Preventing Truancy Truancy tops the list of misdemeanors by our students. Almost every day, students are caught playing truant. Although it is not a serious problem, it must be nipped in the bud. Truancy means being absent from school without a valid reason. Students play...
Qualities of A Good Citizen A good citizen is one who is a good person. There seems to be no scope for differentiating between the two – for a weak or a bad person cannot be a good citizen and it holds true the other...
The Raindrops I had been brought up with a phobia of rain. My parents had made it clear that if I got wet in the rain, I would die for sure. I had always thought of rain as an enemy. Even when I learned about...
The Reading To be ‘literate’ means to be able to read and write correctly, and it is an essential of civilized life, being the bias of almost all intellectual occupations. Reading, is, therefore, one of the first things children learn to do in school, and...
Reading and Refinement Ever since members of early civilizations used simple hieroglyphics to communicate their thoughts, hopes and aspirations, there has been a close connection between reading and refinement. For this purpose, the terms ‘refinement’ must be extended to include far more than ‘good manners’...
Reduced There was no one that the people respected more than Mr Chai. He was a quiet and unassuming man in his forties who lived alone in a modest house. But his simple lifestyle belied the fact that he was the richest man in their...
The Religion Religion plays an important role in the lives of the majority of human beings. Humans compared to animals or plants are endowed with a sense of spirituality and yearning for close contact with our creator. Irrespective of our religious background and faith, religion...
The Reminder Dek Poh could not shut out his wife’s relentless grumbling anymore. He was tired of hearing her launch into a tirade against him, frustrated by her vitriolic outbursts about what a lousy husband he was. Wai Leng was never satisfied with anything that...
Road Accidents The sight of ambulances and police cars racing to the scene of a road accident in the city or on the busy highway is so commonplace in modern countries that few heads turn even in idle curiosity. This is part of the tragedy...
Running Away Aminah was sad. This was not uncommon. She was sad every day. Her mother had run off with a man she met at her workplace last year. Her father was depressed. He seemed to be on the verge of a nervous breakdown. Many...
