What Are These?

So I was just looking at some flowers in Google images, and I came across some very peculiar flowers that looked more like............animals!
I'll give you 10 seconds to guess what this flower looks like.

Answer: It  looks like a sad monkey. At least that's what the title of this picture was.

Check out some more.

                                   The flowers above are actually supposed to be orchids!
Now I would like to know about what YOU think. Are these plastic flowers? Are they photo shopped? Is this just a painting? In general, is this true? I think these orchids are real flowers. Just because they look like monkeys, doesn't mean these aren't flowers. I guess flowers have their own appearance.

Please tell me your thoughts about these two pictures by commenting below!

Singapore and Malaysia Haze

This is all about the hazardous air in not only Malaysia, but a few other places as well. This news report was chosen because it explains the depth of the problems in a very detailed and serious way.
In CHINESE, I created my own video, where the pictures and reports are the same, but the voice is different. In this, I'm the reporter and if you don't know Chinese, follow through the pictures and captions. I hope this pollution and haze stops, and strict action is taken.

Picture Prompt

      If I had to choose between pressing a rewind button or a pause button for my life, I would press the rewind button. I have a couple reasons why I would want to do that. First, if I have ever done anything bad, gotten in trouble when it was not my fault, or made my parents angry, I could rewind, and fix my mistakes. Keeping all the things in mind, I could change what I did, to something I should have done a long time ago. Second, by rewinding, I could do something extraordinary. I could help people out when I didn't, and help my mom with her work when I backed off. Third, by rewinding I could save money. What I mean by that, is whenever I have wasted my parents' money on something totally stupid, I could change that and save more money. I still regret the fact that in Kindergarten, I was the silliest person. The strap of my shoe had gotten out. Instead of buckling it back in, I told my teacher that my shoe broke! The teacher put a long strip of duct tape around the shoe, and my mom had to buy new shoes for me since duct tape shoes just didn't look right! I wasted approximately US$65. If I had those $65, I could have used it for something more productive. Anyways, last but not least, the most important, by rewinding, I could fix all the mistakes that I ever did and keep a positive atmosphere around me. I hope these reasons convinced you!

Second Trip To Christalite Methodist Home!

           I had an amazing time at the Christalite Methodist Home! Even though I have already been there in December, I still enjoyed going to Christalite as much as before! I met new people, and tried following the goals everyone set. I engaged conversations with people who were willing to talk, and tried to make people happier when they weren't. A few people were enjoying their time, glueing and sticking small decorations on their hearts. Others were in another section of a room, making pasta necklaces that were dyed with vinegar. People's moods were different. With a new change, sometimes you would want to step back, and just enjoy without any disturbance. Others were very welcoming. Those people are the type that would find satisfaction and happiness, seeing us teach them. Both attitudes are fine, as long as they are having fun, and getting engaged with what they're doing. It was an honor to be able to bring light and change to a person's life, and hopefully they will never forget this day. I also must acknowledge everyone in the class. They helped a lot! One thing I liked was the teamwork, which was one of the goals. I DEFINITELY followed one goal...... to have fun!!!
            

Ancient Tibetan Singing Bowl Sessions

We went to the fifth grade group room to experience the Ancient Tibetan Singing Bowls. At first I thought that I might not experience much but............... I experienced A LOT!

First, we had a quick 10 second session with one bowl. Then, the sessions got bigger and bigger with more and more bowls clashing together creating a very peaceful melody. The longer the session, the better I felt after waking up. It was almost like the bowls were actually singing and chatting with each other,in a very calming way.
I had visualized a lot of things during that time. Colors and different sounds filled my head, almost making me fall asleep! This may sound weird, but I started getting pictures of butterflies in my head!

I enjoyed this a lot and this was a really soothing activity done. Credits go to Mr. Cael for playing the bowls.

Images of Singapore Museum Field Trip

        I had an awesome time spending three hours in Images of Singapore Museum. I learned and saw many exciting facts and things/artifacts. Some things I saw were....

        I saw some mannequins dressed up into different clothes. Those mannequins represented the people from different countries. There were stalls or goods around the mannequins too, those represented the jobs and tradings these people had back then. We could see the cozy, small homes and the life they had in rows of stalls.
     
        We learned about the four winds. The four ethnic groups were India, China, Malaysia, and Europe. Each of the groups wanted one thing to come in their country. Together, the four groups came up with Peace, Harmony, Community and Family. These are the things they wanted Singapore to have to make it a better place to live in. So far they have succeeded!

        We also learned about Singapore's history. There was a time when Japan had invaded Singapore and Singapore no longer became a free country. There was a possibility of war between Japan and Singapore, And war it was. In 1950, it was a big day for Singapore because Singapore got independence. It became a free country again!

        Now I hope you know not only how much fun I had, but how much I learned! 

Macaws

My non-fiction topic is about macaws. Macaws are types of parrots that are very pretty (in my opinion)and colorful. They have quite a few abilities no other parrot would have. This topic has been very exciting yet educational for me. Read on to see the life of these amazing macaws!