Take a breather while watching these two videos that I have found on youtube.Ha ha ha ha ha!
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Golfing and Friendship
Just two days ago, I received my dream club - a loft wedge. It was from my dad’s old friend, David, from Los Angeles. I met Uncle David two years ago during our visit in
In life, we always face choices. The hardest to do is to decide on which to own and which to sacrifice due to certain constraints. Now, staring at this new loft wedge which I long to have, I asked myself: “When can I swing my golf club again? And where are my golf buddies to share the precious moments together on the golf course? May I urge now---Anyone in my class plays golf? Can we swing together on the golf course? Please let me know and I shall arrange a flight to tee off.
Another issue I want to voice out is—The Los Angeles friend-Uncle David-was my dad’s primary school friend and they have been bosom buddies for more than 35 years. The amazing thing is this group of friends, separated in all parts of the world, will meet up twice yearly for golf and good food in any countries so long as there are nice golf courses. What keeps them together? Simply because they were childhood pals and they share the same hobbies-golfing and travelling. Most importantly, they treasure their friendship and enjoy one another’s company.
I am proud to be a Hwa Chong student and an ex-Catholic High boy. I hope my friendship with all my old and new friends, will last and one day I can proudly tell my children the same story that my dad told me about him, his friends and his golf trips!
Monday, April 6, 2009
New things to introduce!!
Haven't been blogging for a while due to preparing for French test and Maths test. I regretted of studying French instead of listening to mum, and to study Bahasa Indonesia. The reason is because I came to contact with some Indonesians who came over to my class for exchange programs and realized that if I were to study Bahasa Indonesia, I would be given a chance to go back to Jakarta and stay in the boarding school there. I really feel at home when I am back to Indonesia, be it in Jakarta or Bandung. This is so probably because I am holidaying and I am far away from all the stress back in Singapore, be it school , family ... etc. Another reason for me to study Bahasa Indonesia is because I feel so handicap during the last interaction with the Indonesian students. I simply understood what they meant in Bahasa and yet, due to my limited vocabulary, I could hardly relate my messages to the Indonesian students!
Maybe I should act fast - drop French and pick up Bahasa Indonesia?! Will HCI allow me the switch?
Another thing that I would want to introduce to you:
There is a very interesting Youtube video which I really want to share with you . It is done by my paternal cousin, Aaron Fu, who stays and works in Prague. He is not only an IT freak but also a well-informed young chap. He is really a very detailed guy, I have to learn from him! Take a look at his ‘STARBUCKS” production, you will know what I mean!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bn1O-1OSo6w
Maybe I should act fast - drop French and pick up Bahasa Indonesia?! Will HCI allow me the switch?
Another thing that I would want to introduce to you:
There is a very interesting Youtube video which I really want to share with you . It is done by my paternal cousin, Aaron Fu, who stays and works in Prague. He is not only an IT freak but also a well-informed young chap. He is really a very detailed guy, I have to learn from him! Take a look at his ‘STARBUCKS” production, you will know what I mean!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bn1O-1OSo6w
Friday, March 27, 2009
Adolf Hitler- Good Leader or Great Leader?
As the title shows, I will be talking about the aspects of being a great leader, a good leader and what Adolf Hitler was.
Characteristics Of A Good Leader-
1. Good Values-
A good leader is someone who can be trusted to lead others. They have good character and is honest with integrity. They lead by example and earns the right to be a leader. This is especially obvious in the military where high ranking generals have lead from platoon level all the way up to division level.A good leader strives to be the best and not second or third in their group.
2. Confidence-
A good leader is confident about his own abilities. In order to lead a group, the leader needs to show he or she is confident and able to set directions. He/she instills confidence in others which in turns excels them to do the best for the team.
3. Passionate-
A good leader is passionate about his/her work. Leaders are often asked to be motivators and enthusiastic. Without passion for their work, it is difficult to motivate others to do the same. A good leader will lead by example and be willing to do the dirty work.
4. Assurance-
A good leader needs to display order in chaos. Many times, people look to leaders for directions and instructions in times of uncertainty. They look to seek assurance and security and the leader needs to display decisiveness and positive attitude.
5. Persuasion-
A good leader is able to speak in front of the public confidently and these speeches must be persuasive so that the public will be able to build a trust in this person that he has good hopes for this school or country and that he will be able to do well if he is the leader.
6. Visionary-
A good leader is able to think analytically keeping the end result in mind. A good leader needs to keep in mind the big picture while at the same time, breaks it down into actionable steps for others to follow or perform. He also needs to be able to gauge the progress being made and think about the consequences of every action that he does.
7. Gain Respect-
A good leader also needs to remain calm and composed in the face of uncertainty. Other people will look to him for assurance during times of difficulty. He needs to be decisive and follow through on his decisions.
From all these points that I have mentioned above , can you already see and know which type of leader Adolf Hitler is??
He is a great leader, motivating the Germans to fight and take revenge against the 'allies', who defeated them during the World War 1. His motive was to take revenge and to wipe out the Jews.Not only that ,he also had a vision ,that was to raise German to be a global superpower.He had much more visions and also good communication skills , able to motivate and encourage the German army to move forward when they were facing great difficulties and not just fall back and give up easily.
He was a decorated veteran of World War I, Hitler joined the Nazi Party in 1920 and became its leader in 1921. Following his imprisonment after a failed coup in 1923, he gained support by promoting nationalism , antisemitism and anti-communism with charismatic oratory and propaganda.
He was appointed chancellor in 1933, and quickly established a totalitarian and fascist dictatorship. Hitler pursued a foreign policy with the declared goal of seizing Lebensraum ("living space") for Germany, directing the resources of the state toward this goal. His rebuilt Wehrmacht invaded Poland in 1939, leading to the outbreak of World War II in Europe.
Within three years, Germany and the Axis powers occupied most of Europe and large parts of Africa , East and Southeast Asia and the Pacific Ocean. However, the Allies gained the upper hand from 1942 onward and in 1945 Allied armies invaded Germany from all sides. His forces committed numerous atrocities during the war, including the systematic killing of as many as 17 million civilians including the genocide of an estimated six million Jews, a crime known as the Holocaust.
Thank You for reading my blogpost.
Characteristics Of A Good Leader-
1. Good Values-
A good leader is someone who can be trusted to lead others. They have good character and is honest with integrity. They lead by example and earns the right to be a leader. This is especially obvious in the military where high ranking generals have lead from platoon level all the way up to division level.A good leader strives to be the best and not second or third in their group.
2. Confidence-
A good leader is confident about his own abilities. In order to lead a group, the leader needs to show he or she is confident and able to set directions. He/she instills confidence in others which in turns excels them to do the best for the team.
3. Passionate-
A good leader is passionate about his/her work. Leaders are often asked to be motivators and enthusiastic. Without passion for their work, it is difficult to motivate others to do the same. A good leader will lead by example and be willing to do the dirty work.
4. Assurance-
A good leader needs to display order in chaos. Many times, people look to leaders for directions and instructions in times of uncertainty. They look to seek assurance and security and the leader needs to display decisiveness and positive attitude.
5. Persuasion-
A good leader is able to speak in front of the public confidently and these speeches must be persuasive so that the public will be able to build a trust in this person that he has good hopes for this school or country and that he will be able to do well if he is the leader.
6. Visionary-
A good leader is able to think analytically keeping the end result in mind. A good leader needs to keep in mind the big picture while at the same time, breaks it down into actionable steps for others to follow or perform. He also needs to be able to gauge the progress being made and think about the consequences of every action that he does.
7. Gain Respect-
A good leader also needs to remain calm and composed in the face of uncertainty. Other people will look to him for assurance during times of difficulty. He needs to be decisive and follow through on his decisions.
From all these points that I have mentioned above , can you already see and know which type of leader Adolf Hitler is??
He is a great leader, motivating the Germans to fight and take revenge against the 'allies', who defeated them during the World War 1. His motive was to take revenge and to wipe out the Jews.Not only that ,he also had a vision ,that was to raise German to be a global superpower.He had much more visions and also good communication skills , able to motivate and encourage the German army to move forward when they were facing great difficulties and not just fall back and give up easily.
He was a decorated veteran of World War I, Hitler joined the Nazi Party in 1920 and became its leader in 1921. Following his imprisonment after a failed coup in 1923, he gained support by promoting nationalism , antisemitism and anti-communism with charismatic oratory and propaganda.
He was appointed chancellor in 1933, and quickly established a totalitarian and fascist dictatorship. Hitler pursued a foreign policy with the declared goal of seizing Lebensraum ("living space") for Germany, directing the resources of the state toward this goal. His rebuilt Wehrmacht invaded Poland in 1939, leading to the outbreak of World War II in Europe.
Within three years, Germany and the Axis powers occupied most of Europe and large parts of Africa , East and Southeast Asia and the Pacific Ocean. However, the Allies gained the upper hand from 1942 onward and in 1945 Allied armies invaded Germany from all sides. His forces committed numerous atrocities during the war, including the systematic killing of as many as 17 million civilians including the genocide of an estimated six million Jews, a crime known as the Holocaust.
Thank You for reading my blogpost.
Monday, March 23, 2009
Results' Reflections
Hi to all! Sorry I have not been updating my blog lately due to my travelling.Now I am going to tell you my reflection on my results......
It has been a disappointing term for me, *sigh*,and I hope to wake up from my holiday mood and start studying, DAMN HARD, to lower my freakishly high Mean Subject Grade.I am having a mental block, preventing me from studying real hard...Now I am just trying to rest my brain a little to keep it dormant and not to active, or in other words "gear up".I am just trying to relax and hopefully , try to do better than my 1st term , and I reiterate my point again,"I hope to wake up from my holiday mood and start studying, DAMN HARD to lower my freakishly high Mean Subject Grade."It was so disappointing that I almost broke down in tears on realising my LOW english marks and my soul said to me," HEY, you sleeping child!Wake up from your dreams and start realising the truth man!Just face the reality!!"That was so freakish,my soul screaming in my eardrums,literally.That was a crazy experience.
I did so badly for my English.I was so disappointed in myself.Then I suddenly remembered something that really was effective in waking my up."This is just the first term,what about the second,third and even the End-Of -Year Examinations??Are you just going to continue slacking for this year until you have failed your examinations??When are you going to study hard and really spend more time in studying,instead of playing and watching movies???" My mum said to me last year in Primary 6.Rebellious as I was last year,I did not heed her advice but finally realised after a few prelims that my grades are dropping and my results were deteriorating,DRASTICALLY!!!
That was the story of me when I was in P6.Now I have set some concrete rules to help me in my time management and in spending more time on studying.
1) Spend more time studying and not just think of PLay,PLAy and PLAY!!!Have more initiative to learn and not just sit back,relax,and wait for miracles to happen.
2)Do more Literature Assignments every week instead of doing only one per week to increase the understanding of the texts and the questions that they would usually ask better.
3)Spend more time on knowing the answering technique and how to answer the questions straight to the point instead of beating about the bush.
MY TARGET::::
1) To lower my Mean Subject Grade compared to first term.
2) To spend more time doing homework instead of rushing through it.
3) Shout a 'YAY!' when I realise my good results for the end of the term.
It has been a disappointing term for me, *sigh*,and I hope to wake up from my holiday mood and start studying, DAMN HARD, to lower my freakishly high Mean Subject Grade.I am having a mental block, preventing me from studying real hard...Now I am just trying to rest my brain a little to keep it dormant and not to active, or in other words "gear up".I am just trying to relax and hopefully , try to do better than my 1st term , and I reiterate my point again,"I hope to wake up from my holiday mood and start studying, DAMN HARD to lower my freakishly high Mean Subject Grade."It was so disappointing that I almost broke down in tears on realising my LOW english marks and my soul said to me," HEY, you sleeping child!Wake up from your dreams and start realising the truth man!Just face the reality!!"That was so freakish,my soul screaming in my eardrums,literally.That was a crazy experience.
I did so badly for my English.I was so disappointed in myself.Then I suddenly remembered something that really was effective in waking my up."This is just the first term,what about the second,third and even the End-Of -Year Examinations??Are you just going to continue slacking for this year until you have failed your examinations??When are you going to study hard and really spend more time in studying,instead of playing and watching movies???" My mum said to me last year in Primary 6.Rebellious as I was last year,I did not heed her advice but finally realised after a few prelims that my grades are dropping and my results were deteriorating,DRASTICALLY!!!
That was the story of me when I was in P6.Now I have set some concrete rules to help me in my time management and in spending more time on studying.
1) Spend more time studying and not just think of PLay,PLAy and PLAY!!!Have more initiative to learn and not just sit back,relax,and wait for miracles to happen.
2)Do more Literature Assignments every week instead of doing only one per week to increase the understanding of the texts and the questions that they would usually ask better.
3)Spend more time on knowing the answering technique and how to answer the questions straight to the point instead of beating about the bush.
MY TARGET::::
1) To lower my Mean Subject Grade compared to first term.
2) To spend more time doing homework instead of rushing through it.
3) Shout a 'YAY!' when I realise my good results for the end of the term.
Friday, March 20, 2009
Maths Blog
Heya! I just created a mathematics blog with the help of Zhang Haowei Elvis, Lee Yi Shin and Jeremy Ee.The link to our maths blog is here: http://www.wethekingsofmath.blogspot.com/. hope you will like our blog and please comment on it.There are some posts which will be postecd on it by the end of March.
Thank You.
Thank You.
Monday, March 9, 2009
The Lottery: Relevance to today's society
After reading the text on the Lottery,I had many questions and feelings going on in my mind,causing me to stop whatever I was doing and think in more depth. Click here for the link to The Lottery by Shirley Jackson.
First of all, I would just want to say how it is relevant to our today's society. In what ways are the themes of the Lottery related to the present and probably the future, you may ask.
Firstly, Man's infixed evil. How is this related to the story and our present society? Evil is always innate in us , just that we had yet to find out.Evil is the devil among us,causing us to do all sorts of bad deeds and actions. This will not only harm ourselves but also harm those that are around us, causing them to be emotionally, and probably physically hurt by our bad deeds. The bad side of us , which is not usually shown , can be reflected clearly in The Lottery. This is so when the villagers were basically devouring a member of its own community by stoning Tessie Hutchinson. Without sparing a thought for her feelings, they stoned her and thus causing her to be the sole exclusion to give the remaining community members a bonding and fun experience,from the villagers' point of view. If others from other villages pass by this village and find out what they are doing to one of their village members, what would they think???? Would they think it positively or negatively?? They would feel that this village is a village filled with an evil atmosphere in the air, spreading around to all the villagers from the quote "Old Man Warner was saying," Come on, come on,everyone.".This village is too possessed with all the evil thoughts ,that the villagers in this village do not know how to respect other's feelings and they do not even give a thought about the remorse that he / she would feel after stoning their own village member.
Secondly,the destructive nature of ancient rituals. Ancient rituals, which means rituals that have long been forgotten, were destructive and were harmful to mankind.Thus,the rituals were slowly forgotten. Then causing the mankind to work together as a team , to spare a thought for others and to show a good side at all times.The destructive nature of ancient rituals are shown so clearly from The Lottery,"Mrs Hutchinson screamed, and then they were upon her." Do the villagers spare a thought for her before stoning her with the most anciewnt sacrificial weapon--stones? No, they do not. They just take advantage of the destructive nature of the stones, the mass, to kill someone. With the destructive nature of the stoning, they over rely on the stonbes to kill someone, and not invent new items that are less destructive that the most ancient sacrificial weapon--stones.Also as the ritual has been incorporated for more than 50 years, they are used to it and thus thay take it as a norm that people doit just for the skae of finishinmg the ancient ritual by using stones, so that thay would be able to kill the person easier and so that they could quickly go back to their normal lives after the ritual.
Thank You.
First of all, I would just want to say how it is relevant to our today's society. In what ways are the themes of the Lottery related to the present and probably the future, you may ask.
Firstly, Man's infixed evil. How is this related to the story and our present society? Evil is always innate in us , just that we had yet to find out.Evil is the devil among us,causing us to do all sorts of bad deeds and actions. This will not only harm ourselves but also harm those that are around us, causing them to be emotionally, and probably physically hurt by our bad deeds. The bad side of us , which is not usually shown , can be reflected clearly in The Lottery. This is so when the villagers were basically devouring a member of its own community by stoning Tessie Hutchinson. Without sparing a thought for her feelings, they stoned her and thus causing her to be the sole exclusion to give the remaining community members a bonding and fun experience,from the villagers' point of view. If others from other villages pass by this village and find out what they are doing to one of their village members, what would they think???? Would they think it positively or negatively?? They would feel that this village is a village filled with an evil atmosphere in the air, spreading around to all the villagers from the quote "Old Man Warner was saying," Come on, come on,everyone.".This village is too possessed with all the evil thoughts ,that the villagers in this village do not know how to respect other's feelings and they do not even give a thought about the remorse that he / she would feel after stoning their own village member.
Secondly,the destructive nature of ancient rituals. Ancient rituals, which means rituals that have long been forgotten, were destructive and were harmful to mankind.Thus,the rituals were slowly forgotten. Then causing the mankind to work together as a team , to spare a thought for others and to show a good side at all times.The destructive nature of ancient rituals are shown so clearly from The Lottery,"Mrs Hutchinson screamed, and then they were upon her." Do the villagers spare a thought for her before stoning her with the most anciewnt sacrificial weapon--stones? No, they do not. They just take advantage of the destructive nature of the stones, the mass, to kill someone. With the destructive nature of the stoning, they over rely on the stonbes to kill someone, and not invent new items that are less destructive that the most ancient sacrificial weapon--stones.Also as the ritual has been incorporated for more than 50 years, they are used to it and thus thay take it as a norm that people doit just for the skae of finishinmg the ancient ritual by using stones, so that thay would be able to kill the person easier and so that they could quickly go back to their normal lives after the ritual.
Thank You.
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