Feb 3, 2010
Not as harmful as a cigarette?
BY: NG XIAO YAN
"It's like a sweet sort of poison," says Teo Jun Lin, inhaling deeply into the shisha hose. In the dim, smoke-filled room of Aladdin Cafe, teenagers in groups of four or five sit around ornate waterpipes, playing cards or just chatting.
"I know smoking shisha is really harmful to my lungs, but I'm not doing it regularly. I don't get addicted to it either." A social smoker, Jun Lin, 19, goes to popular youth hangout Haji Lane with her close friends to catch up with one another over shisha and drinks.
Depression is killing us
BY: DAPHNE-RAE LEE
One of the mental disorders that is increasing at an astonishing rapid rate, depression is inevitable for the people of this day and age. It can last for a couple of days, a few weeks, months, and even years.
From a loss of someone dear and near, to the failing of an examination, all this occurrences that happen in life may cause depression.
Students’ Favourite Desserts Hangout Places
BY: LIU YING
Food speaks the common language of Singaporeans. It crosses boundaries of age, gender and even race. This is even more so for desserts, which no one can resist. The Youth Voice checks out some of the popular dessert hangout places that students love to frequent.
Food speaks the common language of Singaporeans. It crosses boundaries of age, gender and even race. This is even more so for desserts, which no one can resist. The Youth Voice checks out some of the popular dessert hangout places that students love to frequent.
SHINee Shines in Singapore
BY: NURIMAN
The Hallyu Wave has reached our shores. Following in the footsteps of Brown-Eyed Girls and FT Island, SM Entertainment’s red hot boyband SHINee is the latest Korean group to visit Singapore.
Their arrival in Singapore had local netizens buzzing as this was the first time SM Entertainment (SM) was sending one of their talents here. For those of you new to the Korean music industry (Kpop), SM, along with JYP Entertainment and YG Entertainment dominate the Korean music industry. SM’s artists alone dominate the Asian music scene with Girls Generation as well as DBSK (TVXQ) which currently holds the world record of having the largest fan group.
Students' dress sense is boring?
First impression counts. If the saying is true then what does one make of the many different fashion styles of students from Temasek Polytechnic?
From dancers to slackers to cosplaying, students seem to turn to fashion to express their personalities and preferences. We preview the more stereotypically interesting ones.
