Effective Writing G6

Flyers; sounds like a piece of paper in the sky. Floating around having fun. Makes everything so peaceful. Nowadays, if flyers were in the sky, singapore would probably be filled with papers in the sky. Almost at every train station, you will have People giving out flyers to advertise for either some hair salon, tuition center, new food outlets and etc. This flyers might be really helpful to some people however, to others, it is really irritating when these people giving out flyers just force them into your hands even though u rejected it.
Just today morning, i just came across this experience. My friends and i were waiting for people outside Yio chu kang train station. We were sitting down at this bench-like thing when this guy approached us and offered us flyers. To be helpful, a few of us just gracefully took it. However, when 1 of my friend rejected the flyer, that old man just grab a whole bunch of it and left it on my friend's lap. How rude is that? Luckily for that man, my friend wasn't that bad and just kept quiet.
Man, these days, singaporeans just keep getting more and more rude. Let's just hope that we do not bump into any of them anymore. And for the human resources manager who hire them, please hire your workers properly and instruct them to be more polite.

Have you heard about this news!? Facebook has been banned in Pakistan! Some of you might think it is atrocious, some of you might think this is crazy. However no matter crazy or shocking this news is, it is going to happen until May 31st!
The only reason why this common website has been banned is due to a facebook page called "Everybody Draw Mohammad Day". This page is mainly about a where people who have an account in facebook will draw a face to represent Mohammad. In pakistan, these sketches are known to be an act of blasphemy by Muslims. I personally think that this order by the pakistan goverment is a little to harsh as typical people only take it as a joke.
However, i do not blame the goverment for making this harsh measure as some of the muslims might find it offensive. Like an old saying goes, "Prevention is better than Cure". Prevent a crusade from happening is a wise decision made by the goverment. Hence, yOu can look at the matter from two different angles and yet, they both have their good points and bad.
 

Woah! This topic seems interesting....Flyers- are they the new chewing gum? Well, i think they are.It is very common nowadays to find your letterbox flooded with JUNKS regarding selling of flats,air-con servicing....I often glance through the flyers and take home to sell to the karung guni! I admit that its really a bad thing to do but its really uselss for me.On the otherhand,i am also recycling the paper!=)Even worse,people just throw the flyers on the ground or dustbin upon seeing it,treating it like chewing gum!However,there are other people who might want to service their air-con,benefit from the flyers.We can't think of ourselves,we must also consider about other people!So, to resolve the problems of flooding your letterbox,i often lock the flap!Do it now if you are the same kind of person as me!=)

But these companies are very clever!They came up with an alternative way,by giving door-to-door flyers.Now, it becomes flooding in my house!Till now,i still can't find a resolution to prevent flooding in my house!Even if i close my door, they will still flood my corridor!!!! So if anyone of you know any ways to resolve it,PLEASE tell me.Thanks alot!=) Again, there are still other people who need these"Golds".So,i don't think that there is a need to ban flyers even though it is irritating to me.Companies give out flyers to advertise their products. Whats wrong with it??!!! Is it a crime to do so?

Eventhough i grumble in the first few paragraphs,i still don't mind these flyers.=) In fact i don't feel that they are like chewing gum.=)

Yes!Finally,our table tennis player had done us proud.Singapore's trio Feng Tianwei, Wang Yuegu and Sun Bei Bei won China 3-1 in the finals at Moscow,ending China's 19 year reign.It was the first ever gold medal for Singapore in the history of the World Championships,their last gold medal was in 1924.However, there were many discussions about their win.


Some say it was China A team and B team competing with each other as Singapore team was make up of former china people.It was foreign talent not OUR own Singaporeans who won it.It is like buying world class players from other countries and claim that we are the CHAMPIONS!There was NO GLORY! It was better if our local talent won the championship.


However,there are also other positive views on it.Taken from a blog:"This women team was playing for SG and sang our national antem in Bahasa Malay!!! Spare a thought for them! They’re one of us and please make them feel that way. They indeed played a good games and bring name to our country. And don’t forget that majority of our grandparents or great-grandparents are not born in SG neither!" 
i totally agree with the above view.After all, they were trained in Singapore! Without them,Singapore would not have won the championship! This won brought up the standards of table tennis which inspires more youth to learn this sport,producing more local talent.


overall i still think that our table tennis team had done us proud.For those who agree with me,lets give them a round of applause.=)

"It is human nature to 'act out' if one is unsure of the proper behavior for any given situation. During one's teen years, it is even harder to feel sure of oneself, as teens are in that confusing and uncomfortable position of being between childhood and adulthood. Teens need manners as social tools, to navigate their way through the differing social events they will encounter as they grow up into mature adults."

"Suddenly, you're almost and adult! It happened so fast that you- and your parents- can't understand it, but all at once you are faced with a whole new set of problems. More then anything else, you want to emerge from constant supervision, to become independent, and to choose a social life of your own. And yet, because you are constantly confronted with new situations, you need the guidance and support of your parents. You are, in a sense, betwixt and between, and while the condition brings the fun of entering an adult world, it brings the trials as well. Etiquette, by giving you guidelines on how to act in almost every situation involving contact with other people, provides a bridge. Not only a bridge between you and your parents, but a bridge between your old childhood world and the world (that) you are entering."




Kids, as well as adults, respond well if they have choices and options 'manners' will vary from place to place, 'etiquette' is simply defining what those manners are, and that manners are our way of showing respect for one another, then teens should be shown respect and taught how to show it back. Teens prefer to have things spelled out so that they will fit in.  Teens had never considered that manners would be a top priority in a bottom rung of our society. Pointing out to them that manners are expected at every level of society, teens listen up. When it comes to teens, give them specific choices and the information they need to make their decision."
Lessons in etiquette, even small ones, are best begun at a young age.  I feel that teens are in need of etiquette lessons in school.

Michelle