As weeks went by, we participated in various matches with other international schools in Singapore. All the games I have played against such schools made me realize the importance of effort and collaboration in enhancing the quality of the gameplay. For example, when most of the members were not familiar with each other, it was […]
U19 Football Team – beginning
My goal for undertaking this experience was to improve my skills in football, such as passing and shooting and also use the opportunity to reduce stress and maintain healthy living. Although the trainings have only started, by participating in the trainings in the first week on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, I was able to see […]
AMK MINDs Service 2nd middle
DUring the second half of the service, we focused on is basketball. Even though we did not have much lesson regarding basketball, because I’m more interested in basketball than floor ball, I feel like I was very engaged in the activities. Furthermore, because I am aware of certain skills in basketball, I was able to […]
Reflection on Human Acts
My final takeaway from reading and studying this novel would be the power of perspectives in conveying a particular story, especially if the story has two distinct sides (good or bad most likely). In this novel, Kang made use of polyperspectivity to not only deepen our insight onto this uprising but also add an element […]
Philosophical Thinking regarding Human Acts
In Han Kang’s Human Acts, she draws upon one of the darkest events that occurred in South Korea, Gwangju uprising that resulted in the death of hundreds of citizens. As a Korean, I am consistently updated upon this issue through education, movies, TV shows, and etc. This shows that it is almost impossible for a […]
Non-literary text – handmaid’s tale
Non-literary text that shares a similar PERSPECTIVE on a related issue: Saint Hoax campaign “Make America Misogynistic Again” “Women, you have to treat them like shit” the main theme of the handmaid’s tale is the oppression of female, as well as the the normalization of such ideas in the society. In this advert by Saint […]
ELP post – Handmaid’s tale
How is the novel relevant to me? – The abrupt change in the societal values and perception on women, as well as the need for both the handmaids and the commoners to adapt to the change are quite relevant to what I had once experienced when I first moved to Singapore. It definitely was an […]
Protagonist
Notes on Protagonist (and narrative voice) Offred off red (rebelling against habit – the norms of the Gilead society) off read (misreading) / of fred (the commander’s possession Feminist mother (now an unwomen) A sinner as she was in a relationship with a married man (luke) Passivity and totalitarianism: Who was Offred before? What has […]
#14: Have you made progress? What’s next?
In the beginning of the year, because I had little knowledge on CAS and IB in general, I was quite anxious about everything going on. I was stressed about the fact that I would need to balance my time effectively in order to do everything I wanted to do. Over time, I got used to […]