::Homework Crapbox:: (2017)
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[Singapore] - In a dispute between a woman passenger and a private hire driver, both parties made a total of 5 phone calls to the Singapore police, and the angry woman called her husband who called his buddy, and the 3 of them ganged up on the private hire driver, before police arrived..
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Viral video of blind man in Japan kicking his guide dog sparks online outrage
https://mothership.sg/2017/11/blind-man-japan-guide-dog-abuse/
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Got mystery meh? Ahhh, the author is being sarcastic.
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Singaporean who has exact same qualifications as Malaysian earns just Sg$1400 compared to FT’s Sg$4000
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This guy makes valid points, criticizing both Apple and Microsoft, but finally made the switch from Mac to Windows.
Also, from visitor comments below article, Houston Guy commented :
Yup, I'm a diehard Mac user and I'm all for people not buying the current Tim Cook lead Mac products. The only way to get the attention of a money guy, and that's what Tim Cook is, is to not buy their products. He's no visionary. He's not a computer guys. He's just a profit guy.
https://sg.yahoo.com/finance/news/apple-sold-buying-windows-laptop-193411484.html
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Singapore-raised photographer Stefen Chow claims racial abuse at The Body Shop in Paris, France
“The assistant manager then wanted to know my details, to know who I am. When I told her I live in Beijing, China (even though I am from Malaysia), she rolled her eyes and gave an audible sigh,� said Chow, who was born in Malaysia and raised in Singapore.
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KFC "Milk" a marketing strategy for their so-called Spiciest-Ever Sichuan Red-Hot Chicken
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Language Accent Expert Breaks Down 6 Fictional Languages From Film & TV
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[Psychology] - Jon Ronson : "Capitalism at it's most ruthless rewards psychopathy, capitalism at it's most remorseless is a manifestation of psychopathy. A significant percentage of people in positions of power : CEOs, politicians and billionaires, are not by coincidence, psychopaths."
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Amos Yee says he has often been misunderstood on this topic, hence he has made a video to make his stand clear. His opinions in this video supersede any previously expressed opinions on this topic.
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[Singapore] - Netizens Outraged at $10k Fine for Doctor Who Unnecessarily Removed Patient’s Ovary Without Her Consent
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Probably extraterrestrial in nature.
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Hedgehogs abandoned at HDB rubbish center
https://mothership.sg/2017/11/pet-hedgehogs-illegal-in-singapore/
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Prisoners kills inmate who beat his baby daughter to death
Authorities said a man serving a life sentence for murdering his two-day-old baby was found dead in his U.K. prison cell over the weekend.
Liam Deane, 22, who was jailed in October for punching, shaking and squeezing his baby girl to death after she wouldn't stop crying, was found dead in his cell at HM Prison Leeds in England on Sunday, The Yorkshire Evening Post reported.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/prisoner-kills-inmate-beat-infant-174030668.html
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å…扇门 is so damn cool. 2 separate murders were committed by 2 different murderers for separate agendas. The 2 opposing sides (each side responsible for 1 of the murders) are both of course aware of this, but yet both sides, each out of their own deceitful manipulative agendas, both attempt to sell the same lie that the same murderer is behind the 2 murders (so as to pin the blame of their own side's act of murder onto the opposing side), to the Investigator (Shen LiXing), who is getting increasingly suspicious at both opposing sides.
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Trust no one.
Diplomat, playing a game of trust, dies in fall down 7 floors
https://sg.yahoo.com/news/police-australian-diplomat-dies-fall-off-nyc-terrace-210542838.html
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How to Get Singaporeans to Support Local Literature : by manipulatively leaking rumors on social media that PAP / PM LHL may sue you and ban your book.
https://sg.yahoo.com/style/singaporeans-support-local-literature-013041862.html
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[Malaysia] - Malaysian Chinese family of 4 brutally attacked at home, both parents and son killed, teenage daughter in critical condition, may or may not survive.
https://sg.yahoo.com/news/three-family-found-brutally-murdered-133056956.html
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yellowarse commented :
Jack Ma once said in an interview that he's eschewing Amazon's hegemonic, asset-heavy business model – owning everything from warehouses to delivery trucks to online groceries stores – for a lighter model in which he grows Alibaba together with a network of partners, vendors and affiliates. In this way, e-commerce is not used to just generate huge amounts of wealth for behemoth listed corporations and their select major shareholders, but as a platform to help grow small businesses and generate wealth for the masses.
In other words, a 'lite, mutual success' model that is an engine for both innovation and wealth. It seems that he's on his way to achieving his 'commercial philanthropism' goals. Bloomberg reports that in the past two decades Alibaba has helped to create at least 10 billionaires among its partners and support industries.
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Many students face issues in their assignments and essays assigned to them by their professors. So they avail help from online services like http://www.assignments4u.com/. There are many more websites which help students in their academic courses.
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JJ Lin to release Mandarin version of ‘Despacito’ with Luis Fonsi (who will also sing in Mandarin)
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Why Do Ten Years Series?
Know this:
Doing the Shinglee Ten Years Series (a.k.a. TYS) or MCQ questions is a must.
Just like you wouldn’t go on stage without rehearsing, you shouldn't sit for your O Level or A Level without doing touching TYS.
Fondly known to many students as TYS, the Ten Years Series is the best resource you can make full use of.
"A" students understand this:
Questions and style can be repeated over the years.
The wise Sun Zi said it best in his classic Art of War (seriously!) - know yourself, know your enemies.
Don't be misled by the difference in standards between your school examinations or prelims against the actul A/O Level.
When Do Ten Years Series?
When:
You should be doing your TYS whenever you complete revising for a topic.
You do not have to wait until you are taking the O Level and A Level.
And you shouldn't be doing it once only.
By doing the TYS early, you already know what are the common questions being asked, and what you should look out for when you are revising.
Remember the Comprehension test technique where your English teachers would advise you to read up on the questions before reading the passage?
Same analog?
Exactly.
And remember to get the Ten Years Series answers as well.
Difference in Standards between TYS and Prelims
Look:
School tests and examinations are never the same as the actual TYS.
Teachers may try to set the same standard, but they will never be fully replicate the experience.
Generally speaking, I don't believe in doing plenty of "hard" or "tough" questions if the difficulty of the actual examinations is simpler than that.
Want to know the best part?
Tons of questions are actually out of syllabus.
Want examples?
Join my class and I'll show you plenty.
So if you fare badly occasionally, don't be too disheartened by the setback.
The keyword here is occasionally ;)
My personal preference:
For my students, I normally encourage them to purchase the topical TYS over the yearly ones.
By drilling the topical TYS topic-by-topic, you can be exposed to all the questions that ever appeared for the O Level or A Level examinations for that particular topic.
In this way, you will immediately know your familiarity and weaknesses with that topic.
Then, you should revise your notes and textbooks on the parts where you find it challenging.
If you were to do your ten-years-series year by year, you tend to forget which topics you are weak in.
To re-emphasis:
You are not supposed to do the TYS once and dump the book.
Do it earlier, maybe 2 months before your ‘O’ Level so that you have time to go through the questions again.
The first time you do your TYS, attempt ALL questions. Only then you have a feel how the ‘O’ Level standard feels like.
As you do the questions, put a star beside the questions you got it wrong, or you got it correct but it is a tough question.The reason you are doing every single question is to filter out the really hard questions.
I call this:
The "1-2-3 Star Method" (1 star, 2 stars or 3 stars ... you get the point).
You have no time to redo the entire book before the O or A Level.
The questions that you have starred tell you exactly what questions to focus on, without the need to redo everything.
Remember, these are the questions you have gotten wrong previously.
If you have time, do the TYS at least twice before the exams.
For questions that you have gotten correct and is confident of the concepts, you can remove the stars.
On the 2nd attempt (just redoing the starred questions), put another star beside the questions you got wrong for the 2nd time.
Now, you have a list of questions, some with 2 stars, others with 1 star.
During your revision where time is not on your side, do those with 2 stars (hardest) first, before the 1 star.
There you go, a smart and efficient way of using your Ten Years Series and ensuring all questions are fully covered; the tougher questions more so.
Extending this concept further, perform the 1-2-3 Star Method for your school homework, tutorials and assignments.
Remember, school examinations and prelims questions are likely to be based on what has been taught before.
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In a prestigious University-level international Super Computer Conference held in the USA, Singapore's NTU team beat China's top Tsinghua University to take 1st and 2nd place respectively, out of 16 countries. But here's the plot twist : all the members of the Singapore NTU team are from China.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-11/19/c_136762810.htm
