Writing Singapore: An Historical Anthology of Singapore Literature will be launched next week, so be sure to get it when it’s out in stores.
Shared Items for Sun, 12 Jul 2009
- Zoning out may be good for you
- Is Google making us clever or stupid?
- Anthony Yeo, the lion content to be only a little mouse.
- The You Factor
- Save Our Sounds: Audio Map
- Blog about quick-n-dirty repairs
- More RAWR this time
- NYT and Jimmy Wales worked together to keep kidnapping news off Wikipedia
That’s why I feel teachers shouldn’t come down so hard on students who don’t seem to ‘pay attention’.
“With Web 3.0, only what is meaningful to you comes to you. As you search for information online, the engine is already aware that you are a parent of two very different kids because of what you post in Facebook, your blog and the forums you participate in. The search results (and even the ads that come with it) are more meaningful to you.”
“That perhaps summarized his approach to counseling: listen and empathise.
There are many troubled people, young and mature, who cannot express their need. Anthony embraced them and their troubles reassuringly, calmed them tenderly, gave them solace – and helped them along the path to peace.”
A very good post that delves into human psychology/behaviour in terms of giving the ‘customer’ what s/he wants.
Preserving endangered sounds for future generations.
“Human ingenuity (and a touch of foolishness) on parade”.
“Wikipedia has, over time, instituted gradually more control because of some embarrassing incidents, particularly involving potentially libelous material, and some people get histrionic about it, proclaiming the death of Wikipedia,” he said. “But the idea of a pure openness, a pure democracy, is a naïve one.”
The best valedictorian speech, ever!
As @clemtan mulled, “Why couldn’t I have one of these speeches for my NUS commencement last year?”
From a conversation Julian Wong and I were having.
We were discussing our annoyance at how people relentlessly compare OTOT to Army Daze, which is, in our humble opinion, missing the forest for the trees. Julian’s words (edited for clarity) are contained within the inline text; my replies in normal text.
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…I guess people use the Army Daze thing because they have nothing to compare it to. If someone else wrote a play about transsexuals, the audience might compare it to Private Parts too.
That’s true. People are always looking for familiarity and something to relate to so they can make sense of the world. Hence the use of stereotypes, which we are both also guilty of using in our plays… Hehe 
But as a friend of mine said, there is space in the hearts of most people here to accept another play about the NS experience. If people can’t open their hearts and minds enough to accept that OTOT is different, then they’re missing out on a lot.
NS is experienced by every person here (for every guy that enlists, his whole family and circle of friends go through it with him in their own way) – surely it deserves to be shared and celebrated in more ways and more plays than Army Daze!
P. S. If we’re getting this comparison now, think how terrible it must be for the next person who comes along and writes something about NS!
Witness the awesomeness of Full Tank.
In this short video clip put together by yours truly, that shows half the cast rehearsing the Prologue.
It’s one of the more ‘serious’ moments in the play, so don’t be fooled by the deadpan acting. Alternatively, check out some pictures of the cast warming up before rehearsal.
Brendon and Terry
Koey, Dwayne, Ghaz and Rodney
Qian Chou and Nelson
It’s gonna be a great show everyone – I personally guarantee it. Make sure you’re able to say, “I watched Own Time Own Target and was blown away” i.e. buy your tickets now.