Archive for the ‘Values’ Category

National Day Thoughts: Singapore vs. America

August 12, 2010Daniel 1 Comment »

Singapore celebrated its 45th National Day three days ago. I love this picture of the National Day fireworks, courtesy of onextrapixel.
Being away from home for the past three years has made me appreciate Singapore and home much more. I’d go so far as to say that studying in the US has made me more patriotic!
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What Makes Great People Great

February 12, 2010Daniel No Comments »

Yesterday I had the opportunity to talk to a group of international students at Duke about academic integrity. I gave the talk on behalf of the Honor Council, which is an organization that promotes the Duke honor code.
The academic culture in the US is pretty different from many other countries– it’s very different from Singapore, [...]

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