Blog Prompt - Is money necessary for a marriage?

Does money affect relationships nowadays? Well, based on our mindset, I'm afraid to say that we are relying more on money to find a good companion than in the past. Let me explain this in a simply way:

Firstly, the female (mostly) wants to have a relationship. She has a choice between two men.
The first guy, is poor, but extremely caring, helpful, loving etc. etc. etc. (+ all the good qualities), so he's considered a gentlemen.
HOWEVER, the second guy, is extremely rich, but is fat, ugly and very annoying and hard to get along with.
(Sorry I think I exaggerated too much on the details)
Who will the woman choose? Gentleman or Rich-man?
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Some (which is more than the past), will choose the rich-man.
No, that isn't good. But money is more crucial in relationships now as compared to the past, where only good gentleman are favourited. This trend will mean that poor people will have a disadvantage, but why again?
Rich people = have lots of money = become rich yourself = can spend money on anything = happy life.
So, why not? Why not marry a rich person when you know you are going to have a happy life?
But, rich doesn't mean happy (all the time). Sometimes that person is very annoying and hates people like you (which only appears AFTER marriage), but because of the other person's wealth, we may not choose to divorce. So, that's probably why (PROBABLY) people choose money over qualities. This is how I interpret this question, I'm not sure if I'm right about this... ._.

Blog Prompt - How has war evolved?

War in the past was  definitely different from what the war we are going to have now. Previously, it was due to the invasion of the terrible Nazis led by Adolf Hitler. What he planned was wrong, and everyone agreed to this point. Thus, a war had to be started in order to prevent him and his regime from taking over the world and turning it into a deadly nightmare. It was a war that had to be fought and nobody could have stopped it. His intentions were evil and most of all, wrong. However, look at us now. The younger generation (of the 20-21st century) are talking about unnecessary wars that could have totally be avoided by having friendly diplomatic talks between two or more countries. The war we are talking about now is totally unrealistic and overwhelmingly stupid. Why start a war when you realise that thousands or even millions of victims are going to die because of this war. I don't think they fully understand the consequences, and if a war really starts for no apparent of good reason, I don't think humanity will be able to survive past this century.

Why did I make this statement? Well, our technology has also improved dramatically in the past few decades, and some say the German scientists contributed most in this technological advancement, and I feel that this is not good news for us. This technology can be used by terrorists to create a mega terrorist attack, which means they can practically take over the world within a matter of time, and all they need is just advanced weaponry, manpower, which they all have. Compared to the past, terrorist attacks have only appeared in this century. And they are notorious and infamous than before. I seriously cross my fingers and hope that one day we can take action and eliminate all of them before they do the same to us.

Book Review #1 - Feed by Mira Grant

Hey guys I know it's late but just let me do a book review okay? Great. So let's begin.

FEED - MIRA GRANT

Feed is a book by horror author Mira Grant., and is the first book from the Newsflesh trilogy. The story is set in the summer of 2014, where two experimental viruses—a genetically engineered flu strain designed by Dr. Alexander Kellis, intended to act as a cure for the common cold, and a cancer-killing strain of Marburg, known as "Marburg Amberlee"—escaped the lab and combined to form a single airborne pathogen that swept around the world in a matter of days. It cured cancer. It stopped a thousand cold and flu viruses in their tracks. However, it raised the dead.

And the world was thus infected, no cure was found, and the world turned into a zombie land. The mainstream media fell and Internet news acquired an undeniable new legitimacy. The Newsflesh trilogy follows two bloggers, Shaun Mason and Georgia Mason who are covering the US Presidential Campaign in 2014. Senator Peter Ryman of Wisconsin decides to take them along on his run for the White House, with Georgette 'Buffy' M. They were excited at the opportunity to take their careers to a whole new level, but there's one candidate who wants them dead, and what's even worse, he's using the 'zombie' method to get rid of them. They will have to be alert and be cautious of their surroundings, but like most thriller stories, who can accurately predict the ending of this story? Well, the story doesn't really end in this book cuz there's two more books followed (that's why it's called a trilogy). There were multiple scenes where I found myself distraught at what happens. And as you piece things together with Georgia, you struggle along with her to determine how much the truth is worth. Is it worth pain and discomfort? Sure. How about death and destruction? Well...

So why not just head towards your nearest library and pick up this awesome book now? *DISCLAIMER: Not for the faint-hearted*

OVER 1,000 VIEWS!!! - Reflection on 'The Soldier'

Hey everyone it's me back in Term 3 and I'll be doing a reflection on the poem 'The Soldier'.

1) Occasionally, we need young men in Singapore to do National Service. Why do you think National Service is 

compulsory in Singapore and why is it important?

Ans: It's important to have National Service because National Servicemen have to defend their country and protect it from enemy invasion when the time comes. Thus we need a steady 'stream' of Operationally Ready NS-men. Without them is like without a layer of protection over Singapore, and it would be extremely vulnerable to foreign attacks. And moreover, the importance of National Service has been crucial after it fell to the Japanese, and we realised it the hard way. It had thus been important to Singapore's defence, and also bond people from different races together, promoting social cohesion.

2) In the above poem, the speaker expresses his love for his country, England.

Do you have the same patriotism towards Singapore? Why?

No, I don't think I have the same patriotism towards Singapore, because I'm still young and I don't think I have that kind of patriotism as the persona in the poem. Moreover, I was born in China, so I think I'm more towards China than Singapore. But definitely as a Singaporean, my love in Singapore will change in the future.