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I’ve always been interested but as a child I couldn’t afford it So when the wife wanted one I happily said yes Does anyone know a good teacher for adults? Can anyone recommend one willing to come over to the west ? Any tips about lessons or digital pianos in general? I bought a Kawai kdp110 for her 🙂

This kind of parent... really?!?! https://mothership.sg/2018/12/swimming-mother-single/ There are instances where you really got to wonder to what extent someone owes you something. The answer is of course, nothing really, but it’s nice if they help out. Here is the antithesis to that statement. A Singapore-based Facebook user going by the name Matchy Matchy uploaded a lengthy screenshot of a WhatsApp conversation. –– ADVERTISEMENT –– It’s a bit small so we’ve written the transcript of the exchange for you later in the article. Matchy’s post has been shared over 3,000 times. The entire exchange was originally uploaded on Reddit by Reddit user u/pretent_its_witty, who claims to be a swimming instructor from Southern India. The original post on the subreddit, Choosing Beggars, has garnered 100,000 upvotes. The conversation captured in the WhatsApp screenshot posted took place purportedly between a swimming instructor (not a professional one mind you, just someone who does it for free on days that she is swimming as well) and an aunty, who as you will see later, claims to be a single mother, and seems strangely insistent that her son gets to swim “today”. Now take note, this person was apparently volunteering to teach kids swimming for free. Here’s the transcript Auntie (A): Hello, you are the lady who teaches swimming right? I got your number from Sangeetha, can you teach my son also? Swimming instructor (SI): yes sure A: she said she offered to pay but it’s free. Is that true? I can’t pay. I am single mom. (time 10.41am) A: Hello? (10.57am) Please reply (11.05am) ?? (11.20am) Hello? Ter? (11.20am) SI: Hey. Yes they are free. I am in office. I won’t be able to respond right away. A: Wow. That’s rude. I want to know what time today should I bring my son to the pool. SI: I am sorry but today I already informed everyone that I wanted to swim alone today. I will message you the next time I am teaching Probably after 3 days. I usually teach the kids from 3-5 pm. A: Can you come at 1 today and teach him? 1-3 is more warm than 3-5, I know you have flexible timing (12.01) A: Can you reply faster? (12.05) SI: I can’t teach at 1 because of work. It is already past 12. And today, I really feel stressed and I need to blow off some steam. I don’t want to teach today I already told everyone that. From next time, I will inform you also. A: That’s not fair. I already told him that he can go swimming today . Give me one good reason to tell him. Else he is gonna cry. SI: 1. I am not teaching today. 2. AI already cancelled. I can’t un-cancel with everyone this late. A: That’s even better. You can teach him alone. Those brats got free classes for a month. You need to make up for that with my son. SI: What? I can’t teach just for your son. A: Why not? He has anxiety issues. You have to teach him alone. SI: I am not a certified trainer. I don’t want to be responsible for the safety of a kid with anxiety in a pool with depth twice his size. I think you should get someone else. A: When I say anxiety, I’ll don’t mean like that. He just doesn’t like other kids. Just teach him exclusively for one month. After that, you can put him with everyone. They got more classes than him. It is not fair. So you start teaching him from tomorrow at 1. It is better to be out of the pool by 3 That way no one gets sick. Also, he doesn’t have a goggle. Bring him a extra pair tomorrow or let him use yours until I buy one. SI: I can’t swim daily. If I go swimming today. It will be at least 2 days before I swim again. And I am not gonna teach anyone exclusively. A: Wow You are such a selfish b*tch. He is just a kid. Don’t you have any heart. I am a single mom. And I already told him. So… Tomorrow at 1? I can see that you have seen my messages. I will throw him in the pool tomorrow at 1. If something happens to him, you are responsible. Whatever, you are probably a lousy teacher. You are such a nasty horrible person. My son doesn’t this. I don’t know what I did to deserve this. Why is everyone so selfish and unhelpful these days. You have flexible timings, you work less hours than me, You earn more than me Those bi*ches are rich enough they can afford to get a swimming instructor but no. They want only free stuff that my son needs. You are so privileged that you don’t need money you f*king refuse money that people are ready to pay. They are ready to give money and you don’t need money. Do you know how much I need that money? I am a single mom, you should get the money from them and give it to me. You are privileged. You should give it to me. I need it more than you. If you won’t teach my son alone you should at least give money to me. Reply me, I can see that you read the message bi*ch

I like to take up tai chi for health and exercise. Do you know of any good instructor in or near to CBD area

Hey all, I'm thinking of learning to play the guitar? Anyone got lobang? Any schools or private teachers to recommend? Is guitar hard to learn? Any tips?

As above , any good recommendation on coding lessons for kids ? Just for this coming holidays only n also to keep their mind working

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http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/mindef-explains-s25900-language-course-pla-officer SINGAPORE — Language proficiency is important for foreign military officers who attend staff college courses here and the Defence Minstry will help them gain that proficiency so that they benefit from their time here, said Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen in Parliament yesterday (Nov 5). He was replying to a question from Non-Constituency Member of Parliament Lina Chiam who had asked about a tender that had been called to provide an English Language course for an officer from China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA). The course had cost S$25,900. The personalised, one-on-one, 360-hour course, was needed to get the officer to the level of proficiency conducted by a qualified English instructor, explained Dr Ng. The Ministry of Defence had put out a tender on government’s e-procurement portal — GeBiz — for the course language course. “We had about five or six people, companies, who replied. The contract was awarded to the lowest offer that met the requirements and this was the amount of S$25,900, which worked out to about S$70 an hour. All this was in strict compliance with government’s regulations,” Dr Ng said.

Seeing the recent spat among members here reminds me of some life lessons about internet forum I'd like to share with you guys. Pardon my long winded story but I hope you find it useful too: Year: 2001 Forum: Some USA based forum for comics and artists. members are usually art students posting their artworks and we critique and comment to help them improve. My role: I'm a senior member, pretty much well liked as my comments are usually fair and helpful. Made some friends from the forum and even met local members from SG and still in contact with some of them till this day. To put it simple, I had a reputation. Incident: A new member by the name of "baby4eva" (I will not forget that nick) posted an artwork that he/she drew and ask for comments. It was a simple anime-style girl. I looked and thought it looked familiar. After much research, I realised the artwork is a direct copy from a Hentai Artwork from a Japanese porn site. "Baby4eva" merely copied the character line by line and then added the clothes (The character was naked from the original pic). plagiarism is a serious thing and the forum rules states that any members found plagiarising other materials as their own will be banned from the site. I was furious cos (1)It's not a genuine artwork as it's a direct tracing and (2)It's copied from porn. Arming with evidence and the overzealous intention to uphold justice. I blasted "baby4eva" on the thread. I accused "baby4eva" for plagirism and demand her to own up and remove her artwork within 24hrs or else I will prove to everyone of my findings to expose her. But "baby4eva" did not reply, he/she simply disappeared off the radar and never replied. I was thinking I have won. I was successfully kicked out a fake member and saved the beloved forum from fake wannabes Other members became curious. Some sided me, some gave "baby4eva" benefit of doubt and some blasted me for being rude to noobs and not showing prove. So since this small group of people wanted evidence, I showed them. I posted the original picture and then overlay them to show that "baby4eva" simply traced the picture via photoshop. I posted the link of the original artwork, which points to the porn site. I did all this to shut up the naysayers. I did wrong. The next day, I logged in an got a rude shock. My post showing the evidence was removed from the post and I was given a warning by the mod and admin. First, I broke the rule of posting porn materials and linking to a porn site. Secondly I intigated a quarrel in the forum. The admin PMed me that While they appreciate members to be forthcoming and proactive in the forum, they will not tolerate instigation and vigilantism in the forums even if the other party is the offender. I roughly remember what the admin using the phrase "The last thing I want to to have members banging on the barn with torches and pitchforks. Any offence should be reported to the admin or mods." Due to my reputation, the admin gave me a chance and still allow me in the forum. But I was deeply affected by the incident. I was angry, I felt I was wronged and unfairly treated. I was just trying to make the forum a better place and got shot down by the people I supported. I remembered it was CNY that time but I did not enjoy the holiday and I did not sleep well thinking about the incident. After a week later the thread died down and I almost forgot about it. Then "Baby4eva" replied. The thread immediately became boiling hot and he/she started a drama. Acting as a girl, "Baby4eva" insist it was her own creation and any likeness was coincidental. She threw alot of dramatic flowery words and accuse me of not Showing proof(cos was deleted by the mods) and spoiling her day. When others asked her of her disappearance, she cooked up stories that she just got married and had when on a honeymoon and she was expecting good replies and accuses me of spoiling the mood. To garner support she posted pictures of her "honeymoon" to show she was a genuine member and that got her alot of supporters. There I was, witnessing a full-fledge Ang Moh drama of how they and twist and turn their mistakes and flip prata. I felt like I'm watching a bad soap opera. (This experience also armed me on the knowledge of how to deal with AMDK during the cos of my work) I did not post a reply. I don't see the point and was trying to forget this incident. But I got PMed from her supporters asking me to apologize and some, just to fark me for causing all this. Member's memories are short and when you can't even post your evidence of her offence, it's a lost cause. So in order to close the case and let the thread die, I just replied to "apologize" for "causing hurt". It felt sick. 13 years ago, "baby4eva" has kicked "pocus" ass and won the internet forum drama. That few days I couldn't sleep well, I couldn't eat well, I was grumpy. It affect my real life. A few close members and those who knew her offence PMed to console me. A few asked me not to leave the forum(they assumed I would leave). With the expection of one mod which is close to me, None of the other mods nor the admin PMed me. Aftermath: "Baby4eva"'s tricks did not last long though. After that she posted a number of her "own works", all copied from various hentai/porn anime sites. I was not involved as I did not reply to any of her thread since. Some member accused her and she whipped up the same drama mama tactics again to win sympathy. Only this time the members and mod knew her tricks and banned her, her nonsense lasted for 4 months. It was bittersweet. Conclusion: I've since left the forum an moved on. But this incident became a life lesson for me till today after 13 years. I learned that: 1) Forum are not just forums, who are we kidding. If forums were just forums we wouldn't come here everyday. But because forums are not just forums, we should treat it with respect. Just like working in office, basic ethical rules and behavour applies. 2) Treat each members like how you would treat them in real life. Do not do to other how you do not want others to do to you 3) If someone broke the rules or post offensive material, the first rules is to give benefit of doubt. You may be right but you may be wrong. 4) Report if you must, but never openly challenge someone and expect no reaction. 5) We don't own the forum, don't expect mods to be around when shet happen and don't expect them to cover you or sayang you if you got hit by shet. 6) Sometimes if you are repling to an offensive person, it's good to type in a notepad, then save and close and then paste 10 mins later. If you do that you can avoid unnessesary confrontation. 7) Benefit of Doubt 8) You can spend 4 years building a reputation as a good member and a moment of weakness to bring down the reputation and get yourself ban. If (1) is true, apply (2 to 6) 9) You may be a veteran member with 20k post count but without meeting anyone and benefiting from it, you are just a statistic to the forum. 10) If forum has too much shet post, close it and come back another day. 11) All else fails, maybe it's time to quit, go out there and smell real fresh air and experience real things instead of virtual things.

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「三字經」英譯版 To: Another 很黄但不暴力.HA ha HA..... 人之初： At the beginning of life, 性本善： Sex is good. 性相近： Basically, all sex are the same. 習相遠： But it depends on how you do it. 苟不教： If you do not practice all the time, 性乃遷： Sex will leave you. 教之道： The way of learning it 貴以專： It is very important to have be faithful to one partner 昔孟母： Once the great mother, Mrs Meng 擇鄰處： Choose her neighborhood to avoid bad influence. 子不學： If you don't learn, 斷機杼： Your organ will become useless. 竇燕山： The famous Mr Dou 有義方： Owned a very effective exciting medicine. 教五子： All his five sons took it. 名俱揚： And their sexual ability were well known. 養不教： If your children don't know how to do it, 父之過： It is the father's fault. 教不嚴： If they are not taught in a serious manner, 師之惰： Their teacher must be too lazy to tell them the details. 子不學： You may refuse to study this, 非所宜： But that is a real mistake. 幼不學： If you don't learn it in childhood, 老何為： You will lose your ability when you get old, 玉不琢： If you don't exercise your organ, 不成器： It won't become hard and strong. 人不學： If you don't learn sex, 不知義：You can't enjoy its true meaning.

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This is the case in some western countries. If you need to learn driving, you can just get anyone with a license (usually a parent) to teach you. Can this system work in Singapore?

What is this talk about our school system being sub standards mentioned by many parents here. Even the UK teachers sings praises about our education system. No such thing as a perfect system. http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2009/f...hools-singapore Lessons from Singapore Education is the Singapore government's top priority, says Mike Baker How do you achieve a school system consistently in the top three in the world for maths and science, fourth for literacy, and described by experts as leading the world in teaching quality? Moreover, how do you manage to get 80% of pupils to pass five or more O-levels when they are taught in their second language in classes of 35? The answers are found in Singapore. I have just accompanied winners of the Teaching Awards on a study visit to Singapore. It was organised by the charity CfBT Education Trust, which has sent British teachers to several countries to see what they can learn from other school systems. So what did they expect to find? One assistant headteacher from the Midlands expected to see "a very traditional curriculum, rows of pupils, teacher in front, students there to learn". And indeed she did. But she also saw a whole lot more: traditional methods blended with more progressive thinking, and a focus on teaching the whole child, not just on exam results. It gave the British teachers plenty to ponder. International comparisons are fraught with difficulties; it is easy to forget that what works in one country will not flourish in another. But Singapore has many similarities to the UK. The official language of school instruction is English, there is a national curriculum, and the national examinations are O- and A-levels, administered by Cambridge Assessment. It was soon clear to the British teachers that there are similar challenges. Singapore is a multi-ethnic, multilingual society. Pupils are obsessed with mobile phones and computer games, and are, as one Singapore school principal put it, the "strawberry generation: easily bruised and damaged". So why does it work? First, education is the government's top priority. That is not just rhetoric: a country with no natural resources (it even has to import water) knows it lives and dies by its collective brainpower. The ministry of education is very close to schools; as all teachers and principals are civil servants, they regularly rotate through postings to the ministry. Teachers speak approvingly of the way the ministry supports initiatives with targeted funding. Or, as one former headteacher put it, the system runs on "top-down support for bottom-up initiatives". For example, there is a drive to boost learning outside the classroom. The government provides funds for school visits, clubs and extra-curricular activities, enabling them to make such activities compulsory. Pupils are regularly graded on these activities, and the grades count towards entry to further education. In another reform, the ministry announced recently that all primary schools would move to single-session teaching, with the juniors taught in the morning and the infants in the afternoon. This will bring smaller classes, better pupil-teacher ratios, and allow a programme of compulsory extra-curricular activities for the juniors in the afternoon. Like England, Singapore is undergoing a big school building programme. But there is no disruption while the builders are in, as the whole school decamps to a vacant school nearby. The government maintains spare capacity for this very purpose. In a reform called the Integrated Programme, schools with more able pupils are encouraged to bypass exams at 16, allowing greater curriculum flexibility right through to A-levels. One visiting headteacher from Essex was struck by the real stretch offered to more able pupils, the "clear articulation of ideas between government and schools", and the way the whole system not only "talked the talk, but also walked the walk". Perhaps the real key to Singapore's success, though, is the rare combination of traditional teaching and discipline, and a holistic, child-based approach. In the UK, we tend to see these as mutually exclusive opposites. mikebakereducation.co.uk

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml...24/wsing124.xml Newspapers all over the world are reporting this. Singaporeans need help to get it on. "An 18-year-old mechanical engineering student, Isabel Seet, told the local Straits Times newspaper: "My teacher said if a guy looks into my eyes for more than five seconds, it could mean that he is attracted to me and I stand a chance." Wonder who Isabel Seet is?

Anyone knows of schools where they train classical singing ?

Anyone knows how much it costs approximately to have bike lessons and get a bike licence?