This wishlist is created to help those kind souls who's clueless as to what to buy; to help those who simply don't like to shop; to help those who have run out of gifts to recycle; and also to help prevent duplication of gifts for the receipient (i.e. me).
My X’mas wishlist:
1. Gift voucher of any amount to any of the following outlets (Robinsons, Kinokuniya, Times)
2. Dri-fit sports T-shirt from Addidas or Nike (size: XL ; preferred colour: yellow, white or grey)
3. Any audio books (in CD format) on parenting, Christianity, cognitive psychology/neuroscience, investment, self-improvement (can try www.amazon.com or www.theaudiobookstore.com)
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Saturday, February 7, 2009
www.give&get.sg
If you have time and/or money, and want to GIVE these resources of yours to benefit others, do you know what is available out there? Now, you belong to the "Give" group.
If you are destitute/hungry/aged/sick/disabled/etc or can't afford to pay your school fees, do you know where you can GET help beyond your social workers and grassroots leaders? Now, you belong to the "Get" group.
If you belong to neither group above, but would like to answer the 2 questions, be it for yourself or when asked by your contacts (both locals and foreigners), do you know where to find the answers quickly and conveniently?
The "Give&Get" webpage (http://givegetgive.blogspot.com/) aspires to answer all the aforementioned questions. It is a website for those on either side of the income divide in Singapore. It intends to do to the social services sector what WDA (Workforce Devt. Agency) is doing for job seekers. It DOES NOT, however, offer any aid, nor does it collect/solicit any donations. Its role is only that of a "matchmaker", and it intends to cover every single social service/voluntary/charitable agencies/institutions in Singapore eventually, if not immediately.
How then is it different from those websites by MCYS, NCSS, NPVC, etc? Firstly, it is non-partisan and will be able to include more groups, like the "Wee Foundation", "Khoo Foundation", religious bodies that provide free meals, medicine, lodging, etc.
Secondly, the URLs will be organised in a way, which will be more targetted for both the "Give" and "Get" group to quickly identify the agencies/institutions they should refer to. In this respect, the URLs will be grouped under categories like "Help the hungry"; "Help the aged"; "Help the school children"; "Help the sick/wheelchair-bound"; "Help the poor"; "Help the jobless"; etc.
Useful links to organisations, like CDCs, MCYS social workers, etc will also be provided.
If you are destitute/hungry/aged/sick/disabled/etc or can't afford to pay your school fees, do you know where you can GET help beyond your social workers and grassroots leaders? Now, you belong to the "Get" group.
If you belong to neither group above, but would like to answer the 2 questions, be it for yourself or when asked by your contacts (both locals and foreigners), do you know where to find the answers quickly and conveniently?
The "Give&Get" webpage (http://givegetgive.blogspot.com/) aspires to answer all the aforementioned questions. It is a website for those on either side of the income divide in Singapore. It intends to do to the social services sector what WDA (Workforce Devt. Agency) is doing for job seekers. It DOES NOT, however, offer any aid, nor does it collect/solicit any donations. Its role is only that of a "matchmaker", and it intends to cover every single social service/voluntary/charitable agencies/institutions in Singapore eventually, if not immediately.
How then is it different from those websites by MCYS, NCSS, NPVC, etc? Firstly, it is non-partisan and will be able to include more groups, like the "Wee Foundation", "Khoo Foundation", religious bodies that provide free meals, medicine, lodging, etc.
Secondly, the URLs will be organised in a way, which will be more targetted for both the "Give" and "Get" group to quickly identify the agencies/institutions they should refer to. In this respect, the URLs will be grouped under categories like "Help the hungry"; "Help the aged"; "Help the school children"; "Help the sick/wheelchair-bound"; "Help the poor"; "Help the jobless"; etc.
Useful links to organisations, like CDCs, MCYS social workers, etc will also be provided.
Monday, August 13, 2007
What is Truth in this time and age?
With new media so predominant, and everyone a publisher, what is the implication on truths? Will we get more truths, or less? Is there still a place for truths? If 90% of blogosphere believe something is true, does it make it truths then?
What is Wisdom?
What is wisdom? How does one become wise? According to the Scriptures, "To be wise, you must have reverence for the Lord" (Job 28:28). Of course to even appreciate this, one suspects, requires wisdom too. Is it possible to have wisdom without spirituality?
Wednesday, December 20, 2006
The meaning of being Great
After much persuasion from a "Mr Blogger" in my organisation, I have decided to take the first "painful" step to creating a blog; unaware of the implications of such a move...I haven't really decided what I want to "create" here, if anything at all. But for a start, I have always wondered what makes someone "great"? Like in a book I read, the protagonist is constantly grappling with the question of "what makes a great butler"? As a librarian, I am often thinking "what makes a great librarian?" Or for that matter, what makes a great teacher, policemen, nurse, designer, etc? Your thoughts?
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