General Lifestyle »

Community service: It’s not just a requirement

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It is often said that one should always have a “good heart.” However, even if you’re a person that has a good heart, you should always want to do something in your life that MAKES A DIFFERENCE. No matter how big or small, you can make a difference. Picking up a piece of trash may seem like a small thing to you, but if everyone picked up one piece of trash, this would make a significant difference.

Computer »

Save Your Work (Often)!

Save Your Work (Often)!

Save your work! That is one of the most common phrases I hear whether on the school premises or in the workplace. While I worked at one of the animation companies for my 2-month internship, I found it amusing to see pieces of paper with the phrase “Save Your Work!” plastered all over the workplace.

Meat, Poultry »

Steam stuffed tofu

Steam stuffed tofu

Ingredients: 5 pieces of soft tof Stuffing: 4 tales of minced fish 1 1/2 tale minced pork 1 tbsp Dried shrimps 1 small piece of fruit peel (orange) 1 Spring onion (chopped) 1 Coriander 1 Lotus leaf

Relationships, Style & Fashion »

Peer Pressure

  At any one point during a student’s school and social life, he/she is bound to encounter people who have lifestyles and habits that differ from him/her. Unfortunately, some tend to be PRESSURED into doing something that they might not think is right. Why would this happen? In order to be similar to those around [...]

Series »

Bull Fighting [Dou Niu, Yao Bu Yao (鬥牛,要不要)]

Bull Fighting [Dou Niu, Yao Bu Yao (鬥牛,要不要)]

This review is written by ChemMaster@Asianfanatics. This is a personal opinion and no personal attacks are intended. THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS ABOUT THE DRAMA. Executive Producer: Liao Jian Xing Starring: Hebe Tian as Yi Sheng Xue (伊勝雪), Mike He (賀軍翔) as Shen Ruo He (沈若赫) Lee Wei (李威) as Jin Zi Cong (金子聰) Airing dates: [...]

Dimsum & snacks »

Japanese Style Pizza

Japanese Style Pizza

Ingredients: – 150g instant Mashed Potato – 4 Fish Roll Cakes (Japanese Style) – 6 slices Japanese Rice Cakes – 50g Shrimps – 50g Ground Cheese – 2tbsp Evaporated Milk – 1tbsp Butter – A little salt – Pinch of pepper – 20ml Hot Water – A little Dry Bonito Flakes (Katsuo)

Chinese Origami »

Classic Origami: Rose

Classic Origami: Rose

School & Study »

Tips to Study Without Extra Classes

Tips to Study Without Extra Classes

Article written by ymay. You want to get good grades (at least pass your class, but if you’re aiming for distinction, you’ll have to work harder), but you don’t want to pay the tuition for extra-curricular classes. Even after taking extra classes, your results weren’t as high as you had expected them to be. Do [...]

Weightloss »

Master Cleanse

Master Cleanse

Today, there are people obsessed with losing weight. This is also the reason why different kinds of diet pills, legal or not, are selling like hotcakes. Countless fitness programs are also sprouting here and there! In my opinion, most people, especially the lazy ones, prefer the diet pills, rather than the fitness programs. However, the [...]

School & Study »

Does Studying With Others Really Help?

Does Studying With Others Really Help?

Angela Chen, a current student, has always thought that studying in a group would make it easier for her to prepare for exams. However, the first few times she tried it, her scores were miserable. Soon, she realized why studying in a group was ineffective. Being in a group was distractive, since everybody tended to [...]

Movies »

Twilight (Movie)

Twilight (Movie)

This review is written by Tiffany_45@AsianFanatics. It is a personal opinion, and no personal attacks are intended. Title: Twilight Director: Catherine Hardwicke Starring: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner Release date: November 21, 2008 (USA); December 19, 2008 (UK) Runtime: 122min Rated: PG-13