Bolt's 100m and 200m World Record

Well I am sure everyone has heard about Bolt's 100m new world record of 9.58s and his 200m new world record of 19.19s in the Berlin Games. Ask me if he is my idol, my answer: NO. Surprised?

Usian Bolt is an exceptional talent. He can beat other runners by a full 10m. Everything about him is perfect except one thing. His pride. I do not like proud people. Just look at him before his race, doing all sorts of funny actions like checking his hair and shave. I mean come on! You are having a race and you check your shave? Also when he wins the race, he does his trademark pose with both his hands pointing to the sky. He should congraluate the other runners on having run a good race. You don't see the other runners doing all sorts of weird actions. They shake hands and congraluate each other.

Maybe he is too happy and wants to express his emotions which is also not wrong. However, how do you think the other runners should feel after losing to him by just a fraction of a second and there he goes around showing off just because he is the best and just because he is Usian Bolt.

To all the Bolt fans out there I beg you to forgive me. However, I must say that Bolt is too arrogant for his own good. One must be humble in order to excel. But at least there is something we should all learn from him. Usain is an extremely hardworking man who does not cease in reaching his goals.

Please give your views.

MBA - Who Am I?

March On
Don’t cry
Open up your eyes and know
There’s someone else out there that feels this way

I’m singing to you
Cause I know what you’ve been through and now
It’s not so long ago I felt the same

Like soldiers
March on
If we can make it through the night will see the sun
March on, march on

I remember summer nights alone
Fireflies the only thing we own
All we ever dreams of California
I remember winters were so cold
Hunger was the only thing we know
And rock n’ roll dreamin’ was what saved us

Like soldiers
March on
If we can make it through the night will see the sun
March on, march on

Till we see the sun
Till we see the sun

Through the good times,
Through the bad times
Through the long days
Through the hard nights
Keep on till we see the sun

Like soldiers
March on
If we can make it through the night will see the sun
March on, march on

Like soldiers
March on
If we can make it through the night will see the sun
March on, march on

Even when there’s no one there for you march on
Even when the days are long for you march on
Like soldiers
March on

Go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6byLYRF2Pf8 for the music video.

A brief introduction of myself.

I am Lim Zi Yang Sean, a 13-year old, who is currently studying in Hwa Chong Institution and is in the school’s track team.

I strongly believe in the school’s motto “自强不息” which when translated to English means perseverance. I take failures in my stride and believe in a Chinese saying “失败是成功之母” which basically means that one can never be successful if he has never experienced failures. Failures are what makes you stronger and determined to overcome all challenges to meet your goals you have set. Speaking of determination, I have a very strong determination and will always try my best to reach my goals.

I think all this information more or less sums up my personality.

Analysis of the song

Good Charlotte - March On

The first verse:

Don’t cry
Open up your eyes and know
There’s someone else out there that feels this way

The first paragraph basically means that if one has suffered setbacks, we must not cry and give up because there is bound to be other people in the world who are in a worse situation. The bottom line “Always look on the bright side of life.”

The second verse:

I’m singing to you
Cause I know what you’ve been through and now
It’s not so long ago I felt the same

The second paragraph means that the composer was singing to comfort someone as he had also been through the same thing and understands perfectly how it feels.

The third verse:

Like soldiers
March on
If we can make it through the night will see the sun
March on, march on

The third paragraph is the chorus. The composer uses a simile “like soldiers” and a symbol “soldiers”. Soldiers are a symbol of courage. It means that we should follow the examples of the brave soldiers and still stand bravely against all odds. “March on” means just push yourself forward even after suffering failure. “If we can make it through the night will see the sun” means that we will still live to see another day if we stand bravely against our problems. The composer uses repetition in “March on, march on” to emphasise that we should never give up.

The fourth verse:

I remember summer nights alone
Fireflies the only thing we own
All we ever dreams of California
I remember winters were so cold
Hunger was the only thing we know
And rock n’ roll dreamin’ was what saved us

The composer “remember summer nights alone” showing that he could never forget how lonely he was. He was so poor that “Fireflies the only thing we own”. He could “remember winters were so cold” and “Hunger was the only thing we know”. This shows that the composer can never forget the hardships as they were what inspired him to do better and never give up.

The fifth verse:

See the third verse.

The sixth verse:

Till we see the sun
Till we see the sun

The composer uses repetition “Till we see the sun Till we see the sun” to emphasise the importance of not giving up in the previous verse until we have achieved success in overcoming our difficulties in this paragraph


The seventh verse:

Through the good times,
Through the bad times
Through the long days
Through the hard nights
Keep on till we see the sun

When the composer uses the phrases “Through the good times, Through the bad times Through the long days Through the hard nights Keep on till we see the sun”, he means that life is full of ups and downs. However, we must never give up until we succeed.

The eighth verse:

See the third verse.

The ninth verse:

See the third verse.


The tenth verse:

Even when there’s no one there for you march on
Even when the days are long for you march on
Like soldiers
March on

The last verse concludes this whole beautiful and inspiring song. The composer addresses the problems we might face in life like loneliness and hardship with the phrases “Even when there’s no one there for you march on
Even when the days are long for you march on” He ends this song reminding us to be like soldiers and “March on”.

My own response

I feel that this song really suits me well as it has a lot in common with my own mentality and mindset. I know of many people who would give up easily after a few failures. Unlike them, I will keep on trying until I succeed. Sometimes, this is not really good as it may make me become very stubborn and not realising that my way is not always right. I feel that I need to learn more about finding the root of the problem and solve it instead of just insisting on using my own way.

Mother’s comments
I believe Sean knows himself well enough to be able to write the above. Though his strength is never to give up easily, his weakness is that he is often too stubborn to take other people’s advice. It is often very difficult to change his mindset and this sometimes hinders his progress in his studies.

Metaphor Poem

Watch it as it huffs and puffs,
Smoke billows from it

It is silvery,
And very scary

When it gets angry,
You had better be wary

Cos if you touch it,
You go “Ouch!”

Household item: Kettle

First Blog Post for Term 3

Overall the E-Learning was a pleasant experience. I learnt many things like teamwork, punctiality and self-discipline.

I think I put in more hours per day during E-Learning as compared to a regular school day with homework.

Generally, one hour was quite sufficient for me to complete all the LA assignments.

My favourite lesson was lesson two where we had to write about our favourite poet. It was rather interesting finding out and reading their great works. They never failed to captivate me.

I enjoyed doing all the lessons. It is a hard choice to choose my least favourite lesson. However after much deliberation, I have come to a decision. My least favourite assignment although I enjoyed it was lesson 4. I liked it the least as it was quite difficult to do, but I managed to finish it.

My suggestions to make E-Learning better are to allow students to have more time to do their lesons as some were a little too long and sometimes I exceeded the one hour limit by a few minutes. I also took quite a long time to access the SMB as there was quite "heavy traffic". Hopefully, the school can do something about this problem.

Generally, I felt that this E-Learning week went by quite smoothly. All instructions by the teachers were very clear making this whole process a pleasurable one

Emergency IT Lesson 6: Compulsory Blog Entry

I chose blog prompt two.

2. The casino being built in Singapore is supposed to be a money-maker and job creator. However, many people have spoken against it. Talk to a parent or adult and get their view on the casino. Listen to the NPR and YouTube offerings and choose one that substantiates your viewpoint and include a quote from it as well. Your blog entry has to be at least 200 words and you must either support the casino or condemn its construction and ultimately the hardships it will cause in Singapore.

I talked with my mother and discussed with her about the casino in Singapore. We felt that having a casino in Singapore had many pros and cons. Thus, we came up with a list as seen below.

Pros: More jobs.

Boost Singapore's tourist industry.

Allows Singaporeans to have access to a casino without having to travel to other countries.

Cons: Many people will be addicted.

Some will lose a lot of money.

Some may even go bankrupt.

First let me share with all of you my view of the casino before I share my mother's view. I was against having a casino in Singapore as I felt that casinos would pose many problems to the gamblers in Singapore. I felt that gamblers would be addicted to the games in the casino. They would come everyday and not care about their jobs. This would eventually ruin their lives. I also felt that alternative ways could be used to create more jos opportunities instead of building a casino to create jobs. As such, I condemn having casinos in Singapore.

Now as for my mother, she totally supported this casino. As stated in the pros, not only is having a casino in Singapore a convenience, it also creates jobs and help to boost Singapore's tourist industry. As for the case of people becoming addicted and losing a lot of money, there are many ways the Singapore government has came up with to solve these problems. Family members may appeal to the government for a ban for their family member. A person himself may also sign papers saying that he will not step in to the casino as a promise to his family memers or friends. A man actually did that as a birthday gift to his mother. My mother felt that having a casino in Singapore will be a win-win situation. As such she supported having a casino in Singapore.

My chosen links:

1. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=93191168

My favourite quote was "I will still be an addicted gambler till the day I die even if I have quit gambling."

2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chbjc-XDKLw

My favourite quote was "Imagine what we can do."

I would like to emphasise the word "Imgaine" which the man used in the advertisment.

Emergency IT Lesson 5: Poetry on Gambling

Thread 1: Ah Boh actually has a good pay. She can afford to let her mother have three meals a day. She can use the money for many purposes. However, she does not save up and put the it to good use. Just like in One-dollar Gambler, one dollar can buy food, tea or the newspapers. However, after she had spent most of her money gambling, she did not have money to even buy a coffin for her mother. This is just like in One-dollar Gambler wher without a dollar, no food, tea, or newspapers can be bought.

Thread 2: I think Paul was too obsessed with stopping the whispers in his house. He was desperate and would resort to any means to stop them. That included black magic. Even though he has had much less time than most people to live, at lest he died happy. He knew that his house would be free of the whispers as he had won his last bet. Unlike other people who die with their wishes unfufilled, Paul died a very relieved and happy person. That was what mattered most.

My favourite Micro Fiction Serial Novel

My favourite Mcro Fiction Serial Novel is written by Mattheus (1A133)

A Secret Fear

I entered the room.
A cold blast of air hit me.
I shivered.
Was pushed onto a chair.
Fear crept all over me.
I watched.
He ran through the equipment before him.
Eyes rested on a sharp object.
He brought it towards me.

Slash! I winced.

“Your fringe looks loads better, son.”
“It’s ugly, Dad!”

Mattheus Wee 1A133