If I were a fruit, I would be......

If I were a fruit, I would be an apple. It is one of my favourite fruits and comes in many forms, my favourite being apple cider. It is the logo(and name) of an renowned tech company, Apple. It is a well-known symbol, and has many proverbs to go with it, such as 'An apple a day keeps the doctor away', 'Apple polisher' and so on and so forth. It has played a key role in scientific discoveries, after it fell on the head of Isaac Newton. It was also featured in the story 'William Tell and the Apple'.

What does this mean to you? 1

If your definition of education is that of education in school, I would agree with this statement as even if you are very smart, but you are very rude, you will not get far in life.
However, if your definition of education includes at home, then I STRONGLY DISAGREE. Having good manners starts at home.

NDP

The NDP started off not quite as I expected it to, as we were delayed by thirty minutes, and Mrs Tay even told us to be there at 2 o'clock sharp so as not to miss the bus, as the bus would leave immediately, and latecomers would not be entertained. But being late was made up for with the funpacks, but for some people it was not so great, as the funpacks were pink! Luckily, I managed to snag a blue one. It was a little bit smaller than I thought, as I could not fit my bags inside, so I had carry three bags. On the bus, there were not enough seats so we had to squeeze three people into one row! When we got there, we got out of the bus and walked all the way to the floating platform. We sat in rows and I sat next to Jonathan and Jason(Tzu Kang). We again had to wait, this time for the other schools to arrive so that the show could start. We were very excited. The show started off with "Ah Ben" trying to recite the pledge. After three tries, he finally got it right. Several people then came onto the stage, and told us to search our funpacks, and take out several items. We then practiced drumming using our mini drums to welcome the "ministers". After that, we tried to do the Marina wave faster than a motorcycle and then a car. We were almost totally uncoordinated. The Red Lions squadron then soared through the air and dropped off several people who landed on the floating platform. It was exciting to see people drop out of planes and soar to the ground like birds. They then did play on the story of Singapore. Later in the play, they then acted out bomb threat, full with news reports and fire trucks, culminating into a marine chase, with the speedboats even spouting out sparks. After that, they had a parade to celebrate the victory. The soldiers took out their rifles, charged with only gunpowder, and fired the into the air and a floating platform fired its cannons. There were several screams and shouts of excitement and fear. The excitement was palpable. They later had a march, with people from various groups marching through. After that, they had a video on Singapore's history. Singers and dancers then dominated the stage, singing all sorts of songs. Then, it suddenly started to drizzle. Umbrellas of different colours popped up and people hastily put on their ponchos. Just as we were halfway through the Pledge, it started to pour in torrents of rain, as if someone had poured a bucket of water on us. It then led to a flood, and the water was up to my ankles, my shoes were wet, I was drenched despite having an umbrella and my bags were very, very wet. Mrs Tan then held a pink balloon up in the air, so that we would not get lost and there were cries of "Follow the pink balloon!". When we got to the bus stop, we had to wait for the bus. When we got in, it was freezing cold. I quickly sat next to Trevor and shut the air-con vents.
It was a very memorable, enjoyable, exciting and interesting National Day, as it was my first time going there. I think it achieved the objective of " Come together, Reaching Out, Reaching Up". I can see myself contributing to Singapore and I will work hard to help to achieve this dream which I too believe in.

Ancient Greek Civilizations

Would I like to live in Ancient Greece as a male? Of course! Back then, men ruled. It would be nice to live there. However, there is one thing that I would not like. No scientific and technological advances! What would I do then???

June Holidays Part 5 of many

Towards the end of the 3rd week and into the last week of the June holidays, we went to Pangkor Laut . The only thing we did there was to swim in the sea. The waters there were very clear, but there were no fishes. A pack of monkeys climbed on to our balcony where our swimming clothes were hanging to dry. Luckily, none of the monkeys stole any of our swimming clothes. I also played a bit of tennis there. Now that I am back at home, I am trying to finish my work. XD


The End (of me, cause I have alot of work)

June Holidays

On the first and 3rd week of the June holidays, I attended a math olympiad camp and a RI science camp, and did my homework. That was pretty much it.

June Holidays Part 4 of many

On the second last day, when we were going out for dinner at night, a kangaroo jumped onto the car, obviously shocked by the headlights. I had the fright of my life. I learnt that in Australia when you hit a kangaroo(or in this case the kangaroo hit us), and it is badly injured, you do any one of the following:
a. Kill the kangaroo by hitting it on the head.
b. Put a bunch of papers inbetween two sticks where the kangaroo is, so the ranger knows where it is and can kill it.
However, we could not find the kangaroo, so we concluded that it must have hopped away.That dumb kangaroo caused a huge dent mark on the car, so now we have to pay..., yep, 3k Australian$. After all that, we should have killed the kangaroo, peeled off the skin and sold the skin and meat, and used the bones to make tools and boomerangs or used them to make soup.

June Holidays Part 4 of many.

June Holidays Part 3 of many

On the fifth day, I went up to the Porongrups(pronounced: prong-grups), near Mount Barker. The drive there was interesting. There were alot of wildflowers, birds, and trees. It was very enjoyable.

June Holidays Part 2 of many

On the third day, I went to play golf. The golf course there is very different from Singapore's. No construction sites. Good for most players. Anyway, over there, they have wildflowers, exotic birds, and it is next to the sea! The weather there was great. The people there were great. They don't care about the speed of the game, which (I feel) is good. They even let you stop for lunch in the middle of the game!
( 3rd Day)

On the fourth day, I went to play golf ( again ). After nine holes, I stopped for lunch. Ooops, I probably shouldn't have done that. After lunch, there was a competetion going through on the back nine, so I had to wait for 1hr 30 min before I could continue playing. How absolutely annoying.
( 4th Day)

June Holidays Part 1 of many

This is an update for the second week of the holidays. On Sunday, I took the plane to Perth, excited and at the same time praying we would not get quarantined when we got back. We arrived at about 3:00 p.m. , got our rental car from Hertz. The Hertz staff asked my father whether he wanted to buy complete insurance to take away the excess (3k Australian$) if there was an accident. The price was too high, so my father said no. We got into the Camry, I installed the GPS and we drove to Seashells Mandurah. When we were getting there, the GPS went wonky, 'cause there were road works, so we got to Seashells only 20 minutes before the reception closed.( 1st day )

The next day, we went on a cruise in a private boat, organised by BMW. It was really cool. We cruised from Perth to Roddnest island, seeing all sorts of marine life along the way. We stopped at Roddnest island, had lunch, and went to see the seals. There was a whole pack of them! Before long, the 6hr cruise ended, and we returned to Mandurah. ( 2nd Day )

My Favourite Place

My favourite place is at home, as there is everything I need is there. I can use the computer, play XBox, do basically whatever I want.

Creativity

Creativity is inborn, but everyone has a certain measure of it and it can be nurtured. There is no such thing as a person with no creativity, just that they do not realise it. And they may have creativity in other aspects, other than art, for example, music. HOWEVER, some people cannot bring out their creativity without the help of someone and a good opportunity , and need special people to bring out the creativity in them.

Courtesy

Well, I agree with Mrs Tay, courtesy is seriously lacking in society. The truth is, where courtesy is emphasised on the most, there is the least amount of courtesy. I am talking about the schools. Think about it. The teachers keep telling us to greet the cleaners, greet teachers and visitors, but nobody seems to do it! But why? It's because people are not bothered. Again: Why? It's just like dangling a large carrot in front of the donkey to get it to move. You don't put the carrot there, it doesn't move. It's the same thing in life. Humans are motivated to do things when they are rewarded for doing it. Real courtesy, to me, means that the action comes from the heart, not the brain! Why do we have to be taught to be courteous? Greeting the cleaner just shows respect and that you treat him or her as an equal! Weren't humans created as equals? I think that courtesy begins at home, and that we should all think clearly about how we treat others. Then we realise that courtesy should go without saying, it should be natural.

March Holidays

The March holidays were enjoyable but WAY TOO short. First few days were the only chance I had to play computer games. Then on Wednesday, I played 18 hole golf at Keppel, the the next day left for Malaysia, then on Friday I played 18 hole golf again at Legends. Very tiring. Overall, the BEST day was when Derek, Jazli and Trevor came over to my house to do the English project. It was 2hrs of work, 3hrs of play. That rocked!

Is It Possible To Love An Object more than your family?

No, I do not think so. Even if a person THINKS he loves an object more than his family, if it is a life-and-death situation, the person would probably choose his family. (Notice the word probably) The pressure of having a situation like that either makes you do something blatantly worng or right. I said probably, as there is still a chance that the person is pure evil, born fundamentally evil or hates his family, then they choose the object.
For example, take the character Gollum from the Lord Of The Rings. The ring "possesed" him and he loved it so much, that in the end, he murdred his friend to get it.
Then comes the question, "Are people born fundamentally good, neutral or bad?" In my opinion, people are born mostly fundamentally neutral. It depends on who they associate with. If they associate with evil people, they become evil. If they associate with good people, they become good.
However,in my opinion, a small number of people are born fundamentally good, or fundamentally evil. These people will remain good or bad for the rest of their lives, and nobody can influence them. That is what I think. Share your thoughts on whether people are born fundamentally good, bad or neutral.
Actually, I have been thinking: "We all say that most people will choose the person" but that is because we are well loved and taken care of by our family, but what happens if the person was not well loved and taken care of? THEN the person might choose the item. Or take a drug addict. The drugs or his family? He would probably choose the drugs. He is an addict. He "needs" the drugs.(or so he thinks)

The Current Thoughts In My Mind

The March Holidays have started! I always wish that the holidays are longer. How about term time becoming holiday time and vice-versa? Then we would only have 12 weeks of term and 40 weeks of holiday! During that long period of time, I would like to visit many countries and re-visit the countries I have visited. I would like to visit Alaska to view at the ice-caps before they melt, visit the Maldives(again) and steer the speedboat, which I was allowed to do once, when I was very young, visit Spain and Germany for the Black Forest, visit Switzerland for skiing and sledding, visit Nigara Falls and the Rocky Mountains, re-visit the U.K., re-visit Australia,re-visit Japan and have a shopping spree, re-visit America and eat ice-cream during winter(which makes me sound crazy but I have done it before), ski, sled..... there is an uncountable number of things I want to do.
I want to have time to soak in the bath for an ultra long time, play computer games, read WITHOUT disturbance, blog...... I wish that people could live in peace and be immortal...
However, WHY, oh WHY, do we always have to go back to reality???

The week

The week was OK, the normal I mean, too much homework, too much chinese tution homework...... you get the idea. The "silver lining behind each cloud" is.... umm...... (thinks hard). Aha! Small one, but OK anyway. I get to watch a little bit of American Idol and perhaps watching a movie.

P5 Camp continuation

There was also some boy in my group who tore out a small piece of paper from his notebook and ATE it, cuz he was hungry and we were being punished for "protesting" even though we didn't protest. That boy said that it tasted like rice...

P5 Camp

The P5 camp was fun, but I hated the food. The apple was flavoured with fish, and the saussage was compressed. Not exactly gourmet. Very, very far from it actually. And of course we still had to eat it or we would die or faint from hunger. The rock climbing was fun. I hated the "Entanglement" thingy, the one with the yellow strings, as a certain annoying girl in my group complained that it was boring and a certain teacher with an evil laugh poured water on the ground and made us WRIGGLE through it...... The campfire night was fun, and I lost my voice on the first day of camp.

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December Holidays

During the December holidays, I went to club med sahoro to ski. The slopes were EXTREMELY steep, but I like steep slopes as I am a speed demon. The food there was great, and I ate ice-cream every day, along with loads of good food, and a daily self-made concotion: coke, sprite, with a touch of Fanta Melon Soda. You should try it sometime, it tastes good. Where was I? Oh yes, as I was saying, there is no cheesy restaurant there, the food is gourmet. I also went sledding. I went down the highest point for the sledding area and went down REALLY fast. The sled was like, shaking, all the way down. On the 5th attempt, I nearly crashed into a tree..... Freaky.... but yet breathtakingly awesome ...

my hobbies

my hobbies are skiing, cycling, playing golf, and playing on ALMOST any gaming console. And I like Japanese food, but I absolutely HATE those herbal soups that are supposed to be good for your health. They smell and taste ABOSLUTELY putrid.

Stressed! XD

I agree. School is now very fast-paced and competitive. Personally, I feel very stressed out by schoolwork and preparing for major exams(SA1,SA2). Last year, I felt that schoolwork was just going by the curriculum and there were very little "out-of-the-box" activities. I also feel that marks should not be based solely on tests and exams, they should also be based on teamwork,group activities and projects. Our current society is based too much on marks.

Spare The Rod!

Hi all,
Did you read the article in the Straits Times titled: Spare the rod and not spoil the child? Might be a good idea to let your parents read it........ But for those of you who read it, do you have any views? My parents spare the rod, but don't spare my time on the computer... Wonder which one is worse...

School Bags

Hi all,
Last year, did you find our school bags very heavy?
They are not so heavy now, and I am grateful for it,
but I still hope Mrs Tay gives us the lockers soon!