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Friday, August 10, 2012
More than Words
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From artlyst.com |
In no specific order:
- platitude - a flat, dull, or trite remark, especially one uttered as if it were fresh or profound.
- erudition - knowledge acquired by study, research, etc.; learning; scholarship.
- ennui - a feeling of utter weariness and discontent resulting from satiety or lack of interest; boredom-
- affliction - a state of pain, distress, or grief; misery
- calcified - to make or become rigid or intransigent, as in a political position.
- licentious - going beyond customary or proper bounds or limits; disregarding rules.
- venerate - to regard or treat with reverence; revere
- writ large - made more obvious or prominent; "the effect of...his irregular life could be seen writ large on his gaunt features"
- bucolic - of, pertaining to, or suggesting an idyllic rural life
- eviscerate - to deprive of vital or essential parts
- temerity - reckless boldness; rashness.
- diffident - lacking confidence in one's own ability, worth, or fitness; timid; shy.
- castigate - to criticize or reprimand severely.
- elucidate - to make lucid or clear; throw light upon; explain: an explanation that elucidated his recent strange behavior.
- ambivalence - uncertainty or fluctuation, especially when caused by inability to make a choice or by a simultaneous desire to say or do two opposite or conflicting things.
- hyperbole - an extravagant statement or figure of speech not intended to be taken literally, as “to wait an eternity.”
- punctilious - extremely attentive to punctilios; strict or exact in the observance of the formalities or amenities of conduct or actions.
- priapic - exaggeratedly concerned with masculinity and male sexuality.
- turpitude - vile, shameful, or base character; depravity.
- avuncular - of, pertaining to, or characteristic of an uncle: avuncular affection
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Haters gonna hate
Monday, August 6, 2012
Colony of Singapore
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From Wiki : Flag Of Crown Colony of Singapore |
After 3 decades of my life only then I learned that my mum was born during the period of political awakening of Singapore. Singapore was part of the Straits Settlements together with Malaya under colonial rule. But the post-war aftermath and the defeat of the British gave rise to a need for a local government. The year of 1955 was the turning point leading to self-goverment independent of colonial suppression.
My maternal grandfather was registered as a British Subject " The first Singaporean elections, held in March 1948, were limited as only six of the twenty-five seats on the Legislative Council were to be elected. Only British subjects had the rights to vote, and only 23,000 or about 10% of those eligible registered to vote." Wikipedia
However, he passed away when my mum was only 7 years of age, although he was already in his 50s then.
My grandmother had to raise 6 children on her own and she was already in her 40s.
I know so little of my family history.
Ignorance is a disease.
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