 Currently 16 going 17 July 11th, 1992 TPJCian Ex-Queenstownian Ex-Fairsian Elemental Muse
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7:53 PM +-+Copy.jpg) Holidays - A time that allows those who deserves to be pampered, a rest; and a time that allows those who’re challenged by time and personal efforts, a time to wake up and start working. I've been trying my best to work out my hectic schedule of my June Holidays, 2008. What's laid in front of me is a stretch of strenuous road. Tedious, it may seems, but nevertheless I'd have to find fun amidst all these extra burdens in our lives, and somehow try to survive the following months to come. These extra work might have started long time ago but I've only been feeling it's stress on me recently. If not for God's strength, I'd not have survived 2 migraines and the amount of workload piled on my shoulders for the past week. You might think that what I'm facing isn't that bad as compared to others to a certain extent. Yes, I agree. However, given my mental stamina and capabilities, it's a marvellous feat! Never in my life I dared to say that I can survive these stress! One week have passed, but I dare not mention about whether I would be able to do well for the following time to come. .jpg) A picture speaks a thousand words.However, this one shown here only reflects 5-definite words. Points to note: Junction 8 is still opened and running! Don't be scammed! Saturday, May 31, 20086:24 PM  One by one, people walked away.Bit by bit, things vanished. Second by second, time slipped pass. Layer by layer, my heart ripped apart. I trembled in fear. Tears rolled down my cheek. I've come thus far, There's no turning back. My optimistic nature didn't neutralise my despondency. My phone laid silently on the ground, my heart in despair. Everywhere seemed unfamiliar without your pressence. Just what happened to me? Confusion lead me afar. I didn't mean to gamble. Can you return to me again? "It's too late," you might say. The failure to predicate my faith dampened all good moods. Questions came from different directions... Questions that I can't answer. Where's everybody when I needed someone? The Wind blows. The River flows. The Sun shines. But my heart sinked. I need a friend. One who'll never leave. One who'll be there whenever I'm in need. One who'll be there to shed light on my darkened Life. I need someone who'll be there. But no one on Earth seems to understand. I need a break. Away from the emptiness I've found in me. Sunday, May 25, 20083:51 PM  Many students of Band 2 now face a problem. With only an average of 2 passes per class in the S4 Express stream for English, little see hope in the route ahead of them. The Earth had opened and many fell in. I'm one of those who're still clinging dearly to the edge of the pit for life. With nothing to lean on, it's normal to feel the sense of being left out. With every bit of debris, one after another, coming in all directions, hitting me, it's tormenting me! I can't hold on any longer!A sense of despair hit me, yet again. When Mrs S stepped into class again today for English. I need a break from games! And I know that lessons is the only time whereby I can study the most during the day. "You've 3 choice now because Midyears are over. First, I'll study with you. Second, watch a movie. Third, do our own work." - Mrs S. The things that comes out from her mouth are more or less expected. It's either fun or games, never work. It may seems like a paradise to all students in a way, but to the S4 express class, it's no fun at all. The school's standards are already dropping in terms of English. Just why isn't anything done to prevent the grades from plummeting down to hell?! The mean grade for S4 Express English is now either an E8 or a F9, and it's actually possible for me to imagine if there's anyone getting an U-grade or lower. A sense of victory came over us when the HOD of English offered to teach this class, but nothings left for us to cheer and work about upon Mrs S's return. I dare not even ask for a target higher than a C5 for O-level English now. This really sets me thinking on what have the school done in the past that have lead it to this state. I shan't elaborate further on this topic. Tiong Lin and I had quite a lot of fun during English lesson just now! Had a chemistry of revision, fun, and laughter! Especially with a mathematics psychic like Tiong Lin, I sure learnt a lot! We were finding things to play with and managed to draw many tic-tack-toes and some cancelling game in which he cheated... Till I suggested that we "play" with Binomial expansions. So I started drawing the first 3 rows of the Pascal's Triangle and asked him to continue. What startled me was his ability to continue 5 more rows! It's really nice of him to teach me how. And we came out with a really nice 14-row Pascal's Triangle on one of the 4B's table (I'm sorry to that table's user. But it's a really nice Triangular pattern!) .jpg) Sorry for the blur image and the flashlight from my phone that blocked out some parts of the Triangle. I later did something really dumb - to complete another 15-row Pascal's Triangle during DnT lesson. I know this was something that I shouldn't be doing during those lesson, but I'm trying to save those time that was wasted indirectly by training my mental calculations and hopefully be able to score for Binomial sections in my coming O-level!
Tuesday, May 20, 20086:34 PM +-+Copy.jpg) Crushed papers, bottle caps, soccer balls, Frisbee being thrown across the class, before, during, and after lessons are typical scenes of an average government school. But what's seriously unusual was my feeling of being unable to accept their school's culture. Stepping into class with a fear of being hurt isn't a factor one have to face in their schooling life. So why is there still such events of rebellious in class? I can't answer.Perhaps the desperate "Frisbee practises" in class was just some practises done by the class to help score in the Sec 4&5 Sports Carnival, held this morning? Countless practises attempts just caused the class to perform better, only in Frisbee and not other areas. This too created havoc's in class, and collected many scoldings by teachers. But they go on, despite the constant nagging of the authorities. I don't despise them; I like the attitude in them. But they are just using this attitude in wrong fields, gaining the class no good. Better students will not be able to study, others in class might get injured, classroom facilities might be damaged, and no one will be happy in times to come. One might say that studies is a student's most important priority. But in the class of rigid souls, I've no say. .jpg) Look just how close is he from getting hurt.(Dom's yellow Frisbee flew side-by-side to Nic Chaw's Neck.) Times in a low-grade neighbourhood school seems to have our feelings cheated, inside-out. Perhaps no one have ever thought of what's there for them to gain. Mainly because there simply isn't any good points in them. As a student who entered this school with a "try-try" attitude, reluctantly accepting and adopting the school culture into my daily life, I'd only look for a warmth school committee, some "nerds-at-heart" schoolmates as friends, and hopefully a nice place to study. Nothing else. But what turned out was a bunch of ill-breeds as schoolmates and "PRIME" as a reward for entering. I took a deep breath, smiled, and have "never mind" as my words of comfort. Looking back, 3 and a half years have passed. What have I gained in school? A complement that goes, "If you guys don't score your Aces, who else will?" That may seems like words of encouragements to some, but to us, 4Band2, this, in a sarcastic way simply means something is wrong and that we're to survive on our own whereas the school's just doing something "good" by helping us Aces our English. I shall not update what's going on within 4Band2, but I pretty much believe that the almost the whole level knew what's going on. Actual O-level papers are starting really soon on the 26th of this month. Just why must the Sports Carnival be held on this date, and thus allowing all sorts of time-table delays within the graduating classes. Decreasing the number of lessons required for the graduating people. Is the school committee in the right of mind? Anyway, the carnival was a total failure in terms of following the judging criteria. And The Carnival was too, totally bias towards the better classes. In a game whereby 4C was against 4A... First Rule, "No swapping of manpower during the games." Judge (SZ), "4C minus one point because of a swap in manpower!" WK (my other Captain's Ball reserve), "What the hell?! 4A swap players for EVERY GAME they played!" SZ, "Because they have a lack of people." Me, "4A's the BIGGEST class in the whole 4 express stream!" SZ, "But we must follow the rules." WK, "But they... Cheated too! And our class have someone injured in handball so he went to help. Is that wrong too?" SZ, "..." Second rule, "Pass the ball to at least 2 girls before a goal can be scored." SZ, "4C minus another point for not passing to 2 girls before scoring." WK, "WHAT?! SY (a female captain ball's team-mate) is a girl!" SZ, "Oh really? In what way is she?" WJ (SY's partner), "Come let's show her!" SZ, "..." Shocking? Definitely. Just what's wrong with the Sports' Leaders inability to recognise a girl from guys. My jaw dropped and my heartbeat quicken with laughter. What I can say is, I'm so amused by the "Sports' Leaders!" No matter how bad it may seem, the carnival was over along with the ending of the day. I'll continue to look forward to the coming days and hopefully, be able to face my second O-level Chinese paper, prepared. +-+Copy.jpg)
Friday, May 16, 200811:25 PM I was packing my music items when I came across this consent form about a music writing workshop for "O" Level Music Student. I was instantly reminded about my holiday remedial slots and was also shocked by the contents of the form. This picture shows the upclose (not-so-sharp) image of the consent form. +-+Copy.jpg) Look at that. HOW CAN IT BE?!Yes, it may be held at my "All-Time Favourite School"(that's for now), but CGS just don't have to torture me like that must they? Thankfully I heard something like a change in Prelim's music recital's details. Hopefully they would have the venue changed, away from FMSS, and have the date postponed. If possible, have the recital cancelled! The changing of duet pieces at this point of time, can be quite, pernicious. But I have no say, it's their plans, my exam. I have to follow their rules. Just hope everything can go on smoothly. Friday, May 9, 20081:45 PM  THEY ARE THE SIMPSON'S!!!!Pardon me for being a little retarded. But YES!! Chemistry paper was held today. And I, fearing that the reactivity series might be coming out, along with the Chapter on Cations and Anions, so I came out with this last minute Simpson's acronyms for the Reactivity Series. Here goes... Potato (Potassium) Simpson's (Sodium) Can (Calcium) Make (Magnesium) Aluminium Zebras (Zinc) In (Iron) Thin (Tin) Layers (Lead) "of" Copper, Silver and Gold!!! Ha-ha! The Simpson's maybe unreasonable at times, but this time, they're REALLY CUTE!! Don't treat them badly okay! But guess what. They are ALL NOT OUT! How saddening can all this gonna get! Fear not, the Simpson's is back! And I'm sure that it will be out during the Prelims and the "O"s!!! Thursday, May 8, 2008ISA TSD Practical MYE Assessment'o9 TPJChoir
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