Inerview of parent---favourite book

My father's favourite book is none other than Timeline, written by Michael Crichton. The book is about a group of science undergraduates time travelling back in time to medieval Europe. Armed with theirhistory knowledge, they managed to change some of the historicals events, but not the final outcome. This perhaps shows that history cannot be altered even with time travel. Time travel opens up many paradoxes for example if you go back in time and kill your parents, how would you exist?

This is probably why my father liked that book, for it was also a science fiction book. Well, actually, I also wanted to read that book, for it sounded like an enticing read. It maysound like a fantasy, but the book uses existing knowledges to support the possibility of time travel to the past. It is every's persons inner wish to travel back in time, armed with knowledge of the pasts, hence giving him a advantage to live his life as compared to the rest.

Besides this, Micheal Crichton had also written other science fiction books which my father also loved to read like Prey, Next, Sphere, The Running Man, Jurassic Park etc. Many of his books were made into popular movies. Thus, Michael Crichton could have said to be one of the best authors.

Confessions of a......

Confessions of a... A what? You probably be dying to find out what is it. Well, it is a TV-gamer. Ha! Nothing confidential. Anyway, how did I become a TV-gamer? Well, I was "experimenting" with my tv when I found that it contains some games.
I played it and soon began to like it. The screen was much bigger than any other screen I played on and thus, it feels like you are really the character in it. Although the computer games are more fun than the TV games, I prefer TV games as I can play it when I want to, and it is more accessible and convenient as you do not have to load it or fight with the overwhelming online users.
In addition, you also feel like you are in a much more high-tech world as you are using a remote control to control your character and not your mouse, thus is like a very new “wireless technology”.
To access these games, you must be subscribed to starhub cable tv. Then, go to the “games” button and you will see “Loading… Please wait” After that, you can choose the games you want to play, but be careful, some is not free… Go to those which you think are free. Then, you will be able to keep on playing non-stop without a time limit!

Differentiated assignment

Intrapersonal---Philip refuses to accept that he is to blame. He is bitter at having to transfer to another school that doesn’t even have a track team. Philip decides to plead his case to Coach Jamison. He is not contrite and this should come through.

----------------------------Letter to Coach Jamison---------------------------Dear Coach Earl Jamison,

I am Philip Malloy, now at Washington Academy. I was the one who came to see you about joining the track team, but could not, as I got an "D" for English. I also was the one who sang "The Star-Spangled Banner", and got Miss Narwin into trouble.
I regret transferring to Washington Academy, as it does not even have a track team. Although there might be no Miss Narwin, life is still terrible there. I wish to come back to Harrison School, as I miss my friends, teachers, especially the track team!
However, much as I want to go back to Harrison School, I am still not sorry for Miss Narwin. It is her own fault for being in this situation, not mine! I do not know why people keep saying it is my fault, and I certainly do not find her a fair teacher.
I feel that I should be accepted as I have a completely clean record, besides the Miss Narwin case. I also have been doing fairly well for my studies, "A" for Maths, "B" in Biology, "C" in History and "B" in health.
Thank you for taking your time to read this. I really hope you can look into this matter and bring me back to Harrison School.

Yours faithfully,
Philip Malloy

Summary of Jan and Feb

Hi everybody once again! It is coming to be the end of the first term! Holidays are approaching... But I still have a camp befire that. 1)Likes and dislikes about blogging
Welll, blogging is quite fun as you can type what you want. People can also get to read it. It is so-called "environmental friendly", as it does not require a pen or paper. It also allows pictures to be paced in the blog. In addition, blogging allows viewers to comment on it.However, the troublesome thing is that you have to on the computer to blog. If you write in a diary, you can easily just simply write it!

2) How this whole process could be improved

It would be useful if there were such a device whereby whenever you want to publish something on the blog, you just have to think about it.

3)Tie-in of your reading habits/elecctronic bookshelf(posted on my previous blog post)

The electronic bookshelf was quite useful as it allows me to share with others the books that I read and at the same time remember what books I had read. I also can review on the books and the best of all...IT'S FREE! By the way, I read a new book entitled "Unexplained Mysteries of World War II.

Narratives and Graphics-my connection

Yesterday, my class was split into groups according to their learning preferences. We had to arrange a set of pictures accordingly. My group was the visual group and we had to put together the pictures of Zoom, a visual book.

After this activity, I found a connection between narratives and graphics. Narratives and graphics can be used interchangeably. They also can be used together, like the novels for young children. This comes with the good points and bad points. The good point is that the book is able to convey the story in a more detailed form---"a picture can say a thousand words", meaning the picture shows us a more detailed explanation of the story, for example the book named "Zoom". The book will also keep the reader enthralled in reading the book. For example, some people would prefer to read a story in comics. However, the bad thing is that as the story is more detailed, it may give readers a more horrifying experience for example in a murder story, if the process of the murder is shown in pictures, and it may be gruesome.

Anyway, my top 3 learning preferences which I found out from taking a test at http://tinyurl.com/32ge4g , are 1 and 2, which are of the same value, Visual/Spatial(Picture Smart) and Logical(Number Smart), and Intrapersonal(Myself Smart).

My Reading Habits

My reading habits starts when I was very young, at around three. It was only till I was six when I started reading novels. I read a variety of books, namely the Nancy Drew series, the Hardy Boys series etc. Although my father had to read with me then, I still enjoyed the books.

As I grow up, I started to read books myself. At that time, when I picked up the book, I will not be able to pot it down until I read it finish, which is about three hours. I must have a quiet environment before I could start reading, if not, I will not be able to concentrate. When I reached Primary 5, I have read finish the entire Nancy Drew series!

Now, my preference of books have changed. The teachers in my school will require us to buy some books for literature, for example Nothing But The Truth. This books are quite interesting, however I still prefer reading it for fun and not having to understand so deeply and memorise the things in the book for a literature test. Thus, I have no choice but to read these books. However, if I have free time, I will read educational magaszines too, like Reader's Digest. This magazine also gives examples of real-life stories. IT is also more interactive in the sense that it has word puzzles too.

My motto: If you are not enjoying the book, put it away. There is just too much good literature and too many great reading choices to struggle with something that is not satisfying. :P

Want to see a few books that I read, check out my electronic bookshelf at weread.com.
http://weread.com/profile/Zhong+Sheng/1EADCD98-12C9-4ADD-A1A2-F805C6862A32?refuid=1EADCD98-12C9-4ADD-A1A2-F805C6862A32&src=&auri=

Why Did I Do It? (Pt. of view of Philip Malloy from Nothing But the Truth-Last page)

Why did I do this? Why Philip Malloy, why? I have done more harm than good. In fact, I did not think I have done any thing good. Although many people from around the world have sent telegrams to spur me on, it is because they do not know the truth. Miss Narwin, the teacher who suspended me, also received so much infamity from all over the world, saying how "unpatriotic" she was. She had so much pressure on to the extent of even wanting to resign!

The fact is although I stood up for myself and many people are supporting me, I still do not feel happy. Although I got rid of Miss Narwin in the end, I just do not feel happy. I now start to doubt myself that I was right in the first place. My friends from Harrison School were also blaming me for ruining the reputation of Miss Narwin, for some of them liked her. I had also caused so much trouble for my parents. They have spent so much time and effort on it, fighting for me. However, now, they had all come to a waste. In the end, I still had to change the school which I was studying in. Now, when I am being asked to sing the "Star-Spangled Banner", I have to confess that I did not know the lyrics. All of these could have been avoided if I had not hummed during the "Star-Spangled Banner". If only...