1. the restaurant is super ulu. it's in some condo behind the emerald hill stretch. but it was not bad lah... sashimi's v fresh, and the price of the buffet is reasonable. $30+++.
2. went into some gossip about the staff movt at nus maths dept. contrary to popular belief, life as a professor is not cosy and the job is not v secure. two maths lecturers are leaving the dept (and it's not a voluntary choice). apparently, over the last 10 years, 80% of the teaching staff have changed. surprisingly, many young phd holders do not even make it to hold a tenureship. (note: asst professor and below are those who are on short term contract with the university. assoc prof and above are on longer term contract/ tenureship with the uni.) moreover, believe it or not, the competition to teach nus/ntu is v stiff. at the nus commencement dinner, the deputy head of maths revealed that it received 100+ applications for 2 teaching positions. so, dear students at local uni, pls count your blessings...
sometimes, the lecturers cannot speak or elucidate certain concepts well. but this does not mean that they dunno their stuff. most prob, it's simply because they come from a diff environment and culture. moreover, i dun think it’s right if we demand that they assimilate to our culture and teach in the way that we want them to. if they were to meet our demands, then who’s learning from who?
3. prof ling actually visited my blog before. apparently, there are other ppl who came to this website, and mentioned to him about my speech. haha.
4. saw this calligraphy on the wall in the restaurant. i've heard of the famous title before, but i nv seen the orginal piece until today. i'm no calligraphy expert, but i think it's rather interesting. hmmm. possible artpiece to put in my new house (if there is one). anybody care to guess the title of this piece?
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