News:
1) Husband of Singaporean hostage Lo Hwei Yen killed in the Mumbai attacks, Michael
Puhaindran gave an insight into the 28 year old.
I think her husband is doing the right thing as the brave singaporean faced many
fearful moments being a hostage,yet, cared to call her husband and tell him that she loved him very much and send an email to her family and friends that if she did not make it out there, she will always love them.
2) A 23 year old Chinese National, Wang Zhong, has been fined $19,000 for smuggling cigarettes through parcel post.
I think that fining him is a right thing to do because he had done an illegal act by smuggling cigarettes. In fact, they should not have invented cigarettes as it is bad for our health. The goverment had spent much money on promoting a smoke-free enviroment, too bad that the cigarettes has drugs that make the smoker addicted to it, making it a problem for promoting smoke-free enviroments.
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Wordbank Review ( WEEK 3 )
News Review:
1) A man was killed in a clash between pro- and anti-goverment supporters in the northern Thai city of Chiang Mai, shortly after the prime minister arrived in the the city.
I think the anti-goverment supporters were foolish to support for anti goverment. Without a goverment, the nation would be out of control as the goverments are the ones who makes the right choices for the nation to run smoothly. And they should not result to violence to solve this problem. They should think about what they are doing as it is affecting tourists to think that Thailand is not a safe destination for a holiday after the anti-goverment took over Thailand's Airport. The police should also do something to stop this protest too.
2)6 men have been arrested for suspected invloement in loansharking activities, police conducted an islandwide operation on loanshark syndicates.
I think the six men were doing the wrong thing. They sholud not be loansharks. They know by doing this is against the law but they still wanted to be loansharks. They should not be loansharks and obey the law, by doing this they will notbe arrested. I also think that the police is doing the right thing to operate an islandwide operation on loanshark syndicates because the loansharks should be arrested after doing many illegal things like loaning money ilegally, beating people up and even drug trafficking.
1) A man was killed in a clash between pro- and anti-goverment supporters in the northern Thai city of Chiang Mai, shortly after the prime minister arrived in the the city.
I think the anti-goverment supporters were foolish to support for anti goverment. Without a goverment, the nation would be out of control as the goverments are the ones who makes the right choices for the nation to run smoothly. And they should not result to violence to solve this problem. They should think about what they are doing as it is affecting tourists to think that Thailand is not a safe destination for a holiday after the anti-goverment took over Thailand's Airport. The police should also do something to stop this protest too.
2)6 men have been arrested for suspected invloement in loansharking activities, police conducted an islandwide operation on loanshark syndicates.
I think the six men were doing the wrong thing. They sholud not be loansharks. They know by doing this is against the law but they still wanted to be loansharks. They should not be loansharks and obey the law, by doing this they will notbe arrested. I also think that the police is doing the right thing to operate an islandwide operation on loanshark syndicates because the loansharks should be arrested after doing many illegal things like loaning money ilegally, beating people up and even drug trafficking.
Saturday, November 22, 2008
Wordbank Review ( WEEK 2)
News Review:
1)The Singapore Zoo is keeping its white tiger exhibit closed for a few more days to monitor the tiger's stress levels which were involved in last thursday's incident where a cleaner was eaten to death.
I think the zookeepers are doing the right thing by closing the exhibit and monitoring the tigers because the tigers may have stress and resulted by eating the cleaner and by closing the exhibit, the tigers will not harm anymore visitors or staff. The cleaner also should not have decide to commit suicide in the tigers exihibit as he had damaged the reputation of the Singapore Zoo by being eaten by the tigers which may cause some visitors to think that the Singapore Zoo is not a safe place to visit. Instead, he should be having the courage to live on his life and face the challenges in life.
2)On Febuary 22 next year, Singapore's first mass cycling event on public roads aims to attract 5,000 people. It will also be the first time an event will include both amateur and elite cyclists.
I think organising this event is a great way to promote a healthy living lifestyle. They are also including amateur cyclists which is a good thing because it is a chance for the amateur cyclists to practice long distance cycling. Also, organsing this event on public roads may cause traffic jams in some areas. I suggest they should cycle on speacially made pavements for the mass cycling event so it will not cause any traffic jams.
1)The Singapore Zoo is keeping its white tiger exhibit closed for a few more days to monitor the tiger's stress levels which were involved in last thursday's incident where a cleaner was eaten to death.
I think the zookeepers are doing the right thing by closing the exhibit and monitoring the tigers because the tigers may have stress and resulted by eating the cleaner and by closing the exhibit, the tigers will not harm anymore visitors or staff. The cleaner also should not have decide to commit suicide in the tigers exihibit as he had damaged the reputation of the Singapore Zoo by being eaten by the tigers which may cause some visitors to think that the Singapore Zoo is not a safe place to visit. Instead, he should be having the courage to live on his life and face the challenges in life.
2)On Febuary 22 next year, Singapore's first mass cycling event on public roads aims to attract 5,000 people. It will also be the first time an event will include both amateur and elite cyclists.
I think organising this event is a great way to promote a healthy living lifestyle. They are also including amateur cyclists which is a good thing because it is a chance for the amateur cyclists to practice long distance cycling. Also, organsing this event on public roads may cause traffic jams in some areas. I suggest they should cycle on speacially made pavements for the mass cycling event so it will not cause any traffic jams.
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Wordbank Review ( WEEK 1)
News Review:
1) Ex-PAP branch treasurer, Peter Lee Yoke Leong, has been jailed for embezzling more than $78,000. He was supposed to bank in the money into the Kampong Ubi-Kembangan account, but he pocketed the money instead.
I think that he should not have done that because it was not honest of him to do that and furthermore, he was a PAP member too. By doing this, he had betrayed the members of PAP. He should have bank in the money and be honest, by doing that, he will not get jailed. This crime had affected me, my family and my community as we had lost our trust between Peter Lee and us for being PAP's branch treasurer. I think he should be jailed as embezzling is against the law.
2) World News: Ottawa
More than 1,ooo students at Toronto School were locked in their classrooms on Tuesday as scores of police searched for an assailant who stabbed a 16 year old boy. Fortunately, the boy survived by the help of his classmates who managed to call the ambulance in time.
I think it was wrong for the assailant to stab the young boy as it may kill him. The assailant should have not resort to violence and calmly talk things out if there is a fight happening between the young boy and him. Meanwhile, the young boy's classmates had done the right thing by helping to call the ambulance. By doing this, they had saved the young boy's life.
1) Ex-PAP branch treasurer, Peter Lee Yoke Leong, has been jailed for embezzling more than $78,000. He was supposed to bank in the money into the Kampong Ubi-Kembangan account, but he pocketed the money instead.
I think that he should not have done that because it was not honest of him to do that and furthermore, he was a PAP member too. By doing this, he had betrayed the members of PAP. He should have bank in the money and be honest, by doing that, he will not get jailed. This crime had affected me, my family and my community as we had lost our trust between Peter Lee and us for being PAP's branch treasurer. I think he should be jailed as embezzling is against the law.
2) World News: Ottawa
More than 1,ooo students at Toronto School were locked in their classrooms on Tuesday as scores of police searched for an assailant who stabbed a 16 year old boy. Fortunately, the boy survived by the help of his classmates who managed to call the ambulance in time.
I think it was wrong for the assailant to stab the young boy as it may kill him. The assailant should have not resort to violence and calmly talk things out if there is a fight happening between the young boy and him. Meanwhile, the young boy's classmates had done the right thing by helping to call the ambulance. By doing this, they had saved the young boy's life.
Friday, September 19, 2008
Robbery!
"Time to relax with some music!" I said to myself, whipping out my handphone from my bag and turning on my favourite song to full blast. It was a long walk home after my tuition and it was late at night.
Grooving to the music while closing my eyes, I was enjoying the music running through my ears when suddenly a masked man appeared and violently snatched my handphone. I was terrified. "H..Hey!" I shouted. I gave chase, running as fast as my legs could carry me. "Stop!!! Stop!!!"I bellowed. The theft was as quick as a cheetah. I struggled to lessen the gap.
My lungs burned as if pleading me to stop but I was unrelenting. The thought of wanting my handphone back made me more determined. We ran helter-skelter, no holds barred towards Street 23, where my house is located. "Stop!!!" I screamed. As we ran pass my house I saw my sister staring at me puzzled. "Call the police!" I shouted. My sister ran into the house. I continued chasing the robber.
We ran to a dark alley and into a dead end. The robber turn around and said, "Wow, you are so determined to catch me...But you will never because I'm going to kill you! Muahahahaha!" He took out a knife and brandished it infront of my face. I was quivering like a leaf.
"Freeze! This is the police!" someone shouted behind me. I was relieved. One of the policeman ran towards the robber and kicked the robber on his knee, he felled to the ground, covering his knee with his hands, dropping my handphone. I caught it and cleaned it with my shirt. "Yay!" I exclaimed. The police handcuffed the robber and took him to the police station. My sister came and said, "I guess someone owes me a lunch treat!" "Okay! Thank you so much!" I said hugging my sister tightly. "Let's go home!" my sister said pulling my hand.
Grooving to the music while closing my eyes, I was enjoying the music running through my ears when suddenly a masked man appeared and violently snatched my handphone. I was terrified. "H..Hey!" I shouted. I gave chase, running as fast as my legs could carry me. "Stop!!! Stop!!!"I bellowed. The theft was as quick as a cheetah. I struggled to lessen the gap.
My lungs burned as if pleading me to stop but I was unrelenting. The thought of wanting my handphone back made me more determined. We ran helter-skelter, no holds barred towards Street 23, where my house is located. "Stop!!!" I screamed. As we ran pass my house I saw my sister staring at me puzzled. "Call the police!" I shouted. My sister ran into the house. I continued chasing the robber.
We ran to a dark alley and into a dead end. The robber turn around and said, "Wow, you are so determined to catch me...But you will never because I'm going to kill you! Muahahahaha!" He took out a knife and brandished it infront of my face. I was quivering like a leaf.
"Freeze! This is the police!" someone shouted behind me. I was relieved. One of the policeman ran towards the robber and kicked the robber on his knee, he felled to the ground, covering his knee with his hands, dropping my handphone. I caught it and cleaned it with my shirt. "Yay!" I exclaimed. The police handcuffed the robber and took him to the police station. My sister came and said, "I guess someone owes me a lunch treat!" "Okay! Thank you so much!" I said hugging my sister tightly. "Let's go home!" my sister said pulling my hand.
Blackout!
It was a starry night. Shooting stars zoomed across the sky. I was watching my favourite television programme, and and was laughing my head off. "Haha! This show is so hilarious!" I exclaimed. Just when it was about to get to the best part...All the electrical appliances switched off by themselves! "Ahh!" I let out a small yelp as I was shocked.
I ran around the house finding something that gives off light. "Ah ha!" I found a box of matchsticks. I lit up the matchstick. A crimson glow appeared and I grinned from ear to ear, lighting the candle on the table. Then, I whipped out my handphone from my bag and punch in my father's handphone numbers. "Hello, Dad? It me, Geraldine! I really need you to come home now! There's a blackout and only our home has it!" "Okay, I'll try my best!" my Dad replied, reassuring me. I sat on the sofa pressing the 'end' buttton of my handphone to end the call. Sigh! I looked at the flame that was burning infront of me while thinking how should I tell my teacher that if Dad came back and I've not done my homework as there was a blackout and the candle is not bright enough!
After a few hours, there was only one-quater of the candle left! "Where's Dad?!" I thought anxiously, beads of sweat trickled down my cheek because of the overwhelming heat. It was ten in the night and I was about to fall asleep when the sound of keys unlocking the door was heard. "Daddy!" I ran to the door. My Dad appeared with a worried-look, "I was held up by my boss, I'm sorry!" He started fixing the fuse box
"Let there be light!" Dad exclaimed after thirty minutes of fixing. He switch on one of the switches in the fuse box, the lights went on! I chuckled. I thanked Dad and went to do my homework.
I ran around the house finding something that gives off light. "Ah ha!" I found a box of matchsticks. I lit up the matchstick. A crimson glow appeared and I grinned from ear to ear, lighting the candle on the table. Then, I whipped out my handphone from my bag and punch in my father's handphone numbers. "Hello, Dad? It me, Geraldine! I really need you to come home now! There's a blackout and only our home has it!" "Okay, I'll try my best!" my Dad replied, reassuring me. I sat on the sofa pressing the 'end' buttton of my handphone to end the call. Sigh! I looked at the flame that was burning infront of me while thinking how should I tell my teacher that if Dad came back and I've not done my homework as there was a blackout and the candle is not bright enough!
After a few hours, there was only one-quater of the candle left! "Where's Dad?!" I thought anxiously, beads of sweat trickled down my cheek because of the overwhelming heat. It was ten in the night and I was about to fall asleep when the sound of keys unlocking the door was heard. "Daddy!" I ran to the door. My Dad appeared with a worried-look, "I was held up by my boss, I'm sorry!" He started fixing the fuse box
"Let there be light!" Dad exclaimed after thirty minutes of fixing. He switch on one of the switches in the fuse box, the lights went on! I chuckled. I thanked Dad and went to do my homework.
Monday, September 15, 2008
Fight in class
"Another boring day at school!" I droned, dragging my feet back to class after recess. Miss Lai, my form teacher, has not come to class for her period. My classmates were chatting animatedly while some boys were chasing each other as I lay my head on the table, dozing off.
Suddenly curses filled the classroom, waking me up. I looked around finding the source of the curses as my eyes set upon a crowd. I walk towards them half asleep. "What's going on?" I asked my best friend who was standing among the crowd. "See for yourself." she said standing aside, offering her place. I looked and saw two other classmates of mine, Peter and James, were throwing curses at each other. My eyes widened, "Finally something exciting!"
"Fight! Fight! Fight!" I exclaimed, wanting to see more action. Soon, the whole class followed and the two boys begin raining punches and throwing kicks at each other. Some of my classmates cheered and some jeered as a commotion was building up.
"Stop!" Miss Lai's voice echoed in the room, me and my classmates scampered back to our seats. Peter and James froze in their paths, each carrying a table, wanting to throw it at each other. Miss Lai dragged them out of the class.
Five minutes later, Miss Lai came back and said, "I have sent those two boys to the principle's office for fighting in class, if this happens to the rest of you, I'm going to throw you out of the school!" Everyone remained silent and we started our lesson.
Suddenly curses filled the classroom, waking me up. I looked around finding the source of the curses as my eyes set upon a crowd. I walk towards them half asleep. "What's going on?" I asked my best friend who was standing among the crowd. "See for yourself." she said standing aside, offering her place. I looked and saw two other classmates of mine, Peter and James, were throwing curses at each other. My eyes widened, "Finally something exciting!"
"Fight! Fight! Fight!" I exclaimed, wanting to see more action. Soon, the whole class followed and the two boys begin raining punches and throwing kicks at each other. Some of my classmates cheered and some jeered as a commotion was building up.
"Stop!" Miss Lai's voice echoed in the room, me and my classmates scampered back to our seats. Peter and James froze in their paths, each carrying a table, wanting to throw it at each other. Miss Lai dragged them out of the class.
Five minutes later, Miss Lai came back and said, "I have sent those two boys to the principle's office for fighting in class, if this happens to the rest of you, I'm going to throw you out of the school!" Everyone remained silent and we started our lesson.
Close encounter to death
"Wake up! Wake up! We have reached Wild Wild Wet! It's time to swim like you have no tomorrow!" my sister exclaimed. "Huh?" I opened my eyes slowly, realising that we have reached our destination after a long 2 hours trip. It was the weekend, Mum and Dad brought me and my sister out swimming at Wild Wild Wet. We got out of the car chatting animatedly, imaginating what will it be like inside the "swimming paradise" which is the Wild Wild Wet.
A few moments later, after we had paid for the entrance fees, we went into the park. What we saw was beyond our imagination, there was a two storey tall water playground and surrounding it was a man-made river with strong currents carrying swimmers holding floats. My sister and I decided to go and play at the river first.
"Last one to reach there is a fat pig!" my sister exclaimed running towards the river. I followed her as fast as my legs could carry me.
Each of us took a float each and started waddling into the river. I could feel the strong current brushing through my feet. "See you!" my sister began floating on the river out of my sight. "Hey! Wait for me!" I hurriedly floated behind my sister.
The current was rapidly moving up and down. I was enjoying it until I realised my sister had disappeared. "Sis? Sis?!" I shouted, looking around frantically. Just then, I accidently toppled over my float and I struggled to keep afloat, "Help! I can't swim!" I screamed at the top of my lungs. I was about to drown soon- never to surface again, never to see another sunrise and sunset.
Out of the blue, a life guard appeared with a float and dragged me to shore. I coughed out water as I saw my sister running towards me. "What happened!?" my sister questioned the life guard. "She almost drowned." the life guard replied and he left.
My sister apologised to me for not taking care of me and hugged me tightly. This moment will be etched in our minds forever.
A few moments later, after we had paid for the entrance fees, we went into the park. What we saw was beyond our imagination, there was a two storey tall water playground and surrounding it was a man-made river with strong currents carrying swimmers holding floats. My sister and I decided to go and play at the river first.
"Last one to reach there is a fat pig!" my sister exclaimed running towards the river. I followed her as fast as my legs could carry me.
Each of us took a float each and started waddling into the river. I could feel the strong current brushing through my feet. "See you!" my sister began floating on the river out of my sight. "Hey! Wait for me!" I hurriedly floated behind my sister.
The current was rapidly moving up and down. I was enjoying it until I realised my sister had disappeared. "Sis? Sis?!" I shouted, looking around frantically. Just then, I accidently toppled over my float and I struggled to keep afloat, "Help! I can't swim!" I screamed at the top of my lungs. I was about to drown soon- never to surface again, never to see another sunrise and sunset.
Out of the blue, a life guard appeared with a float and dragged me to shore. I coughed out water as I saw my sister running towards me. "What happened!?" my sister questioned the life guard. "She almost drowned." the life guard replied and he left.
My sister apologised to me for not taking care of me and hugged me tightly. This moment will be etched in our minds forever.
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
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