21:22
Emotions and thoughts crossed my mind. My heart was racing, faster than I ever thought it could. My vessels were blowing, and I was almost near to a heart attack. We are now just next to each other, the closest I could ever imagine. Should I hold her hand or should I not? This question went across me and I could not make my decision. This was my only chance to express my feelings towards her, something that I have been dreaming of doing. The clock was ticking and time was running fast.
As it was near the examination periods, our teacher was letting us de-stress. We were supposed to close our eyes and some classical music would be played and we were told to imagine that we were in a beach. The “music” was actually sounds of crashing waves and sea breeze. She was sitting beside me, and I was slowly moving my chair towards her. Luckily, her eyes were closed and did not notice me stalking. I was only Primary 5.
On the first day of primary school, I met this very girl who made me had the feeling of first love. It was indeed love at first sight! But, sadly, we were not in the same class, until Primary 5, I met her again, and this time, we were in the same class! For some unknown reasons, I was very excited when I came to know about this. Maybe I could not forget the feelings for her? Who knows. Being small kids (in the eyes of the teachers who did not believe we could do something right) in primary school, we do not choose our seat, but rather, the teacher assigns you. (Aw... boring…) In my heart, I prayed and prayed that I could have the chance to sit beside her. When almost three quarter of the students had been assigned their seat, the seat beside her was still empty! I still had a chance! In the end, to my delight, I was assigned to seat with her!! That was the happiest day of my life!
Being shy people, we two did not dare to talk to each other. But, slowly, we started to have some communication. I found out that she was a really nice girl, and a great companion as well. Every time I saw her, my heart would start to race and my breathing will deepen. She was everything to me- my life, my hope, and my dream. I just wanted to spend my life with her. I had been wanting to express my feelings to her, but was afraid that she would reject me. The thought of my heart getting crushed deprived me of doing so, but time changed my thoughts.
Finally the day came. We were doing some de-stressing exercise conducted by the teacher. I thought for long whether to hold her hands. After much thought, I plucked up the courage to do it. I held her hands in mine. I could feel her warmth penetrating through my whole body and it felt great. Her hands were smooth and tender, making my heart thump a million gazillion times faster and difficulty in breathing. That moment was unforgettable till now. She immediately screamed and ran to the toilet. I knew I had failed… But, she forgave me, and we still remained as friends after the incident.
20:01
Dear all,
The topic for my speech is "Parents should give thier teenage children more control". There are many issues concerning teenages struggling wth this issue, and I will address them to you.
Everyone has been in thier teenage years before, and many people look at it from different perspective. Some think that freedom is essential during this period of time but others think that parents should control them as the teenage years are the period where it moulds ones character. There have been many cases of teenagers running away from home and this reflects thier relationship with the family. This can be caused by miscommunitcation or less control over the teenager.
As a teenager, it is understandable that they want more freedom and less control from parents. Parents want to have more control over thier child due to certain reasons. Firstly, if the parents do not have enough control over the child, the child might be led astray by thier friends. I, myself, also agree that people at our age is very prone to succumb to peer pressure. As a result, parents should communicate more with thier child to find out about the problems that they are facing in school. Because of this, parents enforce rules on them, for example, curfews so as to reduce the chances of them getting led astray. Secondly, teenagers spend thier money without thinking much because they are not earning it on thier own. To control thier expenditure, parents normally give fixed allowance and if the teenager needs more money, they have to "appy" to thier parents for it. All these may lead to tension between the teeangers and parents if the teenagers find it overbearing. Too much control will drive these teenagers to the wall and if they cannt accept it, they might just commit suicide.
This is why parents should give thier teenage children more freedom so as to allow them to make thier own decisions and suffer the consequences of thier mistakes. Also, by doing this, teenagers will feel the trust of their parents in them and will do more to the parents' bidding. Life is about making decisions and the decision making process during the teenage days prepares teenagers for greater challenges as life goes in. The child should also get thier own private space, for example thier own computers or room. This private space should not be invaded by parents. Another example of which parents should let thier child decide is thier education process. The child should be given a chance to choose thier own schools instead of parents telling them where to go. A student may want to go to a Polytechnic but his/her parents think that going to a JC is better because it is more prestigious than a Polytechnic. Those over-caring parents do everything for thier child, from cleaning thier rooms to tying the shoelaces of their child. This way, the child will not have any chance to learn to be independent and will rely on thier parents for everything. Thus, letting the child do their daily chores helps them to cultivate thier life-skills.
I have seen many incidences where the child is so dependent on thier parents that they cannot survive without thier parents around. For example, on the first day of school, some students(even at age 14) will hug thier parents and cry. This is a common scenario where the child are not used to leaving thier parents for a short while. Camps is also another example to show the teenager's dependance on the parents. They cannot do many things because they are not trained to do so. So, I must emphasis the need to give teenagers more control over thier own life.
Pampering a child might not be bad, but they will not treasure what they have because it is given to them and they never spend an effort in earning it. As they grow up, they will not cherish it until they lose it and this is bad for thier upbringing.
To conclude, I hereby urge all parents to give thier child more control over thier own life.
Thank you.
21:22
Emotions and thoughts crossed my mind. My heart was racing, faster than I ever thought it could. My vessels were blowing, and I was almost near to a heart attack. We are now just next to each other, the closest I could ever imagine. Should I hold her hand or should I not? This question went across me and I could not make my decision. This was my only chance to express my feelings towards her, something that I have been dreaming of doing. The clock was ticking and time was running fast.
As it was near the examination periods, our teacher was letting us de-stress. We were supposed to close our eyes and some classical music would be played and we were told to imagine that we were in a beach. The “music” was actually sounds of crashing waves and sea breeze. She was sitting beside me, and I was slowly moving my chair towards her. Luckily, her eyes were closed and did not notice me stalking. I was only Primary 5.
On the first day of primary school, I met this very girl who made me had the feeling of first love. It was indeed love at first sight! But, sadly, we were not in the same class, until Primary 5, I met her again, and this time, we were in the same class! For some unknown reasons, I was very excited when I came to know about this. Maybe I could not forget the feelings for her? Who knows. Being small kids (in the eyes of the teachers who did not believe we could do something right) in primary school, we do not choose our seat, but rather, the teacher assigns you. (Aw... boring…) In my heart, I prayed and prayed that I could have the chance to sit beside her. When almost three quarter of the students had been assigned their seat, the seat beside her was still empty! I still had a chance! In the end, to my delight, I was assigned to seat with her!! That was the happiest day of my life!
Being shy people, we two did not dare to talk to each other. But, slowly, we started to have some communication. I found out that she was a really nice girl, and a great companion as well. Every time I saw her, my heart would start to race and my breathing will deepen. She was everything to me- my life, my hope, and my dream. I just wanted to spend my life with her. I had been wanting to express my feelings to her, but was afraid that she would reject me. The thought of my heart getting crushed deprived me of doing so, but time changed my thoughts.
Finally the day came. We were doing some de-stressing exercise conducted by the teacher. I thought for long whether to hold her hands. After much thought, I plucked up the courage to do it. I held her hands in mine. I could feel her warmth penetrating through my whole body and it felt great. Her hands were smooth and tender, making my heart thump a million gazillion times faster and difficulty in breathing. That moment was unforgettable till now. She immediately screamed and ran to the toilet. I knew I had failed… But, she forgave me, and we still remained as friends after the incident.
20:01
Dear all,
The topic for my speech is "Parents should give thier teenage children more control". There are many issues concerning teenages struggling wth this issue, and I will address them to you.
Everyone has been in thier teenage years before, and many people look at it from different perspective. Some think that freedom is essential during this period of time but others think that parents should control them as the teenage years are the period where it moulds ones character. There have been many cases of teenagers running away from home and this reflects thier relationship with the family. This can be caused by miscommunitcation or less control over the teenager.
As a teenager, it is understandable that they want more freedom and less control from parents. Parents want to have more control over thier child due to certain reasons. Firstly, if the parents do not have enough control over the child, the child might be led astray by thier friends. I, myself, also agree that people at our age is very prone to succumb to peer pressure. As a result, parents should communicate more with thier child to find out about the problems that they are facing in school. Because of this, parents enforce rules on them, for example, curfews so as to reduce the chances of them getting led astray. Secondly, teenagers spend thier money without thinking much because they are not earning it on thier own. To control thier expenditure, parents normally give fixed allowance and if the teenager needs more money, they have to "appy" to thier parents for it. All these may lead to tension between the teeangers and parents if the teenagers find it overbearing. Too much control will drive these teenagers to the wall and if they cannt accept it, they might just commit suicide.
This is why parents should give thier teenage children more freedom so as to allow them to make thier own decisions and suffer the consequences of thier mistakes. Also, by doing this, teenagers will feel the trust of their parents in them and will do more to the parents' bidding. Life is about making decisions and the decision making process during the teenage days prepares teenagers for greater challenges as life goes in. The child should also get thier own private space, for example thier own computers or room. This private space should not be invaded by parents. Another example of which parents should let thier child decide is thier education process. The child should be given a chance to choose thier own schools instead of parents telling them where to go. A student may want to go to a Polytechnic but his/her parents think that going to a JC is better because it is more prestigious than a Polytechnic. Those over-caring parents do everything for thier child, from cleaning thier rooms to tying the shoelaces of their child. This way, the child will not have any chance to learn to be independent and will rely on thier parents for everything. Thus, letting the child do their daily chores helps them to cultivate thier life-skills.
I have seen many incidences where the child is so dependent on thier parents that they cannot survive without thier parents around. For example, on the first day of school, some students(even at age 14) will hug thier parents and cry. This is a common scenario where the child are not used to leaving thier parents for a short while. Camps is also another example to show the teenager's dependance on the parents. They cannot do many things because they are not trained to do so. So, I must emphasis the need to give teenagers more control over thier own life.
Pampering a child might not be bad, but they will not treasure what they have because it is given to them and they never spend an effort in earning it. As they grow up, they will not cherish it until they lose it and this is bad for thier upbringing.
To conclude, I hereby urge all parents to give thier child more control over thier own life.
Thank you.
