What's the meaning of life???: 2009

What is beauty?

What is beauty? Beauty is defined as the quality in an object that gives intense pleasure to the mind. There are mainly two types of beauty. Inner beauty and outer beauty. Nowadays, people try their best to look good and naturally place more emphasis on outer beauty. They forgotten that inner beauty is also as important or maybe even more important than outer beauty.

Which is more important? In my opinion, I feel that inner beauty is of course more important than outer beauty though both are important.

Outer beauty is the appearance of the person like whether he or she has combed his hair or put on make-up. It is a beauty that everyone normally noticed, but it is only on the surface.Outer beauty can be easily obtain from all the cosmetics and facial treatment. Furthermore, outer beauty can be deceiving as people might think that you are trustworthy from your appearance but in fact you are not. Outer beauty is important as it gives people a good impression. First impression is very important as it reflects much on your personality. However, some people used their outer beauty to hide their real motive. For example, rich businessmen married young and pretty wives and in turned get cheated by the wives off all their money.

Inner beauty is what people cannot see directly from your appearance. It is the true beauty that everyone should strive to possess. A person with a kind heart and good moral values is what I called beautiful. A person who possess this quality never fails to help other people. These people are selfless. They will not do things that are against their integrity.

In conclusion, outer beauty is selfish while inner beauty is selfless. However one who possess these two qualities is perfect.

A person with true beauty are hard to find. It is not about power or wealth. It is about having a heart of gold that never fails to reach the hearts of people in need, helping them as much as they can.

Here is a video to teach people how to make-up or something.(Not very sure)
Those who are interested in outer beauty can view it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zupy7R4uR2g&feature=channel

What is happiness?

What is happiness? It is something that everyone wants to get their hands on. However, true happiness is hard to get. Some try hard and their whole life to get it but they never succeeded. Different people have different conceptions of what is true happiness. Some may say that power and wealth can bring them true happiness but others might claim that it is their family members and friends that brings true happiness. I feel that true happiness is to be contended with what we have.

Nowadays, people are more materialistic. They have the wrong perception about happiness. They thought that having a lot of money can bring them happiness by giving themselves more luxury and comfort to their life. However, money has its limitation. Money cannot buy everything. For example: friendships, family, etc. Although money can bring happiness, it is not really long-termed. There is always a day where money runs out. There are some people who want money so much that they sacrifice a lot to get it. They severed ties with family members, break bonds with friends as they betrayed them to get rich and did many unscrupulous things to reach their goal. That is not happiness at all. Without friends and family which brings you warmth, a sense of belonging and stand by your side no matter what. These are what money cannot buy.

Another thing that money cannot buy are smiles. Doing charity to help the poor and the disadvantaged is another form of happiness. It brings smiles to them and give them hope for another day. Here is a video for all of you to feel what money cannot buy.
http://www.cultureunplugged.com/play/1081/Chicken-a-la-Carte
What is happiness to them might not be happiness to us. What some of us want are money, money and more money. While what the people in the video want is another day without worrying about being hungry, another day where they can enjoy a 'good feast' with half eaten drumstick. Watch it and you will see what I mean.

It is true that we still need money to get happiness but money that is just enough for you to carry on living is enough to keep you happy. You just need to be contended with what you have and not ask for more. Only friends and family can give you true happiness. They are the ones who loves you , take care of you without asking for anything in return. They are the ones that help you and most of all they are the ones that accompany you through good times and bad times, standing by you through thick and thin without any complains. To have someone to love you is what true happiness is all about. They are the ones that no amount of money are replace them. They are PRICELESS. Unlike the happiness that derives from money, this happiness last you a lifetime. Though one by one these people may slip away from you, the happy memories you spend with them will always be in your heart, in your mind and stay with you till the day you die. This is what I call true happiness.

Some of you might not agree with me but one thing is certain, happiness is something you must pursue, you must fight for. True happiness will not easy. We need to work hard for the happiness we yearn for. Do not let setbacks ruin your happiness. Although not everyone can be successful in finding their happiness, you should be contented with the things around you. Appreciate them and you too can feel happiness.

If you could eliminate one emotion in the world, would you? Which one? Why?

If you could eliminate one emotion in the world, would you? Which one? Why?

If I could eliminate one emotion in the world, I would eliminate sadness from this world as without sadness, everyone will be happy with what they have. There will be peace and no wars, there will not be fightings over small matter. People will not cry over spilled milk and get on with life.

There was once where I did very badly for Mathematics in primary school and I almost wanted to give up on everything, thinking to myself "Why bother working so hard where you are not rewarded for your hardwork?" However, my friends came and consoled me telling me to work harder for the next test and everything will be fine. I was convinced and so I tried really hard to improve my Mathematics and fortunately, I get a satisfactory grade and was quite happy with myself.

If there was no sadness in the world, I would most probably forget all about the Mathematics test and get on with life, and to try to do better in the next test. However, others can argue that if we do not have sadness in the world and I did not felt sad for my mathematics test at that time, I might not make the effort of doing well in my next mathematics test and achieve the result I wanted. Although, there is two sides to the story, I still prefer to not have sadness in the world as I want to life my life fill with happiness and not sadness. With happiness, I will feel great, feel the drive to do well in everything in life.

Furthermore, without sadness, there will be no war as every country is happy for what resources they have. They will not be brutal killing, there will not be people who are homeless due to wars and everyone will live peacefully. There will not be people committing crimes and of course the world will be a better place to live in without sadness.

However, in competitions, if everyone is happy with whatever results they have, there will not be any competitions at all. No one will try to get the first position and no one will be determined to work hard and achieve the best result they can. Therefore, people will get lazier and lazier and this is the side effect of not having sadness in the world.

In conclusion, too much of everything is no good we must take things in moderation. To choose between a world full of sadness to a world full of happiness, I will choose a world filled with happiness.

Gambling Addiciton

The casino being built in Singapore is supposed to be a money-maker and job creator. However, many people have spoken against it. Talk to a parent or adult and get their view on the casino. Listen to the NPR and YouTube offerings and choose one that substantiates your viewpoint and include a quote from it as well. Your blog entry has to be at least 200 words and you must either support the casino or condemn its construction and ultimately the hardships it will cause in Singapore.

What is Addiction?
Addiction is any behaviour that becomes so excessive that influence our life with a negative effect and is very hard to control.
Who gambles?
1980 just a handful of women sought treatment for gambling addiction.
Now almost half of gambling addicts are female.

This addiction caused the addicts to lose everything. Their house, car , marriage, assets and most importantly their life. The addiction not only will hurt the addicts but also their family members.

Now that the government have given the green light to build the casino in Singapore to be a money-maker and job creator. It is good for the economic of Singapore, job-seekers and of course gamblers. However, I do not support its construction as it will cause a lot of harm to the people in Singapore. With the casinos, the number of compulsive gamblers will surely increase and will lead to many problems. They will not care about their family members, leaving them in the lurch and only cared about making more and more money from gambling. Even if they had earn a lot of money, their greed will tempt them to gamble more and to earn more money. Furthermore, the gamblers if they ran out of money, they will do anything to obtain more money to gamble. They will beat their relatives up to get money from them. If they were not successful, they will either rob, steal from other or even kill people to get more money. This will increase the number of crime rate drastically in Singapore.

My Dad point of view about the casino being build in Singapore is that "it is not only a casino but it is also an entertainment centre, for exhibions to attract foreign tourists. Untimately, even with all these advantages, gambling is still a bad habit. If we lose control of it it will lead to many problems." He does not support it construction too as he has his own experience as his father was a compulsive gambler when he was young and he suffered a lot in those days.

Here is an example of a real life experience from a compulsive gambler that is fighting against that addiction even today.http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=93191168

In this video, Jonny W said he started gambling at the age of 12 years old .When he first start out it was just the matter of having fun and hanging out with his friends. He crossed the line when he was in college,trying to go to school and was always short of funds. He thought he could increased his funds by going out to gamble. At first, he kept winning but he always wanted more and more and could not stop himself. He soon found himself going there every night and on the weekends and every opportunity that he could find. His luck changed and he kept losing. The more he lost,the more he wanted to return and reclaim his losses. In total,he lost hundreds of thousands of dollars. He became alienated by his friends as he was never there for them and with them at social events as he was always going to the casinos. He later got a divorce with his wife and she took away the two of his children. Jonny W said he was basically out on the streets trying to survive. That was when he found out he needed help and contacted the number for help and that was what that changed his life ever since. However, he still look at himself as a compulsive gambler till he dies.

Once a compulsive gambler, always a compulsive gambler.

Perhaps, the reason of building a casino in Singapore is to not lose out in the global tourism industry and want to create a tourist attraction. However, is it worth it to sacrifice and destroying the life of people in Singapore?

Here are some videos that you might be interested in:

NPR National Public Radio.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5182193 Drugs Shows Promise in Treating Gambling Addiction.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=93191168 Battling back from Gambling Addiction

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=92278316 Gambling Habits Reflect Personalities

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4801449 Online Gambling Attracts Millions

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=90213926 Casino’s Bankruptcy Signals Gambling’s Boom Bust

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=93191163 Defining Addiction And its Many Forms

YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHDYk15V6hE Gambling Addiction

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7aQgpcxVtu0 Gaming Addiction

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvVbzbT4gJw Internet Gambling

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chbjc-XDKLw Anti-Gambling Singapore

Poet (Robert Frost)

Robert Frost was one of America's leading 20th-century poets and a four-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize. I find him very intriguing as he lived somewhere 1874-1963, but millions of readers around the world have still found comfort and profound meaning in his poetry and he has influenced numerous other authors, poets, musicians, and playwrights into the 21st Century. Here are some background information about him. Robert Frost was born in San Francisco on March 26, 1874. He moved to New England at the age of eleven and became interested in reading and writing poetry during his high school years in Lawrence, Massachusetts. He was not a poet from the start. After leaving school, he drifted through a string of occupations, working as a teacher, cobbler, and editor of the Lawrence Sentinel. His first professional poem, "My Butterfly," was published on November 8, 1894, in the New York newspaper The Independent. A year later he married Elinor White, with whom he had shared valedictorian honors at Lawrence, MassachusettsHigh School. His wife became a major inspiration in his poetry until her death in 1938. Over the next ten years he wrote poems but rarely published them, operated a farm in Derry, New Hampshire and supplemented his income by teaching at Derry's Pinkerton Academy. The couple moved to England in 1912, after their New Hampshire farm failed, and it was abroad that Frost met and was influenced by such contemporary British poets as Edward Thomas. Rupert Brooke and Robert Graves. Now, this is the start of his poetry career.

President John F. Kennedy said , "Frost has bequeathed his nation a body of imperishable verse from which Americans will forever gain joy and understanding." Frost style of writing is very simplistic.His poetry was also very natural in its wording, using words that most people can understand and that make his poetry seem practical and ordinary.

Robert Frost lived and taught for many years in Massachusetts and Vermont, and died in Boston on January 29, 1963. his live was was plagued with grief and loss. His father died of tuberculosis in 1885, when Frost was 11, leaving the family with just $8. Frost's mother died of cancer in 1900. Elinor and Robert Frost had six children, but unfortunately, only Lesley and Irma outlived their father. Son Elliot (1896–1904, died of cholera), daughter Lesley Frost Ballantine (1899–1983), son Carol (1902–1940, committed suicide), daughter Irma (1903–1967), daughter Marjorie (1905–1934, died as a result of puerperal fever after childbirth), and daughter Elinor Bettina (died three days after birth in 1907). Frost's wife, who had heart problems throughout her life, developed breast cancer in 1937, and died of heart failure in 1938.

Having lived for close to 90 years, he had written about 180 poems or more. That is a great achievement for somone who started writing poems only after spending half of his lifespan.

Here are the three poems:

1.The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;
Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood,
and I-I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.

2.Fire and Ice by Robert Frost

Some say the world will end in fire,
Some say in ice.
From what I've tasted of desire
I hold with those who favour fire.
But if it had to perish twice,
I think I know enough of hate
To say that for destruction ice
Is also great
And would suffice.

3.Nothing Gold Can Stay by Robert Frost

Nature's first green is gold,
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf's a flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf.
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day.
Nothing gold can stay.

I really hope you can appreciate these 3 poems.

More Robert Frost Poems>http://famouspoetsandpoems.com/poets/robert_frost/poems

Citation

Info on Robert Frost
http://everything2.com/node/1149111
http://www.americanpoems.com/poets/robertfrost
http://poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/192

Robert Frost Poems
http://famouspoetsandpoems.com/poets/robert_frost/poems

Poems

Messy Room by Shel Silverstein

Whosever room this is should be ashamed!
His underwear is hanging on the lamp.
His raincoat is there in the overstuffed chair,
And the chair is becoming quite mucky and damp.
His workbook is wedged in the window,
His sweater's been thrown on the floor.
His scarf and one ski are beneath the TV,
And his pants have been carelessly hung on the door.
His books are all jammed in the closet,
His vest has been left in the hall.
A lizard named Ed is asleep in his bed,
And his smelly old sock has been stuck to the wall.
Whosever room this is should be ashamed!
Donald or Robert or Willie or--
Huh? You say it's mine?
Oh, dear,I knew it looked familiar!

This poem is taken from http://famouspoetsandpoems.com/poets/shel_silverstein/poems/14818

In this poem, hyperbole is used. 'Whosever room this is should be ashamed!','Oh, dear,I knew it looked familiar!'. These two statements potraits the person' feelings and emotions with a bit of exaggeration and to heighten the effect when readers read the poem.

I like this poem because 'his' is used throughout this poem without mentioning who he is until the last part with a little twist. It also quite humorous with vivid description of the room and I can almost picture the room in my head. The mess in the room is mostly in the most unusual place like the underwear hanging on a lamp, old sock stuck to the wall, etc. This aids in the humor in the poem and makes the poem stuck in the reader's heads. In addition, this poem also conveys the message that in our society, many people blame others for their wrongdoings but never seem to admit or accept their own mistakes. Although they themselves know that it was their own fault, they will still try to push the blame to others and let the others be their scapegoats.It also tells us that we must be, more organised and plan ahead before taking any action. If not our action will be in a total mess like the room in the poem.

For more poems
Click here>http://famouspoetsandpoems.com/

Holidays

Now as you all know, it is the June holiday now. After the gruelling school term, we are finally able to take a rest, relax and enjoy ourselves.

However, I feel that there should be a change in the holidays. In my opinion, we should have holidays planned out as follow. Every week, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday there will be school. Wednesday and the weekend there will be rest and no school. There will be no school holidays for March and September, but there will be a two week school holiday during June and a month of holiday during December. If the holidays are planned out like this, we will have a rest on Wednesday and need not go through school in one shot for five days. With this, I think that we can excel more in school as we have adequate rest on Wednesdays. Moreover, with no more March and September holidays and the holidays of June and December shorten, it will not allow us to forget the things that we learnt in school during the holidays. For example, after one whole month of June holidays of playing, we might forget what we have learnt in school before the June holidays and it will be hard and a waste of time for us to refresh our mind and pick up the skills again.

This plan will enable the students to have sufficient rest so that they can concentrate on their lesson in class. It also allow the students to have one extra day to catch up with the homework and lesson that they have fallen behind in. They can also use the extra day to revise for their coming examinations so that they will not need to study extra hard, having already revised their work. This extra time will allow the students to focus more on their weaker subjects. They can enrich themselves by reading books or engaging in research, things that are seldom or unable to do in school.

With this new plan, a lot of the school system will need to be revised like the school term, the examinations etc and it will be a big trouble to do so but it will be worth while with the results that follow after adapting to this new plan. Although many things are needed to be considered, I do hope that we will adapt to this plan and hopefully it will work better than the current one.

Thank you. I have come to an end and I would like to hear what you readers have to say. Do you think this plan is even possible? What are the advantages and disadvantages? Please comment:)

Is the process or the result more important?

Okay! I'm back to posting. Today and last Sunday have been wonderful to me as I participated two different swimming competition, one at NSRCC and the other at Temasek Club. I finished with a whopping result of 4 gold and 4 silver.

However, what I am talking about today is whether the process or result is more important. I feel that the process is of course more important than the results. Without the process, we will not be able to yield any result. For example, if I did not train well for these two swimming competitions, I would definitely not have the 4 golds and silvers. The process is very important. If you don't have the basic foundation of anything and you want to achieve the highest possible level of that particular thing, it will be almost impossible to achieve it. Another example is before you learn how to walk you want to run. Hence, we must take things at our own pace. Slowly build up the strong foundation and gradually you will find that you can achieve your target.

Therefore, the process affects the result and the result will depend on the process. In conclusion, the process is more important and we must work hard on the process to get better result.

I have to credit Mark Loh for giving me this idea of blog post and I will try to post more often.

First semester as a secondary 1 in HCI

I feel that my first semester here as a secondary one is a fun and fruitful one as I have made new friends and already got used to the environment here. Although the days here are even more tiring and stressful than in those days during my primary school, I feel that I had benefited a lot and that all the effort that I have given is worthwhile.

HCI is very big with facilities that not all schools in Singapore might have. For example: a swimming pool, a well-equipped gym for us to work out and a track for the trackers etc. However, HCI being a big campus, it is quite a tiring job for you to walk from one destination to another.

Everyone is required to have CCA and my CCA is Waterpolo. We train three times a week, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday (CCA day). Although it is tiring, it offers many benefits like helping us to relax and most importantly have fun. However, we have long hours of training and usually ends very late. By the time we reach home, we will not have sufficient time to do our homework. The workload increases from primary to secondary, and we will have to adapt to the increase in workload and the decrease in time. Therefore, I usually sleep at about 11pm and wake up at 6am which is considered very good compared to others who only slept for 5-6 hours.

HCI also has an interesting way of tabulating the result of a student. It consists of three components. Your MSG (Mean Subject Grade), ACE, OP (Oral Participation). It also offers CIP etc for character development of a student, including the core values (J-tigerr) and Motto (自强不息)

For term1 I think I did okay with a MSG of 1.67. However, for term 2, I got a MSG of 1.83. I'm not very happy about my term 2 grade. I will try to work harder to achieve better results and that will be my goal for term 3. Although result does not mean everything but striving hard to the best of your ability will make all the efforts that you have put in pay off. And to achieve that, I will work extremely hard and not play too much during the coming June Holidays. I will have to buck up for all my subjects especially Language Art and History which I did very badly.

As the saying goes, “Failing to Plan is Planning to Fail”. Therefore I have to work on my planning and time management to achieve my target. The road ahead can be tough but I am willing to take on the challenge and see what really lies ahead in my way.

Stress

Stress is a thing that we as human beings cannot avoid in life. It can be inflicted by many causes. Peer pressure and parents expectations are two of them.

Peer pressure

We can be very stressed up when seeing our friend score higher marks than us in an examination.This is a very common sight in HCI. We will therefore need to work very hard in order to get the better of them in the next examination. In this way, it is a positive thing as it gives you the drive to work harder and achieve your goals. However, too much of it will lead to stress that we ourselves cannot handle. Therefore, our goals must be realistic in order to avoid this effect of overwhelming peer pressure.

Parents expectation

It is good to know that your parents expect you to achieve certain goals. This shows that they care for your well-being. However, this can also lead to overwhelming stress. Your parents care about you. They care for you so much that they they want the best for you. In other words, I can say that your parents are kiasu. They want you

to be top of everything which sometimes might not be good.

I would like to share an example here:

I saw in a newspaper that a 13 year old boy jumped down from a 7-storey building but survived. It is reported that the boy was scolded because he played truant.

A 13-year-old boy ending his own life because he was scolded for playing truant? If that is the case, many students would have died. Maybe he had some other problems he faced? Maybe it is not the because he was scolded for playing truant that caused him to jump? Maybe he was caused by an overwhelming of stress because of peer pressure or parents expectations? No one knows what is the truth behind it but one thing for sure is that what he did was extremely unacceptable. He shouldn't run away from his problems by ending his life. Instead, he should face them and try to solve them. If he cannot solve them he should ask his parents, teachers or maybe even friends who can provide a listening ear to his problems and try to help him solve them. This is the same case as Adeline Ng Ai Choo where she didn't want to tell anybody about her problems. Therefore, I advise you that before you do anything foolish please please please tell someone about your problems and that might actually save your life.

Way to keep stress level down

-exercise often

-take up some hobbies

Exercise can include swimming, jogging etc. Most importantly participate actively in your ep3 as that might be the only time you can destress.

Take up hobbies like collecting stamps, keeping pets, reading books etc, things that you can do conveniently at home so that whenever you feel bored or stress up you can immediately destress.

Okay I think I should end here. However, if you guys have any opinion to share feel free to post in comments. You can give comments on other ways to destress or other ways that can cause stress. Thank you.

Puddle of water case

The case of the puddle of water

What happened?

I did not know the exact detail of the incident so I will just describe what I feel and see.

During recess, I stayed back for a while to complete my homework. After that I went to the canteen to have my break. When I was going out through the door of the class room, I noticed a puddle of water and a water bottle nearby. Apparently the water had spilled out of the water bottle. Thinking that the person who had spilled the water might have gone to get a cloth to clean up the mess, I simply brushed this incident off my mind. After recess, I came back to class late for a little bit and Miss Soh was already in the class. I was shocked to see the puddle of water still there but I went back to my seat as quickly as possible, carefully not to step on the puddle of water. Miss Soh was standing in front of the class on silence when she finally spoke,"Why is there a puddle of water on the floor with clothes over it. Why isn't there any one cleaning up the mess? Will the clothes be able to soak up all the water if you leave them there?" At this moment, the students sitting near the puddle of water immediately started to clean up the mess. As I was sitting at the back and I cannot see whether the students have cleaned up the mess therefore I didn't go forward and offer my assistance. However, I feel that this is not an excuse. I should go forward and see if they need any help rather than just standing at the back watching a 'free show'. There is reasons why Miss Soh asked us to clean up the mess. Firstly, if people did not see the puddle of water and accidentally slipped and fell, it will be disastrous. Secondly, if people accidentally stepped on the puddle of water but did not slip and continue walking, he will leave black foot prints on the floor, causing the floor to be very dirty. In the future, when I see such incident happen again I will render my help willingly and not let what happened on that day happen again.

Students changing in Classroom instead of the toilet

Students changing in Classroom instead of the toilet!

Personally, I feel that it is acceptable to change in classroom instead of the toilet. It is partly because I myself also changes in the classroom. I feel that changing in the classroom is not a big deal as we are in fact a boy school and there is no people of the other gender except for the teachers and the staff of Hwa Chong. The fact is that we only change from our uniform into our PE attire and are not totally naked. What is the difference between changing in the toilet than in the classroom? The only difference is that the toilet have cubicle while the classrooms do not. It only waste time when we change in the toilet as we have to wait for others when they are changing in the cubicles. If the whole class go to the toilet and change, it will be very crowded and people who are in need of using the toilet will have to push and shove through the crowd just to ease themselves and answer nature call. Not only that, many people will be looking at him in the process and he will feel very embarrass. Therefore, I hope that students can be more open-minded and change in the classroom instead of the toilet or maybe some can change in the toilet while others can change in the classroom so that less time is spent on changing and more time is spent on PE.
This is my view.
What is yours? Share it with me and comment on my post.
Thank you

Student stabbed professor at NTU

Student stabbed professor at NTU
David Hartanto Widjaja

Why did he do that?
Is it because he played computer games and got too addicted, causing him to stabbed the professor?
Or
Is he under too much stress from realising the fact that his scholarship has been revoked because of his poor academic performance?

My view is both of the above.
He might be under a lot of peer pressure as he might be competing with students that have better academic result then him. Because of this, he played the computer game to relive his stress. However, the type of computer games might be very violent and caused him to react in this way. He often played the computer games in the wee hours of the morning and affected his academic results. This leading to the termination of his scholarship. He was believe to have stabbed the professor as he thought the professor had caused him to lose his scholarship.

This is my view what is yours?
Please comment
Thank you!

Finally!!!

Omg! Finally, I can post for more than a month. This month has been very busy for me causing me to have no time to post or should I say too lazy to post. An update on the events that happened or going to happen.

Just finished my tests a few weeks ago.(Main reason no time to post) I am quite happy with my result although I feel that I could have put in more effort.
The results:
Mathematics-A1
Chinese-A1
Science-A1
Geography-A1
Infocom Studies-A1
History-B3
Language Arts-C5
MSG(Average):1.67

French Petit(mini) test:10/10
Yes man!

Got a lot of projects too. However there is one major project for project day.
Group Members:
Mark Loh
Jeffrey Oh
Grady Ng
Faced a lot of problems in this project. We can't seem to decide on the topic.However when we decided on it, it was rejected by mentors. I hope our current project topic will work and everything can go on as smoothly as possible.

My first waterpolo competition is this Monday and I really look forward to it. I hope we can win all the matches and clinch the gold medal. That is my goal and I will work towards it.

Sec1 camp is just around the corner. I both look forward and don't look forward to this camp. Some of my friends who have been to the Sarimbun Scout Camp said that it is very dirty and that we will have a terrible 3day 2 nights there while others said that it was a very fun and enriching experience for them and will want to go back there. I feel that I cannot make any decision whether I like the camp until I experience it myself. However I will be going back on Thursday night so that I can attend my waterpolo competition on the next day.

I have come to the end of my post and I hope I can post again without waiting for another month.Thank you

The Taximan's Story

1.What is the irony of the story?

The irony of the story is that Lay Choo is intelligent and is very good in her studies but unexpectedly, she was fooling around instead of being in school.

2.What are the themes raised in this story?

The themes are Parental Guidance and Teenagers this days etc

3.How realistic is this story?

This story is very realistic as the writer potrays the taximan to be a typical Singaporean who do not have much education and speaks singlish. She also writes about the current problems faced by most families about handling teenagers, like the taximan's.

4.What do you think of the taximan?Do you feel sympathy for him?

I think that the taximan is very violent and strict. He beat and slapped Lay Choo when he found out that she was fooling around. He even lock her up in her room for three days. I feel sympathy for him as he did all this because he love Lay Choo and was concerned about her studies. He worked all day and save for her University, yet she went fooling around.

5.Do you agree with his lamenting?

I do not agree with his lamenting. He can only blame himself and no one esle when Lay Choo went fooling around because it is the responsibility of a father to instill good moral values and discipline to his son or daughter so that he or she will not go astray.

6.What about the other characters in the story? Do you feel sympathy for them?

I sympathise with Lay Choo's mother because I feel that she will be very disappointed in her daughter who is smartest of all her siblings to do such a disgraceful thing. I do not sympathise with Lay Choo as she was wrong to fool around and deserved to face the music. Even though She might have her own reasons. For example: Her family need cash urgently. She should have discussed it will her parents and don't act rashly.

Reflections : The taximan should not be so violent to her daughter as it might cause her to reble even more. I think he should advise her on the advantages and disadvantages on mixing with bad company and fooling around. E.g. It will affect her studies etc. The taximan should not be ashamed to tell Lay Choo's teacher about the incident so that she might be able to help in monitoring Lay Choo.

Third Language and Waterpolo

Ok I have not posted for a long time. Something happened to my last Thursday that makes me feel stupid.

On Thursday, I was actually supposed to take bus to MOELC for my third language with Tze han and Ming Shi but in the end they abandon me and went ahead first as I needed to let Mr Loh sign my Class Transfer form for my third language. It was my first time taking bus there as my father usually come and drive me there. As I was in the com lab, i checked the bus number in the Internet and finally found my way there. What a relief man. I thought I will lose my way and furthermore on that day I had forgotten to bring my hp.
Yesterday, the result for the students allocated into the different CCA was out. Darren, Zexter and 12 other students was in Waterpolo. I can't wait to see them in action. I hope they will start their training as soon as possible.

Flower for Algernon (ACE)

6.Linguistic

Charlie Gordon
Sixth Avenue 43th Street
New York, NY 16785

Dr Nemur
Scientist
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center
525 East 68th Street
New York, NY10065

Dear Dr Nemur,

After a lot of consideration, I think I want to be smart by having the operashun, even tho it is temporary and herts. Becaus all my life i wantid to be smart and not dumb so I can do a lot of things. I can reed books, learn different languages and understand what other peopul are saying. Miss Kinnian says that i was her bestist pupil in the adult nite school becaus i tried the hardist and reely wantid to lern. After the operashun im gonna try awful hard to be smart so please Dr Nemur let me hav the operashun to become smart. If i can be smart i might even help you in your work and help people like me becaus i noe how people like me fels when people laff at you for being dumb. and they noe its not their fault to be dumb but they cant help it.

Pls let me hav the operashun!

You faintfuli,

Charlie Gordon

Goals!

Blog Prompt: Imagine that you are Dr Tan and that you have been invited to make an article contribution to a youth magazine to encourage young people to set worthwhile goals and work towards them.

Article: Hi everyone. I am Dr Tan and I am very happy to be able to make an article contribution in this youth magazine to encourage every single one of you out there to set worthwhile goals and work towards them.
The key to setting goals and successfully achieving them is perseverance. One should not set goals that are either too easily to achieve or too hard to accomplish. When you have set your target, do not be afraid and give up easily because of some minor mistake. You must bear in mind that everyone makes mistake and occasional mistakes are fine.
No pain no gain. You should work really hard if you want to achieve your goals. There are many obstacles that you must go through but in the end the result will always be sweet even if you didn't accomplish your goals. Therefore, don't be discouraged if you didn't accomplish your goals as there is always a second chance.
Failing to plan is planning to fail. Time management is very important as you can save a lot of time to do other things by doing so.Thus, always plan and manage your time carefully and accurately.
Most importantly, you must set goal that you really want. In that way, you will have the personal drive and passion to work towards it.

Chinese New Year Celebration

Yes! We can wear home clothes to school today. Today's celebration was nice. I like the Lion Dance and Wu Shu part most. Today was suppose to have waterpolo training from 10.30am-12.30pm but the pool was closed so i think it was cancelled.

Went back to De La Salle School and the security guard only allowed us to go in at 1pm and we have to wait at macs. Lol
Met some of our friends. Some changed a lot, while some are still the same old self. Went to see my P5 and P6 teacher to talk about the new school and stuffs. After that 2.30pm followed Jeff and his class to macs again, because their teacher blanja them.

After that went home. End of story.......

Whaling

Good morning ladies and gentlemen, I am a member of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and I am here today to give a speech about the cruelty of the fishing industry to whales in Japan.

The reason why whales are still hunted is because they are a source of food for the Japanese and whaling for scientific-research purposes has also become an important practice. The excessive hunting of whales has resulted in the depletion of the population of the whales which might one day lead to the extinction of whales. If the whales become extinct, it will affect the whole eco-system, which indirectly will affect us. Therefore, we must prevent it from happening. Farming whales in captivity to increase the population of the whales has never been attempted and would almost certainly be logistically impossible. However, if we hunt whales in moderation, the population will slowly but surely increase. I hope that all the whalers in Japan can hunt whales in moderation and everyone of us can do our part by not purchasing any whale-related product. I hope that my speech has made a difference and together we can make a difference.

Thank You

Alright, I have not post for quite some time already because I have no time. All my time is spent on homework, CCA and more homework. Therefore, I will try to recall what happened last week.

Thursday
Went for the mathematical olympiad selection test. There was 12 questions and it's a 1-hour paper. After 45 minutes I had only done 4 questions. Amazing right? I hope I did well.
I also had my first third language lesson which is french at MOELC (Ghim Moh). However, because of the mathematical olympiad selection test I reached there half an hour late but the teacher didn't reprimand me. Learnt some funny word like "Bonjour" for good morning and good afternoon. That's the most basic one I think. Next week, I hope I will be able to say 1-10 in french.

Friday
We had our very first Current Affairs discussion in class. The topic was about Economical development has the upper hand against Environmental development. It was a very heated debate but most of my classmates were focusing on the reclamation of land in Singapore instead. I didn't speak much but I think in the next discussion I will participate more.
Yes! Earn 1 op (oral participation)point in mathematics lesson for finding out a mistake. Lol!

Today, nothing special. The timetable for today and tomorrow changed so resulted our class to have three periods of mathematics.

Okay stop here today. I still have things to do. Tomorrow got water polo training, will be very tired so might not post.

W@ter polo trial

This morning when I woke up I felt a strain on the right side of my neck. I think it was cause by my sleeping posture the night before. Because of this I have to walk around with my head tilted to one side for the whole day. Some people said that it was a very obscene sight while others classified it as funny.

Today I went for the water polo trial to help out and I think I have 2 other rivals. Both of them are super good. One of them is Darren from my class and the other one is Zexter. They managed to clock 33.8 sec for 50m freestyle sprint even after a 20 min non stop swim and a 400m sprint which they also excelled at. I don't think I can do that but that's what make the sport more challenging. I hope that they will get into the team and fight along side Sam and me.

I just reached home with homework to do as usual and I hope that my neck will not hurt so badly tomorrow morning.

Reminder!

Hi everyone. It has been three days since I posted on my first entry. Today will be a short one.

I came back home around 7.45pm because i have waterpolo training today. The training was very tough and I am dead tired right now. Just a reminder to all fellow Hwa Chong schoolmates that there will be waterpolo trial tomorrow and next Wednesday from 2.30pm-4.30pm(not very sure about the timing) and please remember to bring your swimming trunks and goggles to school if you are going for the trial as you will be swimming.

That's all for today because I have tons of homework that I have to complete by tonight.

Wish all those going for waterpolo trial good luck!

First post

Yo!My first blog entry. Hope you all enjoy it. More about myself. I'm from HCI and my CCA is waterpolo. My primary school is De La Salle School some where located at Choa Chu Kang and it is near my house. That's the end of my introduction. I'll post more next time.

About Me
Name:Marcus Ong
Age:13
DOB:1 July 1996
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School:~~De La Salle~~
Hwa Chong Institution
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