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Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Article:
“Sorry guys, these lots are not for you”–‘Home’Section (Pg B1)

Q1:
What were some of the reasons cited in the article why there was a need to have parking lots for women only in these buildings?

A1:
One of the reasons is to help women with young children to load and unload bulky prams more easily.The other reasons are the location of the carpark is convient and they only have to walk up the ramp to reach the entrance to the lobby. Another reason is it is less tiring for women, espically when they are in heels.Another reason is some women feel safer parking nearer to the entrance.

Q2:
(a) In your opinion, do you think it is necessary to allocate parking lots for women only? Why?
(b) Which group of people do you then feel should be allocated such priority parking? Explain.

A2:
(a) In my opinion, i think that it is not necessary to allocate parking lots for women as some times when the other car lots are full and the reserved lots for women are empty, people will also tends to park in the lot so it is very difficult for them to control who will park in the lot.

(b) I think that the priority parking should be allocated to the disabled people and the elderly drivers as the elderly may have difficulty to find parking lots if they park their car at the fifth storey, some of them do not have the energy to climb to the entrance.For the disabled people, they would not have difficulty to walk to the entrance.

Friday, March 13, 2009

Article
"Help for single mum in downturn"-Main Section (Pg A4-A5)

Q1:

What project was launched to help single mums? Briefly explain what is this project about?

A1:
The project which was launched was called WeCare for U. This project is to help single mum to find a job and let them join support group that arranged activities for them and their children in these current downturn. It reaches help to divorcees, widows and other single mother who not only have a tougher time juggling work and family but find it had to get help.they also encourage those who cannot go out to work to make use of other skills like baking to help themselves generate an income as lack of steady source of income is one of the greatest difficulties experience for the single mum.

Q2:
Imagine you come across a single mum that is unemployed, what are some advice you can give her? Who can she turned to?

A2:
I know that being a single mum is not easy, one must play the part of both the father and mother. They must also look after their children and at the same time handle their jobs. Without a job, it is very difficult for the single mums to manage their monthly expenses for he family.

So if I come across a single mum, I will advice her to ask her friends or people around her if there is any job available that suits her. I will also advice her to relax and give her some encouragement by letting her know that it is not easy to be single mums and she is the strongest woman I have ever seen. If she still cannot find any job, she can approach the various organization that help people like her. If she feeling stress or having problems, she can consult her families or friends.

Friday, March 6, 2009

Article:
“NTU Death Fall"–HOME Section (Pg B6)

Q1:
What were some indications which showed that the victim was facing problems before he committed the rash act?

A1:His friend noticed that he startedto get addicted to the computer games and this action has never occured to him before. The victim have just lost his sholarship and his grades are deproving lately.Some of his friend also said that he committed rash act as her final year project was coming and felt very stress about it.Before jumping down, he stabbed his professor from the back andSlashed his own wrist.

Q2:
(a) Is it very stressful being a student in Singapore? Explain.
(b) What are some problems you face as a student which adds to your stress level?

A1:

(a)It is quite stressful as a student in Singapore as we have many subject to study and many tests are given to us. Our parents and teachers will also have high hopes of us getting good result, we do not want to let our parents down so we study very hard to et their targets. Singapore student likes to compare their marks with people which make them more stress. For example, if you lose to your friends, you wil tried to study hard to get a better result.In order to get better job in future, we must study extremely hard. All these causes the result of our stress.

(b)The problems I faced was when the exams and tests are very near, i will feel very stress as i wanted to score well for all my subject and not do it badly. Sometimes, the topic of the subject is already very confused but the teacher did more confusion to it by skipping a lot of steps that make me more stress as if the question appeared in exam, i will be stuck at the question and at the same time lose marks for it. Now that my school and CCA end late, i need to stay up late at night to study and wake up early in the morning which make me lesser time to relax but more stress.