This is a letter written by my beloved Sister Joyce to the http://www.whatsup.sg/ on Maldives
"HOPE PEOPLE OF MALDIVES CAN STAY ON" From: Joyce Guee, Pri 6, St. Anthony's Canossian Primary
"After reading about the threat Maldives is facing, I really think that they are suffering innocently. The reason why the Maldives are worrying that their country will vanish from the face of the earth is because of us. We are the ones causing all the global warming and rising sea levels, and we are just sitting here and doing nothing to save Male! Many people may think that they can do nothing as the affected one is not their country. However, I believe that as years go by and the global warming becomes worse, other countries will also be submerged by the rising sea level. Then, it may be too late to save our Earth. We should start learning from Male by depending on clean sources of energy such as the wind or solar power rather than oil. Using less plastic bags or reusing also helps to reduce the chance of Male disappearing from Earth. I hope that the people of the Maldives will be able to continue to stay in their country, as I know moving to a new country will not be the same as staying in the paradise they were born in."
Her reflection is written based on the article about the Maldives having to divert cash from toursim to buy land in case the rising sea level submerge its low lying coral islands. The worst case scenario would be that some or even all of their islands would become uninhabitatable and Maldivians would have to look for alternative places to live.
I'm so proud of my sister Joyce. I didn't even suggest her to write in or anything close to that. She wrote this solely on her initiative. I need to blog it down because who knows 2 months or 2 years down the road where will this article be?? So I'm archiving for her!
Thursday, November 05, 2009
12:23 AM
aw shit.
4 November 09, Wednesday
Today, my teacher told me the story of SHIT.
Shit stands for : Ship High In Transit
In the past the manure were transported by ship, it weighs alot less in the dry form. However, once it hits water it becomes heavier and fermentation process began again, producing methane gas as the by-product.
They were stored below the decks in bundles and the methane gas start to build up. The first time someone came below at night with a lantern. BOOM! Several ships were destroyed before they know what was happening.
After that, bundles of manure were always stamped with "S.H.I.T", informing the sailors to " ship high in transit" Meaning: high enough the lower decks so that the water would not be in contact with this volatile cargo and start the production of methane.
Wednesday, November 04, 2009
11:49 PM
QUIDNUNC/ POPPISMIC
3 November 09, Tuesday
I went to watch Love Happens (Jennifer Anniston) with Charlene & Sophin at PS. Not exactly interesting story. The story is so much like Yes Man, about those self-help workshops, except that Yes Man is by Zooey Deschanel!! love her(:. They shouldn't name the show "Love Happens", I think they should name it " A-Okay". Still, there are some really interesting parts. 2 Things you should know:
QUIDNUNC: A person who seeks the latest news or gossips, busybody POPPISIMIC: Noise produced with the smacking of lips
After the movie, I head over to Renwei's house to play Mahjong with Cow till 2 plus! Cow wouldn't let me blog how much I won. So I can only say, I won $$.$$ which is enough to cover for the Love Happens and the dinner. * grin grin* @ my beginner's luck.
Monday, November 02, 2009
10:10 PM
Shuttle Bus
School is good in a way that I get to see my dearest hazel almost every alternate mornings.(: We will whisper our latest and quickest updates to each other. And I would pluck into one side of her ear piece and sometimes snudge into one side of her jacket sleeve like a conjoined twins and sleep! I would say it's the sweetest way to start a day.
Sunday, November 01, 2009
8:55 PM
Happy Birthday BBTC
Happy 23rd Birthday to BBTC. Bethesda ( Bedok- Tampines) Church, a place where I grew up, a place of fun, a place of tears, a place of encouragements, a place of sharings, a place of learning, a place of serving, a place of defining the meaning of life, a place of reflection, a place of refreshment. A place of hope. A place of love.A place where God's people gathers.
Happy Birthday. I really wanted to go for its anniversary. REALLY. But I'm stuck with my assignments and projects! WSH2 Presentation, WSH2 Quiz, EMS tutorial, ECM project. My eyes are hurting, my butt is hurting, my brain is hurting and all these yield to fruitless result )):
Just, talk to me. She loss a scary percentage of water through her eyes. And I know you read this, by the eyes and by the heart.
Saturday, October 31, 2009
1:14 AM
Clean & Green Singapore 2010 Launch
30 Oct 2009 Friday
Today is the launch of Clean & Green Singapore 2010. But this year, we were doing nothing much ): We wasn't at any stalls or booths or what-so-ever. We were guides and ushers, standing by the back-gate waiting for the arrival of people from different schools and Community Centres. I almost felt like we were another exhibition of the Hort Park.
STOMP! Stomper Naomi saw this 2 girls sitting on the SMRT Train taking the entire row of seats. This is so irresponsible especially when our poor pregnant Bryan just standing beside.
By the way, the free goodie bag of the Clean & Green this year is cool. It is the bag itself, not really much on the content. I would be willing to pay cash to have it! Yizi said they sell outside @ $9.90 each. These bags are made from recycled banners, so every piece is one of a kind. And I've got this! PRETTY.
Thursday, October 29, 2009
11:27 PM
Mathematic
When the numbers and formulas turn into history. Old and rusty. Dull and lifeless. This is what you would do in calculus class: struggle.
Today, my teacher told me the story of SHIT.
STOMP! Stomper Naomi saw this 2 girls sitting on the SMRT Train taking the entire row of seats. This is so irresponsible especially when our poor pregnant Bryan just standing beside.
