26 August, 2007

Durian...

My name is durian. I have spiky feature that could hurt anyone if they do not handle me with care. I taste heavenly and are known to everyone as the King of fruits. However, many westerners still do not want me in their life as they said I am ugly and smelly. When I am in a good mood, I will just jump down from my tree to let people eat me. If there are worms inside me, it means that I am very tasty, but many people just feel disgusted to it. I come with 2 flavours. Bitter or sweet. However, many people just love the bitter side of me because they told me they love the extraordinary taste in me. I am the special fruit that got banned in SBS buses and MRT trains. Last but not least, I am the fruit that makes your breath and hand filled with the fragrance I give out. Please try me people, and not use it to hurt others. Thank You.

Many people go by looks and if looks appeal to them, they will be friendly. But not every good looking person out there have the character that many of us search for. Many articles have had shown that good looking boys are most likely to be a playboy or Casanova. People who does not look good are often being isolated and many just cannot accept them. Judging from the looks they have isn't fair enough. One may be ugly but good in the heart. Its not their fault to stay this way and therefore should not be isolate by majority. Don't you agree?

My name is Dickson. I have thick eyebrow, single eye lid, small eyes, big nose and big mouth.I am sensitive towards people who wants to hurt me but friendly to people who are my friends. Everyone known me as a notorious boy in school. Some despise me for the way I look and some detest me for the way I show my temper. Luckily there are friends who appreciate me and got rewarded with my jokes and laughter. Although I might look alien to you all from the way I describe myself, I appeal to you all that you accept me as your friend and not isolate me. Do not use me as an object to fight with others and treat me well. Thank You.

Don't I sound like Durian ?

21 August, 2007

Bartley Class of 5N1'07

This class consists majority non-Singaporeans, ranging from Thailand, China, Nepal, Indonesia, Vietnam and not forgetting the Singapore. This class is full of laughter when having break and also filled with the sound of the pencils' scribbling when the class are at work.

This class is run by our one and only chairman, Emilia. She has been my class chairman since sec 3 and I know that it must be very difficult and stress for her. She is very fierce and thus I nicknamed her as Commando. She gets very emotional when the class are not paying attention when she is announcing some important things. Also, she has a thunderous laughter.

Not forgetting that this class also consists one nerd, Jonathan. He is a very clever boy who excelled in math. He has a talent for art and when the lesson gets too boring, he would take out any piece of paper to draw. He is tall and skinny and has a bowl cut hair. Not forgetting that he loves to gossip a lot too.

There are also a slacker in this class by the name Weihao. He tops the sec5 cohort even though he is often seen by us that he is not paying attention. His work are often copied from the hardworking girls in my class and he do not hand in homework on time. His work is untidy but still, we respect him. Many of us wondered if he ever studied.

Sanjit is our another top student. He excelled in almost all his subject. He always score the highest mark for his POA, Chemistry and Physics. He is a tall and well-built boy with lots of hairs covering his hands, legs and face. He always put on a smile and are not afraid to ask questions when he need help. He is the tallest in this class who towers at 1.85m.

Sherling is a hardworking girl in my class who never lacks of creativity in teaching her peers. She can simply use a wallet to explain a system or a process. She has a loud voice but has tone down a lot. She is a hot tempered girl but often controls her temper well. You will see her laughing her heads off with her partner, Fazilah. She is a very sociable person too.

Hoiyan is another very hardworking girl who look very much like Sherling. She is crazy with people she are close to, but can be very quiet if you do not know her well. She often console other people when they have troubles. But do remember not to provoke her in the early morning and when she is serious, because she will bite.

Last but not least, our China boy, Jian Yu. He is often called by us as 'Wang Wang' because his surname is 'Wang'. He have the longest hair in this class and when he is in school, he will look very ugly. He knows limited vocabulary and often got laughed because of his command of English. He is a gentleman who will give you a helping hand when you are in need. He is quite funny at times but when he laugh, he sounds like he have had an astmah attack. He do not get provoked easily by others' hurtful words and will be in the sky when he pass his Physics or POA.

Although some of the students just joined my class this year, I still feel that this is a good class. I wish everyone in this class pass O level with flying colours and soar in the future!

09 August, 2007

Happy 42nd Birthday Singapore!

I could not stop myself from singing the national songs over and over again. I'm so happy that Singapore come so far and that we are still growing and become more and more powerful. Although Singapore is a small country, our armies are well trained and well equipped with weapons and knowledge. If Singapore were to have war with other countries, I reckon our armies and people will fight with all our might to save our country. Also, it would take quite a lot of money and effort for the other countries to bring us down. Lets hope that this day would never come and that Singapore would be a city full of possibilities.

However nowadays majority of the teenagers are ignorant about politics. All they know are that Singapore is a small countries with limited attraction thus want to migrate when they are older. Also, some don't even know who is our ministers or who are governing us. These factors would affect our future Singapore on who's going to govern our country and what are the changes in our future. Another problem is our birth rate in Singapore which are deteriorating, if this continues for another 50years, there will be no people living in Singapore or there will not be any Singapore thus I reckon we must work hard on that. Not only the government, but the people too.

Besides the problem mentioned above, Singapore is a great place to call it a home. Less crime rate, good traffic system and high rise buildings everywhere. I often wonder why people must rehearse over and over again just because of this day, but after what I saw today, I finally understand why. Watching the parade, the armies marching in orderly and the performance going smoothly, I reckon that will be the best gift for Singapore. I always look forward to National Day Parade(NDP) even though I'm sitting at home watching. I hope that one day I would march in proudly and be the parade commander of the NDP.

Singapore, I love you.

02 August, 2007

Reflection - A better OR lousy future.

I hate to fail, why am I failing most of the tests and exams? Why didn't I put in as much hard work as possible when I always told myself that I need to? Why should I be the lowest and got questioned about what type of results I'm getting? So what I'm in the first class when I couldn't even produce what I am expected to? Am I going to end up like most of my seniors being a drop-out after 5years or go to ITE? Am I going to let what Mr Chin said become a reality?Why am I always disapointing those teachers whom did not give up on me? Why did I always make promises that I failed to show?

Whenever I got these lousy results, I would often take the paper with a guity smile while going back to my seat to bury my head on the table. I hate it when people question me why do I get such ridiculous marks. I hate it when Juni kept on saying if I don't do anything, I would get F9. I hate all those comments but it's true. I tried asking myself why I got this kind of grades and what must I do in order to acheive my target. My dad had always ask me about what do I wanna be when I grow up, I understands that he did not forget about what I wanted to be, but kept asking so that I would be constantly reminded of what I wanted to be thus working hard for my goal. Whenever I failed my tests, I would always console myself by saying that the reason why I got this result is because I'm from EM3. I know that I'm cheating myself, and that I have to face the reality. Will miracle happen again like it happened when I was in Primary Six or will I end up doing odd jobs in the future?

Many people would said that I should use my blogging time to start my revision so as to not waste time. The reason why I'm blogging is because I'm reflecting. Why must the word be reflecting? When you look into the mirror, you see yourself as lights reflected to your eyes. This reflection let me see my inner self, the self that constantly got damaged by those long hours paper while sitting in the exam hall. Like what Mr Chin said, "The more you bleed in peace, the less you bleed in war." I'm going to 'bleed' more by studying and not going to let other external factors affect my preparation for war.

Support me people. God bless you and me.