About Identity (III) about Women

The topic our group presented is on the Evolution of Identity of Singapore Women.

More shall appear in the Course Blog.
Some resources (media) that we used - series of songs identifed during the session are as followed. Indeed, it brings out the distinguishing difference (and progress) across the eras:

Songs:

1. Superwoman (1988) by Karyn White: Lyrics.
2. Pretty Woman by Roy Orbison: Lyrics.
3. I am Woman by Helen Reddy: Lyrics.

MP3 files of these sounds can be found at http://beemp3.com/

Mom's Song by Anita Renfroe


Dadsense by Anita Renfroe

Other references:

1. Socyberty. (5 April 2009).The Changing Role of Women in Society. Retrieved from http://socyberty.com/issues/the-changing-role-of-women-in-society/#ixzz12WWyjg1L
2. Marcia Reynolds. (27 June 2010). The Emerging Identity of Women. Retrieved from http://www.notjustthekitchen.com/money-finance/the-emerging-identity-of-women/
3. Jean Lee S.K. Kathleen Campbell & Audrey Chia. (1999). The 3 Paradoxes: Working Women in Singapore. Retrieved from http://www.postcolonialweb.org/singapore/gender/3paradoxes.html
4. EDB Singapore. (2 July 2009). The 1960s Singapore Economic Development Board. Retrieved from http://www.sedb.com/edb/sg/en_uk/index/about_edb/our_history/the_1960s.html
5. The Development of Education in Singapore since 1965
   Background paper prepared for the Asia Education Study Tour for African Policy Makers, June 18 – 30, 2006
6. Singapore’s female entrepreneurs – are they different? Int. J. Entrepreneurship and Small Business, Vol. 5, Nos. 3/4, 2008

About Cultural Identity (II) Rojak

It's a very nice and close-to-the-heart analogy... literally, from the bowl of rojak... it reminds us the 'good taste' in the hands of a good chef - to bring the different 'foreign entities' together.

I like the simple approach.. where the different 'components' that make up the rojak... isn't it the same as the different nationalities that make up our nation?

However, it does not necessary mean that we could just mix any fruits together. Good taste only come about by the appropriate portion of paste and the chef who mix the paste with the fruits, and the finishing (sprinkle peanuts on the rojak)!

Put it across in a simplistic manner: The paste resembles the programmes that are to be implemented while the chef is really the 'implementor' of the programme - the outcomes depend largely how it's delivered.

So, don't take for granted the 'uniquely' made in Singapore rojak :)

About Cultural Identity (I) Diwali commercial - Petronas

This was shared by the Group 9 - to conclude the day of presentation (that lasted for 5 solid hours today. The topics revolved no other than topics on Identity & Multiculturalism.

This clip was an interesting one... which I think, it clearly illustrates what's going through in our youths' minds today. In fact, it touches on what another group talked about "Assimilation" vs "Multiculturalism" - what's happening today?

In the advertisement, the 4 young men actually 'adopted' what they considered as "hip". And that included creatively 'adopted' a new name "Andy" and "Sam". However, they were spotted by grandma who brought them back to reality!

Well, initially, I thought "Andy" would either run away or rudely replied his grandma to 'mind her own business'... haha... that's how I would stereotype those 'hip-hop' guys! Nevertheless, the storyline has proven me wrong! And grandma has no fear to correct "Sam"! (not anticipating any rude responses from him?), and she added "What a divine name!" hahaha....

There's hidden and deeper values to a seemingly entertaining advertisement.