Outstanding CompositionsYap Fang Ling One breezy night, Jerry was staying up late as he was watching the football World Cup on television. Jerry was so
engrossed in watching television that he did not realise how late it was. By the time he looked at the clock, it was already two o'clock in the morning! He hurried to bed, but was disappointed that he missed his show.
"Rrrrring.....ring....ring......." Jerry's alarm clock
sounded. Jerry just shut the alarm and went back to sleep. At seven o'clock in the morning, Jerry's maid woke him up. At first, Jerry would not wake up as he thought it was only five o'clock but when his maid told him it was seven o'clock, he immediately shot up like a rocket and
got dressed. He did not comb his hair nor did he brush his teeth.
Just as Jerry was about to leave home to go to school, he realised that his school bus had already left. Jerry was petrified and regretted staying up late last night. Jerry had no choice but to take a public bus to school.
Jerry was late again for school and had to go for detention class as he was late for many times. Jerry's form teacher informed Jerry's parents. When Jerry went home in the afternoon, he was scolded and given a beating. He was also
suspended from watching television for a month! So now Jerry has learnt his lesson.
Nicola Lim One late night, Tom was watching a comedy. He was sitting on the soft sofa in his hall and was enjoying the show which lasted beyond midnight.
The next morning, he woke up late at seven o'clock. He was shocked when he saw the alarm clock. He immediately
raced to the toilet to brush his teeth. After brushing his teeth, he rushed down to the dining table to eat his breakfast. He
gobbled down his food quickly.
After eating, he was shocked to learn that the school bus had left without him. So poor Tom had to walk to school quickly. He ran as fast as his legs could carry him. Once he reached his school, he was very late. The prefect took down his name and the Principal
chided him for being late. He
reprimanded him that punctuality is a virtue and how important it is to be punctual for school. After listening to the Principal, Tompromised not to be so late and had learnt his lessons well. He was promised to sleep early from then on.
Charmaine Thong "Ha Ha Ha!" laughed Tom till his sides hurt. Tom was watching a really funny movie. He was so engrossed with the movie that he did not realise that it had long passed his bedtime. When the movie had ended, he was
stunned to see that it was already three in the morning. He rushed to his bedroom as fast as his legs could carry him.
The next day, when Tom woke up, he was surprised to see that the hour-hand was pointing at seven. He quickly rushed off to the washroom to get changed for school.
When he had finally finished his breakfast, he heard the
screeching of van tyres as he was walking down. "Why did I have to wake up so late?" mumbled Tom.
Now that the bus had left, he lad to take public transport. When he reached school, Tom's teacher
knitted her brows angrily as Tom was one hour late. From that terrible day onwards, he never dared to sleep late ever again.
Melissa Anne Lim One day late at night, John was watching television. He was so engrossed with the movie that the watched until midnight.
The next day, he overslept. By the time he got changed and was ready for school, he had missed his school bus. He was petrified about the consequences. He had to take a public bus instead.
When he arrived at his school, he had already missed assembly. So he was marked late. His classmate Ben asked him, "Why were you late today? You usually come early." John replied,"I overslept this morning because I watched a movie until midnight." Ben said to him,"You should not stay up late to watch television. It's bad for your body."
John regretted what he had done. Weeks and months passed and John did not oversleep again. All because of his best friend Ben's advice.
