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Ministry of Education of Singapore

Then the list should be linked from the article. However, the list may grow too big, so maybe a separate List of government-operated schools in Singapore can be made. WhisperToMe 03:52, 23 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Actually this link is already in the box for Education in Singapore at the bottom of the article, but I am ok with your edit. Thanks. —Sengkang 04:24, 23 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Wikimania 2007 bid

Hello, if you are not aware of the Wikimania's bid next year, you may like to take a look. I need some volunteers and it will be great if you like to help out. It's alright if you can't, though shortlisting only starts on 15 September, and I'm keeping my fingers crossed. It will be nice to meet you though. --Ter e nce Ong _{(T | C)} 11:37, 23 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Will need to find out more about this first (do not know much what Wikimania is about!) =) —Sengkang 16:13, 23 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Read more about Wikimania at its article. Looks like a big event! Just to find out, what does helping out entail? May not be able to help out much as I am entangled in my full employment. —Sengkang 13:54, 24 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

May I request for images? I post it here since the notice board's images page is dead. Can you take pictures of the Hungry Ghost Festival (burning of papers, worshipping them, Getais etc.), we need more pictures of such festivals. Keep up the good collection though. :) It will be nice to have more pictures of Fernvale and Rivervale. Local and foreign community pictures are needed and worshipping and stuff, this is needed in articles such as the demographics and religous articles. Sorry if the demands are a little too high. --Ter e nce Ong _{(T | C)} 11:46, 23 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Ah...today is the last day of the 7th month...I am afraid it is too late. Will find the time to take photos of Rivervale and Fernvale though I am ironically too lazy to walk about my neighbourhood...lol. As for the demographics and religious articles, I will see what I can help. —Sengkang 16:13, 23 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I thought the seventh month this year lasts until September. ;) --Ter e nce Ong _{(T | C)} 05:44, 24 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, there are two 7th months this lunar year, the second one is the so-called "leap 7th month". However, traditionally, the festivities are only carried out in the first 7th month and not extended to the second one. So, "officially", the 7th month was over yesterday at the stroke of midnight (or 11 p.m. as some would say). —Sengkang 05:56, 24 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for explaining to me, now I understand how the seventh month works. --Ter e nce Ong _{(T | C)} 09:53, 24 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

IP blocking

I frequently use the IP address 166.121.37.10 to access Wikipedia and do unofficial policing, attempting to detect and reverse vandalised articles. However, I am often thwarted from doing so as the above IP address is always banned. I hope admins can look into this. Thanks! —Sengkang 01:05, 25 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Sengkang, I changed the above block to anon-only. Hopefully this fixes things. If not, let me know. Cheers -- Samir धर्म 02:29, 25 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Samir, it seems that I am on a dynamic IP address (166.121.x.x) as I am now in turn blocked on 166.121.36.8! Anyway, thanks for your help. I guess I have to live with it. —Sengkang 03:17, 25 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Fixed that one, I hope. Rich Farmbrough 11:50 25 August 2006 (GMT).

Thanks for all your help. I have been blocked again on User:166.121.37.9 for the past 2 days. —Sengkang 03:45, 7 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

That is claimed to be a Open Proxy, i.e. a computer anyone can use. I've requested that it be rechecked by the people who do that sort of thing. Sorry I can't be of more help. JesseW, the juggling janitor 04:14, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

Image:Napier Road 2, Singapore, Jul 06.JPG

That's Holland Road, not Napier Road. Napier Road only starts after Botanic Gardens. Just to let you know. --Ter e nce Ong _{(T | C)} 03:26, 5 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. Looks like the on-line street directores are wrong. I have just verified with the official street directory issued by Singapore Land Authority that you are indeed correct. —Sengkang 03:33, 5 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Which edition? I thought they don't produce directories anymore, Mighty Minds does it now. --Ter e nce Ong _{(T | C)} 07:22, 5 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The 21st edition, 2002/03, the last one. Mighty Minds is too garish and childish-looking to me. Some of the information is also not accurate, and I don't think it's sanctioned by SLA. —Sengkang 09:07, 5 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Lol. SLA don't produce anymore road directories, now its all the private corporations who publish the directories. There's AAS if you don't like Mighty Minds. I have bought almost every edition of Mighty Minds directories. To be honest, the very first one was lousy. --Ter e nce Ong _{(T | C)} 14:54, 5 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I see, maybe I am particular where accuracy of information is concerned. What does AAS stand for? —Sengkang 01:16, 6 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Automobile Association of Singapore. Mighty Minds is accurate nowadays, but just don't trust their places of NTUCs or Cheers stores. Their information is always verified somewhere around October the previous year. --Ter e nce Ong _{(T | C)} 10:51, 6 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I see. Maybe I am just being nostalgic, with unflinching loyalty to the "real" street directory when I received my first edition in the 1980s! LoL —Sengkang 06:08, 7 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Ummm, are you going for the Biennale? Do take pictures, if you do go. ;) But the sad thing is you cannot take pictures at places like National Museum and Art Museum, it was good though. --Ter e nce Ong _{(T | C)} 15:01, 5 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Most probably, as this event would last until November. Maybe more of the static displays. Have you taken any? —Sengkang 01:16, 6 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Finished all the paid attractions. Taken tons of pictures, but I need a lot of time to sort and upload it, very lazy in such things. And Friday evenings (1800 - 2100) are free, except National Museum which closes at 6pm sharp. Would you mind if I email you, or can you sign in on MSN? --Ter e nce Ong _{(T | C)} 10:51, 6 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I envy you with lotsa time to visit all the paid attractions! I am ok with you emailing me but I may not be familiar with the masterpieces which you have taken (being not personally there), and hence may not be of much help in sorting them out. —Sengkang 06:10, 7 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

A staff told me you can get a book about the biennale for ten bucks, which features all the masterpieces and the events. Its fine though. I realised I have about 10,000 pics to sort, though quite a lump sum are rejects. --Ter e nce Ong _{(T | C)} 07:07, 7 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

10,000???!!! That's shocking. How did you manage to take that many photos? LoL —Sengkang 07:18, 7 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I take around 200 - 450 pics usually, though sometimes it can be less than 200 (around 100+ or even less than that), I occasionally go crazy and take 600 pics a day. Yesterday, I went lunatic, took 900 pics. What's your SD card memory? --Ter e nce Ong _{(T | C)} 08:14, 7 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Wow, you are indeed a photography fanatic! The most I have ever taken in a single day is about 200+ pics. My SD memory is only 1GB. Just a word of caution, be careful of where you aim your camera as photography is forbidden at certain locations, e.g. near strategic installations. —Sengkang 08:31, 7 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I have several 1GB, 512MB, 256MB cards, but I don't use them since I got my 2GB card, unless my card is misplaced or in use. What do you mean by "near strategic installations"? Thanks for the reminder. --Ter e nce Ong _{(T | C)} 09:08, 7 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I would say protected government buildings and foreign embassies. —Sengkang 09:28, 7 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Ahh, no wonder I see no pics from you of MFA Building for example or any embassies. --Ter e nce Ong _{(T | C)} 09:30, 7 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

DYK

On 6 September, 2006, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Old Ministry of Labour Building, which you created. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page.

Huang Biren

Pls stop adding the year that she was born. thanks. Huang Biren said she did not want anyone to know her age [comment by User:Darrentzw on 10:06, September 8, 2006]

LoL! —Sengkang 02:10, 8 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

dyk

On 10 September, 2006, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Civilian War Memorial, which you created. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page.

Saint George's Church

On 12 September, 2006, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Saint George's Church, which you created. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page.

--Mgm|^(talk) 11:49, 12 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks!

Thanks for the Barnstar, really appreciate that. I'm currently quite obsessed with semi-/fully-automatic wikipedia tools, which I'm finding very useful for maintenance. I hope you find the page Wikipedia:SGpedians' notice board/Maintenance helpful. If you have any repetitive task in mind, or want some analysis on Sg-articles, please send me a note. Thanks again. ;D --Vsion 02:58, 23 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It is very helpful. I am totally amazed at your ingenuity in creating the bots. —Sengkang 17:10, 23 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

RE: Barnstar!

Hi Sengkang, thanks for the barnstar! Your collection is also excellent as well, so is your article contributions, keep it up. :) Happy editing. --Ter e nce Ong _{(T | C)} 12:38, 23 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I believe you now have the largest number of photos on commons! —Sengkang 17:11, 23 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Not really, you have more than me. --Ter e nce Ong _{(T | C)} 13:13, 24 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

DYK

On 24 September, 2006, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Queen Elizabeth Walk, which you created. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page.

Re : Thanks!

No problem, and am glad to be of your help :) - Cheers, Mailer Diablo 19:06, 25 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Go Vandal-whacker

Hi. I was just looking through your log of contributions and saw that you have made quite a few vandalism reverts. Vandalism-reversion is good work, but it should be accompanied with appropriate warnings to the vandals/users. So, please warn vandals with a test template after they have vandalised. Thank you. --Nearly Headless Nick 08:36, 27 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]