On the fact that 1% of NUS Alumni donates to the University:
Given a choice of donating to NUS or any of the many charities around, which one will you choose? The answer is clear: NUS is not an institution that depends on donations for its survival. Although the fund might be used to give awards to needy students, it is simply infuriating to see how the university splurge on countless useless projects just to create a brand name for themselves. I can never forget their hypocrisy; saying on one hand that they want to encourage active student life on campus, but then wanting to charge small societies fees just to use a silly room for weekly meetings. And of course, they wouldn't spend a cent towards funding societys' activities, except for the glamour events like sending a bunch of people up Everest.
Anyway, why doesn't ST publicise the plight of charities out there who are barely surviving, with staffs working desperately day in and out trying to sustain their humanitarian efforts of caring for their beneficiaries?
On the defense of Ms Wee Shu Min by bloggers (responses posted on Digital Life in ST)
Some Singaporean youths really have an egoistic streak in them. How can they support Ms Wee's comments when she's obviously flaming that guy for sport out of boredom? Would they like to be targets of condescending sarcasm themselves? They are right that everyone have a right to free speech: Ms Wee had hers, and the public responded equally in protest. The fact that she abruptly cut off the debate by shutting down her blog is a sign of cowardice, not to mention the fact that she still had not issued an official apology in person. Her dad should be ashamed of her behaviour as a parent who knows better, for his lousy defence of her remarks. Without having even worked in the corporate world before, the brat is in no position to comment on the difficulty of finding employment in Singapore.
If she enjoys humiliating others in a poorer situation than herself by flaming them online, I dare her to open up her blog online again - then she can appreciate how it feel like to be flamed. Cowardice is a sign of immaturity - obviously intellectual maturity speaks nothing about one's character.
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As a student at RI, we recite the following pledge:
"In intellectual pursuit, I shall reflect discipline and passion for learning and in personal conduct, I shall live in integrity and regard individuals, groups and the community with kindness and respect, and in so doing, uphold the Rafflesian Principle of Honour."
Guess there must be some who miss out on the message.
Hi Henry:
Perhaps the noise about the issue partly stems from the fact that Ms Wee studies in RJC; as a trainee teacher, I am very aware that exceptional students and all prominent civil servants have high moral standards to meet. My criticism of her remarks is strictly personal - in fact I have high regards for the all-rounder students that the Raffles institutes consistently produces.
out there is my school.
Hormones in a young girl or guys play up sometimes and leads to rant of the worst kind, and hers probably one of that. No one is perfect. To be forgiving is also a virtue..so say your piece and peace. Isnt it about time after how long?
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