Little Red Dot (Issue: 28 July 2009) - Do you see a hit song? (page 4)

There are differing views as to how appealing the National Day (ND) theme song, What Do You See, is to the general public. While some lament that the good old sing-able tunes like Count On Me, Singapore and We Are Singapore are a thing of the past, others are applauding the move to go rock and see the change as "refreshing". What about you? Do you like the rock element in the recent ND theme songs or do you prefer a more sing-able tune that you can hum to? Post your thoughts as a comment to this blog entry.

Dicing with Death

Based on p 3, LRD 28/7/2009 By 4 Joy

The noose in the picture caught our attention and we chose this article to blog about.

In pairs, we discussed what the consequences for drug trafficking are in Singapore. We found out that for taking some drugs, the punishment can be up to 20 years in jail or may be caned 15 times. Our teacher explained to us that people who commit certain crimes in Singapore are caned with a thick cane. We squirmed at the thought of this!!

People can also be hung for drug trafficking, which is very sad because it means someone dies just because he or she bought and sold drugs.

The aim of the article is to tell us that no matter how old or young you are, you will be punished if you take drugs!

How do you think other people are affected when someone takes drugs?

Come and post your comments! =)

A lifelong dream that was not meant to be

(Based on an article in the LRD 22/7/2009 issue on a Singapore medical team's attempt to separate a pair of Iranian Siamese twins, Ladan and Laleh Bijani, almost exactly 6years ago.)

The class felt that the twins were very brave to go through the operation. They had the dream of seeing each other face to face. We are sad that they were unable to do so. We had a little experience of being "being stuck" together with our partners in the classroom. The task was to retrieve something which was away from us. We felt uncomfortable "following" the other person, very inconvenient and it was not easy to move around. We were "joined together" for a few minutes but the twins were connected together for 29 years. We really admire their courage,their patience with each other.

By 5 Grace

How did you feel when you read the article in this week's LRD?

Guest bloggers from other schools!

Hi girls,

Yesterday, we were priviledged to have 14 guest bloggers at the ccpslrd blog! They were teachers from other schools whom we had shared our blog with yesterday. We invited them to share their thoughts on last week's LRD issues with us and we're glad they agreed! The eight previous entries are by them. Do leave your comments! (If you want to blog for us on ccpslrd, drop Miss Wong an email at misswongccps@gmail.com!)

=)
Miss Wong

Guest Blogger on Asian Youth Games Singapore

The Asian Youth Games Singapore opened in Singapore with a bang on the 29th June 2009, Monday at the Singapore Indoor Stadium.

The crowd of spectators are met with a myriad of performers with student from many primary and secondary schools. Despite seats in the auditorium not being fully filled up due to the H1N1 flu situation, spirits were rather high in the stadium as the crowd cheered to the performances and the competitors.

This is the first time these games have been held. The 9-day Asian Youth Games (AYG) are designed to showcase sporting excellence in the region. Almost 1,400 young people aged 14 to 17 from 43 countries across Asia took part. Spectators had a chance to see future Olympians showing their potential. Malaysia had withdrawn their participation due to H1N1 infections that were on the rise at that time.

Contrary to the Opening Ceremony, the Games were declared closed in a private function at Fairmont Hotel Singapore, which included only partipants and officials.

Singapore bagged 9 golds in this Games!

Well done Singapore!

Here's a video on one of the items from the Opening Ceremony. Enjoy! :)

Guest Blogger on the Sari (with video!)

The sari is India's national dress for females. This is how a sari is worn.

Guest Blogger on Salt and You

Eating too much salt is bad for your health. You are more likely to get high blood pressure, heart disease and stroke if you take in too much salt in your diet. Although some salt is necessary but doctors recommend that a person takes no more than one level teaspoon a day.

Take note that some sweet things and food like cakes, biscuits and bread can contain high level of salt. So beware! There are ways to lower the amount of salt you eat. One way is to choose fresh food instead of pre-prepared, processed or pickled ones. look out for Healthier Choice symbol.

Finally, eat lots of different fruits and vegetables everyday - naturally low in salt and great source of health-boosting vitamins, minerals and other nutrients.

Should you add chilli sauce or ketchup to your french fries?

What food contain natural salt?

Guest Blogger on The Graceful Saris

I've always thought that saris are beautiful. When I was in Primary 6, my form teacher, Miss Williams wore saris to school everyday. I loved all her saris. The prints on the fabrics were so beautiful.

I've always wanted to try wearing a sari, but was worried because nobody would help me secure it properly. Now, with ready-made saris available, I think I'll just get one and wear it on the next Racial Harmony Day.

Website on salt by guest blogger: Pass (on) the salt

Doctors recommend not more than one level teaspoon of salt a day. That's too much for me. It's not necessary to take any salt at all. The salt that your body needs is already in or supposed to be in the food that you eat each day.

website on salt

A note from 2 guest bloggers: Less salt is good!

Hi gals,
I am sure most of you know too much salt is bad for you.
Is it good for us to have a salt-free diet?
Can you imagine eating food without salt? How would that be like?
List the foods that we consume daily that contain salt.
Share with us your comments.

From sts,
sj and lm