Saturday, March 28, 2009
Infocomm Studies lesson is fun!
Hi everyone, I just realise that Infocomm Studies lesson is fun, maybe because the teacher teaches well and I kinda like his teaching style. I feel that silence during his lesson may be one of the contributing factors to the reason why I like the lesson. The other factor is that the content (C++) is interesting and can also capture my attention quite well. Maybe it is because that the C++ is of some challenge to me, simply because it has many terms to learn and rules and regulations. That may let me feel that this is a challenge and I must do well and overcome the challenge.
Sunday, March 1, 2009
Who the "real lamb" is.
Who was the real lamb in the story "Lamb to the Slaughter"? If you view it from all angles you will realise that actually everything main character in the story is the lamb. All of them can be lambs, but I feel that the person who can best suit the title of the lamb is the baby still in his mother's womb.
Firstly, lets talk about Mr Patrick Maloney.
Mr Maloney can actually be the lamb due to the fact that he was murdered for his innocence. He was just standing by the side of the window without knowing that Mrs Maloney was actually carrying a lamb and advancing towards him having an intention to kill him using the lamb leg in her hand. He can be a lamb, but his level of "lambness" is not high enough.
Secondly, lets talk about Mrs Patrick Maloney.
Why do i say that she is the lamb? Reason is, Mr Maloney had told her many things that hurt her deeply. Mr Maloney is also being insensitive towards her feeling resulting his wife to kill him. She also killed Mr Maloney on her act of impulse, because she was probably mentally unstable at that point of time as she was informed of the traumatizing news. Although she was hurt deeply, she did not lose her thinking skills, as she created a perfect alibi to escape the laws. Well anyway, she had a higher level of "lambness" than her husband.
Thirdly, its the policemen that came to investigate this case.
They end up eating the only evidence of the person who killed Mr Maloney, which is Mrs Maloney. They are the real lamb because they were tricked by Mrs Maloney to eat up the lamb leg which was the only key to unlock the murder case. They were fooled by her and I think they can be the lamb. They were the one who can investigate and crack this case open but in the end they were stuck and i think the case will be closed. So hence, they have a higher level of "lambness" than Mrs Maloney, but the title eventually was awarded to the baby in my opinion.
Lastly, the baby as the lamb.
The reason is that he was still unborn and he had already lost his father. When he was born and more knowledgeable and can understand things well, he will know abour the tragic incident that had happened to his father. This will hurt him and he may become mentally unstable as to why this had happened and he will keep on questioning himself why this had happened and so on. So i think that he is the most suitable person to win the championship of being the lamb.
Firstly, lets talk about Mr Patrick Maloney.
Mr Maloney can actually be the lamb due to the fact that he was murdered for his innocence. He was just standing by the side of the window without knowing that Mrs Maloney was actually carrying a lamb and advancing towards him having an intention to kill him using the lamb leg in her hand. He can be a lamb, but his level of "lambness" is not high enough.
Secondly, lets talk about Mrs Patrick Maloney.
Why do i say that she is the lamb? Reason is, Mr Maloney had told her many things that hurt her deeply. Mr Maloney is also being insensitive towards her feeling resulting his wife to kill him. She also killed Mr Maloney on her act of impulse, because she was probably mentally unstable at that point of time as she was informed of the traumatizing news. Although she was hurt deeply, she did not lose her thinking skills, as she created a perfect alibi to escape the laws. Well anyway, she had a higher level of "lambness" than her husband.
Thirdly, its the policemen that came to investigate this case.
They end up eating the only evidence of the person who killed Mr Maloney, which is Mrs Maloney. They are the real lamb because they were tricked by Mrs Maloney to eat up the lamb leg which was the only key to unlock the murder case. They were fooled by her and I think they can be the lamb. They were the one who can investigate and crack this case open but in the end they were stuck and i think the case will be closed. So hence, they have a higher level of "lambness" than Mrs Maloney, but the title eventually was awarded to the baby in my opinion.
Lastly, the baby as the lamb.
The reason is that he was still unborn and he had already lost his father. When he was born and more knowledgeable and can understand things well, he will know abour the tragic incident that had happened to his father. This will hurt him and he may become mentally unstable as to why this had happened and he will keep on questioning himself why this had happened and so on. So i think that he is the most suitable person to win the championship of being the lamb.
Monday, February 23, 2009
Story: Plot-Driven Story
This article is a plot-driven story. Below will be a brief introduction to the article. A man named Jay Chia Shao Kiat, who is a singaporean, escaped from custody under the charge of Dangerous Drugs Act, which he faces death sentence. How did he escaped? He escape when the vehicle stopped, and he shoved one of the policeman out of the vehicle and ran away with his hands still handcuffed. The other policeman could not give chase because he had to look after the other two detainees which were also onboard the vehicle. This man escaped due to his luck that day. The reason why i think that the detainee could escape is because that the policemen were not alert enough, thats why when Chia shoved that policeman out, it was quite an easy task. This matter is still in the midst of investigation, so I dare not make any not proven conclusions. I think that there should at least be 4 policemen escorting detainees which had been charged with heavy crimes.
End of blog post.
End of blog post.
Friday, February 20, 2009
Current Affairs-News In Class: WORLD'S FASTEST MAN.
I am Dr Tan, the world's fastest man. Do you youths know how I succeeded to become the world's fastest man?
Here is why:
I went for jogging in the park everyday since primary school for 30minutes. When i was in secondary school, i procceeded to run 2.4km every time I am free. If I was still free at that time,
I will go for exercises to build up my stamina. These mentioned are major reasons why i was able to become the world's fastest man. Teenages of your age should especially exercise because this will allow you to be fit and strong, and also be more resistance against diseases. Exercise can also distress you when you are stressed out by school work, homework given by your parents, enrichment classes and so on. Exercise can also help to keep you alert during lessons and you will always be on the alert for anything that may not catch someone else' sight. So keep on to exercise because it can keep you fit and healthy. Remember to eat lots of healthy food too!
Dr Tan
Here is why:
I went for jogging in the park everyday since primary school for 30minutes. When i was in secondary school, i procceeded to run 2.4km every time I am free. If I was still free at that time,
I will go for exercises to build up my stamina. These mentioned are major reasons why i was able to become the world's fastest man. Teenages of your age should especially exercise because this will allow you to be fit and strong, and also be more resistance against diseases. Exercise can also distress you when you are stressed out by school work, homework given by your parents, enrichment classes and so on. Exercise can also help to keep you alert during lessons and you will always be on the alert for anything that may not catch someone else' sight. So keep on to exercise because it can keep you fit and healthy. Remember to eat lots of healthy food too!
Dr Tan
Saturday, February 14, 2009
Thursday, February 12, 2009
My brother coming back Singapore from Pulau Tekong
My brother coming out of the camp tomorrow! YEAH, two weeks never see him, but now its different. I am going to see him without his hair!!! Not to laugh at him, but it will look quite weird. Anyway I am glad that he will come back soon.
Monday, February 9, 2009
News in Class: WORLD'S LARGEST DAM
Todays post is on the world's largest dam, also known as the Three Gorges Dam. Is it healthy for the environment or does it cause further harm? Below are three point of views.
Firstly, dams are built to use the kinetic energy of the water to turn it into electrical energy.
This is healthy for the environment and it reduces the energy used, but on the other side, the building of the dam will create polution, which brings us to the next point of view.
The second point of view, which shows that the building of the dam causes heavy popluation in the river and it harms the marine life living in the river which once was clean and suitable for them to live in. Now that the dam has been built, the river has been heavily poluted and many marine life would have died. This means that the dam caused impact on the environment.
The last point of view, which explains about the destruction of the environment around the river. As the dam is built, the water level will rise and it will flood the area around the river and kills many plants by the river. This point of view also concludes that the dam is harmful towards the environment.
Firstly, dams are built to use the kinetic energy of the water to turn it into electrical energy.
This is healthy for the environment and it reduces the energy used, but on the other side, the building of the dam will create polution, which brings us to the next point of view.
The second point of view, which shows that the building of the dam causes heavy popluation in the river and it harms the marine life living in the river which once was clean and suitable for them to live in. Now that the dam has been built, the river has been heavily poluted and many marine life would have died. This means that the dam caused impact on the environment.
The last point of view, which explains about the destruction of the environment around the river. As the dam is built, the water level will rise and it will flood the area around the river and kills many plants by the river. This point of view also concludes that the dam is harmful towards the environment.
Sunday, February 8, 2009
Today is fun!!! (Davis's birthday)
Woohoo! Today is so fun!!! Well I was overly-excited today morning as my friends and I ( including Alivin from our class ), went ice-skating! Haha, this was the first time I ever ice-skated before and its was of alot of fun! Of course, I fell about 5 times before I grew accustomed to the slipperiness of the ice. I had a very bad fall: I fell, and I gotten up. in the midway i fell again... I stood up and steady myself and I fell again!!! Today is so unlucky, 3 consecutive falls within 10seconds. Well anyway, I bought the bear of Mr Bean's and gave it as a birthday present to Davis! To sum up, I enjoyed myself pretty well today, if not for the blisters I acquired after the the ice-skating...
Saturday, February 7, 2009
Current affairs: Fishy business
As a menber of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, I would like to raise the awareness of the cruelty of whaling in Japan. Why am I posting this issue at a public forum? The reason is simple: Whaling is on the rise in Japan as whales have long been a source of food, oil, and crafts' material and more were killed for them each day.
Japan began scientific research hunts to provide a basis for the resumption of sustainable whaling. The number of whales caught under the project is considerably lower than the number caught under the commercial catch. The IWC Scientific Committee collects up to date data on catch limits and catches taken since 1985. Numbers have ranged from less than 200 in 1985 to close to 1,000 in 2007.The research is conducted by the Institute of Cetacean Research (ICR), a privately-owned, non-profit institution. The institute receives its funding from government subsidies and Kyodo Senpaku, which handles processing and marketing of byproducts such as whale meat. Japan carries out its research in two areas: the North-West Pacific Ocean (JARPN II) and the Antarctic Ocean (JARPA) Southern Hemisphere catch. The 2007/08 JARPA mission had a quota of 900 minke whales and 50 fin whales.
Major discoveries claimed by JARPA 1 include: finding the population structure of mink whales in the Antarctic is healthy; detecting change in the ecosystem of the Antarctic Ocean; finding "very low level" of contaminants in minke whales.
As consumption of fish in Japan has shrunk, Japanese fisheries companies have expanded abroad and started facing pressure from partners and environmental groups. Five large fishing companies transferred their whaling fleet shares to public interest corporations in 2006. In 2007, Kokuyo and Maruha, two of Japan's four largest fishing companies, decided to end their sales of whale meat due to pressure from partners and environmental groups in the US.
Anti-whaling governments and groups have strongly opposed Japan's research program. Greenpeace argues that whales are endangered and must be protected. The Japanese government maintains that certain populations are strong enough to sustain a managed hunt. The latest IWC estimate for put the Southern Hemisphere Minke whale population at 761,000 (510,000 - 1,140,000 in the 95% confidence estimate).
In my own opinion, I do think that whaling is cruel and I think that adequate amount of whaling is still suitable for the consumption of whale meat. If overwhaling occurs, it should be stopped immediately and the fishing companies should whale less so that the whale population can be restored. If nothing is done to stop overwhaling, many species of whales may extinct and vanish, only leaving behind the bones.
Japan began scientific research hunts to provide a basis for the resumption of sustainable whaling. The number of whales caught under the project is considerably lower than the number caught under the commercial catch. The IWC Scientific Committee collects up to date data on catch limits and catches taken since 1985. Numbers have ranged from less than 200 in 1985 to close to 1,000 in 2007.The research is conducted by the Institute of Cetacean Research (ICR), a privately-owned, non-profit institution. The institute receives its funding from government subsidies and Kyodo Senpaku, which handles processing and marketing of byproducts such as whale meat. Japan carries out its research in two areas: the North-West Pacific Ocean (JARPN II) and the Antarctic Ocean (JARPA) Southern Hemisphere catch. The 2007/08 JARPA mission had a quota of 900 minke whales and 50 fin whales.
Major discoveries claimed by JARPA 1 include: finding the population structure of mink whales in the Antarctic is healthy; detecting change in the ecosystem of the Antarctic Ocean; finding "very low level" of contaminants in minke whales.
As consumption of fish in Japan has shrunk, Japanese fisheries companies have expanded abroad and started facing pressure from partners and environmental groups. Five large fishing companies transferred their whaling fleet shares to public interest corporations in 2006. In 2007, Kokuyo and Maruha, two of Japan's four largest fishing companies, decided to end their sales of whale meat due to pressure from partners and environmental groups in the US.
Anti-whaling governments and groups have strongly opposed Japan's research program. Greenpeace argues that whales are endangered and must be protected. The Japanese government maintains that certain populations are strong enough to sustain a managed hunt. The latest IWC estimate for put the Southern Hemisphere Minke whale population at 761,000 (510,000 - 1,140,000 in the 95% confidence estimate).
In my own opinion, I do think that whaling is cruel and I think that adequate amount of whaling is still suitable for the consumption of whale meat. If overwhaling occurs, it should be stopped immediately and the fishing companies should whale less so that the whale population can be restored. If nothing is done to stop overwhaling, many species of whales may extinct and vanish, only leaving behind the bones.
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Chairman????
I do not believe it, how did I become chairman? Well, I do not quite like the position. Although I do not like it, I know that I cannot quit but I must put in effort in managing the class. I was not prepared at all to be the chairman, but I just wished to be a treasurer. As for now, I am new to the position and I may not do things correctly so classmates, please correct me if I am wrong, thank you!
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