When seeing a couple of homosexuals kissing or hugging or doing other ‘crazy’ things in the public, I think many people would shout inside their hearts: ‘My god! How can they do that? It is really terrible!’ Although many people feel uncomfortable with homosexuality and take it as immoral, it is still too early to make conclusion that homosexual activities for example, homosexual sex, should be criminalized.
First, is homosexuality really immoral? Let’s see what happened in our ancestors. In ancient China, wives’ disobedience to their husbands was considered as immoral, and what is happening now in the world is that our Muslim brothers agree that polygamy is moral while many others do not think so. Morality is such a thing that different people in different time would have different voices about it, and in most cases, the judgment of morality does not depend on whether it is right or not, it depends on what most people in a group think about it.
So, whether homosexuality is right or not?
Once again, it is hard to define right and wrong, as it is hard to define moral or not, it is not a case of mathematic problem. The ones who believe in God would answer without thinking that what the God says is right, but do they hear what the God says? I do not know because I am not one of them. So please tell me when you come across with God and hear what he says, and please tell him that I really want to know him, or her.
Debating about what is right or wrong can take one’s whole lifetime, that’s why we need some basic rules to obey without arguing all the time. Laws appear. Voting is the most common way to pass laws, so it is right to say laws reflect the willing of most people, more accurate, people who have the right to vote, right? So if homosexual sex harm the benefits of most people or just make most people feel uncomfortable, it is not strange that it should be criminalized.
To persuade the voters not to vote homosexual sex of being criminalized, we need to convince them that first, it do no harm, second, it is not a terrible thing, no need to take it as a monster. Some people believe that homosexual sex spread AIDS, but all sexual activities can spread AIDS, and the reason why homosexual sex has a high rate of AIDS spreading is that the society does not accept it so it takes place underground without safety actions. The case is like the prostitution, it is considered as immoral and it helps to spread many kinds of disease, but it would still exit even if the government applies laws to ban it. Maybe the best way is to recognize it so that the government can have better administration on it and help the prostitutes to resist the diseases. Homosexuality can not be banned, if somebody told you that you can not love who you love, would you accept? Homosexual sex, as the byproduct of homosexuality, can not be banned, too. The best way is to guide, guide them to safety actions.
Imagine that, when an alien who come from a planet where there is no such thing as ‘love’ see a man chasing after a woman like crazy, it will think that ‘love’ is a monster. And to it, homosexual love and common kind of love are definitely the same. Another example, people who love to collect stamps are always aliens to people who love to destroy stamps. The fact is that, we should not define people as aliens only because they have different interesting and behaviors from us. Homosexuality is not a monster, so just try to understand it and understand the homosexuals.
Written by
Xuan Xiaodoag
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Do you think that homosexual sex should be criminalized?
Homosexual sex has been stigmatized century upon century, and in many cultures across the world and through time, mostly seeking to stigmatize relationships between members of the same sex. Almost invariably, when it is criminalized, those who criminalize it (or would do so) refer to it as the "crime against nature" or the "sin against nature." However in my opinion, homosexual sex should not be criminalized, even if some argued that future generations would cease to exit.
Over years, people are misled by the fact that homosexual sex contributes most to the rise of AIDS and many other sexually-transmitted diseases. Apparently some have stood out and defended those who we call gays and lesbians by arguing both are completely unrelated. However surveys conducted has shown that both, although not directly related to each other, seem to have certain extent of connections. For instance, over in India, where inevitably its gay community is large, about 2.4 million people have been tested to be HIV positive. This shows the relation between the two and indeed in my opinion I think the same as well. However, even both are related, it does not mean that homosexual sex should be criminalized. According to Jeffrey O'Malley, director of the United Nations Development Programme, countries protecting men who have sex with men from discrimination are better able to curb the transmission of the virus. Countries where homosexuality is not illegal, such as China and Brazil, have seen greater success in preventing the spread of HIV. This is because if homosexuality has never been illegal, there will not be any legal barriers to stop prevention work.
Furthermore, homosexual sex should not be criminalised as this is part of other people’s lifestyle and freedom. The principal justification advanced by lawmakers for denying homosexual sex asserts that it is immoral, and therefore law should be imposed to ban it. However as human being, we can choose to live our own life and do things freely as we want as long as law permits us. Therefore, we cannot interfere other people’s life and by means no laws or rules should be imposed to restrict their freedom. In fact, some countries are now reviewing their city-state’s ban on sex between men and many more including Singapore have been urged by local law society to decriminalize homosexual sex, which they view as outdated and archaic. They also claim that while homosexual sex is not widely accepted in their country, authorities must take pragmatic approach, and therefore no strict law should be imposed to ban gay sex.
In conclusion, I think that gay individuals are entitled to the same legal rights and the same respect and dignity afforded all other individuals. “Moral disapproval” and “tradition” of human being, as being claimed by lawmakers, standing alone is simply an insufficient justification for discrimination and invalid reason for upholding a law prohibiting homosexual sex. Therefore, I strongly oppose the fact that homosexual sex should be criminalized.
Written by,
Chin Kah Fai
Over years, people are misled by the fact that homosexual sex contributes most to the rise of AIDS and many other sexually-transmitted diseases. Apparently some have stood out and defended those who we call gays and lesbians by arguing both are completely unrelated. However surveys conducted has shown that both, although not directly related to each other, seem to have certain extent of connections. For instance, over in India, where inevitably its gay community is large, about 2.4 million people have been tested to be HIV positive. This shows the relation between the two and indeed in my opinion I think the same as well. However, even both are related, it does not mean that homosexual sex should be criminalized. According to Jeffrey O'Malley, director of the United Nations Development Programme, countries protecting men who have sex with men from discrimination are better able to curb the transmission of the virus. Countries where homosexuality is not illegal, such as China and Brazil, have seen greater success in preventing the spread of HIV. This is because if homosexuality has never been illegal, there will not be any legal barriers to stop prevention work.
Furthermore, homosexual sex should not be criminalised as this is part of other people’s lifestyle and freedom. The principal justification advanced by lawmakers for denying homosexual sex asserts that it is immoral, and therefore law should be imposed to ban it. However as human being, we can choose to live our own life and do things freely as we want as long as law permits us. Therefore, we cannot interfere other people’s life and by means no laws or rules should be imposed to restrict their freedom. In fact, some countries are now reviewing their city-state’s ban on sex between men and many more including Singapore have been urged by local law society to decriminalize homosexual sex, which they view as outdated and archaic. They also claim that while homosexual sex is not widely accepted in their country, authorities must take pragmatic approach, and therefore no strict law should be imposed to ban gay sex.
In conclusion, I think that gay individuals are entitled to the same legal rights and the same respect and dignity afforded all other individuals. “Moral disapproval” and “tradition” of human being, as being claimed by lawmakers, standing alone is simply an insufficient justification for discrimination and invalid reason for upholding a law prohibiting homosexual sex. Therefore, I strongly oppose the fact that homosexual sex should be criminalized.
Written by,
Chin Kah Fai
Do you think homosexual sex should be criminalized?
Homosexuality refers to romantic or sexual attraction or behaviour among members of the same sex. Studies suggest between two and twenty percent of the population exhibit some degree of homosexual tendency, though in many earlier cultures homosexual relations were highly prevalent. Since the middle of the 20th century, homosexuality has been gradually delisted as a disease and decriminalized in nearly all developed countries. However, the legal status of homosexual relations varies widely by country and there remain jurisdictions in which certain homosexual behaviours are crimes with severe penalties including death. That is why until today, arguments on whether homosexual sex should be criminalized still exist and I think that homosexual sex should not be criminalized.
The reason I think that homosexual sex should not be criminalized is because I believed in freedom. Over the years, people have been talking about freedom of speech, freedom in almost everything but why can't people have freedom to choose who they want to be with? This is because most people still cannot accept homosexuality. I agree that love is blind because once a person fall in love, they do not care who that person is. Love is the best thing that god gave human and I think it is so pure that made homosexuality acceptable even it is against the norm.
Some people are homosexual not because they want to, but they were influenced by surroundings. Most homosexual couples adopt children because they cannot give birth. So, these children will most likely be influenced by their homosexual parents. That is why we cannot blame gay or lesbian for being homosexuals. Even though what I have mentioned above only involved homosexuality, sex is a need for human and most couples perform sex. So, homosexuality I mentioned above is equivalent to homosexual sex. In my perspective, homosexual sex is acceptable as long as it does not create disturbance to the public and that is why I do not agree in criminalizing homosexual sex.
Written by : Sara Liew Kar Mun
The reason I think that homosexual sex should not be criminalized is because I believed in freedom. Over the years, people have been talking about freedom of speech, freedom in almost everything but why can't people have freedom to choose who they want to be with? This is because most people still cannot accept homosexuality. I agree that love is blind because once a person fall in love, they do not care who that person is. Love is the best thing that god gave human and I think it is so pure that made homosexuality acceptable even it is against the norm.
Some people are homosexual not because they want to, but they were influenced by surroundings. Most homosexual couples adopt children because they cannot give birth. So, these children will most likely be influenced by their homosexual parents. That is why we cannot blame gay or lesbian for being homosexuals. Even though what I have mentioned above only involved homosexuality, sex is a need for human and most couples perform sex. So, homosexuality I mentioned above is equivalent to homosexual sex. In my perspective, homosexual sex is acceptable as long as it does not create disturbance to the public and that is why I do not agree in criminalizing homosexual sex.
Written by : Sara Liew Kar Mun
Monday, September 21, 2009
Do you think homosexual sex should be criminalized?
In this entry, I would use Singapore as the context to address the issue of whether homosexual sex should be criminalized.
In Singapore, homosexual sex is criminalized. According to Section377A (Outrages on decency) of the Penal Code, any male person who, in public or private, commits, or abets the commission of, or procures or attempts to procure the commission by any male person of, any act of gross indecency with another male person, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 2 years.
This section of the Penal Code, which was previously left over by our former colonial master, had sparked much controversy in the public recently when the government sought public opinion on whether to keep this section in the reformed Penal Code.
Proponents of criminalization of homosexual sex argue that if homosexual sex were to be decriminalized, it would encourage young people to try out the “homosexual lifestyle”, which threatens our moral and family values. I do not agree with this. Take Netherlands as an example, it is the first country in the world to legalize gay marriage, but its birth rate (10.90/1000) is still higher than Singapore’s (9.34/1000) in 2006.
In addition, I also do not agree with those people who use ‘safeguarding our traditional Asian values’ as a reason to decriminalize homosexual sex. In fact, if we examine classical Chinese literature carefully, we actually find that ancient China has been much more tolerant towards homosexuality than Europe in the medieval era, with many poems and passages about love between men.
Furthermore, the act of criminalizing homosexual sex just because it is intolerable to certain religious groups or individuals, is unacceptable because it undermines the freedom of expression (a basic human right) which a democratic country is supposed to uphold.
However, it should be noted that this freedom of expression should be pursued by showing due sensitivity to others who may not be receptive to homosexual sex. This ensures that the homosexual’ rights to express themselves freely are not pursued at the expense of others who may not be receptive to it.
By decriminalizing homosexual sex, we can also give the homosexuals reassurance that they possess equal rights under our laws, whose fundamental purposes are to ensure that justice is being served, and that the citizens feel that way. This would help to reduce the society’s stigmatization on the homosexuals and allow them to integrate better with the mainstream society.
In conclusion, I understand the rationale behind criminalizing homosexual sex in Singapore and I see that as a wise move by the government as our society is not yet matured enough to tolerate the existence of a group whose sexual inclination differs from the majority at large. It ensures that it does not ‘incur the wrath’ of the majority who are against homosexual sex. However, as our society becomes more receptive and tolerant towards homosexual sex, this act may become outdated and that would be the time we should start decriminalizing homosexual sex.
Written by Teo Kian Siong
In Singapore, homosexual sex is criminalized. According to Section377A (Outrages on decency) of the Penal Code, any male person who, in public or private, commits, or abets the commission of, or procures or attempts to procure the commission by any male person of, any act of gross indecency with another male person, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 2 years.
This section of the Penal Code, which was previously left over by our former colonial master, had sparked much controversy in the public recently when the government sought public opinion on whether to keep this section in the reformed Penal Code.
Proponents of criminalization of homosexual sex argue that if homosexual sex were to be decriminalized, it would encourage young people to try out the “homosexual lifestyle”, which threatens our moral and family values. I do not agree with this. Take Netherlands as an example, it is the first country in the world to legalize gay marriage, but its birth rate (10.90/1000) is still higher than Singapore’s (9.34/1000) in 2006.
In addition, I also do not agree with those people who use ‘safeguarding our traditional Asian values’ as a reason to decriminalize homosexual sex. In fact, if we examine classical Chinese literature carefully, we actually find that ancient China has been much more tolerant towards homosexuality than Europe in the medieval era, with many poems and passages about love between men.
Furthermore, the act of criminalizing homosexual sex just because it is intolerable to certain religious groups or individuals, is unacceptable because it undermines the freedom of expression (a basic human right) which a democratic country is supposed to uphold.
However, it should be noted that this freedom of expression should be pursued by showing due sensitivity to others who may not be receptive to homosexual sex. This ensures that the homosexual’ rights to express themselves freely are not pursued at the expense of others who may not be receptive to it.
By decriminalizing homosexual sex, we can also give the homosexuals reassurance that they possess equal rights under our laws, whose fundamental purposes are to ensure that justice is being served, and that the citizens feel that way. This would help to reduce the society’s stigmatization on the homosexuals and allow them to integrate better with the mainstream society.
In conclusion, I understand the rationale behind criminalizing homosexual sex in Singapore and I see that as a wise move by the government as our society is not yet matured enough to tolerate the existence of a group whose sexual inclination differs from the majority at large. It ensures that it does not ‘incur the wrath’ of the majority who are against homosexual sex. However, as our society becomes more receptive and tolerant towards homosexual sex, this act may become outdated and that would be the time we should start decriminalizing homosexual sex.
Written by Teo Kian Siong
Sunday, September 20, 2009
whether the homosexual sex should be charged
Whether the homosexual sex should be penalized
The issue of whether the homosexual sex should be charged has been sparked a spirited debate in our English group. Personally, I think homosexual sex should not be punished until it brings externalities to others.
Firstly, whether individuals do homosexual intercourse is their own business and their privacies should be respected. It is true that the homosexual sex is not a nature way people tend to act. And some religious people also argue that homosexual sex would spread some lethal diseases such as AIDS and cause several social problems so that homosexual sex should be severely forbidden. However, actually, in this world, not all the people do have such twisted sex orientations and also not all the gays and lesbians are AIDS virus carriers. Although people who do homosexual intercourse may be risky to be affected AIDS and spread it to others, we still ought not to harshly interfere their personal affairs unless they required protection by the society. (On Liberty, John Stuart Mill, 1859) Therefore, in truly enlighten countries, the right for individuals to choose sexual partners should be respected as a part of human right and they should not be penalized if they do it personally.
However, homosexual behavior should not exert externality to others. It means people who tend to have homosexual intercourse should not impact other’s life and thinking especially for children. For instance, if a ‘couple’ make homosexual love publicly, and let a multitude of people including kids surround and watch, they should be charged. Firstly, after all the homosexual sex is not a nature way of sex people acts to, so when people make it openly, witness would feel disgusted about their behaviors and do harm to other’s mental health. Secondly, the homosexual issue is a blessing or curse has not been decided yet and it still cannot be accepted by our main stream society. So when people do homosexual sex aboveboard, they may be denounced and assaulted by the public opinions. And in some religious such as Christian and Muslim, the homosexual sex is strictly prohibited. So when people act it openly, some believers may be infuriated and unnecessary conflicts and troubles would be caused, which may lead to social restlessness and broke the unity of people of different believes.
Thirdly, it should be penalized for people who act homosexual sex openly because the general mood of society would be sleazed by their ill-mannered behaviors. From the statistics, it can be seen that more than 70% of the homosexual persons are not inherited but educated or affected by their living surroundings or families. (www.orthodoxresearchinstitute.org/.../statement_on_homosexuality.htm) So when a couple of gay or lesbian make love openly, it will be much likely make others especially children carious and accept homosexual sex gradually. Then increasing people who have such tendencies would act the same thing which would accelerate the spreading of AIDS which make a disaster to our society or even entire human beings. In our economics course when have been taught that a good policy-maker should reduce the externality to attain a desirable outcome for our society. But on the other hand, we are obliged to determine that a democracy society should not roughly interfere in individuals’ personal life and tendencies. It is quite a tragedy that thousands of people for homosexual behaviors are persecuted, held behind bars, even burnt to death in the past history by religions or Nazis. But now that age has passed and their right should be preserved. However, the homosexual sex also should not be encouraged in case it would taint people’s mind especially for children. Hence, the homosexual sex should be charged if it exerts bad influence to others.
The issue of whether the homosexual sex should be charged has been sparked a spirited debate in our English group. Personally, I think homosexual sex should not be punished until it brings externalities to others.
Firstly, whether individuals do homosexual intercourse is their own business and their privacies should be respected. It is true that the homosexual sex is not a nature way people tend to act. And some religious people also argue that homosexual sex would spread some lethal diseases such as AIDS and cause several social problems so that homosexual sex should be severely forbidden. However, actually, in this world, not all the people do have such twisted sex orientations and also not all the gays and lesbians are AIDS virus carriers. Although people who do homosexual intercourse may be risky to be affected AIDS and spread it to others, we still ought not to harshly interfere their personal affairs unless they required protection by the society. (On Liberty, John Stuart Mill, 1859) Therefore, in truly enlighten countries, the right for individuals to choose sexual partners should be respected as a part of human right and they should not be penalized if they do it personally.
However, homosexual behavior should not exert externality to others. It means people who tend to have homosexual intercourse should not impact other’s life and thinking especially for children. For instance, if a ‘couple’ make homosexual love publicly, and let a multitude of people including kids surround and watch, they should be charged. Firstly, after all the homosexual sex is not a nature way of sex people acts to, so when people make it openly, witness would feel disgusted about their behaviors and do harm to other’s mental health. Secondly, the homosexual issue is a blessing or curse has not been decided yet and it still cannot be accepted by our main stream society. So when people do homosexual sex aboveboard, they may be denounced and assaulted by the public opinions. And in some religious such as Christian and Muslim, the homosexual sex is strictly prohibited. So when people act it openly, some believers may be infuriated and unnecessary conflicts and troubles would be caused, which may lead to social restlessness and broke the unity of people of different believes.
Thirdly, it should be penalized for people who act homosexual sex openly because the general mood of society would be sleazed by their ill-mannered behaviors. From the statistics, it can be seen that more than 70% of the homosexual persons are not inherited but educated or affected by their living surroundings or families. (www.orthodoxresearchinstitute.org/.../statement_on_homosexuality.htm) So when a couple of gay or lesbian make love openly, it will be much likely make others especially children carious and accept homosexual sex gradually. Then increasing people who have such tendencies would act the same thing which would accelerate the spreading of AIDS which make a disaster to our society or even entire human beings. In our economics course when have been taught that a good policy-maker should reduce the externality to attain a desirable outcome for our society. But on the other hand, we are obliged to determine that a democracy society should not roughly interfere in individuals’ personal life and tendencies. It is quite a tragedy that thousands of people for homosexual behaviors are persecuted, held behind bars, even burnt to death in the past history by religions or Nazis. But now that age has passed and their right should be preserved. However, the homosexual sex also should not be encouraged in case it would taint people’s mind especially for children. Hence, the homosexual sex should be charged if it exerts bad influence to others.
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
NUS Formula SAE
EG1471 Lecture
Last Friday was the one and only lecture for this module and indeed some parts of the lecture were interesting, but I hate to admit that it was only barely some parts which were entertaining as sometimes it can really cause me drowsiness and sleepiness. And expectedly some friends of mine were even snoring beside me. Apparently the first two speakers could not entertain them enough to resist the temptation to fall asleep. But the last speaker, an associate professor who I already forgot his name, he brought up an issue which alerted us to stay awake and remain conscious, which is RACE CAR!
First of all, he started off with the viewing of 2005 race car model's video, which its audio somehow quite effective to wake people up from their wonderland. As per mentioned by the speaker himself, currently seven race cars have been produced and the eighth is still under construction. At that particular moment, I was thinking to ask the speaker the recruiting date of the ninth team, however I just did not have the courage to do so that time. After all, it really excites me when I could witness the speed of our very own self-produced race car and hopefully I can be part of the team when I reach my second year as mechanical engineering student.
Then, the speaker introduced to us many other videos related to the NUS race car, and it was quite complete as those videos displayed includes the process of making it, test run or we can call it maiden run as well, and finally those marketing videos. However if there can be any rooms of improvement, I would strongly suggest emphasis to be put on the making of race car rather than those fancy marketing videos in the part of lecture.
In conclusion, I gained a lot from this lecture even though at first I was forced to come just to prepare for this portfolio. But at last , I did not regret it as I have learnt at least something from it. Hopefully the racing team we have this year can help us to fight and reach to top ten, perhaps set another new height among universities in Asia and make us all proud of NUS!
Written by,
Chin Kah Fai
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
NUS FORMULA SAE
I just skipped the only lecture of EG1471 in Friday. I went to a concert instead. However, I still assert that I have learnt something, and felt something more than I could get from lecture.
First, I know it is quite amoral to skip class. And it is also irresponsible to skip lecture which can give us both new knowledge and outlooks. However, I still decided to go to the concert instead of attending the lecture though it is a nice opportunity for me to receive the edification from the remarkable scholars and engineers in NUS. However, I think it is worthwhile to go to concert because I have admired the music of Mayday for many years.
The concert of Mayday is not usual but outstanding. It quite gave us good refreshment and a place to enjoy ourselves and exhale all pressure. In the concert, a important idea seems to emphasized constantly: trying to get back your original dream. The concert is a theme concert and tells a movie story that Mayday struggled hard to steal the gene of John Lennon from a private room. Unfortunately, when they successfully got it, meanwhile, they were discovered by polices. Then they played ‘need for speed’ with police and managed to get rid of cops although their car has seriously damaged; Eventually they transferred the gene to a boy who looks like John Lennon. After the boy receiving this, they told him a famous saying of Lennon: “You are what you do”. Then the boy smiled sweetly on a green lawn, and look at blue sky in great happiness. When seeing this, Mayday just drove away by the nearly destroyed car.
As far as I know, owing to Beetles and John Lennon, Mayday could be absorbed in rock music and believe that the music can terminate the warfare in this world. Because they always hold the original dream they could be as good as beetles, they just have overcome difficulties one after another. They gathered together because they love music, though sometimes they need to take apart temporarily because Masha need to execute his national service. When they were available again, good friends reunited quickly and sake for their original dream again. After 10 years, now, although they already have family and children, they seem still contain their original dream and be confident as they used to be.
When heard some familiar songs ringing, I just could not help following the rhythm singing and shouting in an almost crazy way. After few hours, I lost my voice, but I still tend to insist. Meanwhile, I noticed that Xing is so tired that his check was full of sweat. But I think we were all in happy. At that time, I have released all my repression, grievance, and frustration in these several hours. Just as Xing said: “today we will definitely bring happiness to you!” I can touch this feeling because we are both dream hunters.
The concert was continuing until a quarter past twelve although the concert is supposed to be finished before 12:00. What Mayday care are not money but their fun and fellows. At twelve’ o clock, Xing just joked on the concert: “I notice that my boss of Rock Records burst into tears; however, we need to sing more to commemorate this day ten years ago which my mum left me alone to play music.” When he said this, all the funs began to scream and gave him a round of applaud loudly. The concert just continued in this kind of exciting way. After the last song finished, all the members of Mayday made a bow in a right angle almost 2 minutes.
Maybe just as mayday themselves said: “what have changed are just the stage, special effects, and assistant to the music, but not the sprite that Mayday tends to pass to their fun.” Maybe because of dream, because they seek, strive, but not to yield , 10 years later, they finally turn a small show which only two hundreds watching at the counterpoint of Orchard Road into two grand concerts of almost 145,000 people participating in two days at Singapore Indoor Stadium.
This is the power of dream.
Written by
Desmond Wen Yida
NUS FORMULA SAE
Last Friday, there was a lecture session for EG1471 module students. Three speakers were invited to talk on different topics related to engineering but the topic presented by Professor Seah who is the last speaker caught my attention the most. He talked about our very own NUS Formula SAE team. In fact, he is the founder of the team which was established in year 2001. In his presentation, he talked about the background, problems and the annual cycle of the team.
Professor Seah mainly presented on the problems faced by the FSAE team. There are two types of problem faced by them and the first is the problems faced during the production of the race car. Every year, they have to come up with a new design as required by the competition. Furthermore, there are no automobile production in Singapore so they have to purchase some raw materials outside Singapore and sometimes there are delays in delivery of the materials. The lack of race car engineering knowledge also causes more problems to the FSAE team. In addition, there are no suitable venues for them to test their race car.
Secondly, Professor Seah discussed on the problems faced by them in the competition held in the United States of America. The team faced the problem of lack of motor sports culture and racing experience. In order to prepare for the race, the team need to practice but there are no suitable venues for them to train their drivers in Singapore. Since the competition were held in the United States of America, the FSAE team experienced jet lag due to the time difference. Furthermore, pressure vessels which are essential to the race car were not allowed on plane. Therefore, they have to purchase it there. Lastly, the team also did not know the condition of the track and it caused more difficulties to them.
With all these problems mentioned above, our FSAE team still manage to perform so well in the competition especially this year which is the best so far and I hope our NUS FSAE team will be able to be on the top position in the near future.
Written by:
Sara Liew Kar Mun
Professor Seah mainly presented on the problems faced by the FSAE team. There are two types of problem faced by them and the first is the problems faced during the production of the race car. Every year, they have to come up with a new design as required by the competition. Furthermore, there are no automobile production in Singapore so they have to purchase some raw materials outside Singapore and sometimes there are delays in delivery of the materials. The lack of race car engineering knowledge also causes more problems to the FSAE team. In addition, there are no suitable venues for them to test their race car.
Secondly, Professor Seah discussed on the problems faced by them in the competition held in the United States of America. The team faced the problem of lack of motor sports culture and racing experience. In order to prepare for the race, the team need to practice but there are no suitable venues for them to train their drivers in Singapore. Since the competition were held in the United States of America, the FSAE team experienced jet lag due to the time difference. Furthermore, pressure vessels which are essential to the race car were not allowed on plane. Therefore, they have to purchase it there. Lastly, the team also did not know the condition of the track and it caused more difficulties to them.
With all these problems mentioned above, our FSAE team still manage to perform so well in the competition especially this year which is the best so far and I hope our NUS FSAE team will be able to be on the top position in the near future.
Written by:
Sara Liew Kar Mun
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