Tuesday, March 30, 2010 ; WEEKLY ARTICLE 0.o!?
Universal Studios Singapore is a new theme park located within Resorts World Sentosa on Sentosa Island, Singapore. It was a key component of Genting's bid for the right to build Singapore's second integrated resort. It was announced on 8 December 2006 by the Singapore government that the consortium had won the bid and construction of the theme park and the rest of the resort then started on 19 April 2007. It's the second Universal Studios to open in Asia and the first in Southeast Asia. The official plans for the park were unveiled to the public when Universal Studios Singapore released a map of the park to the public on 20 October 2009.[1]
Universal Studios Singapore was opened for sneak peek week in view of the Chinese New Year Celebrations, from 5pm to 9pm every night between 14 to 21 February, 2010.[2] The whole park was opened but none of the rides were operational. Visitors had to pay SGD10 to get into the park. Park tickets for the week were sold out in 2 days. On 05 March 2010, it was announced that the park will start opening on 8:28am (UTC+8) 18 March, 2010, for a soft-opening phase. From 13 March, 2010 the team members of Resorts World Sentosa and their families can start visiting the park before the public has a chance to do so.[3]
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Wednesday, March 24, 2010 ; Ankle Socks
Dear Mr Wan,
I am sorry for wearing ankle socks to school although it is not allowed. I thought that it would be fine as it covered my ankle and there were others who also wore ankle socks that were shorter than mine. From now on, I will not wear ankle socks to school anymore and I will wear socks that would be two-finger spacing above my ankle. I hope that you can forgive me. I ensure that this will not happen again as Mr Ang had told us that wearing ankle socks would not make our feet grow and I do not want that to happen to me. Once again, sorry! (:
Cassilda
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Monday, March 15, 2010 ; WEEKLY ARTICLE~~
SINGAPORE: Budget airlines have turned in some strong numbers for last year, helping to prop up passenger traffic despite a turbulent time for the aviation sector.
They carried some seven million passengers to and from Changi Airport last year, up by 54 per cent from 2008.
According to Second Minister of Transport and Finance Lim Hwee Hua, Changi Airport should work more closely with these carriers to help meet their needs amid growing demand.
Low cost airlines now account for one quarter of total passenger numbers at Changi Airport, up from under two per cent just six years ago.
"By all accounts we can expect this growth to continue at least in the foreseeable future," said Charles Chong, Member of Parliament (MP) for Paris Ris-Punggol GRC. "Could the minister tell us if CAS intends expand the Budget Terminal, or upgrade its facilities to accommodate this new trend in air travel?"
In her reply, Second Minister for Finance and Transport Lim Hwee Hua said that rising passenger numbers does not mean low cost carriers would prefer to use the Budget Terminal.
"While we prefer to see more low cost carriers at the budget terminal, there are other factors to consider," said Mrs Lim. "First, some low cost carriers may prefer operating at the main terminals for connectivity reasons.
"Second, Changi Airport Group as operator, has to balance capacity and utilisation at the main airport terminals vis-a-vis the Budget Terminal.
"CAG has to work closely with the low cost carriers on the best arrangement for the airlines, and ensure adequate and appropriate infrastructure to meet the LCCs' needs."
But the transport ministry is optimistic about the recovery of the aviation sector, and it expects further liberalisation of air services in the region to provide a boost.
"Within the region, two multilateral agreements liberalising freighter and air passenger services among ASEAN member states have recently come into force," said Mrs Lim.
"A third multilateral agreement, which will expand on the earlier arrangement to fully liberalise passenger air services within ASEAN, is expected to be signed this year.
For the first time, ASEAN is also in negotiations with a dialogue partner China, to establish a liberal air services regime.
Meanwhile, the Transport Ministry also plans to help the maritime industry remain competitive.
It is extending its concession for port fees by another six months, and will review the situation again when it expires at the end of September.
"We are optimistic (for) 2010. Cargo volumes have picked up and freight rates have regained some ground," said Mrs Lim.
"However, it is still too early to tell if the recovery is sustainable. The excess supply of vessels continues to be a structural problem for the industry. However, the government will do what we can to keep business costs competitive."
Last year, as part of its efforts to help the shipping industry during the economic downturn, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) introduced a 10 per cent concession in port dues to ocean-going vessels with a port stay of not more than 10 days and 20 per cent port dues concession for harbour craft from 1 April 2009 to 31 March 2010.
With the latest announcement, these concessions will be extended till 30 September 2010.
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Sunday, March 14, 2010 ; Percentage Tough Questions
The questions below are all mixed and meshed. Identify which type of question it is before you solve any of them.
1) Jamie used some coloured beads to make a bag. 44% of the beads used were green and the rest were either blue or orange. The ratio of the number of orange beads to that of blue beads used was 3:5. If she used 46 more green beads than orange beads, how many beads did she use in all?
2) A fruit seller sold 140 apples in the morning. In the afternoon, he sold 60% of the remaining apples. As a result, the number of apples left became 1/6 of the number of apples he had at first. How many apples did the fruit seller have at first?
3) A shopkeeper offered a watch to his customer at a discount of 20%. After much bargaining, the customer bought the watch at 44% discount, giving him an additional saving of $24. What was the usual price of the watch?
4) At a fruit stall, the ratio of the number of apples to the number of pears is 5:8. If 60% of the pears are sold, what percentage of the apples must be sold so that there will be an equal number of apples and pears left?
5) Siti was reading a story book. On the first day, the number o f pages she read was 20% of the number of pages unread. On the second day, she read another 30 pages of the book. As a result, the number of pages she read was 60% of the number of pages unread. How many pages did the book consist of?
6) There are some beads in 3 boxes, A, B and C. 40% of the number of beads in Box A is equal to 25% of the number of beads in Box B. The number of beads in Box C is 1/3 of the number of beads in Box B.
a) Express the number of beads in Box C as a fraction of the number of beads in Box A.
b) If 1/2 of the beads in Box B are taken out and placed into Box C, there will be 80 beads in Box C. How many beads are there in Box A?
7) A a car park, 40% of the vehicles are cars. 90% of the remainder are vans and the rest are buses. There are 28 more vans than cars. After some cars have left, 20% of the remaining vehicles at the car park are cars. How many cars are there left in the car park?
8) In Mr Tan's shop, a television set is priced at 25% higher than a DVD player. If Mr Tan sells the television set at 20% discount and the DVD player at 25% discount, he will earn $400 less than usual. What is the usual price of the television set?
Answers are at "comment".
If you could do at least 6 of them, you're in the "high A" category. If you could do all on your own, you'll have no problem with ratio, fraction and percentage. You've reached my category.
Regards,
Mr Wan
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Friday, March 5, 2010 ; Weekly Article~~~
The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) is publicly displaying its modified Gulfstream 550-based airborne early warning (AEW) platform for the first time at the Singapore Airshow.
Singapore received its first aircraft in February 2009 and has ordered four of the G550s. The service has been highly secretive about the aircraft, which Flight International understands has been modified to carry the Elta conformal AEW platform.
While the RSAF has never confirmed the specifications, we understand that it has a similar configuration to the Israeli air force's G550-based conformal AEW (CAEW) aircraft, which entered service early 2008.
Israel Aerospace Industries subsidiary Elta says the CAEW platform offers a mission endurance of 9h when operating at an altitude of 41,000ft (12,500m) and 185km from its home base. The aircraft features dual S-band radar arrays at the front and rear, plus L-band sensors on the fuselage side, providing 360° coverage. Israel's configuration has six on-board operator stations.
The modified G550 also has pod-housed electronic support measures equipment, plus satellite communications and line-of-sight datalinks. Elta says the airframe modifications have "minimal impact" on the business jet's performance.
According to a previous statement by Singapore's defence ministry, the formal delivery period for its G550 AEW aircraft is late 2008 to 2010. The aircraft will replace four Northrop E-2Cs that have been in service for more than 20 years. Industry sources say that the four AEW-configured aircraft are expected to cost the island state up to $1 billion.
A fifth, unmodified, business jet is also being acquired to support training activities from 2012 under a 20-year private finance initiative deal with ST Aerospace.
For more pictures of the RSAF's G550 AEW as well as some of the other aircraft that are on static display at the Singapore Airshow, visit our Asian Skies blog.
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