Divine truth
Sep. 1st, 2008 by Al
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Living is hard!
Aug. 28th, 2008 by Alhi guys,
Sorry about the lack of posting this month, my daytime job took up 12hr of my time and when I got home, it’s already past 10pm at night.I’ll try to squeeze time for one this weekend
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National day rally on low birth rate
Aug. 17th, 2008 by AlAs singapore celebrated her national day, something negative has been lingering on the past several years and that’s the low birth rate of our island state.Our prime minister touched on this at the national day rally last nite in mandarin speech.As our demographics with a heavy local chinese populace will affect our social economic structure, this will remain our island top concerns with many years to come.
According to a report from CNA
SINGAPORE: 39,490 babies were born in Singapore last year, but not all were born of Singaporean parents.
In fact, only 59 per cent of them have both a Singaporean mother and a Singaporean father. But if births where at one parent is a foreigner were included, then the figure goes up to 82 per cent.
Perhaps what is of great significance is that records of Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) show that Singapore men fathered 75 per cent of all babies born here, while Singapore women account for just 65 per cent.
Climbing the career ladder is one reason sociologists give for the low fertility rate among Singapore women, particularly among those with degrees.
Associate Professor Angelique Chan, assistant head of Department of Sociology at the National University of Singapore, said: “A woman puts a lot of effort, time, overtime, into her work in her early 20s, mid-late 20s, then she gets to be about 30 years old and then she is thinking about marriage but it’s hard for her to find someone (at that age). The older you get, the more entrenched you get in your lifestyle….and it gets harder to adapt to another person.”
If Singapore men are fathering more babies than Singapore women are giving birth to, then who is delivering the goods?
6,071 babies were born to Singapore fathers whose wives are Malaysians, Indonesians, Chinese nationals, or are from other countries in the region.
Some women from further afield have also been increasing Singapore’s birth rate.
Singapore’s Total Fertility Rate - which measures the average number of children a woman will have in her lifetime - currently stands at 1.29.
Among the Malay and Indian communities, their birth rates have fallen steadily from year 2000 to 2006.
While the birth rate among the Chinese community has crept up very slightly, it still remains the lowest of all the three races.
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Perfumes and deodorant
Aug. 12th, 2008 by AlI ran out of body deodorant so after work yesterday, went down to the nearest pharmacy shop to get one.It dawns upon me how we take personal body care items like this for granted. Considering the huge amount of revenues generated by the perfumes industry to France and Italy.One realise the vanity of this comes from cheap oil, transportation of this products worldwide by cargo ships and trucks .
One day the perfumes and deodorant may not be so widely available causing prices to escalate and then the piorities of men may changed from vanity to sustainabilty.
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Dark knight tao!
Aug. 3rd, 2008 by Al 
The much anticipated dark knight release has been on my mind ever since I watched the film.It seems that now even batman theme has a philosophy dealing with our world with a book I saw somewhere in a bookstore.
This sequel starring Christian bale and the departed heath ledger has a plot that seems to be lacking in the depth that was in the first batman beginning.Even good acting cannot really spark the much interest needed from the audience in the cinema and add to that,it is running on a longer duration.
Ok to sum up the storyline, it’s about Batman who wants to quit the hero business and get back to life as a billionaire chairman of wayne enterprises. Harvey played the White knight who supposed to clean up Gotham for good and marry Bruce childhood sweetheart.But psychopath Joker spoilt everything and you get the idea from there.
Maybe we should take a cue from joker”Why so serious?” afterall it’s just a film .Just spent the weekend afternoon and be entertained 
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Soul of education
Jul. 26th, 2008 by Al 
Education is simply the soul of a society as it passes from one generation to another.
GK chesterton
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Meaning of security
Jul. 21st, 2008 by AlAfter attending a week course on security, I’ve noticed people can be clueless about the meaning of security putting them under defense against terrorism and house break ins.Of course this form of security is important in the society but we need to broaden our meaning in security.
The fossil fuel decline is the greatest security threat of modern man yet few have really address this looming crisis despite the rising oil prices.Without fossil fuel , no security measures can be effective as our modern society crumbles along with in.The talk of finanical security runs hollow too as fiat currencies that the fossil economy holds up run over our monetary system that’s supporting it over the last century.
The meaning of security changes with time, 3 meal a day and a roof over our head was considered real security during the days of our serf peasant forefathers time.But now with the modern era, insurance coverage,retirement funds and other plentitude of goods and services becomes security of our daily life too.
Indeed man has come far and perhaps need to ask ourself what security in life really means instead of going along with the whims and fancies of changing world that’s going to give us a rude awakening in the post oil world.
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Coursework!
Jul. 14th, 2008 by AlHi guys,
I’ll be taking a course this week regarding security so will not be posting but will be back
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Democracy
Jul. 9th, 2008 by Al 
Democracy means government by the uneducated, while aristocracy means government by the badly educated.
GK Chesterton
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Dakota royalties
Jul. 3rd, 2008 by AlYes.The royalties from the land of north Dakota are making millionaires out of their residents that are sitting on oil.We’re talking about 1 out of 3 residents!What are royalties some of you may ask.It’s the price of letting some companies the right to develop the resource which in this case is oil.
And with the high oil prices this days, Americans will no doubt find relief once again the crude energy that they may have to drill in alaska are be in abundence in their backyard.And the oil is easier to refine compared to Alberta tar sands.This all come at a time when US exploration for oil seems to be going no where.
Big oil and gas companies already rushing into the region of north dakota for drilling and the results seems to be positive in the long run.The Bakken basin has been confirmed by the US government having a big oil formation.This would release American being beholden by Saudi Oil and also create fortunes for the local landowners there as well.
I guess the environmentalists will have a say on this matter.Meanwhile the royalties in Dakota will be around for some time.
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