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Dear Sam, I hope this letter finds you well. I am happy to write to you about my experience as a member of the Hong Kong Help Others Club last summer. In early July, my club ran a 2-day summer camp for deaf children aged 8 to 12. I am privileged to have organised and had a great time spending these two days with a few people from the deaf community. Let me tell you more about the satisfactions and difficulties I encountered during these two days! We arrived at a campsite on Lantau Island at 11 a.m. on the first day. The campsite had an amazing environment for outdoor activities. We gathered together at the dining hall and enjoyed some refreshments. We broke the ice and got to know each other. The first activity was a treasure hunt. Campers used different clues to find the treasures that were hidden around the campsite. The treasure was a huge pile of candy and the child who found it was over the moon. For dinner that day, we had a delicious barbecue, and we even roasted some marshmallows. We went to bed after telling scary stories. On the second day, we made pancakes for breakfast. The campers were challenged to make pancakes by themselves. We provided a large variety of toppings for campers to add to their pancakes, such as chocolate syrup, whipped cream, and sprinkles. After breakfast, we conducted our last activity, which was a competitive football match. Modified rules were added to accommodate non-verbal communication. Campers used different actions to communicate with their teammates. All members of the winning team were awarded lollipops. At sunset, we bid farewell and left the campsite. However, not everything in the camp went smoothly. Some of the campers were very timid, and they were reluctant to participate in the activities. The other helpers and I talked to them patiently, and they eventually relaxed and joined the others. During lunchtime, the food that the campsite provided tasted strange, and I made a disgusted face. A deaf girl thought I was disappointed with her behaviour and looked anxious for the rest of the day.

Towards the end of this camp, my bond with the other campers had gotten closer than before. The environment was no longer awkward. Some of us even exchanged numbers to contact each other in the future. I am also much more fluent in sign language after communicating with deaf children.

Not only did I have a spectacular time in this camp, but I also made stronger bonds with children from the disabled community. I hope we can make a diverse and inclusive community where people with disadvantaged backgrounds can also have fun!

What have you done during the holidays? Please write back to me!

Warm regards,

Angel.

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Not this way, not that way, not this way; like a miserable child finding his way out in a maze, I ran past the bus stops, metro stations, buildings, malls and parks. I tried to hide, but the blood-sucking creatures had taken over the markets, libraries, houses, and basically the entire city. Nowhere to hide. Nowhere to run. Nowhere to go. It's all over. There was nothing I could do to avoid the zombies attacking.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bullets flew past me. A woman with a gun was standing behind the zombies. We worked together and killed tons of leeching creatures on the way we ran. Zombies were across the whole city. Running towards the sea? Zombies were blocking the way. Running into buildings? Zombies had nested in them. Running to the safe zone was too late. How is it possible to survive?

Whoop-Whoop! Whoop-Whoop! Whoop-Whoop! An enormous helicopter touched down. A military team with camouflaged uniforms came down, pointing at us with antimatter guns. We were so confused as to why so many uninfected ones were in the military. We followed the instruction with no choice, and they brought us onto the helicopter. We were finally rescued. We were finally safe. We were finally catching our breath.

Wake up! Wake up! Wake up! The last thing that I remember was the soldiers giving us a shot. I was befuddled in a spacious, comfortable white room. I tried to remember what had happened before passing out. But no matter how hard I tried, I could not recall anything. Where am I right now? Where is my buddy? Where were the soldiers?

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Steps after steps after steps, they were like tsunami rushing towards the shore. These bloody creatures were on their way. They were roaring. They were coming. They were about to destroy me. What should I do? Should I fight back? Should I wait for die? Should I find somewhere to hide? But it is too late. They arrived...

Seconds after seconds after seconds,  my brain is like a room with nothing inside. Bang! Dust came out. Smoke came out. dead bodies came out. I was shocked. I looked up and saw a helicopter high in the sky. I shouted. I waved. I jumped. It slowly landed on the road in front of me. Soldiers and survivors were welcoming me.

Errrrrrr... Noise from the zombies came out of the buildings. I quickly ran on the helicopter. The soldiers fired their laser guns. They threw their bombs. They controlled the helicopter. But the helicopter stopped working. Everyone ran out. Everyone panicked. Everyone were shocked. Another wave of those bloody creatures rushed towards us. We have no choice but jumping into the water.

We swam away from the shore as far as we can. Those bloody creatures also jumped into the harbour. We swam. We dived. We escaped. There was an empty ship near the harbour. It is still usable. The soldiers have the location of the safety zone.

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Victoria Harbour of Zombies by Khloe Law (F2)

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Victoria Harbour of Zombies by Khloe Law (F2)

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It had been five hours, I was running without any directions. I had to hide and find the way as the zombies were coming. Kept running towards the sea, the zombies could not swim. Should I turn left? Should I turn right? Should I go straight? I didn’t know. The only thing I know is to run. Run until I found the sea. Run until I can get away from zombies. Run until from I can get away this place. I found it, the Victoria Harbour. I finally could get out of this scary place.

Without hesitation,I jumped. I swam and swam and swam. Ship! It was a ship. I screamed! I shouted my lung out! I waved as hard as I could. I’m exhausted, but the ship got further and further. My energy was used up. The icy cold water refreshed me, but I could not open my eyes. I sank into the bottom of the Victoria Harbour.

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Last Sunday was my brother’s birthday.My family and I decided it go to the Hong Kong Disneyland for the celebration.It was very hot and sunny that day.We went to buy tickets after we dropped off the car.
When we entered the Disneyland, we went to have a ride on the merry-go-round first.We bought cotton candy after it.We took a lot of rides, including my favourite, bumper cars.We took a rest after it.
Next, we went to the Bear Land. We were looking forwards to ride on the Bear Hunting Roller Coaster. When we came to the ride, it was already crowed with people. After we waited for a long time, it was finally our turn. My classmate told me that it was horrible but I didn’t think so when I sat in the front. Before we reached the highest part I felt it was fine but when we reached the top of the rail, the train was stopped. I thought it was stuck because it didn’t move. I was scared and looked around.  Suddenly it moved backwards in lightning speed and we stopped in a place that looked like a cave. We thought that it was the end. ‘Boom!’ We moved straight forwards again. It was amazing.
At last, we took some photos with the cartoon characters like StellaLou. Before living, we watched the fireworks and bought some souvenirs. We had a lovely day at Disneyland. I hope that we can come again on my birthday next time.

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The Third Month As A Secondary Student By Angel C (S1)

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The Third Month As A Secondary Student By Angel C (S1)

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It is my third month being a secondary student. Some classes are exciting. In Science class, we can partner up and do experiments together. I love using the Bunsen Burner. When you light it up, a luminous flame is created. I am careless, so I made the test tube holder catch fire. My finger was almost burnt, but I still love doing experiments.

Last week was our annual swimming gala, and it was my first time attending it. On that day, we went to the Ma On Shan swimming pool. The cheer team prepared some stickers of our house colour which is blue. As a house member, I stuck 30 stickers all over my uniform. Then, the competition began. I screamed my lungs out for our house swimmers. When they got first place, I was so impressed!

The cheer competition was rigged. The green house's cheer team copied a K-pop group's dance and claimed that they choreographed it by themselves. As diehard fans of the K-pop group, my friend Nicole and I were furious! The green house won the best cheer team award.

Secondary school life is definitely more fun than primary school life. There are more subjects, and I have made a lot of new friends!

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It's raining     By Ching Ching  (P3, 8 yrs old)

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It's raining     By Ching Ching  (P3, 8 yrs old)

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Last Sunday, when I looked out of the window, it rained a lot like some white sticks falling down from the sky. I could not go to the park or have a picnic. I could only stayed at home. I felt sad and disappointed.

When I looked out of the window again. The sky was grey and there was a shower. There were big and small puddles on the sidewalk. When I looked at the playground, no one was there. I did not see any cars on the road. There were people walking with umbrellas. I only heard splashing sounds outside.

I felt sad but I drew pictures, FaceTime my best friend and snuggled with my toys. My mum sat on the couch to read some classic literature. My twin brother Shun Shun played Roblox on his phone, ate chocolate and made a tiny pillow house. Soon, he was tired.

Although I could not go out, I was still happy to stay at home. It did not feel so bad at all. I was kind of happy for some strange reasons.

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It was a wonderful sunny day, with the shiny sun at its height. Groups of animals in the Delightful Forest gathered together at the plain, eager to participate in the annual Forest Obstacle Race.

As usual, the race track included the plain, a hill and a river. Teams of two had to be formed randomly by animals in order to join the obstacle race. This year, there were four teams, including the leopard and the lion, the hare and the tortoise, the owl and the chicken, the hippo and the mouse.

After the green flag had been hoisted, the teams immediately started their race and rushed across the flat plain. Not surprisingly, the team of lion and leopard came in first place on the track to the first checkpoint.

‘Hey! I am running faster than you.’ the leopard shouted to the lion suddenly. With the arrogant personality of the lion, he was furious and argued back with the leopard, ‘No you! I am the king of the forest. Nobody can beat me.’ Just then, they started to push against each other and fight. Obviously, this team had been disqualified by the host.

‘How are we supposed to run fast with your heavy shell?’ the hare stated impatiently to the tortoise. The tortoise said nothing but just stared at the hare, looking speechless.

Just then, the hare sighed, ‘okay… I will carry you along anyways.’ The tortoise gave a pleased smile. The hare ran across the plain with the tortoise on his back without fatigue. Nevertheless, they came last at the first checkpoint.

It was the way to the second checkpoint, which required teammates to climb over the hill. The hare complained furiously, ‘Oh no! How are we supposed to climb the hill with your heavy body and slow speed?’ The tortoise murmured innocently, ‘I promise to help you later. We are teammates..’ The hare gave him an annoyed face and impatiently carried the tortoise on his back. It took them nearly hours to climb up the greenish hill. When they reached the top of the hill, the other teams had already arrived at the bottom of the hill. The hare breathed deeply and shouted exhaustedly furiously, ‘OK! I am done! How dare you have such a heavy body that not helping the team?  There’s no free lunch in this race. If you are not helping, I am quitting!’

The tortoise looked up at the hare innocently. All of a sudden, the tortoise grabbed the hare’s hand tightly and slid down the hill at a very fast rate with his back shell. Both of them were so fast that they had overridden other teams.

‘There we go!’ The hare yelled in joy, sitting on the tummy of the turtle. Not surprisingly, they came in first at the second checkpoint.

It was the third checkpoint where teams had to cross a river towards the finish line. The owl and the chicken were ready to get above the river to the finish line. The owl soared into the sky like a rocket but it was a fact that the chicken didn’t know how to fly. The owl looked back in mid-air and yelled at the chicken furiously, ‘Come on, flap your wings. You supposed to know how to fly!’   The chicken uttered, ‘but…. my wings are not….’

Nevertheless, the owl had already flown across the river, leaving the chicken alone on the opposite side of the river. Obviously, the team was not able to finish the race together.

It was the other team to cross the river, which was the team of the hippo and the mouse. The legs of the hippo were tall enough to cross the river by stepping on the river bed, while the mouse was able to sit on the hippo’s back. Nevertheless, the hippo was walking at a very slow rate due to its heavy body. The tortoise was able to use his swimming ability while carrying the hare on his back. They were as fast as a speeding boat, hurrying across the river towards the endpoint.

It was delightful for them to win the race finally. When the tortoise and the hare shared the trophy, they were in true happiness. The hare said with joy, ‘We may not be the team with the best ability. But we are definitely the team with the best friendship and cooperation!’ The tortoise nodded.

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Selling Lemonade

“A cup of lemonade for 2 euros!” Maria was shouting for the entire morning and finally, one person came and asked for a cup of natural and sweet lemonade. Maria immediately made her first cup of drink and got her 2 euros. Maria gave Joe the cup of drink. When he took a sip of the cold sweet drink, he shout as loud as a lion “AH, THIS IS THE BEST LEMONADE I HAVE EVER TRIED!” Everyone turns around and looks at him. The villagers walked toward Maria and Joe.

Maria got surrounded by the villagers. Everyone was asking for a cold and fizzy lemonade. Maria and Joe got stuck in the group of people.

“Please line up!” Joe yelled. The villagers went into a straight line and waited for Maria's lemonade. After an hour, Maria finally finished selling all the lemonade that she made in the morning. All the villagers finished their drinks and asked for another cup but there were no more lemons. Maria said if they wanted to drink more, she could make it every day.

The day after, Maria brought more lemons and arrived earlier. Villagers were lining up every morning. Until a white cat came. The white cat jumped onto the table and made a mess. Lemonade got split and lemons were on the floor.

“I am not working here again. This is not the first time that the cat jumped onto the table and made a mess!” said Maira angrily. Although all the villagers tried to convince Maria to stay, Maria insisted. The villager even gave her money to stay in the village.  “I have to wake up 2 hours earlier every day, bringing 500 lemons, and stood for 12 hours,” cried Maria. Starting on that day, Maria stopped coming to the village to sell lemonade.

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Jonathon and the Flat Tire By Ada Kwok (F1)

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Jonathon and the Flat Tire By Ada Kwok (F1)

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“The plane will leave at 8 pm next Monday. Remember not to miss it! If you do, which I don’t expect to happen, the company would not pay you for rescheduling!” warned Sam, Jonathon’s 41-year-old boss.

“I will not miss it for sure!” said Jonathon confidently, the 24-year-old man who works in Happy Architects. His company has just built a new office, which would be the headquarter of his company in New York City. Jonathon, who worked at the old headquarter in Hong Kong, would represent Hong Kong to work in the new office.

It was 6 pm on Monday. Jonathon called a taxi.

“Where do you want to go?” asked Bob, the taxi driver.

“The airport, please,” replied Jonathon, politely.

“I still have 2 hours till the plane launches. There is no way I’ll miss it!” thought Jonathon, positively. He is excited to join the new office. It has been his dream to work in New York City since he was young.

The traffic was heavy. Although there was congestion everywhere, Jonathon was early enough. A while later, the taxi finally came to the Tsing Ma Bridge.

“Boom!” Jonathon and Bob heard a loud sound on the bridge.

“Uh oh…” said Bob.

“Hey, what’s the matter?” Jonathon was a bit worried.

“Uh… sir, I’m sorry. The taxi has a flat tire…” Bob felt sorry for Jonathon, “the taxi could not go further. We need to wait for towing, which means you might miss the plane…”

“What?” Jonathon was shocked, “how can I get another taxi in the middle of the bridge?”

“No, no. You can’t. There’s no way this is possible…” Bob said, with a low voice.

“But you have an extra tire, don’t you?” Jonathon was thinking of solutions.

“No…” Bob felt sorry again. Suddenly, Jonathon’s phone rang.

“Oh no! It’s my boss, Sam!” He picked up the phone.   “Hey, Jonathon! Have you checked in yet?” questioned Sam.

“I am on the Tsing Ma Bridge!” Jonathon answered, nervously.

“Great! You are arriving at the airport soon.” Sam seemed to know something that Jonathon did not.

“But why are you calling me?” Jonathon had to ask.

“Something happened, but don’t worry! You’re on your way to the airport, aren’t you?”

“Uh yes, but why?” Jonathon asked again, he was confused.

“Right! I should’ve told you earlier. After you arrive, go to the new office immediately. The director of the Saddle Property Developer is going to have a meeting with us! They’re very important to us. If you spoil it, you’ll probably be fired! But that won’t happen, will it?” Sam really trusted Jonathon.

“It won’t! I promise!” Jonathon wanted to believe that was true, but he shouted out right after he ended the call. “I will definitely lose my job!”

It was already 7 pm! Boarding on the plane on time is impossible!

Jonathon started to scroll his phone for the next earliest flight to calm himself down while Bob made an announcement on the radio hoping any of his taxi drivers friends would be around.

“Welcome to ABC evening news! The Director of Saddle Property Developer, one of the biggest developers in  New York City is now in the hospital. He was hit by a car on the way to his daughter’s birthday dinner.”

“Isn’t Saddle Property Developer the company Sam talked about?” Jonathan’s phone rang again as he was thinking. It was Sam again.

“The meeting will be delayed. No need to rush now. Just arrive on time for your first day of work in the new office this Wednesday.” Sam brought Jonathon some good news.

“Phew!” Jonathon was relieved and as he bought a new ticket online, Bob’s friends arrived with a new tire

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“What a good day for fishing!” Joe the fisherman exclaimed. It was a relaxing Sunday so Joe and his wife went out to camp in the woods.

Joe set the tent near the river to fish. The weather was great and the water was clean. He caught a few breams and he also found some vegetables in the woods. He brought them back to the tent while his wife was waiting in the tent. He decided to fry the food he found for dinner. The food was so delicious that Joe and his wife gobble up the food quickly. When there was only one left, they started arguing over who should eat the last fried bream. After their fight, Joe’s wife kicked Joe out of the tent because she won the fight.

After Joe was kicked out, the rain started. Joe couldn’t hear anything but the loud sound of raindrops falling onto the ground and he was all wet. Suddenly, he heard a scary sound like a dragon from the woods but his wife was sleeping so she didn’t realize it. Joe was frightened by the sound because he had never heard that kind of creepy roar before. He fell down and climbed backwards as he heard the voice coming toward him. It seemed to be a thing that was bigger than Joe.

Later, a monster appeared. The monster seemed to be nice as it helped Joe to get up. Joe felt scared at first, but after the monster helped him, he thought the monster was quite nice and he stopped feeling scared. “Thank you for your help.” Joe thanked the monster with a trembling voice. “Are you here alone?” Joe started the conversation. After chatting with each other, Joe and the monster knew more about each other.

Joe told the monster about what had happened with his wife at dinner time. After the monster listened to Joe, it walked towards the tent. It put its hand into the tent and grabbed Joe’s wife out of the tent. Joe’s wife was frightened and shocked because she didn’t know that there were monsters in this world. Finally, Joe could sleep in the tent and his wife needed to sleep outside of the tent with the monster in the rain.

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A white cat got adopted! By Khloe Law (F1)

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A white cat got adopted! By Khloe Law (F1)

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A white cat got adopted!

One cold Saturday night, a circus worker called Travis found a poor little white cat in a narrow street when he finished dinner with his friends. Travis got him back to the KTH circus where he worked and named the cat Lucas. Lucas was very skinny when he was found.

On the second day, Lucas heard the boss of the circus shouting at Travis. Travis wanted to keep Lucas in the circus, however, his boss did not agree. Lucas could not make money for him so he did not want Lucas to stay there and burden him. If Travis did not get Lucas out of the circus, he would throw Lucas into the sea. Travis wanted to keep Lucas, unfortunately, he did not have enough money to keep it. He was hopeless and his only chance was to train Lucas up for performance, which could make money for his boss. As he expected, Lucas was too skinny for training.

Travis told his sister about Lucas’s situation. Suddenly, his sister thought of a brilliant idea. She suggested ’Why don’t you sell Lucas to a nice family? I think it can bring your boss a sum of money and he will be satisfied.’ Travis thought it was the best way for Lucas because he had no money to take care of him.  Now the only problem was where to find a caring family for Lucas.

The other day, Travis went back to the circus and helped Lucas to bathe before getting him a haircut. Then he put him in a beautiful cage with a memo ‘For Sale’.

A week later, there were no people asking to buy it. The boss was furious. When he was about to shout at Travis, a couple came to find Travis. They wanted to buy Lucas and they were willing to offer $500. It was exactly what the boss wanted.

’It is perfect!’ the boss exclaimed cheerfully.

‘I don’t want to sell Lucas!’ Travis cried loudly in his mind. Travis loves Lucas so much that he did not want Lucas to leave him, however, without a stable income, he could do nothing. He stood there and looked at Lucas leaving him.

The boss counted the cash, again and again, to confirm the sum. He cared nothing about Travis or Lucas, but only wanted to settle the deal as soon as possible.

Travis was so sad that Lucas could not stay with him. His sister comforted him that they could not afford to take care of Lucas. Travis could only hope for a better life for Lucas.

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When I was doing my work in class...  By Angel C (P6)

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When I was doing my work in class...  By Angel C (P6)

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On a cloudy afternoon, I was in Visual Art class working on a project with my classmate in the Art room. We were almost finished. Suddenly, we heard a loud ‘bang’ and saw lightning near our school. Rain started pouring down and the sky became dark. Some classmates felt scared and screamed.

I didn’t care much about it at first and continued to work on the project. When I went to get some paint, the lights went off suddenly. We all gasped loudly.

“What happened to the lights?” exclaimed Mary.

“Don’t worry, students. The heavy rain caused a power outage, and the lights will turn back on soon.” said our teacher calmly.

“Hello students and teachers. We are experiencing a power outage due to the storm. Everyone must stay indoors, and we will have to wait for the storm to past.” an announcement made through the intercom.

The teacher let us draw on the blackboard. I never drawn on the board before, so I felt excited. Fifteen minutes later, we were instructed to leave early. What a remarkable experience!

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The fate of an Ipad in the 2050s... By Leolhho (F4)

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The fate of an Ipad in the 2050s... By Leolhho (F4)

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The 17-year-old boy woke me up from a dusty shelf turning off the alarm on the screen on my body, causing me to release a vibration sound. Looking around the room, I could see the other devices were already on duty for the family. The virtual maid was wandering busily along the corridor, with clothes to be cleaned and food to be served to my master.

Glancing outside the door, I could see the parents of my masters were dealing with bank accounts and online purchasing with their super-intelligent pad. I looked at my body, showing the date 24/12/2050. Looking at my 2010s-produced old body, I sighed. It had already been 5 days since my master charged me. The way my master used to play with me when he was a child had disappeared for a long time.

Somehow, I tried to sing out loud and crack jokes to my master with my system’s outdated ‘Siri’.  However, it seemed like my master had already found it annoying and useless. Probably, he only cared about his Virtual-Reality friends and robotic maids instead of me. ‘Go to the recycle station! We don’t need a piece of old metal here.’ Every teasing word by other devices always made me down, feeling doubtful about the goal of my life. Jealousy towards those so-called ‘newly-invented devices’ had always been in my heart. I slowly switched off the screen on my body. I murmured with loneliness,

‘This is going to be another lonely Christmas...’

Time flew by, and Christmas Eve was approaching fast while the sound of the Christmas Bell could be heard clearly. The family sang carols with their friends via the Virtual Reality Software while my master was preparing the Christmas feast in the kitchen with the virtual maid. Then, out of the blue, ‘beep-beep!’ a warning siren suddenly went off from the virtual electricity manager of the house. Lights were off in seconds and other virtual devices started to run out of control. The family panicked and stood there closely, staring at the unusual movement.

‘Oh no!’ the son panicked, ‘there should be a hacker hacking into our home devices!’ Listening to his voice, I quickly scanned unusual inbound programmes with my nearly worn-out wave detector.

Surprisingly, I discovered that an online hacking gang was using a new programme to hack into all the newly-invented devices in the family’s home during Christmas Eve. It seemed like I was the only one who wasn’t hacked due to the fact that I was still using a 2020s outdated computing system. I could see my master panicking with fear. I immediately sang loudly to get my master's attention. He went into the room, staring at me closely with hope in his eyes. I tried to use the old computing method to encrypt the electricity system and an access point to restart all the devices at home. Surprisingly, the light relighted again in a flash. Everything was going back to normal while I had confirmed all the family’s bank accounts were safe and encrypted from hackers. Just then, I could see the joy in my master’s eyes while he hugged me tightly after many years.

I was cherished by the family during the Christmas days. It was difficult to explain how cheerful I was when my master started to appreciate me, praise me and charge me every day. I was totally in seventh heaven until New Year's Eve.

It was a starry night with a fascinating moon at its height in the sky. After singing my master’s favorite music, I went to rest at the charging station on the clean desk. When I gradually fell asleep, the virtual maid suddenly appeared in front of me out of nowhere. I could feel the anger and jealousy in her pale, iron eyes. She stared at me straightly, without uttering a single word. All of a sudden, she grabbed me tightly with her crunchy metal-made hand, throwing me onto the floor with a huge force that made the glass screen on my body break into pieces. I could feel the pain and heat on my back and the injured screen. However, I could neither shout nor vibrate for help with the broken computing system. I felt more and more unwell until I gradually fainted. I could barely see the cunning shadow of the virtual maid in the dark, leaving the room slowly…

It was when I forgot how long I had been unconscious. Since then, the only thing I knew was that I was lying in a box of a device-recycling station. I tried hard, trying to look for the body shape of my master, trying to hear his voice but failed to do so. Before being sent into the compression machine for recycling, I simply asked myself a question.

Was this fate unchangeable? Or else should I accept the reality?

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Government should not shorten students' holidays -By Ryan (F1)

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Dear Editor,

I have read your article about students should have shorter holidays. I am a chef dad with two children, one primary student and one kindergarten student. In my opinion, students should have longer holidays.

Parents still need to spend time if students are having shorter holidays. Having shorter holidays does not really help working parents, just like me. It is the parents' responsibility to support their children’s learning and take care of them after school.

Having shorter holidays might also damage children’s mental health. Having shorter holidays give students less time for entertainment and learning things about their interests that they cannot learn at school normally. They must feel tired from having a lot of exams, quizzes and homework at school.

Having shortened holidays will also damage the economy. There are movies for children broadcasting throughout the holidays. If there is less time for children to watch these movies, cinemas will earn less money. Also, I am working in a restaurant that is in a hotel which is mainly for families. If there are fewer children coming to the hotel, it will affect the whole hotel, including the restaurant I am working in.

The three opinions show that children should not have shorter holidays and they should have longer holidays.   Yours regards,

Ryan Lee

A chef of a local restaurant

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Why school holidays should not be shortened By Ada Kwok (F1)

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Why school holidays should not be shortened By Ada Kwok (F1)

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Dear editor,

Recently, I have read your post arguing that the school holidays should be shortened to help students learn and parents to take time off. From my standpoint as a local secondary school PE teacher, I disagree with the suggestion of shortening school holidays.
Firstly, as a PE teacher, I care about students’ physical health. Having school lessons, students have to stay in front of their table for almost the whole day and have fewer chances to move around. Besides, having shortened school holidays would also make students so busy with homework and other academic work that they would have less time for exercise. Having less exercise would harm students’ physical health.

Secondly, as a PE teacher, I also care about students’ mental health. I think students should have a good balance between academics and health. It is important because unbalancing lifestyle might drive them crazy. If the holidays are shortened, students would have more school activities planned and scheduled by the teachers, unlike the activities they choose to participate in freely during school holidays. Both the homework and the compulsory activities would stress the students very much. It would harm students’ mental health. Therefore, I do not think the school holidays should be shortened for more classroom academic lessons.

Lastly, students can still learn during holidays. For example, students can read during holidays. Reading comics can improve our visual communication skills. Students can also build mechanics or explore the outlying islands in Hong Kong; curiosity and creativity can always help students to learn. Besides, students can also sign up for some interests courses, such as ceramics, baking and mountain-climbing. They can also learn new languages, which can improve their communication skills. However, students do not have sufficient time to enjoy different extra-curricular activities without a long holiday.

I disagree with the point of shortening school holidays

but I would like to suggest a way to encourage students to learn during holidays. I think schools can hold fun activities during school holidays such as leadership training, exchange programs, camping… The activities are fun while students can learn from each other and parents can have their personal time.

Yours sincerely,

Ada Kwok

A local secondary school PE teacher

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A letter to the editor from a principal who does not accept his opinion by Perry Wong (F1)

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A letter to the editor from a principal who does not accept his opinion by Perry Wong (F1)

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Dear Editor

I have read your post about the school holidays should be made shorter. Well, before I express my opinion, I want to make it clear about my background. I am a local primary school principal, and I do not agree with your opinion.

First, students need time to relax. The holidays should be a time for students to take a break from their studies. If we make the holidays shorter, we might make the students have more academic stress.

Second, the holidays provide students learning opportunities outside classrooms. If we make the holidays shorter, students will not have fewer opportunities to learn other skills.

Last, students need more time with their parents. If the holidays are shorter, students will have less time to spend with their families. This could affect their relations.

These three reasons show us that the holidays should not be made shorter. Honestly, as an education professional in charge of the school, I can make sensible decisions on the length of holiday for my students.

Yours regards

Perry wrong

Principal of the primary school

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Government should not shorten the holiday By Anson Ko (Grade 7)

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Government should not shorten the holiday By Anson Ko (Grade 7)

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Dear Editor:

In the past few days, I read your post that the government should shorten Form 1 students’ holidays to allow more time to learn and help parents struggling to take time off work. In my opinion of being a secondary Form 1 student, I disagree with your point.

To begin, holidays in local schools are already short enough. If the school is going to make the holiday even shorter, there will not be much time for students to amuse themselves. Considering the heavy summer holiday workload, there will be even less time to entertain.

Furthermore, shortening the time of the holidays might affect children's physical and mental health. After a long study time of the two terms, children should feel tired. Imagine after studying for the entire academic year with a shortened summer holiday; children will not be able to have enough time to relax.

Lastly, shortening children's holidays might also affect their opportunities to develop new skills. Students might be interested in learning subjects that are not taught in school, such as new languages, sports and cooking. However, if the school shortens the holidays, students might not have enough time to develop new skills.

Therefore, I disagree with your point because children can learn during the holidays, and students need time to rest and entertain. The schools should let students have normal holidays, but teachers should still assign a suitable amount of work for students to do during holidays. I think this can both help the students and the parents.

Best regards,

Anson Ko

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Government should shorten the Holiday By Khloe Law (F1)

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Government should shorten the Holiday By Khloe Law (F1)

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Dear Editor,

I have read your post that the school holiday should be made shorter. To be honest, I was extremely in agreement with this as I am a housewife mum of a local secondary student.

The holiday makes me unable to do any housework! My child stayed at home over the long holiday, which made me unable to do any housework. She made the house dirtier day after day.

My child needs to learn good time management from school. Whenever she is in the house, she must hold her phone in hand, even going to the bathroom. She spends endless hours on social media or online games all day long. She uses her time very unwisely. She doesn't know how to allocate her time to entertainment and study to have a work-life balance.

During this serious pandemic period, the government does not support frequent outdoor activity.  My child could not hang out with her peers or do age-appropriate activities. She just stayed at home and lay on her bed. I am very worried about her health, but she never takes my advice.

I strongly demand that the government to shorten the holiday for secondary students.

Yours sincerely,

Khloe

A housewife mum of a local secondary students

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Importance of mental health By Khloe Law (F1)_

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Importance of mental health By Khloe Law (F1)_

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Most people are not aware of mental health until it affects their physical health. Recent research shows that 60% of the people in the world are stressed from study, family or peers. That makes more people aware of their mental health and see the benefits of maintaining good mental health.

First, good mental health can improve our mood and emotions. Good mental health can show positivity to our family, peers and teachers. We can stay more motivated and maintain healthy relationships with them.

Second, good mental health can avoid mental illness. Good mental health keeps us away from anxiety and depression. We can think more clearly.

Thirdly, good mental health can affect physical health, such as heart diseases, which can be caused by having a stressful life for a long period of time. It may also affect our immune system and make us be sick  easily.

To promote having good mental health, we can have a Mindfulness Club, with a function room to let members do meditation. Meditation is a way that is comfortable and makes us get more energy and improve our mental health. Every member just needs a few pieces of equipment that are easy to find, like yoga mat and yoga clothes. Based on my experience, meditation is very helpful for making me more concentrated on my learning as I say.

To provide a variety of activities, the Mindfulness Club could make a lecture for the students to know more about mental health. How can mental health help them and let them start this good habit?

Take a healthy approach to your emotional wellness.

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A famous dish from the Michelin-starred     restaurant  By Perry W. (F1)

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A famous dish from the Michelin-starred     restaurant  By Perry W. (F1)

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Have you ever been to any Michelin-starred restaurants or tasted the dishes from those restaurants? After I said the word, Michelin, some readers will already know what I am going to talk about in this article.

What is Michelin? Michelin star awarding scheme is the ultimate hallmark of culinary excellence. Michelin stars are awarded to restaurants judged to be of a particularly high standard. The judges that make the grade can be awarded one, two, or three stars.

The Hell’s Kitchen is grandly opened on the Las Vegas Strip in 2018. Of course, the highlight is the same shooting scene as the show, as well as the famous celebrity chef dishes.

Today I am going to tell you more about one famous dish that must be eaten in Hell’s Kitchen.

Beef Wellington
Beef Wellington is a steak dish of English origin. It is coated with puff pastry and baked. When you eat this dish, all the juice in the beef will burst out, the tender meat in the steak is contrasted by the crispy pastry. It makes the texture more layered. You will not regret it if you eat this dish

If you want to make the Beef Wellingtons, you can click on this link and watch the video. Gordon will teach you how to make the best Beef Wellington in town.

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Do you know what fusion food is? It is a kind of food which is a combination of different cooking techniques and dishes. Fusion food is worldwide popular. There is one kind that I would like to suggest to you all.

Pani Puri

Pani puri is a type of Indian snack and street food. You can find Pani puri in some Indian restaurants in Hong Kong. It is made of flour, spiced water, onions, potatoes and chickpeas. Pani is the sauce and puri is the crispy round ball. When you eat it, you pour the pani into the puri. The pani is cold and the taste is great. Eat the whole pani puri in one bite. Something that you should be aware of is that the pani puri might be a bit too big if your mouth is small, so you might have to take a few bites. Pani puri is crispy when you chew it and its taste is sweet and a bit spicy.

Now you may have a question: “Isn’t pani puri an Indian street food?” Indeed, it is not really a kind of fusion food but street food. But still, it is the best food to be turned into fusion food. The stuffing of puri is flexible. You can put anything into it. You can put Chinese food, Japanese food, Thai food… such as Peking roasted duck, sashimi, salad… Use your creativity to invent your own pani puri.

You might not know how to make pani puri. Therefore, here is a link of a video for pani puri recipe: pani puri recipe | golgappa | पानी पूरी – गोलगप्पे | puchka recipe | pani poori recipe Though there is more than one recipe for pani puri, I am going to share this video as this recipe is easy. It teaches you to make two kinds of pani. Of course, its taste is wonderful and I bet you will be in love with pani puri after trying this recipe.

So what are you waiting for? Go to be a master chef of fusion food at home.

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Top 3 Most Popular Shooter Games By Perry Wong (F1)

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Top 3 Most Popular Shooter Games By Perry Wong (F1)

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Nowadays, video games have become the daily necessities for many people in the world. Everyone loves online games. Do you know that video games have different categories? Today, I am going to introduce one type of video game and the 3 most famous games in this category.

Shooter
All of you must ask what is Shooter. Actually, it is a type of video game that you can contact every day and all of you must play the games that below to the shooters, like PUBG, CALL OF DUTY... Shooters are a sub-genres of action video games where the focus is almost entirely on the defeat of the characters’ enemies using the weapons given to the players. Usually, these weapons you use to fight in the battle and get the experience points and upgrade the weapons to higher levels. It is similar to RPG. However, in RPG you have to upgrade your character but in Shooter games you have to upgrade your weapons. Now I am sharing with you the top 3 famous shooter games.

HALO
HALO is a first-person shooter video game. The story takes place in the HALO Universe and it is created by Bungie. The main character of this game is Sergeant. The player will follow in his footsteps to explore every corner of the universe and fight with the unknown creature. Besides the story mode, it has the Multiplayer mode and Battlefield mode too. The weapons in this game are very creative. Different from other games, it makes this game has high playability.

CALL OF DUTY

Call of duty is a first-person shooter video game franchise published by Activision. Starting out in 2003, it first focuses on games set in World War ll. Over times, the series has seen games set in the midst of the Cold War, Futuristic worlds. The famous series of the Call Of Duty is Modern Warfare, because it has a fascinating storyline and it also has excellent picture quality. It has Multiplayer mode and Battlefield mode, it can give you the pleasure of experiencing real-time duel real people. I need to remind you that this game is for 18 years old or above because it has some bloody scenes.

Battlefield
Battlefield is also a first-person shooter video game. The series features a large map, a variety of drivable vehicles, and rich network battles as selling points. The recent battlefield games also feature full-environments destruction, so that you may destroy everything that you don’t like in this game, including the buildings and vehicles… THis game is good for players to relieve stress. The Battlefield also has the Multiplayer mode and Battlefield mode. You would like this game.
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Top 3 Exciting Role-playing games By Ada Kwok (F1)

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Top 3 Exciting Role-playing games By Ada Kwok (F1)

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Do you know what is Role-playing games (RPGs)? It is a game in which players assume the roles of characters in a fictional setting. Today, I will introduce 3 most exciting and interesting RPGs to you.

Divinity: Original Sin II

The first one is “Divinity: Original Sin II”. It is an epic RPG. You can play it on Microsoft Windows, Xbox One, macOS, and iPad. There are online and local multiplayer modes, which are competitive and cooperative. When you start to play the game, you can create custom characters and choose your stats, race, gender, and origin story. There is a skill crafting system that you can use to mix and change skills. You can solo or play the game with up to 3 players as a party. One of the best things in this game is how much control you have over your character’s class. This game is an entertaining game with a lot of options in the game that you can choose from, it gives you a lot of freedom and is not very forgiving when you make a mistake.

Legend of Grimrock

The second RPG is “Legend of Grimrock’, which is an ARPG (Action RPG). It’s a real-time dungeon crawler and a first-person RPG with tile-based movement and real-time game mechanics. There are puzzle-solving tasks and combats in the game. You can gain experience by slaying creatures and beasts in the dungeon to increase level and progress skills. This game is enjoyable and you can play it with your friends. The exploration is fun, the puzzles are hard, which makes it challenging, and the atmosphere is great. This game is great for both children and adults.

Bastion

The last one is “Bastion”, which is an ARPG too. You can play it on many platforms, such as Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Linux and iOS. The game uses a level structure and the levels contain many different environment types such as cities, forests, and bogs. “The kid” is the protagonist of the game. He moves through floating, carries weapons, and can perform special attacks. If you would like to download it on your smartphone, I would recommend you to download it using WiFi since the game file size is 1.4 GB. For extra features, you may consider unlocking the “full game” version, which costs HKD 38 only.

RPGs are exciting and enjoyable. Why not enjoy playing them with your friends?

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Top 3 Most Popular Sandbox Games in 2022 By Khloe Law (F1)

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Top 3 Most Popular Sandbox Games in 2022 By Khloe Law (F1)

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Sandbox game is a video game with a gameplay element that provides the player with a great degree of creativity to interact with. It is often associated with player choice, open environments, and non-linear gameplay. Now, I will introduce you to the 3 most popular sandbox games. These are the creative games that you must try! Enjoy!

Minecraft

I am quite sure most of you have played Minecraft before and enjoyed the game, but do you aware that Minecraft is not just a game? Many parents think Minecraft is just an entertaining game that some people in the game cut the trees around. It is just for fun. I want to tell them that they are wrong. Playing Minecraft has surprising benefits. When we play on one-player mode, it can encourage creativity and project planning, reinforce problem-solving skills. When we connect to others, it can strengthen our teamwork and communication when we connect to the others. Minecraft is popular not only because it is lively, but also because it has a lot of benefits!

House Designer: Fix & Flip

House designer: Fix & Flip is a house designing game. Players can use their creativity to decorate the house to look like their dream house. There are customers in the game giving out challenges, as a designer, players have to choose the furniture with the matching living style to decorate the house. When they complete the challenges, they will receive bonuses and rewards such as pieces of furniture. You can choose your own wallpaper, furniture and make it whatever you want.  If you have an interior designer dream, you must try this game!

The Sims

The Sims is a series of life simulation sandbox games. You live in a city. You can choose your roommates, your jobs, your lover. It is another life in the virtual world and you can take complete control of that life. You will have your own house and you can design it. You can try the real adult life that has no parents there. You can have your money and career, how long you work, how much you get. Also, you need to manage your time well. You cannot just work, you need to have a work-life balance. You can develop the interest and personality that you want. Does that sound great?

Games are not only enjoyable, but we can also learn many things from them.

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Comfort food? Or fusion food? By Khloe Law (F1)

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Comfort food? Or fusion food? By Khloe Law (F1)

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7/02/2022

If you could choose, would you choose comfort food or fusion food? I know that you will definitely choose comfort food, but why not both? Comfort food is the food that we love and make us feel comfortable. Fusion food is essentially a mixture of food cultures and cuisines.

Yesterday, I created my comfort food but also a fusion dish. The idea of this dish was inspired by my family.

My comfort food is sweet and sour ribs. Sounds yummy, right? I was already water-mouthing! My mum always cooks it for me. I want to eat my comfort food because it cheers me up. Following my mum’s recipe and combining it with my dad’s comfort food— ramen. I got a new fusion dish!

I tried to cook it but a few accidents happened. In my first attempt, the sweet and sour sauce was nearly overcooked! Luckily, I was quickly reminded by my mum to stop the fire as fast as I could. In my second attempt, the ramen was overcooked. It was too soft to eat, but it was still edible.

Although the ramen was too soft, but the taste saved the dish. I learnt that we must pay attention during the cooking.

This is the only recipe in the world that you can find which is invented by me:

Ingredient:

Pork ribs                     A bowl

Sugar                          3 tablespoons

Zhen Jiang vinegar     4 tablespoons

Cooking wine              1 tablespoons

Soya sauce                 2 tablespoons

Water                          5 tablespoons

Ramen                        A bowl

Steps:

1. Cut the spare ribs into pieces and put them into boiling water for a few minutes to rinse away any blood.

2. Put the sugar, Zhen Jiang vinegar, cooking wine, soya sauce and water into a bowl and mix it.

3. Add spare ribs into the above ingredients and bring to boil.

4. Turn down to slow heat. Cook for about 1 hour until less sauce and spare ribs turn dark brown.

5. In boiling water, add the ramen in it.

6. When the ramen is prepared, add it to the sweet and sour ribs.

7. Serve hot.

Comfort food can also be a fusion food. So, what are you waiting for? Let’s follow the recipe and enjoy my fusion food.