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SCMP Reporter

Five ways to relieve pressure

A lot of people  in Hong Kong are under pressure from work.

If we do not have healthy ways to relieve pressure, we may make ourselves ill.

If you are feeling stressed,  you could try listening to some of your favourite songs.

Classical music is especially good as it is usually gentle. It helps us to relax.

Second, we could go jogging, preferably with friends.  This means we can spend time with friends and get some exercise.

It is also an interest we can share with others outside of school. Sport helps to keep us healthy.

Third, we could go shopping with friends. When we are shopping,  we can forget about the things we are worried about.

Also, if we can buy something that we like, we will feel happy.

Fourth, we could go to the beach and enjoy the scenery.

We could imagine that the wind is blowing away all our troubles.

Finally, we could go to watch a movie  with friends. A comedy would be especially good.

Everyone should find their way of  best relieving pressure.  We must take care of our health.

Tiffany Chiu Sze-man

Christian Alliance S.C. Chan  Memorial College

Treasure the time spent with friends

The moments you spend with friends are precious.

I was reminded of this recently, when I went to a barbecue with old friends. They were my classmates  two years ago.

While we were preparing for the barbecue, it was clear that the team power of our 6A class was still strong.

We talked a lot about our different school lives and told our secrets to each other.

I was touched  because it was the first time we had met up  since we graduated from primary school.

I felt as warm as  if I was sitting in front of a fire.

Remember to treasure your friends or you may regret it.

Yolanda Tsang Wai-yin

Tsuen Wan Public Ho  Chuen Yiu Memorial College

Try travelling on foot

If I have time, I like getting to my destination  on foot.

It saves  me money and I can look around me as I walk. On buses or the MTR, you miss  the view.

Most Hong Kong people are lazy. They want to use the most convenient way to get where they are  going.

They don't want to get use up all their energy  walking.

But, there are downsides to relying on transport.  We cannot enjoy the view and get fresh air. We have to breathe in the recycled air of air conditioners.

This also transmits diseases.

Walking to a nearby destination may even end up quicker than travelling by bus or car if there is a traffic jam.

Traffic is often very busy  in places such as Causeway Bay or Mong Kok.

Also, when we walking around, we are doing exercise which we may not have time for otherwise.

I think we should try to walk as much as possible.

Minnie Lam

Take care of the elderly

Do you feel sorry for elderly beggars or frail people you come across on the streets?  Most of us would answer yes.  Life can be cruel, especially for elderly people.

Why do some children neglect their parents when they get old? Families must take care of each other.

And when families do try to take care of the elderly, often they leave them with the domestic helper. But old people want to spend time with their sons and daughters and grandchildren.  Even if old people complain about their health a lot, we should try to listen their feelings.

Showing consideration for their needs is better than any cure.

Lau Yu-ling

TWGHs Lui Yun Choy  Memorial College

Private lives and gossip magazines

We can all read intimate details of the private lives of stars in gossip magazines. But it is a controversial issue.

The latest controversy arose after a movie star's hotel room in Beijing was ransacked.

Some people claim that they have a right to know the truth about public figures.

Others argue that individuals have a right to privacy.

The gossip magazines claim that their job is to tell readers what they want to know.

The magazines depend on reader's buying them to survive.

It's true that we have the right to know the truth. But, it's not a right that we should know a person's private life, be they famous or not.

Magazines can report on public lives, but trying to find out what stars do in the privacy of their own homes is going too far.

It conflicts with a person's right to privacy.

Famous people can tell you about their private lives if they want, but you cannot find out about their private lives without their permission.

Would you like your personal life discussed in public? Celebrities are just like us, except famous.

And surely all readers don't want to know every private detail about famous people.

The publication of private lives of celebrities may also mislead the youth into thinking it's acceptable behaviour.  But it is morally wrong.

I think the answer to this problem is that celebrities and gossip magazines should support each other.  Celebrities  need to promote themselves to the public through magazines.

But magazines should restrict what they publish  to what stars allow them to know.

Angela Chiu Ho-yan

Yan Oi Tong Tin Ka Ping  Secondary School

Parents should show their children love

Many children complain that their parents always ask them to do things they don't want to do or  stop them from doing the things they do want to do. They say they have no freedom.

All parents love their children,  they just use different methods of showing it.

Sometimes, they get it wrong.

Some parents are very strict and keep tight reins on their children. If they are too strict, children may rebel.

Other parents  are too kind to their children, and let them do anything and never shout at them.

When they grow up, they don't know how to respect others and solve problems.

Both overly strict and kind parents love their children but they must change their parenting methods.

If not, it will harm their children.

Wong Tat-mong

Start saving up now

I like to look at all the different cars on the streets.  If I have a car, I can visit lots of places in Hong Kong. I can go to the country parks easily.

My dream car would have to match my dream house.  I would like to drive a Mini Cooper. They are very cute and small. There are many colours to choose from.

But my parents say that  driving is dangerous and a car is expensive.

But I will try to save up to buy a car in the future, or other special things.

Perhaps I will have to use the money for an emergency, and my dreams will be for nothing.

But the dream is sweet.

Zoe Chan Wing-yan

Pooi To Middle School



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