Tuesday

Going steady

Today during assembly, we had a sexuality education talk on going steady. I felt that this was a very interesting and relevant talk as i know at least one friend who has openly admitted that he was in a BGR relationship, even though he knew his parents does not approve of it.

Today's talk was to the point and i think it helped me understand more about the difference between love and infatuation. That would definitely help me make the right choice in the future and prevent me from making bad decisions now.

Sexuality Education talks are definitely helpful to us as we are all going through puberty, a turbulent time. We all need some form of guidance and help from people who have been through it. These talks are crucial in preventing us from making the wrong decisions.

Comments

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http://bansiang2i3.blogspot.com/2011/04/mrt-is-it-safe-enough.html
http://bansiang2i3.blogspot.com/2011/05/aat-skills-application.html
http://leeliakghee2i310.blogspot.com/2011/05/stomp-jiang-lai.html
http://2i3numbereight.blogspot.com/2011/04/response-to-chinese-debate-topic.html
http://lolz-teddy.blogspot.com/2011/04/facebook-sued-for-1-billion-over.html
http://2i3-12.blogspot.com/2011/05/should-singlish-be-recognized-as.html
http://2i3-12.blogspot.com/2011/05/does-hard-work-always-pay-off.html

Wednesday

LKY's comments T2P9

Taken from the Straits Times:
Mr Lee, who had first spoken on the contest there on Friday, yesterday reiterated that Aljunied voters must “accept the consequences of their actions” if they voted the PAP out.

“You must expect the PAP to look after PAP constituencies first,” he said.

When asked if his strong words might create a backlash against the PAP, he said simply: “I am 87, I am speaking the truth. I do not want to be hypocritical. You look at Hougang, and you think Hougang is better than all the other constituencies? It is the job of the PAP to look after its own constituencies first, right?”

This is obviously a threat to keep the PAP in power. They are threatening to not provide you with services that though are not necessary, are however leaving you less equipped and thus at a loss as compared to other estates in terms of property value and convenience. Just to keep in power.

I think that the PAP has no right to favour its own constituencies over those that belong to other parties. The money that they have is not the PAP's money and it does not belong only to the people in PAP constituencies. The money used is the money of the taxpayers in Singapore.

Why i like hurdling T2P8

I like hurdling because of two reasons. Firstly, because it helps level the playing field for those who cannot run as fast as other people. Hurdling requires training and practice. Although talent helps, the trainings are still the most crucial part of perfecting your hurdling technique.

Next, I like hurdling because I cannot run as fast as most of the other trackers. Luckily, i can hurdle better than some of them, which helps me catch up to them. Without hurdles, there would be nothing i can do in track.

Saturday

Trainings T2P7

When i first joined the sprints team, i hated trainings. Trainings mostly involved running and doing weights. I did not like it because they were quite boring and repetitive. What made me dislike track was that we had to train during holidays!

Soon, i realised the that i would learn something new during the june holidays. I would learn how to hurdle. Hurdling can be for two races, 400m or 100m. The 100m hurdles focuses more on technique, and how to minimize the amount of time the hurdle slows you down by. 400m hurdles focuses on the steps before the hurdles, how to plan them correctly so that you do not have to slow down to cross the hurdle. Your technique does not have to be so good.

After this, i enjoyed going for trainings. I love hurdling. I feel great every time i cross a hurdle. Although there are still trainings where we do running exercises, i try to do my best for these as i know that they will help me hurdle better.

Friday

Track and Field. T2P6

My CCA is track and field. When i first joined, i was feeling both excited and disappointed. Excited because i heard that track and field was the best CCA in Hwa Chong, disappointed because i knew that i didn't join track and field by choice. In the weeks that we could have gone for CCA trials, i chose to go home as i kept thinking that i still would have time to go for trials. Eventually, i ended up with only one option i could choose: Track and field. This was because track and field trials were during PE.

Everybody spent the first 2 months training together, under Coach Chu. He is an excellent coach. Most coach specialize in training a certain events, but Coach Chu can train anybody for any event, that is why he was chosen to train the new sec ones. In these 2 months, i found out that i was quite good at jumping although i was not a very good runner. At the end of the mass training period, we were all assigned to our specific events. I was utterly disappointed that i was not chosen to be in the jumps team. Instead, i was chosen to join the sprints team.

After training with the sprints team for a year, i have grown to like it and enjoy trainings more.

Monday

Should there be a law against leaving your child alone at home? T2P5

I believe that there should be a law punishing parents who leave their child alone at home, especially if the child is below primary school age. There could be many things that can happen if a young child is left alone at home without adult supervision.

A child might get injured if left without adult supervision. There are many things that a child could do to injure himself or herself, as they do not take care of themselves properly.

If a stranger with ill intentions realises that the child is left at home alone, he could break into the house or tempt the child to go out, and the stranger would be able to do anything he wants to the child.

Thus, i believe that there should be a law that punishes parents who leave their children alone at home without any supervision. If both parents are working, they could either leave their kids with one of their neighbours or hire a maid to take care of the kid. If both these methods do not work, they can also leave them in a child care centre.