Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Saturday, April 4, 2009
Play about Tan kah Kee
Hi everyone, sorry for not posting for so long! First, let me update everyone on what I had done for the past one month. I had withdrawn from my japanese lessons:P. No more rushing for classes after school and reaching home at about 8p.m on Thursdays. I also started doing media tech duties very often, and thus learning a lot along the way.
Yesterday, I watched a play about Tan Kah Kee,along with the rest of the sec 1s. The school has made it compulsory. I enjoyed the show. Although I don't think that it is a really great show, i find it very meaningful and at some points quite touching. Through this show, I have learnt a lot about Tan Kah Kee and his contributions to Hwa Chong.
I would try to post once every week from now on so please visit my blog.
Yesterday, I watched a play about Tan Kah Kee,along with the rest of the sec 1s. The school has made it compulsory. I enjoyed the show. Although I don't think that it is a really great show, i find it very meaningful and at some points quite touching. Through this show, I have learnt a lot about Tan Kah Kee and his contributions to Hwa Chong.
I would try to post once every week from now on so please visit my blog.
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Nothing is impossible
Miss Oh Siew May, aged 38, has cerebral palsy. For those who do not know what that is, it is a condition caused by brain damage and affects the muscular control and coordination. This has made her an easy target for cruel jokes and discrimination. Her family members has also suffered several tragedies
But what did she do? She didn't feel depressed, she did not pity herself and felt that life was unfair. Instead, she was optimistic and did things that people with this condition would not. For example, she Mount Kinabalu in Malaysia!Last December, she wrote a book on her life story. It was named 'Scaling Walls'. Despite facing several difficulties in publishing the book, she managed to do it with the help of some close friends who started a company.Now, the book has already sold 3000 copies.
I feel that other people infected with cerebral palsy would follow in the footsteps of Miss Oh. I also hope that Miss Oh would be able to lead a better life. Nothing is impossible
But what did she do? She didn't feel depressed, she did not pity herself and felt that life was unfair. Instead, she was optimistic and did things that people with this condition would not. For example, she Mount Kinabalu in Malaysia!Last December, she wrote a book on her life story. It was named 'Scaling Walls'. Despite facing several difficulties in publishing the book, she managed to do it with the help of some close friends who started a company.Now, the book has already sold 3000 copies.
I feel that other people infected with cerebral palsy would follow in the footsteps of Miss Oh. I also hope that Miss Oh would be able to lead a better life. Nothing is impossible
Monday, February 23, 2009
Horrible day
This is my second post for today but since the first post was an assignment, i think that I should post again. Today, I started off the day in quite a nice way, getting A1 for history. But things sort of gotten horribly wrong after that. First, there was a chinese test. I think most people who know me should know that my chinese sucks :( So i kinda hate chinese tests.
Secondly, after grabbing something to eat at the canteen, I went to the bus stop. But while walking to the bus stop, it started raining very heavily. It was only a slight drizzle before. I immediately ran towards the shelter. But what's the point? It was raining so heavily that the shelter was practically useless. In the end, i was drenched by the time I reached the bus stop.
Next, I had to wait for half an hour for the bus. But halfway along the road home, the bus broke down. The tyre had punctured. So I had to waiting for the bus and then blah blah blah. By the time i reached home, i was so damn tired. Luckily there wasn't much homework. Now I go play computer games.
Secondly, after grabbing something to eat at the canteen, I went to the bus stop. But while walking to the bus stop, it started raining very heavily. It was only a slight drizzle before. I immediately ran towards the shelter. But what's the point? It was raining so heavily that the shelter was practically useless. In the end, i was drenched by the time I reached the bus stop.
Next, I had to wait for half an hour for the bus. But halfway along the road home, the bus broke down. The tyre had punctured. So I had to waiting for the bus and then blah blah blah. By the time i reached home, i was so damn tired. Luckily there wasn't much homework. Now I go play computer games.
LA Assignment
The article that I am going to write about is '74 dead in Shanxi mine explosion' from The Straits Times on 23 February 2009. I think that this article is an event story as a gas explosion at a coal mine in northern China killed at least 74 miners yesterday. This event has also caused 60 other miners to be trapped underground only to be rescued several hours later. Due to this event, the power supply has also been cut off. Some miners also fainted due to the lack of oxygen. Hence, through all the deaths and injuries of the miners, i think that we can conclude that this incident is a tragedy that happened to the miners working there.
After this incident, the Chinese government has vowed to make working at the mines in China safer. Most of the miners has been rushed to the hospital as they suffered carbon monoxide poisonong during the incident. Hence, i feel that the rescuers have done thier best in saving the poor miners.
I feel sad about the deaths of the innocent miners working there. They had done nothing wrong. In my opinion, the miners working in other parts of the world should learn from this incident. They should try to prevent such incidents from happening again.
I guess the best way to make the mines safer is to try to be more careful and alert. People coundn't just stop mining because of the dangers as they have to mine for natural resources.
I hope such incidents would not happen again and people reading this post will feel the same way as me.
After this incident, the Chinese government has vowed to make working at the mines in China safer. Most of the miners has been rushed to the hospital as they suffered carbon monoxide poisonong during the incident. Hence, i feel that the rescuers have done thier best in saving the poor miners.
I feel sad about the deaths of the innocent miners working there. They had done nothing wrong. In my opinion, the miners working in other parts of the world should learn from this incident. They should try to prevent such incidents from happening again.
I guess the best way to make the mines safer is to try to be more careful and alert. People coundn't just stop mining because of the dangers as they have to mine for natural resources.
I hope such incidents would not happen again and people reading this post will feel the same way as me.
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Sleeping in class
Nothing else to post so talk about people sleeping in class. Although it seems wrong, but I think we cannot blame them. Lessons could get really boring sometimes, especially chinese. Me myself tend to feel drowsy during chinese and japanese lessons. I never had this problem before in primary school before since my chinese teacher was not boring at all and I hadn't started taking japanese. Luckily, our chinese teacher this year is very nice, never scold us. Haha.
I am also getting really bored recently. No fun games released recently. I haven't played my wii for two months now and playing my ds is just not enjoyable. Wah now already 1a.m. Feel like listening to some music. Someone please post some comments on my blog! Thanks!
I am also getting really bored recently. No fun games released recently. I haven't played my wii for two months now and playing my ds is just not enjoyable. Wah now already 1a.m. Feel like listening to some music. Someone please post some comments on my blog! Thanks!
Saturday, February 7, 2009
Japanese test
Last Thursday, I received my previous japanese test. I failed. 17/37. When I received my test, the teacher said' YOU BETTER READ UP MORE!!!!!!!!!' So scary. After that I got another japanese test. I did even worse. If I am lucky, the most I would get is about 2/10.I look forward to this thursday.(as if) I seriously feel like quitting third language. So tough. Also very tiring. But my parents don't allow me to quit. Guess I have to work harder for the upcoming hiragana test and learn katakana.So anyway, please check my blog often. I would try to post more.
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