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, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of the copyright owner. First published January 2018 by PUI CHING MIDDLE SCHOOL Hong Kong ISBN: 978-988-15777-9-5 Printed in Hong Kong by Chung Tai Design Printing Co. 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, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of the copyright owner. First published January 2018 by PUI CHING MIDDLE SCHOOL Hong Kong ISBN: 978-988-15777-9-5 Printed in Hong Kong by Chung Tai Design Printing 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. 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 Mr. Tam Yat Yuk Oasis is the fruitful collection of the students’ creative writings. Thanks to the untiring effort of our English teachers in promoting writing, Oasis has become a culture in Pui Ching. Many students have developed the readiness to write. They are willing to write and they take pride in sharing their work with others. Some have taken contribution to Oasis as an important annual event. As the principal of Pui Ching, there is nothing happier and more encouraging than to see students love writing and to see life and creativity in their work. Time passes and the year goes. When a student no longer walks up and down the steps, what refreshes his youthful reminiscence may be the inspiration that has been planted in this student classic. Students, why hesitate? Open your minds to the world around you, be aware, read, be inspired and write. Tam Yat Yuk Principal 7 January 2018 Foreword Mr. Tam Yat Yuk Oasis is the fruitful collection of the students’ creative writings. Thanks to the untiring effort of our English teachers in promoting writing, Oasis has become a culture in Pui Ching. Many students have developed the readiness to write. They are willing to write and they take pride in sharing their work with others. Some have taken contribution to Oasis as an important annual event. As the principal of Pui Ching, there is nothing happier and more encouraging than to see students love writing and to see life and creativity in their work. Time passes and the year goes. When a student no longer walks up and down the steps, what refreshes his youthful reminiscence may be the inspiration that has been planted in this student classic. Students, why hesitate? Open your minds to the world around you, be aware, read, be inspired and write. Tam Yat Yuk Principal 7 January 2018 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 an appreciation 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, 2018 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 an appreciation 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, 2018 Contents Insomnia? No Way! Vincent Wong 2C 35 How to Cut Smartphone Addiction Chiu San Bo 2D 37 Dedication How to Murder the Mobile Phone Ho Tsz Yau 2D 38 Foreword Mr. Tam Yat Yuk Letter of Advice Mason Ma 2DEF 39 Words from the Editor Manic Monday Yip Wing Yu 2DEF 41 How Many Faces Mr. Edgar Cheung Advice for a Troubled Teenager Carmen Lee 2E 43 My Festival – No Smartphone Day Hannah Wong 2E 44 Essays Letter of Advice – Adapting to Pui Ching Chan Ming Chun Jane 2F 45 A Day in Zoo Carey Lee 1A 2 Middle School Dear Chris Katrina Li 1A 3 Letter of Advice – Adapting to Pui Ching Deng Cheung Hei Matthew 2F 46 My Childhood Story Charmaine Hui 1ABC 4 Middle School Letter to Suki Yeung Shun Hang 1ABC 5 Say Goodbye to Insomnia Nicole Hui 2F 47 A Robbery Christy Tang 1B 7 How Can I Have a Good Sleep? Chan Pak Ka Kate 2F 49 The Three Idiots Nicole Chan 1B 8 Crocodile Catastrophe Azariah Chu 3A 50 Growth: Not in the Body, but the Mindset Choy Ho Long Colin 1C 9 Sinking into the Garden’s Embrace Dandelion Lee 3A 53 Growth Lee Yin Lam Elaine 1C 10 The Best Sky I Have Ever Seen Sharon Wong 3A 54 A Day in the Zoo Gillian Yiu 1D 11 A Letter of Advice – Evan’s Dilemma Chan Lap Chi 3A 56 A Letter to Chris Joshua Tam 1D 12 The Emptiness In My Heart Aldric Wong 3B 57 A Day in the Zoo Joshua Tam 1D 13 Niagara Falls Amy Tuo 3B 61 My Life Before and After I was an Orphan Justin Chan 1DEF 14 The New Dominator Amy Tuo 3B 62 Letter to Suki Tweety Wong 1DEF 16 Struggling to Live Angelo Chan 3B 64 An Unexpected Journey Hugo Lam 1E 18 Letter of Advice-- Adapting to a New Cheng Tsz Ho Joe 3B 66 The Key to Becoming a Happy Teenager Justin Wong 1F 20 School The New School Year Oasis Ng 1F 21 Xinjiang Grace Leung 3B 67 Love Is Enough – Review on The Boss Issac Cheung 2A 22 Letter of Advice-- Adapting to a New Ho Cheuk Chi Giles 3B 69 Returns School My Festival Rachel Cheung 2A 23 The Sacrifice Justin Wang 3B 70 Advice for a Trouble Teenager Rachel Cheung 2A 24 The Swing Justin Wang 3B 72 Saved by Sympathy Jerone Chiu 2B 25 Letter of Advice-- Adapting to a New Ma Chi Fun Javas 3B 77 Buy Nothing Day 2017 Jet Kan 2B 26 School Buy Nothing Day Tiana Lun 2B 27 My Shoulders Are Always Ready Charmaine Tang 3C 79 A Maze of Brotherly Love Ashley Lam 2C 28 A Precipitous Twist Kuang Da 3C 80 Get Away from Insomnia Angel Cheung 2C 30 My Room Michael Lai 3C 81 Letter of Advice – Adapting to Pui Ching Kwong Chun Hei Desmond 2C 31 The Sweetest Candy Venus Choi 3C 82 Middle School Dear Edith Alvin Shum 3D 83 Weeping in the Flooding Water Samatha Lee 2C 33 Letter of Advice Suen Wing Hay 3D 85 The Good Side of the Minions – Vicky Wu 2C 34 A Day Without Smart Phone Zoe Chan 3D 86 Review on Despicable Me 3 Letter of Advice on a Dilemma Christy Chan 3E 88 Contents Insomnia? No Way! Vincent Wong 2C 35 How to Cut Smartphone Addiction Chiu San Bo 2D 37 Dedication How to Murder the Mobile Phone Ho Tsz Yau 2D 38 Foreword Mr.