Elijah's Life Experiences

I enjoyed writing the following short story "Betrayed" which tells about a heist gone wrong. Hope you enjoy reading this as much as I loved writing it.             Betrayed …             It all started like this. I was the leader of a notorious gang known as the Mandarin, committing heists all around the prosperous island of Singapore. Our team consisted of Jack, John and myself. Jack Worming was a small ratty-looking man whose front teeth stuck out underneath an apparently well-groomed moustache – incidentally his pride and joy. Jack was the brains of the team – his deep-set eyes could burrow into your deepest thoughts and his thin lips were periodically pursed into a cryptic smile.             John Armstrong, however, was the muscle, in the team. He was probably once a competitive athlete as eve...

Here is another version of an "Encounter with a burglar" which I wrote during my Primary Three school holidays when I was 9 years old.             Helen put down the pen. She had just finished writing the last chapter of her storybook. She could hear the howling of the wind outside. Just then, the door of her study room slammed shut. Startled, Helen decided to open the door. Slowly and carefully, she opened it and looked around the dark house as fear intensified. As Helen walked down the flight of stairs, she noticed that the living room was in a mess. Magazines were scattered all over the floor and a pillow from a sofa was missing. Fear engulfed her. She concluded that a robber may have broken into her house and was currently rummaging through her belongings.             Helen decided to check all the rooms in her house. With a flick of the s...

I wrote the following essay about a close shave - "Encounter with a Burglar!" during my Primary Four (10 years old) year in Ngee Ann Primary School .     A soft click could be heard as Mary's father locked the house gate. The whole family was going on a bus trip to Chinatown to shop as Chinese New Year was coming. Mary was so ecstatic that she skipped gaily and her mother had to run after her to prevent her from skipping onto the road. Mary was just too elated that her heart skipped a beat and her eyes sparkled with joy .     As soon as the coast was clear, a burglar wearing tattered clothes came out from his hiding place and used a crowbar to pry open the locked gate. When he saw a window opened, his lips curled into a wicked grin and he thought, "Ha! Ha! Lady Luck is on my side today!" Upon entering the house, he could not believe what he saw!     There was a wad of crisp fifty-dollar notes on an oakwood table ! This boosted up the burg...