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Thursday, August 19, 2010; 7:19 AM

Volunteers hit by diarrhea

Wow, the volunteers have great stamina to keep their waste inside for so long. Instantaneously, the incident comes to mind - Indian 'Rojak' food poisoning - the stall owner was fined and was sentenced to jail.

At a major event, which they are trying to show case to the world? The person who provided the food is going to suffer very serious consequences. Now I guess, all the food has to be tested before they are being served, just like in the movies when somebody wants to poison the King.

I think hosting the YOG allows Singapore to promote her own unique identity and herself as a commercial, educational. financial and tourism hub. It also presents Singapore in a different light as a global sports centre. The event is expected to attract thousands of visitors to Singapore and will bring substantial revenue to her economy. Successfully hosting an event can significantly propel Singapore's development and renown when acclaim is garnered from prominent figures and world leaders. This can give Singapore the confidence to host more high-profile events in the future. But now, with the volunteers having food poisoning, all of this may disappear. If the word gets out, which has already happened, Singaporeans would be blaming the cater company who prepared the food. But thankfully, the volunteers have all recovered.

Labels: Straits Times Reflections

Tuesday, August 10, 2010; 8:05 AM

Life in the Future

on Prezi

Wednesday, July 14, 2010; 11:44 PM

Community Work Good For Students

In the Sunday Times, our Foreign Minister George Yeo endorsed the compulsory Community Involvement Programme, otherwise known as CIP. I agree that community work certainly can imbue students with excellent value.

By making the CIP purely voluntary, it will give a clearer insight into a person's character. But how many of us do community work because we have the heart to do so or is it because of the CIP hours we will be rewarded?

I think community work can cultivate a person's responsibility in the society, and spread love around. A person without society responsibility will not want to dedicate himself into the society, no matter how much intelligence he has, he would not be a person our country would want. I guess whatever it is, Community Involvement Programme would help students to have the opportunity to do voluntary work out of the school.

All in all, I think doing community work is very meaningful as it can exercise our organization skills, and help the society.

Monday, June 21, 2010; 5:34 AM

What is in a plate of rice?

Economical rice-- for young working adults, it's what's for dinner, sometimes breakfast, and the next best thing to a free lunch. At least it used to be. But inflation, and an economy that's still in recovery, seems to be hitting young diners in the stomachs, leaving a group that is sensitive to price charges wanting more.

For starters, novice office workers might be hard pressed to find the quality nutrition that their $3.20 typically used to buy because that packet of rice with two meats and one vegetable is not it once was. Where once I received a generous helping of at least eight pieces of sweet and sour pork at an economy rice stall, I most recently got five measly pieces.

A $3.20 price tag for two meats and one vegetable now applies to only general dishes. If you pick a snow fish or herbal chicken, an economical lunch could set you back $8. While economic oracles are proclaiming the end of hard times, those among the lower-earning ranks are still facing everyday reality. I pay a whole lot more for something I once regarded as a nominal daily expense. Worse still, I am barely full afterwards.I think hawkers are serving more vegetables in meat dishes, to save money and to make their helpings look bigger.

Is this a good thing (because we should eat more vegetables) or a bad thing (because we get less of the meat we are paying more)? What do you think? I think it is a bad thing. We are getting lesser of what we are paying for. I prefer having more meat as I am puny so I need more meat to grow.

Wednesday, June 16, 2010; 6:17 AM

Help! It's a flood.

June 16, Wednesday. The torrential rain started at about 8 o'clock in the morning. Colourful umbrellas could be seen everywhere along the pavement. I was walking to the bus interchange to meet my classmates at school.

The downpour had caused not only our school to flood but also the prime Orchard Road area. Shoppers have to wade to safety through swirling brown water the colour of milk tea. One of the worst-hit places was Liat Towers. I sympathized the Wendy's burger restaurant which had opened just three days before. The restaurant had to close as $500 000 worth of furnishings and equipment was damaged by waist-high flood waters.

It was the worst flooding since 1984. Fortunately, no one was injured. But there were reports of a body floating in the water. Phew! It turned out to be a shop-window dummy.

How can such floods be prevented? I guess the only prevention is 'Do Not Litter'. People, if you are one of those litterbugs, please kick off this habit instantaneously. Imagine you were with a friend from overseas, shopping at Orchard Road that day, how embarrassing to have experienced such a flood in one of our shopping hot spots.

Labels: Straits Times Reflections

Monday, May 24, 2010; 8:14 PM

Home learning-poem

A Poison Tree by William Blake

I was angry with my friend;
I told my wrath, my wrath did end.
I was angry with my foe:
I told it not, my wrath did grow.

And I waterd it in fears,
Night & morning with my tears:
And I sunned it with smiles,
And with soft deceitful wiles.

And it grew both day and night,
Till it bore an apple bright.
And my foe beheld it shine,
And he knew that it was mine.

And into my garden stole.
When the night had veiled the pole;
In the morning glad I see,
My foe outstretchd beneath the tree.

My comments about the poem:

Blake also uses several forms of figurative language. He works with a simple AABB rhyme scheme to keep his poem flowing. These ideals allow him to better express himself in terms that a reader can truly understand. These forms of language better help authors to express their feelings and thoughts that would not normally be able to be expressed by words. In today's world, In “A Poison Tree,” by William Blake is a central metaphor explains a truth of human nature. This poem teaches how anger can be dispelled by goodwill or nurtured tobecome a deadly poison. Good is now evil and Evil is now good.

The bell rang,

Teachers said the class rank,

And John got first in class with a bang,

All the other students' heart sank.

Students walk out of class,

As they look through the glass,

Thought of memories of the past,

And talked as they walked past.

Fishes swimming in the pond,

The students' hair which were blond,

Their friendship bond,

Will never be gone.

Teachers let a sigh,

Their students waved goodbye,

Gone was the flies,

Which tried to fly.

Students walked to the bus,

Their friendship will always last,

As they thought of class,

Their memories turned to dust.

Thursday, May 6, 2010; 6:13 AM

Little sleep, early death

Oh no! After reading this article, I was shocked. As there are quite a number of projects I have to complete, I always sleep at 12am. But the article stated that you must have at least 9 hours of sleeping.

But according to my calculations, I have only slept 5h every day, does this means that I will have diabetes or some other diseases? I think from now onwards, I have to sleep at 9pm if I can. Readers, you also have to try to sleep early..........

Labels: Straits Times Reflections

Sunday, May 2, 2010; 6:05 AM

Oil disaster worsens

Oh no! After reading this article, I was flabbergasted. Learning water pollution in my primary school days, I knew the causes of an oil spill.

As oil is less dense than water, the oil floats on the water and blocks out light, causing those poor water plants to die due to a lack of dissolved oxygen to make food. The feathers of the sea birds will stick together, so the birds will be cold and they cannot fly, thus the birds to die.

Though they have tried to stem the flow and remove oil from the surface by skimming it, burning it or spiking it with chemicals to disperse it, but to no avail. I am deeply saddened by the deaths of these marine creatures, as I am an animal lover. The thought of seeing them suffocating to death makes it worse.

I hope they can try to clear the oil spill as soon as possible......

Labels: Straits Times Reflections

Monday, April 26, 2010; 6:08 AM

Maid dies saving baby gir

After reading this article about the maid who saved a baby girl and sacrificed her life, I was gratified. My deepest sympathies to the family of the Indonesian maid who died while protecting her employer's daughter while crossing the road.

It is really disturbing to read such news once in a while. I salute her for her bravery! I admire her courage and bravery to save the child from the hands of death. If I were her, I might not have the bravery to save that person.

If you see your loved ones who are in the same situation as this accident, would you be willing to die for him/her? Or just watch them fall into the dark hands of death? This my friend, you have to choose......

Labels: Straits Times Reflections

Saturday, April 24, 2010; 6:29 AM

English classes for staffs

To work in Singapore, if you can't even "speak proper English or understand English ", then they shouldn't be allow to come in, into our shores to work in the very first place! Some people think that putting on an American accent is speaking "good", "proper", or "standard" English.

Language proficiency requires constant practice. No matter how well-trained you are - and if I could speak German, then I will fall from whatever proficiency I have achieved. And how do you practice when no one else you're constantly in contact with speaks it? That is the same as having 1 or 2 lessons or even 200 lessons of English. Just impose the minimum requirement of a C5 pass in English to qualify for service position.

Labels: Straits Times Reflections

Wednesday, April 21, 2010; 6:48 AM

Mother Tongue weighting in PSLE could be cut

After reading this article, I was wondering if the weighting of mother tongue is reduced, they might as well remove Chinese from the express/special stream then.

This way, bright Chinese students of Maths and Science who are not good in mother tongue will never be at a disadvantage. They will get all the freedom to grow up speaking with a marvelous American accent, showing ignorance. How I wish I was born later..

Labels: Straits Times Reflections

Saturday, March 6, 2010; 12:52 AM

It's Official: Asteroid wiped the dinosaurs out

Wow! After so many years of research, they have finally solve the mystery of the extinction of dinosaurs! From what they say, dinosaurs were wiped out by an asteroid the size of the Isle of Wight that hit the Earth with the explosive power of a billion atom bombs. Can you imagine a billion ATOMIC BOMBS? At that time, I don't think there were any bomb shelters, even if there were, they would still be wiped out. The impact is just too huge. It could wipe us all out....

The giant space rock, measuring around 15 kilometres across, slammed into the Earth at Chicxulub, off the Yucatan peninsular. It would have caused fire storms and earthquakes, and blasted material high into the atmosphere, blocking out the Sun's light and heat to trigger a "nuclear winter" that would have killed off much of the Earth's life in a matter of days. Now, after knowing how the dinosaurs have been killed, I feel sad for them...... Interesting! Isn't it? If you want to see the asteroid hitting Earth, visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOcey9NxMF0&feature=related Though there are some humans, the animation is awesome!

IT HAPPENED BEFORE............WILL IT HAPPEN AGAIN????

Labels: Straits Times Reflections

Thursday, March 4, 2010; 5:55 AM

Car knocks down rare deer

When I read this article this afternoon, I was deeply saddened by the news. A rare sambar deer, once thought to be extinct, became roadkill yesterday when it was hit by a car at dawn on the Seletar Expressway (SLE). The sambar deer's right antler was dislodged and it had a deep gash near its hip, its right hind leg.

Malaysian tourist Chong Chiew Pin was driving a friend to the airport when he thought he saw something 'floating' just ahead of him in the dark. It was too late when he realised it was a deer that had come out of the undergrowth along Mandai Road. Now, for some information on the sambar deer.......

The sambar deer, like the one killed on Seletar Expressway are rare in Singapore, with zoologists estimating there are fewer than 20 in the wild. As an animal-lover, I send my condolences to the deer. Why oh why did that deer just run out of the undergrowth, if it did not come out, the magnificent deer's fate wouldn't be sealed on that fateful day. But on the bright side, now we know that it is still not extinct, so we can go and protect it from extinction. If you want to see more information on the deer, visit http://www.straitstimes.com/STI/STIMEDIA/pdf/20100304/b4-2.pdf.

Labels: Straits Times Reflections

Monday, March 1, 2010; 6:38 AM

MY LEARNING STYLES

This is my learning styles. The highest are linguistic, logical, visual, interpersonal(People smart) and music smart.

Linguistic is word smart. I will enjoy reading, writing and talking about things.

Logical is number smart. I will be good at mathematics and other number activities; I am also good at solving problems.

Interpersonal is people smart. I may be people smart. I will like to mix with other people and I will belong to lots of clubs. I like team games and are good at sharing.

Visual/Spatial is picture smart. I will be good at art and also good at other activities where I look at pictures like map reading, finding my way out of mazes and graphs.

Musical is music smart. I will enjoy music and can recognise sounds, and timbre, or the quality of a tone.

Sunday, February 28, 2010; 7:07 PM

Flowers For Algernon Play (Linguistic B)

Here is a play for a scene in Flowers for Algernon...

Scene in the factory

CHARLIE: (pleading) Can I have my own job back as a janitor?

MR DONNEGAN: (suspiciously) Why?

(Charlie told him what had happened)

(Mr Donnegan puts his hand on Charlie's shoulder)

MR DONNEGAN: Charlie, you've got guts!

(Everyone looks at Charlie when he came down and started working in the toilet sweeping it out like he used to)

ONE OF THE NEW MEN WHO CAME TO WORK AFTER CHARLIE WENT AWAY: (sarcastic) Charlie, I heard you were a very smart fellow, a real whiz kid. Say something intelligent!!

(Charlie felt bad)

(Joe came over and grabbed him by the shirt)

JOE: (peeved) Leave him alone you lousy cracker or I'll break your neck!

FRANK: Charlie, if anybody bothers you or tries take advantage, you can call me orJoe and we will set' em straight!

(After a moment)

CHARLIE: (touched) Thanks!!
(Charlie got choked up so he had to turn around and went into the supply room so they wouldn't see him cry)
Lights fade, slowly.

END OF PLAY

Saturday, February 20, 2010; 8:52 PM

Oh, to look like RAIN!

Many people want to do plastic surgery just to look like some famous artiste from Korea or Japan. Why are people doing plastic surgery? One man, for instance, recently had his jaw contoured at plastic surgeon Ivor Lim's clinic to achieve Korean singer Rain's chiseled look. Local celebrities, however, are less modelled-after, although actress Fann Wong's eyes and cheekbones have a following. If you are not a celebrity, why do you need to do plastic surgery? Though there is nothing wrong with wanting to make yourself beautiful or wanting to feel better about yourself. In a society where image is everything, feeling and looking good is important. The question to ask yourself is how far would you go to look perfect? Before you consider something as drastic as cosmetic surgery, make sure you are happy with who you are on the inside, because the outside can change at a moment's notice. I personally think that God created us as what we are.

We are all unique in a way as we are all different. A disadvantage of cosmetic surgery is the anesthesia used during the procedure. Anesthetic complications are more common than many people realize and they can be fatal in rare cases. However, less serious complications resulting from anesthesia include blood clots, temporary paralysis, abnormal heart rhythm and more. So people, don't go and do plastic surgery just to look like some artiste. But if you have serious burns or cuts, I would advice you to do plastic surgery. Please feel free to post your comments.

Labels: Straits Times Reflections

Friday, February 12, 2010; 10:45 PM

Do The Right Thing, Return Your Trolley

Do the right thing, return your trolley. Personally, I think that too many people are taking trolleys in hypermarkets for granted. People want to take the trolleys as they are really very cheap, you can have it just for $1. Trolleys are just innocent helpers of mankind. Trolleys are beasts of burden, carrying your groceries to your car, never complaining, never asking a word of thanks. In the past, FairPrice had implemented various measures to address this industry-wide trolley issue, from ID exchange to the use of perimeter sensor technology that locks the wheels of the trolley when it crosses the perimeter. If I borrowed a book and did not return it to you, would you be generous enough to let me have it? If you're so generous with me not returning - can I borrow (not steal) $50 for the weekend? Similarly, just state on each trolley that its supermarket's property.

I just don't get it, why do people just want to take things for granted? If you see an abandoned trolley at the side of the road, would you be an angel and return it, or would you be tempted by the dark side of yourself and bring the trolley home? There was once when I saw my neighbour bringing home a trolley. With justice welling up in me, I decided to persuade him to return the trolley but all I got was a flea in my ear. What are your views? Please feel free to post your comments. If you want to see the newspaper article, click on this to see the article http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1036666/1/.html

Labels: Straits Times Reflections

Thursday, January 28, 2010; 10:00 AM

Bed bugs on the rise

What type of pest are you afraid of? When you travel overseas, you may be bringing back more than just a few tacky souvenirs. You may be harbouring bugs that end up infesting your home.Local pest control firm Pest Busters said it treated close to 250 cases of bed bug infestations in 2009. That's double the number of incidents in 2007. They attribute this to the increase in the number of people travelling.Pest Busters' assistant supervisor, Mohamed Amir Bin Yahya said, 'Nowadays, because of cheaper travel bed bugs are easily transported in. We've even had cases in 5 star hotels and big mansions.'So travellers should take extra care to check that their luggage and personal belongings are free of such unwelcome guests before they enter their homes.

Even if you keep your home spick and span, bed bugs may still nest as these pests can be brought in from other external sources such as from a trip on the bus or the cinema.All in all, I think we have to do our part in keeping our house spick and span and also to wash ourselves thoroughly after coming back from the cinema or from a holiday. We would not like to see pests crawling under our beds. Cockroaches are scary as they look disgusting and gives us the goosebumps. As we all know 'The Black Death' which was caused by the fleas in the rats' bodies, peaking in Europe between 1348 and 1350. Lizards are scary as they look slimy and we have to use a lot of bug spray then we can kill it.If you want to know what is the most hated pest in Singapore, watch this video at http://www.razor.tv/site/servlet/segment/main/news/42898.html and vote for your most hated creature, or watch the Pest Busters at http://www.razor.tv/site/servlet/segment/main/search/?searchQuery=Pests+Busters&fromPageForCloud=searchPage&hiddenvalue=initial

Labels: Straits Times Reflections

Sunday, January 24, 2010; 12:23 AM

Risque uses for school uniforms

Oh my gosh! A Raffles Girls' School uniform is going at $136.68, a Cedar Girls' School uniform is at $124.43 and a St Joseph's Institution outfit is going at $101.81. An eBay seller has been retailing uniforms from secondary schools and junior colleges here - but the catch is who his buyers are.

I think that what Sgskyboy and the overseas buyers did was a selfish act so Sgskyboy should stop selling the uniform instantly although he profits a lot from the sale and the overseas buyers should stop buying. They can respect their own uniform, can't they respect ours? These overseas buyers who buy the uniforms should put themselves in our shoes, what if someone from eBay come and buy their uniforms and sell it to people to attend Singapore's parties or function purposes. How would they feel? I think they would not like it either. All these are just my personal point of view people, I don't mean to offend anyone.

Labels: Straits Times Reflections