1 Corinthians 13: 1 & 13

If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal.

And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.

6 March 2010

Animal Conservation (4C Sabrina Hu)

Threats making animals endangered
We all know global warming affects humans. Do you know it also causes animals to be endangered. It damages their natural habitats. For example, as the icebergs in the North Pole are melting, Polar bears are losing their habitats. Besides, human activities like logging and deforestation are other factors destroying wild animals’ food and habitats, hence making these animals endangered.

Why we should protect endangered animals
There is only a small number of endangered animals left in the world. If we do not protect them, they will disappear very soon. This will break the food chain, affecting all other animals in the world. In the end, humans will suffer. Because of a lack of food, animals will intrude the places where humans live to look for food. The animals may even attack humans for food.

How to encourage young people to protect endangered animals
We should make young people understand why we should protect endangered animals. We can also encourage young people not to play computer games or use buy new electronic devices so often so that the problem of pollution, hence global warming, will be eased. They should try to put themselves in wild animals’ shoes. If they were wild animals and their homes were destroyed by humans, how would they feel?

Action we can take now
After knowing the importance of protecting endangered animals, why don’t you send messages to your friends and family to encourage them to take action to protect wild animals together?

5 March 2010

Leaflet for Animals Conservation Week (4D Chiu Pui Fan)

Please conserve the endangered animals!

Threats making animals endangered
People want to satisfy their desire. Animals are therefore hunt and killed for money, meat production and human consumption. Take the dogs in China as an example. Dogs are raised for hot-pot. Also, the Moon bears are kept in small cages only because people want to get the bear bile for medicine.

Why we should protect endangered animals
People satisfy their wants by all means. It is unfair! Like the Moon bears in China, they are maltreated. People cut their paws and keep them into small cages. They even obtain the bear bile from the Moon bears when they are alive. The animals can feel the same pain as we do. If we don’t protect endangered animals, they will be extinct in the future.

How to encourage young people to protect endangered animals
The government needs to punish those who hurt or kill the animals.
In addition, education is always the solution to the problem. Schools can take action. Teachers can teach the students not to hurt the animals in lessons. School activities can be held in order to let students know the importance of protecting endangered animals.

Other things you think important
People should take action now! We shouldn’t hurt or kill the animals. Stop wearing fur taken from animals.

3 March 2010

An Accuse (4A Hon Lap Fu, 4A Nga Kei Chan, 4A Hiu Tung Cheung)

Scene 3
Narrator: In the last scene, Jonathan and his sister Denise found Micky Cheung copied Jon’s design; so, Jonathan starts to find out the evidence to prove Mickey Cheung did it.
(At his Classroom)
Jonathan: Oh, my goodness!
Yvonne: What’s up, Jonathan? You look so frustrated.
Jonathan: Yup! Somebody copied my design for the fashion design competition.
Yvonne: Really? I’m so sorry but how can I help you?
Jonathan: Umm…Did you see anyone used my laptop when I left it here?
Yvonne: Let me think… umm… No! (Doubtfully) nobody used your laptop before.
Ashley: I did see somebody used your laptop. (Fade In)
Jonathan: Who was that?
Ashley: That was you! Oh, that’s joking but I did hear somebody sued you for copying his design.
Yvonne: Who is the guy?
Ashley: Michael told me he was Mickey Cheung.
Jonathan: What? I must tell the teacher the truth. (Crossed)
Narrator: Without a doubt, Jonathan is really angry and he tries to tell the truth to the teacher. However, he has no evidence to prove himself and finally, both of them were disqualified. Now, he meets his friend in the McDonald restaurant.
(In McDonald restaurant)
Michael: Hi, Jonathan, are you all right? I heard someone sued you for copying. What’s happening?
Jonathan: In fact, he stole my idea for the fashion design competition. Then, he told the teacher he was the victim. (Angry)
Michael: How poor you are, Jonathan! But have you found out the evidence to prove that yet?
Jonathan: No, I haven’t. That’s why I’m so frustrated now.
Andrew: Hi, Jonathan, where’ve you been? I couldn’t find you when I got here.
Jonathan: Oh, I’m sorry because I could only find the seat at the corner.
Andrew: That is all right, by the way, we’re gonna be the neighbour because my parents bought the flat next to yours last month.
Jonathan: Oh, yeah. (Absent-minded)
Andrew: Jonathan, you look so frustrated, are you worrying about Denise?
Michael: What’s up with Denise, Andrew?
Andrew: Don’t you know that, Denise meets a boyfriend and she brought him to her home last Sunday. I even saw the boy used you laptop when Denise went to grab a drink. How dare she is, she’s just 13 right? Why weren’t you there?
Jonathan: Hang on, you mean the boy used my laptop when I wasn’t at home, right?
Andrew: Yup. I also took the photo.
Jonathan: How dare he is (Talk to himself), I must ask Denise when I get home.
Michael: Wow! It’s so late now; I’ve got to go home now.
Jonathan: Then, let’s go.
Narrator: When Jonathan gets home, he finds Denise is crying. Jonathan was angry before but when he sees that, he is quite puzzled.
Jonathan: What’s up, Denise?
Denise: Noth…nothing (sob) else. Get lost, Jon! (heart-broken)
Jonathan: I know you’ve met a boyfriend, Denise, just tell me what’s happening.
Denise: He’s a bad guy, a really bad guy, Jon. I’m so sad now.
Jonathan: Okay, tell me who the guy is, my beautiful Denise.
Denise: It’s Mickey, the guy who stole your design. He told me we met each other because he wanna steal you work. (Cry)
Jonathan: How can he treat you as a tool but why couldn’t you recognise him when we found he copied my work?
Denise: He told me he called Chri… (Sob) Chris when we met, I found out he was Micky when we broke up.
Jonathan: Okay, don’t be so sad now, my gorgeous Denise, I’ll find him tomorrow but anyway, you shouldn’t be dating with the boys anymore because you’re still young and you should work hard on your study.
Denise: Ye… (Sob) Yes.
Narrator: On the next day, Jonathan goes to 4B classroom and finds Mickey.
(Bells ring)
Jonathan: Excuse me? Is Mickey Cheung here?
Student A: Mickey Cheung? Hang on. (Shouted) Mickey, somebody wanna find you.
Mickey: I’m coming. (Fade In) What’s up, little boy.
Jonathan: Don’t tell lies, please, Mickey Cheung. I know what you’ve done.
Mickey: What have I done? Who are you?
Jonathan: I’m Jonathan from 4A, I know you copied my work before, please, just tell the teacher the truth.
Mickey: Hey, how can you say that? We all know the truth is you copied my work.
Jonathan: THAT’S ENOUGH! (Shouted) I’ve got TWO witnesses to prove you copied my work at my home.
Mickey: How… how can you know? (Scared)
Jonathan: Don’t you remember what you’ve told Denise before? Christopher Mickey Cheung.
Mickey: You…you’re Denise brother?
Jonathan: Of course.
Mickey: Let’s make a deal, shall we. I’ll tell the teacher that I’ve just made a mistake as the resolution, then, I’ll quit but you’ve got to give me your $5000 prize once you win the competition because I need the prize a lot to buy the trainers which’s the limited edition. How do you think?
Jonathan: Get lost! I will never accept all your bloody offers. I’ll tell the teacher what you’ve done before!
Mickey: Fine, I know what I should do. Hey, fellow, let’s go to the discipline room.
Narrator: What will Mickey Cheung do in the discipline room? Let’s go on and listen.
(In discipline room)
(Knock the door)
Mrs. Thatcher: Come in. Hello, what can I help you?
Mickey: (Sob) Mrs… Mrs Thatcher, Jonathan threatened me!
Jonathan: No! I haven’t, don’t trust him, Mrs. Thatcher.
Mrs. Thatcher: All right, stop. Please don’t shout here. Mickey, tell me what’s going on here.
Mickey: Yes, Mrs Thatcher. Jonathan threatened me as I sued him for copying my work.
Mrs. Thatcher: How did he threaten you?
Mickey: He said if I told the truth, he’d teach me a lesson.
Mrs. Thatcher: Is that true, Jonathan?
Jonathan: Of course not, Mrs Thatcher. In fact, he copied MY work and he is telling lie.
Mickey: Stop, you little silly sausage, how can you frame me up like this!
Mrs. Thatcher: Quiet! By the way, I’m just gonna investigate this case. Then, Mickey, please tell me how Jonathan stole your design?
Mickey: Yes, Mrs. Thatcher. Last Monday, I lost my laptop at school and I kept finding it for whole day! Finally, I found my laptop in Jonathan’s drawer after the ninth lesson and I also realised all of my design were lost! Three days later, I found my design was posted on the site but with the name Jonathan! That’s why I believe he is the thief and he stole my design.
Jonathan: No, Mrs. Thatcher, the case is more complicating indeed!
Mrs. Thatcher: Then, please tell me you version.
Jonathan: Yep, My sister, Denise invited her ex-boyfriend who is Mickey to home last Sunday and he copied my design when my sister grabbed the drink in the kitchen and here are the evidences. Besides, I also get two witnesses here, they’re Denise and Andrew.
Mrs. Thatcher: Oh! I see. Umm… Mickey, do you know everyone have to report to the class teacher if they want bring their laptop back to school and I can only find Jonathan’s application in this record, where’s yours?
Mickey: Umm… I… I just forgot to apply.
Mrs. Thatcher: but why didn’t you tell the teacher when you lost your computer?
Mickey: Umm…
Mrs. Thatcher: The answer is so obvious now because you’re telling lies, right. Don’t think we’re foolish and you can fool us with those terrible lies. Okay, you’ll receive the black mark as punishment. Besides, you have to apologise to Jonathan.
Narrator: This is the punishment for Mickey, perhaps you may think it’s not enough for him but in fact, he is the head prefect of the school. Well, well, well.
Aki the audience: Then, how about Jonathan?
Narrator: Well, Jonathan’s cannot get the prize in the fashion design competition because the judges think his punk fashion is too aggressive to them. It’s disappointing, isn’t it?

-The End-

Character list
Jonathan-Aki, Michael, Andrew
Denise, Yvonne, Narrator-Aki
Mickey, Ashley, Mrs. Thatcher

Author:
 Hon Lap Fu 4A28
 Nga Kei Chan 4A01
 Hiu Tung Cheung 4A04

26 February 2010

Character: Jay Chou [J] ,Yang Guifei [Y], Fans [F], Emperor Xuanzong of Tang [T], Narrator [N], Jay’s manager [M] (4B Candy Ng, Daisy Ng, Yobi Kwan)

Scene1:[ Jay Chou and Yang Guifei and other fans gather in the crowded mall]
N : That day , the famous pop star , Jay Chou , is having a function in a big shopping mall which is in Hong Kong .
F : Jay![screaming]Welcome to Hong Kong ! We all love you!
J : Hi, my fans in Hong Kong . Long time no see, are you guys all right?
F: Yes![screaming]
J : Let me sing a song to all of you guys first!
………………
J: That’s the end. Let’s watch another show now. Hope you guys will enjoy them.
F: Wow![scream]
N: Jay goes back to the backstage.
J: Manager, I want to go to the toilet , can I?
M: Um[Checking]…you still have 10 minutes left . I think you can go if you’re fast.
J: Oh, thank you. I will be fast. [wearing eyeglasses and a hat]

N: Outside the male’s toilet. Jay walks fast to the door.
J: I have to be fast……[astonished, the hat falls down] who…who’re you…? Why you come out of a male’s toilet?
Y: Oh , I’m sorry…[looking at Jay , bashful]He’s very handsome!..[muttering]
J: [look at Yeung’s pretty face , surprised]No one is more beautiful than this girl!...... [muttering]
Y: Um……what’s your name?
J: [surprised again] You really don’t know who I’m?
Y: Hey, come on. How can I know who you are?
J: Um……I’m Jay Chou , and you?
Y: I’m Yang Guifei. Nice to meet you, Jay.
J: What? [amazed] You are Yang Guifei…?
Y: It’s a lengthy speech......Let us have a tea and talk about it.
J: That’s great! But let me go to the toilet first……

Scene2:[ Emperor Xuanzong of Tang finds that Yang Guifei is missing]
T: Oh, I have not visited my dear Yang Guifei for a long time ! I miss her! Let me go and see her!
[Sound of walking]
[knocking the door]
T:[ecstatic]Hei , my dear Guifei! I come here to see you! Come on! Don’t you miss me?
N: After a second, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang still doesn’t hear any reply.
T:[Enraged]Where are you! Why don’t you come and welcome me?
[walking closer and get into Yang Guifei’s room]
N : After Emperor Xuanzong of Tang goes into Yang Guifei’s room , he just can’t find anybody!
T:[shocked]Where … where did my Guifei go? Oh no!
N : At that time, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang looks at the door near Yang Guifei ‘s bed.
T :What’s behind that door?
N: Emperor Xuanzong of Tang opens it. He can just see some light coming out from the door, and then…
T: Ar……..
T:[frightened] where am I now?
N: Emperor Xuanzong of Tang has gone to a place he has never been.
T:[suspicious] Oh, Is that my dear Guifei? And she is with a man… a very handsome man?

Scene 3
(In the shopping centre)
Yeung: (anxious) Are you hungry?
Chow: (curious) I am hungry, aren’t you?
Yeung: I am hungry too. I want to eat Kuifei chicken. Where’s the restaurant for buying the Kuifei chicken? Do you know?
Chow: I don’t know. Let’s find it together. Okay?
Yeung: Okay! Let’s go!
(Walking)
Yeung, Chow: Woo… We find it.

Yeung: (happy) Just get a seat quickly. I am so hungry.
Chow: (frightened) Don’t run. Be careful. I can’t follow you.
(They order the Kuifei chicken)
Yeung: So delicious.
Yeung: (innocent)(whispering) But I think the Kuifei chicken I cook is more delicious.

(They go out from the restaurant and stop in front of the restaurant)
Yeung: (blissful) Where are we going?
Chow: Clothes shop? Jewellery shop? Or the toy shop?
Yeung: I want to go to the toy shop. Do you know what the most popular toy is nowadays?
Chow: I don’t know. Let’s go to the toy shop.

(They walk to the toy shop quickly)
Yeung: (curious) This one is so lovely!
Chow: You love it? I buy it for you. Whatever you want, I will give it to you.
Yeung: (bashful) Oh… You are the best man in the world.
Chow: (blissful) I love you.
Yeung: I love you too.
Chow: I want to marry you. Don’t leave me forever. Can you stay here with me?
Yeung: I want to marry you too. I won’t leave you and stay here with you forever.
(They embrace each other warmly)

Scene4
Narrator: Yeung Kui Fei and Jay Chou are followed by Tong Tai Chung. Tong Tai Chung wants to catch them.
T: (anxiously) Stop! Stop! Stop! Don’t run! (He’s pointing at soldiers!) Be quick! Be quick! Catch them quickly!! (Soldiers run…)
Y: (Jay is holding Y’s hand light) He has discovered us. We must go to a place where he doesn’t know! Um.... I know that ! (Delighted) The other place. We can go back to the past.
J: (doubtfully) HA?
(They go to a female’s toile)
Y: We can go back to the past in the third toilet.
(Flushing sound)



Scene 5
Narrator: At last, Jay Chou and Yeung Kui Fei use the third toilet to travel back into the past.

J :( Amazed) It is fantastic! Baby, where should we go?
Y :( Considerate) Um....Let us go shopping!
J :( Doubtfully) Ha?! But in the past I just know that there were markets.
Y :Yes! We only have markets, the Stanley Market. I take you there! (Excited)
J :Stanley Market!?

(Yeung kui Fei leads Jay Chou to Stanley Market)
Y :I want to buy some new clothes for you!(sweetly)
J :But we do not have much money.(worried)
Y :We don't need much money because Stanley Market's goods are very cheap. You can buy different kinds of goods there.
J: Honey, I wanna buy some accessories for you.
Y:( Pleasant) Thank you, sweetheart!

J: Look! There are many accessories. (Jay Chou helps Yeung Kui Fei put on some accessories on her hands, neck and head...)
Woo...Pretty girl! I love you!
Narrator: They live together forever!...

The End

25 February 2010

“Hundreds of British children are being trafficked” (4A Fu Hon-lap, Michael)

I was shocked when I glimpsed the above headline. The UK is one of the most developed as well as civilized societies in the world, I wonder why such illegal activity, especially internal trafficking, can still be found in this country After reading the news article, I found a shocking reason behind this crime.

Actually, the reason why British children are being trafficked is because of their ignorance. In most cases, the victims were befriended by the culprits who pretended to be helpful and generous. Their tricks included making advances to the victims and forcing the girls to ‘payback’ by having sex with him and his friends. Needless to say, money is always involved in such deal.

It is terrible, isn’t it?

However, the majority of victims dared not tell the others as they felt ashamed of themselves. It becomes a vicious cycle since no one is accused and no consequence is involved when everyone zips their lips.

Indeed, the incident is familiar to me as I believe some of the teenage girls in Hong Kong must have encountered this problem as well. Meeting boyfriend is something as casual as having lunch with friends in many teenage girls’ eyes. They obey what their boyfriends request them to do for it is what they think the only way to express love, but actually they are wrong as they put their own safety at risk.

In fact, I have been concerning about this issue for years as I always hear some of my friends say quite a number of girls in our school are going out with boys casually. Dating is really romantic, but true love should only be built on trust, respect and protection.

9 February 2010

Should the Zoological Garden be closed? (6B Edmund Wong)

Zoos are well known for keeping animals for us to visit. However, many people believe that zoos are cruel and inhumane and thus they must all be closed down. Recently, an animal rights group in Hong Kong has argued for the closure of our local zoo – Zoological Garden in Central. In the following paragraphs, I am going to discuss why it is liable to be closed down, and why not.

Animals, like human beings, are independent to each other, with respect to their lives, rights and freedom to move, breathe and eat. Animals kept in zoos are individually closed in cages or restricted area. Also most of them cannot eat anything until the zookeepers feed them. Their freedom of movement has been deprived by the zoos. They cannot live in a natural way. To some extent, this is not healthy to them. For example, in order to keep wings healthy and strong, birds must fly in a long distance every day. In the zoos, however, their flying distance is limited by the nets. Eventually, their wings may become weakened. Some decades later, their next generation may be born with weaker wings, and finally unable to fly like their “ancestors”. This is a potential threat to those animals kept in the zoos. Moreover, some zoos in the world treat animals in cruel and inhumane way. The Manila Zoo is an example: the zoo is small, but it keeps wild animals such as lions and tigers, which need hundreds of kilometers of roaming areas. As a result, they are forced to live in an overcrowded area like prisoners, with boredom and loneliness. Some studies found that such a bad, stressful condition could lead animals to self-mutilation and abnormal self-destructive behavior. So, it is not desirable for animals to be kept in zoos with poor and inhumane management.

However, how is the actual situation of the Zoological Garden? Is it worthwhile to be closed? Probably not.

Nowadays, illegal inhumane animal hunters, located everywhere in the world, target on different kinds of animals like rhinos, bears and elephants, in order to get certain parts and organs from them for medical purposes and handicraft decorations. Zoos act as a shelter to protect animals from being killed and hurt. In addition to animal conservation, zoos can also help to breed the animals, making them continue to inherit and develop. In this aspect, the Zoological Garden has done very well. Decades ago, it has successfully conserved the local unique species, Hong Kong Newt, which was originally found in Chap Lap Kok, where the airport is located now. Without the Zoological Garden, those unique species might become extinct during the construction of airport. Also, the Garden only keeps small mammals, birds and reptiles in artificial habitats tailor made for them. So the animals can live in the Garden in a healthy and humane way. The problem of Manila Zoo does not exist in Hong Kong.

On the other hand, the mission and value of the Zoological Garden is to foster people’s understanding of animals, and educate them to respect and appreciate the independence of nature. Only education and demonstration in zoos can eradicate the misunderstanding of animals by people, and remind people to respect all living things in the world. Otherwise, the problems of animal abuse and illegal hunting would continue to exist, or even become more serious.

I really appreciate the Zoological Garden’s effort and contribution to animal conservation and education of animal rights. I think the Garden should not be closed down, as it plays an important role in animal breeding and protection from illegal hunters and animal abusers. Also, it is good for people to learn about the independence of nature by visiting the lovely, energetic mammals, birds and reptiles. Thus, they would be aware of what animal rights are and start to respect animals. It would be a pity if the Garden is closed down.

5C Class Presentation (YOU HAVE 2 YEARS LEFT!)

Introduction:

According to Maya’s prophecy, we are living under the fifth cycle of the sun. As the prophecy says, the sun explodes and disappears then reborn after lasting for a certain period, which is called ‘a cycle of the sun’. When a cycle is over, the sun explodes and disappear then reborn. The sun which is shining above our heads now has experienced 5 cycles, however, it’s also believed that the sun will not reborn after exploding and disappearing for five times. In other words, the day the fifth cycle of the sun ends ,which is predicted to happen on 21st December 2012, the earth is going to stop spinning and the crust is going to shift. This is going to be the end of our planet and scientists hasn’t yet figured out a way to deal with the issue.

Are there any clues about the end of the world from the Bible?
What did Jesus say?
What have we learnt from the experience of Noah?
What should we do if we really have 2 years left?

7 December 2009

My favourite idol – Aaron Kwok (4C Hui Yuen Sum)

I have a high opinion of my favourite idol, Aaron Kwok. He is a pop singer, at the same time, also a dancer and a movie star.

Aaron is famous because of his talent and excellent dancing. He is also known as ‘King of Dancing”. In recent years, he has won 2 awards of best artist. This shows that he is talented at acting and this is one of the reasons why I have admired him for so long.

To me, Aaron is so handsome. He has a straight nose and tanned skin and he is so muscular. His sunny looks make me like him so much.

Another reason why I admire him is that he is kind-hearted. He always shows up in charity shows and donates money to help sick children.

I think a superstar should be talented and also help others out of the goodness of their heart. Aaron has both of these. Therefore, he deserves my admiration.

My favourite idol – Joey Yung (4C Mak Wun Sha)

My favourite idol is Joey Yung. She is a pop singer in Hong Kong.

Joey is an optimistic girl. She always smiles and thinks in positively. She is brave too. When she faces problems, especially negative reports about her, she won’t cry or becomes troubled. She will try her best to solve the problems. She is also so helpful and kind-hearted. She always helps others.

I like Joey because of her wonderful voice. Her songs always impress me. I think she is the queen of pop music in Hong Kong. She is hard-working too. She makes a lot of efforts to sing good songs for her fans and this makes her a good example for young people. She is always nice to her fans and we can always see her cute smiles, so I’m impressed by her very much.

26 November 2009

Smoking takes away your life! Say “No!” to smoking! (7A Lin Sai-keung)

Just a decade ago, the problem of smoking was extremely serious in Hong Kong. There were many people smoking on the street, at home or wherever possible. Now, we are so glad to see that the number of smokers in Hong Kong is decreasing; but we are sad to find that the average age of smokers is getting younger. So what happened to our Hong Kong youngsters?

Before looking at the harmful effects and terrible consequences of smoking, we should first find out why teenagers are smoking at a young age.

To begin with, teenagers may think that smoking makes them look cool. This means teenagers underestimate the negative effects brought by smoking. Instead, they think smoking makes the boys more handsome and the girls more attractive. With a cigarette in their hands, they think they can attract more friends.

Second, teenagers mistakenly think that smoking helps them become mature. Teenagers are in a stage of change; sometimes they try to imitate adults and hope that they can become mature. Smoking is traditionally regarded as an adult behaviour. Thus, when teenagers smoke, they think they are more mature. But, we are sorry to say that this is totally wrong and they are harming themselves.

For most teenagers in Hong Kong, they have to go to school 5 days a week. After more than ten years, some of them may start to feel that going to school is boring and they want something else to do. They may become very vulnerable at this moment and if they have friends who are smokers they are very likely to become smokers too. After all, peer pressure is something difficult to cope with even to the tough kids. So, under the persuasion of their friends, teenagers start smoking regardless of their own health and young age. However, they do not know they are leading themselves to death.

There could be thousands of reasons to explain why teenagers smoke, but in fact, why shouldn’t teenagers, to be more accurate people in general, smoke?

First of all, smoking ruins our health and may even cause death. According to numerous researches carried out in different countries by various scientists, smoking can cause hundred kinds of diseases. Cigarettes contain toxic chemicals such as tar, nicotine and carbon monoxide. These chemicals increase your heart rate and blood pressure and cause fatal diseases such as lung cancer.

Moreover, smoking darkens people’s complexion easily. As aforementioned, cigarettes contain different types of toxic chemicals. Not only are these chemicals detrimental to human body, but they also worsen people’s complexion. When people start smoking, their teeth and fingernails become yellow very soon. In fact, people can tell you are a smoker if you have smoked for an extended period of time.

Last but not least, smoking affects other people. When people smoke, the surrounding air is polluted. It is true that everyone has the right to smoke, but on the contrary, everyone has the right to enjoy fresh air too. In fact, smokers are not popular among non-smokers. In order not to affect others, people should quit smoking and make the environment clean.

It is stupid to smoke. Smoking is harmful to your health and social relationship. Be a healthy and smart teen! Say “No!” to smoking!

“Technology is a hindrance, not a help, to students because they are wasting too much time on MSN, computer games and other new technology. (5E Cindy)

I firmly agree with the above statement. Nowadays, technology becomes more and more popular and it is not difficult to see that there are numerous technological products in our daily life! Although the uses of technology have improved our lives and we can communicate with the others by using, for instance, MSN. Nevertheless, there are many disadvantages occurred when we abuse the use of technology! I will examine each of them in detail.

First of all, our health will be harmed when we spend too much time on the use of computer and television. It is to everybody’s knowledge that there is radiation released from them. In turn, we will suffer from shortsightness and other vision illnesses easily. According to a suvery conducted by the Chinese University of Hong Kong, there are more than thirty six per cent of primary students in Hong Kong suffering from shortsightness. Comparing with other countries, Hong Kong is the a city having the problem to the most serious extent, in the world!

Second, students waste too much time on computer games and other electric game products like NDS and PSP. They cannot pay attention to their studies. Iin accordance with one interview which is underwent in June, more than eight per cent of Hong Kong students own electric game products and each of them has three on average. It is very common that students spend their past-time on computer games! If the students waste too much time and energy on playing computer games, how can they pay attention to the lessons in school energetically? How can they rivet on their studies without taking notice of those games? It is not hard to understand that students will be addicted on those computer games and ignore their studies!

Third, there are many violent and pornographic information on the internet. Although we can search for different types of information, there are still some unavoidable adverse effects. Inevitably, students will be affected inappropriately in terms of psychological development.

Last but not least, I think technology is a hindrance to students because most of them do not really know how to use technology in a proper way! In view of this, I think it is much necessary for students to restrain themselves when they are using the technology. Besides, they should schedule the times spent on the technology products.

6 November 2009

A story in a restaurant (5D Huga Chan)

WOW! I had a perfect worktime in “Chinese food”!

At first, I felt bored during worktime. Cause I was just repeating the same work everyday, for example: serving the food to customers, counting the money, washing the dishes. If I had enough money to buy new books, I would not work in here definitely.

One day evening, my last three days at this restaurant, an old lady and two kids entered.

“May I have your order?” I said slowly and smilingly.

She counted her coins carefully, “A bowl of fishball noodles,”

“It will take a few mintes for cooking.”

“And may I have empty two bowls?” She asked hopefully.

“Sure!”

After the bowl of noodle was served, she shared it into two small bowls. And gave them to two kids. The two kids ate the noodles immediately. It seems that they did not have dinner for days. Mr. Lam, who was the boss of “Chinese food”, saw this and twalked owards them. She was inspired by the old lady, “Hi, you three are the 500th customer of today, you can award two bowls of Shang Hai Chop rice!! She said warmly.

A big smile went onto her face that was the most beautiful smile I’ve never seen.

Finally, they finished all the food and went back home.



How beautiful it was! A super kind master and three full people! I am proud of my boss.

Next day, they arrived at the front of the restaurant. I thought it wasn’t unusual, maybe they had spare time.

Time passed quickly. In the evening, they entered the restaurant.

“We are the 500th customer of today, may I get two bowls of Shang Wai Chop rice… free of charge?” She asked nervously.

A smile went to Mr Lam’s face, “Of course, lady, you can award this!”

The following days, they counted the number of customers of the restaurant! And they were the 500th customer everyday.

This is the most unforgettable experience in my summer holiday. I think they need not to worry about the dinner anymore!

Getting jobs during summer holiday (5C Aldred Lee)

Do you think it is good to get a summer job? Do you think student can learn from summer job? What do you think they can learn then?

I think getting a summer job is good to students as they can make some pocket money for themselves in the coming school term and in short, loosen the financial burden of the family. Students will understand their parents more when they make a life for them.

On the other hand, having a summer job allows them to meet people from all walks of life and the horizon can be widened.

However, if students do not know how to manage the time and money properly, they may waste the treasonable summer holiday which can be utilized as time for revision.

They may also waste money on some meaningless stuff like buying computer games.

I think students should think twice before they get a job during summer holiday.

19 October 2009

7B Class presentation (Pseudo model) An Interview

Scene 1: book fair

The 2009 Hong Kong Book Fair started yesterday. In the presence of some “pseudo models”, people expect the number of visitors of this five-day-long event will break the record of similar events. .

Some said Chrissie Chow just took the chance to sell her products but some grumbled (抱怨) her albums and photos disgrace the society.

Scene 2: UST

Recently the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (UST) invited the pseudo model Chrissie Chow to share her working experience with the students and her ways to lead a successful life. Many students complained that Chrissie Chow was not qualified to be a speaker there. It was a hotly debated topic among the students.

Some said Chrissie degraded the ethical standard (道德標準) whereas others claimed she was successful in making a lot of money.

Our conclusion

Pseudo models have stirred up a lot of controversies (辯論) in the society. Someone said this trend would fade out very soon. let us wait and see what is going to happen. Anyway, we think it is the right moment for parents and schools to instill (灌輸) the sense of morality in the youths.

15 October 2009

Re: Committing suicide: a way out? (7B Ng Ka Chun)



The Editor,

South China Morning Post,

GPO Box 50, Hong Kong

Dear Editor,

Re: Committing suicide: a way out?


I am writing to express my points of view on the issue of suicides in Hong Kong. In the past few years, the number of cases of suicides has increased dramatically. Some quote financial problems, unhappy marriages and stress as the major reasons for committing suicide. As the issue has come to an alarming state, we should reveal what things have set the backdrop and why suicide is not the way to solve problems.


The sudden economic downturn has brought many adversities to Hong Kong people. For example, they have lost their properties and jobs within a short period of time, and their economic difficulties have even led to unhappy marriages. What mentioned have laid burdens to people. They have to bear the stress from all aspects in work and families. As a result, some resort to committing suicide, believing that it is the only way to solve problems.


To be frank, committing suicide is not the way to solve problems but it leads to negative effects upon oneself, families, and the society.


To begin with, people who commit suicide definitely want to escape from the problems. When people come across adversities like being fired, they are scared and worried whether they are able to sustain the livelihood. With sorrow and

disappointment, some may commit suicide. However, have they ever considered the poor living below the poverty line, striving for food and warmth every day? Will the people committing suicide become shameful if the images of the poor spark in their minds? There are far more than thousands of people who die of malnutrition and diseases. What Hong Kong people facing are short-term difficulties, while the battles brought by suicide to the family is long lasting. Committing suicide is just a sign of weakness. The plights actually strengthen our resilience.


The suicide of a family member does harm to the family. Imagine if you are facing the difficulties, the death of your family member deteriorates the scenario. You have really been plunged by two things at the same time. Definitely, committing suicide has not solved any problem. What it does is leaving the family a mess.


Finally, committing suicide is possible to contribute a negative atmosphere to the society. With reference to Japan and Korea, the great number of suicide cases shows us committing suicide may become a “trend” when something unfortunate occurs to us. It may become a chain reaction propagated in the society and its root is deeply penetrating into the culture. If so, our kids may risk ending their lives just because of a failure in dictation! No one would expect such a depressing and pessimistic tone persisting in our surroundings.


In conclusion, suicide is not the way to solve problems as it is harmful to others and the problem itself does not disappear when suicide taken place. People facing difficulties should learn how to “turn adversities into opportunities”, which means that if everyone considers adversities as opportunities, they become more resilient and optimistic. Whatever how tough the condition is, nothing is insurmountable.


Yours faithfully,

Chris Wong

29 September 2009

Technology benefits students (Yip Ka Wing, Andy, 5B)

Some people may think technology is a hindrance, instead of a help, to students. Do you think so? As a student, I do not agree with them.


First, technology can facilitate students’ learning. Students can obtain so much information on the Internet nowadays. For example, a student who does Biology needs figures showing human organs to help him learn the subject well. In the past, he might borrow that from his teacher or go and buy it. However, with the Internet, what he needs to do is to click the buttons on the Internet and there will be lots of figures for him to choose. Technology saves our time, so we can have more time to spend on our studies. How can we say that technology is a hindrance to students?


Second, students can learn during chatting through ICQ or playing online games. When chatting through ICQ, students can practise their written English. This can make them write more and more fluently. Besides, not all online games are harmful to young people. Some of the games can enhance students’ knowledge in different aspects, like that in geography.


People may argue that if there were no technology at all, students would study harder. It is totally wrong. If technology did not exist, society could not make any progress. Modes of education would therefore not be possible to improve. Actually, whether to study hard is not the result of technology but depends on students themselves.


To conclude, technology is not a hindrance, but a help, to students as long as students can use it appropriately.

Technology is a hindrance to students (Ho Chi Hui, Gibson, 5B)

Technology can be harmful to students’ studies and mental health.

First, students may not be able to control how much time they spend on the computer. Some students spend too much time on the computer even though they have lots of homework to do. When they spend too much time on the computer, they will become too tired to do their assignments. They may find doing homework boring. As a result, they will ignore their homework.

Second, spending too much time on the computer can make students addicted to it. This will be harmful to their mental health. When they spend the whole day sitting in front of the computer and only chatting with friends by texts, they will get used to not talking to people face to face. When their addiction becomes more serious, they may not be willing to talk to their family. This will make their relationships with their family poor.

Finally, there are no any advantages for students to talk through ICQ or other online chat rooms. For example, when students talk through ICQ , most of them will type in Cantonese. Only few of them type in English. How can they improve their English standards? Even though they English, they tend to use ICQ language, which is created by themselves, like codes rather than language. Some of the words of the ICQ language may contain violence or even sexual messages. This will decrease students’ abilities of mastery of formal language.

“No pain, no gain.” If students do not spend time on their studies, they will not obtain good results. Therefore, students should spend more time on their studies instead of the computer.

9 June 2009

ENGISH DAY: GIVING THANKS TO TEACHERS

Hey guys! MKP RADIO IS BACK! The coming programme is…
SONG DEDICATION FROM MAKOPANIANS
Let’s fill in the song dedication slip attached and put it into the envelope on the English Society Board on the 1st floor or simply pass it to your English teacher. Only messages submitted before 1: 15 pm will be countedJ
Act now! Don’t miss such a great chance to express your love to your teachers. Stay tuned!
A little love~Fiona
Shining Friends~Fiona
Proud of you~Fiona
Forever Friends~Fiona
Love Paradise~Kelly
Best Of Me~Daniel Powter
You Raise Me Up~Westlife
You Light Up My Life~Westlife
Seasons In The Sun~Westlife
My Love~Westlife

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Name: ___________________ (Full name in English)/ Class_______/ Anonymous
Class: __________ ( )
Message:____________________________________________________________
Song name: _______________________________
You may tick more than one box: Read the message Give it to the teacher Post on the board

22 May 2009

The Sixth Form 7 Graduation Ceremony ~ The Vote of Thanks by the Student Representative

Dear Dr. Marcus Chiu, Ms. Pang, Board of Stewards, IMC members, Our Honorable guests, Parents, Principal Mr. Chan, Teachers and Fellow students,

I am Wong Yuen Tung from 7A. It is my honor to share a few words here today on behalf of all the fellow graduates.

I have been studying in this school for seven years and it has been the most precious and important part of my life. In these years I have so many joyful and happy experiences, and, of course, there were also challenges. I was never alone as my dear classmates, schoolmates and teachers accompanied me throughout my secondary school life.

Our Principal has given us so many resources, not because of our request, but because he would like to provide us with the best. Every time we came across him, he smiled at us and asked how we were doing. There is no doubt that the workload of a secondary school principal is heavy, but our principal is still willing to spend hours on chatting and sharing his care and love with us. We really have learnt so much from you, thank you, Mr. Chan.

I wish also to thank all our teachers, because they have been so dedicated and thoughtful. Some sent e-mails to give us highlights in study and encouragements. Some sacrificed their personal time to give us extra lesson. Some even gave their cell phone numbers to us so that we could ask them whenever we had questions. We were so busy during the study leave and so were our teachers. We were so nervous during the examinations and so were our teachers. I would really like to, once again, give them our big thanks.

It seemed to me that the cert-level examination was tough when I was in form five, but now I could see that the two-year advanced-level study was even more difficult. There were times when I really wanted to give up and times when I felt frustrated. I was so glad that we have been facing every hurdle hand in hand. I am most grateful to all my classmates, for their love, care and support.

Most of us have been studying in this school for seven years and there are also classmates who have been studying in this school for a much shorter time. But no matter how long each of us has been joining the Makopanian family, I am sure that he, she or I myself will never forget the best friends, classmates, teachers, principal and all that had been done for us.

We will soon become alumni of the school after graduation. To demonstrate that we are still part of the school, we would like to contribute to the alumni scholarship, which serves as an academic support to our fellow schoolmates. We all think that this is very meaningful.

Finally, I sincerely hope that all our F.7 graduates could lead our life according to our school motto and the teaching of Jesus Christ, that is “Be the salt and the light of the world”. May our Lord be glorified.

Thank you very much.

4C presentation (The Case of Nina Wang Kung Yu Sum’s Will)

Characters:
Narrator 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5, Chan Zhen Chung, Witch, Kung Yu Sum, Lawyer1, Lawyer 2

N1: Nina Wang Kung Yu Sum’s will is put under investigation due to the doubt of its authenticity. (真確性)
L1: We are defending lawyers of Nina’s family.
L2: We found the so-called ‘Nina’s will’ contradictory. (互相矛盾) It seems that Mr. Chan Zhen Chung, who receive the largest benefit from the will wasn’t that close with Nina as he had claimed.
L1: And the signature on Nina’s will has been proved to be a forgery. (偽造)
N2: However, ignoring all the opposing opinions against him, Chan, the bigger beneficiary from the will insist on the close relationship he had with Nina.
C: I am Nina’s lover! She wanted to have a child with me! And as you can see, she really had no reason to reject such a handsome and gorgeous man (美男) like me! We had been secret lovers and close partners! She loved me deeper than the ocean and wider than the universe! Hey guys! Look at me! I believe that no girls can reject a handsome, rich and thoughtful man like me! I and Piggie little Nina were definitely in a relationship.
N1: It’s really difficult to define the genuine and sham (真與假)in this case, especially when Nina had died and didn’t have the chance to speak for herself.
W: (the witch come up and say in a deep, low voice behind Narrator’s back) You may need some help from me.
N2: (stutter because of the fear caused by the sudden appearance of the witch) Well, can you ask Nina to out from wherever she is now to speak for herself.
W: She is now being torture (受酷刑) in the world of death. ………………………..(Do the magic and make some weird noise, throw the rice)

Kung: (Eyes widened, raising two hands horizontally in the air, soliloquize in a flat tone) People shouldn’t covet (貪求) after what they do not deserve to have. I am rich. But I am unhappy. Money doesn’t mean anything. Health, happiness and hope are the most important. Greed is a poison, Greedy people tell lies. If he really loves me but not my money, he has got no reasons to say such things…don’t believe him (start kneeling down)…Don’t believe his lies(totally disappear)
N3: Well, though the two of them insist on their stances and the truth is yet to be disclosed, it’s doubtful of Mr. Chan to disclose Nina’s privacy (揭露私隱)while claiming that he loves her deeply. He knows clearly that what he is doing is affecting Nina’s fame and her family.
N4: So we definitely have the reason to accuse Chan of loving Nina for her money or even making up a will of forgery.
W: (suddenly come up) Greedy people should be punished! They should be cursed (詛咒)! People who love someone for her money are undoubtedly unforgivable (不能原諒)and despicable.(卑鄙的) (suddenly scream) They are going to live in pain and remorse ( 自責)ever after.
N5: That’s the end of our class’s presentation. Thanks for watching.