As dawn breaks, i sat on the wooden platform as the sunlight penetrates through the morning fog. I looked up, at the majestic features and the tall towers, as a jolt of warmness encircled my body. I made a good decision to enter the dream school i have been waiting for, my new secondary school.
Looking back at my first semester here in XXX secondary school, it was definitely full of surprises. It seemed to me that it was all of a dream. As usual, there were joys and woes and there were times that i lost quite a lot of opportunities. This was a new beginning of another phase of life and i had to say that it was quite stressful.
It appeared to me that it had only been 6 months since i reluctantly left primary school, but it looked like a few years to me. I still remember the glorious day of my old school, where we trashed other school in sports, sent them begging for mercy with our wonderful performing arts and made their jaws drop at our excellent academic performance...... Those days were so happy and relaxing......
But that was 6 before and i had no choice but to enter the second phase of life, that is, to choose a secondary school and i chose XXX secondary school. The life here was tough and stressing and a lot of my friends cannot cope with it.
I felt a breeze run across my face and shuddered involuntarily.
Life for the first few weeks was good and all of us had tremendous fun. I learned our school rules and attended some CCA trials. Our teachers were also not teaching but rather giving us character talks.
Then...
The next few weeks were bad, very bad.
Our teachers started their respective lessons and i could not understand a lot of what they are saying. I was troubled and my friends also could not figure out the wise and meaningful words. I struggled on......
And now......
Life was no better.
I sighed.
Now, we were spammed with worksheets everyday and it takes quite a miracle to squeeze out time for ACE projects...... Yes, quite a miracle indeed...
It made me think whether i really like this school, and i contemplated and pondered......
I watched lazily at the white fluffy clouds.
However...
My time at XXX secondary school was filled with joy. I made new friends and i learned several character traits and acquired knowledge. We also tend to help each other in homework matters and taught each other with patience in areas we falter. Also,whenever i heard people praising XXX school students, i feels a rush of joy course through my body.
I grinned as my thin lips curled up in a smile.
Yes, it was not bad, not bad indeed. Instead, to think of it, i feel that this school really is the perfect school for me.
Although everyday was the same, i experienced a kind of happiness i never experienced before. Everyone was acting in a gentlemanly manner, well, almost everyone, and they taught me a lot of things outside curriculum. I am really thankful.
There were times where i falter, but a lot of my classmates, my friends, helped me sincerely,
There were also times where i succeed, and i helped my friends sincerely.
Although some of my classmates did not like me very much, i will still continue to render my support to them as i feel that if i helped others first, they will learn to accept me.
This semester had been a fulfilling one. It was filled with joys and woes and there had been lots of new things happening to me. I had now learned to adapt to the hectic schedule that is apparently present in XXX secondary school by spending my time wisely. I also made new friends, created new bonds and familarised myself with the various teachers.
I stood up, now apparently similing. Recess is almost over. I took my last glance at the clock tower, before rushing back to class.
I had entered a theatre of dreams, a majestic school, a evergreen school, an elite school, a respected school, my secondary school.
Yes. I had made the right choice.
Yes indeed.
Monday, May 25, 2009
"I am lying." True or false?
"I am lying." True or false.
When i first looked at it, the only thing that popped out of my mind was, what kind of question was this? Of course the answer is true.
Then i thought, it was false.
Looking back at my previous thoughts, i felt confusion. Is it true, or is it false?
Really, i am quite confused. It appeared to me that it was a relatively simple question. Yes, simple indeed, but it, in fact, was a complex question. Yes, 3 words only. However, to determine whether it is true or false is not going to be easy.
From one point of perspective, i felt that it could be true. Suppose you did something wrong and your mom accuse you, but you denied it until your mom canned you, forcing you to admit that you are lying. Yup. That is true indeed.
However, if you did something correct like giving up seats to the elderly, and you tell your mom. Then, you said that you are lying, but in reality you are not lying, so it is false.
This is when matters get complicated...
Sorry about the fact that i cannot phrase my words properly, but when explaining, it really takes a lot of efort to phrase my thoughts into one complete paragraph.
Okay, back to the main point.
So, the question remains, is "i am lying" true or false. I think that there is no answer to this question as there could be different circumstances and perspectives which caused different situations and views.
To me, it is dependent on the situation and circumstance to determine the answer.
What do you think? Is it true or is ti false?
When i first looked at it, the only thing that popped out of my mind was, what kind of question was this? Of course the answer is true.
Then i thought, it was false.
Looking back at my previous thoughts, i felt confusion. Is it true, or is it false?
Really, i am quite confused. It appeared to me that it was a relatively simple question. Yes, simple indeed, but it, in fact, was a complex question. Yes, 3 words only. However, to determine whether it is true or false is not going to be easy.
From one point of perspective, i felt that it could be true. Suppose you did something wrong and your mom accuse you, but you denied it until your mom canned you, forcing you to admit that you are lying. Yup. That is true indeed.
However, if you did something correct like giving up seats to the elderly, and you tell your mom. Then, you said that you are lying, but in reality you are not lying, so it is false.
This is when matters get complicated...
Sorry about the fact that i cannot phrase my words properly, but when explaining, it really takes a lot of efort to phrase my thoughts into one complete paragraph.
Okay, back to the main point.
So, the question remains, is "i am lying" true or false. I think that there is no answer to this question as there could be different circumstances and perspectives which caused different situations and views.
To me, it is dependent on the situation and circumstance to determine the answer.
What do you think? Is it true or is ti false?
June holidays
Hi everyone!
As you all know, the much anticipated june holidays is round the corner!
I am so excited and could not wait until the last day of school. It might be a good and happy month for all of you but i kinda of hate it. My parents booked tickets for me to go back to china to see my elders and spent time with them. It is of my greatest pleasure to do that but the problem is, i am so busy during the seemingly "holiday" that i doubt i could finish all of my tasks and assignment by the time i pack and leave for China.
You know, i am kinda packed during the holidays as i have tons and tons of class outings, CCA camps, which i so wanted to go but cannot as i am going back to China, CIP trips...... but all of which i could not attend to due to the time FACTOR. Nevermind, i will look on the bright side. Hey, at least i get to play with my younger cousins right?
What about your holiday plans?
As you all know, the much anticipated june holidays is round the corner!
I am so excited and could not wait until the last day of school. It might be a good and happy month for all of you but i kinda of hate it. My parents booked tickets for me to go back to china to see my elders and spent time with them. It is of my greatest pleasure to do that but the problem is, i am so busy during the seemingly "holiday" that i doubt i could finish all of my tasks and assignment by the time i pack and leave for China.
You know, i am kinda packed during the holidays as i have tons and tons of class outings, CCA camps, which i so wanted to go but cannot as i am going back to China, CIP trips...... but all of which i could not attend to due to the time FACTOR. Nevermind, i will look on the bright side. Hey, at least i get to play with my younger cousins right?
What about your holiday plans?
Thursday, May 21, 2009
If you could eliminate one emotion from the world, would you?
Yo everyone!
Emotions are sort of feelings that one and every person in the world must have. There are all kinds of emotions, namely happiness, sorrow, anger, boredom, nervousness, anxiety, excitement, shock, fright, jeolousy etc. Emotions are like the "soul masks" of everyone, always expressing peoples' feelings and thoughts about a particular subject.
So, if you can choose to elimninate one, just ONE, emotion from the world, which one will you choose?
Alot of people would first thought of anger. It is probably because anger is an hurtful emotion and can do a lot of damage. Anger is an emotion difficult to resist and anger, hatred separates people and sever bonds. It brings sorrow and fear to people and creates misunderstandings. Some of the people in the world will also eliminate anxiety as most of the time people tends to get anxious and worried for someone and therefore cannot concentrate well to focus. I have heard of people who hate jeolousy. Jeolousy brings competition to our lives and we taste "sour grapes" and feels envious of the latter.
What about me? For me, if i can eliminate one emotion from the world, i would choose not to.
Emotions are the souls of humans. If we do not have emotions, we might be walking around in circles doing nothing.(What i am saying is basically true!) That is why i feel even losing one emotion will be a sorrowful thing.
For example, if people hate anger so much, if the world is without anger, imagine what will it be like? It will be more likely to have people smiling weirdly all day and the world all peaceful without war. Is that good? It sounds weird and there will surely be alot of awkwardness.
If the world is without happiness, everyday will be either a sad day or dark day and everyone will be suspicious of each other and there will not be anymore public activities and there will not be anymore gatherings between people. The world will become a frightening place to live in.
Although emotions like anger might seem like a hated emotion to a lot of people as it separates people, it is still important as it is these little imperfections joined together that make it perfect!
That is why i want to tell all of you that no emotions shall be eliminated as they join together to form a perfect world.
Emotions are sort of feelings that one and every person in the world must have. There are all kinds of emotions, namely happiness, sorrow, anger, boredom, nervousness, anxiety, excitement, shock, fright, jeolousy etc. Emotions are like the "soul masks" of everyone, always expressing peoples' feelings and thoughts about a particular subject.
So, if you can choose to elimninate one, just ONE, emotion from the world, which one will you choose?
Alot of people would first thought of anger. It is probably because anger is an hurtful emotion and can do a lot of damage. Anger is an emotion difficult to resist and anger, hatred separates people and sever bonds. It brings sorrow and fear to people and creates misunderstandings. Some of the people in the world will also eliminate anxiety as most of the time people tends to get anxious and worried for someone and therefore cannot concentrate well to focus. I have heard of people who hate jeolousy. Jeolousy brings competition to our lives and we taste "sour grapes" and feels envious of the latter.
What about me? For me, if i can eliminate one emotion from the world, i would choose not to.
Emotions are the souls of humans. If we do not have emotions, we might be walking around in circles doing nothing.(What i am saying is basically true!) That is why i feel even losing one emotion will be a sorrowful thing.
For example, if people hate anger so much, if the world is without anger, imagine what will it be like? It will be more likely to have people smiling weirdly all day and the world all peaceful without war. Is that good? It sounds weird and there will surely be alot of awkwardness.
If the world is without happiness, everyday will be either a sad day or dark day and everyone will be suspicious of each other and there will not be anymore public activities and there will not be anymore gatherings between people. The world will become a frightening place to live in.
Although emotions like anger might seem like a hated emotion to a lot of people as it separates people, it is still important as it is these little imperfections joined together that make it perfect!
That is why i want to tell all of you that no emotions shall be eliminated as they join together to form a perfect world.
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Should you be awarded for your efforts in school?
Hi guys.
I have a question for all of ya. Should we be awarded for our efforts in school? Well, to answer this question, we have to consider the term, "school" as well.
What is schools? To me, my personal opinion is that schools are places that provide the students with a conducive environment to allow the students to gain knowledge through many means. Schools have teachers who guide us on our journey to knowledge and we also had tests which i believe most of us detest.
So, now, should, or should not students be rewarded for their hardworking efforts in school? I personally feels that both are possible and it depends on the circumstances.
Mainly, i feels that students should not be rewarded for their efforts in school. Students have one priority, that is, study. Whatever efforts they put in, its for themselves. Let me repeat, for themselves! We study for the sake of our future and for knowledge.It is no point rewarding people who did well or put in a lot of effort in a certain area.
If the teachers or school administration rewards us whenever we were noticed as hardworking and diligent pupils, i believe that although we will be "motivated" to study, we will slowly want to study for the rewards instead of the knowledge. At that time, we will lose our hunger for knowledge and we will ironically in turn not be motivated to study for knowledge but for the rewards. Then, we will not be able to study for knowledge in the future but need some rewards to motivate us. Moreover, its the students' responsibility to learn.
Let me take this topic to another perspective.
To look at this question from another angle, i will say that students should be given rewards for their efforts in school. Nowadays students spend most of their free time playing computer games and watching televisions. Most of them detest schools and tests and they rarely revised for the next day's lessons. In fact, even in class, there will be some "DAREDEVILS' who played hand phone games. In this case, the rewards may be necessary.
The school administration should give rewards to those students who pay attention in class and put in a lot of effort in their tests and homework. As a result of the rewards, the students may succumb to temptation and start to put in more effort in their work to get their hands on the rewards.
Also, the rewards will serve as a motivation for the students. When the students get tired of study and is struggling to keep up, by telling them there will be reward for their efforts and good grades, the children will naturally be more excited and motivated to study and learn.
I had experienced times when the teacher rewards us with mystery gifts to give us the willingness to study for tests but i also experienced times where the teachers did not present us with anything and just asked us to study for the tests.
So, the question remains: should you be rewarded for your efforts in school?
I had given you my opinion. What about yours?
I have a question for all of ya. Should we be awarded for our efforts in school? Well, to answer this question, we have to consider the term, "school" as well.
What is schools? To me, my personal opinion is that schools are places that provide the students with a conducive environment to allow the students to gain knowledge through many means. Schools have teachers who guide us on our journey to knowledge and we also had tests which i believe most of us detest.
So, now, should, or should not students be rewarded for their hardworking efforts in school? I personally feels that both are possible and it depends on the circumstances.
Mainly, i feels that students should not be rewarded for their efforts in school. Students have one priority, that is, study. Whatever efforts they put in, its for themselves. Let me repeat, for themselves! We study for the sake of our future and for knowledge.It is no point rewarding people who did well or put in a lot of effort in a certain area.
If the teachers or school administration rewards us whenever we were noticed as hardworking and diligent pupils, i believe that although we will be "motivated" to study, we will slowly want to study for the rewards instead of the knowledge. At that time, we will lose our hunger for knowledge and we will ironically in turn not be motivated to study for knowledge but for the rewards. Then, we will not be able to study for knowledge in the future but need some rewards to motivate us. Moreover, its the students' responsibility to learn.
Let me take this topic to another perspective.
To look at this question from another angle, i will say that students should be given rewards for their efforts in school. Nowadays students spend most of their free time playing computer games and watching televisions. Most of them detest schools and tests and they rarely revised for the next day's lessons. In fact, even in class, there will be some "DAREDEVILS' who played hand phone games. In this case, the rewards may be necessary.
The school administration should give rewards to those students who pay attention in class and put in a lot of effort in their tests and homework. As a result of the rewards, the students may succumb to temptation and start to put in more effort in their work to get their hands on the rewards.
Also, the rewards will serve as a motivation for the students. When the students get tired of study and is struggling to keep up, by telling them there will be reward for their efforts and good grades, the children will naturally be more excited and motivated to study and learn.
I had experienced times when the teacher rewards us with mystery gifts to give us the willingness to study for tests but i also experienced times where the teachers did not present us with anything and just asked us to study for the tests.
So, the question remains: should you be rewarded for your efforts in school?
I had given you my opinion. What about yours?
Thursday, April 30, 2009
The future
Hey ya guys!!
Sorry as i did not post for a long time as i was very busy and could not squeeze out free times to write out my thoughts with you guys. You know, this term, there had been lots of tests lately and i was even having difficulty to study for the tests! Now it is the weekends and finally i could have a good rest. Maybe not. Why? Because i have more tests coming and i think i got one IS (Infocomn studies) test on Monday. Even my parents are nagging at me to study. :(
Back to the point. Now.
Okay. I will talk about the future today.
The future. What about it? Many of you would ask that question. I am telling you, this is important. It is the future. So, guys, what do you think of the future? Will there be colourful winds? Talking animals? Will there be cloning? Will there be an immortality pill? Will humans live in space? Will we have two lives?
No one knows.
I thought, that this is quite an interesting question. In the near future, i believe, technology will be more advance. Surely. I have heard from trusted resources that the world's oil supply and stuffs like that could run out in a couple of years. I would like to believe the scientists could do something about it. I mean, the world cannot survive forever. there will be a day where the Earth cannot provide enough for humans anymore. What would we do about that? People said that we could be heading to live on Mars. I am not so certain. Mars, so far, is heard to have found no water supply at all. The basic needs of a human are air, water and food. If we did not have any of these, we could only survive for 1 week, the longest.
I wonder, if there will be a day when the countries of the world work together and everyone is united. If that happens, will there be utopia? Will there still have wars? I wonder if dinosaurs would be discovered living somewhere in the world. If that happens, will we be allowed to see the dinosaurs?
There are so many questions. Yet we will have to wait patiently. Wait patiently...... Until the FUTURE.
Sorry as i did not post for a long time as i was very busy and could not squeeze out free times to write out my thoughts with you guys. You know, this term, there had been lots of tests lately and i was even having difficulty to study for the tests! Now it is the weekends and finally i could have a good rest. Maybe not. Why? Because i have more tests coming and i think i got one IS (Infocomn studies) test on Monday. Even my parents are nagging at me to study. :(
Back to the point. Now.
Okay. I will talk about the future today.
The future. What about it? Many of you would ask that question. I am telling you, this is important. It is the future. So, guys, what do you think of the future? Will there be colourful winds? Talking animals? Will there be cloning? Will there be an immortality pill? Will humans live in space? Will we have two lives?
No one knows.
I thought, that this is quite an interesting question. In the near future, i believe, technology will be more advance. Surely. I have heard from trusted resources that the world's oil supply and stuffs like that could run out in a couple of years. I would like to believe the scientists could do something about it. I mean, the world cannot survive forever. there will be a day where the Earth cannot provide enough for humans anymore. What would we do about that? People said that we could be heading to live on Mars. I am not so certain. Mars, so far, is heard to have found no water supply at all. The basic needs of a human are air, water and food. If we did not have any of these, we could only survive for 1 week, the longest.
I wonder, if there will be a day when the countries of the world work together and everyone is united. If that happens, will there be utopia? Will there still have wars? I wonder if dinosaurs would be discovered living somewhere in the world. If that happens, will we be allowed to see the dinosaurs?
There are so many questions. Yet we will have to wait patiently. Wait patiently...... Until the FUTURE.
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Projects day
Hi everyone. Okay, i just had my preliminary rounds for projects day, category 3: inventions today! I was excited and nervous at the same time. This is the first experience for me in a secondary school and i was afraid that i may not live up to the judges' expectations.
After the competition, i realized that i learnt a lot of moral values and realized my weakness and strength, also learnt that team synergy is vital in life. I actually benefited a lot from this eye opening experience. Jarel, me, Caijie and Bin Hui were able to contribute our fair share of ideas and we cooperated pretty well. The only difficulty is that Caijie often cannot meet up with us due to time clashed with EP3s and other tuition matters. It was definitely a fruitful project as i learnt how to manage my time well in order to have time for work and play. I have also learnt that to get other's trust, we have to trust them ourselves first. I also had fun with my team members and it was a worthy project. We each have tasks delegated by our leader, Jarel and i felt he did a great job, as well as Caijie and binhui as they really cared about the project and are willing to stay back on many days to rehearse on the project and memorise the script.
The competition today was very strict and we were shaking like leaves. The judges were extremely fierce and they really demanded alot from us and they went into every minute detail possible to question us of our projects. As we were the 12th team, we have to wait for quite a time before presenting our project. As i watched the other groups present their own unique projects, i was both amazed and disappointed at some of their PowerPoint slides. Some of them were pretty impressive and did quite a good job while others had failed to explain their invention. I was rather impressed with the group that presented the Car Courtesy Sign. They did extremely well, considering all factors and working out feasible solutions and ideas. Their invention were basically made to show courtesy while driving to promote courtesy among drivers. I felt that they analysed the whole thing elaborately and the idea is a fresh one. Even the judges were also shouting praises along the way. There were also a few teams which i think are not so good in their plotting of idea. I will not be elaborating further on that area.
In the twinkling of an eye, it was already our turn to present. I was trembling with fear and trepidation as i calmed my butterflies in my stomach but to no avail. I was too afraid! As a sign of good luck, we shook hands and patted each other before walking onto the stage. My heart was palpitating wildly and i hope that our project will went smoothly. As we did the necessary preparations like inserting the thumbdrive and opening the powerpoint slides, i was faking a smile to the audience but my fidgeting habds betrayed my anxiety and concern.
Soon, Jarel had already started to introduce us and had told everyone about our invention. He then went off to talk on the objectives and rationale of our project. I was controlling my stage fright with my best shot, however my attempts were fruitless. I was biting my lip now and then. Soon Jarel finished his role and haned the mike over to me. I perspired profusely despite the cooling air conditioning. I was unable to speak for 2 seconds, until BinHui and Caijie gave me words of encouragements and urging me on. I then started to elaborate on the target audince of our project. In the process, i felt my cheeks burning and my beads of perpiration trickling down my cheeks as more than 100 pairs of eyes stared at me. The pressure was inmense!
I then went on to talk on our methodology of the project before handing the mike over to Jarel just when------ The computer system went black.
For a moment, no one moved and an uncanny silence fell over the Drama Centre. I froze in complete shock as i did not anticipate this! I exchanged worried glances with Chen Caijie and they frowned which expressed concern. I stared at Jarel, only to see him frantically adjusting the wires. I felt flustering red. Why did this only happen to us? Fortunately, Jarel managed to fix the problem and returned ro the powerpoint page. We were back on track.
As we went into the final stage of our presentation, which basically includes the resources and features of oyr prototype, we all heaved a sign of relief to know that msot of our presentation were successful except about the power failure(not our fault). Then, we concluded our presentation and and it is time for the Q and A session. We were stunned to know that there was only one comment about us. I mean, there were not any questions! We were the only team that escaped the session because noone asked questions, not even the judges. Well, as i mentioned earlier, one of the judges said that we could ask the LTA if they allow the attachment of our gadget onto the cars.
Well ,that pretty summed up the day.
After the competition, i realized that i learnt a lot of moral values and realized my weakness and strength, also learnt that team synergy is vital in life. I actually benefited a lot from this eye opening experience. Jarel, me, Caijie and Bin Hui were able to contribute our fair share of ideas and we cooperated pretty well. The only difficulty is that Caijie often cannot meet up with us due to time clashed with EP3s and other tuition matters. It was definitely a fruitful project as i learnt how to manage my time well in order to have time for work and play. I have also learnt that to get other's trust, we have to trust them ourselves first. I also had fun with my team members and it was a worthy project. We each have tasks delegated by our leader, Jarel and i felt he did a great job, as well as Caijie and binhui as they really cared about the project and are willing to stay back on many days to rehearse on the project and memorise the script.
The competition today was very strict and we were shaking like leaves. The judges were extremely fierce and they really demanded alot from us and they went into every minute detail possible to question us of our projects. As we were the 12th team, we have to wait for quite a time before presenting our project. As i watched the other groups present their own unique projects, i was both amazed and disappointed at some of their PowerPoint slides. Some of them were pretty impressive and did quite a good job while others had failed to explain their invention. I was rather impressed with the group that presented the Car Courtesy Sign. They did extremely well, considering all factors and working out feasible solutions and ideas. Their invention were basically made to show courtesy while driving to promote courtesy among drivers. I felt that they analysed the whole thing elaborately and the idea is a fresh one. Even the judges were also shouting praises along the way. There were also a few teams which i think are not so good in their plotting of idea. I will not be elaborating further on that area.
In the twinkling of an eye, it was already our turn to present. I was trembling with fear and trepidation as i calmed my butterflies in my stomach but to no avail. I was too afraid! As a sign of good luck, we shook hands and patted each other before walking onto the stage. My heart was palpitating wildly and i hope that our project will went smoothly. As we did the necessary preparations like inserting the thumbdrive and opening the powerpoint slides, i was faking a smile to the audience but my fidgeting habds betrayed my anxiety and concern.
Soon, Jarel had already started to introduce us and had told everyone about our invention. He then went off to talk on the objectives and rationale of our project. I was controlling my stage fright with my best shot, however my attempts were fruitless. I was biting my lip now and then. Soon Jarel finished his role and haned the mike over to me. I perspired profusely despite the cooling air conditioning. I was unable to speak for 2 seconds, until BinHui and Caijie gave me words of encouragements and urging me on. I then started to elaborate on the target audince of our project. In the process, i felt my cheeks burning and my beads of perpiration trickling down my cheeks as more than 100 pairs of eyes stared at me. The pressure was inmense!
I then went on to talk on our methodology of the project before handing the mike over to Jarel just when------ The computer system went black.
For a moment, no one moved and an uncanny silence fell over the Drama Centre. I froze in complete shock as i did not anticipate this! I exchanged worried glances with Chen Caijie and they frowned which expressed concern. I stared at Jarel, only to see him frantically adjusting the wires. I felt flustering red. Why did this only happen to us? Fortunately, Jarel managed to fix the problem and returned ro the powerpoint page. We were back on track.
As we went into the final stage of our presentation, which basically includes the resources and features of oyr prototype, we all heaved a sign of relief to know that msot of our presentation were successful except about the power failure(not our fault). Then, we concluded our presentation and and it is time for the Q and A session. We were stunned to know that there was only one comment about us. I mean, there were not any questions! We were the only team that escaped the session because noone asked questions, not even the judges. Well, as i mentioned earlier, one of the judges said that we could ask the LTA if they allow the attachment of our gadget onto the cars.
Well ,that pretty summed up the day.
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