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Singapore's sidewalk warrior
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Mariner - Posts: 533
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Singapore's sidewalk warrior
by Mariner » Mon Apr 14, 2014 9:19 am
OCULARHOLIC ANONYMOUS!!!
Keep Calm and Carry on Observing.
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Re: Singapore's sidewalk warrior
by cloud_cover » Mon Apr 14, 2014 2:05 pm
Strangely that link sends me to Pan Ling Ling's hair problems...
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Re: Singapore's sidewalk warrior
by Mariner » Mon Apr 14, 2014 2:22 pm
That one is the front advert page. Flip over to the front page proper.
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Re: Singapore's sidewalk warrior
by Gary » Mon Apr 14, 2014 11:35 pm
Thanks guys. If not for the support of forum members here, Toa Payoh stargazing would have not been possible and lasted long enough for the media to take notice.
Time flies. 21 Sept 2012 felt like yesterday when we conducted our first Toa Payoh Public Library talk. (viewtopic.php?f=5&t=11371)
Sincerely hope more will contribute some of their time and effort to spread astro in their own neighbourhood. This is the only sustainable way to promote astro locally in the long term without feeling the astro burnout travelling to distance places frequently or being too disruptive to other priorities in our lives.
Speaking of warrior, I am not worthy of such a title. In today's MyPaper, the story of Dr Ng helping Indonesia's poor is much more inspiring. He is the true warrior and that report is more deserving of being published on the front page than mine:
http://mypaper.sg/top-stories/helping-i ... g-20140414
Time flies. 21 Sept 2012 felt like yesterday when we conducted our first Toa Payoh Public Library talk. (viewtopic.php?f=5&t=11371)
Sincerely hope more will contribute some of their time and effort to spread astro in their own neighbourhood. This is the only sustainable way to promote astro locally in the long term without feeling the astro burnout travelling to distance places frequently or being too disruptive to other priorities in our lives.
Speaking of warrior, I am not worthy of such a title. In today's MyPaper, the story of Dr Ng helping Indonesia's poor is much more inspiring. He is the true warrior and that report is more deserving of being published on the front page than mine:
http://mypaper.sg/top-stories/helping-i ... g-20140414
Last edited by Gary on Tue Apr 15, 2014 4:08 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: Singapore's sidewalk warrior
by Mariner » Tue Apr 15, 2014 10:22 am
Gary wrote:Speaking of warrior, I am worthy of such a title.
I'm sure there's a typo somewhere but must quote this for posterity.
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Re: Singapore's sidewalk warrior
by Gary » Tue Apr 15, 2014 4:08 pm
Mariner wrote:Gary wrote:Speaking of warrior, I am worthy of such a title.
I'm sure there's a typo somewhere but must quote this for posterity.
Yes! Missed out the word "NOT" in front of worthy. will edit it.
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"The importance of a telescope is not how big it is, how well made it is.
It is how many people, less fortunate than you, got to look through it."
-- John Dobson.
email: gary[at]astro.sg
twitter: @astrosg
"The importance of a telescope is not how big it is, how well made it is.
It is how many people, less fortunate than you, got to look through it."
-- John Dobson.
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Re: Singapore's sidewalk warrior
by Airconvent » Tue Apr 15, 2014 9:17 pm
wow...TWO articles on astronomy. Congrats on being a celebrity.....again, Gary!
Looks like you are getting more and more famous. Maybe Mac should sponsor you...like free burgers and drinks in return for wearing mac T-shirt and a mac logo on your scope at the event...haha.
Looks like you are getting more and more famous. Maybe Mac should sponsor you...like free burgers and drinks in return for wearing mac T-shirt and a mac logo on your scope at the event...haha.
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Re: Singapore's sidewalk warrior
by Gary » Tue Apr 15, 2014 11:48 pm
Airconvent wrote:wow...TWO articles on astronomy. Congrats on being a celebrity.....again, Gary!
Looks like you are getting more and more famous. Maybe Mac should sponsor you...like free burgers and drinks in return for wearing mac T-shirt and a mac logo on your scope at the event...haha.
McD is already getting more sales from the sidewalkers and the public they attract without sponsoring anything. So I think they will just continue to enjoy the slight increase in profit, keep quiet and do nothing.
http://www.astro.sg
email: gary[at]astro.sg
twitter: @astrosg
"The importance of a telescope is not how big it is, how well made it is.
It is how many people, less fortunate than you, got to look through it."
-- John Dobson.
email: gary[at]astro.sg
twitter: @astrosg
"The importance of a telescope is not how big it is, how well made it is.
It is how many people, less fortunate than you, got to look through it."
-- John Dobson.
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