Pasir Ris Secondary School
390 Tampines St 21 Singapore 529400
3 July 2008
Mr Mah Bow Tan
Minister for National Development
Member of Tampines GRC
Dear Mr Mah
Subject: FEEDBACK AND SUGGESTIONS FOR TAMPINES PLAYGROUND
I am a student from Pasir Ris Secondary School and I notice that there are many playgrounds in Tampines Area. I notice that they are well-decorated and have proof to be safe. They have served as a heaven for children since I was a baby.
Now, I’m going to share with you a project me and my friends did recently regarding the construction of a playground for children with terminal illnesses. We considered the various factors involved in the safety of such children and tried to make them more fun and enticing. We found that children were more attracted to more complex playground facilities and yet facilities that are safe.
From my research on Singapore's playground and other playgrounds that are for such children, I discovered that the playground in Tampines have less of such enticing playground facilities. Furthermore, most of the playground in Tampines have been vandalized and filled with vulgar or unruly words. Some of them are even dirty and may post a harm to children who play them.
I believe that the playgrounds in Tampines can be further improved by constructing more enticing playground facilities that are not harmful to children. There should also be a signpost indicating that such playgrounds are only for children within a certain range of age. This is to minimize children from getting hurt and the playground from being damaged. There should also be more litter bins around playgrounds so that children will not be hurt from them, like slipping from a banana peel. I hope that my suggestion and feedback would be of your greatest assistance and hope that Tampines playgrounds will be safer and more fun!
Yours Sincerely
Phay Kang
Making a Playground
-The Writer-