This is a commentary to an article by TODAYonline reader, Ms Sandra Alison Jayandran, on “Part-time work is hard to come by” dated Feb 16, 2012. The author of this commentary has had experiences working as a freelancer and intern but however wants to offer the perspective from the employer’s point of view.
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Following the series of SMRT break down incidents, poor public transport services and rising transport costs, some members of the public have been calling for the Government, specifically Land Transport Authority (LTA), to take over operations of public transport companies in Singapore, in particularly SMRT and SBS.
The Current State
On the North-South [...]
The internet has served us for decades and its success has always been contributed by a free and open network of people coming together sharing information.
Nevertheless, good things on this planet are always exploited by a flock of black sheep.
Torrents, ripping, music sharing and games cracking has been a constant activity [...]
This is my personal statement that I submitted to UCAS. I am applying for Computer Science courses in universities in the UK.
The personal statement has a 4000 characters and 47 lines limit.
“If writing some codes can make the world a better place to live in, I would do it all my [...]
Yesterday Channel NewsAsia reported Development Bank of Singapore (DBS) has detected over 400 counts of unauthorized withdrawals from its customers’ accounts. It is inevitable that there are some ways hackers can always retrieve what he/she wants despite the strong preventive measures in place.
One method of stealing the sensitive information is [...]
A great read from a fellow Young Singaporean named Zahid on Facebook. He shared about how he worked on the last day of 2011 and gained respect from many other Singaporeans. The following article is the original text from his post on Facebook.
On the 31st December 2011, i decided to take up [...]
Today is the last day of 2011. This is a tribute to those who has passed on this year, the events that brought changes to this world for a better place. Enjoy the infographics.
Many things had happened in 2011. Revolution, civil war, fall of governments, disasters, humanitarian aid, fight for freedom and deaths. Today [...]
First of all Merry Christmas to everyone, Happy Holidays and a Happy 2012 ahead!
Just earlier on I was randomly looking around Facebook when I chanced upon one article titled “Disparity in tertiary education facilities” on TODAYonline. Apparently the author, who is a JC-educated person, have pointed out things in a very ridiculous [...]
If each family on Earth have only one child, it will greatly impact on the way of life and how the world will run 30-40 years down.
Families are building blocks of societies. Just earlier this month, we celebrated the arrival of our 7 billionth baby to this planet. Over the last century, our global [...]
Each time before you pay your fare for trains and buses, your weight is measured and multiplied to be your fare.
In the past few years, many voiced out the need to charge people who are larger in size more than the usual travel fare. People are starting to find reasons to blame on due [...]
