LA online lesson 26/1/11

I walked bare footed on to the sandy beach, feeling the warmth of the sand on my toes. I shaded my eyes as I looked up at the azure sky, enjoying the magnificent view. The Sun shone its warm rays upon me as I chose a spot under a tree, in the cool shade. I had originally planned to read my book, but it was just so quiet and serene that I soon drifted off to sleep…

My sleep was broken by screams of children playing around in the water, their parents watching over them from the shore. I looked around, wondering how long I slept. There were tons of families around me now, while little kids raced about, playing their games. I gave up on trying to read, moving towards the jutting patch of sand, the clear blue water lapping away at the sand. I admired the beautiful scene and, dipping my toes into the clear water, enjoyed the cool sensation of the water. I scanned the beach, briefly watching the children at play. It had always amazed me how creative children were, and how fast they made friends. It was time to go. I looked around the beach, trying to imprint the mental pictures into my memory.  I turned back, packed my things, and left.

National survey about youths

Well, if this survey is true, I am very different from the average youth, as I am not very happy. I am extremely stressed, and am not satisfied with my life at all. Every day, it is the same thing, homework, class, a LITTLE BIT of computer time and eating and sleeping. My life is very boring. I suspect that they chose the good reviews to put up, as the elections are coming up and the PAP needs more voters. My life goals are only to earn money. Also, I do not believe in marriage and spend way more than 10 hours with my parents. I hate to be challenged by anyone, so this survey, which is very different from my and my friends feelings, seems very suspicious.

Article about chinese mothers

Are chinese mothers really better in taking care of children that western mothers? Well, I think that it depends on the personality of the child themselves.Some children may be more suited for the chinese mother's style of teaching, a world of strict rules, punishments and so on. However, other children may not be suited for this kind of life, and may break down. Therefore, it really depends on the child, whether they just need to be pushed to work or if they really cannot do it.Also, chinese mothers are more harsh, willing to use every resource to push their child to greater heights, while the western mother tries to teach the child to be self reliant, to educate the child by changing their mindset about learning, and to constantly reflect upon themselves. But the chances of succeeding is greater for the chinese mother than for the western mother, as children generally react more to the chinese mothers due to their harsh mothers. But, I do not know if all chinese mothers are like that, as my own mother is actually quite slack about this kinds of things, and only interferes when my grades get really low.

I chose the flags because they represented each of the countries, and they help to bring my point out, which is that Singaporeans litter more than other countries. Then, there are people throwing rubbish in the bins in other countries, but when it comes to Singapore, there is a young boy throwing away his trash. This shows that in Singapore, all ages of people litter, even children.Therefore, my entire comic displays the message that Singaporeans are do not care for the environment, carelessly throwing litter around.

21 Jan LA lesson

Though our class seems to be quite united, I still have observed similar incidents happening to a certain member in the class. He is not disabled or anything, but people still dislike him, and no one wished to sit next to him in class. Something similar happens in the article, where the writer's son is disliked, and thus ignored, due to him having mild autism. The classmates taunt, call names and whispered behind the writer's son. In addition, he was isolated. These were so hurtful that the son sometimes returned home in tears. But, what I find heartening is that when he transferred over to Singapore, Singaporeans accepted him more readily, and he made three friends before the day ended. He was actually happy among Singaporeans than with his previous classmates in Dubai. I feel that this is really good, that Singapore students can accept people that are different from them readily.

All summer in a day, LA

I think that it is better to have never known something than to lose it, as you can do without the pain of losing it, especially when it is very dear to you. I much rather live in ignorance than to live a life full of knowledge and regret. Since ultimately, if you choose the second choice, what is left is only bad emotions. So I would choose the better ending, which is having nothing to be happy for, but having nothing to regret in the end as well.

18 January online lesson

La Lesson

I forgot most of last year, so I can only remember one occasion where it was like that. It happened during English class, when our English teacher asked us to form into groups and discuss the meaning of prejudice, I had to join a group whose members I was not very familiar with. I was an extra in the group. I had no one to talk to; hence I just watched as they did all the work and chatted cheerfully among them. Even though I felt a little lonely, at least I did not need to do any work and could slack.