LA assignment (village by the sea)

I am going to list down the things you need for the preparation of the dishes, Jalebi and Chapthi.
Preparation for jalebi
You will need 2 cups of flour,1/2 table spoon fo baking powder,1 cup of yogurt,a few saffron threads,1 cups of sugar , 2 drops of orange food colouring, 1/4 table spoon of green cardamom seeds powder, 2 table spoons of rose water and vegetable oil for frying.
Preparation for chapathi
You will need 1 cups of sifted whole wheat flour, 4 cups of warm water, 1 cup of melted ghee and 2 table spoon of salt.

Now I am going to compare chapathi and roti prata, as well as jalebi and you tiao, then I am going to find their differences.

The differences between chapathi and roti prata
The chapathi is usually plain and when eaten, it is torn off and is used to carry meat or vegetables, while roti prata can be served plain of with flavours such as eggs, onions or garlic, and they are usually dipped in curry for more taste.
The differences between jalebi and you tiao
The jalebi can be served either cold or warm, while the you tiao is usually served warm. The you tiao can be sweet or salty while the jalebi is usually sweet.

Recipe for jalebi
Using the above ingredients for jalebi, I am going to tell you the steps to make jalebi. First mix the flour, baking powder and yogurt into a batter and keep for 24 hours to ferment. After that pour the batter into a ketchup despensing bottle. Then to make sugar syrup, melt the sugar with rose water and boil to get a thread consistency. After that is done, turn off the fire and add some saffron strands and caradamom and stir it well. Then heat the oil in a deep wok-like dish. Now, hold the ketchup dispenser over the hot oil and squeeze the batter into the oil into a wiggly, randomly coiled circle. Squeeze out several at a time. Finally fry till light golden and then remove and put directly into the sugar syrup.

Recipe for chapathi
First of all, we will prepare dough by mixing together ½ a cup of water with 1 table spoon of ghee and just enough wheat flour.Then knead it well and keep it aside for 45 minutes. After that, take some dough and make small balls which is the size of half a tennis ball. Next, dust them with wheat flour and roll them into chapatis on a rolling board.Then get ready the chapati tawa and keep it on flame, roast both sides of chapati on the tawa. Lastly if you would like to add ghee on top of the chapathi, you may do so.

Week 4's assignment

This week we are supposed to refer to the post on our language arts facebook group and do the following assignments as told. I have decided on doing the assignment which is assigned to the naturalists. We have to do research on the preparation on chapathi and jalebi and find the difference between some foods.

The reason to the princess's choice

The princess choose to kill her lover as she did not want herself to do silly things if she became too jealous. If she had let her lover live, she would regret it in the end as the pain watching her lover with another lady would hurt her dearly. It was for the best.

End of term post

This is the end of the term, and I had alot of fun with school activities! I hope to participate in more activities such as CIP and other games! I found the first term of Hwa Chong exciting and hope to have a term like this next term!

Interview about crime and punishment

Crime and punishment is akin to Newton’s Law which says “Action and Reaction are opposite and equal”. Whatever crime is done, punishment is meted out. The actual punishment should commensurate with the severity of the crime. The most appropriate punishment should be one that is designed to correct the wrong action and behaviour, along with proper education. For example if you litter, the punishment could be either a fine or corrective work order. Corrective work order is an ideal punishment for litter instead of a fine. Corrective work order will teach litterbugs not to litter anymore as the person will understand the consequence of his wrongdoing. For crimes that are very serious like murders, the punishment can be capital punishment in some countries. This is the ultimatum as there is no turning back for the offender. The punishment for a crime that is not of great consequence sometimes requires the offender to be jailed. The intent of such punishment should really not work on the principle of “payback” by the offenders rather than a disincentive to misbehave. Therefore campaigns such as the yellow ribbon project for ex-offenders are commendable. This gives the offender a second chance to turn over a new leaf. But sadly our society may not be as ready for this. Many companies may not be ready to hire an ex-offender, particularly if the position role is one in a high security industry such as a bank. We should embrace and nurture a culture of civic mindedness and be more forgiving.

The Lady, or the Tiger?

At that moment the door opened and suddenly the creature pounced on her lover and bit him. The tiger tore him apart and blood was all over the ground. Everyone who was there turned their head away as they witnessed the horrible sight, some people even broke down crying silently.

“Why couldn’t it be the lady!?” these sort of questions must have been running through people’s minds at that bitter moment. The princess bit her lip as she once thought about her decision she had made. But it was no use, what was done was done. She couldn’t control time. All she had to do was accept the fact the person she loved was gone, never to be seen again. The princess had thought about this weighty matter for a long time before making her decision, if she couldn’t be with him, no one could. The decision the princess made, was for the best. The princess could have let the lady have him, but that would have hurt her and even cause her to do silly things that might get her into trouble.

After that day, the princess lived on without regret. She decided to forget about the past and start anew. That was all she could do.

My Narrative Composition Assignment

It was an average day and it went like any other school day would. The next period was science, my favourite subject! I was looking forward to science lessons, we were allowed to carry out experiments in the science lab. That day, our science teacher, Mrs Quek, asked us to dissect a small octopus and examine its parts. Mrs Quek asked us to pair up, then she distributed the small octopus to each pair.
As Mrs Quek gave us instructions on what to do. Desmond, one of the most irritating boys in my class asked, “ Can an octopus grow as big as a house?”
Mrs Quek gave Desmond a weak smile and answered “ Whoever is able to make an octopus grow as big as a house, will be the most famous person in the world.”
Once I heard that, I couldn’t help thinking of the fame and money I would get if I could make an octopus grow as big as that. I failed to get the sarcasm in Mrs Quek’s voice in that sentence.
After school, I decided to experiment on my own. If I had told any one of friends that I wanted to make an octopus grow that big for fame and money, they were bound to call me “money-face”. I dashed home and started mixing any liquids that I could get my hands on. I also went to buy a small live octopus at the unique pet store below my flat, so that I could test my “potion” on it. I left the octopus in a tank and went to get my “potion”. The “potion” which I had poured into a bowl, consisted of detergent, soap, toilet bowl water, oil, hair gel and a few dozen other liquids that couldn’t remember. The “potion” looked very disgusting and I could have puked at the sight of it. Frankly speaking, I never ever expected the “potion” to work. In my head, I told myself that I could have bet a fortune that the murky liquid that was in the bowl wouldn’t do a thing except poison the octopus.
I held the bowl and walked over to the tank where the innocent octopus was. I tipped the contents in the bowl into the crystal clear water. I saw the octopus swim away from the “potions” as it started to spread through the whole thank. I couldn’t see a thing when the water was all murky. I knocked against the glass to see if the octopus was still alive. Suddenly, large bubbles started appearing at the top of the tank at a rapid pace. The glass tank started to crack and water flooded out. I backed away and the tank exploded. Glass shards came at me from all quarters; I ducked and wrapped myseld into a ball. Once they weren’t any more glass shards flying, I stood up and saw the octopus: it was as large as me! But it was still growing!
I let out an ear-piercing scream which lacerated though the air. I started running out of the room wildly like a horse that had its buttocks stung by a bee. I knocked down several vases as I panicked; I was a bull in a china shop. Out of the corner of my eye, I could see the octopus, whose head was already touching the ceiling. The octopus seemed to have stopped growing. At this moment, the octopus’ tentacles stretched out of the door way. My heart started to beat rapidly and my legs turned to jelly. I had to get away! I moved trembling legs as quickly as I could and dashed into the kitchen. My eye caught sight of the dozen knives that hung on the wall. An idea struck me; I grabbed the knives and chucked them at the monster. It seemed like I was throwing darts at a humungous board. Amazingly, the knives pierced the monster and it started to lose its balance. Finally, it fell to the ground, dead. I was so relieved that I was still alive!
Although I had survived the giant octopus, two other monsters were waiting for me. Mum and Dad appeared at the front door. When they saw the mess, their jaws dropped and each of their eyes stared fiercely at me. I accepted my punishment and I had to pay for making such a mess. I didn’t get any pocket money for the next few weeks. I explained to my parents how I got myself into this mess. It was my fault that I didn’t really get sarcasm!