Has technology and social media taken over the Singapore community????

Was watching the television show On The Red dot with my family last night, the topic showcased this week was are people in Singapore too used to going online on their phones and devices? The answer is yes; a study shows that 50% of people in Singapore go online everyday. Let me share with you the 3 age groups that use these devices the most.

Kids

Kids love to play with ipads and iphones. Even when I’m out having dinner with my family I’ll always see a random kid playing with the Ipad. Some parents say that it’s good for their kids to be exposed to such electronics because it promotes parent and child bonding. But a child development specialist says that it’s not very good for children to play while lying down because, their bodies are still in a stage of development, therefore their backbone might grow to be out of shape if they lie down or slouch while playing games. The specialist advised that children should engage in more outdoor actives such as playing at the playground.

Teens

It’s common to see teens like myself on our phones checking on our social media accounts. My sister & I like to take photos of food and post them on Instagram  When someone leaves me a message on any of my social media accounts, I’ll try my best to reply them as soon as I can. The first thing I do on a weekend is to wake up and check my Instagram for any likes or new followers. In my mind social media is a new way to connect with family and friends.

 People 40 and above

Don’t be shocked when I tell that my mum & dad know how to use their phones to download apps and watch YouTube videos on their phone, my dad watches videos on his phone for an hour before going to work. My mum can do her housework while listening to really old songs. My mum can sit at the dinner table for hours playing Candy Crush, my mum always asks my younger brother to download new games for her till her phone has no memory. Even my grandmother uses her Ipad to play games, every time I go for dinner at my grandmother’s I’ll always see her playing a game of Angry Birds!! What has this world come to!! See you Soon.

" What Do You want to be when you grow up? "

“ What do you want to be when you grow up?” is a question commonly asked by parents to their child or children at a young age. My mum & dad asked me that question when I was 6 or 7 years old and my answer would always be“ I don’t know yet.” Now that I’m older I start to think about what I want to work as. So here’s a list of the top 5 jobs that I want to work as and the reason why I want it.

 5. Radio DJ

I think that a Radio DJ is a good job for me because I get to combine my two passions of Music and interacting with others together and I don’t have to move around so much. I would like to go to many events to meet many famous people. The radio station I would love to work at would be 987FM because they play my favourite kind of music. If I could pick any 987FM DJ to be my partner it will be the muttons because they are extremely funny.

4. Child counsellor

I really like helping children feel their best so I think that after leaving school I might go to MCYS to sign up as a volunteer child counsellor, to see how is it like being a child counsellor. I like helping children because; I believe that childhood should be the happiest time in one’s life. I see the value in giving a helping hand to children who need it.

3. Actor

I’m no stranger when it comes to being in front of the camera. Ever since I was young I was on television on posters and magazines. So think I want to chase my dream of becoming an actor at mediacorp.  I would most likely act on channel 5 because my Chinese is not that good Ha Ha. I would like to get the leading role in one of the English crime dramas. The person I would co-star with would be Mr Tay Ping Hui.

2. Hollywood movie director

I would like to fly to Hollywood to become a movie director. The people I would induce in my movie are jet li, Jackie Chan and Kim Kardashian  I will make sure that my movie has the right amounts of fight scenes, romance and a lot of action.

1.     YouTube star

 My number one dream job is to be a YouTube star. But I'm too shy to post my videos on Youtube because I'm afraid of the mean comments. If I do get famous off YouTube  I would like to meet my favourite youtuber Jason Chen and do a song cover with him.

See YouJ    

There's a little kid in everyone

Hey, guys what I believe in is that to feel young is spend a day unleashing the inner child within you. Yesterday was  the day for me to unleash my inner child. I was so excited about yesterday that I was awake at 3am!!!  As soon as I heard my alarm go off I jumped out of my bed in joy, I was all smiles in the morning as I boarded  my school bus. I had an enjoyable one hour bus ride to school, upon my arrival to school I was greeted by the sights and sounds of a children's wonderland. When I alighted my bus I met up with my friends, together we headed for our classroom. As the funfair would only begin at 9am my classmates and I were told by our teacher what to expect in the funfair. At 9am our class headed to the school hall, the first ride I went on was the bounce house, due to my tall height I was stuck at one part of the bounce house for five minutes! There was a song requesting corner my teacher requested one of my favourite song " Payphone by maroon 5. At 10:30 it was time for me to get fast & furious as I dove a go-kart, I'm a really Bad go-kart driver  I kept banging into walls LOL. At 11am we had a lip-smacking snack and at 1 pm it was time for me to head home. Overall I enjoyed myself See You:)