Tag Archives: PHD

As was my opinion in countless other threads of such nature, I maintain that Ph.D in life science especially from NUS/NTU isn't really useful despite what the government likes to say. Singapore, despite whatever, is not a research hub and probably never will be because we are small, our education system do not encourage out of the box thinking and simply because this is not a research hotbed. Have u all ever been to the university campus of MIT/Harvard or Cambridge? Their very air sizzles with innovation. I am not joking. Have u ever been to NUS or NTU?In Singapore people do a Phd because they are worried that with just a life sci degree they can only wash test tubes, or they are attracted by the idea of a 3K salary not knowing what else to do. It's very different from other good research universities in the world where people do PhDs REALLY because they like to know more about something. These folks spend 7-8 years doing their phd without an attractive pay B/c they really want to learn from some really smart profs in an area they are really interested in.

A perverted Caucasian foreigner working in Singapore, in NUS, was exposed by a girl whom he tried to date. Rather than waste time on indirect approaches like most Singaporean men, he directly told her that he needed to have sex with her because his penis was hard. Should he arrested for sexual harassment? Are you shocked that a mighty Ang Moh with a phD was rejected by a local girl? Is this fair to the Ang Moh who is a foreign talent doing a job no Singaporean guy can do? The PAP government has failed to provide the Ang Moh with a proper sex life.

I have a PhD in Physics. I can hardly find a job that matches my background. I am open to Bachelor degree positions but even that has limited options. I left my last long term job as a senior engineer close to one year ago. My sister said that I have an attitude problem. Maybe she is right. But after my mental breakdown I feel I could barely integrate back into the work place and society in general.