My Day 18/1/09

Hi All,
Today is a fun-filled day(again)! Today I went to collect my scholarship and it was definitely fun! I met a lot of my ex-classmates like Aloysius, Jia Ming, Li Jun, Sharon Tan, Joycelyn, Jymie, Sharon Ong, Elaine, Rachel, Alvin, Ivory and..... no more. It was sad as I did not get a meet Wei Yang from RI(those who are in Hwa Chong) don;t bombard me).We took photographs with Mr Khaw Boon Wan and I was elated. We even take photographs together with my classmates and Khaw Boon Wan. I received $300 into my EduSave account. When I came back, I did a lantern made of hongbao with my parents and strethen the parent-son relationship. Then, we decided on the CCAs choices. Finally with much persuasion my mother allowed me to go to squash! In case you were wondering why didn't she allow, it was because it is an elite sport which need more days of practice. I was as happy as a bird and I even kissed my mother on the cheek! Yesterday night, I helped my mother to wash her legs as part of the follwing of the book di zi gui. My mother was so happy(I know I used that for the 3rd time). I never knew that being fillial can give give you a sense of achievements. Next week will be steven gerrard(Liverpool Captain) trials and I seriously hope that the judge would give a lighter sentence. Sorry that I had to end this post with sad note.

Fishy Business

"As tuna farming advances, but strict fishing regulations might be the only hope for the sushi fish" quoted scienceline.org. The bluefin Tuna is used for making sushi or rather sashimi and due to the overwhelming demand, it has become overfished. Scientists are now studying on how to breed these creatures in captivity, so as to prevent them from extinction. Some people may think that it is a good idea ,especially for sushi lovers. However some experts prefer not. they believe that the fish's habit are too idiosyncratic(abnormal) for commercial fish farming and that the breeding efforts are deistracting from the pressurizing problem of overfishing, said the website. According to a fish breeder, breeding blue-fin tuna from roe( the fully ripe internal ovaries or egg masses of fish and certain marine animals, such as shrimp, scallop and sea urchins)success rate range from 5% to 10% which relatively lower than the breeding way from fry which ranges from 30% to 40%. As a student blogger, I wish to raise public awareness of the cruelty of whaling in Japan. I feel that whaling is awful. Hundreds of species are killed every year and shouldn't we think about what rights we have to do so? Why should we eat the pathetic fishes when we have vegetables that make us healthy and strong and other tender meat? Another reason for slauthering these marine creatures is for scientific reasearh. I do not think that it is neccessary and really would want to stop this fishing. Being Humans does not allow us to pose a cruelty to our fellow animals. Eat less or no tuna at all. I wish this speech can raise public awreness and do a part, however small, to stop this cruelty. Feel free to leave comments on the tagboard

The best day so far!!!

Today everything went by so smoothly and I believe this is the best day of school so far. This morning, we went to the laboratory for our science lessons. It was OK. Then, we had our Chinese Lesson and we spent the whole lesson(or maybe less) to memorize and recite a poem from book writing on moral education called Di Zi Gui. After the class general meeting which everyone seem to be impatient, we went for our recess. We came back to class punctually and started in time for the Geography Lesson. Mrs Ruth Ann who had gave me the first impression of a stern teacher showed her funny side. She gave out worksheets that we had done terribly. Instead of scolding us, she gave us examples of work from ispark (the consortium which has Gifted students). They were surprisingly good. Mrs Ruth Ann also gave us some questions for us to answer about Geography questions. While we were copying notes from the slides she had prepared for us, she chatted amicably with us and i immediately felt the strong bond between us. The rule is simple-do not make her angry or interrupt her lessons. Today Maths was quite a difficult one for me to understand but my friends helped me a lot. Wonderful day!

First days of school

These few days, I had been home rather late for CCA orientation(HCI called them EP3) but school dismissal for normal days had been quite early at 1.20p.m. On the first day of school, I met a guy(obviously) from greenwood primary and became close friends. His name is called Yu Kiat. I also make some new friends but unlike jie ying(view her blog at http://illusion-edd.blogspot.com/) I did not manage to know much of my friends' name though(maybe old already OR study until mental problem;). If you are curious why I said not to spam comments on my blog, we had a point system called ACE in HCI which is to do self-initiated assignments or do projects or others that is not exam-based(like worksheets and tests). This blog would be viewed by my classmates and LA(Language Arts English) and be given ACE points.