PUI CHING MIDDLE SCHOOL 20 Pui Ching Road, Homantin, Hong Kong. Tel: 2711 9222 Fax: 2711 3201 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, i n any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of the copyright owner. First published Jan 2012 by PUI CHING MIDDLE SCHOOL Hong Kong. ISBN: 978-988-15777-1-9 Printed in Hong Kong by Chung Tai Printing & Hot Blocking Co. Dedication The collection is dedicated to God, the founders of the school, and the inspiring principals and teachers of Pui Ching, who seek to make the school the best cradle for nurturing talents and leaders of generations in the past now and the time to come. Foreword Dr. Yip Chee Tim It is indeed my pleasure to read all these wonderful pieces of literary works by our students. The articles, in one way or another, display the talent of the students of Pui Ching. They can write extremely well. I am deeply touched by their beautiful style of writing. Their skills in writing bring forth special effects to impress those who enjoy reading. I am much impressed. Good works speak for themselves. Yip Chee Tim Principal 4 January 2012 Words from the Editors Subsequent to the previous revised publication of Oasis , there comes the heartwarming applause from various sides. With the precious experience and generous comments, we are now very honored to present to the readers yet another issue of this continual series, with a compilation of our students’ creative expression of their perception towards life. Oasis is a collection of essays, which are primarily the creative work of our students who, through constant practice of reading and writing as well as shrewd observations of their immediate world, pour out their hearts in the form of short stories, novella, letters, diaries and articles. We understand that such precious perception and spontaneity towards life should never be allowed to be laid waste and it is our very aspiration to cultivate creativity in young leaders even at their early age. Sharing of insights, nourishing of the writing culture and appreciating of literary writing can inspire introspection and unleash the beauty of human minds, thus rekindling our passion for living. Linguistically speaking, it is indeed also our intention to help our students to master the language to express themselves more than adequately. We are so blessed that teachers and students are so supportive in conceiving as well as giving birth to this publication, despite all the sweat and blood through the travails. In taking greater pains to bring forth this issue into existence, we very much hope that when you are reading through the pages, savouring a line or two, may you envisage the oasis of freshness on the parched land of modern hectic life. January, 2012 Contents Dedication Foreword Dr. Yip Chee Tim Words from the Editor Wholly Jolly Mr. Edgar Cheung Essays This is Me! Jack Yeung 1A 1 The First Letter to a New Friend Joey Man 1B 2 Something about ‘Peter Pan’ Andrew Lau 1C 4 My Friendship with Jada Toto Lam 1C 6 The Unpredictable Life of Summer Michelle Keung 1C 7 All about Me Vincent Au 1D 9 My Smart Friend, Adi Joe Wong 1F 10 The Adventure of Ada and Candy Adelaine Yu 1F 11 Italian Traditional Wedding Jack Chan 2A 13 Chinese Traditional Wedding Jacky Yu 2A 15 Life after School Jacky Yu 2A 17 Life after School Tiana 2A 18 The New School Year Jeffrey Tse 2B 20 The New School Year Winnie Fong 2B 22 A Letter of Advice to a Troubled Teenager Angel Woo 2B 24 A Travel Article about Tsim Sha Tsui James Li 2B 26 What a Funny Dad! John Lee 2C 27 A Good Plan Brings You a Happy End Annette Chu 2C 29 A Letter of Advice to a Troubled Teenager Jacqueline Lai 2D 31 A Dinner That Touched Mum’s Heart Jeffrey Shin 2D 33 My Favourite Invention – A Device to Admire Jeffrey Shin 2D 35 the Creations of God What a Perfect Day! Max Tin 2D 37 Torches Max Tin 2D 39 A Green Wedding David Tsang 2D 40 What an Unforgettable Meal! Owen Lei 2E 42 Never Give Yourself an Excuse Vanessa Wong 2E 44 A Profile of Taylor Swift Winfrey Siu 2F 45 A Mystery Unraveled Lois Sit 2F 47 Shadows Jenny Pang 3A 49 Moon and Darkness Wing Luo 3A 51 Concussions and Telekinesis Isaac Tsui 3A 53 The Layman’s Guide to Curing Insomnia Isaac Tsui 3A 55 Sleep Tight, My Friend! Carrie Cheung 3A 57 Say Goodbye to Sleepless Nights Sarah Wong 3A 59 A Speech – Discard Your Unhealthy Lifestyle Jason Cheung 3A 60 I was an Extra in ‘Police Report’! Jolly Wong 3A 61 Let’s Get Rid of Junk Food in Our School! Chris Au 3B 63 A Total Ban on Junk Food Sharon Tse 3B 65 Let Junk Food Stay at the Tuck Shop! Erik Chan 3B 66 Wealth or Health? Charles Leung 3B 68 What’s the Most Essential Thing? Sarah Tsang 3B 70 Being Healthy Makes One Beautiful Crystal Chow 3B 71 I Dreamt of Sleeping Properly Chloe So 3B 72 Having an Amusing Dream Daniel Lee 3B 74 Handy Tips on Sound Sleep Sophie Cheung 3C 76 The Story of Miss Havisham Winnie Chan 3C 77 A Letter of Advice – To a Friend Who Suffered Vicky Lam 3D 79 from Insomnia My “Unforgettable” Career Week Christy Lam 3D 81 Blessing from Love Vivian Siu 3D 82 Useful Tips to Get Rid of Insomnia Yanica Chan 3E 86 Follow a Healthy Pattern of Sleep Chantel Leung 3E 87 Co-Educational School Are More Beneficial for Coco Lau 3E 89 Students The Secret of a Good Night’s Sleep Gloria Au 3F 91 When Miss Havisham Was Young… King Leung 3F 93 Hong Kong - More than Shopping and Working Michael Ip 4A 96 Hey! Can I Switch on the Television? Christy Tan 4A 98 Are Examinations Good for Students? Emily Ho 4B 100 Support and Care – The Key to Curb Teenage Quentin Li 4B 102 Rebellious Behaviour An Unusual Experience Jason Tse 4B 104 A Heartfelt Lesson Carrie Keung 4C 105 Say No to Drugs Luby Lam 4C 107 A Tourists’ Paradise John Lo 4D 109 The Many Facets of Our City Joyce Wong 4D 110 What’s Wrong with Television? Aishlyn Wong 4D 112 Don’t Turn on Your TV for a Long Time Bella Liu 4D 114 The Worst Box that All Children Love Lysander Yuen 4D 115 Welcome to Hong Kong! Ray Chan 4E 117 Facebook and Its Influence Ivan Yiu 4E 119 The Pros and Cons of Facebook Rina Ho 4E 121 A Student’s Opinion on the NSS System Sunny Yiu 4E 123 Are There Shortcuts to Fitness? Joanne Hui 4E 125 Charming Hong Kong Eric Tsang 4F 126 Is the Hong Kong Government a Good One? Zebedee Ng 4F 128 A Letter of Advice to a Girl about Meeting Calvin Poon 4F 130 People Online Friend or Foe? Natalie Huen 4F 132 The Controversial Television Thomas Lai 4F 134 Should Foreign Domestic Helpers be Given the Minnie Yim 4F 136 Right of Abode When They Have Been Working and Living in Hong Kong for 7 Years? The Problem of Teenage Suicide Rico Luk 5A 138 Compromise and Communication Jason Chin 5A 140 The Man who Brought Us Dreams and Hopes Helen Chan 5A 142 An Unpleasant Visit to a Resort Joyce Tsoi 5B 144 WORK HARD, PLAY HARD! Chloe Wong 5B 146 A Letter to a Desperate Student Wanda Lee 5B 148 New Age Temptations Joshua Kwok 5B 150 The Balance between Work and Leisure Natalie Lam 5C 152 A Friend in a Quandary Jenny Li 5C 155 Illegal Downloading Lutus Lee 5D 157 Save Our System! Kevin Lee 5D 158 Jobs and the Giant Apple Kevin Lee 5D 160 The Luckiest and the Most Unlucky Day of My Henry Ng 5D 161 Life Mind Your Mind Carmen Hui 5E 163 Better Living Standards Breed Youth Problems Sianne Lau 5E 166 Helping a Friend in a Dilemma about Two Job Louis Leung 5E 168 Offers Say NO to Drugs and Compensated Dating! Samuel Au 5F 170 Who is the Culprit? Crystal Tang 5F 173 Illegal Downloading Crystal Tang 5F 175 No Piracy Jeffrey Ng 5F 177 Excessive Solid Waste Disposal Sunny Lai 5F 179 Love at the Wimbledon Adrian Lam 5F 181 “Advertising Has Become Too Great an Peter Fung 6A 182 Influence on Young People.” Do You Agree? “Advertising Has Become Too Great an Frizen Lee 6A 184 Influence on Young People.” Do You Agree? The Final Minutes of My Life Frizen Lee 6A 186 A Surprise Party Sharon Yu 6A 188 Cyber Bullying – Inescapable? William Lin 6B 190 Teenage Drug Abuse Stephen Lai 6B 192 Low Birth Rate, High Stake Game Kelvin Wan 6B 194 Saving Desperate Dolphins Kelvin Wan 6B 196 Media Ethics Hanna Kay 6B 198 Is Cyber Bullying Inescapable? Jessie Wong 6B 201 Stop Cyber-bullying Adrian Yip 6C 203 So Wa Wai – The Legendary Success Isabella Yu 6C 205 Hong Kong’s Pride – Wong Wan-yiu Truman Leung 6C 207 I Want That Phone! Angel Leung 6D 209 Stop Dyeing the Cove with Dolphins’ Blood Joyce Fong 6D 211 Job Interview Tips for School Leavers Angel Tam 6E 213 Teenage Drug Abuse Caleb Chan 6E 216 Advertising is Moulding the Youth into Leo Li 6E 219 Materialistic Minds The Truth Leo Li 6E 221 The Media: Power & Responsibility Sally Siu 6E 224 Media Ethics Fish Chau 6E 227 Media Ethics Kellly Yim 6E 230 Media Ethics Erica Fung 6E 233 Chaos on the MTR Andrew Mok 6F 235 Telepathy Wendy Guan 6F 237 Stop Being Selfish and Start Saving Dolphins Aurora Tam 6F 239 Save Them, Save Us Garrick Chou 6F 242 A Halt to the Cruelty Kiki Ng 6F 244 Should Freedom of the Media be Restricted? Enoch Tam 6F 246 Freedom of Expression – A Momentous Part of Kevin Cheung 6F 248 Democracy Big Business is Not Only about Making Money Hannah Shum 7A 250 Big Business is Not Only about Making Money Jeannie Chan 7A 253 Hike Safe! Jeannie Chan 7A 256 At the Crossroad: Marriage or Cohabitation? Henry Wong 7B 259 World Peace and International Understanding Stefany Lin 7B 261 in 21st Century Big Business is Not Only about Making Money Alan Chan 7C 264 Big Business is Not Only about Making Money Wallace Cheng 7C 266 Safe Hiking