Elijah's Life Experiences

Here is another version of "Visit to an Old Folks' Home" which I did up when I was 9 years old (Primary three grade in Singapore).              “Yay!” one of Mike’s friends, Tom, exclaimed excitedly.   “We are going to an old folks’ home.”   Mike and his friends had volunteered to go on a trip to the old folks’ home as part of their school’s Community Involvement Programme.   The pupils were all bubbling with excitement as it was their first visit to an old folks’ home.   After their teacher, Mrs Lim had briefed them about the activities that were for the day, they were soon en route to St Michael’s Old Folks’ Home.                Half an hour of a smooth bus journey and they arrived at their destination at 2pm sharp.   After everyone had alighted and assembled in front of the school bus, their teacher, Mrs Lim, gave the pupils a second briefing on their upcoming performance for...

"Quarrel among siblings at home"  was a practice essay during my December school holidays.             Matthew burst into laughter and it resonated through the newly refurbished living room. He had his chestnut eyes glued to his favourite programme on television. Matthew was seated comfortably on the marble floor, thoroughly enjoying himself. The cartoon programme enthralled him with the comical antics of its animated characters. Matthew’s cheeks were flushed with amusement.             At that very moment, the television screen then flashed a ballet dancer as graceful as a swan. Matthew yelped out in total surprise. He was flabbergasted that his sister, Jane had the remote control in her right hand. Matthew went hysterical with rage and yelled at Jane, “Give me the remote control!” Like a spoilt brat, Jane pulled a sullen face and replied torment...

"Committing theft at the shopping centre" was put together as one of my practice essays when I was nine years old.             The shopping centre was packed like a can of sardines with shoppers swarming around for good buys. As the cold, freezing air wafted through the shopping centre, families and young teenagers were seen leisurely window-shopping. A primary six student named Sue was in her school uniform and was browsing through some jewellery at the department store. School had ended for the day and Sue had called her mother, Mrs Lim to seek permission for her to go to the shopping centre. Mrs Lim agreed to let Sue do so.             As she entered the department store, Sue saw a middle-aged lady holding a necklace and walking out from the department store. Sue stared longingly at a necklace similar to what the middle-aged lady ...

Here is a piece of work I did up during my Primary Three December school holidays - " Incident of the broken vase – a case of trying to multi-task" . “I will be back in the evening, Sammi,” Sammi’s mother, Mrs Muthu informed Sammi. Sammi replied,”When both of you get back, I promise that every nook and cranny of the house will be spick and span.” Sammi had volunteered to clean up the house while her parents attended a wedding dinner. When Sammi’s parents left, Sammi began cleaning the house. She mopped the marble floor and swept meticulously every part of the house. When she was almost done, she smiled broadly, appreciative of a job well done. However, there was still more thing to do and that was to wipe the dust off the furniture. Without hesitation, she started working on it. As she was dusting, it then dawned on her that her favourite cartoon had just started. Sharing rooted to the ground, she was in a dilemma for a while as to whether to wipe Mr...