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TimRuns
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 Posted: 10/21/03 - 02:35 Post subject: TimR's Q & A bout his Country of Birth and Cultural Root
Since some of you are so keen to know about Singapore, Southeast Asia and Asian culture in general...
Though I have lived there for bout 12 years before moving to North America, I do not guarantee an answer for every question.
Ask Away!!! 
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Posted: 10/21/03 - 03:02 Post subject:
Two things Tim.
Surely the zoo must rank as one of the best in the world, also must be one of the cleanest city's in the world.
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copteacher
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Posted: 10/21/03 - 05:49 Post subject:
What is running in a city so crowded like?
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akern
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Posted: 10/21/03 - 07:42 Post subject:
Why did you move to north america?
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Maddies Wench
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Posted: 10/21/03 - 08:13 Post subject:
Did you ever find a beetle in your rice..there?
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cherylpf
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Posted: 10/21/03 - 09:11 Post subject:
Do people commonly get flogged and how can we adopt that as part of US law?
And a really dumb question I should know but I don't, what language do they speak in Singapore?
Thanks Tim! Its been a while since we've had an 'amnesty' thread.
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Posted: 10/21/03 - 09:14 Post subject:
Is spitting really a caning offense? What about chewing gum in public?
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airehead
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Posted: 10/21/03 - 10:59 Post subject:
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?
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Posted: 10/21/03 - 11:02 Post subject:
Hey, aren't you supposed to hang around and answer the questions you asked people to ask? 
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TimRuns
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Posted: 10/21/03 - 11:24 Post subject:
| rtpd113 wrote: | | What is running in a city so crowded like? |
I didnt start running till I was in Canada and when I was back in 2000, I did my runs at a local city park by the sea which wasnt too crowded. Though Singapore's actually a large city in itself, there's usually plenty of local parks to escape to from the city.
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TimRuns
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Posted: 10/21/03 - 11:26 Post subject:
| akern wrote: | | Why did you move to north america? |
My parents figured that the country's getting too overcrowded and they had some greivances against the government and its policies (Singapore's a really expensive and stressful city to live in).
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TimRuns
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Posted: 10/21/03 - 11:28 Post subject:
| Maddie's Wench wrote: | | Did you ever find a beetle in your rice..there? |
No never found one...though I had a live caterpillar happily munching away at the veggies once in a plate of frog's legs we were having at a food stall.  We reordered a new plate after.
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airehead
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Posted: 10/21/03 - 11:31 Post subject:
What kind of foods are popular in Singapore?
Is running popular in Singapore?
Where else have you lived?
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TimRuns
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Posted: 10/21/03 - 11:35 Post subject:
| cherylpf wrote: | Do people commonly get flogged and how can we adopt that as part of US law?
And a really dumb question I should know but I don't, what language do they speak in Singapore?
Thanks Tim! Its been a while since we've had an 'amnesty' thread. |
Well for certain offenses, yes ( and you probably remembered Michael Fay many years back). I certainly object to it-I see it as physical abuse. They have the death penalty too and you can get it if you get charged with (1) 1st degree murder, (2) drug trafficking
As for languages in Singapore, there's no such thing as "Singaporean". The 4 main languages spoken are English, Chinese, Malay, and Tamil (an Indian language) since the 3 main nationalities there are the Chinese, Malays, and East Indians. I learnt English and Mandarin in school so I'm pretty much fluent in these (though I'm losing my Mandarin)
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Running Brewer
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Posted: 10/21/03 - 11:35 Post subject:
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.
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