Letters from readers: Joy of playing with slime, AI and celebrating Halloween
I want to share my three new slimes with you.
The first slime I purchased is pink and comes in a cat-shaped container. It feels soft, similar to clay, and is filled with lots of glitter. You can also use the lid to create shapes with the slime.
The second slime is also pink, but this one has plastic jelly beans inside. It comes in a heart-shaped container and is very squishy.
The last slime I bought makes a bubbling sound when you wiggle it. It comes in a round container and is very runny and squishy, like jelly.
I hope you like my slimes! Charlotte Hui's slime toys. Photo: Handout Moses Leung Chung-kiu (aged 10), St Joseph's Primary School
Recently, China released a new artificial intelligence (AI) model named DeepSeek.
It is like ChatGPT by OpenAI but uses even lower-priced chips, and it is better in quality, too, which is believed to have a big impact on technological advancements.
It is impressive because it uses less advanced chips but tops the global AI leaderboard.
AI will never stop improving. If humanity doesn't make a change for good, then we will live in a world where AI controls humans and not the other way around. Moses Leung is impressed with the developments in the world of AI. Photo: Handout Purvi Choudhari (aged 10), Kowloon Junior School
Last October, the Parent-Teacher Association hosted a spectacularly scary Monster Ball.
Our Monster Ball had an awesome disco party in our school hall related to the spooky vibes of the season.
On the ground floor, our student council members organised some scary games, and there were some food stalls with delicious food to enjoy the Monster Ball. Many people were there; everyone had lots of fun and a 'spookalicious' time. Purvi Choudhari enjoyed the Monster Ball held at her school. Photo: Handout
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