Author: AFP
Source: http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Sport/Story/STIStory_491621.html
Date: Feb 18, 2010
Original Article
LOS ANGELES - GOLF superstar Tiger Woods will break his silence on Friday, speaking publicly for the first time since revelations of marital infidelity launched a tabloid firestorm, his agent said on Wednesday.
The 34-year-old is to speak on Friday morning from the clubhouse at the TPC Sawgrass, headquarters of the US PGA Tour at Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida.
Agent Mark Steinberg said in a statement that Woods would speak to a 'small group of friends, colleagues and close associates' about his past and what he plans next, as well as apologising for his behaviour.
Woods will not take questions, Mr Steinberg said.
'While Tiger feels that what happened is fundamentally a matter between him and his wife, he also recognises that he has hurt and let down a lot of other people who were close to him,' the statement posted on Woods' website said. 'He also let down his fans. He wants to begin the process of making amends, and that's what he's going to discuss. His remarks will be open to a press pool for live coverage. It is NOT a news conference.'
Woods' long awaited public appearance will come in the middle of the WGC Accenture Match Play Championship in Arizona, which started on Wednesday. -- AFP
Summary
Tiger Wood, the world famous golf player, finally decided to speak out to the public after the revelations of marital infidelity. He would like to speak to his relatives and friends about the wrong things he has done, his plan for the future. He would also apologize for his bad behaviors. In this way, he would like to compensate his wife, dear friends and his fans.
Reflection
Tiger Wood is a great golf player and I am a fan of him. However, after the scandal of him cheating his wife, I don't think he is that great. As a celevrity, he should act as an example to his fans. Whatever he does can be seen by everyone else around the world. In this affair, he undermines both his fame and the golf league's reputation. However, after his decision of doing a public talk to his most loved relatives and fans to make up for his bad behaviors, I felt a bit better of him. He is able to face the scandal and apologize bravely. He then gives his fan a brighter future because they are going to see him play golf again soon after the speech.
by: Ma Xiao Bob
Wednesday, 17 February 2010
Tuesday, 16 February 2010
Postman to rest Saturdays
Author: Tan Weizhen
Source: http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_489021.html
Date: Feb 10, 2010
Summary
SingPost decides that the postmen will not be working on Saturdays from May 15. Since Singaporeans have been relying more on Internet to communicate each other than letters, the number of items delivered by postmen is decreasing over the years. Moreover, the mails handled on Saturdays are much less than those on weekdays. However, SingPost has promised that the service standard will remain the same as usual.
Reflection
In my opinion, I agree that postmen should take a break on Saturdays. With the development of electronic communication equipment, it is a fact that people are sending fewer and fewer letters to communicate with each other. I remembered that I used to have some pen friends, when I was in primary school, and sometimes I complained about the efficiency of postal service. However, after I had a computer and later a cell phone, I started to chat online and send text messages instead of writing letters. Nowadays, only the companies need to send plenty of mails. It does not mean that the job as a postman is not so important than before, but it is much easier. That is an improvement for postmen, and they have the right to work the same 5 days in a week as other people do.
Zhang Ningxin
Source: http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_489021.html
Date: Feb 10, 2010
Summary
SingPost decides that the postmen will not be working on Saturdays from May 15. Since Singaporeans have been relying more on Internet to communicate each other than letters, the number of items delivered by postmen is decreasing over the years. Moreover, the mails handled on Saturdays are much less than those on weekdays. However, SingPost has promised that the service standard will remain the same as usual.
Reflection
In my opinion, I agree that postmen should take a break on Saturdays. With the development of electronic communication equipment, it is a fact that people are sending fewer and fewer letters to communicate with each other. I remembered that I used to have some pen friends, when I was in primary school, and sometimes I complained about the efficiency of postal service. However, after I had a computer and later a cell phone, I started to chat online and send text messages instead of writing letters. Nowadays, only the companies need to send plenty of mails. It does not mean that the job as a postman is not so important than before, but it is much easier. That is an improvement for postmen, and they have the right to work the same 5 days in a week as other people do.
Zhang Ningxin
Teething problems at casino
title:Teething problems at casino
author:Tessa Wong
url:http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_490838.html
summary
This article talks about the problem that the newly opened casino in Singapore are facing. there are too much people waiting to get into the casino, and most of them are tourists who will not spend much moeny in the casino. What's more, there were even foriegn labours sleeping outside the doorway!
comment
In my point of view. the govenment should be more discreet on bring casino to singapore. firstly, it may cause local poeple becaming addicted to gambling. Now the doors are open to all the evil that are associated with casinos and Singapore will never be the same. secondly, opening casinos in singapore will definetely bring more tourists, however, most tourists are not rich enough to bring a considerable income. as mentioned in the article, there were even foriegn labours sleeping outside the door way!thirdly, as i see it, casino will not only bring evil, it also waste resouces because it encourage poeple to use thier money for nothing! in conclusion, I don't think it is a good idea to bring casino to singapore, and no doubt, there will be many other problems in the future!
author:Tessa Wong
url:http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_490838.html
summary
This article talks about the problem that the newly opened casino in Singapore are facing. there are too much people waiting to get into the casino, and most of them are tourists who will not spend much moeny in the casino. What's more, there were even foriegn labours sleeping outside the doorway!
comment
In my point of view. the govenment should be more discreet on bring casino to singapore. firstly, it may cause local poeple becaming addicted to gambling. Now the doors are open to all the evil that are associated with casinos and Singapore will never be the same. secondly, opening casinos in singapore will definetely bring more tourists, however, most tourists are not rich enough to bring a considerable income. as mentioned in the article, there were even foriegn labours sleeping outside the door way!thirdly, as i see it, casino will not only bring evil, it also waste resouces because it encourage poeple to use thier money for nothing! in conclusion, I don't think it is a good idea to bring casino to singapore, and no doubt, there will be many other problems in the future!
Sunday, 14 February 2010
Casino to open on CNY
Name: Xu Jiawei(Joyce)
Article title:Casino to open on CNY
Source of article: http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking+News/Singapore/Story/STIStory_489672.html
Name of article writer: Lim Wei Chean, Jessica Lim & Tessa Wong
Date of article: Feb 12, 2010
Summary:
The casino and theme park at Resorts World Sentosa will open for eight days from the first day of the Chinese New Year and for four hours each day- from 5pm to 9pm. The public need to par 10 dollars to get in the theme park with none of the 20 rides or shows running. After the eight days, the casino will be closed again until early next month.
Reflection:
The casino is one of the most sensitive issues in Singapore, so this time, the pre-open action of the Sentosa casino has also raised lots of reflections. In my point of view, the Singapore government made this decision firstly to celebrate Chinese New Year; secondly to kind of satisfy the public curiosity on the casinos; and thirdly to publicize the casino and attract more customers. I really appreciate this pre-open action because it provides the public one more recreation during the holiday. However, I am wondering why the casino will only be open in the evening from 5pm to 9pm, which is really a short time. In term of this issue, government should be more considerate when making any decision.
Article title:Casino to open on CNY
Source of article: http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking+News/Singapore/Story/STIStory_489672.html
Name of article writer: Lim Wei Chean, Jessica Lim & Tessa Wong
Date of article: Feb 12, 2010
Summary:
The casino and theme park at Resorts World Sentosa will open for eight days from the first day of the Chinese New Year and for four hours each day- from 5pm to 9pm. The public need to par 10 dollars to get in the theme park with none of the 20 rides or shows running. After the eight days, the casino will be closed again until early next month.
Reflection:
The casino is one of the most sensitive issues in Singapore, so this time, the pre-open action of the Sentosa casino has also raised lots of reflections. In my point of view, the Singapore government made this decision firstly to celebrate Chinese New Year; secondly to kind of satisfy the public curiosity on the casinos; and thirdly to publicize the casino and attract more customers. I really appreciate this pre-open action because it provides the public one more recreation during the holiday. However, I am wondering why the casino will only be open in the evening from 5pm to 9pm, which is really a short time. In term of this issue, government should be more considerate when making any decision.
Sunday, 7 February 2010
Sunday, 31 January 2010
Relax, it's just the Internet version of coffee shop talk
Relax, it's just the Internet version of coffee shop talk
Author: Chai Shiew Chee
Source: http://www.straitstimes.com/STForum/OnlineStory/STIStory_483956.html
Date: January 31, 2010
Original article:
Relax, it's just the Internet version of coffee shop talk
I REFER to Tuesday's letter by Mr Keith Gerard Tan, 'New ugly Singaporean', and Mr Lionel De Souza's response on Wednesday, 'Keyboard warriors? New ugly Singaporeans are more like cyber terrorists'.
The term 'Web defacement', or rather the defacing of a webpage, has a completely different meaning. Web defacement is an attack on a website, typically by system hackers, who replace the website they attack with one of their own. Web defacement is illegal and carries a potential prison sentence.
'Keyboard warrior' was a term forged in the Internet age to describe someone who expresses his feelings (mostly anger), thoughts and beliefs online.
On top of this, the cyber warriors who are the main target of Mr Tan do not frequent websites. They are commonly found on online forums and chatrooms, and their very existence is to exchange views and voice thoughts, be they coherent or not.
I am not sure if Mr Tan knows the expression, but I am sure Mr De Souza is familiar with the term 'coffee shop talk', a term coined long ago to describe political comments made over coffee in traditional coffee shops.
Now in the modern age, we should understand we have the tools to express ourselves on a more powerful platform, that of the Internet, and comments will cover the whole spectrum and may even be of an extreme nature.
Having said that, it saddened me that Mr Tan took something that is fundamental to human rights and the human condition - to express one's unhappiness - and somehow married that to Web defacement, a criminal activity. This makes me wonder if it is such a heinous crime in Mr Tan's eyes to express unhappiness with government policies that it is now comparable to a criminal offence.
What is even more worrying is that Mr De Souza, a known security expert, states that keyboard warriors are hiding behind the cloak of anonymity when they are not. In fact, extremists have been snuffed out and tried in court, so there is no anonymity and everyone is and will be held accountable for what he says.
Reflections:
I refer to "Relax, it's just the Internet version of coffee shop talk" by Chai Shiew Chee. She first of all pointed out the misusing some terms: Web defacement. It is discribing a kind of crime or illegal behavior. As for 'Keyboard warrior', she discribed it as a behavior of people expressing their feelings. Then she showed her opinion that those so called "cyber warriors" are doing the same thing just as the act of a coffee shop talk. The only difference of between the two behaviors is that they are talking over the internet, but not in the coffee shop. She critisized that Mr Tan discribed a kind of human right as a kind of crime. At last, she clarified that the keyboard warriors are not concealing to others at all.
I am kind of agree with the idea of Chai Shiew Chee. First of all, the behavior of talking freely is legal to anyone in the world. You can never define "free talking" as a kind of crime. Second, the term "Web defacement" is discribing those hackers or those who are spreading computer virus. Some officials don't feel like listening to some civilians' true feelings, so they are abusing them as criminals. Third, as we all know that only with the opinions of people can the government really improve. In my point of view, the behavior of talking freely online should not be banned or discribed the same as those criminal behaviors. On the contrary, we should motivate people to express themselves.
Ma Xiao
Group F
the Future
Author: Chai Shiew Chee
Source: http://www.straitstimes.com/STForum/OnlineStory/STIStory_483956.html
Date: January 31, 2010
Original article:
Relax, it's just the Internet version of coffee shop talk
I REFER to Tuesday's letter by Mr Keith Gerard Tan, 'New ugly Singaporean', and Mr Lionel De Souza's response on Wednesday, 'Keyboard warriors? New ugly Singaporeans are more like cyber terrorists'.
The term 'Web defacement', or rather the defacing of a webpage, has a completely different meaning. Web defacement is an attack on a website, typically by system hackers, who replace the website they attack with one of their own. Web defacement is illegal and carries a potential prison sentence.
'Keyboard warrior' was a term forged in the Internet age to describe someone who expresses his feelings (mostly anger), thoughts and beliefs online.
On top of this, the cyber warriors who are the main target of Mr Tan do not frequent websites. They are commonly found on online forums and chatrooms, and their very existence is to exchange views and voice thoughts, be they coherent or not.
I am not sure if Mr Tan knows the expression, but I am sure Mr De Souza is familiar with the term 'coffee shop talk', a term coined long ago to describe political comments made over coffee in traditional coffee shops.
Now in the modern age, we should understand we have the tools to express ourselves on a more powerful platform, that of the Internet, and comments will cover the whole spectrum and may even be of an extreme nature.
Having said that, it saddened me that Mr Tan took something that is fundamental to human rights and the human condition - to express one's unhappiness - and somehow married that to Web defacement, a criminal activity. This makes me wonder if it is such a heinous crime in Mr Tan's eyes to express unhappiness with government policies that it is now comparable to a criminal offence.
What is even more worrying is that Mr De Souza, a known security expert, states that keyboard warriors are hiding behind the cloak of anonymity when they are not. In fact, extremists have been snuffed out and tried in court, so there is no anonymity and everyone is and will be held accountable for what he says.
Reflections:
I refer to "Relax, it's just the Internet version of coffee shop talk" by Chai Shiew Chee. She first of all pointed out the misusing some terms: Web defacement. It is discribing a kind of crime or illegal behavior. As for 'Keyboard warrior', she discribed it as a behavior of people expressing their feelings. Then she showed her opinion that those so called "cyber warriors" are doing the same thing just as the act of a coffee shop talk. The only difference of between the two behaviors is that they are talking over the internet, but not in the coffee shop. She critisized that Mr Tan discribed a kind of human right as a kind of crime. At last, she clarified that the keyboard warriors are not concealing to others at all.
I am kind of agree with the idea of Chai Shiew Chee. First of all, the behavior of talking freely is legal to anyone in the world. You can never define "free talking" as a kind of crime. Second, the term "Web defacement" is discribing those hackers or those who are spreading computer virus. Some officials don't feel like listening to some civilians' true feelings, so they are abusing them as criminals. Third, as we all know that only with the opinions of people can the government really improve. In my point of view, the behavior of talking freely online should not be banned or discribed the same as those criminal behaviors. On the contrary, we should motivate people to express themselves.
Ma Xiao
Group F
the Future
Relax, it's just the Internet version of coffee shop talk
Title:Relax, it's just the Internet version of coffee shop talk
Author:Chai Shiew Chee
Source:http://www.straitstimes.com/STForum/OnlineStory/STIStory_483956.html
Date published:Jan 30, 2010
original article:
I REFER to Tuesday's letter by Mr Keith Gerard Tan, 'New ugly Singaporean', and Mr Lionel De Souza's response on Wednesday, 'Keyboard warriors? New ugly Singaporeans are more like cyber terrorists'.
The term 'Web defacement', or rather the defacing of a webpage, has a completely different meaning. Web defacement is an attack on a website, typically by system hackers, who replace the website they attack with one of their own. Web defacement is illegal and carries a potential prison sentence.
'Keyboard warrior' was a term forged in the Internet age to describe someone who expresses his feelings (mostly anger), thoughts and beliefs online.
On top of this, the cyber warriors who are the main target of Mr Tan do not frequent websites. They are commonly found on online forums and chatrooms, and their very existence is to exchange views and voice thoughts, be they coherent or not.
I am not sure if Mr Tan knows the expression, but I am sure Mr De Souza is familiar with the term 'coffee shop talk', a term coined long ago to describe political comments made over coffee in traditional coffee shops.
Now in the modern age, we should understand we have the tools to express ourselves on a more powerful platform, that of the Internet, and comments will cover the whole spectrum and may even be of an extreme nature.
Having said that, it saddened me that Mr Tan took something that is fundamental to human rights and the human condition - to express one's unhappiness - and somehow married that to Web defacement, a criminal activity. This makes me wonder if it is such a heinous crime in Mr Tan's eyes to express unhappiness with government policies that it is now comparable to a criminal offence.
What is even more worrying is that Mr De Souza, a known security expert, states that keyboard warriors are hiding behind the cloak of anonymity when they are not. In fact, extremists have been snuffed out and tried in court, so there is no anonymity and everyone is and will be held accountable for what he says.
Chai Shiew Chee
My reflection:
I REFER to this Saturday's article'Relax, it's just the Internet version of coffee shop talk' by Madam Chai Shiew Chee. It was a response to 2 articels,Mr Keith Gerard Tan's 'New ugly Singaporean'and Mr Lionel De Souza's 'Keyboard warriors? New ugly Singaporeans are more like cyber terrorists'.She fisrly stated the definitions of 'Keyboard warrior' and 'websited defacement', and then pointed out that,'keyboard warriors' are just using the Internet to express thier feelings and we shouldn't consider them as hackers.It is just the internet version of coffee shop talk.
I agree with Mandam Chai Shiew Chee that there is nothing wrong with keyboard warriors and thier action is totally different from web defacement. Although I don't know what is a coffee shop talk, I do understand that it is a fundamental human right to express one's unhappiness. In the 21st century, the internet provided people a new way to express thier feelings and I see nothing wrong. Maybe there is a concern that extremists might take the advantage of 'the cloak of anonymity', however, most cyber warriors are just express their feelings.
In all times, people need a way to express themselves and now they are using the internet. This article reminds me of a phenomenon of Chinese internet, the 'Cyber Manhunt'. Internet users often express thier anger of some public figures by posting thier personal or private information online.For example, if one person found out that a mayor of a small city had commited corrupt practices, then all the internent users will act togethor. In 2 or 3 day's time, the mayor's illegal income, luxury villa, underground valentine will all be revealed to the public. After that, the govenment will depose the mayor due to the pressure from public voice. What's more, the 'Cloak of anonymity' protect the cyber warriors from beening revenged perfectly.
As has been stated, the keyboard warrior did nothing wrong and we should give poeple right to express themselves freely on the internet.
Wei Lai (Roy)
31,jan,2010
Author:Chai Shiew Chee
Source:http://www.straitstimes.com/STForum/OnlineStory/STIStory_483956.html
Date published:Jan 30, 2010
original article:
I REFER to Tuesday's letter by Mr Keith Gerard Tan, 'New ugly Singaporean', and Mr Lionel De Souza's response on Wednesday, 'Keyboard warriors? New ugly Singaporeans are more like cyber terrorists'.
The term 'Web defacement', or rather the defacing of a webpage, has a completely different meaning. Web defacement is an attack on a website, typically by system hackers, who replace the website they attack with one of their own. Web defacement is illegal and carries a potential prison sentence.
'Keyboard warrior' was a term forged in the Internet age to describe someone who expresses his feelings (mostly anger), thoughts and beliefs online.
On top of this, the cyber warriors who are the main target of Mr Tan do not frequent websites. They are commonly found on online forums and chatrooms, and their very existence is to exchange views and voice thoughts, be they coherent or not.
I am not sure if Mr Tan knows the expression, but I am sure Mr De Souza is familiar with the term 'coffee shop talk', a term coined long ago to describe political comments made over coffee in traditional coffee shops.
Now in the modern age, we should understand we have the tools to express ourselves on a more powerful platform, that of the Internet, and comments will cover the whole spectrum and may even be of an extreme nature.
Having said that, it saddened me that Mr Tan took something that is fundamental to human rights and the human condition - to express one's unhappiness - and somehow married that to Web defacement, a criminal activity. This makes me wonder if it is such a heinous crime in Mr Tan's eyes to express unhappiness with government policies that it is now comparable to a criminal offence.
What is even more worrying is that Mr De Souza, a known security expert, states that keyboard warriors are hiding behind the cloak of anonymity when they are not. In fact, extremists have been snuffed out and tried in court, so there is no anonymity and everyone is and will be held accountable for what he says.
Chai Shiew Chee
My reflection:
I REFER to this Saturday's article'Relax, it's just the Internet version of coffee shop talk' by Madam Chai Shiew Chee. It was a response to 2 articels,Mr Keith Gerard Tan's 'New ugly Singaporean'and Mr Lionel De Souza's 'Keyboard warriors? New ugly Singaporeans are more like cyber terrorists'.She fisrly stated the definitions of 'Keyboard warrior' and 'websited defacement', and then pointed out that,'keyboard warriors' are just using the Internet to express thier feelings and we shouldn't consider them as hackers.It is just the internet version of coffee shop talk.
I agree with Mandam Chai Shiew Chee that there is nothing wrong with keyboard warriors and thier action is totally different from web defacement. Although I don't know what is a coffee shop talk, I do understand that it is a fundamental human right to express one's unhappiness. In the 21st century, the internet provided people a new way to express thier feelings and I see nothing wrong. Maybe there is a concern that extremists might take the advantage of 'the cloak of anonymity', however, most cyber warriors are just express their feelings.
In all times, people need a way to express themselves and now they are using the internet. This article reminds me of a phenomenon of Chinese internet, the 'Cyber Manhunt'. Internet users often express thier anger of some public figures by posting thier personal or private information online.For example, if one person found out that a mayor of a small city had commited corrupt practices, then all the internent users will act togethor. In 2 or 3 day's time, the mayor's illegal income, luxury villa, underground valentine will all be revealed to the public. After that, the govenment will depose the mayor due to the pressure from public voice. What's more, the 'Cloak of anonymity' protect the cyber warriors from beening revenged perfectly.
As has been stated, the keyboard warrior did nothing wrong and we should give poeple right to express themselves freely on the internet.
Wei Lai (Roy)
31,jan,2010
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