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Recently I commented on my friend Derrick's blog post that has the interesting topic of life to him. Here's the link to it ! https://nervoussock.blogspot.my/2018/01/what-islife-to-me-life-isbeautiful-and.html?showComment=1517128505543#c4528124500037715679

D-Day June 6, 1944 The landing craft slowly approached the shores of Utah beach. The morning fog dissipated, revealing the yellow sands of the beach, decorated by Czech hedgehogs designed to stop tanks advancing. He looked around. By his sides, his buddies prayed for their safety, while some handed him extra rounds for his rifle. They're all anxious, as this battle will determine the faith of France and with it, the rest of the world. Within minutes, the landing crafts hits the shore. The ramp slammed opened. The invasion of Normandy has begun. 21 thousand men, despite knowing the risks, charged forwards, with strength as if it was t he last battle they will fight. Bombardments from previous air raids had reduced the German defense forces, but still formidable and able to take a few hits from the combined Allied forces. He hesitated for awhile, but deduced that if he doesn’t fight, he won’t have a chance to survive either. Shells peppered the air, hitt...

The Power of Information Information. One of the lifeblood of every person, country and nation. Without information, we humans might as well be sentient flesh and blood that are capable of moving around. In this day and age, information is everywhere and is easily accessible through the Internet. There are currently some 145 commercial communications satellites carrying millions of conversations, data streams and news reports around the globe, making the stream of information seemingly endless. However, some found out how to manipulate people’s mindset through the power of information. During World War 2, nations participating in the war used propaganda to infused hate in citizens, raising their anger against the opposing forces, gaining more support and thus improving moral and numbers within the military ranks. Some might even use information as a tool to blackmail others to gain favors from them. The power of information can be seen throughout history. ...

First Week of School (SMKDJ) The very first week of the first school semester. Some dread it, while others look forward to it. To me, neither of both mattered. A month of holiday might sound good to take a break after a long year of hard work and constant studying to prepare for PT3, but after a week or so, you start to get that feeling of missing being with your friends in school, doing activities together. (not group work with random people that don't know each other really well) New semester, new class, new classmates and a whole new timetable to memorize. First week is always pretty exciting, since you get to meet your friends again after a long month. What's more exciting is that the classes. While some might be boring, others can be quite fascinating. Since it's the first week, nothing much other than normal classes and longer than average speeches from Mr.Ganapathy. The changes for co-curriculum were quite interesting too, but transporters...