Lucky? Or just a happy coincidence?

On Tuesday, 6 Faith read the article on Page 18 of the LRD and did the comprehension questions.

After we had read the passage and attempted the questions, we held a quick poll of our class to see who believed that the story was true. 20 out of 27 of us (74.1%) did not really believe the story.

Surprisingly, many of these 20 girls said that they had seen animals like frogs and crabs survive after being put in the freezer, so they felt that the catfish in the story was not really that special.

"It's just superstition!" one of my classmates said.

We then had a discussion about the kinds of superstitions we knew. Have you heard that shaking one's legs means shaking away good luck? Or that eating at a transparent table means you're eating on the floor? Or that sleeping beside your bed means that you're sleeping outside the house?

Then, Miss Wong told us something quite amazing. Originally, the Singapore Flyer was built to turn from the land toward the sea. However, after it faced bad business and some technical glitches, feng shui experts were consulted and guess what? They reccommended that the Flyer turn the other way instead! A lot of money had to be spent to make the Flyer turn the other way. After that, the Flyer became more popular and business started to improve.

Click on the link below for a report on this
http://www.asiaone.com/Travel/News/Story/A1Story20080811-81704.html

After we had heard this story, we were a bit unsure if such superstitions were really true afterall....

What do you think? What kind of superstitions do you believe in?

Or if you don't believe in any superstitions, why not?

Leave your comment below!

Plastic Surgery --- For or Against?

Yesterday, we (6 Charity) had a debate about plastic surgery after reading the LRD article on Page 4 of this week's LRD (15th Feb).

Half the class came up with points supporting plastic surgery while the other half came up with points against it. The class got very noisy because many of us were very passionate about our views, but I think it was a very interesting topic!

FOR PLASTIC SURGERY
- It gives people a headstart in the beauty department, according to the article
- It gives doctors more money
- It increases emotional security, according to the article
- It might be necessary for accident cases or for life-threatening cases
- It enhances natural beauty
- After you look confident on the outside, you will feel more confident on the inside
- It is no different from beautifying yourself with make-up
- There is always a risk whatever you do

AGAINST PLASTIC SURGERY
- The opposite sex likes natural beauty and plastic surgery might be off-putting
- It wastes money if you do it unecessarily
- It's better to feel confident on the inside first. Then, you'll look confident on the outside.
- There is a risk if operations go wrong
- It can cause a lot of scars and there may be side-effects from the procedures
- After you do one procedure, there will be a lot of mental stress to keep looking beautiful all the time
- Botox makes you look tight
- People should just be satisfied with what God has given them

What do you think about plastic surgery? Leave a comment below!