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Linden

and people know my name

Linden.is my name
BLAH BLAH BLAH

Gayle

I'm redeemed and loved by God so high

I'm Gayle!
a Man told me i'm called to live life differently
that i'm not meant to live for myself,and that i have a destinty and a purpose here on earth
i do and am blessed (:

Jiayi

Just be Yourself

My name is Jiayi
I'm quiet by nature which makes people think that I'm a boring person.
But I love to be myself and I believe that girls can be better than guys.
And, I LOVE S.H.E!

Christine

The Food-Lover

Christine,18
Studying in NYP.
Simple Love Korean/Hongkong dramas.
Love Chicken Rice. YUMMY!

Desiree

Happy are those who dream dreams and are ready to pay the price to make them come true

Me; I indulge in good food, spending quality time with my family and enjoys travelling. :)

GAYLE'S TAKE ON THE LITTERING ARTICLE (Thursday, May 20, 2010 / 1:11 AM)

Drains all around our country, our home have been a common place for convenient litter bugs to dispose their waste, despite efforts being made-implementing of harsher penalties and anti-littering campaigns. The severity of this problem remains significant despite enforcement efforts of the National Environment Agency (NEA) ,there is still a great need to do something about the current situation.
I think littering is definitely a problem in Singapore and something has to be done to educate Singaporeans so as to cause them to realize the reality and detrimental effects of an irresponsible act like littering. Singaporeans need to know that 14 tones of rubbish also known as litter in this case, ends up in Singapore’s drains every single day and that as much as $4.5 million a year is used to clean up litter in water catchment areas. More than just knowing a plain statistic they see on the newspapers or on television, they need to know the reality of it. It is more than a statistic, it is ruining one’s own country’s environment and litter bugs must know that their actions are causing problems.
Despite seeing improvement in the campaign, as amount of litter has gone down by one ton but I believe something more can be done to the situation. I feel the current campaign would be made more effective if it were accompanied by talks to increase the awareness of the public about the damage that careless littering in drains is brings to our environment. They might also want to consider putting up advertisements like the anti-aides mosquitoes ones or pasting their message on the buses to increase the awareness of the situation. This would in turn condone the action of littering and so people would think twice before littering. Talks should be organized in schools, companies and various organizations in Singapore. People who take ownership of Singapore, with a special passion for keeping Singapore clean should be assigned to conduct these talks. It is definitely more effective if you ask a person who has a passion for keeping Singapore clean, as they would speak with much conviction and they really mean what they say. By meaning what you say, people not only hear how passionate you are about the cleanliness of Singapore but somehow, their hearts will be moved and may in turn, cause them to re-evaluate their lifestyles, especially in the area of littering. Parents should be given talks and brochures on how the way they live affects their children which are the next generation. Parents want to impart good values but they must remember that by simply not littering, they display responsibility and are exemplifying a good lifestyle for children to imitate and follow. Adults in general must live as an example for the younger generation to follow. It’s not enough to talk the talk yet not walk the talk. It will only result in the younger generation having to feel like its plain hypocrisy.
Singaporeans need to start taking ownership of their country. Only then, will most littering stop as we really take action and people make a deliberate effort to walk a little more in order to throw their rubbish in a dustbin, despite the fact that it may be a little further than we wished it would be. But if we, as Singaporeans choose to take responsible for our actions, and we realize the effects of our immature irresponsibility, we would do a simple thing like throwing our rubbish into the dustbin. As simple as the task is and as simple as it sounds, it makes a whole lot of difference. It can save a lot of money , work and labor in having to clean up tones of rubbish in drains, reservoirs and catchment areas. People need to know that they cannot remain selfish and self-centered, because fact is, their actions do affect not only them but the people around them, the community and even the entire country and maybe the entire world.