Chinese New Year

I just finished celebrating Chinese New Year. During this time, I was very busy as I had to collect money from relatives :D and interacting with cousins etc. So, as usual, I went to my grandmother's house in the morning at about 10am. When I was there, we took our usual family photo and had a sumptuous lunch, which had abalone, sea cucumber, pig tendon and a lot of other good food. This year, my grandmother actually opened 6 cans of abalone! Then, we went to my great-grandmother's and grand uncle's house to visit and collect money :P. After a whole day of visting, we went to my maternal grandmother's house to visit her and then finally back home to rest for about 1 to 2 hours. Then we went to my aunt's house to eat steamboat. The second day was not as hectic and we visited the temple my father goes to as he noes the abbot there. To my amazement, the abbot actually hired a lion dance troupe. My ear drums almost popped when they started banging and clanging their instruments, so I heaved a sigh of relief when it finally ended. After reaching home, my mother cooked instant noodles for the whole family to eat. Then, my sister and i had to do our homework as the teachers gave alot of homework during the chinese new year. :( I then went to my grandmother's house to eat steambout. Usually, in previous years, I will gamble with my father's family and i will usually earn abot $120++. But this year, I gambled alot lesser as my luck was not very good. However, i still managed to make about $30+. :S Instead, I borrowed my 9 year old cousin's gameboy SP and played pokemon emerald. And to my surprise, it actually turned out to be quite fun! So, thus chinese new year turned out to be quite fruitful and I rediscovered a old game. :D

Revival of blog

Hi all! I'm going to revive this dead blog, because I'm trying to create my own identity through blogging. So I hope that you will follow this blog to show your support. Thanks all. :D

The seriousness of H1N1 and the precautions we can take against it

Do you guys know what is H1N1? Some of oyu may know while some of you may not. So, let me define H1N1. H1N1 is a subtype of the species Influenza A virus. H1N1 has mutated into various strains including the Spanish Flu strain. Let me tell you something more interesting. The 2009 swine flu outbreak is an epidemic of a new strain of Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 identified in April 2009. It was thought to be a mutation (reassortment) of four known strains of influenza A virus subtype H1N1: one endemic in humans, one endemic in birds, and two endemic in pigs (swine). H1N1 has been spreading around the world, even Singapore has over 1000 cases and the numbers are growing more and more rapidly day by day. There has been 94512 cases and 429 deaths around the world. Recently, someone died of H1N1 in Singapore. It was a 49 year old man died on Saturday afternoon. He died of a heart attack, contributed by severe pneumonia and H1N1 infection. The victim also had diabetes, hypertension and high cholesterol. In order to prevent ourselves from catching the H1N1 virus, we have to follow some safety precautions, like: 1. Taking your temperature regularly 2. Go to the doctor if you feel unwell or have a flu 3. Do not to crowded places 4. Do not share things like utensils, cups, toothbrushes etc. without washing them throughly 1st If you take care of your health and follow the precautions, you are most likely to be safe. However, you cannot take H1N1 lightly. It is a very serious problem and there is every chance of you getting an infection. Please leave your comments. Yhank you.

Favourite Poet

Who is my favourite poet? Well, my favourite poet is Shel Silverstein. He is the author of my favourite poems. I did not like poems before, but after i read his poem "Messy Room", I started to like poetry and "Messy Room" has become my favourite poem since then Why? It is because his poems have no fixed theme. They are also very funny and interesting, not like some poets whose poems are boring. I think humor poems are very hard to write as poets like Robert Frost cannot write humor poems. I have read through some poems on http://famouspoetsandpoems.com and i could hardly find a funny poem (aside from Shel Silverstein's poem) His poems can also describe the human emotions like laughter, humour, sadness, grief, happiness etc. very well. This fact and the fact that he can write funny poems while other poets cannot shows that he is a very accomplished and skilful poet who is capable of writing good poems. Shel Silverstein had two children. His first child was daughter Shoshanna (Shanna), born June 30, 1970. Susan Hastings died 5 years later, on June 29, 1975, in Baltimore, Maryland. A Light in the Attic was dedicated to Shanna. Some of his poems are Messy Room, Whatif and Bear In There. Sadly, The poet passed away in 1999. His creative poems will be missed. References: http://famouspoetsandpoems.com/poets/shel_silverstein : en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shel_Silverstein

Poem and figurative language

O Captain! My Captain! by Walt Whitman 1O CAPTAIN! my Captain! our fearful trip is done; The ship has weather'd every rack, the prize we sought is won; The port is near, the bells I hear, the people all exulting, While follow eyes the steady keel, the vessel grim and daring: But O heart! heart! heart!O the bleeding drops of red, Where on the deck my Captain lies, Fallen cold and dead. 2O Captain! my Captain! rise up and hear the bells; Rise up-for you the flag is flung-for you the bugle trills;For you bouquets and ribbon'd wreaths-for you the shores a-crowding; For you they call, the swaying mass, their eager faces turning; Here Captain! dear father! This arm beneath your head; It is some dream that on the deck,You've fallen cold and dead. 3My Captain does not answer, his lips are pale and still; My father does not feel my arm, he has no pulse nor will; The ship is anchor'd safe and sound, its voyage closed and done; From fearful trip, the victor ship, comes in with object won;Exult, O shores, and ring, O bells! But I, with mournful tread, Walk the deck my Captain lies, Fallen cold and dead. "iO Captain, O heart, O bells" are all Hyperboles. The author uses them to make us feel the grief for the dead captain. "the vessel grim and daring" is a personification. It shows that the the vessel is very grim and scary like a human.