Recent content by Mahoujin Tsukai

No doubt Hitler is the most infamous. Stalin actually killed more people than Hitler, but he is not as notorious. Stalin should be no.1 when it comes to body count. :shock: You should also have mentioned Saddam Hussein, Nicole Caessaeu, and that nutcase :D in North Korea. Some people might...

Better deaf than blind.

There may be cases of individuals who suffer from severe autism, yet have IQs way above average. So far, I've only heard of two such people: Kim Peek (The Rain Man) & Christopher (a fictional character in 'The Curious Incident of The Dog In Night-Time'). hikaru totomoni (???ƂƂ??Ɂjis one good...

I believe it's the transistor :-) . Without it, many of today's technological developments could not have been possible (or would have at best, progressed very slowly). Imagine using vaccum tubes in place of transistors - the result would be unreliable electrical appliances (vaccum tubes...

Languages that I can speak English (my native lang) Chinese (Mandarin, very poorly) Japanese (just starting)

My opinion on Singapore's education system Singapore's education system is tough, but I think it is still not as demanding as Japan's :relief: . A comparison of my GCE A-level text(s) & Japanese Senior High text(s) in the same subjects shows me one thing - Japanese students have to cover more...

Language English is the language of instruction used in Singapore schools. Students take Mandarin, Malay, etc as a second language.

Not quite right... ?Ⴂ?܂? (wrong). FYI, many students in Singapore are struggling with their 2nd language (especially Mandarin) (probably like how most Japanese students struggle with English). There are students who can learn 3 languages well, but it's very uncommon.