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EDITORS' NOTE: The below article by "citizen voice" was sent to us for publication by the author who described himself as a former PAP supporter. Of pertinent note is that he is not a "true-bred" Singaporean citizen, but a first-generation PR who had served national service and taken up Singapore citizenship. It was also posted... 

Lianhe Zaobao, 11 December 2009 东运会乒乓球男团半决赛昨天在进行时，出现一个有趣的画面。印尼国家队主教练刘国栋坐在场边督军，我国乒总会长李美花 (Lee Bee Hwa)则在贵宾台上与到场观战的副总理兼国防部长张志贤一起观战。两人一个在台下、一个在台上，形成有趣的“对峙”。 刘国栋与张思乐寒暄 刘国栋在印尼队结束比赛后，走上贵宾台与我国社会发展、青年及体育部兼交通部高级政务次长张思乐交谈。刘国栋和张思乐受访时表示，只是寒暄了几句，没聊什么特别的。刘国栋表示，较早前曾在台下与坐在台上的副总理张志贤点头示意，毕竟两位政府领导在他还在新加坡时，待他不错。 “冯天薇要改行” 女团决赛结束后，我国首号女单球员冯天薇和国家女队副总教练井浚泓走到了记者席。冯天薇还拿起摄影记者的相机，给坐在记者席上方的张思乐、乒总会长李美花和队友孙蓓蓓等人拍照，过后还跟着新加坡团队的摄影师，拍摄男团决赛的赛况。井浚泓此时笑称，冯天薇要改行了。连她自己也拿起笔想当一回记者。-... 

Background: An exhibition at Tan Tock Seng Hospital to raise public awareness of depression in the elderly organized by the Health Promotion Board of Singapore. According to media reports, as high as one in twenty elderly in Singapore suffers from depression. The exhibition depicts the symptoms of depression in a form of a simplistic...