One Man Band

              The short story “The One Man Band” took place at a plaza in some old english village. The story starts with a girl roaming around the centre of the plaza which lies a fountain where people throw coins and make wishes. When she was about to throw the coin, a musician approaches her where the musician entertains the little girl by playing all sorts of instruments, mostly percussions, all by himself at the same time. She was greatly entertained by the man and decided to give the musician the money. Suddenly, another musician came out of nowhere, he opened a poster of him and started to gain attention of her. The second musician performed his routine with his violins, and performed with a slightly different style, unlike the first musician who looked unorganized. This causes an outburst to the first musician. Then the two musicians started to compete with each other in order to attract attention of the little girl. As the competition rages, the musicians unintentionally scared her and caused her coin to fall in to the drain. This is where the element irony took place. The musicians competed with each to win over the coin, but in the end the girl demands payment from the two musicians because her coin fell of the drain and both of them are responsible for the loss of her coin.

An Examination is Important ?

Life today has become so complex that examination have come to play an important part in one’s educational career. Examination  are considered more important that most students are afraid of them.

The ability to pass an examination is indeed a valuable quality. It shows that the student is able to express his thought and ideas to a manner others can understand. It also shows that the student has acquired a certain amount of knowledge in some branches of study. Besides, the mind of a student, even if he is dull, receives good exercise when he prepares for an examination. A student’s success in an examination, therefore, helps employers and others to assess his mental or general ability.

Some people, however, argue that examinations test only a certain kind of skill. They say that many people have a good memory and a special ability to pass examinations and achieve brilliant results, though they have no capacity for original thought or imagination. But it should be realized that today the syllabuses are so extensive that a student cannot expect to pass an examination by relying entirely on his memory. The student of today must not only have a fair knowledge of the subject matter but also be able to show his intelligence and power of reasoning, especially if he is sitting for a higher examination. Therefore, a student’s ability to pass an examination must indicate some of his mental powers as well as his grasp of the subjects that he has studied.

If there were no examinations, most scholars would have been less informed than they are today. Examinations compel students to read as mush as they can, and as they do so, they absorb knowledge unconsciously. Further, because of examinations; teachers have to confine themselves to the syllabuses which are aimed at imparting knowledge in a systematic manner, and thus develop mental discipline.

Examinations are therefore an important part of academic studies.

My University Life

It has already passed more than one year since I entered this university. Now, I think that it is good for me to talk about my university life. I want to focus on an aspect this time. It is also relevant to my aim which I had had when I entered this university. It is the language study.

I am majoring in English, so I have many English classes every week. At first, I got very nervous whenever I have to give my opinion and make a presentation in class, because I had no such experiences before. However, I think that it is the valuable exercises to get accustomed to express my own opinions and feelings. Besides, I am challenging myself to get a high score in FINAL EXAM. It is also an important target.


A pleasant part of university life is long vacations. It is very good to consider a plan. I am considering about staying in Malaysia in next summer vacation, and I also hope to stay in Singapore in next spring vacation. I think it will be an enjoyable vacation and an opportunity for me to get an incentive for the language study. I should have such unforgettable experiences in my university life. It is a great use of vacations, isn’t it?

However, I have sometimes lost my original aim in my university life. In my curriculum, there are not only languages but also other various subjects such as social subjects and sciences. I have to take those classes too. When I am plowed under with homework for the classes and work to the deadline of reports, I often failed to attend to studying of languages. I was content with only finishing those assignments in time. In order not to waste the lesson, I am trying to set the order of priority this year, so that I can get satisfied when I graduate. My aim is not to write reports for sociology and history. I came here to make this journey worth of life and to improve my English, study other languages, and become able to orient myself to life in other countries.

As a conclusion, I am determined to enjoy learning foreign languages. I really appreciate I can do so. I think that my university life will be fruitful, no, I will make it meaningful. Of course, I do not have to become a perfectionalist. As long as I came to this university, I want to achieve my original aim. I really hope that I can enumerate what I gain in my university life, when I am asked, “What have you got in four years?”