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CAI YUXUN
211277D
iPhone XR
MG2202
Assignment 1
Non-fictional

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Before these disappear, or when I leave Singapore, record what I can still experience in my place of residence.

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I buy all my stationeries and some other product like shoes glue and print my drawings here in these 4 years

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The daughter of the old aunt in the photo will continue to run this 40-year-old shop. She is sorting out the documents on the shelves to ensure that customers can find the product they want easily.

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I love old-style clothes as I admire old fashions. None of the clothes here repeat, so no one will wear the same clothes as I do. However, the owner is going to close the shop after operating for 30 years as most people tend to shop online and follow the newest fashions.

2/6/2022-( I go and check the shop today and the shop was already closed) The shirt I wore during the presentation is bought from this shop.

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Dust can be seen on these messy goods of the store. These goods have been here since 2018, which shows that not many people really patronize this store. The owner told me that he will close this store soon because his income is lower than the rent of the store.

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My family will buy Joss sticks and HUAT KUEH from LIAN HUP JOSS STICK AND TRADING CO at Qingming festival, Mid-autumn festival and so on.

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This shop has been here since November 30th, 1977, and has been in business for 44 years. The owner's parents passed the store on to him, and he will pass it on to his daughter when he retires. The layout of shelves and floor in this store has not changed since 44 years ago. The piece of paper written in red ink in the photo was written 44 years ago.

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As you can see in the photo, the wooden ladder is now rare, because it has been replaced by more stable, more convenient, safer and more durable iron ladder.  And the  owner said, "This wooden ladder existed more than 30 years ago."
As you can see in this photo, the wooden ladder is tied with plastic bags and ropes to prolong its working life.

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Mr Teng (a former bird breeder and still master birdcage craftsman)

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Mr Teng (a former bird breeder and still master birdcage craftsman)

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Mr. Teng told me that although these cages are made of colorful colors , the audience and participants are not allowed to wear bright colors such as red and yellow when holding the bird singing competition as these colors might affect birds' performance hence affecting the result.

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Mr. Teng has been making cages since he was a little boy and may well be the only person who still handcrafts them in Singapore, he is going to pass on the craft skills to a 20-year-old who was interested in making birdcages. Mr. Teng says, "I am willing to teach anyone who wants to learn how to make birdcages for free." But his children and grandchildren don’t have an interest in making birdcages.
(how if the 20-year-old teenager does not come and request to be a student of Mr. Teng, will this skill of making birdcages disappear too?)

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"I breed all the birds in this room!" Mr. Teng said. These birdcages are made of shells, wires, wood, cloth, etc . I wore a hat that day, and Mr. Teng told me that birds are afraid of hats. This is my first visit to this bird cage shop. I told him that I once had a sparrow, which I found nearby, but unfortunately it died. I regret not visiting Mr. Teng here earlier, because after listening to my story, he said that if I have any questions about birds, I can ask him and he will teach me.

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I have never seen so many birds before. They are happily singing and chirping.

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Before Covid started, my mother and I would jog in the Ang Mo Kio Town Garden west every Saturday morning. I have never seen a bird singing contest. Fortunately, I saw the contest when I wanted to record all these memories!

what if I never met this competition? will I regret it after I leave Singapore?
Ans: I will not regret it as I am not addicted to birds, but when I am in China I have never visited a place like here before, so if I have a chance I still want to have a chance to meet the competition for once if I have never met before. But luckily I do have a chance to see it and hear it myself on 29 May 2022