Response to Khoo Ye Rong (16)'s post

Done by: Kelvin Eng Wei Min (09)

What he wrote:
A1. I am Khoo Ye Rong, 16, I may have a different perspective from others. To me, I will defend anything and anyone I can. If you were to ask which one has the top priority, I did say friends. The reason why I did not put family as first is because I know my parents have the ability and are strong to protect themselves. If not, they would not have been able to raise me up till who I am now.

A2. My friends are the dearest to me. Be it academic or gaming, they have always been there. One person that always help me academically is Aron Chen from secondary 2I. Without him, I bet a lot of my homework will be undone. Shu Han and Feng Ming who can be annoying at times have always been good friends with me since the start of the year. I play with them and study with them. When I am in trouble, these three person always never fail to be there for me. These are the reasons why I chose to protect and defend my friends. Maybe if they are brave and courageous enough, they could follow me into war. I know it is silly, but I will volunteer to be in the Singapore Armed Forces and fight for Singapore, for this small island is my homeland. Without it, I will not even be able to meet these friends. Without them, they will never be me.

P.S. [Well, this might seem way far from my actual post, but well, there weren't many posts to comment about so I did a random pick and it's starting to get late. Sorry. :) ]

A1) I have to disagree with you when you said your parents are old and strong enough to protect themselves from any harm. Well, I'm sure they certainly aren't young anymore, so maybe they've grown somewhat weaker in a way. Furthermore, if something bad happens at home, who is in the house with you? It might be your friends (if they are invited) but your parents are most likely there with you. Your parents painstakingly raised you to what you are today, blessed with a fit body and almost immune to most diseases, and I suppose your friends didn't raise you up?
A2) Well, I guess what you said about your friends being a great help to you makes me feel a little jealous somehow. :) I'm sorry if my first response may sound harsh. Right, your friends are most likely with you more than your parents if you go out them frequently (unlike me, I'm somewhat a loner). It's nice to hear you would fight for Singapore if a war breaks out here, even if it is not the most perfect place to be living in. Nothing is perfect though. Most people will flee when they hear of a war breaking out soon.