what happens in buses

Do you know how to read signs? If your answer is yes, are you 100% sure? It was like any ordinary Tuesday, when I have Chinese Orchestra training which ended at 6pm. The conductor, however only let us go at 6.30pm. He did not feel like stopping as the competition was coming nearer and nearer. When it ended , I would usually complain silently in my head about the work load while walking towards the bus stop. At the same time, I will guess what time I will sleep .11pm? 12midnight?

That day when the bus arrived and the door opened, a pungent smell of curry and other smell of dishes greeted me. Looking around the bus to find the source of the smell, I spotted a man eating from his styrofoam box which was wide open. He was sitting like a gangster eating 'proudly'.

Did he even notice the striking sign that says no eating??NO! Was he afraid of the fine?NO! Does he feel out of place when doing so? NO!This is one of the worst ettiquete I have seen on a bus.

Next problem, or shall I call it bad ettiquete. When the bus is crowded, people tend to be on a constant lookout for seats. That is the typical SINGAPOREAN STYLE. Nothing wrong that I can find out from. One day, when I was on a crowded bus , the person that was sitting on the seat in front of where I was standing was getting off. Yeahs ! I was going to have a seat!! Just as I was about to 'celebrate', this man squeezed his way past me to occupy the seat. I was furious. SO angry that I felt like puling him off the seat and throwing him out of the bus.( oops too violent ).

What has happened to you commuters? Why such unruly behavior? I do not understand someone please enlighten me........

Legalise Organ Trading??

If you have been following the papers recently, you would have known that there has been a heated debate over whether legalising the organ trade would benefit Singapore. This all started when retail magnate Tung Wee Sung was jailed for attempting to buy an organ from an Indonesian man.



I personally do not think that Singapore should legalise organ trading as organ trading will only favour the rich. Of course you will want to earn a lot of money when selling your organ.(all because of human's greed) What about the poor. Do they just suffer and die? If that is the case, I must say that the government has nurtured a bunch of cold-blooded citizens. Also, legalising organ trade might not necessarily meet the demand for organs.

Well the government has came up with some solutions or new measures. The government shall lift the age limit on cadaveric (deceased people) donors , so that there will be more organs available. Of course these organs are good and healthy ones. Recipients are able to swop their donors to be able to find a better match. This allows a lower risk of having implications. There will also be increased penalties for organ trading. The donors will also now receive post-operation care.

The debate became heated over the issue of allowing living kidney donors to receive compensation. Most people are afraid that possible abuses would arise. One example would be that people would sell their organs for profit and this may become a back door for organ trading. Dr Lim Wee Kiat ( Sembawang GRC ) also raised concerns about the payment factor. It is hard to determine a reasonable price.

As you can see, there are many problems to this simple question . I must say that the government has been very effective in discussing this matter. They are able to come up with many solutions to this problem very quickly. Good Job!!!

Blogging? How do I feel about it.

When I was in Primary School, teachers often told us not to blog. Why?? Firstly, they think that blogging is a waste of time. Sitting in front of the computer and punching in words when they should be studying or revising for examinations. Teachers also think that blogging is dangerous as everyone can view what you write. They also fear that students will scold them using this method. Of course no teacher wants to be known as a 'bady'

Well leaving Primary School and entering my next phase of life, Secondary School, teachers want us to blog. What a complete change. To my new batch of teachers, blogging is a way of practicing our language. Finally , I get teachers who do not only see the bad sides of blogging. I was taken by surprise when asked to blog.

This activity gives us a chance to write and improve our usage of language. I personally find blogging an interesting process as I get to tell people about my daily life. People can also comment on your posts and this will seem like a conversation.

Well I love my blog because of a few reasons. Firstly, I can express myself . Secondly, it is a good form of relaxation. Anytime when you are bored, you can blog. Blog about anything under the sun. Blogging is also my homework. Instead of writing on paper(boring at times), this takes place on a computer which makes it more interesting.

My blog is not perfect and thus I do not like posts without comments as I am really eager to find out what people think about my blog. So for those who have read my blog posts, PLEASE RESPOND.

I think that this whole blogging process can be improved by making the comment section appear automatically so that I will be able to improve my blogging skills.

I am asked to include a link to weread.com(blog post title: my reading habits)which allows us to keep a record of the books that you are reading or have read................I find that this a very good tool as we are able to take note of our own reading habits and teachers are able to check on their students.

Overall, blogging is great fun!!!

Graphic novel vs Novel

Every student has to study the subject Literature when they are in Secondary 1. At that point of time,they are asked to read novels and so on. There are two types of novels. A normal novel and a Graphic Novel.

Normal novels might be a dread to some or even all students. They are usually very very thick and some times long-winded. These books might also have very small words and thus makes it even less appealing to the audience. Normal novels may contain very little or even no picture. 'How boring!' some people might say.

The contender,graphic novel is more popular with the public. With a lot of pictures and very little or no words, it is able to attract the attention of people for a long time. Who gets bored reading them?

Both novels are created because the writer wants to tell the public something. A message, a warning, a moral value?? Normal novels convey the message through words. Lots of them. Some of these words might be complicated and it is up to the reader to unscramble them to know the meaning. This sometimes may cause confusion as people may interpret the words differently. I find that reading novels can be quite interesting as we can be like detectives who unscramble words instead of mysteries.

Graphic novels use pictures to express meanings. They are often action packed and may be funny.For an example, when a person falls he might cry in pain until the windows of people all around the world shatter into pieces.I really enjoy reading them.

To me the winner of this battle is(drum rolls)the GRAPHIC NOVEL!!

Why did I do it?

Diary entry

Why must I sing the American national anthem when I am not suppose to. Why.

I really regreted. I cannot stress it more.

At first, I did it just to make my teacher, homeroon teacher angry so that I will get a transfer and do not have to face her . I cannot stand her lessons. Forever so boring. always only literature and books on her mind. Who reads them?? Only bookworms!! I do not want to be one. I just wanted to get her to sort of relax. But it turned out to be a disaster.

The whole country was talking about the matter and people often gave positive comments to me. Yes I was the centre of attraction but I did not feel good. Very uncomfortable. Firstly, my teacher was given many horrible comments. Quite a number of them even asked the school to fire her. This was like a slap on her face.Thanks to me.

As a result of my actions, the principal,vice principal,deans were kept extremely busy. They had to answer many calls from reporters and the public making clear their points, when they could have been discusing about school matters and the welfare of us students . I think that my act have caused the school reputation to be tarnished. Sort of.

My friends who were one of my bests ,quarreled with me . They said that my teacher was a good teacher. In fact the best. And that all these misfortune should not have befallen on her. All mine fault. Now most of my friends tease me, asking me to lead them in singing the American national anthem. Truly hurting my feelings.

So I hope that none of you will ever follow my footsteps. Being the centre of attraction is not always good. Think twice before doing things. Really.

Flying to school or work anyone???

Most Singaporeans wake up early on weekdays to get a chance to get up the bus or train as it will get very crowded at a certain time..They will grumble if they are unable to do so. I am sure you will also feel this way. Oh typical Singaporeans. You are not the only ones who have this problem.
A country Indonesia has the same problem but their problem is on crowded roads.Indonesians have to take hours just to get to their offices. So what do they do? Not grumble of course! With traffic jams eveywhere, locals of that country have gotten frustrated and have resorted to taking helicopters to offices.Yes, helicopters.
You may think that this is an expensive way of travelling but if you think it in the buisnessman's way it may not seem so. Time equals money. Buisnessmen are not willing to waste precious time on traveling.Especially very successful buinessman who are able to make thousands or hundred thousands an hour. So spending some money to take a helicopter is worth it.
After reading whatever I have written, will you take the helicopter to school or work if you have the chance to?? Isn' it cool??

My reading habits

"Reading is important" you might have heard this from an adult such as a teacher or your parents. Most students might think that this is boring but actually ithe saying is true.

I must abmit that I used to think books are only for the bookworms. Thus I hardly touched them. My parents often told me or "begged" me to look at them . 1page , 2 pages ?But I simply refused. Just do not want to be a bookworm.

As time goes by, we become mature and think more like an adult. Books are like a collection of knowledge. The first time I became interested in books was when I was in Primary 5(or was it 6). I was reading a book which I was being rewarded with for doing well in school, primary school .This book was so good that I felt as if I was in it.

Since then, I loved books .Any books. But as time goes by I became picky, very picky. Books that managed to catch my attention had to pass many elimination rounds,many. At any point of time that the book seemed boring, it will be eliminated. I also read the newspapers but as usual, I only pick interesting ones. Mostly from their title.

Having said so much what are your reading habits??

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