2013 December holiday

2013 December holiday

During school holiday, I stayed at home most of the time. When I was staying at home, I would read most of the time. I read to increase my knowledge and vocabulary and upgrade myself. The books I read are interesting. However, I don't read hard copy books. I downloaded an application called 'Wattpad' on my iPad. Wattpad has many books but not all the people who wrote the books are real authors. That is one of the reasons why I like reading Wattpad books. We don't need to be a real author to write a book. We can write a book in Wattpad and post it for others to read and enjoy.

I also practised my flute everyday when I was at home. I needed to practise songs and improve my own playing because I am in concert band and my section has very few people so everybody needs to be good in their playing to make the whole band sounds good. It was also fun and enjoyable to be able to play a flute. However, there was a period of time when there was no band practice so my section leader suggested that we should meet up twice a week and practise together so we all could correct one another and give suggestions for improvement. In this way, we could also bond together as a section.

During the holiday, there was also a class outing organized by my class committee. I had fun during the class outing and I think that the class committee did a good job in organizing. Besides that, I also met up with my primary school friends and we went ice skating together. I personally think that it was a good experience as we got to talk and catch up with each other while we played. I really hope that we would still keep in contact.

I also went overseas for a week during the school holiday with my family. We went to Sydney and Melbourne. As we were unfamiliar with the place, we went with a tour group. The tour group was quite small and everyone was friendly. My brother even made a friend the same age as him. We went to lots of places to see nice scenery and unique animals in Australia, like koalas and kangaroos. Although the season there was supposed to be summer during that period, it was so much colder than in Singapore that I even caught a cold. However, when I was walking on the streets, I saw many people not wearing jackets and thick clothes. I was very curious so I asked my mum and she told me they were adapted to the weather in Australia so they won't feel cold naturally. I enjoyed my stay in Australia and I hope to go there again. The culture in Australia is so different from Singapore so I would like to go there again and learn more next time.

Although my holiday was spent quite boringly, I had improved myself and gained many more knowledge during that period of time.

-Oon Kah Ghee (15)