A time when I felt unloved

The time when i felt unloved is when I got my PSLE result. My parents were not satisfied with my T-score as I cannot get into a good school. My parents target for my PSLE T-score was 220 but my score did not reach the target. From that day, I seldom talk to my parents and my parents also seldom talk to me. After about one or two weeks, I have did some reflections and I went to my parents and told them that I will do well in secondary school. Eventually, I had done well in secondary one and I told my parents that after sitting for an important exam and it fails, it is not the end of your life.

Caught in the storm recount

When I was the age of 5, I was so afraid when there is lightning. Whenever the lightning occurs, will covered my ears with my hands and shout for my parents. I will feel so afarid till my face turn pale white and cannot even speak out a word. If there is lightning at night, I cannot sleep as I felt very irritated by the thunderous sound of lightning. From then on, I have been used to the sound of lightning and not to be afraid of that anymore.

Proposal for development of Pulau Ubin

Chong Boon Secondary School
2 Ang Mo Kio Street 44
Singapore 569250

25 July 2009

Mr Tan Yong Hui
The Director
Urban Re-development Authority
Toa Payoh
Singapore 310123

Dear Mr Tan

Proposal for development of Pulau Ubin

I, President of the Green Plan 2012 Club, is sending a proposal to you regarding the development of Pulau Ubin. I have interviewed a number of residents and collated their views.

Here are some of the residents' views. Mr Mohamad Ismail Bin Adam, aged 74, Headman of the island, wish to have a new clinic and a school for the locals to study there. He also faces problems such as his grandchildren have to take a bumboat to school for education and to the clinic if they are not feeling well. He thinks that this causes lots of inconvenience for his grandchildren.

Madam Chan Ah Mui, aged 45, former owner of a kiosk for bicycle rental, requests for a good bus service, roads and infrastructure which can improve the accessibility of the places around here and also cycling tracks and nature trails for people to travel easily. Mr Chandran Mohan, aged 20, a polytechnic student, considers transforming Pulau Ubin into a 21st century New Town. This is where he can enjoy the best of both worlds such as shopping facilities and nature at their doorstep to have a relaxed way of life.

Mrs Tan Li Lin, aged 32, housewife and part time hawker assistant, wants to have a reliable water supply where she can hope to start a coffee stall. Good water supply is very important as there are a lot of campers and day trippers going there. Melvin Koh, aged 16, an 'O' level student, thinks that this may destroy the natural beauty of the island and preserve Chek Jawa, the pride of Pulau Ubin, as a nature reserve.

I hope that you will consider on these requests and change Pulau Ubin into a much more comfortable place for the residents to enjoy their lifestyle. I also hope that you can reply me soon.

Yours sincerely,
Jerard Lim
President
Green Plan 2012 Club

Tsunami in Thailand

On 26 December 2004, the tsunami (tiger waves) measured about 8.0m magnitude was the worst natural disaster to ever strike Thailand, causing loss of many lives as well as major damage to property, the environment and the economy. The severe impact on the natural environment in turn had serious consequences on the fishing and tourism industries and, therefore, thousands of families' livelihoods.

There were a total of 4,812 death cases, 8,457 injured cases and 4,499 missing cases. Elephants were used to move and lift heavy wreckage to search for victims and to clear roads. On a beach in Thailand, a man was leading an elephant to entertain tourists, when the tsunami came. He put several children on the elephant's back and so he saved them from the flood.

This scene had been broadcasting on television for a couple of days. The people who had lost their lives seems pathetic to me as I am living in a place which is free from natural dissters.

Chek Jawa

Block 612
Ang Mo Kio Avenue 4
#10-1234
Singapore 560612

14 July 2009

Chong Boon Secondary School
2 Ang Mo Kio Street 44
Singapore 560250

Dear Chong Boonites,

Environmental Tour to Chek Jawa

The school is organising a very meaningful trip to Chek Jawa with a guided tour. Chek Jawa is a place with lots of floras and faunas. This tour will guide you along with good explanation of the animals and plants in Chek Jawa.

You can also enjoy the marine life of the animals and plants over there. This is a once in a lifetime experience when you can see how beautiful Chek Jawa is. Chek jawa is a comfortable habitat for the animals and plants to live in. You can also see the behaviour of the animals in Chek Jawa.

We hope that you will join us on this memorial day trip to Chek Jawa. This is the one and only trip which you will be guided along in Chek Jawa.

Yours faithfully
Jerard Lim
President
Green Club

Terrorism

I think that terrorism cause a lot of things to change in the world. One of the terrorism cases in Singapore was the leader of the Singapore terrorist Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) network, Mas Selamat Kastari, escaped from the Whitley Road detention centre. Policemen were searching around for him and they also put his picture all over in Singapore. They also say if u see him anywhere around in Singapore, call the police hotline number straight away.

I am not afraid of the terrorists as Singapore is a very vigilant country, compared to other countries who do have good security. Singapore takes a lot of safety measures which will prevent us from terrorism. I can advise you that if you see anyone behaving suspiciously at anywhere, just call the police directly. This will help to prevent terrorism from happening in Singapore. I hope everyone will play a part to keep Singapore safe from terrorism.