I shoke hands with Mr Jens Stoltenberg...very young Prime Minister of Norway! :) Had the chance to present flowers to him on behalf of PKU. Quite fun! Heh..went to attend this talk: "Nora's sisters - A seminar on the role of women in China today".
2006 marked the 100th anniversary of the death of Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen, of which Pillars of Society, A Doll's House and An Enemy of the People were his more renowned works. There was a special focus on "A Doll's House" as it was extremely important to women's liberation all over the world. Of which famous Nora phenomenon: Nora portrays women's right to freedom and personal growth, escapes the confinement of her home and looks into the future which sets her free. One of her most famous quotes to her husband " I want to become a person free just like you." left a deep impression. The topic on gender inequality, feminist liberation has always been discussed throughout the years.
In fact, famous writers like 胡适、曹禺 were deeply influenced by Ibsen, the term "Ibsenism" was even invented by 胡适 to describe modern dramas.
After the seminar, there was a 千手观音 performance by the deaf association. Normal people would probably take less than a week to master the "dance", but they had to take more than a month...lots of effort indeed.
A terracotta..but a special one. It's female!! Very in sync with the seminar topic.
Held at 英杰交流中心...where PKU hosts her overseas guests.
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Just received news from my ex-JC CT rep Erene that my ex-chem relief tutor Miss Deborah Wee committed suicide. She's probably just 2 years my senior...my only memory of her was a sullen face, disciplined look...forever snapping at our questions. She's a perfect student with top grades, represented the school in Chem Olympics. While waiting for uni, she came to relief teach. She wanted to apply to NUS med but didn't get through the interview (we speculated it was because of her poor attitude). Eventually she got into NUS Bioengineering. (one of the pioneer batch I think). My impression of her hadn't been good at all.
And now...her death seems so sudden. Though miles away...it's really a big shock. To know that an acquaintance left the world like that (to think we actually didn't had anything good to say about her...) Nobody knows why she chose to end her life this way...what's more..at a tender age of 22.
Sigh.
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21. 25th Feb 1987. pIscEs.
A clash between Idealism & Realism
Learning to appreciate simplicity in a complicated world.
In the mOod for chocs!
It's not that chocolates are a substitute for love. Love is a substitute for chocolate. Chocolate is, let's face it, far more reliable than a man. ~Miranda Ingram
Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you are going to get!
"There are two kinds of people in the world. Those who love chocolate, and communists."
~Leslie Moak Murray in ‘Murray's Law’ comic strip
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SICA(学生国际交流协会)
爱心社护老祖
手语分社表演组
NEAN 08 OC
FACES 08 OC
Dharma class
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