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TimRuns
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 Posted: 10/21/03 - 11:37 Post subject:
| Pug wrote: | | Is spitting really a caning offense? What about chewing gum in public? |
No not caning...but you can get fined for spitting in public. As for chewing gum, you can't sell, import or export it but you can get away with chewing it (at your own risk!)...
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TimRuns
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Posted: 10/21/03 - 11:38 Post subject:
| purple hayes wrote: | Hey, aren't you supposed to hang around and answer the questions you asked people to ask?  |
I can't hang around the whole day as I have school but I'll try to log in later in the morning or afternoon during my break.
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elkid
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Posted: 10/21/03 - 12:30 Post subject:
I don't want to know anything about your root, cultural or otherwise.
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TimRuns
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Posted: 10/21/03 - 13:52 Post subject:
| airehead wrote: | What kind of foods are popular in Singapore?
Is running popular in Singapore?
Where else have you lived? |
Due to its muticultural nature, Singapore has a wide variety of foods to choose from. Apart from the traditional Chinese, Malay and Indian cusines, there are also dishes that combine different cultural elements together like Malay and Chinese styles combined. ("hybrids") That's what makes Singapore food so unique and delicious.
There are lots of spicy (usually curry) and non-spicy foods to choose from. Here's a few:
Hainanese Chicken Rice: Steamed/roasted chicken slices on garlic-rice
Laksa: a spicy dish consisting of rice noodles in a sort of spicy "curry-soup"-usually served in a bowl with extra chili, Fried tofu, bean sprouts
Fishball Noodles: a Chinese dish-noodle soup with fishballs in it
Roti-Prata: the Southeast Asian version of fried pancakes served with curry
Curry Fishhead
There's also plenty of desserts, fruits and cakes unique to the region:
Ice Kachang: Basically ground-up ice dyed with food colouring in a bowl served with red beans, coconut milk, "gulah melaka"-a sweet extract from a species of palm tree and sweet corn.
Durian: Nicknamed the king of the fruits-a large spiky fruit with a strong characteristic odor (some people find the smell revolting), flesh is cream and surrounds large brown seeds. I love it!
I could list more but I'm short of time-I'll try to find a website on Singapore cuisine and post it up..
As for running, I don't think it was that popular when I was living there but I don't know bout now. Apparently I just found out a couple of weeks ago from someone I know who's an avid triathlete that there is a triathlon held in Singapore every year. He actually competed in Singapore once in that triathlon.
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TimRuns
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Posted: 10/21/03 - 13:54 Post subject:
| Running Brewer wrote: | Why move to Canada?
And why not some place better like Wisconsin? 
Just kidding about the better part. I think canada is a pretty cool place. |
Cuz my parents have friends from Singapore who moved to Canada so it kinda made sense to move here. Besides Vancouver is pretty much multicultural so we could adapt to the place better.
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Posted: 10/21/03 - 13:57 Post subject:
| TimRuns wrote: | | Fishball Noodles: a Chinese dish-noodle soup with fishballs in it |
Those poor fish.  Do they sing in the boys' choir after the procedure?
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airehead
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Posted: 10/21/03 - 14:00 Post subject:
| purple hayes wrote: | | TimRuns wrote: | | Fishball Noodles: a Chinese dish-noodle soup with fishballs in it |
Those poor fish. Do they sing in the boys' choir after the procedure? |
 This sounds like a job for OL.
Those foods sound very good--especially now that I am HUNGRY!
I would order: Hainanese Chicken Rice: Steamed/roasted chicken slices on garlic-rice followed by Ice Kachang: Basically ground-up ice dyed with food colouring in a bowl served with red beans, coconut milk.
Yum!!!
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TimRuns
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Posted: 10/21/03 - 15:39 Post subject:
| purple hayes wrote: | | TimRuns wrote: | | Fishball Noodles: a Chinese dish-noodle soup with fishballs in it |
Those poor fish. Do they sing in the boys' choir after the procedure? |
Fishballs are not fish testes-theyare just ground up fish paste in the shape of balls.
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Posted: 10/21/03 - 15:44 Post subject:
| TimRuns wrote: | | purple hayes wrote: | | TimRuns wrote: | | Fishball Noodles: a Chinese dish-noodle soup with fishballs in it |
Those poor fish. Do they sing in the boys' choir after the procedure? |
Fishballs are not fish testes-theyare just ground up fish paste in the shape of balls. |
Mmmm....  Did I tell you I just ate? I'll pass....
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TimRuns
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Posted: 10/21/03 - 19:23 Post subject:
| airehead wrote: | What is the education like there and how does it compare to North America?
How do you like North America compared to Singapore?
What is your major in school again? |
Education down there is way harder than it is in North America. I think it is overemphasized. Elementary school kids get final and mid term exams from grade 1 or 2 and in grade 6 you would have to write a series of government set exams in order for you to gain entry into secondary school (you start high school there when you are 13). Your results would determine what school you would go to: the better the grades, the better school you would go to. After high school for 4 years you will have to take another series of government exams (called the GCE "O" levels) and then from there based on your grades you can enter junior college or polytechnic (oriented more on technical studies/trades). After junior college/ polytechnic for 2-3 years, you enter university. I left for Canada when I just started secondary school.
North America much better than living in Singapore b/c
1) school's more relaxed and there's not as much competition as it was in Singapore to achieve
2) the costs of living are much less than in Singapore-it's probably one of the most expensive cities to live in. Owning a car can cost you close to $100,000! (You don't really need a car anyways for public transport is far more efficient)
3) I'm just not a city-person: I like nature and the outdoors and therefore it would be more appropriate for me to live in Canada particularly British Columbia where there are always mountains, the ocean, and great scenery to gaze at everyday and fresh, unpolluted air. Singapore's basically all city with most of its natural vegetation destroyed for buildings and there are no mountains.
As for my current school and studies: I'm at the University of BC in my 3rd year of my undergrad doing an honors degree in biology, with specialization in genetics.
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Posted: 10/21/03 - 20:17 Post subject:
What are your comfort foods? (like when you have a cold or feel down)
Do you ever plan to go back?
Is your second language going to be helpful in your career?
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TimRuns
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Posted: 10/22/03 - 02:33 Post subject:
| airehead wrote: | What are your comfort foods? (like when you have a cold or feel down)
Do you ever plan to go back?
Is your second language going to be helpful in your career? |
Comfort foods may include noodle soup or a bowl of hot porridge.
As for going back, I can't right now-it's a long story. Basically the government policy down there is that all male citizens at age 18 have to enter National Service (Singapore army) and spend 2 years doing it. Although I'm a Canadian citizen, it does not matter: as long as I'm born in Singapore, National Service is compulsory. I have to wait till I'm 21-that's when I'm eligible to decide whether I will permanently uproot myself from Singapore and not enter National Service or not. After that I'm free to go back as a tourist. Perhaps that will be a good postgrad vacation! I was considering a while back to do some aspect of my grad studies in Singapore (NUS-National University of Singapore), probably phd or postdoc but It's still a long ways to go at the moment...
I never quite realized the importance of my second language (mandarin) until I came to Canada where I met not only English-speaking natives but also Chinese-speaking friends. I'm planning to move on into scientific research as a career and being able to communicate your ideas and research to others is an important asset to have. I suppose being fluent in another language other than English would be useful when dealing with international matters...
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