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ISSUE No.3
Ma y
2015
Whasanian
Those Were the Days
When asked what your favourite toys are, your answers will probably be different online games or apps but can you still remember what toys you used to play with when you
were young? Everyone has their favourite toy. Even your teachers! Have you ever considered what kind of toys your teachers played with when they were young and how
different they are from the ones that are popular today? Let’s travel back in time and see what toys and gadgets were popular a long, long time ago!
Miss Lam Wing Sum
Miss Lau Ho Yan
Like most little girls, Miss Lau was fond of dolls
and her favourite toy was a mini dollhouse
called Polly Pocket. It was small enough to fit
into a little girl’s purse. As she was the only girl
in her family, with no sisters to play with, she
would create her own dialogue using her dolls
in different roles, all together in the mini dollhouse. Polly Pocket dollhouses are no longer
on the market, but Miss Lau hopes that one
day they will make a comeback and then she
can build a new collection of them.
Miss Lam’s favourite toy was her Barbie
doll given to her by her mum when she
was five years old. She would not only
style her hair, but also wash it. Gosh! She
was totally shocked when her Barbie's
neck suddenly broke and her head fell
off, going straight down the sink hole.
Looking at the now deformed body of
her Barbie doll, she cried her eyes out
and kept asking her mum what had
happened and if Barbie's hair would ever
grow back! Then, her mum the hero
saved the day, rescuing Barbie’s head
and putting the pieces back together
again with the use of some tape.
Mr Liu Wang Chun
Overjoyed, Mr Liu was given GameBoy Colour
along with two of his favourite games Pokemon and Super Mario - when he was a
little boy. As you would expect, he played
with his new toy all day long. His happiness
was short lived, however, as his new toy was
confiscated by his mum after only 2 months
of enjoyment. When the GameBoy was
eventually freed from imprisonment, it was
broken and could never be played again!
.Mr Chan Ching Chak
Lying down with his toy cars on the
floor, moving them around and
crashing them into each other was how
Mr Chan had fun when he was young.
Due to his poor exam results, his
mother did what she needed to do to
teach her son a lesson. One unguarded
night, she threw away all those
innocent little cars as punishment for his poor school showing. Although
it was really heartbreaking at that time, it didn't stop Mr Chan from
developing his interest and started a new collection when he grew up.
A few years have gone by already and every time I think back to my childhood, I miss my
primary school friends a lot. My best friend was Brian; we met when we were only in P.1.
He was the first friend I made in my primary school life. He was kind and friendly and he
looked like my brother - with short, black hair and glasses. He sat beside me in class and
lived in my neighbourhood as well. After we left primary school, he emigrated to England
with his family. Of course we miss each other and are still in contact, often chatting online.
When I was a kid, I loved watching Sesame Street. Elmo was my childhood buddy and my
favorite character in this cartoon series. When I wasn't playing with Elmo, I spent a lot of
time playing with my toy cars, a very different hobby from most typical girls who enjoyed
playing with dolls. As for snacks, my taste was also different to most other kids who fancied
chocolate or chips: my favorite snack was Haw Flakes. Haw Flakes are thin sweetened
hawthorn cakes that are just mouth-watering!
4C Chan Ching Yi
English Department
3A Chang Bo Hay
Yan Chai Hospital Wong Wha San Secondary School
“Enjoy Yourself Tonight” was a famous variety show in Hong
Kong. Mini dramas, singing, performances – all broadcast live
every night! With the Internet, people now have more choices from around the world. Available at anytime, (mostly) free
of charge!
Apps of the
month
Your grandparents might have one or two of these old bus
tickets! No worries if you didn’t have the exact fare as you could
get change! As bus driver would be busy driving, there was usually another man taking good care of you and their money. Simply tell them where you get off, and they will do the rest.
Your Mental Age Test
Have you ever asked yourself ‘What is my
Bell-bottomed jeans were a must-have for all
fashionable boys and girls - in the 1970s! The
fashion has changed to straight and skinny jeans
since then, but one day this once-upon-a-time
style might make a comeback!
mental age?’ Well now you can find the
answer. We’ll ask you a series of multiple
choice questions and record your answers.
Later, you can compare results with your
friends.
Ice-pops and ice rods were once a favourite of
many children. They were cheap when compared
to most other snacks (just 50 cents). What you
had to do was break the ice into halves and suck
out the freezing but colourful and flavoured
‘juice’. Dee-licious!
Generation Gap
2B Lam Ching Tong, 2C Tang Hoi Ting
How Old Are You?
Upload your own photo or selfie and our
Robot will tell you how old you look! Add
photos with friends and compare ages!
Share photos on Twitter, Facebook or
Instagram!
See whether you look youngest from a
Word station: Parts of Speech
In English grammar, a part of speech is a
linguistic category of words. In general, there
are eight parts of speech in English, namely
nouns (n.), pronouns (pron.), verbs (v.),
adjectives (adj.), adverbs (adv.), prepositions
(prep.), conjunctions (conj.) and
interjections (int.).
Every single word in English belongs to one or more
of these parts of speech and you will always bump
into them when you look up a word in the
dictionary. You can regard words with the same root
but different parts of speech as members of the
same word family. However, these words function
differently and may carry different meaning in
different situations. Below, there’s an example for
reference.
Word
Part of Speech
Example
memory
memorize
memorization
memorable
memorial
n.
v.
n.
adj.
adj. / n.
He has lots of happy memories of his stay in Japan.
You have to memorize different parts of speech in English.
Do pictures or colors help with the memorization language?
The play was memorable because of its beautiful costumes.
[adj.] a memorial service
adv.
n.
[n.] The painting will be a memorial to this remarkable man.
The actors performed memorably on the stage.
He likes collecting Bruce Lee memorabilia.
memorably
memorabilia
Part of Speech
v.
adj.
commemorate
v.
adj.
n.
English Department
without showing your teeth), in certain
lighting or with less or more make-up on.
The results will surprise you!
Fancy winning a PRIZE?
Riddle Me This:
1. When asked how old she was, Karen
replied, “In 2 years I will be twice as old
as I was 5 years ago.” How old is she?
2. You’re driving a bus, and at the first stop 8
people get on and two people get off. At
the 2nd stop 4 people get on and 7 people
get off. At the 3rd stop 9 people get off
and 3 people get on. How old is the bus
driver?
Now it’s your turn to look up the different parts of speech of words in your dictionary.
Start by trying ‘forget’ & ‘commemorate’.
Word
forget
certain angle, while smiling (with or
3. Why were the early days of history called
the dark ages?
Example
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