hayy international women's day!

Being a significant event in western countries, it also influenced singapore. Although no holiday is given to us! Still i see a growing recognition of this special day. I think some organisation hold - scaled event to commemorate the contributions and injustice given to women in some countiries.

Do you know?
1. women are 300 times more likely to die in childbirth or from pregnancy in least developed countries.
2. Women are highly at rick of sexual violence and rape
3. Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in New York City killed over 140 garment workers due to poor safety measures. Workers, all women, had raised the safety issue over and over again but to no avail. Thay had low wages and poor woking conditions. Thus, when this fire broke out, it sparks a uncontrollable anger which gradually led to a recognisaton of international women's day. BUt i thought having a day solves no issue it only commemorate, thus i wouldsuggest that we do more. In some countries, men are doing this:

In Italy, to celebrate the day, men give yellow mimosas Yellow mimosas and chocolate are also one of the most common March 8 presents in Russia.
In Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Croatia, Hungary, Romania, Moldova, Macedonia, Montenegro, Poland, Bulgaria, Slovenia and Serbia the custom of giving women flowers still prevails. Women sometimes get gifts from their employers too. School children often bring gifts for their teachers as well.
In countries like Portugal and Romania, it is usual, at the night of 8 March, groups of women celebrate in "women-only" dinners and parties.
In India, IWD holds a lot of significance. Many celebrations are held during the day. This portrays the power of women in the modern era and how vital their role is in the society. (Wiki, 2009)

In singapore, being a developed country, maybe we can have donations to improve women's living conditions in the less developed countries. I guess doing this adds more meaning to this special day.

ha$ppy bithday to gong gong 1!

life is great yet boring

my love life is awesome... i mean it has always been but its been 6 yrs and im loving u more and more...
my castle, my wife, my kids not forgetting marely...
to be honest student life is yucky...
tutorials exams etc..i love learning and applying..i realli do...
so if im gg to do my masters, it will be by research...
but yes, im raring to work where iq eq and personality and drive comes into play...
and yes im starting to like econometrics...why?
i dun noe maybe coz theres so much to learn to understand to read and to explore.
and most central bankers an economist are good at them - forecasting...
hope to do a big one one day...

once again, i thank god for everyday u allow me to live life to the fullest.
and i promise i will cherish every moment to feel and see as much....