《平凡中的不平凡》
这张看似平凡的照片，叙述着在一个看似平凡的校园里发生的事。这是在立化60周年庆前夕，下着倾盆大雨，但大家仍然努力排练，虽然户外场地用不了了，但是她们并没有浪费时间，每一个人都赶着时间排练，不浪费一丝一毫的机会，一分一秒的时间。那天，放学后，没有人回家，大家都留了下来，努力练习他们负责的项目，24节令鼓，武术，太极，舞蹈，后台，摄影，还有接待。这些都很重要，只有大家合作，才能展现立化最棒的一面，为校争光。虽然这张照片很平凡，但背后的心血，付出的努力都藏在这张照片后面。所以，这就是平凡中的不平凡，只有真心想了解，想知道，才会有可能看出它的不平凡之处。
《RV60》
1月16日晚，立化中学为庆祝60周年校庆举行一场大型表演。上千名嘉宾及校友出席并观赏了精彩的演出，其中包括千里迢迢从国外专程回来为母校庆生的校友。代理教育部长黄志明也作为主宾也出席了上述活动。他表示，立化中学作为1956年新加坡创办的第一所政府华校，培育了许多品学兼优的学生，有着追求卓越，发奋图强，以人为本的良好价值观。
立化校长李惠棣女士表示，学校这些年来为国家培养出了许多成功企业家，高级公务员，专业人士，以及作家和艺术家。为国家培育优秀的未来领袖人才是立化一直秉持的使命。希望在接下来的60年立化能再创辉煌。
为了这个隆重的庆典，所有的立化学子都参与在内（不包括一年级新生），除了台上的表演者外，灯光，音响，摄影，招待都有各别立化学子负责。那些千里迢迢回来的校友们也满载而归了。表演者们脸上也露出了自豪。
图片备注：24节令鼓气势汹汹，舞蹈团婀娜多姿，太极拳柔中带刚，合唱团声音洪亮，华乐团与西洋乐队正演奏着立化的校歌。
< poverty and happiness >
I think that poverty does not equal to unhappiness and wealth does not equal to happiness. However, mostly when a person is poor, he or she tend to be unhappy more because they have to think about how to earn more money everyday and if they still have enough money. They don't have money to entertain themselves neither do they have to time to relax. They will be having headaches about their finance problems everyday, thus most likely, they won't be happy. Being wealthy might not be happy but at least the wealthy people do not have to be unhappy over money. One reason for bring unhappy is gone. Thus wealthy people are most likely to be happy. However, overall happiness should be about one's point of view towards problems he or she face and how they think of it.
< Chingay reflection >
The Chingay Parade is an annual street parade held in Malaysia and Singapore in celebration with the birthdays of the Chinese deities or the procession of the Goddess of Mercy as part of the Chinese New Year festivities.
This is my first time watching Chingay. At first, when my parents wanted to bring me to Chingay, I had not much interest as I always thought that Chingay was just some boring show of people walking on the streets with beautiful costumes and I would rather stay at home then waste my time watching that. However, after I went to Chingay this year, I had nothing to say but, amazing. The show was interesting with huge effort put in it. I can see that all Singaporeans that participated in Chingay no mater of gender, races and age put in all their effort and hard work. I can see that they are proud to be a part of Chingay.
After Chingay, I went to research more on Chingay and I found out many more Information of Chingay, I realised it was not only to celebrate Chinese New Year but also to Celebrate Racial Harmony! Although its still long long time till Racial Harmony Day, but Chingay performance includes performers from all different countries, like Malaysia, China and many others. Performers from all over the world will put up the traditional performances. Chingay also promotes harmony in neighbourhoods. This year, there was a special performance put up by community club about all the different societies in the community club like pole dance, taekwondo and etc.
This National Event Chingay is also the largest street performance and float parade in Asia. From the main parade site to the heartlands, this street extravaganza epitomises the dynamism of Singapore's vibrant and multicultural society.The word Chingay is equivalent to the Mandarin zhuang yi (妆艺), which means "the art of costume and masquerade" in the Hokkien dialect.
Chingay has a long history too! The First Formal Chingay Parade in Singapore was mooted by the then-Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew who was also the chairman of the People's Association (PA). Chingay, with all its noise and gaiety, would compensate for the ban on firecrackers, a customary New Year practice to drive away evil spirits.For its first street parade on 4 February 1973, the PA teamed up with the Singapore National Pugilistic Federation for a grand show in the Year of the Ox, depicting aspects of Chinese culture – dragon and lion dances, martial arts and street opera.So well received was the first Chingay Parade that the PA made it an annual festival. It celebrates its 40th anniversary in 2012.In 1987, Chingay featured its first foreign group when the city's main English newspaper, The Straits Times, sponsored four pop singers from Tokyo. Since then, this signature event had extended invitations to international artistes and troupes.
In conclusion, I think Chingay is a very educational and meaningful event for us.
Postcard for China Buddy
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