In Term 3, I have learn about poetry. There are a lot of different type of poems, including limericks, haikus, tongue-twisters so on so forth.
The following are descriptions on these poems.
Limericks - Limericks are poems which is also known as poems which are nonsense. It consists of five lines in which the last line rhymes with the first two lines, and the third and fourth line rhyme with each other.
Haikus - Haikus are poems which the lines do not have to rhyme. Haikus consists of three lines, in which the first and third line has five syllabuses each and the second line consists of seven syllabuses.
Tongue-twisters - Tongue twisters are poems which sometimes rhyme. These poems are called tongue-twisters as they literally made your tongue twist! These poems consists of lines where line after line, there are several similar sounding words, thus making it difficult to say them quickly.
Parodies - Parodies are songs in which they make some popular songs into a more interesting one, with humorous lyrics. Parodies usually mean no insult but are just composed to let people have a good laugh.
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Thursday, August 5, 2010
Poem Assignment
This is the poem that I chose. It is entitled Snapshotland.
Snapshotland
In Snapshotland everyone is happy all the time.
It is the promised land where people sit with flasks of tea
on smooth sand by a flat sea and smile and smile and smile.
The sun shines all day long and every day in Kodachrome
or sepia on sandboys and sandgirls who never
stop smiling from the time they first appear, with buckets,
in crisp, gingham pinfores and nonnets on the sea-shore.
Lovers stay in love forever, married couples never
grow tired of each other; everything is always just right.
The dolphins know exactly when to leap into the air
and stay there for the permanent delight of passengers
aboard the pleasure-boat which never passes out of sight.
Noboday in Snapshotland grows old unless they want to,
juding by the way they go on smiling so, in deck-chairs,
on the beach, or in old-fashioned gardens with lavender
and grandchildren here and there - and no one dies, ever.
Even if they don't appear later, the people are still
always there, smiling through the lavender and dolphins
and the buckets full of pebbles on the same sea-shore.
Sylvia Kantaris
Step 1 : Forget what the poem may or may not mean, or what it may be about.☑
Step 2 : Look at the title and jot down about half a dozen things that it suggests to you. Give literal meanings as well as other associations.
- Photographs
- Still
- Frozen
- Land of guns
- Dangerous land
Step 3 : Read the poem onc quickly and then several times more slowly. Try to hear the poem aloud in your head.☑
Step 4 : Make a list if all those things which force their attention on you or which catch your interest for one reason or another. You might jot down unusual/odd/striking words, rhymes or repetitions/patterns/contrasts ,etc.
- 'and smile and smile and smile' repetition
- 'Kodachrome' striking and unusual name
- 'sandboys and sandgirls' striking phrase
- 'Lovers stay in love forever; married couples never grow tired of each other' contrasts
- 'Nobody in Snapshotland grow old' Striking phrase
- 'and no one dies - ever.' striking phrase.
Step 5 : Look at and list any features of lanugage used in the poem, eg.
No captital letters; no full stops at all line-end; presence/absence of adverbs/adjectives; all verbs are either active/passive; tenses - all past except in the last line - ,etc.
- No structure in the poem
- No all stanzas have rhyming lines
- Poem in present tense
Step 6 : Try to find groups of words (thematic boxes),eg.
(a) All similes make reference to animals/death/plants, etc.
(b) All the first words of lines are conjuctions, etc.
*Don't worry if your groups of words seem silly or improbable. Look at what you have observed and ask yourself what is its significance.
- Every first lines of its stanzas are made up of captial letters.
Step 7 : Look at your lists, notes and groups. Do you see any patterntaking shape?
- The first and last stanzas have 3 lines each while the 2nd, 4th stanzas have 4 lines each and the 3rd stanza has 5 lines
Step 8 : Read the poem again and try to make intelligent guessesof what the poem may mean.
The poem is about a photograph, in which everything is inside is still. Every thing that happened when the photograph was taken remains that way forever.
Step 9: Answer the following questions:
Who is "speaking" in the poem? Is it the POET or a PERSONA?
It is the poet who is speaking.
Who is the poem "spoken" to? In other words, who is the audience for this poem? Is it to a particular person, to the poet himself (reflective) or to the public in general?
It is to the the public.
What is the speaker's attitude to this audience? Is it angry, sincere, joking, teasing, etc.?
He is more of sincere, explaining to the audience the definition and happenings of Snapshotland.
What is the POET's attitude to this audience? (This may be different from the speaker.)
He is sincere, explaining to the audience the definition and happenings of Snapshotland.
Why is the poem organized in the way that it is?
It is to attract readers attention to the interesting subject Snapshotland.
What is the EFFECT of all the things you have written down in Steps 2-8?
It helps me to understand and comprehend the poem better.
Snapshotland
In Snapshotland everyone is happy all the time.
It is the promised land where people sit with flasks of tea
on smooth sand by a flat sea and smile and smile and smile.
The sun shines all day long and every day in Kodachrome
or sepia on sandboys and sandgirls who never
stop smiling from the time they first appear, with buckets,
in crisp, gingham pinfores and nonnets on the sea-shore.
Lovers stay in love forever, married couples never
grow tired of each other; everything is always just right.
The dolphins know exactly when to leap into the air
and stay there for the permanent delight of passengers
aboard the pleasure-boat which never passes out of sight.
Noboday in Snapshotland grows old unless they want to,
juding by the way they go on smiling so, in deck-chairs,
on the beach, or in old-fashioned gardens with lavender
and grandchildren here and there - and no one dies, ever.
Even if they don't appear later, the people are still
always there, smiling through the lavender and dolphins
and the buckets full of pebbles on the same sea-shore.
Sylvia Kantaris
Step 1 : Forget what the poem may or may not mean, or what it may be about.☑
Step 2 : Look at the title and jot down about half a dozen things that it suggests to you. Give literal meanings as well as other associations.
- Photographs
- Still
- Frozen
- Land of guns
- Dangerous land
Step 3 : Read the poem onc quickly and then several times more slowly. Try to hear the poem aloud in your head.☑
Step 4 : Make a list if all those things which force their attention on you or which catch your interest for one reason or another. You might jot down unusual/odd/striking words, rhymes or repetitions/patterns/contrasts ,etc.
- 'and smile and smile and smile' repetition
- 'Kodachrome' striking and unusual name
- 'sandboys and sandgirls' striking phrase
- 'Lovers stay in love forever; married couples never grow tired of each other' contrasts
- 'Nobody in Snapshotland grow old' Striking phrase
- 'and no one dies - ever.' striking phrase.
Step 5 : Look at and list any features of lanugage used in the poem, eg.
No captital letters; no full stops at all line-end; presence/absence of adverbs/adjectives; all verbs are either active/passive; tenses - all past except in the last line - ,etc.
- No structure in the poem
- No all stanzas have rhyming lines
- Poem in present tense
Step 6 : Try to find groups of words (thematic boxes),eg.
(a) All similes make reference to animals/death/plants, etc.
(b) All the first words of lines are conjuctions, etc.
*Don't worry if your groups of words seem silly or improbable. Look at what you have observed and ask yourself what is its significance.
- Every first lines of its stanzas are made up of captial letters.
Step 7 : Look at your lists, notes and groups. Do you see any patterntaking shape?
- The first and last stanzas have 3 lines each while the 2nd, 4th stanzas have 4 lines each and the 3rd stanza has 5 lines
Step 8 : Read the poem again and try to make intelligent guessesof what the poem may mean.
The poem is about a photograph, in which everything is inside is still. Every thing that happened when the photograph was taken remains that way forever.
Step 9: Answer the following questions:
Who is "speaking" in the poem? Is it the POET or a PERSONA?
It is the poet who is speaking.
Who is the poem "spoken" to? In other words, who is the audience for this poem? Is it to a particular person, to the poet himself (reflective) or to the public in general?
It is to the the public.
What is the speaker's attitude to this audience? Is it angry, sincere, joking, teasing, etc.?
He is more of sincere, explaining to the audience the definition and happenings of Snapshotland.
What is the POET's attitude to this audience? (This may be different from the speaker.)
He is sincere, explaining to the audience the definition and happenings of Snapshotland.
Why is the poem organized in the way that it is?
It is to attract readers attention to the interesting subject Snapshotland.
What is the EFFECT of all the things you have written down in Steps 2-8?
It helps me to understand and comprehend the poem better.
Monday, July 26, 2010
Limericks
This is a limerick which I composed for Language Arts Lesson.
There once was a bus driver,
who once drove pass a river.
He saw an animal,
which meat he usually served for dinner,
And said : ' Come here you little beaver!'
There once was a bus driver,
who once drove pass a river.
He saw an animal,
which meat he usually served for dinner,
And said : ' Come here you little beaver!'
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Sounds
I heard the owls hooting in the dark.
I heard the sheep bleating beyond the hill.
I heard the wolves howling beside the graveyard.
I heard the sparrows squaking on the tree.
i heard the dogs barking outside the kennel.
I heard the horses neighing in the stable.
I heard the bulls snorting in the farm.
I heard the bees buzzing in the beehive.
I heard the frogs croaking on a water lily.
I heard the mice squeaking in the hole.
I heard the roosters cackling in the penhouse.
I heard the turkeys gobbling in the slaughterhouse.
I heard the pigeons cooing by the street.
I heard the ducks quacking by the pond.
I heard the pigs snorting in the pen.
I heard the cats purring in the drain.
I heard the sheep bleating beyond the hill.
I heard the wolves howling beside the graveyard.
I heard the sparrows squaking on the tree.
i heard the dogs barking outside the kennel.
I heard the horses neighing in the stable.
I heard the bulls snorting in the farm.
I heard the bees buzzing in the beehive.
I heard the frogs croaking on a water lily.
I heard the mice squeaking in the hole.
I heard the roosters cackling in the penhouse.
I heard the turkeys gobbling in the slaughterhouse.
I heard the pigeons cooing by the street.
I heard the ducks quacking by the pond.
I heard the pigs snorting in the pen.
I heard the cats purring in the drain.
Tongue Twisters
In Language Arts class, I had learnt poetry and one of its components is tongue twisters. Tongue Twisters are like poems but there are a lot of rhyming words which requires you to 'twist' the tongue in order to recite it fluently.
Here are a few examples:
a) How much wood would a woodchuck chuck
If a woodchuck could chuck wood?
He would chuck, he would, as much as he could,
And chuck as much wood as a woodchuck would
If a woodchuck could chuck wood.
b)I cannot bear to see a bear
Bear down upon a hare.
When bare of hair he strips the hare,
Right there I cry, "Forbear!"
c)I need not your needles, they're needless to me;
For kneading of noodles, 'twere needless, you see;
But did my neat knickers but need to be kneed,
I then should have need of your needles indeed.
You can see more at this link
Meanwhile, I am preparing the first tongue twister for this Friday's lesson.
Bye!
Here are a few examples:
a) How much wood would a woodchuck chuck
If a woodchuck could chuck wood?
He would chuck, he would, as much as he could,
And chuck as much wood as a woodchuck would
If a woodchuck could chuck wood.
b)I cannot bear to see a bear
Bear down upon a hare.
When bare of hair he strips the hare,
Right there I cry, "Forbear!"
c)I need not your needles, they're needless to me;
For kneading of noodles, 'twere needless, you see;
But did my neat knickers but need to be kneed,
I then should have need of your needles indeed.
You can see more at this link
Meanwhile, I am preparing the first tongue twister for this Friday's lesson.
Bye!
Friday, July 16, 2010
Compulsory Blog Entry #16
(Poem) Life is ...
Life is a challenge,
as a baby, walk and talk,
as a toddler, jump and climb,
as a student, study and strive,
as an adult, wealth and health.
Life is a challenge,
which we welcome for the joy it brings,
when we finally taste success,
in a task that we conquer,
thanks to the challenges in life.
Life is a challenge,
as a baby, walk and talk,
as a toddler, jump and climb,
as a student, study and strive,
as an adult, wealth and health.
Life is a challenge,
which we welcome for the joy it brings,
when we finally taste success,
in a task that we conquer,
thanks to the challenges in life.
Compulsory Blog Entry #15
Recently, I have read a book entitled - How to Survive Middle School.
This is a very entertaining book about the life of a boy, David Greenberg, would was faced with many setbacks in his middle school life. He is very skillful in making videos and has created his own videos called Talktime and uploads them on youtube. His videos are interviews of celebrities which he does in his room, which has a huge poster of the New York skyline. His videos are a big hit on the Internet and has a few hundred views a day and lots of positive comments. However, a bully in his class finds it boring and lame and makes really cruel remarks about hime. The bully also creates a video of David with lots of rude remaeks and uploads it on youtube.
This story depicts how a middle school boy surives middle school and how it endures through lots of tough time. I definitely recommend this book to you!
Details : How to survive middle school by Donna Gephart.
This is a very entertaining book about the life of a boy, David Greenberg, would was faced with many setbacks in his middle school life. He is very skillful in making videos and has created his own videos called Talktime and uploads them on youtube. His videos are interviews of celebrities which he does in his room, which has a huge poster of the New York skyline. His videos are a big hit on the Internet and has a few hundred views a day and lots of positive comments. However, a bully in his class finds it boring and lame and makes really cruel remarks about hime. The bully also creates a video of David with lots of rude remaeks and uploads it on youtube.
This story depicts how a middle school boy surives middle school and how it endures through lots of tough time. I definitely recommend this book to you!
Details : How to survive middle school by Donna Gephart.
Monday, May 24, 2010
Compulsory Blog Entry #14
Primary School Days
I miss all those great old days,
where school was little work but play.
All those homework were a breeze,
exams were few and easy.
Playing with rubber bands in school,
you shoot me then I shoot you.
Searching the floor for rubber bands,
just to shoot it at your friends.
And 'RING' once the recess bell went,
we rushed out of the class in a flash.
Grabbing a soccer ball,
and of to the soccer field we dashed.
But all this times have all disappear,
it is the start of a new chapter.
Seconary School has started,
Primary School we have parted.
~Chng Ren Kai
I miss all those great old days,
where school was little work but play.
All those homework were a breeze,
exams were few and easy.
Playing with rubber bands in school,
you shoot me then I shoot you.
Searching the floor for rubber bands,
just to shoot it at your friends.
And 'RING' once the recess bell went,
we rushed out of the class in a flash.
Grabbing a soccer ball,
and of to the soccer field we dashed.
But all this times have all disappear,
it is the start of a new chapter.
Seconary School has started,
Primary School we have parted.
~Chng Ren Kai
Compulsory Blog Entry #13
Fast rode the knight by Stephen Crane
Fast rode the knight
With spurs, hot and reeking,
Ever waving an eager sword,
"To save my lady!"
Fast rode the knight,
And leaped from saddle to war.
Men of steel flickered and gleamed
Like riot of silver lights,
And the gold of the knight's good banner
Still waved on a castle wall.
. . . . .
A horse,
Blowing, staggering, bloody thing,
Forgotten at foot of castle wall.
A horse
Dead at foot of castle wall.
QUESTIONS
1. How is figurative language used in the poem? Give the specific word(s), explain what type of figurative language it is and why the poet chose to use this figurative language.
With spurs, hot and reeking, --- Hyperbole is used in this case to exaggerate how intense the fight was.
"To save my lady!" --- Hyperbole is used here to describe the strong determination of the knight.
And leaped from saddle to war. --- Hyperbole is used in this case to exaggerate how the knight fought, leaping from one place to another.
Like riot of silver lights, --- Metaphor is used here to compare the brandishing of silver swords in the war to riot of silver lights.
2. Tell us why you like this poem in no less than 100 words.
I like this poem as it is very fast-paced and the descriptions make the poem seem very real-lived and you can feel how intense the fight is without even having a look at it.
Fast rode the knight
With spurs, hot and reeking,
Ever waving an eager sword,
"To save my lady!"
Fast rode the knight,
And leaped from saddle to war.
Men of steel flickered and gleamed
Like riot of silver lights,
And the gold of the knight's good banner
Still waved on a castle wall.
. . . . .
A horse,
Blowing, staggering, bloody thing,
Forgotten at foot of castle wall.
A horse
Dead at foot of castle wall.
QUESTIONS
1. How is figurative language used in the poem? Give the specific word(s), explain what type of figurative language it is and why the poet chose to use this figurative language.
With spurs, hot and reeking, --- Hyperbole is used in this case to exaggerate how intense the fight was.
"To save my lady!" --- Hyperbole is used here to describe the strong determination of the knight.
And leaped from saddle to war. --- Hyperbole is used in this case to exaggerate how the knight fought, leaping from one place to another.
Like riot of silver lights, --- Metaphor is used here to compare the brandishing of silver swords in the war to riot of silver lights.
2. Tell us why you like this poem in no less than 100 words.
I like this poem as it is very fast-paced and the descriptions make the poem seem very real-lived and you can feel how intense the fight is without even having a look at it.
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Compulsory Blog Entry #12
News Reflection
Recently, there has been a debate on whether the Mother Tongue weightage should be lowered in the PSLE. This sparked many comments on whether one approves of this or otherwise. Today, The Straits Times has reported that Dr Ng Eng Han and PM Lee Hsien Loong have concluded that the weightage of the Mother Tongue in the PSLE should not be lowered stating that bilingualism remains as important as ever but what will change is the way it would be taught.
I strongly agree with this as I believe that it is essential for one to know its origins and roots well and for the case of a Singporean, it is through knowing one's Mother Tongue Lanugage well and its traditions.
Recently, there has been a debate on whether the Mother Tongue weightage should be lowered in the PSLE. This sparked many comments on whether one approves of this or otherwise. Today, The Straits Times has reported that Dr Ng Eng Han and PM Lee Hsien Loong have concluded that the weightage of the Mother Tongue in the PSLE should not be lowered stating that bilingualism remains as important as ever but what will change is the way it would be taught.
I strongly agree with this as I believe that it is essential for one to know its origins and roots well and for the case of a Singporean, it is through knowing one's Mother Tongue Lanugage well and its traditions.
Compulsory Blog Entry #11
Chapathi, Jalebi and Roti Prata. Do these sound familiar to you. Let me guess... you have not heard of Chapati and Jalebi but you definitely heard of Roti Prata before.
Well, let me enlighten you about this.
Firstly, what is Chapathi? It is Indian Flatbread which is a staple meal of Northen South Asia. This is how it looks like.
Now this is how you prepare it. You need :
3 cups of fine wholemeal flour or roti flour
1 1/2 teaspoon of salt
1 tablespoon of Ghee or oil (optional)
1 cup of lukewarm water
Steps
Step 1) Mix salt through the flour in the bowl, then rub in ghee or oil, if used.
Step 2) Add water all at once and mix to a firm but not stiff dough.
Step 3) Knead dough for at least 10 minutes (the more it is kneaded, the lighter the bread will be).
Step 4) Form dough into a ball, cover with clear plastic wrap and stand for 1 hour or longer (if left overnight, the chapatis will be very light and tender).
Step 5) Shape dough into balls about the size of a large walnut.
Step 6) Roll out each one on a lightly floured board (using reserved flour) to a circular shape as thin as a French crepe.
Step 7) After rolling out chapatis, heat a griddle plate or heavy-based frying pan until very hot, and cook the chapatis, starting with those that were rolled first.
Step 8) Put chapathi on griddle and leave for about 1 minute.
Step 9) Turn and cook other side a further minute, pressing lightly around the edges of the chapathi with a folded tea towel or an egg slice.
Step 10) This encourages bubble to form and make the chapatis light.
Step 11) As each one is cooked, wrap in a clean tea towel until all are read.
Step 12) Serve immediately with butter, dry curries or vegetable dishes.
Now, what is jalebi? It is an Indian dessert which is sweet and chewy. This is a picture of it:
Now this is how you prepare it. To begin, you need:
2 cups of self raising flour
1/2 teaspoon of baking powder
1 cup of yogurt
Vegetable/canola/sunflower cooking oil for deep frying
1 cup of sugar
Few strands of saffron
1/4 teaspoon of cardamom powder
2 drops of orange food colour
2 tablespoons of rose water.
Steps
Step 1) Mix the flour, baking powder and yogurt into a batter and keep aside for 24 hours to ferment.
Step 2) Pour batter into a ketchup dispensing bottle.
Step 3) To make sugar syrup: Melt the sugar with the rose water and boil to get a one thread consistency. To check for one thread consistency, carefully dip the tip of your index finger into the syrup, touch your finger and thumb together and genly tease apart. If one thread is formed between your finger and thumb the syrup is done.
Step 4) Turn off fire, add the saffron strands and cardamom and stir well.
Step 5) Heat the oil in a deep wok-like dish. To test for the right temperature, drop a small amount of batter into the oil. If it sizzles and rises to the top of the oil, the oil is hot enough. Keep the flame on medium at all times to ensure all round cooking of the jalebis.
Step 6) Now hold the ketchup dispenser over the hot oil and squeeze the batter into the oil into a wiggly, randomly coiled circle. Squeeze out several at a time.
Step 7) Fry till light golden and then remove and put directly into the sugar syrup.
Step 8) Allow to soak for 2-3 minutes and then remove.
Step 9) Serve warm.
Now, you may ask what is the difference between Chapathi and Roti Prata.
These two dishes have a lot of similarities. They look the same, they taste the same... But some of the major differnces are : Chapathi is a flat bread while Roti Prata is stuffed bread. Traditionally, Chapathi is usually served with lentil soup or curry but Roti prata is served with yoghurt.
Jalebi and You Tiao, a Chinese fried bread stick are very similar. However, jalebi is sweet as it is covered with sugar but you tiao is generally salty and oily.
Well, let me enlighten you about this.
Firstly, what is Chapathi? It is Indian Flatbread which is a staple meal of Northen South Asia. This is how it looks like.
Now this is how you prepare it. You need :
3 cups of fine wholemeal flour or roti flour
1 1/2 teaspoon of salt
1 tablespoon of Ghee or oil (optional)
1 cup of lukewarm water
Steps
Step 1) Mix salt through the flour in the bowl, then rub in ghee or oil, if used.
Step 2) Add water all at once and mix to a firm but not stiff dough.
Step 3) Knead dough for at least 10 minutes (the more it is kneaded, the lighter the bread will be).
Step 4) Form dough into a ball, cover with clear plastic wrap and stand for 1 hour or longer (if left overnight, the chapatis will be very light and tender).
Step 5) Shape dough into balls about the size of a large walnut.
Step 6) Roll out each one on a lightly floured board (using reserved flour) to a circular shape as thin as a French crepe.
Step 7) After rolling out chapatis, heat a griddle plate or heavy-based frying pan until very hot, and cook the chapatis, starting with those that were rolled first.
Step 8) Put chapathi on griddle and leave for about 1 minute.
Step 9) Turn and cook other side a further minute, pressing lightly around the edges of the chapathi with a folded tea towel or an egg slice.
Step 10) This encourages bubble to form and make the chapatis light.
Step 11) As each one is cooked, wrap in a clean tea towel until all are read.
Step 12) Serve immediately with butter, dry curries or vegetable dishes.
Now, what is jalebi? It is an Indian dessert which is sweet and chewy. This is a picture of it:
Now this is how you prepare it. To begin, you need:
2 cups of self raising flour
1/2 teaspoon of baking powder
1 cup of yogurt
Vegetable/canola/sunflower cooking oil for deep frying
1 cup of sugar
Few strands of saffron
1/4 teaspoon of cardamom powder
2 drops of orange food colour
2 tablespoons of rose water.
Steps
Step 1) Mix the flour, baking powder and yogurt into a batter and keep aside for 24 hours to ferment.
Step 2) Pour batter into a ketchup dispensing bottle.
Step 3) To make sugar syrup: Melt the sugar with the rose water and boil to get a one thread consistency. To check for one thread consistency, carefully dip the tip of your index finger into the syrup, touch your finger and thumb together and genly tease apart. If one thread is formed between your finger and thumb the syrup is done.
Step 4) Turn off fire, add the saffron strands and cardamom and stir well.
Step 5) Heat the oil in a deep wok-like dish. To test for the right temperature, drop a small amount of batter into the oil. If it sizzles and rises to the top of the oil, the oil is hot enough. Keep the flame on medium at all times to ensure all round cooking of the jalebis.
Step 6) Now hold the ketchup dispenser over the hot oil and squeeze the batter into the oil into a wiggly, randomly coiled circle. Squeeze out several at a time.
Step 7) Fry till light golden and then remove and put directly into the sugar syrup.
Step 8) Allow to soak for 2-3 minutes and then remove.
Step 9) Serve warm.
Now, you may ask what is the difference between Chapathi and Roti Prata.
These two dishes have a lot of similarities. They look the same, they taste the same... But some of the major differnces are : Chapathi is a flat bread while Roti Prata is stuffed bread. Traditionally, Chapathi is usually served with lentil soup or curry but Roti prata is served with yoghurt.
Jalebi and You Tiao, a Chinese fried bread stick are very similar. However, jalebi is sweet as it is covered with sugar but you tiao is generally salty and oily.
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Compulsory Blog Entry #10
When Lila offered flowers to the sacred rock of the sea
When the medicine-man arrived to help her mother
When Pinto is poisoned
Monday, April 12, 2010
Compulsory Blog Entry #7
Debt...debt...debt. My family is in debt and the three drunken brothers will keep on harrasing us. They say that my father owed them money that was used to buy toddy. What can I do? The house has no money and we need to pay the debts! How I wish I could just leave Thul, go to Bombay and escape all this sufferings. Perphaps I could get a job, earn some money and when the problems at home is resolved, I could return home with the money I earned. Wouldn't that be better?
~Hari
~Hari
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Compulsory Blog Entry #6
Dear Diary,
I feel so stupid! I could not believe that I had just let a murder suspect go and ate up her weapon! Stupid me! I should have use my big brain and think first before eating up that lamb's leg! What would happen? Would I be fired?!
It began when I received a call from the murderer, Mary Maloney, saying that her husband has been murdered. A few investigators and I then rushed down to the scene and saw an unconscious Patrick Maloney. After moving the corpse out, Mary Maloney then recounted what had happened, which was actually utter RUBBISH! We beileved her and when she offered us the lamb's leg saying that we were doing a favour for her, we just did as she said and ate the lamb's leg!
Since the evidence is not present anymore, we cannot accuse her of anything!!!!
I hope this would be my first and LAST time making such a stupid mistake.
Regards,
Jack Noonan
I feel so stupid! I could not believe that I had just let a murder suspect go and ate up her weapon! Stupid me! I should have use my big brain and think first before eating up that lamb's leg! What would happen? Would I be fired?!
It began when I received a call from the murderer, Mary Maloney, saying that her husband has been murdered. A few investigators and I then rushed down to the scene and saw an unconscious Patrick Maloney. After moving the corpse out, Mary Maloney then recounted what had happened, which was actually utter RUBBISH! We beileved her and when she offered us the lamb's leg saying that we were doing a favour for her, we just did as she said and ate the lamb's leg!
Since the evidence is not present anymore, we cannot accuse her of anything!!!!
I hope this would be my first and LAST time making such a stupid mistake.
Regards,
Jack Noonan
Compulsory Blog Entry #5
I had chosen the above ending as the princess would rather see the young man die than see him suffer with a horrible woman so she would have directed him to the room with the lion. The young man was also described in the story that he was very brave so he might have been a lion tamer.
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Compulsory Blog Entry #4
This my ending to the story, The Lady or the tiger?, by Frank R. Stockton.
The tense moment had come. The young man signalled for the right door as the princess has signalled. "And the right door he chooses..." the king said as he signalled for the choosen door to be opened. As the door was about to be opened, the young man stole a glance at the princess and saw that her face was very pale, as pale as a sheet of paper. Before he had time to react, there was a deafening roar and the brown animal came rushing at the young man. The crowd was shocked and some covered their eyes, not wanting to witness a gory scene. But a surprise was in stored...
It turned out that the young man had once been a lion tamer and with the skills he had, he managed to tame the lion into a seating position, leaving him unscathed. Everyone was stunned, including the king and the princess. After witnessing what had happened, he made a quick message and the crowd started cheering jubilantly. It turned out that the king believed that the young man was an asset to the country if he makes him the prince. Thus, he agreed to allow his daughter to marry him.
True enough, when the prince succeeded the king, the country was a very successful and prosperous one and the king, queen, and the citizens of the country live happily every after.
The tense moment had come. The young man signalled for the right door as the princess has signalled. "And the right door he chooses..." the king said as he signalled for the choosen door to be opened. As the door was about to be opened, the young man stole a glance at the princess and saw that her face was very pale, as pale as a sheet of paper. Before he had time to react, there was a deafening roar and the brown animal came rushing at the young man. The crowd was shocked and some covered their eyes, not wanting to witness a gory scene. But a surprise was in stored...
It turned out that the young man had once been a lion tamer and with the skills he had, he managed to tame the lion into a seating position, leaving him unscathed. Everyone was stunned, including the king and the princess. After witnessing what had happened, he made a quick message and the crowd started cheering jubilantly. It turned out that the king believed that the young man was an asset to the country if he makes him the prince. Thus, he agreed to allow his daughter to marry him.
True enough, when the prince succeeded the king, the country was a very successful and prosperous one and the king, queen, and the citizens of the country live happily every after.
Compulsory Blog Entry #3
Recently, there has been the Winter Olympics taking place in Vancouver, United States. There has also been news of Singapore hoping to groom athletes to qualify for the 2014 Winter Olympics held in Sochi, Russia.
I feel that this is a brilliant idea as it would allow Singapore to strengthen their bonds with the countries participating in the Winter Olympics. This is because the majority of countries participating in Winter Olympics are usually located at a place far from Singapore e.g. Canada, United States etc. This would benefit Singapore as with closer political ties with other countries can Singapore do even better politically.
It would also be Singapore's first appearance at the Winter Olympics and it would be a significant milestone in Singapore's history.
I hope that Singapore would be able to groom athletes good enough in time for the Sochi Winter Olympics 2014.
Information from The Straits Times
More information can be found at this link
I feel that this is a brilliant idea as it would allow Singapore to strengthen their bonds with the countries participating in the Winter Olympics. This is because the majority of countries participating in Winter Olympics are usually located at a place far from Singapore e.g. Canada, United States etc. This would benefit Singapore as with closer political ties with other countries can Singapore do even better politically.
It would also be Singapore's first appearance at the Winter Olympics and it would be a significant milestone in Singapore's history.
I hope that Singapore would be able to groom athletes good enough in time for the Sochi Winter Olympics 2014.
Information from The Straits Times
More information can be found at this link
Friday, January 29, 2010
Compulsory Blog Entry #2
Dear Diary,
Can you believe it? My husband is going to divorce me to marry someone else! So, guess what I did? I murdered him!!! With what? A lamb's leg! MUAHAHAHA!
Do you know what is the consequence of me murdering my husband? I was afraid it would be severe, especially so with the baby in my womb. Thus, I covered my actions by acting as normal as possible. Firstly, I went to the grocerer and bought some items. When I came home, I pretended to be very shocked and called the police. I cried, but trust me, that was not fake. I was genuinely upset with what had happened. After all, he is still my husband.
Back to the incident, the police arrived shortly later and they tried to find the thing used to kill my husband. Being the smart and crafty person I am, I offered them the lamb's leg in which they ate up very quickly, destroying the evidence! I could not resist laughing when they realised how quickly they had eaten the evidence! HAHAHA!
That's all for now, I.m calling it a day! See ya!
Lots of Love,
Mary Maloney
Can you believe it? My husband is going to divorce me to marry someone else! So, guess what I did? I murdered him!!! With what? A lamb's leg! MUAHAHAHA!
Do you know what is the consequence of me murdering my husband? I was afraid it would be severe, especially so with the baby in my womb. Thus, I covered my actions by acting as normal as possible. Firstly, I went to the grocerer and bought some items. When I came home, I pretended to be very shocked and called the police. I cried, but trust me, that was not fake. I was genuinely upset with what had happened. After all, he is still my husband.
Back to the incident, the police arrived shortly later and they tried to find the thing used to kill my husband. Being the smart and crafty person I am, I offered them the lamb's leg in which they ate up very quickly, destroying the evidence! I could not resist laughing when they realised how quickly they had eaten the evidence! HAHAHA!
That's all for now, I.m calling it a day! See ya!
Lots of Love,
Mary Maloney
Monday, January 25, 2010
Compulsory Blog Entry #1
This is my results on my diagnostic test on learning.
Linguistic - 13/25
Logical - 20/25
Interpersonal - 19/25
Intrapersonal - 23/25
Musical - 13/25
Visual/Spartial - 16/25
Naturalistic - 16/25
Kinaesthetic - 14/25
I feel that the results are quite accurate and I recommend you to try.
URL- http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks1/ict/multiple_int/questions/choose_lang.cfm
Linguistic - 13/25
Logical - 20/25
Interpersonal - 19/25
Intrapersonal - 23/25
Musical - 13/25
Visual/Spartial - 16/25
Naturalistic - 16/25
Kinaesthetic - 14/25
I feel that the results are quite accurate and I recommend you to try.
URL- http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks1/ict/multiple_int/questions/choose_lang.cfm
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