Farewell

       Just like the oracle in the movie the Matrix said, “Everything that has the beginning has the end”. Now, it is toward the end of Bridging course. And I never expect it will come so soon that it seem I have just walked in our CELC #03-03 classroom yesterday and just seen tutor’s and classmates’ friendly face.

       Chinese people believe that, “In this huge world, we met not because of coincidence, we met because of destiny”. So we should treasure every people in our lives. I still remember my anxious feeling when I try to find my name in the white board after our pre-test. When I found out there were more girls than boys in our class, I knew that I would experience a fairly unique bridging course.

       

        And it is true. Under the lead of monitor Mengnan and assistant monitor Yunsheng and suggestion of “evil consultant” Xiaoxuan, we carried out a lot fun and “healthy” games and activities, such as “please close your eyes at night”, “werewolf” and “guessing number”. And we recorded a lot of funny video of the game losers. At this place, I should say sorry to Jiadong for trapping him so many times in “guessing number”. Besides games, the two outings are both memorable. I still remembered that all of us sitting around next to the sea in the dark sky, eating together in the hawker centre, riding bikes in the heavy rain, having barbecue and the hotpot in RV and waiting for the thunder getting away.

       In addition to all kinds of activity, I also went through a fantastic learning journey that I would never forget. Tutors were amiable and shared a lot of stories with us. They are more likely to be friends than teachers which help reduce the feeling of missing home. I have never thought that class can be fun and relaxed. Especially when tutor brought us some snacks, I hoped I can keep on this bridging course all my life.

       But bridging course does not mean an end. We are still in NUS, in Singapore, in this world. We are still friends. I know that one day we will meet again, all of us.

Lost in life

Lost in life

Those days, I suddenly felt confused of my life, though it is common for a youth to powdering over her life and exploring the essence, the process is really painful. Maybe I am standing at a turning point, a point between my normal life and university, a point towards a mysterious future, which leads to my confusion.

The main puzzlement is that I am dying to know the world, to get closer to the world, but I do not know how to approach this goal.

To live up to it, I downloaded various newspapers in my mobile phone, I updated them twice everyday. I browsed them, TIME, Los Angeles Times, BBC news, VOA, ABC news and many other Chinese famous newspapers and journals. The more I read, the more panic I am. On account that I found out the world is changing in a speed out of my imagination, I cannot control it, and since I found that, I cannot pretend everything is still anymore. I am afraid that I will be left behind, I am afraid that I will be an idiot who cannot say any word when everyone around her is exchanging opinions about a topic.

To avoid this depression, I tried to flick through those materials I download no matter where I was. However, the expense was I did not contact with anyone in china in two weeks. And then I felt uncomfortable again. What if they forget me since I am miles away, what if I am destroying my social network which took me plenty of time and energy to build? I do not know the answer, I am too scared to figure it out, and all I can do is to fix it up as soon as possible.

The life is hard, isn’t it? Even though I am just a pre-university student, even though I have no need to deal with the love issue which is another troublesome but unavoidable question, I have already lost. I have to admit that I freak out, but the only thing which is in my heart is that give the life your very best, keep fighting. I believe one day I will find my way out of the misty life.  

Where there are friends, there is happiness

Last night, I called my best friend in junior high school for the first time since one year ago. Actually we have never talked so much since we came to different high schools. We mentioned our crazy experiences and talked about the current life. Some of the experiences which I already totally forget are really hard to believe that it was me. We honored the old days and encouraged each other on the phone. The communication with the old friend makes me know more about myself and feel warm. With the support of friends who know me a lot, I feel more confident and happier in my life.

     Friends are what we should treasure in whole life. They accompany us to walk on our life path, offer help and support whenever needed and add meanings to our life.
     Friends reserve many experiences of us. We may lose ourselves when we go through a lot in society, but the friends will make us behave ourselves and believe in ourselves. They know what kind of person we really are because we have spent so much time together. Also, when we talk about the past time together many years later, we will be surprised to hear what we have done and feel fortunate to have shared the golden times of each other.
     Friends stand by us when we are in difficulties. When we feel lonely in an unfamiliar environment, we can share the happiness and sadness in life with our old friends who will always be with us. Making friends in a new place helps us to adapt to the environment, because we can grow together and overcome difficulties with each others’ help. If we have problems, friends are ready to help and encourage us.
     Friends make life more meaningful. When you enjoy snack or entertainment with friends, you will have more fun than enjoy them by yourself. Friends are trying to make your life happy.  Life will be monopoly without the laughters and jokes among friends. When you can help your friends, you will also feel satisfied .
     Friends are important to us in our life. We cannot forget the old friends or ignore the new friends. When you offer your love to the world, the love will be returned. Only if you offer your friendliness, can friends come to you. Therefore, we should be willing to make friends because where there are friends, there is happiness.

Memory
These days, I have saw a lot of states posted on 'renren',  a chat tool famous in China. These are all about the feelings and experiences in grade three in senior high school. It reminds me a lot about my own experiences. As I can not get back home to celebrate the one-year commemoration with my classmates, I want to write about something in my blog and share with you.
At first, I want to introduce  a little bit about my senior high school. It is a elite school with 100 years history. It ranks top one for several times in jiangsu province on the ranking list of college entrance examination. So I am really proud of it.
Then, I want to talk about the life in school. Grade three is extremely a tough period of life. We have to face the huge pressure from the entrance exam. We study hard and help each other selflessly, so, we gradually get rid of ranking the last. Also, our life is not rarely focused on Studying, we always tantalise and chase each other after class. When it comes to saturday, we sometimes slip out to play football when we know teachers do not have time to monitor us.
 Some of my classmates are crazy about make nicknames to others, so, almost all of us have at least one nicknames. Actually, i am a typical victim as I have many nicknames like 'Cui Niu ' 'pi pi'(arse in English ) ' maths genius' . Cui Niu is the
Most wildly used. And I want to talk about 'pi pi'. I do not know the origin of this name but what is interesting is that the person who give me the name also name another three persons and she makes four of us form a team called 'pi gu gang men' and force us to put these names in use.
i really value this period of time. so i choose to share with you. 

Our fantastic shopping on May 1st

       The day before yesterday is the first “International Labour Day” I spent in a foreign country. Usually, I would stay at home and face my computer for the entire holiday. But this year, though there is only one day off, I experience a short but meaningful holiday with my group3 classmates.

       My day was started by a heavy hit by Kaiwen when I was still dreaming after 6 hours sleep. Early in the morning, three of our boys with monitor and Xiaoxuan went shopping in the Fairprice in Jurong Point. Despite the JP in the morning was almost empty, more people are concentrating in the supermarket. Our first task is preparing food and drinks for our midday hot pot and barbecue. It seemed Xiaoxuan had taken it into account the night before for she just took out a list which had contained all the things we need to buy. Then for the first time, I observed how crazy the girls were when they were shopping, especially when there were two. They were particular to everything like the kinds of drinks, the amount of meat and the sorts of vegetables. In addition monitor strongly recommended white gourd tea. And Xiaoxuan was favourable to some strange cabbages. However, thankful to their precise selection, we had enough food for our hot pot though we had not finished them at last.

       During the shopping, something that out of my prediction also happened. When we were choosing vegetables, a man about 50 years old suddenly turned to me and said, “Do not but so many drinks. It will be harmful for your body and you may get diabetes.” I was surprised by his abrupt talking. Subconsciously, I nodded my head watched the five bottles of drinks. After finishing the speaking, he turned back. When we were waiting at the checkout line, we met again. And this time, I explained the whole thing to him. Then he just gave me a smile and started chatting with us. Although he misunderstood our action, I really appreciate his advice in good faith. I thought if there were more people like him, out world would be a better place.

       Our shopping did not last as long as I thought previously. But this experience was unforgettable. Though the food was not light to carry, we were paid off by the happiness of out classmates when they enjoyed the hot pot.

A fairyland—Clare Quay

A fairyland—Clare Quay

This Sunday afternoon, I went to Clare Quay on my own, although I have been there once the scenery there really attracted me a lot.

Walking out the MRT station, the first place I went into was a shopping centre. I believed that the topic of this week of the shopping centre was balloon, as in the centre of its lobby, there was a separated world made of balloons. It was like a magic trick that balloons could be made into grass, flowers and coconut trees and even the clothes of a model. Out of the shopping mall was the Clare Quay, it was fascinating to see the houses along the river decorated with different and bright colors. Just like walking into a fairyland and maybe each house had a fairy living in. People could drink coffee and enjoy the landscape besides the river, there were also ships on the river, I thought it would be really comfortable to sit on the ships and enjoy the soft breeze. I recalled the first time I came to Clare Quay was on the Christmas even, there were much more people and it was a little crowded. In the middle of the ground, there was a large Christmas tree which was made of several LCD screens. On each screen was the photo taken of the tourists, one of them was taken of my friend and me, it was really exciting to “plant” ourselves on the tree as decorations.

After this trip, the Clare Quay impressed me a lot more, and in my opinion, it was a real fairyland.

An umbrella

An umbrella

  Last Thursday, I was the last person who got off the school bus and saw an umbrella on a seat, I knew it belongs to one of my schoolmates. so, i picked it up. However i do not know what i should do at first. It was impossible for me to ask for each possible. suddenly, It occurs to me that i should shout aloud to make all of my schoolmates know. I was ready to speak out. But when seeing so many people walking in front, i retreated. I did not dare to speak very loud and it seemed embarrassed to me. I struggled a few times but gave up at last. As a result, the umbrella is still in my room now.

  I feel very regret about what I have not done now. why don't I just be brave to speak loudly and all the problems can be solved. I think a lot about my behavior. And i draw some conclusions. Actually, i do not dare to speak out is because i am afraid of other people's views about me. I am afraid they will tease me and see me as a monster. However, after thinking twice, i think my former thought is totally wrong. It is an action of helping others if i can say loudly. So no one will tease at me. They will only appreciate it that i am helpful.

  I think my conclusion may help someone who is very shy. They may think a lot about others' opinion on them so that they close themselves in order to avoid being talked about by others. But these redundant thoughts may be ridiculous if they think deeply. So, my suggestion to those who are very shy and dare not to talk out is that they should not think a lot about others' thoughts, instead they should think more about the positive aspects of what they will say . maybe tomorrow, i will take this umbrella and say out to all of my schoolmates to ask whose umbrella it is.  

English Speaking

    Recently I teased myself saying that my English level have fallen down. I would like not to believe it, but I found I  had a problem in English speaking, which may exist long time ago but wasn't taken seriously. When I wanted to say something, I usually plan for the structures I will use or even in more details. But sometimes when I was suddenly asked and haven't prepared, I will be struggling to think of how to express it. I  doubt I have had the ability to express things as I like. And I even feel that I didn't make much progress in speaking in the last 3 months. Since there are only 44 days left for English course, I think we have more pressure to reach a certain level, especially in speaking.
    First I think the consideration of structure is not wrong, but I am little in lack of proficiency. I need to be more familiar with more structures and reduce the time to think of one. That will need accumulation of some common structures and good sentences. Even though this kinds of recitation is not flexible, I think it is a good way to help us be fluent in daily communication as a beginning. Second, sometimes I don't know how to translate the words in Chinese into English when speaking. The translation is also habit that people won't accept it as a good language learning method. But I think if a person can translate as he like and avoid some common errors, he has been very efficient in communication. The problem is we don't have enough words or collocations to use. So it requires us to memorize more words and phrases. We can take notes when we are watching the English-speaking movies or series and review them afterwards. The meanings and usages of the new words are also very important, so we could look them up and take them down on our vocabulary notebook. The third one is that I should practice more in class. I should not be silent because it will do nothing good to myself. In addition, I used to feel good about my tones and pronunciation of speaking but I recently found I'm not very good at it, especially compared to some English-speakers. So maybe I can record my voice regularly and find the defects and change them, but it is not very easy. These ways sound good, but if we don't follow them, actually they are of no use.
    Days are passing by. If we don't make progress every day, then when will we make a change. I think I will pay more attention on English learning and try to practice more on speaking.

Some good thoughts

       Listening to others can always bring us many brilliant thoughts through which we can observe our world from different angles. Below I will introduce two stories that have left me thinking a lot.

       The first motto is “If you fail to plan, then you are planning to fail.” I got this from the chief trainer of our service program. To prove its validity, he taught us a game. It’s like checkers and Tower of Hanoi that we have to move three boys and three girls to their opposite side. The first person who tried this game didn’t think too much before making his move, and undoubtedly he failed. The next person had gained experience from the first one and planned before he went to the stage, so solve the problem easily. Some people may hold the opinion that if we plan everything well, we may lack the ability to deal with things emergency. I think when people think like this, they might have some misunderstandings. When people face some problems that are out of anticipation, confidence is the crucial factor whether he will fail or succeed. But the confidence couldn’t be built without foundation. People have confidence because they have enough successful experiences in the situation within anticipation. And planning is of significance in these normal situations.

       The second one was from my classmate. When I first talk to him, I think he is a very pessimistic person because he always finds that life is so boring. And I often wondered why he hadn’t killed himself? But after deeper understanding, I gradually realized that in contrast to my old opinion, he is a fairly optimistic person. Once when we had lunch together, we were discussing about the worm in our meal for my roommates had once told me that he had found a dead worm in our meal. And when I asked for his suggestion, he told me a story. When he was young, he can eat food that provided by his own family because they owned some land. So he often encountered some worms in the meal because some worms were not easy to be washed off. At that time, his father would tell him “Think it in a nice way. This dish used to be only vegetables. But now, with worms, it contains some meat and more protein.” So consider your experience in a positive way, our world will be splendid and brave that you have never imagined.

       Talk to more people and mark their sayings. Through which you can view our life in different eyes. It’s like being hit by an apple from the tree; you can discover the new idea which you think never exists.

My reflection about Murphy's Law

      Recently, I lost my second newly-bought water bottle. How sad and desperate I am! I question myself how can I be that careless. Actually, the loss itself is not a big deal but the carelessness and slips I often make that truly matters. Although I think I have taken good care with the bottle, the loss seemed to be inevitable. The event reminded me of Murphey's Law which goes like: "Anything that can go wrong will go wrong". In other words, no matter how careful I was, if there's 0.000000001% possibility for the loss, then my care seems worthless.
      Actually, the event triggers me to reflect deeply on the Law. To begin with,  according to Murphey, if an event has some negative effect or tendency, there is always a tendency for the item to develop towards the worst result and end in biggest loss. Though the law sounds pessimistic, as for a student to learn engineering or computing, there is no bad for me to keep in mind all the time about the possible failure. Only in this way, can I stimulate myself to always pursue the best and never to be satisfied with what I have already achieved. And remember to pay attention to every subtle detail.
      In addition, the Law also reminds me that nothing is as simple as how it shows on the superficial layer. When the event seems like process smoothly  into one direction, we'd better keep an eye on the opposite negative aspect. Gradually, it will be of great benefits to develop the habit of opposite thinking method, which will help use to consider a broader spectrum. As a result, we can finish the work efficiently and perfectly.
      Generalized, from my experience of losing my water bottle, I reflect a lot and harvest a lot. The loss of the water bottle seems worthwhile. So, next time when we do something, to be optimistic is right but it is also beneficial to consider the worst result.

My reflections on Titanic

       Yesterday, 14 April 2012, I watched the movie Titanic in IMAX 3D edition in Jcube Shaw movie theatre. It was a memorable day for both me and the ship. It was special for me because the original Titanic which was shown in 1997 was the first movie I saw in the theatre. And it was significant for the ship because just one hundred years ago on 14 April 1912, the Titanic, the largest and most luxurious liner that had ever been built, encountered an immense iceberg in its maiden voyage and thus ended its short but splendid journey. The movie vividly described the most disastrous tragedy that happened in peaceful era and there are two parts that impressed me most.

       Love is the forever classic topic for all movies. In this film, it happened between a girl from rich family and a poor boy who was a painter. It was all begun in the Rose’s suicide that they met. Jack had already fallen in love with Rose in the first sight. Rose was also deeply absorbed by the quality of free and optimistic of Jack. Once, Jack even taught Rose how to spit to the sea which had become one of the most classic scenes of the movie. But the time for happiness is always short. After four days of the sailing, the tragedy happened. When they all fell into the cold ocean, Jack knew that he was going to die. When he said to Rose “Winning that ticket was the best thing that ever happened to me. It brought me to you.”, I believe not only me but all the audience was moved. How deep the love was that could give people courage to face death. And how deep the love was that could enable a man to sacrifice himself to save her that they only met for less than four days. They met because of the Titanic, they loved because of the Titanic, and they separate because of the Titanic.

       In addition to love, the movie put much endeavour in depicting people’s behaviours when the ship was sinking. Living or dying is a choice that matter everyone no matter young or old, rich or poor. And at this time, the realest and deepest part of people’s minds was exposed to everybody. Fortunately, most people follow the order to let women and the young escape first. At the final moment, the captain locked himself in the master room, the chief architect walked in to the first class smoking section desperately, but the president of white star line, Joseph Ismay, abandoned his ship and crew and escaped before all women got saved.   According to statistics, there were 1503 out of 2208 died in this shipwreck and only 6 out of 1509 who were not able to get in the lifeboats were saved. Life is priceless. It doesn’t mean that women’s lives are more valuable than men’s. If all people were fighting for the lifeboats, most of the women might not be saved. But man choose to give the chance of living to women because that is how human and animals be distinguished. The most notable difference is not in intelligence but the morality.

       Titanic is one of the few impressive movies that can be watched for many times. And in my opinion, it was also the best movie I have ever seen.

Why Chinese people are crazy about owning a car

Why Chinese people are crazy about owning a car

In class, our tutor has mentioned that Singaporeans are now very crazy about owning a car even it means they have to pay nearly $78,000 in advance to buy a certificate. Actually, this also happens in China and many reasons contribute to it.

To begin with, in China especially in those bustling cities it may be difficult for people to make use of the public transportation. According to my nine-day experience in Beijing, it was so crowded on the platform and in the train that I was pushed out of the train door when it was not my destination. When this happens to working people who are in formal dress, they may become sloppily dressed in the end. Furthermore, this crowded situation adds much chance to crimes such as stealing some important objects. People will not so alerted because everyone is so close to each other and they have to pay attention to their appearance. Avoiding thong is one of the most important reasons to buy a car.

Then I want to mention that many people have a sense that it has been a noble symbol if you own a car. Though it is unreasonable but it really becomes a “common sense”, what is more, the type of cars you own can and the decorations in your car reflect your style to some extent. Cars have become another way for people to compare themselves with others and get a feeling of satisfaction.

The third one is just like what has been mentioned in a reading comprehension, a car can be our friend along with a safe and cozy shelter. Living at present leaves people a lot of burden and pressure, sometimes, they may feel very insure and be dying for comfort and protect. In this case, the small but suitable volume of a car can provide them such feelings. With its strong ironed hull, it can calm people down and be happy to sit in it in order to withdraw from the high-stressed society for a while.

In my opinion, wanting to have a car is not only a fad but going to be a fashion. What we need to do is to think twice before we make a choice to buy it since the cost will not be easy to afford.

The choice of my major

The choice of my major

When I was in China listening to our seniors talking briefly about the choice of majors, I made up my mind to major in food science & technology. Although I did not know it well, at that moment, all I knew was that it might be a little difficult to be admitted to this major and all I wanted was just to set a goal for myself—fight for the most difficult one.

However, this thought put a lot pressure on me which I could not put up with. Frankly speaking, I did not expect myself to put all my energy into this bridging course and excused myself for needing time to be used to this brand new environment. Fortunately, MOE provided us many chances to learn more about each majors in case that we are not careful enough to make our choice. At one of those lectures, I found that maybe I just too dived into superficial features and did not really consider about my own interests. After realizing this, digging into my innermost interest became the most important task.

The second barrier I have to break down is my bias on engineering. I never thought being an engineer was a proper career for a girl because what it requires is too hard for a girl. Nevertheless, I suddenly learnt that it was difficult for us SM3 students to go overseas to continue our study. And then in this case, how can a graduate be put importance on if you do not get enough education? I had to admit that I was very desperate when finding this out on account that one of my dreams is to go to another country, go to another prestigious university to enjoy the studying ambiance there. But all I could do was to change my mind again and found an alternative path for me and my future.

At present, I have chosen to major in civil engineering. In fact, I am very satisfied with this temporary choice which may be changed again in unpredicted future. I used to be a person who hated changing my mind, but now I found that it was better to change while I am learning new things everyday.

The choice of my major

The choice of my major

When I was in China listening to our seniors talking briefly about the choice of majors, I made up my mind to major in food science & technology. Although I did not know it well, at that moment, all I knew was that it might be a little difficult to be admitted to this major and all I wanted was just to set a goal for myself—fight for the most difficult one.

However, this thought put a lot pressure on me which I could not put up with. Frankly speaking, I did not expect myself to put all my energy into this bridging course and excused myself for needing time to be used to this brand new environment. Fortunately, MOE provided us many chances to learn more about each majors in case that we are not careful enough to make our choice. At one of those lectures, I found that maybe I just too dived into superficial features and did not really consider about my own interests. After realizing this, digging into my innermost interest became the most important task.

The second barrier I have to break down is my bias on engineering. I never thought being an engineer was a proper career for a girl because what it requires is too hard for a girl. Nevertheless, I suddenly learnt that it was difficult for us SM3 students to go overseas to continue our study. And then in this case, how can a graduate be put importance on if you do not get enough education? I had to admit that I was very desperate when finding this out on account that one of my dreams is to go to another country, go to another prestigious university to enjoy the studying ambiance there. But all I could do was to change my mind again and found an alternative path for me and my future.

At present, I have chosen to major in civil engineering. In fact, I am very satisfied with this temporary choice which may be changed again in unpredicted future. I used to be a person who hated changing my mind, but now I found that it was better to change while I am learning new things everyday.

The choice of my major

The choice of my major

When I was in China listening to our seniors talking briefly about the choice of majors, I made up my mind to major in food science & technology. Although I did not know it well, at that moment, all I knew was that it might be a little difficult to be admitted to this major and all I wanted was just to set a goal for myself—fight for the most difficult one.

However, this thought put a lot pressure on me which I could not put up with. Frankly speaking, I did not expect myself to put all my energy into this bridging course and excused myself for needing time to be used to this brand new environment. Fortunately, MOE provided us many chances to learn more about each majors in case that we are not careful enough to make our choice. At one of those lectures, I found that maybe I just too dived into superficial features and did not really consider about my own interests. After realizing this, digging into my innermost interest became the most important task.

The second barrier I have to break down is my bias on engineering. I never thought being an engineer was a proper career for a girl because what it requires is too hard for a girl. Nevertheless, I suddenly learnt that it was difficult for us SM3 students to go overseas to continue our study. And then in this case, how can a graduate be put importance on if you do not get enough education? I had to admit that I was very desperate when finding this out on account that one of my dreams is to go to another country, go to another prestigious university to enjoy the studying ambiance there. But all I could do was to change my mind again and found an alternative path for me and my future.

At present, I have chosen to major in civil engineering. In fact, I am very satisfied with this temporary choice which may be changed again in unpredicted future. I used to be a person who hated changing my mind, but now I found that it was better to change while I am learning new things everyday.

To be a leader

Today, we talked a lot about the personality and something occurred in my mind that which personality should a leader be equipped with. To be honest, one of my dreams in the future is to be a leader( like our monitor). So, in this blog, I want to talk about my opinion of the personality that a leader should have and myself. To begin with, I think a leader should be sociable so that his subordinates like (assistant monitor and two librarians) will admire and be willing to help him. I think this personality is the one that I have already possess. Then, I think a leader should be talkative(maybe baoyu). The reason is that only if you are talkative can you get more information from others and persuade others to take into consideration of your opinion. This personality is the one that I am really lack of. In my mind, I resist talking to a stranger smoothly( which I should ask for advice of tianhang). I do not know exactly what the reasons are but I think maybe because I have not read a lot books since I was young (which I really envy my little sister) so that I am lack of vocabulary and do not have enough storage of knowledge. Also, I am afraid that my talk will make others think that I am shallow(the same as zhulei). Another character that I want to emphasize is thoughtfulness. As a leader, when facing with any situations, he should clam(like taining) down and think deeply about anything that will happen and find out the solution as soon as possible. At this point, even though I think I am a considerable person, but I still need a lot of trains in my daily life. Of course, the personalities that a leader should be possessed are far from what I have listed. For example, a leader should treat everything interesting (longfei), be reliable (shuwei),be sedate(mengdi and yuzhu),be caring(shuman and tianya ) However, these three characters are what I extremely want to mention. After seeing the above, someone may think I am too self-enjoying(a typical example is xiaoxuan), and even though I myself also do not know why I am writing this kind of article, (maybe be influenced by jiadong)I suppose these are all from the depth of my heart. So I am willing to share with all of you.

My trip to the Singapore zoo

       Last Sunday was a lucky day for we got the chance to visit the diverse scarce species in Singapore Zoo. The zoo which is located in the northern Singapore occupies 28hectares of land. And it is elected as the 10 greatest zoos in the world. But what excite us most was that we would see a lot of rare tropical animals which cannot be observed in zoos in China.

      I still remembered the moment I walk through the check place. I was definitely astonished when I saw a monkey with white head climbing on the tree which is within my reach. There are no fences or glasses between me and the monkey. If the tree is lower, I would have touched it. Moreover, I could see the orangutans walking through a pair of paralleled wires to get back to its manmade house beyond the trunk. I found out that the Singapore Zoo is an open type zoo that doesn’t have any iron made cages to isolate animals from the nature. Without any sorts of artificial separating methods, people have an easier access to the animals both visually and emotionally.

      Besides, I also noticed that the zoo is putting a lot of endeavor into making bonds between tourists and animals. To accomplish this aim, the zoo had put forward some interesting plans like offered an opportunity to have breakfast with orangutans. In addition, tourists are also given the chance to feed kangaroos and ride the elephants, take photos with parrots and orangutans. In most cases, we could see parents participate these interesting programs with their young children. Surely, they seem to have a quite enjoyable experience.

      But what impress me most was the harmony between animal and tourists. When we got to start our journey, there was only two hours before the zoo closed. But in some popular spots like white tigers, kangaroos and orangutans, it is still crowded. Though people can easily get to touch the animals, nobody utilize the freedom to cross the fence to interfere the animals’ lives and nobody feeds the animals with their own food. They all solely observe the animals from the set distance. I think they are showing the respect to the nature and themselves. Compared to human beings, the animals are much calmer. Surely, they have been accustomed to these kinds of closeness.

      I think the animals in the Singapore Zoo are lucky for they were under caring from both the tourists and the zoo keeper. I hope the Singapore Zoo can spread its interactive administration to the world as soon as possible to let more people concern with the animals concern with our earth.

Do not always stay indoors

Do not always stay indoors

With the rapid development of technology, more and more young people prefer to stay at home instead of going outside. As a matter of fact, not a single reason contributes to this popular phenomenon.

Of course, the most obvious one is the convenience of computers offers them a platform to push their life forward without going outside. According to an interview to such indoors men, they grant that with computers, they are able to do anything they want without even moving. On the Internet, chatting or going shopping can be done with browsing some websites and keying some words.

Additionally, this habit of refusing to go outdoors reflects those people’s fear or tiredness of communicating with people in reality to a certain degree. Worse still, it can also reveal an eager to separate from the society. They dislike being surrounded by plenty of other people, in other words, social network only happens between friends online.

As far as I am concerned, it’s not a wise idea to keep staying indoors. Actually, I am a typical indoors woman, going out no matter for shopping or enjoying the landscape is not usual for me. Staying all day in my dormitory means that I can organize a whole day without being disturbed, it is an exciting thing for me. This notion keeps me inside for a long period, to tell the truth, the day won’t work out just like what I planned at the beginning. Worse still, the outcome is always that I waste an entire day without doing anything meaningful. Sometimes, to make the day a real indoors day, I will even quit having lunch or breakfast in the canteen just downstairs, which makes me hungry when I am doing something else. In addition, after staying in my dormitory for a week, there will be some difficulties for me to chat with people in reality.

To sum up, though staying indoors has been a popular phenomenon, it’s also an unhealthy life style to some extent. So just come out and explore the wonderful world outside, it is a suggestion for all of us.

The phobia about making a choice

      This week the dicussion about the metaphor of life--life is a journey impressed me a lot. After class, I reflected on it a lot and started to figure out the choice we made at every phase of life. Recently we SM3 scholars are going to choose our major in the university and the decision point is coming nearer and nearer. However, I still cannot make a definit choice on what I'm going to learn in the next four years.  Hard as I tried to ask myself where my true interest lies in, the decision is still far away. Under this circumstance, I recall a phobia about making choice. By sharing the followings, I hope others, including myself, will always make a good choice with less hesitation.      
      Why do those people have that kind of attitude towards making a choice? There are mainly three reasons account for this phobia. The first reason is that, nowadays, more and more people are pursuing perfect. That's why they force themselves to weigh up every alternatives, make a multiple choice and imagine the result in a romantic way, being afraid of facing with the reality. The second reason is focus on the young generation who grew up in a well-developed society under the caring of parents. They are accustomed to obeying their parental guidance; in other words, the young generation depend more on their parents to make crucial decision for them, for fear of bearing the responsibilities of the consquent results by themselves as the decision maker. Finally, thanks to the great variety of alternatives for choosing, people who are lacking of experience may feel lost.        

　　Actually, people can take some effective methods to avoid the happening of this phobia, or we call it a therapy. To begin with, people  should develop a full-aspected knowledge of themselves, which can form a clear image of what do they really want so that they will know what to keep and what to give up. Moreover, we should know the essence of being the captain of our own life rather than count on the other kind of experts, which means it is of great significance for each person to shoulder the responsibilities, face the challenges and never regret. We should always remember that there's no 100% right choice in the world and the choice we made is the most appropriate one. 

      In closing, I hope people like me can overcome the nervousness caused by phobia and foster a positive attitude to the journey of life with confidence to not only conquer the setbacks but also make the rightest choice.　

　　

Media and Censorship

In the modern society, media has become more and more important to act as the role of investigating the behavior of government officers . In fact, media can extremely let these people behave well.

Here are some reasons.

At first, media can expose the wrong behavior of the officers to the public immediately so that it can let them be more careful about their behavior and amend their mistakes as soon as possible. Also, to some extent, media can avoid corruption. For example, if an officer crimes, media can let the public know the judgment that the judge makes. As a result, it can effectively avoid the situation in which the officer does not be punished because of the relationship he has.

What's more, the media can also represent the public to ask the officers some significant questions that the public are concerned about. In other words, it is much easier for people to know what will the officers do to benefit them. In this way, people can judge whether the officers are responsible or not more directly.

However, what i have said above does not mean that medias are of no disadvantages. Medias also cause a lot of problems. The private life of the officers are totally disturbed so that their lives are full of worry. To illustrate, annually, a lot of officers are resigned because of the burden made by medias. Also, sometimes, the reports made by medias are so exaggerated that the truths are diverged.

To sum up, medias can help us investigate behavior of the officer effectively but we should not abuse them.