Friday, August 20, 2010
Life during the Japanese occupation
During the Japanese occupation, some people were placed in prison where everyone was treated equally. Everyone showered together daily and learn to be steadfast in whatever we do . My father encountered dysentery and passed away two years then. My sister was forced into the flesh trade. Many japanese schools were built and we had to sung the japan national anthem in the morning. Japanese concerts were held every week. Everyone had to bow to the direction of the japanese imperial palace in as it was a rule. Punishments were encountered by anyone who forgot to bow them.
Living in Singapore
I lived in Singapore for the 12th year of my life. I started to treasure more about Singapore when i was 10 years old. First, i have to admit it that i felt that its bored living in Singapore because there is nothing much about it. Example, there is no winter season here. But then, when i started to watch shows and advertisements in the television that are related about Singapore, I begun to like more about the country.
Example, the esplanade. Now, my favorite hobby is watching theaters, musicals and many more. Where else can you watch those like the Esplanade here in Singapore? Yes, there are places like Esplanade in Singapore, but they are very, very few. There was once I went to watch a theatre-more of a musical drama with my dad in the evening, after we had dinner at Swensens. I have to say that the desserts, besides the foods, were awesome ! I ordered two big-sized cups of ice cream with different flavors. The musical was very, very fun and exciting.
Singapore is also made up from different ethnicity and religions. This also can be seen from our pledge, ".... regardless of race, language or religion...". Hence, we celebrated different kinds of ethnic festivals.By this, the friendship that ties between friends from different races can be strong. I am glad that we are the kind of green city. I hope that Singaporeans will maintain the name of "green city" till eternity.
I have been wondering the houses that are built in western countries, example, united kingdom. The houses are very big and levels in the house to stay in. In spite of Singapore's plenty of land, we cant built houses like those in the UK because it can takes up many spaces of land. So, instead of having those houses in the UK, we can use the extra lands for education or others purposes, example, building another HDB Flat so that more people can move in.
I love the environment and the surrounding here in Singapore. I love the ice kacang, a dessert that can be found here in Singapore. You can find it here, but not in other countries. Well, I might say that there are ice kacang in the countries, but wherever you go in Singapore, you can stop by any desserts shops and probably, one of the choices for you to try or pick is Ice Kacang !
In conclusion, Singaporeans has done well in everything they want to achieve. As a gift of " thanks ", I hope that I can do Singapore proud too, just like them. I hope that when I grow up and decided to further my studies overseas, I would want to share it with my friends here in Singapore the wonderful experience.
Singapore is my homeland, and this is where i belong.
Example, the esplanade. Now, my favorite hobby is watching theaters, musicals and many more. Where else can you watch those like the Esplanade here in Singapore? Yes, there are places like Esplanade in Singapore, but they are very, very few. There was once I went to watch a theatre-more of a musical drama with my dad in the evening, after we had dinner at Swensens. I have to say that the desserts, besides the foods, were awesome ! I ordered two big-sized cups of ice cream with different flavors. The musical was very, very fun and exciting.
Singapore is also made up from different ethnicity and religions. This also can be seen from our pledge, ".... regardless of race, language or religion...". Hence, we celebrated different kinds of ethnic festivals.By this, the friendship that ties between friends from different races can be strong. I am glad that we are the kind of green city. I hope that Singaporeans will maintain the name of "green city" till eternity.
I have been wondering the houses that are built in western countries, example, united kingdom. The houses are very big and levels in the house to stay in. In spite of Singapore's plenty of land, we cant built houses like those in the UK because it can takes up many spaces of land. So, instead of having those houses in the UK, we can use the extra lands for education or others purposes, example, building another HDB Flat so that more people can move in.
I love the environment and the surrounding here in Singapore. I love the ice kacang, a dessert that can be found here in Singapore. You can find it here, but not in other countries. Well, I might say that there are ice kacang in the countries, but wherever you go in Singapore, you can stop by any desserts shops and probably, one of the choices for you to try or pick is Ice Kacang !
In conclusion, Singaporeans has done well in everything they want to achieve. As a gift of " thanks ", I hope that I can do Singapore proud too, just like them. I hope that when I grow up and decided to further my studies overseas, I would want to share it with my friends here in Singapore the wonderful experience.
Singapore is my homeland, and this is where i belong.
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
MYTHS, LEGENDS AND FABLES
1. The storytelling stone
Have you wonder how stories came about ? How storytellers had the idea to share his stories to young children or even older ones ? Yes, i do wonder too. Let me share you a legend from Native America. There was once a man whose name is Crow, who lived at the very end of the Seneca village. No villagers wanted to approach me nor saying good things about him. They were very cruel towards him. Crow's appeal was very untidy. His hair is always untangled and his clothes were old. Crow's parents died many years ago and hence, no one took care for him.
During that time, stories never existed because none of the villagers did not share any. One day, when Crow was resting on a stone, he heard a deep rumbling voice. He was shocked but he did no bother to know where the voice come from. Once again, he head the voice again. He gave up and looked around to know where did the voice came from. He was surprised the voice came from the stone that he rested. The stone then introduced himself and tell Crow what is a story and then, with Crow's permission, he told him stories. Unless, Crow gave the birds that he had hunt.
Since that day, Crow begun to listen more of stories. But one day, the stone had told Crow enough of stories and told him to share the stories that he know to the whole village and the villagers will share the stories to the next generation and so on. Crow did it.
The villagers were satisfied of his stories and gave him clothes and food as a reward. One day, when Crow was sharing his stories, a young woman sat next to him. She always do. Crow stayed at the village and he married the young woman.His stories were then shared to the next generation. Till today, stories were still exist.
Have you wonder how stories came about ? How storytellers had the idea to share his stories to young children or even older ones ? Yes, i do wonder too. Let me share you a legend from Native America. There was once a man whose name is Crow, who lived at the very end of the Seneca village. No villagers wanted to approach me nor saying good things about him. They were very cruel towards him. Crow's appeal was very untidy. His hair is always untangled and his clothes were old. Crow's parents died many years ago and hence, no one took care for him.
During that time, stories never existed because none of the villagers did not share any. One day, when Crow was resting on a stone, he heard a deep rumbling voice. He was shocked but he did no bother to know where the voice come from. Once again, he head the voice again. He gave up and looked around to know where did the voice came from. He was surprised the voice came from the stone that he rested. The stone then introduced himself and tell Crow what is a story and then, with Crow's permission, he told him stories. Unless, Crow gave the birds that he had hunt.
Since that day, Crow begun to listen more of stories. But one day, the stone had told Crow enough of stories and told him to share the stories that he know to the whole village and the villagers will share the stories to the next generation and so on. Crow did it.
The villagers were satisfied of his stories and gave him clothes and food as a reward. One day, when Crow was sharing his stories, a young woman sat next to him. She always do. Crow stayed at the village and he married the young woman.His stories were then shared to the next generation. Till today, stories were still exist.
- I really like the story because it makes me wonder everytime if the legend is non-fiction. It is kind of logic 'thing', isnt?
2. Why owls stare
It began when Owl and Pigeon who always boast around about their strentgth and more. When one day, owl told pigeon that there are more owls than pigeons, but pigeon dissagree. They made an agreement who would won in counting at the Big Woods. Pigeon told owl that he needs one week to tell the whole pigeons, meanwhile Owl told pigeon that he needs two weeks to tell the Owls. Pigeon disagree to it and told owl that anyone who is late would not be counted.
Owl agreed to it. The week after, the whole lott of Owl came. They didnt see any sign of Pigeons. The laughed and thought that the pigeons were asleep. But soon thousands of pigeons swooped down on the Big Woods, blocking out the sky. The owls were shocked and surprised. Some of them fly away and hence very less owls were there.
Surprisingly, when lots of owls fly away, the remaining also flew away too. The pigeons laughed and celebrated for their won. Since then owls oftenly travel at night when pigeons fell asleep. They stare and watched out for pigeons.
- I like the legend as there were a lot of morals to know. But it kept me wondering if it do make any sense why owls stare. ( laugh )
Monday, July 19, 2010
history homework
In my opinion, yes. We do need philosophy or religion today.
First and for all, religion is a teaching for us to practice. Not only that, we can learn from it and use it for our daily lives. It helps us to be a good person and respect ourselves and also to the whole world. It made us realise how important the world is. We have to learn to appreciate, to thank and to know what we get and receive.
Sometimes bad things do occur in our daily lives. Have you ever heard the quote, " Life is difficult ".? Life isn't easy, isn't smooth and isn't fair. Its not that we did not do things right, its just a fate. Sometimes, we lost faith in ourself. That why we need a guide, we need a teaching and we need the correct path to lead us to the right way.
Can you imagine if there is no religion, no philosophy ? The world would be filled with lots of freedom. Yes, we do need freedom in our daily lives, but sometimes, we do misused the freedom that is gifted for us. Let’s view some examples .
One of them is some parents give too much freedom to their children. Why ? Their children will be influenced from bad companies. They will be found at the street late midnight or worse, in the morning at 1am plus. Some would smoke, take drugs and even sell drugs. The problem is then published in newspapers because the rising of the similar problems in the community. In the same time, the children will forget their own religion when they have their own “pleasure” moments. They did not respect the community, the world.
Then, the parents who read the article would give limited freedom to their children. As you can see the problem doent only affect the children who abused the freedom, but also the children who longs for the best freedom to enjoy.
So from this, maybe, some of us do not need religion. But what about the next generation ? Do they really need religion ? If they don’t know about religions, wouldn’t it be a pity ?
First and for all, religion is a teaching for us to practice. Not only that, we can learn from it and use it for our daily lives. It helps us to be a good person and respect ourselves and also to the whole world. It made us realise how important the world is. We have to learn to appreciate, to thank and to know what we get and receive.
Sometimes bad things do occur in our daily lives. Have you ever heard the quote, " Life is difficult ".? Life isn't easy, isn't smooth and isn't fair. Its not that we did not do things right, its just a fate. Sometimes, we lost faith in ourself. That why we need a guide, we need a teaching and we need the correct path to lead us to the right way.
Can you imagine if there is no religion, no philosophy ? The world would be filled with lots of freedom. Yes, we do need freedom in our daily lives, but sometimes, we do misused the freedom that is gifted for us. Let’s view some examples .
One of them is some parents give too much freedom to their children. Why ? Their children will be influenced from bad companies. They will be found at the street late midnight or worse, in the morning at 1am plus. Some would smoke, take drugs and even sell drugs. The problem is then published in newspapers because the rising of the similar problems in the community. In the same time, the children will forget their own religion when they have their own “pleasure” moments. They did not respect the community, the world.
Then, the parents who read the article would give limited freedom to their children. As you can see the problem doent only affect the children who abused the freedom, but also the children who longs for the best freedom to enjoy.
So from this, maybe, some of us do not need religion. But what about the next generation ? Do they really need religion ? If they don’t know about religions, wouldn’t it be a pity ?
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
FOOD AND CULTURE
As i browse through the dishes at, http://www.cnngo.com/singapore/none/40-singapore-foods-we-cant-live-without-810208, i like the Goreng pisang, Curry puff , Dum briyani, Murtabak, Roti prata and BBQ chicken wings the best. Out of all, my favourite food is the BBQ chicken wings. There is a reason i like it. But before that, i want to point out that most of the dishes that i like are from the Indian and Malay cuisine.
I started to like goreng pisang, the Malay snack, since the day my mum brought it up after she browsed through a cooking book. I think the dish is attractive enough to catch her eye. She made the dish during the day i came home from my primary 5 camp. How far i know about goreng pisang, the important ingredient to make the dish is banana. Thus, the dish has a taste of banana. Goreng pisang is yellow brownish in color and it is very sweet. The sweetness taste is the one i like the most!
Next dish i like is the curry puff. In malay, curry puffs is known as karipap. I won't like it if there is no potatoes inside the curry puffs. Ha ha. Curry puffs is introduced from the malay origin. Different ingredients example, the potatoes, has the different taste of the curry puff.
Roti prata is nice too! I really love it and I'm so thankful because it is sold at one of the stalls in my school canteen. Sometimes, i will eat it with my friends and it really taste good when the roti prata is eaten with curry!
For the dum briyani, the dish most of the time is cooked during events like wedding ceremonies. I like the dish because it tastes very nice. It is unique as the rice is in yellow in color and it is from the indian cuisine. The dum briyani taste good when we eat the rice with chicken! Ha ha.
Lastly, this is the food that i can't stop loving it. It is called the murtabak. Again, it is also from the indian cuisine. I wil eat it with my family sometimes during the weekends. We will buy it from the hawker centre nearby our house and eat it at home together.
Before i end my post, i would want to say that it is really possible that one of the ways to foster family bonding ties is by eating many dishes from different cuisine, etc indian cuisine, malay cuisine, chinese cuisine and a few more others. Example, when this is taken place during the weekends or holidays. This helps one to communicate with each other more than weekdays as almost all in the family is busy. Not only travelling or picnicking with family, but eating together could be one of the list of family bonding.
I started to like goreng pisang, the Malay snack, since the day my mum brought it up after she browsed through a cooking book. I think the dish is attractive enough to catch her eye. She made the dish during the day i came home from my primary 5 camp. How far i know about goreng pisang, the important ingredient to make the dish is banana. Thus, the dish has a taste of banana. Goreng pisang is yellow brownish in color and it is very sweet. The sweetness taste is the one i like the most!
Next dish i like is the curry puff. In malay, curry puffs is known as karipap. I won't like it if there is no potatoes inside the curry puffs. Ha ha. Curry puffs is introduced from the malay origin. Different ingredients example, the potatoes, has the different taste of the curry puff.
Roti prata is nice too! I really love it and I'm so thankful because it is sold at one of the stalls in my school canteen. Sometimes, i will eat it with my friends and it really taste good when the roti prata is eaten with curry!
For the dum briyani, the dish most of the time is cooked during events like wedding ceremonies. I like the dish because it tastes very nice. It is unique as the rice is in yellow in color and it is from the indian cuisine. The dum briyani taste good when we eat the rice with chicken! Ha ha.
Lastly, this is the food that i can't stop loving it. It is called the murtabak. Again, it is also from the indian cuisine. I wil eat it with my family sometimes during the weekends. We will buy it from the hawker centre nearby our house and eat it at home together.
Before i end my post, i would want to say that it is really possible that one of the ways to foster family bonding ties is by eating many dishes from different cuisine, etc indian cuisine, malay cuisine, chinese cuisine and a few more others. Example, when this is taken place during the weekends or holidays. This helps one to communicate with each other more than weekdays as almost all in the family is busy. Not only travelling or picnicking with family, but eating together could be one of the list of family bonding.
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Blog writing exercise:
Blog writing exercise:
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Use the "Imagination Prompt Generator" found on the above link, and select a writing prompt to help you write today's blog.
Describe the perfect summer day. What would you do on that day?
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Use the "Imagination Prompt Generator" found on the above link, and select a writing prompt to help you write today's blog.
Describe the perfect summer day. What would you do on that day?
For most and for all, for me, summer is the best season of all. During summer, I will think of ideas what to do during the summer vacation. Who wants to spend their summer days staying home all day ?! Wouldn't it be boring ? Head to the arcade- playing the games offered with our cliques, shop for clothes, listening to music are just most random casual stuffs we did everyday. Wouldn't you want to do something unique than that ? What more, during the summer vacation?
My friends and I will go to the park and we had our own "chill-out". We would do silly and weird stuffs at the park. I know it's kind of silly spending our enjoyable time, acting like clowns in the circus, but wouldn't it be the most memorable moment during the summer days or before the next season arrived?
We would camp at the park, taking photographs, picnicking, skateboarding at the stairways, carving our names on the tree trunk, climb the trees and use our umbrellas to reach the ground like parachuting, find spiders and many more! Doesn't that sounds interesting ?! Summer is rather scorching so why not feeling the breezy air than staying in our room, having our air-cons on ? Anyway, at the same time, we are saving electricity!
During the first week of summer days, my friends and I went to the park to camp . We didn't think of doing the silly stuffs, until the ideas came across our mind when we were star-gazing at night!
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Dialogue writing
2. Jane's grandfather visited the family over the weekend. Jane is watching a Korean drama on TV in the living room, with her grandfather sitting beside her. Write a dialogue for a conversation between the teenage girl and her grandfather.
Jane : Afternoon grandpa.
Grandfather : Afternoon dear . Wow, i can see that you are a fan of korean drama.
Jane : Of course i do . The shows are pretty interesting . Oh, check out the worker's hair in the show .
Grandfather : ( Laughs ). I used to have afro hair when i was 13. Your great great grandmother brought me to the barber to have my hair cut like typical boys hair. You know child, i cried because i dont want to have my afro hair cut, after keeping that kind of hair for nearly 5 years!. ( Laughs ). Oh , check out his boots !
Jane : Oh my, now i know my grandpa used to have afro hair when he is a youngster . His boots.? ( Laughs ). I prefer having Phua Chu Kang's yellow boots, than having that kind of red boots with spots on it!. No! Check out his mole near his lips . They are so gigantic.!
Grandfather : ( Laughs). Teenage nowadays . Pretty concern about how they appeal and how people appeal to them.
Jane : No, its an opinion and a FACT that he had a gigantic mole near his lips . ( Laughs ). Check out his jacket . Oh, i bought the same kind of jacket as he do! ( Laughs )
Grandfather : Jane, Jane, Jane . ( Nod his head )
Jane : Grandpa, can i ask something.?
Grandfather : Of course Jane . You encounter problems that they are so big as that gigantic mole .? ( Laughs )
Jane : No . Bigger.... bad ..... b...b... bombastic....bb. Ah, anything negative words that can be used to describe my problem with the letter " B " at the front . Look, i just .......
Grandfather : Continue continue . Sorry for the interuption .
Jane : When will mum agree that she will allow me to...
Grandfather : Go somewhere . Somewhere out of this house so that i can feel freedom even im facing my psle next week and then after i feel it, i will continue to study ...
Jane : Grandpa. I know im facing my psle exams next week. The major exam . But the korean artist are here in Singapore. Most of them are my favourite idols!. Im not gonna miss it .
Grandfather : Ok.... errr.... jane . I know you are a big, bombastic...
Jane : Bad . Not bad . BEST FAN OF KOREAN ARTIST.
Grandfather : Im afraid i cant answer your question . Well, maybe we could discuss it later with your mummy after dinner . If i were your mum... i will not agree that you should go to the concert . You know, cheer and sing along with the korean artists.
Jane : WHAT ?. So you and mum behind all these, not letting me go to the concert ?!
Grandfather : No no no dear. Well, just for you, i have to broke the promise between me and mum . We will be going to Korea during the December holidays . Fortunately, the korean artists are having a concert on the 5th day we are there.
Jane : REALLY ?. I cant believe it!. This is so b...b....BEST NEWS OF ALL! Alright, i promise you this . I will off this television and head to my room to study . No Korean shows untill PSLE exam is over . Thank you grandpa . I love you .
Grandfather : Alright then .
Jane rushed to her bedroom to continue where she stop studying .
Grandfather : ( Laughs ). What did i just said ? We are not planning to go to Korea for a holiday . But staying home. Wow, i cant believe what i said earlier is an inspiration to her. Im the BEST grandpa and clever one after all . ( Laughs ).
Jane : Afternoon grandpa.
Grandfather : Afternoon dear . Wow, i can see that you are a fan of korean drama.
Jane : Of course i do . The shows are pretty interesting . Oh, check out the worker's hair in the show .
Grandfather : ( Laughs ). I used to have afro hair when i was 13. Your great great grandmother brought me to the barber to have my hair cut like typical boys hair. You know child, i cried because i dont want to have my afro hair cut, after keeping that kind of hair for nearly 5 years!. ( Laughs ). Oh , check out his boots !
Jane : Oh my, now i know my grandpa used to have afro hair when he is a youngster . His boots.? ( Laughs ). I prefer having Phua Chu Kang's yellow boots, than having that kind of red boots with spots on it!. No! Check out his mole near his lips . They are so gigantic.!
Grandfather : ( Laughs). Teenage nowadays . Pretty concern about how they appeal and how people appeal to them.
Jane : No, its an opinion and a FACT that he had a gigantic mole near his lips . ( Laughs ). Check out his jacket . Oh, i bought the same kind of jacket as he do! ( Laughs )
Grandfather : Jane, Jane, Jane . ( Nod his head )
Jane : Grandpa, can i ask something.?
Grandfather : Of course Jane . You encounter problems that they are so big as that gigantic mole .? ( Laughs )
Jane : No . Bigger.... bad ..... b...b... bombastic....bb. Ah, anything negative words that can be used to describe my problem with the letter " B " at the front . Look, i just .......
Grandfather : Continue continue . Sorry for the interuption .
Jane : When will mum agree that she will allow me to...
Grandfather : Go somewhere . Somewhere out of this house so that i can feel freedom even im facing my psle next week and then after i feel it, i will continue to study ...
Jane : Grandpa. I know im facing my psle exams next week. The major exam . But the korean artist are here in Singapore. Most of them are my favourite idols!. Im not gonna miss it .
Grandfather : Ok.... errr.... jane . I know you are a big, bombastic...
Jane : Bad . Not bad . BEST FAN OF KOREAN ARTIST.
Grandfather : Im afraid i cant answer your question . Well, maybe we could discuss it later with your mummy after dinner . If i were your mum... i will not agree that you should go to the concert . You know, cheer and sing along with the korean artists.
Jane : WHAT ?. So you and mum behind all these, not letting me go to the concert ?!
Grandfather : No no no dear. Well, just for you, i have to broke the promise between me and mum . We will be going to Korea during the December holidays . Fortunately, the korean artists are having a concert on the 5th day we are there.
Jane : REALLY ?. I cant believe it!. This is so b...b....BEST NEWS OF ALL! Alright, i promise you this . I will off this television and head to my room to study . No Korean shows untill PSLE exam is over . Thank you grandpa . I love you .
Grandfather : Alright then .
Jane rushed to her bedroom to continue where she stop studying .
Grandfather : ( Laughs ). What did i just said ? We are not planning to go to Korea for a holiday . But staying home. Wow, i cant believe what i said earlier is an inspiration to her. Im the BEST grandpa and clever one after all . ( Laughs ).
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