᇽၳöමཟè ၉ଇྰ؇׏ࠖთ׏ሷ ཟञ࿚Ɨढ़൥ ၰමèö ཯ਛᆊ۸୘๯èႼ֬ಭႀເ߽ᄘᆓƗؾޚਗ਼တ਱ѝ൜ሸ࠴ఊ൓֬ ٺࡍ್ཋ࿚֬ྡྷਠƗ҉ݝ෷૓սҍ۔҉ ಍֥ےޱࡍ௨ݚ৲ࢤჩ࿗ᄄƓ61-Ɣ೟୔࠰ ՕບႼ֬๤࿗ႀເ҉ཟञ࿚ྔ ञ࿚èލଢफ֫෹ႀൻཱིѰ҉൨ں఩ѝ൜ᆊ൥෹ׂ໻՘ञ࿚è ෹֬ྒތ࿗ഺ֬ ಇཋ࿚๤࿗Ɨᄤ໊۔଱ཻڢ஭ޚଢ ഭ໴৶ؾ࿑ᄻ҉ञ࿚è ѝ൜Ɨںढ़༛ƌ໨֬ޚတ਱නƥõ໨फ֫ ֬࿗ഺѝ൜ݤஊᆓ๯ؾռ দ߽ॐੵࡍ್ञ࿚֬ྡྷਠè ෹ۨෛࡁᆇ෠ಝᆊ൥෹ׂ໻՘ञ࿚Ɨ֓ ఊᇖႼ ٩ྖ໨ಇञ࿚Ɨ໨၀҉ཟົУ෷૓֬҉ ๬èો֙઄֥෹ਛีދߕ൥߽ݤஊᆓ๯ 7+(1$1<$1* 92/ 12 18 22 CHRONICLE 09 ငઉ

ᅂ஭ᡁ ѐࠧ൰ ੱ ᄤۗࢹඖ֬࿗ཱུࡓఀƗ҉ങྗ ӯሩ଻֫֬ࡓಷ؂པুൄࠪ๤࿗ Ⴚ ಇੱྡྷèಝؾƗкᆇಱເᄤੱႺ၃ᄇ ࡛Ԃ૚ཟቚߴሸ࠴ দᄇྜྷീ֬ࣉๆƗಖເ׵༅૓ւদਛ ПҠ֬ଈᄕè ᄤฃݚ֬ૹლᇖƗϩཧႼሩᇇۡ໴ Ֆ֬൥Ɨཊ൓ഺࠊᇖ֬ڑ໑Ɨ׀ၺҘᆴఴƗఊ൓࠮ࢃ૲਩ ೉ࣉƗࣣӏ߽๗֥ᇢ ၃ ഏ֬ कèԩਛᄤսཧ܄ၷઉሩƥ୍ै սཧಖઇເሐల֬ٻٻଈᄕè ຽ֬ಭ֬לЫୋय़ඵґ ढ़ၢනƗႎྭଔ໠ ैਦඇݾи໨૓ս҉ਛ࠲ Уഏሔᇉၜሷၢಥ෸૓ӵເႺॡ֬ቜ୍ ᬉçู౶ְา࠶٭Ԣ԰Ɨᡎოટ჆ӪᇖƗ໴ ෦Ɨಖၟࣣ൥6*)֬ଃྙ కçսཧ߉߉çത ಭढ़ൔè೉ݛ҉൥ᇽࢤਇ ਛƗؾ໨૓ཊᄤߕᄤս࿗ ྜྷ ѝဍ၀ӵເ၉սੱႺઢ׋è ֌าୋၟࣣ֑༚҉ГƗ඼ ৡ؇ඇƗ໊দ၀ߕ൥ఴ๶ кᆇࣔಷᄤଝ۸ሮ࿦ࢲ଩ᇖैࡵႼ છ֙ࠊછ။Ɨ෷૓၀҉߽ ໊҅è ܸսཧ࿥ਇݝӸ֬И֤Ɨ൓ᄤ൥Ҡ҉ ঢ়Ɨٺਦඇݾቒ ᆊᇜཟٌƗкᆇಱເ ീಮ؉èཱིཧሸჃѓЫ௮თଢ౛ۺཟఖਦඇݾƗ ၉۸߽ࠖè ൥ેႼшး֬èਦඇݾᄤ Ыܸᄤ၉۸ᇁཱི༵֬ନᅌৡƗ׵֗҉ޱ èڢ؄ռᆷᇇЫ࿡ږ൏ްƗ၀ેႼ ֫çߕЫཧ֬ڔॐഏݞ ֬ژਦඇݾቛເߢொ ߽ಥսཧႀ࿩৶؂Ҟಮ֬؄ռږè୍Ⴌ ཧ܆߆ၯƗᄤૌݚব౶ ၰਟ֥ࣉๆ֬ӵދ࿷ၯ ࢮ๯၀҉ٞთܨèᄤપڌنᆰ֨ሸ࠴ࢃদ߽ ؾЫж֫҉؂୘ৡƗᆊၰ໌ሩഭ฿ ᄀۇ֬ ၉੥׻൹ږ၉๤ఘะ֬սཧƗཧږᇐ၉ϵè ӵເ൐ીဩ֬ಭƗԽԢ ཧු ઠƗսཧःܚਦඇݾদሸব౶ඪ௣ ൐ીဩ֬ൠ၃è୍֙༶ᆰ սཧ֬ਈ൑Ɨೖ໴Ⴚॡ ӏ౤ำƗે ֨֬ƗᇁႼሸ࠴୆࿑ᄻ ֫ζؼèދڔݞ֬ۡ҉ ᄿી ׵ۅ੥èؾᆊ๏੥႒֬ ࢤږႼࣣݝ6+))֬ᆪଃèᄤ кᆇᄤฃݚੱႺ൏ःᅂࡵݝཧ ܚ෰ཱིཧႯӐзѴ୲ੱॡƗၢಥ෷૓ ދႼමໂৡƗਦ ቃƗः୍॓ሸ࠴֬୴৶ܬ֬(*6 ඇݾ൥҉ᆻ֫Ыྗರ֬è ྗ୘ਛè ઠਈ൑Ɨ֓໴ಭ໠࣊èཱིཧ຾Ⴜւሩ ಂஜ֬ᄝҫܕ୵Ⴢι৿֬ဋറϠሩڃ ਦඇݾϣ൴ബਛᆊીӐ၉ кᆇ၉ᆷ࡛ྗƗႼ૚ ༅ ൏࡞Ɨ֓ः൥ેಭफ֫ ཟѰౖ၉ᆷ࡛Ԃ༶ಇƗш ԐࠜƗࡵᆇྖෝèؔ ഺᄤฃݚƗઇເنᆊဩ֬ൠࡸ҉࣎ ݂ن෷õႼöè ಝ୆ᄤሸ࠴֬໾ขഏ ಪè ୳৵֬၀҉࣎࣎൥սཧè჆୔಻ن ཊᄤƗᅋဋᆴ࡞Ɨ൐ Ⴜਛèᆊः൥ਦඇݾ кᆇफ֫Ɨ၉۸ཱིݠ ൺ ࠍׂ ࣄϔඵ़ࣈཥࢉቒࡋࡇ੪௒֬؂ી ᩿გ׀൥॓၉ഺ֬࠙ û࿚೫ݡᦗüƗࢪ੤ਛಷЮฅ܆ൠ֬ቒറఌᆴ԰è෷ ሷ֬ӵܪ֬ ൓ཊ֬Ɨ൥၉۸ӥӥֿֿ ্Ɨ҉൥ᅺ၉۸਑׋è෵ ૽սਏ҄ೱݡᦗ֬ྡྷເèો୔֙ݡᦗ းಥཱིݠሷؚ ॴ బᗮ੥ݝಷЮဈݡψƗѓ߽ᄬԶؙಁۅૌݚ૚Ɨ၉၇ӵଇƗ՝ ၢࡌӐ႒֬ ၉۸షඪຝƗЫგະফࢰè֥ۑ ಭ༅֥ଃྙè ෷ሸ࠴֬ಭഺႼማ౷Ⴜྜྷཱི ቛಭ჻߽՝܄ඪ቉ܽ֬ދჺ܋ಆƗᆊ۸ቒᇞးƗؾ҉൥ ݡဣ ܆ҳ๴ǧ

ອᙢՉ ငಊöنಱເƗõ୍ཡႼሸႵ ढ़ၢ න؂ሸྗः൥ሸಝૌ Ѱ٫ְ๤჆õ୍൐ી ࣔƗõ֕છ༓ᆦญöႋඔ୎ නèö ಭᄤະકئ߹᪫ ᆊར൴ඓèᆊ۸ཊཧ൓ᄤਾಭ֋Ⴓè ቒଇ཯༖ಭ൝֬ߌƗЫৠ཈੊ თՕ๤൏Ɨ྿ާ ѝငઉƗಖ҉๰੗ᆎ൓ྦྷ ƪنкᆇಱເಭ૓߽ᆊીᄤၰບѝƗവᇇ ֬੷ൄ໚չྙƓ,I^QVLMZ ;QVOPƔ ഏ း౷৲࠮೾ԩ௦მѰؚՕൠ ଇè൲๴৭Ⴏະકᆊ۸ྻୌ௣ྗن ࿑ᄻ࣐ྡྷູཉ֬൴ඓƗᇽး൥ൺ֥ਛૉ քധ߽ሆᇞບѝƗಭ૓၀ᄇদᄇ ฿֬ႜའèૉ฿ϣಭ૓֬ບѝݝ჆য়ཟ ఼֨è ขอьᄺರè ҉ ധ߽њ ཊքಭ֬ߌმढ़ၢ౥ؾၥए֬ кᆇಱເƗ೉ݛેႼႮఞލڟማ౷׀ಭર଩ئཊᄤ޳ሸ࠴֬ບાèπૌ໴ቓƗ֓ ߋƗ֤ᇈ྿ ؾ႟ᆪਛ٘ڕᄶࢲ଩თ࿑ྵ Ե֥ఫৡᆴບèሴ༬ཟཟƗ၉֑ Ӽಱ෵න֬ߌ൥ۆಭເਛማ౷਑২֬ບѝ҉༛ࣀሀ ሠ֬ບѝèႴఊ൥ບྠئႼ྿ ບѝ֬ᇞး ໨૓֬ငઉ٩֥ະഏƗ໨૓ः൅ ߌმ֬֬ᆎ൓ྦႼևॐੵƪ࠙ןృ׀ځݝ؂ആöሸ࠴֬ບાèఊᇖƗ݂ࠞ иೞְࢲ଩Ɨۆ൴ඓõ ൥ࢀ৲ᄤ නۅનၰƗ ಇਛؚ෸֬६ᇌèᆊဩ֬ະકຶ ࠥႼཹ֬ะઉ၀႒ܛ൱৶࢛ᆥ൴ඓƓ4);13Ɣ൥၉རࢧເ௻ ྦƗൗ֫ಭ૓ؚሸ࠴֬ບા҉ ߁ྗჷᄼᆴഏ֬è֬܋ஊè ाӻҊޱљ࣐ྡྷཱི֬ྟ൴ඓè വᇇಥ෷૓֬ሸྗྖൺ֥ռࠓè ৶֬ಙಥಭ ငಊƗ õಊ৶ᄇսƗᄺರᄇنཡႼۅആሸ࠴֬ ೉ࣉƗಭ૓႒ۆЫಱເ ఊ൓Ɨಭ૓ཟ๠ݝ൴ඓদ؂݂ࠞ൱৶࢛ᆥ൴ඓ၉ᆷၢদ ฻ ƪ҉ڰሸႵ սèöкᆇሢࡵƗᆦ֥ैڕ׋൥ढ़ၢЫয়ࢺ֬è֓൥Ɨ ֓൥кᆇߏၗ૽ᇠ൥ن൥ඒֵູཉྦ֬൴ඓè֓ቒࣔขຝଇ။ ບѝ֬Ԣ ᄺರ֬Ӽ֋ƪ ӗƗࠎᆇႼ൏ްདྷᇌ૽ᇠะઉ֬ޱၓᆟƗ кᆇಱເ೉ݛເਛບѝؾࢫൺູۡཉྦ УޱئҚ೒٠ಖᆾԢᆊར൴ඓႼ྿ ߌ฼֬ಙདྷᇌਛ໨૓֬ငے၀҉ᆻ֫èп࣯Ɨഭ฿ ߌმ൥໴ྠ֬è֓൥Ɨ၉֑є ଀ۅႀՕ࿍Ҋ෷ࢃ҉ᄣቚᆊར൴ඓè ֬൴ඓࡂ҉႒ ࡹॉቒᇞး၀ቒᆌݓè ӵਛ໚ሺƗःႼਛྠƗढ़ၢЫս ઉሸႵƗ֓൥Ɨ၀๤൏Ӽ֋ఖ ئ૲И֨ƗಶႼ྿ڼ෠ಝԢཊਛᆊཻ ሸ ቚ໚ᅪè଱ી࠮ൗ൥໴ྖᆴმƗ Г߀໨૓֬ᄺರƗ٤ᆿ၉ཻ໴֥ےಭ࿑ᄻࡆ࿊࣐ྡྷᆊར൴ඓèᆊ٘႟ਛႼ кᆇफ֫ಭ૓းؚሸ࠴֬ບѝ èٻݛè෵ၢкᆇ ྖᆴმढ़୆ւদࣶ֬ޱཉ࣐ྡྷ ྗƗಭሸಝः߽௕਑ఖদè ၀ढ़୆ւদٌ੷ڋആບѝƗ҉༛઼ሩۆಭເਛཻ 92/ 7+(1$1<$1* 12 18 09 CHRONICLE 23 ഺࠊ

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ALOYSIUS LAI has also progressed from single- just to be respected, but should also income families to dual-income feel loved and cared for by their families. own family. They need consistent e grateful to your par- With both spouses bringing care and affection, and old people ents and look after them home the bacon, juggling career, who live alone, especially in the in their old age — this is children, social life, as well as el- bracket mentioned above, will lose what Singaporeans have derly parental care is fast becoming out on this. been told since young. impractical. Any grandparent who only FilialB piety, a basic reciprocation of meets their children or grandchil- With an ageing population that the love our parents shower on us, shows no signs of slowing, coupled dren only once a month is bound is a value inculcated in most of us. with the increasing difficulty of to feel less than satisfied with their Yet, the latest Singapore Budget coping with elderly care, the need life and begin feeling depressed or suggests the government is detract- for government intervention is upset. This is not how we should be ing from this long established ide- undisputable. The only reasonable treating our senior citizens. ology. With policies like increased path to take is to facilitate indepen- Key indicators in 2010 showed CPF contributions for older workers, dent elderly care. that only 17.6% of all senior citi- Silver Housing Bonus to encourage Besides, Singapore is becoming zens actually are still employed seniors to move to smaller HDB increasingly cosmopolitan. More and have self-sustaining daily flats, and more subsidies for elderly adults are opting for alternative income. With the creation of budget healthcare, the responsibility of lifestyles — being openly homo- plans like an increase in CPF and caring for aged parents appears to sexual or staying single. Medisave contributions, it may have been lifted off the shoulders On February 4th, TODAYonline incentivise senior citizens to go of their children. published that 44.2 percent of men back to work. and 31 percent of women between However, with 85.8% of senior the ages of 30 and 34 have chosen citizens aged 65 and above only If the failure of GRAPHIC | NUR FAIZAH having education qualifications singlehood. This is an increase from below secondary school level, it is the Baby Bonus 42 and 30 percent respectively only VIHASINI GOPAKUMAR to qualify for such tax reliefs. Even no surprise that many seniors are scheme has proved two years ago. worse, some of the other measures turning to hard labour such as be- To accommodate individuals anything, it is that such as the building of elderly care coming cleaners, garbage collectors who avoid marriage, it is necessary he Government’s new within housing communities can or road sweepers. policies can only to equip them with the skills and initiatives toward the potentially provide an excuse for We should be discouraging, in- means to care for themselves when elderly in the recent encourage certain children to not have to take respon- stead of encouraging, such a trend they age. Without children, they Budget raise questions sibility of their parents. amongst our elderly. courses of action, have no choice but to be self-reliant about whether these Humans are creatures of con- Instead of pushing for indepen- in their golden years. Tmeasures will reduce the re- but do little to venience and as long as we provide dence, we should facilitate dignity Certainly, one cannot ignore sponsibility that children have people with an excuse to not have to change a person’s towards their aged parents. in old age. the possible moral implications work that hard, they might take it. “This move towards self suffi- mindset. of emphasising independent care The senior citizens of our com- This is especially so for those munity should be well taken care ciency is a kind of implicit encour- amongst the elderly. who will give up their person- agement for less than responsible At first glance, it advocates an of and I believe this is best done al responsibility to the welfare when children take responsibil- children. It is the basic responsi- ‘every man for himself’ mentality, mechanisms that the government bility of children [to take care of This, however, is definitely not which will hurt the social fabric of ity for their parents. The value of is providing. filial piety risks getting lost with their parents], especially given the case. If anything, this is an the nation. But will it? For many struggling families, the challenges the elderly grapple indication that the government ac- Concluding that the new gov- the new budget plan that is geared giving up their parents and the ex- towards senior citizens providing with,” said second-year Electrical knowledges the increasing difficul- ernment stance on elderly care penditure linked to them is the first and Electronic Engineering student, ty in caring for the elderly, and is distorts traditional cultural values for themselves. step to “saving” household income. I firmly believe that promot- Anisha Raina. adapting strategies to complement is going too far. Government poli- ing self-sufficiency amongst the With every family being a mi- the changing local demographics. cies are incapable of degrading our elderly is the wrong move when crocosm of society, it is important It is no secret that Singapore has filial piety. The senior citizens it comes to how we treat the very to principally promote unity, care, an ageing population. Singapore’s If the failure of the Baby Bonus people who have contributed to of our community concern, filial piety, respect for our old age support ratio dropped from scheme has proved anything, it is the building of our economy and seniors and the protection of the 9.9 in 2000 to 7.9 in 2011. that policies can only encourage should be well society. welfare of our elderly. This means there are currently certain courses of action, but do A report by the Committee of taken care of and These are principles that the 7.9 residents aged 15 to 64 years little to change a person’s mindset. Ageing Issues in 2006 showed that government is compromising on old for every senior citizen aged this is best done The choice to provide for our aged 72.9% of senior citizens aged 65 with the new budget proposal and 65 years and above. Consequently, parents all boils down to the fun- and above lived with their fami- when children take this is detrimental to the future of every working adult has to bear a damental moral values ingrained lies, while just 7.3% lived alone. responsibility for the country. heavier responsibility of elderly in us as children. To this end, filial piety and I welcome the Government’s care. Without a doubt, education is being responsible for the elderly their parents. move towards making life easier Despite past government ef- vital in the moral upbringing of is a value that most Singaporeans for the elderly through financial forts, we are fighting a losing our young. have internalised. Yet, this is a incentives and policies. battle in alleviating our ageing Ensuring that our education value that has come under ques- However, perhaps it needs to population. system promotes the right values tion. Even though they may not be have a firmer stance on children Policies like the Baby Bonus will go a long way in strengthening Admittedly, some of the mea- concerned with the financial as- and their responsibility towards scheme and romancing pro- the moral fibre of our society. sures proposed in the budget, such pects, knowing that your parents their elderly parents. grammes have met little success. Only then can we maintain a as increased financial assistance are being cared for, albeit by some- It is easy to build elderly neigh- In a decade, the average number of strong family unit where the young for the home care of elderly or one else, will make a person feel as bourhood flats and promote one- children borne by a woman dropped continue to care for the old. increased tax reliefs for the self- though it is unnecessary to have to room home living, filled with con- from 1.60 in 2000 to 1.20 in 2011. It will be a sad day indeed when employed are a good thing. meet and interact with them. veniences and welfare mechanisms. This is far below the minimum of the younger generation no longer The tax reliefs are especially I feel that this is detrimental But if we soon have to deal with 2.1 needed to exactly replace the feel beholden to their parents. beneficial for the 7.3% who have for the unity and cohesiveness elderly couples and singles living population with the passing of each After all, if we shirk responsi- to be self-sufficient. Even then, it of a family, and the government alone in the final years of life with generation. bility to our elders, who is to say is unknown how many of them should not be encouraging this. little emotional support, then that The predominant family unit our children will not do the same? actually have sufficient income Every senior citizen deserves not is hardly a dignified society. 7+(1$1<$1* 92/ 12 18 28 OPINIONS CHRONICLE 09 Cash rich, sense poor?

BRIAN LEONAL Globalization has enabled com- Daily Mail reported that parents in panies to lower production costs by the United States of America spent relocating to countries with cheaper S$5000 on their first-borns before t is common to hear adults resources and manpower. the end of their child’s first year. today begin their conver- As a result, products are becom- Almost half of the figure is spent sations with “Youth nowa- ing more affordable. When every- before the child is even born. days...” They lament the one around them has a smartphone, A middle-income two-parent younger generation’s love for how can a teenager not own one? American family spends more than expensiveI toys, frequent travels When being constantly bom- S$50,000 more to raise their chil- and high spending power. barded by advertisements and when dren today than they did in 1960, These privileges are enviable, popular shows like Gossip Girl extol according to a 2011 report by the US but are often deemed extravagant. the merits of looking good, is it Department of Agriculture. With the extensive comforts normal for a teenager to turn away Excluding college tuition, par- that these extravagances offer, it is from such products? ents can spend up to S$275,300 to easy to claim that the younger gen- We are living in a culture where support a child to the age of 17. eration today is somehow unmo- having new and fancy things is not More has to be done to change tivated, inefficient and frivolous. only desirable, but is also the norm. the misconception that youths This call seems to be echoed by Development in many Asian today are necessarily extravagant. the media. “Youths spend more to countries tends to be associated For example, students should show off,” AsiaOne News reported with affluence. explain why these expensive learn- in November 2011. In Singapore, for example, ing tools are needed for a more success is frequently measured by complete learning experience. Parents inevitably how much money one makes. The It is also high time for parents, mainstream media perpetuates this youths and society to have equal feel the need to by glorifying successful business- say in this matter. give the best to men and women. Universities flaunt While it is good to have a rich their highest-paid fresh graduates learning experience, it is also help their children every year as part of marketing important to control spending, establish positions strategies. because education is after all an At the same time, they convey investment. in a society fixated the idea that success is highly re- If a costly investment does not lated to one’s wealth. give a comparable return, it prob- with affluence. GRAPHIC | ALFONSUS WONG With all these ideas in place, ably cannot be called a worthwhile parents inevitably feel the need to one. give the best to help their children children, such expenses are not have started to introduce the use All parties should hence en- extravagant but necessary. Take of iPads in lessons. It will not be courage a rational evaluation about According to the article, 84 establish their positions in a society the tablet PC for example. long before all schools adopt this spending patterns so that they can percent of the 1104 consumers in fixated with affluence. Students without them may technology. understand each other better. a survey think there is widespread What constitutes as “the best” find it hard to keep up with lessons. Without such gadgets, young consumption of products and ser- can range from attending a presti- This is especially more prob- people may find it harder to func- vices to improve their looks and gious school to going on overseas lematic in an education system tion productively in society. image among young people. learning programmes to having More has to be that puts an increasingly greater The increased expenses of But is it fair to simply blame the latest gadgets that will enhance emphasis on a networked system. young people is not unique to done to change the young people? learning and networking. To these parents and their Secondary schools in Singapore Singapore. In October 2011, the UK misconception that youths today are necessarily more N ICHOLAS ONG extravagant. louder than words GRAPHICS EDITOR

However, education expenses should be affordable for everyone, including lower-income families. If aid is given to the most dis- advantaged population, it should not make them feel belittled in the society. If a student needs to borrow an iPad from the school for learning, it should be made clear that the notion of having to borrow does not diminish the student’s place in society. This will help individuals who cannot afford certain expensive goods and services by making them feel that they are not in any way less important or valuable as their richer friends. In the end, it is the spirit and the values that you choose to embody that counts. If extravagance is indeed need- ed to instill and foster critical thinking and creativity among youths, probably it is the most worthwhile investment that parents can make. 92/ 7+(1$1<$1* 12 18 09 CHRONICLE OPINIONS 29  canteen talk A touchy matter :KHQWKHYLGHR¶.RQ\·ZHQWYLUDOWKRXVDQGV RISHRSOHEHFDPHPRUHDZDUHRIWKHLVVXHVDIÁLFW LI ZHUO DA LQJ$IULFD'RHV¶OLNLQJ·DQG¶VKDULQJ·VXFKVWRULHV RQOLQHUHDOO\FKDQJHDQ\WKLQJHYHQWXDOO\" ecall the awkwardness you felt when you wit- nessed a nearby couple kissing passionately on the train, oblivious to Rthe presence of others. We are constantly You are not alone. overwhelmed by A bemused parent recently ” posted a photograph online of such campaigns a couple kissing on the bus, be- that after a point, seeching netizens to suggest how he should explain the act to his they don’t hit you child. as hard. Another post on online com- munity portal STOMP showed a Nashita Kamir, WKWSCI, Yr 4, 23 girl sleeping soundly on the lap of her partner on the train. Such public displays of affec- tion (PDA) have kicked off an- other round of debates on the ap- propriateness of such behaviour. Couples caught in the heat of I watched the action might feel that it is up to video but it doesn’t an individual’s discretion to be- “ have anyway he or she desires. change me because However, the very fact that PDA is public denotes that others I don’t really know are affected by it as well. GRAPHIC | JEROME SIEW where my effort is It can tarnish a school’s repu- going. tation, corrupt young minds or She predicted that simulations passed that forbade PDA among cause discomfort to members of and reality will one day merge or those below 16 years of age. Daniyar, SCE, Yr 4, 24 the public. PDA should be right- become indistinguishable due to Softer approaches like educa- fully regulated. progress of science and technol- tion might work better. So why do young couples ogy. Given the high number of persist in these public acts of in- In contrast, more conservative public intimacy cases observed timacy? members of public have a clear in teenagers, schools should have It has to do with concept of privacy. They grew up clear codes of conduct and edu- the changing in an environment with a clear cation programs specifying ac- Most people just distinction between the private ceptable levels of PDA. like the video or conceptions of and public sphere. ” privacy. For a These different conceptions In contrast, more share it, and think of privacy often lead to different they have done generation of standards of acceptable intimacy conservative youths that grew in public. members of public enough for the However, just because dif- up in the data- ferent concepts of privacy exist have a clear cause. driven networked does not mean that PDA should concept of privacy. Florian Zeisbrich, NBS (MBA), 22 be condoned. Nor will this expla- world, the concept nation satisfy those annoyed by They grew up in an these acts or those who feel that of privacy seems such behaviour is against their environment with to be eroding. values. a clear distinction Presently, Singapore has no laws specifically regulating PDA. between the Perhaps it has to do with the However, there are other laws private and public If such videos reach changing conceptions of privacy. that the public can invoke should the right people, it they feel uncomfortable in wit- sphere. “ For a generation of youths that grew up in the data-driven nessing these acts. can create change. networked world, the concept of For example, under Section That’s important. privacy seems to be eroding. 17 of the Rapid Transit Systems This should come along with Private lives are becoming in- Act, intimate couples in the pub- lessons on privacy, in order to Neethi Thomas, EEE, Yr 1, 21 creasingly public as couples now lic can be charged with causing improve understanding from the post intimate photographs of nuisance and fined up to $500. other members of the public. each other. Our neighbours however, are Though not all PDA cases can This is especially prevalent on not as tolerant due to religious be regulated, the government can social networking sites such as concerns. start in places with high human Facebook and Myspace. In Malaysia, Muslims have to traffic such as MRT and buses. The streams of ‘likes’, ‘com- adhere to the Sharia Law which The public could be accorded You can create ments’ and ‘shares’ only serve to prohibits unmarried Muslim cou- the right to separate the couple in awareness. That’s reaffirm their affection, encour- ples to be alone together even in action, and empowered to inform ” aging them to display it further. private quarters. staff of the occurrence of these good because at It is not surprising to see However, should we impose acts. least people now youths extend their online habit such restrictions in Singapore, es- Ultimately, public education is of exhibitionism into the real pecially since we live in a society just a form of external regulation. know what the world. which promotes multi-racial val- It is still up to the individuals to problem is. Massachusetts Institute of ues? My answer is a definite no. constrain their level of intimacy Technology Professor Sherry Hard law enforcement not in public. Afiq Samat, CEE Yr 2, 23 Turkle mentioned that popular only damages Singapore’s claims As a sensitive society, we have culture compounds the situation of democracy, it can even back- to be able to balance our need to as it “deconstructs” or “deactu- fire. express affection with basic con- alizes” reality in the vision they In South Africa, many teenag- sideration for others in a shared TEXT | SNEHA GURURAJ ; PHOTOS | VINNIE QUEK offer. ers protested by organising mass public space. kissing sessions when a law was 7+(1$1<$1* 92/ 12 18 30 SPORTS CHRONICLE 09 bpl talk they said Merry-go-round at the Bridge that? “Without Messi,

HUANG SHUQUN Subsequent woeful performances Barca are the SPORTS EDITOR led to the return of the 4-3-3 forma- tion that Mourinho used, yet there best team and was no improvement, with owner with him, they FORMER Chelsea manager Andre Roman Abramovich deciding that Villas-Boas might be laughing his the recent loss against West Brom are in another way to the bank after the club sacked was the last straw. galaxy.” him a mere nine months into the sea- But he was not entirely to blame. son with a pay-off of several millions. At the first sign of trouble, veteran Bayer Leverkusen’s coach Once a part of Jose Mourinho’s players like John Terry and Frank Robin Dutt after his side backroom staff, he was touted as one Lampard complained to Abramovich lost 7-1 to Barcelona in the of the most talented young managers about the poor results and lack of European Champions’ League, in Europe after an undefeated season playing time. with Lionel Messi scoring five with Porto, picking up a quadruple of The core players of Mourinho’s goals against his team. trophy wins. team are still at the club, labeled as After Chelsea paid Porto 15 mil- the “old guard”. Under-performing sds | LEsds lion euros to bring Villas-Boas to the massively this season, they have club, many expected him to bring placed the blame squarely on the success to the West London club. manager, undermining his author- Things looked rosy when Chelsea won ity openly by publicly questioning his tactics. the 2011 Barclays Asia Trophy in the REPLACED: Roberto di Matteo (right) takes over from the sacked Andre Villas-Boas. pre-season, winning all six games Such is the nature of the Premier while conceding a goal just once. League, with the immense pressure The Premier League, howev- to succeed immediately. Large player managers leaving the club in eight Hot favourite Mourinho may have er, certainly looked anything but. fees also means that the manager is years under Abramovich’s ownership. a point to prove after abruptly leaving Implementing a high defensive line usually the one that has to make way Roberto di Matteo is taking over the club in 2007. similar to that he used with Porto, in times of trouble. till the end of the season, with Pep In the meantime, fans can only the club made several defensive er- Managerial stability is one thing Guardiola, Rafa Benitez and Jose hope that Chelsea would still be play- rors that even resulted in a 3-1 home that Chelsea has lacked since the Mourinho lined up as possible re- ing in the Champions League this GRAPHIC | INTERNET departure of Mourinho, with seven placements for the role. time next year. defeat against Aston Villa. “But I’m 21, so I’m still young. I sports talk think from last year, already I’m bigger [older] in Is education worth the gamble? my head” Manchester City player Mario Balotelli (above) on his fine by NICHOLAS QUEK not stay in the sport after spending manager Roberto Mancini for so many years in the game and seek breaking the club curfew. other ways of livelihood. MOST would have heard of his Famous names such as Mike exploits on the basketball court Tyson have ended up with bank- “He has to face for the New York Knicks in the ruptcy problems due to their lavish National Basketball Association and expensive habits. this pressure in (NBA) league, but few would have It is, of course, no guarantee a way for having paid any attention to Jeremy Lin’s that a good education can ensure Harvard University background. that an athlete would be able to the Djokovic That is the nature of the sport- avoid all these problems upon ing arena, where athletes are judged retirement. surname.” based on their achievements on the But it gives the athlete a chance World no. 1 tennis star Novak field, and the player’s academic to start over in a different career. Djokovic on his younger background is given only a fleeting After all, they cannot survive brother Marko after Marko’s mention. only on their past reputation and loss to Andrey Golubev in the It explains why many aspiring they do not have a choice. Dubai Championships. athletes would train hard everyday The wisest sportsmen plan their to become a successful athlete, of- career options after their time on ten at the expense of their studies. the field, and education plays a “I do know the The last Ivy League player to ply crucial part as they decide to em- his trade in the NBA was University bark on their new journey. first lines, I of Pennsylvania player Jerome Former basketball player and know the whole Allen in 1995, while one would NBA legend Michael Jordan has have to go back to 1954 for the last a degree in cultural geography of God Save Harvard graduate, Ed Smith. from the University of North One might suggest that educa- Carolina. the Queen. tion is vir tually irrelevant in a pro- Frank Lampard of Chelsea I’m not known fession where players earn millions Football Club has 11 GCSEs, with annually from their basic wages as an A* in Latin, and he has publicly for my singing well as bonuses and endorsements. stated that he would like to work in ability. I don’t In 2011, Forbes SportsMoney HARVARD GRADUATE: Jeremy Lin’s meteoric rise to prominence incidentally brings in the property market after retiring 50-50 found that the top 50 athletes another dimension of professional athletes. PHOTOS | INTERNET from football. think that’s in the world earned an average When even the most successful annual income of US$28 million The average athlete would earn arena, he cannot play indefinitely of athletes take the effort to plan necessary.” (S$35 million). their future, more must be done for far less and many would not even as age will catch up with him. US-born British hurdler Such statistics give rise to the the less-sucessful. be able to play full-time as they Depending on the physicality Tiffany Porter being asked to misconception that education is not It just goes to show that edu- would have to supplement their of the sport, most athletes would sing British National Anthem critical to determine the success of cation still remains the key to income with a daily job. usually retire by the age of 40. after being named as the an athlete. As with any other pro- long-term sustenance and career Even after a player has broken Some of them may go on to British team captain for the fession, these statistics are skewed earnings would not always last through the ranks and made a become sports coaches, analysts World Indoor Championships. by the top earners of the game. name for himself in the sporting or even commentators but many do their lifetime. 92/ 7+(1$1<$1* 12 18 09 CHRONICLE SPORTS 31 Reaching for the stars

PUTTING UP A GOOD SHOW: Hall 1 dance team Unific showing off their winning dance moves. PHOTO | COURTESY OF DARYL KOH

HUANG SHUQUN in their own way instead of Hall 16 and Hall 10, the “The ending of our dance team, both dancers and non- SPORTS EDITOR adhering to the rigid guidelines. first and second runners-up might have been controversial dancers alike. “We did not follow the respectively, drew inspiration but we chose this as we hope to The second-year student from judging criteria as it does not from Disney and children stories leave an impression on both the the School of Electrical and A DAZZLING display by the hold priority over putting up a such as Oliver Twist. audience and judges,” said the Electronic Engineering said, Hall of Residence 1 dance team, good show as we feel that (the Captain of Hall 10 dance third-year student from Nanyang “More than half of our dancers Unific, saw them clinch gold for the criteria) restrict dance. team Soulmix Crew, Mohamed Business School. had no dance background prior fifth year in a row in the annual “We wanted to show NTU a Shukri, 23, was surprised by Hall 16 dance captain, Li to joining, but they have all put Hall Olympiad Closing Ceremony different kind of HOCC (dance). their third placing as they felt Jian, 24, felt that he had gained in a tremendous amount of effort. (HOCC) dance competition held There were many unique parts that their objective was just to a lot from the dance competition, We believe that with hard work, on February 24th. to our dance, such as silent entertain the audience with an forging strong bonds within the we can overcome everything.” The theme for this year’s choreography and movement,” interesting story. competition was “Danza Libre”, said the third-year student from “We are aware that we do not which meant liberation through the School of Humanities and have a vast dance experience or Title Winner dance. The dance teams had Social Sciences. high technique level. During the to choreograph their dances to rehearsal, we have seen the high Overall Champion: express this theme. Shocked standards by other halls, so the Recreational Games Hall 9 Unific awed the crowd with As the team had not paid results really came as a surprise their tremendous performance, much attention to the judging to us,” said the third-year student Overall Champion: as they went on to defend their criteria, Geraldine believed from the School of Mechanical title. Their dance was about a that the win had come as a and Aerospace Engineering. Sports romantic bittersweet memory, pleasant surprise despite their While other halls used Hall 3 expressing the feelings of loss track record. cheerful and positive themes and Overall Champion: and pain in such a relationship “We were very shocked, but story lines for their dances, Hall Recreational Games as the male and female lead h a p p y, to r e c e i v e s u c h a p pr e c i at i on 4 stood out for their performance str uggle to free themselves from and acknowledgement for our as the dance reflected a darker and Sports their past and their memories. efforts and hard work. The theme of a haunted house and Hall 3 Unific captain Geraldine Sim, applause from the audience was the eventual “death” of a dancer. 23, said that the dance team’s the best gift for us,” she added. Hall 4 dancer Toh Mei Siew, Dance Placings key purpose was to entertain the Childhood memories proved 21, had no regrets about her hall’s viewers instead of winning, as to be a popular choice for halls to performance even though they they wanted to express dancing express the theme of liberation. were not placed in the top three. 1st: Hall 1 2nd: Hall 16 3rd: Hall 10 Sports Hall 1 stirs up a storm – Page 31 Surf N SINK NICHOLAS QUEK

PROBLEMS plagued the annual Surf N Sweat 2012 event as par- ticipants disputed the final results of some events. A technical error in the time- recording equipment caused it to stop working mid-race in the main event, Surf N Run. This resulted in inaccuracies in the final race timings and positions, causing a delay in the announcement of the results. Participants were unhappy with the event, which was mod- elled after a biathlon. “Not only were the timings inaccurate, they could not even provide the final results on the same day,” said Eugene Tan, 21, who took part in the Surf N Run Men’s Doubles event. “Honestly, when compared to previous years, I would say this year was the worst that I have taken part in," added the first-year student from the School of Sport Science and Management. Held at Siloso Beach, Sentosa, Surf N Sweat is an annual event organised by the NTU Sports Club. The event also comprised of Surf N Hunt II which required participants to locate items to score points around the island and other side games. This year's event attracted more than 1300 participants from the public. It was also the first to use TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES: Participants of the main event sporting the RFID ankle tags which did not work and caused frustration. PHOTOS | COURTESY OF ZHANG WEILIANG Radio-frequency Identification (RFID) tags that were tied to the ankle of each race participant. automatically be recorded when made efforts to gather the most is also the chairman for Surf N “Overall, it was quite organ- Timings were then taken manually the participant crossed the gantry reliable result. Sweat 2012. ised. The fixtures began punctu- at the start of the race and would at the finish line. “After comparing the results “As for the ending point, we ally and there were little delays,” However, an error with the we had with that of the external changed it from last year. Maybe said Pek Hong Kiat, a first year RFID system resulted in a disrup- vendors, we were able to attain a some people were unsure. student from the School of Sports tion due to the lack of a backup result that was much more accu- “However, we did make the Science and Management, on the plan, such as the use of manual rate than what we originally had,” finishing line as prominent as we volleyball event. time-taking that was practised in added the first year student from could,” added the 22-year-old. Other side events such as the previous years. Nanyang Business School. Others felt that the stage, which Tug-of-War and eating competi- “There was a technical error “I do not think that any rac- hosted entertaining events, was tions provided alternative en- with the equipment, which was ing event is able to produce a 100 too far away from the main races. tertainment that was generally provided by an external vendor. percent accurate result, especially Alex Tang, the stage control- well-received. “We were told by the vendor on such a large scale.” ler, acknowledged that space On the whole, many partici- that they had a back-up system in constraints from side games such pants agreed that despite the place in case of any unexpected as frisbee pushed the stage too far problems with the results, the equipment failure,” said Pearlie More problems away from the races. event still succeeded in providing Sum, the vice-chairperson for Surf Besides inaccuracies with the “Although the stage was quite participants with a day of fun- N Sweat. final results, there were also other some distance from the main races, filled entertainment. These technical errors were issues that frustrated participants. we had speakers placed all over the “It was still quite fun, and my coupled with human errors made Some lamented the inadequate beach,” said the first-year student friends and I still enjoyed our- at the start line that resulted in knowledge of the marshals and an from the School of Electrical and selves, despite the hiccups,” said the start timings being not in unclear finishing point. Electronic Engineering. Ong Kaiyan, 22, who has also sync with the computerised clock. “Most marshalls were not Despite the negativity, others participated in previous years. Eventually, the organisers had clear of the route, as they were recognised the efforts made in “It is difficult to fault the or- to rely on the backup system by volunteers from the various Junior organising the event and compli- ganisers especially for an event the vendors. Colleges. They were only briefed mented the improvements made of this size. I would still come Although Sum acknowledged with simple instructions,” said over previous years. back next year after I graduate,” the inaccuracies regarding the Russell Chua, a first-year student Beach volleyball was one of added the fourth-year student race results, she maintained that from the School of Mechanical the more popular side games that from the School of Humanities and SIDE-GAME: Food challenge was popular. the organising committee had and Aerospace Engineering who received positive feedback. Social Sciences.