Friends

Friends will be present at every stage of our lives. From the time when we were toddlers to the time when we are going to work, friends will always be present. However, true friends that stick with us through thick and thin are rare. Thus, these friendships are so brittle yet so precious, so rare yet so uncherished.

First and foremost, to have a true best friend in life, trust and loyalty between each other are the most important ingredients for this recipe of friendship to work. Without trust, the friendship will be like a constant guessing game, unsure of the other parties' intention, thus suspicion might grow between each other. Similarly, loyalty is needed to provide stability to the friendship. With loyalty, we will be assured that our friends will be there for us when we need them the most, thus, loyalty provides a base for the friendship to progress. Therefore, loyalty and trust are the crux of a friendship and its importance must never be underestimated.

As the saying goes, "a friend in need is a friend in indeed." This is what defines a true friend: One that is willing to lend a helping hand in time of need. It is only when one is truly in need, then it is possible for us to see if the friends around him are true friends. Those that try their best to escape from you in times of distress are known as superficial friends and they will always be with us, just for the namesake 'friend'. Friends that are willing to share your problems and go through weal and woe with you are your true friends. They will be the ones worth cherishing and and we will be able to announce proudly to all our superficial friends "He is indeed my friend that will accompany me through my life!" Hence, true friends are one that are willing to laugh at your jokes, as well as weep at your sorrows. This is called a true friend.

Holiday homework

Life. Everyone has a different opinion on it. Some people work hard to fight for their lives, some simply throw it away by jumping off a 40-storey high building. All of us are in in differnet stages of life. Some in study life, some in working life, some near the end of life. Yes. Life definitely is a complicated thing. Simple too hard for me to describe, at least not for a person who live till 15 only. All I can say is: Look around you, cherish everything you have, treasure your life, and make the most of it, so that you wont live to regret.

P.S Im crapping, no time, got to do other homework...

Holiday homework

Do we singaporeans view education too highly? Personally, I have to agree. Just take a look at our national table tennis team, almost all of them are foreigners and only a handful are singaporeans. This simply reveals a startling fact, singaporeans view certificates as the one and only way to earn money as parents discourage their child to persue their dreams in sports but instead focus on academics. Narrow minded and naive parents? I certainly agree.

Holiday homework

Secondary Three. Another step up the level of education. Naturally, this will also mean staying in a pressure cooker where expectations of parents run wild. From good results to no watching of television. You name it, they have it. yet, all us poor students could do is to soak in the pressure, and work harder. Thus, when we grow up, we would also put the same amount of pressure on our children, and so on and so forth. What a cycle!

Holiday Homework

Technically speaking, its the holidays. We, students finally deserved out well deserved and long overdue rest. However, this holiday has been homework after homework, revision after revision. The 'homework express' does not seem to end, and sadly, it won't. This journal happens to be one part of the avalanche of homework waiting for me to lay my hands on.

Term 2 Week 9 (Week 29)

His adversary soon engaged in a fracas due to that particular moment of pique. Adherents stood beside their friends, cheering them on. What a pathetic sight!

Favorite Author

My favourite author will and have to be Ronald Dahl. I have to agree that it is a rather immature choice of mine, however, his books are those that I could relate with the most, and that is what, I feel, is the most important aspect of a book. There are a few interesting thing facts about this amazing author that I am about to share with you.

First and foremost, he wrote his first book during world war two about his airplane crash. That book was the only book he wrote and most of his books are written after the war.

Secondly, after getting married, they had 5 children, however bad luck soon befell on him. Olivia, one of his children died of measles. Soon the couple broke up after a turbulent marriage.

Next, he continued persuing a career in writing. One of a book review he wrote actually stated his hatred of Jews and Israel and gained disapproval from the Jewish community. However, he soon tried to amend the gap between the Jews and himself.

Also, he set up a Partners in Health, a non profit charity organisation, showing his dedication to helping out the poor.

Last but not least, he died of a rare blood disease in his home. He was given a viking-like sent off.

What an amazing journey of a writer who has both ups and downs in his life! He had, has and will be my favourite writer for his impeccable ability to relate his stories to readers.