The conference officially began.
You see, besides work and special sessions, one can opt to go for optional tours: a tour to the traditional Swiss watch fatory (IWC) followed by a visit of the largest waterfalls in Europe, the Rhine Falls; tour to Appenzell as well as a cheese factory. But stupid me, I was late and all the places were taken up when I arrived. Talk about "Kiasuism" in Europe.
Attended a work session chaired by a fellow NUS student (was amongst the top 20) titled Immigration- An Untapped Resource. This session turned out to be very enlightening as discussions centered about Singapore very frequently. The European working professionals working in Singapore cited examples of how Singapore handled immigration and how immigration is regarded as a source of strength. There was also debate about how local students in singapore consider the influx of foreign students as major competitors for entrance to local universities and jobs.
For the evening event, we were given a choice between jazz night and st. gallen dinner night. I chose the latter as it was set in the Tonhalle Hall (its like a concert hall), a magnificient Jugendstil building from the turn of the century. The highlights include the greeting of clowns as well as the appearance of acrobat, who entertained us with a fascinating and impressive balancing act. Some of us received free cigars... Sat with an amazing bunch of friends mainly from Eastern Europe. Took a pic with Yizhen too (shown above).
A splendid evening.
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