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14: You can’t have your cake and eat it too | Zakaria Zainal — Fri, 06 May 2011 15:15:15 +0000

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By: Alexius

Alexius — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 02:26:52 +0000

Seems to me that Dr Vivian Balakrishnan have been reading up the standard answers from the old government textbooks; answering questions without actually answering.

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By: c shares her thoughts

c shares her thoughts — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 05:29:34 +0000

hmm. i think the letter here just proved itself right, with the first comment from Alan.

I'm happy to hear this perspective of the forum. And i just thought i could share my 2-cents in respond to the first comment: A good start in your career based on your grades, does not guarantee sustenance. You got to have the extra something beyond the education that you and fellow colleagues have had to bring you far. If you started 'lower' because of poorer grades, you might well surpass ahead because of the things you can do (not have done) and others can't.

It's about playing a part in shaping the education you want, and not taking occasional escapades from the current way of things, and then diving into it out of exasperation, for the grades.

-my opinion-

By: Alan Koh

Alan Koh — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 06:43:41 +0000

in my personal opinion, there is always the push and pull factor.

(personal generalisation)Even muggers do once in a while enjoy out of school experiences. However, the pull to stay on top and maintain the best possible start in career is ever-dominant, while the push factor is MIA-ing.

Even the ever resilient virus or cockroach needs a suitable hotbed to grow into. In this ever pragmatic and competitive society, how could there be expectation that even the average joe can have even that bit of adventurous spirit to want to venture out.

perhaps i am just an annoyed little child who feels that minutes wasted here could have been more effectively used in mugging.