Friends

"How do you know who your real friends are?" is one question that i would love to ask popular kids my age. Real friends cannot be seen at first sight. Like all of us, there is more to us than meets the eye.




There are many types of friends. Some be around you when everything is good, no troubles , no nothing. Real friends are ones who are willing to suffer with you, going through good and bad. When you have a flaw in your personality or you made a mistake. They will not turn on you or make you look bad. They would tell it in your face nicely and try to get you to change. '



Usually, the best way to find out if someone is your real friend or not, is to go through hard times. Those that leave are fakes. Those that are with you to the end, are the ones who deserve your friendship. Popular kids have many friends, but how many have REAL friends? Surprisingly, from most experiences read from books, most real friends of popular kids are their best childhood buddies. Going through long times together are the long term ways to see real friends.

Technology

Today i will be talking on technology. Do we control technology or is it the other way round?


To me, i feel that in some way technology has control over us humans.



Technology can be represented by revolutionary inventions such as computers, handphones, iPhones etc. Without us knowing it, we have already been under technology's control, as we have depended too much on it. For many teenagers, handphones are the gateway between them and others, and that they could not live without it. We find ourselves at great risk if we did not hav traffic systems , banking systems etc. Our whole world would fall into techno-chaos.



In my opinion, i feel that to control something is to be able to make use of it, yet live without it. Technology is now an essential part of life, allowing us to be able to invent new medicines for curing illnesses etc. Some say that technology is the only way for us to survive. Unlike other animals, we advance in our technology , but we ourselves are unable to advance genetically/ adapt to our current world situation. Which is exactly why we need technology.



We should never let anything control us, or depend too much on something. However it is already too late for us to turn back. So let us wish for the best x3

Casino: Good or Bad?

Well as most people would know we have the Integrated Resort "package" coming up , which comes with a big casino!




Today, the question is:

Support the casino or not? What are the hardships caused?



It is a difficult decision but i think that i support the making of the casino. However, i do not agree that casino is all good no evil. There is a bad side to it evidently.



In this time of depression, the casino will increase the cash flow of the country, and bring new job opportunities. With is pretty good news for those who loss their jobs.



Unfortunately, many people are somewhat pessimistic. They think that this casino is will destroy families etc. Many go by the mindset that gambling destroys people. However that is not all accurate. It is true that there is a possibility that people might get addicted, spend the family's wealth away, the classical case.



The true problem is uncontrolled gambling. The casino has no rules saying that once you go in you must spend every penny you have then you can leave. That's why there

are government movement campaigns.



Casino's are for gambling. However, that are two ways to gamble.



Gamble for fun is the harmless way. You just give yourself a budget, say 1 thousand dollars, if you are well off enough. Then when you spend it all, or reach your time limit and leave with some money left, you're good to go.



Gamble for money. however, is the way that destroys families. The people go in hoping to win big. They lose, and still want to win big. That is when the problem comes in --- debt. They then get into trouble with the loan sharks and all types of bad things happen.



Casinos are not bad, you just have to go there with the right mindset!