Three ways to save the environment

Sorry for neglecting my blog for so long. Tests are coming and I had to study for them thus I do not have much time to blog.

Three ways to save the environment:

Shower instead of bathing. An average bath uses about 80 litres of water, whereas a shower uses between 30-50 litres depending on the type of shower and how long you shower for. In other words, taking a shower uses an average of 40-60% less water and energy than a standard bath!

Turn off the water when you are brushing your teeth. Brush your teeth first and then turn on the water to rinse. You can use a glass of water to rinse your mouth. You can save up to 8 gallons of water a day simply by turning off the tap while you brush your teeth in the morning and at night.

Turn off lights when you're not using them. If you are out for 15 minutes or more, you should turn off the lights. Leaving your lights on when no one is in the room is a huge waste of energy and money. You can even put little reminders around your switch plates to remind your family. A normal bulb will use 60 watts of energy an hour, meaning that you could conserve nearly 22,000 watts of energy per year by just switching off one bulb for one hour every day. That’s enough energy to power one month worth of evening TV viewing!

Who "killed" Adeline?

It’s Chinese New Year! Quite busy during this few days, spring cleaning, going to my relatives and friends’ houses, playing and most importantly, getting red packets! Haha. Going to be rich by the end of the month!
Coming to the main topic, who “killed” Adeline? Those who do not know, it is based on Little Ironies by Catherine Lim. So, what caused Adeline to commit suicide? I think that there are many reasons which lead to Adeline’s death. One of them could be the fact that Adeline’s teacher did not give the 1 mark for Adeline’s English Language examinations which is needed for her to pass the examinations. Another could be that her parents were demanding her to study and often compare Adeline with their friends’ children and caused Adeline to be stressful.
However, I think that the one who really killed Adeline is herself. It is actually her attitude towards studying. She could have be more optimistic and look through her paper to see where the mistake lies and improve, rather than to commit suicide.
According to her teacher, she was good and stable in secondary 1 and 2. However, the year before the incident happened, she suddenly changed. That year, Adeline did not seem able to concentrate and interested in her work. That could be the reason why she failed the examinations. So, why did she suddenly change?
I think that it is the fact that she is not emotionally stable. In her diary, she wrote that her parents were demanding her to study and that she really wanted to study. One could read from her diary that she was almost crazy when she wrote that diary entry. As I had mention earlier, she was probably stressed out by her parents. However, her parents’ advice to study hard should act as a motivation to Adeline. In conclusion, I think that no one is to blame for Adeline’s death but herself.

What is education?

Although the topic is given to us quite a number of days sgo, I am still going to touch on this topic: What is education?
Education is actually the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life. Moral values are taught too. Education can be done in school (public education), self-education or homeschooling.
In school, teachers may draw on many subjects, including reading, writing, mathematics, science and history. Public education is education mandated for or offered to the children of the general public by the government, whether national, regional, or local, provided by an institution of civil government, and paid for.
It is possible for man to educate himself without help or support from others. That is the self-education. Self-educated people are not dependent on others for knowledge. If they need a specialized skill, they know how to acquire it.
Homeschooling is the education of children at home, typically by parents or professional tutors, rather than in a public or private school. The motivations for homeschooling range from a dissatisfaction with the schools in their area to the desire for better academic test results.

The first...

This is the first time I am blogging, although I do have space but I seldom (to speak the truth, almost never) use. Because of that, I am a greenhorn at blogging. I created this blog because I was asked to(or rather, forced to) and it was compulsory or else u won't be looking at this now. I mention that I do have space, but I only post 2 entries a year and the only people reading it is me! :( We were told to write proper english for the blog entries, not sms language and I think I will need to take quite some time to change. Having a hard time changing from small letter 'i' to the capital letter... We were also given a handout during lesson on how to write killer blog posts! Maybe I will be writing killer blog posts in a few months! After reading this post, look at the top of the screen. Remember my blog's web address and come back soon!