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Date: Thursday, July 30, 2009
Title: Reflection ^^  Good evening everyone, am here to share with you my thought of graciousness. I think Graciousness is something that most Singaporean are lacking in. For example, on the bus, people are always standing at the exit door or near to the door, they will never move to the back. Even though the bus driver ask them to move in, they will take their time to move in. When there is senior citizen, children or pregnant woman on bus, only a few will give up the seat to them, for the others, they will pretend to sleep or did not see anything. On the MRT, the same thing happen and more worst, people are bringing in the food and drink on MRT and start eating. I have seen people just leave their tissue paper, sweet wrapper and even water bottle behind when they get down of the MRT. On the road, I often see a lot of rubbish being left behind. As the whole world know that Singapore is a very clean and beautiful country, but what if the tourist come to Singapore, see a lot of litter along the road, how will they think of us? Singaporean should be more gracious so that tourist will have good expression of us, so they next time they will come to Singapore again. Graciousness is about caring for people, considerate, be kind. I think it is not something difficult to learn of. Just an simple act like giving up of seat to the people that need the seat more than you, and that is gracious. So let's start to be gracious today! =3 xXShiHuaXx Date:
Title: 1st introduction of essay The issue of whether we should teach Singaporeans how to be gracious has been widely debated in our community recently. Being gracious means that you behave in a polite and considerate way. It is an important issue because it concerns the way Singaporeans live and behave. A variety of different arguments have been put forward about this issue. This essay will consider arguments for teaching Singaporeans graciousness and point to some of the problems with these views. It will then put forward a number of reasons why Singaporeans need to be gracious. Written by: Berenice Date: Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Title: `clarice. Graciousness. Naturally, what would come to mind when one sees this word? I see graciousness as a virtue that is not gifted to only a certain percentage of people but it is actually found in every individual all around the world. However in this perspective, I require your attention to be diverted to that of your very average day singaporean. Singapore. Such a vibrant yet small country. A country that has yet to blossom into those like one of her many fine sisters and brothers, who have prospered into countries that are mass producers around the world today. Though Singapore may be slowly and gradually advancing into a country of high technology, of recognisable major industries, and becoming one of the most popular tourist attractions in the world, there is still one thing that lacks. Graciousness. Courtesy. You name it. Ever gotten on the MRT after a long day during CCA? Well I certainly have. Now, just close your eyes and recall that day... You're perspiring, and the MRT is packed, as, very unfortunatley, CCA ended at evening peak hours. The train is packed with many adults rushing home from work. Looking at your watch, you notice that it is very late. You start to panic and start to forecast on how badly your parents might scold you. Impatience gets the better of you and then decide to try your luck in entering the train cabin. Hustling your way through, your very heavy bag (due to all the lessons you've had that day) knocks into the arms of some commuters. Due to your natural human instinct, you start to apologise with every bump. Some commuters acknoledge your apology and gives a freindly gesture of "it's okay". Others, however, gives a disgraceful grunt and casts you a downcast look before turning away. As an act of courtesy, you naturally move to the centre of the cabin. Here, you notice that there is an old lady, with many bags with her. You look at the commuters all sitting on the row of seats in front of her and you feel an awful feeling of sadness welling inside you. Looking at all the commuters, you notice that they are either reading the newspaper or sleeping! Yet you understand how the sleeping commuters feel, after a long day at work, as you have just finished a long day at CCA. However you, on the other hand, wouldn't be so ignorant as to actually not give up your seat to an old lady! Silently you wait for one very kind-hearted commuter to perhaps stand up and give up his/her seat to the old lady. However it never happened, and even when you've gotten up at your station, you glance back to notice that the old lady is still standing. As you left the station, you feel a sense of regret, as you were unable to help. You also feel a deep deep sense of disappointment that Singaporeans wouldn't even bother to give up a seat for an old lady. Now open your eyes. A very daily scene. This is only one of the many other ungracious behaviours that are seen around Singapore today. This is my reason for wanting to raise awareness in sigaporeans and I hope that these situations will be a thing of the past. Maybe, our younger generations might even see it in their social studies textbooks in years to come. ' clarice :) Date: Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Title: reflection :D Hello. To me, graciousness is to be considerate, helpful and be polite. Example, giving up seat for the elderly or pregnant woman. Be considerate, by keeping the toilet or environment clean. Considerate also mean showing respect. Graciousness is a value you inculcate from young. I think that most Singaporeans are very ungracious. But, sometimes I think that I'm ungracious too. This is Singaporean. You think that somebody is very ungracious, but you didnt realise that you are ungracious too. Sometimes when I am taking bus to school, some people will block the way when you are going to alight. What if the bus driver didn't know that you are alighting and he close the door? I think that people should let others alight first, then find a seat to sit down. Some people are like desperate for a seat. They can't wait to sit down and they will squeeze into your seat before you alight the bus. After watching the video and reading the articles, I realised that Singapore really have a lot of ungracious people. The articles are about the ungracious act in the toilets, cinemas and foodcourts. In the toilets, there are toilet paper everywhere. It's very dirty and smelly, floors and toilet seats are spattered with urine and used sanitary towels, and footprints left on the toilet seats. In the cinemas, people leave their rubbish inside. In fact, I did this too! :P But some people who are sitting behind you will kick your chair halfway through the movie. In the foodcourts, people leave their plates on the table. All these is some acts of ungraciousness. Therfore, I seriously think that we should raise the awareness of graciousness to everyone. ^^ bye! by Joeslyn Date:
Title: Jagnita's reflection Wotcher everyone.. To me, graciousness simply means that we have to be polite,respectful to one another,considerate and helpful. Graciousness is not to be taught but it is a moral value that everyone should inculcate from young. In class, Ms Raine showed us a video regarding graciousness.I realised that I am also ungracious in some way as well. After watching that video clip, I realised that there were many situation that were regarded to be ungracious which i previously did not think it to be an ungracious act. One of them was when people are trying to depart the MRT train, the people outside waiting to enter the train just budge into the train without waiting for the people to come out. After that Ms Raine and the class discussed about the video clip. My view after watching the video is that i realised that I am also ungracious in some way and that singapore have alot of ungracious people. If i was in that situation, I will be angry and irritated with that ungracious person. Ms Raine even shared with us about her experience of ungraciousness in the MRT train and bus. An example she shared with us was the bus she boarded. The back of the bus was empty and no one had the initiative to move back to let the others board. The passengers just move to a corner and expected the others to move in. I also do this everytime! Now I know that this is an ungracious act and I will rectify my habit. We also discussed on the article about Now in Cinemas: The Slobs. We went through the questions and once again she shared with us her experience in the cinema. She said when she was watching the movie, someone kicked her chair and she told the person politely to stop it. The class also shared their experience. Examples are, some people just leave their drinks after the movie and expect the cleaners to clean it up for them , popcorns were thrown everywhere and phone ringing in the middle of the show and people answering it very loudly. Moving on, these are some of the ungraciousness behaviour. Firstly, in the MRT, when there are elderly people and pregnant women, young people and teenagers that are seated down will pretend not to see these people and will not offer them any seat. Secondly, in the toilets, users will dirty the toilet seats, making it not usable for the next person. This is highly disgusting and irresponsible! Used sanitary towels sat atop the lidded bins provided precisely to keep them out of sight. Lastly, at hawker centre or any food junctions, when people eat meats with bones, they will spit it out on the table. Imagine having to pick up the fish bones! Overall, there are alot of ungracious behaviour and there is a need to raise awareness of graciousness. To me, graciousness is very important because it helps us to be a moral individual and it is a benefit for other people. Toodles! - Jagnita Date: Monday, July 27, 2009
Title: 1st reflection After watching the video, it made me think about an incident in the mrt that shows how ungracious Singaporeans are. A mother was carrying a child but no one offered her a seat and she was a tourist! By looking at the child, I think he is old enough to walk, must be pretty heavy! The mother was using one hand to hold the handle and the other to carry her child. She was standing right in front of those people who were sitting, the one where got only two seats. I feel so angry that they were closing their eyes and did not notice her or maybe they just didn't think of giving their seat to her! I felt like asking the person who was sitting right in front of her to give her seat to the mother but I just couldn't open my mouth. I tried using my eye power by staring at the person, hoping she would open her eyes and see that someone needed the seat more than her. Then later, someone got out of the seat and went out of the mrt. The mother saw the empty seat and wanted to sit but another woman wanted to sit on it. The woman's butt almost touched the seat when she noticed the mother and stood up to give that seat to her. I think they were going to Bird Park. I agree that many people jaywalk and we don't clear our plates and utensils after we eat. People jaywalk because they did not see any cars and they do not want to waste time for the traffic light to turn green. Many people think that it is the job of the cleaners to clear the tables after they eat. Some foreigners do clear up their own dishes but after a while, they stopped because Singaporeans are not doing it. Our class discussed about graciousness in movie theatres. Singaporeans leave their litter behind after watching a movie, especially teenagers and young children. There is some ungracious behaviour like not putting our feet on top of the seats, throwing popcorns at each other, bringing food that was not bought from the cinema's food kiosks. After watching the PCK video about graciousness, we rush to get in and out of the mrt is not because of the rain, it is time. After reading the article by Philip, I feel that Martin Gilliland is right about learning some manners but I think that rushing to go in and out of the mrt is okay. Time is limited. We all have 24 hours. After school, I want to get home as fast I can to do my homework. I think exams are really important and students should be concerned about it. Parents work hard to earn money to pay for school fees because their parents could not afford it and they don't want the same to happen to us. They could not choose the job that they want so they want to give us the best and we can choose the courses that we want to get into and the jobs we want. Frankly, sometimes I didn't notice the people who needed the seats more. I really fell asleep in the mrt once. I don't like it when people cut queues; it is so unfair to all those people waiting in line, including me. They don't know how to be patient and wait for their turn. They won't like it when others do it to them but they do it to us. Is it because they think that people cut their queue so they cut the queues of others? I know that Singaporeans do show some gracious behaviour but we should work on it. I admit that I also show some ungracious behaviour too. I should say 'please’ and 'thank you' when the cleaners help me wipe the table in the coffee shop but I didn't. We also discussed about being gracious in the lift like allowing people to exit instead of blocking the way and helping people to press the button of the level that they want to go. We should raise awareness about graciousness in society and inculcate good values from young. Written by: Berenice Date: Sunday, July 26, 2009
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