“Riiinng!” Tony’s alarm rang at 7 a.m. However, Tony thought he was dreaming so he turned it off....

“Ring ring…” The last bell of the day rang as Peter dashed out of his classroom. “Oh no!...

“Yay!” I thought. Today I was going to enter the Canton Middle Primary School’s running competition.

As I looked out of my house, shafts of the morning light poured into my room. I was...

It was the June school holidays, and my parents chose to take my siblings and I to Paris...

Tommas Reardon was a beefy man with eye bags, red swollen eyes and who was nearly bald. He...

“Finally!” Jane exclaimed, unable to contain her excitement. The much-awaited day had eventually arrived when the students had...

I lay in my bed, staring at the blank ceiling, not knowing what to do. The beeping of...

Yes. Celebrities are role models and should act accordingly. Celebrities are influential people and have gained the trust...

The modern world is so interconnected that the need for armed conflict among nations has been deemed unnecessary...

Weaponry and violence have almost always been used as means to handle irresolvable situations. They are usually caused...

“Ring! Ring!” My alarm clock rang. I woke up with a jolt. Today was a very special day...

“Run!” Students darted across obstacles as they tried running towards their classroom. Only the unlucky ones remained in...

“Quickly! Let’s get to the canteen now. Otherwise, there will be a long queue at the popular chicken...

Jane’s tummy rumbled as she eyed the stalls in the canteen as the queues grew and food flew...

“It took a miracle, something almost incredible, for us to become best friends,” explained Michael to a group...

“Rise and shine, Jerry!” Jerry’s mother exclaimed as she drew the curtains.

The school bell echoed through the hallway, signalling that the Mathematics lesson was about to start.

“Ugh! Why must school end so late? I can’t wait to go home and take a nice, warm...

Dear Diary,             Guess what?! Today is and will always be the worst day of my life. Here’s...

 Every time I visited the school hall, I would fondly recall the moment I stood at the podium...

 “Are you almost done getting ready?” My mother kept asking me frantically while getting dressed in her room.

 “What? Mark has the pencil I have always wanted from Smiggle!” Ben, the notorious class bully, thought to...

The day blossomed like a beautiful flower with an array of colours. The golden rays of the morning...

“Boom!” The crack of thunder caused me to jump. I had just ended my three-hour long Chinese tuition...

“Come and get your washed T-shirt! Remember to hang it up in your cabinet later!” my mum hollered....

 The sweet smell of crepes and the animated chatter of passers-by made me squeal in delight. I was...

“Oh no, not again! I have failed another examination!” Ian was at a loss for words.

It was a hot and lazy afternoon that one did not look forward to, and one would not...

Hot. The day was unbearably hot.       I was on a family outing with my father,...

“Ben! Are you done?” I shouted as I approached his house. Ben and I were best friends and...

On a windy Sunday, I was walking along a street to the mall to meet my friends, as...

 “Where is this guy?” I said to myself as I glanced at my watch. I was supposed to...

Looking at the award in my room, I remember a story that happened a few months ago. This...

 Gosh! I stood there, dumbfounded. The sight that greeted me was horrendous. My faced was now pale, like...

The city was calm and a cool wind was blowing. The crimson sun was sinking in the horizon...

 Chuck-ching! Mother unlocked the doors as she took in a big plastic bag with her. Her sons, Jack...

“Octavia! Get up! Its almost 8am! You are going to be late!” My mother’s voice jolted me awake....

  Lessons had ended for recess. Tim started to pack his stationaries into his pencil case.

The chattering sounds of kids and adults in the theme park grew louder as my friends and I...

Dear Diary, it was my best friend, Yoon-gi’s birthday last week and I got him a present. A...

"Ring! Ring!" the recess bell finally rang. The students in Greendale Primary cheered as they had a one-hour...

  Like a placid river, the night was serene. I gazed out of the window as find memories...

“Mum! Today I’m going to deliver a speech in school! I’m going to talk about global warming!” Tom...

The tranquillity of the park was shattered by the cheerful screams of children.

My sister squealed in excitement as her eyes shone with wonder at the multi-coloured streamers and balloons that...

Looking at the pictures of my dog, Snowy, I recalled depressing memories that occurred five years ago. Sadness...

The sky was filled with amber tinted clouds. With the sharp shrill of the alarm clock, I was...

“Class, I have a piece of good news,” Mr Tan’s voice rang out across the class.

“Three lollipops. Five candy corn. That will be four dollars,” the cashier of the candy store said.

“Boohoohoo! Boohoohoo!” John was crying and tears were raining down his cheeks. This has all started that very...

Ring…! The recess bell rang. All the students made a beeline for the canteen like a swarm of...

The stadium was sizzling with excitement. It was the finals between Nanyang Primary School and Clementi Primary School....