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== Welcome to the homepage of Chris Watkins == | == Welcome to the homepage of Chris Watkins == | ||
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|[http://www.nabuur.com Nabuur.com] - "The global neighbour network." Assisting mainly with water and sanitation. [http://www.nabuur.com/userinfo.php?uid=6488 ''User page''] | |[http://www.nabuur.com Nabuur.com] - "The global neighbour network." Assisting mainly with water and sanitation. [http://www.nabuur.com/userinfo.php?uid=6488 ''User page''] | ||
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|Development-related topics on Wikipedia. See [[Wikipedia:User:Singkong2005|Wikipedia user page]]. | |Development-related topics on Wikipedia. See [[Wikipedia:User:Singkong2005|Wikipedia user page]]. | ||
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|[[Wikipedia:|Wikipedia]] - [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia|The concept]] inspires me. [[Wikipedia:User:Singkong2005|''User page'']]. I'm involved in several WikiProjects (collaborations to improve content) including: | |||
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[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:WikiProject Energy development|WikiProject Energy development]] · [[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Energy development|''talk'']]<br> | |||
[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:WikiProject Water purification|WikiProject Water purification]] · [[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Water purification|''talk'']]<br> | |||
[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:WikiProject Urban studies and planning|WikiProject Urban studies and planning]] | |||
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|'''''Learning & teaching''''' at [[Wikibooks:|Wikibooks]]. ''[[Wikipedia:User:Singkong2005|Wikipedia user page]]. | |'''''Learning & teaching''''' at [[Wikibooks:|Wikibooks]]. ''[[Wikipedia:User:Singkong2005|Wikipedia user page]]. | ||
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|Mainly [[Wikibooks:Indonesian|Indonesian]] and [[Wikibooks:English as an Additional Language|English]]. | |Mainly [[Wikibooks:Indonesian|Indonesian]] and [[Wikibooks:English as an Additional Language|English]]. | ||
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|''''' | |'''''Wiki-based communities: [http://www.wikia.com Wikia.com]''''' has a number of community sites. My [http://www.wikia.com/wiki/User:Singkong2005 ''user page''] has miscellaneous net-related stuff, and links to the Wikia communities I'm watching. | ||
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|'''''Political''''': [[Wikia:Campaigns|Wikia Campaigns]], and also the Australian Greens' wiki... still experimental. | |'''''Political''''': [[Wikia:Campaigns|Wikia Campaigns]], and also the Australian Greens' wiki... still experimental. | ||
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|I'm looking and waiting for a community recipes site - for now see [[Wikibooks:User:Singkong2005/recipes_and_cooking_tips|my recipes and recipe links]] | |I'm looking and waiting for a community recipes site - for now see [[Wikibooks:User:Singkong2005/recipes_and_cooking_tips|my recipes and recipe links]] | ||
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|'''''Other exciting free sites''''' | |||
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|[http://couchsurfing.com CouchSurfing] - share your couch or spare bed. It can be a great experience. ''My username: Singkong'' | |||
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|[http://helpx.com HelpX] - work for accomodation. | |||
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|[http://okcupid.com OkCupid] The most interesting dating site, with the most accurate matching, completely free. ''My username: Bayangan'' | |||
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|[http://www.wikia.com/wiki/User:Singkong2005/Networking more...] | |||
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|[[Wikibooks:User:Singkong2005/recipes_and_cooking_tips|My recipes]]. Pleasure & health. | |[[Wikibooks:User:Singkong2005/recipes_and_cooking_tips|My recipes]]. Pleasure & health. | ||
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=== a.k.a. "Singkong2005" === | === a.k.a. "Singkong2005" === | ||
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If and when I do English language teaching, I plan to collaborate on lesson planning, using:'' [[Wikibooks:English as an Additional Language|Wikibooks]], [http://eslcafe.com/ Dave's ESL Cafe], ''and perhaps'' [http://teacherslounge.editme.com/ The Teachers' Lounge], ''and'' [http://teachforward.org/ TeachForward] ''(not running yet). | If and when I do English language teaching, I plan to collaborate on lesson planning, using:'' [[Wikibooks:English as an Additional Language|Wikibooks]], [http://eslcafe.com/ Dave's ESL Cafe], ''and perhaps'' [http://teacherslounge.editme.com/ The Teachers' Lounge], ''and'' [http://teachforward.org/ TeachForward] ''(not running yet). | ||
Revision as of 14:01, 5 August 2006
Welcome to the homepage of Chris Watkins
| My collaborations |
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Development stuff |
| Appropedia - Appropriate technology, development, sustainability. User page |
| Nabuur.com - "The global neighbour network." Assisting mainly with water and sanitation. User page |
| Development-related topics on Wikipedia. See Wikipedia user page.
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| Wikipedia - The concept inspires me. User page. I'm involved in several WikiProjects (collaborations to improve content) including: |
| WikiProject Climate change · talk WikiProject Energy development · talk |
| Learning & teaching at Wikibooks. Wikipedia user page. |
| Mainly Indonesian and English.
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| Wiki-based communities: Wikia.com has a number of community sites. My user page has miscellaneous net-related stuff, and links to the Wikia communities I'm watching. |
| Political: Wikia Campaigns, and also the Australian Greens' wiki... still experimental. |
| I'm looking and waiting for a community recipes site - for now see my recipes and recipe links
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| Other exciting free sites |
| CouchSurfing - share your couch or spare bed. It can be a great experience. My username: Singkong |
| HelpX - work for accomodation. |
| OkCupid The most interesting dating site, with the most accurate matching, completely free. My username: Bayangan |
| more...
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| My other writing - see the blue box on the right. |
| Chris Watkins |
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 (Tim's scan in email?)
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| Languages:
English (native) Indonesian (fluent) Malaysian (conversational) Japanese & German (very basic - thanks, excuse me, delicious, mein linke Blinker ist kaput...). |
| My writing |
| Blog. Still deciding on a place... I'd like to figure out transclusion and RSS, and maybe even automatically list links to my most recent topics in a table on this page... Here's my out of date blog. |
| My recipes. Pleasure & health. |
a.k.a. "Singkong2005"
(This is where I can write in prose rather than point form. Need to figure out padding for middle section.)
I love the way the internet facilitates collaboration, and I'm quite involved in several collaborations, as you can see in the box on the left.
Plans
Sometime in the second half of 2006 I'm heading to Asia on a one-way ticket. I'll visit and learn from development projects, gain experience and use it (perhaps) for a career, and (definitely) to share via Appropedia and Wikipedia. Partly, though, it's a lifestyle thing - I don't enjoy living in Australia, and long to get back to Indonesia, and explore other countries as well, broadening my horizons.
To help pay my way, I have a 3 options:
- Development work (probably further down the track)
- Exporting - I have some experience with this, so I'll be looking for those things that I know I can reliably sell. I specialise in scarves and shawls.
- English teaching. I think I'll enjoy this. Getting a gig at a university would be ideal.
If and when I do English language teaching, I plan to collaborate on lesson planning, using: Wikibooks, Dave's ESL Cafe, and perhaps The Teachers' Lounge, and TeachForward (not running yet).