Tuesday, 19 May 2015

Great experience

I have a great experience in Japan when I when for competition not long ago. In Japan, the cold wind blew violently especially at night as if touching my face gently. Everyday we have to walk to the bus station in order to reach to a destination. It was quite fun although the distance was really far. This is because the cold whether that were different from Malaysia and therefore we seldom sweat there although we run here and there. In Japan, the humidity is low therefore we eventually will not sweat easily.

Before going to a tiring practice, we went to a temple called Zenkō-ji. Zenkō-ji is a Buddhist temple located in Nagano, Japan. The temple was built in the 7th century. Nagano City, established in 1897, was originally a town built around the temple. Historically, Zenkō-ji is perhaps most famous for its involvement in the battles between Uesugi Kenshin and Takeda Shingen in the 16th century, when it served as one of Kenshin's bases of operations. Currently, Zenkō-ji is one of the last few remaining pilgrimage sites in Japan.Zenkō-ji was founded before Buddhism in Japan was split into several different sects, so it currently belongs to both the Tendai and Jōdoshū schools of Buddhism, and is co-managed by twenty-five priests from the former school, and fourteen from the latter.

The next day competition starts. The competition went through smoothly and Japanese were very specific in their time. Therefore, they will not miss the time with even one second. In another hand, the competition had ended when they was supposed to end. Duration of the competition is four days and we have spent whole four day in Nagano Olympic Stadium. That was a great experience for me and I have this golden opportunity to be the first team from Malaysia in this sport. After the fourth day of competition, it is finally prize giving ceremony. All our hard work had paid off quite well. Our team was successfully getting a fifth place in this grand competition. All the judges had gave a very good comments to our team.

The next day, we have spent half a day to travel in bus as we have to go to Narita which is nearer to airport. After that, the coaches had used up another one and the half hour to decide where are we going next. After lunch, we headed to Shisui Premium Outlet, one of the big open-air shopping complex. We also have spent our day there and enjoy ourselves in the shopping complex. With the weather, we have to put on our sweater because it was very windy and cold as if to freeze your whole body. After 4 hours of shopping, we have to leave the mall without any regrets. The next day, we have to leave the hotel and headed to the airport. Such a great experience in Japan. And now, I had missed Japan so much and I Wish I could go again.

Effects on divorce family

While virtually every child suffers the lost relationship and lost security described above, for many, the emotional scars have additional, more visible consequences. More than 30 years of research continues to reveal the negative effects of divorce on children. Most of these measurable effects are calculated in increased risks. In other words, while divorce does not mean these effects will definitely occur in your child, it does greatly increase the risks. The odds are simply against your kids if you divorce.

Research comparing children of divorced parents to children with married parents shows that children from divorced homes suffer academically. They experience high levels of behavioral problems. Their grades suffer, and they are less likely to graduate from high school. Kids whose parents divorce are substantially more likely to be incarcerated for committing a crime as a juvenile.
As a result of it, the custodial parent's income drops substantially after a divorce, children in divorced homes are almost five times more likely to live in poverty than are children with married parents.

Besides, teens from divorced homes are much more likely to engage in drug and alcohol use, as well as sexual intercourse than are those from intact families. Before you say, "Not my kid," remember that the children and teens represented in these statistics are normal kids, probably not much different from yours. Their parents didn't think they would get involved in these things, either. Again, we're looking at increased risks.

A few more statistics to consider which is children from divorced homes experience illness more frequently and recover from sickness more slowly. Furthermore, they are also more likely to suffer child abuse. Children of divorced parents suffer more frequently from symptoms of psychological distress and the emotional scars of divorce last into adulthood.

The scope of this last finding — children suffer emotionally from their parents' divorce — has been largely underestimated. Obviously, not every child of divorce commits crime or drops out of school. Some do well in school and even become high achievers. However, we now know that even these children experience deep and lasting emotional trauma.For all children, their parents' divorce colors their view of the world and relationships for the rest of their lives.