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Really... Who Killed Adeline?

Wednesday, January 28, 2009

If you guys do not know the story yet, this story is about Adeline, a girl who, because of failing her examinations, committed suicide.

Really, who "killed" Adeline?

I find that Adeline's parents "killed" her as they gave her a lot of stress, her mother emphasising that she would die if she did not pass and it would give her great shame. Also, her father says that he would be the laughing stock of his friends. Furthermore, they would give her a caning. In the late 70's the Singapore education system doe not tolerate students dropping out of school, therefore Adeline's parents are desperate for her to do well thus always emphasising her that it is crucial for her to pass. After learning that she did not pass, it was the last straw that broke the camel's back, pushing her to suicide.

Fergie.

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~Freak Of Nature, 10:31 AM

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~Freak Of Nature, 10:19 AM

Happy Niu Year everyone!

What have you guys done during the three days of holidays?

Well my three days so far were quite exciting.

On CNY eve, we had reunion dinner. (we went to a restaurant and the food was great!) After that my parents and I went to watch "The Wedding Game". It should have been rated NC16.

On the first day of...CNY I went to see the solar eclipse, at the science centre with some eclipse glasses given to me.

On the second day of... CNY I went to the Istana and it was so big to me, because I think it is bigger than HCI.

Thats about it, quite enjoyable. HAPPY CNY!!!!

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~Freak Of Nature, 10:01 AM

It's a mad Man City world

Saturday, January 24, 2009

This is adopted from The Straits Times and is strictly just for laughs.

This transcript is between Man City's beleaguered manager and its obvious owner.

Manchester City's owner: Sheikh Mansour (in Blue)

Manchester City's manager: Mark Hughes (in white)

(so you guys can see more clearly)

Is that the manager?

Yes it is, sir. It's Mark Hughes.

Merv Hughes? Aren't you the retired cricketer with the massive moustache?

No, it's Mark, sir. This is City. You bought the city, remember?

I own the London Stock Exchange now, too? I know I've been busy but my people must keep me informed if they go shopping without telling me...

No, no, no, Manchester City. The football team you planned to turn into the biggest club in the world by throwing vulgar amounts of money at players who are already multi-millionaires at a time when most football fans are struggling with the global credit crunch.

Ah, that's right. It was my attempt to demonstrate my family's enduring values of respect to an international audience. Are we the biggest team in the world yet?

We're not even the biggest team in Manchester. There is a joke going around that we are the city's third team now.

Who is the second team?

Manchester United's reserves... Anyway, I had an idea this morning while I was watching Barack Obama on TV and...

Can we buy him too?

He's not a footballer, sir. He's the new American President.

He'll still do a better job for us than Richard Dunne.

That might be true. But I called you about Kaka.

Ah, the best player in the world you said. The player who'd win us the title you said. The player who'd be happy too swap the fashion houses of Milan for the track pants and hoodies of Manchester, you said.

Yeah, I know.

The player we could probably get in a straight swap deal for Richard Dunne, you said.

Yeah, well, he turned us down. He said true sporting greatness is about one's legacy, rather than the bank balance. He said there's more to life than money.

I'm sorry. I do not understand what you just said.

He believes that money is no guarantee of happiness.

Tell that to Leeds United.

But it's OK because I've bought a player in Kaka's image.

Lionel Messi?

No, Craig Bellamy.

I do not remember seeing his name in our original dream XI.

He wasn't. But he was the second best striker at West Ham behind Dean Ashton and he'll put a stop to dressing-room indiscipline.

Is he a calming influence then?

No, I'll give him a three iron. You should've seen what he did to John Arne Riise at Liverpool a couple of years ago.

But is this Bellamy a Manchester city kind of player?

He sulks on and off the pitch and has a tendency to go Awol.

He sounds like the ideal Manchester City player.

I certainly think Bellamy and Robinho will make a perfect couple.

What does Robinho think of his new strike partner?

I don't know. We haven't found him yet sir.

How much did we pay for this Bellamy?

Well he's 29 years old, a few months older than Michael Owen and spent most of last season injured and had no more than six decent games for West Ham. We paid 14 million pounds (S$31 million)

What a bargain... Here, what's that noise in the background?

That's Gianfranco Zola giggling on the other line.

Are we buying him too?

No, he's the West Ham manager, sir.

Why can I still hear him laughing?

He's wondering if we wanted to buy Carlton Cole for 20 million pounds.

~THE END~

Your manager,

Fergie

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~Freak Of Nature, 6:44 PM

How can Singapore's Education System be improved?

Friday, January 23, 2009

My favourite topic.

I think the education system can be greatly improved. How? Firstly, Singapore mainly focuses on study, study and study, so students lack physical well-being. Ask yourself, how much time do you have for P.E in a week? Only 40 minutes. For the rest who joins sport related CCAs maybe an extra 5 ours a week, but how about those who do not? According to a research conducted between Australian school children and Singapore school children, 30% of children in Singapore wears spectacles while only 6% of the children in Australia wears spectacles. Why? You would ask, and the main reason is a lack of exercise. Everyday, Australian children would end school at 1pm, followed by 2 hours of sports thrice a week. That is why they can sit in front of the computer for 3 hours a day and not have myopia while we do.

My next point is that Singapore focuses on drilling facts and figures into our heads while America focuses on letting their children do various assignments which involves research, letting them learn for themselves. Although Singapore newspaper reports always show that Singaporean children are doing better than others in America, who, grows up to be Nobel laureates, scientists, and researchers? Mostly Americans.

Another thing is- outings. Singapore's lessons are mainly conducted in classrooms, with 4 or 5 outings a year, while America has lots of outings. Lets say you are studying science. If you are learning about butterflies, it would help you remember if you could take a look at what it really looks like, right?

I guess you know what my points are...... right?

Your Manager,

Sir Alex Ferguson

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~Freak Of Nature, 11:31 AM

Question... I mean questions for the day

Thursday, January 22, 2009

What is Education?

Big word with a big meaning. Here are some more sub-questions(if there is such word).

1)Must you need a teacher by your side everyday to be educated?Or your parents will do?

2)Does education have to take place in school?

3)Or do you need pieces of paper that says "Certificate of education" to be educated?

Please share your thoughts with me--------PLEASE!!!!

Enough, here's my view:

What is the definition of Education? It is the act or process of acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgement, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life, according to dictionary.com (Can you understand this?)

That is why I think education basically means to expand your knowledge, develop good character(civilly and morally). However, education does not exactly have to be in school, it can happen everywhere, anytime, any place. Oh and most importantly, it can be about anything. Who will be doing the teaching? Not necessarily teachers but also your parents. After all, teachers are adults too! In fact everyone can educate, just on different things as long as they have the capability to do so. That brings me to my last point.(I sound like a debater don't I?) Certificates are just to show that you have been through the education system, but it does not mean that if you are not in the system, you are not educated. Have you heard of "home-schooling"?

Here are my views---what's yours?

Your Manager,

Sir Alex Ferguson

Here's a cool video for you: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_bvT-DGcWw

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~Freak Of Nature, 6:19 PM

Sunday, January 18, 2009

Enjoy!!!

Song: The Middle by Jimmy Eat World

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~Freak Of Nature, 10:38 AM

My First Post