Who is your least favourite character in Village by the Sea? State your reasons

Dear all,
As you can tell from the title of this blog post, I will be stating my least favourite character and telling you all why (reasons).
Let me give a rough idea of what Village by the Sea is, if you did not read it (All of you would have read. If you have not, you are in hot soup!). It is about this family that is living in poverty. The mother is sick, father is always drunk, two younger sisters are receiving primary education whilst older brother and sister are not. So, basically, the whole family depends on the older brother, Hari, and sister , Lila, to bring in the bacon. The book brings you through the hard life of Hari (his burden, stress, etc.) and what decisions he has made to overcome all these obstacles.

Now, my least favourite character... He is the father.
In the story, the father drinks lots and lots of toddy every night and comes back all grumpy and sorts. I seriously thinks that he is totally useless. He is the one who has brought all the burden upon Hari and the family. He sold his boat, does not pay his debt and caused all the unhappiness for the family. It is because of him Lila had to go out to sea and offer prayers to their God, to protect the family. Hari was put in a hard position when deciding whether to leave his homeland and go to Bombay or to stay and continue planting a puny amount of vegetables. If he is not a drunkard, he would not have sold his boat and would go out to sea to fish for fishes to feed the family or even to sell to bring in some money.

That is why the father is my least favourite character.

Bye!
Cleon Wong 1a4 (07)

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Singapore Flyer and Movie=COOL!

Hi all,
Guess what? Yesterday, I went on board the Singapore Flyer! Well, the height really did scare me a little at first but I got used to it after a while. No food, drinks, flammable items and dangerous items are allowed, of course. However, I did not notice the sign only after I walked out of the capsule. And so, I brought 'Poky' in to eat. My father said that it is common sense that food is prohibited. To me, being a little mischievous once in a while is alright. Hehehe... Well, everything is expected. The 'beautiful' scenery, the Merlion was a little small, Maybank building, NTUC main building, Kallang river, F1 race track and of course the halfway-built Intergated Resort. Before we went in, we received a headphone. The headphone will tell you all about the history of Singapore. Well, not the headphone of course, but the recording of the 'host'. There was also a compass in the capsule that will point you to whatever the headphone is talking about. In total, i think that the ride a little too fast (30 minutes). It should be 45 minutes. I was busy taking photos that i forgot to view Singapore from a bird's eye view. All in all, it was pretty expected yet interesting. After that, my family and i went to Vivo city to watch a movie. It is Monsters vs. Alien 3D. Yupp, the name tells it all. We watched it in 3-Dimention (3D). The story line is that: When California girl Susan Murphy is unwittingly clobbered by a meteor full of outer space gunk on her wedding day, she mysteriously grows to 49-feet-11-inches tall. Alerted to the threat of this new monster, the military jumps into action and Susan is captured and secreted away to a covert government compound. There, she is renamed Ginormica and placed in confinement with a ragtag group of other monsters: the brilliant but insect-headed Dr. Cockroach, Ph.D.; the macho half-ape, half-fish The Missing Link; the gelatinous and indestructible B.O.B.; and the 350-foot grub called Insectosaurus. Their confinement is cut short, however, when a mysterious alien robot lands on Earth and begins storming the country. In a moment of desperation, The President is persuaded by General W.R. Monger to enlist the motley crew of Monsters to combat the Alien Robot and save the world from imminent destruction. (extracted from Golden Village website)
Bye!
Cleon Wong 1a4 (07)

Music website!

Hello,
I have found an 'online MP3' website that will allow you to listen to music continuously without stopping in the midst of completing your homework, like what we usually do in YouTube. So, this magnificant website is: www.imeem.com. You will firstly need to create an account in order to listen to the music of your favourite popstar. Not only can you listen to music, you can also search for videos, blogs and pictures of singers. You can also join a fan group. Leaving comments is also a brilliant way of speaking your mind. Many say that it is better to listen to your all-so-famous iPod Touch (Kah Win :P). But research shows that listening to MP3 very often will deprove your listening ability by 50%!! That is alot! So please do enjoy this website!
Bye!
Cleon Wong 1A4 (07)

New Math!

Hi all,
Here is a video about 'NEW' math by Tom Lehrer. Enjoy!!! :D

Bye bye!
Do leave comments!
Cleon Wong 1A4 (07)

Tips on Literature mentioned by Mrs Seet.

Good afternoon all,
Here are notes and tips given by Mrs Seet regarding Literature. This might be a little late but, better than nothing.
So... tip number 1: Always use different coloured highlighters to identify points that shows a particular theme, for example POVERTY. A different colour for every different theme. Tip number 2: Use Post-It pads. It might seem small and useless, but be aware of its 'powers" that it beholds. Take down notes or even doubts about the story that might be helpful in future when analysing the story. Tip number 3: Identify the plots and characters in the story. Looking out for different characters will in the end lead to something called 'CHARACTERISATION'.
That is all I have for today.
Do DIRTY your books.
Have a nice revision,
Cleon Wong 1A4 (07)

Spamming

Hi,
This is going to be a short yet serious matter. Spamming has been witnessed in the Cbox. The person 'disguised' himself/herself (most likely a boy) using the name 1a4 sucks. Please note that SPAMMING is definitely not welcome in this blog, or in fact any other blogs. So, if this matter carries on, I will report it to Ms Caroline Gordon immediately. Who knows, maybe she might already noted about this matter. Ther are rules and regulations of this blog, mind you.
Yours sincerely,
Cleon Wong 1A4 (07)

The upcoming tests, or should i say the ongoing tests...

Hi Hi again,
I know that this is not the right time to blog as multiple tough tests are awaiting all of us. However, please take note that 'all work no play makes Jack a dull boy'. So, blogging is one of the ways to relief one's stress and calm oneself down. But please do not get GLUED to the computer screen as if using the computer for hours can make you get straight A's. It is not possible. So please do enjoy yourself at the same time revise thoroughly for you test. :D
Thank you all and wish you the best of luck!:DD
Cleon Wong 1A4 (07)