Our Unspoken Confessions

Are teens in need of etiquette lessons in school?
Sam Chua

Teens nowadays....
Teens nowadays....
Teens nowadays !

are getting more good-looking. However their manners and their ettiquette behaviour and such has been uglier and uglier over the past few years. They just don't give a hood-hood about it. They are not giving respect to others nowadays.The way they talk, the posture and the manners are examples. One example could be how rude they are when talking to their parents. In the working world, this ettiquette skills can be used in the future and part of socializing and a healthy reputation and image. For jobs ettiquette skills are necessary for the consideration of the boss and future promotions in career status. However, ettiquette skills need not come from school or lessons. It comes from the relationships we have and the influence around us.

Our family members hold a huge share of our ettiquette skills. Their up-bringing of teens are very crucial. If teens can't even show courtesy towards their family members, how can they show courtesy to others ? Things need to be pointed out in order for developing entiquette skills.
Such as when the teen has shown poor ettiquette skills such as eating at a dinner table, the parent or any family member should gently point out to him or her of this wrong behaviour.
Good ettiquette can be influenced by the people around them. Such as parents and friends. As the more time spent with them, they might have gotten influenced by this such people. Therefore as friends and parents we should set a good role-model.

Are teens in need of etiquette lessons in school ? no.
Are teens in need of etiquette ? yes.
I do not support the whole idea of having lessons from school on etiquette behaviour.
This skills should have been done through relationships and influencial from others.
It should be a long-term journey and not a lesson based teaching.

9:08 PM

Are teens in need of etiquette lessons in school?
Written by Shirley Kettler

It is undoubtedly true that adolescents in this generation are far different from those in the past. Be it regarding perception, fashion, and most popular in this century - The Appropriate Behavior.

Many of us grew up in a different environment. Some were spoon-fed consistently by their parents, or some grew to find ways to feed their folks. An individual's background can affect their motivation towards school which causes students to be distracted, rude or disrespectful which may also eventually lead to inappropriate behavior in class. Not all, but some students do need etiquette lessons in school to kick this habit. However, instead of conducting such lessons, other strategies could be adopted to motivate students.

Class games, excursion trips, bonding sessions and such would be more interesting to build relations in class. When such bonds are built, teachers and students will understand each other better and both parties will gain the respect for each other. Afterall, would students really attend these etiquette lessons or would they rather want their instructor to understand them in order for one to concentrate in school?

9:07 PM

Are teens in need of etiquette lessons in school?

Are teens in need of etiquette lessons in school? Yes.
In my opinion about this topic is absolutely in need of etiquette lessons in school. We never live by our selves. We live get together with people. We never think about ourselveswithout other people. Likewise, we should know about etiquettes and manners.

Social is like a community. We always live with other people. The more time goes by,The more teens' etiquette is so ugly. Sometimes they are so rude when they are with parents, teachers and elder people even with friends. Nowadays, my face is distorted whenever I seetheir behaviours.

In fact, They should have learned about their etiquette naturally as they grow up among their relationships. But someone shouldn't. so I think etiquettelessons need to make their manner for them. They never changed their etiquette and manner ifthey shouldn't learn about that from school. So Teens are in need of etiquette lessons in schoolis very useful to them for their future.

written by SOOJIN LEE

8:52 PM

Our Unspoken Confessions

Facebook

written by SOOJIN LEE

In fact, I never use Facebook when I stayed in Korea. Using facebook isn't common in Korea.But Korean use Cyworld instead of Facebook. Cyworld is like Korea Facebook. People always upload pictures, their feelings, chatting and so on. I used Facebook first time when I camein Singapore. All of singaporean as well as western people use Facebook. Also, they login on Facebook everyday without sleeping at night.
I think sharing their picture, their feeling is good. but sometimes people want to keep their privacy. Sometimes when people share their feeling, other people scold each other. whenever they do like this, they are hurt. As for Korea, most of entertainer like singer, actor, actress share their feeling. But some anti-fan scold them very frequently. So they are hurt. And sometimes they decide to commit the suicide. I think people have to think about other people's feeling very carefully. And they have to respect other thought.

10:50 PM

Facebook banned in Pakistan

Written by Shirley Kettler

I'm sure many of us have heard of "Facebook" - A global social network allowing people to communicate through the internet. In Singapore, we use facebook to update our status, profile, information, pictures and many more. Of course, the real addicts(my friends) would be the ones hooked on facebook games, quizes, and other applications i have YET explore...... However, how other countries utilize facebook is another story.

Recently, a huge sensation aroused which involved people in Pakistan to be banned from using facebook. This controversy erupted on May 20th when a facebook user created a page called "Everybody Draw Mohammed Day!" The event ignited angry protests not only in Pakistan, but around the world. Many people felt that their religions were not respected, let alone offensive.

Was this commotion really necessary? Originally, facebook was used as a facilitation tool to locate people, socialise and communicate. It is certainly not wrong to create pages for people or fans to "like" simply because they agree. However, especially through the internet, we may not know the viewers and this may stimulate sensitive issues. Not only does this apply to respecting one's religion, but race, gender and any other susceptible related terms. We may create pages to see if peoples' respond is corresponding to our opinions, but we should also consider veiwers' feelings on how they would react to such events.

Otherwise, haven't we defeated the whole purpose of facebook?

10:08 PM

FACEBOOK BANNED IN PAKISTAN

Well, so Facebook has been banned in Pakistan. The reason? A group called "Everybody Draw Mohammed Day!" was created and lets just say, the Pakistani's are not too happy about it. They feel that it is an insult to the Muslim religion thus they banned Facebook so people cannot participate in it. Do people actually draw it on Facebook? Even if Facebook is banned, people can still participate in it on the streets. So i do not see much of a point in banning Facebook.

Also, people do not only use Facebook to join ridiculous groups. There are also sane people out there who actually use Facebook for what it is meant for. Social Networking. Facebook is a social networking site which allows users to interact with their friends or relatives even though they may be 5thousand miles away. By banning Facebook, these people would definetely be outraged as they have not anything wrong but they too have to suffer such a consequence.

Furthermore, certain people also use Facebook as a source of entertainment. There are loads of games on Facebook that can keep any user glued to the screen. Now that Facebook is banned, some people have nothing to do. I feel that the banning of Facebook is a very silly move and that it is not fair.

Joshua Lim

10:00 PM

SAM CHUA MING SHIEN.
Face+book=Facebook

Facebook is one of the hottest site visited nowadays. Sizzling. With simple delights found in communicating with friends, stalking individuals, posting photos and many other more fun functions. It is accessible at any time ! just plug your computer into the internet and there you have it. The book of faces (facebook).

There are many advantages to facebook but of course, there are some disadvantages of facebook.
Facebook allows us to socialist with one another. For example, writing on each other's wall. People can also get into further information on details of a particular person. Such as common friends, school, age, relationship status (ahem), photos and videos. You might think that facebook is for only younger people. You're wrong ! facebook are even used in businesses nowadays. Events, companies, businesses could ask customers to join them on facebook. They can create a fan page for that business. Drawing more people in and knowing about that business more. It is even possible to promote the business. Updates can be found on the business as well.
One example could be ben and jerry's. They host polls where you can get customer feedback. Such surveys are helpful.

However, there are indeed some poor usuage of facebook, thus resulting in consequences. Without any supervision, things can go wrong. Such as scams and frauds. By hacking into the account of someone, you can use his account to do serious damage or use it as a fake identity to get benefits out of it. Such as a fraud for cash. Rakesh Agrawal was a victim in case. He was the president of snapstream. LOL
An unknown individual hacked into his friend's account, matt. While in his account, he was chatting with Rakesh and he claimed that he was robbed and had no money and that the kids and wife are stuck at london. Luckily, Rakesh was able to know his friend well enough and found out it wasn't matt but a scammer. A SCAMMER ! A SCAMMER ! a scammer.

Therefore there many usuages of facebook. Either good or bad. Advantages or disadvantages. It's up to us to do the right thing and how to use facebook in an appropiate manner. THANK YOU !

8:35 PM

Our Unspoken Confessions

Joshua - Social etiquette of Smartphones. Where to draw the line?

First and formost. What is a smartphone? Basically, a smartphone is just your everyday handphone with more advanced computing ability and connectivity.

Phones such as iPhones and Blackberry are all various examples of a smartphone. And these phones all contain certain functions that could keep any user entertained. However, certain users are highly addicted to their smartphones. Everywhere they go, they would look to no where but their phone. If a user has an iPhone, he would always be occupied by the iPhone's excellent applications. Furthermore, the iPhone contains an internet feature where users may serve the web on the go. This feature is one of the most addictive features as users have online applications to browse all the time like Facebook.

I myself use an iphone. And on certain occassions, i too have been too occupied by my phone that i have neglected my friends. During a conversation, i was occupied by the internet feature of my phone. This is an example of not being able to draw the line. Users should know when to do the right thing and should not neglect one's family or friends.

12:32 PM

Social etiquette of smartphones; where to draw the line?
written by SOOJIN

Nowadays, cell phone always develop more and more. If you buy a new phone today, it become the old one tomorrow. We can use cell phone whatever we want to do that much. For example, we can search for internet, listen to music, check e-mail, watch movie and check the stocks for businessman.
But the more cellphone develop, the less people keep the manner. We can use smartphone during meeting, talking to friends, class and even toilet. people don't care during using phone.If my friend ignore my words because of cellphone. I get angry. I never want to talk to my friends.I think people have to keep the manner at a minimum.
This is my experience in Korea. When I take the subway, the older person come into the subway. A girl sit on the seat. As for Korea, if the older people take the public transportation, youngerpeople have to offer their seat to an old man. That is the manner in Korea. But the girl use cellphone, she never offered her seat to him. So I got angry. Because the old man bring the heavy luggage. Nowadays most of young people use cellphone, so they ignore the old man very easily like this happen. I know we live very comfotable and convenience because of smartphone. But human has manner and thought what things the smartphone doesn't have. I want people to keep social etiqutte of smartphone anywhere.

12:20 PM

Social Etiquette of Smartphones - Where to draw the line?

Written by Shirley Kettler

In the 20th century, technology is obiquitous. Yes, people cannot seem to live without their phones which consequently results in multi-tasking. We often see people holding their phones despite where they are or what they're doing. But the question is, where do we draw the line?

So what's the vigor of this Smartphone? In a modern society, many people demand for the latest technology such as Iphones, LG Chocolate and Blackberry. Their innovations have the latest features such as 3G, Internet, Games and other applications that an average phone does not possess. These applications elicit users as they provide a source of entertainment on-the-go. Not only are they entertaining, but resourceful as applications such as the GPRS is provided to locate destinations.

Just a couple of weeks back, some old friends and i decided to catch up in Orchard Road for the new movie release - Iron Man 2. Of course, everyone would be on their earpieces connected to the phone while travelling. However, when we reconciled, they still had a single earpiece on one side of the ear while the having the other side hung lose.

Right there, i felt a sense of uneasiness. Are they really listening to what i'm saying? How do they concentrate on so many things at once??? They refused to turn off the music playing on their tunes list as they claim i could be heard. I guess Smartphones do pretty much provide a range of applications that could be SERIOUSLY addictive.

It is no doubt Smartphones dominate many sources of entertainment. However, we must know when to draw the line to prevent any sense of disrespect for the other party. Perhaps resort to your phones when you're alone and not when you're with company. Trust me, not only will it make your company complacent, but bonds will certainly be fabricated.

12:17 PM

Sam Chua - Social Etiquette of Smartphones - Where to draw the line?

Hey !

Where do you draw the line ?

How many times have you seen a person's eyes glued to the screen of a smartphone ? I don't know about you but i myself would be one of the guilty users nowadays. Just take a look around you on the street and you'll see the powerful temptations of a smartphone.

A smartphone is a highly advanced mobile phone. Therefore given the term "smart". Duh -.-

Compared to caveman times, smartphones nowadays can search the web anywhere and anytime. For an example, using the 3G function to log on to internet to access facebook. Some examples of a smartphone is the widely known iPhone or the stylish BlackBerry. The iPhone has the voice activation feature that allows the phone to identify and call the contact by voice. Once again, DUH.

The phone allows to manage and aid the user in his or her everyday life. To make things easier and better. Such as having music on your phone or saving notes.

However, the usuage of a smartphone has been sometimes been used too much and spoiled the original purpose of the phone. Many have taken out their smartphones during a conversation, a meeting, a movie and even during a class. For example it is rude as it is of basic social etiquette to give your attention to the other party. Using the smartphone in the midst of a conversation makes the other party feel left out and he or she would feel unimportant. During a meeting we should pay attention and give our best instead of taking our smartphone out and searching our mail. Though the phone enables this features and functions, we should learn to use it at the right time. If we use the internet through our smartphones, we should engage the other party as well. Such as checking his or her mail if he wants too, or inviting him or her to play an iPhone application game.

We should consider the feelings of others before taking out our smartphones. We have the rest of the day to use the features of the phone. Right ?! Some people would say playing with a smartphone while in a conversation would be anti-social. Which is true ! We should respect others around us. Just put yourself into the other party's shoes and you would feel like smashing that smartphone wouldn't you?

Here are some useful tips that we could follow. Head to the bathroom when you want to text. Try not to text unless it is important. Imagine you're on a date and you whip out your iPhone and start texting or searching the net. Your date would most probably think that he or she is too boring or irritating. It's a time to socialize and not a socialize network. In the Mrt, a friend of mine was busy playing the iPhone and there i was standing next to him and he felt like a stranger to me. We've forgotten the good old times.

12:17 PM

Our Unspoken Confessions

9:08 PM

Are teens in need of etiquette lessons in school?
Written by Shirley Kettler

It is undoubtedly true that adolescents in this generation are far different from those in the past. Be it regarding perception, fashion, and most popular in this century - The Appropriate Behavior.

9:07 PM

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Our Unspoken Confessions

10:50 PM

Facebook banned in Pakistan

Written by Shirley Kettler

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Social Etiquette of Smartphones - Where to draw the line?

Written by Shirley Kettler

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