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Woots! Exams over!

2009-05-16T10:32:00.003+08:00

Went to Ehub to watch Angels and Demons yesterday with my classmates after exams. The movie was REALLY COOL! Anyone who says that it sucks or it's boring has no life. I mean, it's much better than the Da Vinci Code since it's more action packed. And the ambigrams are really nice...

Will try to keep the blog alive.

AWARE...of what?

2009-04-26T20:27:00.002+08:00

I'm sure u guys have heard or read about the Aware saga. After all, it is the most published about incident these days. For those who don't know what's going on, here's a summary.

The organisation is made out of two sides: The Old guard and the New guard. After the newly appointed leader unexpectedly quits after about a week, the New guard calls for another election and what-do-you-know....they win the majority of the seats. They are now currently in power of the organisation. As for the Old guard, most of them have been kicked aside.

Now, the reason why I am paying attention to this saga is becos of ONE important factor. RELIGION. Most of the exco come from the same church and what's more, the person who mentored the takeover is none other than Thio Su Mien. Go read up about her. She claims that Aware has become a pro-gay organisation just becos they allowed a movie containing lesbian characters and gave men the right to vote in the organisation. I can only say: I am appalled.

Now I can only hope that things will change for the better. The best case scenario? The old guard takes back what was rightfully theirs. And the new guard just disappears.

And the results are in...

2009-03-28T10:38:00.003+08:00

L1R5-14
MSG-3.8

well....not really...but that's what I'm aiming for O-levels.

And guess what my parents did...Focused on my spectacular F9 for physics...whatever happened to the A1 for A Maths?

There is just no such thing as pleasing parents.

2009-03-18T11:49:00.001+08:00

Will be posting on the camp soon...

2009-03-10T17:42:00.001+08:00

1 more day to Sec 3 Camp...

Wish me luck. :)

2009-03-09T16:18:00.002+08:00

2 Days to Sec 3 Camp

Packing now...and my results SUCK

Bye :)

The end approaches...

2009-02-26T16:32:00.003+08:00

Of CA1 I mean. Finally, just one more test - Higher Chinese.

I just hope that I even understand the damn comprehension passages...

Cool....my personal cheerleaders.

Btw, my group got OWNED in P.E. today.

Badminton: 4-0 (in terms of games) :(

The day in review

2009-02-19T21:28:00.002+08:00

PE-Badminton,
Failed mock Higher Chinese Test.
History is cool.

Haikus Rock!

Happy Valentine's Day!!!

2009-02-14T12:10:00.001+08:00

And KOL doesn't celebrate it so no special adventures.... :(

2009-02-13T16:48:00.002+08:00

AHHHHHHH!!!!!! TODAY IS FRIDAY THE 13TH!!!!

Just joking. I'm not superstitious.

Valentine's Day tmr.....gd luck to all couples out there....just don't end your relationship like some kind of Korean Drama and everything will be Ok. Life will go on as usual....

Lol. Bye for now.

2009-02-06T16:20:00.002+08:00

I hate my family and school.

Thank you for the ****load of homework and endless threats,put-downs and abuse.

Note: this post is for me to vent my anger. stuff in this post may or may not be true.

Happy CNY!

2009-01-24T17:20:00.002+08:00

Went back to WSPS yesterday. Met Mdm Nazia... :)

But the VS concert yesterday wasn't very good. The sound quality sucked, making it impossibel for us to hear what the performers were saying.

Anyway, Happy Chinese New Year!

2009-01-18T11:27:00.002+08:00

To Brennan:

I know you think that NJC is good and all, but I think you're going a bit too far. No one in their right mind signs off as NJCian no matter how much they love their school. And that's two-no...three posts talking about NJC in your blog.

And as for thinking of going back to VS for CNY, as your friend, I would advise you not to go unless you want to be beaten up by Melvin, Yijun, Nic Chew and Jon Phua.

From,

An Jie

P.S. You haven't sent me the email that you wrote to Gopalan Nair.

Caning? Good?

2009-01-11T21:42:00.002+08:00

Read an interesting article in the Sunday Times today. It was debating over the issue about caning children after a case where a father caned his stepson about 100 times. I thought many parents would now see what corporal punishment does to children.

I was wrong.

According to a study, 57 parents out of 100 interviewed said that caning was an acceptable form of punishment. This result is appalling. It is well known that corporal punishment rarely produces long-lasting results. Instead,it instills fear in the child and may result in him/her hating his/her parents. Let's look at this example:

A parent canes her child because he did something wrong (eg: made a mess,broke something,got bad results etc.) There are two things which might happen to the child. Either a) The child learns from his mistake and becomes a better person. Or b) The child is hurt and is now fearful of being caned again.

In both scenarios, the child stops doing that wrong act. But for how long? If scenario B happens,what do you think will happen to the child as he grows up? He may become rebellious and commit other offences just to show his parents that he does not care if he is caned. When this happens, it will only lead to more punishment. A vicious cycle is formed.

I will be continuing this in the next post.....

2009-01-09T18:37:00.003+08:00

Went bowling with Melvin yesterday....got 2 gutter balls at first....then got double strikes.

After that, we went ot the arcade and played Silent Hill. Damn expensive, $2 for one player. Made it to the 2nd area, stage 1. For some weird reason, the bosses kept on hitting me.....then Melvin said that the bosses didn't like me so.....

Post next time.

2009-01-02T18:02:00.004+08:00

First day of Sec 3 today! All is good so far; the teachers I have met aren't evil or sadistic...at least not now...

Better enjoy it while it lasts...when homework and CCAs start......I'll meet this guy...

Happy New Year!

2008-12-31T22:47:00.002+08:00

In just over an hour,the year 2008 will be forever a memory. With it brings new hope for the next year...

This is my wishlist for the new year:

World peace (seriously....not joking)
That the MOE will change the education system and spare me from stress before I kill myself
Everyone will actually start to CARE for the Earth and slow down Global Warming
NS is shortened to 1 year
I get an Xbox 360 plus Gears of War 2.

Happy New Year everyone.

Happy Belated Christmas!!!!

2008-12-28T20:10:00.001+08:00

Yes I know this post is random....

2008-12-18T21:14:00.002+08:00

Hi. Went to watch Yes Man today. Extremely funny.

But what would happen if an ordinary student in Singapore were to say yes to everything?

Parent: Other kids are going for all sorts of enrichment classes like piano lessons. You should go.

Student: OK

(When the student is in Upper Primary)

Parent: You should take tuition so that you will be able to go to a good school.

Student: OK

(Student gets good results)

Parent: Go for a sports or uniformed groups CCA! All those other CCAs are for girls/nerds/useless people.

Student: OK

(Student gets tortured in CCA)

Teacher: Do you want to take up this role? It will get you CCA points.

Student: Yes

(Student is stressed out)

(In NS)

Officer: You sissy! Go and do ten laps for me!

Student: OK

(Student runs ten laps,collapses and dies. When interviewed,the officer says that it was not his fault the student died)

Sucks to be a Yes Man in Singapore.

2008-12-11T13:31:00.002+08:00

Hi. Just got back from the chalet. Anyway,there are an issue I need to settle.

The $15 is used to pay for the chalet. NOTHING ELSE. Don't keep on asking why u need to pay $15 when the BBQ equipment has to be bought by you. My mum has already bought chicken wings,hotdogs and satay. If you want to complain,I suggest that you buy the food next time.

And if u find me irritating,I apologise for my attitude. But in case u don't know,I HATE horror movies and "haunted house" theme park attractions and have slight vertigo. So don't blame me for freaking out.

Once again,I apologise if I have pissed u off in any way.

Hoping that the 6C 06 reunion will be a success

2008-11-28T22:36:00.004+08:00

The title says it all.

Holiday well spent?

2008-11-13T23:53:00.002+08:00

Hi guys. How are the holidays? Enjoying them? Finished holiday homework? Pls comment on the cbox.

I'm posting again!!! And a very important announcement

2008-11-09T21:47:00.003+08:00

Announcement: I am planning to organise an outing for ex 6C 2006 pupils and current VS2E classmates. Please post on the cbox to tell me if you are free in December...more details given after I see the response. Thnks.

Happy Halloween!!!

2008-10-31T22:38:00.001+08:00

Last day of school...last day in 2E...

2008-10-23T15:44:00.002+08:00

Today is the last day as a Secondary 2 student...I got my report book and...it sucked. The only thing I was happy about was my A1 for EL and the overall percentage of 65.4%. I can take 8 subjects!!!! :)

But seriously,thinking about the fact that class 2E of 2008 will be separated is a bit sad...guess it has to happen eventually. And I can still meet my friends on games and MSN...if my parents let me play.........

Singaporeans and their ignorance Part 2

2008-10-13T10:16:00.002+08:00

Besides having a fear of animals,most Singaporeans also try to dominate them. Take an idiotic man who is dangling a banana in front of a monkey. Naturally,the monkey would grab the fruit. But the man swings it away,angering the monkey. What started as a cruel joke ended up with many scratches for the man. And what does he say?

"See,these animals are so violent!"

But enough about animals. Let's talk about kiasuism. Most Singaporeans are always so competitive! From getting their children into "good" schools to rushing into a bus to get a seat,they even camp out to get a set of Hello Kitty dolls! Someone needs to tell them that life is not all about competition. But who? Certainly not the bloody Government. In fact,they do the exact opposite. "Let's introduce foreign talent to encourage competition" WTH. They treat us like gladiators who fight to live.

There is also something else that Singaporeans are guilty of. Homophobia. Now,let me make this very clear. This is NOT a Christian-bashing post and the only Christians I curse are those extremists in USA. (Think Sarah Palin) So don't spam my cbox...thnks

Anyway,homophobia is a very serious problem. Many Singaporeans don't like gays (or lesbians for that matter) because they see them as freaks of nature. Because they're different. Let me ask you something: Would you want to be labelled as a freak? Of course not! So why do people still hate homosexuals? Besides religion which says that being gay is punishable by death,others hate them because they can't "be normal and like people of the opposite gender". To me,this doesn't really matter as long as they are good people.

So Singaporeans,stop being so stupid. We are a "first world country" after all.

Singaporeans and their ignorance

2008-10-12T12:06:00.003+08:00

Hi. Today I'll be ranting on Singaporeans who are extremely dumb. Too many times have you heard people say something extremely stupid. What? You ask. Here's an example:

A family goes to the zoo during the weekend. Everything goes well until they go to the tiger enclosure.

Boy: Wah! The tiger is so big! And it's teeth are very sharp! (nothing wrong here. it's just an observation)

Parents: Don't go too near. Or you'll be eaten up! The tiger is very fierce,you know!

(Boy vows to protect parents from tigers by killing them. Parents pat boy's head)

WTH. First of all,tigers will not attack anyone for no reason unless it's crazy,sick or injured. Or if it sees you as a threat. Tigers in the ZOO are kept a distance away from the visitors,for goodness sake. And this condoning of killing animals to protect yourself is quite disturbing. No wonder tigers are an endangered species.

Tell me,does this look fierce to you?

Contd in part 2...

Exams over...holidays arrives...

2008-10-10T18:26:00.002+08:00

Finally. After a whole week of extremely idiotic exams,the work period is finally over. Now,2 weeks of fun and getting results.

HAPPY CHILDRENS' DAY!!!

2008-10-01T21:29:00.002+08:00

To all kids out there: treasure your childhood,and don't ever,EVER become like those uptight adults you see.

Group study...

2008-09-24T20:36:00.002+08:00

Hi. Sry for not posting for so long...

Stayed back with Brennan,Melvin,Yijun,Jonathan Phua and Nicholas Chew for group study. Then,Bra said he needed to go for 3rd language. Melvin then listened to music and did his work at High Concentration Level...which was not very high. He did not finish the EL summary...

Then we played floorball with only one floorball stick. The goal was to whack the ball over the railing. LOL.

And I STILL can't play Generals with Nic Chew thanks to my parents...

The "I spam pictures until you go crazy" post aka Teachers' Day pics

2008-09-10T20:59:00.025+08:00

Here are the Teachers' Day celebration pictures:

The only food we had. The pizza delivery did not deliver at such an early time. :(

Hazwan striking a pose.

Joooooonnnnnnnn!!!!

Azmi aka clamrammer

A game of Chinese Chess...

What else can we write?

Seetoh...I know you like ur picture taken...

Start the party!!!

Nic Chew's "big" hand

Crysis!!!

Berwin tries for awhile...

Bra...lol

More Crysis!!!

Jin Xiang-Table Tennis pro

Isaiah...why so pure? lol

Wang Xu...

Brennan noobing

HAPPY BELATED TEACHERS' DAY!!!

I am posting again :)

2008-09-09T20:06:00.002+08:00

Today was OK...The Home Ec test was quite easy and there was no PE Theory!!! Then after Maths we were told that our Chinese teacher was sick!!!

After school,Brennan told us to wait for him as he had to go see a teacher. So that was what Melvin and I did. 15min later,he finally appeared and took a lift from his friend...

WTH

Met Yong Quan in the bus today. Talked abt our P6 class...which has yet to have a proper reunion...sigh.

Happy Holidays!!! Do more Homework!!!

2008-09-03T12:12:00.002+08:00

That would be what parents all around Singapore would be telling their children. As if we don't have enough holiday homework...
( I wonder if teachers are trying to kill us...death by books...LOL)

But seriously,parents need to be more understanding. Holidays do not equal to X-treme mugging.

But does anyone care?

Btw,I went to WSPS last Friday but could not get to see my P6 teacher thanks to the bloody security guards who kept everyone at the foyer. All we want to do is to meet our teachers,not to cause chaos,disrupt the Teachers' Day concert etc.

Is that too much to ask for?

Results...

2008-08-28T21:07:00.003+08:00

Got my CA2 results today...quite good. My Geography wasn't very good...only B3. Thanks to Mr You-know-who. Total MSG was 2.5,improved from 3.7!

Tomorrow is Teachers' day celebrations...might be going back to primary school...

WTH?!

2008-08-20T21:18:00.002+08:00

Hi all. Today was simply crapped up. The day started ok with Mr Wong giving us our test papers back. I got 23/35,which is abt 65%...not very good,but not sucky either.

Then we had Maths,then HCL (Higher Chinese Language,not hydrochloric acid),then the worst geography lesson EVER. We got our test papers back,and I can tell you the class was PISSED!!!! I got 15/25,which to me sucks becos i got A1 last yr. So everyone was angry with Mr You-know-who for not teaching us well. Example: He did not correct our mistakes in the workbook. The class literally rebelled against Mr ***** ** and demanded for a remark. Thankfully Ms Sharma promised us to remark our papers.

And we're still having the a****** Mr ***** ** for nxt term. Hope we don't fail.

We won a medal...right?

2008-08-18T16:51:00.002+08:00

I'm sure all of you know by now that Singapore has won a silver medal in the Olympics thanks to the women's table tennis team. According to the very "reliable" source aka the Straits Times,the nation is proud of their success. Some people have also said something along the lines of "Finally,we won another medal thanks to foreign talent."

But have we really won a medal? The members of the table tennis team all came from China. They migrated to Singapore to lead a better life and you really can't blame them,seeing as China only cares about perfection,which they showed for the world to see at the opening ceremony of the Olympics.

So the match that day was really China vs China. However,our amazing government has managed to brainwash most of the country to take the team's achievement as their own. We did not win the medal. The foreign talents did. And even if everyone accepted them,they would still be foreign talents.

Let's hope that in the 2012 Olympics,Singapore's people will win a medal for their birth country and prove to the world that we do not rely on Foreign Talent

END of CA2!!!!!

2008-08-15T21:07:00.003+08:00

The CA2 is finally over!!! Now comes waiting for the results...

I am screwed for Maths. Forgot how to do the congruency question...but should be able to get a good mark for Geography. Speaking of Geography,Timo cheated in the exam. He wrote notes on his hand. When the teacher asked him,he said "I wrote the answers so that I can show it to my mum."

WTH. This ranks NO. 1 on the list of lame excuses.

And all he got was a call to his parents. Everyone thought he would be sent to Mr Chia but nooooo,he got only one call.

And my parents are killing me. When they ask me how I did for exams,I would say "ok". Then my father would say "That's what you always say." Fine. Next time I'll just say that I failed for everything.

Till the next post.

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2008-08-08T16:24:00.002+08:00

I hate my life.

My parents do not care.
My sister is evil.
Friends can't help.
Neither can teachers.
Who can I turn to?

Rant on...Respect of elders

2008-08-03T17:18:00.004+08:00

Ok. From the title you know this post is going to be very long...if you can't read long posts then I suggest you stop.

Too many times have we heard parents tell children, "Respect your elders." When they say this,they mean every single word, especially RESPECT. This means that you should and MUST be polite,obedient,and kind to your elders,whether they are your parents,grandparents or just some guy who you don't know and is heading to a retirement home.

Normally,this is something to follow. After all,your parents are the ones who raised you. But in the little red dot we call Singapore,that sentence is abused many,many,many times.

For example,you (I'm assuming you're a student) board a bus. You are carrying one schoolbag,your CCA equipment and your wallet. Plus another stack of books. After tapping your EZ-link card,you proceed to look for a seat. Finally, you find one and gratefully collapse on it.

Then,an old lady who looks fit for her age boards the bus. After finding out that everyone else has "mysteriously" fallen asleep,she looks at you. You feel a twinge of guilt,but shake your head as you do not wish to die under all the weight you are carrying.

The old lady then starts to complain about you being disrespectful and starts to tell the whole bus. Suddenly everyone wakes up and glares at you. With a sigh, you give your seat to the haughty old hag and proceed to crumble under your stuff.

In this case,it's clear that the old lady is at fault. Not only did she not notice your state,but she also acted as if it was her right to have a seat in the damn bus. This is a common incident in Singapore.

In Asia,we have this tendency to "worship" the elderly,which includes parents. Not doing this will result in punishment. This is very worrying. Does this mean that the elders are always right? What if one of your great-grandparents told you that foot binding for girls was recommended? If you were a girl would you listen to them? Of course not. What if your parents ordered you to take up a course that you hated just because they think that it's "for your own good"? Will it do any good to you?

Respect is a must. But there is a fine line between respect and total obedience. That is one line elders must NEVER cross.

National Day...two weeks and counting

2008-07-26T23:01:00.002+08:00

9th of August...the day known as National Day. The day where Singaporeans (citizens,PRs and "foreign talents" alike) come together to celebrate the nation's birthday. The day where there will be yet another song composed praising Singapore and encouraging people to help Singapore prosper. Then there will be fireworks and everyone goes home happy...

After that there will be a National Day speech by our amazing PM saying how far we have come so far and suggesting another pay raise. The nation will be brainwashed yet again and continue their work as drones...

Next year,the cycle repeats itself...

Floorball yesterday...

2008-07-11T21:18:00.002+08:00

Ok,continuing from my last post,we played floorball yesterday. Thanks to the whole team,we won every match.

Also,we witnessed first hand how good Timo was in floorball. While our team was playing against his, (with Ryan being unofficial occasional commentator), he was the goalkeeper for 3/4 of the match.

The score? 6-1 with me letting in one of my two goals...

What's weird is that when we played the same team again,Zhong Wei was the goalkeeper and the score was 1-1. And Timo is one fat guy,so it's strange that he let in more goals than Zhong Wei. He also tackled Jia Hao 5 times...but Jia Hao was on his team...he also kept on saying woots for no reason...

I have nothing to say. Timo,seeking attention this way does not work.

School Rox!!!

2008-07-10T21:53:00.005+08:00

For the first time,I actually liked school today,probably becos there was very little hmwk and school ended at 1.05pm.

Anyway,the first lesson was PE. And we played floorball! And I was in Seetoh's team,so I expected us to own everyone since the team consisted of: Melvin,Yijun,Jon Phua,Nic Chew,Seetoh and me,the guy who can't be a goalkeeper.

Speaking of goalkeeping,I let in 2 goals today...

Blog more tomorrow...

Rant on small kids playing games.

2008-06-29T22:48:00.005+08:00

I am laughing my head and a** off.

Why? Becos of what happened today.

I went to the Toys and Comics Convention at Suntec today. Damn crowded. Probably becos it was the last day. Anyway,there was this Wii demo station and many parents were letting their precious kids try,or should I say,waste other people's time. The kids could play the games as well as I could get number 1 position in a game of Halo,or any other game for that matter.

Here's a scenario of one of the many LOL moments:

Little boy takes Wii zapper aka shooting thingy which does not look like a gun. He holds it at face level. The targeting reticle is nowhere to be seen and his character is pointing at the top right corner firing arrow after arrow at nothing. Meanwhile,enemies are attacking him. Behind him,some guys laugh. The boy's final score...0. No kidding.

Parents,pls DO NOT let ur child play video games if they are too young. Firstly,you will be embarrassed as ur child is waving the controller violently as though he hates it as much as his evil siblings. Secondly,you will be wasting people's time as they have no choice but to wait for ur child to finish. Wait till ur child is about 8 or 9 and understands sentences like "shoot the circles,not the crosses" or "press A to accelerate" before you let him or her play video games.

I have also seen idiotic parents blowing all their tokens at arcades in less than 5 mins. Reason? They don't know how to play the games. In Time Crisis (1,2,3 or 4 i don't care), STEP ON THE FREAKING PEDAL TO SHOOT!!!!! Too many times have I seen some dumb parent watch his or her child lose all 3 lives becos the time ran out. Or they used all their bullets and don't know how to reload. Then,they say "This game is broken"

WTH

Another example is House of the dead. Shoot outside of the bloody screen to reload,not keep on pumping the trigger and seeing zombies slash/bite/claw you. And if your child can't reach the acceleration pedal in Daytona USA,don't let him or her play it. EVER.

Ok...maybe until he/she grows...

School's in...holidays out...

2008-06-24T21:08:00.002+08:00

Second day of the second semester of the school...still surviving. Everyone was happy as we got to learn the "pervertic" chapter for Bio...reproduction in humans. Realised that the Home Econs classes are not swapping teachers!

In other news,TIMO has been transferred to MY GROUP!!!!! NOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!! If he slacks like how his former group members claim then I am going to kick him out. Melvin joked that Timo pulls down the entire group...literally and figuratively,due to his size.

Also,NAPFA is coming...must train.

Until the nxt post....

华文假期作业

2008-06-17T14:26:00.002+08:00

读了《一把大雨伞》这本书后，我觉得它的内容对我说是很有意义。这本书总共有13篇小说，作者是年红著。这些小说都有一个道德将学会在结尾。比如，第一篇小说-《一把大雨伞》事告诉我们应该像大雨伞一样，虽然不华丽，但是很适用。《一本故事书》这篇小说是叫读者作一个诚实，不自私的人。我很喜欢这本书，所以会叫我的家人来读它。

这本书的内容使我想起很多方法来教别人，尤其是小孩子，怎样像小说中的主角，改掉自己的坏习惯或态度，做一个好人。我能把小说演出，同时也问小孩们一些关于小说的道德的问题。这样做就会使小孩们不觉得闷，也能学怎样做一个式样人。

当然，我也常常再读这本书，把所学到的良好品德用在生活上。这样，我能使别人更开心，因为助人为快乐之本。我认为大家应该读这本书，学一些好品德。

My parents are killing me!!!

2008-06-10T22:03:00.000+08:00

What must I do to please my parents?! They always criticize me over everything I do. Just a few miutes ago my father said that I have slippery fingers because I dropped the remote control. I was also scolded for not asking permission to watch TV.

And I'm still not allowed to listen to the radio as punishment for failing Maths. Help!

Free Speech

2008-06-02T23:40:00.001+08:00

Hi guys. By now you would have heard about the news about a guy who got sued by the government for "defaming" them. Mr Gopalan Nair was fined $5000 for defaming Mr *** and other people in the government. This is the link to his blog: http://singaporedissident.blogspot.com/
But what exactly is defamation? According to the dictionary I have it means the act of writing or saying something that makes people have an unfairly bad opinion of someone. I have read Mr Nair's blog and this is (quoting from Wee "get out of my elite uncaring face as I'm an MP's daughter" Shu Min) the brutal truth: IT IS NOT DEFAMING.

Does Mr Nair make up fake events or incidents to put the government in a bad light? No.

Does he spout vulgarities like no one's business and insult the government? No.

All he does is state the facts and give his own opinions on the incident in question. If this is defaming,then I can conclude that Singapore DOES NOT allow free speech. Sure,you are allowed to talk about politics at the Speakers Corner,but you need a permit. You can swear and insult the PAP in the nearby kopitiam,but you can't stage a protest which only involves waving signs around. No violence,no insults.

Free speech in Singapore? I doubt it.

School Holidays

2008-05-28T21:04:00.001+08:00

Hi all. Enjoying your school holidays? Any trips planned? Sry about the state of this blog,haven't found enough time to post. So nearly all my posts will be as short as this one.

Happy school holidays!!!

Happy birthday to me!!!

2008-05-22T22:32:00.000+08:00

Today is my birthday!!! 14 years old now. My birthday wish...to publish my book by the end of this year!

Exams are finally over!!!

2008-05-10T14:24:00.000+08:00

Time to just enjoy!!! Until the results are handed out...

Here's my overview of the exams and what I feel abt them:

EL: Both papers were quite easy. Should be able to get A1
SCI: So-so. I forgot how to calculate those electricity crap.
HCL: Easier than the papers before.
MATHS: SCREWED. The paper was bloody difficult.
HIST:
LIT: Should be able to get better than the B4 I got for CA1.

Now back to slacking!!!

SA1 still going on...blog will be dead up to Friday.

2008-05-06T19:58:00.000+08:00

Giving a bad name to Christianity

2008-04-29T20:25:00.001+08:00

Hi all. Read today's newspaper and found this interesting article where this atheist soldier from the USA is actually suing the army for harassment because of his lack of religion. Apparently this guy says that some Christians have called him a devil worshiper, immoral and gay. He also claims that he drove fellow soldiers to church and keeps silent when they pray.

First of all,I have absolutely no idea if he is telling the truth since I don't have mind-reading powers,so I will first assume that he is talking crap. Everything he says is a lie and this is just another atheist plot to make Christians look bad. If that's the case,then this guy should just go shoot himself because he's framing people.

However,if he's telling the truth...then it will be the complete opposite. Those few Christians who probably read their Bible too much are in the wrong by insulting someone who respects their religion even though he does not believe in it.

There is one way to guess if the guy is lying or not. Inference. Firstly,USA is a country with most of the population believing in GOD. So it's pretty likely that the guy may be insulted. Secondly,the Bible does hint that gays are unnatural and should be stopped,which explains the "gay" taunt. Lastly,the Bible says one thing: "only a fool does not believe in GOD".

Therefore,I conclude that the soldier is most likely (not definitely) telling the truth.

Any disagreements can be posted on the cbox. 3 more days to SA1...

Exams...every student's worst nightmare

2008-04-25T22:36:00.000+08:00

One week to SA1...Good luck to all taking the exams and to those waiting for the results.

Really stressed. Have to stay back for the whole of next week. Luckily we have full day off on Wednesday and Labour Day on the next day so we have two free days to revise and maybe play some games.

Once again,good luck guys.

Cambodia Pt 3

2008-04-19T21:34:00.000+08:00

As promised,the third episode of our Cambodia Adventure...

We started the day by having breakfast as usual. Azmi and I were the first to go to the restaurant for the second time in a row! Doesn't anyone wake up early these days? Anyway, we started the day's tour by taking the bus to the orphanage where we were supposed to do handicrafts and cook for the children. (I won't say orphans as it's damn hurting)

The children from the orphanage

But first,it was Contribution Time as we gave sweets and stuff to the children and like what people say,yes you do feel a sense of goodness when you do something like this. Then we were off to the market. (well,except for Azmi and Jia Hao as they stayed with the rest to do the handicrafts first) During the bus ride,Brennan did a stupid chicken imitation in front of my video camera while I was using it for no reason. We also decided what to buy at the market.

The market. It was HELL. The place was wet,cramped and the placed smelled of guts and other dead animals' meat. I almost became a vegetarian when I saw the people ripping the guts out of the dead,"de-feathered" chicken. I heaved a sigh of relief when we left.

Back at the orphanage,we gave the ingredients to Azmi and Jia Hao and basically said "Good Luck cooking,bye!" and went to do the handicrafts. I tell you the children are SKILLED. If this is not "pro-ness" then I don't know what is.

After doing the handicrafts we left the orphanage and went for lunch. After that,we went to...

A secondary school where we had to teach them English. The main teachers...Azmi and Adam!!! Yay!!! The rest of us mainly slacked. Then we went to look around the school and came across this...

In case you are wondering what the students were doing,they were playing a game in which the rules were something like this:

Form two teams.
Make a whip like thingy out of used cloth and tie them together with rubber bands.
One team throws the whip to the other team and whoever catches it can whip one person from the opposing team.
No winners. Just for fun.

No,the whip does not hurt. ONLY if you hear a cracking sound. If not,it's going to be a little painful..

We then went for dinner and of course,had more pillow fights and HALO. It's kinda like some ritual we go through...

Cambodia pt 4 coming up in about a month or so...

Photos in this post were taken from Jia Hao's blog with permission.

I'm back!

2008-04-18T10:22:00.000+08:00

Hi!

I'm back after four days of not blogging. If you're wondering why I've continued to blog...let's just say that I really can't bear to see my blog and cbox dead.

Anyway,I've got some sickness that causes some kind of swelling at the neck. Guys from 2E,pls post any homework on the cbox so that I will know what has been taught. thnks.

Watch out for the next post! Most likely it's Cambodia Pt 3!!!

This blog is dead...FOR THE MOMENT

2008-04-14T22:20:00.000+08:00

Hi guys. From the title of this post,you should know that this blog is dead. That's why I have used grey as the font colour. Due to parents' restrictions,mountains of homework and the SA1 coming up,I cannot find enough time to post.

But no worries! I will resume posting when the Sa1 is over,which is about four weeks from now. As for now,farewell...until I finish my exams.

APRIL FOOLS DAY

2008-04-02T21:12:00.000+08:00

Happy late April Fools' Day to all! Here's a lame joke: Angry that religions had holidays, a group of free-thinkers brought their case to court and demanded that they have their own holiday. what they didn't know was that the court was very much Christian-based. Therefore,they gave the free-thinkers April Fools' Day as a holiday. When asked why,the court replied that since they did not believe in God,they were fools.

Makes you think of what religion can do just to prove that they are right...

Happy Earth Hour...I think

2008-03-30T21:58:00.000+08:00

Hi all. Haven't posted in a long time. Sry,couldn't find time to post due to the load of homework I have. Why do teachers give us so much homework anyway? It's as if they think they're the only ones giving out work for us to do.

But I'll probably rant on that next time.

For this post,I am talking abt Earth Hour. Earth Hour was held for the 1st time last year in Sydney,where most of the people switched off their lights at home for a whole hour to save electricity. This year,other countries have joined in. But what about our country? Ok...wait a sec...[looks at Sunday Times]

Ok. Got it. Says that Earth Hour was not really accepted by people in Singapore. And we claim to be a Garden City. We may be filled with trees,but with almost everyone here littering,wasting water and electricity and having an obsession with using plastic bags,our self proclaimed title is useless. That's right,USELESS.

And since I stretched the writing of this post to Tuesday,I have managed to read an ST reader's comment on Earth Hour and the irony of it as the F1 racing thingy also did a publicity stunt involving LOTS & LOTS OF LIGHTS when MOST countries around the world were in darkness. Wonder what it would have looked like from space...

Alien: Ok. It's Earth Hour now,let's see what's going on as part of our exploration mission. Hmmm...this place called America is all black. So is Fiji. And Sydney. Seems like these people living on Earth really do care about their planet.
Wait! What's this? A small island is actually being indifferent to this occasion. Some parts of the place are dark,but others are still very much lighted. They even have this racing event. The light is blinding!!! What is this place called?!

Of course,we all know what the alien was talking about.

Are u serious?!

2008-03-22T12:00:00.000+08:00

Just saw this article on stomp.com.sg:

196 North Vista Sec students suspended for breaking school rules: STOMPer

196 students were suspended on Tuesday (Mar 18), according to STOMPer Alvin. He said that the students - all from the lower secondary classes - were suspended based on what he calls "minor reasons".

"The school has started a 'massive suspending scheme'. They suspend students based on the most minor reasons such as having unkempt hair, short skirt, tabloid pants, untidy attire," he said.

“That makes the school left with 10 students on average per class.”

According to Mr Yong KS, Vice President of North Vista Secondary, "53 students are in the process of rectifying their hair or uniform problems."

Continuing in an email reply, he said:"We instill high expectations of students' attire and general appearance. We have clear standards of expected hairstyle and attire which are reflected in the students’ handbook. There is a consistent process of monitoring and managing students who do not comply with the standards.

"Character development is an important component in our students’ education at North Vista Secondary School. Our school endeavors to nurture Vistarians who are disciplined and manifest the virtues of care and respect.

"Students who are found not meeting our hairstyle requirements are sent to arranged barbers to have their hair cut. For students who have modified uniforms, they are expected to rectify the problems or buy a new set of uniforms in the school bookshop.

"Parents are kept informed through the phone call when their child leaves the school for the haircut.

"We are confident that parents and Vistarians will jealously guard their school rules and regulations. All these are done to develop our Vistarins to be fine ladies and true gentlemen."

North Vista Secondary School, located in Sengkang, "was a popular choice among heartlanders", according to STOMPer Alvin.“Does this suspension really help the students? Or do they do this only to cut down operating costs? Parents of the suspended students are very unhappy and have no channels to voice out their concerns," he added.

WOW. 196 students suspended in one go. Someone give the school management staff a medal. And it wasn't because they were caught doing something that would shame the school greatly such as stealing or gambling or even taking drugs. They were suspended because their attire was untidy. Tell me,how petty can you guys get? they aren't dressed properly,so what? This dosen't call for suspension. The worst punishment in my opinion is to simply call their parents and scold them. Compare that to suspension. Anyway,your plan sucks. If u suspend them,what do you think they're going to do? I can tell you that they sure won't be at home going,"I deserved it. I should wear my uniform properly and neatly."

Think abt your decision. It will really affect the school's reputation.

Cambodia Pt 2

2008-03-21T11:44:00.000+08:00

Ok. Back to the trip that I had...

Day 2- Tonle Sap

Azmi and I woke up at 4.00 am that day. Maybe it was because we were afraid of oversleeping,or it could have been the extra loud alarm that I had set to sound at 4. Anyway,we woke up and THEN went back to sleep. An hour later,we woke again and went back to sleep AGAIN. We finally woke up and stayed that way at 5.30. BTW,I have no idea how Azmi can wake up at so early. I mean,he said that he slept at about 2am!

When we arrived at the restaurant for breakfast,we were surprised to find that there was NO ONE there. We had expected the place to have a few other Victorians who came down earlier than us. Even the staff was not fully prepared as some of the food had not arrived. That's really early.

Due to the long distance between Phnom Penh (where we were) and Siem Reap (our destination),the trip took 5.5 hrs long!!! Has anyone of travelled this long on land? In that amount of time,we did a whole list of things. Here's what we did:

Try to do some parts of the worksheet in the bus. I said try becos the bus was driving on a bumpy road. Every few seconds,the bus would hit a bump and everyone would levitate for a short moment.

Play Melvin's GBA.

Take more random pictures of a pissed off Brennan.

Sleep. ZZZZZ.......

Talk. Actually,it was more of a debate actually. We (Brennan,Melvin,Brennan's friend Dexter and I) debated with Azmi abt who we should vote in the next Singapore elections. Azmi was the only one supporting the PAP. All of us supported the opposition.

Upon reaching Siem Reap,we had lunch before heading to Tonle Sap in a new bus with a new tour guide. Tonle Sap is home to many people. Unfortunately,they are extremely poor and have to grow crops or fish to make a living. We got into the motorboat that would take us to one of the floating houses. Along the way,we saw many other floating houses and even a floating basketball court! Our tour guide explained that the Cambodian government wanted the children to be engaged in sports. But what if the ball accidentally rolled off the court and into the river?

Anyway,we arrived at the floating house,which was very large. I think it was also used as a tourist attarction and a mini zoo. First,we saw two crocodile pits. Next to the pits was a pond which seemed to be empty. Until our tour guide threw some frozen worms into the pond. Suddenly,fishes began to leap out of the water to fight for the food.

The main attraction,however,was a python. At first,no one dared to go near it,until Amirul bravely touched the reptile. Brennan and Jia Hao were persuaded (aka forced) to carry the python so that others could take photos. Some students used "flash" on the snake,which is really asking for trouble. We then climbed up the steep stairs to take in the scenery.

On the way down,I spotted Melvin's cousin. (Ahem) I told him abt it and he threatened to throw me into the crocodile pits if I continued.

We checked in at the Prum Bayon Hotel where we would be staying for the rest of the trip. After slacking for abt 2hrs,we went for dinner and watched a Cambodian traditional Apsara Dance.

In the hotel: MORE HALO AND THE INTRODUCTION OF PILLOW FIGHTS!!! Let's just say that I am a noob at pillow fights. Got owned by everyone.

Watch out 4 Part 3...

An "embarrasing" moment

2008-03-20T21:09:00.000+08:00

Damn it. Today many of my classmates and I were made to stand up. Why? Because that day was "MT silent reading time" and we did not bring our MT books. We had brought our Maths Wkbks instead as there was a Maths test after flag raising. The teacher who called us to stand even said that we should be ashamed and that we as VS students should be even more so.

First of all,there is nothing to be ashamed of if u have forgotten to bring something OR have a valid reason. Like the Maths test. Why else would we be bringing our Maths Workbooks to the hall to read? Do u really think that we are so free so as to just read anything we have?

Secondly,why do you have to order us to stand up for all to see? Are we criminals? Have we commited a grave offence? Why the need for this sort of public shaming? It's useless I tell u. Before long,that same person will most probably repeat what he did wrong. Translation: YOUR PLAN BACKFIRED. Clear?

We were supposed to feel embarrased. Me,definitely not.

If there is a Maths test and it falls on a Thursday,I'm going to bring a chinese book PLUS my maths notes.

CAMBODIA pt 1

2008-03-15T15:08:00.000+08:00

Hi! Just got back from Cambodia yesterday. The trip was quite good although it could have been better. The next few posts will be about my trip. So here goes....

First day in Cambodia

We met at Changi Airport at abt 6.40am. Then got a scolding from my parents becos they saw everyone (actually it wasn't everyone,they saw wrongly) wearing jeans and they thought that I did not listen to my teacher. Sigh. Then,after checking in our luggage,we took a group photo and entered the departure hall. Everyone waved goodbye to their parents. We then boarded the plane. Since it was a Silkair flight,there were no games. So maybe it was a good thing that the flight was only 2hrs long.

Waiting for the plane...

Amirul taking a nap due to the boredom of the flight.

We arrived and met our tour guide,who then brought us to the Toul Sleng Museum,which was once a high school in Cambodia until Pol Pot used it as a torture room and prison. About 20,000 people died there. You think Hitler is cruel,look at Pol Pot. Ryan,maybe you should take some ideas from the guy and use them in your book. The guy is damn sadistic.

After lunch,we proceded to the Killing Fields. Let's just say that we were shocked at the place. In front of our faces was a Buddhist Stupa with countless HUMAN SKULLS inside!!! They belonged to the people who were killed.

The stupa

The skulls of those who were tortured...

We then proceeded to the Royal Palace and the Independence Monument. Sry that I could not take any photos.

Finally,we went to our hotel. Due to some unforseen circumstances (LOL),I ended up bunking in with Azmi. About 2hrs later,we went down for dinner before returning to the hotel to rest. 2E,on the other hand,ended up partying in room 213 aka my room. Azmi brought his laptop and installed Halo on it. Out of pure randomness,we tried to think of 101 ways you can kill urself with a Warthog in Halo. Also,becos we realised that we had taken so many random photos of Brennan,we started the 100 random photos of Brennan project.

*drumroll* And here are some of the photos. Brennan,if u see this do NOT kill me the next day.

Watch out for Day 2...

One more day...

2008-03-09T19:18:00.001+08:00

ONE more day to my Cambodia trip. Very excited. All packed. Just one problem:My video camera's battery cannot take more than 47 min of video!!! And the trip is 5 days long!!! Now,my parents are trying to buy a new battery. Hope they get one...

March holidays!!!

2008-03-08T09:41:00.000+08:00

March holidays have started! Yes! Two more days before I go to Cambodia for a Hist/Geog learning trip. Went to get new passport today. The queue was extremely long. Then at Lavender MRT station,I met Yong Quan. What a coincidence!

Hope to enjoy the Cambodia trip. Write more later.

Sigh...

2008-03-02T15:57:00.000+08:00

My parents scolded me again. I really have no idea why they like to scold,criticize and put me down so often. Sure,there are some times where I have done something wrong and I admit to my mistakes and take the scolding,but there are also other times where they can flare up just because I they accused me of doing something that I did not. Whenever I try to talk to them,I am often shouted at and shooed away. "Don't tell us what to do" they say.

Maybe I am already used to it,but nowadays whenever I am being "disciplined" I just shut up and listen. Talking or negotiation is futile. I am like a robot in their eyes. Everything I do must be to their standards. I think it's better to be a robot. At least you don't feel any pain.

Just a few minutes ago my parents said that I was spoilt. Well they did not say that but what they said showed. "Do you know how much money we spend? Everyday can take taxi to school and back" HELLO?! Did I even say I WANTED to take taxi? I said my collarbone was OK and that I could take the bus. Why do you blame me???

I know that my parents love and care for me alot. If my parents happen to read this,I want to tell you that I know your intentions and I thank you for it.

Signing off, Rebel Peasant.

Terrorist on the loose

2008-02-29T17:17:00.000+08:00

I'm sure you guys have heard the news that a terrorists escaped and is now somewhere out in Singapore. This is a serious matter. We are all living in danger now. The guy can just walk into a shopping mall or important building and just blow the whole damn place up,which will result in many deaths.

Honestly,I have no freaking idea how the hell the police could let that guy escape. I mean,he's a TERRORIST for goodness sake. Couldn't they be more vigilant because of this one important fact? Apparently not. Here is what I think happened:

T: I need to go to the toilet.
G: What? No!
T: Please,just for awhile.
G: Ok.
(Terrorist escapes)
T: Ha! Sucker!
G: Hey,are you done yet?
(No answer)
G calls for backup.
Police crash door down.
G: OMG!!! He's escaped!
Backup: The guy must be some magician or something. How the hell could he have escaped?

Need I say more?
Be safe,guys.

HCL paper...

2008-02-27T17:21:00.000+08:00

Got HCL paper today. Miraculously, I got 53.5 out of 80-one of the highest. Gao Fei got 75!!! WTH?! And 8 people failed. Either we all suck at HCL or the paper is really bloody hard. I think it's the latter. Oh, and the class outing for March holidays was scrapped. Solihin cancelled the thing as the damn class could not shut the hell up for even five ******* minutes!!! Our class is really uncooperative man...sigh.
What is 2E now? And what will become of it in the future? I hate to imagine.

CA1 ends!!!!!

2008-02-25T21:45:00.001+08:00

YES!!!! CA1 is finally over! Now to wait for results. So far got EL and History,both should be able to get A1. HCL...I don't want to know. Maths also...got panic attack. Today Sci and Lit was easier than all of us expected. Maybe the teachers took pity on us,hahaha.

NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!

2008-02-21T22:18:00.000+08:00

Damn it. Today had maths and chinese test. I am SO screwed. I mean,the damn HCL paper was so long and so bloody difficult. The worst thing is that we were only given 1 HOUR to do the paper! How can anyone do 6 pages of HCL in one hour??? I had to do the chang wen suo duan in five short minutes!!! Even Yijun and Meow meow said that it was hard.
This is how I feel now...

With any luck,I'll survive this. Anyway,I'm quite confident abt History and English since they are the only A1s I got besides Geography. Maybe they'll pull me up.

Gd luck to all people waiting for results.

Danger!!! Some thinking required

2008-02-18T18:40:00.000+08:00

Today,did CA1 History and EL. Damn easy man. If only all exams were that easy... OK. Back to the post. Today,we were creating a lot of noise as usual during class. Then,our Science teacher suddenly shouted for the class to shut up. (the words shut up were put in by me).

He then said that we were selfish and did not care abt each other. (As friends. OK?) He said that becos of our attitude,2E won't be known as a class. That got me thinking: Y are we so uncaring? It's almost as if we don't really give a **** about anything but results. Are we,*gasp*,turning into the Singapore ELITES??? It's like our class is in a war,and one of us is injured,but still has a chance to survive. The way we are acting,it's like we're going to just leave the guy behind. (Although there are some people who DEFINITELY do not deserve to be saved. I won't say who) That's what the elitists would do.

Time for us to start reflecting on our attitude...

Be my valentine...not

2008-02-13T21:29:00.000+08:00

Happy Valentine's Day everyone! Dunno what u guys do today,as for me,I celebrate another year of being single and not having any girlfriends! Yay!!! (When I just say girlfriends,it means that I am NOT GAY,OK? Don't get any funny ideas.) Some of my classmates planned to go out with their GFs today,not sure if that happened. Anyway,I played table tennis during recess as usual. I'm improving extremely fast. That's what you get from playing every recess during P5 andP6. After that,I went back to class to find Azmi and Nic Lim fighting. I don't know what happened,but the aftermath was a drenched Nic Lim with a red mark on his pants. ROFL.

After school,played TT for awhile. Thrashed Timothy 11-2. And he claimed that he was better than me. Speaking of him,he says that he has a girlfriend called Samantha. To tell you the truth,no one knows if she really exists or if she is just his imagination.

Again,I wish everyone a happy Valentine's Day.

(Don't ask abt the date. It's a bit weird)

Nothing much

2008-02-11T21:52:00.001+08:00

Today wasn't really interesting. Unless you count the drum performance during assembly which was freaking cool. Apart from that,not much happened. Until CME lesson. We were supposed to form groups and write a letter to an imaginary person who has terminal illness,poor,left in old folks home etc. Then,we heard a sound. Sounded like someone sprayed something. We then saw a cloud of "smoke" and a group coughing and running from it. It turned out that they had accidentally sprayed the fire extinguisher at themselves.

Bye 4 now.

CNY celebration!!!

2008-02-06T19:45:00.000+08:00

Today we celebrated CNY in school and we had a bloody good time! However,we were quite pissed off as the concert people still needed to go and rehearse. The reason we were pissed:We had lugged our bags(well...they're not very heavy,but we were still angry anyway) down 2 floors to the hall. Except 4 me. I took the lift. Hahaha. So being injured does have its good points.

Anyway,when we were in class,we felt REALLY bored,so we decided to play table tennis.

Equipment: Teacher's table,two table tennis bats and one ball. LOL

Yes I know that the table was very small and we had no net. But we enjoyed ourselves anyway. Soon there was a crowd. The best part was that Ms Fox our FT actually let us be and even allowed us to turn on our handphones!

Finally,we went to the school hall. To our dismay,the concert was delayed again. WTH!!! After like 10-15 min,the concert started. To tell you the truth,the concert was OK. Our last year P.E. teacher Mr Siow let a wushu student to use wooden poles to whack his leg,arm and stomach. Something broke,and it wasn't Mr Siow. The poles broke into pieces at the moment of contact.

Then we had this talentquest thing. Everything was Ok until...TIMOTHY paired up with some guy to sing Tong Hua. The piano playing by Timo was good,but their singing sucked like Hell. All that time I was thinking OMG. Then I remembered that I am an atheist. After that,a band came up to the stage and sang Maroon 5's Won't Go Home Without You. They rocked!!! Of course,they became the eventual winners.

Then we had some girls from CHIJ Katong Convent to perform some lame dance. With my school being a boy's school,there were alot of whistles and clapping . I of course could not care less. Before we knew it,the concert ended and we were dismissed. This was the best part of the whole celebration.

Has anyone of you experienced this before?

2008-01-31T22:06:00.000+08:00

Hi guys(and girls).
*NOTE: The following post is a true event and the names have been changed so that I don't get expelled or sued. Therefore,any incidents of people,living or dead,experiencing this are absolutely uncoincidental.

Today,we stayed back yet again after assembly. However,today was different. C just told a few people,such as T and R to see him after recess and after school. Of course,the students obeyed.(What else could they do?)

After school,I went to have lunch with WX and SJQ when R showed up. He told us that C had forced(guess) T to confess that he had framed everyone for stealing his stuff. C also tried to force R,but after 45 mins,he finally gave up.

I repeat,this is TRUE. Pls post your comments.

Why does everyone like our stuff???

2008-01-30T15:50:00.000+08:00

Great.

Another theft occured in our class today. Ryan lost a CD. I wonder who has been stealing 2E's items for so long. Now,Mr Chia has ordered us to stay back after EVERY assembly. It all started when Timothy(yes,the same guy I talked about in one of my earlier posts) claimed that his e-dictionary was missing. Due to us hating Timothy to the CORE,we didn't really care.

Then it got worse. Marcus's Chinese textbook was missing all of a sudden. It was then that our teachers alerted Mr Chia. Now,any matter concerning Mr Chia is very bad for two reasons.

1. He is the discipline master. If you are caught doing something wrong,say your prayers.
2. Our class 2E has had a bad reputation since last year. So this would not be the first time meeting the DM.

That was why we were freaking pissed off when Timothy found his e-dict under his desk. Because of him,we were made to stay back and endure lectures about honesty and integrity.(As if we didn't know) What did he do to apologise? NOTHING.

Hope the thief owns up. If not I will go mad from staying back everyday. Bye for now.

ITE bias and total crap

2008-01-21T16:58:00.000+08:00

Crap.

This is what I think of what the principal of a school said to 27 Sec 5 girls. http://www.straitstimes.com/Free/Story/STIStory_195402.html?vgnmr=1

Can you actually believe what the principal said? How can she tell students to go to ITE just because she wants 100% passes in the school? So what if her school does not get 100% passes? Will the school be demolished? Will she be killed by upset parents? OF COURSE NOT!!! This is just plain stupid. The principal is demoralising the students by saying such things. Anyway,what in the bloody world is wrong with ITE? The people studying there should not be discriminated just because they got bad marks. Contrary to what the education system teaches us,results are not everything. In fact,some students from ITE can even outshine JC students! But does anyone care? NO. What makes this incident even more disturbing is that the Minister of State for Education actually supported the principal's act.(OMG!!!)

Past data shows that 40 per cent of students will not do well enough to qualify for polytechnic, and students need to know this from the start, he said. So? Why not try to be one of the 60% who can qualify? Even if you go to ITE after that,at least you can admit that you tried and you did not listen to what stupid people said. Besides,ITE is not the end.

I hope that no one would listen to such rubbish,even if it's spoken by a principal.

English Assignment pt 3

2008-01-20T20:58:00.000+08:00

This will be the final graded entry for my EL assignment.
I am very sure most of you have heard about what happened last Friday. If not,here's what happened.
YIJUN AND I GOT KNOCKED DOWN BY A TRUCK.
(Pls begin marking after this sentence.)

Well,Yijun,Melvin and I were on the way to the bus stop so that we could take Service 12 to our homes. Before that,we had to cross a road. When the green man came on,Yijun and I hurried across while Melvin took his time. Due to a bus that blocked our view,we did not see a truck heading towards us. In just a few seconds,Yijun and I were knocked down. Luckily for us,a nurse saw us injured and rushed to help us. Other passers-by also came to offer assistance. Melvin,who was behind us called the ambulance.
The ambulance arrived and I was 'stretchered into it' while Yijun limped in and took a seat. After about 10 to 15 minutes,we arrived at KK hospital. I was then sent for 3 rounds of X-rays to determine the injury.

All in all,I had a fractured collarbone,two bruised fingers and abrasions on my back,elbows and right ear. I had to stay in hospital for two days. Finally,I was discharged at 1pm today with my arm in a sling.

After this accident,I promised myself that even when the green man is on I will ensure that all vehicles have stopped before crossing another road in the future. I also hope that the relevant authority will look into the traffic condition in that area and install a hump or speed regulating strips to slow down vehicles approaching the traffic light.

English Assignment Pt 2

2008-01-16T17:15:00.001+08:00

This is my second entry for the English assignment.

<---(My tennis racket)

The weather nowadays has been quite unpredictable,with clear skies in the morning and rain in the afternoon. Yesterday was no exception.

I had tennis training yesterday and had to stay back for 2 whole hours. Just a few minutes before we were dismissed,the sky became dark and it started to rain. At first,it was just a slight drizzle. A few moments later,it started to pour. With nothing but our tennis racket cases to shield us from the rain,we dashed to the canteen for shelter. We then bought drinks to quench our thirsts. After staying there for a few minutes,a schoolmate and I decided to brave the rain with just one umbrella. Needless to say,both of us had a free "bath" by the time we had reached the bus stop. To top it all off,I was turned into an "icicle" the moment I stepped into the air-conditioned bus!

That was one day I would never want to experience EVER again.

The world of feminism

2008-01-14T22:56:00.000+08:00

These days,I wonder what has happened to the world. News of global warming,terrorism and natural disasters plague the news every single day. However,what is most disturbing is that the world is becoming a feminist place.

(What this planet of ours is supporting)

This is NOT the OK form of feminism which demands that females should have the same rights as males. I am PERFECTLY OK with that. In fact,I support it. However,the form of feminism I am talking about is twisted. In fact,there are many examples of this in life. For example,the law will sentence a man to HANGING if he throws his baby off a building. But a woman who does the exact same thing will only be sentenced to life imprisonment. Now,I would like to ask you: Is this fair? Of course it's not!!! If you get hanged,that is the end of your life. THE END. If you get sentenced to life in prison instead,you may have your sentence deducted by a few years for good behaviour. Although it is rare,it's still an opportunity to get out of jail.

I experienced this sort of extreme feminism yesterday during my primary school days. There was one incident where the relief teacher for our class during PE made the boys run 4 laps but the girls only needed to run 2. The reason:The boys needed a longer time to settle down.

After running 4 laps around the school field,the teacher then told both genders to choose 2 representatives for a race. All of us (the boys) were shocked and furious. How can the *&^%$#@! teacher race when we had ran 2 more laps than the opponents. The worst part,she said that the punishment for the losers was 30 sit-ups each.

The punishment...

Imagine that the smiley is me and the brick/plank is the stupid teacher.

Fortunately,our two racers won the race,allowing us to escape punishment. We were than told to assemble in the canteen while the girls were being punished.

Having doubts,I asked one of my female classmates if they really did the sit-ups that day. To my fury,she replied that the teacher told them to do just 10 sit-ups!!!

Why the discrimination???

EL assignment Pt 1

2008-01-12T10:15:00.000+08:00

Time to get started on my EL assignment. I'm supposed to post 3 entries during this week. If u are not a teacher,please ignore the entries in blue. And now,the first graded entry.
A school is a place where children and teenagers like me go to learn stuff. But every now and then,some guy does something stupid,causing the whole class to launch attacks on him. I'm talking,of course,about TIMOTHY.
Let's see,what idiotic act has he done now? Oh,now i remember,he CHEATED during the 2.4km run practice. It all started when we went for PE. Mr Amir told us about the 2.4 thing,and we started running. All was well at first,until i turned and saw Timo behind me halfway through the first round. At that time,all i could think was "What the HELL" and ran faster. After all,I did not want to lose to Timothy.
Two laps on and the sack of lard (not my insult,Nic Lim's) was STILL behind me. I could not believe it. Finally,I finished the run with an OK timing of 14.25min. Timothy got 15.06.
Then,during recess,Ryan told us that Timothy may have cheated,and he had proof. That got me thinking,why cheat yourself if u are going to lose out in the run?
I can never understand the mind of a weirdo called TIMOTHY.

Education in Singapore Pt 2

2008-01-10T19:37:00.000+08:00

Hi again. Now,back to my complaining about Singapore's education system. Besides making childrens' lives even more difficult due to comparison,it also breeds only one thing:arrogance. Too many times have we heard students from "good" schools proudly boast that they are the best and label students from neighbourhood schools stupid. Remember the Wee Shu Min saga?What will happen to Singapore if people like her rule the country? Also,there is no school that should ever be labelled "lousy". Each school has its own niche in something,be it sports or arts or results. Unfortunately,we peasants can only get a job if we have good results. Therefore,parents judge schools according to how high their standard is. Think about it. Does it sound silly to judge schools like this? Of course it is!
If the education system is not changed,I am afraid that we may see more talented people being booted to low paying jobs because they did not come from a "good" school.

Education in Singapore

2008-01-07T17:20:00.000+08:00

Hi.Today I am talking abt Singapore's education system.Many people have said that the education system here is screwed up.I agree. First of all, why are given so much pressure at such a young age? From preschool, we are already being compared with other children. Here's an example:

Mum 1: Hello,how's your boy?
Mum2: Ok lah. The teacher says that he still cannot read. I am worried that he may have dyslexia.
Mum 1: Dyslexia? Wah! So serious. Anyway,my boy also no better. You know he only got 8/10 when his classmates got 9 or 10? I want to send him for tution but he is only 5 yrs old. Now I don't know what to do.

This is what happens 7 yrs later...

Mum 1: Hello! How much did your son get ah?
Mum 2: Not much lah. Only get 257.
Mum 1: 257 is a good score wat. My son only got 249. Now I am giving him xtra tution 4 all subjects.
Mum 2: I want my son to go RI. Now he have to go to Dunman High only. So disappointing!
Mum 1: Aiyah! Children nowadays only want to play!

I have heard this kind of conversations so many times I have to speak up. First of all,how can parents compare and put down their children in public? The most common excuse would be: I don't want to seem arrogant. Let me ask you,is a simple "Thank you for your compliment/comment" arrogant too? Of course it's not! Secondly,why must parents care so much about how many marks their children get? In the end,it won't matter simply because the children are starting a NEW year in a NEW school.

I will continue my complaining another time.

What I wish would happen more often.

For WSPS ex-6C students

2008-01-04T16:23:00.000+08:00

Hi.Just want to keep in touch with all of my past 6C classmates.How is life in Sec 2? or
By the way,if anyone of you might want to know,my book is still going strong.The first book is about to be completed!

Walking down Memory expressway

2008-01-03T19:34:00.000+08:00

Wow. How time flies. It only seems like last hour that I was in primary 5. Now I am in Sec 2! I can remember vividly how happy I was when I got my PSLE results. Even though I did not get my intended target, I was satisfied with my results. Now here I am in Victoria School
I can also remember the Sec 1 orientation camp. What can I say... the food was tasteless,our accomodation was just a wooden hut with NO I repeat NO fan at all,and it rained heavily while we were kayaking. However,it did one thing good.It made all of us bond together.
What were some of the memories that will remain etched in your mind forever? Pls share.

The beginning...

2008-01-03T11:47:00.000+08:00

Hi all. Welcome to my newly created blog. Feel free to post any comments.
Oh yes,NO SPAMMING