Lamb to the slaughter :
The Singapore Free Press
On 23 August 2010, a wife of a detective kills her husband when she knows that her husband was seeing another woman.He was killed with a lamb leg that was huge. Mrs Maloney was apparently planning of a method to get rid of her husband. She had tried to kill him in certain occasions but failed to .Mrs Maloney had knew about her huband's situation before she killed him.She made use of the oppurtunity when she purposely fed her husband two glasses of whiskey .When her husband was drowsy, she took the frozen meat and walk towards her husband. She killed him immediately when she swung it up and smack him.Mary Ma loney also had an accomplice which was the stall keeper at the convenient stall,Sam. He told the police that Mrs Maloney was acting normally when she was not.The leg of lamb was fed to the officers that were doing the investigation.The policemen could have been helping her as they did not ask her to get out of the apartment.The whole incident was planned and carried out carefully,the only people who figure that Mary Maloney was the murderer was the neighbours of Mrs Maloney's neighbour who felt that she was hiding something and approached the police.In the end she let the cat out of the bag when police interrogated her with whiskey and she blurted everything out.The murder was done 3 years ago .
The Singaporean
A young and delightful housewife Mrs Maloney,was charged of murder last tuesday .She was a very kind and wonderful person who was liked by many people. She was actually having a blissful evening when her husband told her that he had to leave her because of some unidentified reasons.She did not even thought of being angry at her husband until her husband shouted at her for making supper for him.Mrs Maloney only killed her huband because she was suddenly infuriated and did not know how to react to her husband sudden outburst. She was holding the frozen leg of lamb at that time .She tried to cover up the incident only because she was pregnant and thought for her child. She never had a plan of killing her husband .She tried to escape by finding an alibi and cooking the leg of lamb.She destroyed the evidence by feeding them to the police officers who were doing the investigation.Mrs maloney will be sentence to life inprisonment if found guilty.
Books
Books
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
100 words why I prefer the book to the movie
100 words why I prefer the book to the movie :
The book was more action-packed and thrilling and full of suspense. The book also had a more detailed description of the action and the characters, it also had more characters than the movie. Although seeing it on the big screen makes it look more colourful and make it look nicer than the book, the book was still nicer as it had more battles and more mysteries and adventures. I feel that if the movie was fully based on the book, I would have prefered the movie, because of it's cool special effects and the fact that you can see it on the screen not visualising in your head. Overall, I like the book better because the storyline is better in the book than in the movie.
The book was more action-packed and thrilling and full of suspense. The book also had a more detailed description of the action and the characters, it also had more characters than the movie. Although seeing it on the big screen makes it look more colourful and make it look nicer than the book, the book was still nicer as it had more battles and more mysteries and adventures. I feel that if the movie was fully based on the book, I would have prefered the movie, because of it's cool special effects and the fact that you can see it on the screen not visualising in your head. Overall, I like the book better because the storyline is better in the book than in the movie.
A passage from the book
A passage from the book, Percy Jackson and the lightning thief:
"You have made an enemy, godling," he told me."You have sealed your fate.Every time u raise your blade in battle, every time you hope for success, you will feel my curse.Beware, Perseus Jackson. Beware."
"You have made an enemy, godling," he told me."You have sealed your fate.Every time u raise your blade in battle, every time you hope for success, you will feel my curse.Beware, Perseus Jackson. Beware."
10 differences between the movie and the book
10 differences between the movie and the book:
1.In the movie, his identidy of being the son of Poseidon was already known. However in the book, it was only after his father, Poseidon, gave him a sign than they knew that he was the son of Poseidon.
2.Ares was mentioned in the book but not mentioned in the movie.
3.Dionysus was mentioned in the book but not mentioned in the movie.
4.The helmet of darkness was mentioned in the book but not the movie.
5.The book mentioned Thalia, the daughter of Zeus, however it was not mentioned in the movie.
6.It was Ares who stole the lightning bolt in the book while it was luke who stole the lightning bolt in the movie.
7.Percy was 12 in the book but was 16 in the movie.
8.Percy was attacked by a huge snake in the book while was not in the movie.
9.The pearls were a gift from Poseidon to Percy in the book while in the movie it took them a long adventure to get the pearls.
10.Lukes cabin was shared by many,including Percy for a period of time, in the book however it was only used by him in the movie.
1.In the movie, his identidy of being the son of Poseidon was already known. However in the book, it was only after his father, Poseidon, gave him a sign than they knew that he was the son of Poseidon.
2.Ares was mentioned in the book but not mentioned in the movie.
3.Dionysus was mentioned in the book but not mentioned in the movie.
4.The helmet of darkness was mentioned in the book but not the movie.
5.The book mentioned Thalia, the daughter of Zeus, however it was not mentioned in the movie.
6.It was Ares who stole the lightning bolt in the book while it was luke who stole the lightning bolt in the movie.
7.Percy was 12 in the book but was 16 in the movie.
8.Percy was attacked by a huge snake in the book while was not in the movie.
9.The pearls were a gift from Poseidon to Percy in the book while in the movie it took them a long adventure to get the pearls.
10.Lukes cabin was shared by many,including Percy for a period of time, in the book however it was only used by him in the movie.
Percy Jackson Book and Movie Review
Percy Jackson Book and Movie Review:
The book : The Lightning Thief is a 2005 fantasy/adventure novel based on Greek mythology, the first young adult novel written by author Rick Riordan. It is the first book in the Percy Jackson & The Olympians series, which charts the adventures of modern twelve-year-old Percy Jackson as he discovers he is a demigod, the son of a mortal woman and the Greek god Poseidon. Percy and his friends go on a quest to prevent an apocalyptic war between the Greek gods Zeus, Poseidon and Hades.
The movie : Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (known as Percy Jackson & the Lightning Thief in the UK and Australia) is a fantasy-adventure film directed by Chris Columbus. The film is a adaptation of The Lightning Thief, the first novel in the Percy Jackson & The Olympians series by Rick Riordan. It stars Logan Lerman as the titular Percy Jackson alongside an ensemble cast which includes Brandon T. Jackson, Alexandra Daddario, Jake Abel, Rosario Dawson, Steve Coogan, Uma Thurman, Catherine Keener, Sean Bean and Pierce Brosnan.
Both of them is about percy jacson finding out that he was a demigod and going on an adventure to find the lightning bolt, the most powerful weopon on earth. On the way he meets monsters, such as the hydra,medusa,etc and fights with them to find 3 pearls which can teleport them from the underworld back to the earth as it was hard to get from the underworld back to the earth.
The book : The Lightning Thief is a 2005 fantasy/adventure novel based on Greek mythology, the first young adult novel written by author Rick Riordan. It is the first book in the Percy Jackson & The Olympians series, which charts the adventures of modern twelve-year-old Percy Jackson as he discovers he is a demigod, the son of a mortal woman and the Greek god Poseidon. Percy and his friends go on a quest to prevent an apocalyptic war between the Greek gods Zeus, Poseidon and Hades.
The movie : Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (known as Percy Jackson & the Lightning Thief in the UK and Australia) is a fantasy-adventure film directed by Chris Columbus. The film is a adaptation of The Lightning Thief, the first novel in the Percy Jackson & The Olympians series by Rick Riordan. It stars Logan Lerman as the titular Percy Jackson alongside an ensemble cast which includes Brandon T. Jackson, Alexandra Daddario, Jake Abel, Rosario Dawson, Steve Coogan, Uma Thurman, Catherine Keener, Sean Bean and Pierce Brosnan.
Both of them is about percy jacson finding out that he was a demigod and going on an adventure to find the lightning bolt, the most powerful weopon on earth. On the way he meets monsters, such as the hydra,medusa,etc and fights with them to find 3 pearls which can teleport them from the underworld back to the earth as it was hard to get from the underworld back to the earth.
10 questions on avatar
10 questions on avatar:
1.Why were the trees the same colour as the trees on Earth when all the other colours were different?
2.How do the humans get the oxygen they need to survive on the ship when the surroundings have no air?
3.Was the surroundings carbon dioxide and other gases?
4.How could the avatar survive without oxygen?
5.Were there more creatures other than the ones shown?
6.What was the inspiration for this plot?
7.How long did it take to film the movie?
8.How did the avatar know how to use the bow and the arrow?
9.How was the avatar educated that they could create a language of their own?
10.What was food for the avatar since they try as much as possible not to kill the animals?
Movie review : directed by James Cameron and starring Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Michelle Rodriguez and Stephen Lang. The film is set in the year 2154, when humans are mining a precious mineral called unobtanium on Pandora, a lush moon of a gas giant in the Alpha Centauri star system. The expansion of the mining colony threatens the continued existence of a local tribe of Na'vi—a sentient humanoid species indigenous to Pandora. The film's title refers to the genetically engineered Na'vi bodies used by several human characters to interact with the natives of Pandora. War broke out between human kind and avatar. The human kind lost in the end of a long and bloody battle.
Reflections : I feel that avatar was an exciting, action-packed and suspensful movie. The part i like best is the part when the human kind fought the avatar and the avatar won. I feel that the special effects in this movie were terrific. It made me glue my eyes to the screen. I feel that the movie was a movie suitable for all ages. I think that no matter how young or old you are, you will still enjoy the movie. Even though the movie was the longest movie I have every watched, I would still prefer it to be longer because it was action-packed and not boring. I would like to watch a movie like this again. I hope that there will be more movies with the same good points, just different plots.
1.Why were the trees the same colour as the trees on Earth when all the other colours were different?
2.How do the humans get the oxygen they need to survive on the ship when the surroundings have no air?
3.Was the surroundings carbon dioxide and other gases?
4.How could the avatar survive without oxygen?
5.Were there more creatures other than the ones shown?
6.What was the inspiration for this plot?
7.How long did it take to film the movie?
8.How did the avatar know how to use the bow and the arrow?
9.How was the avatar educated that they could create a language of their own?
10.What was food for the avatar since they try as much as possible not to kill the animals?
Movie review : directed by James Cameron and starring Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Michelle Rodriguez and Stephen Lang. The film is set in the year 2154, when humans are mining a precious mineral called unobtanium on Pandora, a lush moon of a gas giant in the Alpha Centauri star system. The expansion of the mining colony threatens the continued existence of a local tribe of Na'vi—a sentient humanoid species indigenous to Pandora. The film's title refers to the genetically engineered Na'vi bodies used by several human characters to interact with the natives of Pandora. War broke out between human kind and avatar. The human kind lost in the end of a long and bloody battle.
Reflections : I feel that avatar was an exciting, action-packed and suspensful movie. The part i like best is the part when the human kind fought the avatar and the avatar won. I feel that the special effects in this movie were terrific. It made me glue my eyes to the screen. I feel that the movie was a movie suitable for all ages. I think that no matter how young or old you are, you will still enjoy the movie. Even though the movie was the longest movie I have every watched, I would still prefer it to be longer because it was action-packed and not boring. I would like to watch a movie like this again. I hope that there will be more movies with the same good points, just different plots.
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
SCAMPER-Adeline Ng Ai Choo and The Teacher
Dear Diary,
What should I do? What can I do? I tell you in a frank manner I can't go on like this, can't go on! Father,everyday he will tell me to study hard and get good marks, but even though I study very hard, cannot remember or concentrate. My mind has gone blank, blank, blank!!! I just cannot concentrate! I wish I could just relax but Dad say I have to work hard for exams. I must pass! If I fail, I will sure to be getting a good caning, Mum will be so disappointed. I don't disappoint them! Dad bought me a new watch and says that he will go without a watch as he wants me to study hard while Mum loves me so much that she says she will die if I don't pass the exams as it will a shame to Father as people will laugh at him.I must do well in the exams to my parents happy...
"Adeline Ng Ai Choo!" screamed the teacher, "What are you doing under your table? What is that you are writing? Give it to me now!" Adeline had no choice but to hand over her diary. The teacher began to read it. As soon as she read it, she knew about Adeline's condition and she passed it back to her and said, " here is your diary, Adeline, you can have it back. I expect you to stay back everyday for one and a half hours this term till your "O" levels examinations come."
The teacher began giving Adeline after school classes to cope with the work and revise through what she had been teaching over the past few monthes. She gave Adeline a notebook to jot down notes so as to remember and have something to revise.
One week before the exams, the teacher had a pre test. Adeline had gone through all her notes and managed to pass the test with a decent marks. The teacher continued to give Adeline after school classes. Finally, the "O" level examinations had came. Adeline had gone through all her notes and had revise through all her textbooks and notes. She began doing the test. It seemed not as tough anymore.
Two weeks later, the "O" level results had came out. When Adeline and her parents collected the results, a bright grin flashed across their faces. She had managed to pass her "O" levels with flying colours! Adeline, not forget her teacher's efforts to help her get these grades, immediately rushed to the staff room with her parents. However, she did not manage to get to see her teacher. All that was left there was a pen and a note saying : Adeline, sorry for not having a chance to say bye. Due to my old age, I will be retiring. However, I have a note for you at the end of your notebook.
Adeline immediately opened up her notebook to the last page. There was a paragraph of words in there neatly written. "Adeline I believe that you have at least passed your "O" levels. You have made me realise that not all students can cope with the work I have given. Thank you, Adeline. You have made my teaching life an enjoyable one. I am filled with gratitude with you. As a reward and a goodbye gift to you, see my drawer, I have left you with a pen. This pen will always remind you of me and will always remind you never to give up and study hard no matter what stress you have. Goodbye Adeline." As Adeline took the pen on the teacher's desk, she stood motionless, tears rolling down her cheecks, touched by her teacher's love towards her.
What should I do? What can I do? I tell you in a frank manner I can't go on like this, can't go on! Father,everyday he will tell me to study hard and get good marks, but even though I study very hard, cannot remember or concentrate. My mind has gone blank, blank, blank!!! I just cannot concentrate! I wish I could just relax but Dad say I have to work hard for exams. I must pass! If I fail, I will sure to be getting a good caning, Mum will be so disappointed. I don't disappoint them! Dad bought me a new watch and says that he will go without a watch as he wants me to study hard while Mum loves me so much that she says she will die if I don't pass the exams as it will a shame to Father as people will laugh at him.I must do well in the exams to my parents happy...
"Adeline Ng Ai Choo!" screamed the teacher, "What are you doing under your table? What is that you are writing? Give it to me now!" Adeline had no choice but to hand over her diary. The teacher began to read it. As soon as she read it, she knew about Adeline's condition and she passed it back to her and said, " here is your diary, Adeline, you can have it back. I expect you to stay back everyday for one and a half hours this term till your "O" levels examinations come."
The teacher began giving Adeline after school classes to cope with the work and revise through what she had been teaching over the past few monthes. She gave Adeline a notebook to jot down notes so as to remember and have something to revise.
One week before the exams, the teacher had a pre test. Adeline had gone through all her notes and managed to pass the test with a decent marks. The teacher continued to give Adeline after school classes. Finally, the "O" level examinations had came. Adeline had gone through all her notes and had revise through all her textbooks and notes. She began doing the test. It seemed not as tough anymore.
Two weeks later, the "O" level results had came out. When Adeline and her parents collected the results, a bright grin flashed across their faces. She had managed to pass her "O" levels with flying colours! Adeline, not forget her teacher's efforts to help her get these grades, immediately rushed to the staff room with her parents. However, she did not manage to get to see her teacher. All that was left there was a pen and a note saying : Adeline, sorry for not having a chance to say bye. Due to my old age, I will be retiring. However, I have a note for you at the end of your notebook.
Adeline immediately opened up her notebook to the last page. There was a paragraph of words in there neatly written. "Adeline I believe that you have at least passed your "O" levels. You have made me realise that not all students can cope with the work I have given. Thank you, Adeline. You have made my teaching life an enjoyable one. I am filled with gratitude with you. As a reward and a goodbye gift to you, see my drawer, I have left you with a pen. This pen will always remind you of me and will always remind you never to give up and study hard no matter what stress you have. Goodbye Adeline." As Adeline took the pen on the teacher's desk, she stood motionless, tears rolling down her cheecks, touched by her teacher's love towards her.
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