Gone are the days when Singapore was a conservative country where kissing in a corner of a staircase was DEEPLY frowned upon, and hugging in public would subject one to public umbrage, wearing skimpy clothes made people think you weren't taught well.
Now, things are completely different. Kissing in buses and MRTs are everyday sights, people don't see anything wrong with showing their infatuation for each other in public areas, in fact, that's the norm now! Hugging in public is as disapproved of as someone who knocks into you while rushing elsewhere, the negative feelings are at most, a mild irritation thatgoes off almost immediately after it comes, young people even see not even the slightest wrong in it, and are the quickest to mimic the intimacy they see on the streets and in public. Nowadays, skimpy clothes are more common than "upright good clothes", short skirts that are sometimes not visible when a girl wears a slightly longer shirt, people tend to show more skin on top when in the past, baring of a bit more skin than usual would create a commotion, now, there is no reaction, it is in fact a tad boring, for everybody is baring here baring there.
Something not acceptable in the 1980-90s Singapore but of which i see on a regular basis is that of Passionate KISSING on public transport, teens are the most active participants of these public transport proclamation of love, they kiss and hug, and (sometimes touch)in front of like, fifty pairs of EYES. Nobody dared to even do that in a pitch black cinema, for they feared that while nobody saw them, the walls had eyes, now, however, its the case of the more the merrier, the more people witness their intimate scene, the more acomplished that act would be, for it should their appeal, someone who says Singapore is a conservative country should seriously start looking around and maybe board a train, maybe once those KISSES start flying in right in front of his eyes and many other roving ones. Maybe the reason why some still feel that Singapore is still as conservative is that we are all used to these sights,, and that the absence of it provides a sense of abnormality, and these further emphasises how much Singapore has evolved.
Like many other Asian countries, Singapore is a case of "good girl gone bad", and let's face it, Singapore has followed the world and thrown away its innocence, so its time to KISS goodbye to goody-two shoes image, I mean which country is still that"quiet good little girl"? It is now a rarity, so people who don't like these new influx of "bad behaviour" might have some getting used to to do, because there's no such thing as "goody two shoes" anymore, and at the rate the kisses are flying in at the moment in PUBLIC, there's no sign of it fading away.
Monday, August 23, 2010
Singaporeans do stand behind their country
Singaporeans would rather support other countries rather than support their own. Many feel that way, they feel Singaporeans don't feel much for their country and that they don't stand behind their country. I however, don't agree with that.
Look no further than sports. The Youth Olympic games would only have been a success because of the support Singaporeans have given to the YOG,locals actively sign up for the torch relay to support the YOG and to lend their support to this event, the enormous support in the torch relay alone where young and old lend their support and throw their weight behind the country to make this a success, this alone shows that Singaporeans do have feelings for their country and are willing to go the extra mile to help Singapore in anyway, evident from the large torch relay contingent, the enormous 20000 strong volunteer group, a commendable number given Singapore's small population. This crushes the stereotype that Singaporeans are nonchalant towards their country and don't give a hoot about their country and are just willing too sit comfortably in their own nest.
The support that Singaporeans give their own contry is also evident from how they give their all in supporting the local atheletes, at the recently concluded Table Tennis Championships, Local crowds cheered on Local paddler Isabelle Li during her gold medal match against China's Gu Yuting, while playing against Players from China was an uphill task and she failed to win in the end, Singaporeans gave their all in rooting for her, many shouting their voices hoarse, and those who didn't have clappers clapped till their hands were numb and red. Even in defeat, contrary to stereotype, that Singaporeans would just leave the competition venue because they felt there was nothing to watch for their players had lost, and since it was this way, they did not have to care, the Supporters instead gave Isabelle a rupturous applause and despite sore throats and swollen arms, once again aggravate the "injuries" by giving one last hurrah for Isabelle when she received her silver medal. Definitely not Singaporeans who don't care once they lose, and leave themselves out standing behind their country when they are on the losing ends. Singaporeans do support Singapore, not reluctantly, but with all their heart.
While it is true that Singaporeans do not give their support when asked to "MAKE SOME NOICE!", and thus casting the nation in an awkward light and shows Singaporeans to be unsupportive, it is forgivable as Singaporeans have been used to this, and admit it, we are naturally unreceptive.
Thus, on the overall Singaporeans do stand behind their country and are not reluctant supporters who think nothing of supporting their nation, but passionate people who have no qualmes of putting every little weight they have behind their nation.
Look no further than sports. The Youth Olympic games would only have been a success because of the support Singaporeans have given to the YOG,locals actively sign up for the torch relay to support the YOG and to lend their support to this event, the enormous support in the torch relay alone where young and old lend their support and throw their weight behind the country to make this a success, this alone shows that Singaporeans do have feelings for their country and are willing to go the extra mile to help Singapore in anyway, evident from the large torch relay contingent, the enormous 20000 strong volunteer group, a commendable number given Singapore's small population. This crushes the stereotype that Singaporeans are nonchalant towards their country and don't give a hoot about their country and are just willing too sit comfortably in their own nest.
The support that Singaporeans give their own contry is also evident from how they give their all in supporting the local atheletes, at the recently concluded Table Tennis Championships, Local crowds cheered on Local paddler Isabelle Li during her gold medal match against China's Gu Yuting, while playing against Players from China was an uphill task and she failed to win in the end, Singaporeans gave their all in rooting for her, many shouting their voices hoarse, and those who didn't have clappers clapped till their hands were numb and red. Even in defeat, contrary to stereotype, that Singaporeans would just leave the competition venue because they felt there was nothing to watch for their players had lost, and since it was this way, they did not have to care, the Supporters instead gave Isabelle a rupturous applause and despite sore throats and swollen arms, once again aggravate the "injuries" by giving one last hurrah for Isabelle when she received her silver medal. Definitely not Singaporeans who don't care once they lose, and leave themselves out standing behind their country when they are on the losing ends. Singaporeans do support Singapore, not reluctantly, but with all their heart.
While it is true that Singaporeans do not give their support when asked to "MAKE SOME NOICE!", and thus casting the nation in an awkward light and shows Singaporeans to be unsupportive, it is forgivable as Singaporeans have been used to this, and admit it, we are naturally unreceptive.
Thus, on the overall Singaporeans do stand behind their country and are not reluctant supporters who think nothing of supporting their nation, but passionate people who have no qualmes of putting every little weight they have behind their nation.
Its good to try hard, just don't try to hard.
In everything we do, it is a good thing to push ourselves to the limits, this way, we can soar to greate heights. In the field of sports, say swimming, for example, swimmers try hard and push themselves to the limits to achieve better times and beat themselves and their opponents for that coveted gold.
However, trying TOO hard could have its repercussions. A negative side to pushing yourself? Yes, if you do too much, things could backfire on you instead. Here's another example: This boy, who constantly achieves A* for his tests and examinations. However, he tries desperately to get that full and perfect marks, and in the end, because he put too much stress on himself, he ends up falling sick and as a result, does badly for his test.
By trying too hard to achieve goals that at that particular moment is beyond us, we put immense stress on ourselves to do much better than we have already achieved, often putting our body and mind through immense strain. This is something that we Singaporean students tend to feel these days. With intense competition, we constantly feel that we are not good enough, and sometimes set ambitious targets, sometimes too ambitious in order to be at the very top, and to reach this targets, we push and push AND push ourselves to achieve that "mission impossible", but, we are not robots nor are we immortals, and we do have a limit to our own personal capabilities and trying too hard to push through that could cause us to be burnt out, overly tired and weakened, and, many a times, we do not succeed, and this affects our morale, thus, pushing yourself too far would not only not have the benefits of bettering yourself that you expect, instead, you would be tired out and strained unneccessarily, which is not worth it considering the effort you put in, a final example I would give before concluding is about England footballer Joe Cole. Joe Cole has recently joined Liverpool F.C and has been very eager to prove himself, and there has been observations that he has been trying too hard, and this has backfired, in an attempt to prove himself, he volunteered to take a penalty and the strain of trying too hard to impress caused him to crack and he failed to score.
Finally, I would like to tell everybody that even though pushing and trying hard is good, remember not to overdo it, instead, do slow down and relax once in a while, this would recharge your batteries, while trying to hard would drain your energies swiftly and cause a meltdown. As the saying goes :"People rest to go further".
Its good to try hard, just dont try too hard.
However, trying TOO hard could have its repercussions. A negative side to pushing yourself? Yes, if you do too much, things could backfire on you instead. Here's another example: This boy, who constantly achieves A* for his tests and examinations. However, he tries desperately to get that full and perfect marks, and in the end, because he put too much stress on himself, he ends up falling sick and as a result, does badly for his test.
By trying too hard to achieve goals that at that particular moment is beyond us, we put immense stress on ourselves to do much better than we have already achieved, often putting our body and mind through immense strain. This is something that we Singaporean students tend to feel these days. With intense competition, we constantly feel that we are not good enough, and sometimes set ambitious targets, sometimes too ambitious in order to be at the very top, and to reach this targets, we push and push AND push ourselves to achieve that "mission impossible", but, we are not robots nor are we immortals, and we do have a limit to our own personal capabilities and trying too hard to push through that could cause us to be burnt out, overly tired and weakened, and, many a times, we do not succeed, and this affects our morale, thus, pushing yourself too far would not only not have the benefits of bettering yourself that you expect, instead, you would be tired out and strained unneccessarily, which is not worth it considering the effort you put in, a final example I would give before concluding is about England footballer Joe Cole. Joe Cole has recently joined Liverpool F.C and has been very eager to prove himself, and there has been observations that he has been trying too hard, and this has backfired, in an attempt to prove himself, he volunteered to take a penalty and the strain of trying too hard to impress caused him to crack and he failed to score.
Finally, I would like to tell everybody that even though pushing and trying hard is good, remember not to overdo it, instead, do slow down and relax once in a while, this would recharge your batteries, while trying to hard would drain your energies swiftly and cause a meltdown. As the saying goes :"People rest to go further".
Its good to try hard, just dont try too hard.
Sunday, August 22, 2010
DIVING
Diving! What does this word remind you of, at the YOG? Big name youth divers like Tom Daley and Qiu Bo, perfoming exqusite dives and wowing crowds come to an ordinary person's mind. But tonight, in the mind of all soccer fans, it is not about that, but about diving, the way of feigning fouls.
Singapore vs Haiti.
Well, everybody knows the result by now dont they? Singapore lost 1-0, and as a Singaporean, I am gutted, maybe whatever I am going to say is biased, but still I have to say it out. Haiti played their hearts out tonight, and I was impressed by their industry, and willingness to harry their opponents and prevent them from getting into a steady passing rhythm. What was not so impressive was the tendency to crash down unto the floor despite minimum contact with the Singaporean players, one Haitian player even clutched his face, trying to portray pain, when in fact, throughout the whole match, he was not even touched in his face for the whole game, sportsmanship completely lacking. In the dying moments Haiti won a penalty,well the penalty was rightfully gained, but the reaction of the Haiti players was terrible, he theatrically collasped to the ground and banged his legs in pain, making medics come to him, and wasting time, only to be seen up and running moments later, and in the proccess wasting Singapore's precious time.
In wanting to win the match, Haiti resorted to unscrupulous means and even though they fought and played hard, i will remember them as cheaters, while they celebrate, we do not respect them, often, when you want to win, by hook or by crook, you would stray and give up your sportsmanship, and it is often by this little mistakes or over desire to win that takes away the respect people have for you, just look at Haiti, days ago, they were praised for being feisty and having the never-say-die spirit, after bouncing back from a 9-0 defeat to Bolivia, but now, my respect has turned into disgust, then they were losers, on the pitch, but winners off it, now they win on the pitch, but off it, they LOSE.
Singapore vs Haiti.
Well, everybody knows the result by now dont they? Singapore lost 1-0, and as a Singaporean, I am gutted, maybe whatever I am going to say is biased, but still I have to say it out. Haiti played their hearts out tonight, and I was impressed by their industry, and willingness to harry their opponents and prevent them from getting into a steady passing rhythm. What was not so impressive was the tendency to crash down unto the floor despite minimum contact with the Singaporean players, one Haitian player even clutched his face, trying to portray pain, when in fact, throughout the whole match, he was not even touched in his face for the whole game, sportsmanship completely lacking. In the dying moments Haiti won a penalty,well the penalty was rightfully gained, but the reaction of the Haiti players was terrible, he theatrically collasped to the ground and banged his legs in pain, making medics come to him, and wasting time, only to be seen up and running moments later, and in the proccess wasting Singapore's precious time.
In wanting to win the match, Haiti resorted to unscrupulous means and even though they fought and played hard, i will remember them as cheaters, while they celebrate, we do not respect them, often, when you want to win, by hook or by crook, you would stray and give up your sportsmanship, and it is often by this little mistakes or over desire to win that takes away the respect people have for you, just look at Haiti, days ago, they were praised for being feisty and having the never-say-die spirit, after bouncing back from a 9-0 defeat to Bolivia, but now, my respect has turned into disgust, then they were losers, on the pitch, but winners off it, now they win on the pitch, but off it, they LOSE.
Stop moaning, Show your support!
Woohoo! The Youth Olympic Games kicked off with a bang, with Sailor Darren Tan lighting the "lighthouse" at the floating platform. Fireworks galore at the opening ceremony, and the spinning fire continues to dazzle me. I expected a great YOG.
Well, in fact, that so far has been what I feel of the Games. A great gathering of youth talents around the world showing each other their mettle,the sight of future sporting legends being born in this games excites me. Then these group of people who are supposedly anti-YOG had to come and spoil the party. They proclaim that while the budget of the YOG has expanded to a hefty 300 million, the donations to charity are at just 92 million. Do you really say this when your country is making a great milestone in sporting and Olympic history? I would not, and, from my point of view, $92 million being set aside for charity is itself no small or negligible sum, and even though the budget of the Youth Olympic Games has indeed increased substantially, I do feel that the money spent has been worthwhile. Being an incorruptible country, I believe that the taxpayer's money has been concentrated into improving the facilities for the YOG, and not for the oficials own good,look at the facilities, Bishan Stadium has been installed with brand new stadium lights, the football fields have been relayered, into to meet world class standards, oh, and don't forget the Games Village, while it is at NTU, renovations still have to be done, the opening ceremony requires a lot of money too, fireworks, the boat escortin Amanda Lim onto the floating platform don't come cheap, and also the spinning fire-Lighthouse, did you think that was free? So don't moan so much about the YOG sucking up your money, this is an international event, and look at the result, the world is impressed, this, i feel is money well spent. The Anti-YOG said the spinning fire symbolised their money going up in steam, really creative I must say.
However, I do admit that the complains have not all gone unfounded, a volunteer posted on the internet pictures of less than desirable food given to them, however, ever since, the food has improved, and so, the praises and cheers are coming in.
Finally, going back to the title, stop maoaning, stop pinpointing the negative side, the YOG is a success, rather than complaining about this and that, SHOW YOUR SUPPORT!
Well, in fact, that so far has been what I feel of the Games. A great gathering of youth talents around the world showing each other their mettle,the sight of future sporting legends being born in this games excites me. Then these group of people who are supposedly anti-YOG had to come and spoil the party. They proclaim that while the budget of the YOG has expanded to a hefty 300 million, the donations to charity are at just 92 million. Do you really say this when your country is making a great milestone in sporting and Olympic history? I would not, and, from my point of view, $92 million being set aside for charity is itself no small or negligible sum, and even though the budget of the Youth Olympic Games has indeed increased substantially, I do feel that the money spent has been worthwhile. Being an incorruptible country, I believe that the taxpayer's money has been concentrated into improving the facilities for the YOG, and not for the oficials own good,look at the facilities, Bishan Stadium has been installed with brand new stadium lights, the football fields have been relayered, into to meet world class standards, oh, and don't forget the Games Village, while it is at NTU, renovations still have to be done, the opening ceremony requires a lot of money too, fireworks, the boat escortin Amanda Lim onto the floating platform don't come cheap, and also the spinning fire-Lighthouse, did you think that was free? So don't moan so much about the YOG sucking up your money, this is an international event, and look at the result, the world is impressed, this, i feel is money well spent. The Anti-YOG said the spinning fire symbolised their money going up in steam, really creative I must say.
However, I do admit that the complains have not all gone unfounded, a volunteer posted on the internet pictures of less than desirable food given to them, however, ever since, the food has improved, and so, the praises and cheers are coming in.
Finally, going back to the title, stop maoaning, stop pinpointing the negative side, the YOG is a success, rather than complaining about this and that, SHOW YOUR SUPPORT!
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Home learning
Task 1:
The poem is written by Hubert Wilson, who fought in the Vietnam war,which is the setting of the poem.The poet himself was besotted with the poor conditions of the war and his health was battered by the chemicals used in the vietnam war. The poem portrayed the height of chemical warfare in Vietnam, where the Americans started to use "agent orange", a chemical used to kill and bare trees to counter the Vietnamese's guerilla warfare, and that it caused many side effects.
Point Of View:
The Persona was a soldier during the vietnam war and he was a victim of the toxic agent, his health suffered after many years and he was paralysed, hence he decided to write about his experiences. His stance is anti-war, as seen when he, almost forcefully points out that " Generations untold will pay!" showing that diving into this war means severe consequences.
While Hubert's view may be a little bias, it is also not baseless, as he has evidence to support his claims. He stated in his poem that the chemicals gave out rainbow colours which was indeed the case, he also vividly described the sympotoms "premature death and birth defects", showing that he in fact, is reliable and that his views, while radical to some,actually have a point.
Situation and setting
The setting is the vietnam war as seen from the poem, which talked about agent orange, the chemical used in the vietnam war, the situation is tense and dangerous, americans have started using "agent orange" chemicals to fell the trees, to counter the Vietnamese's overwhelming guerilla warfare, however, there is an illusion at first that the situation is rosy, as seen from the mentioning of attractive colours in the first stanza, however, the second stanza reveals it all, and shows that the colours are not attractive, but deadly, and the the falsely rosey situation, is extremely dangerous and would also "take a toll on the innocent and the unborn" The poet wants people to know that war, while seemingly "paradise" is deadly and its detriments last, as can be seen from many Vietnamese children who die at infancy who have birth defects(some can only stand on their hands from the moment they are born, and some are born without certain body parts) and from the poet himself, who suffered from many defects and illnesses in his later life.
Language and Diction
Potpourri- mixture of dried petals of roses or other flowers with spices, kept in a jar for their fragrance, the mixture is usually colourful and brings forth sweet smells after long periods. There is an ironic tone in this as this word comes right after the word death, which shows that in this context, there is no positivity, there is no fragrant smell, only the smell of death, which once again emphasised that the war is not going to "smell nice" but it's going to "stink".
Toll-usually used when someone has to pay a price. In this context, the poet is trying to convey a message that war leaves behind consequences that we have to pay for, he even goes on to mention the future generation meaning that he wants us to know that we are laying a burden on our future generation, through this, he creates a sense of guilt that probably awakes everyone and reminds everyone not to go to war. This still counts, as no matter how modern the war is, deaths and destruction still occur.
He also uses exclamation marks to emphasise how strongly he is against the war, and the word "will" is enlarged, as if it is affirmative nd that he is sure that war definitely brings harm, long lasting harm that affects the later generation.
Personal Response:
This poem serves to remind me that war does not pay, indeed, people are still paying the price for the war, Hubert Wilson suffered many years after the war, many vietnamese children are still paying the price for the previous generation's mistake, they are born disabled and deformed. Cliche it may be, but once again, the lesson is not to go to war, for the innocent get hurt, and lives are scarred, some lives have already been scarred and possibly destroyed before they even came out.
The poem is written by Hubert Wilson, who fought in the Vietnam war,which is the setting of the poem.The poet himself was besotted with the poor conditions of the war and his health was battered by the chemicals used in the vietnam war. The poem portrayed the height of chemical warfare in Vietnam, where the Americans started to use "agent orange", a chemical used to kill and bare trees to counter the Vietnamese's guerilla warfare, and that it caused many side effects.
Point Of View:
The Persona was a soldier during the vietnam war and he was a victim of the toxic agent, his health suffered after many years and he was paralysed, hence he decided to write about his experiences. His stance is anti-war, as seen when he, almost forcefully points out that " Generations untold will pay!" showing that diving into this war means severe consequences.
While Hubert's view may be a little bias, it is also not baseless, as he has evidence to support his claims. He stated in his poem that the chemicals gave out rainbow colours which was indeed the case, he also vividly described the sympotoms "premature death and birth defects", showing that he in fact, is reliable and that his views, while radical to some,actually have a point.
Situation and setting
The setting is the vietnam war as seen from the poem, which talked about agent orange, the chemical used in the vietnam war, the situation is tense and dangerous, americans have started using "agent orange" chemicals to fell the trees, to counter the Vietnamese's overwhelming guerilla warfare, however, there is an illusion at first that the situation is rosy, as seen from the mentioning of attractive colours in the first stanza, however, the second stanza reveals it all, and shows that the colours are not attractive, but deadly, and the the falsely rosey situation, is extremely dangerous and would also "take a toll on the innocent and the unborn" The poet wants people to know that war, while seemingly "paradise" is deadly and its detriments last, as can be seen from many Vietnamese children who die at infancy who have birth defects(some can only stand on their hands from the moment they are born, and some are born without certain body parts) and from the poet himself, who suffered from many defects and illnesses in his later life.
Language and Diction
Potpourri- mixture of dried petals of roses or other flowers with spices, kept in a jar for their fragrance, the mixture is usually colourful and brings forth sweet smells after long periods. There is an ironic tone in this as this word comes right after the word death, which shows that in this context, there is no positivity, there is no fragrant smell, only the smell of death, which once again emphasised that the war is not going to "smell nice" but it's going to "stink".
Toll-usually used when someone has to pay a price. In this context, the poet is trying to convey a message that war leaves behind consequences that we have to pay for, he even goes on to mention the future generation meaning that he wants us to know that we are laying a burden on our future generation, through this, he creates a sense of guilt that probably awakes everyone and reminds everyone not to go to war. This still counts, as no matter how modern the war is, deaths and destruction still occur.
He also uses exclamation marks to emphasise how strongly he is against the war, and the word "will" is enlarged, as if it is affirmative nd that he is sure that war definitely brings harm, long lasting harm that affects the later generation.
Personal Response:
This poem serves to remind me that war does not pay, indeed, people are still paying the price for the war, Hubert Wilson suffered many years after the war, many vietnamese children are still paying the price for the previous generation's mistake, they are born disabled and deformed. Cliche it may be, but once again, the lesson is not to go to war, for the innocent get hurt, and lives are scarred, some lives have already been scarred and possibly destroyed before they even came out.
Saturday, May 8, 2010
Why laugh when you ain't much better?
Yes. Why? Why laugh at people's inferiority or when they make stupid mistakes? Are you much better? Most of the times, NO. You(No Specific person/dont wanna say your name)make fun of people, just because of some weaknesses or mistakes. You snigger at the way people talk, the way they pronounce words, you just pinpoint everybody's "noob points" and do your disgusting mocking giggle.
You think you're superior, that's why you mock, you think you can do it better, the effort the person puts in are just recognised by your jeering, whatever people think or do that you think doesn't fit, you just refute him with cruel ruthlessness.
But then, are you in anyway, superior. A resounding "DUH-NOT!". You stumble too, you make mistakes too, you have unfavourable weaknesses too. But people can't poke fun at you, people can't mock you, only you can, and you have this sickening air of arrogance.
Why laugh when you ain't much better. Precisely. You aren't much better, which is why you laugh at others. You feel inferior, which is precisely why you make fun of others, you mock others. so as to make yourself feel better, to divert the attention from yourself, to deflect people's attention from your own inferior complex.
This is how i view those that do this, so, next time, when someone mocks your stupidity/mistakes/weaknesses, and keeps on raking it up and giving those nerve irritating kind of laughter, dont feel inferior, because it is highly possible that he is mocking you because he feels more insignificant and more inferior to you, and propbably wants to prove to himself that it's not the case.
Do you think this is how it works?
Please give you comments. Thank you very much (:
Monday, May 3, 2010
CCA superiority
In every school there are CCAs, obviously right? Hwa Chong's no different. Schools have niche CCAs and normal CCAs. Well basically, the difference between the two is thatone receives more funding than the other because of its better achievements, but in all other aspects, they are treated equally.
CCAs, especially sports, in Hwa Chong, are divided into two, mainly, the elite sports, and the non-elite sports. Elite and Non-elite? I didn't like that. I still don't.
I come from a CCA(table-tennis) that belongs to the category of Non-elite sports. We are the so-called Perennial Underachievers, bringing back puny zonal medals while the high and mighty elite sports bring home national championships. At this description, you might think being labelled non-elite sports isn't too unfair, because we dont acheive much, but the effort in which "non-elite" sports, in no way, pales in comparison to the high flying sports. For example, let's look at the volleyball and badminton teams.(I won't talk about table tennis, in case of suspicion of bias) They train relentlessly, and make full use of their limited resources and training times, and seek to improve unwaveringly. But yet, due to the high standards of the competition, they are unable to achieve much. Do we simply disregard them as lower grade sports in the school and label them as mediocre? I am not saying that elite sports do not train hard to achieve what they have today, but that they are the only ones being recognised, while the other sports who also train hard but are unable to achieve, are being neglected and pushed aside.
I do feel that CCAs/sports, should not be judged base on their achievements, but based on their efforts. Being recognised as elite sports makes students from such CCAs have arrogance, they think that because they are the creme de la creme, they are above everyone, and many look down on others, whule the others feel dispirited because they aren't recognise for their efforts.
Elite sports.Non Elite sports. There should be no superiority or inferiority, as the effort put in do not differ, and it should be recognised regardless of achievements.
CCAs, especially sports, in Hwa Chong, are divided into two, mainly, the elite sports, and the non-elite sports. Elite and Non-elite? I didn't like that. I still don't.
I come from a CCA(table-tennis) that belongs to the category of Non-elite sports. We are the so-called Perennial Underachievers, bringing back puny zonal medals while the high and mighty elite sports bring home national championships. At this description, you might think being labelled non-elite sports isn't too unfair, because we dont acheive much, but the effort in which "non-elite" sports, in no way, pales in comparison to the high flying sports. For example, let's look at the volleyball and badminton teams.(I won't talk about table tennis, in case of suspicion of bias) They train relentlessly, and make full use of their limited resources and training times, and seek to improve unwaveringly. But yet, due to the high standards of the competition, they are unable to achieve much. Do we simply disregard them as lower grade sports in the school and label them as mediocre? I am not saying that elite sports do not train hard to achieve what they have today, but that they are the only ones being recognised, while the other sports who also train hard but are unable to achieve, are being neglected and pushed aside.
I do feel that CCAs/sports, should not be judged base on their achievements, but based on their efforts. Being recognised as elite sports makes students from such CCAs have arrogance, they think that because they are the creme de la creme, they are above everyone, and many look down on others, whule the others feel dispirited because they aren't recognise for their efforts.
Elite sports.Non Elite sports. There should be no superiority or inferiority, as the effort put in do not differ, and it should be recognised regardless of achievements.
Sunday, May 2, 2010
You are what you eat.
"You are what you eat." We have seen this many times, be it on the streets or through the television, encouraging people to eat healthy,and telling people that their health depends on what they eat. Many think that it is exaggerated, but "You are what you eat" isn't baseless.
Recently, on an article by the straits times,it was reported that singaporeans today are fatter, taller and heavier than singaporeans in the previous generation. One of the main reasons is because Singaporeans have a better life now. But the food that we eat plays a very big role too.
Have you ever wondered what your potato chips are made of? Potatoes? Salt? That's all? Not exactly. If potato chips contained just potatoes and salt, they wouldn't be so popular now. Those chilli, onion flavours dont just come from potatoes. Then those flavours come from real onions, chillies, right? Apparently not. The so-called orginal flavours come from artificial flvourings which are detrimental to our body. Additionally,Potato chips are deep fried in oxidized oil that is re-used for weeks at a time. Deep fried at high temperatures which cause the chemical, acrylimide to be released. Acrylimides are a known cancer causing agent that also causes nerve damage. When you eat 1 single serving bag of potato chips you may be eating up to 500times more acrylamide than the maximum level allowed in drinking water. The simple chip ain't that innocent anymore.
Chips aren't the only culprits. Burgers, another all time favourite. Most Burgers contain MSG (monosodium glutamate), which is a chemical used for flavour enhancement and fattening of animals. MSG is also common in most foodstuffs. MSG also causes many problems. It can cause headaches, swelling of cheeks and constant dehydration. Such problems are not uncommon, in fact, my mother experienced swollen cheeks after eating an especially delicious bowl of noodles.
Chickens today are a lot fatter than they used to be. So what fills them up? Hormone injections. As we consume the hormome laden chickens it enters our bloodstream, and we become hormone laden, being intoxicated with this causes health problems ranging from cancer to obesity.
You are what you eat. And today, that isn't good. For better taste, we have forsaken the genuine goodness in our food with artificial flavourings and hormones or whatever, that do nothing but harm us. The reason why we are fatter now as compared to the previous generation is not just because they had a tougher life, but that their food was just food, today, food is more hormones than food itself. The potato of the past has now transformed into the cancer-obesity-blahblahblah disease-causing, and probably life threatening chip.
Which do you want? If we want to be in the right shape, size, condition, then we have to curb this unhealthy processing of food, food should not be artificial and full of taste but void in benefits, and full of detriments, food should be kept natural, and the way it should be. A great man(sorry, forgot his name) once said "let food be your medicine, and let medicine be your food.That was before our food had things added to it. When food was clean and "untouched", things were like that, until we ruined our food. Food used to make us fit, now food makes us fat. Cancer used to be a rarity, now its the norm. The solution to being healthy lies in our food.
We are what we eat.
Recently, on an article by the straits times,it was reported that singaporeans today are fatter, taller and heavier than singaporeans in the previous generation. One of the main reasons is because Singaporeans have a better life now. But the food that we eat plays a very big role too.
Have you ever wondered what your potato chips are made of? Potatoes? Salt? That's all? Not exactly. If potato chips contained just potatoes and salt, they wouldn't be so popular now. Those chilli, onion flavours dont just come from potatoes. Then those flavours come from real onions, chillies, right? Apparently not. The so-called orginal flavours come from artificial flvourings which are detrimental to our body. Additionally,Potato chips are deep fried in oxidized oil that is re-used for weeks at a time. Deep fried at high temperatures which cause the chemical, acrylimide to be released. Acrylimides are a known cancer causing agent that also causes nerve damage. When you eat 1 single serving bag of potato chips you may be eating up to 500times more acrylamide than the maximum level allowed in drinking water. The simple chip ain't that innocent anymore.
Chips aren't the only culprits. Burgers, another all time favourite. Most Burgers contain MSG (monosodium glutamate), which is a chemical used for flavour enhancement and fattening of animals. MSG is also common in most foodstuffs. MSG also causes many problems. It can cause headaches, swelling of cheeks and constant dehydration. Such problems are not uncommon, in fact, my mother experienced swollen cheeks after eating an especially delicious bowl of noodles.
Chickens today are a lot fatter than they used to be. So what fills them up? Hormone injections. As we consume the hormome laden chickens it enters our bloodstream, and we become hormone laden, being intoxicated with this causes health problems ranging from cancer to obesity.
You are what you eat. And today, that isn't good. For better taste, we have forsaken the genuine goodness in our food with artificial flavourings and hormones or whatever, that do nothing but harm us. The reason why we are fatter now as compared to the previous generation is not just because they had a tougher life, but that their food was just food, today, food is more hormones than food itself. The potato of the past has now transformed into the cancer-obesity-blahblahblah disease-causing, and probably life threatening chip.
Which do you want? If we want to be in the right shape, size, condition, then we have to curb this unhealthy processing of food, food should not be artificial and full of taste but void in benefits, and full of detriments, food should be kept natural, and the way it should be. A great man(sorry, forgot his name) once said "let food be your medicine, and let medicine be your food.That was before our food had things added to it. When food was clean and "untouched", things were like that, until we ruined our food. Food used to make us fit, now food makes us fat. Cancer used to be a rarity, now its the norm. The solution to being healthy lies in our food.
We are what we eat.
Monday, March 1, 2010
Birmingham Grid For Learning
Kinaesthetic-17
Linguistic-10
Logical-2
Interpersonal-3
Intrapersonal-16
Musical-0
Visual/Spatial-11
Naturalistic-6
These are the results of my MIT. I feel that the Multiple Intelligence test is not an accurate guage of "Intellience in specific areas". The test comprises of 40 questions, and they are basically on the above intelligences. I feel that this test is unable to provide accurate answers due to the fact that a big part of the results depend on the mindset of people. People who are "modest" would feel that they do not have substantial intelligence on a paticular area, this would lower their rating. On the other hand, people who are more"proud" and have more confidence in their own abilities would rate themselves highly. Fluctation caused by this factors would hence cause inaccuracies in the results.
Furthermore, it is very hard to guage intelligence with tests like this and numerals cannot be used to rate such "stuff". The questions are not very appopriate and like alex said, fufiling the requirements of the question, does not mean that you have or are efficient in that particular intelligence.
Hence, I feel that the MIT is not an accurate guage of someone's intelligence as it is simply to vague and general and that the results are suceptible to fluctuations which would cause inaccuracies.
Do you think MIT is accurate? why or why not? Pls comment!
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Intrapersonal (TKAM)
Who would you want to be friends with in the novel?Explain.
I would want to be friends with Boo. Being locked in his own home for 15 years and regarded as a phantom monster by the mass of Maycomb, Boo Would still be my choice of a friend. Simply because I know he harbours no evil intentions nor ulterior motives. He leaves chewing gum and many gifts in the tree for the children and still wants to communicate with them in spite of being made fun of by the children. He even saves them from Bob Ewell, and as Ming Hao had pointed out, Miss Maudie, the voice of reason,, viewed Boo as a polite boy.
Boo has a clean heart. As he has not been exposed to the evils of the world, he stays clean. Many people in society often don't show their true colours to you, on the surface, they may be the best of friends to you, but behind your back,deep down, they could be your worst enemies. People work against each other for their own selfish gains and the word friendship no longer exists to many.
But being blocked out from the world since he was just a boy, Boo does not know even about the evils of society. As we all commonly know, children are innocent creatures who mean no harm, much less a well mannered boy who only knew about being as good as he could.
Introverted he may be, weird to some extent he may be,he is not pretentious and what more can you fault him for? In fact, a friend who does not harbour any thought of harming you, or a friend who has only one true face is a friend indeed. Boo Radley would hence be my friend of choice.
I would want to be friends with Boo. Being locked in his own home for 15 years and regarded as a phantom monster by the mass of Maycomb, Boo Would still be my choice of a friend. Simply because I know he harbours no evil intentions nor ulterior motives. He leaves chewing gum and many gifts in the tree for the children and still wants to communicate with them in spite of being made fun of by the children. He even saves them from Bob Ewell, and as Ming Hao had pointed out, Miss Maudie, the voice of reason,, viewed Boo as a polite boy.
Boo has a clean heart. As he has not been exposed to the evils of the world, he stays clean. Many people in society often don't show their true colours to you, on the surface, they may be the best of friends to you, but behind your back,deep down, they could be your worst enemies. People work against each other for their own selfish gains and the word friendship no longer exists to many.
But being blocked out from the world since he was just a boy, Boo does not know even about the evils of society. As we all commonly know, children are innocent creatures who mean no harm, much less a well mannered boy who only knew about being as good as he could.
Introverted he may be, weird to some extent he may be,he is not pretentious and what more can you fault him for? In fact, a friend who does not harbour any thought of harming you, or a friend who has only one true face is a friend indeed. Boo Radley would hence be my friend of choice.
Boozy Chimp sent to Rehab-Vices Ruin
Ok, here's something weird. A Russian Chimpanzee has bee sent to rehabilitation to curb his smoking and drinking addiction.(I only heard of a tiger going to rehab,if you know what i mean) According to his zookeeper, he picked up his vices in the zoo, and that it was ruining him as his health took a toll and he harrassed visitors to quell his desires.
Funny right? A drunk monkey who's a smoker.But that isn't the key point. It shows one thing, vices ruin your life, whoever, or whatever you are. One perfect example of course, is golfer Tiger Woods. A few months ago, he was a role model to the world, but a few months later, because of his vice(in the form of his sex addiction), he has been "promoted"
to becoming the black sheep of sports. Now his marriage is in danger, his reputation in tatters, and his life turned upside-down.
He's been severely hit , with endorsements he took so long to get slipping away from him and loss of trust in him by many people in the world,he has hurt those that were close to him and almost definitely, he is ruined
.
Those who watch soccer closely would probably know about the recently fired captain of England's football team, John Terry, like Woods, his vice put his marriage and career in jeopardy. His marriage may have been saved, but he was stripped of his captaincy, and was told that he would never get it back again.
Worse still, the woman whom he had an affair with, was the former partner of his best friend, due to his vices, he has lost his best friend and affected his career, he has also shattered the unity of the England Team. He too, has been ruined, from my point of view.
Look at that, because of his infidelity, they have turned from best friends to enemies(his friend refused to shake his hand.)
Also, Gambling has been a vice that has ruined many. There have been many reports of problem gambling breaking up families. People who are addicted often chalk up large debts and burden their families.
Sadly, in spite of so many example of people being ruined and ruining other people with their "evil" vices, people still adopt vices and end up harming themselves.
On a final note, I hope that the chimapanzee would curb his vices and go back to being a good little chimp.
Please comment. :)
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Parent-children Relationship.
Recently, I watched this television show on channel 8: "Your Hand In Mine". Frankly, this show is a bore. However, this particular episiode was a bit different.
The scene was first of a mother talking to her daughter's teacher. The mother was telling the teacher that she does not want a boy in a class(his name is H20), to mix around with her daughter, and that she wants the boy to be stopped by the teacher if he tries to go near her. The teacher says that that is not the way,but the mother insists. She then says that parents are always right.
The second scene shows the mother confronting the boy, and telling him straight in the face not to make friends with her daughter, her daughter witnesses these, and is furious at her mother's domineering ways.
The mother wants to control the daugter's life as she fears that she would have bad company, so she goes to the extent of limiting the friends the daughter mixes with.
This doesnt go well with the daughter, who feels that she is old enough to run her own life, and does not want to be like a robot.
Often, many of us feel the same way, parents and children (teenagers especially), have different perspectives, parents view that they are always right due to the "sheer weight" of experience which helps them to make the right descision, as compared to teenagers, whom they feel are too young, inexperienced and rash to make their own choices.
Teenagers on the other hand, feel that they have matured enough to be able to make their own teenagers, and feel it rude of parents to try and intefere with their lives, they too think that they are always right.
This hence causes conflicts between both parties.
With the supposed rising of teenage misbehaviour, like underage sex, smoking, playing truant, the natural instinct of a parent trying to keep his/her child on the right track kicks into action, causing them to take "preventive measures", and restricting them in everything they do. Parents nowadays are of the common view that a child shouldnt be given much freedom to do much they want to do, as when they are young, they tend to do wrong things. Yes, parents do have some fault in trying to dominate their children's life, however, all this is done because the parent loves his child.
Teenagers, on the other hand, do not intepret it this way. They feel that parents are restricting them and trying to stop them in everything they do, and making them do "good stuff" simply because parents want to use them to brag about in front of friends and relatives. They feel angered when parents insist on something and seemingly do not care about their own needs. As adolescents, we would want to venture out and experience things, the last thing we want is to be resticted by people, and that is often precisely what teenagers to feel irritation, and occasionally, dislike for their parents.
Frankly, there is no specific or detailed reason to solving this ever-present problem between the teenager and his/her parent. The solution is simply to think from the other party's point of view. To have an agreement, one must have a compromise, which would be impossible if both teens and parents stubornly stick to their own mindset on what they think is right. If parents restrict children too much, they will come to resist the dictatorship imposed on them and fight back, like a rubber band stretched too much will snap. However, if parents let children have to much freedom, things will go out of control, as children after all, do not have adequate experience to make the correct judgement.
Hence, I feel that,parents should have "freedom with guidance", meaning that both sides meet halfway, that teenagers are able to decide what's good for them, but if they are unsure, they would have to consult their parents. Good communication is essential for agreements to be made. Such conflicts are caused due to a lack of communication where both parents and children firmly believe in their own stand and do not understand why they think so differently, the parent children relationship is worsened due to misintepretation of each others intention.
Overall, Communication and putting yourself in the shoes of others is the way to solving the widening gulf in relationships between the child and the parent.
The scene was first of a mother talking to her daughter's teacher. The mother was telling the teacher that she does not want a boy in a class(his name is H20), to mix around with her daughter, and that she wants the boy to be stopped by the teacher if he tries to go near her. The teacher says that that is not the way,but the mother insists. She then says that parents are always right.
The second scene shows the mother confronting the boy, and telling him straight in the face not to make friends with her daughter, her daughter witnesses these, and is furious at her mother's domineering ways.
The mother wants to control the daugter's life as she fears that she would have bad company, so she goes to the extent of limiting the friends the daughter mixes with.
This doesnt go well with the daughter, who feels that she is old enough to run her own life, and does not want to be like a robot.
Often, many of us feel the same way, parents and children (teenagers especially), have different perspectives, parents view that they are always right due to the "sheer weight" of experience which helps them to make the right descision, as compared to teenagers, whom they feel are too young, inexperienced and rash to make their own choices.
Teenagers on the other hand, feel that they have matured enough to be able to make their own teenagers, and feel it rude of parents to try and intefere with their lives, they too think that they are always right.
This hence causes conflicts between both parties.
With the supposed rising of teenage misbehaviour, like underage sex, smoking, playing truant, the natural instinct of a parent trying to keep his/her child on the right track kicks into action, causing them to take "preventive measures", and restricting them in everything they do. Parents nowadays are of the common view that a child shouldnt be given much freedom to do much they want to do, as when they are young, they tend to do wrong things. Yes, parents do have some fault in trying to dominate their children's life, however, all this is done because the parent loves his child.
Teenagers, on the other hand, do not intepret it this way. They feel that parents are restricting them and trying to stop them in everything they do, and making them do "good stuff" simply because parents want to use them to brag about in front of friends and relatives. They feel angered when parents insist on something and seemingly do not care about their own needs. As adolescents, we would want to venture out and experience things, the last thing we want is to be resticted by people, and that is often precisely what teenagers to feel irritation, and occasionally, dislike for their parents.
Frankly, there is no specific or detailed reason to solving this ever-present problem between the teenager and his/her parent. The solution is simply to think from the other party's point of view. To have an agreement, one must have a compromise, which would be impossible if both teens and parents stubornly stick to their own mindset on what they think is right. If parents restrict children too much, they will come to resist the dictatorship imposed on them and fight back, like a rubber band stretched too much will snap. However, if parents let children have to much freedom, things will go out of control, as children after all, do not have adequate experience to make the correct judgement.
Hence, I feel that,parents should have "freedom with guidance", meaning that both sides meet halfway, that teenagers are able to decide what's good for them, but if they are unsure, they would have to consult their parents. Good communication is essential for agreements to be made. Such conflicts are caused due to a lack of communication where both parents and children firmly believe in their own stand and do not understand why they think so differently, the parent children relationship is worsened due to misintepretation of each others intention.
Overall, Communication and putting yourself in the shoes of others is the way to solving the widening gulf in relationships between the child and the parent.
Friday, February 19, 2010
Romanian Diplomat Incident.
Im sure most of you, if not all, know about the "Romanian Diplomat Incident", which occured recently, where a Romanian Diplomat, Sliviu Ionescu, ran down 3 people, severly injuring 2 of them, and killing the other. He reported later that it had been stolen, however, police have found evidence to prove that he was the last driver of the car.
I feel that this is very disgraceful behaviour. Diplomats are representatives of the country that they come from. They are supposed to have good moral principles(everybody is supposed to), as people often view a country through its diplomat. However in this case, the diplomat knocked down and caused permanent damage to 3 parties, worse still, he displayed cowardice by reporting to the police that the car was stolen, and wanted to shirk responsibility.
When I type "Romania" on the google search engine, what comes out is no longer "Romanian culture" etc, instead, what is shown on the search engine is "Romanian Diplomat Incident", "Diplomat Hit And Run" etc. He has tarnished the good name of his country, and Romania is no longer known for its good points, but instead, Romania has become infamous for a diplomat who was supposed to be well-educated and refined but turned out to have a rotten character who killed someone and even attempted to shirk responsibility for it.
Hence, i feel that moral principles and a conscience is of outmost importance as this guides you to do the right thing and not stray away, however, i feel that the Romanian Diplomat sorely lacks this 2, as he does not care about what happens to the people he knocked down , but instead, he only cares that he is not in trouble, showing his selfishness and exposing his lack of principles and a conscience.(he knocked down two people while trying to escape trouble after he was demanded by passerbys to get out of the car to help the injured.)
Thank You.
I feel that this is very disgraceful behaviour. Diplomats are representatives of the country that they come from. They are supposed to have good moral principles(everybody is supposed to), as people often view a country through its diplomat. However in this case, the diplomat knocked down and caused permanent damage to 3 parties, worse still, he displayed cowardice by reporting to the police that the car was stolen, and wanted to shirk responsibility.
When I type "Romania" on the google search engine, what comes out is no longer "Romanian culture" etc, instead, what is shown on the search engine is "Romanian Diplomat Incident", "Diplomat Hit And Run" etc. He has tarnished the good name of his country, and Romania is no longer known for its good points, but instead, Romania has become infamous for a diplomat who was supposed to be well-educated and refined but turned out to have a rotten character who killed someone and even attempted to shirk responsibility for it.
Hence, i feel that moral principles and a conscience is of outmost importance as this guides you to do the right thing and not stray away, however, i feel that the Romanian Diplomat sorely lacks this 2, as he does not care about what happens to the people he knocked down , but instead, he only cares that he is not in trouble, showing his selfishness and exposing his lack of principles and a conscience.(he knocked down two people while trying to escape trouble after he was demanded by passerbys to get out of the car to help the injured.)
Thank You.
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Do we really feel anything for CNY?
As we usher in the year of the tiger, i begin to ponder about whether Chinese New Year really means anything to teenagers like us. I feel that our current mindset is that of "CNY is a complete waste of time" or "lets just get through it". Many of us would rather stay at home and do things that we deem as useful and not time wasting. Teenagers simply hate the hassle of Chinese New Year and proclaim it as "LAME". we complain about many things:" why does it have to be so traditional?" "Why do we have to visit our relatives and trudge from one house to the other?". This is a matter of mindset.
Most of us actually think of Chinese New Year as simply a festival where we get to skip school, but in fact, i feel that Chinese New Year is a time where we honour the achievements and hardships of our ancestors, it's a time of families reuniting together and strengthening bonds and friendships, the reason why teenagers dont want to go and celebrate Chinese New Year is because they feel that they gain nothing from this "outdated and stupid festival", but in fact, what they gain from this seemingly stupid and outdated festival is way more than they can gain from skipping school, staying at home, playing computer games. As long as teenagers change their mindset about what they feel Chinese New Year means and brings to them, Chinese New Year will not be so dull and time and energy sapping anymore. Instead, Chinese New Year will be fun and fufilling.
What does Chinese New Year mean to you?(food for thought)
finally, i would like to wish everybody a happy new year, and may you succeed in all your endeavours.
Most of us actually think of Chinese New Year as simply a festival where we get to skip school, but in fact, i feel that Chinese New Year is a time where we honour the achievements and hardships of our ancestors, it's a time of families reuniting together and strengthening bonds and friendships, the reason why teenagers dont want to go and celebrate Chinese New Year is because they feel that they gain nothing from this "outdated and stupid festival", but in fact, what they gain from this seemingly stupid and outdated festival is way more than they can gain from skipping school, staying at home, playing computer games. As long as teenagers change their mindset about what they feel Chinese New Year means and brings to them, Chinese New Year will not be so dull and time and energy sapping anymore. Instead, Chinese New Year will be fun and fufilling.
What does Chinese New Year mean to you?(food for thought)
finally, i would like to wish everybody a happy new year, and may you succeed in all your endeavours.
Monday, January 25, 2010
NEW...... BLOG
Hi everyone, its been a long time, one year and a couple of months. It's a new year and everything starts new again, including my blog. I feel that every new year comes with a new sheet of paper. Last year, I could say my paper was pretty colourful, with ups and downs, and I was more or less satisfied.
However, this is a new year, and once again, there is a clean sheet of paper waiting to be "coloured" on and "written" on. This year, I hope that my paper would be more colourful, of course, not in the sense that I'll get into more trouble than before(that would be disastrous), but that my 2nd year in high school would be more enriching than the first, in other words, I hope to do better for everything that i do this year, compared to last year.
New blog:
Now for the new blog,personally, i felt that the old blog was a total disaster last year, the old blog was bursting with life in the first term of 2009, then.... after that, my blog just came to a standstill,because I totally neglected it to supposedly concentrate on other things. In the 3rd term, desperate attempts were made to breathe life once again into my stagnant blog, but apparently, it was a lost cause,my dead blog, remained, dead. That is a mistake I do not want to want to repeat this year, thus, the solution would be not to just squeeze everything into 1 term, but to spread them out throughout the whole year. Do you think that this would be a good way of "keeping the blog alive?" Please leave your comments if you have any suggestions that could improve this blog.
As I started the boring process of constructing a new blog, i started pondering about what name this blog should have. Personally, i did not feel that the title of the blog had any importance at all. Then, as I was browsing through my classmates' blogs, I chanced upon a certain blog titled " mySchool, myLife, myBlog" created by Alex(ho joong khuan), in his blog, he mentioned about why he christened his blog with that particular name and what was the underlying meaning to it. There and then, i realised that a blog title was not just a couple of words, but that it gave the blog a theme. So, i decided that "Hmm.. my blog needs a theme too!" However, i did not want my title to bring any restriction to me, so, i titled my blog "Everything and Anything", which obviously means to write about anything that happens on this planet.
Finally, i hope that this year would be a fruitful year for everyone, and i hope that this new blog would excel and and so would everyone's.
Happy new Year, Cheerio!!
However, this is a new year, and once again, there is a clean sheet of paper waiting to be "coloured" on and "written" on. This year, I hope that my paper would be more colourful, of course, not in the sense that I'll get into more trouble than before(that would be disastrous), but that my 2nd year in high school would be more enriching than the first, in other words, I hope to do better for everything that i do this year, compared to last year.
New blog:
Now for the new blog,personally, i felt that the old blog was a total disaster last year, the old blog was bursting with life in the first term of 2009, then.... after that, my blog just came to a standstill,because I totally neglected it to supposedly concentrate on other things. In the 3rd term, desperate attempts were made to breathe life once again into my stagnant blog, but apparently, it was a lost cause,my dead blog, remained, dead. That is a mistake I do not want to want to repeat this year, thus, the solution would be not to just squeeze everything into 1 term, but to spread them out throughout the whole year. Do you think that this would be a good way of "keeping the blog alive?" Please leave your comments if you have any suggestions that could improve this blog.
As I started the boring process of constructing a new blog, i started pondering about what name this blog should have. Personally, i did not feel that the title of the blog had any importance at all. Then, as I was browsing through my classmates' blogs, I chanced upon a certain blog titled " mySchool, myLife, myBlog" created by Alex(ho joong khuan), in his blog, he mentioned about why he christened his blog with that particular name and what was the underlying meaning to it. There and then, i realised that a blog title was not just a couple of words, but that it gave the blog a theme. So, i decided that "Hmm.. my blog needs a theme too!" However, i did not want my title to bring any restriction to me, so, i titled my blog "Everything and Anything", which obviously means to write about anything that happens on this planet.
Finally, i hope that this year would be a fruitful year for everyone, and i hope that this new blog would excel and and so would everyone's.
Happy new Year, Cheerio!!
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