From ‘How teenspeak came to be’, 14 Jan 2012, Life! Mailbag (Gabriel Phua): I have noticed that older people are trying their best to understand the short forms used by teenagers. Sometimes, when we are frustrated, it is hard to explain in proper language so we use our own terms. And when we have our [...]
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From ‘Suspects involved in RI student stabbing arrested’, 2 Dec 2011, article in Asiaone.com Five youths believed to be involved in the stabbing of a Raffles Institution student have been arrested by the police…Aged between 15 and 17, they allegedly attacked two 17-year-old secondary school students, Anand from Raffles Institution and Don Tan from St [...]
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From ‘PAP Youth member quits over ‘racist’ online posting’, article by Rachel Chang, 18 Nov 2011, ST A PEOPLE’S Action Party (PAP) youth wing member has resigned from the party after one of his Facebook posts sparked accusations of racism as it circulated online. Mr Jason Neo, 30, drew criticism from Malay opposition politicians and [...]
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From ‘Early exposure’, 13 Nov 2011, article by Natasha Ann Zachariah, Sunday Times At just 15, student Fiona Fussi has caused quite a stir. Last week, she set tongues wagging when she was photographed in a bikini as she strutted her stuff for the Elite Model Look 2011 competition here in front of an audience [...]
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From ‘Teachers should stop saying shut up to pupils’, 4 Nov 2011 and ‘Shut up is only the tip of rude iceberg’, 11 Nov 2011, ST Forum. Cheers to quirkyhill. (Alicia Hock): WHEN I was a pupil more than 30 years ago, it was common for teachers to tell their classes to ‘shut up’ when [...]
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From ‘Monster wheels’, 9 Oct 2011, article by Jane Ng, Lifestyle Sunday Times Supersized strollers are getting on the nerves of commuters and shoppers. Fed-up folk have to dodge bulky baby buggies rolled out by pushy parents who at times behave like they and their little princes and princesses own the road. These are not [...]
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From ’8 in 10 young Singaporeans have unprotected sex with new partners’, 26 Sept 2011, article in asiaone.com Eight in 10 young Singaporeans have unprotected sex with new partners. This is one of the highest rates in the Asia-Pacific, according to the survey conducted by Bayer Healthcare. The survey was conducted in July to mark [...]
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From ‘Mum’s the word on smarter children’, 21 Sept 2011, ST Forum (DR Lee Siew Peng): THE announcement of my engagement to a Caucasian surprised many who had accepted my status of being ‘on the shelf’ (‘A PhD’s fine, but what about love and babies?’; Sept 6). It is my PhD that is currently on [...]
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From ‘Night Safari axes Halloween Horrors event after feedback’, 16 Sept 2011 and ‘Staff split over decision to cancel event, 19 Sept 2011, articles by Amanda Tan, ST The Night Safari has canned a Halloween event – even though 1,000 tickets have been sold – because of feedback that it has no relevance to conservation. [...]
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From ‘Don’t hurt pupil’s self-esteem with tough questions’, 7 Sept 2011, ST Forum (Stephen Lin): AS A PARENT, I wonder whether some teachers who set exam papers are really interested in gauging the ability of pupils. Sometimes it seems as though they are simply intent on making life miserable for them. Take a look at [...]
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