A fast-paced day...

Everything was gone in a flash today... One lecture in the morning followed by settling of some administration stuffs... Thanks to Clara for the calenders... Lunch was with Chee Meng who passed me a nice bookmark from Si Chuan... He has been meeting all the NUS pple, one each day...haha... Was introduced to Yen Kai, the only undergraduate team member in the NUS Everest Team... A nice guy indeed... Anyway, he's one of the bosses of the BuyBackAsia, so do support this service... =) Went back SoC for meeting & started printing notes and journals thereafter... Went over to arts to have tea break with JQ before heading back to SoC where I bumped into KL from medicine... I have not seen her for approximately 1 years plus I think... Good to see her around... Is one of those days you keep meeting people till you lose track of time...

Just check the Niras website ...

86 abstracts from 28 countries

Young students, their professors, and professionals in private companies have submitted their first bid on how they see a future, global knowledge society.

NIRAS is very pleased with the enthusiasm shown by so many people around the world.

It is obvious that visionary thoughts and a keen interest in our common future occupy many of us. We have received contributions from Australia (2), Bolivia (3), Bulgaria (1), China (6), Czech Republic (1), Denmark (3), Egypt (2), Finland (7), Georgia (1), Ghana (1), Hong Kong (1), Hungary (1), India (7), Indonesia (5), Latvia (1), Nepal (1), Norway (1), Pakistan (2), Russia (1), Singapore (22), Slovakia (1), South Africa (1), Sweden (1), Thailand (4), United Arab Emirates (1), Ukraine (1), United Kingdom (1), and USA (7). [The numbers in brackets indicate the number of abstracts].

We will now screen and select 10 of the abstracts for the second phase of the competition. It will not be an easy task with the many interesting and thought provoking ideas and viewpoints.

The 10 essayists will be publicised on February 1. All participants will get a personal e-mail or letter from NIRAS stating whether they have moved on or not.

If you realised, the entries from Singapore is the only double-digit among all the country... Amazing...