Mandarin Course

YTP Short: Bobby is a Linkara fan

Bobby is A MAN! If you don’t get the joke, search youtube for “Linkara I am a man” Media used: King of the Hill episode “Bobby Goes Nuts” Linkara’s Atop the Fourth Wall reviews I do not own either, 20th Century Fox owns King of the Hill This is a parody so therefore it is not copyright infringement as outlined in section 107 of United States Copyright Law so don’t remove it, it falls under fair use

“Easy living Singapore” Fredtrip’s photos around Singapore, Singapore (singaporas marinay bay)

Preview of Fredtrip’s blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Entry from: Singapore, Singapore Entry Title: “Easy living Singapore” Entry: “A little background first.. Basically the city which used to be a tropical backwater and a notorious pirate haunt underwent dramatic change under the leadership of 2 men. In 1819, Thomas Raffles of the East India Company came to set up a strategic base for the British Empire in the Straits of Melaka. First posted in Penang, Malaysia, where he learned Malay (a contrast with English-only speaking colonial officials), Raffles demonstrated an ability to communicate with people from all backgrounds and that stood him apart. Once in Singapore, he transformed the swampy island into a free trade port and founded the city. Then in 1959, Lee Kuan Yew, a Chinese from the socialist People’s Action Party, educated at Raffles Institution, shaped Singapore during 30yrs through a successful and ambitious industrialization program and a strict regulation of social behavior. Depending on the source, Singapore (Singapora = Lion city) was either kicked out of the Malay Federation or left it in 1965, when it gained its independence. At that time, many critics considered the city as a nonviable economy with a booming population and no natural resources. Lee Kuan Yew, known as the father of modern Singapore, proved them all wrong as he perceived …