FEB
17
NTU-NIE Speech Competition The NTU-NIE Speech competition is here once again! Click on this link for more information.
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News & Updates
Jan
17
Handing over of the Vice President Public Relations post Congratulations to Brenda Law for winning the elections and replacing Geraldine Kong as Vice President of Public Relations. Geraldine would be leaving for an exchange program to Switzerland and we wish you all the best!
Dec
27
Christmas themed Chapter Meeting Today we held the last chapter meeting of 2007 and decided to end it with a bang! We had a special segment by our Immediate Past President Lester Kho and everyone loved the gingerbread men. Hope you all had as much fun as we did!
Just For Fun
August 12 2007 - Geraldine Kong
"What the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the master calls a butterfly." - Richard Bach
Review: The Kite Runner
August 11 2007 - Venkateswaran Balakrishnan
After hearing rave reviews, I had the good fortune of borrowing the acclaimed novel The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, a relatively new writer. Though I had my doubts about the book thinking that it might be just another book which might end up to be a bore, I was totally wrong as I found myself enjoying the book. It narrates the childhood of Amir, a Pashtun who has an unique relationship with Hassan, a Hazara. However, an incident involving Hassan changed the nature of their relationship and it left Amir feeling guilty.
Amir will eventually leave Afghanistan for America where he would become
successful while Hassan will stay in Afghanistan. Amir would however come back to Afghanistan later for one last shot at redemption.
It also provides glimpses of Afghanistan history from the time of monarchy in the 1970, to the Soviet Occupation in the 1980s, to the Taliban regime in the mid 90s and informs the reader of the tribal politics in Afghanistan. Afghan customs are regularly featured in the book. I couldn’t help but empathise with Afghanistan for the countless wars the country has seen. It’s a story of redemption, love and courage presented in a raw form and “The Kite Runner” is certainly a must-read.
The thing about feathers
August 11 2007 - Geraldine Kong
"Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul." - Emily Dickinson
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