blinkBL-NK #14
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Event Details
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Date: Wednesday, June 15
Time: Doors at 7:00 PM, first speaker at 7:30 PM
Place: Brewerkz Riverside Point (Opposite Clarke Quay)
Cost: $5 donation
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Talk Summaries
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Walking in Circles: A Memoir of The Shikoku Pilgrimage
by Grace Goh
Description: What’s it like to be a wandering vagabond on a 1200km long Buddhist pilgrimage? The island of Shikoku is home to Japan’s most famous pilgrimage – a path of 88 temples winding through forests, mountains, coasts, countryside and city. Every year thousands of pilgrims travel around the island from temple to temple, to worship, to find themselves, to take a break, and to experience the cultural and religious history of Japan. Most take the bus and train, but a very few walk. In this talk, Grace Goh will share her experience of one such walking journey.
Speaker: Grace likes walking. Especially long-distance walking. She walks somewhere every few years because it keeps her healthy and happy. She’s doing this talk so she can wrap up this walk and move on to the next adventure!
Psychosis – A Personal and Philosophical Approach
by Lishan Chan
Description: We hear a lot about mental illnesses these days, but what is the subjective experience of mental illness actually like? In this talk, Lishan Chan will share with you her personal experience of psychosis. Lishan will also discuss some of her reflections on the nature of mental illness, including the question of whether or not the substance of mental illness is mental or physical.
Speaker: Lishan has been thinking and writing about madness for a couple of years. She has written a book, a memoir of madness, which includes philosophical musings on the nature of mental illness. The book has found a publisher and hopes to emerge in book stores sometime in 2012.
From the Front: Singapore Sex Factoids
by Robin Ann Rheaume
Description: In this talk, Robin Ann Rheaume will present a collection of facts and observations culled from her work in sex education and supporting victims of sexual harassment and assault in Singapore. The presentation will be a random meander through the little known, the misunderstood, the slightly absurd and the true cliches. You will not emerge with a better sex life but it should be no worse. Note that some of the slides and topics may be a bit disturbing to some people.
Speaker: Robin has lived in Singapore for 20 years and considers it home. Last year she took a break from a career in banking to focus on community work, much of which has been with AWARE. Besides running their website and helping them out in all matters geek, she has acted as a sex education instructor, a trained helpliner (phone crisis support) and has advised on training for awareness of sexual harassment in the workplace.
