Singapore is known to be a very structured society. That is its strength and that is its limitation. Thigs work so well because of discipline and structure. But sometimes that comes in the way. So can one really establish a…
Research in Singapore
Suffering Fools
Diplomacy and maintaining good relationships demand that one suffers fools gladly. But should one? This is an interesting question and has an obvious answer. But it is one of those that are not really so easy. The obvious answer of…
Basic Research in Singapore
At the time when in most countries, including USA, funding organizations are looking for return on investments in short periods, Singapore seems to be adopting a different approach. They are going to invest 3% of their GNP on research. More…
CAV Indexing: Towards Contenxt
Multimedia indexing has been receiving significant attention both in academia, as evidenced by increasing number of conference coverage of this from different disciplinary perspective in computer and information sciences, and from industry as is clear from all the search engines.…
East and West
While going through some material today I came across some lines that made me think about the wisdom or thoughts in Jainism and Hinduism. Both suggest that at some stage in life, one should reduce bonds with family and friends…