Hey guys,
Now, I do know some people that, to put it simply, enjoy slacking. Yes, slacking is fun, it is relaxing, but does it do you any good? Or does it make you happier than studying? Think about it. Interestingly, there are a few viewpoints this question, so let me share them with you now.
Firstly, yes, having fun is, of course, fun. But how long will the fun last? A little fun after a day's of hard work is indeed a good relaxation, but will too much fun make you feel very happy? Such as, after playing dota for a whole day, will you feel very happy? Happiness, to me, can indeed be found from hard work. When you achieve something remarkable, you will have this sense of achievement, this great feeling, and at that point of time, you would definitely be happier than you would be after a day's of computer games that certainly does not help you in the REAL world.
Secondly, you must ask yourselves, are you looking for short-term or long-term happiness? Do you want happiness now, and be filled with regret later in life, or would you prefer to suffer a bit, put in hard work, so as to have a bright future? Ask yourself that, and carefully think of the answer, because this would affect what you do now as a student (if you are), and certainly it will affect your future. You know, as I said earlier, you don’t learn anything when you are having fun, so if you slack for a long period of time, your hardworking peers would be far ahead of you, so how do you expect a good future man? That is certainly out of the question. Would you sacrifice your future for fun now? Are you willing to suffer in the future, where money might be a problem for you simply cannot get a good job? Remember, hard work will always be rewarded. Slacking, I repeat, will never do you any good.
So there you are, future happiness or current happiness? Happiness through having fun or happiness through achieving things beyond we ourselves ever imagined? Ponder over this question, but I am pretty sure of my stance after writing this post. Hope you guys would be too.
Thanks for reading this yeah:)

My First Semester being a Secondary One Student (Continued)

Hey guys (again),
Continuing from my previous blog post, I am asked to draw out a brief plan for my second semester. Well, honestly, planning has never been my forte. I tend to go with the flow, improving what i think can be improved as time passes. But basically, I suppose I should try to maintain the grades that I have attained this semester, if not improve on it. Also, I shall try to max out my ACE for various subjects, and above all work hard to try to bring our project to the greatest height possible. Erm, yar, I suppose that's basically my review of Semester 1 and plan for term two, so thanks for reading this rather long blog post and good luck to you guys too yea:)
Jer:)

My First Semester being a secondary one Student

Hey guys,
So, let's reflect on my first semester as a secondary 1 student. How was it? Well, firstly, it was difficult to get used to not seeing girls in my school, but thankfully I have adapted to this change.
Some plus points about my rather interesting first semester, I realised that my classmates, like me, are soccer crazy. Therefore, we would enjoy a game of soccer during recess, coming back sweaty and stinky, with Yi Shin always berating me about my smell. However, being my Primary school best friend, he has somewhat gotten used to me sweating a lot after recess.
Also, I realised that I have been doing better than expected in the first semester. I got A1 for most of my subjects and, after counting, I probably got an A2 for the rest, or just one B3. I am really surprised by this, and everytime I get back another test paper, I would mostly just gape at it. I suppose it is down to the fact that I have Elvis, Mr Smart-guy, sitting behind me. That indeed gives me a lot of advantages as I can clarify things that I am not too sure with him easily.
Of course, when there are plus points, there are always minus points. As I said earlier, it was difficult adapting to not seeing and talking to girls in school. Also, it was difficult to get back into the working attitude after having a long break after PSLE. That was when I totally enjoyed life, so that made me kind of lazy. Also, the work here is much tougher, and the teachers here teach stuff that I cannot comprehend at times, Therefore, I would have to go home and do some catch-up work so as to keep up with the rest of the class at times.
Something interesting now, I enjoy wearing ankle socks, a habit I had since primary school. Although nowadays my socks are higher than those I used to wear in Primary school, it is still low according to my form teacher. I am trying hard get used to wearing normal socks, but I have to admit that I do wear ankle socks at times:) Also, we had got into a fight with some international school pupils at the soccer court, when they punched and kicked us. Mr Tan intervened and some international pupils were apparently expelled, We now tend to give up the court to the International school students when they wish to use the court.
To be continued... tonight

What is Beauty

Hey guys,
Just finished revising Animal Farm and decided that I should start on my holiday assignment so yea, that's why I'm writing this blog post now. Okay, there is this question, I'm sure many of you have heard of before."Inner or outer Beauty?" I personally admit that it is very difficult to judge a person's inner beauty, and therefore most of us tend to judge people by their looks. However, if that is the case, then what would happen if you suddenly realise that your girlfriend is a criminal?
Of course, best case senario is that a person is both beautiful on the outside and the inside. Kind, caring, hardworking, and compassionate, and pretty or handsome. However, us humans all have flaws. Therefore, someone good looking might be a bad character inside, something hidden away from our eyes. They might be greedy, harbour evil intentions or so on and so forth, but they just hadn't shown the opposite side of themselves yet. And one day when they do, we, the foolish humans that were taken in by their good looks, will be in for a rude shock.
Therefore, in my opinion, it is very important to have inner beauty, and that having outer beauty is just an added advantage. Before being good friends, we should first be able to confirm that this person has a good character and not just judge a book by its cover. A good example is this. Imagine a pretty celebrity going around taking drugs and partying all night long. Do you think the community will really like this kind of people? Is she a role model to the younger generation? No question about that, the answer is a flat no.
So there you go, no matter how pretty or handsome you are, how do you expect people to like you if you do not have a good character? Dream on my dear silly fool. You expect us to accept you? Gosh, change your attitude then. If you think you are better just because of your looks, then wake up. So, in conclusion, I would think that my stance is pretty clear now. Outer beauty?Good, but wait, one more question, do you have inner beauty too? That, I am very sure, is the most important factor in determining your close friends and your life partners.

Cult of Personality

Hey guys,
So, what is a cult of personality? Well, it actually is how a leader uses mass media to influence the public and give himself a hero like, or something called a larger than life image.
Now, you would find that this generally happens in totalitarian countries. You too would find yourself getting brainwashed together with the general public with propaganda tools this leader uses. Of course, as we have learned in Animal Farm, Stalin is really good at this. Urh, what? Another example? Oh well, another obvious example would be Hitler then. Basically, once again I repeat, most dictators are cult leaders.
Now, as we have been discussing about Stalin and his horrible acts for quite a while now, I should just follow the trend and continue sharing more information about him should'nt I? Now, I just realised that Stalin has had many places and towns named after him and there is even something called a Stalin Prize and a Stalin Peace prize.
How ironic the second prize is. Man, since when was life under Stalin peaceful?
Well, in addiion to the above, Stalin accepted all sorts of titles that to us would seem ridiculous. Now, of course, with all him using all these propaganda tools, naturally the general public would become influenced and thinl that," Wow, leader Stalin is so great." Once again, to us it seems that that is total nonsense. So, there you go, a perfect example of a leader with a cult personality and what influenece this leader as on the general public.

Hey guys,
Well, I'm sure all of you heard about the Geylang Serai food poisoning case blah blah, and a few days after this food poisoning case, there was this article in the newspaper by a housewive. I don't think many of you really noticed it, but basically it was about the simple fact that the easiest way to avoid getting food poisoning is to eat at home. Yes, isn't that a simple solution? I mean, nothing can beat home-cooked food in hygiene standards, as I am sure you will make sure you take all the safety precautions when you prepare your own food, if not, then well, I suppose you do deserve to get food poisoning(:
In the past, many households could not afford to eat out and every eating-out time is a special occasion. However, now you can hear that families with working husbands and wives will eat out everyday. So let me ask, is that healthy? And more importantly, is that safe? Has anyone went into the kitchen and asked, "Hey, I would like to see how you prepare your food." (No guarantee that the restaurant will think you are trying to steal their recipe and kick you out of the restaurant, but yeah you get the point) So you can never be sure how hygienically safe the food you are eating is. And the hygiene standard rate given by the NEA might be deceiving. you just need a slip ofconcentration, one complacent chef and one tiny mistake in the preparation to give the poor customers the reward for coming to your eatery for a meal, pain. So, now, I think I shall try to make influence my family members. After all, eating at home does save money.
And I urge all of you to do the same too yeah.
Talkin bout food, Im hungry now, so
byez

Hey guys,
I suddenly remembered about the animal farm worksheet so I am working on a belated blog post now(: Plz bear with me yeah. Okay, what is utopia? Well, utopia is like a dream society, a seemingly perfect society that is most of the time, frankly just a dream. A little history on this word, bear with me again, I know history ain't fun, but this word was taken from the title of a book written by Sir Thomas More about an island in the Atlantic Ocean, possesing a seemingly perfect socio-politico-legal system.
To me, I suppose a place that citizens all live happily together with no riots or commotions between the citizens. And that, it seems, is totally impossible right? Also, I think items should be shared equally amon all the citizens and the rich should try their best to elp the poor. However, asking some people to be generous may be like a person asking a block of wood to move. It is still pretty much impossible. So there you go, the proof that a utopia place would most likely, only turn up in your sweet dreams.
Jeremy signing off,
Buh-bye