Thursday, April 2, 2009
Eloy's diary entry 2
The lieutenant of an army is supposed to be a great role model to his lesser ranking troops.On the contrary,I do not think so highly of him.His battle-hardened physical appearance might appeal to most but I,on the other hand,look into his heart. He was a violet and merciless person , I could see the excitement he possess when he kills-no , slaughters - the rebel soldiers. He might lack in charisma but makes up in his no-nonsense voice. I felt that he dislikes me ... ... I could melt under his sweltering gaze ... ... Maybe his characteristic helps him to keep us privates in line , but his fierce loyalty to his country is really admirable although he was working for a wrong faction.
Monday, March 30, 2009
Eloy's diary entry 1
I felt so lost, there are a thousand different emotions swirling around my head . Today i had to carry out an eviction order . We rode for six hours , reaching Rio Chiquito . I saw the family at the door of their miserably tattered hut . Covered in rags , they stared back at the lieutenant with their lifeless eyes , pale and silent lips quivering . They loaded their belogings , straining their arms which protested in pain to carry their shabby iron beds , table and wardrobe . I was troubled by the thought of the same thing happening to my family . After escorting the family to a boundary of coconut palms , i was ordered to burn their hut . If the family was watching from the coconut palms , i think they will feel angyry at the same time sad , to see their home get burnt. The structure that has been sheltering them from rain , preventing the sun from baking them. The humble hut that , despite its shabbiness , was home . My mind instinctively drift to my family . I had a stab of fear .
Monday, March 16, 2009
Part A camp
Part A camp,another NCC camp, was held in my school. this is a training camp not like the Camp FEAST which is a fun camp.When I arrived there, we had bag inspection ,after that we had a physical training session. the training was tough, harsh and we got punished for not maiking the time limit.We were rewarded a 10-20 seconds break when we manage to complete the task given.after the physical training session,we had lunch and had to clean the canteen tables we used after using them.Then, we had campcraft which teaches us useful skills. I learnt the factors of camoflouge, and also learnt how to do Rush,high alert,low alert,lepord crawl, baby crawl.I lernt to find the range between me and another object.Later we had dinner and had to clean our bunks(classrooms)we had to do a lot of push-ups as punishment as our bunks was not clean enough(I think we were given too little time to clean). Later I slipped and fell down a few steps of stairs while trying to complete a task.I hurt my back when it hit the stairs and hurt my knee my I landed. I spent the night in the sick bay and in the moring after having breakfast, we hiked to changi village.The hike was exciting and fun.Soon, we reached Changi village,(which was 10.3km away from my school)we took 2 hours to reach ther and took a bus back which took only 20 minutes. We had a proper breakfast beforing cleaning our bunks in our free time. Later, we had a lecture about NCC and broke camp.The camp left me exhausted,my limbs aching and I feel a bit angry at the seniors when I think of the camp again. Anyway i passed the camp and got a certificate.This camp was just the first training camp, and there is more to come (gives me goosebumps when i think about it). I hope the another camps can be more reasonable and less tough.
Sunday, March 8, 2009
Camp FEAST
Camp FEAST is a NCC sec 1 camp. when we arrived there, we were excited about the activities they had planned for our 2D1N camp. We get to do flyng fox, paintball, archery and rock climbing. On the first day we did archery first. We had to move the bullseye onto the field in prepartion for shoooting.Each of us oly gets five arrows. Sadly I only shot 4 arrows as the lost arrow was damaged by the person who used it before me.Later, we went to the paintball station. We were instructed to stand behind a oil drum and use the gun to shoot the targets.There are nine targets about 4 meteres infront of you and 3 water bottles about 6 meters infront of you.If you are able to hit the water bottle,you are considerd a marksmen.(there is no ai assist or scope)I managed to hit one bottle,Hooray for me!!!!We did the flying fox too. after putting on the harness, we clinbed up the tower. On top, there were two lines. i Got a birds eye view up there. Many screamed their heads off when they zoomed down. Soon, my turn came,my harness was clipped to the line. The guy beside me wnet down screaming Vag*na.which was quite weird and funny. as went down, i could feel the wind in my ears.(i did not scream)the rest of the camp was fun but some parts were uneventful. Soon it was the next day and we had to go back home.Camp FEAST made us very exhausted but i felt that the camp was very meaningful and fun.(FEAST stands for Fun,Experincing,Adventurous,Sociable,Teamwork)
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Secondary one life
Secondary One life is fun and may be a bit hard to cope with.As it is a big jump from the four subjects in primary school to six, seven subjects in secondary school.The school hours are longer but secondary school have a bright side.You have more freedom than in primary school.But with more freedom comes more responsiblilty.Example:you have to go to different classes b yourself but you must be on time or else... Secondary One life is generally great,although it is a totally different enviroment,you will learn to make new friends.We also crack jokes during recess making the whole day more enjoyable.the subjects might be hard to understand at first but once you master it, you will able to use it easily.There will bemore CCA choices.CCA is a very important part of secondary life.AFter four weeks in secondary school,I beging the enjoy the life there althought the homework can be quite tough sometimes.But fear not,if you think hard enought and pay attension in class,you will be able to keep it.Secondary school rocks!!!
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Horrible History
Horrible History is a bookk which tells you REAL,cool history in a funny way not like those boring history textbooks you get in school,where some history might be Fake!.For example in world war 2, the britons said that they shot 168 enemy aircraft down, that is what your history book will tell you ,but horrible history found out from thier sources that they only shot down 65.I recommend you guys out there to read horrible history.Learn history in fun way and score aces to make your parents happy.Think of Horrible Histories books as a secret weapon for scoring aces in history.You could start with the groovy greeks and go on the the more gruesome vikings.
Monday, May 26, 2008
Block 58's market renovation
Yesterday,my family and i went to a food court at block 58.When we were driving into the carpark,i saw the temporaily set up market,it looks very shabby,had holes in the canvas which is suppose to shelter the stalls underneath it,the fans hung on the steel frame rotating slowly,providing low ventilation.I wonder how can the goverment charge the rent to rent a stall in this temporaiy market higher than the normal market which has better ventilation and shelters the stalls better. When we walked to the food court,we walked past the market which was under renovation.I thought they had already tore down the place as the renovation had started two months ago,but all i see is the market surrounded by steel boards.
It vexes me why the goverment can take so long to renovate a market but when it comes to building a place that can draw tourists or helping them earn money,it can take less than a week to get started building the place,take the Singapore Flyer for example,every two weeks when my father goes into town with me to pick up my mother,i can see the Singapore Flyer being build quarter by quarter.At the end of 8 weeks ,the structure of the Singapore Flyer is done. The Singapore Flyer is so big and can be completed in 8 weeks compared to the market ,which is much smaller than the Singapore Flyer,can take 8 weeks and does not have any progress.
It vexes me why the goverment can take so long to renovate a market but when it comes to building a place that can draw tourists or helping them earn money,it can take less than a week to get started building the place,take the Singapore Flyer for example,every two weeks when my father goes into town with me to pick up my mother,i can see the Singapore Flyer being build quarter by quarter.At the end of 8 weeks ,the structure of the Singapore Flyer is done. The Singapore Flyer is so big and can be completed in 8 weeks compared to the market ,which is much smaller than the Singapore Flyer,can take 8 weeks and does not have any progress.
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