A small quarrel People these days have become quite quarrelsome. They have little tolerance and small incidents which should be accepted wit...
A day I spent in strange surroundings
A day I spent in strange surroundings I have a cousin, Brian, who is a writer for a newspaper in Kuala Lumpur. Last year when I visited him,...
An unlucky day
An unlucky day I woke up with a pain in the back of my neck. I could hardly turn my head. I strained to look at the clock on the table. It s...
A day when everything went wrong
A day when everything went wrong It was a bright and sunny day. Little did I expect it to be an unlucky one for me. I went to school early b...
The happiest day in my life
The happiest day in my life It was Prize-presentation Day. I was chosen to be the model student of the year on the recommendation of my teac...
The day I was late for school
The day I was late for school It was well past midnight but I was still up watching the World Cup Soccer Finals. My mother was away on a tou...
The day I was sick
The day I was sick I was completely drenched in the heavy downpour. When I reached home, I sneezed continuously and shivered with cold. That...
A week before examination
A week before examination Sundays are generally a fixed routine determined by the TV programs. But the last Sunday before the examinations w...
Class duty
Class duty Today, I went to school earlier than usual. When I stepped into the classroom, my two classmates, Jason and Xiaoqiang, were alrea...
Accident in the laboratory
Accident in the laboratory After classes on Monday, we were passing near the chemistry laboratory when we saw a strange figure running out o...
A freak accident
A freak accident I sat on the back seat of the bus with a couple of friends. We were on our way to school. It was early morning and the cool...
An air accident
An air accident The air hostess announced that all passengers should fasten their seat belts and hold on firmly to their chairs. She tried h...
Incident in a sleepless night
Incident in a sleepless night It was a hot night and I could not sleep, I got up and looked out of the window. The sky was very beautiful to...
An unlucky incident i had witnessed
An unlucky incident I am a healthy person and do not normally fall ill. My baby sister is often ill. My parents and grandparents are all dee...
Lost in a strange place
Lost in a strange place During my school holidays, I went to stay with my cousin’s family in Penang for a week. They lived in a hut in a kam...
A frightening experience
Talk about a frightening experience It was almost midnight. I was going home on a bus. There was only one other passenger – a middle-aged ma...
An embarrassing moment
Talk about an embarrassing moment. I could recall an event which happened four years ago. My father gave me a hundred dollars, for the good ...
A fire accident I have witnessed
Describe a fire accident I have witnessed Fires are mainly caused by carelessness on the part of the occupants of a house, factory, office o...
Describe a fire in the hospital
Describe a fire in the hospital that you witnessed. I was visiting my friend Sally in the hospital. She had a bad fall a few days ago, and s...
Experience of being kidnapped
Talk about your experience of being kidnapped My chauffeur was sick and I was told to take a cab home. I decided to walk instead and took th...
When I am kidnapped...
Talk about a kidnap. One evening, I was alone at home, when a smartly dressed couple knocked on my door. The woman smiled and asked me if sh...
A robbery at a late cold night
Describe a robbery at a late cold night One late cold winter night, we heard the moan of an old lady from the nearby house. The old lady was...
A robbery I witnessed
Talk about a robbery you witnessed It happened on one Saturday evening. My mother and I went shopping to buy a gift for my father. After muc...
A pickpocket I witnessed
Talk about a pickpocket you witnessed I hate to travel on the MRT train in the evening because it is very crowded. I have to compete with ot...
A burglary I witnessed
Talk about a burglary you witnessed It was a peaceful afternoon. I was doing my homework in my room when I heard a strange grinding noise co...
Describe the beauty of nature
Talk about the beauty of nature In the evening I sit in front of my house and feel the soft gentle breeze caress my face and cool my body. T...
Describe your family at home in evenings
Describe evenings at home On weekdays, evenings at home are pretty tame affairs. When the sun sets and it gets dark, there is nothing very m...
Describe a school mid-morning break
Describe a school mid-morning break The lunch-bell peals. Pens and pencils are hurriedly pushed into their cases. Files click shut, satchels...
Describe the scene in a shopping complex
Describe the scene in a shopping complex In every large town now there are dozens of shopping complexes to cater for the ever increasing pop...
Describe the scene at a crowded food center
Describe the scene at a crowded food center My favorite food center comes alive only at night, every night. During the day it is a municipal...