My Summer Holiday-the Interesting Courses

Summer holiday is the time for every student to relax, but also the time for us to learn something interesting. Since I have joined HKAGE, an association for gifted students to learn more, I enroll some courses to learn new things and spend time in the holidays.

In this summer holiday, I joined a poem-writing course, a drama course and two robot-coding courses from the association. I think the coding course about Jumping Sumo is the most interesting because I like programming very much.

In the robot-coding course about Jumping Sumo, I learnt some coding knowledge, such as functions and variables. I did some projects and control Jumping Sumo to walk around, detect symbols and jump. In the course, I also needed to control the robot to escape a maze. Finally, I made a complicated maze and got a very high score.

In the poem-writing course, I read some interesting and funny poems first. Then, the teacher took all of the classmates to a park to get ideas for our poems. Finally, I wrote a few poems about nature and made a book about poems with my classmates. I thought the hardest part was to make the words rhyme. Maybe I'm not suitable to write poems!

I think the courses were interesting and educational. I hope I can join more courses in the future.

Christmas

Christmas is a joyful festival which celebrates the birth of Jesus that happened two thousand years ago. Nowadays, people often celebrate Christmas by eating Christmas food and exchanging presents. However, my family did neither of these things and only celebrated it simply.

On the first two days of my Christmas holiday, I stayed at home and did my homework since I wanted to finish my homework as quick as possible so I could do anything I wanted.

The next day, I went to St Paul Convent School in the morning to have an interview. The school is big and has many STEM products. I liked it very much. After the interview, I went to Hong Kong Central Library to read books.

Two days later, my father took me to a bookshop to buy books for me since I got first in the last exam. I stayed there for about three hours to read and choose books. Finally, I bought a book about writing.

Overall, my Christmas holiday was joyful. I hope I will have a enjoyable holiday next time.

Chinese New Year

At Chinese New Year, Chinese people usually do a lot of things, such as cleaning the house and buying new clothes to bring good luck. My family also did some of those things since we didn't want to bring bad luck for the next year.

Before Chinese New Year, I cleaned my home and threw away some useless things. I also bought food such as cashews(my favourite nut), chocolate and almonds with my family to fill the candy box. The food was delicious so we ate a lot of them. I also needed to fill the candy box very often.

On the first day of Chinese New Year, I went to see my relatives. We talked about what we would do at Chinese New Year. We also ate dim sum, including rice rolls and beef balls. The time was joyful and I hope I will see them later. After that, I went shopping in Causeway Bay with my father. We bought some cheese tarts there and shared them with my family. The cheese tarts were sweet and tasty so we liked them a lot. After eating the tarts, we went back home and played board games.

I stayed at home on the next few days since I didn't need to visit any relatives. However, bad things came at the eighth day of Chinese New Year.

At that day, I felt sick after visiting my relatives. I went to see the doctor but the clinic was closed. Therefore I went to see another doctor in Shaw Kei Wan. The doctor said that I had caught a cold so I could not eat any snacks in the next few days. I was miserable about that.

Overall, my Chinese New Year was fun except the time when I got sick. I hope I won't get sick in the next holiday.

My Book Report-Hansel and Gretel

This book is about a family which has two children, Hansel and Gretel.The stepmother wanted to get rid of the children because she thought they are brats. She brought them to the forest. Gretel was sad because she can't found her house. Then, they found a candy house and came inside but the owner was a witch. She wanted to eat Hansel but the children pushed the witch into the fireplace. finally, the woodcutter found them and took them home.

I like Hansel because he was clever. He left some white pebbles and found the way home in the first time. He was kind to his sister and comforted her. I hate the stepmother because she is evil. She don't like the children and took them away. Luckily, the children can go home at last.

I like this story because it was exciting. If I were the stepmother, I would not take Hansel and Gretel to the forest just because I hated them. I would recommend this interesting book to my classmates.

My Book Report-Beauty and the Beast

This story is about a girl called Beauty who is beautiful and kind. One day,her father needed to go on a trip. He asked Beauty what she wanted. She asked for a rose.

After few days later, her father finished the trip and he was trying to find the rose that Beauty wanted. Unluckily ,he met a fierce beast. The beast allowed him to pick the rose but he must send Beauty to the castle and lived with the beast.

  The next day, Beauty went to the castle and spent most of the time there. Every time the beast asked Beauty that would she love him,s he said no because he was a beast. Although the beast did everything for her, she didn't love him. She only wanted to see her family.

One day, her father was sick so she returned home. With her care, her father restored very much. But a few days later, she saw the beast was dying. After she said that she loved the beast, it turns to a handsome prince! She was happy. They married and live with each other happily.

This story is happy and touching. I like Beauty most because she has a kind heart and love the beast at last. I would recommend this book to all my friends and classmates.

A Brand New Festival-Swap Festival

Nowadays, there are a lot of festivals all around the world, such as Chinese New Year and Christmas. In this article, I am going to introduce a new festival which will be celebrated by people all around the world. It is the Swap Festival! People celebrate this festival since they want children to know that their parents work hard for them.

It is celebrated on the Friday before Christmas. Before this festival, homes are cleaned and decorated with job pictures since they think this will bring happiness in this festival. In the festival, children who are older than six years old go to work and their parents go to school in the morning. If the children stay at home, they will have bad luck and the next year they will become lazy. After that, those people who work hard will have a celebration.

The afternoon on the festival day is the time when people wear blue clothes which bring wealth. They have a celebration with parties. People exchange presents and endless supply of food is served. Games are also played. At night, people go out and watch performances such as magic and dance. Very loud music is played by the bands and job statues are carried through the streets. This is also the day when people stay up late.

I enjoy this festival very much since it is tiring but joyful. It is filled with fun, music and dance. Children can also learn how to work in this festival.

I hope everyone will enjoy this enjoyable festival.

Note: This festival is only a festival created by the writer and it is not real.

Problems Faced by Poor Children

In Hong Kong, we are very fortunate. We have nearly everything we need. However, natural disasters cause a lot of damage that makes a large number of people in different countries have a lot of problems. Today, I will tell you about different problems faced by poor children all around the world.

1. Housing
In Hong Kong, most of the people have houses. But in many poor countries, the people do not have houses. In Bangladesh, there was a strong typhoon. Strong wind and heavy rain destroyed most of the houses. In Haiti, a million people need to live in crowded camps since a big earthquake destroyed their houses.

2. Education
In Hong Kong, nearly all children can go to school. Unfortunately, many children cannot go to school. In Pakistan, the rebels destroyed schools. Therefore, fifty million children can't go to school. In Shanxi, there are very few schools and they are lack of stationery and textbooks so the pupils learn in a harsh environment.

3. Food and Water
In Hong Kong, we have plenty of food and water. However in some countries, the poor children are lack of water and food. In Guizhou, severe droughts and too little rainfall makes the ground cracks so plants cannot grow. There is very little food for the people to eat. In Pakistan, war and flooding makes many people need to queue up for food and water.

Many children in different countries need our help. I decided to put on a charity show to raise money for them. On the stage, my classmates will perform dramas, magic shows and other performances. Please call 6876 5432 for further details.

Note: The charity show and the phone number are not real.

My Dream Job

Everyone have a dream job, so do I. My dream job is one of the most popular jobs. I want to be a doctor. Although it is a popular choice, it is not an easy job.

Doctors need to wear a uniform. People look up to them because they trust that the doctors can cure people's sickness. Doctors have a lot of duties and responsibilities. One of the duties is to find out how the disease is caused. They also need to give medicine and do injections to patients. Doctors need to be careful so that they don't give the wrong medicine or do the wrong injection to patients. If they give the wrong medicine to patients, they will become sicker. Some of them may even die. If their is no medicine for a disease, the doctors will try to make a new kind of medicine to solve this problem. This is the most challenging work of a doctor.

Dr. Tse Yuen Man is a good role model for doctors. During the SARS period in 2003, she volunteered to work with SARS patients but she was infected and passed away at last. I think she was one of the bravest doctors in Hong Kong because she sacrificed for the SARS patients.

If I become a doctor, I will help a lot of sick people and make new kinds of medicine for them. For example, I read a lot of news about people dying because of cancer but they is no effective medicine for this disease so I hope I can make a new kind of medicine to save them. I think it is possible if I know more about medicine. Doctors need to be strong and fit so that they can do injections, surgeries and consultation for a long time. They need to be patient and caring so that they can treat the patients well. They also need to be loyal and responsible so that they can follow the orders from their boss.

I want to be a doctor when I grow up. I must prepare myself to take the challenge. I need to do more exercise so that I can be fit and strong. I also need to study hard and read more books about medicine. I even need to learn important skills that will help me to do injections and other medical proceduces with a careful and logical mind.

I hope I can help the sick people. I hope I can help the patients to become healthy again. I will enjoy my job that can contributes to society when I grow up.

A Film Review of the Boss Baby

The Boss Baby is about a baby who introduces himself as 'the Boss'. He is clever and he knows how to talk clearly and fluently. He is sent to Timothy's house since he needs to stop Francis who is creating puppies which will never grow old. Timothy does not like the baby and he wants to get rid of  him. Unfortunately, he fails and he is grounded. Boss Baby apologies to him and tells him about his plan. Timothy decides to help him. Can they stop Francis's plan? Watch the film and find out!

I watched this film last July. The film was impressive! The plot was surprising and unpredictable. I was also captivated by the plot twist. The special effects were amazing and the animations were interesting. The ending was touching too! It made me moved to tears when I saw that Boss Baby gave up his high-paid job and chose to live with Timothy.

My favourite character was Boss Baby. He was witty and friendly. Moreover, he is kind to Timothy although Timothy wants to get rid of him. His costume was hilarious and I burst into laughter when I was watching the film.

The film teaches us that teamwork is important. If we work together, we can do great things. Also, this film teaches us that good always defeats evil.

Overall, this film is fascinating, unforgettable and fantastic. I was gripped by the film. I was on the edge of my seat and could not take my eyes off the screen. I would recommend it for audience of all ages.

An Unforgettable Experience

  Everyone have unforgettable experiences, so do I. My most terrible experience happened just before my Easter holiday.
  Before the Easter holiday, I joined a debate course and I was excited about it since it was my first time to debate. However, I felt dizzy and unwell after school on the eleventh of April. I had a fever and went to see a doctor. The doctor said that I had a cold. Therefore I rested at home in the next few days.
  However, I still had a fever five days later so I went to the hospital. The doctor asked me to have a X-ray check. Unfortunately, the results shows that I had pneumonia and needed to stay at the hospital for the next few days. I was disappointed with the results because I couldn't join the first four lessons which was held on the next two days.
  Staying in the hospital ward was really boring. There were neither books or toys so boredom was the most terrible problem. I also couldn't see my parents after eight o'clock at night every day. I was very lonely at that time. Also, injections were done three times a day, and one of them was at midnight. How painful was it!
  At last, I left the hospital last Sunday. In this experience, I learnt that health is valuable and I will care more about my personal hygiene since the doctor said the sickness was caused due to bad hygiene. I hope I will get well soon and join the last two debate lessons tomorrow.

My Book Report-Rumpelstiltskin

Rumpelstiltskin is an old fairy tale which is mainly about a beautiful girl called Kelly and a helpful goblin. One day, Kelly's show-off father boasts that Kelly can spin straw to gold. Therefore, the greedy king asks her to go to the palace because he wants her to spin straw to gold. But in fact, Kelly can not do that so she feels hopeless because she will die if she can't finish the task. Luckily, a goblin helps her but she needs to give something valuable to him. Kelly follows and she finishes the task to spin the bale of straw into gold. However, the king wants more gold and asks her to spin more. The goblin helps her again twice but she has nothing to give the goblin. So the goblin asks her to give him her first born child after she is married. The king is very glad after he sees the gold and he argees the prince to marry with Kelly. A year later, they have a baby. At this time, the goblin comes and asks for the baby. Kelly asks him to spare her son but the goblin says that he would not do so unless she guessed his name in three days. The next day, Kelly finds out all the boys' names and asks the goblin one by one but none of them are his name. She is frustrated and miserable about that. She wanders outside the palace and arrives at the market. She sees the goblin is singing and says his name in the song. Therefore she writes down his name. That night, the goblin comes to the palace. Kelly pretends that she doesn't know his name but she tells the right name at last. He is surprised and stamps his feet. He wants to leave forever but Kelly asks him to visit the baby sometimes. Finally, Kelly lives happily with her baby boy and the prince. The goblin also visits them now and then.

I think this book is interesting and enjoyable. The ending is surprising. The pictures are also beautiful but the words may be quite hard for younger children. From this book, I learnt that we should help others.

My favourite character is the goblin because he was helpful and helped Kelly. However, I think he should not take away her valuable things, such as her necklace and ring. If I were Kelly's father, I would not boasted to the king since it may cause trouble to Kelly.

Overall, this book was exciting and interesting. I would recommend it to all P.5-6 students.