Term 1, Week 9. Topic: Hobbies.

One of my favourite hobby is reading books written by Nicholas Sparks. Books written by him are mainly fiction. One of my favourite book which I have enjoyed is Dear John, the first book I have read written by him.
The book is about an angry rebel, John dropped out of school and enlisted in the Army, not knowing what else to do with his life, until he meets the girl of his dreams, Savannah. Their mutual attraction quickly grows into the kind of love that leaves Savannah waiting for John to finish his tour of duty, and John wanting to settle down with the woman who has captured his heart. But 9/11 changes everything. John feels it is his duty to re-enlist. And sadly, the long separation finds Savannah falling in love with someone else. "Dear John," the letter read... And with those two words, a heart was broken and two lives were changed forever. Returning home, John must come to grips with the fact that Savannah, now married, is still his true love—and face the hardest decision of his life.
I strongly recommand this book as it is the Number 1 New York Times bestseller. That is all about my hobby now. Goodbye.

Term 1, Week 7. Topic: Festive Celebrations.

In most Singapore Taoism temples, they celebrate the Jade Emperor's Birthday, which is said to be on the ninth day of the first lunar month. During that particular day, Taoist temples holds a Jade Emperor ritual, when priests and laymen prostrate themselves, burn incense, and make food offerings to the Jade Emperor. Chinese New Year's Eve is also a day of worship as it is said to be the day the Jade Emperor makes his annual inspection of the deeds of mortals and rewards or punishes them accordingly. On this day, incense is burned in the home and offerings are made to the Jade Emperor and also to The God of Kitchen who reports to the Emperor on each family.

Term 1, Week 5. Topic: Total Defence/Cross Country.

Since I was Secondary One, Cross Country has been the same to me, yet different to others. Reason being, I am doing first aid duty. First aid duty sounds fun, but it requires skills and knowledge that you have learned from the Standard First Aid Course. When a casualty needs immediate help from first aiders, skills and knowledge are therefore applied from what we have learned. During the period when we are doing our duty, we are required to stand at attention, which shows respect to our own uniform group and shows our sense of discipline. It may be a pity for not being able to take part in the Cross Country in school every year, but it is a joy being a first aider.