Book Review: Around the World in 80 days

The book I read was Around the World in 80 days by Jules Verne. It is about a man named Phileas Fogg and his adventures around the world. In the beginning of the story, Fogg hires a new servant named Passepartout. Fogg decided to bet that he can travel around the world in less that 80 days. They rescued an Indian woman on the way named Aouda, and meanwhile in Britain there was a bank robbery and a detective named Fix believed that he was the robber. However, when the travellers were back in Britain, they were ahead of schedule, but Fix put them in jail for just enough time to delay their arrival to London, and caused Fogg to believe that he had lost the bet, but actually he was early by one day.
I like Passepartout the most in this story because he is loyal and has faith in his master.

Book Review: Treasure Island

The book I've read is Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson. Jim Hawkins was a innkeeper of Admiral Benbow Inn. One day, a sea dog came to his inn, and wants him to look out for other sailors. Jim did not know that he had an important map that could lead people to Treasure Island. Soon, pirates started attacking the inn, to look for the map, and the sea dog died.Jim found out that the sea dog had a map and escaped with his mother. He then bought the map to Doctor Livesey and Squire Trelawney and they decided to set off to the place where there is treasure. Their crew included Long John's Silvers, and Jim managed to know that he is a pirate. There was a battle between the pirates and the rest of the crew, and in the midst Jim went on shore and found a man named Ben Gunn, who had already found the treasure. After the battle was won, Jim and Ben and the part of the crew that were not pirates and managed to survive the battle returned with the treasure.
I liked Jim most in the story because he is brave and determined.

Book Review: James and the Giant Peach

The book I read was James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl. James Henry Trotter, and 4 year old boy, was orphaned and had to live with his horrible aunt Sponge and Spiker. After 3 years of torture, James met an old man who gives him a magical potion and consumption of which would "Give James wealth happiness and great adventure". However, James accidently dropped the sack and it burst into magical green crystals that vanished into the soil. However, the old peach tree near their house suddenly beared a giant peach. Sponge and Spiker thought they could make a profit out of this, and thus decided to charge people for viewing the peach. One night, James went into the giant peach and saw colossal insects: the Centipede, Miss Spider, the Old-Green-Grasshopper, the Silkworm, the Earthworm, Mrs. Ladybird and the Glowworm. The peach itself broke off from the tree and squashed the aunts, as it sails across the Atlantic to New York. They had nice adventures on the way there.
I like James because he is brave and he told us that nothing is impossible, even at such a low point in life you can still bounce up.

I love eating my ice-cream,
always nice and always sweet.
I will never stop eating it,
cos it is way more delicious than meat.

I love eating my ice-cream,
cos they are as delicious as they seem.
And I prefer licking it,
to eating it.

I love eating my ice-cream,
cos it never ever has heat.
Ahh, the melted cream down your cheek,
just make you feel so fantastic.

Poem on school life

Every morning at 7 o'clock,
I wake up and look at my clock.
"Oh no!I am late for school!
Later teacher scold!"

Lessons are boring,
Until there is P.E. where everyone starts running.
Then there is recess,
But the time for it was way too less.

Then we have lessons again,
We were all trying to be sane.
The teachers keep teaching,
And we keep sleeping.

Then the bell rang,
"Yay Yay"we sang.
Then we became insane.
What a typical day.

Home Learning(Poems)

The poem can be found here:
http://sec1litlangclasses.wikispaces.com/Home+Learning+Class+2

What were the poet’s thought/ feelings as he thought about his school days ?
He probably thought that it was interesting and memorable and thus probably felt sad about missing his school days.This is shown when he can remember almost every single thing in his old school life quite vividly, even though it was many years before, such as remembering his best friend shading all 'A's for his chinese multiple choice paper and crows trying to interrupt them when they were singing the national anthem.These are the things that one can forget easily if they are not memorable.If they are memorable, the writer is probably missing it and thus he is sad.

Think back on your days in primary school. Do you share the same sentiments? What were your memories of those days?
Yes, I do share these sentiments.I am now missing primary school because now secondary school is far tougher than primary school and i miss the days in primary school where I can slack much more than now.Also, i miss primary school because I had many fond memories there, which include playing pranks on teachers by putting fake vomit on the exam papers and viewing their reaction;and always not doing projects unless the next day is the deadline.I also remember the times when i was only Primary 2 or 3 and I was staying back to play soccer almost everyday.Of course, i have happy and sad memories. The happy memories include:me playing catching with my classmates, me eating ice cream in school(lol)and me playing and making a fool in the classroom and getting scolded by teachers.The sad memories include:The inevitable separation between my classmates and I(different secondary schools).Overall, the 6 years of my life in primary school would definitely be missed by me.I look forward to going back to my primary school someday when i am not busy, especially with my friends

I am screwed

I am screwed for my tests...I wonder why.Is it because of me not revising enough?Or is it because of the difficulty of the papers.Many of my friends did not do well too.Hmm...maybe eating ice cream can make me think more easily...