Reflection on CIP

This CIP experience was a great learning experience for me as I was given the opportunity to interact with the old folks and get to know them better. When taking care of an old folk we should be very gentle as they are fragile, and not treat them like we treat our friends. In this learning journey, it is a great opportunity to learn how to help out others especially the needy when doing voluntary work. The old folk I helped out was an old nun of about 70 over years, but I did not expect that she stil had a good memory. In a matter of fact, the teachers told us that we would be handling those with dementia. She was kind and still active, being a Roman-christian, we managed to talk a lot. My friend and I were the ones who are taking care of the old folk, we brought her throughout the shopping centre to places such as, NTUC, Market, Popular, Pet store. We had a great time! In my opinion, I think that singaporeans shoulds take care of their elders as they have been taking care of us when we were young. It would be a cycle of adults helping the young and in return young help adult in the much later years.

Cheers,
Ryan Lau

Letter to "The Straits Times"

The recent earthquake and tsunamis which hit Japan caused unexpected situations to happen. The earthquake had damaged the cooling systems which as a resulted in the overheating of one of the nuclear plants' nuclear rod. Unfortunately, a meltdown had occurred and caused a radiation leak, therefore contaminating anything nearby. What Singapore had done, was to help aid the residents of Fukushima island. In addition, Singapore took safety precautions such as setting a band on Japan exported goods. Not long ago, vegetables were exported from Japan to Singapore, and found to have contaminated by radiation, and had to destroy any goods which were contaminated. We are lucky to be in a free-of-natural-disaster like Singapore. This recent catastrophe had a great impact on me as I think that we should not take situations like this for granted and always be ready. Many charities are raising funds for the victims in Japan.

Literature's Meaning (3)

What does literature mean to me? In my opinion, literature is a way of expressing things with a lot of meaning, and a form of hidden messages in the passage. Initially, literature is a writer's master piece or art. When we write literature, we tend to normally write about the ways of life, like some of my past's posts. Literature also consists of poetic devices to further "deepen" the understanding of the particular passage. In the specific world, the definition of "literature" is the class of writings distinguished for beauty of style or expression, as poetry, essays, or history.