Life in The Boarding School

As most of my friends should know, I am one of the 28 Malaysian scholars staying in the boarding school. I came here by exceling in a maths competition and through an interview by some of the school staffs. Many people stay in the boarding school, some of them came from China and some of them are my Malaysian seniors.

Although life in the boarding school are not as easy as at home, we make many friends from different countries and we got along quite well. Every morning, we have breakfast and will reach school in about 5 minutes time. After school, we will have lunch at school and walk back to the boarding school or have extra lessons before heading back.

In the boarding school, lunch is only provided during weekends so we have to eat at the school canteen after our lessons. During weekends, we will go out together to buy things or even have meals outside the boarding school.

I hope that I can make more friends in the boarding school in the future. Having the chance to be independant here will be a memorable experience to us.

IT Home Learning Lesson 2

My favorite poet is William Shakespeare, an outstanding poet among others.

For all his fame and celebration, William Shakespeare remains a mysterious figure with regards to personal history. There are just two primary sources for information on the Bard: his works, and various legal and church documents that have survived from Elizabethan times. Naturally, there are many gaps

in this body of information, which tells us little about Shakespeare the man.

William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, allegedly on April 23, 1564. Church records from Holy Trinity Church indicate that he was baptized there on April 26, 1564. Young William was born of John Shakespeare, a glover and leather merchant, and Mary Arden, a landed heiress. William, according to the church register, was the third of eight children in the Shakespeare household—three of whom died in childhood. John Shakespeare had a remarkable run of success as a merchant, and later as an alderman and high bailiff of Stratford, during William's early childhood. His fortunes declined, however, in the 1570s.

Some of William's poems are:

A Fairy Song

Over hill, over dale, Thorough bush, thorough brier, Over park, over pale, Thorough flood, thorough fire! I do wander everywhere, Swifter than the moon's sphere; And I serve the Fairy Queen, To dew her orbs upon the green; The cowslips tall her pensioners be; In their gold coats spots you see; Those be rubies, fairy favours; In those freckles live their savours; I must go seek some dewdrops here, And hang a pearl in every cowslip's ear.

Fidele

FEAR no more the heat o' the sun, Nor the furious winter's rages; Thou thy worldly task hast done, Home art gone, and ta'en thy wages: Golden lads and girls all must, As chimney-sweepers, come to dust. Fear no more the frown o' the great, Thou art past the tyrant's stroke; Care no more to clothe and eat; To thee the reed is as the oak: The sceptre, learning, physic, must All follow this, and come to dust. Fear no more the lightning-flash, Nor the all-dreaded thunder-stone; Fear not slander, censure rash; Thou hast finish'd joy and moan: All lovers young, all lovers must Consign to thee, and come to dust. No exorciser harm thee! Nor no witchcraft charm thee! Ghost unlaid forbear thee! Nothing ill come near thee! Quiet consummation have; And renowned be thy grave!

It was a Lover and his Lass

IT was a lover and his lass, With a hey, and a ho, and a hey nonino, That o'er the green corn-field did pass, In the spring time, the only pretty ring time, When birds do sing, hey ding a ding, ding; Sweet lovers love the spring. Between the acres of the rye, With a hey, and a ho, and a hey nonino, These pretty country folks would lie, In the spring time, the only pretty ring time, When birds do sing, hey ding a ding, ding; Sweet lovers love the spring. This carol they began that hour, With a hey, and a ho, and a hey nonino, How that life was but a flower In the spring time, the only pretty ring time, When birds do sing, hey ding a ding, ding; Sweet lovers love the spring. And, therefore, take the present time With a hey, and a ho, and a hey nonino, For love is crown`d with the prime In the spring time, the only pretty ring time, When birds do sing, hey ding a ding, ding; Sweet lovers love the spring.

There is great conjecture about Shakespeare's childhood years, especially regarding his education. It is surmised by scholars that Shakespeare attended the free grammar school in Stratford, which at the time had a reputation to rival Eton. While there are no records extant to prove this claim, Shakespeare's knowledge of Latin and Classical Greek would tend to support this theory. In addition, Shakespeare's first biographer, Nicholas Rowe, wrote that John Shakespeare had placed William "for some time in a free school." John Shakespeare, as a Stratford official, would have been granted a waiver of tuition for his son. As the records do not exist, we do not know how long William attended the school, but certainly the literary quality of his works suggest a solid education. What is certain is that William Shakespeare never proceeded to university schooling, which has stirred some of the debate concerning the authorship of his works.

William Shakespeare's legacy is a body of work that will never again be equaled in Western civilization. His words have endured for 400 years, and still reach across the centuries as powerfully as ever. Even in death, he leaves a final piece of verse as his epitaph.

T3W1 Language Arts IT Lesson 1

The Perfect Father The Perfect Father who accepts you the perfect father who protects you The perfect father what will you do? but believe in him and accept Him too The perfect Father who gave His life The perfect Father is found in Jesus Christ The perfect Father who knows your name The perfect father who will remain The perfect Father who lovingly guides who wants to lead you like a shepherd and walk by your side The perfect Father who listens and holds The perfect Father who gently consoles The perfect Father who changes you by his Love and his kindness and acceptance too The perfect Father who understands This perfect Father became a man So that you could come to personally know Him and know there is a Father who is out there my friend There is a Father who exist, your not dreaming He's looking for you while your searching for Him He's found in Jesus Christ Jesus answered, 'I am the way and the truth and the life no one comes to the father except through me' (The Holy Bible) John 14: 6 Debbie Bennett I like this poem because it shows that the poet is actually explaining that Jesus Christ is somehow 'a perfect father'. He uses examples of father's love to express his ideas, making the poem more interesting and easier to understand. He reveals his wonderful style by explaining his unusual and unique themes and writing with techniques like another poet. I like this poem because he uses short simple phrases in the stanza to express his feelings. It is somewhat detailed. The meaning of this poem is--In the world, Jesus is the 'father of life'. He is the perfect father in the world. He cares and loves the people in the world. There is a perfect father that exists. The poem reflects the love of a father, using the characteristics of a father to express most of his ideas.

Is Progress Necessarily Benefical for Society?

In my opinion, I do not think that progress is always beneficial for society. This is because if the country progresses too slow does not progress at all, it will not progress and will be easily overtaken. On the other hand, if the country progresses too fast, adaptation may be another problem.

Firstly,if the country progresses too fast, the citizens might have difficulties in adapting. For example, if the countryside happened to be a building site for a factory, the people will take a long time to adapt themselves to this new progress. Thus confusing them thoroughly.


Other than that, I will also be discussing about the advantages about countries that are progressing. As it can be seen in the book Village by the Sea, if the villagers do not progress and continue to spend their life catching fish, they would not be able to make a living easily. But if they progress and have factories, their income could be higher, and they also need not risk their lives in the sea.

My Favourite Character in Village by the Sea

My favourite character in Village by the Sea is Hari,the main character of the story. He takes on the strong responsibility in supporting his family. He quitted school to work in the fields when his father was addicted to toddy and did not want to work.

One day, Hari thought that if he went to the city, Bombay, he would earn more money than he would in Thul. Eventually he went there to find work. He found a work in Jagu's restaurant and begin to earn money there.

He also had the will to learn new skills. When he was in Bombay, he learned how to mend watches from a watchmender working in a shop beside the restaurant he works in.

Hari was also a very caring person. One day, Mr. Panwallah, the watchmender, fell ill. Hari took an afternoon of to visit him and had a talk with him.

He also tried his best to save money for his family. He spent as little as possible while he was in Bombay.When he returned, he had a lot of money for his family.

Hari is an independent and hardworking person. This is why he is my favourite character in Village by the Sea.

The part I like best in the novel Village by the Sea

The part I like the most in the novel is when Hari went to Bombay because this part shows how independent and caring he was for his family.

When Hari made his decision to make a fortune in the city, he thought of his poverty-driven family that needed the money. His ill mother needed treatment and Hari needed the money to support his family. Besides that, his father did not work and thus leading Hari to work instead of this father.

In Bombay, Hari worked very hard and he was determined to earn a living for his family. He worked hard at Jagu's restaurant even his days were very hard there. When he returned to Thul, he gave his family a better living as he promised.

Those are the reasons I like this part of the story.

City rat or country cat?

I'm sure almost everybody will know about this story. Well, I prefer being a city rat rather than a country rat. Why?

Being a 'city rat' ensures a better life. This is because the city has more job opportunities than the countryside. Besides, the city has more modern technology and a better standard of living. Communication between people is more convenient as cell phones and the Internet are available in the city. Although most parts of the city is polluted, the city cannot be denied a better place to live in.

On the other hand, the countryside has less pollution than the city. The facilities are not modern and simple. Communication is less convenient as the people living in the countryside are not very rich. Besides that, the education standard there is low and public transport is not common.

As a conclusion, both the city and the countryside has benefits. However, I prefer living in the city than the country.

Reflections on the novel : The Village by The Sea.

At the first few weeks of the first term, our teacher, Ms Gordon, had asked us to buy the novel entitled The Village By The Sea by Anita Desai. It is a very interesting book as the author uses many interesting sentences and the storyline is also very interesting. I recommend this book to all book lovers. You can buy it online, I think. ^^

Warcraft III dota maps update.

For those who are always updated in the dotA lastest maps. Please inform me as i do not always check the maps website. Thank you.

Article on 27th Feb 2009 The Straits Times

I recently read a heart warming title about a person named Oh Siew May who was diagnosed with cerebral palsy. This disease rendered Siew May unable to walk properly and make her face a little distorted. Although of her disease, she is still a strong and giving female. In her life, she has done things that even some of us have not done before. For example, she had climb Mt Kinabalu before and had writen her own autobiography about her miserable life.

Siew May managed to do so many things in spite of the many life challenges and setbacks that she has faced since she was born. Although she was ignored by many people of her disease, she has many kind-hearted friends who motivated her in many ways. As a result, she is able to do the impossible things that people which has such disease and do no strive to sucess.

I think that this woman, Ms Oh, is a preserving and persistent person. Despite her disease, she conquers her feelings of being ignored by others. I hope that readers can actually accept these people in the society.

Applications

Now, I have put up applications such as the hangman and the pac-man. I believe you will find the hangman useful as it improves our mastery of vocabulary. As for the Pac-man, it is mainly for entertainment for people who reads my blog.

News Article

Now, another week has just begun, and it is already the 8th week of school. I believe that we, the Hwa Chong Secondary 1's, had The Straits Times when we had our reading period. I have come across an article that have ultimately interested me. It is adapted from The Straits Times on Monday, 23th February 2009, page B7, on the 'My Thoughts' article. The article is headed with: 'Girls, give the nice guys a chance'. I strongly agree with the information given in that particular article. It is about the writer narrating that girls nowadays are having a strange policy of a chinese adage, translated into the phrase 'If the boy isn't bad, the girls won't like him'. I totaly disagree with this adage as some ladies are extremely attracted to those boys that have bad behaviors, mostly cheaters. These girls know that they have such behaviors but still they are still willingly to be their so called 'girlfriends'. As a result, boys who have excellent results in exams and have good behaviors will not be populated by the girls. I know that this article is not about the topic my blog is about. I just want to get your opinion on this article.

Maple Story ( History for me)

Apart from dotA, i played Maple Story which i think is quite lame. Maple Story is generally a online game for little kids in primary school and it also uses about 2GB of a computer's hard disk. On the other hand, my younger sister enjoys playing it as she thinks the game is updated on some special occasions such as Halloween, Chrismas, Independence day etc.

Best game i ever played ^_^

Well, recently I have been playing a very famous game-dotA! DotA is very popular over the world and of course the cyber cafes(I played it at home). Although i am not good at it, the game is very exciting. If you ever had a problem about it, you can post messages(pm) to me and i will give you some suggestions.

Hi! I have just created this blog..

Hello all! This is the first time I created a blog. I hope all of you would post comments and give me some ideas of making my blog more popular. I would post some interesting game websites and some information of some games i played. I also hope that all of you to find this blog informative.