8:56 PM
The news article online dated 1 February 2011 was about an article where a mum forces a boy to do homework outdoors at 9.30pm alone. Imagine you being left alone outdoors to do homework; well this is what this young boy of about 6 years of age went through at a badminton court in Sembawang.
Armed with a chair, he was brought by his mom to the badminton court to complete his homework on the bench which acted like a study table. While she leaves his son at the badminton court for about 15 minutes, she went off to somewhere. (It didn’t state).
I feel that she should not leave the young boy there at night alone while she went off. Is he trying to punish him? Even if there is no available study room at home, the least the mom could have done was to stay with the boy there throughout. This is because anything dangerous could have happened to him during this short 15 minutes as he was still too young to protect himself. No matter what sort of reasons, his son’s safety should be of higher priority.
6:25 PM
The news article online dated 26 January 2011 was about a stimulated terror attack at Resorts World. Singapore authorities stimulated a terror attack on Tuesday, 25 January to test the emergency preparedness of the Home Team and the security teams from Resorts World Sentosa, one of the Singapore’s newest tourist attractions. This is the first time one of the two Integrated Resorts was participating in such a large scale exercise.
It started with a suspicious package in an auditorium that no one noticed. Soon smoke filled the room and guests were evacuated. Security agencies were alerted and deployed to the scene. “This exercise serves as a reminder of Singapore’s ongoing battle against terrorism which can happen to anyone, anytime, anywhere,” Minister, Lim Swee Say said.
People do not really care about a terrorist stimulation; they often behave in this manner. I saw a terrorist attack, I know that it was not real; you knew that it was not real and both of us will be smiling. However, what will happen if it is a real terrorist attack that takes place? In Singapore, we are fighting a war, fighting a battle against global terrorism.
This is why schools held fire drills to train students to react fast when an emergency happens. During a crisis, the first responder at the scene is very important because lives can be saved if the first responder knows how to react promptly, calmly and confidently. Hence, we should always take these drills seriously so that we will know what to do when the real thing happens.
9:32 PM
The news article online dated 19 January 2011 is about a guy who steals a laptop in the restaurant right under the owner’s nose. However, the owner and his friends are totally oblivious to their surroundings. The thief can be seen using his feet to drag the bag by its strap towards him, before stealing the laptop inside. This man was caught on CCTV stealing a laptop in a restaurant, even though the owner was close by. Most amazingly, the thief managed to get away without being caught.
I am actually impressed by the thief’s actions because he managed to steal the owner’s belongings even right under the owner’s nose. The bag is just on the floor beside the owner and yet he didn’t even notice that someone manage to pull his bag away, open it and even manage to steal his laptop. Even his friends nearby him didn’t manage to catch the thief’s actions as they were so engrossed in their conversations. Despite the waiters walking around, none of them saw what he did.
I personally think that people should learn to look after their belongings well and keep them within sight. Thieves are getting bolder these days. Even right under the owner’s nose, things can get lost when they not well taken care of. They are so skilful nowadays that they can even steal and get away unnoticed by any of the friends nearby. It can happen to any of us here, so beware.
1:54 AM
The news article dated online was about 10 January 2011 was about a youth who was seen scaffolding at Temasek Polytechnic just for dare. He was seen climbing up some scaffolding which reaches the ceiling in the school’s Engineering faculty. Apparently, the young man was risking his own safety just for the sake of winning a dare. Despite his friends telling him that he has won and asking him to get down, the young man ignores and continues to climb upwards.
Does he even know that such a rash act could cause him a lifetime misery if something unfortunate were to happen to him? Have he ever thought that if something were to happen to him, who were to take care of his parents? Such a foolish act done by him will not make people think that he is heroic or brave but however, think that he is stubborn and stupid. To him, he might think that one must keep his word and do what is suppose to do if he lose the game. However, I feel that his friends shouldn’t even start by suggesting this kind of dangerous dares in the first place. Not only it would cause injury, but also even life if something unfortunate were to happen.
For the sake of having fun, teenagers do not think of the consequences behind it. Well, a moment of folly could cause a lifetime of regrets. He may need to depend on his family members if he were to fall and which might cause severe injury.
12:44 AM
The news article online dated 5th January 2011 was about a boy, who was injured in the Chua Chu Kang lift, when the ceiling board fell, was actually a culprit. It says that CCTV footage showed that he is seen climbing onto the hand railings in the lift, which have been installed for the convenience of residents, especially our elderly. However, based on the footage, the boy gained a foothold on the railings and reached out to touch the lift ceiling board. It was at that point of time where the ceiling board gave way and fell. The ceiling board fell on the boy just when he was stepping out of the lift and escaped with few scratches. I feel that the boy deserved this as he is not even supposed to play or climb around in the lift in the first place. Lifts are meant to use properly and of course any misuse or tampering with the lifts and lift parks may lead to malfunction or faults. It may cause injury to other residents or so too. The boy’s parents ought to teach him a lesson letting him know the importance of tampering or vandalizing the public places will lead to a fine. Not only climbing or playing in the lift is not allowed, vandalizing by using a marker to draw around or peeing around at public places is not allowed.
It is fortunate that the boy did not suffer any serious injury and I hope that from this lesson, he would not try anything funny in the lift again.
12:28 AM
The news article which I read online dated 2 Jan 2011 was about a young couple in school uniform to be holding hands in public and acting all intimate with each other. The STOMPer felt that it is inappropriate for them to wear their school uniforms and do that in front of others.
Well, I agree to a great extent. It is common nowadays to see couples behaving intimately with each other nowadays, not just purely holding hands, but touching each other all around the body whether they are in the bus, library or any other public places. They can go to the extent where the female sit on the male’s lap and the man will touch and caressed the girl on her legs and all other parts of her body even in public places. I personally feel that these people are shameless. Why are they doing all these in front of others? They want to show the public or they just don’t bother about what other people think? Even if other people were to stare at them, they can continue with their intimate actions as though they were in their own world and ignore them. While to some other people, some of these couple do mind if people were to look at them doing these intimate actions like kissing on the bus etc. When people stare at them, they make a fuss out of it and start scolding them.
I guess they didn’t know how irritating it is for the public to see all these intimate actions especially in public and sometimes even the sound they make. I feel that it is inappropriate for students in school uniform to behave intimately with each other as it will definitely affect the school’s reputation and also couples should not do these intimate actions in public. Holding hands is fine, but don’t go around touching the body especially in public places.
1:13 PM
The news article which I read online dated 27 December 2010 was about a woman who exposes butt crack at coffee shop. “She was talking to her friends while exposing her butt crack.”
It is an common sight to see people especially girls and aunties exposing their butts in public places, whether done purposely or not. It is impossible for them not knowing that they are exposing so much of their flesh unknowingly. “Surely the cool air will give a breezy sensation to her skin or is her skin too thick to feel it?” Perhaps this auntie is too lazy to even pull up her pants and just can’t be bothered with it. But why do people want to dress in such low hip body pants to risk exposure of their butts and get unwanted attention from the public? There are also some people who may be exposing their butt cracks knowingly and they feel that it’s a trend and fashion to expose their butt crack.
Due to the rising trend of skinny low- rise jeans which has been made popular by fashion critics, exposure of butt cracks especially by women is getting common nowadays. By exposing your butt crack knowingly or unknowingly will not only get unwanted attention and it’s likely to put off people’s appetite. I hope that all males and females will have the decency to pull down your shirt and only surface your buttocks only when you are in the toilet or sleeping.
