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"Ring!Ring!"the school bell chimed.Everyone ran out of their classrooms like prisoners escaping from their cells during a prison break.I could see all the levels of the school  getting filled up.I left the school and walked home on my usual path……

"Mum,I'm home!"I exclaimed as I put my bag down on the sofa in the living room."Welcome home Gaius!Can you help me to buy some stuff while I cook your lunch?"my mother asked."Sure!I would love to help!"I answered and my mother immediately handed me fifty bucks and told me to go to the nearest supermarket and buy chicken, beef,lettuce and so on.

When I reached the traffic lights saw an elderly crying the road with lots of groceries.When suddenly she fell down.I immediately ran to her and helped her stand up and asked whether she needs help to carry her groceries back to her house.At that time the green man was going to change into a red man so I quickly help her carry her groceries to the other side of the road.

"Thank you for your help I can manage it on my own."the elderly said.She was grateful for my help and she took out fifty dollars and asked me to take it as a reward.I quickly denied the money.Then I continued my way to the supermarket and bought the things my mother asked me to buy.I was grateful that was able to help the elderly.

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1 November 2022

Dear Manager of Angel Bakery,
           I am writing to ask you whether you can provide some healthy snacks for my school's event.The purpose of the event is to do activities with the elderly at Rangoon Old Folk's Home on 25 November.I would need at least thirty servings of bread and snacks.I would need your reply by 4 November.Hope you can entertain my request.Thank you.

Yours sincerely,
Kai Tan
98354726

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41. Not wanting to make matters worse,Kyi apologised to her mother.

42. Rina asked Joseph whether he had the chance to speak to Ahmad the previous day.

43. suffocating

44. The other windsurfers were fighting for the best starting spot in the same area even though the whole expanse of the sea was there.

45. a)true.He did not bother to wear a watch.                                                                        b)False.Li-An had to coax, scold,mock and dared Hwa then he joined.                        c)false.There was a gust of fresh wind.

46. He did that because it could tell him the direction of the wind so that his can use it to his advantage.

47. Not many people work on Sunday.

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52. Hwa was always seen as not good enough.

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“Class, remember that tomorrow there will be a test. Make sure you study for it!” Mrs Tan reminded the class. The day after my class had a science test. “Ring!”the school bell rang. Everyone dashed out of their classes like prisoners escaping from their cells during a prison break. While walking out of the class, I saw Tom cracking his knuckles and sweating profusely. I walked up to him and asked what was wrong. He told me that he was stressed about the test tomorrow and I told him that he does not need to be stressed as he just need to study for it. He nodded his head in agreement and went off. I went home immediately without any delay. When I reached home I quickly, I immediately did everything I needed to do then I started revising for the test the next day.

On the other hand,Tom, was playing computer games ignoring my advice about studying for test the next day .The next day,“Thank you class!”thanked Mr Tan as left the class room. While waiting for the next period teacher, Tom and I went to the toilet to relieve ourselves. While walking to the toilet,Tom was shivering like a kitten drenched in the rain and I asked him what was bothering him. He told me that he forgot to study for test that day and was scared that if he failed his test he would get a tongue lashing from his parents.

When suddenly Tom had a mischievous idea as he looked at the fire alarm along the corridor. .I thought,“Not again!This time he is up to no good.I better tell the teacher.”Immediately I went to find a teacher but I did not expect the teacher to be the discipline master himself.I went up to him and told him about what I thought Tom was going to do. He listened to my explanation and told me to lead the way.When we arrived, Tom had  already activated  the alarm and the discipline master went up and stopped the alarm and shouted,“Stop!Follow me to the principal now!”upon hearing the discipline master, Tom jumped in fright.He thought,“Oh no, I am in deep trouble!”Tom then followed the discipline master to the principal's office.

Upon reaching the principal’s office,the discipline master explained what happened to the principal,Mr Poh.“Tom, is it true that you started the fire alarm?”Mr Poh asked calmly while dismissing the discipline master from the office. Tom had two choices one to tell the truth and see what happens or hide the truth and tell a lie.Tom had to choose one of them.

“I wasn't the one who did it.It was my friend that did it.”Tom lied through his teeth.Upon hearing this,Mr Poh sternly said,“I know what's been happening!It was you who was the one who started the alarm!I was trying to test you to see whether you will tell the truth!I am disappointed with you and because you did not use the opportunity to tell the truth you will receive double the punishment!”

After getting a scolding from Mr Poh,he was canned for his dishonesty.Tom went home in shame.When Tom reached home, he was greeted with disappointed faces.Then Tom realised that his principal had informed his parents after he left the office.Although his parents did not give him a canning,instead he was banned from doing all his favourite things.

After this incident, Tom vowed never to be mischievous ever again.Tom had learnt his lesson from this experience he understood that he had to face the music for his actions and thoughts.

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"Don't even try! You're just too fat! You can't do it! Ha ha ha ha ha!" my classmates snickered mockingly at me when I was unable to complete the 2.4 kilometres run for the NAPHA test. I was lying on the grass patch next to the running track panting profusely and unable to even complete one round of the school track. All I could remember are the discouraging and insulting words flying out of my mean classmates' mouths. Those words left a deep scar in my mind which made me accept that I will always be fat and unfit all my life. This was the mindset which stood fixed in my mind just few months ago……………………………………………

A few weeks later, it was announced to everyone that we would have to stay at home due to the Covid-19 outbreak. All the school students had to stay at home. This gave me the opportunity to change my mindset about my weight and fitness. I knew that that was the perfect time for me to make the change that I always wanted to make in my life.

I stayed in my room and  crafted a fitness goal for myself. I wrote on a piece of paper that my goal is to lose 15 kilograms within one month. After setting my goal to lose weight, I started doing my exercise by following fitness videos on how to lose weight at home on Youtube.

In addition to this, I also asked my parents to prepare a healthy meals for me as I wanted to have a healthy diet and they were happy to help me with that. They prepared  well- balanced and nutritious meals for me every day.

I carried on with this routine for one month and found out the positive outcome.Every day after the day ends will measure my weight.I found out that I have lost even more weight than I aim for,20 kilograms, and I also found out that my running speed is faster now.

One year later,it was announced that everyone can now go back to work.When I reached school, everyone was shocked when they saw my appearance.The classmates that mocked me did not believe their eyes they asked how did I lose weight in such a short time.I told them what I do everyday to achieve what they see now.After that, my classmates never made fun of me anymore.

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"Wakey Wakey!Wake up now!"my mother called me."Ok."I moaned as I sat up and walked pass my display cupboard full of trophies. I made my way to my wardrobe to get my clothes.When I walked pass my cupboard full of trophy and medals,I remembered one of the stories for one of the medals………

"Your homework for today is you have to write a news report on the news maker append that's all for today.Thank you class!"Mr Tan said.He also told us that the person with the best new report will get a medal.Today I was very motivated to write this news report as I had a very fascinating. Once I reach home, I immediately asked my mother whether I  could borrow the computer to do my school project which was due next week.She allowed me even though I did not finish my sentence.

When I open the computer, to my horror, I could not find the news maker app so I called my mother and asked her where was the news maker app in the computer.While waiting for her to climb up the stairs I decided to search for the app.When she came up the stairs, she searched the computer and she also could not find it I prayed hard for me to be able to find the app, and immediately I found the app.

I clicked in the app and started a new project and named the title,The ultimate news report.I started to type,"One day……………………"A few hours later, I finally finished the news report when the computer alerted,"Low battery! The computer will shut off in a while if not plugged in."Immediately I plugged in the computer to charge.I was happy that I was motivated to finish my news report in a few hours.I also made some changes to the news report.

A few days later, Mr Tan told the class that we would be seeing all the news reports from the whole class.When my report was showed , everyone was shocked, some had their eyes opened wide.Then after the showcase, Mr Tan told us to vote for their favourite report.The person with the most number of votes will be the one to get a medal.Then, I was shocked that I had the most number of votes, in the end I got a medal.I was happy that I had motivation to do the news report.

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"Gaius!We have to go now,if not there will not be any tickets left to enter the amusement park!"my parents exclaimed."Ok! I am coming!"I replied as I walked down the stairs.That day my parents and I were going to the amusement park.

When we reached the amusement park, it was bustling and there was a snaking long queue to buy the tickets. We joined the queue and after a few minutes it was our turn to buy the tickets.

When we enter the amusement park there was a lot of rides but what caught my attention was a juggler."  Mum can we go watch that juggler?He looks so cool.How does he do that?"I asked my parents.They did not look interested in the juggler but rather they were more keen about the roller coaster.I understood their disinterest and just walked away to the juggler's performance.

When I reached there the juggler was doing different juggling ball tricks.He juggled five balls and started to throw them behind him and managed to continue  juggling them behind him.This made me enchanted by his skills. All this while, my parents had not notice me walking away from them.

After watching the performances, I felt satisfied. Then, I wanted to go back and find my parents but they were nowhere near to be found.I started running around the park but to no avail I could not find them.

After finding for a few minutes,i  decided to go to the security for help.When I reached there I told them that I could not find my parents.After hearing what I said, they asked me what was my parents phone number and they will call them to come over to the office.

The next thing I knew, my parents were with me I was overjoyed to see them.After hugging them as tightly as I could,I thanked the security guard for his assistance and bid goodbye to the security and continued trying the other rides in the amusement park.I apologised to my parents for making them panic and they forgave me.

Once bitten, twice shy. I vowed never to walk around on my own ever again.

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"Mum! I am going out for a jog! I will be back later!" I shouted as I took my running shoes." Ok !" my mother answered. While I was choosing my running shoes, I saw a pair of damaged old running shoes and it instantly reminded me of the race which made me change my mindset.

"Class!There would be an inter-class race in two weeks."Mr Tay announced to the whole class."We will choose one student from our class to represent Five Joy.Then,everyone pointed at me as I was the fastest in the class. Mr Tay immediately signed me up for the race.

After that day, I started practicing for the race, so I will go to the nearby park and do sprinting practice. Everyday I will go for training after school.

"The time has come!It is time for the race!"the judge announced. I went to my spot and started stretching. Few minutes later,"Ok!Let us start the race.Three! Two! One! Go!" all the competitors ran at high speed and at the start I was in the lead.Then something terrible happened!

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"Good morning class!Today we are going to have an interesting project,Coding your own game!"Mr Steven He announced to the class."Yay!"the whole class exclaimed in extreme excitement. It was so intense that everyone could feel their blood pumping in enthusiasm.

The next moment we knew the three class enemies were unfortunately teamed up.Tom,Steven She and James.They were always competing who is smarter but each of them had their own talent.Tom had a good knowledge of designing, Steven She was knowledgeable in coding and James had ideas so it would be good to have the three of them together but they always quarrel due to their differences.

"Why are you people teamed up we me?!WHAT THE!"Tom said."No choice!Just deal with it!"James answered."I agreed although we are enemies!"Steven She agreed with James."Ok!Let us just start planing on what we are going to code.James you think of the idea,I will design the game and Steven She you will code the game.Ok?!"Tom said."Ok!"James and Steven She answered.

The moment they finished talking, they immediately started the computer and opened the coding app,C.R.S.Before they coded the game they plan what they were doing on paper.

After a few minutes of planing,they started to code the game Steven She was at the computer typing and Tom helped in the designing.Few minutes later the team finished the game thanks to Steven She.Once everyone was done Mr Seven He called Tom's team to present.Tom's team came forward and explained their game.After they present their game the whole class clapped for their hard work.Then followed by the other teams.Ten minutes later,Mr Steven He announced the winner of the project and it was Tom's team. Everyone was shock that the three class enemies won.

Tom, Steven She and James Learnt that teamwork makes the dream achievable and they were never enemies after that they are now friends, best friends.

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"Miso! Time to eat!"I called as I gave Miso,my cat, his dinner."Meow……Meow……"Miso meowed as he walked to me to get his dinner. Miso was a injured stray cat that I had found at the void deck a few years ago……

"Ding!Dong!Ding!Dong"the school bell rang, it was time to go home.Everyone ran out of their classrooms like prisoners running out of their cells during a prison breaks packed my bag and walked out of the class.While I was on the way to my houses, as I walked at the void deck to the stair case at my HDB I heard meowing sounds."Meow!Meow!"At the corner of my eye I saw a baby kitten. When I approached it I saw the paw of the kitten red so I decided to bring it home and ask my parents whether we can bring the kitten to the vet, and they agreed.

The next moment we were in the car on our way to the vet."Meow……Meow……"the kitten meowed again and suddenly there was blood oozing out of the kitten's paw.When I saw this I told my parents about it and took a few pieces to tissue from the packet in front of me and wiped the kitten's paw.A few minutes later, we reached the vet and told the vet that the kitten is injured and needs help.The vet listened and asked us whether she can examine the kitten.

After the vet examined the kitten, she told us that the kitten has a severe injury on its paw and needs to be operated immediately."The kitten will be fine after the operation but it cannot walk for a few months after the operation."the vet said.We were glad that the kitten will be fine that the kitten will be fine.So we told the vet that she can continue with the operation.So the vet took the kitten into the operation room and did the operation.

After a few minutes, the vet came out with the kitten and the kitten had a bandage around its left paw.I asked my mother,"Mum since we have to take care of the kitten, can it be my pet? Please!"I begged my mother.My mother reluctantly agreed. I was happy that my mother allowed me to have my own pet.After the operation the vet told us that the cat can only drink milk and rest,it cannot walk so it will have to be sitting down or lying down.We nodded and thanked the vet after paying at the counter and left.

When we were in the car I decided on a name to call the kitten. I called it ,Miso, since it was a boy.So for the next three months, we feed Miso milk everyday.After three months we decided to bring Miso to the vet and see whether the bandage could be taken off.When we reached, we saw the same vet as the last time and she told us that the bandage could be taken off and Miso would be able to walk.We were happy to hear the news that Miso would be able to walk again but he had to go through simple walking exercises before he can start walking normally.So for the next few days we brought Miso to the vet for some walking exercises,and soon Miso was able to walk again.

Suddenly I was knocked back to reality by Miso's licking on my face and I realised that he had finished his food and now he was asking me for a scratch.I was glad that I did the right thing to save Miso.

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"Gaius go and pack your room !"My mother told me.While I was packing my room and found a poster that I had for a long time and remembered that day and went into a flash back.

On my way back home, I walked past a poster saying,"Missing dog. Reward three hundred dollars.If found call 98342536.The dog is black coloured and is a female beagle."I decided total the poster in case I found the dog and would be able to call the owner of the dog.So I took the poster and went home.

The next day,i decided to go for a jog at the park near by.I packed a small pouch with a small water bottle.So once I reach the park I did some warm up and started my jog.

After a few minutes,I saw a person walking a dog and the dog looks familiar.I walked to the person and asked,"Have you found your dog already?"The person slammed and did not answer properly and walked away.I felt that the person looks suspicious.I shouted,"You are a stealer!"The person heard what I said and made a runoff it with the dog.

I ran as fast as I could and caught up with the thief and snatched the leash out of his hand.After that I made the thief fall and called the police.Then after calling the police I called the owner of the dog.After a while the owner of the dog and the police came.The police took the thief away and I returned the dog to its owner.The owner took out three hundred dollars and I denied it and went home.

Suddenly I was knocked back to reality from my mother's voice and continued packing my room.From this experience I learnt that it is good to go out to help some one.

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"Hey there Gaius!What are you going to do during this coming school holiday?"my friend Javier asked."I do not know yet!Probably go cycling with my family."I replied as me and my friend were walking home together as we say at the same place."How about we challenge each other to a race up a hill one day?""ok sounds good to me!"I answered.

"Mum I am home!"I exclaimed."Welcome home Gaius!I made your favourite meal, Carbonara!"My mother surprised me,"Wow!Thanks mum!I smells delicious!"After thanking my mother I quickly took a fork and spoon and started eating.It tastes so amazing and wished that I could eat it every day.After eating,I told my mother what Javier had said and she agreed.

After talking with my mother,I walked over to Javier's house and knocked on the door and waited.Immediately the door opened,"Whats up!"" My mother agreed to the challenged.This is not a race right?" I asked Javier,"Yes this is not a race, this is just for fun!"he answer "ok!"I said and left.

Everyday I would go cycling with my parents and we will cycle for a long time and then go back home.Javier told me that the challenge was on next Friday which is the fifth of July.So practiced hard but I do not know what Javier is doing to prepare for the challenge.

A few days later, me and my friend waited outside our houses for our parents to drive us to a hill with our bicycles.A few minutes later, our parents came out and we went to the hill.We got our bikes ready and our parents were the judges."on your mark!Get set!Ready go!"our parents shouted.At once  we sped off,Javier was taking the lead at first but after a while I took the lead and reached the top first."How did you win?"Javier asked ,"I cycled everyday with my parents to train for this day!"I answered."So that is why you won!Hahaha!"After that we walked down the hill carefully with our bikes.My friend Javier and I had fun after the challenge.

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"Kids you may watch the television as you all have finished your with the chores !" mother said to Tom and Amber as they were exhausted after cleaning the floor."Yay! Thanks mum!"they replied in excitement.

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"Gaius! I need you to help me buy some groceries!"my mother shouted."Ok coming! What do you need me to buy?"I asked."Just oyster sauce,apple,rockmelon,orange ,banana and

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I looked out the window eagerly and said,"Wow ! what a nice day to go jogging at the park! It is cooling and cloudy. Mum can I go to the park for a jog"I asked my mother."Ok!Remember to come home early for lunch."my mother replied.After wearing my running shoes, I left for the park.

Before I left the house I did my warm up stretches. I jogged all the way to the park and continued jogging. The park was very big nonetheless I still went many rounds around it .When I passed by a little boy and his mother who were having a lot of fun playing catching, it reminded me of the time I spent with my parents when I was much younger.

After another round of jogging, I heard a scream for help. I was curious to what had happened and followed the sound which lead me back to the little boy and his mother who I had passed by just now. I quickly ran up the slope and saw that the little boy's foot was stuck in a hole in the grass patch. The little boy's face was wet with tears as he was tugging at his leg. I could see that he was in great pain and his mother was panicking as she realised that if the leg is not puled out in time, the blood circulation to the leg would be affected. This would have serious medical consequences for the boy.

At first, the little boy's mother tried digging the ground with her bare hands, but it was of no use. I quickly dashed home to take my shovel. After taking the shovel, I ran back to the park and digged the soil so that the little boy could pull his leg out and walk again.

When I began digging, it was easy. However, soon the soil around his trapped leg got harder. I dug deeper the soil was getting harder and  harder. The boy's leg was trapped deeper than I thought it was. A crowd started to gather around the little boy, his mother and me to see what was happening. The mother was trying to keep calm and kept telling the boy that he will be fine. As I dug deeper I started to perspire a lot and I had to wipe my sweat continuously using my shirt but I continued to dig although I was getting very tired.

As I continued to dig, the soil small fissures began to  appear around the boy's leg. I told the boy to wriggle his feet a little bit and he will be able to take out his leg. The little boy did as I told him and he was able to pull his leg out of the soil with a bit of strength.

After the boy's leg was out, the crowd started to disperse and then no one was left other than the three of us. The little boy's mother dusted the soil off the little boy's leg and saw that there were some scratches and asked him to try walking and the boy immediately stood up and could walk quite well. It looked like the little boy was ok and could walk fine.

After checking on the little boy, his mother turned to me and thanked me for being selfless and doing the extra mile in helping her son and she handed me a fifty-dollar note. When I saw the fifty dollars I was shock but I decline the fifty dollars and bid the boy and his mother good bye and left.

I was happy that I had done a kind act by helping the little boy.

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"Help! It is there! I saw it!"   my sister yelled for help as she ran out of her room like a kitten frightened upon hearing a thunder. After hearing the cries of my sister, my father and grandmother ran over to comfort my sister.  They asked her what she saw. She was panicking and was not able to articulate anything properly. All they could hear was deep and fast breathing and the word help coming out from her mouth.  My father went into the room with curiousity filled to the brim of his mind. He was not sure what he was expecting to see. What he saw in the room was something he could have never imagined.

To his horror, he saw a snake slithering in the room. The snake was at least two metres long with yellow and black skin and had a triangular head with a distinct V-shaped mark on it. Then he took out a particular tool which was a stick with a string with a loop on the other end and pulling part at the bottom.

My sister encountering a snake in our house is not a uncommon  thing. The high frequency of these events have injected a phobia for snakes in her heart. Every time my sister sees a snake, she will scream and it is always my father and my grandmother killing the snake. Then one day, my sister wanted to take something from her room when suddenly a snake appeared out of nowhere and gave my sister a shock of her life and screamed for help.



"Help! It is there! I saw it!" my sister yelled for help as she ran out of her room like a kitten frightened upon hearing a thunder. After hearing the cries of my sister, my father and grandmother ran over to comfort my sister.  They asked her what she saw. She was panicking and was not able to articulate anything properly. All they could hear was deep and fast breathing and the word help coming out from her mouth. My father went into the room with curiousity filled to the brim of his mind. He was not sure what he was expecting to see. What he saw in the room was something he could have never imagined. To his horror, he saw a snake slithering in the room. The snake was at least two metres long with yellow and black skin and had a triangular head with a distinct V-shaped mark on it. Then he took out a particular tool which was a stick with a string with a loop on the other end and pulling part at the bottom. Then,he slowly slip the loop through the snake's neck when the snake was not looking and then quickly tightened the loop on the end of the stick and stepped on the tail to hold the snake down.


Soon the snake started to drift off and die. After seeing what happened, my father and grandmother heaved a sigh of relief and picked the snake up with a rubbish bag and drove to a field nearby where no one goes to and dug a hole big enough to bury the snake in and then cover back the snake with the soil he dug out and left.

After this frightening experience my sister went through, she learnt to look out for her surroundings before going into her room. I also learnt to be aware of my surroundings for emerging dangers after watching what happened.

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"Good job Gaius! You have impressed us with your marks! We will definitely bring you to the amusement park as we promised you!" my parents exclaimed. The day my parent brought me to the amusement park  had arrived. It was newly constructed near my house. Everyone who knew about the park wanted to experience the water roller coaster ride as it was scary and adrenaline pumping at the same time. I wanted to experience it for myself and wanted to boast about it with my friends the next day in school.

Upon reaching the amusement park, it was crowded with a lot of people. There were lots of games and activities to do but something caught my eyes. It was the water roller coaster ride. My parents saw me admiring the water roller coaster and quickly bought the tickets and brought me for the ride.

" Yahoo!Yay!This is fun! Mum  and Dad we should do this again another day ok!?"I asked my parents. "Ok!"they replied. Suddenly, the ride experienced a breakdown when we were going down hill. Everyone was scared and panicked. Later we got to know that a little girl was scared as the ride was too fast and had a toy with her and threw it out of the ride and the toy landed on the tracks resulting in it getting stuck. That was how the breakdown took place.

Then, someone called for help on their mobile phone.
After a while, help came. They examined then started the repairs and soon the train could move again.

After the ride, we came out of the train and continued with the other activities.This incident will be a memorable day for me.

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"Mum can I watch YouTube on your phone now? Please."I begged why mother."No! You have been using the phone continuously from Monday until now non-stop!" my mother angrily answered .She does not want me to use the phone as it is bad for my eyes. She told me the she will not let me use her phone until she sees that I have kicked my bad habit of watching too much videos. It all started from one morning ........

"Ring!" the school bell rang, it was time to go home.Everyone dashed out of their classroom like prisoner escaping their prison cells during a jail break."Hey Tom! I just uploaded a video on YouTube yesterday and I would like you to watch it!"my friend Feng kai told me, while we walked home together."Okay!I will see whether my mum allows me to use her phone to watch YouTube."I answered.

When I reached home, I straight away ran to my mother to seek permission to use her phone to watch YouTube."Mum!May I use your phone to watch a video that my friend has uploaded on YouTube!Please I am begging you!"I asked my mother,"Okay!"My mother replied.I went to my mother's room and borrowed her phone.I opened her phone and searched for the app YouTube and clicked it........

Once I found my friend's video, I clicked on it and watched it."Hahahahah!It is so hilarious!"I laughed at the video.His video was about him playing mine craft hundred days challenge in a circle in hardcore mode.He even screamed when he was attacked by monsters in the game.

The next day,I wanted to explore YouTube and its functions so I asked my mother for her phone again and she allowed me to do so.Then every other day I also asked her for the phone and she allowed.After a while, she got annoyed as this was turning into a bad habit of watching YouTube unnecessarily.

Then on Sunday,"Mum can I watch YouTube on your phone now? Please."I begged why mother."No! You have been using the phone continuously from Monday until now non-stop!" my mother angrily answered.Now she does not want me to use the phone as it is bad for my eyes. She told me the she will not let me use her phone until she sees that I have kicked my bad habit of watching too much videos.

Suddenly, I was hit back to reality due to the shouting of my mother's voice."Have you been listening to what I have said?!"my mother shouted,"You look like you have been dreaming the whole time!"After this incident, I started using the phone when necessary or for a while once a week.

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"Coming in first for the four hundred meter race is Tommy Lee form Primary 5A!" the announcer said as the spectators sitting at the grand stand cheered enthusiastically. Naga watched Tommy climb up the podium to receive his medal and the thought that it should have been him in his place made tears roll out of his eyes like a cascading waterfall. Naga wiped the tears off his face and looked down at his bandaged foot as his mind reversed into a flashback of the unfortunate incident which had led to this.

 "Class, if any of you are interested in the four hundred meter race, you may go to the general office to sign up for it. It will be held on Monday, the twenty-ninth of April twenty-twenty-two", Mr Teh announced to the class. Naga was very eager to join this race as it was something he was looking forward to all year. He immediately rushed to the office and registered to take part in the race. From that day onwards, Naga religiously trained to prepare himself for the race.

From the very next day, Naga started training very hard. Every morning, Naga went to a nearby park to do some sprinting and also to time himself so that he could monitor his progress.  He also planned his diet to ensure that he had the energy to maintain the fitness til the day of the race.

On twenty-eighth of April, Naga wanted to go out again for training.As Naga was still sleepy and was not very aware of is surrounding. "Ouch! My Feet!!!!!"Naga screamed as blood oozed out of his foot. The shattered glass from the spectacles which was on the floor had cut into Naga's foot. His parents heard his cries and came up to see what is the matter.

When Naga's parents reached his room, they were shock to see Naga sitting on the floor with blood coming out from his foot and immediately called the ambulance and he was sent to the hospital.At the hospital the doctor helped to abstract the pieces of glass and bandaged his foot. He was not allowed to do anything that includes running so his parents told the school that their son would not be able to join the race tomorrow. Naga was sad to hear that he could not join the race when he had the opportunity to.Suddenly Naga was called by his friend and was wakened from his flash back.

Naga learnt to be aware of his surroundings and to be careful next time.

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Di Di Di”  “Please mind the platform gap” a voice spoke in multiple languages.  I entered the train with my heavy school bag and bulky science project in hand.  I wiped my sweat with my arm, panting hard after a long day in school. I scanned the train for a seat.  At the corner of my eye, I noticed a seat.  As I approached it, a large, well-built man pushed me aside and sat down.  I looked at him and gave him a glare.  The man ignored me and whipped out his phone.

After one stop, an old man came in looking tired and sweaty and searched for a seat but there was not a single seat to be seen so he leaned against the glass door of the train.

"Screech" as the train was coming to a stop I held on to my science project and held on to the hand grip next to me. Just then, the old man fell down flat on his face as he lost his balance. A young boy saw the old man fall down and stood up to help him and offered his seat.

That made me look at the well-bodied man with anger in my eyes.

I was about to tell the man off and wanted to tell the little boy to bring him there but my instincts told me not to. Then I went up to the little boy and praised him for being considerate and commended him right in-front of the well-bodied guy.

"You are a small little boy but has a big heart towards others! Good job" as I commended the little boy in front of the well bodied man loudly to make the well bodied man feel remorseful to his actions.

When the well bodied man heard my comments towards the little boy, his face turned as red as a tomato and stood up and apologised to me for not being as considerate as the little boy and what he had done to me just now and apologised to the old man.The lesson learned from this experience is that we should always be aware of what is happening in our surrounding especially if someone near needs help. It is always welcomed to offer your help willing to those people.

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The bell rang. You could hear the screeching of chairs and the pattering of footsteps as students burst out of their classrooms like prisoners running out of their cells during a prison break and made a beeline to the staircases in hoards. My friend, Tom, waited for me while I switched off the lights and fans as I was the class monitor.
“Jude! Are you done? ”Tom called out to me.
I nodded my head and we both left the classroom, chatting animatedly. We both waved goodbye to each other as I set off from school as usual.
            As I was walking back, it suddenly started raining. I started searching for my umbrella. Unfortunately, I did not have my umbrella and within minutes, it was raining cats and dogs. The raindrops fell like bullets from the sky. Soon, I was drenched from head to toe and my shirt stuck to my back like second skin. My hair stuck to my face, and I brushed my sopping hair off my forehead.  I decided to use my bag to shelter myself as it was waterproof. The wind howled like a wolf, and I started to feel very cold, and I wished I had brought a jacket along and had a cup of hot chocolate.
            I was shaking like a leaf and sneezing like mad when I decided to make a dash for the traffic light to the other side as the green man was about to turn red.
            As I ran I almost tripped and fell as I did not notice that there was a puddle on the floor in front of me and I fell flat on my face but I was not injured. I only had some bruises on my body.
            As I was about to stand up, unfortunately I fell flat again. It kept happening for a while till I managed to stand up and regain my balance. By then my body was full of  bruise that my complexion looked more purplish than my skin tone. It was indeed foolish of me to think that I would be able to cross the road in the rain safely as there were no on coming traffic. Little did I know that I also could get hurt by just falling down on the road. To make things worse, me being all wet when crossing the road made it more difficult for me to get up quickly. the puddle and my wet body just made things worse which was something I did not foresee coming. However, I am still grateful that no car or vehicle came by when I was struggling to get up.
            I learned that I should not run in the rain because it is dangerous and that you can get injuries and a cold or a fever. I should always bring an umbrella along so that if there is rain, I will not catch a cold or have to run in the rain. I have never done that again since that incident.

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"Gaius, what would like to receive as a reward for your good results in the recent examination?" my mother asked me. "Can we go to the beach ? " I asked excitedly hoping for a positive reply from her. "Okay, but only after finishing your homework" she said. That was enough for me. I was waiting to go to the beach for so many days and finally my wish was going to come true.

Upon reaching the beach, my family and I started unpacking and we straight away fished out my sandcastle building tools from our bags and started building a sandcastle. I really missed the time my family spent building sandcastles together. Ever since the pandemic started, we have not gone out much and needless to say to the beach.

We moved to a location which was closer to the water but not too close that the waves could reach us. My mother started collecting some sand using the small pails we brought with us. My and I  packed the sand into the pails and overturned them. My father started shaping out the sandcastle with the perfectly shaped sand cylinders. We used some sand and mix them with some water and it became semi-liquid like cement. This helped to hold everything together firmly. We continued doing the same thing until a castle-like looking structure was almost built. It was a complete team effort by the family and I was really proud of the outcome.

My father went to our bags to take his mobile phone so as to take a photograph with the sandcastle that we built as a family. Just then, a little boy who was also at the beach with his family came running our direction as he was chased by his little sister. He did not notice our sandcastle was in his way and he ran right into it. He fell and rolled on the spot where Our sandcastle stood majestically. My father had not even managed to take a photograph of what we considered our family masterpiece before it came crumbling down like a building during an earthquake.

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I slouched lazily on the sofa watching some athletes compete in a race on the television. Suddenly, my heart pounded with excitement and adrenaline pumped through my veins as the race was coming to an end. I let out a jubilant yell as my favourite athlete finally won the race even though he was trailing behind his opponent at the second position. It was only at the last ten metres that he managed to pass the opponent and come in first. That night, I lied in bed replaying the moment the athlete receiving the winning  trophy in my mind again and again. I wondered how it will feel like to win like him in real life.

The opportunity came sooner than I thought it will. "Class, I am selecting two of you to take part in an inter-class race!" Mr Teh announced to the whole class. My eyes lit up and my face brightened like the morning sun as I waited with bated breath and I heard my name roll out of my teacher's mouth. That made my spirit roared like a lion who was ready to go on a hunt. My chance to win a trophy had finally arrived!

After that day, the training sessions began. "Let's go!" , my coach's voice bellowed at the training session. Enthusiastically, I took off like the windbag. Before long, I was almost out of breath and was drenched in my own perspiration .The run was more strenuous than I thought and my goal of wanting to win a trophy was evaporating fast like the morning dew. Just when I was about to throw in the towel, an image of me holding a trophy flashed in my mind. I pushed on gritting my teeth and completed the run. I collapsed onto the grass patch as I was totally drained of all my energy at the end of the training session.

To my amazement, my stamina improved over the next few weeks of training. My goal of winning a competition began to materialise again. I managed to complete the run under a good timing. "Well done! "Mr Teh beamed. The goal now holding a trophy was getting closer.

The day of the race finally arrived.Throngs of boisterous students streamed into the track and the flags fluttered merrily at the carnival-like atmosphere.I fidgeted restlessly at the competitors' corner.My hands felt cold and clammy.Before longer voice boomed over a loudspeaker the race was about to begin.I took a deep breath and the airhorn blasted.The spectators broke out in a loud applause d we took off.

At the first stretch, no one could thell who was winning.All the runners were in top form.I pressed on and was determined to winch race.At the final stretch the race many of the runners were lagging behind.I was neck to neck with another runner.Cheers and loud applause broke out as my friends were screaming out my name.With my last burst of energy,I burst forth and broke away from my last competitor.

I crossed the finishing line and jubilant cheers came from the crowd.I punched a fist in the air triumphantly as I held the trophy high up.beaming with pride.My hard work and sacrifice had paid off!My goal of winning a competition had come true!

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I celebrated my 8th birthday on the 25th of August with my family and friends. It was a memorable party and I will remember it for a long time.
"Ring! "it is the end of school everyone including me ran out of the class like prisoners running out of their cells during a jail break. When I came back, I was shock to see no one in my house. I was not sure where was everyone. I just made me very sad as I was looking forward to celebrating my birthday with my family members that evening.

Suddenly, the phone rang and I picked up the phone. It was my brother. He was crying and I was not able to hear what he was trying to say through the phone. The only thing I could hear was that he was at my grandmother's hose and there seemed to be an emergency. I tried to put the pieces of information together in my mind in the most possible logical way. I suspected that something might have happened to my grandmother making everyone head to her place. The thought of my birthday and celebrations quickly diminished and disappeared from my mind. My thoughts were only about my grandmother and what might have happened to her.

When suddenly,everyone jumped out out of their hiding spots and they shouted, “Happy Birthday Gaius!”Everyone held their wishes in the air. I was on cloud nine. I could not contain my excitment and I could not wait for my birthday to start.

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"Shaaaaa!"the sound that the pouring rain made. Tom saw people playing in the rain and wanted to join them but his mother did not allow him to do that as she feared that he might slip and fall on the slippery floor.

The next day,Tom was allowed to play with his friends at the soccer field.Tom happily bid his mother good bye before he left the house.Before he left the house his mother reminded him,"Whenever it starts to rain, stop playing and just return home."  he agreed readily to the mother's instruction and pranced off.

Tom reached the place where he had decided to meet his friends to play. Then, they greeted each other and started to play the game. A few minutes later, it started to drizzle then followed by heavy rain. Just then, Tom remembered what his mother had said but he decided to ignore it as the game was very exciting at that point. No one wanted to stop playing at that moment. Hoping that the rain will subside soon, Tom just played on.

He continued to play and hopping that the rain would stop but it did not but he still continued to play.His friend kicked a pass and Tom missed to retrieve it so he ran after the ball and the ball rolled all the way to the pavement and he ran after it.Not knowing a puddle of water he slipped and fell on his back and he started to crying in pain.Just then. his friends heard his cries and ran over to see what had happened his friend was shock to see him crying in pain and wiped out his mobile phone and called Tom's parents.

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"Have a taste of my ultimate banana kick!" shouted Nate arrogantly with a smirk as he kicked the ball with all his might. The force he applied on the ball was tremendous as the sound it created was almost similar to a clap of thunder. The ball went past the goal post as fast as a bullet train into the park nearby and it landed near a tall raintree.

Nate went to retrieve the ball from the park when suddenly a bunch of dark gloomy clouds gathered in the sky like shoppers at a store having a great sale. It seemed quite evident that  it was going to pour heavily at any moment. Seeing this, his friends warned him to come back as he might be caught in the brewing thunderstorm. However, all these shouting fell on deaf ears and Nate continued to run towards the tree near which the ball was resting.

Then,it started to drizzle and slowly millions of water droplet fell from the sky.Then Nate thought I should hurry because this tree looks like it is going to get struck by lightning.When Nate picked up the ball and sure enough the tree got struck by lightning  and Nate got struck together with it.

After a few minutes his friends decided to look for him and wanted to ask him why did he take so long just to retrieve the ball.To their horror, they saw him lying on the floor not moving so they called the ambulance and also his parents.A few minutes later the ambulance brought him to the hospital and his parents were there asking whether if their son was okay but the doctor said that he would have to be admitted in the hospital for a few days then he can return home.

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lives are at danger
things can be damaged or destroyed

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"Oh my! Where did that come from?" Tom's friend shouted with his eyes wide opened. He was pointing at the devilish fire which was devouring the lower part of the white lacey curtain like a wild beast at the corner of the room. Streams of blackish grey smoke slowly accumulated and became clouds which hindered the visibility of those in the room. Some even started to cough showing signs of breathing difficulties

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"Class, there will be homework given and it must be handed up by next Monday!" Mr Cheh told the class firmly. Everyone was excited about the homework as Mr Cheh added that there will be a reward for those who managed to completed it with a perfect score.

"Ring!"the school bell sounded, as it was time to go home.Everyone packed their bags and thanked Mr Cheh for his teaching and left the school.

When Tom reached home his mother asked if he had homework to be completed and he answered no as he did not want his mother to ask him to complete it right away. He wanted to destress and relax first before doing anything associated with school. He was over confident as he has always been good at Math and thought that he would be able to finish the homework in a jiffy just before Monday and get the reward. As such, he went to bathe and started playing his computer game, Minecraft.

He asked his friends through WhatsApp if they wanted to play  Minecraft with him. They were not keen as they were all more interested in completing Mr Cheh's homework. He then decided to take a nap until the rest of friends were ready to play with him. After playing Minecraft with his friends, he ate his dinner and went straight to bed and had totally forgot to complete his homework.

 "Class take out your homework and pass it down to the front!” Mr Cheh instructed the class the next day. Everyone handed in their homework but only Tom did not have anything to submit as his homework since he had not completed it in due to his over confidence.

After this incident, Tom learnt not to be over confident and to complete his homework on time without procrastinating. He also learned to prioritise his school work above everything else. This lesson enabled him to not hand in work late again and made him perform well in the end-of-the year examinations.

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"What would you like to have Sir? "the waiter asked me. I was so famished after my softball practice that I did not give it much thought and ordered the very first dish stated on the menu. It was steak served some baked potatoes topped with mayonnaise and bits of bacon. I did not even look at the price of the dish on the menu. The waiter took the menu from me and walked off  smiling after he noted my order on his tiny notepad. Every second which went by , made the hungry monster in my stomach growl louder and louder. I could feel it coming out of my mouth soon. Just then, the waiter returned to my table with the dish I ordered. " Here is your order sir, enjoy your meal", the waiter said as he moved off to the next table to get their order.

I ate very fast as if I was gobbling everything up in one second like how a whirlpool would suck in anything within its reach in a blink of an eye. After a while, I finished my food and called on the waiter to order a dessert as I was still a bit hungry. I knew that I had enough money in my wallet so I ordered the most expensive dessert on the menu which was chocolate gelato. Then my dessert came in about two minutes and I also gobbled it up and asked for the bill. The bill came and when I wanted to fish out my wallet to my horror, it was not in my pocket.

I search frantically for my wallet in my bag every pocket in my bag but to no avail then I started to recall where have I put my wallet before coming to the restaurant but I could not remember where I had put my wallet before I came to the restaurant.

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"Oh my! Where did that come from?" Tom's friend shouted with his eyes wide opened. He was pointing at the devilish fire which was devouring the lower part of the white lacey curtain like a wild beast at the corner of the room. Streams of blackish grey smoke slowly accumulated and became clouds which hindered the visibility of those in the room. Some even started to cough showing signs of breathing difficulties.

"Fire! Fire!" Tom's father shouted like a vibrating alarm clock alerting everyone about the danger. Everyone ran out of the house fleeing for their lives. They seemed like ants scurrying when the first drop of rain hits the ground. Two men who attended the party, courageously tried putting out the fire. They took buckets of water and splashed it on the fire but to no avail. At that moment, whoever was there could see that the fire was beyond their control and they had to call for external help.

Then Tom's father called the firebrigade.Immediately after five minutes they arrived at the scene and put the fire out. The firemen were dressed in special gear and carrying a large hose filled with water.When suddenly the firemen heard a whining sound of a dog, it was trapped in a room and it was Tom's dog.Then one of the fireman went to rescue the dog and brought it out to where everyone was standing and watching how the firemen were putting out the fire.

Tom learnt a lesson not to put the cake with lighted candles near the curtain again.

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Just then, a brilliant idea emerged in my mind like the rising morning sun. Immediately, I raised and waved my right hand in the air. I was jumping eagerly on my seat to grab everyone's attention. When my grandmother's eyes shifted  towards me, I volunteered to cook the omelette for her. This request of mine triggered a moment of silence at the table. My mother's eyebrows furrowed in shocked as her lower lip hung loosely revealing the immense amount of doubt she had in her mind upon hearing me. I kept repeating my request until my grandmother agreed to let me cook the dish even though my mother was still reluctant to let me do so. I assured them that I have done it before and she would not regret her decision.

I started to take out the ingredients
to cook the omelette

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"Fire! Fire!" Tom's father shouted like a vibrating alarm clock alerting everyone about the danger. Everyone ran out of the house fleeing for their lives. They seemed like ants scurrying when the first drop of rain hits the ground. Two men who attended the party, courageously tried putting out the fire. They took buckets of water and splashed it on the fire but to no avail. At that moment, whoever was there could see that the fire was beyond their control and they had to call for external help.

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"Let's eat!" said my grandmother as she picked up the pair of black chopsticks and the porcelain bowl of steaming , fluffy white rice placed in front of her. Her eyes were surveyed the myriad of sumptuous dishes which were arranged on the large round dining table in my house. She sighed in disappointment when she realised that there was no omelette made for her birthday dinner.  It was her favourite dish and unfortunately it had slipped my mother's mind as she was very busy since that afternoon preparing for the various dishes for the dinner.

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how did they fire actually start - flashback