panegyrist \pan”e*gyr`ist\, n. one who makes a speech, esp. praise or eulogy, in a public assembly
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written by ketsugi some time at the end of October last year
The Campus Observer (via Tomorrow.sg) reports that Zhao Ke, who hacked into his junior college’s computer system and was awarded a S$15,000 fine, is now going to have his fine paid off for him by an anonymous benefactor. What a load of bullshit.
written by ketsugi some time mid-October last year
In the US Apple store, Mac OS X 10.5 can be pre-ordered for US$129 (S$187 at an exchange rate of 1.45). On the other hand, the Singapore store has it listed for S$238. Why does Leopard cost nearly $50 more in Singapore than it does in the US?
To further rub salt in the wound, Amazon [...]
written by ketsugi some time mid-October last year
This makes me feel a lot better about my own poor command of Mandarin. Perhaps the Chinese government should learn from Singapore and initiate a heavily-hyped yet utterly ineffective “讲åŽè¯ Cool” campaign.
BEIJING (Reuters) - China may have one official national language — Mandarin — but as delegates at this week’s Communist Party Congress have shown, [...]