http://lifepoke.com Because Life is Worth Poking At Tue, 15 Apr 2008 12:59:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en From the department of we-want-you-to-be-careful-of-what-you-read Our era seems to be a time of dire needs, woes, cares and ambitions. Browse the self-help corner of any bookshops, you will find advice on dating, controlling your rage, becoming the next Bill Gates and be as rich as Donald Trump. As a typical child of ... http://lifepoke.com/culture/if-self-help-is-not-painful-then-it-is-not-helping-at-all/ extracted from  http://mrwangsaysso.blogspot.com/2008/04/search-for-political-leaders.html "Yes, you heard me right.Back in 1978, Hillary scored a C for her A-level Chemistry.Clearly she's not fit to be the President!" That was a joke, of course. Barack Obama never said such a ridiculous thing. And no sensible American would care what grades Hillary scored in high school. ... http://lifepoke.com/uncategorized/the-search-for-political-leaders/ The book is available in the Regional Libraries and also   http://www.selectbooks.com.sg/getTitle.cfm?SBNum=38840   http://lifepoke.com/uncategorized/mr-ngiam-tong-dows-book-good-read-for-concerned-singaporeans/ A nice read...... http://philochristus.blogspot.com/2006/05/interview-with-mr-ngiam-tong-dow.html  ask yourself.....while there be a singapore in 50 years time ? Happened to come across this interview... what a wonderful breathe of fresh air...honest words from a civil servant. If I am not mistaken, Mr Ngiam is a Christian...and if this interview is anything to go by - an ... http://lifepoke.com/uncategorized/interview-with-mr-ngiam-tong-dow/ Excerpts from http://www.littlespeck.com/content/politics/CTrendsPolitics-031003.htm  One of a handful of men who helped Lee Kuan Yew build today's Singapore, the retired bureaucrat feels perturbed enough to speak his mind publicly. By Seah Chiang Nee Oct 3, 2003 It was an unprecedented, frank interview (with The Sunday Times) that shook up many Singaporeans. The interviewee was Ngiam ... http://lifepoke.com/uncategorized/ngiam-tong-dow-speaks-out/ Here's an article from Australian Broadcasting Corp's website. Interesting read. We have a worldclass airport, world class Universities, world class non-corrupted goverment with world class pay for MPs. Yet .... most singaporeans are often stressed out and unhappy. Is material wealth = happiness ? At the same time, many ... http://lifepoke.com/culture/arent-we-all-happy/ From the department of we-want-you-to-do-something-now. Make what you will of the Old Testament but even if you just treat it as just another fictional book, there are some nuggets of life lessons it can teach us. So stuck somewhere near the end of the Old Testament is a book called Jeremiah, ... http://lifepoke.com/culture/plant-your-garden-here-now/ from the department of  we-can't-tell-whose-who The problem with many people is that whenever they have a problem with their lives, work or love they usually ask help from gurus, experts and religions. Not that it is a bad thing but just how many of you are willing to turn to economics ... http://lifepoke.com/culture/01-peaches-and-lemons/ from the department of we-will-only-do-it-if-it-gives-us-some-return Does Singapore have the capacity to produce anime, creative pieces of claymations, digital cartoons and traditional animations? Sure, we can. Only if it is related to making money or National Education. Sit on the bus or just search for those NE Animations and you will ... http://lifepoke.com/culture/create-for-creations-sake-please/ From the department of we-could-have-made-it-better. Companies can easily make their products more versatile. But they choose not to. Reducing compatibility and crippling their products are just some of the ways of charging heavy users more because they are the ones who most value the products. Ever wonder why it is so difficult ... http://lifepoke.com/ripoffs/crippleware/