What a terrible match the Houston Rockets has played! Today morning, they were beaten by Los Angeles Lakers again. And the total score now is one to two, Rockets fall behind temporarily. At first, I was very excited to hear that Rockets won a match in Los Angeles. But it was a pity that I did not watch the first match personally, whereas I watched the second and today’s match. Is it because I watched the game that caused Rockets to lose? Maybe it is possible because I was once called “Rockets Killer” in my senior high school, which means that as long as I watch the Rockets’ match, they are doomed to lose!
Besides me, who shall we blame for? Maybe it is Yao Ming, who is not determined and tough enough. Maybe it is Ron Artest, who shot too many terrible three points today morning. Or maybe it is the many turnovers that caused Rockets to lose.
The game is more and more difficult for Rockets now unless they win the next three games. Because if the seventh “battle” break out, L.A Lakers has a greater chance to win because the match will take place in Los Angeles. And there is no doubt that Lakers will try to restrain every Rockets’ player at any cost.
Rockets, we believe you! But now we shall take action step by step. Don’t think of winning the next three games. Just prepare well enough for the next game. The one more match we win, the greater chance for us to eliminate Lakers!
Whoever win the session of the game is likely to win the NBA final championship. So come on, Rockets! Go! Go! Go!
Finally, I promise that I won’t watch the next game. Because one witch said, “As long as I do not watch the game, Rockets is doomed to win!”
Saturday, May 9, 2009
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Surfing the Internet and Time Management
Yesterday was an unforgettable day. Do you know why? Because we surprisingly found the second floor and the third floor in Eton Hall can surf the Internet. It terminated the first floor’s privilege of surfing the Internet (actually some people were green with envy because of the first floor’s privilege). I knew nothing about it at first until one of my friends run to my room to tell us the exciting news. I tried to connect the net with gratitude and it really worked. It was incredible because we cannot surf the Internet for almost two months.
After I managed to connect the Internet, a lot of things came. First I used QQ and MSN to tell others the big news. Then it was www.xiaonei.com, a controversial communication tool. After that I checked my e-mail and searched some useful sources. When I back to my study, it was 10:30 pm already. Suddenly, I felt there is something wrong with my time management. Poor time management is lethal for one’s study. So after that crazy night, I felt guilty and frightened. "If you want to make God laugh, tell him about your plans." - Woody Allen. We can see the importance of time management from Woody Allen’s words. Internet is a very attractive thing which can let a person benefit a lot and it can also let people suffer because of the over-reliant. Actually we had a class debate on this topic and through the debate we can see this issue is really highly controversial. Here are some tips for time management which I found on the Internet.
1. Personal time management skills
The six areas that personal time management seeks to improve in anyone's life are physical, intellectual, social, career, emotional and spiritual.
• The physical aspect involves having a healthy body with less stress and fatigue.
• The intellectual aspect involves learning and other mental growth activities.
• The social aspect involves developing personal or intimate relations and being an active contributor to society.
• The career aspect involves school and work.
• The emotional aspect involves appropriate feelings and desires and manifesting them.
• The spiritual aspect involves a personal quest for meaning.
2. The core skills of an effective time management plan
1. Learning to say "No".
You probably see this advice often. Heed it even if it involves saying the word to family or friends.
2. Pat yourself on the back or just reward yourself in any manner for an effective time management result.
3. Try to get the cooperation from people around you who are actually benefiting from your efforts of time management.
4. Don't procrastinate. Attend to necessary things immediately.
5. Have a positive attitude and set yourself up for success. But be realistic in your approach in achieving your goals.
6. Keep a record or journal of all your activities. This will help you get things in their proper perspective.
In my opinion, these are only some basic rules and methods. Although we can surf the Internet in our own rooms, time management is still important and we had better not waste too much time on it. Do you want to know more about time management? Google it!
After I managed to connect the Internet, a lot of things came. First I used QQ and MSN to tell others the big news. Then it was www.xiaonei.com, a controversial communication tool. After that I checked my e-mail and searched some useful sources. When I back to my study, it was 10:30 pm already. Suddenly, I felt there is something wrong with my time management. Poor time management is lethal for one’s study. So after that crazy night, I felt guilty and frightened. "If you want to make God laugh, tell him about your plans." - Woody Allen. We can see the importance of time management from Woody Allen’s words. Internet is a very attractive thing which can let a person benefit a lot and it can also let people suffer because of the over-reliant. Actually we had a class debate on this topic and through the debate we can see this issue is really highly controversial. Here are some tips for time management which I found on the Internet.
1. Personal time management skills
The six areas that personal time management seeks to improve in anyone's life are physical, intellectual, social, career, emotional and spiritual.
• The physical aspect involves having a healthy body with less stress and fatigue.
• The intellectual aspect involves learning and other mental growth activities.
• The social aspect involves developing personal or intimate relations and being an active contributor to society.
• The career aspect involves school and work.
• The emotional aspect involves appropriate feelings and desires and manifesting them.
• The spiritual aspect involves a personal quest for meaning.
2. The core skills of an effective time management plan
1. Learning to say "No".
You probably see this advice often. Heed it even if it involves saying the word to family or friends.
2. Pat yourself on the back or just reward yourself in any manner for an effective time management result.
3. Try to get the cooperation from people around you who are actually benefiting from your efforts of time management.
4. Don't procrastinate. Attend to necessary things immediately.
5. Have a positive attitude and set yourself up for success. But be realistic in your approach in achieving your goals.
6. Keep a record or journal of all your activities. This will help you get things in their proper perspective.
In my opinion, these are only some basic rules and methods. Although we can surf the Internet in our own rooms, time management is still important and we had better not waste too much time on it. Do you want to know more about time management? Google it!
Saturday, May 2, 2009
Time flies
May has come. How time flies!
Last Friday Dr. Tay, the professor teaching us C Programming distributed the schedule for May to July to us. Suddenly, I felt that how time flies. One mother, only one month, our English course will come to the end and one more month later, our bridging course will end. When August comes, we will enter NUS and become an undergraduate student, starting the four-year life in campus in NUS.
We have been in Singapore for more than four months. For me, this is the first time to leave my home and live in another place all by myself. These four months, life changed a lot, even totally changed. I have learnt how to take care of myself. I also tried to make friends actively. Although it is still a little hard for me, I have already been trying to do so.
I like the group which I am now in. It is really an excellent group. Everyone is getting on quite well with each other. I really want to thank Wei Bin. Everyone in our group calls her Miss Thunder. Well, I think it is Wei Bin’s thunder that makes what Group6 is today. Because of the so called “thunder”, everyone started to play with each other, sometimes even make fun of each other. It brings a lot of fun to our high stressed study life.
I like the place where I am living now. It is true that the living condition in Eton Hall is not very good. Eight people share the same room and the food is not that delicious. But the people there do make a difference. Our aunties take care of our life and study. They also help us improve our English. While I like the uncle most. Every day we meet each other he will call me from quite a distance and we also make fun with each other. He also remains us to sigh out and sigh in.
I like Singapore. It is a fantastic city, as well as a country. I like the tall trees and green grass. I really like the feeling when I walk alone on the iron bridge from Hort Park to Northern Ridge. It makes me come down and really think about my life and the decision I am making.
Two months, two months later our bridging course will come to the end. I hope I can make full use of the remaining two months and really do something meaningful.
Last Friday Dr. Tay, the professor teaching us C Programming distributed the schedule for May to July to us. Suddenly, I felt that how time flies. One mother, only one month, our English course will come to the end and one more month later, our bridging course will end. When August comes, we will enter NUS and become an undergraduate student, starting the four-year life in campus in NUS.
We have been in Singapore for more than four months. For me, this is the first time to leave my home and live in another place all by myself. These four months, life changed a lot, even totally changed. I have learnt how to take care of myself. I also tried to make friends actively. Although it is still a little hard for me, I have already been trying to do so.
I like the group which I am now in. It is really an excellent group. Everyone is getting on quite well with each other. I really want to thank Wei Bin. Everyone in our group calls her Miss Thunder. Well, I think it is Wei Bin’s thunder that makes what Group6 is today. Because of the so called “thunder”, everyone started to play with each other, sometimes even make fun of each other. It brings a lot of fun to our high stressed study life.
I like the place where I am living now. It is true that the living condition in Eton Hall is not very good. Eight people share the same room and the food is not that delicious. But the people there do make a difference. Our aunties take care of our life and study. They also help us improve our English. While I like the uncle most. Every day we meet each other he will call me from quite a distance and we also make fun with each other. He also remains us to sigh out and sigh in.
I like Singapore. It is a fantastic city, as well as a country. I like the tall trees and green grass. I really like the feeling when I walk alone on the iron bridge from Hort Park to Northern Ridge. It makes me come down and really think about my life and the decision I am making.
Two months, two months later our bridging course will come to the end. I hope I can make full use of the remaining two months and really do something meaningful.
An Unforgettable Evening
Last Saturday, the meals-at-home activity which has been expected for quite a long time eventually began. All of us enjoyed the first meeting with the enthusiastic families, and really appreciate the hospitality of the local families.
Around 4:50pm, the bus came prompt to Eton Hall to pick us up. However, it seemed that the bus driver did not even know what the destination, which really amazed us. After a series of discussions, finally he got the rough idea of where to drive. However, it was obvious that the driver was not familiar with the path nearby. He always took the path with long distance instead of the short one, so that we spent much time on the road. After we arrived at the destination, we were taken into an underground activity hall where all the voluntary families were waiting. They are almost all mid-aged couples who look friendly and politely. After a brief introduction of the activity and the families, we began to play games. The first one is to find the person who agrees with a certain quality and write down his name. The first one to find out all the relative persons is the winner. Through this game, we got the chance to know each other primarily. The second game is to find certain number of people to embrace together in order to make up the right price, which is based on the rule that a boy is worth 5 cent while a girl is worth 10 cent. Though we are very familiar with this traditional game, we all took an active part in the firm game and really enjoyed ourselves. I felt much more relaxed and comfortable after these funny games.
Then we came to the most expected part of that evening, the delicious meal. Although the varieties of dishes are not as many as expected, the taste is definitely satisfying. We were divided into small groups, and each group sits with their host family. During the meal, we communicated with the local Singaporeans freely. We talked about our life in China while they shared their local traditions and customs. Through the communication, we had a better understanding of each other. And we also made an appointment with the host family. Next time, we are invited to visit their home, so I really look forward to experiencing the normal life of Singaporeans. At last, the activity ends up with several popular songs. When we came to the last song “Friends”, everyone turn to the peak of excitement holding hands with the persons besides him. In that evening, we were really touched by the hospitality and the consideration of the Singaporeans. They gave us the warm feeling of home, and try their best to help us adapt to the new environment as soon as possible. Around 8:30 we returned Eton Hall. I really felt guilty since I had eaten so much food. at any rate, it is a good evening.
Around 4:50pm, the bus came prompt to Eton Hall to pick us up. However, it seemed that the bus driver did not even know what the destination, which really amazed us. After a series of discussions, finally he got the rough idea of where to drive. However, it was obvious that the driver was not familiar with the path nearby. He always took the path with long distance instead of the short one, so that we spent much time on the road. After we arrived at the destination, we were taken into an underground activity hall where all the voluntary families were waiting. They are almost all mid-aged couples who look friendly and politely. After a brief introduction of the activity and the families, we began to play games. The first one is to find the person who agrees with a certain quality and write down his name. The first one to find out all the relative persons is the winner. Through this game, we got the chance to know each other primarily. The second game is to find certain number of people to embrace together in order to make up the right price, which is based on the rule that a boy is worth 5 cent while a girl is worth 10 cent. Though we are very familiar with this traditional game, we all took an active part in the firm game and really enjoyed ourselves. I felt much more relaxed and comfortable after these funny games.
Then we came to the most expected part of that evening, the delicious meal. Although the varieties of dishes are not as many as expected, the taste is definitely satisfying. We were divided into small groups, and each group sits with their host family. During the meal, we communicated with the local Singaporeans freely. We talked about our life in China while they shared their local traditions and customs. Through the communication, we had a better understanding of each other. And we also made an appointment with the host family. Next time, we are invited to visit their home, so I really look forward to experiencing the normal life of Singaporeans. At last, the activity ends up with several popular songs. When we came to the last song “Friends”, everyone turn to the peak of excitement holding hands with the persons besides him. In that evening, we were really touched by the hospitality and the consideration of the Singaporeans. They gave us the warm feeling of home, and try their best to help us adapt to the new environment as soon as possible. Around 8:30 we returned Eton Hall. I really felt guilty since I had eaten so much food. at any rate, it is a good evening.
Friday, May 1, 2009
A happy night
Last Sunday about 40 SM3 students went to have a buffet dinner with their host families. We got together at Eton hall at about a quarter to 6 then we went to a buffet restaurant by rainbow bus. After getting out off the bus we went into the restaurant and stuck our name on our T-shirt then we went straight to the third floor. Many host family members were there waiting for us. Then they walked up to say hello to us and shook hands with us ardently. Then we began to talk to each others. They told me that my host family would arrive a little later. After a while I found my host family. They are a middle aged couple with a ten years’ old boy. They could speak both Chinese and English so we communicated with both English and Chinese. Then we played several games together. Then we ate and talked happily. After dinner we went up stairs to look the toys in the restaurant. Then we knew it was also a toy’s museum. We saw lots of toys there. There was a worker working in the restaurant told us the story about all the toys and how much they worth. The boss of the restaurant is a toy collector. There were lots of worthy toys and posters of old movie. All of us were shocked by the price of the old toys. We took many pictures in the museum. It was really an exciting experience. I had a happy night.
Journeyto Singapore SC
After a tough test we went for our second learning journey to Science Centre today. It was really a great place which was full of interesting and amazing things. One thing that impressed me very much was the IMAX movie.
It was my first time to watch this kind of movie. Though I have watched so called 4-D movies in my hometown and
After enjoying the IMAX movie we were distributed to visit other parts of Science Centre individually. During the visit we found many interest things as well as learnt a lot of knowledge.
After such a journey I realized how interesting and mysterious the world of science was. I also had the feeling that how close science was to our daily life. Many things which seem mysterious can all be explained by some theories in science. Furthermore with the help of science we can make some amazing things.
In addition I realized that
Science Center—a miraculous place
Last Thursday we went to the Science Center. When I went into it, so cool! It is a place full of miracles. To me, the principles behind these magic phenomena are easy to understand. What confused me are the complex English and the complex pathways.
First we went to see the 3D movie. Actually, I played 3D games before, but 3D movie is the first time for me. The feeling is so true that I felt that I was flying. The movie showed an ancient sea creature’s life (if my listening English is not so bad). Because the surroundings are so dark and quiet, some students fell asleep. ^-^ After it, we went to see the exhibitions. There are elaborations about planets, the moon and the sun.
After that, we went to another big room which I was interested in. a lot of physics phenomena can be seen. Others use the visuals’ weaknesses to make some very magic surface phenomena. After it, we went back to our Eton Hall.
Last Thursday is a very meaningful and happy day. This learning journey is much better than last one because it was not raining all day long and we had things to do all the way. This let me remind my childhood. When I was young, I was interested in all kinds of strange phenomena, such as how the wind is formed and why the evolution let human beings rather than other animals control the world. As time goes by, some problems I have solved but some still remain unknown.
Although this learning journey does not require us to write a journal, I think I should write a short blog to remind me of this meaningful journey. Frankly speaking, I would like to have more journeys like this one and enjoy my life in Singapore.
First we went to see the 3D movie. Actually, I played 3D games before, but 3D movie is the first time for me. The feeling is so true that I felt that I was flying. The movie showed an ancient sea creature’s life (if my listening English is not so bad). Because the surroundings are so dark and quiet, some students fell asleep. ^-^ After it, we went to see the exhibitions. There are elaborations about planets, the moon and the sun.
After that, we went to another big room which I was interested in. a lot of physics phenomena can be seen. Others use the visuals’ weaknesses to make some very magic surface phenomena. After it, we went back to our Eton Hall.
Last Thursday is a very meaningful and happy day. This learning journey is much better than last one because it was not raining all day long and we had things to do all the way. This let me remind my childhood. When I was young, I was interested in all kinds of strange phenomena, such as how the wind is formed and why the evolution let human beings rather than other animals control the world. As time goes by, some problems I have solved but some still remain unknown.
Although this learning journey does not require us to write a journal, I think I should write a short blog to remind me of this meaningful journey. Frankly speaking, I would like to have more journeys like this one and enjoy my life in Singapore.
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