1a) List two reasons why teens are reluctant to call helplines despite the promise of anonymity and professional help.
The two reasons are the teens, who are mostly students in secondary 3 and 4, revealed that they would rather not confide in strangers. They also think it is wimpy to call.Of the 46 surveyed, 39 chose friends as one of the top two avenues they would turn to intimes of crisis.Others say that they would speak first to their parents, siblingsor even teachers.Only two said they would dial for help.

b) According to Ms Lily Chu, how does Touch Leadership and Mentoring prefer to help troubled teens?
She said that "we prefer to help the youths through more direct, effective means, such as educational workshops in school, face-to-face counselling and home visit"

2) Have you confided in your friends or family members about the problems you face in school/ life? Why or why not?
No, i think that we as teenagers should solve our own problems. This is because we should be responsibility and learn to solve for our own problems that we face.We must not trouble others so that we may seems to be more mature.When we are grown up, we must face our problems ourself, we don't tend to talk to others about our problems that comes in our life.

Have you been betrayed by your friends before? If yes, how? (You may change the names of the people involved for privacy)
Yes, i've been betrayed by my friends before.This is when i ask my friend to teach me doing my maths homework,but in the end, he teach me the wrong thing. And the next day, i get scolded by my teacher because i do it wrongly.

1a) What was the reason for building the platform doors at the MRT stations?
The reasons for building the platform doors at the MRT stations is because to prevent commuters from from falling onto the tracks intentionally or otherwise. This is because there is an average of 16 cases a year in 2004 and 2005 to 31 in 2007.


b) Which other countries already have such doors installed at train stations?
Taipei and Paris


2) What is your opinion of commuters on trains who disregard the rules (no eating/drinking, give up seats for the elderly/ the disabled/ pregnant women etc.) on the train?
I think if commuters who disregard the rules on the train is they are obviously irresponsible. They didn't think about others, who needs the seats, the disabled or the elderly.

Article: “Government acts to curb younger smokers”



1)What are some measures by the government to curb smoking?
The measures are penalty of $10,000 of fines and a suspension of the licence for up to six months for the person who sold the tobacco products. Yet another proposed measure is that places that sell health and youth-centric products such as chinese medicines halls and game arcades will barred from selling tobacco products. And this will shrink the number of tobacco retailers.Sellers who sell to buyers in school uniform or those clearly aged 12 or under will have their licences suspended.






2)How successful do you think these measures would be? Support your answer with reasons.
I think that this measures will success to some extent because although the rules are already applied, people would not obey to it. It is a certain habit for the people to not follow rules and regulations. Sellers selling to those aged under 12 would have to be banned for good and also, selling the cigarettes in packs of 20 is much expensive than those in packs of 10. This would affect the students and some buyers because it is much expensive which would give them difficulties to buy the cigarettes. Students usually buy the cigarette which isb a contra-bands from illegal sellers and it would be good if the government try to chase those illegal sellers which sells contra-bands.

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