Daily Survival Kit

Just like to share this message I received today:

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Today, I am giving  you a DAILY  SURVIVAL  KIT to help you each  day...

Toothpick ...
to remind you to  pick the good qualities in everyone, including  yourself.

Rubber band ...
to remind you to be flexible.
Things might not always go the way you want, but it can be worked out.

Band-Aid ... to remind you to heal hurt feelings, either yours or someone else's.
Eraser ...
to remind you everyone makes mistakes.
That's okay, we learn from our  errors.

Candy Kiss ...
to remind you everyone needs a hug or a compliment everyday.

Mint  ...
to remind you that you are worth a mint to your family  & Me.

Bubble Gum ...
to remind you to stick with it and you can accomplish anything.

Pencil ...
to remind you to list your blessings every day.

Tea Bag ...
to remind you to take time to relax daily and go over that list of blessings.

This is what makes life worth living every minute, every day!

Wishing you love, gratitude, friends to cherish, caring, sharing, laughter, music, and warm feelings in your heart in the new year!

开心就笑

开心就笑。

人生性自然，笑的意识自然流露。

不开心装笑，苦笑，心念也苦。

笑的意识，自然自在，不自然，装笑自然就苦。

有的笑不自然，能表达不自然的苦。

不开心装笑，苦笑，心念也就自然苦。

一个笑，角度不同，意识也不同。

心念自然，开心就笑。

心眼笑，意也笑，觉也笑，都自然笑。

懂就自然，不懂装懂就苦。

道在自然，笑，道亦在自然。

Future of Libraries and Archives: Convergence or Divergence

Today, I attended the following talk organised by NLB Professional & International Relations (PIR).  The topic for today's  Professional Talk Series (Panel Discussion) is:

“Future of Libraries and Archives: Convergence or Divergence?”.

Date         : 30 January 2013, Wednesday

Time        : 3.30pm – 5.15pm 

Venue     : The Pod, L16, National Library Building

Speakers’ Profile

Hans Jansen is the Head of the Innovation & Development Division at the Koninklijke Bibliotheek (KB), the National Library of the Netherlands.

In the past 20 years, he has been involved in numerous National and European projects in the library field. He has been project manager for the Dutch national programs for preservation (Metamorfoze) and digitisation (Memory of the Netherlands).

In his present position he is responsible for the Digital Library Programme of the KB with a focus on the ICT development projects and overall programme management. The area of research and development into methods and techniques for the long-term preservation of and permanent access to digital objects stored in the e-Depot has his special interest.

Bill Macnaught is the National Librarian and as ex officio member of LIAC. He came to the National Library in 2011 from Puke Ariki, a position held since 2005.

Before coming to New Zealand, he was the Director, Libraries and Arts and later Head of Cultural Development at Gateshead Council in the north of England. He was awarded a CBE in the UK for services to public libraries and cultural life.

He was Chair of the UK Advisory Council on Libraries and was a visiting Professor (Librarianship) at the University of Northumbria.

Marie-Christine Doffey has been Director of the Swiss National Library (NL) since 1 April 2005.

She completed her degree in Antiquity Studies at the University of Fribourg in 1983 and a Master of Advanced Studies in Arts Management at the University of Basel in 2002.

She has worked for the NL since 1991 and held various management positions, including that of Vice Director from 2003 to March 2005.

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Source of above info: Email from NLB dated 25 Jan 2013

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I like the way this seminar was chaired. Mr Gene Tan, Director of NLB was the Chair for the event and the session was well planned and with some humours that made the official event not that heavy going.

NLB Singapore is walking the same path of merging "Libraries and Archive", there are some similar issues facing library management among these three libraries.  The sharing in this professional talk do lights up some thought on common issues/concerns.

Like all the future trends are something that make us look forwards to, the discussion today is just the being of the exchange, and I see the journey for convergence or divergence is a just a task handled in different ways, nothing is right, nothing is wrong, so long it suits the parties concerns!

Dexterine Ho Soo Miang



她的故事

阿兰娜: 她的故事

 

http://tw.myblog.yahoo.com/yongyala/article?mid=1036&next=1035&l=d&fid=16

 

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七十年代末，本地到英国留学的大学生不多见，出身华校的女生，单枪匹马自费到威尔斯大学攻读图书馆管理的更是异类，而我正是那少数的异类。

荣誉班毕业的我最想当个老师；站在黑板前给孩子们讲课是我的理想。可惜那时候华文人才不受重视，我们这批华校生在大学期间面临上课用英语为媒介语教学的挑战，毕业后又面对失业的困境。那时的师资训练学院根本没有开办以华文为教学媒介语的课程，我的理想破灭了，加入图书馆管理员的队伍成

了我那时最好的选择。

走出国门到威尔斯大学留学开阔了我的视野，早我两年修读同个课程的学长让我体会到人间的温情。那时用英语学习的枯燥学科，学长们不吝于分享，离开时都分别把自己的笔记和相关资料代代相传。夜深人静，轻抚那画满了红蓝相间印记的笔记，仿佛听到学长们的心得分享，很快便茅塞顿开，读书、考试多了一些自信和安慰。就连住宿的地方，两个学长都是把最实用的物品像杯盘碗碟、暖气炉、桌椅等都留给下一个初到异乡的客人。这种举动让接棒的人倍感温暖。

人的一生起伏跌宕。有幸遇到的好人好事，让我们在黑暗中看到了曙光，一路走来的艰辛，很快就会被遗忘或者冲淡。我感恩这段美好的人生经历。

http://tw.myblog.yahoo.com/yongyala/article?mid=1036&next=1035&l=d&fid=16

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她的故事，她遇到的好人好事，一如我出身华校，八十年代到威尔斯大学，攻读图书馆管理的选择...

 

The Difference between the United Kingdom, Great Britain and England Explained

The Difference between the United Kingdom, Great Britain and England Explained

Start 2013 with a blast at the LAS New Year Party!

Here is what I received from "LAS Asst Hon Secretary" asst_secretary@las.org.sg yesterday

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Hi everyone,

Thanks for signing up for the party!  See you this Friday, 25 Jan at 6.30pm.

REMINDER!

It's going to be a colourful event so dress code is no black or white.

Also, bring along a gift worth S$5.00-$10.00.

Venue Map

The Salon at National Museum of Singapore - http://www.nationalmuseum.sg/Page.aspx?id=89

Parking charges for 6pm-3am: $4.00 per entry

Cheers,

LAS New Year Party organising committee

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: las.honsec@gmail.com [mailto:las.honsec@gmail.com] On Behalf Of lassec
Sent: 16 January 2013 18:16
Subject: Reminder: Start 2013 with a blast at the LAS New Year Party!

Dear LAS members

Do RSVP as soon as possible to save your place at the LAS New Year Party 2013!!http://www.las.org.sg/eforms/view.php?id=26

WHY?
Because there will be Food, Fun and Friends!

Join us to spend a relaxing Friday evening at The Salon at the National Museum of Singapore.  In this cosy atmosphere, enjoy a festive buffet spread (Halal caterer, vegetarian selections provided), let your hair down and play some games, catch up with old friends and make new ones!

Need we say more?  Come lah! Cheers,
LAS New Year Party organising committee

[FYI] Professional Development Scheme: This activity attracts 46 PDS points under the Industry Knowledge Development (ID) category.
ID1 - Participate in library related talks, forums, discussion sessions and business meetings (e.g. AGM, Council & Committee meetings) organized by LAS or other libraries

-----Original Message-----
From: las.honsec@gmail.com<mailto:las.honsec@gmail.com>
[mailto:las.honsec@gmail.com] On Behalf Of lassec
Sent: 09 January 2013 14:06
Subject: Start 2013 with a blast at the LAS New Year Party!

Dear LAS members,

Come celebrate 2013 together with fellow members at the LAS New Year Party!!

Be present at the very first LAS event of 2013. Make some new friends and exchange well wishes and gifts!WHERE?The Salon at the National Museum of Singapore (Map -http://www.nationalmuseum.sg/Page.aspx?id=89)

WHEN?  Friday 25 Jan 2013

WHAT?  6.30pm  --  Makan Time
7.15pm  --  Fun Games
7.45pm  --  Gift Exchange
9.00pm  --  Party Ends

HOW MUCH?
It's FREE!

DRESS CODE?
It's going to a colourful event so no black or white.

BRING ALONG?
Yourself and a gift worth S$5.00-$10.00

SO HOW?
Please RSVP by 14 Jan 2013 to save your seat: http://www.las.org.sg/eforms/view.php?id=26

Cheers,
LAS New Year Party organising committee

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Thanks to LAS, I have a really wonerful New Year Party tonight! 

I think I was in a lucky team "E" who won the first prize of the group game!

We were the first team finishing the stacking cups games.  10 of us, Gene Tan from NLB, Dianne, Esther and  from NTU, Mustafa from TP, etc are quite fast in completing the task, even though most of us play the game first time last night.

For the guessing game that is for individual, Rajen from SMU library who was partnering with me, was quite fast in geting the answer right!  The Tag "Wonder Woman" was pasted at the back of his shirt, and he can only ask question with lead to Yes and No answer.

He is logical, and with some clues here and there, he have the right answer within 15 question.  Maybe both of us were reference librarians in our library roles before, we have references linked together, hence, he was able to connect and come out with the answer before the other half of the participants!

What I like best is the gift exchange programme. 

We were asked to form a big circle, and have our left hand hold on to our own present, and the right hand empty. 

When the music start, we passed our own present to our neighbours at our left end and received new present from the one on our right. We are so engrossed in our present passing game, and did not notice the music had stop.  Hence, some who were quick enough may had no present in both hands, those who are slow, will hold on to two presents in both hands. 

We have the passing game play with two round of music, and those who are holding onto one present will get the present in their hand and allowed to sit down. 

Those who are holding on to two presents or without any present were asked to re-do the game till all of them are able to get one present.

I like the efficiency of present exchange this way:

* All the gift are passed through your hands and you get to touch and feel the individual gift personally!

* Whether you like the gift or not, you have no time to think and hold on to it until the music stop.

* Save a lot of time tagging the present, calling names, collection items.  The logistic is great!

As all the game and eating was done so efficiently, we have the event and party ended around 8.30pm, half an hour before the scheduled time!

I still like to have some more fun, yet all the participants were rushing home... So, I just have to leave with them and feel a bit "half full" in my joyful mood of NEW Year Party!

Maybe, Friday night is a bit too long for most librarians who started the day early in the morning.  Maybe, if we have it on a non working day, we will have more time and in better mood to make the programme last longer!

Maybe, good time always passed very fast, and I think the 60+ LAS members who were there in the evening, really enjoy the joys of meeting friends and the fun of play game at the New Year Party tonight! 

Exchange ideas ...

If you have an apple and I have an apple and we exchange apples then you
and I will still each have one apple.

But if you have an idea and I have an idea and we exchange these ideas, then each of us will have two ideas.

--- George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950)

Irish Author & Playwright

I think most people who like to interact and communicate with other would understand it is exchanging thought and ideas that enrich us in many aspect of life!

In my life journey, I learn through sharing ideas in library courses etc... (LAS WAS courses for HCLIS and INNO HANDS-ON workshop for Schools, Libraries and other organisations)

I find I have new thought and ideas generated from books I read, pinterest I pin, friends and librarians I met and many course participants I interact with!

Without these ideas and interaction that light the candles in my life journey, the road I travel will be rather dim and dark and I may not find my way!

Dexterine Ho Soo Miang

Saturday night: Fun with handicrafts

I long to accomplish a great and noble task, but it is my chief duty to accomplish small tasks as if they were great and noble.

-- Helen Keller (1880-1968) American Writer

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Borrowing Helen Keller's words:

It is my chief duty to accomplish small tasks, like having "Fun with handicrafts" as if they were great and noble!

With such a small task repeated many times, and hopefully "practice makes perfect" I may turn the small tasks into a great and noble one!


Dexterine Ho Soo Miang

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For over two years, Saturday evening gathering at my mum's apartment around 8.00 pm to 9.30pm has been "Fun with Handicrafts" night for my junior relatives!

 

Art and craft is rather addictive for kids! When they have completed one piece of craft work, the next minute they will ask for new ones to do!

If I am out for dinner or attending talks/events on Saturday night, they will be very disappointed and other stand-by commercial DIY kits may be used to keep them occupied. Yet, they prefer *"Er Yi Po"* Dexterine's creative ways of teaching! Learning from the Mastermind, according to them, is more fun and easy!

Note: "Er Yi Po" is "Second great-aunt" in English" pronounced in Mandarin.

Most of them are just pre-schoolers, and they enjoy paper cut-out, heart-shape pop-up, 3D works, origami and many other kinds of paper craft I teach in Schools and Libraries!

To them, cutting is interesting, drawing is challenging and pasting is difficult!

Yet, they amaze their parents by how creative they can be!

I enjoy the time spent with them, and it is their love of art and craft that unveils their creativity in many other fields! They learn to look at things in detail, and see things in their own way which is different from other kids! I am glad that I am a candle to brighten their path in their quest for creativity!

Many family members do not see the value of art and craft until they see how kids transform themselves through innovative art and craft done at home! Their creativity move their ideas and love in craft work beyond the art zone and their attention span and quest for learning is extended very much beyond kids of the same age!

The Golden Snake year in 2013 will be another great year for their quest in "Art and Craft!"

Dexterine Ho Soo Miang

Librarians and libraries have potential to make a difference

Today, I just read Mr Aaron Tay's blog, and I like his november's posting on 5 inspirational words of wisdom to librarians:

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Librarianship is a difficult road.

I find myself often torn between idealism and cynicism, caught between passion and frustration.

Talking to other librarians, I see the same in them.

Libraries really have so much potential to make a difference and yet it seems obstacles in our path often seem insurmountable.

Aaron Tay posted on Tuesday, November 22, 2011
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If you like to the view the full text, here is it:

5 inspirational words of wisdom to librarians

http://musingsaboutlibrarianship.blogspot.sg/2011/11/5-inspirational-words-of-wisdom-to.html

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I find Aaron's words tell the feeling of some librarians like him.  I just like to add one word "Librarians" to the last sentence I quoted:

"Librarians and libraries have potential to make a difference and yet it seems obstacles in our path often seem insurmountable."

I was a librarian for over 2 decades, and now a Library Trainer for LAS/WSQ lever 2 courses and a lecturer for INNO HANDS-ON which run courses related to Library Display, Book Making and School Displays etc .  I see the roles of Librarians having the same potential like Aaron, yet I choose to travel a different path.

Indeed, the obstacles in our path maybe insurmountable, yet, if we impart our knowledge and skills, share our passions and visions, the part may be less insurmountable!

Doing the jobs of librarianship is tough!  Only librarians know, I believe!

Training others to do a good job, though is not insurmountable, it is a difficult task!

To me, when I took a new path and travelled the difficult route, The new experience and path can turn out to be joyful and fulfiling.

I guess it is a joy to find a new way to do similar things and the opportunities to meet new friends in the journey that make all the different!

In LAS/WSQ courses, there are many like minded who have the same passion and willing to work together.  Having so little resources, yet, we are able to generate a 5 Modules HCLIS (Higher Certificate in Library and Information Studies) and keep it going for over 3 years. For these few years, over 7-8 run for each modules were well received by participants. The course tailored to meet the needs of support staff also attracted a new group of participants who hold degrees or higher degree in other field.  This show that it is well received not just by participants, but chief librarian from many Singapore Libraries. 

Hence, I now find the journey is a present one with great learners to cheer our way!

Have a Happy 2013 and a Cheerful Chinese New Year!


Dexterine Ho Soo Miang

咖啡山的墳墓 (Bukit Brown Cemetery)

新加坡咖啡山的墳墓: Bukit Brown Cemetery in Singapore

Bukit Brown Municipal Cemetery first started in the early 20th century, some of its old graves were re-interned here. As a government cemetery, it is regretable that nowadays they no longer maintain this cemetery, and let the wild grass and undergrowth swamped this place, making the place difficult to navigate for desecendants to come to pay respect to their ancestors during Qing Ming. Sometimes it is difficult to move in certain parts of the cemetery, as a result many graves have been abandoned.

The relevant department should have taken more care of this government cemetery, and maintain it properly. If they forsake this cemetery, it is as if to let people forget about this place. Forgetting this place is like forgetting the history and heritage of this nation. This time, for the proposed exhumation of the graves, although the authorities have engaged specialists to do docmentation, but these are but photographic and written documentation, the original gravestones would probably be destroyed.

Development is a sign of modernization, but not at the expense of historical culture. The graves at Bukit BRown are the best historical artifacts. It is really hope that the authorities would pay more attention to the preservation of Bukit Brown and not destroy it in the sake of development

- Ah Kew

(Source of information and translation: Raymond Goh posted in Heritage Singapore - Bukit Brown Cemetery, Facebook posting at 11:11pm on Jan 16 2013 )

Original Text in Chinese

新加坡咖啡山的墳墓

文：李永球 星洲日報／文化空間

http://life.sinchew.com.my/node/3388?tid=64 with 2 photos on:

許子根祖父的墳墓多年沒人掃墓祭祀了。

新加坡墳墓田野工作者發現有精美雕刻的古墓之一。

文：李永球 星洲日報／文化空間

http://life.sinchew.com.my/node/3388?tid=64

趁著到新加坡推介新書及喪禮講座之際，受到當地墳墓田野工作者吳安全、林志強二君，以及洪毅翰君的邀約陪同，走了一趟咖啡山公塚之旅。公塚佔地400多依格，共有約20萬個墳墓。2011年6月，新加坡政府為了開闢一條新的公路，徵用這裡的土地，影響到4千多個墳墓必須搬遷。因為這樣，引起墳墓田野工作者到來展開尋墓活動，尤其吳安全，幾乎每個星期天都來到這裡尋墓，精神可嘉！

咖啡山公塚在20世紀初葉才開發為公塚，分為武吉布朗墳場及王氏太原堂墳場，其中一部份古墓是從他處移葬此處，本來屬於華人民間宗鄉會所管理，數十年前歸政府管轄，可是有關當局完全置之不理，任由樹木野草叢生，將墳墓纏繞得密密麻麻，真的苦了孝子賢孫在清明節掃墓，很多地方連進都進不了，根本寸步難行，因此眾多墳墓已經多年沒人來祭拜。

當局不應該如此對待華人公塚，理應清理美化，也方便孝子賢孫掃墓祭拜。將公塚當做棄兒，似乎要人們忘了它，忘了公塚就是忘了國家歷史文化。這次遷墓，當局雖有僱請專家做墳墓調查及收集資料，可是那只是文字及圖片資料，原有文物將被摧毀不存。發展是時代進步的象徵，可是發展不應該忽略歷史文化，墳墓就是最好的歷史文化實物，冀望當局多多關注及保存咖啡山，儘量不要再為了發展而又打這裡的主意！

新加坡地少人多，大自然的山林極少，除了墳墓田野工作者每週到這裡尋墓，自然協會的朋友也來這裡觀鳥及認識植物。於是每週這裡都有專人帶團導覽觀鳥看樹兼訪墳墓的活動，吳安全及其弟為了方便人們訪墓，做了很多記號及指示說明。華人對公塚是萬分避忌，不過洋人卻不忌諱，住在新加坡的洋人當這裡是個運動散步的公園，有全家推著嬰兒車到來散步的，有來遛狗的，有父子或夫妻齊跑步的，甚至年輕洋妹跑步到山裡去，可見新加坡的治安真的好。

吳安全從2011年6月開始每週到這裡尋墓，找到了許多清朝古墓，一些草樹叢生無法進入的，他從導覽團樂捐來的錢，用在請人砍樹除草，使到古墓重見天日，這些清理費用已經花了數千新幣。他在這裡找到以街道命名的新加坡“路名”先賢之墓有30多個，也找到早期首富章芳林家族、顏永成家族、林文慶家族等望族墓群。有一天，一位老人托他尋找一個墳墓，給他逝者名字及死亡日期等資料，說此人乃馬來西亞首相署部長許子根的祖父許永起。他先翻找檔案簿，再到公塚去找，果然給他找到了，卻無法聯絡到那位老人了。至於林志強，他注重的是國民黨、共和黨及小刀會人物的墳墓，也給他找到很多個相關的墳墓。

我跟著他們走，參觀了暹羅領事兼英國甲必丹陳金鐘墓、丘菽園墓（此墓受到築路影響須遷移），還有來自印尼擁有“雷珍蘭”等勳銜人物墓、祖籍南京的大天球馬戲團創辦人之墓、許永起墓（多年沒人掃墓，雜草嚴重覆蓋）、清朝知事、進士等人物墓，以及許多古墓及雕刻精美奇特的墳墓等，真令我獲益良多。

一些墳墓野草樹木密密麻麻覆蓋，他們逕直走進去，不怕野獸蛇蟲，可見勇氣膽識過人，我倒是有點擔心的。這方面我比較差勁，一般上我是選擇在清明節前後公塚除草後才尋墓。實在欣賞敬佩他們的執著及愛心，這個工商社會需要像他們這樣的傻瓜，來做一些沒人願作卻有意義的傻事！

（星洲日報／文化空間‧文：李永球）

Source: http://life.sinchew.com.my/node/3388?tid=64

老得快的原因

分享！【人老得快的１０項原因？】

 

1、整天愁眉苦臉；

2、長期熬夜；
 

3、經常曝曬；

4、抽煙喝酒；
 

5、面部表情過於豐富；

6、不愛喝水；

 

7、不喜歡運動；

8、卸妝不徹底；
 

9、用不適合自己的護膚品；
 

10、愛吃刺激性的食物。

 

Source of info:

【女人老得快的１０項原因？】 http://appnews.fanswong.com/show.php?id=315943&NANCY#ixzz2I7hEfJVm

Free online course material

With the recommendation from www.refdesk.com, I explore the following today:

MIT Open Course Ware: Free Online Course Material
"Free lecture notes, exams, and videos from MIT. No registration required."

http://ocw.mit.edu/index.htm

http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/find-by-topic/

Personally, I like to learn the course on:

Minds and Machines

http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/linguistics-and-philosophy/24-09-minds-and-machines-fall-2011/

Is the mind a machine? This course explores this question and more. (Image by MIT OpenCourseWare.)

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Course Description

This course is an introduction to many of the central issues in a branch of philosophy called philosophy of mind.

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Courses that I am currently teaching

I just met some course participants and school librarians at NLB and LAS events recently, and some enquiries were made on courses I currently conduct.

Beside being a trainer and assessor for LAS WSQ Level 2 HCLIC courses, I have done quite a few library and non-library related courses under INNO HANDS-ON:

The most popular ones are

Gift Wrapping for the seasons:
http://innoworkshop.blogspot.sg/2008/12/gift-wrapping-for-seasons.html

http://innoworkshop.blogspot.sg/search/label/Gift%20wrapping

Creative Bulletin Boards for Libraries and Schools
http://innoworkshop.blogspot.sg/2012/02/creative-bulletin-board-innovative.html

Book Making courses:
http://innoworkshop.blogspot.sg/2013/01/accordion-book-making.html

http://innoworkshop.blogspot.sg/2012/02/designing-3d-books-etc.html

I enjoy sharing my library knowledge and skills in art and craft with like-minded people.

The LAS WSQ courses for support staff has five modules, and I am involved in the assessment for all and training for some.

The library display courses and book making workshop is just an extension of my library and book knowledge. As art and craft is my hobby, merging the two is a natural process in my teaching and learning journey.

The gift wrapping course was an accidental result of some external consultancy courses I conducted for IRBD (International Relationship and Business Development, Temasek Polytechnic.

In addition, the Christmas library display I created for NTU library some years back have also attracted a lot of interest from both librarians and non librarians.

I was very honoured to be invited to Singapore Police Force HQ at Cantonment for a Christmas Gift Wrapping Workshop on 13 Dec 2012.  It is unique in my training experience, as I never expected to meet Police officers as my course participants.

Equally interesting is the Gift Wrapping Workshop I held at Jurong Point Mall on 8 Dec 2012. 

With this experience, I understand that commercial malls also provide learning spaces for the public.  The Learning Corner in Jurong Point Mall is a new idea and it is sets up in the mall in a quiet corner. It is a great learning place for students when not used in conducting courses.

I think reading rooms and learning spaces like that will really enhance the life of the consumers.  I see the value of the "Learning Corner" and am glad to be one of the Workshop trainers in their Christmas programme.

Training consumers and not teachers and librarians is new to me.  They come in all ages, some are as old as 60+, and the youngest are school girls/boys from Primary and Secondary level!

Life is interesting as we do not know what will come next!

Cheers!

Dexterine Ho Soo Miang

LAS group visiting Heritage Conservation Centre

Today I followed LAS Programmes and Social Committee to visit Heritage Conservation Centre (HCC).

Address

Heritage Conservation Centre, 32 Jurong Port Road, Singapore 619104

DID: +65 6267 2618 Fax: +65 6267-2628 Email:

nhb_hcc@nhb.gov.sg<mailto:nhb_hcc@nhb.gov.sg>

Website: http://www.hcc.sg/

Date of visit: 9 January 2013 (Wednesday)

Time: 3.00pm to 4.30pm

Meeting point: Main entrance of Heritage Conservation Centre

Program

2:55 - 3:00  Registration

3:00 - 4:30  Tour of Centre (Collections Repositories and Conservation

Laboratories)

4.30            End of visit

Directions

By car/taxi:

Exit 15A from AYE. Keep left till after the Jalan Buroh Junction.

For those who drive, do note that parking is free but limited.

By train/bus:

Alight at Lakeside MRT station if you are taking the train.

Then board SBS bus 98 from bus-stop on same side of the Lakeside MRT

station. Approximate timing of bus ride from Lakeside to HCC is 20-25
minutes.

The bus stop to alight from is located just opposite the Centre.

Alternatively you may view this directional map to HCC, 32 Jurong Port Road.
Refer: http://www.onemap.sg/?SearchVal=32%20Jurong%20Port%20Road&LW:Y&wO5d:qhbRI_Y,IJfcb_R,qffYJ_q,IJRfY_I,c

Other Information:
As all visitors have to place their bags in lockers provided before the start of the tour. No audio-visual equipment/photography within the premises and storage areas.

We are advised to come in good walking shoes and bring along a light sweater as the Centre is cold for human traffic.

Registration
This visit was open to LAS members only.
Maximum no. of participants: 20
Closing date for registration: 28 December 2012, I was glad to be one of them!

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About Heritage Conservation Centre

The Heritage Conservation Centre is a repository and conservation facility for museum artefacts and artworks that belong to the collections of the 3 National Museums in Singapore, under the National Heritage Board.

In other words, it houses and preserves artefacts that are not on display to the public. The roles also include "Provision of Heritage Collections Management Services - Documentation, Inventory, Storage and Preventive Conservation."

I learnt a lot from this second visit to the centre. My first visit was some years back on 5 March 2008 (http://dexterine.blogspot.sg/2008/03/nlb-las-visit-to-heritage-conservation.html) with a bigger group from LAS and NLB:

Photo credit: Courtesy of Ms Belinda Ming-Yi Chan, National Library Board, 2008

This time, we took a group photo standing at the right end where the staircase is, I think I am the only one who repeated the visit.

Photo credit: Courtesy of Library Association of Singapore
 http://www.facebook.com/las.org.sg
uploaded on 21 Feb 2013

As we cannot take any photos in the centre, the rich information is in our mind yet I am unable to recall in details. 

I am glad to have the following printed documents given at the exit point when we end our tour:

* On conservation. Singapore: Heritage Conservation Centre, 2012.

* On conservation: perspectives from the Heritage Conservation Centre. Singapore: Heritage Conservation Centre, 2010.

* Be mused. No. 21. Oct-Dec 2012 Vol.5 Issue 4. Published by the Education and Outreach Division of National Heritage Board.

* Leaflets on various topics from Heritage Conservation Centre:
   -- Integrated Pest Management
   -- Collections Management
   -- Conservation
   -- Agency of Deterioration
   -- Heritage Conservation Centre

With that, all the information we have learnt during our guide tour can be recalled with details and photos given in the printed text.

I am glad I did a second visit to Heritage Conservation Centre.  A lot of things changed and more information is available at the Centre since my last visit about 5 year ago. 

In Singapore, like in Internet era, 5 years is a long time...

Heritage Conservation Centre is currently with only 58 full time staff, and I am amazed that they have done so much with so little manpower!

Well done! Staff at Heritage Conservation Centre!

Dexterine Ho Soo Miang
Updated with new photo from LAS facebook on 21 Feb 2013

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Eligibility for Professional Development Scheme (PDS) Points:

This activity attracts 46 points under the Industry Knowledge

Development (ID) category - "Study visit to other libraries (local and

overseas)"

Start 2013 with a blast at the LAS New Year Party!

Just received this email from "lassec" lassec@las.org.sg

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Dear LAS members,

Come celebrate 2013 together with fellow members at the LAS New Year Party!!

Be present at the very first LAS event of 2013. Make some new friends
and exchange well wishes and gifts!

WHERE?
The Salon at the National Museum of Singapore
(Map - http://www.nationalmuseum.sg/Page.aspx?id=89)

WHEN?
Friday 25 Jan 2013

WHAT?
6.30pm  --  Makan Time
7.15pm  --  Fun Games
7.45pm  --  Gift Exchange
9.00pm  --  Party Ends

HOW MUCH?
It's FREE!

DRESS CODE?
It's going to a colourful event so no black or white.

BRING ALONG?
Yourself and a gift worth S$5.00-$10.00

SO HOW?
Please RSVP by 14 Jan 2013 to save your seat:
http://www.las.org.sg/eforms/view.php?id=26

Cheers,

LAS New Year Party organising committee

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I was prompted to sign up by a close friend in the library circle, so I know I am not very fast in responding in real time as today was a busy day for me!

I just registered for it before the day's end. If you are an LAS member, will you be attending?

I am looking forward to it and hope to meet many library friends in the Museum for the first time!

Happy New Year!

Cheers!

Dexterine Ho Soo Miang

Support Acquisitions and Serials Work, WSQ/LAS Level 2 Training

Today, I received the following announcement:

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LAS (Library Association of Singapore) is pleased to organize the another run of the WSQ/LAS Level 2 training for Support  Acquisitions and Serials Work  on 5 - 6 Feb 2013.

This 2 day course will be held at Agatha Room, Level 3, Toa Payoh Public Library.

(map<http://www.nlb.gov.sg/Corporate.portal?_nfpb=true&_windowLabel=PlLibraryLocations_1_1&PlLibraryLocations_1_1_actionOverride=%2FIBMS%2FplLibraryLocations%2FlibraryDetailsDisplay&PlLibraryLocations_1_1BranchCode=TPCL&_pageLabel=corporate_page_visitus_AllLibraries>).

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN. Register at:
http://www.las.org.sg/eforms/view.php?id=25

This is one of the 5 competency based programmes at entry level which
together form the WSQ  (HCLIS) Higher Certificate in Library and Information Services.

Important Note:

§  Upon successful registration for the training, you will receive a
confirmation message & email.

§  The registration page will also display a message when the class is
full. You will not be able to key in personal particulars when this happens.

§  The course fees are listed here.<http://www.las.org.sg/wp/training-development/for-support-staff/>

§  On enrolment, you are deemed to have committed to both the training
and proposed assessment dates.

§  Participants or institutions who wish to withdraw from an enrolled
course must submit reason(s) in writing to las.tnd@gmail.com. Where notice of withdrawal is given before the start of the course, an administrative
fee of $25 is payable to facilitate the withdrawal from the course.

§  Please view full Terms & Conditions for LAS WSQ Level 2
courses <http://www.las.org.sg/docs/LAS%20WSQ%20Level%202%20Courses%20Terms%20&%20Conditions_Oct2011.pdf>.

For more information on the module, please refer to the training
page <http://www.las.org.sg/wp/training-development/for-support-staff/>.

Registration will close with maximum of 17 registrants.
Organized by:

LAS Training & Development Committee

BTV档案_宋氏家族往事-宋霭龄

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I just viewed the videos this morning and find it enlightening to learn about her life in restrospect!

How wealth, family and politics are being linked together in the past and it is a good mirror for us to see the present. 

With this understanding, it is easier to understand the complex connections in present day China and the political links great family worked together to make things happen in the east or the west ...

Being NO BODY, we are able to view this kind of development from a distance and have a clearer mind set!

Dexterine Ho Soo Miang

百年沧桑话中国

音频：35集系列节目《百年沧桑话中国》http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/multimedia/2011/06/110627_list_audio_progchina.shtml

更新时间 2011年6月27日, 格林尼治标准时间14:36

 

BBC中文网推出35集大型系列节目《百年沧桑话中国》，通过中国与海外众多历史见证人的回忆和专家学者的观察评论，以及大量的历史音响档案，回顾中国一百年来的历史变迁。

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相关新闻话题

• 中国,
• 历史考古

按键 第1集：20世纪初叶的中国
按键 第2集：北洋军的形成
按键 第3集：武昌起义与北洋军
按键 第4集：北洋军阀战乱结束
按键 第5集：孙中山和辛亥革命
按键 第6集：早期留学运动
按键 第7集：“五四”事件和新文化运动
按键 第8集：西方传教士在中国
按键 第9集：共产党的成立
按键 第10集：三位党员回忆入党经历
按键 第11集：长征的见证人
按键 第12集：长征的历史意义
按键 第13集：中日战争的爆发
按键 第14集：苦难深重
按键 第15集：抗日救国
按键 第16集：国共内战
按键 第17集：新中国的成立
按键 第18集：中国卷入朝鲜战争
按键 第19集：土改和镇反
按键 第20集：第一个五年计划
按键 第21集：反右运动
按键 第22集：大跃进和人民公社
按键 第23集：庐山会议
按键 第24集：三年大饥荒
按键 第25集：五十年代中苏关系
按键 第26集：中美关系正常化
按键 第27集：文革的起因
按键 第28集：红色的恐怖
按键 第29集：文化浩劫
按键 第30集：文革的教训
按键 第31集：八十年代改革起步
按键 第32集：艰难曲折的改革
按键 第33集：九十年代改革与社会变迁
按键 第34集：中国与国际社会接轨
按键 第35集：展望新世纪的中国

Source of info:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/multimedia/2011/06/110627_list_audio_progchina.shtml

INNO HANDS-ON and Dexterine Ho

Inno Hands-on is a registered business name with the Registrar of Company Singapore since September 1999 and it is also a registered vendor under Vendors@gov. For government ministry/department and schools under Ministry of Education, e-Invoicing is used currently. Other methods of issuing official invoice, like in PDF or in paper copy are done at the request of the organisation.

INNO HANDS-ON is a short form for  "INNOvative HANDS-ON", as I believe in "INNOvative HANDS-ON, INNOvative minds-on"

innoworkshop.blogspot.com or innoworkshop.blogspot.sg is the official blog which announce courses INNO HANDS-ON offers. 

Currently INNO HANDS-ON offers workshop for schools and organisations interested in works related to:


Library Displays
Reading display
School display 
School open house 
Workshop for Librarians
Workshop for students
Workshop for teachers 

Festive Gift Wrapping and other courses
Gift wrapping
Flower making
Green ideas 
Greeting cards

Etc...

Last Dec, a few courses was run at various sites.  Being engaged by the management company of the mall, I enjoyed the sharing of my Gift Wrapping ideas at the Learning Corner at Jurong Point on 8 Dec.

It was a 2 hours workshop and I manage to cover a fair bit of my ideas on Christmas gift wrapping.

Course outline of Christmas Gift Wrapping Workshop:

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*How to wrap gift in box shape: hands-on

*How to dress up your wine bottle: demo

*How to wrap soft toys or soft items without using boxes: hands-on

*How to make ribbon bows to enhance your gift wrapping: hands-on

*How to design gift wrapping that can be recycled and keep the world green

Photo reference and other notes:

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1. http://innoworkshop.blogspot.sg/2012/01/festive-gift-wrapping-couse-2-hours.html
(Wine bottle wrapping: Demo only)

(Box shape wrapping, with ribbon bow: hands-on)

2. http://innoworkshop.blogspot.sg/2008/12/gift-wrapping-for-seasons.html

(Second photo: wrap soft toys or soft items

How to make a gift bag with creative collar design for Lady or Gentleman (Adult’s present) and Boy or Girl (Kid’s present).

3. Introduce some “Green” ideas on recycling the gift wrapping in the designs and show the way how easy is to go green in Gift Wrapping.

Being the trainer/lecturer for the courses listed above and was asked by many participants on my background etc, now I just do some update on"Dexterine Ho" under the INNO HANDS-ON blog page at: http://innoworkshop.blogspot.sg/
From this month onward, I will update pages on course and if you have course you like me to design and make it available, just email me.

Some new photos is now added to "About Dexterine Ho" at:
http://innoworkshop.blogspot.sg/2012/02/about-dexterine-ho.html

other new photos and post will follow...

Have a happy new year!

Happy reading too...


Dexterine Ho Soo Miang