URL: http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/05/11/business/SINGA.php
F1 Racing is going to be held in Singapore! This will definitely be good for our economy and boost our “image” as a country that can organize large sporting events. Even though some roads will be closed, I think people would not mind walking to the malls around the F1 track just to have a glance of the intense racing of Formula One.
However, taxes of malls and hotels nearby the racing track would increase. I think that the malls and hotels should not increase their charge too much, even though those people that love F1 racing are quite rich. Imagine how the public will think when hotel charge or shopping taxes are unbelievable high? We Singaporeans are known for our “Kiasu-ness” and most of us would avoid shopping curing this “danger” period. All that’s left shopping in the malls would be the rich tourists, and instead of earning more from this opportunity, the malls would lose.
As for the hotels, even though hotels nearer to the racing track would have higher taxes. I do not think the richer fans or racers would mind as it is much more convenient than a hotel somewhere further from the racing track. Fans and racers could just walk to the race track while those staying further away, would have to drive and take transport. Those staying further away would also have to keep in mind that Singapore have quite a number of cars and in addition to that, there would be many tourists in Singapore, resulting in more traffic jams.
Having a night Grand Prix race would not be really very pleasant. As the race track is near quite a number of hotels, guests staying in these hotels would have a hard time resting due to the racing and the cheering. The racers would also have a hard time racing as the lighting would create glare and accidents may occur.
Overall, I do not object to having a night street circuit Formula One Grand Prix race in Singapore, but I think the organizers should resolve some of these issues such as disturbance and lighting etc.
Saturday, June 23, 2007
Thursday, April 5, 2007
English Blog Assignment
Article url: http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/abstract/57/4/465
There has been a recent increase in cigarette consumption among women and teenage girls, despite the government’s initiative to show the public the harm smoking cigarettes could do to our body. This shows that females these days get addicted to smoking more easily than males. Some of them might be smoking because they think it’s cool or maybe they just treat smoking as an anti-depressor.
The part “Everyday 3,200 adolescents between the ages of 12 and 18 take up smoking (exclusive of those who are just experimenting with smoking, the 10 to12 year olds)” surprises me the most as I did not actually believe that so many teenagers actually get addicted to smoking in such a short time. This means that on the average, two teenagers take up smoking every minute!
I strongly agree that teenage smokers are very likely influenced to smoke if their parents or siblings are smokers. If teens see their parents or siblings smoke everyday, they would become curious as what it would be like to smoke and may go ahead to try it. Some teens think that smoking at this age would not harm their health much, and that they could always quit later when they reached the age when smoking will hurt them. This thinking is very wrong as when someone gets addicted to smoking, it is very difficult to quit due to withdrawal symptoms and other psychological problems. Even though teens have knowledge of these problems when they take up smoking, some of them will still go ahead and smoke. I think that being “cool” and getting “high” is not more worth as a few more years of healthy living. These personal pleasures are only temporary, and when one gets cancer because of smoking, they would come to their senses. When one smokes, he or she is not only bringing harm to him/herself. The people around them who breathe in the smoking from their cigarettes can be harmed.
Physicians removing ashtrays from their waiting room, displaying attractive antismoking posters are setting a good example to the public. However, I still think that educating teens and their parents are more important. Once they have some knowledge about teenage smoking, there would be lesser teens taking up smoking.
There has been a recent increase in cigarette consumption among women and teenage girls, despite the government’s initiative to show the public the harm smoking cigarettes could do to our body. This shows that females these days get addicted to smoking more easily than males. Some of them might be smoking because they think it’s cool or maybe they just treat smoking as an anti-depressor.
The part “Everyday 3,200 adolescents between the ages of 12 and 18 take up smoking (exclusive of those who are just experimenting with smoking, the 10 to12 year olds)” surprises me the most as I did not actually believe that so many teenagers actually get addicted to smoking in such a short time. This means that on the average, two teenagers take up smoking every minute!
I strongly agree that teenage smokers are very likely influenced to smoke if their parents or siblings are smokers. If teens see their parents or siblings smoke everyday, they would become curious as what it would be like to smoke and may go ahead to try it. Some teens think that smoking at this age would not harm their health much, and that they could always quit later when they reached the age when smoking will hurt them. This thinking is very wrong as when someone gets addicted to smoking, it is very difficult to quit due to withdrawal symptoms and other psychological problems. Even though teens have knowledge of these problems when they take up smoking, some of them will still go ahead and smoke. I think that being “cool” and getting “high” is not more worth as a few more years of healthy living. These personal pleasures are only temporary, and when one gets cancer because of smoking, they would come to their senses. When one smokes, he or she is not only bringing harm to him/herself. The people around them who breathe in the smoking from their cigarettes can be harmed.
Physicians removing ashtrays from their waiting room, displaying attractive antismoking posters are setting a good example to the public. However, I still think that educating teens and their parents are more important. Once they have some knowledge about teenage smoking, there would be lesser teens taking up smoking.
Monday, February 5, 2007
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