个人与国家如何寻求“存在的勇气”？圆切线社员特地拜访南洋理工大学校长徐冠林教授，试图在对话中寻找启示。徐教授曾多次在公开场合中明晰阐述了他的办校理念，强调培育人文精神在教育体系中的重要性，而这些内容也一以贯之体现在这次的对话里。

这回，圆切线首次与新加坡电台UFM100.3合作，由黄浩威代表圆切线与资深电台主持人杨君伟联手主持晚间现场节目《夜描夜黑》。他们在节目中向听众征询“新加坡让你留下的理由”，并搜集国人对新加坡的期许。圆切线新进社员陈颖佳，也就听众对如何建立更美好未来所流露出的焦虑进行评析。

四位关注新加坡经济动向的青年也通过电邮展开讨论，共同探讨新加坡经济规划模式的优劣以及政府未来参与经济发展的方式与程度。他们是金融投资工作者周伟立、中国上海复旦大学经济学系毕业生柯志声、《联合早报》新闻工作者孙传炜与曾昭鹏。

面对变幻风云的时代，社员曾昭鹏提出了新加坡正处于“风暴的前线”，并以社会事件为例证，分析了我国目前社会经济生态中蕴涵的危机与契机。针对去年年底由民间团体在电力站发起的一个反思九一一事件的和平晚会，周伟立也作出论述。另外，圆切线也向本地独立华语剧团戏剧盒的艺术总监郭庆亮邀稿，请他记叙戏剧盒停止全职运作的原委。

While the previous issue, "Voices of History" reflected on the past, this issue of Tangent is poised to contemplate the future. On several occasions when members of The Tangent met for discussions, the topic of Singaporeans feeling down about the future surfaced. Hence, articles in this issue focused on the gloomy atmosphere and the mindset we are using to face the future.

• Dialogue with Dr. Su Guaning, President of Nanyang Technological University.
• Article on the collaboration with local radio station UFM100.3 on a call-in show to seek Singaporeans' views on "Reasons for staying in Singapore" and their expectations of Singapore in the future.
• Virtual Forum: Email discussion by a few concerned youths on issues regarding Singapore's economic development.
• Comments by Chiu Wei Li on a gathering, organised by a civil society last year, at the Substation to advocate peace and reflect upon the 911 incident.
• Article by Kok Heng Leun, Artistic Director of Drama Box (a local, independent Chinese theatre company), on the reasons for the company's decision to terminate full-time operation.

主编	：	刘燕燕
编辑	：	李慧玲	吴新慧	柯思仁	何惜薇
		黄浩威	周伟立	曾昭程	曾昭鹏
		邓倩兮	卓炜峰	陈颖佳