What Happens after the slick Is Cleared Up

Not too long ago, BP, an oil magnate of US, made the whole world shocked. Millions of gallons of oil spilt over from the offshore drilling. The catastrophe caused big disasters to the sea as well as the economy. It caused big fires and the layer of oil is up to 4cm. The local sea ecological system is facing great challenges and fatal damages.
With the slogan “Beyond Petroleum” and its sunflower logo, BP always claims to try their best to protect the environment. Nevertheless, BP had already led to two accidents since 2005. BP received a big penalty of $10 billion, while it is unlikely to sink such an enormous company for these little numbers of money. People need oil and US relies on it. They will make a comeback very soon. BP will recover in a very short moment whereas it needs years for the ecological system to cure its pain. Some damages even cannot be cured forever. In people’s eyes, there is only money. For earning more money they are regardless about anything. They do not care how the animals feel, how many endangered species will die out due to their pollution. Nowadays, human beings have already become the recognized most dangerous creature in the world. Their greedy hands seem to be never satisfied. They just get whatever they want from the nature and take it for granted. Actually these kinds of behaviors have no difference to theft which are even more serious then theft.
There are plenty of these kinds of examples. Japanese killed the whales and dolphins. Poachers shot the elephant just for two tusks and so on. Recently the weather in the world varies unpredictably. This is the warning alert of the nature. If human continue to destroy the environment, the nature will revenge people. It will be too late to regret when that day comes. I hope all the people can wake up and take some measures and make some contributions to protect our environment.

Thank you!

As June 10th coming closer and closer, our time together

becomes tiny. After all, 6 months' time no matter what is not

short.What's more important, it's during the turning period of

our young boys' and girls' life.
It is a special place for me in a special bridging course of

my school life when I actually meet my teachers who are

significantly special to me. Not only for they are my first

foreign teachers, but also for their efforts in helping me adapt

to this country, this culture. I dare to say, each of my dear

tutor has paid much attention to teach Group 08 how to become a

good student of teachers,how become a qualified person in NUS

and how to be adaptable in Singapore, which already beyond the

basic requirements of MOE. So many thanks .
Although each time thinking about that, I feel a little bit

of ashamed for I haven't done enough well in my course, which in

return also bothers me. Luckily, I get the important things from

this course which for sure will benefit me in my NUS life. Introverted as I am, I also make some friends.Hoping that will be a good start of my days in Singapore.
At last, thanks for those days each one of Group 08's tutors spent with us. Other classmates and me, I believe, will take what you have said into heart. All feelings come into two words:" Thank you!"

Rain Man

The last blog
Just now I finished my journal about the review of Rain Man, now I will write my blog also on it but from a different angle.
Charlie and Raymond are the two heroes of this movie, while they are two totally different persons.
Charlie, one of the countless ordinary people in the world, who knew that money was the most vital media for people to communicate with others! He focused on money all his life. When the client was reading his the will, he cared nothing but whether he could inherit some money from his estranged father. The result was rather uncomprehending, he just got minor portion of his ceased father’s fortune and even didn’t know who got that 300 million.
Raymond was an autistic person. His sensitivity to figures is undoubtedly beyond every ordinary people’s. He could name the details of every airline’s accident without making any mistake. He could do mathematical functions as fast and accurate as a calculator. Notwithstanding, he had no concept of money! He inherited 300 million from his father which his brother eager to get but cannot get, but he didn’t understand what that amount money means at all.
Charlie kidnapped Raymond on the purpose of getting half of the 300 million back. Then they started their journey. The journey started from money, while ended at building a love between the two brothers.
In my opinion Charlie is a symbol of people living nowadays who is money worship. He can take advantage of anyone, including his girlfriend, his brother, for the sake of money. While Raymond lives his owe routine strictly, he is free from all the other concepts of the world. To some degree Raymond is just equally simple to a sheet of white paper. And it is this white paper that let his money worship bother know what himself on earth is. During that journey, Charlie’s emotion changed from resentful to care and love his brother. Raymond’s “idiot” actions let Charlie come to realize that there is something much more valuable than money, it is family affection.
A person who is never thought to be able to equip the knowledge of emotion teaches another person what family affection is, what a ridiculous plot! But my understanding on this point is that in such a world it is we who should learn what family affection is, not those who are thought to be idiotic or low IQ people.

Don’t cry because it is over, smile，because it happened.

Five days off for CLEC Symposium, what a “long” holiday before final exam, report, presentation, poster...and the few days we can get along together.

Still remember, as Mr Mehdi said, the first time we followed Monday tutor to our classroom like chicken following a rooster and his funny expressions and jokes about our names in class.

Still remember, Mrs Sonali embarrassed us with “Don’t think I cannot understand your speaking in Chinese!!” and also her snacks which disappeared totally before movie started.

Still remember, Mrs Leo kindly criticized our oral reports and repeated a sentence that we can use nicely now: “Do you follow what I am trying to say?????”

Still remember, Mrs Esther was late for 10 minutes for some reason during which time we can happily enjoy a short nap; and her attendance of our activities.

Still remember, Mrs Yap cared our works in spite of her illness; and her local delicious food for us to share as well as her excellent story telling skill.

Still remember, Dr Tan flared briefly with super-speed speaking, and then burned out with a unique and heavy accent “ aiz shun aiz pa xi bou~”(as soon as possible);

Still remember, Pro Tay sang those Chinese songs with guitar full of deep feelings as a charming middle-aged man; and his question “ ni jia men pai ji hao??!!”

Still remember, Pro Chew pleased us with formula paper and said “this paper will be given to you during the exams, I promise, hehe~”

Still remember…

Just in six months, we changed into friends from strangers;
In six months, we got to know different cultures from each other;
In six months, we experience a happy time far away from home;

Soon, we won’t have to complain about the school bus whose streak of blue yellow and green never change;
Soon, we won’t have to shoulder the laptops to class wishing no orders there: “Laptops~Shup up! No charge in class !”
Soon, we won’t have to check the time table to figure out how many days left before we can become university students AUTHENTICALLY.

Bridging course, what a special time!

As we talked all days about the rest of our lives, we are gonna be students of NUS;
You may keep hoping times will never change, keep on thinking things should always be the same;
But when we leave this room, we won’t coming back;
No more SM3 project because we are on different track;
So if we get the big jobs and we make the big monay;
When we look back now will our jokes still be funny?
Will we still remember everything we learned in school?
Still be trying to break every single rule?
Will little George be the political man?
Can Amy find a job to attract lots of fans?
I keep thinking that it’s not goodbye;
Keep on thinking it’s a time to fly;
We must move on and we can’t slow down;
These memories are playing like a film without sound.

As we go on,
We remember,
All the times we,
Had together,
And as our lives change,
From whatever,
We will still be,
Friends Forever…

-------Just for Group8 remembering our time in 2010

All endings are also beginnings

This is my last blog in bridging course. Several days ago, when I realized that this was my last blog. I felt very happy because it is an assignment and it often makes me suffer a lot. But today when I begin to write my first blog, I feel a little sad instead of the happiness. The last blog does not only mean fewer assignments but also the ending of the bridging course.

We stay together for almost seven months. We study together, help each other and make progress together. Of course, life is full of setbacks. We also have contradictions in our daily life. But for life it is OK. Finally I think we can clear up the misunderstanding. That is the true life. The precious seven month make us feel the warm of home. Without relatives in Singapore, we all are relatives to each. It's not like we're dead. I have already thought you are my relatives. So I try my best not to think about separation. But I can’t. As a Chinese saying goes that all good things must come to an end. We all have to separate in August and pursue our own dreams. But in fact, all endings are also beginnings. We are still young and we have a long way to go. There are many new things and friends waiting for us.

Here I don’t want to comfort you that do not be sad and tomorrow is another day because I myself can’t do it. But I hope we don’t feel sad for too long time because I want a good ending. My dear friend, NUS is waiting for us. Here I sincerely wish you could have a good beginning in NUS.

Holiday

Five days’ holiday! It was such fun that I felt like grasping every minute. Maybe due to the coming separation, I shall cherish the moment being a member of group 8 before making farewell to my classmates.

Recommended by Mr. Medhi, we had a buffet lunch at a place in Orchard Road named Seoul Garden yesterday. It was really a running and extensive buffet! The buffet lasts over four hours from 11:30 am to 3:59 pm. Besides, there are lavish kinds of food such as porridge, fruits, drinks, tarts, ice cream and salad. However, the main dish was made by ourselves, that is, roast or boil food. Many had a difficult time learning how to roast, especially those boys. Kindheartedly, we three girls at the table roasted fish and beef for them.

Today was surely another exciting day because we together with group 6 would fight against group 4 in the basketball march. Unfortunately, we failed by several scores, but what I saw wasn’t the final marks but their effort and spirit! I knew they had tried their best. In the first half, Walter’s pale face suggested that he was uncomfortable. Even so he still persisted in playing the game and only rested for a few minutes. At the break, I saw sweat running down Edison’s face, but he didn’t utter one word about complaint. Later they rekindled hope when Felix and Walter’s combination gave no chance for our opponents to launch a successful attack. Then Walter scored three hits constantly and Edison shot a three-score hit. The scene that impressed me most was that they called for pause when there was only ten seconds left. The result was obvious at that time, but they still positively thought of any possible countermeasures instead of giving up. This showed their indomitability to every one present.

Only two days left for the holiday. I wish each of you would have a wonderful time!

Homeless to Harvard

This is a true story of Elizabeth Murray who was born in September 23, 1980. In the movie she simply told her teacher to call her “Liz”. Knowing the teacher’s confusion, she explained that her mother called her “Elizabeth” only when her mother was angry with her. That moment I knew I was shocked by her deep love to her mother, because you may not know her mother, but I know.

The movie begins with Liz’s sister’s fierce fighting with her seemingly crazy mother, while all of their father’s attention was paid on TV and let the mother and daughter alone. Her mother fought for the money hidden by her two daughters to buy drugs. The mother wouldn’t care her two daughters had no money for meals, and Liz usually had to find food from the dustbin, but she still loved her mother and take care of her.

Before her mother died of AIDS, Liz had already become homeless and wandered around in the street every day. However, after her mother’s death, she was still homeless, but she knew what she wanted. She said that her parents’ life let her know that one can choose his or her life and that she wanted to struggle to see what life would be for her. She realized that she must get far away from the life she lived now, so she went back to school and finished the four-year senior high school in two years and got a New York Times scholarship which allowed her to go to Harvard University. That’s the end of the movie but far from the end of her life.

I got the new from the Internet that she left Harvard to care for her sick father, who was also addicted to drugs, and returned to Harvard in 2008 and graduated in 2009. Now she is working for doctorate in clinical psychology to counsel people from all walks of life.

I strongly invite you to see this movie. I am sure you will learn a lot from her.