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Life on the Street

Samson Shum Sze Cham

I have read a news entitled "Life on the street" in Young Post. Nowadays Hong Kong teenagers are different from those in the past. They like spending the night outside but not prefer to stay at home. The usually play computer games at internet cafes or at parks in public housing estates. To maintain the friendship, some of the teenagers even spend three to four nights a week out on the streets with their friends. The main reason is thier school life. Take Wai-yin as an example. As he could not promote to Form two, he didn't want to go to school anymore. He became depressed and wasn't interested in any of the subjects taught in school, so he spent time with their friends at night.

Besides studies, I think another reason why teenagers hang out on the street is the lack of care of parents. Some parents return home at midnight due to working, and they hardly spend time communicating with their daughters and sons, so making them feel bored. To eliminate loneliness, playing with their friends is their final solution.

It is not advisable to hang out on the streets at night. When they stay out late, they will become preys of triad societies. Being enticed by their friends, they will become drug addicts and break the law. Hanging out on the street at night also affects our health. We will become tired in the next morning, owing to the lack of sleep.

Walk for Your Health

Tao Yin Lam Gloria

 I've read an article about stepping as exercise. In my point of view, it is suitable for people in any age at any time, what it needs is a pair of legs. As we know, citizens in Hong Kong live under great pressure, every second is not allowed to be wasted, therefore, more people suffered from heart disease and diabetes due to lack of exercise. To tackle the problem, I suggest that Hongkongers climb stairs instead of taking the lift, students can go to school on foot. In a research, we find that the time needed to take the lift was obviously longer than that required to use the stairs going both up and down, the result showed that it helps us saving time. Furthermore, people with enough exercise can promote a better performance in our work.
To conclude, no matter how busy are we, take a balance between exercise and work is a must.

Pandas

Leung Tse Fung

 I have just read an article about the giant pandas which are Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan. The news is talking about these two panda debut on Valentine’s Day. But because the giant pandas had spent about a month and a half in the indoor display area, which is carefully noise-controlled, Yuan Yuan was afraid of the visitors’ noise. Tuan Tuan was not affected. After I read this news, I want to go to Taipei to see the pandas and to compare that with Ocean Park’s pandas. Also, Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan debut on Valentine’s Day, I hope they can love each other. Moreover, a lot of visitors brought their partners to see the pandas as a present. So Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan have a important role on that day.

Poverty

Elton Chan

 The word "poverty" means different to different people. Sad to say, Hong Kong teenagers regard poverty as a lack of money to spend on entertainment and labeled goods, they feel a sense of inferiority just because they are "poor" However, as we recognize the plight of people struggling in the third world countries, we understand what really a shame is! Although we believe that everyone is equal, it cannot be denied that while someone are enjoying the fruits of high technology, some people in the world are still suffering from poverty! The reason for poverty in the world is population explosion with lack of natural resources. Many regions in Mainland China fall into this category. Another reason for poverty is the system of government, while leaders ruthlessly strive for money the are destroying people's means of living. What the government can do are retraining people and helping them to find new job. In those African countries, people are also suffering from a deadly disease. They are very poor, how about us? We are living in a high level of living standard. Being a human, do we have responsibility helping those people living in poor? What do you think of poverty?

Stress and Pressure

Connie Ho

I have just read an article about" Help you to cope with stress" from young post.

As we know that many pressure may come from our parents, our friends and ourselves, For example, we want to get better result on each examination and the peer may smoke or drink alcohol that they will say if you don't do that with them than you won't be part of them. Not only your  friends and yourself, but coming from your parents. Such as they always advise us 'finish your homework, practise your piano, make sure you can get A grades in every subject, study harder etc.

Actually, what is stress? According to the article, stress is the way our bodies react to pressure either from the outside world---school, exta curricular activities, family, friends or from within yourself, as wanting to be perfect!

In fact, stress is a normal reaction to life, as the hypothalamus release two chemicals into our blood system, which produce a series of change in our body, so that sometimes the heart rate and our breathing would be increased or our impulses quicken. For the short term of pressure is better for our bodies, but for long term, that will affect  our physic and emotion.

Taking me as an example, I wanted to try to suicide for one year ago, because my studies got a very bad result and my family ignored me every time. I am  lonely and isolated. I think if I leave this world, I had no need to face all the problems any more.

However after I talking with my confidante about this stress problem. I have a positive attitude facing any problem and make a list of things that are causing me stress and discuss with friends, parents and teachers.

Lastly, I think if you have stress you can share it with someone that you trust ,find hobbies you enjoy, exercise regularly, eat balanced meal and prioritizing by making a list of tasks you have to do and then tackle then in order of importance.

The Importance of Chinese in Singapore

Ho Shuk Ying Connie

I have read an article about the importance of Chinese in Singapore in young post at November 25 2008. In Singapore, many Singaporean also speak English to each other at home. There are few chance for them to learn Chinese. So that their parents put more effort into getting their children to read Chinese books. According to the article many teachers point out that the students don't like to study Chinese, because it is difficult for them, I cannot understand, as I think learning English is more difficult than learning Chinese, such as we have to organise the right sentences and one word have more than one meaning!

In order to increase the interest of Chinese for the Singaporean, the publishers are responding by releasing more Chinese-language books and these books were showcased at many book fairs over 2 weekends. Also many parents would buy over $1,520 of Chinese books for them, however it is very clever for them to buy comics book, like Doraemon. Because if it contains 100% of Chinese, I believe anyone also wants to throw it out. There are many successful examples. Junior high student Jasmine See was not keen on Chinese book, but she was interested in the cover of Chinese novel that her mother brought from the library. Now she becomes the top Chinese-language.

After I read it. I think we also have to work hard on our studies, especially English, I believe

we all have an ability to deal with it. Moreover, it is useful for future anymore!

Too Much Pressure or What

Hui Lok Yee Katrina

On 21st Nov, 2008, there was one more teacher put an end to her life by jumping down from her apartment. Three teachers committed suicide within these two months because of pressure. The posthumous papers left by the teacher who dead recently, stated that she experienced a huge stress from job. This was the main cause she took her own life. The news reported that teachers got depression since they worked extremely hard to stick at teaching standard demanded by school.

If teachers are facing stress, it affects the teaching. It further influences the next generation. It is a serious problem. Hong Kong government should take immediate action to tackle the problem. Inaction is not an option. I think reducing minimum number of students that school needed to recruit, from 30 to 20, is a way to solve the problem. It creates more teaching positions and reduces stress facing by teachers. There is no doubt to fix the problem and build a better campus for students.

The relationship between the Business cycles and us.

Kenneth, Tang Chun Shing

I have read an article form South China Morning Post at November 22. It about the Hong Kong’s Exchange Fund (i.e. the reserve that backs the Hong Kong dollar) is set to record a full-year loss for the first time in Hong Kong’s history. 83.3 billion Hong Kong dollars was lost for the first nine months in this year due to the global financial crisis. The chief executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, Joseph Yam Chi -Kwong said that, the total loss in this year may more than 100 billion Hong Kong dollars. The economy of Hong Kong it seems to be recession.

Form my basic knowledge of CE Economic, unemployment rate and inflation will increase under recession in a city. Now, it seems to have no any side effect to us because the recession just beginning to start. Fortunately, when we finish the Form 7 after about one and half year, the economy of Hong Kong will under depression. The unemployment rate will be the highest. That mean we will very difficult to find a job if we can’t promote to university. But if you can get the degree in the university in the future, you will find a job very easily because the economy in Hong Kong at this time should be recovery. I hope that all 6B classmates can promote to university!

The war bomb
Kelvin Leung Man Lok

Recently, a war-time bomb was found near the old Star Ferry pier in Central. It is the second case in the past two weeks. After the Japanese bomb, a British bomb which is six itches in diameter was also dug, experts estimated the bomb can explode a distance of 100 meters radius.

The bomb not only damage people during the war, but also may be dangerous in the future since it may explode at anytime. There may still have many bombs which can explode in a wide area have not been dug. The danger caused by those bombs must not be foreseen. The government must focus on the problem and find ways to minimize the number of unearthed bombs in order to protect the citizens. In the other hand, the construction workers should pay more attention when they are working since disaster may happen with any carelessness.

Tackle Stress

Wendy

I had read an article about stress. There are many reasons which will cause stress, the pressure come from school, your friends, even the high expectation of yourself. Under a long term pressure will cause the following problem, a high heart beat rate, difficult to sleep, etc. If you have the above characteristics, you must be careful because you may be under stress.

What can we do if we are under stress? Firstly, we can listen to soft music. Listening music can relax our emotion and solve our stress .Also, we should do exercise. During doing exercise, our body will produce a type of chemical which can make us happy. In addition, exercise is good for our health. Finally, we can talk about our feeling with friends. They may give some useful suggestion to you.

First Job for the New President

Lunny Lam

The news came from Yahoo! News.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081109/ap_on_go_pr_wh/presidents_in_crises;_ylt=AgsUrGq8VwIot5CMQsUEYris0NUE

The new American President, Obama, is facing an economic crisis. When Obama joined the election, he said "We need change!" . There is no doubt about his ability. But the expected result is always affected by another factors. He is not just facing a local problem, also an international problem. He wants to solve the problems. Money! No money no talk! I have discussed this question with my sister, How Obama can make incomes? We have a very finny answer. Because Obama is so popular, more than all artists, singers, stars..... So he can make some "Obama products" such as signed photos, Obama T-shirt, cups...... just all things are printed his face on. We think it can bring America a large income. Haha, joke only! I believe that Obama can do it because all american have the same target, same dream.

Bad Breath

Connie Ho

I had read the article from youngpost about the bad breath. Did you have a problem about

halitosis? Or do you need to stand a miles apart from your friends or families? I strongly believe that all of you also have been experienced it in the past already. Not only you and me, but also Hong Kong people. When I am having a conversation with them, I will worried that! One of the main reason is that we do not care our teeth! If we have poor dental hygiene and gum disease, that will cause the bad breath, I guess most of the Hong Kong people would not brush and floss their teeth regularly everyday. Too busy? Too troublesome? I agree that it is an excuse. It is very terrible that the food particles stay in mouth for a long time? Actually, how can they bear it? Except the dental hygiene, but also

diet that we eat everyday, including garlic. onion and some spices. These food release stronger smells too. So if you are these food's supporter, I suggest you all should always do the best of your dental hygiene!

For this problem, I propose you all should drink water as it  helps keep reducing the bacteria from your mouth. And having a checking of teeth every year. If you don't want to feel embarrassed about your mouth, you must to treat it seriously!

Good for the Environment

Samson

I have just read an article about the "green" exhibition which was held from 27th to 31st of October in AsiaWorld-Expo. The company sold their environmental products and services. Through the activity, the environmental awareness can be raised among Hong Kong people. The fair was divided into four sections - air quality, eco- friendly products, energy efficiency and waste and recycling. I think the air quality is the major problem in Hong Kong. The exhaust fumes released from the vehicles and the smoke produced from power stations pollute the air quality. The city's Air Pollution Index remains high and the situation becomes more serious as more and more people wear masks on the streets. This also speed up the global warming. To improve air quality, we can take public transport but not private cars. I also agree with the writer's view that harmful gas emission can be reduced by retrofitting equipment to become more energy efficient, and reducing overall electricity consumption and using clean fuel. Moreover, we can develop more renewable energy sources such as wind energy, solar energy and geothermal energy. In our classroom, the air ducts accumulate plenty of bacteria. It is considerable that all the classrooms should install air-duct cleaners. When the ducts are cleaned, the bacteria count and respirable suspended particles will be lower and the air-conditioning will improve too.