I can make a difference in energy conservation

I learnt about energy conservation from Primary School. It mean consuming less energy for use. Now, I will tell you about what I have learnt.

Energy is produced by fossil fuels like methane, oil & coal. If the fossil fuels are used up, there would be no sure or cheap way to operate our appliances. Ther are many alternate ways of making electricity, but it involves huge amounts of money, which in turn is costly for people and inefficent.

Electricity is consumed in four ways : transportation, industrial, commercial and residential. The industrial sector consumes the most energy while the residential sector consumes the least energy. However, we must still conserve energy as we may face an energy crisis in the coming future and as Singapore has no natural resources, we should also take that into heart.

How efficient are we in conserving energy? Although most of us are saving electricity, some of us are still unaware of what is energy conservation. Therefore, we should introduce to them what is energy conservation and how can they participate in energy saving.

I can help in energy saving by using energy-saving light bulbs and turning off lights whenever they are not in use. I could also help to promote energy saving in our school by putting up attractive posters.

I suggest that we should focus more on saving energy and using alternate resources of energy. That way, not only will the world not run out of energy, the use of fossil fuels will be prolonged.

Confessions of a kakorrhaphiophobic

Do you ever have kakorrhaphiophoia, which is fear of failure? I do and this is why.......

Ever since when I was Primary 1, I had never failed a test. I did not fail at my tests and usually passed until I was Primary 4. At Primary 4, I was studying for a Chinese test at that time. I was very confident that I would pass the test, seeing as I passed a lot of tests before that. You might say that I was overconfident, but I really thought I would pass.

I failed anyway, but I never recovered from it. I was so scarred that when I went home, I hid myself in my bed, shivering over my grades. I feared the reaction from my parents. They were angry and punished me.

Now that I looked back, it was stupid of me to fear failure. I should have gotten over my fear for years now, but I am, admittedly, still afraid of failure