My English scrapbook
MY HOBBIES
Introduction to my
english scrapbook……
In my english scrapbook, I
am going to talk about my 5
favorite hobbies.
I decided to talk about my
hobbies as they mean a lot to
me as they help me to relax
myself and to have fun after
doing hours of
homework:D.Another reason
why I decided to do my english
scrapbook on my hobbies is
that hobbies are something
everyone has,they have hobbies
to entertain themselves and to
spend or waste their time on as
they have nothing as better to
do.
You may find some of my
hobbies not well-known or
interesting as I believe not
many kids sails or enjoys anime
shows.Using the computer and
playing badminton are very
plain and normal sports which
most children do.
Sailing is a very interesting sport which coordinates the mind and the body
and you can learn more about the wind and the tide while sailing.
Even though using the computer is what almost EVERYONE is doing, I
decided to enlist it as one of my hobbies as it helps me in various ways of
education,fun and communication.
Watching animes is a very leisurely hobby.It is more than sitting in front of
a movie watching an animated show,it also has morals to be learned just like in
any other shows.
Music is a very important part in our daily lives as,without music,we would
be living very dull lives with no enthusiasm.This is so as music brings out the
fun in us.
Badminton is a very fun and enjoyable sport which I enjoy the most among
all my hobbies.
SAILING
I could not find a picture of myself sailing so I have taken this random
picture…(Note:This is the class of boat which I am sailing for the
moment.)
This is a picture of someone capsizing…isn’t it fun to see this person
capsize…(Note:This is a different class of boat from what I am sailing
with for the moment.)
Sailing has been my favorite sport since I started
learning how to sail when I was in primary 5.The first time
I sailed was around June,2005 at SAFYC (Singapore Air
Forces Yacht Club) in a 5-day course.The first class of
boat I ever sailed was a “LASER PICO” which is
supposed to support two sailors.I was a little afraid of
what lurks beneath those dark waters and capsizing(as it
takes up a lot of time just to upright the boat and bail out
all of the water out of the boat) but I soon got used to it
and was not afraid of anything at all.=D
After the 5-day course was over,I persuaded my
mother to let me start taking up lessons sailing the
“OPTIMIST” (refer to the picture at the upper left hand
corner) at NSC (National Sailing Center) and she
agreed!Since then,I started to learn of more important
things such as how to handle my boat,how to tune my sail
and etc as the 5-day course only taught me how to sail.I
had been upgraded to higher classes:
Basic courseOpti SailorOpti RacerIntermediate
SquadAdvanced “B” SquadAdvanced “A” Squad
9 months after I started my sailing lessons at NSC,I
bought my very own “OPTIMIST” which cost S$1200!
Sailing is tough as there are many unfortunate events
that can happen to you such as:
LIGHT WIND CONDITIONS,GETTING STUNG BY
A JELLYFISH AND A DANGEROUS STORM
There are currently 238 sailors qualified to race in Singapore.
Here is an abstract of the overall rankings of all the sailors in Singapore:
Ranking:
Sailor:
Club:
107th
Ong Ee Faye
108th
Sex:
School:
Prev.
Rank:
SAFYC F
QFA
106th
Tan Yu Ann
CSC
F
NYG
99th
109th
Kanazawa
Hideyuki
NOSS
M
NUSH
129th
110th
Malone Pun
Chao Jie
NOSS
M
SHP
168th
111th
Keanu
Timothy
Sydney
NOSS
M
SMS
68th
My ranking : 109th of 238 sailors.
Using the computer
Using the computer is one of my favorite hobbies
which I often spend a lot of my time on.
The technology of the computer has improved our
living standards greatly.
The computer has helped me in various ways.
I can surf the Internet to gather information and
gain knowledge.
I can play computer games to relieve my brain
from stress of homework,assignments,projects,etc.
I can also use windows messenger to
communicate with my friends when I am lonely at
home!
The computer game which I play most of the time is
Dota,which is an online strategic game.
It is a game which involves two alliances: The Scourge
and The Sentinel.
The scourge comprises of the Tauren,Undead,Troll,Orc
and the Blood elf races.
The sentinel comprises of the Draenei,Dwarves
.Gnomes ,Humans and the Night elf races.
Each alliance is required to destroy their opponents
main structural building to win the game.The Frozen
Throne for the Sentinels and the The World Tree for the
Scourge.
Each player is allowed to choose only one character
and he/she can buy items for the character to increase
its statistics.
Watching anime shows
Watching anime shows is one of my favorite hobbies as each
anime show has its very own main characters which interests
people with his or her looks,skills or nature.
One of the anime shows I watch is Final Fantasy VII.
The show was just a whole movie with every single detail in the
movie.It was not a series kind of show.
The show involves mainly Cloud and Sephiroth who are the main
characters of the show with Cloud playing the role of the good
guy and Sephiroth playing the role of the bad guy.
Sephiroth intended to conquer the world as he was already the
most powerful SOLDIER and only Cloud was the only other
SOLDIER who can stop him as his statistics were the closest to
Sephiroth’s.
There was a mass production of SOLDIER and many warriors
were “created” but the SOLDIERs were like normal humans only
they can be created and they were much stronger than humans.
Eventually,Cloud and Sephiroth faced off in a one on one battle.
Cloud was actually losing to Sephiroth but in the middle of the
battle,he was struck by the fact that if he lose the battle,the people
he wanted to protect would be all be dead.
He gathered up all his strength unleashed a deadly move on
Sephiroth,the “Omnislash”.
And so he defeated Sephiroth with that final move and brought
peace and harmony to his fellow citizens.
Picture on top (Cloud on the left.Sephiroth on the right)
Other anime shows that I enjoy watching is Gundam Seed and
Gundam Seed Destiny.(The picture to the right)
Listening to music
Listening to music helps me to ease my mind off stress.I have been listening to music
since last year.The type of music I like most is ROCK!Music is mainly to entertain people
and to relax our minds.
Rock music has a special kind of rhythm and background music which I enjoy.
My favorite artistes/lead singers are from Eminem,The All American
Rejects,Cassie,Akon,Green Day,Jay Chou and JJ Lin.I think that they are very talented
singers who can sing songs which relate to real life and have a very nice tune to their
singing.
Each person have their unique taste for music and I think that the music I like to listen
to(Rock), are mainly for teenagers.
The All American Rejects:
Very popular boy band.The songs I
like to listen to,that are composed
by them, are Move Along,Stab My
Back,Dirty Little Secret and It
Ends Tonight.
Eminem:
A popular solo singer.The songs I
like to listen to,that are sang by
him,are Smack That and You Don’t
Know.
Badminton
Badminton is an enjoyed sport by people of all
ages,both young and old.I like playing
badminton as it helps me to flex my body,as my
mom said that my body is so called “stiff”, and
to lose a little weight :D.
I started playing badminton when I was
primary 5.I joined the badminton CCA and a
private coach for training outside of school.
My badminton coaches have taught me a lot
on badminton such as how to hold the
badminton racket grip,how to smash,etc.
Over the years from primary 5 to primary 6,I
have been aiming to join the badminton school
team of my school so that I can bring glory to
my school by winning competitions for it.I was
not allowed to join the school team as I was too
old in primary 6.
For now in NUS High School, I shall only
have fun playing badminton during my free
periods and not strive to be in the school team.