Download or read book Mister HDB written by Asad Latiff and published by Epigram Books. This book was released on 2016 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How does a spoilt young boy and party-going dandy become the man who housed a nation? Discover the passion that drives Lim Kim San from his comfortable, carefree life into a mission that would change Singapore forever.
Download or read book Dream Island written by Peh Shing Huei and published by Epigram Books. This book was released on with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Philip Yeo was a curious boy who loved to read. He learnt a lot about the world from books, and went to Canada to study. Back in Singapore, he worked for the government and helped create jobs. One day, he gets an idea to combine seven islands into one and build chemical factories on it. Everyone thought it was a crazy idea. But Philip refused to give up.
Download or read book Singapore Singapura written by Nicholas Walton and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2019-02-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Modern Singapore is a miracle. Half a century ago it unwillingly became an independent nation, after it was thrown out of the Malay Federation. It was tiny, poor, almost devoid of resources, and in a hostile neighborhood. Now, this unlikely country is at the top of almost every global national index, from high wealth and low crime to superb education and much-envied stability. But have these achievements bred a dangerous sense of complacency among Singapore's people? Nicholas Walton walked across the entire country in one day, to grasp what it was that made Singapore tick, and to understand the challenges that it now faces. Singapore, Singapura teases out the island's story, from mercantilist Raffles and British colonial rule, through the war years, to independence and the building of the current miracle. There are challenges ahead, from public complacency and the constraints of authoritarian democracy to changing geographic realities and the difficulties of balancing migration in such a tiny state. Singapore's second half-century will be just as exacting as the one since independence--as Walton warns, talk of a "Singapore model" for our hyper-globalized world must face these realities.
Download or read book Where Are All the Birds written by Darel Seow and published by Epigram Books. This book was released on 2016 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Where are all the birds? Why am I in this world? Where are my spectacles? Discover the life of Dr Goh Keng Swee in this fun and unique narrative of successive questions. How did this quiet, shy and curious boy become the man who would spearhead mammoth national projects and impact the lives of all Singaporeans?
Download or read book The Runaway Who Became President written by Amanda Kee and published by Epigram Books. This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From a trying childhood to surviving the Japanese Occupation and even falling in love, the life of Singapore’s longest-serving president, the late S.R. Nathan, turned out to be more colourful than many might imagine. The Runaway Who Became President not only introduces us to a man who dedicated his life to the service of our nation, but also to the various people who helped him work through his own challenges and shape him as a well-loved and respected Singaporean icon.
Download or read book Mister Lee s Fantastic Football Dream written by PJ Roberts and published by Monsoon Books. This book was released on 2012-10-01 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Singaporean teenager Lee Jun Yong dreams of becoming a professional footballer. Growing up in a family of humble means, in the shadow of Bedok Stadium, the sixteen-year-old is unsure what the future has in store for him. Then one day a chance encounter and some fancy footwork lead to a trial with local professional soccer team Geylang United and suddenly it seems as if Jun Yong’s dream is about to come true. Armed with his grandfather’s Tiger Balm and qi gong training, can Jun Yong make the under-18 national squad and represent his country against Australia? Teenage soccer fans worldwide will delight in Jun Yong’s football skills, despair at his dating skills, and empathise with his struggle to over come hardships and make his fantastic football dream become reality.
Download or read book Agnes and Her Amazing Orchid written by Linda Locke and published by Epigram Books. This book was released on 2018 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nominated for the 2019 Singapore Book Awards, Best Children's Picture Book In the 1800s, a girl named Agnes Joaquim was passionate about plants. She even learned to grow cool-weather European vegetables in the tropical heat of Singapore. As she grew up, she collected many prizes for her plants. One day, after many trials and difficulty, she created a brand-new orchid. She showed it to an orchid expert named Henry Ridley, who officially named the flower the Vanda Miss Joaquim. This is the story of how one woman's ingenuity and determination created a flower that became world famous...and Singapore's National Flower in 1981. "Agnes and Her Amazing Orchid chronicles the remarkable journey of a brilliant horticulturist. An excellent introduction to our national flower, this wonderful book also provides a glimpse into the orchid breeding process. Singapore has a rich heritage in orchid cultivation, being one of the leading orchid hybridisation centres in the world. I hope this engaging story will inspire an interest in horticulture and botany amongst our children." —Kenneth Er, CEO of National Parks Board "A remarkable story of Agnes Joaquim’s passion for horticulture, whose interest in breeding orchids led her to become the first woman to breed a hybrid orchid – Singapore’s national flower the Vanda Miss Joaquim. Her story inspires us all to pursue our dreams." —Rosa Daniel, Deputy Secretary (Culture) Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth
Download or read book Race to Rio written by David Seow and published by Epigram Books. This book was released on 2020 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Joseph Schooling’s race to the Olympics began when he was still a boy. With the support and love of Mum and Dad, he dedicated himself to being the best swimmer he could be. From triumphant victories to devastating defeats, Joseph never gave up no matter how discouraged he got, and he finally proved that no dream is too big for a boy when he won Singapore's first Olympic Gold medal.
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Download or read book The International Code of Signals for the Use of All Nations written by Anonymous and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-05-29 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1882.
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Download or read book Lim Kim San written by Asad Latif and published by Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. This book was released on 2009 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lim Kim San's name is linked inextricably to Singapore's public housing. This is entirely appropriate because he played a crucial role in the success of the Housing Board, which transformed both the country's physical landscape and gave Singaporeans a tangible stake in the future of their young nation. However, important though Lim's role was at the Board and as Minister for National Development, it was not his sole contribution to Singapore. He made a decisive difference in several other key areas, including Finance, and Interior and Defence. This biography draws on Lim's Oral History Interview, which was made accessible to the author, the Hansard, Lim's speeches, and newspaper clippings, in addition to fresh interviews conducted with other Singapore leaders who had worked with Lim. The result is a composite picture of a great Singapore leader.
Download or read book The Search written by Ah Guo and published by 玲子传媒 LINGZI MEDIA. This book was released on 2016-12-01 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Follow a little boy and a penguin on their little adventure up in the mountain in search of something very special—Lonely Not. Along the way, they found smallness, eternity, freedom, tranquility, trust, waltz of the water, songs of the mountain and eventually, each other. This simple yet poetic picture-book features beautiful water-colour illustrations inspired by the idyllic landscapes of outskirt Wonju (원주), Korea where the author stayed for near to 3 months while on a residency.
Download or read book The Keepers of Stories written by Suffian Hakim and published by Epigram Books. This book was released on 2021-08-08 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In post-independence Singapore, tradition clashes with modernity in this compelling tale of the importance of defining one's own story. When their father Sujakon comes home late one night, raving about bad people coming to take them away, siblings Zuzu and Hakeem are forced to leave everything behind and live in a tent at Changi Beach, with a secret community called Anak Bumi—the Children of the Earth. Here, they learn to live off the land and fend for themselves, and partake in a communal storytelling ritual under the stars called the Wayang Singa. But just as they’ve acclimatised to their new lives, their father disappears without a word and a strange man washes ashore warning of mortal danger from just offshore.
