A Time For Reflection

3-2-1 Reflection

3 new things that I have learned in school for this term :

1. I have learned that I have to study hard to achieve my goals. I try to at least study 1 hour a day for at least one subject during the weekdays, and at least 2 hours during the weekends.

2. I have learned that being in the Normal Stream is not as bad as I think it would be. Sometimes, we get easier questions and topics. But sometimes, our questions are quite similar to the Express girls and I find it quite unfair. But I just have to accept it. I would like to do my best in order to move on to the Express Stream. I think that I have the potential to do well to move on.

3. I have learned that I should be more independent. I would take responsibility to do my own work and to study by myself without my parents telling me to do so. I would do the best of my ability and strive for my goals.

2 things that I would like to improve on (school work/yourself) :

1. I would like to improve on my subjects such as History and Literature. I am quite weak at those subjects and I would want to improve on it. I would read and memorise the History facts and the Literature points that my teacher has given me.

2. I would like to improve on my writing. I would like to blog more often and write more compositions and letter writings to improve on my writing. I will try to read more books and if I manage to find new words, I would check the dictionary to find out the meaning of the words.

1 thing that I would like to learn more about :

1. I would like to learn more about study techniques. I would like to know the different study techniques so that I would be able to study properly and well to achieve my goals and do well for my examinations.

Living In Singapore

To live in Singapore means a lot to me. Not only because I was born and raised here, this is my home country where I live. I think Singapore is very special country, because it is just a small red dot. Singapore also has many special tourists' attractions which are really nice.

Some examples are the Esplanade. It is commonly known as a "durian". Another example is the Merlion. It named the Merlion because it's head is made up of a lion and the body is made up of a fish and Singapore was used to be known as "The Lion City". There are other new tourists' attractions such as Marina Barage, Marina Bay, The Singapore Flyer.

I love the food in Singapore mainly because there is a variety of food all over Singapore. Such main and popular foods are : Chicken Rice, Hokkien Mee, Satay and Roti Prata. Singaporeans usually speak singlish which is a mixture of languages in multicultural groups such as Chinese, Hokkien, Malay or Tamil.

I love living in Singapore because I am very famliar with the place and it is my home country. If I were to migrate to another country, I would miss Singapore quite terribly.

Myths, Legends, Fables And Folktales

1. THE LION AND THE MOUSE

In this story, a lion was sleeping peacefully when something crawled up his back. It was a mouse. As fast as lightning, the lion quickly grabbed the mouse. The lion did not believe that the mouse could actually save him one day. When suddenly, after the mouse left, a group of hunters captured him and tied him to a tree with a rope. The mouse heard his roar and he quickly bit the rope till it broke, and the rope snapped. The lion therefore learnt a lesson to believe that a small animal could save a lion. I like this story because the moral of the story is that little friends proves to be great friends. No matter how big or small you are, the act of kindness is what matters most.

2. WHAT HAPPENED TO UNICORNS?

In this story, unicorns were frightened of people and therefore lived in the woods alone. One day, a little girl named Elaine, was exploring the woods when she saw a unicorn. They became best friends immediately. Elaine even named the unicorn, Moiraine. They played every single day until Elaine was 16 years old. Suddenly for four years, Elaine did not come to play with Moiraine anymore. One day, Moiraine went out for a walk in the woods, and saw Elaine with a young handsome man. Elaine explained that she was married now and had no time for childish games. Moiraine was so heartbroken that she ran very far away. I like this story because it shows that even animals can be heartbroken when one does not come to visit anymore.

History

Why do we need philosophy/religion today?
They seem to cause more division and problems.

We need philosophy because it is the science of life itself. Its a necessity to life, something we all need. A hungry person needs food to live, a lonely person wants friends to have fun with, but after these basic needs have been fulfilled, there is something more, a search for a purpose that we all have.

We need religion because it is a crutch for the weak. If you have no faith means that you have no hope and after death all you're going to end up with is death. I believe religion helps us to know more of what we want to be and how our lifestyle will be and our families as well.