Tuesday, September 9, 2008
People are more selfish and greedy. Do you agree?
Yes. We agree.
Greedy
1. excessively or inordinately desirous of wealth, profit, etc.; avaricious: the greedy owners of the company.
2. having a strong or great desire for food or drink.
3. keenly desirous; eager (often fol. by of or for): greedy for praise.
Adapted from: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/greedy
Selfish
1. devoted to or caring only for oneself; concerned primarily with one's own interests, benefits, welfare, etc., regardless of others.
2. characterized by or manifesting concern or care only for oneself: selfish motives.
Adapted from: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Selfish
* People come early for shows or concerts to have the best seats.
* People take more than enough seats in public transports just to put their belongings when they can put it on the ground.
* People are never satisfied with what they have.
* People always take their time when eating in foodcourts, not thinking of others.
* When there are free items, people are willing to queue for hours.
* When people are asked to pay more for taxes and more, they complain.
* During the SARS period, people buy a lot of eggs and other limited groceries, fearing that there are not enough left for them.
* Parents always send their children to many tuition classes and enrichment courses, when the activities in school are already carried out.
* Some parents only care about their children’s results and not the difficulties that the children go through.
* People are always on the run to grab the latest items.
* Some drivers don’t think about other people’s safety, by not following the traffic laws.
* People litter and didn’t take care of the environment, which will lead to different negative effects.
* They leave people in the lurch just to make sure they escape from trouble or miseries.
Labels: Adila, Farhani, Kah Yuen, Norryn
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Monday, March 3, 2008
MAS SELAMAT KASTARI
A 47 year old man, the most wanted terror fugitive, with short wavy hair, a dark complexion and is 1.58m tall, his limp will draw immediate attention should he be spotted in public places - no matter how he tries to dress down.
* Amazing fact : He's jungle trained!
* Occupation : Former bus mechanic, alleged head of the Singapore branch of Jemaah Islamiah
1. An alleged Islamic terror leader
2. Slipped away from the Whitley Road detention center on Wednesday
3. Escaped from jail in a rare security lapse in Singapore
4. Escaped after being taken from his cell to go to a room to wait for his family who were scheduled for a visit.
5. Was granted permission to visit the washroom and then escaped, Mr. Wong said in Parliament
6. Trigger a massive manhunt across the island nation for him
7. Authorities said, Mr. Mas Selamat is said to be commander of the al-Qaida linked Jemaah Islamiyah's Singapore arm.
8. Allegedly plotted to hijack a plane and crash it into Singapore's Changi airport
9. Had planned to use seven bomb-filled trucks from Malaysia to bomb foreign embassies and other important facilities in Singapore.
Connections:
* In Indonesia : Noordin Mohd Top (most wanted Terrorist in Malaysia and Indonesia)
: Abu Jibril (Channeled money between the Al-Qaedah and JI)
* In philippine : Umar Patek (Bali bomber)
:Dulmatin ( Umar Patek accomplice)
How it will affect other people's life:
* Residents will live in fear
* Ruin Singapore's reputation
* Less tourist will visit Singapore, which will eventually lead to the decrease in economic growth
* Singapore might not have the chance to host the 2010 Youth Olympic Games, if Mas Selamat Kastari is still in the run
* More lorry jam caused by the security checks
* Causes the inconvenience to a lot of parties (Shopkeepers ETC.)
* Concerned parents will be worried for their child's safety, which causes them to be controlled by their parents.. = no freedom
Labels: Farhani, Norryn, Samuel, Shaw Siong, Wan Hui
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