For the past few days, i've been thinking about the education provided in Singapore to kids nowadays. Especially with regards to my sister. It deeply worries me that we all study for the sake of getting good grades in our exams, and not because we want to study for the fun of it. We also …
Month: November 2006
A Song I Sang
Hey! I was quite free at home and so i did this. Please listen to it. Hope you will like it. It's a song i sang. I recorded it with a karaoke track. I sang the male voice too, in my voice of course. You can listen to more by clicking the link in the …
Un-jacks…
While i was travelling in the train today, i felt like: "When am i going to get down this train? God, pls help me?" Oh my God, i just couldn't stand it. Those Indian guys! Sometimes its Bangla guys. I can't stand them anymore. To think about how they are thinking of me, it is …
YEY!! It’s over!!
YEY!!! It's over. Exams are over. Sleepless nights are over. And a lot of things are over. I'm glad that i don't have to step into that college again and see all those faces that i don't like. Of course i miss my friends badly. But i think i have more irritating friends than good …
Nice local song
I want to put this song here because 1) i love this song very much, not so much the guy (Shabir) who sang this song and 2) my friends would like it:) So here it is. Singapore's Vasantham Star Shabir's hit album: Alaipayuthe. Hope you guys like it.
Expectations imposed upon women
Society imposes a lot of pressures on both men and women. The society has expections on women. According to them, she must be all or most of the following to be considered as someone worth mentioning:1) Get good grades when she is in school2) Be a career woman3) Get married and have kids4) Be a …
A Familiar Feeling
Have you ever had that kind of a familiar feeling to a particular place, person or event? You might have never even encountered them before, but you still felt those feelings? Something like deja vu? It happens to a lot of people. Or so they claim.Actually i don't believe in all those things. But why …
My JC Experience
I have reached the end of my life in Junior College. Well, yes it was a fun time i had in college. Not to mention the new experiences and the meeting of pretty weird people. I had a shock on the first day i went to school. Everyone were talking in English!For those readers out …
Low Fertility Rate in Singapore 2
To me, the conundrum of the declining fertility rate in Singapore has largely attracted my attention. It is a very common phenomenon in countries that have attained a high level of development and standard of living.Alas, there is nothing new in this issue. The causes and consequences of low fertility rate are quite well known …
Low Fertility Rate in Singapore 1
The issues of low fertility rate and widening income gap have been fervently discussed in the local newspapers. These issues have really drawn me to the papers and to keep in touch with the updated information, despite the exams taking up most of my time. Finally, I now have the time to discuss and post …
Priya Jayagopi 