Raintr33 Hotel - The former old Changi Hospital's neighbour

Have you heard before the old Changi Hospital? There was even a movie being made for this place. We were told that their neighbour, old commando barracks were transformed into a hotel.

Yeah, it was a haunted place in the past. Stepping up, here comes Raintr33 Hotel.

Since many of us would know the history of old Changi hospital, so I won’t be saying too much to scare you here. The question now is, will anyone stay in the new hotel? The newspaper article below shows the haunted stories of old commando camp, the article claimed that there is a gateway to hell.

There should be a few groups of people who probably will.

1) Tourist - Enough said, they see the price still ok (Starting from $180), still quite near to the peaceful changi village, there is even a place to chill. So why not?

2) Brave locals - They heard about the history, they want to experience it themselves, 1st hand. However, they might come in a group, hence i suspect they won’t see anything.

3) Bloggers - Surely they will wanna stay there and blog what they have seen or heard so they can drive up their viewership.

4) Lost souls - We don't literally mean the souls, but human beings who might be tired from cycling, jogging etc. Maybe not, Taxis can be easily located right?

So 1st hand experience will be better than hearsay, so are you ready for an adventure??

*Witcast will not be responsible if you happened to see anything/any uninvited guest to your room*

For more information, please visit http://raintr33hotel.com/

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Planning for a holiday or getaway from work? Check this out!

Feeling bored or stress over work? Maybe it’s time for you to take a break and enjoy yourself!

Some useful tips and links when planning your trip itinerary:

1)   Check out for any airfares promotion that you may “tab” on. Sometimes, you can even save up to 50% on the airfares if you are lucky =)

2)   Once air tickets booked, next up will be which hotel to stay in? No worries, there are actually many hotel booking sites where you can easily browse through the list of hotels, read up the reviews from other tourists and compare the pricing before deciding which hotel to book. 

Hotels.com: Book your hotel from here and get rewarded
                        (Collect 10 nights and get 1 night free)

                  

Booking.com: Prices are usually relatively cheaper and you only need pay when you stay for most rooms (Free cancellation at least three days before)

                          

Agoda: Another commonly used hotel booking site

3)   Planning your trip and need advices on which hotel to stay, where to go, how to get there? I will recommend Tripadvisor. It’s a good and useful site where you can get most of the info you need there.

Tripadvisor: Check out the lists of hotels, places of interest and reviews while planning your itinerary.

4)   Read up travel blogs or forums to know what are the “MUST-SEE”, “MUST-GO”, “MUST-DO” and “MUST-EAT” and plan them in your itinerary.

5)   It’s important to plan your route well so that you don’t waste time travelling/going the wrong way to your destination. So, if you are Kiasu a bit, you can even buy travel guide book where it provide detailed info. and help you plan your route. I realized the better travel guide books are usually in mandarin as there are more images and are more detailed than those English publications. Among all the travel guide books that I have read or come across, I highly recommend the ones from Sky Publishing Limited HK (長空出版有限公司) as it’s easy to read and provide you with the various directions (with estimated transport cost) to the destination. (p/s: only bad thing is that it's all in chinese characters! But, it's still not too difficult to read and understand lah~)

6)   You can also get maps and brochures from the respective Tourism Board in Singapore to help you with your planning. The personnel there are also very warm and friendly to answer your enquiry or provide useful advices.

Taiwan Tourism Board: 30 Raffles Place #10-01, Chevron House, Singapore 048622

Korea Tourism Board: Korea Plaza, Samsung Hub, #01-02, 3 Church Street, Singapore 049483

7)   And, most importantly, remember to “CHOPE” your leave early! 

Hope the above info are useful! Start planning for a getaway now ya? =)

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Primary one registration 2014 - So whats in it for you?

Who can participate in the Primary One Registration Exercise?

Children born between 2 January 2007 and 1 January 2008 (both dates inclusive)can participate in the 2013 Primary One Registration Exercise for admission to Primary One Classes in 2014.

Registration Phases

Details of the different phases are shown below.

Eligibility	Primary One Registration Phase	Registration Dates
For children who are Singapore Citizens or Singapore Permanent Residents	Phase 1 For a child who has a sibling studying in the primary school of choice	Thursday, 4 July 2013 Friday, 5 July 2013
	Phase 2A(1) (a) For a child whose parent is a former student of the primary school and who has joined the alumni association as a member not later than 30 June 2012. (b) For a child whose parent is a member of the School Advisory / Management Committee Announcement of Results: Thursday, 11 July 2013	Tuesday, 9 July 2013
	Phase 2A(2) (a) For a child whose parent or sibling has studied in the primary school of choice (b) For a child whose parent is a staff member of the primary school of choice Announcement of Results: Thursday, 18 July 2013	Monday, 15 July 2013 Tuesday, 16 July 2013
	Phase 2B (a) For a child whose parent has joined the primary school as a parent volunteer not later than 1 July 2012 and has given at least 40 hours of voluntary service to the school by 30 June 2013 (b) For a child whose parent is a member endorsed by the church/clan directly connected with the primary school (c) For a child whose parent is endorsed as an active community leader Announcement of Results: Friday, 26 July 2013	Monday, 22 July 2013 Tuesday, 23 July 2013
	Phase 2C For all children who are eligible for Primary One in the following year and are not yet registered in a primary school Announcement of Results: Tuesday, 6 August 2013	Tuesday, 30 July 2013 Wednesday, 31 July 2013 Thursday, 1 August 2013
	Phase 2C Supplementary For a child who is not yet registered in a school after Phase 2C Announcement of Results: Tuesday, 20 August 2013	Tuesday, 13 August 2013 Wednesday, 14 August 2013
For children who are not Singapore Citizens or Singapore Permanent Residents1	Phase 3 For a child who is neither a Singapore Citizen nor a Singapore Permanent Resident Announcement of Results: Friday, 30 August 2013	Thursday, 29 August 2013

Note:

1. Children who are Singapore Citizens or Singapore Permanent Residents and who are still not registered in a school after the earlier phases are also eligible to register at this phase.

Registration Procedures

Each child should be registered at only one school at any one time. If a child is registered at more than one school, he may lose his place in the school of choice.

Phases	Registration Procedure
Phase 1	Registration at Primary School Parents may submit the registration form and relevant documents through the older sibling who will be given the form by the school. All children registered under this phase will be given places in the schools.
Phase 2A(1) Phase 2A(2) Phase 2B	Registration at Primary School Registration is conducted at the primary school that you wish your child to be admitted into. The hours of registration are from 8.00 am to 11.00 am and from 2.30 pm to 4.30 pm on each scheduled registration day. Parents or a person authorized by the parents in writing (letter of authorization (72kb .pdf)) is to submit the registration form and required documents at the school of choice. Singapore Citizens (SCs) will be given absolute priority over Singapore Permanent Residents (PRs) when balloting is necessary in a specific phase. SCs and PRs will continue to be eligible for the same phases, and all applicants will be admitted if the total number of applications in any phase does not exceed the number of vacancies. However, if the number of applications exceeds the number of vacancies in a specific phase, SCs will be admitted first ahead of PRs, before home-school distance is considered.
Phase 2C Phase 2C Supplementary	Registration at Primary School Registration is conducted at the primary school that you wish your child to be admitted into. The hours of registration are from 8.00 am to 11.00 am and from 2.30 pm to 4.30 pm on each scheduled registration day. Parents or a person authorised by the parents in writing (letter of authorization (72kb .pdf)) is to submit the registration form and required documents at the school of choice. Online Registration for Primary Schools MOE has introduced the Primary One Internet System (P1-IS) in participating primary schools. Parents registering their child for the participating schools in these two phases will have an alternate channel created for their convenience to register their child. Parents who register online will have to produce the originals of each required documents to the school the child is successfully registered when requested by the school or upon reporting to the school. The online registration periods are: Phase 2C Starting from 9.00 am on 29 July 2013 to 4.30 pm on 31 July 2013. Phase 2C Supplementary Starting from 9.00 am on 9 August 2013 to 4.30 pm on 13 August 2013. Singapore Citizens (SCs) will be given absolute priority over Singapore Permanent Residents (PRs) when balloting is necessary in a specific phase. SCs and PRs will continue to be eligible for the same phases, and all applicants will be admitted if the total number of applications in any phase does not exceed the number of vacancies. However, if the number of applications exceeds the number of vacancies in a specific phase, SCs will be admitted first ahead of PRs, before home-school distance is considered.
Phase 3	Registration at Primary School Registration is conducted at the primary school that you wish your child to be admitted into. The hours of registration are from 8.00 am to 11.00 am and from 2.30 pm to 4.30 pm on each scheduled registration day. Parents or a person authorized by the parents in writing (letter of authorization (72kb .pdf)) is to submit the registration form and required documents at the school of choice. Balloting will be conducted in Phase 3 if the number of applications exceeds the number of places available at the end of Phase 3 registration. Balloting will be conducted one day after phase 3 registration. After the balloting is completed, the parents of children who have not been able to obtain a place at their school of choice can approach another school with remaining vacancies to register on a first-come-first-served basis.

You may want to know:

The number of Primary One vacancies each school will offer for the Primary One Registration Exercise will be made available in June before the registration begins. Parents can refer to Primary Schools Vacancies by Phases for information on vacancies for each school.

Balloting will be conducted if the number of applications to a school exceed the number of vacancies during any phase from Phase 2A(1) to Phase 3. Please refer to Allocation of Places for details on balloting.

Parents can refer to Primary Schools Conducting Balloting to find out which schools will be conducting balloting at the end of each registration phase.

Parents can refer to the following links for more information:

• New Primary Schools
• Primary Schools by Planning Area
• Transition of Primary Schools to Single Session

List of Primary Schools By Planning Area
All schools listed are in alphabetical order.

Planning Area Primary School Type Mother Tongue(M=Malay, C= Chinese, T = Tamil)

Ang Mo Kio

1 Anderson Mixed MCT Guzheng; Basketball
2 Ang Mo Kio Mixed MCT a
3 CHIJ (St. Nicholas Girls’) Girls C Student Leadership
4 Da Qiao Mixed MCT a
5 Jing Shan Mixed MCT Visual Arts and Pottery
6 Mayflower Mixed MCT Dance
7 Teck Ghee Mixed MCT
8 Townsville Mixed MCT Visual Arts

Bedok

1 Bedok Green Mixed MC
2 Bedok West Mixed MCT
3 CHIJ (Katong) Girls MCT
4 Damai Mixed MC Creative Arts
5 East Coast Mixed MCT
6 Fengshan Mixed MCT Netball
7 Opera Estate Mixed MCT
8 Red Swastika Mixed C Ten-Pin Bowling
9 St Anthony’s Canossian Girls MCT Performing Arts
10 St Stephen’s Boys MCT Band; Track and Field
11 Telok Kurau Mixed MCT National Education; Basketball
12 Temasek Mixed MCT Track and Field; Robotics
13 Yu Neng Mixed MC Table Tennis; ICT

Bishan

1 Ai Tong Mixed C Table Tennis & Gymnastics; Musical Arts
2 Catholic High Boys C Volleyball
3 Guangyang Mixed MCT Performing Arts
4 Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Mixed MCT

Bukit Batok

1 Bukit View Mixed MCT Aesthetics;Creative andCritical Thinking
2 Dazhong Mixed MCT
3 Hong Kah Mixed MC Volleyball
4 Keming Mixed MCT Wushu
5 Lianhua Mixed MCT Robotics
6 Princess Elizabeth Mixed MCT Character Development
7 St Anthony’s Mixed MCT Visual Arts

Bukit Merah

1 Alexandra Mixed MCT
2 Blangah Rise Mixed MCT
3 Cantonment Mixed MCT
4 CHIJ (Kellock) Girls MCT Netball
5 Gan Eng Seng Mixed MCT Brass Band; Choir
6 Radin Mas Mixed MCT ICT
7 Zhangde Mixed MCT Environmental Education

Bukit Panjang

1 Beacon Mixed MCT
2 Bukit Panjang Mixed MCT Dance
3 CHIJ (Our Lady Queen of Peace) Girls MCT Netball
4 Greenridge Mixed MCT National Education
5 West Spring Mixed MCT
6 West View Mixed MCT Brass Band;Innovation Through Problem Solving
7 Zhenghua Mixed MCT Cultural Dances


Bukit Timah

1 Bukit Timah Mixed MCT Music
2 Henry Park Mixed MCT Gymnastics
3 Methodist Girls’School (Primary) Girls MCT Language &Communication
4 Nanyang Mixed C Chess; Chinese & International Dance\
5 Pei Hwa Presbyterian Mixed C Table Tennis a
6 Raffles Girls’ Girls MCT Choir; Communication

Central

1 ACS (Junior) Boys MCT Tennis; Creative Thinking
2 River Valley Mixed MC Uniformed Groups
3 St Margaret’s Girls MCT Netball; Dance
4 Stamford Mixed MCT


Choa Chu Kang

1 Chua Chu Kang Mixed MCT Robotics
2 Concord Mixed MCT
3 De La Salle Mixed MCT
4 Kranji Mixed MCT Basketball
5 South View Mixed MCT Dance
6 Teck Whye Mixed MCT
7 Unity Mixed MC
8 Yew Tee Mixed MCT


Clementi

1 Clementi Mixed MCT Visual Arts
2 Nan Hua Mixed C
3 Pei Tong Mixed MCT
4 Qifa Mixed MCT Volleyball

Geylang

1 Canossa Convent Girls MCT
2 Eunos Mixed MC
3 Geylang MethodistSchool (Primary) Mixed MCT ICT
4 Haig Girls’ Girls MCT Performing Arts;Visual Arts
5 Kong Hwa Mixed C Table Tennis
6 MacPherson Mixed MCT Choral &Instrumental Ensemble; Softball
7 Maha Bodhi Mixed C Visual and Performing Arts

Hougang

1 CHIJ (Our Lady of The Nativity) Girls MCT
2 Holy Innocents’ Mixed C
3 Hougang Mixed MCT Outdoor Adventure Education
4 Montfort Junior Boys MCT Badminton
5 Paya Lebar MGS (Primary) Girls MCT Rope-Skipping; Handbell Ensemble
6 Punggol Mixed MCT Hockey
7 Xinghua Mixed MCT
8 Xinmin Mixed MCT
9 Yio Chu Kang Mixed MCT Soccer


Jurong East

1 Fuhua Mixed MCT ICT
2 Jurong Mixed MCT Music
3 Yuhua Mixed MCT Brass Band


Jurong West

1 Boon Lay Gdn Mixed MCT
2 Corporation Mixed MCT Dance
3 Frontier Mixed MC
4 Jurong West Mixed MCT Communication
5 Juying Mixed MCT
6 Lakeside Mixed MCT
7 Pioneer Mixed MCT Dance
8 Rulang Mixed MCT Rope-Skipping; Robotics
9 Shuqun Mixed MCT Outdoor Education
10 West Grove Mixed MCT
11 Westwood Mixed MC
12 Xingnan Mixed MCT Brass Band

Kallang

1 Bendemeer Mixed MCT
2 Farrer Park Mixed MCT Drama
3 Hong Wen Mixed C Rope-Skipping; Wushu

Marine Parade

1 Ngee Ann Mixed MCT Performing Arts
2 Tanjong Katong Mixed MCT Netball and Football
3 Tao Nan Mixed C Badminton; Critical Thinking and Problem Solving

Novena

1 ACS (Primary) Boys MCT Bowling; Swimming
2 Balestier Hill Mixed MCT
3 St Joseph’s Institution Jr Boys MCT
4 Singapore Chinese Girls’ Girls MCT Dance


Pasir Ris

1 Casuarina Mixed MCT Arts
2 Coral Mixed MCT
3 Elias Park Mixed MCT National Education; Chinese Orchestra
4 Loyang Mixed MCT
5 Meridian Mixed MCT Environmental Education
6 Park View Mixed MCT Sports
7 Pasir Ris Mixed MCT Floorball; Character and Citizenship Education
8 White Sands Mixed MCT Digital Media


Punggol

1 Edgefield Mixed MCT Dancesports
2 Greendale Mixed MC
3 Horizon Mixed MCT Student Leadership
4 Mee Toh Mixed MC Wushu
5 Punggol Green Mixed MC
6 Punggol View Mixed MCT


Queenstown

1 Fairfield Methodist School (Primary) Mixed MCT Oracy
2 New Town Mixed MCT
3 Queenstown Mixed MCT
Sembawang 1 Canberra Mixed MCT
2 Endeavour Mixed MC
3 Northoaks Mixed MCT
4 Sembawang Mixed MCT
5 Wellington Mixed MCT Dance


Seng Kang

1 Anchor Green Mixed MC
2 Compassvale Mixed MCT Brass Band; Robotics
3 Fernvale Mixed MCT
4 Nan Chiau Mixed MCT Basketball
5 North Spring Mixed MCT National Education
6 North Vista Mixed MC ICT
7 Palm View Mixed MC
8 Rivervale Mixed MCT Dance
9 Seng Kang Mixed MC
10 Sengkang Green Mixed MC
11 Springdale Mixed MCT


Serangoon

1 CHIJ (Our Lady of Good Counsel) Girls MCT Drama and Literary Arts
2 Rosyth Mixed MCT Chinese Orchestra; Choir
3 St Gabriel’s Boys MCT
4 Yangzheng Mixed MCT Uniformed Groups
5 Zhonghua Mixed MCT Environmental Education

Tampines

1 Changkat Mixed MCT Basketball
2 Chongzheng Mixed MCT Innovative Thinking
3 East Spring Mixed MCT
4 East View Mixed MCT
5 Gongshang Mixed MC Sports
6 Griffiths Mixed MCT
7 Junyuan Mixed MC Communication
8 Poi Ching Mixed C Dance
9 Qiaonan Mixed MC
10 St Hilda’s Mixed MCT Aesthetics; Language Arts
11 Tampines Mixed MCT Drama a a
12 Tampines North Mixed MCT Environmental Education
13 Yumin Mixed MC

Toa Payoh

1 Cedar Mixed MCT
2 CHIJ (Toa Payoh) Girls MCT Music & Dance; Tennis
3 First Toa Payoh Mixed MCT
4 Kheng Cheng Mixed MC Chess For Critical Thinking
5 Maris Stella High Boys C Badminton
6 Marymount Convent Girls MCT Rhythmic Gymnastics; Arts
7 Pei Chun Public Mixed C Volleyball
8 St Andrew’s Jr Boys MCT Rugby


Woodlands

1 Admiralty Mixed MCT NationalEducation
2 Evergreen Mixed MCT Performing Arts
3 Fuchun Mixed MCT Brass Band
4 Greenwood Mixed MCT
5 Innova Mixed MCT Problem Solving
6 Marsiling Mixed MCT Environmental Education
7 Qihua Mixed MCT Innovation and Entreprenuership
8 Riverside Mixed MCT
9 Si Ling Mixed MCT Environmental Education
10 Woodgrove Mixed MCT Dance
11 Woodlands Mixed MCT Choir; Volleyball
12 Woodlands Ring Mixed MCT


Yishun

1 Ahmad Ibrahim Mixed MCT Character & Citizenship Education
2 Chongfu Mixed MCT Table Tennis; Wushu
3 Huamin Mixed MCT Creative Arts
4 Jiemin Mixed MCT Journalism and Media Literacy
5 Naval Base Mixed MCT Golf
6 Northland Mixed MCT Chess
7 North View Mixed MCT Guzheng
8 Peiying Mixed MCT Uniformed Groups
9 Xishan Mixed MCT Floorball
10 Yishun Mixed MCT Band

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The 5 languages of love quiz

The 60 second quiz

Take out a piece of paper and a pen

For each pair of following statements, write your answers on your paper the one that fits you best within your relationship. If you are not currently in a relationship, try to imagine how you would like to be treated if you were. Or think about how you like to be treated by family members and close friends.Ready? Lets go!

1.
I like to receive encouraging or affirming notes A
I like to be hugged E

2.
 I like to spend one-to-one time with close friends B
I feel loved when someone gives me practical help D

3.
 I like it when people give me gifts C
I like leisurely visits with friends and loved ones B

4.
I feel loved when people do things to help me D
I feel loved when people give me a reassuring hand shake or hug E

5.
I feel loved when someone I love or admire puts their arm around me E
I feel loved when I receive a gift from someone I admire or love C

6.
I like to go places with friends or loved ones B
I like to high-five or slap around with friends who are special to me E

7.
Visible symbols of love (such as gifts) are important to me C
I feel loved when people affirm me A

8.
I like to sit close to people I enjoy being around E
I like it when people tell me I’m attractive/handsome A

9.
 I like to spend time with friends and loved ones B
I like to receive little gifts from friends and loved ones C

10. Words of acceptance are important to me A
I know someone loves me when he or she helps me D

11. I like being together and doing things with friends & loved ones B
I like it when kind words are spoken to me A

12. What someone does affects me far more than what they say D
Hugs make me feel connected and valued E

13. I value praise and try to avoid criticism A
Several small gifts mean more to me than one large gift C

14. I feel close to someone when we are talking or doing something together B
I feel closer to friends & loved ones when we wrestle, hug or shake hands E

15. I like for people to complement my achievements A
I know people love me when they do things for me they don‟t enjoy doing D

16. I like for people to cross the street to shake hands or hug when they see me E
I like when people listen to me & show genuine interest in what I‟m saying B

17. I feel loved when friends and loved ones help me with jobs or projects D
I really enjoy receiving gifts from friends and loved ones C

18. I like for people to complement my appearance A
I feel loved when people take time to understand my feelings B

19. I feel secure when a special person is physically close to me E
Acts of service make me feel loved D

20. I appreciate the many things that special people do for me D
I like to receive gifts that special people make for me C

21. I really enjoy the feeling I get when someone gives me undivided attention B
I really enjoy the feeling I get when someone does some act to serve me D

22. I feel loved when a person celebrates my birthday with a gift C
I feel loved when a person celebrates my birthday with meaningful words A

23. I know a person is thinking of me when they give me a gift C
I feel loved when a person helps me with my chores or tasks D

24. I appreciate it when someone listens patiently and doesn’t interrupt me B
I appreciate it when someone remembers special days with a gift C

25. I like knowing loved ones are concern enough to help with my daily tasks D
I enjoy extended trips with someone who is special to me B

26. I don’t mind the “kiss-hello‟ with friends I am close to E
Receiving a gift given for no special reason excites me C

27. I like to be told that I am appreciated A
I like for a person to look at me when they are talking B

28. Gifts from a friend or loved one are always special to me C
I feel good when a friend or loved one hugs or touches me E

29. I feel loved when a person enthusiastically does some task I have requested D
I feel loved when I am told how much I am appreciated A

30. I need physical contact with people everyday E
I need words of encouragement and affirmation everyday A

Now go through your quiz again and count how many “A, B, C,  D and Es” you wrote and place the number in below.

TOTALS:
A: ________ B: ________ C: ________ D: ________ E: ________
Which letter has your highest score? That is your primary love
language:
• A = Words of Affirmation
• B = Quality Time
• C = Receiving Gifts
• D = Acts of Service
• E = Physical Touch

The five love languages

Words of Affirmation
One of your deepest needs is the need to feel appreciated. Verbal compliments, words of appreciation,
encouragement, kind and humble words are all ways to show love to you.

Quality Time
You enjoy doing things TOGETHER! We aren’t talking about just sitting in front of the T.V. together but
really giving each other undivided attention. This means looking at each other, talking to each other,
sharing your life with your partner.

Receiving Gifts
You are happy to receive things from your loved ones. They don’t have to be expensive. The gift is a
symbol of “s/he cares about me” and “s/he thinks of me”.

Acts of Service
For you, actions speak louder than words! You prefer your partner to do things for you such as cooking a
meal, giving a massage, cleaning the room… You like your partner to initiate the acts of service and put
efforts into doing them to show that s/he cares.

Physical Touch
You love to receive a hug, a kiss, squeezes on the shoulder, a pat on the back, a touch of the face, and an
arm around the waist... Touches can be 10 times as powerful and comforting as any words!

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Education in Singapore - Cant get into a local uni? Look here!

Many local poly grads would agree with me that it is really not easy for them to enter 1 of our local uni.

NUS,NTU,SMU,SIT,SUTD, wow that seemed to be many institution right? Well, the 1st 3 i must say it is indeed difficult to secure a place. SIT and SUTD are alittle different, especially when SIT wer set up to replace SIM as the 4th local university.

SIT is almost the same as SIM, except that it is recognised as the local uni.

So, what choices do the rest of us have?

1) UniSIM - The uni that was supposed to be the 4th uni? Well, not exactly, SIM is quite different from UniSIM, UniSIM is merely a school whose degree is being conferred from SIM. This uni is catered for the working adults, with subsidy up to 55%, but only offers programme for part-time students. Nah, no full-time yet. So well, you can't use your CPF savings for your education yet. 1 bad point is, SIM is really far from town. If you are driving, you need to find parking lot at night, which is difficult. Taking bus? Be prepared to be squeezed.

2) SIM Global - SIM Global is different from UniSIM. SIM Global consist of many different schools, such as University of London (UOL), Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT), University of Manchester, etc etc. 1 trick is the school color, 1 logo is green 1 is red. Green is SIM Global.So, why these schools? If you want to throw all your eggs in 1 basket and pray hard that you can pass 1 shot. You may consider UOL or University of Manchester. If you prefer doing assignments, maybe you can consider RMIT. Some says UOL is for loners? But i beg to differ. Yes UOL do not need you to mingle and work with others, but i am sure they have other means of putting what they studied in good use.

RMIT on the other hand, diverse the risk of failing, but it will also means you need to be very consistent throughout in order to get a good grade at the end of the day. Free loaders are also present in your class. Learn to manage them and one day you can manage your own subordinates. Oh ya, RMIT is known for delaying their results due to industrial strikes in Aussie.

3) Kaplan - Can't wait to finish your studies and make it with a cert? Sign up for Kaplan now. Some courses are as fast as 1.5 years. Can you make it with so much information without any breaks in between? Can la, but very tiring i would say. Oh ya, they are so fast because they dont have any break in between their classes and exams. Tough luck huh?

4) MDIS - MDIS used to be 1 of the top 3 private uni in Singapore. When you mentioned private Uni, it will be MDIS, SIM and PSB. The students' feedback on the school and lecturers are ok, however their admin needs to improve further. The students need to enroll to their following semester without knowing their results! The students will also have no break in between their semester, much more hectic than Kaplan as their time frame to complete is 3 years? However, good thing is, the school will pay you if you refer someone to the school.

5) PSB Academy - PSB also offers UOL, and their passing rate is higher? (according to students from both schools). Different from MDIS, PSB's admin team is doing a good job. Even when you decided to enrol in other school after checking out them, the admin will still wish you all the best with a smile. I remembered PSB Academy was once a stat board? Well, maybe their cert is still worthy huh.

So, the choice is yours! The prices for the course are also around the same. 18k -25k?

Cert wise, all around the same, as the interview is all that matters.

Good luck everyone!

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Our 5 languages of love

The Divorce rate in the America is 1 in 2. The rate in Aussie is 1 in 3. Singapore? Its 1 in 4. So, look around you. Lets say your office have 20 married colleagues, there could be a good chance of 5 divorcee. There are many many reasons why people fell out of love. So what went wrong? We wont know. But let me share something interesting with all of you.

Introducing, the 5 languages of love.

What? Love can talk? Come on, give me a break. No, i am not kidding you. There is a book written by Gary Chapman named the 5 languages of love. If you have not read this book yet, let me share this book in a nutshell with you.

Just like your 5 senses, there are 5 languages of love for everyone. You may speak one or more languages of love. Stay tune, read on and i am certain you will nod in agreement with me.

The 1st language - Words of Affirmation.

What's words of affirmation? Put into simple words, this is to praise and feed your ego. When your spouse had done a good presentation at work, earned him a good business deal or when he asked you how do he looked today? Give him your honest and edifying encouragement! If someone's love language is words of affirmation, he will definitely feels good about that. He will in fact ask you to say more encouraging words to him.

Why did i used he/him in this paragraph? Well, that's because most of the men i know speaks this language! We love it when our loved one acknowledge our good work and praises us publicly. When that happens, you can see a big smile coming from them.

If this is your partner's love language: Target to compliment your spouse once per day =) Be sincere about it.


The 2nd language - Acts of Service

Well, Acts of service simply means doing things for your loved one and drawing a big smile to his/her face. Simple things like cooking a meal for the family, washing the laundry, washing dishes, put the kids to sleep etc.

If this is your partner's love language, your partner loves to hear this, "let me do this for you." Do not nag. He/she hates nagging more than any other things.


The 3rd language - Quality Time

Spending time to your spouse is the most important thing that could happen to you if your spouse's love language is this. So what is quality time? huh huh, Quantity is not = Quality. Hence do not do other things while spending time with your loved ones. Shut down your iphone,ipad, note2, s4, computer etc etc. Just do nothing and gazes into his/her eyes. Being physically there but mentally not there is not quality time.

So this is what you should do if this is your partner's love language : Ask your spouse to list down what she/he enjoys doing and do it together with her/him.

The 4th language - Receiving Gifts

Well, if this is your spouse's love language, dont ever forget your spouse's big days. Birthdays, anniversaries, mothers day. fathers day etc..Moreover, dont misunderstand giving gift as a material blessings. Giving a card wont cost you much, but to someone who speaks this love language, they appreciate it more than how you perceive it to be.

So what should you be doing? Besides remembering big days, impress your spouse with little gifts daily. It can be hand made, or something nice which dont cost alot. However having said that, please dont be stingy when it comes to the big days =)

The 5th language - Physical touch

Oh, this love language is for perverts? Nah, we are sexual beings, it is not wrong for us to feel this way, especially when this is your love language. It is actually giving hugs, pat on the shoulder, holding of hands. All these ways can be a form of love for someone with this love language. Especially when they are feeling down. So now you know why girls hug each other when they see each other now? ah huh!

People who has such love language would feel secured when they are loved in these manner. But only to the right person. Dont expect to touch him/her when he/her hardly know you. You might be sued for sexual harassment.

So what should you do if you spouse speaks this love language? Hmm besides the natural things, do give pecks on their cheek and lips when you are going away from them. This is make them feel safe and secure.

I have shared the 5 amazing love languages to you. If you find it helpful, do like and share this piece of article to your loved ones. I have personally taught in groups before penning this down.

Try it to believe it.

God bless and may your love grows stronger each day.

My lovely wife and i =)

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Finding your way in Singapore

Widely known as 'the little red dot', Singapore simply gives the impression to the swathe of society as a small compact nation which is highly accessible to different parts of the island. Being a local, I say this is far from the truth if you were to find a very specific location - perhaps a residential, industrial park or a skyscraper - that reasoned out that our island has still so much grounds for venturing and exploration activities.

I am uncertain on how virtual mapping tools work oversea so I shall only deliver glimpse for sampling within my island. Before setting off to your destination, there is a spoilt for choices to rely on the tools easily available on the web. We are just going to generate a random location in one of my island's hotspot in Serangoon.

1. Google Map - At times, I find them lazy, unreliable and inaccurate

On the above google map, I can't tell for nuts to rely on any nearby distinctive landmark near my destination and for goodness sake the location of Serangoon Mrt is totally out of place. If I were an Ang Mo I will boycott the use of google map out of frustration. The contrast is even more obvious for comparison with other map assistance tools.

Best plus point - Sucks on andriod but excels on iphone. On the road and depending on your mobile model, you could make the best in its 'lighthouse mode' navigating to the direction you are moving which constantly update your current spot with almost precision.

My say - worthy only on iphone. Being a Samsung device fanatic, I din give a second thought to source for other noteworthy mapping tools.

2. Street directory - My top choice on PC

Pioneered by Virtual Map a Singapore venture firm, streetdirectory was born. With its huge notable success, its reputation arise with a fast-rising value and was eventually bought over as a wholly entity by JDB holding (Hongkong) in 2008.

Comparing on the same location with google map, the visual reference provided is absolutely dummy-proof. With indicative landmark around the region, one can easily locate their destination without much hassle. While the virtual map is colourful, it is also powerful. It does little to shroud your vision enabling a faster way to navigate and zoom into the destined spot. One shot one kill would be an ideal tagline.

Because of its chunky and localised style of mapping, it works best on PC. I've tried using it on my Samsung Note 2 and I honestly wasn't generous to rate it well. Any screen smaller than a PC, you will have problems figuring longer than you should. Moreover, the interface on both Andriod and Iphone don't appeal.

My say - Use it only on PC, while on PC use it only.

3. Go there sg - A worthy opponent to the top giants

Coming fast and furious, we have gothere.sg.

If you bear a low threshold for colorful virtual maps, this is the best alternative to avoid enveloping yourself with overflowing of information. The best part tells you on the charges for parking which is essential for drivers - I find this extremely useful to plan before making trips down.

The neat layout and light colouring does not enguff your vision and trade off for pleasantness. On top of all, the interface plays a farmiliar sight to iMac users with trusty user experience.

My say - Amid the cluster of options, I would wrap up with these three options - googlemap for iphone, streetdirectory for PC and gothere.sg for either PC or Andriod.

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The danger of Crocs shoes and the Escalator

So, we have heard so many cases involving the Crocs shoes got stucked in the edge of the escalator. Came across this video and thought it is worth a look. Am not trying to put down the sales of such shoes, but rather i find it scary that it can actually be "eaten up" by the escalator.

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Ukulele - The ultimate guide for the absolute starter - Part 1

Ukulele is known as one of the easiest musical string instruments to learn. Now, this sentence raised my eyesbrow. I would agree this is easy to pick up but definitely takes tons of practice to complete the beginner stage; learning the chords to strum, finger plucking and chunking.

1. Learn C then F and G major
2. Try switching between these three chords
3. Try to strum on a children's nursary rhyme; twinkle twinkle little star is my favourite

picture credit to ukutabs.com

Better demonstrated by video - C, F, G

5 Effective Strumming Patterns for Beginners [Ukulele Lesson]

You will find five strumming patterns here to play thousands of different songs on ukulele.

These patterns are versatile, simple and work for most songs

1. Down down down down, 1, 2, 3, 4

2. Down up down up, 1 and 2 and 3 and 4

3. down, down up, down, down up

4. down up, down, down up, down

5. down, down up, up, down up

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How you learn chunking:

Till then, do daily practice and progress after learning the 3 main chords.

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