I was appalled when Mr Sung addressed the school about the three peeping tom cases that occurred in school this year. I did not expect Hwa Chong students to be such perverts.
This 3 peeping toms lack dignity in their core values. How could they resort to such perverted actions just claim pleasure from it. They have intruded the privacy of women, they have showed no respect for them.
Just entering the female toilet is bad enough, but these 3 students did not just enter the female toilet, they even took pictures and filmed girls bathing in the toilet. One even took a photo of a female teacher!
I feel that it is already very lenient of our school to not hand these 3 peeping toms to the police. This 3 students have already broken the law, and if handed over to the police, they would most probably have to pay time in the boys home. The school should have just expelled these students, as they do not deserve to wear the school uniform after committing such a disgraceful act. I did not understand why a peeping tom last year was expelled, and none of the peeping toms this year were being expelled. Is the school too lenient on them? Do you think that the students will repent even though the student have been given a chance? A leopard never changes its spots, a pervert will always be a pervert. Sooner or later, these students may commit the same offense again, but i fear that it would not be in school. Just because the want excitement and pleasure, they threw away all the values and intrude a womens privacy.
I think this would be the start of many other cases.
To end of, i agree with what Mr Sung said before he ended :无耻下流，卑鄙无耻
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Stomp case
I would like to share my opinions on the stomp case.
I feel that this particular secondary 4 student is a very selfish and rash person. What he did was all in a fit of an anger. With just one article, he had tarnished the school's reputation.
I did not find anything wrong with what the teachers have done. The teachers are teaching them a lesson that they should not leave their valuables behind. What the teachers did was all for our fellow students own good. What wrong have the teachers possible done?
I am sure that not all the students were please with what the teachers have done, but all of them but one, knew that what the teachers did was for their own good. The black sheep however, was extremely angry at the actions that had been taken against him, and hence decided to voice his opinions on stomp.
I just cannot comprehend why he had to post his displeasure with what the teachers have done on stomp. His actions are extremely selfish. All he thought of was that he was treated unfairly, and wanted "justice". He did not think of the school's reputation before he post his views.
I feel that this student should be expelled from school. Hwa Chong does not want self centered students like him. There is no way to change his attitude as he is already Secondary 4.
I am just shocked that a Secondary 4, who is supposed to be matured in his thinking, would do such a thing.
I feel that this particular secondary 4 student is a very selfish and rash person. What he did was all in a fit of an anger. With just one article, he had tarnished the school's reputation.
I did not find anything wrong with what the teachers have done. The teachers are teaching them a lesson that they should not leave their valuables behind. What the teachers did was all for our fellow students own good. What wrong have the teachers possible done?
I am sure that not all the students were please with what the teachers have done, but all of them but one, knew that what the teachers did was for their own good. The black sheep however, was extremely angry at the actions that had been taken against him, and hence decided to voice his opinions on stomp.
I just cannot comprehend why he had to post his displeasure with what the teachers have done on stomp. His actions are extremely selfish. All he thought of was that he was treated unfairly, and wanted "justice". He did not think of the school's reputation before he post his views.
I feel that this student should be expelled from school. Hwa Chong does not want self centered students like him. There is no way to change his attitude as he is already Secondary 4.
I am just shocked that a Secondary 4, who is supposed to be matured in his thinking, would do such a thing.
Spain, did they deserve to win the world cup?
Personally, I do not support Spain, in fact i do not like them at all. Although i do not support them, i still feel that they did not deserve to win the world cup.
During the whole world cup, Spain scored was one of the teams that score extremely few goals, averaging a goal per game. To me, they have scored too little goals as their whole team consists of world class players! They are a very attacking minded team, but why did they only score a goal per game?
I felt that for the whole world cup, Spain were playing like "cowards". They always kept possession for the most of the game, especially in their own half. They did not dare to try to take risks and push forward to attack the opponent. Instead they just kept passing within their own half, so the opponent cannot have a chance to touch the ball. I feel, if you want to be the champion, you must afford to take risks, Spain certainly did not take risk.
I feel that the world champions should have been Germany. They were really a team worth watching. Their football was beautiful. Whats more, their squad is extremely young, the youngest of all the countries. Oezil was an exceptional player in this world cup. He pulled the strings in Germany's attacks. He was the creator, the magician, the scorer. I was really impressed with him.
In all, i feel that Spain did not derserve to win the world cup, the Golden trophy should have been Germany's.
During the whole world cup, Spain scored was one of the teams that score extremely few goals, averaging a goal per game. To me, they have scored too little goals as their whole team consists of world class players! They are a very attacking minded team, but why did they only score a goal per game?
I felt that for the whole world cup, Spain were playing like "cowards". They always kept possession for the most of the game, especially in their own half. They did not dare to try to take risks and push forward to attack the opponent. Instead they just kept passing within their own half, so the opponent cannot have a chance to touch the ball. I feel, if you want to be the champion, you must afford to take risks, Spain certainly did not take risk.
I feel that the world champions should have been Germany. They were really a team worth watching. Their football was beautiful. Whats more, their squad is extremely young, the youngest of all the countries. Oezil was an exceptional player in this world cup. He pulled the strings in Germany's attacks. He was the creator, the magician, the scorer. I was really impressed with him.
In all, i feel that Spain did not derserve to win the world cup, the Golden trophy should have been Germany's.
YOG opening ceremony- rehearsal
I watched the rehearsal of the yog opening ceremony live, as this was an opportunity that was given out to the whole track team, and i did not want to miss this chance.
When i first sat down, i was really impressed by how the stage was set upped. At first, i thought the reflecting mirror at the back of the floating platform was just a pool of water. But when the performance began, i was extremely shocked to see the performers being able to levitate on water! This was when i knew that it was a reflecting pool.
The other thing that really impressed me was the screens that were place at the back of the stage. The screen were crystal clear. All the videos, photos that were being played on the screen were really clear. I had never seen any type of screen that can produce such a clear image before. I was really impressed.
I enjoyed the performances thoroughly, as they were really entertaining. But i could not really understand the message that the performances were trying to convey as there was no one to explain, unlike on TV. The performance i completely did not understand was the monster scene. I found the that particular performance really comical. All of a sudden, some guy who looks like a power ranger appears and starts "dancing" around with his "light saber" . I felt that his costume did not look really well done for a super hero, i felt that it looks really sloppy.
Other than that i was really impressed with the performance.
On the day of the actual performance, i watched it again on TV. It had a completely different feeling. The feeling that you get watching it live, will never be experienced when you are watching it on TV. I felt that the special effects were much more beautiful when it is watched live, especially the fireworks.
Halfway through the performance, i stopped watching as I had already watched it, and it was getting kind of boring. Because i stopped watching, i missed the best part, the lighting up of the olympic flame.
Overall, i felt the performance was really well thought out and i am proud to be a Singaporean!
When i first sat down, i was really impressed by how the stage was set upped. At first, i thought the reflecting mirror at the back of the floating platform was just a pool of water. But when the performance began, i was extremely shocked to see the performers being able to levitate on water! This was when i knew that it was a reflecting pool.
The other thing that really impressed me was the screens that were place at the back of the stage. The screen were crystal clear. All the videos, photos that were being played on the screen were really clear. I had never seen any type of screen that can produce such a clear image before. I was really impressed.
I enjoyed the performances thoroughly, as they were really entertaining. But i could not really understand the message that the performances were trying to convey as there was no one to explain, unlike on TV. The performance i completely did not understand was the monster scene. I found the that particular performance really comical. All of a sudden, some guy who looks like a power ranger appears and starts "dancing" around with his "light saber" . I felt that his costume did not look really well done for a super hero, i felt that it looks really sloppy.
Other than that i was really impressed with the performance.
On the day of the actual performance, i watched it again on TV. It had a completely different feeling. The feeling that you get watching it live, will never be experienced when you are watching it on TV. I felt that the special effects were much more beautiful when it is watched live, especially the fireworks.
Halfway through the performance, i stopped watching as I had already watched it, and it was getting kind of boring. Because i stopped watching, i missed the best part, the lighting up of the olympic flame.
Overall, i felt the performance was really well thought out and i am proud to be a Singaporean!
Visit to the Peranakan Museum
I was never really interested in traditional culture, so i wasn't really expecting much from the Peranakan museum. I am not the kind of person who enjoys going to a museum, so I was not really looking forward to the visit to the Peranakan museum.
When i first stepped into the museum, I was quite skeptical of the amount of "artifacts" that the museum can hold as it was really a small building. I was taken aback after touring round the museum, there are really a lot of interesting "artifacts" in the museum! I did not expect such a small building to be able to store so many interesting items!
I always had the perception that Peranakans were those of marriages between a Chinese and a Malay, especially after the TV series -" The Little Nyonya". Now i finally understand that a Peranakan is someone who is of mixed origins, not only between Malay and Chinese, but Malay and Indian, Malay and Arabians.
I was really impressed by the diverse culture the Peranakans had. The Chinese Peranakan mostly followed the traditions of a normal Chinese, just that the Malay culture is also integrated into it.
I was really interested in the Peranakan food as i have eaten them before, and they were really delicious. There was this screen that showed us how to make the Babi Buah Keluak. After watching the short clip, i am really shocked to see that how tedious it is to prepare such a small dish. The man had to scrape the contents of the nut out, pound it, and put it back in. I wonder is there really a need to pound the flesh of the nut, would the taste of the dish be affected?
After this trip to the Peranakan museum, i have become much more interested in the Peranakan culture, especially their food. It is such a pity that the number of traditional Peranakans are dwindling day by day. The museum has really done a good job in preserving such a interesting and diverse culture. I really enjoyed the experience to the Peranakan museum.
When i first stepped into the museum, I was quite skeptical of the amount of "artifacts" that the museum can hold as it was really a small building. I was taken aback after touring round the museum, there are really a lot of interesting "artifacts" in the museum! I did not expect such a small building to be able to store so many interesting items!
I always had the perception that Peranakans were those of marriages between a Chinese and a Malay, especially after the TV series -" The Little Nyonya". Now i finally understand that a Peranakan is someone who is of mixed origins, not only between Malay and Chinese, but Malay and Indian, Malay and Arabians.
I was really impressed by the diverse culture the Peranakans had. The Chinese Peranakan mostly followed the traditions of a normal Chinese, just that the Malay culture is also integrated into it.
I was really interested in the Peranakan food as i have eaten them before, and they were really delicious. There was this screen that showed us how to make the Babi Buah Keluak. After watching the short clip, i am really shocked to see that how tedious it is to prepare such a small dish. The man had to scrape the contents of the nut out, pound it, and put it back in. I wonder is there really a need to pound the flesh of the nut, would the taste of the dish be affected?
After this trip to the Peranakan museum, i have become much more interested in the Peranakan culture, especially their food. It is such a pity that the number of traditional Peranakans are dwindling day by day. The museum has really done a good job in preserving such a interesting and diverse culture. I really enjoyed the experience to the Peranakan museum.
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Task Two
Point of view
The poet is trying to tell us that in the war, children lose their childhood(Chalk and blackboards will not be)as they will be taught to fight at a young age, to become a soldier to defend their country(Who someone will teach to fight). The poet wants to tell us that the children's job is to study and not become a soldier to protect their country.(stanza 2)
He feels that we should give them a chance, to learn how to be a real child and not let the war ruin their childhood.(stanza 3)
If we do not help these children, the war will destroy their lives, ruin their childhood and there will be no more hope for them and they will never have a childhood.
Situation and Setting
The setting is in Vietnam. Children are being taught how to fight when they should be in school learning how to read. This is a social conflict. He portays that war is a place where children will not have the freedom of a child and will never have a childhood. The poet want to tell us that war is a cruel thing and children are the one's will will suffer alot.
Language and Diction
In this poem the poet use repetition to emphasize that someone could help this children to regain their childhood.(stanza 3)
The poet compared the war to darkness. He used darkness to show that in war, there is almost no hope at all for these children to live as children and not be involved in the war.
Personal response
Personally I agree with the author that the children are the ones who suffer a lot during the war. I feel that although the children are the innocent ones, they will still be dragged into the war to become children. Children should not be the ones fighting, they should be studying in schools. I also agree that in the war children will lose their childhood as in a war children cannot play and have fun. They will always be in the constant fear that they may be killed.
War is a cruel thing and children are the ones that are suffering alot. We must do something to help these children. War is extremely terrible and men must stop having war between themselves.
The poet is trying to tell us that in the war, children lose their childhood(Chalk and blackboards will not be)as they will be taught to fight at a young age, to become a soldier to defend their country(Who someone will teach to fight). The poet wants to tell us that the children's job is to study and not become a soldier to protect their country.(stanza 2)
He feels that we should give them a chance, to learn how to be a real child and not let the war ruin their childhood.(stanza 3)
If we do not help these children, the war will destroy their lives, ruin their childhood and there will be no more hope for them and they will never have a childhood.
Situation and Setting
The setting is in Vietnam. Children are being taught how to fight when they should be in school learning how to read. This is a social conflict. He portays that war is a place where children will not have the freedom of a child and will never have a childhood. The poet want to tell us that war is a cruel thing and children are the one's will will suffer alot.
Language and Diction
In this poem the poet use repetition to emphasize that someone could help this children to regain their childhood.(stanza 3)
The poet compared the war to darkness. He used darkness to show that in war, there is almost no hope at all for these children to live as children and not be involved in the war.
Personal response
Personally I agree with the author that the children are the ones who suffer a lot during the war. I feel that although the children are the innocent ones, they will still be dragged into the war to become children. Children should not be the ones fighting, they should be studying in schools. I also agree that in the war children will lose their childhood as in a war children cannot play and have fun. They will always be in the constant fear that they may be killed.
War is a cruel thing and children are the ones that are suffering alot. We must do something to help these children. War is extremely terrible and men must stop having war between themselves.
Task one
Background of Children in the Darkness
The author of this poem is Henry M Bechtold.
Henry M Bechtold was sitting in his hotel room in Saigon, just before the Christmas of 2009 and he was writing a poem about girls who work in the park and how men treated them badly. He was angry but could not write anything that did not sound trite or weak. He looked at the TV and the news was on. He could not understand the newsreader but in the background was a boy with a helmet and automatic rifle. Then the poem flowed out. The words just came to him and he started typing as fast as he could.
What Henry M Bechtold is trying to say is that during a war, the children are like living in darkness and they have not seen the real world out there. And while they are stuck in this darkness, someone will teach them how to fight in the war. The children are not having classes in the schools and they may never have school. They cannot escape from the life they are in now and they are not free men.
We should give this children a chance, and teach them how to read, teach them how to dance and teach them how to be children. But the war war will consume them, and the will lose all their childhood. They will be stuck in the war, where there is no hope for them.
Children in the Darkness
There are children in the darkness
Who have not seen the light
There are children in the darkness
Who someone will teach to fight
Chalk and blackboards will not be
To this door there is no key
From this life they can not flee
And these children are not free
Could we simply light a candle
Could we give them half a chance
Could we teach them how to read
Could we teach them how to dance
Or will a war consume them
Their body and their soul
Will their life and blood be poured
Down some endless thirsty hole
Back into the darkness
From which there is no flight
Back into the darkness
Into which there shines no light
Henry M Bechtold
The author of this poem is Henry M Bechtold.
Henry M Bechtold was sitting in his hotel room in Saigon, just before the Christmas of 2009 and he was writing a poem about girls who work in the park and how men treated them badly. He was angry but could not write anything that did not sound trite or weak. He looked at the TV and the news was on. He could not understand the newsreader but in the background was a boy with a helmet and automatic rifle. Then the poem flowed out. The words just came to him and he started typing as fast as he could.
What Henry M Bechtold is trying to say is that during a war, the children are like living in darkness and they have not seen the real world out there. And while they are stuck in this darkness, someone will teach them how to fight in the war. The children are not having classes in the schools and they may never have school. They cannot escape from the life they are in now and they are not free men.
We should give this children a chance, and teach them how to read, teach them how to dance and teach them how to be children. But the war war will consume them, and the will lose all their childhood. They will be stuck in the war, where there is no hope for them.
Children in the Darkness
There are children in the darkness
Who have not seen the light
There are children in the darkness
Who someone will teach to fight
Chalk and blackboards will not be
To this door there is no key
From this life they can not flee
And these children are not free
Could we simply light a candle
Could we give them half a chance
Could we teach them how to read
Could we teach them how to dance
Or will a war consume them
Their body and their soul
Will their life and blood be poured
Down some endless thirsty hole
Back into the darkness
From which there is no flight
Back into the darkness
Into which there shines no light
Henry M Bechtold
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