Project's day experience.

On the day of project's day, I felt nervous before we presented because it was our second time presenting for preliminary for project's day. The first one was fine since we heard that the teacher would be a bit lenient for our projects and thus, I was quite sure that we will pass. But since this year is Secondary 2, our standards must be higher and thus presentation will contribute to our success. When we presented, I could hear myself speak and did stammer a bit since I was not very prepared for this (no script/no rehearsal) and thus, feel that there would be mistakes in my speech. But I successfully finished saying my part without much problems. Some learning points are for the presenter to speak louder, or more clearly on stage because if they're too soft or if their speech is not clear, the audience might not understand what they are trying to convey. Sometimes, tone must be added in to express the current feeling of the presenter and the overall feeling of the speech. For example, if one's trying to convey a message about global warning, one needs to speak it in an very serious tone, a depressed tone, or furious tone. For gaming, one need to speak in a cheerful tone, excited tone, ext. I feel that I have done to point on clear and loud speech, but not the one on tone and I still have to work on it.

IN-CLASS ONLINE LESSON #4

1a. The basketball court is one of the most crowded places in my neighbourhood. (Sight) The ground on the basketball court is clear white, made of cement. The marking on the floor is made clearly, every turn is made into a perfect 90 degree angle. The post stands tall, at around 2.4metres and the net is a perfect circle, just around the size of the basketball, but bigger to increase the chances of scoring.
b. (Hearing) The sound is indeed unique. The beat of the ball is constant with one or more beats at the time. If it is just as synchronized, it will become a musical beat already.
c. (Sight) The panels on the street football court are colourful, to match the colour of the playground on the left. The lights stand tall and majestic and will shine brighter than the stars at night.
d. (Hearing) The cheers often come from both the courts. The winning cheers and the losing cheer, some of the teams, which they play serious for recreation, will cheer to do better if they lost and cheer if they won. All filled with joy.

4.

I'm afraid...

I'm afraid of the next day I am going to face after today. Life is full of challenges, yes, that is undeniable. But something that is impossible to miss is tomorrow. Tomorrow is the only road of choice you have if you want to continue your life. Tomorrow is the key to your success, but what about the today of your tomorrow? Is something drastic going to happen to you, that cost you something more than anything precious in your life? Are you going to lose your loved ones? That is one of the reason I hate tomorrow. But I only have today and tomorrow in my hand. So why not treasure it? But the kind of stress, the unpleasant surprises I might and MUST face is intolerable. The requirements for the world we are living in now is a fast paced and stressful life. I'm afraid of tomorrow and what it might bring and I’m afraid of the today, that will bring about the tomorrow. The cause of the fear is because of this society, this fast paced life, this stress brought to us that caused us to be like that, like what? Side effects was casted like a spell on us, like why are you rushing this? Why are you doing these things both at the same time? Why are the skipping lunch or dinner? Why? It’s because the today we have is not being cherished enough, we do not have the time to stop and look outside, to think about how the trees are growing, whether they have enough water, whether the sky’s blue, whether it will rain, do we look at all this? No. Especially not in Singapore, on a weekend from 6a.m to 7p.m. Because today is short.

I'm tired.

I'm tired of the life I am leading now. I am like a robot, doing the same thing just for the sake of doing it. What I do every morning, is what I will do, and what I must do, the next morning. It all seemed like a drill to me, seeing every day, slipping through my fingers. Tasting the sour and bitter part of life. I am tired of it. I got to find something interesting to make my life better. Technology, academics, finance, especially money, is certainly important in life. But sometimes, it might seem like bliss to me, having fun. But most of the time, it might seem like hell to me. So tired of this kind of life, but it will be too epic for a change. The overwhelming importance of studies and life skills just make life even worst. Friends could not be trusted most of the time and finding a true friend seemed impossible. Treating them good, does not mean they will treat you back the same way you treated them. Life is also unfair, but that will be another story. For life, I am speechless, since I probably have not found out the true meaning of life. The meaning in which we carry throughout our lives and that meaning will guide us through the pain that we will suffer and make us stronger and better.

Neighborhood I live in.

Using specific sensory details, describe accurately the Neighborhood I live in.

My neighborhood is a very unique since there are different scenes happening every day. The sight of the sun rising is especially clear with the translucent clouds drifting around it. The magnificent fitness corner located underneath my block will be filled with cheerful children, running around happily. Their laughter is certainly unforgettable. Adults chatting spread through the neighborhood as they laugh and joked. There is a wet market that is always busy in the early morning. Calls of sales and offers are broadcast using the loud and harsh voice of the fishmonger, butcher and others. There are also 2 coffee shops located at both the end of the long stretch of business. The crowd of people eating breakfast, lunch and dinner there are certainly happy, since food is cheap and delicious. The smell of the food is also very tantalizing. I definitely tasted the food there. I usually go for dinner during the weekends with my family and it never fails to make me want more. But the disadvantage of eating there is obviously the lack of cleanliness, even though the food tastes nice. The pests there are also very disgusting when eating, but there is always a price to pay for cheap good stuffs.

o make me want more.

IN-CLASS ONLINE LESSON #2

1. Think about how an individual's identity is shaped. What factors have led to the formation of your own identity?

Parents, surrounding environment, living conditions, events that happen to them and the media.
The factors that led to the formation of my own identity is my parents and my surrounding environment. My parents guided my through-out my life, letting me walk the right path and not let me walk astray and into the dark path, my surrounding environments, friends, were very good and inspiring so I did not lost my sense of "direction".

2. Search for three images (that are not a photograph of you) that you feel represent your identity.

I'm friendly in the sense when I'm making friends, but that is only when I'm bored or lonely, but I normally do not get back the response I wanted.

I'm hardworking and intelligent, but I do not really know how to make full use of it, making me look dumb sometimes...

I'm also emotional, being happy and then sad, but the advantage is that I won't be too angry at someone for too long. Another point is that while I'm emo-ing, I might just be VERY angry for even the most minor things, making this more of a disadvantage. =D

2P4 In-Class Online Lessons: Term 1 Q2~

1. Have you ever been in the company of a group of which you were clearly not a member? What was the circumstance? How did you act? How were you treated?

Q1. Yes, I've been in a company or group of people of which I'm clearly not treated like a member of that group. What happened was that they said that I'm one of the members, and there'll be an opportunity for me to present. After that, they let me have a go at the first "round", which I did good and passed the "round" in a race. When I'm suppose to continue to the second "round", they said that I might not have what it takes to win race, asking someone not in this group to take over me, which caused me to disappointed and upset. I didn't do much at that time because what I think was that if they regard me someone who will lose without a doubt, they should have ask me to go away in the first place. Not letting me join and putting high hopes in the first place. I treated it as a lesson and forgot about it, but I did tell a teacher. Next time I shall not bother about them anymore and that's all I did. How I was treated was I was treated unfairly, because they didn't even recognise the achievement I did, and expect me to say "okay" for being replaced by someone who's not even in the group. So this kind of attitute or unfairness should be changed if not people will not co-operate with him/her again.