Barack Obama -- a beacon of hope to us, the new president of America, the one who would change the world...
Some background information on Barack Obama...
President Obama was born in Hawaii on August 4, 1961. He was raised with help from his grandfather, who served in Patton's army, and his grandmother, who worked her way up from the secretarial pool to middle management at a bank.
After working his way through college, President Obama moved to Chicago,where he worked with a group of churches to help rebuild communities devastated by the closure of local steel plants.
He went on to attend law school, where he became the first African—American president of the Harvard Law Review.
Upon graduation, he returned to Chicago to help lead a voter registration drive, teach constitutional law at the University of Chicago, and remain active in his community. He has an unwavering belief in the ability to unite people around a politics of purpose.
Barack Obama election victory speech, 2008
In his speech, Obama spoke of the core issues facing the United States today, among them the economy, the Iraq War and the onset of global warming. He also reflected on the hard times of the campaign and the "challenges that America would face ahead.
Obama also made reference to his popular campaign chant, Yes We Can. " Yes we can" A very encouraging phrase that can inspire the hearts of the people.
Personally, I feel that the purpose in his speech was to give people hope and paint a vivid picture of a better America, especially in this economic crisis. Obama is a very charismatic person, he is able to influence people and convince people to follow and trust in him that he will be able to change America. Indeed, people look to him as a beacon of hope and a better future and they adore him.
A very touching sentence made in the speech :
To those -- to those who would tear the world down: We will defeat you. To those who seek peace and security: We support you. And to all those who have wondered if America's beacon still burns as bright: Tonight we proved once more that the true strength of our nation comes not from the might of our arms or the scale of our wealth, but from the enduring power of our ideals: democracy, liberty, opportunity and unyielding hope.
So, let us see how this new leader of America, Barack Obama is going to change the world into a better place!
Video : http://elections.nytimes.com/2008/results/president/speeches/obama-victory-speech.html
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Friday, March 27, 2009
Great leader VS Good leader
Is a good leader a great leader? Of course!
But is a great leader a good leader? Not necessarily so...
Why do i say this?
A good leader have determination, guts, knowledge and most importantly, charisma to inspire and influence people to follow him. Charisma, a very useful and powerful trait indeed. Most of the past leaders always have charisma and is able to persuade and convince people to believe them. For example, Hitler is so successful because of his ability to lead. He can persuade and convince people with ease and people adores him. This is one of his reasons to success. However, Hitler may be a great leader, but not a good leader.
A great leader has done many great deeds and won many battles. He may be intelligent and have a great vision and passion, But he is not necessarily a good leader. Like Hitler, he is a great leader, done many great things, but he is not a good leader because he does not have moral values. Hitler was terrifying, not mad, but so embedded within his own neuroses that he came to be what is called evil. He was violent too, a result of his family background.
Now, if you had a choice, which leader would you vote for? A leader with moral values? Or a leader with charisma but no moral values?
Personally, I feel that I would vote for the leader with moral values. Yes, the leader with charisma has good traits, but he does not have moral values. What if he uses his charisma to persuade people to do bad. We would all be blinded by his charisma to notice the hateful mask that covers his face? However, the leader with moral values will do good for the people and not harm them. Hence, I feel that a leader with moral values is better than a leader with charisma.
In conclusion, I think that we should all choose our leaders carefully. Choose to follow the right one, the one that can make this world a better place.
But is a great leader a good leader? Not necessarily so...
Why do i say this?
A good leader have determination, guts, knowledge and most importantly, charisma to inspire and influence people to follow him. Charisma, a very useful and powerful trait indeed. Most of the past leaders always have charisma and is able to persuade and convince people to believe them. For example, Hitler is so successful because of his ability to lead. He can persuade and convince people with ease and people adores him. This is one of his reasons to success. However, Hitler may be a great leader, but not a good leader.
A great leader has done many great deeds and won many battles. He may be intelligent and have a great vision and passion, But he is not necessarily a good leader. Like Hitler, he is a great leader, done many great things, but he is not a good leader because he does not have moral values. Hitler was terrifying, not mad, but so embedded within his own neuroses that he came to be what is called evil. He was violent too, a result of his family background.
Now, if you had a choice, which leader would you vote for? A leader with moral values? Or a leader with charisma but no moral values?
Personally, I feel that I would vote for the leader with moral values. Yes, the leader with charisma has good traits, but he does not have moral values. What if he uses his charisma to persuade people to do bad. We would all be blinded by his charisma to notice the hateful mask that covers his face? However, the leader with moral values will do good for the people and not harm them. Hence, I feel that a leader with moral values is better than a leader with charisma.
In conclusion, I think that we should all choose our leaders carefully. Choose to follow the right one, the one that can make this world a better place.
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Adolf Hitler
Everyone should have heard about Adolf Hitler. A great leader in history, born on 20 April 1889 and died on 30 April 1945. Although defeated, although dead, this man is frightening.
This man terrorizes his adversaries. He knows how to impress, please and charm the very interlocutors from whom he wanted support from. He have determination, he have charisma, he can inspire people. Yes, i admire these character traits, but has he put these traits to good use? I think not. However, the people adores him, unable to see the hateful mask that covered his face.
As we all know, Hitler had an unhappy childhood, his frustrated adolescence; his artistic disappointments; his wound received on the front during World War I; his taste for spectacle, his constant disdain for social and military aristocracies; the cult of the very death he feared; his lack of scruples with regard to his former comrades of the SA, whom he had assassinated in 1934.
Hitler was also a cunning man -- too cunning, in fact. For example, he counted on Stalin's naivete to get what he wanted. Stalin had total confidence in Hitler. To humor Hitler's extreme anti-Semitic sensibilities, the Soviet hierarchy withdrew certain Jews, such as Maxim Litvinov, the Soviet Foreign Minister, from the international scene. However, this non-aggression pact Hitler had concluded with Stalin two years earlier was broken when the German troops attacked the Soviet Union. That invasion seized huge amounts of territory, including the Baltic states, Belarus, and Ukraine. It also encircled and destroyed many Soviet forces, which Stalin had ordered not to retreat.
Furthermore, I would say that Hitler is too ambitious. He is intelligent, he had the foresight and he had everything that was needed to be a great leader. But he was over ambitious, which led to his downfall.
By late 1944,the Red Army had driven the Germans back into Central Europe and the Western Allies were advancing into Germany. Hitler had realised his defeat, but allowed no retreats.
Hitler's stubbornness and defiance of military realities also allowed the Holocaust to continue. He also ordered the complete destruction of all German industrial infrastructure before it could fall into Allied hands, saying that Germany's failure to win the war forfeited its right to survive.
And finally, Hitler committed suicide.
Personally, I feel that Hitler, although possessing the traits of a great leader, was too violent, suspicious, and ambitious. His history is indeed interesting to understand and learn.
In conclusion, I feel that Hitler was indeed a great leader, but not a good leader.
This man terrorizes his adversaries. He knows how to impress, please and charm the very interlocutors from whom he wanted support from. He have determination, he have charisma, he can inspire people. Yes, i admire these character traits, but has he put these traits to good use? I think not. However, the people adores him, unable to see the hateful mask that covered his face.
As we all know, Hitler had an unhappy childhood, his frustrated adolescence; his artistic disappointments; his wound received on the front during World War I; his taste for spectacle, his constant disdain for social and military aristocracies; the cult of the very death he feared; his lack of scruples with regard to his former comrades of the SA, whom he had assassinated in 1934.
Hitler was also a cunning man -- too cunning, in fact. For example, he counted on Stalin's naivete to get what he wanted. Stalin had total confidence in Hitler. To humor Hitler's extreme anti-Semitic sensibilities, the Soviet hierarchy withdrew certain Jews, such as Maxim Litvinov, the Soviet Foreign Minister, from the international scene. However, this non-aggression pact Hitler had concluded with Stalin two years earlier was broken when the German troops attacked the Soviet Union. That invasion seized huge amounts of territory, including the Baltic states, Belarus, and Ukraine. It also encircled and destroyed many Soviet forces, which Stalin had ordered not to retreat.
Furthermore, I would say that Hitler is too ambitious. He is intelligent, he had the foresight and he had everything that was needed to be a great leader. But he was over ambitious, which led to his downfall.
By late 1944,the Red Army had driven the Germans back into Central Europe and the Western Allies were advancing into Germany. Hitler had realised his defeat, but allowed no retreats.
Hitler's stubbornness and defiance of military realities also allowed the Holocaust to continue. He also ordered the complete destruction of all German industrial infrastructure before it could fall into Allied hands, saying that Germany's failure to win the war forfeited its right to survive.
And finally, Hitler committed suicide.
Personally, I feel that Hitler, although possessing the traits of a great leader, was too violent, suspicious, and ambitious. His history is indeed interesting to understand and learn.
In conclusion, I feel that Hitler was indeed a great leader, but not a good leader.
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Modern Days
Have you ever asked yourselves why children nowadays so spoiled? Why have they become rebellious and turn out to be hoodlums? There are many causes to these problems ; lack of love, etc.
In a place like Singapore, where both father and mother have to work day to night to maintain an acceptable lifestyle, it is extremely difficult to bring up their kids themselves or the proper way.
When kids become teenagers, they get easy access to the TV and internet. Without parental guidance and control, things would naturally become bad. Parents are relying a great deal on teachers to look after their children and often, this arrangement is inadequate because of the high enrollment in each school class. Teachers cannot only focus mainly on one student but must also focus on the rest too.
Hence, in order to make children happy and satisfied, parents tend to give children extra pocket money, thinking that they are showing them love by this action and would feel less guilty for not spending time with them.
Without parental guidance and control, these teenagers would most probably go astray due to the influence of the outside world. Without love from their parents, they would seek it from other places. Hence, they would mix with the wrong group of people, using the extra money to do bad things.
So, is giving extra pocket money to the children effective in showing care and concern to them? I think not. Most children take it for granted and do not appreciate it. I feel that parents should set aside some time for their children, no matter how busy they are. This is for the children' sake as he or she would grow in a better environment under parental guidance.
Nowadays, parents being unable to spend time with their children is already a very major problem in the world. Thus, do you think that they would have the time to look after their own aged parents?
Some employ maids to take care of their aged parents and only visit them once a week. Don't these elderly people deserve more respect and concern after taking care and grooming them for what they have became? Is is really enough to drop in once a week for a few hours on the way just to say hi? Even if we really really don't have the time, we should also really mean it when we visit them.
Nowadays, when some children visit their grandparents, in their hearts, they do not want to visit them but were forced to. To others, it had become a routine to visit their grandparents every week and they don't even mean it.
Worst still, some people who are not as well off and cannot afford to hire maids, would dump their elderly parents in a Day Care Center or Old Folks' Home. These heartless people do not even think of the feelings of them.
In conclusion, I really feel that we should always place some things above others. Which is more important? 1 day of work , or your parents? No matter how busy we are, we should always take the time to take care for those who had loved and cared for us when we were young.
In a place like Singapore, where both father and mother have to work day to night to maintain an acceptable lifestyle, it is extremely difficult to bring up their kids themselves or the proper way.
When kids become teenagers, they get easy access to the TV and internet. Without parental guidance and control, things would naturally become bad. Parents are relying a great deal on teachers to look after their children and often, this arrangement is inadequate because of the high enrollment in each school class. Teachers cannot only focus mainly on one student but must also focus on the rest too.
Hence, in order to make children happy and satisfied, parents tend to give children extra pocket money, thinking that they are showing them love by this action and would feel less guilty for not spending time with them.
Without parental guidance and control, these teenagers would most probably go astray due to the influence of the outside world. Without love from their parents, they would seek it from other places. Hence, they would mix with the wrong group of people, using the extra money to do bad things.
So, is giving extra pocket money to the children effective in showing care and concern to them? I think not. Most children take it for granted and do not appreciate it. I feel that parents should set aside some time for their children, no matter how busy they are. This is for the children' sake as he or she would grow in a better environment under parental guidance.
Nowadays, parents being unable to spend time with their children is already a very major problem in the world. Thus, do you think that they would have the time to look after their own aged parents?
Some employ maids to take care of their aged parents and only visit them once a week. Don't these elderly people deserve more respect and concern after taking care and grooming them for what they have became? Is is really enough to drop in once a week for a few hours on the way just to say hi? Even if we really really don't have the time, we should also really mean it when we visit them.
Nowadays, when some children visit their grandparents, in their hearts, they do not want to visit them but were forced to. To others, it had become a routine to visit their grandparents every week and they don't even mean it.
Worst still, some people who are not as well off and cannot afford to hire maids, would dump their elderly parents in a Day Care Center or Old Folks' Home. These heartless people do not even think of the feelings of them.
In conclusion, I really feel that we should always place some things above others. Which is more important? 1 day of work , or your parents? No matter how busy we are, we should always take the time to take care for those who had loved and cared for us when we were young.
The pain of losing our beloved
Death. A very big word. It can take away one's life like wind blowing away a piece of paper and can also affect the dead person's beloved ones greatly.
The pain and agony of losing our beloved is indeed tremendous, but when is it the greatest? Is it the moment when you received the news, at the funeral, or after everything has happened?
Personally, I feel that the real blow of losing our beloved ones comes greatest after the incident has happened. Imagine waking up one day, knocking on your brother's door as usual, waiting for him to go jogging with you, only to realise that he is gone forever? Imagine getting poor results and crying in your room, waiting for your mother to comfort you, only to realise that she is not in this world anymore?
The emptiness and bitterness in our heart can never be cured. It stays like a scar, like a hole in our heart, haunting us whenever we think of them. That, truly, is the most painful part.
Indeed, we should treasure our loved ones lest it is too late. Imagine quarrelling with your friend today and realise that he is gone the next day before you could reconcile with him?
We should not take our loved ones for granted, for you would definitely regret when something bad happens. So as i said, treasure them by spending more quality time with them, or anything else that can make you feel happy.
Treasure them before it is too late...
The pain and agony of losing our beloved is indeed tremendous, but when is it the greatest? Is it the moment when you received the news, at the funeral, or after everything has happened?
Personally, I feel that the real blow of losing our beloved ones comes greatest after the incident has happened. Imagine waking up one day, knocking on your brother's door as usual, waiting for him to go jogging with you, only to realise that he is gone forever? Imagine getting poor results and crying in your room, waiting for your mother to comfort you, only to realise that she is not in this world anymore?
The emptiness and bitterness in our heart can never be cured. It stays like a scar, like a hole in our heart, haunting us whenever we think of them. That, truly, is the most painful part.
Indeed, we should treasure our loved ones lest it is too late. Imagine quarrelling with your friend today and realise that he is gone the next day before you could reconcile with him?
We should not take our loved ones for granted, for you would definitely regret when something bad happens. So as i said, treasure them by spending more quality time with them, or anything else that can make you feel happy.
Treasure them before it is too late...
Friday, March 20, 2009
World of Music
Yes, we are living in the world of music. Everyday, we listen to different kind and types of music and we think that it is very nice and soothing. True, music can be soothing and take our stress away, but is music as innocent as we think it is?
People think music as a form of entertainment, enjoyment or relaxation. I, too agree with this, but I think that music is not as innocent as it seems. Why do I say this?
In this modern world, we are often influenced by people around us. For example, if everyone is doing bad things, you would eventually join them. It is indeed very hard to resist being influenced by things around us, whether we know it or not.
Sometimes, not consciously, even when we don't realise it, we are influenced by the media and others. So this brings us back to the current topic. What has music to do with this then?
Music is both good and bad. The good side being able to let the person relax, whereas the bad side being to influence people. We may not know it, but if we keep listening to music that promotes evil, bad and cruel things, we will slowly, slowly be influenced to be the same.
The same thing applies to computer games. If we play brutal games which stab each other to death, cutting and ripping off organs etc, we will, in the long run, be affected by this. " Trash in " " Trash Out" Once we see people doing something, we will follow.
Hence, in conclusion, I feel that music is not totally bad, but not totally good too. I'm not asking you not to listen to music anymore, but warning you to the dangers that the media and others hold. We must be careful, lest we get influenced and affected too !
People think music as a form of entertainment, enjoyment or relaxation. I, too agree with this, but I think that music is not as innocent as it seems. Why do I say this?
In this modern world, we are often influenced by people around us. For example, if everyone is doing bad things, you would eventually join them. It is indeed very hard to resist being influenced by things around us, whether we know it or not.
Sometimes, not consciously, even when we don't realise it, we are influenced by the media and others. So this brings us back to the current topic. What has music to do with this then?
Music is both good and bad. The good side being able to let the person relax, whereas the bad side being to influence people. We may not know it, but if we keep listening to music that promotes evil, bad and cruel things, we will slowly, slowly be influenced to be the same.
The same thing applies to computer games. If we play brutal games which stab each other to death, cutting and ripping off organs etc, we will, in the long run, be affected by this. " Trash in " " Trash Out" Once we see people doing something, we will follow.
Hence, in conclusion, I feel that music is not totally bad, but not totally good too. I'm not asking you not to listen to music anymore, but warning you to the dangers that the media and others hold. We must be careful, lest we get influenced and affected too !
Church Camp and School Camp
March Holidays? What holidays...?
I have school camp, church camp and was sick for 3 days!
Well, some reflection for school camp...
Honestly, it sucked. It was sooooo boring and not well planned at all... And the games are super duper boring and lame. GREAT! But hey, how much better can you expect for a school camp...
Now for the church camp...! It was really very very very fun !!!!! Games were meaningful and fun, ice breakers were creative and even though i got a small group with little enthu people, but it was 10000x better than school camp.
Well, school camp is supposed to suck anyway... To build up endurance, independence and all that crap, but church camp was fun and I'm looking forward to it! In that 3 days, I really experienced God. It was a wonderful experience, really. REAL camp stands for Really Experiencing Almighty Lord. I feel that I'm getting closer to God after this camp, and I learned a lot from it!
So much for my holidays... finally recovered from 3 days of sickness...
Lets look forward to a new and hopefully better term...
I have school camp, church camp and was sick for 3 days!
Well, some reflection for school camp...
Honestly, it sucked. It was sooooo boring and not well planned at all... And the games are super duper boring and lame. GREAT! But hey, how much better can you expect for a school camp...
Now for the church camp...! It was really very very very fun !!!!! Games were meaningful and fun, ice breakers were creative and even though i got a small group with little enthu people, but it was 10000x better than school camp.
Well, school camp is supposed to suck anyway... To build up endurance, independence and all that crap, but church camp was fun and I'm looking forward to it! In that 3 days, I really experienced God. It was a wonderful experience, really. REAL camp stands for Really Experiencing Almighty Lord. I feel that I'm getting closer to God after this camp, and I learned a lot from it!
So much for my holidays... finally recovered from 3 days of sickness...
Lets look forward to a new and hopefully better term...
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Time
Time -- a very essential thing in our life. Sometimes, when facing problems or boring situations, we wish it to pass quickly. However, when we are enjoying ourselves, we would wish that time would come to a standstill.
For example, in the middle of the exams and we have not finished our paper yet, we would definitely wish it to stop. However, when in the midst of a boring lesson, listening to the teacher's monotonous voice droning on and on, we will feel agitated and wish for time to speed up.
In my opinion, it is our mentality that causes this. In reality, time does not speed up or slow down for anyone. Everyone is given 24 hours a day, no more or no less. It is the way we make use of time that is important and crucial.
For example, in our free time, we should not waste it by doing things which bring no benefit to us. We could spend the time revising or studying or even playing computer games. However, we should have self-control and not play too much.
Many people say that computer games is bad for our eyesight and we may be addicted to them. Yes, I agree with them on this point. However, they are only looking on the bad side of computer games. Spending too much time on the computer will indeed worsen our eyesight and we may be addicted and fail our exams. However, all work no play makes Jack a dull boy. If we have the ability to control ourselves, then it is fine to play computer games.
On the other hand, computer games also can prove useful. For example, it can teach us how to do business or other useful things.
We can also read books in our free time. Books is really almost unlimited and the knowledge it provides is astonishing. Therefore, we must really learn how to appreciate them and not take it as a chore but as a pleasant and enjoyable thing to do.
In conclusion, I feel that time is always fair. It is only a matter of whether we control and limit ourselves and make full use of the time we have. What really differentiates the successful people and the not as successful people is that the successful ones can manage their times better than the rest. Thus, lets make use of our precious time and not put it to waste!
For example, in the middle of the exams and we have not finished our paper yet, we would definitely wish it to stop. However, when in the midst of a boring lesson, listening to the teacher's monotonous voice droning on and on, we will feel agitated and wish for time to speed up.
In my opinion, it is our mentality that causes this. In reality, time does not speed up or slow down for anyone. Everyone is given 24 hours a day, no more or no less. It is the way we make use of time that is important and crucial.
For example, in our free time, we should not waste it by doing things which bring no benefit to us. We could spend the time revising or studying or even playing computer games. However, we should have self-control and not play too much.
Many people say that computer games is bad for our eyesight and we may be addicted to them. Yes, I agree with them on this point. However, they are only looking on the bad side of computer games. Spending too much time on the computer will indeed worsen our eyesight and we may be addicted and fail our exams. However, all work no play makes Jack a dull boy. If we have the ability to control ourselves, then it is fine to play computer games.
On the other hand, computer games also can prove useful. For example, it can teach us how to do business or other useful things.
We can also read books in our free time. Books is really almost unlimited and the knowledge it provides is astonishing. Therefore, we must really learn how to appreciate them and not take it as a chore but as a pleasant and enjoyable thing to do.
In conclusion, I feel that time is always fair. It is only a matter of whether we control and limit ourselves and make full use of the time we have. What really differentiates the successful people and the not as successful people is that the successful ones can manage their times better than the rest. Thus, lets make use of our precious time and not put it to waste!
Saturday, March 7, 2009
The Lottery By Shirley Jackson
Yes. Today's society is filled with sabotaging and hypocrisy. This is especially evident when Tessie tries to drag her own daughter into the mess. She only wants to survive and does not care if her daughter get killed in her place.
These are very common nowadays. People are used to sabotage others. For example, when someone does something wrong and is questioned by the teacher, he would push the blame to another person instead.
Sometimes, we are fine with something until it happens to us. Like Tessie in the story, she has no problem with the Lottery until she was chosen to be stoned. Do not do something which you would not like people to do upon you. We should be responsible for our actions. For example, sabotaging people may seem fun, but when it is done to you, you would feel frustrated and betrayed just like your friend did when you sabotaged him.
We should not act like those in the story. Some of them are cold and heartless and merciless. However, others are just afraid of being killed if they did not follow the tradition, thus becoming conformists. If we find that something is not right, we should stand up to it and voice our views instead of cowardly hiding in a corner, hoping that things will change by itself.
In today's society, we have our own form of lottery, which is the opposite of the one in the story. In the story, the person who wins the lottery will get stoned to death , whereas in today's society, whoever wins the lottery is considered lucky and gets price.
Personally, I feel that we should shoulder the responsibility and face trouble in its face. Accept reality and we will become a better person. Dwell on the painful past and we will not be successful.
I think that the people are following a cruel tradition. They are killing innocent people each year just because of tradition. Each year, 1 person dies and people stones him to death, even if they are their close relatives or friend. Imagine talking to someone 5 minutes before and stoning the same person 10 minutes later.
Children who are watching this cruel tradition will also grow up and follow in the footsteps of their parents. We should set a good example to our children. By doing this, we are promoting cruelty and these children will become violent and will wander into the wrong path. Thus, i feel that someone in the story should stand up and go against this evil and cruel tradition.
These are very common nowadays. People are used to sabotage others. For example, when someone does something wrong and is questioned by the teacher, he would push the blame to another person instead.
Sometimes, we are fine with something until it happens to us. Like Tessie in the story, she has no problem with the Lottery until she was chosen to be stoned. Do not do something which you would not like people to do upon you. We should be responsible for our actions. For example, sabotaging people may seem fun, but when it is done to you, you would feel frustrated and betrayed just like your friend did when you sabotaged him.
We should not act like those in the story. Some of them are cold and heartless and merciless. However, others are just afraid of being killed if they did not follow the tradition, thus becoming conformists. If we find that something is not right, we should stand up to it and voice our views instead of cowardly hiding in a corner, hoping that things will change by itself.
In today's society, we have our own form of lottery, which is the opposite of the one in the story. In the story, the person who wins the lottery will get stoned to death , whereas in today's society, whoever wins the lottery is considered lucky and gets price.
Personally, I feel that we should shoulder the responsibility and face trouble in its face. Accept reality and we will become a better person. Dwell on the painful past and we will not be successful.
I think that the people are following a cruel tradition. They are killing innocent people each year just because of tradition. Each year, 1 person dies and people stones him to death, even if they are their close relatives or friend. Imagine talking to someone 5 minutes before and stoning the same person 10 minutes later.
Children who are watching this cruel tradition will also grow up and follow in the footsteps of their parents. We should set a good example to our children. By doing this, we are promoting cruelty and these children will become violent and will wander into the wrong path. Thus, i feel that someone in the story should stand up and go against this evil and cruel tradition.
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Recent NTU student case
Two weeks ago, the NTU student, David Hartanto Widjaja's scholarship was terminated. On Monday, Widjaja, and Indonesian, stabbed Associate Professor Chan Kap Luk, 45, in the back in his office during a discussion on the student's final year project , then slit his own wrists before running on story down and climbing on the roof of a bridge that connected the building he was in to another opposite. He then fell off the glass roof and plunged 4 storeys to his unfortunate death.
One may ask : Why did the student do this? The answer to this simple question is that this student had been given 3 warnings that he had to buck up or lose his scholarship due to his inability to achieve acceptable results. However, despite the warnings he had received, he still failed in achieving border line results and thus his scholarship was revoked. Hence, out of anger or frustration, he may have done this.
I feel that no matter how angry we are or frustrated, we should never attempt to stab and kill someone. We must really understand the dire consequences of doing this and think twice before acting. We should approach the matter calmly and try to come out with a possible solution to the problem.
We should also have the courage to face the consequences once we have done something wrong. Never should we commit suicide just to avoid conviction or being arrested.
Apart from thinking what are the consequences you would receive if you do something wrong, we should also think of how people who loved and care us would feel if we commit suicide after doing something wrong and unable to face up to it? For example, if we commit suicide, this would surely result in a heavy blow to our parents. Imagine the grieve and suffering they would have to go through... That is even more painful than death. Thus we should also spare a thought for other people's feelings.
I personally feel that if we are ready to shoot, we should be ready to be shot. We should not do something that you would not like other people to do upon you. Let this unfortunate case serve as a constant reminder to think carefully before we act.
One may ask : Why did the student do this? The answer to this simple question is that this student had been given 3 warnings that he had to buck up or lose his scholarship due to his inability to achieve acceptable results. However, despite the warnings he had received, he still failed in achieving border line results and thus his scholarship was revoked. Hence, out of anger or frustration, he may have done this.
I feel that no matter how angry we are or frustrated, we should never attempt to stab and kill someone. We must really understand the dire consequences of doing this and think twice before acting. We should approach the matter calmly and try to come out with a possible solution to the problem.
We should also have the courage to face the consequences once we have done something wrong. Never should we commit suicide just to avoid conviction or being arrested.
Apart from thinking what are the consequences you would receive if you do something wrong, we should also think of how people who loved and care us would feel if we commit suicide after doing something wrong and unable to face up to it? For example, if we commit suicide, this would surely result in a heavy blow to our parents. Imagine the grieve and suffering they would have to go through... That is even more painful than death. Thus we should also spare a thought for other people's feelings.
I personally feel that if we are ready to shoot, we should be ready to be shot. We should not do something that you would not like other people to do upon you. Let this unfortunate case serve as a constant reminder to think carefully before we act.
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Tests Are Over!!!!-- For the time being....=.=
Tests are finally OVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!YAY but not for long.......................... soon term 2 starting ..... sobs.. Nevermind, i shall cherish this time.....
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