What youths think of wet markets

How can wet markets stay relevant? YouthInk writers give their take.
Keep up with changing needs
IT IS hard to imagine a neighbourhood without wet markets. Their wet floors, friendly vendor banter and little idiosyncrasies make them almost a unique cultural attraction on their own.
To remain relevant, though, they should be open to change.
How about diversifying [...]

Stay relevant to connect with students

Are campus newspapers serving their target audience – students – well enough? What should be improved? YouthInk writers give their two cents’ worth.
Colourful writing is not enough
STUDENT publications are great outlets for aspiring writers. However, there is a difference between writing for pleasure and writing for an undergraduate community. A good campus publication must speak [...]

An addiction or just a hobby?

Youths spend up to 27 hours a week playing online games like MapleStory and World of Warcraft. But is it such a bad thing? YouthInk writers give their take.
Aim to be the best, even in virtual world
I REMEMBER when I lived and breathed MapleStory in Secondary 4 – I spent close to 24 hours at [...]

Lessons from the downturn

Singapore may technically have left the recession behind, but the financial turmoil looks to have had a far more lasting impact on YouthInk writers.
Learning the value of information
I USED to roll my eyes whenever I heard cliched phrases from my father, such as “save money for a rainy day”.
Then came Sept 16, 2008, a day [...]

Why Gen Y is reluctant to call helplines

YouthInk writers explain why most would prefer not to call a helpline, while one lists the pluses.
A shoulder to lean on
WE HAVE lifelines available when we are drowning in despair, helplines being one of them. But at the end of the day, sharing weal and woe with family or close friends always helps the most.
My [...]

Scholarships: First, study the options

Scholarships – the holy grail every youth should gun for, or the bane of their young and restless lives? Scholarship winners dole out some advice on scholarships, while non-scholars argue why they made the right choice in not signing away the best years of their life. Finally, there are others who are left out in [...]

All warmed up for AYG action

The Asian Youth Games (AYG) start today. Will YouthInkers be cheering on their peers?
Humbled by sportmen’s sacrifice
YOU might say I’m the antithesis of a sportsman.
I sink like a stone when I take to the swimming pool. After years of trying, I still have trouble riding a bike.
Compared to the likes of swim queen Quah Ting [...]

Keeping the young in touch with grassroots reality

Get our heads out of the clouds
HOW can tomorrow’s leaders be attuned to the grassroots community if many of us are confined to our privileged backgrounds and elite schools?
If all we fret over is getting first class honours or organising chi-chi parties, we will never understand how some struggle to put food on the table.
Many [...]

Female Ministers: Glass ceiling broken?

Meritocracy should come first
WHILE gender equality is an important aspect of a modern, developed society, it cannot and should not be at the expense of meritocracy.
Which is why the Government should be commended on how it has slowly but surely worked women into and up the rungs, rather than indulge in popular appeal and [...]

Striking a balance between work and play

Playing hard? Working harder
MANY of my peers spend most of their school holidays working temporary jobs, or participating in internships, or both. Some work part-time during the school term too, as tutors or research assistants.
Those who are graduating seem eager to start work, sending out applications long before their graduations. Given the recession, they have [...]