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Recommended place to visit in Singapore: Rower’s Bay, Seletar — Stunning place to see stunning sunset
By: Jonathan Jilaxzone
Tags: Nature, Singapore, Travel, Rowers Bay, Places To Visit

Things you need to carry with you when you visit Rower’s Bay

These are my recommendation which mostly are optional, but recommended:

1) Camera. Especially if this is your first time visiting Rower’s Bay.

2) Water bottle. While there’s water dispenser in one of the hut, but I do recommend to bring your own water bottle, just in case the water dispenser is under maintenance.

3) Snacks (optional). In case you are hungry while you are on the park. So far there’s no nearby convenient stores found.

4) Umbrella. Bring umbrella in case of raining or to cover you from the direct sun light.

5) Mosquito or insects repellent. During my visit, I didn’t get bites by these insects, but just in case your skin is quite sensitive and to avoid getting bites by mosquitos or alike, then it’s good to bring the repellent.

6) Picnic mat & food (optional). In case you want to enjoy the river while waiting for the sunset.

Fishing at Rower’s Bay, Seletar, Singapore

7) Fishing rod (optional). If you like fishing, this may be a good place. You can fish in the designated place within the park or along Yishun Dam.
Sheena Ricarte in Singapore 2012 — Part 3 of 5
By: Sheena Ricarte
Tags: Asia, Singapore, Money, Sheena Ricarte, Finance

Sheena Ricarte in Singapore 2012 — Part 3 of 5

Singapore is one of Asia’s financial centers. On Chinese New Year 2012, I visited the city-state.

I was in the education sector that time. Thus, I was not interested in international business and finance yet.

Nonetheless, I found some of my photographs in Singapore containing financial firms based there.

Hence, I think they are relevant in my present project of writing blog posts about my journeys to the world’s financial centers.

These images include those featuring international financial firms, major insurers, and accounting service providers.

They consist of PwC, Prudential, OCBC Bank, Hong Leong Finance, Citigroup, Standard Chartered, and so forth.

I also enjoyed the malls in Singapore like Ion Orchard, Wisma Atria, and so forth along Orchard Road.

Plus, I love my summer hat I purchased from this shop called Monsoon.

I actually have two of these head accessories with me while on the tour: One summer hat is ornamented with flowers on the front, while the other one does not have them.

I was younger that time. Since today is Wednesday, March 11, 2020, my photos in Singapore date back to eight years ago.
How to Celebrate Your 2021 New Year’s
Tags: Lifestyle, Singapore, Party, Festivals, Celebration

2021 is just around the corner! Here are some safe things you can do to celebrate.

By Dini Azri for Thread MY

Can we all agree that 2020 sucked? What with the pandemic, riots, natural disasters happening all year round, it is pretty safe to say that this year is not as ideal as we thought Wawasan 2020 would turn out to be. So, how do we even celebrate it at the end of the year coming to 2021?

For starters, we can put 2020 to rest forever and look forward to 2021 with hopes that it will turn out better. So, to get in the mood for a new year, we got some ideas on how to celebrate your New Year next week.

1. PARTY AT HOME

Since we are not allowed to go to a New Year’s party outside, why not just make one at home? Of course, you have to limit people from joining but a small family gathering would be just perfect for the occasion.

2. LIGHT THE FIREWORKS

We are pretty sure that they are going to cancel all firework events this year due to the pandemic. So, make one yourself by getting neighbour-friendly fireworks and celebrate the upcoming year in your backyard.

3. WATCH A VIRTUAL CONCERT

Despite having no New Year’s concert this year, organisers are still holding some virtually for you to watch at home. Some are free, some you have to pay. Which ever you go for, make sure to blast it and have a little mini concert at home.

4. GET COSY

Or you can just simply get cosy at home under a thick duvet and just stay in until the New Year’s ball drops that night. Since 2020 has been a flaming trainwreck of a year, it would be nice to just relax in your most comfortable pyjamas and just chill at home until the year ends.

What are your plans this New Year? Share with us at the comments section below.
新加坡的十個文化衝擊（生活習慣篇）
By: Martin Ma
Tags: 文化衝擊, 新加坡, Singapore, Culture Shock

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there is no shame in having a ‘fake’ accent
Tags: Singapore

I studied in Australia, and stayed there for 2.5 years (before covid at least). During my time there, I quickly realised that I needed a semblance of a ‘white’ accent for anybody to take me even remotely seriously.

It wasn’t all nice. Born and bred in Singapore, though I have a solid education in English with a pretty vast vocabulary and alright grammar, I sound like an auntie at the Kopitiam when I speak. The first time I code switched and tried my hand at a ‘white’, or at least neutral accent, I sounded like I had never spoke English in my life before. It wasn’t that great for the first year before I moved to uni. There were even periods where I gave up and proudly spoke in Singlish.

Don’t get me wrong, I love Singlish. Speaking with an American or British accent doesn’t make a person superior, or give them more substance. There were times where I felt so ridiculous faking an accent that I started to mock those with an accent, and I’m not proud of that. No accent is better than another. It just tells you more about a person and the kind of environment in which they learned English. That’s all. The argument that Singaporeans with these accents are pretentious is valid though. Some of them use the accent as a way to forget their roots, maybe even fabricate an entirely new backstory for themselves. To create distance between their childhood in Yishun and their new and improved selves after university overseas.

Honestly though? Pretentious or not, you gotta admit faking an accent is so damn difficult. Imagine if they’re surprised. The. accent. must. stay. A difficult way to live but I do think faking an accent improves your command of English too. You can’t very well say this sentence with a ‘white’ accent hor.
Tips for process documentation on Medium
By: K. Lee
Tags: Writing, Writing Tips, Singapore, Content Marketing, Education

Finally but still nevertheless really important, the last thing we want is to read a mostly pleasant article but only to find that it sounds annoying like an advertisement every other line. Most of us use ad blockers for a reason —

Avoid CTAs (call-to-action). Readers tell us that they find repeated calls to action — to sign up for a newsletter, to clap — annoying. Consider eliminating CTAs altogether.

Taken from Siobhan from Best Practices for Writing on Medium.

Other noteworthy mentions

A. Medium Help Centre

Few people truly enjoy reading the help section or guides. Nevertheless, there are unsure of how to revert your changes (Medium has a built-in version control feature like Google Docs) or embedding visual elements (you can embed tweets, code snipplets, gifs among others), do check out the help section or reach out to CareerContact.

B. Make a Before/After GIF

For those skilled in Photoshop, you may also consider doing a before/after gif using this guide by Lara Lee. This is particularly useful to highlight the changes you have made in a fun and visual manner.

C. Backlinking

This potentially bumps up SEO rankings for your writing as the links serve as a signal that what is written is trustworthy (much like citations in a research paper).

Happy writing! I am sure the faster you get the hang of process documentation on your own terms, the faster you will get better at getting better.

Have a Merry Christmas and a wonderful 2021(:
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Aw Chu Kin’s family tree
Tags: Family Tree, Singapore

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Spotlight
By: Lady Panopticon
Tags: Self Serving, Social Justice Warriors, Singapore, Toxic Masculinity

People are often in the spotlight for the good they do. Have you ever wondered how some use this spotlight?

Some use this fame, this holier-than-thou attitude to put you down and disrespect you because they can. Even more so, when you are a woman.

You tell him time and again to stop it. Stop. Just stop. You rally others for help because you do not know what to do anymore. It turns out, you are not the only one. You and your peers are increasingly reluctant to work with him. Thanks to his “fame”, people turn a blind eye because they are Social Justice Workers(SJWs). They push toward the greater good. They need his fame and access over your proven experience about him being a misogynist jerk.

Each time you think you and your peers are getting through to the organisers about his sexually inappropriate remarks, his toxic masculinity and his condescending behavior… A “glowing and angelic” article about the perpetrator distances him from his bad behavior all over again, giving him a clean slate to go on the offensive again.

So, question. Always question why some SJWs are in the spotlight more often than the low profile ones (these people walk the talk and they have been walking it for a longm long time!). Do they use the spotlight to elevate their cause or are they just self-serving?

This opportunistic misogynist gives all SJWs a bad name. Maybe one day, he could rap about his experience for being called out.
Scala3 Vlog: Starting with Scala3
By: Knoldus Inc.
Tags: Lightbend, Singapore, Knoldus Singapore, Dotty, Scala3

Hello folks,

As we all know that Scala3 (or Dotty) launch can happen anytime soon. So here we bring you a video on how can you write your first code in Scala3 with your favourite IDE (i.e. Intellij Idea) with minimal setup.

Watch out the first video on Scala3.
SIA Engineering Company- SIAEC|Leading Aircraft Maintenance Repair and Overhaul Company
By: Anil Seveniya
Tags: USA, Singapore, Aviation, Careers, Airlines

SIA Engineering Company (SIAEC), together with its global network of joint ventures and subsidiaries, form the SIAEC Group.

SIA Engineering Company (SIAEC) provides maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) of aircraft, engines and related components and offers the complete MRO suite of services.

The SIAEC Group provides extensive aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services to more than 80 international airlines carriers and aerospace equipment manufacturers worldwide.

With certifications from more than 20 airworthiness authorities, SIAEC’s six hangars and 17 in-house workshops in Singapore provide complete MRO services in airframe, component, engine, aircraft conversions and modifications to major airlines from four continents.

At Singapore Changi Airport, SIAEC provides line maintenance services to more than 50 airlines passing through Singapore.

SIAEC — the world leader to become
Pofma legislation should only have been decided by referendum.
By: Az Situ
Tags: Politics, Singapore, Fake News

Pofma legislation should only have been decided by referendum. The Chief Pofma Officer should be Sylvia Lim, not K Shanmugam.
Controlled Release Drug Delivery Market Worth $69.8 Billion By 2027
By: Gaurav Shah
Tags: Britain, Singapore, Pharmaceutical, Vietnam, Medical Devices

The global controlled release drug delivery market size is estimated to reach USD 69.8 billion by 2027 registering a CAGR of 7.8% during the forecast period, according to a new report by Grand View Research, Inc. The benefits associated with controlled release drug delivery systems, such as increased therapeutic efficacy, less side effects, and low treatment cost are the factors driving the market growth.

These technologies offer various benefits over traditional delivery forms, such as reduced dosage and dosage frequency, enhanced patient compliance, less gastrointestinal side effects, uniform drug effect, improved drug efficacy and safety, and reduced fluctuation of plasma drug levels.

Presence of multiple in-vivo biological barriers that affects the absorption, bioavailability, and stability of the drug has open wide horizon for the controlled release drug delivery products. For instance, controlled release drug delivery system has enabled delivery of even large and complex molecules such as DNA/RNA, proteins and polypeptides. Additionally, the rising awareness among healthcare professionals, regarding the advantage of controlled release drug delivery systems over conventional systems is expected to drive the demand for the market in long run.

Rapidly increasing geriatric and pediatric population is one of the major factors fueling the demand for controlled release drug delivery systems, due to high cases prescription non-adherence in this age-group. Innovations in various drug delivery systems has been providing geriatric and pediatric population with easy solutions, which are further propelling the market. Controlled release of drug delivery systems can be altered according to required dosage over a specific period of time.

Click the link below:

https://www.grandviewresearch.com/industry-analysis/controlled-release-drug-delivery-market

Further key findings from the report suggest:
Have you been Naughty or Nice?
Tags: Naughty Or Nice, Singapore, Christmas, Singles, Naughty Or Nice List Quiz

Naughty or Nice List

Christmas is upon us, and you know what that means — Santa will be visiting soon!

If you are anything like us, you love love presents. But we know not everyone will and should get presents — and we are with Santa on this.

Our team at MatchMde reached out to Santa to get his naughty or nice list for 2020. We like to manage expectations and we want you to be prepared. But more importantly, we want to give you a chance to right your wrongs before Christmas — and maybe — maybe Santa will visit you too. No need to thank us. We aim to please.
ASEAN countries prepared for a travel ASEAN balloon?
By: The Asian Affairs
Tags: Asean, Singapore, Travel, Flight, Economy

Indonesia has the highest number of infections with COVID-19 in ASEAN, but it remains the only country in the region to avoid the general lockdown. However, as with other ASEAN nations, air travel remains highly restrictive.

The wait may be over for the vaccine, but before opening the borders, Indonesia or ASEAN can not afford to wait for it to function. We should begin working towards an ASEAN-wide travel bubble before we achieve herd immunity by extending, updating and consolidating the myriad of unilateral and bilateral travel agreements that currently exist in the area.

In ASEAN, travel corridors or ‘green lanes’ are the most common, which allow reciprocal travel under strict conditions, such as pre-arranged itineraries, with testing but without quarantine for select groups such as businessmen.

Air travel passes, however, arbitrarily extend these terms to all passengers in order to have a big effect on the economy. Singapore has been leading the effort in ASEAN to seek air travel passes with partners, such as Brunei Darussalam and Vietnam, that have regulated group transmission. More is required.

If the partner reciprocates to build a two-way quarantine-free travel bubble, the economic advantages of travel passes may be improved. Perceptions of health threats associated with opening borders need to converge across countries in order for this to happen.

Harmonization of COVID-19 screening and quarantine protocols should be included in the strategy to maintain the integrity of country-wide risk mitigation controls while enabling smooth movement to reap full benefits from the rise in size.

When set up, the institutional framework will help to deal on a consistent basis with emerging problems, such as vaccinations. Although countries which vary in terms of how and when they want to accept vaccinations, let alone various vaccines, these issues need to be resolved in a way that does not discourage short-term travel, while harmonization is sought in the longer term to narrow differences. A travel balloon that is properly built might do that.

ASEAN Leaders acknowledged at the recently concluded ASEAN Summit in Hanoi the ability of travel bubbles to securely open borders to facilitate regional economic recovery. In moving towards an ASEAN travel balloon, a prudent and gradual approach will give economic growth a fillip, but have ample safeguards that will kick in if infections move north again.
IFRS17 — Perspectives on Implementation
By: Convista Consulting Asia
Tags: Singapore, India, Perspectives, Education, Implementation

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Title: IFRS17 — Perspectives on Implementation.

Speakers: Mithlesh Kumar Jha & Venkat Gona

Date: December 23, 2020

Time: 04:00 PM (Singapore Time)

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Angela Ence Opens Up the Mantra of Success for Woman Entrepreneurs
By: Angela Ence
Tags: Ence Angela, Angela, Ence, Singapore

We all know that beginning with your start-up is not at all an easy task. However, it becomes double the trouble, when talking about the females. This is not because it is impossible for them; rather it is a lack of motivation and confidence. Talking of the women, history has witnessed innumerable females that have turned the tables with their passion and dedication. Similarly, when it comes to woman entrepreneurs in Singapore, Angela ENCE is one such inspirational example for every female who aspires to enter the business. There is a lot that you can learn from the achievements and accomplishments that she has earned at such a young age.

Angela Ence began by saying that there is no need for any women to work as per the success tips of men. When you are an entrepreneur of your own business, you get an opportunity to work it your way. No one can tell you how to do things. You will get to learn a lot by making mistakes, however, make sure that you carry yourself professionally. Never let your emotions or say personal sides overtake your professional image.

The best thing about being a woman entrepreneur as per Angela Ence is that your smile does it all for you. Whenever you make a mistake or go wrong anywhere, just smile it off. Let things go off soon, only then you can move ahead.

is that your smile does it all for you. Whenever you make a mistake or go wrong anywhere, just smile it off. Let things go off soon, only then you can move ahead. Lastly, it is always better to work with people who have objectives in their lives, be it men or women. When in a business, it is of utmost importance that you keep motivating each other. Never get involved in useless emotional matters which will not do good to you rather than disturbing your mental state.

To make sure that you can travel the journey of success, you need to hustle hard and work with ample motivation. Read more of what she has to say to the entrepreneurs and also how she paved her way to success.
IFRS17 — Implementation Perspectives
By: Convista Consulting Asia
Tags: Singapore, India, Ifrs17, Perspectives, Implementation

Have you registered yet? Join our experts for an exclusive webinar on “IFRS17 — Implementation Perspectives”. Register Now!

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Speakers: Mithlesh Kumar Jha & Venkat Gona

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exclusive webinar hosted by ConVista Consulting on “IFRS17 — Implementation Perspectives”. Webinar Details: Title: IFRS17 — Perspectives on Implementation. Speakers: Mithlesh kumar jha and Venkat…
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Tags: Singapore, India, Country, Education, Population

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Singapore businesses test the use of digital health passports to check the results of the COVID-19 test for travelers
By: The Asian Affairs
Tags: Asean, Singapore, Travel, Flight, Technology

Digital health passports have been developed by Singapore companies that can check the COVID-19 test results of travelers, as the country is steadily reopening its borders with safe management measures in place.

Affinidi said that it is working on trials for inbound travellers with government agencies and private sector partners, while two other companies said they were involved in pilots for the Singapore-Hong Kong air travel bubble, which was expected to launch on Nov 22, but has since been postponed.

Digital health passports allow clinics and hospitals, using technologies such as blockchain, to securely exchange healthcare data across borders.

Developers issue a QR code with the test result, which travelers show to immigration authorities, after prospective travelers take their COVID-19 test at a healthcare provider operating with these applications.

Officers may see information when scanned, such as whether the laboratory is on the whitelist of the destination country, what type of test was taken, and whether it was completed within the timeline necessary.

“According to Mr. Quah Zheng Wei, co-founder and CEO of Accredify, “We actually work directly with clinics, hospitals and laboratories, where they securely send us data either through an API or through our cloud-based solution, and we take that data, make it into a verifiable document, and put it in the individual’s hands in their digital health passport.

This is to ensure that test reports have not been tampered with, while ensuring that only those with which the consumer wishes to share confidential personal health data are shared.

This contrasts with alternatives such as opening up centralized medical records systems to countries around the world, which poses data privacy concerns and may potentially target cyberattacks by healthcare providers.

Accredify, through collaborations with private healthcare providers such as Parkway Pantai and Raffles Medical Group, has 80 laboratories and clinics in Singapore and Hong Kong on board.

It aims to expand its network next year to approximately 440 clinics in Singapore that have been approved to offer COVID-19 polymerase chain reaction tests, and as research gets ramped up, it expects more to come on board.
Ramp up. The projects are picking up speed now…
By: Vanessa T
Tags: Startup, Singapore, Entrepreneurship, Business, Life

The projects are picking up speed now that the workshops are coming to an end.

Talk, talk, talk

First step of any business endeavour is finding the product-market fit. To do that, we have to talk to so many stake holders who can provide insights. This means exhausting all my contacts and trying to get referrals.

For OMG coating, we have been talking to internal mentors for some insights on where to take the project, for them to grind us with questions before we go out into the public to get grinded even harder. Since those contacts are limited, we wanted to make sure that our business plan and presentation was solid before we even consult anyone who is seriosuly involved in the coatings space.

Lucky for us, we have talked two mentors from NTUitive and they have helped us with our direction and where to go with our research and plans.

Also, for my blockchain project, it is also about researching and finding that product-market fit. What is the volume, who are involved. Since I have not been taught the specifics of these things, so it was disorienting to know what to do without proper guidance, leading to us running in circles to no end.

Now, with better understanding of not only the project but also my role in it, I hope things can get to a point where there are tangible results.

AKTIV THURSDAYS

A little upset that I am unable to go for the aktiv thursday sessions with my co-workers recently, but hope to resume our meetups when I get less busy and when the weather gets better in the next half of the month.

NEXT WEEK

Next week, I’ll be focused on learning about product management and also trying to set my plans for both projects from now on.

Till next week!
The Far East Uncovered
By: Misbah Ul Haq Syed
Tags: Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Family Travel

Six weeks later, we had arrived in Malaysia…

Kuala Lumpur International Airport has a trouble-free passport control and luggage pickup system. Upon our arrival, we were through to exit within no time. They have efficient immigration and related procedures. To me, this is a friendly gesture to welcome tourists.

We told the taxi driver to take us to the Corus, a 4-Star Hotel. We had paid $613 for three nights stay. It was is in the heart of Kuala Lumpur. But, at the time of hotel reservation, the amount had seemed high to me. But as soon as we went out to have a look around at the nearby places, I knew I had the wrong impression.

The next day, we hit the breakfast lounge first thing in the morning. There was a big buffet. American breakfast and a few local items like dumplings and spring rolls. Later, we left for the day. Across the road was one of the biggest shopping malls in the city. It was Suria KLCC. But first thing first. We set off to see the iconic Petronas Towers. The irony was that we had come from Dubai. They have the world’s tallest building, Burj Khalifa (this remains the fact as I am writing this article in 2020). Yet, it was exciting as anything to have one glimpse of the world’s 9th tallest building. Anyway, it was awesome.

Then we headed for a good site seeing tour of the Malaysian capital. The place that tops the list was the Kuala Lumpur Bird Park. It spreads over 8.5 hectares that opened in 1991. The park has around 3000 birds of 200 species and receives 200,000 visitors each year. It was quite hectic, so we headed back. In the evening, we went to the mall. Took some pictures, did a little bit of shopping, and ended the day with a good dinner at Pizza Hut.
Tales from a Singaporean Tech SME, #1
By: Murphy Cooper
Tags: Tech, Singapore, Technology, Testing

“Having E2E tests means that we do not need to have unit tests”

TDD (Test-Driven-Development) is all the rage in development right now — the premise seems fairly simple. Write Tests, Write Code to pass the test, Refactor Code, repeat.

What could go wrong?

Recently, a new hire in a senior position sold the idea of TDD to the development team, and the management. Writing tests is great, he said. You can test that your code works before it enters production!

Of course, the development team and the management agreed. We wanted to build a more solid and robust product, after all. At this point, being a small firm, we had no formal experience in doing TDD.

As such, we followed his logic:

E2E tests were considered the most important tests, which our management agreed with, because it tested that, well, everything works.

Unit tests and Integration Tests were considered to be secondary as E2E would have covered Integration and Unit tests anyway

Mocking was a waste of time, since it didn’t actually test any API calls.

All of the above logic, when presented to us, seemed to make sense at that time, but quickly fell apart as we moved on into the development cycle.
Going to a Movie in 2020 — WW84. 2020 is a strange year. It is December…
By: Robin Low
Tags: Singapore, Wonder Woman, Wonder Woman 1984 2020, Tracetogether, 2020

2020 is a strange year. It is December and this is my first movie experience this year. In Singapore, cinemas are allowed to screen with 50% capacity and you have to wear a mask in the cinema. Furthermore, you need to use “TraceTogether” to get into the cinema.

For me, this is the biggest barrier. I’ve tried using the app. My old phone battery gets drained, and it will end before the movie ends. When I open any other app, the aggressive OS on the phone will close the TraceTogether app, and it will simply crash.

I’ve tried it several times, till now, it fails to convince me to use it. But for Wonder Woman 1984, I’ll give it a try.

It took some time to download, key in the information, wait for the 2FA and the whole process of downloading and setting it up took easily 10 minutes before getting into the theater. Great, done, finally going into watch my first movie for the year. I could show the person the tracetogether entry before the app crashes, and my phone resets. And yes, it was no longer running in the background and I don’t see how this is effective in contact tracing.

Nonetheless, I will not let this app spoil my day and I got to watch Wonder Woman 1984.

So not to give out too much spoilers…

Yes, there is an invisible plane.

Yes, you get to see Linda Carter.

Yes, Wonder Woman learns to fly and flies in this show.

Yes, the cool golden armor looks AWESOME, but is absolutely worthless and useless.

Yes, if it feels like a familiar story — it probably is a familiar story, rehashed with Wonder Woman inside, not badly done, and they are not ashamed to tell you about the story in this movie as well.

Overall, I don’t like the action scenes, like the overall story.

Is it a must to watch this?

— Only if you are a hardcore Wonder Woman fan.
What Is Home?
Tags: Singapore, Pandemic, Family, Living Abroad, Culture

A little less-known hometown singer Kit Chan first sang the ceremonious Home some 20 years ago, leaving its mark on local residents. The catch phrase (or verse, or maybe chorus, I forget):

“This is home truly, where I know I must be

Where my dreams wait for me, where the river always flows

This is home surely, as my senses tell me

This is where I won’t be alone, for this is where I know it’s home”

A staple of nation-building, I never really understood its appeal. I admit I found it tacky, cringey, and even lacklustre as an attempt from my home country to instil in its citizens a sense of comradery; a cheap trick brought out once a year to unify its population through song.

Now thousands of miles away from my home country, I ironically find myself harking back to simpler, easier times. A sense of belonging I never truly felt back then suddenly creeping up, a little more each day, a tinge more present with each step leading me further and further away from what I once knew as home.

Pandemic times have led to my missing the familiarity of my home country where family and friends huddled together in unison, whilst I watched from afar.

Sure, a connection is established some 5 GHz away, a phone call, text, or video chat rebuilds the broken physical link, but as I make my way around the city of my new home, the grass is suddenly too green, the air too aromatic, the sky too blue.

Perhaps the hardest hitting occurrence for me was watching through my little 5 inch screen, the greys on Mother’s hair whiter than I remembered, Father’s physique smaller than ever, and my nephews speaking clearer than they ever could some 5 years ago.

I realised I’ve long forgotten the colloqualisms of my home country, or perhaps simply relegated them to the deep unconscious. The nibblets of the accent and slangs I once detested were now replaced with new ones that stick out at the forefront of my memory.

Despite the intrusions of my new found identity, my new home, the greener grass, the vastly aromatic air, and the really really blue sky, the cheap trick of a song Home sticks out. Funnily enough, Kit wasn’t lying about the aptitude of my senses. Like I said, the grass here is too green, the air too aromatic, and the sky way too blue.

The cheap trick now turned into a haunting reminder of my concession. Home is no longer home, and while that sickly old river continues to flow, I too, must, wherever I may be.
Next month, Singapore Airlines will resume flights to 4 more locations
By: The Asian Affairs
Tags: Asean, Singapore, Aviation, Travel, Flight

As of January, Singapore Airlines (SIA) will resume flights to Dubai, Haneda Airport in Tokyo, Moscow and Munich, the carrier said on Friday (Dec 18).

SIA said in a Facebook post that adjustments would also be made to the flight schedules for its SilkAir regional wing and Scoot budget carrier.

“The changes are part of a “detailed analysis” to decide which airlines are “better suited to meet changing customer and cargo demand” in the SIA Group portfolio, it said.

As a result of these improvements, the passenger capacity of the Group is projected to hit approximately 25% of its pre-COVID-19 level by the end of March next year.

The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic, due to border restrictions and lockdowns around the world, has battered the SIA Community. The company has introduced pay cuts around the board and retrenched thousands of workers.

Last month, in the midst of a “sharp drop” in passenger traffic, the group posted a first-half net loss of S$3.5 billion.

Total passenger transport in November was 97.7% year-on-year as announced on Tuesday.

The group looks forward to a ‘gradual recovery’ in passenger operations as countries and regions are finding ways to reopen borders safely, with sufficient protocols in place, it added on Tuesday.

Developments in vaccine development and distribution also foster ‘increasing optimism’ about the possible recovery of air travel, the group said.

SIA said earlier this month that when they became available, it will prioritize cargo ability to transport COVID-19 vaccines.

Flights originally scheduled for December until March but not specified in the flight schedules will be cancelled and the cancellations will be notified to customers through SMS and email, SIA said.

Customers will keep the full value of the unused part of their tickets as travel credits on the canceled flights, the carrier said. When they rebook their flights, bonus flight credits will also be awarded.

Brunei, Fukuoka, New York and Shenzhen were previously added by SIA to its network, bringing its total to 36 cities, while Kathmandu was added to its list of destinations by SilkAir.
In ASEAN BRI ventures, the study points to a rising need for sustainability
By: The Asian Affairs
Tags: Thailand, Asean, Singapore, Malaysia, China

According to a recent report, an increasing need for a sharper emphasis on sustainability issues is obvious in Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) projects at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

Jointly conducted by the United Overseas Bank and the Institute for Emerging Market Studies of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, the researchers also found that Chinese companies see the value of drawing on the diverse strengths of the ASEAN markets and the need for continued effective collaboration.

Researchers centered on Chinese companies with BRI investments in Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam, six main emerging ASEAN markets. The aim of the study is to provide insights into the political, institutional and environmental factors that affect the design and execution of the BRI project, the potential for private investment by the BRI, and opportunities for foreign direct investment (FDI) in ASEAN.

As part of the BRI, large-scale infrastructure and FDI projects have been initiated in the region by several Chinese state-owned and private companies to facilitate greater connectivity between mainland China and ASEAN.

Recognizing the need to give greater priority to promoting green and sustainable BRI projects, the Chinese government called on Chinese businesses to take active measures to ensure that their projects comply with regulations such as environmental standards and labor laws. The action of the government addresses the criticism levelled on projects that have not sufficiently considered social and environmental problems.

The research suggests that they reach out to local consultancies and civil society or community-based organizations to better understand specific dynamics and create a constructive dialogue in order to help Chinese companies tackle environmental, social and governance challenges in ASEAN.

In relation to proposed projects, businesses should also contact potentially impacted groups to work out fair compensation for them. In one such case, a real estate company engaged in land reclamation in Malaysia has stepped up its efforts to address the environmental concerns of the affected community, and is now also supporting local villages and their education programs.
EM hunting season: Part 1
By: Money Pit Digger
Tags: House Hunting, Property Search, Singapore

Clementi Avenue 6 EMs

The EM blocks along Clementi Avenue 6 are two bus stops or a short unsheltered walk away from Clementi MRT station and the town centre.

As we walked through the estate, we were not particularly impressed with the maintenance and cleanliness of the common areas. That feeling persisted from the void deck to the common corridor.

The EM we were going to view is located on the 4th storey (EMs are located on even floors, so this is the second lowest EM in the stack). It was a really weird flat viewing, to be honest. The potential seller’s property agent said she was unwell and could not join us. The potential seller was not there either — the EM has been rented out.

The EM’s tenants let us in to view the unit. I could feel the stickiness on the flooring almost immediately. The unit does not have much natural lighting so it came across as dark and slightly creepy.

The EM felt decrepit as it is in its original condition from the 1980s and the tenants’ lifestyle certainly do not help in my opinion. As we looked out the window, there is an open-air car park below and not much of a view because it is mostly blocked by the fire station opposite.

We thanked the tenants and quickly made our exit.
Sustainable network prioritization for ASEAN capital markets
By: The Asian Affairs
Tags: Thailand, Asean, Singapore, Malaysia, UN

For its next five-year action plan, the Asean Capital Markets Forum (ACMF) prioritizes transparency, regulatory harmonization, and capital building, with the objective of sustainably growing regional capital markets and promoting transactions in the field of environmental, social, and governance (ESG).

Ruenvadee Suwanmongkol, Secretary-General of the Securities and Exchange Commission of Thailand (SEC), virtually attended the 33rd meeting of ACMF Chairs yesterday to support five key goals for the 2021–25 Action Plan of ACMF.

The five priorities of the plan include improving accountability and disclosure levels, continuing regulatory harmonization, strengthening capacity building, enhancing communication and understanding, and reinforcing cooperation and coordination.

The meeting also welcomed the provision of technical assistance from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to support the implementation of the ACMF Roadmap on Sustainable Finance Initiatives in order to participate in the Climate Bonds initiative.

A study on the creation of a common green, sustainable and transitional taxonomy for Asean will be conducted by the ACMF to further promote the region’s sustainable finance network.

As a way of further educating the ACMF initiative on corporate sustainability disclosures under the roadmap, the forum aims to continue tracking the international growth of sustainability disclosure requirements.

The forum also stated that it would like to continue working closely with the ASEAN Working Committee on Capital Market Development (WC-CMD) to push the regional capital markets’ sustainable finance agenda.

Together with the WC-CMD, at the 26th UN Climate Change Conference in late 2021, the ACMF aims to put forward an ASEAN voice.

In 2019–21, the ACMF also expressed its gratitude to the ADB for its technical assistance to support activities.

The meeting saw the move of the chairmanship of the ACMF from the Vietnamese State Securities Commission for 2020 to the Autoriti Monetari Brunei Darussalam for 2021, with the vice-chair being the SEC of Cambodia.

The ACMF is a group of capital market regulators in Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam and all 10 ASEAN jurisdictions.
SGExams : A Look Back
By: Kevin Qiu Haoyang
Tags: Education, Singapore, Schools

What started as a small, budding Reddit community back in 2017 now serves more than 60,000 students in Singapore. Hosting events, seminars, workshops and study sessions, SGExams has held true to our vision of serving and providing the best for our community & our fellow students. Today, we’re taking a look back at our past, our present, and what the future holds for SGExams.

SGExams first started out as a student-based community on Reddit, as a platform. for like-minded students to discuss school-related topics and academics. Examinations were an especially busy time – many would flock to the SGExams community afterwards to share answers and discuss the papers. There was a sense of shared camaraderie: It strengthened every one of us, knowing that they were not going through it alone, it sparked hope and relieved some stress before moving on to the next paper. Slowly, as the community grew larger, there was a spark – an idea – that this could be something more.

Our first offline event, where more than 50 people turned up

Our first major project was a collaboration with Youth Corps Singapore. In conjunction with World Oceans Day, students came together for a beach cleanup. This was our first offline event – first of many to come. The event was quickly oversubscribed, went extremely smoothly and turned out to be a huge success, with it being the first time that many in the community had stepped out to volunteer on their own accord. The success of the event and the enthusiasm of the community showed that many were very eager to contribute. This inspired the team, who realised that they could do much more good within the student community.

With that,the foundation of SGExams was set, symbolising the becoming of more than just a community. The team got together and established SGExams’ vision, structure and focus ideas – discussing the common problems the student community in Singapore faced. This in turn helped in defining what could be done and what we could do with the platform that SGExams had established. And with the right passion, comes the right people. Word about the cause spread amongst the community, with more people learning. about us and joining the team to improve the educational journey of their peers. In fact, many of your suggestions helped bring to life SGExams’ many initiatives, inclusive of some of our biggest initiatives so far:

“It’s O’K!” Collaboration with the Ministry of Education
Scoot Airline Reservations Office In Singapore Customer Service
Tags: Singapore, Flyscoot, Scoot Airlines, Airways, Airlines

Before planning a trip, reservation of the flight ticket, hotel for staying and other relevant things becomes the utmost importance for everyone. This is something which is a basic requirement to plan a trip. FlyScoot airlines, a renowned airline service provider offer an online service to reserve seat in few simple steps. Here find a complete solution to start the process of reserving a seat with Scoot airlines live person.

FlyScoot Airlines 1–805–626–7010

Who is the owner of Scoot Airlines?

Singapore Airlines

Scoot/Parent organizations

Ltd., trading as Scoot, is a low-cost long-haul subsidiary airline of Singapore Airlines (SIA), via Tiger Airways Holding. Established by Singapore Airlines in 2011, Scoot commenced operations in Jun-2012 to Sydney and Gold Coast.

How do I contact Scoot Airlines?

You can also send your feedback or enquiry through our online form.

Singapore. Telephone Number: +65 3138 4047. China. Telephone Number: 4000 280 219 (for calls within China only) / +86 4000 280 219. Germany. Telephone Number: 0800 800 1033 (for calls within Germany only) India. Japan. Philippines. South Korea. Thailand.

Some general steps to start the reservation process on Scoot airlines

· Get landing to the page of Scoot airlines.

· Next, Give “source point” and “Destination point”.

· Pick right date of traveling.

· Give class and add the number of passengers.

· Hit “search”.

· Fill in all the basic information like first, last name and the associated phone number which is active.

· Pay the required charges.

· At the end, you will get a mail of the confirmed flight ticket on the registered mail id.

Get in touch with the customer support team of Scoot airlines

Phone number:-

If you want a quick solution of the problem, phone number is the only mode to get in touch with the live representative of the airlines. Dial the helpline number of the airline and ask them to give you the answer of the query.

Email service:-

Sometime due to large queue over the call, you are not able to get the solution of the problem. In that case, you can use the Email service option to share the problem in a clear and concise way. This process can take some 2–3 business days for the reply.

Subscribe the newsletter:

To get the latest offers and discounts, you should subscribe the newsletter for the regular update or alerts. This service may alert you with the delay, schedule change, or any other modification that occurred.

A live chat Box:-

This mode is a quicker, faster and reliable mode for the solution of the problem. Write the concern in detail and forward it to the online live agent or Scoot airlines phone number

· You can ask them the status and other things related to the itinerary.

· Else you can share the problem with them.

· Request for special food or any other modification which is required.

· Learn about the choice based drinks and On board Wi-Fi.

Thus, all the points mentioned above is based on Scoot airlines reservations, if you want some other help, you can pay visit to the airport to discuss your issue.