A Memorable Experience-Priya(School life)

A memorable experience for me is when I won the first place in the Oratorical competition organised by Raffles Institution in Primary 5. It was a memorable experience for me because it was the first time that I had presented in front of many people! Actually, my parents were surprised to hear me speak out as I was as timid as a mouse to speak up for the first 4 years of my primary school years. The part which I never expected was clinching the first prize.From then onwards,I have boosted my self-confidence in everything and is much more comfortable of speaking up in presentations.

A Memorable Experience(June Hols)-Jamie

  Hmm... Well, one memorable experience during the June holidays is... Err... How about my brother's birthday celebration? Here goes...
  On 4th June, my eldest brother,16, had a double celebration for lunch and dinner. The reason he had a double celebration was because my cousins wanted to celebrate it with him as well. Well, for lunch, my family, consisting of 5 people, celebrated his birthday at Jack's Place. We all ate till our stomachs nearly burst! I did not see how we would still be able to eat dinner.
  For dinner, my father stayed at home while my mother brought me and my brothers to the Marche Restaurant. We took the MRT and met our cousins there. I think the way the staff take the bill is very interesting. One of them will hand us each a card, which will then be used to store the prices of the different food items we buy as we walk around by just simply slashing the card and then at the end of the meal, these cards will be used to calculate the total amount each of us spent. I think the prices there are too costly though. It probably burnt a hole in my mother's pocket.(she was picking up the tabs) My cousin put up the photos on Facebook too! You can view it if you want to.
  During dinner, my cousins made me an offer. If I scored at least 260 for my PSLE, they would give me 100RM each and bring me to Genting during the End if Year School Holidays.(I have 3 cousins, by the way) Sigh... My brothers never did have so much pressure about their results... Now my father is telling me to aim for 270 and if I get it, he'll get me a new phone... Let's hope I get at least 260...

A Memorable Experience That Happen In My School Days —— Zhu XinYu

I remember that when I was in Primary 2 , I lived far away from the school . It took at least 50 minutes for me to reach school or back home by bus . A normal day after school , I aboarded the bus , I sitted down , put my little bag on the seat and I fall alsleep . When I woke up and noticed that I should alight . I hurried down the bus and walking back home . On my way , I felt my body was much lighter and then I realised that my bag was gone . I was shocked but I continued walking back home . And afterwards , I went through something and I got my bag back .

I remember I was in Primary 4 or 5 , I joined Chinese Dance . One normal day after my CCA ends , I sat at the bus stop , put my small bag that carried my Uniform aside and wait for the bus . The bus came after a while and got on the bus . I got home and wanted to wash my Uniform so that I could wear it tomorrow . Guess what ?! I could not find it ! Oh Gosh !!! I left it at the bus stop ! Again , I m shocked . And afterwards , I went through something and I got my Uniform back .

I remember when I m in Primary 6 , I moved and take bus no.853 home . One normal day after school , I boarded the bus , sitted down together with my friend and start chatting . On the way , I heard a " bang " sound suddenly and I thought it was the sound of the bottle which dropped on the floor . I alighted the bus happily and waved to say goodbye to my friend . I reached my hand into my pocket and ... It was empty !!! My phone !!!? I m shocked the thrice . And I went through something and I did not get back my phone . T _ T 

I felt very lucky to got all my things back when I forgot them at somewhere most of the time but I might not be that lucky the next time . I learnt a lesson after those things that I should be more concerned about my things . I could not delete my memory on these although time passes . But it does remind me about my mistakes . 

A memorable experience that happen in my life-Cheryl Ang

A memorable experience that happen in my life is the day we went to the three day, two night camp in primary 5. Although the food there is very normal, I still enjoy the activities such as flying fog and more.We have to sleep in the place where there are many bees flying around.We also could hear the sound made from the frogs.At the third day, we had to write our reflection and to do our duties.My group was assigned to clean the boy's toilet and we found lots of clothes there.

The memorable experience during the June holidays - RaThI

Vesak day...
One of the best days of my life as i was about to go to ESCAPE THEME PARK!!
With my best friends in class Shannon Kok , Tizane Ong and Xing hui min..<3
First Shannon hui min and i met up first to have breakfast in Macdonalds..hui min was having a terrible stomach ache but she came anyway as she did not want to miss the fun we were going to have..I remembered..after going to macdonalds we walked slowly to tizane's house which was a condominium called grandeur 8..we were expected to be at tizanes house at 9.30 but we met there early and were torturing tizane..we reached escape theme park at 9.55a.m..however it was too early and we had to wait as it only opened at 10.00..5 mins what a big difference..we barged in not wanting to miss any of it..all of us wanted to take the race car..but i was sadly too short..;(..as i watched have fun with a sulken face..after that we took the viking ship..we took the last seat which was told by many people was very scary..the operator stopped the ride when hui min started screaming her head off..we played the other activities for the time being..after awhile i and shannon became pests to the other 2 as both of us wanted them to go with us..they FINALLY accepted..we played for 2 times when hui min started vomiting..we decided that it would be best if hui min did not play the viking ship..we played many other games..after lunch shannon and i played the viking ship abandoning tizane and hui min..we had played for 5 times whe tizane joined us..altogether we played it 11times..after that we were exhausted..our favourite activities were the viking ship,wet and wild and the haunted house..at 5 the game that we had been waiting for arrived..i expected it to be fun but it was very boring..   ;(..at 5pm we left the place..escape theme park is truly 360 degrees of fun..

i hope that miss mastura would allow us to go to escape theme park after PSLE..
im sure that all of us would have lots of fun together there...

A memorable experience that happen in my life - Winona

I cannot ever forget about the trip to the Escape Theme Park organised by Ms Teh to congradulate us, the selected art club member for the SYF, for doing our best and winning the 'most outstanding' award and $500 for the school. At the theme park we played all kinds of the game attractions, like the Go-kart, viking ship...... talking about the viking ship my best friend Tizane squeezed my hand so hard that i screamed as lond as i can when we were at the top of the viking ship and came down. It almost felt as if my heart was in my mouth. I also remember that when Joanne was on the Go-kart track, she hit on the tires along the track. We went to Burger King for lunch also at that time a strom was starting to brew. By the time we had eaten finish our lunch, it was already raining heavily, the result... we couldn't play the outdoor theme park. But there was the hunted house which was indoor...Ms Teh asked us if we wanted to go to the hunted house but i took a step back as i was afraid of nightmares. By the time our learning journey ended and was about to leave , the rain ended. It was kind of Ms Teh to buy us Mcdonald ice cream at Downtown East while waiting for our bus outside Downtown East. It was a memorable experience that i will never forget!!!

A memorable experience that happened in my life-Claryl Ang

A memorable experience that happened in my life is a trip to Jalan Behtera.It was a leadership camp for all primary 5 but some of them did not go.What a waste!We had lots of fun.We played different kind of games example:flying fox,kayaking and more.How I wish that our school would bring us there again after PSLE.

A Memorable Experience- Zaki

During the first week of June holidays, I treated myself to a break.I went to the Science Centre for the Pixar exhibition and went cycling with my mom. I also went for squash with my parents and uncle. But the most memorable experience of all came during the weekend. I went to the Universal Studios Singapore on Saturday with my whole family. IT WAS BADASSLY AWESOME.Even though the Battlestar Galactica ride was down, we just had a shot. We're planning to go back anyway. When we arrived there, we were lucky. We bought our tickets online weeks ago and on that day, tickets were sold out. And so, we entered. AWESOME. It was undescribable. Everything was built so picturesquese. The buildings looked so real and you could see the influence in them. First, we started our day at the Revenge of the Mummy ride. I got nightmares. It was 'PSHHH' and "FWSOOO' and we were going backwards, downwards, flames popped out of nowhere, bugs and robots and they took our picture on the way. There was plenty of screaming. Then, after some browsing of the souvenir shop, we went to the raft ride in the dinosaur part. It was pretty predictable. I won't tell any details but just some more screaming and getting wet. Real wet. SO wet, we had to change clothes. So after we changed clothes, we went for this 'Pantage Monster Rock Musical' It featured all the different monsters singing. Awesome. Gay Phantom of the Opera, go! Then we had a treat to some real-life visual effects hosted by Steven Spielberg. Cool. Then we went to this Canopy Flyer. WE had to wait for an hour but it was worth it. It started out slow but we were having a heck of a time. We also wanted to go on another ride but the rides were closing soon, so we went for some dinner. We had dinner at this cool New York-ish pizza cafeteria and the food was great. We bought a couple of T-shirts and also this insanely great popcorn at this place next to the Hershey Chocolate World. It was a Chicago-ish gourmet popcorn thingy and there was a huge line.And so, our trip ended. Worth it? Eh..could be better if only they opened their crown jewel but it was okay.Plus, the World Cup was going on and Holland won every match. GO ORANJE! Just hope they at least go to the finals. And, I also went for the SST and NUS High DSA test. Really tough. Really hope I can just go to the waiting list. And so, I wrap up this blog post. Was it a memorable experience? Definitely. Rock on.

A memorable experience--in June holidays--Hui Min

On Vesak Day,Shannon,Rathi,Tizane and I went to Escape Theme Park.We went there very early and were the first to buy the tickets.We dashed in right after the gates were opened and headed for the Go Karts first.However,Rathi's height was not acceptable so she could not play that.

Then,we went to the Viking Ship.I wasn't sure how scary it was and sat at the end with Shannon while Tizane and Rathi sat at the other end.When the ship rocked to the greatest radiant,I started shouting like mad.When we get down,I was really regretful to be cheated by Shannon.

After that, we went to the wet n wild.It was really fun when it is sliding down the 15m slide.You could actually feel as though you are going to fly off when you didn't grip tightly.I was seating at the back and even though I wore a poncho,my shorts were completely wet.

Then we went to every other stations and had a lot of fun.However,Shannon and others decided to play the viking ship again.I have no choice but go with them.Luckily,we sat in the middle.It was fun so we sat one more time,but my shoutings made me really giddy so I vomited in the toilet.While I was resting,can you believe it,the others went and play the ship about eleven times!To be frank,I started feeling that they are immortals(at least to me).

We then queued up for the bumper boats and I loved that,even though we were completely wet by the spraying of water.Hence we decided that since we were completely wet,we went to play wet n wild without those ponchos.It's really nice.However,only Shannon and I brought another set of dry clothes with us.

The most memorable station that we went was Haunted.When we went in,it was really dark.I turned and saw a girl staring at me--she was fake--i started shouting.As we go on the crew that let us through is really bad,he kept on putting his fingers on the sensors so as to make things inside move.I still remember when we went into a room lit by blue lights and in the middle of the room there's a bed.A women with her intestines and other organs seen from the inside lays on the bed.The crew kept on saying that the women was his girlfriend.Gross!Frankly,it was fun too!

That day,we played the whole day and when I got home,I was so tired that I fell asleep in the sofa.I really enjoyed that day and that was the first time I goes out with friends to parks like that.

A memorable experience in the june holidays-Shannon

On vesak day,Hui Min,Tizane, Rathi and I went to the Escape Theme Park.Tizane's mother brought us there .We arrived very early but the Escape Theme Park was not opened yet.We were the first to buy the entry tickets.

When the theme park is opened ,we dashed in and went to the go-kart to ride the 'cars' ,because rathi's height didnt manage to reach their limit,Tizane,hui min and i have to ride the ride ourselves.it was too bumpy:D....!

after that, we went to ride the viking ship,hui min and i sat at the last row on one side and tizane and rathi sat at the last row of the other side....when the ship got to its maximum height,hui min shouted like mad....!it was so funny....rathi and i kept laughing...:D...since the ship had only 4 of us,the crew stopped the ship as hui min was shouting her head off......

after that we went to ride the wet and wild....it had 2 slides.it was so watery:D....we sat that about 5 times continuously as there is nobody queuing....

after that we went to the family ride-kiddy roller coaster....although it was not that type of real roller coaster but it is rather fun....

after that we went to the haunted house,only 4 of us went in with the crew-nobody else.0.o...rathi was the first then hui min,tizane and i squeezed behind rathi....the crew was really bad,he tap us lightly on our shoulders as to make it more scary.some of the ghostly stuff are sensored-when they sense that there are humans walking past,they will 'move'....it was scary .....i almost cried...when we reach a place where there is a door,we try banging on the door to go out,but that door wasn't opened....:(....we continued walking ,when we saw a dead body with her intestines out,the crew said that that was her girlfriend0.o....hahas!finally we manged to get out,before we got out,we hit the crew on his shoulders because he scared us over and over again,.....

after that we went to the type of 'boat' which you could spray water at each other....so cooling to play such a game on a hot weather....tizane did not want to play it as she is afraid that she might get wet....

then we went to change tokens to play at the carnival,we played horse racing ,i won the race and won a winnie the pooh....

after that we played all the games repeatedly....

as for hui min ,she had a headache and a stomachache after playing the viking for the second time.

we thought that she was hugry so we went to eat with her,all of us bought instant noodle except for hui min...after that hui min asked us to go and play while she'll stay there and rest for a period of time...

rathi and i went to play the viking we played for 5 times when tizane came and join us.....when the viking got to its maximim height,tizane kept asking me :why is it so high?

then i replied:"its that high...."....

after all sorts of playing,tizane and rathi went home at about 5.15 while hui min and i went back at around 6.....we really had lots of fun^^

A memorable experience that happen in TGPS - Wonyoungsin

The memorable experience that happen in TGPS is when  i was primary5. I won the 2 runner up prize in nanyang floral competition. I was extremely pleased when my name was announced. I think it will be the most memorable thing in my life in TGPS. the second one is when i went to P5 leadership camp for three days. all the activities i did there were really fun!! Our groups got the prize 'Best group', it was pens and clips.(For dancing).Although i go to secondary school next year, these two memorable experiences will still remain  in my mind.

Memoroble Day-Lu Shan

The

xiaoqi-1 memorable experience

When I was in primary 1,the first day of school. I wore my home shoes to school. I felt very embarrassed as all of my classmates were wearing black or white shoes. What's more, I had forgotten to bring my school bag!!! OMG.~

memorable experience--------Danial(leaving school)

It does not feel great leaving school because some of us may not see each other again but some of us would go to the same school.I hope i and zaki would pass our SST exam and meet and help each other in our school.

Me,joshua,kai jie and colin would still meet each other by playing soccer under our block.FUN:)

A Memorable Experience during June holidays-Natalie

Hmm... Oh right! My family and I went to the Singapore Art Museum... It was lots of fun! It was my first time there so everything was new. We saw lots of paintings and sculptures there but it was quite confusing going around the building. Well, there were mostly paintings and sculptures but they were done in a captivating way. Among those paintings and sculptures were something about politics.... surely the adults would understand but not us kids! Maybe I'll understand when I go back a decade later. :-D Then opposite the museum was some sort of extension, called SAM(Singapore Art Museum not the bill-paying machine)at 8Q.It was more interactive than the museum itself and I think that's why I remembered more of that. :-P On the first floor there was a big room with nothing but different-sized green pyramid cushions. That was when my sister started bombarding cushions at me.But the part I liked the best was the Floribots and Daisies. Walk across the floor and the "daisies" on it will disappear. So I hope Ms Mas would bring us there(SAM@8Q) after PSLE.(And if we're lucky we can bombard each other with the cushions:-P)

Memorable experience in tgps- lee xing yee

The most memorable experience when I was in TGPS was , actually during the holidays. Finally, it was the holidays, away from school, homework and the teachers.My holidays were filled with more exitement than going to school(no offense).Although some of the school days are fun but nothing compares to be on a holiday. Now that we are back to school i am anticipating for the december holidays to arrive...

memorable experience during june holiday-clarence

During the school holidays I had just got a camcorder I had always wanted.I started filming my first scene around that day.That time Fifa world cup already started.By now I should have more than 50 scene.I used Clarice the princess wannabe.I wanted to use shevaun as the older sister but she don't come here so often.I even film at Genting which is a good place to film since it's so misty.

Most memorable expirence in TGPS- Chongyu

The most memorable expirence is during the P5 camp, it was the first time after I drowned, that I first contact with seawater. I was abit nervous at first, but we hold hands together, and we got into the water with fear. In the end, I overcome the fear of water but I still don't know how to swim. ._.

Memoroble Day-Chen Wei

Memorable experience-ShaoYi

On june holiday,On 10 june it was my birthday..Few days before this day i planned for a birthday party.On 10 june all of my friends gathered at my house and we played awhile at my house till 1 pm.We went to subway to have lunch and after lunch we went to the arcade while the girls played arcade and the boys played the computer in the lan shop.We played all the way from 3 o clock to 6 o clock where they head back to my house.We all had quite alot of fun.This june holiday..i played alot of times the basketball machine and i setted my highscore of 407 points. :)

MEMORABLE EXPERIENCE IN JUNE HOILDAYS

THE MOST MEMORABLE EXPERIENCE IN JUNE HOLDAYS IS THAT I KEEP PLAYING MY WII GAME... GUITAR HERO! WII SPORT... LOTS MORE! NOT JUST THIS I ALSO WATCHED THE A-TEAM... IT IS VERY FUNNY AND LOTS OF ACTION. THEY POINTED MIDDLE FINGER AND EVERYONE IN THE THEATER STARTED LAUGHING... THERE IS ALSO PLIOT THAT IS CRAZY BUT HE IS REALLY A GOOD AND SKILLFUL ONE. HE CAN DODGE MANY MISSLES.. THEY WATCHED A 3D MOVIE AND A CAR SERIOUSLY BANKED INTO THE WALL TO SAVE THE PIOLT... WE WATCHED AFTER WE WENT TO THE EXTRA SUPPLEMTARY.. =D

Most Memorable Experience in TGPS - Jael

It's simple. Winning the first ever south-zone basketball championship for the school. How can that not be a memorable experience? I was even sick in that day and I still played good! I wish I could go back in time and win the national championship because I think I got better. I know I can't go back in time, but it's possible, so i'll just wait for my high school days to come! I can't wait! I want to play basketball and accomplish my goals in my life because I get one step closer to my goal everytime.

Flipside-Jamie

THE CASINO
Many people think that the casino in Singapore is great news. They think that it will help to attract more tourists and increase Singapore's popularity, earning more money in the process. But I think that there really isn't a need to have that casino at all! Yeah, more tourists will come to Singapore. But so what? By opening that casino, Singapore is practically encouraging gamblers to gamble more and losing everything they have in the end. So, if you ask me, Singapore is only inviting trouble by building that casino.

Flip Side-Jian Hui

Now the Singapore Casino has just opened,many tourists from other countries came to gamble. The government had spent so much money on that casino. They also think if they want to set a grand casino in Sentosa.

Flip Side —— Zhu Xin Yu

I read a article on " Qatar, No Ban On Tuna Trade ". I likes to eat Tuna fish and most people does. But, the population of the Tunas have been decreasing due to their delicious meat. Some countries like Australia, Japan and Canada make a lot my $$$ from selling these fishes. Conservationists wanted governments to add more creatures to the list of those protected by CITES( an agreement among countries that controls how wild animals and plants are traded ), including the Atlantic Bluefin Tuna and some other wildlife sea creatures. But those countries who have been selling them for $$$ refused to agree to a ban.

I agree to some wildlife protectors for their actions to protect wildlifes, but I do not agree those countries which refused to agree to a ban. I do understands why they do not agree because they have to earn for their living. But, due to their selfishness, we might not have any chances to save the Tuna from extinct. I wish that people can reduce the times of eating Tuna and catching them. 

Flip Side - Zaki

The Casino

Recently, the Singapore's very first casino has opened after some time of the government deciding whether to build it or not. They could earn money and more tourists and more reputation but there's still the problem of problem gambling. Loansharking too. So to fix this, the government puts a $100 levy (I think) for any Singaporeans or PRs who want to gamble there. They also have put in place a thing that you can sigh and you won't be able to enter the casino. But the government still is afraid. This could cause some people to gamble more. Interestingly, though, there has been a rise in calls for the Problem Gambling centre and more submissions for people to ban themselves. More loansharks have been caught too. Interesting, really. One would think more people would start to gamble but the number of Singaporeans there isn't really high. Amazing.

Article review-Priya

The article which gave me information and I like is MASOT PARADE. It taught me about the mascots of Singapore.The mascots which I had not heard is Captain Green,Teamy the bee and Durian boy. I learnt more about the mascots' qualities and I found them interesting.I hope that Singapore would create more creative,fascinating and symbolic mascots to symbolises Singapore.

Flipside-Priya

Newly opened casino is what I am going to talk about.As many adults find it wonderful to have a casino,I do not share the feeling. I feel that there is NO need to have a casino in Singapore.Well, the government built it thinking that it would attract tourists to Singapore and that would help build its economic level.But did they think that it would affect a Singaporean's income if he gambles away his salary? I hope that the government would think over this matter and make a sensible decision. I hope that the government would make more rules and regulations that stops an average person from entering the casino so that the everything is order.

What's up article review- Places in Peril Zaki

I must have said this a lot but really. The impact of humanity is big. Sometimes its good but most of the times, its bad. Tourism is good but (notice the but) it can destroy or create. Create money, yes. Destroy places of interest, yes. Creating money without destroying something? Unheard of. What's Up shows some of the places of interests, some very ancient that are being destroyed by the increasing number of tourists visiting them . Stonehedge is now becoming a place crammed with tourists and you can smell smoke and rumble as cars drive along the 2 highways next to it. Macchu Picchu is a place littered everywhere. Apparently, its too weak to withstand the 2500 tourists visiting it everyday. Now, without the What's Up article I can say plenty more examples but I wouldn't as you would think I would be ranting. But seriously, a question from Mr. Bunny and Mr. Zaki to some specific people, what the fuzzy bunnies are you doing?

Natalie-Flipside

Recently the volcanic ashes coming from the Iceland volcano 'Eyjafjallajokull' (huff..huff..) are disrupting flights in Europe. Many people are trapped in Singapore. It could have a good point-more tourists.The tourists reluctantly have to prolong their trip here and they have to go out and spend money.(obviously they don't want to be bored to death in the hotel..) Their spending more money means more money we get. And that leads to higher pay for working people. That means more money saved.(HUFF......HUFF) And the cycle continues.... So MAYBE this 'volcanic ash in the air thing' is good for us. Of course,I can always talk about the negative things but that would take you an hour to read.But I'm also NOT saying that this should continue.The sooner things settle the better,agree?

Huimin--Flip Side

CASINO

The first casino in Singapore opened lately and attracted many people.Many people agreed to idea of a casino.However,for me,i totally disagree about it as in Sigapore,i could say that a lot of people owe bank money because of gambling.If they could not afford to pay the bank,they loan from loan sharks and families broke out and more unfortunate events one by one happened.If one moreway of gambling is introduced,WHat would be the outcome then?

Article Review-Jael

Im reviewing about the climate change in the Pilippines. The climate has been really hot in the philippines. The highest temperature that reached the Philippines yet is 36.8 degrees celcius. It could get higher. It causes the loss of  water and the humid will be higher. So the life in the Philippines is pretty difficult, as some people chose to soak themselves in cold water and causes their water bills to be more expensive. The salaries of the people who work in the Philippines are low so it will be difficult for them to pay for their bills. I wish the hot climate would change so that my fellow Filipinos would have an easier life.

Flip Side-Jael

Singapore's First Casino has just opened. Many people like the fact that they built a casino, but im not part of  the 'many'. I'm confused on why they built a casino. Didn't they know that it could destroy the life of many in hours as they could get addicted to it. The people who gets addicted to it will be weighed with loans and they couldn't pay it in time and the loan could get larger and larger and soon it will destroy the person's life and especially his family's life. Well, it's up to them if they want to destroy their lives.

What's Up Article Review ( Places In Peril ) —— Zhu Xin Yu

I always wanted to go on a trip to a very beautiful places but after I read the article, I think I better not be going. It is about What happens when tourist attractons attract too many tourists. Many famous places such as Wadi Rum Jordan, Yangshuo China, Tulum Mexico, Timbuktu Mali, Bay of fires Australia, Machu Picchu Peru, Stonehenge Britain and Jaisalmer India have been affected by the tourist's visits.  These visits damaged the environment of the places and the waters and airs are polluted too. Although I can not stop those tourists to visit the places but I do wish they can try their best to protect the enviroment, at least don't damage the enviroments.

article review-xing yee

It is about the mascot parade, after reading the article, i learnt more about the singapore icons. Such as the little durian star,captain green and teamy the bee, which i did not even knew that they exist. I also did not know that water wally would change its colour when the water is polluted and that it loves kayaking and other water sports.

flip side(xing yee)

I agree with singapore building a casino as it can attract more tourists into singapore and also more money.But by building a casino could attract alot of singaporeans and could make then lose their property and jobs in just a few hour.There are both advantages and disadvantages for building a casino and also different opinions. But as long as you are not addicted into gambling, i think that it is alright to build a casino.

Flip side -Joanne

Casino
The casino near Sentosa had opened on Sunday, 14 Feb 2010. Different peoples have different opinions about it, I disagree with it as it might get people addicted to it and do not care about their family anymore. Then,children might lose their own parents and home. Many could also lose their money and propety at just that few seconds.
However, at the other view,Singapore is trying to make money by opening the casino. The casino can attracts tourists to come to Singapore and spent their money.By opening the casino, it can also provide jobs.( Even after I had read the advantages,I still disagree with it. ) So, is it a right to opened a casino?

Lim Wei Jun-( Flip Side)

Singapore's first casino

The Singapore's first casino has been operating since April this year. Is it really a good idea to have a casino? People can be addicted to gambling, lose their property in a split second and it can attract more loan sharks activities going on.That can lead to several serious offence. Now looking in a different point of view,there are several advantages in building a casino in Singapore, it can attract more tourists to visit Singapore, increase our populations and knows more about Singapore. Meanwhile, it can provide more jobs for the Citizens.It  creates more jobs opportunities and shows the progressive developing status of Singapore.After looking at these advantages and disadvantages in building a casino,it is making me confuse...I could not conclude if it is a good idea to build a casino.So before entering the casino think in different perspectives and make the decision.Whatever consequences it is, there are all your own choice.

Flip side -Tizane

Foreign workers

Singapore is a small country with a population of about 3 millons Singaporeans and about 1.4 millons make up of permanent residents and foreign workers.


With the foreign workers,they help to increase our workforce. And those talented ones will make Singapore more competitive and bring in more drive to us .However, some have communicate problems between Singaporeans. They also create social problems .Such as, crime and many more.The number of crimes in Singapore ,of course, will increases. For example, robbing, littering ,etc. There is a case about a Vietnamese couple pickpocketing a shopper's mobile phone with him knowing. Parhaps this is normal as most issues have its bad points about itself.

Flip side(Winona)

The Casino

 The president of Singapore banded casinos before the IR came to Singapore. Now Singapore allows casinos as it will bring fame to Singapore. Like attracting tourists to eat in Singapore, to shop in Singapore, to stay in our hotels. They thought it was a good idea. But now many Singaporens enter the casino with heavy pockets and come out of it empty handed. Think, will $100 stop Singaporens from going into the casino. It is a good idea now. There was an article in the Straits Times that a man spent all his and his wife's savings all in the casino and came back empty handed. About $960,000 down the drain. Is it a good idea after all?

Meeting angers china-March issue of whatsup(Colin)

China's government are angry as Obama invites Dalai Lama to his home,the 'White House'.Dalai lama,is the spiritual leader to many Tibetians and is greatly respected all over the world.China was not really fond of him as china ruled Tibet and was also not impressed with how he has been pushing for freedom.SO what?Because of this Barack Obama cannot invite him over to his home?The china officials are taking this as an insult to their country.What?WE are living in the twentieth century not any stupid age where we talk abou such minor matters.Why get angry?Inviting someone remarkable over for a chat also cannot?US officials had insisted that they were not talking about political matters.Why bother?US never do anything wrong right?

Chocloate is no fun in some countries-won young sin

Recently i am reading a book,'How fortunate i am' This book tells and shows about the children living in a poor country. I cried for a few time. It is very miserable.For the children, working is a usual thing and going to school is not.The children in Africa are fored to work in a cacao farm and they,of course, forced not to go to school. In the article, it said the children will severly punished when they did a very small mistake but in the book, it tells how they are punished.Imagine that 9 year old girls work utill 5a.m. to 2a.m., carrying extrenely heavy buckets of water for 48km. you know there is no hope to them even a word,'hope'-it shows on the chlidren's face. Altough the government trying to prevent the children's working and give opportunity to go to school,it useless- the farmers buy the children illegally and offer bribe to policemen.

i feel iam extremely fortunate girl that i can study in school, eat 3 meals a day(children in poor country eat the remain and trash food in the rubbish bin.) and free.When i grew up one of my dream is to help less fortunate or poor children in poor country.

chocolate is no fun in some country-kai jie

some children in africa were forced to work in chocolate farms.they therefore has no chance to study.
in a way, cocoa is the one that they had lost their chance to study to. i feel really fortunate that i can study and donot have to work so early.their famlies are not able to provide them enough for living.sigh.how lucky of me to be in singapore, cannot work until 16

Saving Giant Salamander-Lu Shan

SAFE GIANT SALAMANDER!

Giant salamanders which is only found in Japan, are going to extinct.

If  we, human being, still continues destroy their habitats,

they might just enxtinct from this world forever one day

Of course we don t hope that to happen

All animals should live Peacefully in this world together

What's Up Article Review-Jamie

Learning to Live with Wolves

People are always saying we can't judge a book by its cover right? Well, if that's the way it is for humans, why can't it be for animals? I believe that animals have a reason for a way they do things too. If they attack someone, they're probably feeling threatened. I think wolves are really interesting creatures and that people should try and make more of an effort to understand them.

Natalie-Mascot Parade(article review)

After reading this article, I feel that I know the mascots more.They're all very cute,aren't they?My favourite is Water Wally because he loves water sports, like kayaking. I didn't know he could change colour when there's water pollution.Other mascot I didn't know was Captain Green,Teamy the Bee and Little Durian Star.All of these mascots were design to promote something and it was to help spread the message. Oh, and make spreading it more interesting too. Watch out for these mascots!

Liu Jou Hsuan-(Article Review-Learning To Live With Wolves)

In most of our minds, wolves are cruel and ferocious  animal but actually they are really adorable and sweet isnt it ? We shouldnt judge a book by it's cover  , we need to observe them . I wish i could experience living with wolves one day . ♥

Some Ways To Overcome Computer Addiction-Liu Jou Hsuan

Seriously ,i play computer everyday . The first thing i will do after i reached home  is  switching on my computer , on facebook  & msn  & yahoo. I use computer so often as to deal with boredom , soon it became a habit . Most of the time , i on  all of  my accounts and just leave it alone  , then i will go do other things .Actually the best reason for me to use computer so much is  i always read magazines , news , shopping  , chat with friends online.
These are some ways to overcome addiction to games :
1. Go Out Door
2. Listen To Music
3. Ask Your Parents To Take Away Your Computer & Laptop♥
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Chongyu- How to deal with addiction of games.

Addiction to games is a serious problem, we maybe not be able to control themselves and keep on playing until they forgot to do their homework or ignore their family members or friends. We can listen  to music, playing outdoor games and spenting time with family and friends.

Chongyu-article review(learning to live with wolves)

I think sometimes we gotta understand others well before we can communicate with others. Just like the wolves if you do not know their personality, you can't be able to judge them. Sometimes in school teachers should not scold students without asking them why or even find out if what they said was true.

claryl-article review(learning to live with wolves)

This is a great experience for us.If  I would have a chance to go and see the wolves, Iwould take as many pictures as I could

Cheryl-Article Review(Learning to live with wolves)

 That was an interesting article as learning with  wolves would be quite difficult.Unless you are not afraid of wolves.

some ways to overcome addiction to games--rathi

To overcome game addiction you need
- self control..
To overcome game addiction you can
- go outdoors
- respond to your mothers nagging
- read a book
- listen to music
- go out with your friends
- do your homework or extra practice if finished
- study

I hope that you benifit from my suggestions..put yourself in charge--self control

RaThI--Article Review( Living with wolves )

Look at wolves.We see them as blood thirsty cruel animals but in real they are just adorable animals.we see them as killers because of the small amount of humans that they have killed and assume that they are dangerous.After reading this article I have understood that wolves are harmless unless in special occasions.those two people are very brave so as to help everybody become aware that wolves are not a danger to humans by living with them.wolves should be not shoved aside or killed by humans they should have every right to be a part of this world and they have my vote!

What's up article review ( Winona )

Learning to live with wolfs

I think living with wolfs is a great experience if you are not afraid of them. Seeing the Dutch couple staying withs wolfs gave me the expression that they are not that scary but they are actually quite cute.

Lu Shan-(Article Review-Learning To Live With Wolves)

We thought wolves are ferocious,merciless animals,but actually they are quite cute,aren t they?

Wolves and human are both citizens on earth,why are we destroying their habitats?

We should be united and live together peacefully.

See!They are cute!

Article review-won young sin

Learnig to live with wolves  

Most of us think that the wolves are very fierce and dangerous to human beings so that we will not try to close with wolves. However the Dutcher couple tried and discovered that the wolves are friendly, not the dangerous creatures so they lived with them.

At first ialso tought that the wolves might hurt me but after reading the article,i felt they were really friendly.As the dutcher couple defend and thier old friends,i also want to help the wolves.

Lim Wei Jun- (Artical Review-Mascot Parade)

To our fellow Singaporeans, I bet you have seen these icons- WaterWally ,Captain Green ,Teamy the Bee ,Lyo & Merly ,The Merlion ,Sharity ,Singa the Lion and The little durian star.But do you really know them. After reading this article, I have a better understanding on these icons base on what are they represent, when are they born and what are the stories behind them. This was my first time knowing Little durian star.The Singapore Tourism Board created this mascot to welcome visitors to its pavilion at the World Expo 2010 in Shanghai.All these icon were cutely illustrated and would captures one's heart.These icons represent all parts of Singapore and it is important that we understand every one of them!

Article review-colin(To those who LOVES the earth)

Hey!What is going to happen to our land of beautiful wonders?What is going to happen to our beautiful islands with crystal clear sea water?What is going to happen to our places that are extraordinarily rich in culture?Topple?Crash?Explode?Destroyed?Polluted?Ruined?Nah!None of that but it is still serious.Curious and adventurous tourists had been going to our few beautiful places to destroy the natural and peacefulness of the places.Like the bays of fire,australia,was once a sacred place and a quiet little beach.But what happened?It had been publicized and now the cool beaches were crammed with tourists .Locals were exceptionally unhappy with this as they thought that the bays of fire was a sacred place but not a noisy tourist attraction.There are also a filthy lot of examples but I would not say them all.See what men is doing to our good old nature?I wish i could just shout to the world"LEAVE THEM ALONE!!!"But too bad,our curiosity is beyond words and hence,lets just stick to our own lives.

Aricle review--Huimin

Learning To Live With Wolves

What will you do when you realised that behind you was a pack of wolves?Maybe you would scream and run for your lfe?

However,the Dutcher couple does not think so.They lived with wolves and got well with them.After reading this article,i really wished that i was one of tem experiencing this and i could bring them home and treat them like pets.

PS: Looking at their pictures,I think they are really cute!

Article Review-Kim Dong Hyeok

I was enjoying my kinder bueno when I read this article.Poor families need their children to earn money in order to survive.Cacao,the main ingredient of chocolate are picked by the poor children.After reading this article,I counted myself as lucky and thanked whoever sent me here.

Some Ways To Overcome Computer Addiction-Kim Dong Hyeok

 Well,I usually just do what I want to do-Reading,In-line skating and sleeping.However,I would find it hard to resist the urge to play games.Still,I think the best cure is your parent's nagging.

Article Review: Schoolboy statue gets Indonesians talking-Tizane

I think Barack Obama statue ,as a boy should be in Indonesia as he have gained some knowledge in Indonesia before he became the president.However not everybody have same thinking as me. They think that Obama is a president from another country and did not do much for Indonesia. Those who had objection,protested online. So Jakarta's Governor Fauzi Bowo move the statue to another place. However those who are proud of the statue are looking forword for  Obama to pay a visit to them

Article review on What's up -Joanne

Chocolate is no fun in some countries
 After I had read finished this article,i thought  that i am lucky and fortunate to born in Singapore because, the children (some are bought illegally) in part of Africa  are being force to work on cocoa farm instead of being allowed to go to school and lead a normal life. Another problem is that some families are so poor that the children also need to earn income.
I think that we should appreciate what we have and stop complaining. We have so many things that the children in some countries that don't have!

Artical review-learning to live with wolf

This artical is about wolfs.It was said that a woman had been killed by a wolf which is unusual as wolfs don't really kill human.A nature photographer,Jim Dutcher,wanted to film a documentary and allow a better understanding of grey wolfs in1990.It was suppose to be a job at first for him and only plan to stick with wolfs for two year but he eanded up felling in love with the pack of wolf he was with.He even named the pack the sawtooth pack.He and his wife also run an organisation called Living with wolf.Truthfully,the pack was not a wild pack but was made by him and his team.Reason why Mr Dutcher did not use a wild pack is because he could not trust them or if he could,wolf will loose fear of human and strayed into human territory.The leader of the pack is Katmots and his mate is Chemukh.Matsi is the second in command and Lakota is the lowest ranking wolf.Lakota always have to eat last.Dutcher found out that Lakota always brightens the pack up.Dutcher and his wife found out something unusual too:wolfs eat one species of flowers called the shooting star.Wolf way of greeting their leader is that they will lay their heads down and lick their leader face.One day,something amazing happen:the wolfs started to greet Dutcher and his wife which meant they were included in their pack.Dutcher hopes that one day people will respect wolfs.

One reason why I like this artical is because it is heart warming.

some way to overcome addiction to games.

For me I am half addicted to games.I get the half where I play games from my big brother one of my cousin,18.I was not addicted to the games because I use to play a lot with my big sister,cousin, like filming.Don't ask me if you don't understand.Step one to overcome addiction to games is we can just try to play lesser computer games slowly.Next we can try to stop playing computer for a few days and take it as if that week is examination week
We can film show,create games,play board games or watch movie with family.

what are the ways to overcome addiction of games (winona)

Game addiction may be a big problem. Quiting it is a difficult solution. Here are some ways to overcome it:
- go outdoors to play
- read books
- take a nap
- listen to soothing music
-do something that you like

Ways to overcome game addiction-Zaki

Game addiction is a big thing. You'll know you're addicted when you stop going to the toilet or skip meals or stop sleeping. I have experienced all of them. Yes, I was a game addict until my father bought me a book. I was so absorbed in it that I completely forgot about my computer and that I didn't even notice that he got me a laptop all for me. Seriously. Now back to the topic, people love playing games. However, more teens are playing computer games. Adults can be addicted too. But the thing about this is that it has grown on us and you cannot yank it out of someones life. That makes the victim crave more and lose focus in life and instead of playing other games, that person waits patiently ,standing rooted to the spot. Now here is a solution: instead of removing it, find another thing that overcomes the thing he is addicted to. For example, a 16-year old teen is addicted to Dota. Instead of removing it, introduce another game or sport or hobby into his/her life. Maybe paintball, go-kart recing, soccer, reading, hanging out with friends or basketball. Another way to wean the victim off the computer is to limit his/her computer time. This method may not give desirable results or failure or effiency but it is worth a try. Apparently, there is an application for computers that allows another computher(with complete authorization) to be limited like.....For example, one computer's time limit is 2 hours of internet usage. Once 2 hours are up, the app shuts down the computer and gives you a notice on how to start the computer. When it starts up, the network connections are all locked; requiring the locker's password and the netork password. But some people gave bad reviews on it and have shown a way to hack it.
Overall, I hope anyone who has a game addiction could benefit from this. Cheers,Zaki.

Ways to overcome addiction to games-Tizane

If you have addiction to games,here are some ways for you to overcome addiction to games:

-Force yourself to quit playing and try to do the things listed below

-do some light exercise eg.skipping,jogging

-go outdoors and play

-do/revise your homework

-do other activities you may like eg.reading ,playing board games

Ways to overcome addiction to online games - Joanne

Here are some ways to overcome addiction to games:
              -keep a strict schedule
              -play other outdoor activities ( cycling, jogging )
              -discuss the problem (with parents, friends ) and ask them to help you
             -hear some music when you are bored
             -Switch to casual games ( board games ,etc ) instead of playing the computer games
Addiction is a BIG problem. I hope these ways will help you.           

Help!Addiction to games.How do i solve it???-colin

Let me tell you a real story of my cousin's addiction to games(psp).'Hey!'This was the twentieth time i called him.'HEY GET THAT STUPID GAME OUT OF HERE!LETS PLAY SOCCER!!!@@##$$%^&*'This was my last resort.He gave me a bored look and say'ah,ah'I was fed up.He has been cooping up in a warm cozy bed,staring intently at his game.He had this crazy addiction for his game but i solved it,easily and quickly.Mine had a temporary effect,if you followed my steps.

First,i snatched his psp away.Second,we were running like heck across the blocks,my cousin hot on my heels.Third,(you need a few partners)i passed the psp to my waiting cousins(other cousins) and sprinted in another direction.This came in a cycle round and round till all of us were tired.'So you want to play soccer?'I asked him,panting hard."whatever......'my cousin answer as he headed towards the ball.If this do not work on your friend,there is a backup plan,find out from me in person if you are interested.=D

Some ways to overcome game addiction-junwee

  You can go outside to play with your friends or get yourself occupied with something more better than switching on your computer and start playing games. Another way is to play educational games so that you can learn something more useful rather than playing something that you cannot learn anything. The third way is to think about something else so that you can stop thinking about it and thus you wont have the urge of playing computer games.

Some ways to overcome game addiction-Jael

Am I addicted to games? I don't know. I don't think so. But I know what I'm addicted to. Basketball!
Maybe you should too. Just play your favorite sport everyday and try to get better at it every single day. I bet you that it will keep you occupied for a long long time. Last time I was addicted to games (I think) but now Basketball is my life! Well. Almost. That's one way. Another way is that go out with your friends! It will be very fun! Play Basketball with them, swim with them, watch movies with them and play online games with them! Maybe you should forget about that last part. I mean you SHOULD forget about that last part. Games could just destroy your entire life and you won't even notice it so reduce the time you spend with games.

A tip from Jael:
Start playing the real life games!
Simple as that!

some ways to overcome addiction to games-xing yee

Some ways to overcome addiction to games is to go out with your friends or occupy yourself with something else instead of playing games all the time.

What are the ways to overcome addiction to Games --- Zhu Xin Yu

--->  You can think about other things that makes you happy or sad so you will stop thinking about the computer .

--->  You can have a very cold and cooling drink , ice cream or ice cubes and open the air-con of your room . You can also shower with cold water . Coldness keep your minds clear .

--->  Do something that you think is more important than your computer games . Much more important things .

That's all I know . I don't know if they works as I have not done any of this . But I wish these could help you to overcome addiction to Games .

some ways to overcome addiction to games-shannon

here are some ways to overcome addiction to computer games:

1.ask your friend out to play 

2.listen to your favourite songs

3.chat with your friend

4.help your mum with some housework

Hope friends who are addicted can use my ways .......

Ways To Overcome Addictions To Games- kai jie

i think by occupying yourself with other things you will forget about yor addiction to games.
yu can play sports or play games like monopoly with your friends.
addiction is actually a big thing
donot sit on the chair 24/7 in front of the computer .

Ways To Overcome Addiction To Games_Jian Hui

When you are addicted to games , you can overcome addiction to games by:


1. Exercise


2. Read Books


3. Watch Television


4. Go out regularly


5. Play with friends

Some Ways To Overcome Addictions To Games-Lu Shan

If you think that you are spending too much time playing video games, maybe a family trip is in order. Taking a day to go hiking or a weekend for camping could help your family get back to basics. Going cold turkey, leaving technology behind, and learning to appreciate the simple things in life can give yourself a much-needed break. As adults, they could also use a break from their computers and cell phones. Creating family time away from modern technology is a great way to reinforce bonds and clear your heads. There is nothing that can replace good old fashioned fresh air, sunlight, and laughter.

Ways to overcome addiction to games -Priya

                                                    ADDICTION TO GAMES

I will not get addicted to games because I do not game as I hate to use computer much.


-I hope that these ways would help you prevent addiction to games

1. Try not to only play games online .
2. Play outdoor and board games with friends and just do not sit in front of a computer every minute.
3. Read books and listen to music to broaden your language power and to relax yourself.
4. Go out with parents(going to the library might be a good choice).
5. Study during free times(this is what I usually do).

There are many other activities to do than to play online games and become addicted to it.

some ways to overcome addiction to games-claryl

These are some ways to overcome addiction to games:
-go outdoors and play with friends(e.g.basketball,swimming...)
-listen to music
-read books
-give a time limit of playing
-play board games

Some ways to overcome addiction to games - Tingwei

Research show that many people are addicted to online games, even some of the adults, they don't go for work and they'll just stay at home and enjoy their games. Once a person is addicted to something, it is very difficult for him/her to overcome it. There are many ways to overcome addiction to games, some examples are:

1.Going out with friends to reduce the time you spend infront of your computer

2.Go out and exercise regularly, you can both reduce the time you spend infront of your computer and reduce the chances you get shortsighted by doing this.

3.Read books or study when your bored, instead of sitting infront of the computer.

If you really find it difficult to overcome your addiction to games in a short time, you can slowly reduce the time you spend infront of the computer everyday.

Lim Wei Jun-Some ways to overcome addiction to games

Once a person is addicted to computers games, he will play it day and night as it is uncontrolable.Students in this generation are widely expose to internet very often so we do get adicted easily.The seriousness of addiction can cause one grades to fall ,suffer from insonmia and being forgetful. My parents will restrict me from playing games that are violent and make sure that I am not addicted to any games.Eventhough I am not addicted to games but I bet there are lots of people,especially students are addicted to games.Addiction cannot be cured easily but there are some ways that I think may help.These are my suggestions....
1.Try not to accept any games invitation.
2.Listen to music or read a book when you're bored
3.Play monopoly or bored games like (checkers, chess, poker cards)
4.Inform your parents or close friends and share your problems.
5.Learn new things and gain more knowledge by joining class that you are interested.(baking, speech &  drama ,learn to play instrument etc.)
I hope these may help and I encourage everyone to go outdoors to play or exercise.Pls do not stay at home and face the TV or computer for a long time.It will hurt our eyes and health as days went by.

SOME WAYS TO OVERCOME ADDICTION TO GAMES-WonYoungSin

Actually i am not interested in using computer.I really bad in using it so there are no possiblities of getting game addiction. I only have PSP to download and watch movies when i am in MRT etc. However i am nearly addicted to drawing comics(maybe...?).This also spoil my eyesight(i inherited from my parents) as gaming. There are some ways to overcome addiction to these activity.

1. Play/Enjoy with your friends at outdoors.-e.g.-play soccer,shopping,swimming.etc.(what i am doing)
2. Most of you are playing games when you are stressed.If you are stressed,eat food that you love.(i eat chocolate/sweet)
3. sleep at 10.00p.m. at least.(what i am doing)
4. Do other habits you like.-of course not the activity you are addicted!!!
5.Study more.if you want....

I am sure that all of you know any kinds of addictions are bad(not good) even studying. Therefore let's try ourselves to get out of game addiction!!!

Some Ways to Overcome Addiction to Gaming-Jamie

I am not exactly addicted to gaming so I'm not really sure what'll work. You can try some of these though:
-Set time limits each time you start gaming. MAKE SURE YOU STICK TO IT.
-Get a hobby that will bring you outdoors. (no bringing notebooks please)
-Get rid of your gaming devices! Or if you can't bear to, just keep it out of your reach.
Well, I KNOW they are not that good, but just try it. After all, you'll never know till you try!

Some ways to overcome addiction to computer games--huimin

I don't really know how to overcome addicton to computer gaming but i think these will work.

1. Swat gaming into activities like playing board games with family and friends.(try cooking and baking)
2. Creat a schedule of amount of time you will play computer games each day.(ask help from parents if you really cannot control yourself).
3. Try out more games instead of sticking to only one.

PS: My suggestions means no offence.If you disagree,you are welcomed to comment!

Some ways to overcome addiction to games-Natalie

I've come up with some ways that I use myself if i get 'addicted' to games. Trust me,they'll work.

1. Go out to play with your friends.
2. Play/Sing your favourite songs.
3. Have a shower.
4. Eat a sweet/chocolate.

I'd do either 1 or 4 cos' that's the easiest for me to do. If i want to get into focus immediately after that, i would do 3. Hope you guys(and girls) find this info useful!!!:-P

Favourite Music Clip --- Young Sin

I like it beacause ... I don't know . I just feel like it when listen to it .

Music Clip - Tingwei

BOA-Eat you UP-chen wei

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kE7tfExKRhQ

music clipS. -->>xiaoqi .

 

songs above have nice instrumental thats why i like them.    ♡ ♡ ♡