Amy's father's daily return pronounced his expectation of her in front of her homework, doing nothing but studying and more of it. She did not have a choice to rest her tired physical body not her frustrated soul, as her father would be supervising her work, despite being tired from a day of manning odd jobs, he would without fail have this routine. Life during that time was not easy, and not many had the chance to get educated. Her father was expecting a son, but it turned out to be a daughter, in spite of that, she was expected to be the best in every aspect. She had to replace his dream son and his demands were getting more unreasonable with each passing day.
Under such constant pressure of her father, and much to her chagrin, it resulted in her deproving instead of improving, her studies were suffering at a remarkably alarming rate. On the actual year- end test, she was constantly reminding herself not to let her father down, however, after entering the exam room, her mind was a blank, so desperate was the need to succeed that she had to resort to cheating. Her first peek at her classmate's paper next to her was a success, but the next did not escape the scrutiny of the invigilator's attention - she was shocked when a hand was placed firmly upon her shoulder to announce her failure.
Being discovered and labelled as a cheater was the last thing she could face in her life. Too ashamed to be a disappointment to her father and tarnish his reputation on top of failing to live up to his expectation, she could not face her father who had high hopes for her. It led to the ultimate path of suicide, which to her was the only way out of this misery. She leapt into the air and plummeted to the ground with a loud thud - Bye bye world of misery. Her inconsolable father, realising the pressure he had constantly been placing on Amy, was filled with regret which he still carries with him today as a sense of guilt towards Amy. He knew clearly in his heart that it was his own selfish actions which led to the ultimate demise of his one and only beloved daughter.
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Sunday, January 17, 2010
The dangers of Blogging
Blogging was actually an inspiration or spin-off from the days of using diaries or journals to record intimate details about a person's trials and tribulations, joy and laughter and a place to vent one's frustration or share an opinion. This is a progression into the modern realm where technology is second nature and closely associated with youths of all walks of life.
As with all things, there is the good and bad in blogging. Whilst we can stay connected to our friends and family, in this cyber world, danger lurks and is more prevalent than we would want to believe.
Every time we blog, be it confined or online, we become exposed and vulnerable to predators of all nature who, unlike vultures, pick the spoils to profiteer from or make use of. The rogues or thugs are sophisticated individuals who are masters at prowling, trawling and victimizing us without us feel hit and leave us traumatized from the damaged dealt to our reputations. Thus there is a need to be shrewd and protect ourselves against such a terror network artist.
Fortunately, there are various ways to keep out dangers from the cyber world when one blogs. These are some of the examples:
1. Avoid having an online profile, which few people heed as most may feel that it is fun to list down their list of likes and dislikes and other personal information, like home address, school etc.
2. Do not upload photos that may reveal your identity, pictures of school, yourself etc. Blogs have become a dream-come-through for paedophiles and those who are stalking people using the resources from the internet are widely-known as internet stalkers. Through uploads of photos of oneself, which seems innocuous but provides crucial clues to internet stalkers narrow in on their targets and capture them in one fell swoop.
3. Do not post personal information of yourself in your blog, like schedules for the week etc. Although there might not be any posts regarding your posts from anybody, do note that there may be lurkers on your blog. They are people who do not post posts, but they read your conversation with another person if the two of you communicate by posting.
One has to tow the fine line and avoid the pitfalls in this minefield of dangers to survive and utilize its full potential rather than sit in a corner and worry about being a victim. Happy blogging!
As with all things, there is the good and bad in blogging. Whilst we can stay connected to our friends and family, in this cyber world, danger lurks and is more prevalent than we would want to believe.
Every time we blog, be it confined or online, we become exposed and vulnerable to predators of all nature who, unlike vultures, pick the spoils to profiteer from or make use of. The rogues or thugs are sophisticated individuals who are masters at prowling, trawling and victimizing us without us feel hit and leave us traumatized from the damaged dealt to our reputations. Thus there is a need to be shrewd and protect ourselves against such a terror network artist.
Fortunately, there are various ways to keep out dangers from the cyber world when one blogs. These are some of the examples:
1. Avoid having an online profile, which few people heed as most may feel that it is fun to list down their list of likes and dislikes and other personal information, like home address, school etc.
2. Do not upload photos that may reveal your identity, pictures of school, yourself etc. Blogs have become a dream-come-through for paedophiles and those who are stalking people using the resources from the internet are widely-known as internet stalkers. Through uploads of photos of oneself, which seems innocuous but provides crucial clues to internet stalkers narrow in on their targets and capture them in one fell swoop.
3. Do not post personal information of yourself in your blog, like schedules for the week etc. Although there might not be any posts regarding your posts from anybody, do note that there may be lurkers on your blog. They are people who do not post posts, but they read your conversation with another person if the two of you communicate by posting.
One has to tow the fine line and avoid the pitfalls in this minefield of dangers to survive and utilize its full potential rather than sit in a corner and worry about being a victim. Happy blogging!
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