Write about an incident where your principle was challenged but you didn't succumb.

 The year was 2080 and the Earth had undergone a drastic change. With overconsumption and the collapse of major governments, the world had turned into an anarchic society. A new breed of human different from the docile, civilized beings of past years was spawned. We stalked the streets, solitary hunters, hungry for prey. Our only principle was to kill or get killed. That was an unchangeable law that we abided by and relished. I was an ardent killer but my principle was challenged the day I met him. 

               Varying shades of purple and black painted the sky and the crescent moon shone dimly as I prowled the deserted warehouses near the docks. "Creak". The sound rang across the silence and I moved with the shadows towards it. I smelled the old man before I saw him - the smell of a past age where lavender soaps scented your skin and cigars were smoked. The whift of nostalgia struck me dumb and I stood frozen in my tracks as the old man turned to face me with a quiet, reassuring smile on his face. Memories played across my mind as he started to talk. 

               He spoke of a revolution up North, where people were still civilized and fighting to survive. He implored me to join the revolution. "This dystopia that we live in... It does not have to be forever." His words echoed in my mind, leaving me shrouded in uncertainty. "Look into the mirror over there. What do you see?" The old man took my hand and we stared into the mirror together. He was standing upright, a serene look upon his face and yet I, a thirty-four year old was hunched up with the weight of the guilt and fear that I live with. 

               "Do you not remember the old days? Before the riots and bombings started, there was life and joy." Lost images of drinking hot soup with my family and swimming in the lake with my friends played like a sepia coloured movie in my mind. Drowned in the flood of remembrance, I wept like a child for the past. Where were my family and friends now? I know they had been killed. Our prerogative was to kill or get killed. They failed there and I would not succumb like they did. I howled and pounced on the old man, grinning at the crack of broken bones. "Will darkness overrun as light fades?" The old man uttered, horrified as I bit into his arm. The golden sun rose at dawn and in the morning light, true to my principle, I devoured him.

The End.

I wonder if you guys notice the end. Will darkness overrun as light fades. The golden sun rose at dawn(a.k.a. light) and even in the light, I(the monster) was still ever powerful, I devoured the old man.

I wanted something less ordinary for this composition so I twisted it.

I got a 26/30 for this. The bolded words are the mistakes.

There were comments for the essay: 

"Beautiful."

"Mistress of short stories."

Miss Chia was exaggerating. 

Note: My class really demeans me. Seeing them correct my grammar and vocab. was hilarious. Please, don't act like you know everything when you don't ("talking about yourself issit?" Is the common rebuttal. Yah, I am. cannot meh?). 

That's one reason why I hate being in a neighbourhood school. ]
Okay I said that in a moment of pique. You're all really nice people. I'm the unreasonable one.

30 Day Book Challenge

Day 01-Your favorite Book

Day 02-Least Favorite Book 

Day 03-A Book that completely surprised you (bad/good)

Day 04- A Book that reminds you of home

Day 05- A Non-fiction book that you actually enjoyed

Day 06- A Book that makes you cry

Day 07- A Book that’s hard to read

Day 08- An unpopular book you believe should be a Best-Seller

Day 09- A Book you’ve read more than once 

Day 10- The first novel  you remember reading

Day 11- The Book that made you fall in love with reading

Day 12- A book so emotionally draining you couldn’t complete it or had to set aside for a bit

Day 13- Favorite childhood book

Day 14- Book that should be on hs/college required reading list

Day 15- Favorite book dealing with foreign culture

Day 16- Favorite book turned movie

Day 17- Book turned movie and completely desecrated

Day 18- A Book You can’t find on shelves anymore that you love

Day 19- A Book that changed your mind about a particular subject (non-fiction)

Day 20-A Book you would recommend to an ignorant/racist/closed minded person

Day 21-A guilty pleasure book

Day 22-Favorite Series (Edit)

Day 23- Favorite Romance Novel

Day 24 - A Book you later found out the Author lied about

Day 25-Favorite Autobiographical/Biographical book

Day 26-A Book you wish would be written

Day 27- A Book you would write if you had all the resources

Day 28- A Book you wish you never read

Day 29- An Author that you completely avoid/hate wont read

Day 30 - An Author that you will read whatever they put out

My 30 day Letter Challenge phail. I WONDER WHY I'M STARTING A NEW CHALLENGE 0.0

Day 1- My favourite book

Oooh. Hard one.

I'll probably change my mind sooner or later. There are still books waiting to be read. Their spines tingling in anticipation on the shelves of some library or bookstore somewhere. 

Oooh.

I take a sweeping glance at my books. 

Hmmm. 

I believe my favourite book today(and perhaps for the next few months), will be

Nobel prize-winning author, William Golding's Lord of the Flies. 

I'm not going to do a review or anything. So go to wiki if you need more info. 

This book is my favourite because...

I get the 'squeeze, squeeze, squeeze' heart-wrenching-ness that I normally get with a good book. The kind that will give me an emotional hangover.

What is 'the kind' you ask?

Well 'the kind' includes all books by Wilde, Orwell, Plath and Woolf. 

>.<

Those books that delve into our deep insides. To the very core of us. Books that examine the intricate workings of society. Books that unravel the mysteries of life. 

The Lord of the Flies was the most recent book I've read of 'the kind' so it left a lasting impression. 

Thus as long as it lingers in my mind- until I read the book of 'the kind', it will remain my favourite by far. 

:) 

Yay! Day 1's done. 

Ooh.

Let's continue with the 30 day letter challenge!(On FB)

:D

I open the newspapers

And see a whole lot of sad sad news.


Sigh.





The devil in us.


A fanfiction a day keeps boredom at bay.
I get all mushy inside when I read HP fanfics.
It's sad knowing that these people,





Are just characters in a book.
:(

I think of YOG, I think of the athletes, I think of the sacrifices they have made and the many things they've gained.

And I cry with pride.

YOG

YOG.
Words can't describe.
(a.k.a. I'm lazy; you'll have to find out yourself)

I wanna eat raw fish.

Hunter's Camp

I'm back with some shitty post again.

We all want to do well.
We all have our own problems.
Wth. What can we do?
You can only depend on yourself to pick yourself up again.
Friends are only there to encourage.
That's all.

But friends are not anti-irritant. They contribute to my problems too.
Who cares if they see this.
Wait.
Actually, it's some friends. Not all.

YOG gave me an opportunity. An opportunity to analyze different people. A boy sitting beside me did a phail attempt at rebellion yesterday. I saw groups of Rafflesians, Hwachies and Acsians yesterday. I wonder if any of them knew that they were sitting just rows away from each other.

Cause the way it unfolds is yet to be told

But if you ask me
The feeling that I'm feeling is overwhelming
And oh, it goes to show
I've so much to know


- Prettiest Friend, Jason Mraz


I was walking to Seemiang's house when I thought of a few theories. I would like to call them passionate, sympathetic contemplations :]  Some might disagree with what I'm going to say but well that's your opinion. To me, every theory is correct to those who believe they are. 
Realisation:
Life has an S.I. unit. That's time. Life's S.I. unit is an s. 
Realisation #2:
Success is defined in different terms.
Realisation #3:
Every convo. we have usually end with the same last line. "We should start studying."
Realisation #4: 
Avoiding the topic gets you nowhere. 


Theory #1: There's no such thing as unintentionally.
You might knock into a person because you weren't paying attention but that action was still intentional. You could have chosen not to dream and yet you did and thus it resulted in you knocking into someone. We lament that life is unfair. We are actually being unfair to ourselves. We make the decisions and they each snowballed into a consequence. 
Each decision was affected by our thought, situation. They were made with certainty, intentionally. 
Theory #2: I will never know how you'll sound like if you don't speak.
Likewise I will never know what will happen if I don't do it. 
Just try.
Theory #3: We live life daily. 
Walking on the pavement, I realised that hey it's like I'm walking through life( I am). The pavement was a road already paved for us before we were born. It was one straight road ahead but somewhere along time, obstacles were thrust in in the form of steps, cyclists, other pedestrians, trees... And the ever confusing traffic junction. Which road should we choose to go through? The road less traveled? Or the one well-worn with imprinted footsteps? 


It does not matter.


The choices we make, they lead us to different paths and different lives. 


There is no good or bad choice. Every choice has its own pros and cons. We should not leave room for regrets. We should accept and learn from the choices made. 


The road chosen just confirms the path your life will lead that's all. It might be rocky and plagued with turbulence or smooth and rich like marble but ultimately, we'll all end up at the same place.  


Either way, no road is completely smooth. Everyone has to suffer hardships now and then. It's just up to us to recover from them. Stronger. Wiser. 


Well that's the end. Seemiang says that she's afraid her theories won't make sense. Do mine? Sometimes those who make no sense actually make the most sense of all:] (Nah. I'm just being thick-skinned.) 

Oh shit

It's so awkward XP

Go away. Go away. Go away.

AH! TWO YEARS?!? 

I know how you feel now Yuri :(

A Walk to Remember

Mrs Goh is right. 

Note the 'is'. 

I can still change the future!

I won't go down like that.

I'm not perfect

I've decided to move at my own pace.


I WILL SURVIVE.
ALLELUIA!
I WILL SURVIVE.
YAY.

Happy National Day:)

Ah...this National Day is full of nostalgia. It's nice that some things are preserved but they might not be around for long. That's sad :( 

Well...

Gone with the old and welcome the new. 

Our country is being re-shaped with every new change.

It's a new era. 

But it'll be nice if memories could be preserved.

Memories that'll bring a smile or a tear. 

Heart-warming memories...

:) 

This four days must be bliss for students. Don't you feel refreshed and more relaxed? It's better than the June holidays I feel. It's less packed and I have more time to catch up on my studies at my own pace. Bliss.

With hope,

Bee:)