One year later in Thul

For Mr Lundburg:

Hari had used all his money to set up a watch mending shop and soon after, the factories were built and their father had a job there. He was in charge of opperating the machines and make sure everything runs smoothly. Many of the workers wore watches which usually spoil due to the watch hitting againts the machines. This totally boosted Hari's business at his watch mending shop, "The watch doctor".

Lila and her mother both helped mantain the house and sometimes donate money to the villagers who were worst off than them. They had to cook all the meals and clean the hut every now and then.

During the time when the shop had no customers, Hari would stroll along the sandy beach of Thul, gazing at the endless ocean, thinking of the past. Just then, he saw Biju pushing his knew boat which was made os steel. Biju had sold all the boats he owned to buy this boat. Biju saw Hari and waved. He and the other village's fishermen created a small fishing business.

Soon, before Hari knew it, it was nearing dinner time. He packed his things, attended to the last customer, counted his profits and closed the shop. In his mind, he knew that his family would all be waiting for him at home. The thought of that gave Hari a warm feeling in his heart. He went home and saw what he expected.

Hwa Chong open house experience

For Mr Lundburg:

During the Hwa Chong open house, I was supposed to tend the weiqi booth. There, some played weiqi, some were playing the Rubik's cube and others played PSP.

It was boring there as not many peoplecame and visit the club. The secondary four and three students even resulted to playing games on the computer to spend their time. I fell that the bandwas 'stealing our business' as they playing just outside our room and attracted many people to it. It was so loud that we could hear it very clear in an enclosed, air-conditioned room.

When almost all hope was lost, few of my primary six weiqi friends came to visit and we had a awesome time chatting about our experiences and had a splendid game of weiqi. At that moment, Shawn Ang dropped in and said,"Hi!"

When it was nearing lunch time, my friends started to leave and the only thing we were waiting for was our food waiting for us in the canteen and that is about it.

I feel that open house was boring for us there as there was nothing to do. I strongly advise that when there is an option to be a tour guide instead of mending a boot, choose the tour guide. You can meet new people and have at least something to do.

Interview on my parents about the book which had the greatest impact on them

For Mr Lunburg

The book which left the gretest impact on my parents is "To kill a mocking bird" by Harper Lee.

The book has thought them that they should not be racist and judge the book by its cover. We should not despise people of other races. Imagine yourself as the other race and are blamed for everything. Wouldn't you feel sad and lonely?

If we see racism taking place, we must bravely fight for their rights and not side others you know you are in the wrong. Like the lawyer in the book, he fought against all odds to protect the Boo Radley who was blamed for something he did not do. Despite knowing that it would affect his family, he continued to fight for Boo Radley. We should be like the lawyer and defend the weak.

Through this book, my parents learnt that we must stand up for what we believe in. For that, we need courage and not to confront to what others think. We have to think independently. It may sometimes be hard to do the right thing but the right thing we must do. Racism should not happen in us and should not occur in Singapore or any other place.

Ten years later in Thul

For Mr Lunburg:

Ten years down the road and the factories have been built, but Thul still remained where it is. Hari woke up early nd strolled down the beach, listening to birds and the sound of the waves crashing against the shore. The sun had just risen and the whole sky was of a warm red colour. The chickens in his poultry farm started clucking and everybody began to wake up.

Just then, Hari saw Lila plucking all kinds of flowers from the littlegarden beside their hut. Lila had taken up flower arrangement and set up a flower shop.  She collects different flowers and when put together, becomes something even more beautiful than the flower itself. Lila saw Hari and smiled slightly.

Hari had made good income. It is not from the watch mending shop, but his poultry farm. A great number of villages sold fishes and hari was one of the few which sold chickens, therefore, chickens were of great demand.

It was difficult to handle two shops at once. Hari had thought Rame his watch mending skills and hired him to tend the shop, while he himslef tended the poultry shop. 

Hari glanced at the sun and proceeded to his poultry shop. It was very convenient as Hari's and Lili's shop were side by side. When there were no customers, they would sit together and chat about their shops and experiences.

Thul had a few less huts as some of the villages decided to go to Bombay to find a job. Du eto the toxic wases deposited into the sea, Biju gave up fishing and instead, became a boat builder for the people of Bombay as the fishes were dead.

Soon before Hari knew it, it was near seven in the evening.  Hari closed his shops and headed home. Lila closed her shop early. At the door, a fragrant smell drifted through the doors and into his very nose. He wondered what the smell was and went in. 

To his surprise, the dining table was filled with many dishes. There had never been so many dishes. Lila, Bela, Kamal, their father and mother were all seated at the dining table. Hari washed his hands and joined them. Seeing Hari's puzzled face, Lila explained that it was their parent's anniversary. At that moment, their father kissed their mother and began eating. Life would never be the same for Hari and Lila and the family. 

The diary of Philip Maloy

For Mr Lundburg:

Another day to get rid of Miss Narwin. She is a lousy teacher and does not help the students at all. If she was a good teacher, I would have done well in my English. She is the devil in my life. Not only did she not help me but caused me to not be in the track team. My father would flip if I told him I could not be in track, I have to tell him a lie. One stone kills two birds, I would say that I am not interested in track and that miss narwin did not teach me well and therefore I failed English.

In order to drive her out of school, I have to anger her till she goes. I will just continue my humming and irritate her until she blows her top! The look of her face sickens me to the core. Now that she has punished for humming, I will argue hat I am patriotic and the people will defitnately stand on my side as all edvidance points to her. This is the perfect plan to get rid of her. I will finally get out of her class and join another. Wish you good luck Miss narwin!