Blogs about: Eef Gerard Van Emmerik
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Keeping the young in touch with grassroots reality
Get our heads out of the clouds HOW can tomorrow’s leaders be attuned to the grassroots community if many of us are confined to our privileged backgrounds and elite schools? If all we fret over … more →
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Keeping the young in touch with grassroots reality
andreoei wrote 6 months ago: Get our heads out of the clouds HOW can tomorrow’s leaders be attuned to the grassroots commun … more →
Service jobs: Menial or rewarding?
andreoei wrote 8 months ago: Nothing wrong with service jobs AFTER working part-time at an ice cream shop for almost a year to su … more →
I will survive - as my parents did
andreoei wrote 8 months ago: MY PARENTS’ tales of their early struggles have stayed with me. As baby boomers, they and the … more →
What's worth giving up your life for?
andreoei wrote 9 months ago: Defence is key I FEEL strongly about securing the military defence of our nation, not only for the p … more →
Clipping Cupid's wings
andreoei wrote 9 months ago: Job first, love can wait VALENTINE’S Day may be just around the corner, yet I cannot even fath … more →
All hopes pinned on one man
andreoei wrote 10 months ago: By Eef Gerard Van Emmerik MY GENERATION has come of age during the Asian financial crisis, the war o … more →
Focus on (more than just) the Family
andreoei wrote 11 months ago: Last month, 28-year-old local poet and playwright Ng Yi-sheng launched a Facebook group protesting D … more →
How Singapore saw Mumbai
andreoei wrote 11 months ago: The dust has settled on last month’s Mumbai attacks, and the world has moved on. Local and for … more →
Jury's out on Net effect of online engagement
andreoei wrote 11 months ago: The power of new media THE recent liberalisation of rules governing political activity in cyberspace … more →
It may be time to rethink how we relate to foreigners
sanjiv wrote 1 year ago: One in four Singapore residents is a foreigner. How are Singaporeans grappling with new stereotypes? … more →
What charity really means
sanjiv wrote 1 year ago: Help needy overseas or focus on those at home? YouthInkers wonder where it begins. Overseas trips a … more →
Raising awareness about risks of unprotected sex
sanjiv wrote 1 year ago: YouthInk writers speak up about what’s lacking in sex education. Use graphic ads to shock yout … more →
How far should discussions of religious faith go?
sanjiv wrote 1 year ago: Why stop at tolerance? YouthInk writers call for understanding. Understand, don’t just tolerat … more →
The young and the reckless?
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sanjiv wrote 1 year ago: How far will youth today go for ‘thrills’ such as illegal driving or underage sex? Youth … more →
S'poreans v the 'outsiders'
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sanjiv wrote 1 year ago: Why are some S’poreans so unwelcoming towards foreigners? YouthInk writers speak up. Contribut … more →
Exams, rankings, stress - isn't there more to school?
sanjiv wrote 1 year ago: YouthInk writers wonder what it will take to bring some balance into the school system. Why must lif … more →
NDP: Has it lost its relevance to youth?
sanjiv wrote 1 year ago: Gen Y writers reveal what the National Day Parade means to them now. An empty celebration THE consta … more →
Did we trade our freedom for security?
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sanjiv wrote 1 year ago: A British journalist recently questioned Singaporean attitudes towards civil liberties and political … more →
After the slog of varsity, we merit top pay, don't we?
sanjiv wrote 1 year ago: The Gen Y has been set loose into the workforce – with ambition, aptitude and attitude. What a … more →
