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NW Blockchain Limited, Newater Technology Partner To Develop Blockchain Solutions For Wastewater Treatment

Announcements, Blockchain | January 17, 2018 br> By: Maricel Custodio

Newater Technology has partnered with NW Blockchain Limited (NWBL) to jointly develop blockchain applications for the wastewater treatment industry.

Wastewater…

By Alicia Kim, Pharmacy

Without surprise, the first couple of days were a blur especially with a lack of water and sleep—so much that I was mostly like so:

However, the few events or moments of eureka that highlighted this state of lethargy are the ones that I will look fondly back on and remember.

The first was the panel. We had a group of Singaporean adults ranging in professions such as ship captain to chef to whom we could ask anything without any censorship. My first questions that I posed were on the demographics of the country and whether they were expected to change in the future. Singapore has a population that is around 76 percent ethnic Chinese, 12 percent ethnic Malay, and 8 percent ethnic Indian. Given the low fertility rate (1.25 children per woman) and that the government is encouraging immigration to keep the population stable, I wondered whether the ethnic makeup would remain the same without quotas. According to the panelists, it was expected to remain so.

My second question was related to the melting pot nature of Singapore: what food is uniquely Singaporean? The chef cheerfully discussed chicken rice, which seems to be the epitome of Singaporean cuisine and chili crab.

A variation of chicken rice, but with rice noodles at a hawker place in Chinatown. This place is one of the few places one can enjoy a Michelin starred meal for less than $5!

Besides my questions, the class and the panelists touched briefly on topics such as blend of culture, governmental authority and stability, and feminism, racism, and homophobia within the country. What I got out of the discussion was the struggle to grasp what Singaporean culture represented without projecting any of my own assumptions on it. Because U.S. and Korean cultures are what I am familiar with, I had to rely on their cultural standards to be able to compare and contrast, with the understanding that everything is relative. In other words, I am trying to be careful in not identifying what is “right” or “wrong” but objectively finding where the differences lie.

NUS, where we had several academic sessions, is absolutely beautiful. The mesh of postmodern architecture with the lush green of the tropical fauna brightens up the campus and seems to be a theme across the Singaporean skyline. Despite the country being so compact, I was surprised to see that NUS has a pretty spacious campus; however, it is in very close proximities with other colleges. When we went on a campus tour a few days later, we found that NUS and a nearby college actually share the same dining hall!

Lastly, we touched on maintaining water sustainability in the country. Singapore as an island imports its goods (including fresh green water). One of its innovations besides reducing water consumption (the most effective sustainable practice) is to recycle water through an intensive filtration system.

The recent dry spell has certainly taken a toll on the island. I’ve never seen as much of a destruction to trees, shrubs, and turfs of grass as this “drought” even when the worst of floods hit Singapore in our recent history. The dry spell certainly highlighted our strengths, but most importantly our weakness as a nation. Singaporeans are not only ill-prepared but wasteful.

We have already seen the level of preparedness demonstrated by general Singaporeans when the worst haze in our history struck the island last year. The government was well prepared with stocks of emergency supplies - albeit a better distribution plan, but people were not only unprepared, they were also irresponsible. While calling the government a liar for providing inaccurate data – which I thought the officials could have provided a better retort for, people were actually going about their daily activities unprotected. On my way home on the night when the haze crossed 400 PSI for the first time, I actually saw a long queue of vehicles outside the McDonald’s at King Albert Park with people waiting to buy the Hello Kitty plush toy. Over the next few days while people continued to call for the government to publish “more accurate data”, I continue to see people jogging and strolling in the parks, along the roads.

This dry spell made me realize that Singaporeans do not even know what hit them even when the worst hits. Singaporeans and some of its neighbors are also terribly wasteful. Despite the years of educating Singaporeans to conserve water, the messaging has had little effect on our people. Even when the worst effects if the dry weather became so obvious that it was hard to ignore, usage levels were hardly restrained. Reports of measures taken by some “civic conscious” companies further illustrate the problem.

The national water agency, PUB had for some time been promoting water saving tips, and during this period of dry weather, the need for water conservation became more apparent. Yet, hardly any individual heed the call for action. In fact, I thought the recommended actions were hardly effective. PUB has been actively promoting the five-minute shower for a while now, which I thought itself is already wasteful enough. I do take 5 minute showers, sometimes slightly longer. But the difference is, the tap hardly ran for a minute during the shower – you don’t have to let the water run while soaping and shampooing! People ask how I do it, and if it’s even effective a shower for me to be clean – well, I do have a complexion that even girls are in awe of, and no, I do not have a special regimen for my face.

And for goodness sake PUB, to hell with the theory of how much a cup saves you when you brush your teeth; the key here is to turn off the tap while you get busy with your hands! I’ve never had a cup, and I don’t use more than a cup or two of water – a mouthful to rinse at the beginning, and two after I brush my teeth.