Archive for February 6th, 2010

Labor Day in Singapore: Filipinos, "Foreign Talents" and Labor Migration

Isang mapagpalayang araw sa lahat ng makababasa.
It has become a Labor Day tradition of national governments to announce the current unemployment rate. In my opinion, it is a clear effort to appease the labor movement and ensure the general public that the government is creating new jobs.
In the Philippines, insatiable unhappiness in the labor [...]

Visita Iglesia in Singapore

Visita Iglesia is a Holy Week practice of Catholics in places where there are many churches, in countries like Malta, Poland, Ireland and the Philippines. Overseas Filipinos have brought it to places, like North America, that never had it before.

The custom goes back to the early Church when Christians would visit the seven great basilicas [...]

Youth Olympic Games 2010 in Singapore

Singapore will host the 1st Summer Youth Olympic Games in 2010. The result was unveiled by IOC President Jacques Rogge at the Olympic Museum in Lausanne. Singapore beat Moscow in the final vote, 53 to 44.

“Singapore has put together a very exciting project. Hosting the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) for the first time is [...]

Ushering the Year of the Rat in Singapore

Gong Xi Fa Cai!
2008… another “Rat year”. It’s the first in the lunar calendar cycle and recurs every twelfth year. The Chinese New Year does not fall on a specific date, so it is essential to check the calendar to find the exact date on which each year actually begins.
It’s a [...]