Theresa Tan
Senior Social Affairs Correspondent
PUBLISHED AUG 31, 2021, 5:08 PM SGT
SINGAPORE - Never in his wildest dreams did Dr Tan Jun Xiang, now 26, imagine he would one day become a doctor.
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The eldest of three children of a salesman and housewife scored 181 points when he sat the Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) and ended up in the normal (Academic) stream.
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/c...g-a-doctor
hey SG bubbet ....read this ...Meritrocacy works
those whom work hard and smart can climb the social ladder...
stop hidding and own up
(03-09-2021, 08:42 AM)keys Wrote: [ -> ]hey SG bubbet ....read this ...Meritrocacy works
those whom work hard and smart can climb the social ladder...
stop hidding and own up
The pap and the media like to use "exceptions" to prove.
If they can find one poor person out of 100,000 who became rich they will conclude "anyone can do it so long as...".
He made it because he is very bright and despite going to a neighborhood school he could overcome his disadvantage....it doesn't happen often often that I what his story made it into the news.
Why ah butt din repeat or go poly instead?
Same as anal sex. You watch porn and see the receiver enjoying it. That's why govt love to give anal sex to the people.
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Honestly, I also super borchup during secondary skool days and JC. I (seriously) only studied on the bus to school just before the exams. Or at best, the night before.
I still wonder how I managed to pass everything
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(04-08-2023, 07:09 PM)Blin Wrote: [ -> ]One in thousands as sample. False hope!.
like toto
announce one winner
million losers did not announce
It's like saying anyone can have a chance to win Toto so Singapore pools has a great system
Instead of citing the one person who made it look around you you see many more elderly poor who have to do menial work and collect card board for a living.
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