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    Dropout turned President

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      Chenonceau
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      It won’t happen in this day and age. Not when school teachers depend on tuition teachers to help kids pass exams.

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        corneyAmber
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        Chenonceau:
        It won't happen in this day and age. Not when school teachers depend on tuition teachers to help kids pass exams.

        :hi5: this is wickedly hilarious..... :rotflmao:

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          Angelight
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          Mr Nathan is that 1 in a million rare case. So will anyone buy his book to read?

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            SwimInSG
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            Nathan memoir - how I chance upon a 4 million a year job, and other amazing stories.

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              Mdm Koh
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              It's an inspiring story. Not many people know that Nathan's family lost their fortune during the Great Depression and his dad killed himself when Nathan was very young.


              I think that the book is not so much saying that it's ok for kids to drop out of school, because even a drop-out can become a president. I think he's simply trying to tell us that there are things in life beyond our control, but we can overcome them if we work hard. I believe that this is still true, no matter what age we're in. :imcool:

              Now that he's published a book, the next thing I hope to see him do is donate half of his accumulated wealth to charity. πŸ˜‚

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                verykiasu2010
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                I got hope liao. Can be president. But my surname is not a Tan though I was once a drop out - quitted school immediately after prelims - did not attend school until sitting for the O level / A level … counted or not ?

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                  autumnbronze
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                  Mdm Koh:
                  It's an inspiring story. Not many people know that Nathan's family lost their fortune during the Great Depression and his dad killed himself when Nathan was very young.


                  I think that the book is not so much saying that it's ok for kids to drop out of school, because even a drop-out can become a president. I think he's simply trying to tell us that there are things in life beyond our control, but we can overcome them if we work hard. I believe that this is still true, no matter what age we're in. :imcool:

                  Now that he's published a book, the next thing I hope to see him do is donate half of his accumulated wealth to charity. πŸ˜‚
                  Thank goodness at least someone understood the underlying message of this book ...

                  πŸ˜‚ :lol:

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                    Intermezzo
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                    verykiasu2010:
                    I got hope liao. Can be president. But my surname is not a Tan though I was once a drop out - quitted school immediately after prelims - did not attend school until sitting for the O level / A level .... counted or not ?

                    why do i get the feeling that this guy's memoirs will be much more \"captivating\" than nathan's...? :roll:

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                      Chenonceau
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                      My son dropped out of preschool 4 times. Counted?

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                        Intermezzo:
                        verykiasu2010:

                        I got hope liao. Can be president. But my surname is not a Tan though I was once a drop out - quitted school immediately after prelims - did not attend school until sitting for the O level / A level .... counted or not ?


                        why do i get the feeling that this guy's memoirs will be much more \"captivating\" than nathan's...? :roll:

                        nah ! :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:

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