How do you know who your friends are?

Hey guys,
Kay, let me ask you a question before I get on with my blog post. What do you want your friends for? Do you want to confide in them, tell them all your secrets, or do you just want them to be by your side, entertain you, cheer you up when you are down? Ask yourself that, and yes, this is rather important in this blog post in case you thought I was random yeah.
Indeed, it is rather difficult nowadays to determine whether your "friends" around you are actually real friends out there to help you. There are just so many sinister people out there harbouring evil thoughts, that it no longer is a surprise when you realise that your best friend has betrayed you. That is, of course, rather saddening. It is no longer easy to confide in someone for fear will overwhelm you when you do. Of course, naturally, we would have a few friends that we would know are loyal to us, friends who will not betray us, will not backstab us. However, that kind of trust will take a period of time to build up, and will never be immediate.
I am not sure about you guys, but when you were chatting happily with your friends, have you ever got this strange feeling that someone, just someone, among this group of friends might not be a trustworthy one? It is never proven unless something happens, but this is prove again how much different people are nowadays. In the past, it was much easier to trust people, when people then were less greedy, less self-scented. Just imagine you are a successful business man, how do you know your subordinates aren't out to steal your company's secrets, out to assasinate you? How do you know your friends, jealous of your wealth, are not plotting one of the biggest robberies in history?
For us students, the situation is not so blown-up. However, it is the same concept. Therefore, I just try to make as much friends as I can, but at the end of the day, only a few really know me well, know my troubles and so on. Of course, these friends are the friends that I have known for a long time, since my primary school days or even longer. Nothing wrong with making friends, don't get me wrong, but you should give yourself a period of time before finally deciding whether your dear little friend is actually a friend that you can trust.
Yawn, just imagine how much easier this blog post would have been in the older days:( Lol
Anyway,
Bye

Eliminating an emotion, a rather difficult choice

Hey all,
Urh, let's see, if I could eliminate an emotion in this world, what would that be? Phew, I am now cursing this question-setter, because this is a really difficult question. After all, there are so many emotions in this world, so why just one? *Thinking*... Okay, I have made my decision finally, and I think this emotion shall be...
*Drum roll please*
Jealousy.
Actually, coming to think about it, I have actually always really detested this emotion. This rather cruel emotion is the cost of a lot of thefts, murder etc. I have to admit that, yes, I have been tempted to steal in my childhood times, and what else, this was caused by my classmate having something that I craved to get my hands on, by hook or by crook. Of course, in the end, I did not carry out my plan, and thankfully so, for at that time a teacher walked by:)
Anyway, the point is, that this emotion is evil if you let it overwhelm you. A little bit of jealousy might be quite good actually. Imagine this, if you see a model student passing his exams with flying colours, you would naturally envy him and therefore that can be a motivation to put in extra hard work to get that kind of results. However, when it reaches another level, it might lead to horrible things happening. Something I call over-jealousy might lead you to alter your marks and so on. Sadly, many people nowadays fall prey to this temptation. Rising crime rates is a good evidence. Therefore, I feel that jealousy should be eliminated, and I hope that we students would be able to find another source for motivation to get good marks.
One more thing, I am NOT a thief, in case some of you get the wrong idea. thanks
Jer signing off,
Byez

Hey all,

Now, doing charity work certainly is good, but now, is that our duty? Is that a must, or is it something that we OUGHT to do? Will we get punished, scolded, or criticised if we do not do charity work? Well, we obviously won't get scolded, the most we can expect is a little criticism from friends and a little encouragement for us to do some charity work, no matter the amount. So, why do we do charity work then?

Interestingly, there are a few reasons why we do charity work. The first one is obviously because we are kind-hearted individuals who are compassionate towards the less fortunate, wanting to improve their lives. However, there is another small group of people that, in my opinion, do charity work as they do not want to be left out, or in another words (I hope that is the way you spell it), they are practically forced to do so. I feel that these people that fall under this category would find that doing charity work is a chore, and yes indeed, to them charity work would be like an unwanted duty for them. So, what is the meaning of doing charity work then?

Let me repeat, charity work should be out of your goodwill. You should be more than happy to take a small portion of your income to donate to charity. If you don't, then there really is no point for you to do charity work then. Indeed, you can go around proudly saying that you have played a part in improving the less fortunate people's lives, but was that done from the bottom of your heart? Was that a sincere gesture of kindness?

To sum it up, no, doing charity work is not our duty. It should be sincere, so that the people at the receiving end of the help we offer can feel the warmth, can feel that we really care for them. If you are unwilling to do so, then I suppose doing charity work would have no purpose, and that well, you really should not bother forcing yourself to do charity work. Of course, do not expect to not be called a selfish fool:)
Thanks for reading,
Bye

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.