We won a medal...right?

I'm sure all of you know by now that Singapore has won a silver medal in the Olympics thanks to the women's table tennis team. According to the very "reliable" source aka the Straits Times,the nation is proud of their success. Some people have also said something along the lines of "Finally,we won another medal thanks to foreign talent."

But have we really won a medal? The members of the table tennis team all came from China. They migrated to Singapore to lead a better life and you really can't blame them,seeing as China only cares about perfection,which they showed for the world to see at the opening ceremony of the Olympics.

So the match that day was really China vs China. However,our amazing government has managed to brainwash most of the country to take the team's achievement as their own. We did not win the medal. The foreign talents did. And even if everyone accepted them,they would still be foreign talents.

Let's hope that in the 2012 Olympics,Singapore's people will win a medal for their birth country and prove to the world that we do not rely on Foreign Talent

END of CA2!!!!!

The CA2 is finally over!!! Now comes waiting for the results...

I am screwed for Maths. Forgot how to do the congruency question...but should be able to get a good mark for Geography. Speaking of Geography,Timo cheated in the exam. He wrote notes on his hand. When the teacher asked him,he said "I wrote the answers so that I can show it to my mum."

WTH. This ranks NO. 1 on the list of lame excuses.

And all he got was a call to his parents. Everyone thought he would be sent to Mr Chia but nooooo,he got only one call.

And my parents are killing me. When they ask me how I did for exams,I would say "ok". Then my father would say "That's what you always say." Fine. Next time I'll just say that I failed for everything.

Till the next post.

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I hate my life.

My parents do not care.
My sister is evil.
Friends can't help.
Neither can teachers.
Who can I turn to?

Rant on...Respect of elders

Ok. From the title you know this post is going to be very long...if you can't read long posts then I suggest you stop.

Too many times have we heard parents tell children, "Respect your elders." When they say this,they mean every single word, especially RESPECT. This means that you should and MUST be polite,obedient,and kind to your elders,whether they are your parents,grandparents or just some guy who you don't know and is heading to a retirement home.

Normally,this is something to follow. After all,your parents are the ones who raised you. But in the little red dot we call Singapore,that sentence is abused many,many,many times.

For example,you (I'm assuming you're a student) board a bus. You are carrying one schoolbag,your CCA equipment and your wallet. Plus another stack of books. After tapping your EZ-link card,you proceed to look for a seat. Finally, you find one and gratefully collapse on it.

Then,an old lady who looks fit for her age boards the bus. After finding out that everyone else has "mysteriously" fallen asleep,she looks at you. You feel a twinge of guilt,but shake your head as you do not wish to die under all the weight you are carrying.

The old lady then starts to complain about you being disrespectful and starts to tell the whole bus. Suddenly everyone wakes up and glares at you. With a sigh, you give your seat to the haughty old hag and proceed to crumble under your stuff.

In this case,it's clear that the old lady is at fault. Not only did she not notice your state,but she also acted as if it was her right to have a seat in the damn bus. This is a common incident in Singapore.

In Asia,we have this tendency to "worship" the elderly,which includes parents. Not doing this will result in punishment. This is very worrying. Does this mean that the elders are always right? What if one of your great-grandparents told you that foot binding for girls was recommended? If you were a girl would you listen to them? Of course not. What if your parents ordered you to take up a course that you hated just because they think that it's "for your own good"? Will it do any good to you?

Respect is a must. But there is a fine line between respect and total obedience. That is one line elders must NEVER cross.

National Day...two weeks and counting

9th of August...the day known as National Day. The day where Singaporeans (citizens,PRs and "foreign talents" alike) come together to celebrate the nation's birthday. The day where there will be yet another song composed praising Singapore and encouraging people to help Singapore prosper. Then there will be fireworks and everyone goes home happy...


After that there will be a National Day speech by our amazing PM saying how far we have come so far and suggesting another pay raise. The nation will be brainwashed yet again and continue their work as drones...

Next year,the cycle repeats itself...

Floorball yesterday...

Ok,continuing from my last post,we played floorball yesterday. Thanks to the whole team,we won every match.

Also,we witnessed first hand how good Timo was in floorball. While our team was playing against his, (with Ryan being unofficial occasional commentator), he was the goalkeeper for 3/4 of the match.

The score? 6-1 with me letting in one of my two goals...

What's weird is that when we played the same team again,Zhong Wei was the goalkeeper and the score was 1-1. And Timo is one fat guy,so it's strange that he let in more goals than Zhong Wei. He also tackled Jia Hao 5 times...but Jia Hao was on his team...he also kept on saying woots for no reason...

I have nothing to say. Timo,seeking attention this way does not work.

School Rox!!!

For the first time,I actually liked school today,probably becos there was very little hmwk and school ended at 1.05pm.

Anyway,the first lesson was PE. And we played floorball! And I was in Seetoh's team,so I expected us to own everyone since the team consisted of: Melvin,Yijun,Jon Phua,Nic Chew,Seetoh and me,the guy who can't be a goalkeeper.

Speaking of goalkeeping,I let in 2 goals today...



Blog more tomorrow...

Rant on small kids playing games.

I am laughing my head and a** off.

Why? Becos of what happened today.

I went to the Toys and Comics Convention at Suntec today. Damn crowded. Probably becos it was the last day. Anyway,there was this Wii demo station and many parents were letting their precious kids try,or should I say,waste other people's time. The kids could play the games as well as I could get number 1 position in a game of Halo,or any other game for that matter.

Here's a scenario of one of the many LOL moments:

Little boy takes Wii zapper aka shooting thingy which does not look like a gun. He holds it at face level. The targeting reticle is nowhere to be seen and his character is pointing at the top right corner firing arrow after arrow at nothing. Meanwhile,enemies are attacking him. Behind him,some guys laugh. The boy's final score...0. No kidding.

Parents,pls DO NOT let ur child play video games if they are too young. Firstly,you will be embarrassed as ur child is waving the controller violently as though he hates it as much as his evil siblings. Secondly,you will be wasting people's time as they have no choice but to wait for ur child to finish. Wait till ur child is about 8 or 9 and understands sentences like "shoot the circles,not the crosses" or "press A to accelerate" before you let him or her play video games.

I have also seen idiotic parents blowing all their tokens at arcades in less than 5 mins. Reason? They don't know how to play the games. In Time Crisis (1,2,3 or 4 i don't care), STEP ON THE FREAKING PEDAL TO SHOOT!!!!! Too many times have I seen some dumb parent watch his or her child lose all 3 lives becos the time ran out. Or they used all their bullets and don't know how to reload. Then,they say "This game is broken"

WTH

Another example is House of the dead. Shoot outside of the bloody screen to reload,not keep on pumping the trigger and seeing zombies slash/bite/claw you. And if your child can't reach the acceleration pedal in Daytona USA,don't let him or her play it. EVER.

Ok...maybe until he/she grows...

School's in...holidays out...

Second day of the second semester of the school...still surviving. Everyone was happy as we got to learn the "pervertic" chapter for Bio...reproduction in humans. Realised that the Home Econs classes are not swapping teachers!

In other news,TIMO has been transferred to MY GROUP!!!!! NOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!! If he slacks like how his former group members claim then I am going to kick him out. Melvin joked that Timo pulls down the entire group...literally and figuratively,due to his size.

Also,NAPFA is coming...must train.

Until the nxt post....

华文假期作业

读了《一把大雨伞》这本书后，我觉得它的内容对我说是很有意义。这本书总共有13篇小说，作者是年红著。这些小说都有一个道德将学会在结尾。比如，第一篇小说-《一把大雨伞》事告诉我们应该像大雨伞一样，虽然不华丽，但是很适用。《一本故事书》这篇小说是叫读者作一个诚实，不自私的人。我很喜欢这本书，所以会叫我的家人来读它。

这本书的内容使我想起很多方法来教别人，尤其是小孩子，怎样像小说中的主角，改掉自己的坏习惯或态度，做一个好人。我能把小说演出，同时也问小孩们一些关于小说的道德的问题。这样做就会使小孩们不觉得闷，也能学怎样做一个式样人。

当然，我也常常再读这本书，把所学到的良好品德用在生活上。这样，我能使别人更开心，因为助人为快乐之本。我认为大家应该读这本书，学一些好品德。