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ICSC YEAR-END PARTY

Here are some best pictures from our year-end party. There are still more nice pictures. But unfortunately, i could not post more here due to the size is too big. If you want to get more picturres, pls contact Hoa-ICSC.

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Lateral Thinking

With logic, you start out with certain ingredients just as in playing chess you start out with given pieces. But what are those pieces? In most real life situations the pieces are not given, we just assume they are there. We assume certain perceptions, certain concepts and certain boundaries.
Lateral thinking is concerned not with playing with the existing pieces but with seeking to change those very pieces. Lateral thinking is concerned
with the perception part of thinking. This is where we organize the external world into the pieces we can then 'process'
There are some stories for your group to find out answer !
1. Betty signals to the headwaiter in a restaurant, and says, "There's a fly in my tea." The waiter says, "No problem, madam. I will bring you a fresh cup of tea." A few minutes later Betty shouts, "Get the manager! This is the same cup of tea!" How did she know?

2. Coming home from work, Simon had just put his key in the lock of his door when he heard his wife Betty scream, "Bill, don't kill me!" He dashes in to find Betty dead with a knife buried in her chest. Standing around the body are a postman, a doctor, and a lawyer. The husband immediately knows the postman killed his wife. How?

3. A horse is tied to a five meter rope in front of an old saloon. Six meters behind the horse is a bale of hay. Without breaking his rope, the horse is able to eat the hay whenever he chooses. How is this possible?
4. A man is lying dead in a field. Next to him there is an unopened package. There is no other creature in the field. How did he die?
5. A man rode into town on Friday. He stayed for three nights and then left on Friday. How come?
6. Deep in the forest was found the body of a man who was wearing only swimming trunks, snorkel and facemask. The nearest lake was 8 miles away and the sea was 100 miles away. How had he died?
7. What occurs once in June, once in July and twice in August?
8. A woman had two sons who were born on the same hour of the same day of the same year. But they were not twins. How could this be so?
9. There are six eggs in the basket. Six people each take one of the eggs. How can it be that one egg is left in the basket?

10. It was a dark stormy night and a couple were in a car racing madly through a foreign city. The car broke down and the husband had to go get help from someone who spoke his language. He was afraid to leave his wife alone in the car so he pulled up the windows and locked the car before leaving. When he came back, the car was in the same state as he had left it but his wife was dead, there was blood on the floor and there was a stranger in the car. What happened?

11. A police officer saw a truck driver clearly going the wrong way down a one-way street, but did not try to stop him. Why not?

Year 2007: The Remarkable Events in Vietnam

In the year 2007, Vietnam continues her strong and stable development in politics, economics and is recorded as one of the fastest growing economics in the world. Vietnam has gained many achievements from educations, culture, social development to external affair in politics. However, Vietnam also has to face with many obstacles in Climate change (increasing flooding level in Central, landslide), inflation and disease.
Here are the summary of some events (good and bad) which are believed to be significant in year 2007:

1) Economic growth, foreign investment, import and export turnover (doanh thu) are all highly increased.
Vietnam has gained her highest GDP (Gross Domestic Products) over recent year, GDP is estimated to reach number of 8.5 %, higher than 2006 which was 8.17%. Personal income is increased to 855 USD per person per year.
Export turnover is about 14 billion USD, increased 20.5% in comparison with last year. Total import turn-over is 59 billion USD.

2) Inflation increases tremendously, workers struggle with risen living cost.
This year, inflation is recorded as a tremendous increasing, estimated around 11%. Meanwhile salary is not much improved and poor people are facing with many difficulties in life as cost for living is risen day by day.

3) Vietnam to affirm (khẳng định) her position in United Nation and to be elected as a non-permanent member of UN Security Council
Vietnam as the country has just been elected by the 62nd General Assembly as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council for the 2008-2009 tenure (nhiệm kỳ) with a high level of trust of the international community.

4) Safety helmet: safety awareness and obedience of law
From December 15, 2007, all motorcyclists have to wear safety helmet when using motorcycle. The punishment for those who don’t conform to this law is very strict. Although there were many opinions before launching this law, it was amazing to see that 98% of people had worn safety helmet from 15 December. It is believed that wearing helmet will improve people awareness of road safety and then reduce number of accident.

5) Central of Vietnam: facing with continuing flooding and typhoons


This year is also an unlucky year for people who live in Central of Vietnam. A lot of people died, lost and injured by bad weather, even thousand of people were in hunger and homeless.


6) Cholera (dịch tả): a warning of Vietnam food safety and hygiene
The first cholera infected patient was found on 23rd October 2007 and after that, many cholera cases had been found over 13 provinces. “Mam tom” was strictly forbidden, and this banned issue is still one of the scandal of ministry of health. By the end of the year, there was announcement from Minister of Health declare that cholera had been in control and there was no more cholera patient.

7) Bridge collapse, : a warning of safety in Construction
Bridge collapsed in Can Tho province in September killed 54 people, injured 80 people and hundred of people lost their beloved husbands, fathers, and sons.
Recently, accident of Ban Ve hydroelectric power plant (công trình thủy điện), killed many engineers and technician.
These two accidents had drawn people pay attention to safety in major construction in Vietnam.

8) Sport: tears and smiles
2007 is also a remarkable landmark in history of Vietnam sport. In SEAGAMES, we were in the third rank over ten countries participated and we just lost the second position to Malaysia until the last minutes of SEAGAMES. In football, we have defeated many big teams to enter into quarter final of Asian Cup, as well as get into the second round for Olympic games. However, it was very disappointed to Vietnamese fan to see football team totally lost in Seagames.

Many other events happened in year 2007, and most of them contributed to the development of Vietnam economics and society. Vietnam is now looking forward to year 2008, and she will get a big improvement, a big success in the coming year.

Reference: http://www.laodong.com.vn/

Team work practice:

Every member of the club is divided into some small groups which includes 4 to 5 members. A paper and a pen will be sent to each group to summarize what they are discussing, and to use for their presentation. Each group will discuss to answer following questions:
1) Using main reading as reference, added from your knowledge and experience, which is the most remarkable events in 2007 in Vietnam?
2) Why does your group choose this event? Does this event have any impacts or improvement to Vietnam social and economic development?
3) Besides this chosen event decided by your group, please list down three other events your group think they are remarkable.
4) Which event/topic/issue has a big impact in your life? Please tell us the reason why.