Self-reflection about my thoughts and opinions over the last four weeks of blogging

After the last four weeks of blogging , i found that all the topics blogged about are very interesting and have various effects on the society and environment as a whole, out of some which i had not much idea about until i started reading it.

Topics such as the split in views over Mother Tongue weighting and how Singapore can stay forever young have opened me up to different perspectives from the general public about their visions of Singapore for the future and how they felt that the change in Mother Tongue weighting would affect the students and the society. Learning all these is very important because we live in Singapore, therefore it is essential to know the latest developments in the country and have a personal opinion on how you feel about it.

On the other hand, topics such as plagiarism and environment awareness have taught me to be more aware about the society as a whole. It is because in the topic of plagiarism, it shows the seriousness of the issue and that we should pay more attention to it because a lot of people commit this offence without knowing which would lead to serious consequences. In fact, i didnt know the seriousness of the issue until i read the articles. This taught me to be more independent when doing my work and not rely so much on the internet or books so much.

However, the article which left a deep impression on me is the topic on the environment. It is because issues such as Mother Tongue weighting, plagiarism and visions on how Singapore can stay forever young can be solved through implementing various government policies. But the damage done to the environment by man is irrecoverable and it is one of those issues where u think it cant get worse and it does the next day. Not even government policies can ensure that it wouldn't get worse and all this would lead to a situation where it would lead to serious repercussions for the future generations. Now we have a situation where it is just a case of damage-limitation and we can only hope that the people responsible would be aware of what they have done and that the situation would not get worse 40-50 years down the road.

In conclusion, this blogging exercise have encouraged me not just to read up more about the society, but also be more aware of the activities happening not just around me and affecting the earth generally.

WEI JIE