Category Archives: Current Affairs

Exerpts from the Latest Kindness Movement

By ORdiCo | Published: November 16, 2009
Our kindness movement was reported in the NYT! I personally think kindness stems from the heart and cannot be campaigned. The current one shows people receiving daisies which i dun quite agree. It gives people the idea to expect to be rewarded with material after being kind. Typically Singapore eh? I do kind deeds out of my own [...]
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Interesting read about diamonds

By ORdiCo | Published: August 29, 2009
I’ve always known… Diamonds aren’t forever… Until the late nineteenth century, diamonds were found only in a few riverbeds in India and in the jungles of Brazil, and the entire world production of gem diamonds amounted to a few pounds a year. An excerpt from “Have You Ever Tried to Sell a Diamond?” a 1982 article in [...]
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Say No To Rape

By ORdiCo | Published: August 15, 2009
SayNoToRape was brought to my attention via Mr. Wang. I subscribe to his RSS. the ‘marital exemption’ in our Penal Code, Sections 375(4) and 376A(5), which does not consider non-consensual sex within a marriage to be rape. Married women who wish to be protected from sexual abuse must apply for a court injunction or a personal protection [...]
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Coming together!~

By ORdiCo | Published: August 9, 2009
Nice one Singapore. Although I din say the pledge at 8,22pm tonite,  It was certainly well done by the rest of the Singaporeans. This idea was novel n very meaningful. Then in a special moment for a country which has been through some turbulent times this year, the bayfront turned silent at exactly 8.22pm for the [...]
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Yey!~ The ladies are freed!~

By ORdiCo | Published: August 6, 2009
Yes!~ Mr Bill Clinton has managed to talk N. Korea into freeing the journalists!~ Great work right there!~ http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/06/world/asia/06korea.html Related items I hope he saves them from N Korea… So.. It’s not just the Aunties n Uncles anymore… The persistently non-political podcast Bye Steve, Hi Sylvia SARS Free Finally!~
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I hope he saves them from N Korea…

By ORdiCo | Published: August 4, 2009
Bill Clinton’s gone to N. Korea in attempt to free the 2 journalists from their sentence. From what I remember, the last time when Clinton asked for clemency for Michael Fay, we reduced the caning from 6 strokes to 4 strokes. This time it’s North Korea n Clinton arrives in person (although not as President). Will he [...]
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