(Part 2) Best products from r/singapore

Read up as much as you can before you come. Local Singaporeans would have heard a lot about NS from their older brothers/family/relatives/friends, so they tend to have a lot of in-built understanding of the whole organisation and culture.

However, since you're not local and haven't spent much time in Singapore, you'll be at a disadvantage. More information and preparation is always good. Speaking of preparation, you didn't mention your physical condition, but try to exercise (especially push-ups) and build up your physical fitness before coming. Do note that the hot and humid weather in Singapore will present you with significant difficulties. Pulau Tekong (on which the Basic Military Training Center [BMTC] is located) is known for being hotter than mainland Singapore (by 1 degree Celsius).

A few helpful links:

• Official Recruits Handbook published by MINDEF [Ministry of Defense]: It's a few years outdated (2012) and some important things like the IPPT [Individual Physical Proficiency Test] system has completely changed, but it's a good start.
  https://www.mindef.gov.sg/dam/publications/eBooks/More_eBooks/RecruitsHandbookApr12.pdf
  
  
• Pioneer Magazine: An official regular publication by MINDEF. Good to browse through. Lots of announcements and information about various exercises, achievements, capability enhancements, etc.
  https://www.mindef.gov.sg/imindef/resourcelibrary/cyberpioneer/magazine.html
  
  
• Hardwarezone forums on NS Knowledge: If you don't already know about it, Hardwarezone is a very Singaporean forum. Besides the information present in the forum, lots of local slang and expressions are used, so it may be difficult for you to understand. But if you can learn some of it, it might be useful.
  http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/national-service-knowledge-base-162/
  
  
• Wikipedia page on SAF [Singapore Armed Forces]: As usual, good for general information and history.
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singapore_Armed_Forces
  
  
• Book on the SAF: It's quite old by now (2001) but still a good book to read up on for in-depth information about how the SAF was built up and organized.
  https://www.amazon.com/Defending-Lion-City-Forces-Singapore/dp/1865081183

Unfortunately, for most people who have sensitive skins, there is rarely a single product that solves all. Here are several habits I develop to cope with my troubled skin.

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In Camp care

1. Applying sunscreen - Yes, at first some of your friends/bunkmates will be laughing at you, but after awhile they will not care about it. I recommending purchasing matt/ non-shine sunscreen, as is the least obvious in appearance. Avoid applying too close to your eye area, it hurts like hell when it mix with your sweat and get into your eyes.
   
2. Put a clean towel on your pillow before you sleep. Try to change/wash that towel as often as possible. This will protect your face from built-up skin cells, oil, dirt and bacteria on your pillowcases.
   
3. Eat more fruits and limit your intake of sweet drinks/oily/fried food. (Some skin types are more sensitive to dietary changes.)
   
4. Always practise good hygiene and wash your face twice a day. (Morning & before you sleep)
   
5. Sleep early if possible...
   
6. Avoid touching your face. If you want to touch, wash your hands first.
   
7. Vitamins and supplement - My friends recommend purchasing grape seed extract, zinc & vitamin c supplements, it said help them manage their acne problem. (Case by case basis)
   
8. Wash your helmet after use, especially the chin strap and forehead area.
   
9. Build your skincare routine, like others have mention you can look in the following subreddits (skincareaddicts/ Asianbeauty/Skincareaddiction) for tips on how to take care of your skin.
   
10. Shower properly, most people just rub soap on their body, don't be afraid to bring a shower sponge to scrub your body.
    
11. Avoid laying in your bed if you have not showered or feeling sweaty.
    
12. Moisturiser might help if you have eczema.
    
13. Use a separate towel when for dying of face.
    
14. Wash your jockey cup too.
    
15. This product might help with your back and chest acne, can be applied on the face too. Do not apply too often, it can cause skin dryness.
    
16. Sleeping on your sides might reduce chest and back acne.
    
17. Clean your phone screen every now and then. Because throughout the day, your phone is gonna collect a lot of nasty and the last thing you want to do is to transfer it to your face when you call your loved ones.
    
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    Outfield care
    
    
18. Clean your face with Aloe Vera/baby wet wipes before you sleep. Avoid sleeping with camo if possible.
    
19. Spam camo cream... Camo cream can act as an effective sunscreen. (Do note some skin types might have a reaction to camo cream, if you have such a condition, try to get a letter from the MO.)
    
20. You can use wet wipes to clean camo off your helmet.
    
21. Bring an antiseptic cream, sometimes even exhaust all your means and your skin continue to rebel, is better to prevent it from getting worst. I use this for my eczema and groin rash, it will help to control the inflammation for awhile.
    
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    Route March Care
    
    Friction rash
    
    
22. I recommend wearing tights or swimming trunks and if your commanders forbid it, just apply a layer of Vaseline on areas that are prone to friction rash. (Thighs, groin, nipples, underarms etc)
    
23. Wear double layer socks and pour a gentle amount of SAF powder in them. The socks have to be brand new, in the event, your commander prohibits you to wear double layer socks, I suggest purchase professional hiking socks beforehand. I brought mine here. They used to carry in green.
    
24. If your field-pack/ILBVs is also giving you issues, I suggest purchasing cushion/padding for them or just place 2 layers of socks underneath them. Furthermore, make sure the weight is evenly distributed on both sides of your shoulder.
    
25. For extended marches, you can consider changing your walking style similar to a cow-boy to avoid your thighs from touching.
    
    Source: History of oily skin, cystic acne & eczema.

>Headphones

I'm tempted to get a pair of Axent Wears, but I'm nowhere stylish ^^nor ^^cute enough to pull off the look.

Honestly, "gaming" headphones aren't renowned for sound quality. IMHO, it's better to get an affordable pair of audiophile high quality earphones like the MylarOne Bijous/Westone UMPro10s/Shure SE215s and then get an attached microphone (Zalman and Modmic are good choices for those). This is purely my opinion though :)

Regardless, Black Friday is coming up, so keep a lookout on Amazon for good deals!

I think this might be what you're looking for if you're only interested in getting some basic legal knowledge that would be useful for the layperson. It's published by Law Society so the information is definitely legit, but the language can be fairly utilitarian and dry.

The Singapore Academy of Law also has a detailed information portal [here] (http://www.singaporelaw.sg/sglaw/laws-of-singapore/overview), but it might be a bit too in-depth for casual reading and seems to be written more for people with some background in the legal sector.

If you're more the philosophical type and want to get a bird's eye view of what "law" is and how common law legal systems operate more generally, I recommend picking up "An introduction to Law" by Cambridge University Press. Although it's written from the UK perspective, most of the things it talks about are relevant here as well given that we share much of our legal heritage with the UK. It's available at our libraries and makes for much better casual reading than the other two links.

I can strongly recommend reading The Anxities of mobility by a Swedish anthropologist.

He has a very interesting idea that there's a hierarchy of dreams in the straight. The poor farmers in Indonesia wants to go to Batam, where they can find a future life. People in Batam wants to go to Singapore where they, in turn, may find their future.

Singapore, meanwhile, wants to control these dreamers and create borders and other methods of control, to protect their ideal future.

The relations between these three spheres have many interesting dynamics and parallels to Globalization, with a center (S'pore), semi-periphery (Batam) and a periphery (Indonesian villages).

Relax bro, don't worry too much. Have you found a gf yet? If not, you should ;) Teenage love is a memory that you will treasure when you get older.

Regarding work, just make sure you're skilled and have something to offer to society. Things will tend to sort itself out when the time comes. I recommend this book: http://www.amazon.com/Good-They-Cant-Ignore-You-ebook/dp/B0076DDBJ6. In regard of study, go for the hardest thing you can manage in uni. The idea is to constantly push yourself out of your comfort zone.

Also, Singapore is not the whole world. Keep your mind open and don't ignore the possibility of leaving Singapore one day. It is very common for people in larger countries to move around within cities in the same country and experience a different culture etc. In Singapore, this is not possible, so travel and broaden your mind as much as possible.

Finally, fuck the tuition and CCA. Don't do them if you don't want to. In place of tuition, form a study group with your friends. If you wanna do CCA, make sure it's something you enjoy, otherwise you're wasting your time.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0018RY8H0/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Got mine for around S$50, shipping inclusive. One of the best purchases from Amazon. Shipped directly to Singapore without any minimum amount.

Have a great brewing and coffee time with the amazing Aeropress! =D

For $39 bluetooth headphones? I think they are great! Totally worth the money.

However, I dont have those golden ears and wasn't particularly niao on sound dynamics and etc. So, I wouldnt have appreciated those super expensive sound systems.

But for my daily podcast, Spotify (so far great for my typical Chinese and Indonesian songs) and occasional youtube. I totally recommend them

http://www.amazon.com/Bluedio-Bluetooth-Wireless-Headphones-Microphone/dp/B00Q2VPI8A

TL;DR: the difficulty depends on what you're good at - English and/or Math.

I'm a jiak kantang kind of person and I've never had major problems with math, so I personally thought that the exam wasn't super challenging. Basically I found some free practice tests online and did a few of them to get a feel for what the time management would be like. Granted I took the GRE like five years ago so I don't really remember all that much about the test itself haha

In contrast, my friends from more Mandarin-speaking backgrounds really struggled with vocab and grammar and some of them had to take the test twice to get the score they wanted. They managed to improve their score by grinding Kaplan and Manhattan. There are PDFs floating around so you don't have to spend a ton of money.

One friend who didn't take AMath at O levels had a lot of trouble with the math section, but the other people were mostly fine.

All the best!

Ehh, I don't really know how to see if it's good or not, actually. But it does sound better compared to shitty cheap earphones.

I'm currently using Audio-Technica ATH-CKR7, which is beyond the budget. The bass on this one is too strong for my taste, really ; And the vocals not as nice as ones I've previously used. Previously what I did was just to head to challenger wherever, then look for Ath earphones below 100. Tried both the SGD$39 one and SGD$49 or $59 ones, both were okay. But this new one not as satisfying.

I switched to A-Jays once, forgot which model, but the bass was even stronger, and the treble/vocals sounded more muted. I'll admit it was very durable and easy to coil, but the sound.. Anyhow, I've learnt to take care of my earphones so they last longer, instead of half a year or one year. So.. Don't really like A-Jays.

What kind of use are you looking for? Work boots, or Red Wing-style heritage boots?

For the latter best gyw options in your price probably are these three (if you know your size and are OK with ordering online):

• Chippewa: wait for a sale
  
• Thorogood Moc Toe
  
• Thorogood Plain Toe
  
  All ship free to SG via Amazon Global, unless your size is out of stock.
  
  Anyway GYW-type resoling in Singapore costs around $150 at Ed Et Al, so I'm not really sure $200 boots are worth resoling. If you get wedge soled boots like either of the Thorogoods Shukey can probably glue a new wedge sole on for less

Well, it was a pretty long journey, but I'll try to summarize the main points.

I'm a cradle catholic. So when I was young, I attended catechism classes and I just took it all in without thinking about it critically.

As I grew older, I started to question all the things I was taught before. And the more you know about physics and biology, the more you question how the universe really works. Moreover, I got exposed to the writings and ideas of Christopher Hitchens, Richard Dawkins and the other popularly vocal atheist guys. I got exposed to arguments like the God of the Gaps, I saw the corruption in the catholic church both now and in the past; and all these things just added up and eventually pushed me to become an atheist.

After a certain event in my life though, I was forced to really think about what I truly believe in. I did a lot of thinking and a lot of studying of the arguments of atheists and the other religions as well. What I've come to realize is that catholicism, though not perfect, is probably the closest to the truth about how our universe works and how we should live our lives. That's a big statement, and I'm willing to be proved wrong on that, but here's briefly how I came to that conclusion.

I was exposed to the writings of Thomas Aquinas. His five proofs, and in particular, his argument from contingency is quite a revelation, and to me it makes a lot of sense. I also realized that there is a limit to what science can answer, and the only honest statement that science can make about God is that we don't know and can't prove scientifically whether or not he exists. Then you have the argument from absolute morality (which is not the same as 'what's stopping you from committing crimes if you don't fear a higher power?'). You have the proof of the historicity of Jesus and his message. You have the high probability of the resurrection being a real event. There's also the behaviour of the early church fathers and what they believed the message of Jesus was.

And I also came across many scientist-theists and their writings. John Lennox is particularly good (http://www.amazon.com/Gods-Undertaker-Has-Science-Buried/dp/0745953719). Alistair McGrath is another one who bridges the science-religion debate really well.

So now I'm back to the catholic church. I know it's not perfect, there is still corruption there. But just because the people that make up the church are corrupt does not mean it's message is necessarily corrupt as well.

1. The Great Gatsby ‐ F. Scott Fitzgerald
   
2. Lolita - Vladimir Nabokov
   
3. The Bell Jar - Sylvia Plath
   
4. To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee
   
5. The Grapes of Wrath - John Steinback
   
6. East of Eden - John Steinback
   
7. American Gods - Neil Gaiman
   
8. Behind The Beautiful Forevers
   
9. The Diary of a Young Girl - Anne Frank
   
10. The Republic - Plato
    
11. Civilization and its Discontents - Sigmund Freud
    
12. Crime and Punishment - Fyodor Dostoyevsky
    
13. 'Salem's Lot - Stephen King
    
14. Cujo - Stephen King
    
15. Different Seasons - Stephen King
    
16. On Writing - Stephen King
    
17. Great Expectations - Charles Dickens
    
18. The God Delusion - Richard Dawkins
    
19. God Is Not Great - Christopher Hitchens
    
20. Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen
    
21. The Glass Castle - Jeannette Walls
    
22. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? - Philip K. Dick
    
23. The Hobbit - J.R.R. Tolkien
    
24. And Then There Were None - Agatha Christie
    
25. An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth: What Going to Space Taught Me About Ingenuity, Determination, and Being Prepared for Anything - Chris Hadfield
    
26. Fahrenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury
    
27. A Clockwork Orange - Anthony Burgess
    
    11/22/63 ; Slaughterhouse-Five ; Cosmos by Carl Sagan ; The Selfish Gene ; Confessions of an Advertising Man ; Letters to a Young Contrarian ; Watchmen (graphic novel); On Film-making: An Introduction to the Craft of the Director ; The Catcher in the Rye ; Meditations by Marcus Aurelius ; Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman! by Richard P. Feynman ; The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt ; Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking ; Thinking, Fast and Slow ; The Gulag Archipelago by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn ; Gulag: A History by Anne Applebaum ; War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy ; Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare ; 2001: A Space Odyssey ; Ender's Game ; The Man in the High Castle ; Dune by Frank Herbert ; Mastery by Robert Greene ; Brave New World by Aldous Huxley ; The Sisters Brothers by Patrick DeWitt ; Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie ; Gravity's Rainbow ; Inherent Vice ; American Psycho ; Fight Club ; Essays by George Orwell ; Mindset by Carol Dweck ; Breakfast at Tiffany's ; In Cold Blood ; A Farewell to Arms ; For Whom the Bell Tolls ; A Moveable Feast ; Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass : An American Slave, Written by Himself
    
    
    I haven't read some of the books listed here yet. Plus so many more to read not included here.

I can't speak for everyone but personally I've always used one of these which I usually pick up from the biannual night-bazaar (ba-sa-ma-la? sic?) for about a dollar for a pack of five.

I'm just quite surprised given that efficiency and expediency are the key buzzwords on most young people's lips (hence the ever growing popularity of on-the-go facilities) that one would tolerate long fingernail(s) just for the sole-purpose of a once-a-week(?) grooming instrument.

Hi! Does anyone know where I can buy one of those forehead phone mounts? Like this one. I'd love to record some footage from my pov but I can't afford a gopro and my phone's camera is good enough for me. I'll mostly be walking around with it strapped on so I don't need a super amazing one. I'm using an HTC one so it needs to be big enough to fit it.

Thanks!

Mentioned the Macbook only cus you mentioned it's pricing haha. Currently looking at this. Looking for a laptop that has a basic 128GB and above SSD and an entry level GPU. Budget would be around 1.3-1.4k SGD, but obviously these deals on Amazon would really help me spend within my budget.

Anybody knows where I can find something like this?

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01H879F7Q/ref=sspa_dk_detail_7?psc=1&pd_rd_i=B01H879F7Q

Needs to be about a meter long.

Non-mobile: this one

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