Hello all, I will be making many blog posts in the form of poems. This particular one was made by me.
A Student's Nightmare
Basically, its a nightmare because the student finds himself unable to cope with his studies in school. All this is imagination, and nothing as cruel as this person's life could happen as reality. I am not leading such a bad life.
To make such things clear, I:
Sleep at (latest) 11.15
Do not have lots of homework
Slack abit for PDC
Am not a mugger
Am not in NPCC
Have music lessons which only last 2 hours on weekends.
Made this up for fun.
Are you ready? Let the poetry begin! I did not really include poetic devices as I was too lazy to do. (Another thing which supports the fact that I do not mug.) I just tried to make the double lines rhyme.
A Student's Nightmare (2010)
The clock strikes "2" ungodly at me
As my study "mugging" lights fail to cease
A 3 centimetre tall homework pile lies undone
I yank out my hair at the situation.
I see the light of the next day at 6AM
And I toil towards my deadly end
Listening to music on my way to school
I boldly brace for the impact; What should I do?
Trapped in this vicious cycle of living my life,
I briefly shut my eyes.
Jumping Headlong into the lessons of the day
I am gradually dying of the craze.
LSS Science! Physics! My Portfolio's corrupt!
Higher Chinese! Teacher says I need to mug!
Maths Statistics! Get all your facts right for the Self Study Test!
Humanities Teacher says we all did bad!
The homework load for each day skyrockets up high
As my class pauses, deep in thought, "ready to die"
Next period, a Literature test that is especially hard
And those who "never-study" will be eliminated from us!
Project's Competition! What a feat! I "tanked" everything!
Speaking of that after school I have a Mentor Meeting!
Then 5 minutes to rush to my Projects Workshop!
And it'll be only at 3.30 where I fall out...
And fall in for my CCA, with so much training
Then after dismissal, the sky turns on me, it starts raining
I run across the "Bridge of Life" , and the bus ** awaits
And on the way home I recall the lessons for the day
But that is not the end of the predicament I'm in
A 2 hour music class from 7.15
I have a brief dinner after that
And a mere 10 minutes to check my trap
( Oh, I quit Facebook like 3 weeks ago. I put it in cos it rhymes.)
After that, the computer is shut, I start on my work
Striving in it, undistracted in effort
Then a brief interlude to check my school message system
And back to the 3rd Instalment of C++ Functions!
All this hard work seems to drive me to craze
My valuable, precious sleep time burning away
Eyelids are half-closed, my brain's hindered
And my head, asleep, falls to the table exhausted.
The next day: I wake up: My normal life resumes
I finish my homework just to see the sky blue.
Thinking: It was a nightmare! Now its all normal!
And I am put into cloud nine, relieved its over.
--End--
Copyright MaxHeng HCI 2010. Any part of this poem reproduced or published anywhere without MY permission will not be tolerated. I will take the matter to court and hire a lawyer. Because I made it and its originally MINE.
Friday, March 26, 2010
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Current Affairs: The Jack Neo Saga
Hello! I am blogging again!
This time I will be blogging on Current Affairs in the newspapers. This particular issue on the Jack Neo saga has been hitting the headlines for the past few days. Let's discuss!
This incident happened in Singapore. Jack Neo, a prominent married film director, fell out with his mistress who is a mere 22-year old girl. The enraged girl then approached the press with the juicy details and at the same time, confronted Jack and his wife.
This girl is just one of the many "Jack Girls". It is rumoured that he has a string of at least 11. Most of them are less than half his age, almost as young as his daughter. Like what they quote in the Chinese papers, he is like an old cow eating young grass.
Eventually, a press conference showing the crying Jack and his wife did not help clear the air. In fact, it did more harm than good as most felt that the conference was orchestrated and Jack did not speak from the bottom of his heart. Finally after almost 5 days of hogging the headlines, he apologised due to intolerable pressure from the media, fans and everybody else.
I would like to point out that Jack rightfully said it, : " You reap what you sow". Although he may have seemed like the moral educator in many of his films, he did not live up to his expectations. He preaches one thing and means another. To me, this is a real act of hypocrisy and it cannot be tolerated. This is the main reason why this incident became a big issue. Like what are said in the forums, infidelity may be private, but not hyopcrisy.
This incident has affected not only himself, but the people around him, like his wife, children, the girls involved, the entire film company and his endorsements, like the air conditioning one. They took his face off! It will also give us a new perspective of him, and he may not receive the great support he used to get from the public ever again if he does another movie. This is really a lesson for him and everybody else.
We should act responsibly, whether we are famous or not. Don't forget, you reap what you sow.
This time I will be blogging on Current Affairs in the newspapers. This particular issue on the Jack Neo saga has been hitting the headlines for the past few days. Let's discuss!
This incident happened in Singapore. Jack Neo, a prominent married film director, fell out with his mistress who is a mere 22-year old girl. The enraged girl then approached the press with the juicy details and at the same time, confronted Jack and his wife.
This girl is just one of the many "Jack Girls". It is rumoured that he has a string of at least 11. Most of them are less than half his age, almost as young as his daughter. Like what they quote in the Chinese papers, he is like an old cow eating young grass.
Eventually, a press conference showing the crying Jack and his wife did not help clear the air. In fact, it did more harm than good as most felt that the conference was orchestrated and Jack did not speak from the bottom of his heart. Finally after almost 5 days of hogging the headlines, he apologised due to intolerable pressure from the media, fans and everybody else.
I would like to point out that Jack rightfully said it, : " You reap what you sow". Although he may have seemed like the moral educator in many of his films, he did not live up to his expectations. He preaches one thing and means another. To me, this is a real act of hypocrisy and it cannot be tolerated. This is the main reason why this incident became a big issue. Like what are said in the forums, infidelity may be private, but not hyopcrisy.
This incident has affected not only himself, but the people around him, like his wife, children, the girls involved, the entire film company and his endorsements, like the air conditioning one. They took his face off! It will also give us a new perspective of him, and he may not receive the great support he used to get from the public ever again if he does another movie. This is really a lesson for him and everybody else.
We should act responsibly, whether we are famous or not. Don't forget, you reap what you sow.
Monday, March 1, 2010
Task B: The Interview
I have done the interview with my uncle.
Q: What is Racial Discrimination and Racial Prejudice?
A: Discrimination is something that leads to Prejudice. Racial Discrimination is the act of looking down on people, while Prejudice is a thought that links these “people” to something bad.
Q: What was the condition of Racial Discrimination in the world in the past?
A: Racial Discrimination was rampant in the USA a long time ago. The whole racial status was marked by a set of Jim Crow Laws, which claimed that Coloured people were to be treated as 3/5 of a whole person.
Q: Then what were Jim Crow Laws?
A: They were a set of laws that controlled the social status of people.
Q: Yeah, but why were they called Jim Crow Laws?
A: I think I was told that Jim Crow Laws were named after a song.
Q: In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, a coloured man accused of raping a white woman was guilty even though the evidence against him was not sufficient and he was innocent.
Because of Racial Discrimination and Racial Prejudice, how did the coloured people suffer in the real world?
A: I read To Kill a Mockingbird. Tom Robinson’s case was similar to that of a real event, the Scottsboro Boys Trial. They were accused of raping 2 women even though they were innocent. They were eventually hanged or jailed until a very old age.
Q: Are there any more notable events that happened?
A: I think another big incident occurred because of Racial Discrimination and Racial Prejudice. It was the Montgomery Bus boycotts. It happened because a coloured woman, Rosa Parks, stood up for her rights when she had to give up her seat to a coloured man. It led to a boycott of the bus company and affected the economy.
Q: Are there still any cases of Racial Prejudice or Racial Discrimination left in this world today?
A: Fortunately, I do not think there is any left.
Max thanks his uncle for his time in the interview!
Q: What is Racial Discrimination and Racial Prejudice?
A: Discrimination is something that leads to Prejudice. Racial Discrimination is the act of looking down on people, while Prejudice is a thought that links these “people” to something bad.
Q: What was the condition of Racial Discrimination in the world in the past?
A: Racial Discrimination was rampant in the USA a long time ago. The whole racial status was marked by a set of Jim Crow Laws, which claimed that Coloured people were to be treated as 3/5 of a whole person.
Q: Then what were Jim Crow Laws?
A: They were a set of laws that controlled the social status of people.
Q: Yeah, but why were they called Jim Crow Laws?
A: I think I was told that Jim Crow Laws were named after a song.
Q: In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, a coloured man accused of raping a white woman was guilty even though the evidence against him was not sufficient and he was innocent.
Because of Racial Discrimination and Racial Prejudice, how did the coloured people suffer in the real world?
A: I read To Kill a Mockingbird. Tom Robinson’s case was similar to that of a real event, the Scottsboro Boys Trial. They were accused of raping 2 women even though they were innocent. They were eventually hanged or jailed until a very old age.
Q: Are there any more notable events that happened?
A: I think another big incident occurred because of Racial Discrimination and Racial Prejudice. It was the Montgomery Bus boycotts. It happened because a coloured woman, Rosa Parks, stood up for her rights when she had to give up her seat to a coloured man. It led to a boycott of the bus company and affected the economy.
Q: Are there still any cases of Racial Prejudice or Racial Discrimination left in this world today?
A: Fortunately, I do not think there is any left.
Max thanks his uncle for his time in the interview!
Task B: A Poem of Trial
Here is a 500-word long poem. It took 3 hours. Enjoy!
I tried to make every 2 lines rhyme to make a rhyme scheme, so in some places words have to be read in an unusual way to rhyme with the other word.
Trouble brewed at the Trial scene
As tension amounted within
A simple case of racial prejudice
Would take a toll on the discriminated community
People began filing into the room
As the accused prepared to face his doom
It seemed as if all was planned
As to how this case was going to end
The court took position to hear out the case
Judge, Solicitors, Defenders and Accusers all in place
The silence was deafening
As the first began Testifying.
Mr Tate began to recall the set of events that night
About how Bob Ewell ‘s so called plight
Atticus acted smart, listening to the speaker
And asked if they actually cared for her
Tate tried to explain how her injury was real
But the Defendant wanted to make things clear.
Having a life-saving clue in mind made
Atticus smiled and continued to wait.
A new witness walked onto the stand
And took the oath raising his hand.
A background of the family status formed
As the court told him to speak on.
He spoke from his POV what had happened
And blamed the accused with a rude comment
The audience grew more serene and prepared
For Atticus’ verbal counter attack.
The Judge briefly interrupted to deny a request
And the tense climax was back.
There was a barrage of questions towards Ewell
All which were answered without a doubt.
The jury wanted a clear picture of what occurred
But the fact that this portrayal was corrupt had not yet surfaced
The witness when asked to write his name got a fright
And he was proven to be left-handed instead of right
The witness thought that was unrelated
But Atticus turned that into a clue revealed
In the audience, I realised what he tried to state
That the person least likely could have the blame.
With that he retired and sat down in the court
And left on the stand the actual victim with no support
She remained staring at the entire jury with dread
Until a prompt for her side of the story was said.
Bursting into tears as a result of horror
Her fear for Atticus left Judge Taylor shocked
Trying his best to keep order
He comforted the sobbing girl
Who then talked about Tom’s Job earlier
And how the accused took advantage of her
She spoke accusingly like her father
Who had pointed a threatening finger.
Atticus took on a very intelligent approach
To tactfully obtain from Mayella how it occured.
Slowly but steadily starting with irrelevant probes
A picture of the Ewell’s home life was shown.
She nearly said something which would prove “someone” ‘s guilt
But her father’s threatening look made her decided not to
No matter how much effort Atticus would put in
The case would not be easy to win
The atmosphere was looking much worse
After Mr Underwood from the Press spotted us
The trial continued with Tom Robinson’s depiction
Which to the previous speakers, was total contradiction.
Declaring that he had once gotten into a fight
Atticus proved that he had nothing to hide
The true, actual story cast in stone
But racial discrimination took its toll
Then Mr Gilmer asked the questions
And Tom was in quite a situation
Tom courageously spoke the truth about feeling sorry
Yet the jury took it that he was guilty
Atticus with all he had fought for the innocent
And made a deep impression with his conclusion
However it was obvious the cast was a lost one
And Tom faced up to what he had not done.
I tried to make every 2 lines rhyme to make a rhyme scheme, so in some places words have to be read in an unusual way to rhyme with the other word.
Trouble brewed at the Trial scene
As tension amounted within
A simple case of racial prejudice
Would take a toll on the discriminated community
People began filing into the room
As the accused prepared to face his doom
It seemed as if all was planned
As to how this case was going to end
The court took position to hear out the case
Judge, Solicitors, Defenders and Accusers all in place
The silence was deafening
As the first began Testifying.
Mr Tate began to recall the set of events that night
About how Bob Ewell ‘s so called plight
Atticus acted smart, listening to the speaker
And asked if they actually cared for her
Tate tried to explain how her injury was real
But the Defendant wanted to make things clear.
Having a life-saving clue in mind made
Atticus smiled and continued to wait.
A new witness walked onto the stand
And took the oath raising his hand.
A background of the family status formed
As the court told him to speak on.
He spoke from his POV what had happened
And blamed the accused with a rude comment
The audience grew more serene and prepared
For Atticus’ verbal counter attack.
The Judge briefly interrupted to deny a request
And the tense climax was back.
There was a barrage of questions towards Ewell
All which were answered without a doubt.
The jury wanted a clear picture of what occurred
But the fact that this portrayal was corrupt had not yet surfaced
The witness when asked to write his name got a fright
And he was proven to be left-handed instead of right
The witness thought that was unrelated
But Atticus turned that into a clue revealed
In the audience, I realised what he tried to state
That the person least likely could have the blame.
With that he retired and sat down in the court
And left on the stand the actual victim with no support
She remained staring at the entire jury with dread
Until a prompt for her side of the story was said.
Bursting into tears as a result of horror
Her fear for Atticus left Judge Taylor shocked
Trying his best to keep order
He comforted the sobbing girl
Who then talked about Tom’s Job earlier
And how the accused took advantage of her
She spoke accusingly like her father
Who had pointed a threatening finger.
Atticus took on a very intelligent approach
To tactfully obtain from Mayella how it occured.
Slowly but steadily starting with irrelevant probes
A picture of the Ewell’s home life was shown.
She nearly said something which would prove “someone” ‘s guilt
But her father’s threatening look made her decided not to
No matter how much effort Atticus would put in
The case would not be easy to win
The atmosphere was looking much worse
After Mr Underwood from the Press spotted us
The trial continued with Tom Robinson’s depiction
Which to the previous speakers, was total contradiction.
Declaring that he had once gotten into a fight
Atticus proved that he had nothing to hide
The true, actual story cast in stone
But racial discrimination took its toll
Then Mr Gilmer asked the questions
And Tom was in quite a situation
Tom courageously spoke the truth about feeling sorry
Yet the jury took it that he was guilty
Atticus with all he had fought for the innocent
And made a deep impression with his conclusion
However it was obvious the cast was a lost one
And Tom faced up to what he had not done.
Task A for LA Elearning
MI Test:
I have taken the Multiple Intelligence test. I think that through this test, I know the areas that I am strong in and improve on them. I will also look at the areas that I am not doing well in and work towards self improvement. For example, my top areas were Musical, Interpersonal and (amazingly) Spatial/Visual. I will find areas that I can do, like ACE topics that make use of these skills. My weaker areas were the Naturalist thing. Ok, I admit that I am sort of an indoor person and allergic to pet fur. However, I am going to improve on that factor by learning more about my environment and working with it.
Now, see my later (above) post for Task B!
I have taken the Multiple Intelligence test. I think that through this test, I know the areas that I am strong in and improve on them. I will also look at the areas that I am not doing well in and work towards self improvement. For example, my top areas were Musical, Interpersonal and (amazingly) Spatial/Visual. I will find areas that I can do, like ACE topics that make use of these skills. My weaker areas were the Naturalist thing. Ok, I admit that I am sort of an indoor person and allergic to pet fur. However, I am going to improve on that factor by learning more about my environment and working with it.
Now, see my later (above) post for Task B!
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