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1) F R O G S

2009-03-27T00:30:00.001-07:00

Forum & Review Of Good-sharing (FROGS)

2.20) 0075 ( Randomly selected 随意选取)

2009-03-16T06:01:00.000-07:00

Jan 2012

1.20) Presidential election 2011 总统选举 2011

2009-03-15T09:00:00.000-07:00

Presidential election (27th Aug 2011)

Frog A: To me, presidential election is just an outcome predictable political event however the recent development concerning who will participate in presidential election is interesting.
Frog B: I agree. I do follow the development too. First is the famous ‘2 weeks’ phase, if you are asked to wait for 2 weeks mean the persons are not contesting or not seeking for re-election. It happened twice!
Frog A: I got it, so for free spirit, another meaning is free to participate or not to participate; more interesting is one candidate hopes that he can continue to BOND with the people after he had gone through the mini-BOND saga with the people. They want to be close to the people, another idea from the candidate is to turn the Istana to Central Park if elected!
Frog B: Well there are more actions, one candidate even travelled to Indonesia (Batam) to meet our citizens there. We know that candidates of Indonesia presidential election sang and even produced song album, we also have a candidate is singing to the people too. (See Video)
Frog A: Do you know all the candidates are having the same background relating to ‘Lightning-strike’ in one way or another.
Frog B: Exactly, the winner has to work with ‘Lightning-strike’ eventually.

青蛙甲：对我来说，总统大选的结果只是一个可预见的政治事件然而最近的发展有关谁将参加总统选举变的很有趣。
青蛙乙：我同意。我也跟近它的发展。首先是著名的“2个星期”的说法，如果参选人说他需要2个星期来作决定，他的意思是他不参选或不寻求连任。已经发生两次了。
青蛙甲：我知道了，所谓自由精神，另一个意思是他有参选或不参选的自由;更有趣的是一名候选人为人民解决mini-BOND(迷你债券)事件之后。希望他能继续和人民BOND(结合)起来。他们全都希望能贴近百姓，另一名候选人的想法是如果当选他想把总统府变成中央公园。
青蛙乙：是，他们有更多行动，一名候选人甚至还前往印尼（巴淡岛），和我国公民见面。我们知道，印尼总统选举时候选人唱歌，甚至制作歌曲专辑。我们也有候选人为人民唱歌。（见视频）
青蛙甲：你知道吗，所有候选人都具有相同的背景，和“闪电“（政党）有直接或间接的联系。
青蛙乙：没错，最终的胜利者需要配合“闪电”。

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From now till 27th Aug 2011, we can hear speeches from all eligible candidates and I suppose a great deal of time will be centered on elected president’s power from the candidates. On the other hand, I would like to share the summary of what I have read as follows;
Elected president has custodial powers not executive powers. Complications may arise if a president seeks to carve out a more activist role – “powerful presidency”. Lee Kuan Yew’s fellow old-guard minister Lim Kim San, who chaired the Council of Presidential Advisors from 1992 to 2003, he understood that the president’s role was limited to stopping “a rogue government from doing wrong things when it is obviously foul play”. According to him, when it is a judgment of whether this or that is the better way, just leave it to the government.

从现在至2011年8月27日，我们可以听到所有合格候选人的发言，我想他们将花大部分的时间以民选总统的权力为中心来讨论。另一方面，我想分享我的阅读总结如下：
民选总统有监管权力，没有行政权力。如果总统旨在为自己开拓出更积极的角色---“强有力的总统”，局面会很复杂。李光耀的同志，担任过部长的林金山先生，他也是1992年至2003年的总统顾问理事会主席，他明白，总统的作用只限于阻止一个流氓政府做错事当他们很明显犯规的时候。据他提议，如果是判断这样做或是那样做将是更好的决定，必须留给政府处理。

Update 1 更新 1
PRESDENTIAL RESULT ON 27th Aug 2011
2011年8月27日的总统选举结果

Source : The Straits Times

Update 2 更新 2
NEXT PRESIDENT after Tony Tan? 陈庆炎总统之后的下届总统？
Find out from video! Watch till the very end of Video!
从视频找出答案！观看直到视频结束！

http://www.youtube.com/user/firmNUAH

Top Diet Review - You can Lose weight FAST 分享顶端饮食审查,你可以快速减肥

2009-03-14T02:37:00.000-07:00

Frogmanz & Froggie :

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Tired of diets that don't work? Want to know what does?
You came to the right place. We have reviewed all the top diet programs... so you don't have to.
Right here you can read about our top 3 choices.

需要减肥，但不知道从哪里开始？
厌倦了无效的建议饮食？想知道有效的方法？
您已找到正确的选择，我们已检讨所有顶尖的饮食方案...所以你不需要再搜寻
在这里你可以阅读我们三个首选。

They are effective, safe and easy to use and offer excellent value for money. These are all established products with 1000’s of customers and come with a money back guarantee. Just read our reviews and you can click through to the product site to read more about these proven and effective plans.

这些方案是有效，安全，易于使用，并提供物超所值。它们是著名产品，有成千上万的客户，具有退款保证。只要阅读我们的评论，您可以通过点击产品网站阅读更多有关这些行之有效的方案。

Bryan
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1.19) Merlion 2 (Updated for 1.03 Merlion 1) 鱼尾狮2（1.03鱼尾狮1的更新）

2009-03-13T08:00:00.000-07:00

March 2009

Click the above Forum to read!

Frog A : Does Merlion need this 'damaged by lightning' event to attract more visitors?
Frog B : I am not sure. I am wondering if the tower of Pisa is not leaning, will it still be attractive to visitors? To me, the tower itself is quite ordinary!
Frog A : You have a point. Merlion itself is famous and in fact similar statue was built in other countries, like Japan etc….
Frog B : Is it true?

青蛙甲：鱼尾狮是否需要依赖“雷击损坏”这一事件，吸引更多游客来观光?
青蛙乙：我不能肯定。我在想，如果比萨斜塔不倾斜的话，它仍然会吸引游客吗?对我来说，比萨塔本身是很普通的。
青蛙甲：你说的有理，鱼尾狮本身是著名的，类似的雕像也建立在其他国家比如日本等，... ...
青蛙乙：是真的吗？

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There are not one, but three, merlions - one full-sized and two babies - perched in a park in the city centre of Hakodate. The Hakodate is situated in Hokkaido of Japan. It was built by 64-year-old Masaru Yanagisawa - a hotelier, fishery boss and philanthropist. He is also chairman of the Singapore Association, whose members are mainly Japanese with an interest in Singapore.

在函馆(Hakodate)的市中心的一个公园中不只一个而是三个鱼尾狮栖息在那里－－其中一个是全尺寸而两个是婴儿尺寸的。函馆是位于日本北海道。一位64岁的Masaru Yanagisawa先生，是一个旅馆和渔业老板也是慈善家建了这鱼尾狮。他也是新加坡协会的主席，协会成员主要是日本人而且对新加坡有兴趣.

****************Merlion in Hakodate,Hokkaido of Japan

Update 1
Merlion Hotel --- Mar 2011

The unique art installation is designed by Japanese artist Tatzu Nishi as part of the Singapore Biennale 2011 art showcase. The Merlion Hotel is a single five-star hotel suite temporarily constructed around the eight-metre tall iconic sculpture at One Fullerton. It is fully-fitted with a double bed, bathroom, amenities, personalised check-in, and even a dedicated Merlion Hotel butler. After spending the night, guests will be invited to enjoy breakfast at the nearby Fullerton Hotel.

这独特艺术安装是由日本艺术家Tatzu Nishi 先生设计的，它是作为2011新加坡双年展艺术展示的一部分。鱼尾狮酒店是一个单一的五星级酒店套房，它也是环绕位于浮尔顿一号的8米高的标志性雕塑来建设。这是完全配有一张双人床，浴室，娱乐设施，个人特别入住酒店服务，甚至一个鱼尾狮酒店的专门管家来侍候。过夜后，还邀请客人们在附近的浮尔顿酒店享受早餐。

The promotion of Merlion Hotel in Japan!

Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAbqGWDNhEc

Update 2
Unfortunate Icon --- July 2011

Unfortunate Icon

Frog A: Merlion is an unfortunate icon, it got struck by lightning in March 2009. I suppose it was “Act of God” though some people felt it was due to negligent placement of its head in a lightning strike zone.
Frog B: I remember too, that unfortunate incident attracted strong interest from the public as well as tourists.
Frog A: It really an unfortunate icon, two years later that is March this year (2011), idea of so called Merlion Hotel is in fact allowing couples having sex on his head! It definitely is not “Act of God”, but “Act of people”. I think our national icon reserved better treatment!
Frog B: Worst of all, some are suggesting that it is high time for Merlion, the vomiting half-lion half-fish, to retire as tourist icon and to be taken over by MBS (Marina Bay Sands), which is relating to casino!

不幸的图标

青蛙甲：鱼尾狮是一个不幸的图标。它在2009年3月遭雷击，我想这是“天灾”尽管有些人认为这是由于我们的疏忽。鱼尾狮的头部是在雷击区。
青蛙乙：我记得，那个不幸事件引来市民及游客的浓厚兴趣。
青蛙甲：它实在是一个不幸的图标，两年后，今年3月(2011年)，所谓鱼尾狮酒店的构思其实是允许情侣在它的头上性交！这绝对不是“天灾”，而是“人为”。我认为我们的国家图标必须享有更好的待遇!
青蛙乙：最糟糕的是，有些则表明鱼尾狮,这个呕吐和半狮半鱼,是退休的时候,它代表的旅游图标应交由和赌场业务有关的MBS(滨海湾金沙)来取代。

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The towering Marina Bay Sands (MBS) is making a bigger splash than the water-spouting Merlion as a Singapore tourist icon. More than 30 of those polled expect MBS to overtake the Merlion as a key tourist icon because of the attention the Integrated Resort (IR) gets in oversea media. However, as some tourism experts noted, it will be some time before the Merlion is fully replaced, given that is has a larger share of the souvenir market. Merlion mementoes, from chocolates and biscuits to magnets and figurines, are commonly sold here. MBS souvenirs, sold only at the IR, include key chains and mugs, but nothing edible.

巍峨耸立的滨海湾金沙（MBS）来作为新加坡旅游图标是比鱼尾狮更加有号召力。超过30受访者预料MBS会超越鱼尾狮作为一个重要旅游图标，因为这综合度假胜地（IR），已经得到海外媒体的关注。但是一些旅游专家指出，MBS将需要一些时间才能完全取代鱼尾狮，因为她的纪念品市场还占有较大份额。鱼尾狮纪念品，从巧克力，饼干至磁铁和陶俑，在这里普遍出售。然而MBS的纪念品，仅在IR出售，包括钥匙链，杯子，却没有食用的。

1.18) Bury our dead overseas? 海外埋葬我们死去的亲属？

2009-03-12T11:30:00.000-07:00

Frog A : There are many reasons for migration, I suppose one of the reasons here is due to our country is congested, shortage of land and most of us stay in high rise building instead of landed houses.
Frog B : It happens to the dead too. Cemetery will be gradually replaced by columbarium complex due to constraints of burial space…
Frog A : No worries, the dead can also be migrated too, to country with plenty of land…
Frog B : Yes, I remember! I have seen the advertisement before.
Frog A: It is a sensitive issue, I remember minister who was in charge of Health portfolio was clearly misunderstood by the people. It is true that it is cheaper to send elderly parents to nursing homes across the causeway.
Frog B: The same minister is no more in charge of Health portfolio but the National Development portfolio, and his job is related to housing now!
Frog A: Oh, it is interesting! In view of current crazy property price.....

青蛙甲：移民的原因是多方面的，我想其中的一个原因是我国太拥挤,缺乏土地因此多数人居住在高层建筑,而不是有地房子。
青蛙乙：死人也是一样的待遇, 由于埋葬空间的限制...... 骨灰龛将逐步取代有地坟场.
青蛙甲：不用担心,死人也可以迁移，移去有大量土地的国家.....
青蛙乙：是的，我记得！我看过这样的广告.
青蛙甲：这是一个敏感的问题，我记得人民误解负责卫生部门的部长的意思。这是事实,送年迈的父母到邻近国家的养老院是会比较便宜.
青蛙乙：同一位部长但是他已经不是负责卫生部门,而是国家发展部门,他现在的工作是关系到人民的住房！
青蛙甲：哦，很有意思！看在当前疯狂的楼价.......

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An unusual advertisement appeared in the Straits Times: It offered burial plots in Melbourne, Australia. The Chinese cemetery in Melbourne, called Song He Yuan, is landscaped and decorated in “Tang dynasty” style.
The advantage of being buried at Song He Yuan is the burial plots are forever, unlike in Singapore where graves are exhumed after 15 years to make space for more burials.

一个不寻常的广告出现在“海峡时报”：在澳大利亚的墨尔本，它提供埋葬的地方。在墨尔本的中国墓地，名为宋和园具有“唐朝”的风格装饰。埋葬在宋和园的好处是墓地是永远的，不像在新加坡，坟墓在15年后挖出，增加更多的墓葬空间给大众。

2.18) 0069 & 0070 ( Randomly selected 随意选取)

2009-03-12T11:00:00.000-07:00

Aug 2011

July 2011

1.17) Ministerial Pay 部长薪金

2009-03-12T10:30:00.000-07:00

Frog A: 'Little red dot' has been very successful comparing to many countries, I suppose the reasons are due to 'Little red dot' dares to be different from the rest of the world and 'Little red dot' has firm belief of doing the right thing. For ministerial pay, is it "Top of the world" or may be "Out of the world"?
Frog B: Whatever it is I think it is high time to.....to "Shake the box"!
Frog A: We all know well, if you pay peanuts, you get monkeys! We have to be reasonable.....
Frog B: I am not sure, it is very subjective. It was once commented that $600,000 pay was peanut! (see movie below)
Frog A: In this case, It is really a hot potato! Very tough for the review committee!
Frog B: Relating to salary, there is another issue concerning minimum wages. 'Little red dot' has no plan to adopt although many countries inclusive of super powers have already implemented. For this, I hope 'Little red dot' is not "Out of the world" but "Model of the world".

青蛙甲：’小红点’, 和许多国家相比一直是非常成功的. 我想原因是’小红点’ 敢和世界各国的做法不一样还有’小红点’ 对于做正确的事有坚定的信念。部长薪酬是“世界之巅”(Top of the world) 或许是“不属于这世界”(Out of the world).
青蛙乙：不管是什么我觉得是时候来.....“摇盒子”(Shake the box)！
青蛙甲：我们都知道, 如果你只肯付花生，你得到的是猴子！我们必须讲理.....
青蛙乙：我不知道，这是很主观的事情。有人曾评论说，$ 600,000薪酬只是花生！（看下面的电影）
青蛙甲：在这种情况下，这实在是一个’烫手的马铃薯’！审查委员会的工作非常艰难！
青蛙乙：谈到薪水，还有关于最低工资的另一个问题。’小红点’没有计划采取虽然许多国家包括超级大国在内已经实施。对于这一点，我希望’小红点’不是“不属于这世界”(Out of the world) 而是“世界的模范”(Model of the world).

$600,000 pay was peanut!

Source: http://nineaugust.blogspot.com/
http://willythecop.blogspot.com/

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1.16) The Royal Wedding (London 29th Apr 2011) 王室婚礼(伦敦, 2011年4月29日)

2009-03-12T09:30:00.000-07:00

29th Apr 2011 ) 王室婚礼( 伦敦 2011年4月29日 )

Frog A: Everyone has two perfect times(moments) in life, do you know?
Frog B: What do you mean?
Frog A: One of them is when one is getting married. All the praises received by the wedding couple from family, relatives and friends etc make us feel that the couple is perfect; hence it really is the perfect times(moments) for both of them.
Frog B: I see, and I am curious to know when will be another perfect time?
Frog A: When one dies, again one is praised during the wake and funeral.

青蛙甲：你知道吗？每个人一生中,都有两个完美的时间(时刻)。
青蛙乙：这是什么意思？
青蛙甲：其中之一是当一个人结婚的时侯。从家人,亲戚和朋友们对新婚夫妇的赞美使我们感到他们很完美,真的是他们两个一生中完美的时间(时刻)。
青蛙乙：我知道,因此我好奇地想知道何时又是人生的另一个完美的时间?
青蛙甲：当一个人去世的时侯,在葬礼期间再一次得到大家的称赞。

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Effectively, Wills and Kate can be torn apart.
The second-in-line to the throne is also worth $1.00 more than his bride - with Kate's side worth $2.40, and her husband $3.40.
Together the Royal Wedding stamps are worth $5.80
It is predicted the unusual stamp will soon become a colloectors' item.

实际上，Wills和Kate的邮票可以撕开。
这位排在第二的王位继承人的邮票价格是$ 1.00超过他的新娘－－一边是Kate的邮票价值为$2.40，另一侧，她的丈夫$ 3.40。
他们在一起的王室婚礼邮票价值是$ 5.80
据预测这不寻常的邮票将很快成为colloector的收集项目。/span>

2.16) 0016 (Randomly Selected 随意选取)

2009-03-12T09:20:00.000-07:00

Lion Dance --- Named y viewer : Ken Lim

1.15) Singapore General Election year 2011 (Updated on 8th May 2011, after election) 新加坡全国大选 2011

2009-03-12T09:00:00.002-07:00

Click the above Forum to read!
Frog A : For Singapore long term interest, the writer has put up a good analysis to advise Mr.Chiam and Mr. Low to stay put in their SMCs rather than to contest in GRCs.
Frog B : Yes, he present a very balanced view on the impact to ruling party as well as opposition parties. I hope both of them Chiam and Low will seriously consider his advice.
Frog A : I have an advice for both of them too. I remember a children song and the song goes like this ~~
I have an a apple and you have two
You give me an apple and I have two
I eat one apple and give one back to you
I do not have any apple and you still have two
Frog B : I see, it sounds quite related to..... but I haven't got it yet....

青蛙甲：关系到新加坡的长远利益，笔者提出了一个很好的分析来建议Mr.Chiam和Mr.Low先生继续留在他们的SMCs(单选区)，而不是去竞选GRCs(集选区).
青蛙乙：是的，对于执政党以及在野党的影响,他提出一个非常平衡的观点,我希望他们两位Mr.Chiam和Mr.Low先生会认真考虑他的意见
青蛙甲：我也有意见给他们两位。我记得儿童歌曲，歌曲是这样唱的〜〜
我有一个苹果，你有两个
你给我一个苹果，我变成有两个
我吃了一个苹果，一个还回你
我已经没有苹果，你还是有两个
青蛙乙：我知道了，它听起来似乎.....但我还没有完全明白.......

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I have an apple and you have two ~~~ Opposition parties have only SMC and ruling party has both SMC and GRC
我有一个苹果，你有两个〜〜〜反对党只有单选区SMC而执政党有单选区SMC和集选区GRC

You give me an apple and I have two ~~~ Opposition parties have won GRC and they have both SMC and GRC
你给我一个苹果，我有两个〜〜〜反对党赢得了集选区GRC所以他们有单选区SMC和集选区GRC

(If the song stops here, it is good for opposition parties, however the song is not finished yet, it goes on.....)
（如果歌曲在这里停止，对于反对党那是好事，但是这首歌还没有结束，是如此下去.....)

I eat one apple and give one back to you ~~~ Opposition parties have given up their SMC and they have also loss GRC
我吃了一个苹果，一个还回给你〜〜~反对党放弃他们的单选区SMC,他们也没赢得集选区GRC

I don't have any apple and you still have two ~~~ Opposition parties have no SMC and ruling party still has both SMC and GRC
我没有苹果，你还有两个〜〜〜反对党没有单选区SMC而执政党仍然有单选区SMC和集选区GRC。

Update 1
8th May 2011 - After General Election

Good and Bad
Good : The opposition, worker party won one GRC and one SMC ~~~ good breakthrough!
Bad : The ruling party PAP loss one very outstanding Foreign minister and one first lady full minister ~~~ Bad for Singapore!
However no one is indispensable, not even ....

好与坏的结果
好：反对党的工人党赢得一个集选区GRC和一个单选区SMC〜〜〜很好的突破！
坏：执政党人民行动党失去一个非常杰出的外交部长和第一位女部长〜〜〜对新加坡不利(坏)！
然而，没有人是不可或缺的，甚至... ...

1.14) Maids and condo pools 女佣和公寓泳池

2009-03-12T08:30:00.000-07:00

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Frog A : Is this a human right issue?
Frog B : I am not sure! It depends on whether or not it is against the condo rule?
Frog A : Is this a Luxury issue?
Frog B : I am not sure! It depends whether or not the maid is there to take care of employers’ kids?
Frog A : Is it a social position issue?
Frog B : Again I am not sure! There are other employees in condo like rubbish collector, cleaner, maintenance guy, security guard. They are employees of the condo management. The difference here is maids are the employees of the families who live in the condos.

青蛙甲：这是一个人权问题吗？
青蛙乙：我不知道！这取决于是否违反公寓的规定？
青蛙甲：这是一个豪华的问题吗？
青蛙乙：我不知道！这取决于女佣是否在那里照顾雇主孩子？
青蛙甲：这是一个社会地位的问题吗？
青蛙乙：还是那句话，我不知道！在公寓里还有其他人员好像垃圾收集工人，清洁工人，维修人员，保安人员，他们全是公寓管理层的员工。这里的区别是女佣是住在公寓里面的家庭的员工.

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Legalization
All condos in Singapore are governed by By-Laws, which are listed in the BMSMA Act 2004 and relevant amendments & regulations.This is not a national issue as each condo has the right to create its own By-Laws at a General Meeting. Of course, some By-Laws could be "illegal" if they conflict with the other Clauses of the BMSMA 2004.
Most importantly is that owner make their own decision and NOT be convinced by their appointed Managing Agent (MA) to adopt the MA's preferences. The MA works for the owners and NOT the other way around. Remember at all times that the owners can remove the MA at a General Meeting.

***Jokes ***
Sir's instruction to maid at poolside watching sir's junior swimming,
Sir : “Stupid, listen, you cannot go into the pool even on hot day. You will only go into pool to save sir junior if he is in trouble. You understand?”
Maid: “Sir, what if other children get into trouble? Do I have to help?”
Sir: “Stupid, they have their own maids to help them. You only help sir junior, that’s my son, not other. Understand?”
Maid: “But sir, our next door neighbor does not have a maid”
Sir: “Stupid, let their children drown, those without maids should not be staying in this condo in the first place.”

2.14) 0006 (Randomly selected 随意选取)

2009-03-12T08:00:00.001-07:00

Walkman --- Named by viewer : Grace

1.13) Singapore Botanic Gardens 新加坡植物园

2009-03-11T06:18:00.000-07:00

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Frog A: It is a beautiful and wonderful garden, I like the place!
Frog B: Me too, I have many friends there and they are settling down there.
Frog A: I am fully agreed with the writer that the Singapore Botanic Garden should be declared as World Heritage Site!
Frog B: Well, very strong support to push the idea is necessary, tough work!
Frog A: Human beings have a saying: There is a well (will)! There is a worm (way)!
Frog B: I hope and I believe Singaporean can make it!

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Botanic Gardens need no introduction; Singapore Botanic Gardens need no introduction at all. The Tembusu tree that appeared in the forum is pictured on our five-dollar bill.

I have found this “ HERITAGE TREE “ from internet;

Source : http://timesofmylife.wordpress.com/

1.12) Primary one places not for sale 小学一年级学位不出售

2009-03-10T07:36:00.000-07:00

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Frog A : Well, I have to stop playing golf with you on Saturday for one year!
Frog B : What’s the problem?
Frog A : I have to be volunteer for the primary school where I intend to send my child for primary one registration next year.
Frog B : But, what can you do in school?
Frog A : Luckily I was from St. John last time, I suppose I can help out in St. John ECA
Frog B : I see.

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Some commented that volunteering is fine, so long as they keep it up after their kids get into the school. In fact, most parents don't bother to "volunteer" once a place is secured for the child. This is the same as paying for a place in the school, not in cash, but in kind.

However, we suppose no amount of money can buy anybody a place in school, in Singapore at least, except through sheer hard work like volunteering yourself for a period of time.

Schools are also very careful in accepting volunteers these days. The children of these volunteers are lumped into phase 2B, also subject to the 1 km limit, if more children than places with 1 km, also must ballot. No guarantee

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2009-03-10T05:00:00.001-07:00

February 2011 Chinese New Year Celebration

1.11) Save the earth 拯救地球

2009-03-09T07:38:00.000-07:00

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Frog A : It is encouraging to know human beings are serious to save the earth ! We can have good and nice ambient again.
Frog B : It is their duty, they have been damaging the earth the most as compared to other beings.
Frog A : I hate to see we are used for trash bag design and many others!
Frog B : Well, we should be proud of that – it means we are Environmentally Friendly Animal.

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http://www.pitneybowes.ca/ourcompany/gogreen.asp
1) Reduce and Reuse
There's more than one life to a quality product.
2) Remanufacture and Recondition
Quality products, rebuilt, tested, and back in business.
3) Recycle
Most components of each product can be recycled.

1.10) Taiwan 台湾

2009-03-08T23:18:00.000-07:00

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Frog A : “Three No” policy, “No” sound negative but to me, the current relationship between the two sides seems improved as compared to before.
Frog B : Well, there are always different view and the comment of “too close, too soon” seems aiming at too fast the process!
Frog A : It is and it will continue to be interesting about cross-straits relations!

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Let us have a better understanding of “three Noes” policy;

…………….. ……………I sincerely hope that the two sides of the Taiwan Strait can seize this historic opportunity to achieve peace and co-prosperity. Under the principle of "no unification, no independence and no use of force," as Taiwan's mainstream public opinion holds it, and under the framework of the ROC Constitution, we will maintain the status quo in the Taiwan Strait. In 1992, the two sides reached a consensus on "one China, respective interpretations." Many rounds of negotiation were then completed, spurring the development of cross-strait relations. ……………………
Extracted from full text of President Ma's Inaugural Address
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national%20news/2008/05/21/157332/Full-text.htm

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2009-03-08T23:00:00.000-07:00

1.09) Bird flu 禽流感

2009-03-07T22:03:00.000-08:00

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Frog A : I am referring to comment from WHO Chief , “ Flu viruses are very unpredictable, very deceptive ….” I remember the next thing after the SARS outbreak's episode that we are constantly worrying about is bird flu so called H5N1 and who knows….
Frog B : Yes, I also remember many countries had killed thousands and thousands of chickens and ducks whenever there was a bird flu case, so we are thinking that it is a matter of time we will have bird flu outbreak since birds are flying freely across many countries.
Frog A : Well, it is a threat all the time but there is no significant regional outbreak or worldwide outbreak like current Influenza A, H1N1 virus.
Frog B : I wonder what will be the next virus after H1N1? Back to worry about bird flu again?
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Short account of bird flu from internet
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There are 15 different H types (H1, H2, H3, etc) and 9 different N types (N1, N2, N3, etc). The avian influenza in poultry which affected humans is caused by the H5N1 subtype of Influenza A virus.

In Jan 04, health authorities in Vietnam and Thailand reported their first human cases of infection with avian influenza caused by an H5N1 strain. The cases in humans are directly linked to outbreaks of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza in poultry initially reported in Korea in mid-December 2003 and subsequently confirmed in an additional seven Asian countries (Vietnam, Japan, Thailand, Cambodia, China, Laos and Indonesia).

As of April 05, there have been 89 reported human cases resulting in 52 deaths. Based on these figures, the fatality rate is 60% with Vietnam and Cambodia continuing to report new cases.

How to prevent bird flu?

1.08) Independent director 独立董事

2009-03-06T01:18:00.000-08:00

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Frog A : Do you agree that the independent directors have to be picked the minority way ?
Frog B : I think it has to do with independent directors’ roles : provide a watch over the interests of minority shareholders?
Frog A : If this is true, may be we should call them minority directors!
Frog B : But they are independent, I suppose it is nothing to do with majority or minority!

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Extract from website : http://www.sias.org.sg/sites/sias.org.sg/CMS/File/singaporeInvestor/fa-davidgeraldMarch.html

The Independent Director, A Myth or Reality?
Much has been made of the role of 'Independent Directors' in Singapore. Differing opinions have emerged regarding the responsibility of an 'Independent Director' but there has been little or no discussion surrounding the fundamental question of whether the concept of the 'Independent Director' is a legal reality or a myth. In order to settle the legitimacy of the office of the 'Independent Director', this question needs to be considered. …………….

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2009-03-06T01:00:00.000-08:00

1.07) Fire hazard 火灾隐患

2009-03-05T01:00:00.000-08:00

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Frog A : The ball is being passed from one party to another party…..
Frog B : And the ball will just end up nowhere, sometime the ball is missing in the process!
Frog A : In this case, the ball was passed fast; I repeat, the ball was fast-passed; it was handled well and fast; eventually it was properly placed in the net.
Frog B : Fantastic !

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Salute to the related government agencies that they have shown good co-ordination to settle the fire hazard – prevention is better than cure. They respect each other authority by communicating with each other restlessly!

1.06) Hawkers 小贩

2009-03-04T07:51:00.000-08:00

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Frog A : I think the Hawkers here are stressful.
Frog B : Why you say so?
Frog A : Some of them had problem getting A or B grade when they were in school. Well, they are now out of school and again they are expected to get A or B grading for their stalls!
Frog B : I see.

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With reference to NEA website: http://app2.nea.gov.sg/topics_food_hygiene.aspx
Eating establishments and food stalls are assessed by NEA and given the following grades:
A – a score of 85% or higher

B – a score of 70% to 84%

C – a score of 50% to 69%

D – a score of less than 50%
To equip foodhandlers and licensees with basic knowledge of good hygiene practices, the NEA has produced a Basic Food Hygiene Booklet that is available in English, Chinese, Malay and Tamil.

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2009-03-04T07:00:00.000-08:00

1.05) Teachers 教师

2009-03-03T01:00:00.000-08:00

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Frog A : Surprise! the trained ones are worse than the untrained ones?
Frog B : No, you have to understand in this way - when one is formerly trained, one is qualified to train others but no guarantee one is a good trainer.
Frog A : Yes, you are right!

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“Throw the hiring net wider” – this new approach to employ teacher is a good move as the same approach has already been practiced in other industry. However comprehensive training before deployment is still the key to success.

1.04) Hospital CEO 医院总裁

2009-03-02T07:08:00.000-08:00

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Frog A : I had learnt something by reading the exchange of views between two of them, I had also learnt something from our website.
Frog B : Interesting! How are they connected?

Frog A : I am not very sure, but I guess he may be able to “think out-of-the-box” since he is not from the same field.

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Mr. Lim BB had contributed to this website by naming the picture 0027 of frog souvenir display as “ Think out-of-the-box “ on 1st March 2009.

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2009-03-02T07:00:00.000-08:00

(Sentosa) Integrated Resort ----- Named by viewer : James Wong

1.03) Merlion 1 (Updated March 2011) 鱼尾狮1（2011年03月更新）

2009-03-01T08:06:00.000-08:00

March 2009

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Frog A : Does Merlion need this 'damaged by lightning' event to attract more visitors?
Frog B : I am not sure. I am wondering if the tower of Pisa is not leaning, will it still be attractive to visitors? To me, the tower itself is quite ordinary!
Frog A : You have a point. Merlion itself is famous and in fact similar statue was built in other countries, like Japan etc….
Frog B : Is it true?

青蛙甲：鱼尾狮是否需要依赖“雷击损坏”这一事件，吸引更多游客来观光？
青蛙乙：我不能肯定。我在想，如果比萨斜塔不倾斜的话，它仍然会吸引游客吗?对我来说，比萨塔本身是很普通的。
青蛙甲：你说的有理，鱼尾狮本身是著名的，类似的雕像也建立在其他国家比如日本等，... ...
青蛙乙：是真的吗？

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There are not one, but three, merlions - one full-sized and two babies - perched in a park in the city centre of Hakodate. The Hakodate is situated in Hokkaido of Japan.
It was built by 64-year-old Masaru Yanagisawa - a hotelier, fishery boss and philanthropist. He is also chairman of the Singapore Association, whose members are mainly Japanese with an interest in Singapore.

****************Merlion in Hakodate,Hokkaido of Japan

Updated - Mar 2011
Merlion Hotel
The unique art installation is designed by Japanese artist Tatzu Nishi as part of the Singapore Biennale 2011 art showcase. The Merlion Hotel is a single five-star hotel suite temporarily constructed around the eight-metre tall iconic sculpture at One Fullerton. It is fully-fitted with a double bed, bathroom, amenities, personalised check-in, and even a dedicated Merlion Hotel butler. After spending the night, guests will be invited to enjoy breakfast at the nearby Fullerton Hotel.

1.02) Attendance in Parliament 国家议会的出席情况

2009-02-28T00:59:00.000-08:00

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Frog A : Does one need to be present to participate?
Frog B : Well, one can be present but one is not participating!
Frog A : Oh! Right, it can also be one is participating but one is not

present!

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From The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language,
Attendance means
1) The act of attending
2) The persons or number of persons that are present
3) The frequency with which a person is present

As for participation, to participate means
- To join in, to take part, to involve oneself

2.02) 0013 (Randomly selected 随意选取)

2009-02-28T00:58:00.000-08:00

1.01) Contact Lenses 隐形眼镜片

2009-02-28T00:57:00.000-08:00

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Frog A : One’s vision and one’s appearance, which is more important?

Frog B : Difficult to say, may be both are important!

Frog A : Not equally important!

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One needs to be sure the health of one's eyes is not affected by wearing unfitted cosmetic contact lenses.

1) F R O G S

2009-02-28T00:50:00.000-08:00

Forum & Review Of Good-Sharing
********* Frog A and Frog B *********