Stigma of a Wheelchair Ever wonder what it’s like to be in a wheelchair? Well, for Christina Lau it’s never easy. Since her car crash in 2005 she has been paralysed from her neck down and life has never been the same. She was once an energetic, outgoing and active person to someone who is…
Month: January 2018
Mukul Deva and the Science of Writing
During the talk given by writer and company creator Mukul Deva, I definitely wasn’t expecting him to tell us how to write a book, I thought that he would be talking more about his successes and job experiences but instead he talked about the formula of writing a book and I was definitely captivated. Deva…
Danny Raven Tan and the Importance of Religion and Happiness
As I listened to Danny Raven Tan talk about his experiences going job to job not doing any thing he loved, his mother having dementia, to getting cancer and to finally opening up the Tiffin Gallery, I noticed some important values in his life. Throughout his speech Tan talked briefly about how religion has shaped…
Marc Nair: Art Culture, Success and Singapore
When coming into Marc Nair talk I was expecting the usual rant of the starving artist and the rise to success or pushing your limits but that is not at all what I heard. Nair talked about Singapore as a place where the art industry wasn’t in anyones interest and there were problems with national divide…
Human Library: ‘Superstitious Woman Saves Lives’ and ‘When the Tsunami came, the Armbands Saved Me”
Today I heard two very interesting stories of how someone’s great grandmother helped save the life of her husband and grandson and another story about being saved by pool armbands during a massive tsunami in Indonesia at the age of 1. Definitely fascinating to learn that after my classmates great-grandpa came back from world war…
Steve Dawson talks about Arrogance in Reporting
Steve Dawson a reporter for Fox Sports talks about the 5 tips of interviewing someone: 1. Ask open-ended questions it challenges the interviewee, creates a story and allows quotes, 2. Set the answer free, make sure there’s no restrictions, e.g ‘How does it feel..?’, there’s no need to ask impressive questions. 3. Don’t interrupt (Larry…
3 Gorges: Was it Worth the Risk?
The 3 gorges is a dam in China that spans the Yangtze river which creates energy through hydroelectric power. It is actually the largest HEP station in the world, producing 18,000 megawatts of energy which is able to sustain 10% of China’s population. But with this there comes many advantages and disadvantages for the society,…