PLEASE READ THESE TERMS: Wednesday, August 26, 2009Y
9:07 PM
1a) List two reasons why teens are reluctant to call helplines despite the promise of anonymity and professional help.b) According to Ms Lily Chu, how does Touch Leadership and Mentoring prefer to help troubled teens?
2) Have you confided in your friends or family members about the problems you face in school/ life? Why or why not?
Have you been betrayed by your friends before? If yes, how? (You may change the names of the people involved for privacy)
Yes, i have been betrayed by my school friends who i considered as "good and true friends" in both primary and secondary school. In secondary school, i had 2 good friends who always were with me. The problem between us was that, they did not like me joining with other friends and wanted me to always stay with them only and not go out with other friends. But i could not be like that as i wanted to mix around with everyone. Therefore i still mixed with other friends. And one day, i needed money for my school fees and i asked my mom for that and she gave me. But due to the very difficult situation i was in at that time, before paying my school fees i spent it all. And i did not know what to do the next day when my mother asked me if i have paid the fees. But i told her that i still kept the money and hav not paid yet and she too trusted me. So on that day, when i needed quite a large amount of money, i approached one of my my "true friends" - the ones who ruled me not to mix with others, for it. She said that she will lend me that sum of money but then when the next day she came to school and i asked her, she say she have it with her and she does not want to lend it to me, even knowing that i was in real need. I felt bastard. I had a loose face and it was very embarassing for me. And what's worse is that she cheated me saying that she wil bring but she didn't give and she told me in a rude manner to ask my other friends. And i did ask them and i got the sum i wanted and paid the school fees. Only then i knew who to trust and who not to.
Wednesday, August 19, 2009Y
8:57 PM
1a) What are the 4 rules for religious harmony?Those 4 rules are
- All groups have to exercise tolerance and restraint
- Keep religion seperate from politics
- Goverment must remain secular
- Maintain the common space that all Singaporeans share
b) In your opinion, how can we maintain a common space in schools?
We should maintain the common space in most of the things we do. One of them is when sharing meal in school. As people have different dietery needs ex. Muslims can't eat pork, Hindus can't eat beef, some Buddhists are vegeterians and other stuff like this also. So therefore as our PM said, there should be a balance in common space- where people of diffrerent religion get together. The same thing applies in other common space also like treating all the different religious student as the same and not being racist. This is how we can maintain a common space.
2) Do you respect other religions? Why or why not? What do you think of children who stay away from their parents' funerals because they believe the traditional rites are against their new religion?
Yes, ofcourse i do respect other religions becasue they are also religions. We shouldn't look down on one's religion as we are all staying in the same country. We can only stay united when each of us respect and treat each and everyone and their religion equally.
I tink it's very bad of those children to stay away from their parent's funeral just because of their traditional rites against their new religion. This is beacuse, however both parent and child are from diffrerent religion, they should respect and be thankful to their parents for bringing them up and not giving up on them when they have converted their religion. Those children are not humans of good soul to me as they are not grateful towards them =X
Wednesday, August 5, 2009Y
8:59 PM
1a) What is modus operandi (method of operating) on the cin artists?Their modus operandi is to pose, in most instances, as volunteers from welfare organisations on a project to spruce up the homes of these senior citizens.
1b) What are the Lions Befrienders planning to do ensure the old folks do not get conned again?
They will sends volunteers out to lonely senior citizens, has also alerted those under its charge about these scamsters. They even said that its full-time staff or its experienced volunteers will introduce new volunteers to the senior citizens, to ensure that the old folk recognise the people who will visit them subsequently.
2) Do you like doing social work? Why or why not?
I love doing social work alot. Because i love to help people as i believe that it makes me forget about my own problems and it also makes me happy as i am entertaining other people also. Although doing social work is not a must for everyone, and it's just optional for onself, i am very happy to serve other people in anyway that it is posible for me to to do so. I believe that " If you help someone, the god will help you." (: