1st day of Home-learning + Submission of LA Interpersonal homework

Today, there is a program called home-learning. It is like a type of online class. So today I will tell you about today's home-learning.
The first lesson is LA. For LA, we have to do the homework related to our category which you are allocated according to your results of the multiple-intelligence test.
My highest mark is the Interpersonal(myself smart).

This is the instruction concerning Interpersonal:

Conduct an interview with a friend (not from HCI) or family member. Find out his/her opinions about crime and punishment or the necessity to communicate in a relationship. Record the interview or write out the interview transcript.

I decided to do the interview about crime and punishment, and this is my transcript:

Charles: Hello, Yi Xuan, can you let me conduct an interview with you?
Yi Xuan : Sure. Please proceed.
Charles: So I would like to talk to you about crime and punishment. What do you think of crime?
Yi Xuan: I think that crime is about doing things that are illegal and strictly prohibited in terms of law. Crimes are done by people wanting to get instant profit, but with an incorrect way. But what can you get from these in the end? Nothing! For example, stealing will give you more money but you will be punished if you got caught in the act. So my advice is don’t do any crimes. You will get nothing from that.
Charles: And what about punishment? What do you think of that?
Yi Xuan: You got to know about that at first. Punishment is one of the actions given to you when you do something wrong. If you committed a crime you will most probably receive corporal punishment. You certainly don’t want that, do you? Thus don’t do anything stupid that will lead you to any punishment.
Charles: And this thus concludes the interview today. Thank you very much, Yi Xuan.
Yi Xuan: You are welcome.

The next lesson is mathematics. We have to do the lessons in ylearn.co.uk and post your reflection on it.

The following is IH. I am allocated to the Malays group, and the group have to do an article about why the Malays immigrated to Singapore.

The last lesson is IS, which our teacher tell us, through his blog, how to do the ePortfolio.

Overall, I think the Home-learning is very good in case there is an emergency case which we don't need to go to school, but we can still learn. I hope such program can be held more during this year.

3 BLOGS AND WEBSITES MERELY FOR HOMEWORK????!!!!

Do you know that when I study at Hwa Chong, I gotta do 3 blogs and websites merely for homework?! Yup, I think that's incredible(maybe someone had to do more than I do...).

So why? Why do I need that? For ACE points!!! Now what is that? It is an abbreviation of Activities for Curriculum Enhancement, and I think this is quite unique - it only appears at Hwa Chong!

Do you know that in Hwa Chong, your overall score consists not only the score of the main subjects, but also ACE points, Oral Participation points, and others? That's why I said this school is good.

Anyhow, these 3 blogs and websites are http://charlesisblog.blogspot.com, http://1o230charlessci2010.wikispaces.com and this one. The 1st one is about the IS(Infocomm Studies) and the other is about science.

And updating these blogs is one of my cues. The blog I'm most satisfied is this one. I actually put in a lot of effort in doing this.

Feel free to enter those blogs if you wish, thank you!

The Village By The Sea(no jokes, unsuitable for too-stresseds)

Recently I read a book called The Village By The Sea. It is a story which happens in India, in a countryside named Thul. It starts with Lila praying by the nearby sea. As the story goes on, we can know about her family background(her mother severely ill, her father permanently drunk, and her two sisters, Bela and Kamal, who were still at school), and how she envys rich people.

Because of the illness of her mother, Lila had to do all the housework herself. Hari gets the task of earning the money and keeping the family alive. However one day, Hari ran away to Bombay in desperation and Lila is left to do all the things necessary for the family to strive.

I felt pity for Lila, who has to do many uneasy jobs. If you read the actual story you will realize that this story might be a bit boring at first(that feeling comes to me too), but slowly if you understand the story you will start to recognize what the story is telling you, and you will soon think that this story is interesting.

The potent sounds of Hwa Chong

During the SOO(Sec 1 Orientation) of HCI in 2010, is when the most potent sounds of Hwa Chong is heard. Loud and energetic Hwa-Chong-cheers filled the whole school most of the time during these 3-day period.
"Hwa Chong!""Oi!""Hwa Chong!""Oi!""Hwa Chong!""Eh bah!"is actually an indication of be ready(especially when the group is in a mess). Other cheers are also being "yelled". The most common ones are the Willow cheer, the Ke-bah-bah cheer and the Rock You cheer. Whatever it is, the cheers reflected the invincible and infinite potential and energy of Hwa Chong.
Why do I say so? The sounds are so loud that you can actually feels its energy inside. The energy is not an ordinary one, it is a very extraodinary energy which gives other people the feeling of a completely charged Hwa Chong, not a tired and bored Hwa Chong.
Strive hard for Hwa Chong! We will always support you!

Why is laugh needed?

Before I answer the question, I will briefly explain what laugh is. Laugh is an expression of happiness, or an expression when you think something's funny. Laughing sometimes can drive you to tears or even do some crazy actions! Laughing comes in many types: teasing laugh, hilarious laugh, happy laugh, crazy laugh, unagreeing laugh and etc.

So why is laugh needed? Laugh is needed so you can relieve your inside feelings. Laughing also make someone have good opinions to you. Laugh relieves stress. Laugh even expresses craziness. And most important of all, laughing also make someone happy.

Life in HCI-What is the real HCI?

My life in HCI? For me it's the best school I've ever study at! Everything so new, so interesting ......
When I first come to this school, it is so large that I got lost. I just adapted this school recently. To me the most unique part of this school is the clock tower. Scarcely any schools have clock towers like this one.

Lessons from teachers of every subjects are interesting. Recently we have to do a presentation for the Projects Day. The food.....oh I just love the food......delicious, lovely, supreme.......Life has never been any better in this school.

About HCI(Hwa Chong Institution, previously called the Chinese High School), its motto is 自强不息(never give up and strive to be successful),its philosophy is 己立立人，己达达人(WIN-WIN) and its guiding principle is 饮水思源(never forget one who helped you). The Hwa Chong value comes from the words of abbreviation,the




Joy
Teamwork
Integrity
Global perspective
Excellence
Respect
Resilience

I think we should follow the motto, philosophy and principle in order to be successful. It tells us we should not give up and keep on going, help each other and never forget the teachers who had taught you.

This is my school logo:

It actually derives from the word 华 meaning Chinese, but to me it looks really like a torch, don't you think so?

For literature lovers(unsuitable for too-stresseds)

Our English teacher taught us about literatures of deception (literatures about broken love), and gave us three examples, namely Lamb to the Slaughter, Male Child and Love.

In Lamb to the Slaughter, Mary Maloney cares a lot about her husband, Patrick Maloney but he somehow rejected her care and said that he would leave and as a result, he was being killed by his wife with a frozen lamb leg.

In Male Child, Chuan Poon is either being blessed or cursed with six daughters while his wife was pregnant. He hoped it is a male child this time. When a fortune-teller told him that he will be blessed with a male child, he was overjoyed until he goes to a whore-house and having a mid-wife. He beated his daughters and scolded his wife for not bearing a male child. His wife told him he could leave if she bears a female child. Upon hearing that, he prayed to God every day so she could bear a female child.

In Love, Frankie Liew is in love with Pearl, his new girlfriend. He dumped his ex-girlfriend, Mee Choo while Pearl dumped her ex-boyfriend, Hong. But when Pearl found out that Frankie is worse than Hong, they broke up, and each returned to their exes.

I liked Lamb to the Slaughter the most because Roald Dalph is very creative making readers jolt out of their sleepiness by writing that Mary has no feelings after she murdered her husband and also destroy the weapon by feeding it to the police officers.

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