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{ Thursday, July 30, 2009 }

; A Deadly Business

1a) What are the 2 worrying trends about drug trafficking mentioned in the article?

firstly they are worrying about was that teenagers are the one who sold it not even adults or men anymore. secondly, is that more Singaporeans are being arrested for drug crimes overseas.

b) Why are Singaporeans increasingly being used as "drug mules"?

Singaporeans increasingly being used as "drug mules" due to the Singaporeans that do not need a visa for many places, and they are also less likely to be checked because of Singapore's reputation for being tough on drugs.

2) What will you do if you find out that one of your friends is selling drugs? How will you react if someone tries to sell you drugs?

i admit that teenagers nowadays are stubborn to be advise and if my friends is one of them who sells drugs, i would definately make their schedule tight like conquering their precious time with something useful like study, bring them to the library or even spent time with them like windows shopping, walk and take some fresh air. i would even ask my friend to sit one place with me and have some talks. i would ask them why they need money for and if they really need those money to buy something expensive that beyond their expectation, i would lend him money or something and advise them about the consequences if they happen to get caught. i rather spent my money helping them than seeing them had a failure in studies and being expelled from school. i would say that im rushing to go somewhere or meeting someone if someone tries to sell me drug.

{ Thursday, July 30, 2009 }

; Hawkers fall prey to brazen break-ins.

1a) Why is it easy for burglers to break into stalls at the two markets in the Kallang area?

it is so obvious that all the stalls are open at the top which makes it easy for thieves to get in by the open ceilings.

b) What is the Geylang East Central Merchants' Association going to do about the break-ins?

The Geylang East Central Merchants' Association will be in touch with the relevant authorities, such as the NEA and the town councils, to look into improving security, possibly by modifying stall layout and design. modify and try to set up anything that could actually sense of security to alert if these things happens again.

2. What do you think should be done to tighten the security of the markets? What do you think of the burglars who brazenly break into the stalls?

i think that they should react fast by modifying the stall layout and design with a more safety precautions. they should also place a camera in each and every stalls to make it even easier for them to track those thieves. my opinion about the burglars who brazenly break into the stalls seems to be so desperate for money at that point of time. they were the stupidest burglar who left their handprints and make it easy for those police to track them.

{ Thursday, July 16, 2009 }

; 3 cheers for the team

(a) Why is cheerleading an expensive sport?

cheerleading is an expensive sport due to their costumes. a good material for a costume will for sure give them a good look to attract the audience. it goes the same to their shoes. cheerleading is an hyper sport and the shoes is important or them because comfort come first. they wont be able to put a great performance if they felt uncomfartable. their hair should look good too like i said, they need to look as good as they can to attract audience or judges and with this, the girls might need several accessories, hair spray and so on and for the guys, they need hair gel. due to the hyperness, they need vitamins which actually cost $50 to $130 per bottle. and with that hyperness, they might trip and schools and organisation needs to pay an amount of money.

(b) What makes cheerleading such a tough sport?

Firstly, it is not easy to set up the steps and it really take weeks and patience. cheer leaders need to use a lot of energy in order to do their best. It requires teamwork to get stunts done. it is not that tough as when we were doing the steps, all we need to think is just have fun but even though it aint tough, its quite a tiring as it requires a lot of training.

What is your opinion of cheerleaders? If given a chance, would you join cheerleading? Why/ why not?

To me, they are energetic people with a strong will and spirits. they will never failed to put a smile during a performance. if i were to be given a chance to join cheerleading, i would reject it. firstly their costumes are too open and by right, it is wrong for Muslims people to where those kind of clothes. yes i admit that cheerleading is an interesting sports but it uses alot of energy besides that, i am concern about my studies as cheerleading needs alot of training. they even being train five times a week, and it sounds really tiring to me.