Friday, June 20, 2008
Time flies so fast...
The school holidays are almost
going to be over!!
Almost time to get busy with Term 3... :(
Back to
school life again haha...
During the whole holiday, I have been
very busy, trying to clear all my homework, so that I have time to
go out with my friends... But I also got revise a
little.. just a little bit only.. haha. But it is also considered as got revise right?? So, still not bad. Did not waste my holiday..
Man falls 15 metres into incinerator collection point
By Lau Joon-Nie/Lip Kwok Wai, Channel NewsAsia Posted: 19 June 2008 2308 hrs
SINGAPORE: A waste collector miraculously escaped serious injury after falling into a rubbish collection area piled with refuse several stories high. The man, in his mid-40's, was emptying rubbish at the Tuas South Incineration Plant when he fell 15 metres into the collection point on Thursday. Fortunately, his fall was cushioned by the rubbish pile. A Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) ambulance arrived just before 4pm and its crew had to be lowered into the area using the incinerator's auxiliary hoist. The man was conscious when rescued. He was sent to the National University Hospital where he was treated for a fractured left leg. - CNA/ir
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Comments in response to Yong Min's book review : Charlotte's Web
This book talks about an animal fable which deals with several important aspects of a happy life: friendship, heroism, con stancy, and death. I agree with you that Wilbur has a kind heart. However, he does not have a mind on his own. Charlotte on the other hand is kind and has patience. From the review you have written, I think i will like to read that book.
Taken from: www.yongmin09.blogspot.com
Monday, June 2, 2008
Mercy Relief raises S$163,000 for China quake victims
By Gamar Abdul Aziz, Channel NewsAsia
Date: 2 jun 2008SINGAPORE: Due to the overwhelming requests from social and corporate groups, Mercy Relief has extended its fundraising permit until June 15. The revised permit number provided by the Commissioner of Charities is 0015/2008 (II). It said the total donation collected for the quake victims in China has now reached S$719,000. This includes the S$163,101.66 raised by 650 volunteers, during the one-day island-wide street collection on May 23. This is according to CERTIS Cisco, which provided the security and processed the counting and administration of the donations collected. CERTIS Cisco had underwritten the cost of cash processing for the street collection. In addition, CERTIS Cisco will also waive the charges for the next cash processing of the donations from collection boxes placed at SingPost, Shell, Toys ‘R’ Us, Kopi Tiam and other corporate organisations. 50 staff from corporate group KPMG also took to the streets, armed with donation cans and raised more than S$25,000 in over four hours. 200 of the volunteers that day were Chinese nationals working and studying in Singapore. Mercy Relief said its response team has personally distributed relief supplies - including food, water, medicines and tents - worth over S$400,000 since May 16. The items were carried on trucks, which had to travel through rough terrains which, at times, needed to be cleared manually. Mercy Relief said supplies were distributed at several counties in four prefectures - namely Aba, Mianyang, Deyang and Chengdu. Large 30 square-metre system tents have also been erected as a temporary school in Wenchuan, the epicentre of the quake. Mercy Relief is working with the local Disaster Management Centres, the Sichuan Foundation for Poverty Alleviation (SFPA) and the Chengdu Poverty Alleviation Bureau (CPAB). - CNA/vm
