Favourite Author

Though i don't read much book. But from all those i have read, my favourite author would be mitch albom. I like his style of writing, its sort of playing with a kite. Knowing when to let go and pull back. He lets fills you in with details just enough so that you would want to flip to the next page. And every page is filled with new excitement and details about the story. I enjoy it when he includes the tiny details and facts which make the story very realistic. It is also very readable at the same time, as he uses mostly simple english, just in a very interesting way. His ending are also as good as the starting of his book, it makes you have that sense of satisfaction, not from finishing the book but from finishing the story, if you understand what i mean. He is a great author and most of his books are based on his personal experience or referal to them.

5 facts about him:
1.) Albom first gained fame as a sports columnist for the Detroit Free Press newspaper
2.) Albom is part of a rock band, The Rock Bottom Remainders, whose members are all published writers
3.) He also co-wrote the Warren Zevon song Hit Somebody (The Hockey Song) which featured David Letterman singing vocals.
4.) he started a Detroit volunteer group in 1998 called "A Time to Help".
5.) Albom was briefly suspended from the Detroit Free Press for pre-writing and submitting an article about an event that didn't occur.

comment: quite a interesting guy, with a funny life though.:D

june holiday week4

Well day 3 was just more shopping, eating and sleeping. Nothing much to mention about. So on to day 4, that morning after we had a sumpteous breakfast. We made our way to the largest go-kart indoor race track in asia. It was my second time go-karting. However this time, the cars were at least 60km/h, much faster than the previous time. It was one of the greatest things i've ever experience in my life, the rush of adrenaline is indescribable. I went for 5 rounds and it only costed S$60, which was quite economical. In the night, my dad, brother and i went to a pub to grab a couple of drinks. Although i was underage, but the thai people did not bother and just served me alcohol like any other customers. We had a johnny walker's soda mix, it was perfect with the bad playing at the back. Then, a waitress approach me and ask me if i wanted more drinks. Hearing her voice, i thought she would be some pretty thai waitress. To my horror, it was a tranvetite, i almost spat out my drink. My dad and bro giggled as they watched me approached by her. That was hell of an experience. The last day was just a little more shopping and drinking den that was the end of my adventures in Bangkok.

june holiday week3

Finally, we manage to make our way through the polluted air and not to mention the hot weather. The shopping centre was HUGE. There were about a thousand stalls altogether on all 7 floors. Every floor specialised in selling something, for example the 1st floor sold food, the 2nd-electronics, 3rd furniture. We went over to the 6th floor, which was like a flee market. Plenty of cheap goods and fake ones as well. However, its understandable as what do you expect from 6dollars for a "branded" T-shirt or 20 dollars for a Gucci handbag? It was a great experience though. The arcade there was really cheap and i cant beleive i spend 2hrs there trying out all their games.

holi journal week2

On the second day, i woke up at around 5am. The bed was probably at least 20years old, cus it felt like concrete. The pillow was also too soft, so did not sleep that well. Lucky for me, i got quite a lot of sleep on the plane last night. Time to explore Bangkok! My family and I walked to the nearby shopping centre named MBK( shortform for something). The roads of bangkok was congested, there were even motorcyclist risking their lives, going the opposite directions from traffic to cut through the jam. But worst of all, was the pollution. The black,dusty and foul smelling residue from diesel oil entered our noses and eyes. Even walking a 100metre along the roads of bangkok was pure torture to us, singaporeans who lived in the clean and green country all our lives. To Be Continued..next post

june holiday week1

On my first day at bangkok, we arrived at the airport quite late at night. Their airport, to my suprise, was very similar to singapore's. It was new, spacious and elegantly decorated. However, one imperfection of their airport could not escape my eyes. Their toilets were like practically miles apart. Fortunately, im young and fit. If i was an elderly man, by the time i slowly inched my way to the toilet, my bladder would have" burst", Just to exaggerate it. My family and i then went to eat at some seafood restaurent at around 11pm. We were famished by then, digged in our meals like savage beasts. Then returned to our hotel to sleep, by then the only energy we had left were used to digest our food. That was about all for day 1.

Term2 week10

Whales are disparate from fishes, they are mammals. They may seem very large and scary, however they are actually friendly creatures and often maudlin at times. Whales are omnivorous creatures, with puissant tail to propel their heavy body. They are endangered animals, and extant in the deep seas of certain parts of the world.

term2 week9

In 2003, singapore's goverment fiat that all suspected sars patients were to be quarentine and isolated. Flying in and out of singapore became restrictive , as health check stations were set up. The virus was rife among singapore, and legion of people were infected. It cause much strife among the people.