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.

Pictures of my neighbourhood

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.

Vivid Childhood memory.

A vivid childhood memory of an event that helped to influence who I am today is a lesson I learnt from my friends, about true friends are difficult to find. That was because I had a friend, who was supposedly my "best friend", had suddenly turned his back against me and went with another friend. Why I felt hurt was because he was with me most of the time and we had lunch together, just like brothers until he changed to the more arrogant type. With his other "true friends", he found them better and more compatible with... I was too gullible to think that he would be my sworn brother, that was because I did not know how the society was like and was probably in-experienced and immature at that time. Now I know that sometimes, true friends are difficult to find and that we should treat them equally until they shows up. That is usually called affinity.

IN-CLASS ONLINE LESSON #3

After the discussion in class, we have found out that Atticus Finch has a high level of tolerance and is able to deal with problems that happens in the book and like the problems that we discussed too. We separated the criterias into different segments of tolerance and the result, the cause. We also mentioned the different point of views that we had towards Atticus and his actions. I was proud that Atticus was never ashamed of whatever the crowd is talking about him and still, continued defending Tom Robinson despite the odds of winning the case and the disadvantage that will be brought to him. Back to the topic of tolerance, I still think that Atticus' level of tolerance is very high to be able to withstand the crowd's criticism and threats posted to him. He also wishes to spread the message that racism is unfair and not too good for the people in May-comb, although most people are also with Atticus, the overpowering of the rich and "highly socialized" people made it seem impossible but Atticus never gave up. These are examples of Atticus' tolerance.


Here's our information that we discussed in google docs:
Google documents