journal:sharks

1. base on what I understanding about sharks:
Sharks are a type of fish with a full cartilaginous skeleton and a highly streamlined body. The earliest known sharks date from more than 420 million years ago, before the time of the dinosaurs.
Since that time, sharks have diversified into 440 species, ranging in size from the small dwarf lanternshark, Etmopterus perryi, a deep sea species of only 17 centimetres (7 in) in length, to the whale shark, Rhincodon typus, the largest fish, which reaches approximately 12 metres (39 ft).

2.what is the purpose for people killing sharks?

"Shark fin soup" is a Chinese soup that has been a popular item of Chinese cuisine since the Ming Dynasty, usually served at special occasions such as weddings and banquets, or as a luxury item in Chinese culture.

There is controversy over the practice of shark finning which is used to source the signature ingredient for the soup. Consumption of shark fin soup has risen dramatically with the middle class becoming more affluent. Animal rights activists and environmentalists have called the practice brutal[3], and it is also named as a primary contributing factor in the global decline of many shark species.

China's growing economy has resulted in a large increase in demand for shark fins; combined with the importance of this top predator in oceanic ecosystems, has exacerbated problems the practice perpetuates.

3. Sustainability
See also: Shark finning
Over 100 million sharks are killed every year, a portion of which due to the demand for shark fin soup. Major declines in shark populations have been recorded in recent years—some species have been depleted by over 90% over the past 20–30 years with a population decline of 70% not being unusual. Only a small amount of the shark is actually kept. This is done is a process called finning where the fins of the shark is cut from living sharks. After the fins have been cut off, the remainder of the fish which is often still-living, is thrown back into the sea.[28] When returned to the ocean, the finless shark is unable to swim and sinks to the ocean bottom and dies a slow death.

The 2007 documentary Sharkwater exposes the abuse in shark-finning industry and the damage it is causing to the ocean's ecosystems. It also uncovers government corruption supporting the industry.


(parts of information come from Wikipedia)

journal: understanding sungei buloh

after read the informations about sungei buloh,those are my understanding about the
sungei buloh

The Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve is a nature reserve located in the Northwest area of Singapore. It is the first wetlands reserve to be gazetted in Singapore in the year 2002, and its global importance as a stop-over point for migratory birds was also recognised by the Wetlands International's inclusion of the reserve into the East Asian Australasian Shorebird Site Network. The reserve, with an area of 130 hectares, was listed as an ASEAN Heritage Park in 2003.

Since its inception, the Reserve had provided nature education programs as well as a volunteer guide programme for schools and the general public. These include the SUN Club programme which are meant for students with special needs, mentorship programmes for secondary school students and Young Naturalists Programme. Many such programmes were collaboration efforts with partners such as British Council and the Ministry of Education. The Reserve distributes education materials such as workshops, guidebook and a triannual magazine, 'Wetlands' to further enrich the students and public. Each year, the nature reserve receives more than 400 organised school visits.

On 25 August 2007, a wireless learning trail was launched at Sungei Buloh Nature Reserve. The new initiative which integrates technology with nature education was a partnership amongst Ministry of Education (MOE), Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) and a private sector company iCELL Network. Sungei Buloh Nature Reserve was the first park in Singapore to engage such a learning method.

Total Defence Day 2010

Our school also celebrated total defence day 2010 on the same day of the Chinese new year.at the first few lessons teacher had shared with us the purpose of remember total defence day and she also showed us some of the video about singapore's history and about total defence day.we also had visit different places where the uniform groups present the total defence day show.

during or break time, each one of us were got a small piece bread and a bottle of water to eat,we were not allow to have more than that.The purpose of that is let us understand what kind of life does Singaporeans had during war and let us felt by ourselves.This activity made me understand more about total defence day and I will put more effort to protect Singapore.

Chinese New Year & Deepavali & Hari Raya Celebrations

14th february was a very special and important day for all the Chinese in this world,on that day, every Chinese will celebrate the same festival, Chinese new year.Our school also celebrate Chinese new year every year,however, this year was quite special,because, this year, our school celebrate the Chinese new year,Deepavali and Hari Raya together in one day.

This is a day that our school celebrated three important events,so there were three different religion pupils preformed.my favourite performing was the teacher's dance, they were so funny and made me laugh no stopped.I love this celebration,and I also wish everyone happy Chinese new year.

growth day at Sentosa

This year, my school had a very special growth day on 30 January.It was the first growth day that we celebrated out side the school.This special event is organized by ITE. On that day morning, we took bus to our event place,Sentosa Sloso beach.

there just like a carnival,there were many game stalls on the beach.Each one of us was given a guben for those games.When we won the game, we would got a seal,after collected 12 seals, we can exchange prizes.After few hours of playing,everyone had won many prizes.everyone seemed very happy.

At later time, all of my classmates were felt hungry,so me and few guys went to take our lunch
everyone of us was sited under the tree and enjoy our meal or exchange prizes with each other,what a great joy we had on that day.I hope every growth day would be like this year.

We&Us } 2E2 OH TEN

We&Us } 2E2 OH TEN

journal

A new year had arrived.however, I does not have much hope for this new year. the reason why I said this is because that coming to secondary two means there are more and more works for me to finish.However, I already not very good in managing time, how can I manage my time successfully right now? But, this does means I file for this year, I still have hope for this year,and I still have expect with this year.

First and most important, I want improve my English result.I had said this again and again for many years, however I only saw a little of improvement this two years.And also, I may take higher Chinese in this year,but my English result are around C5---C6.I need work on this to make sure if I take higher Chinese would not be pull down my English result.

Another most important point is that I had become heavier during last school holiday due to my laziness and uneven time for taking meals.I must work on that.I know that it is not easy, but I must do this to keep my healthy.So I would be very grateful if anyone can gave me some ideas.

That's all for my expect for this new year,hope all of this would be done very well in this year.