Q4. Crowds are increasingly difficult to manage. What suggestions have you for controlling the behavior of a large group of people?

In Singapore, it is a common sight to see crowds all over the places. However, the problem would lie in how to manage such a big crowd. An example would be in school. A school would more or less consist of more then 1000 students and it would not be easy for the teachers to manage the students. These students are grouped into classes and would be easier to move around the school during dismissal time or recess in an orderly manner.
In public places, the people would move along without any supervision, thus it is harder to control the crowd. In a MRT station, people would be rushing for their train rides or even train seats. Most Singaporeans would either neglect the people around them or they are just oblivious to the surroundings, so they would not know when they hurt someone. In such a disastrous situation, thankfully, there would be security guards stationed in the MRT station to stay guard in case of any emergencies. In such a crowded area, it would be chaotic if there are sightings of terrorism or a fire broke out, it wouldn’t be easy to keep the crowd calm. For such scenarios, safety exits would come in handy and there a few fire extinguishers placed around the MRT.

Amongst all the dishes in Singapore, my favourite one would definitely be the Hainanese chicken rice and Laksa. Chicken rice is singapore's unofficial national dish, and is a simple combination of roasted or steamed chicken atop a mound of rice cooked in rich chicken stock. And while this may sound easy to prepare-there is more to it than meets the eye. Connoisseurs also rate the quality of the chili sauce, ground ginger and dark soy accompaniments.



For laksa, it is a bowl of creamy curry goodness, with thick noodles, prawns, cockles and fishcake. The malay and chinese concoction is made from a paste of spice, herbs, dried shrimp, coconut milk and chili for that unmistakable fragrance and rich,subtle taste.



Personally, my favourite one among this two would be Chicken Rice.

Dear Mrs Yeo, How have you been? Are you feeling better? During your absence from school, many events have occurred. One of them would be in shanghai- exchange buddies twinning program. Three shanghai students came to our class to experience the school life in Singapore secondary schools.
During lesson time, the shanghai students listened attentively to our teachers teaching. An advantage of them being here would be that they would be able to help us out in our Chinese. It was very interesting to have a chat with them.

Also, we had an enjoyable CIP. The secondary fours were visiting the houses of the old folks to clean up and put up decorations for them. I was with Benjyamin’s and Wenhao’s group. We bought some food for them and presented in a hamper.

When we arrived at the elderly’s house, we found out that it has only a living room, where we found out that it has only a living room, where everything is squeezed in that room. That elderly person speaks dialect, Hokkien to be exact, and I couldn’t understand a word. Wenhao was the only one who could speak dialect, thus he did the communication and translated for us. The lady then said that she does not want her house to be cleaned, thus we only put up the decorations for her and had a little chat with her about her life and how she spent her time at home.

Soon after, we reported back to school. We waited for the rest of the teams to report back and reflected on our CIP. All the teachers and students, including me, had a great time doing this CIP as we all thought it was special to dedicate a full day to CIP.

Hope you have a speedy recovery and join the school back. I wish you a happy Chinese New Year.
Regards, Wai Leong

I can still vividly remember what happened on my first day of school in my secondary school life. In my uniform and armed with my textbooks, I waited for the bus at the bus station. There were many other teenagers who were of the same school as me.

Upon arrival at the school gate, I felt nervous and perplexed as I did not know where to go. Luckily, there were a few councilors who guided me to the hall, I was greeted by pals of my same age and felt a sense of heart-warming welcome to the school. Soon, the morning assembly started. The principal briefed us on the school values, what he expected of us and the school rules. When the speech ended, we went to our classroom and our class was 1e4. What happened in the classroom was about introductions and we got to know our form teacher better who was named Mdm Jean Tan.

Soon, we were brought to the hall for the Ice-Breaker games. We were made to form a big circle. Each person had to stand up to give an introduction and tell them about our hobbies. After we got to know each other better, we played many games in groups which required teamwork. Though my team did not emerge victorious, we still had a lot of fun.

We were then released for recess. As the canteen was full, I skipped recess and went to the library to read some books.

Towards the end of the last period, we were spoken to by our form teacher. The day had certainly been a great day for me and has left an indelible mark in my memory.