Online Lesson 4

Step 2:
4 Sentences:

1) The lush green plants make me feel refreshed when I look at them..
2) The red block gives me a fresh kind of perspective towards the HDBs.
3) The attention catching dark blue of the LRT attracts me.
4) The pearl white wall seem so pure.

Step 3:

I do not have the worksheet. Done on an later date.


Step 4:
1) As the wind blows, it seems like the lush green plants are waving "Hi" to me.
2) The LRT was coloured as dark blue as the night sky.

Step 6:

As the cool wind blows, the lush green plants move with the wind, as if they are waving "Hi" to me.

Step 7:

The cool wind settles along the pavement, and as it approaches the lush green plants, they follow with the wind swaying to their right. As I strolled pass the plants, a cool breeze brushed off my cheeks and the sight of the plants made the tired man felt so refreshed and awake.

As I continue down the street approaching the LRT station, the breeze stalked me down. The gentle breeze on my back cooled me down much. Ah, how nice the sensation was.

As I was impatiently waiting for the LRT arrive so that I would be in school on time, the anxiety built up within me every minute the train did not arrive. But looking down upon the greeneries, my mind once again relaxed, and I waited patiently for the arrival of the LRT.

Anchorvale Primary School. Just opposite my block.

A playground underneath my block.

A mini "fitness corner"

A close up view of Anchorvale Primary School.

A church a few blocks away from my flat.

The LRT that brings much convenience to my neighbourhood.

My flat number.

 

A picture of my surroundings from my room.

The Anchorvale Community Club swimming pool. Took this during the December Holidays.

Singapore Short Story Draft 2.

Hi everybody,

I am sorry about the confusion that was posted on 11 February. That was NOT the second draft but instead, the raw and unedited FIRST draft. The following is the SECOND draft:

It was a cold and lonely night. The wind blew across the streets of Orchard Road. People flooded those streets and shops were bustling with customers on usual hours. It was 3a.m. The placed looked ghostly. There wasn’t a soul anywhere, only a little “ghost” wandering about. Dressed in black from head to toe, he carried a mini tool box over his shoulders. 

He walked silently towards the glass door of a Louis Vuitton Shop. He put his bag on the ground silently, but was unable to avoid some clanging sound of metal. He took out a nail and a hammer, and placed the nail against the glass panel. With slight force, the glass panel shattered into pieces, the sound was astounding, but there was no other person to hear it. He went into the shop, grabbed all the bags he could and stuffed them into the big bag he was carrying. He picked up his entry tools left on the ground, went to the road, where a car stopped right in front of him, to pick him up.

“Louis Vuitton branch in Orchard Road has been broken into; the police are now investigating the case. Senior Police Officer Tan said that this is no simple case as the thief is experienced and have left no traces of leads. He also states that this may be linked to the recent bank robbery of DDS bank, Lim Ah Lian reporting for Channel 6.” He gave a short laugh, satisfied at the news as he heard it. He knew that the police could not identify him. For now……

It was another big day for him, after 3 months of preparation; he was ready, once again. But this time, with everything to gain, and nothing to lose.

He decided that this time, he would no longer sneak. He had placed orders for guns this time.

In broad day light, the van arrived, 2 men alighted, holding 2 heavy packages. They walked into the PUSS bank, dressed as normal citizens who were there to deposit money. As they walked to the counter, they whispered to the banker, “Give me all your money.”

The banker obviously thought they were joking and did not bother at first. However, she threatened to call the security when they insisted on it. Seeing that she had picked up the phone, the duo took out a pistol each from their bags but hid them under the table in order to not alert the 2 policemen guarding the entrance.

All of a sudden, 3 other men rushed into the bank, with a rifle each. 2 rifles flew across the bank and landed in the hands of the other 2.

“THIS IS A BANK ROBBERY. IF YOU WANT TO GET OUT UNHARMED, SURRENDER YOUR VALUABLES. BANKERS, TAKE OUT ALL THE MONEY YOU COULD FIND IF YOU WANT YOUR LIFE.”

 “FREEZE! Drop all your weapons and surrender now. We have got you surrounded and there is no way out.” The police had outwitted them.

The 5 of them knew it was over. They had no accomplice to save them other than the driver, who could only be summoned with their phones. And even if he came, the police would surround him as well with the number they had.

He thought and considered, how did the police know of the robbery in such a short period of time? Someone must have tipped them off.  Just then, he felt a pounce on the back of his head, and he blacked out.

He opened his eyes and tried to wipe them, but then realised that he was hand-cuffed. He saw a familiar looking face, in a police officer uniform. His peak cap was properly seasoned and his uniform was extremely straight. It was him, the one he had trusted the most. The man who accompanied him in every “mission” they went on.

“Why?”

“Because I knew it was right for me to do so. I treated you as my partner, I really did. I reminded myself of my identity every time we went on a mission together. I had to take action quickly, I was afraid of becoming like you. I asked to interrogate you as I knew you best.”

A disgusted face followed by a spit was given.

“Bloody traitor. I will kill you, someday. We were making it big if we succeeded this time. Get out of Singapore, fly to other countries. We are geniuses; the police can’t track us down.”

 “Traitor? Don’t you mean yourself?  Who was the one planning to take-it-all and finish us off? YOU. Who was the selfish guy who only though for yourself? YOU. For the money, you did not mind sacrificing us.”

“So you heard it? Whatever. I’m ready to face death.”

The officer began doubting his identity and walked out of the room after some conversations……

He was not alone.

I'm tired...

I'm tired of all the workload,
tired of all the revision.
Ironically, I'm tired of all the games played,
tired of relaxing and doing nothing at home.
When I become tired of doing work, I go to play.
But once I start playing, I tend to worry about my studies.
When would I be tired of being tired...

But being tired may not be a bad thing.
When I'm tired I sleep,
which seems to be the best choice I have.
But still,
when I go to sleep and wake up,
I feel worry about my work.
So please,
tell me when I would be tired of being tired.

My Neighbourhood

As I take a stroll down the neighborhood in the evening, I hear little children screaming "Ah! He's going to catch me!" from the playground. I hear the ice-cream man's bell ringing from the void decks. As I look out, I catch a sight of the greeneries. Trees standing neatly in the row, like they are soldiers saluting to me as I walk pass them. When the wind blows, I hear fallen leaves rustling on the ground. A piece or two drops on my head before continuing it's journey onto the ground. As the LRT arrives, I hear little kids in their kindergarden uniform rushing down the stairs. Once in a while, I hear these kids shouting at the grandparents in chinese, "Faster! I wanna watch cartoons!" Trying to hurry them. Sometimes I do wonder how spoilt can these children be. I could also hear laughter after a minute or two, and spot some secondary school students taking their own sweet time, talking and slowly proceeding down the staircase. There would be a small crowd of middle-age workers coming down to. All in a hurry to rush home.

As the sun sets, and I proceed back home. The lift lobby as full of little kids and their parents. The lift was smelly with sweat.

Vivid childhood memory of an event to influence the person I am today.

I remember that when I was still young, I lived with my grandparents. There was once when my Uncle's family came and me and my cousins started playing with Legos. As we were of the same age, we both had childish thinkings. It was all well at the start and we were building different kinds of things like animals, houses and other random stuff. However, we started to disagree on what to continue building soon after some time. We started throwing Lego bricks at each other and the loud crying attracted the attention of the adults. We were both reprimanded by my Uncle and grandparents for our childish behavior. They warned us about the hazard that was present in doing such childish things. We were than punished by standing by the wall and pulling our ears. 


After what had happened then, everytime my cousins come over to my place or my grandparents' place. I would automatically let them have their way as they were the younger then me by a few months and I should be the one giving in to them.  

Singaporean Short Story Draft 2

It was a cold and lonely night. The wind blew across the streets of Orchard Road. It was unlike the usual day and night where people flooded the streets and eye-catching spotlights in the shops attracted much attention. It was 3am in the morning. Orchard Road looked like a ghost town. And there was this little “ghost” wandering about. Dressed black from head to toe, he carried a mini tool box over his shoulders. Was he planning a robbery?

He walked silently towards the glass panel of a Louis Vuitton Shop. He put his bag on the ground silently, but was unable to avoid some clanging sound of metal. He took out a nail and a hammer, and placed the nail against the glass panel. With a slight force from the hammer to the nail, the glass panel shattered into pieces, the sound was of course astounding, but no one other than him heard it. He went into the shop and grabbed all the bags he could and stuffed them into the big bag that he was carrying. Picking up his hammer and nail, he went to the road, where a car stopped right in front of him, to pick him up.

“Louis Vuitton branch in Orchard Road has been broken into, the police are now investigating the case. Senior Police Officer Tan Ah Gao said that this is no simple case as the thief is experienced and have left no traces of leads. He also states that this may be linked to the recent bank robbery of DDS bank, Lim Ah Lian reporting for Channel 6.” He gave an short laugh at the news as he heard it. He admired he’s wits and the way he was careful with things like this. He knew that the police could not identify him. For now…

It was another big day for him, after 3 months of preparation; he was ready, once again. But this time, with everything to gain, and nothing to lose.

He decided that this time, he will no longer sneak. He had placed orders for guns this time.

In broad day light, the van arrived, 2 man alighted from it holding 2 packages. They walked into the PUSS bank. They indeed looked like normal citizens who were here to deposit some money of theirs. As they walked to the counter, they whispered to the banker, “Take out as much money as possible and give it to us.”

The banker obviously thought they were joking and did not bother. However, she threatened to call the security when they insisted on it. Seeing that she had picked up the phone, the duo tooked out a pistol each from the package, they hid the gun under the table as they did not want to alert the 2 policemen guarding the entrance.

All of a sudden, 3 other men rushed into the bank, with a rifle in the hands. 2 rifles flew across the bank and were in the hands of the other 2.

“THIS IS A BANK ROBBERY. IF YOU WANT TO GET OUT UNHARMED, YOU BETTER SURRENDER YOUR VALUABLES. THE BANKERS GO TAKE OUT WHATEVER MONEY YOU COULD FIND IF YOU WANT YOUR LIFE.”

But just then, they realised that it was doom for them. The police had outwitted them. “FREEZE! Drop all your weapons and surrender now. We have got you surrounded and there is no way out.”

The 5 of them knew it was over. They had no accomplice other then the driver, who could only be summoned with their phones. And even if he came, the police would surround him as well with the number they had.

He thought and considered, how did the police know of the robbery in such a short period of time? Someone must have tipped them off. Just then, he felt a pounce on the back of his head, and he blacked out.

He opened he’s eyes and tried to wipe them, but he was unable to move his hands. He saw a familiar looking face, in a police officer uniform, with his peak cap properly seasoned as well, he’s uniform was extremely straight. It was him, the one he had trusted the most. The man who accompanied him in every “mission” they went on.

“Why?”

“Because I knew it was right for me to do so. I reminded myself of my identity every time we went on a mission together, I treated you as my partner, but I was afraid of becoming like you. It was fearful. I knew I had to take action quickly. I asked to interrogate you as I knew you best.”

A disgusted face followed by a spit was given.

“Bloody traitor. I will kill you, someday. We were making it big if we succeeded this time. Get out of Singapore, fly to other countries. We are geniuses; the police can’t track us down.”

 “Traitor? You mean yourself.  Who was the one planning to take-it-all and finish us off? YOU. Who was the selfish guy who only though for yourself? YOU. For the money, you did not mind scarifying us.”

“So you heard it? Whatever. I’m ready to face death.”

As he walked out of the room after some conversations, the officer began doubting he’s own identity…

He was not alone.

My Favourite Character in To Kill A Mockingbird.

My favourite character in To Kill A Mockingbird is Atticus. I find that he is a very intelligent person that that possess intelligence in different kind of ways.

As a lawyer, Atticus is someone who possess knowledge to help others clear their name. For example, he defended Tom Robinson when he was charged for rape. Through the incident, his wisdom as well as his sense of justice was potrayed. The way he defend the black people to clear their name, despite the strong opposition by his family and others, shows once again his sense of justice.

As a father, he teaches Jem and Scout the different ways of life. He teaches them the moral values that they should have as people. Everytime they do something wrong, he would give them small lectures about how they should have behaved.

My Favourite Fictional Character

My favourite character is Hibari Kyoya from Katekyo Hitman Reborn. I have been watching this anime since the end of PSLE as I did not have anything to do and was bored of playing computer games. It was recommended by my friends.


I like this character as he is portrayed as someone who never gives up even if he is defeated. There were several occasions where he was badly defeated by his opponent. However, he still stood up and fight for the victory and glory for his team. He also likes to challenge others who are far beyond he's power as he believes that it would help him improve. He also learns from every mistake he make's during a battle which is why he is able to defeat his opponent everytime he stands up to carry on with thhe battle. This is just like a real life scenario where without trying something harder and of higher difficulty, there would not be improvement. 

This is a picture of him. Preparing for a battle.