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2006-08-22T16:49:00.001+08:00

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A New Year, A New School, A New Way

2006-01-10T23:03:00.000+08:00

Hey ! It's 2006 ! No more 2005 !
Kinda miss those times. Well, now I'm settled in a new school, Victoria School.
Quite a nice school. Wonderful facilities and the uniform is just moderately okay.
I just came back from the Orientation Camp which was a bit terrible. I missed most of the activities no thanks to the bad weather. Haiz, the most interesting thing I did was kayaking. Could have done more like Rock Climbing, Flying Fox and all that rope activities.
Well, I'm quite happy with the school.
And right now, I have another problem. CCAs.
There are quotas for CCAs, can't believe it. AND TRIALS ! Once the quoto is reached, nobody else can get into the CCA. Haiz... I wanted to join Badminton but they only had 4 places left ! So I think I will just try IT Club, AV Club, Band or Chinese Ochestra. For the clubs, I have minimal chance of getting in. 7 places only !
If I really can't get in, I will have to make do with Chinese Ochestra. Haiz...Miss Primary School Life.
Well, that's all for now. Got to get ready for tomorrow's CCA trials. See you ! Have a nice day !!

The 6-Year Journey in Changkat

2005-11-04T08:42:00.000+08:00

The journey in Changkat began 6 years ago when I just graduated from kindergarten.........
I was an ignorant little kid, who had no knowledge about Science, Blogging etc. As I stepped into Changkat for the very first time(orentation day), I felt very nervous. I remembered Mrs Yee bringing us into Class 1I where I met some new friends. We were chatting so animatedly as the teacher tallied us against the name list. Finally, it was time to go home. I had so much to say to my parents ! I told them about the school, and how I met some new friends. I was so excited for the starting of school. I bought a whole lot of new stationery and was so elated.

Year 1 ----- The day came. I carried my school bag and happily ran into Changkat. I remembered my parents standing at the sides of the quadrangle, looking at me. Many other parents were around. That was all that I could remember. My form teacher was Mrs Lee. I was really scared of her because of her fierce looks. I could still remember how she stared at us when we were noisy. I was made monitor of 1I soon after. At that time, a monitor was just someone who helped the teacher to carry boooks and that was just what I did all day. I still remember vividly how Mrs Lee punished me because I did not do my art homework. She also muttered something about a monitor not doing work and etc etc. Well, that was the worst day of the year. Now, as I think back, she was not that horrible... At least she made me remember that I must must must must never forget to do my homework. And that was how I developed a fear of not doing my homework.....

Year 2 ----- "Hello class !" that was how the friendly Mrs Chan greeted us. At first sight, she looked very kind and warm, you know, the type that makes you feel at home. She showered us with lots of love and taught us many songs and rhymes. Everyday, she would teach us a song and we would sing together as a class. Many a times, she would select some of us to go to other classes to sing. Her stories were also very amusing and enticing. Thinking back, I missed those old times. I had no impression about all my other teachers, sadly. After half a year, she 'fired' the monitor and replaced him with me. Carrying books, again !!! I remembered that a girl(name shall not be mentioned) pooped in her pants. She was sitting opposite me, I think. She cried and did not dare to move. Friends around her laughed and told Mrs Chan about it. Mrs Chan accompanied her to the toilet and she came back with a brand new skirt. Alas, the foul smell still lingered there and I had to pinch my nose.

Year 3 ----- We were greeted with a friendly malay teacher, Mdm Salmi. At first sight, she looked very nice and friendly. But....as time passed, she revealed her true self. She simply loved to scream. Screaming screaming screaming. She was extremely fierce and whenever she screamed, the whole class would become silent. She also had a fun side, when she was fun, she was really fun. We could play all day. When she was, she was really fun. When she was fierce, really fierce. Once, Swathi, who liked to interrupt lessons, got screamed at. Mdm Salmi screamed, " You so clever, you teach lar !" She even tore Swathi's paper. Swathi was so scared that she cried and cried. After that, someone asked Mdm Salmi a question. Surprisingly, she replied, " Ask Swathi lar ! " Amusingly, Swathi became surrounded by curious and inquisitive people. Poor Swathi...The year ended nicely and when Mdm Salmi told us she was going to be our teacher again next year, our facial expressions were all varied. Some had their mouths hanging open , some said "harrrrr", some said Yay !, some just got stoned.

Year 4 ----- The year started horribly. I could not remember whether this happened in year 3 or 4, but anyway, I got scolded by the ferocious Mdm Salmi. On the first or second day of school, Tee Zhuo lent my red pen . And we passed my pen to and fro. Mdm Salmi scolded us horribly. She was teaching about herbivores, carnivores and omnivores. I could remember that vividly. Well, Mdm Salmi asked me to stand outside the class with Tee Zhuo and face the door. We were made to do our work outside the classroom. I felt very humilliated. We voted for the monitor and it turned out to be Zaki. For the first time, I did not need to carry books. Yeah ! The year was calm and not many memorable events happened. On Children's Day, Mdm Salmi gave us a very memorable gift. Her home-made chocolate chip cookies, which she claimed were as good as Famous Amos', and a CD containing a powerpoint presentation dedicated to 4B. I was very touched and played the presentation over and over again. Until now, I still keep the CD.

Year 5 ----- Our form teacher was Ms Juliana, a teacher whom I have never heard of before. I did not know her well then, but gradually got to know that she was a teacher who hardly ever screamed. She never blew her top except in extreme cases. Whenever we were noisy, she would keep quiet. Yep ! That's her way, worlds apart from my previous teacher. Our English teacher was none other than Miss Chia. Recalling that she was my Social Studies teacher in P1, I was so joyous when I saw her. "It's Miss Chia !" I recognised her when I first saw her. She was a creative and fun teacher. But she was quite fierce whenever she was angry. Felt quite lucky to have great teachers that year. Even my mother tongue teacher was good. =] =] =] I remembered the Diggers Club incident when even the principal was involved or something like that. Now, it's history already. All was calm otherwise.

Year 6 ----- The PSLE period ! The year was full of stress. Stress. Stress. Stress. Everyday, homework befalled us like boulders rolling down a mountain. We had very little time to relax, let along play, and everyday we prayed for a day without homework. That special day never came until the day before PSLE. Still, we were definitely not free. Well, the paper came and went. It ended in a mere 5 days. All that we had studied hard for paid off in those 5 days. After those important days, life in school was like a calm, super calm, river. No homework ! No teachers ! No studies ! We rarely saw our teachers during the first few days after PSLE. All day long, we played cards and relieve teachers were buzzing in and out of our class. It was as good as not attending school. Finally, we learnt about the upcoming events of the month and were pretty excited about some of them. Copper tooling, Decouparch, etc etc. All these activities were arranged just for the P6s. Well, it was really boring after PSLE. I wish that I was still in P5, where we had lots and lots of fun activities like Channel 5A and all the other games we used to play. If only we could......

The 6-Year Journey in Changkat ends like this. Beautiful memories etched in our minds. Forever etched in our minds, never to be erased. The friendship, the teacher-pupil relationships......

Entrepreneur's 2 Cents Worth

2005-11-02T13:07:00.000+08:00

1) What did you enjoy most about the entrepreneur fair ?
Basically, I enjoyed making the products as I had a good time despite many failures. I also enjoyed the games prepared by all the other stalls.
2) Describe how you feel in this whole experience and why
During the planning, I felt very stressed as many of our ideas could not work. I felt utterly exhausted during the production as there was much to do. On the actual day, I felt nervous and tired as running here and there to tout customers was not easy. Overall, it was still fun.
3) What are some problems faced in the process of preparing for the fair? How did you overcome these problems ?
a) The candles were mostly defected and had chipped-off edges. We used rulers and penknives to smoothen the edges.
b) We had not enough candles to make the colorful candles. We bought more candles.
4) Describe some areas that you have done well in the fair.
We advertised well and people flocked to our stall. Within a short time, we sold all our products .We also made sure the products were popular with children.
5) Suggest some areas of improvement for the entrepreneur fair.
There should be more space for the stalls as it is a little cramp. The stalls should also be arranged orderly so that it will not be so messy and chaotic.
6) Reflecting on your personal experience in the process of setting up your class business and based on the observations you have made during the fair, share about what you have learnt in the following areas :
a) How to attract customers to your stall
Distribute flyers, paste up fancy posters, give out free gifts to people who patronise our stall.
b) How to price products
We make sure we make the most profit out of it. It must also be reasonable, not too cheap, not too expensive.
c) What you did to ensure success for your business
We ensured that the products we made were creative and original and that children would like them. We also did a mini survey to ensure that.
7) Having been a service provider and also a sales person, what do you think are some important attributes, characteristics or values one must have in order to run a business well ?
One must have patience to deal with customers, creativity to think of ways of advertisement, leadership qualities to manage the company well.
8) If you were given a chance to set up the business all over again, what would you have done differently ?
I would have bought much more materials to make more products so that we would have enough stocks.

Thats all for now !!!

The Two-Year Run

2005-10-12T19:07:00.000+08:00

The marathon is finally over....
At last ! At last ! For two years, we slogged like pathetic workers, just for five days of examinations. Why? It was for the sake of our future. 2 years for 5 days , was it worth it ? Maybe, maybe not.

It has finally come to an end. Now, I feel rather bored. Life is just so....meaningless?
Last time, we trained for the 5 days. Now it has ended, what can we do ? All day long, play the computer ? Again, that is impossible.....It is just like our mission is over.

Now lets jus pray for our PSLE results. =] =] =] =] =]=]=]=]=]

Gd luck to ur admission to ur dream school !!!!!!!

PrELiMInArY eXaMs

2005-08-26T09:09:00.000+08:00

Time really flies...
A year passes like a month...
A month passes like a week...
A week passes like a day...
A day passes like a minute...
A minute? Like a second...
1 week of exams has just passed. 1 week...so fast !
Just 42 more days, including the holidays and all, to the final exam.
We have been training for about 3 years, P4-6 for these 5 days. Just 5 days of exams, we used up 1095 days ! x 24 = ...
Just can't wait for PSLE to be over. We will be free like birds, happy like larks. Fret not about results cuz what will be done has been done...

Prelims...Prelims... Don't worry about it. What's done cannot be undone. You still have time to learn from ur mistakes and prepare for PSLE.

Don't worry , be happy !~

The Horrible & Terrible Oral

2005-08-19T15:01:00.000+08:00

Training for 2 years just for this day......Yet none of the pictures we did were related to today's picture... It was a boring picture. Never did I imagine that such a picture would appear.

The Process :
1. Went to the hall
2. Sat down with zillions of butterflies in my stomach
3. Went to timekeeper
4. Looked at passage and smiled (no diff words)
5. Looked at picture and almost had heart attack. My mouth was literally hanging open.
6. Prayed very very hard for inspiration
7. Went to teacher and started talking
8. Stammered a little throughout the passage
9. Thought alot throughout the picture
10. Answered the conversation question without much effort
11. Mission accomplished ! (But super worried)

More about the picture and conversation :
The picture had 2 scenerios onli ! There were 3 people in the picture onli !
The picture depicted a scene of a HDB flat with no furniture except a table and a window.
A lady was desperately trying to close the window and the curtain was flying in the wind. Windy day !
A girl was painting and her cup of dirty water spilt onto her painting and also onto a piece of paper on the floor.
A boy is trying to retrieve the paper.
What much can you talk about this ???

The conversation was average to me. I though for about a minute before deciding on the topic.
Qn : What is your favourite hobby ?
I chose computer games and talked quite a bit about computer games and all that.

Overall, I think I did ...
Passage - 8\10 ?
Picture - 8\10 ?
Conversation - 9\10 ?

Perhaps...Perhaps...Perhaps...

Siblinghatis

2005-08-12T18:50:00.000+08:00

Do you live with someone who screams all day, picks a fight with you everyday without fail, or simply irritates you? If you do, then KUDOS ! You should understand how I feel. It is horrible...
Sometimes, I really hate my sister. She simply likes to poke her nose into everything I do. And vulgarities simply love to shoot out of her mouth. She can't even talk properly in a soothing tone. Everyday, she talks in a horrible tone. "You think what? I stupid ah ?" Thats the tone she talks in...AT HOME !
Out there, she's a complete different person. So act cute...
I really envy those people who have no simblings. They are free and do not have to endure siblings who are as horrid as mine. I rather be lonely then get buzzed around like a maid everyday.
Siblings are supposed to love each other, but I just can't bring myself to love my sister. Sometimes, she will be good to me, and gimme things(things she dont nid). Sometimes, she just terrorises the house and screeeeeeem like a crazy donkey. She simply makes use of me. When I have something she wants, she will talk so nicely. When I refuse to giv her, she cries and complains to my mother and that can rob me 1/24 of my precious time.
What about u? How do u feel about siblings? If you have a baby as a sibling, don't bother. I know babies are soo adorable !

Lavender, Beggars' World?

2005-07-31T22:12:00.000+08:00

If you have ever been to Lavender, just outside the MRT station, you will definitely see some old or maybe middle-aged people lying on the chairs, sleeping, talking...Some of them are homeless and often loiter around there...Well, whenever I walk pass, I will be very curious and observe their behaviour and outer appearence...They seem to be quite poor.
There is 1 particular man who has a missing leg. Which means he puts on a fake, plastic leg. Okay, I didn't know that until he took it off and lay down on the chairs to sleep. It was so gross ! Imagine someone taking off his 'leg' in front of you. Anyway, I don't really like Lavender but I have to pass by there to get to my church. Lavender is filled with beggars and the hawker centers or coffee shops there, the hygiene is really...BAD ! I don't dare to eat at the coffee shop although sometimes I do. But when I go there, there will be crippled people, legless people, selling tissues, collecting cans, eating leftovers. That is why whenever I go there, I lose my appetite...
I remember seeing a man gathering leftovers into a plastic bag...Then he just ate his collection or some sort of mix of leftovers. Horrible, isn't it ? But I can't help pitying those people. They either got abandoned by their children or are without kith nor kin. Haiz..I hope people will show love for them and maybe pay for their stay in a old folk's home so they won't have to loiter around places.
Although the poor beggars disgust you sometimes, they are really pitiful...
Well, just sharing with you what I observe every Sunday ! =)

Anti Drug Abuse Essay

2005-07-05T18:20:00.000+08:00

"Larry, do you want to go to the nightclub tonight? Good for relaxing!" Jason asked.
"Sorry, I can’t," I replied with guilt in my eyes. Hopefully he did not know that I was lying. To my surprise, he insisted that I went. I hesitated. Nightclubs were bad. But with Jason blabbering away about how good the nightclub was, I could not help but agree.
At night, some friends, Jason and I went to a nightclub near Geylang. A great commotion was going on in there. As I stepped into the nightclub, the aroma of different types of wine and beer filled my nostrils. People from all walks of life, drunk and sober filled the nightclub. I was amazed at the sight. We grabbed a seat each and settled down.
"Four jugs of beer!" Jason shouted to the bartender. This was surely not his first time here. I took a glass of beer and stared at it, hard. Holding my breath, I took a gulp of it. How bitter, I thought.
Suddenly, Jason asked, "Larry, want to try something good?" My curiosity aroused.
"Okay…" I answered with a tinge of innocence in my eyes. Suspiciously, he took out a packet of pills from his pocket. Drugs! I was shocked. Utterly shocked. They were illegal.
"How could you?" I questioned, still recovering from shock. Jason just replied with a smirk on his face.
"Try one," he said. I recoiled in shock. No way would I ever touch drugs! I turned him down flatly.
"Come on! It wouldn’t hurt…Unless you are a coward," Jason urged. I was in a dilemma. Should I take it? After much consideration, I took one pill of Ecstasy.
It tasted fine. Gradually, I felt drowsy. I felt like I was floating, I felt…great! The feeling was beyond description. I started hallucinating. My body was shaking uncontrollably. Unknowingly, I became addicted to the Ecstasy.
"If you want more, meet me at Bedok tomorrow morning," Jason said with a grin. I nodded my head in agreement.
The next day, I made my way to Bedok. Jason was waiting at a playground, gesturing to me. He handed me a packet of pills. Just then, a few policemen came out of hiding. Jason and I sprinted out of the playground, hoping to flee. Alas, it was too late! We were caught and were tested positive for consumption of drugs.]
As I stepped into jail, tears flowed down my cheeks. Why did I consume drugs? I had brought sorrow upon my family. I had brought sorrow upon myself…

P.S. MC, there are 425 words here. I really cannot cut down anymore. Can you help me please?

1 in a day, ENUF !

2005-06-26T20:53:00.000+08:00

The experience was horrifying, terrifying, MUMMIFYING !

I was on a coach towards Parkway Parade. Into the bus I went, how empty it was ! I even thought that it was my lucky day. Who would have thought that there was a reason behind the emptiness.....If I had known, I wouldn't have even stepped into the coach. I saw a man in a red tee n shorts, with earpieces in both his ears. He looked normal enough, but of course I didn't care whether he was normal or not. I sat opposite the man with my sister, while my parents sat in front of him. Just as the bus started, the man suddenly shouted, " Die ! Go and die !" I thought that he was talking to someone over his handphone, but it didn't seem right.
"Die ! Mati ! Die !" he roared. All the while, he was slapping his lap to a typical rhythm, which made it more freaky.

All the while, I was looking out of the window, terrified and not daring to see him. At last, I mustered my courage and took a glance at him. Who would have thought that our eyes would meet... "What? You want to die is it? Die ! Die ! Hahaha !" he raged. I was utterly terrified. I looked away quickly, with thoughts running wild in my head. Could he be armed with a chopper? Would this be the last day of my life? I kept looking out of the window while the lunatic was ranting and raving at the top of his voice, while slapping his lap. Finally, the coach reached. I was in a delimma. I thought that there was only 1 exit, at the front. I didn't expect there was another exit at the back of the bus.

Should I get out of my seat first? But if I do, he will be behind me. He might stab me in the back. But if I don't , he would pass me and might also stab me. Wishful thinking on my part. When the doors opened, the man got out through the back door. I heaved a sigh of relief. There was another exit ! I got off the bus and continued my life, hoping never to see such a person again.

Batam Batam Batam S'pore still the best!

2005-06-15T16:47:00.000+08:00

I just came back from Batam a few days ago. Only then did I realise that Singapore was still the best although the things were more expensive.

I gained a few facts about birds while I was in Batam. Cuz there were a few birds locked in cages in the hotel we were staying in. There was an owl named Pugguk, a black bird that can say Hello, 2 parrots or smth lyk that n a few other birds. The owl was the most interesting among all. When we went to see it in the day, we saw it staring at us with its yellow beady eyes. It blinked once every minute or so. When it blinked, I saw that its eyelids were purple. Then, my sister n I did an experiment. I read in a book before that an owl's head can turn its head 360 degrees. I did not believe it but since an owl was in front of me, I tried it out. My sister walked slowly around the cage n the owl turned its head, staring at her every second. Finally, my sister made a complete round around the cage. Surprisingly, the owl's eyes never left her. Which means that an owl can turn its head 360 degrees. Cool! I noticed that the owl never moved its eyeballs becuz they r tubular in shape.

Well, there was nothing much in Batam, only shopping complexes. We went to 2 shopping complexes while we were there. 1 was MegaMall, and the other, DC Mall. The things there were really cheap. The things were sold in rupias. 1000rupias=$0.20 So we went on a shopping spree n bought many things for our frenz in singapore. But since most of the people there spoke in only Malay, we had difficulty communicating with some of the stall owners.

From this trip, I learned some malay n some bird facts n saw the beautiful scenery there. This widened my perspective of owls...
Batam is really cool ! No wonder PCK is best in Singapore, best in JB and some say Batam!

Missing but Found

2005-06-15T16:37:00.000+08:00

It is found ! The crazy n mad lunatic hamster has been found after a few hours of searching ! The prize money goes to myself for finding it in my study room..But we decided that this was not the place for Mochi. So we ended all our troubles by doing something to it. Not killing but selling it to the Pet Safari nearby. Our troubles did end. No more chasing after a hamster on 4 legs. No more having to decide which food to buy for that agile hamster. No more having to clean the cage every 3 days. But now.....I kinda miss it. Its nice shiny fur....its cute position when sleeping.
I wonder if we made the right choice by selling it........
Byebye hamster. I must let u know that i miss u.

MISSING ! Have you seen him(or was it her)?

2005-05-28T12:44:00.000+08:00

===========================MISSING!======================
Have you seen Mochi, a hamster? He is quite small and cute. He is about 9cm long. If you see him/her, please call 123456789.
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$10000000
Haiz....I just can't understand why my hamster, which my sister just bought 2 weeks ago can escape from the bar cage. The distance between each bar of the bar cage is about 3cm. He/She can actually squeeze through it! Just yesterday, when we got home, we found it in my room.
After much difficulty, we caught it and brought it back into its cage. We were all really puzzled. How could it escape from the cage when the opening at the top was sealed with scotchtape? By the way, it can really climb, just like my previous hamster. So if we did not tape the opening at the top, don't be surprised to find it out of the cage. Well, back the the story. After I put it back into its cage. It went out again. How? By sqeeeezing out of the cage through the narrow bars. I put it back, it went out again. So, to prevent it from escaping, I put the whole cage in a big plastic bag and as for the top of the cage, I placed a white board on top, leaving a small opening for air.

Neither would I excpect that it could excape. This morning, it was not in the cage. There was no hole in the plastic bag and the white board did not seen to be moved. Don't tell me it escaped through that small opening at the top of the cage. Isn't it incredible? My previous hamster could not even squeeze through the bars. Anyway, we searched the whole house thoroughly but could not find it. We suspect that it sneaked out of the house through the gap between the door and the floor which was about 5cm wide. I think this hamster eats slimming pills to help it escape...

Worse still, in the void deck of my block, there are a few stray cats that we always see. So as you can expect, Mochi could have gotten eaten...

I really hope that it is safe in a kind person's hand now...

The meet with the Woman

2005-05-26T11:43:00.000+08:00

The 'debate' with Mrs Wee was so exciting and so challenging. We were all quiet when she spoke. The issues discussed were very meaningful. The way Mrs Wee answered our questions was terific. She could counter-attack each question that we asked. She shared with us some experiences which were quite interesting. What Mrs Wee said helped us alot and she warned us about our future. If we do not study hard now, I can't imagine how my future will be. She also told us something that really interested me. She told us about the chocolate story.

A scientist placed 2 toddlers in a room. He gave each of them a chocolate and told them,"I am going out for a while. When I come back and the chocolate is still in your hand, I will give you another chocolate. Sure enough, the toddlers' reactions were different. When the sciebtist left the room, toddler 1 ate the chocolate but toddler 2 did not. So when the scientist came back, he gave toddler 2 another chocolate. People like toddler 2 will achieve much in life. Mrs Wee also told us that our getting 230 as our aggregate is as good as getting 210, 190. That really captured my attention.

I agreed with some of the things she said. For example, regarding the fitness corner in our school. Still, there were some things that I disagreed with her. Like why on special occasions like Racial harmony day, we cannot wear our cultural costumes. I think that on these occasions, we should be allowed to wear cultural costumes or even home clothes.

The meeting was really very challenging. I really enjoyed it! Hope we can go up close again!

BGR

2005-05-11T13:10:00.000+08:00

At first I did not want to touch this topic. But now, since I am all alone at home, nothing to do, and since I heard it, I shall just voice my views.
BGR....is not suitable for me and you, age so young. Maybe when you go to Secondary 3? Then you can go on a mini date. Like go out and catch a movie or whatever. So, age plays a part. Now, you should be concentrating on your studies and not junk like BGR.
But...I was surprised when I heard a primary 4 boy saying to another," Look! My gf!" He was pointing to a girl who was walking home. !!! Wow! He actually said that he had a girlfriend. You like her? I am sure you won't tell anyone, or maybe you will, but you won't even call her your girlfriend. But this boy......wow.
That was not all! The boy who was listening said," What about (another girl's name)?" Guess what he said. You'll never guess it! "No lah! She's my EX." Jinkies! It's bad enough to have a girlfriend, he even has an ex-girlfriend. Don't forget he's only 10.
Anyway, now is not the time for BGR. You know what? I ever seen teenagers kissing in public, on the MRT train, or even the void deck. Anyway, that's bad behaviour.
Byebye!

Exam week

2005-05-08T14:25:00.000+08:00

Exam is just tomorrow. What to expect? Good grades are all that I want. The well-prepared will be full of confidence. The ill-prepared will have butterflies in their stomachs. But you must always remember, whatever grades you get depends on how you prepare. You reap what you sow. All the best to your exams !!!!!!!!!!!!!

I will run the race till I see the finishing line!

2005-04-21T11:11:00.000+08:00

What did Miss Chia say that impacted my life? Well. She said alot of things and stories. E.g. The chicken and the eaglet, the black and white dog. But I like the quote: If you don't start to think big, you will never be big... I think that this is so true. If you think that you are a chick, then you will remain a chick. If you want to be an eaglet, then pursue your dreams, so that you may soar high. Persist, never give up on your dreams. I want to be an eagle

After the talk that Miss Chia gave, I made a descision in my life. That is to do my best in whatever I do and never give up. In the next 5 years, I shall set a timetable and abide by it. Planning is step 1 to success. I shall enter a good school, seize every opportunity to enter a competiton and win awards. I shall not let my resume be empty, 8 years from now, it shall be full of ACHIEVEMENTS !!!!!!!!

The Oral Ordeal

2005-04-19T16:20:00.000+08:00

How was your oral? Good? Bad? Or simply horrible!
My examiner was Mdm Siti Mariah. The oral, to me, was average, but a bit tough. Especially the picture, the one on the neighbourhood. I could not interpret a particular picture. The one on the 2 men who were chatting and a telephone that was ringing. What was that scenario all about ????
Wow! I was delighted when the teacher said," Describe your neighbourhood." At first, I was stunned. That was exactly what Miss Chia had given us as a topic a few days ago. But I counted myself lucky. So I just blabbered all the way. But at some point of time, I was tongue-tied, and I paused, hoping for the teacher to prompt me. But she simply remained silent. I could not go on anymore...So I just kept silent. She kept silent. Finally, she said,"If you were going home late at night, would you feel safe?" Good! Just the right question, I continued to blabber and talk until a certain time , I stopped. She asked if I was done. I said , "Yes..." And that was the end.
As I walked out of the examination room, I heaved a sigh of relief. The worst was over!

Animorphs

2005-04-14T11:52:00.000+08:00

Do i want to be a human or an animal?
A human 0f course! I want to be a human because I am more Frreeeee! I have legs and I can walk, unlike animals who crawl...I have mouth and i can yak, but animals only mooo, cluck cluck, pokpokkay. Animals live in fear all their lives. Fear of predators, fear of hunters, fear of harsh weather. Humans do not need to fear much except maybe some animals. So humans will always be my first choice school, i mean form.
What do you think? You want to be a human or an animal? Pok pok kay?

The Art of INNOVATIVE war

2005-04-12T17:14:00.000+08:00

Kill, slash! DIE! How to earn more marbles? Haiz....
Aha! Variables. Let us now apply past knowledge to new situations.
All we have to do is to CHANGE the variables and become ~~~sPeCiAL~~~. Then more marbles, yay!
The lesson on innovation was very interesting and meaningful as it teaches us how to be more FleXiBlE and not think on the same track all the time. Life is all about changes. Unpredictable changes. Anyway, we must learn to change, be flexible, be ~~~SpEcIaL~~~. It is never too late to change your greeting or the way you do things. So start now! _____ChAnGe~~~~!

Term 2 vs Term 1 !

2005-04-07T00:02:00.000+08:00

Hello! Long time no see......
Now....Term 2 is quite challenging after I found out about my devasting and horrible marks for CA1. While some of you out there were celebrating, I was at home pondering about my marks. How? How to have higher marks? Ok... I planned to work harder in Term 2. This is the 3rd week of Term 2. I think. And I am trying to do my work better....

Until I chanced upon this particular book in the library last week. "I am gifted, So are you." Miss Chia had talked about this book sometime last year before. I was delighted. I jumped in glee. I grabbed the book and ran to the counter. Unexpectedly, the computer was DOWN. Just DOWN. And Mr Abdulah was repairing it. My hopes were dashed. Alamak! My heart palpitated vigourously as I stood there, waiting for the computer to be revived. The bell was going to ring any minute now. "Done," he said. Yes! The librarian scanned the book and the bell just rang. I skipped with delight to the quandrangle and my life continued.

At home, I read the book and was so amazed by the writer. He taught many skills which Miss Chia had imparted to us before. But I was still worried as the loan was only 2 weeks. Well, I am still reading the book, uncovering the secrets to SUCCESS! Sorry, got abit, or was it alot out of point.

Back to the topic. Term 1 was talkative enough but this term, MORE TALKATIVE ! I'm lovin it! Now, I also talk more. Yak yak yak! Anyway, our class is a happy and free of worries class. Byebye!

A MiRaCLe Thing I KnOw

2005-03-11T16:48:00.000+08:00

It's a MIRACLE!
We actually won 6(errm....) in the dodgeball game! Yes! Considering that we were all sort of small and lousy, we still WON! I couldn't believe it when the whistle to signal the end of the match was blown. I was one of the last few remaining. So scary... Luckily, I exchanged shields with Tee Zhuo as he was out and that shield saved me. Hop! Jump! Dodge! I was chanting that in my mind, trying to dodge, and also running to balls that were rolling everywhere. But halfway through, a ball hit me and 2 or 3 people were left. I cheered for them, hoping that they would win. And in the end, THEY DID WIN! What a close shave. It was 10 to 10, then 10 to 7, then 7 to 7, then 4 to 3, then 3 to 1. YES....

The cheerleaders were also good. I could hear their cheers from far. Thank you for your support, cheerleaders! Well, but we only won 1 match, there are still more to go.

I wish you a happy holiday !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:) MuM aNd DaD's ReSpOnSe :(

2005-03-10T11:47:00.000+08:00

The reaction...
For Math marks:
Mum: Why you only score only 85 marks?!
Dad: Boy? Did you revise your work?
Me: I had alot of careless mistakes... Because I did not check my work

For Science:
Mum: No good. Try harder next time
Dad: (no response) *I wished that he said "Try harder..."
Me: Ok.....

For Chinese marks:
Mum: Good job! You improved for you higher mother tongue
Dad: Hmm....
Me: Yay! I improve by 10 marks.

For English marks:
Mum: Why did you get so low?
Dad: (no response) *Just the response I wanted
Me: Too bad, but I tried my best, just need to be more careful next time...

Thats all, people. BYE BYE!!!!!!!!!!

C-A-R-E-L-E-S-S-N-E-S-S , WhAt DoEs tHaT sPeLL?

2005-03-10T11:35:00.000+08:00

C-A-R-E-L-E-S-S-N-E-S-S , Carelessness! My enemy!

A very sneaky enemy, lurking while you do your work.

Reading a cloze passage? Doing a comprehension?

Enemy will always strike...

Learn to defend, learn to attack, how to do? It's up to you.

Even if you use a pencil, it might not be clear enough.

So to make it even clearer, all you have to do is to draw your weapon...

SWISH! With a swipe, highlight the clues and the enemy cannot strike.

Never will it strike again as long as you remember to check.

Enemy, enemy, I will never let you win!

So try as you might, I will always take precautions.

Say bye bye as the enemy dies, make it a habit to check you work!!!!!!!!!

I got murdered.........By the examinations!!!!

2005-03-03T21:06:00.000+08:00

Since 28th Febuary, I have been praying really hard for wisdom to attempt the examination questions...........

The Science paper was average, although there were some questions which I did not know how to do. By the way, today is 3/3/05, my register number. My register number is 33. Maybe lady luck will shine on me. Perhaps, perhaps, perhaps........

Well, today we got some of our results. Mine weren't that good.My math was not that good. Just 85 marks, and if I included the marks which I lost due to carelessness, I will commit suicide. If I had checked my work THOROUGHLY, I would have scored 89. All my fault, since young, I have been known to be a careless person. Whatever I do, also very careless. Everytime forget where I put my things....

Anyway, today, we got our English marks for the main paper, Paper 2. I only got 75%, just 1 more mark and bye bye to the A. When Miss Chia went through the paper, I prayed hard not to have any marking error(the ones that make you lose marks, of course). I would love to get more marks..... But luckily or unluckily, all was smooth sailing and no marking errors.

Now, I can only depend on my Science results, Mother Tongue and higher Mother Tongue results. Please, I pray that I will get good results.
Hopefully, you too can get good results. And congrats if you have done well in the Math and English paper. Bye bye. Seeya in the next happy or sad news............

Its simply SCIENTASTIC!!!!!

2005-02-24T11:58:00.000+08:00

When I stepped into the class, the first thing that I noticed was....I was the only boy from 6A. The topic of the day was "oil spills". Our teacher was Miss Nisha(i think). We conducted an experiment........

Aim: To find out a good way to clear up oil spills...............

Step 1: Put in into the bowl
Step 2: Add oil into the bowl
Step 3: Mix it! Baby! Mix it!
Step 4: Watch.....and OBSERVE the effect
Step 5: Write down your observations

We used a few materials like grass, toilet paper, detergent, sawdust etc.
Well, my group consisted of 4 people including me. And 2 of them were very playful. So being playful, they made a delicacy...the one and only "ROJAK". The two of them mixed everything into a bowl and added oil. Then they took turns to mix. Anyway, in the end, we found out that materials that absorb oil can be used to clear oil spills.

I feel that the time is far too short. They could extend the time for the Science Enrichment so that we can spend time doing more experiments.

Overall, my conclusion is......The Science Enrichment programme was fun.

Whiz kid and the Mr English

2005-02-17T18:41:00.000+08:00

Today, I am going to compare myself with that boy you see in the newspaper on February 13th 2005. He is none other than Li Ke Wei. I just can't believe it. China kiddies are lording over us. I always thought that they might not do so well as their English will pull their results down. But EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED!!!!!!!! He is goood in every subject!!!! So perfect.

Similarities:
1. We both borrow books from the library.(what a copycat)
2. We are of the same age.(why does he always copy me)
3. We are both boys.(not again...)

Differences:
He sets realistic targets and strive to achieve them.
I do not set targets or maybe sometimes although I don't really try to achieve them.
He reads one book per week.
I read three books per week.(yes, I won him once at last)
He does not wear spectacles.
I wear spectacles.(is that a good or bad thing, huh?)

(what is it anyway)
He likes Singapore because he has the chance to win us, Singaporeans. But in China, he doesn't have any chance as people do better than him. That proves how low the standard is here. Boohoo. So sad.
Me? I like Singapore because I have competitive peers who are not tooo hard for me to compete with and not too easy.

I feel so "dui lian" and "malu" comparing myself with that boy you see in the newspaper on February 13th 2005. Hopefully, in a few years time...Singaporeans lord over China people! Yeah!!!!

My Row Model

2005-02-17T11:52:00.000+08:00

My role model is none other than.....Actually, I don't have one.
So now I shall appoint......Mr Yeo Chih Siong as my role model. *CLAP*
Chih Siong is a boy from 6A, he is in the same class as me. He is the math wizard of our class, also a science wizard. Isn't he cool?
I chose him to be my model becuz I am very "lan" in math and he, being the best in math shall motivate me to do well in my math. He is also a very confident and smart person.
I want to be like him:
1. Good in math
2. Good in science
3. A very good leader

Thats all, BYE!!!!

Ouch! Eww...

2005-02-14T18:00:00.000+08:00

Today was a typical day...at first. At 8.00am sharp, we lined up and marched to the 6th floor with butterflies in our stomach. We were overwhelmed with apprehension. Luckily, we took our height and weight first. But the worst had not even started...We tested our eyes and went to the IT resource room, I think. I will just skip this part(refer to other blogs). Now, the worst was not over...We went to sit down and waited for our turn to take the jab. With every second that passed, I felt more and more nervous. Would it be like an ant bite? Would it be like a splinter? What would they do to me? Well, "Next, boy!!'. It was my turn! I went there, sat down and answered the rountine questions.
Then, I saw them brandish a needle, or whatever that is. I closed my eyes, clenched my fist and gritted my teeth. Ouch, I said in my mind. Wow! The pain was just...PAINFUL! But it was really nothing. Just a few minutes of pain.
Next, I went to have my second jab. Down on the chair I sat...This time, I shut my eyes, clenched my fist and gritted my teeth even harder, for fear that it would be even more painful. Suddenly, the nurse said,"Done!" I opened my eyes. It was a miracle! I did not feel a thing, maybe a bit. I was so happy. But then, the nurse said,"Ahhh..." I opened my mouth, and down went a few droplets of bitter liquid. Eeew! I almost puked.
Finally I could go back to class. When I came out of the room, the people outside asked,"Was it painful? Did you cry?" And so on.... My answer was the same. "Not really!"
And so I went to class feeling relieved. But then, there is this funny thing. When I took my first jab, it was painful. Now, it doesn't even hurt a bit. As for the second jab, it was not painful at all. But now, as I am typing, my arm is aching from the second jab. Weird, isn't it?

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2005-02-04T20:00:00.000+08:00

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Spelling bee bzzzzzzz...........

2005-02-03T11:29:00.000+08:00

Uh oh! It's confession time.....Let me tell u a story first.

Ok! Once upon a time, there lived a boy named (I will tell u). Whenever his teacher gave him the spelling words from assessment books or other resources...This is what goes on in his mind. "Friday is spelling......Today is Monday. It's never too late to learn the spelling on...THURSDAY NIGHT 10PM!"

Then on wednesday, he will browse through the spelling words. Just browse. Finally on thursday... "Accompany is go with..."and the boy goes on and on. Do you know the reaon why he studies only on thursday? Because he has short term memory loss! Hahaha. That boy is me...

Well, i shall change. Never will I do that horrible thing again.
My stratedgy: If I get the words on Friday, on Monday, I shall look through all the spelling words and memory test. On Tuesday, I shall learn....LEARN the words. Then on Wednesday, I shall learn the memory test. On Thursday, I shall get a family member of mine to test me. When I get any of the words wrong, I will ask him/her to test me again and again until I got it all Right! Then presto! I am now ready to fight in class. Prepare to get full marks! Yeah! That's my stratedgy.

Thank You. Learn more, score more!

Do less less, learn much more!

2005-02-01T22:28:00.000+08:00

What do MOST teachers do?.......Yes! You are right! They give you alot of work. Worksheets lah, assessment books, exercise books, projects lah, etc... That is what most teachers do. But there are exceptions like Miss Chia. Do you believe in the saying "Do less, Learn more" ? Well, I do. Miss Chia gave us an example of this. Let's say, spelling. Everytime you get your spelling results, aiya! An egg! So, go to school early, then say," Oi, let me copy your corrections!" Then hand in corrections. Get back the paper, wrong again! Same mistakes!!!! Ok, very fustrated. Tell another friend to let you copy the corrections. Copy already, hand in....Wrong again! How are you going to break out of that cycle? The answer is do less, learn more. You take what you learn and remember it for life. Then you will never repeat the same old mistake. Ok? Like how do you spell "unconscious"? Some people like me always spell it as "unconcious"! So I must take note of the error. Understand????

Have you prepared yours today?

2005-02-01T22:10:00.000+08:00

Today, Miss Chia taught us 2 things. I am gonna talk about the first one which is "Fail to prepare, Prepare to fail". Do you know the meaning of this? Well, it actually means that if you did not prepare, then you will fail. Miss Chia gave us an example too. You know the Chinese New Year decorations? Well, she said that if you want to win, then put in your 101% of effort. If you do not want to win, then FORGET ABOUT IT! Don't even do a single decoration since you don't want to win. So you wanna do well in your PSLE? Put in 1000% of effort and success will be gauranteed. SO work hard, be smart!

Constrast.

2005-01-27T11:35:00.000+08:00

Today, we learnt about the power of CONTRAST without Miss Chia's voice. At first, I thought that it was hard. But I found out that it was simple. It can even be used in composition. How useful! Here's a poem...
IF THERE IS NO DARKNESS, THERE WILL BE NO LIGHT.
IF THERE IS NO TEACHER, THERE WILL BE NO STUDENTS.
IF THERE IS NO WRIGHT BROTHERS, THERE WILL BE NO AEROPLANES.
IF THERE IS NO YOU, THERE WILL BE NO ME.
Haha.
This knowledge can impact my life by making me do well in compositions. Not to forget expressing what you are trying to say by drawing a picture. Art can convey very strong messages! Look at how powerful the power of contrast is!!!!!!!!!

The day Miss Chia Lost her VOICE

2005-01-27T11:21:00.000+08:00

Today, my english teacher, Miss Chia lost her voice. Please return her voice to her if you have seen it. Because she had no voice, she used "living microphones" named Kamini and Vanessa. Today's lesson was different as we could not hear her usual voice. Instead, she could still give us assignments by writing on the whiteboard. Normally, she would use more of the computer. But today, she used the whiteboard only. Maybe becuz she could not speak. Poor misschia...Hope she gets her voice back soon.

By the way, she is suffering from "laringitis". Isn't it a coincidence? We just did a comprehension on siblingitis and now she has "laringitis". Maybe Miss cHIA Lost her voice due to eating too much keropok or drink too little water...

ROAR!!!!!

2005-01-23T15:21:00.000+08:00

Today, I almost burst a blood vessel !!! My sister (the "cute" one) angered me...I assume you do not have a sister like mine. She's worse than a monster. Just because of a tiny matter, she asked for all the things that she had given me. I, in return also asked for the things that I had given her. As I expected, she began rummaging through her drawer and throwing almost everything at me...except one. A book. I asked for it. She refused to hand it over. She demanded $10 ! I was boiling. She then messed up my table and took a bookmark that she had given me last time. That was enough!!!! I released my anger, ROOOOAAAAAARRRR!!! In return, she screamed at me! We started screaming and shouting. Books and stationery were flying everywhere. Even bags were flying. After that, she said," Give me ur correction tape..." I agreed. Then, PEACE. At last. But I was still fuming after looking at the damage she had done to my table. So, when she was out of the room. I wrote some tiny words at the corner of her table and of course, messed up her drawer a little. Really felt like killing her. She might look cute but deep inside...

Vooooocaaab Rec0gnition

2005-01-20T11:17:00.000+08:00

THE SUMMARY:
I learnt how to guess the meaning of the words with actually looking into the dictionary. Isn't that GREAT? To guess the meaning, read the sentence. Then underline the words that gives you a clue about the meaning. After that, try to guesssssssssss...Replace it with another word.

FEELINGS:
Actualy, all along, I have been using this skill without my knowing untill Miss Chia told us about this skill. I feel that is skill is extremely really useful! It can help me to understand the passage better as I might not know what some words mean. This skill is very useful in all areas, especialy comprehension.
IMPROVE:
I must read more books and find out the meaning of words that I do not understand. When I am analysing news articles, I must also find out the meaning of the difficult words and write them down into my vocab race book.

BYE!!!

Ugly Beauty Feelings

2005-01-12T16:29:00.000+08:00

What are your views on looks?

Personally, honestly, really, I think that looks play an important role in the work industry. But to me, it does not really count. It is the inner self that counts. Maybe, to others, looks is everything. But if one is good-looking but heartless, would you call him/her a handsome/pretty person? At times, I also think that looks are important. But...maybe that person has a kind and honest heart. Who knows?

If you are asked to give some advice to the narrator to make her feel better, what would you say to her?

Narrator, do not listen to what others say about your looks. After all, everybody has his/her own uniqueness, including you. They just don't know how to look at you. As the saying goes, the beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder. If you think that you are pretty, then you ARE pretty. So, never take other's words to heart.

Describe your own look.

Aiyo. I sure mati one lah! How to describe? Very pai say if I say that I am handsome, but very funny if I say I ugly...How? Aha!!!! COMPROMISE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have a pair of...wait, i get my mirror. I have black "smooth" hair, black oval-shaped eyes, pale red lips(according to my dad, when I was young, i had "hot red lips"). Not to forget my cheeky red cheeks. And my SMILE...I can charm you with my smile...just joking. Overall, I look okay. Ok! Bye.................

Anger

2005-01-09T22:22:00.000+08:00

When I am angry, I will scold my sister if she pushes me to the limit. If I am really angry, I will even push her or beat her. As you know, sisters can be very irritating. Normally, when my parents are around, I will build up the anger inside me and when I am in her room...KABOOM! I mess up her table andher bed.

Yes, I think that anger is dangerous as it can lead to murder if serious. Anger can even hurt other's feelings and one word...REVENGE! My anger can be described as a cat. I mind my own business, but if I am provoked, I will attack! I will use an ant and a mosquito to describe the two types of anger mentioned in the poem. An ant carries out its won work, but if provoked, like if you step on its nest, it will bite. A mosquito is always ready to suck your blood, whether you provoke it or not.

The first way to manage your anger is to just hold your breath and count to ten. Then, if you must, draw that person and draw awful things on him or her. e.g. a mole? The second way is to go to a trusted person and pour out all the anger in you and tell that someone all the injustice that you suffered. Talk bad things about the person who provoked you if you must...
I won't say these are good ways but...at least it prevents you from killing.

POEM

2005-01-09T17:13:00.000+08:00

People's Lives

The tsunami killed many,
Suffering people die quickly.
Under the sea and on land, people die,
Not even babies and toddlers were spared.
And as they seek homes and shelters…
Many others are searching for their loved ones.
In other desperate countries, people yearn for food and money,
So I hope that you will be kind, donate some money and I’ll donate mine…

(ANA) Giant waves kill thousands in Asia

2004-12-27T14:46:00.000+08:00

Categ...CUT! Hi everybody, long time no see, as you know, normally, my ANA is very "organised". No chit-chatting, no fun, just WORDS WORDS WORDS about the article. But now, I would like to make this article special because it is CHRISTMAS!!! Merry Christmas! HOHOHO! We wish you a merry christ....sorry. Got carried away. Ok now, time for ANA.

Category: Natural Disasters

Imagine yourself playing happily on a beach in let's say, Langkawi. Then suddenly, you see a large wave that is four storeys high coming towards you. Wanna shout for help? No way, the others are already running away. Wanna run away? Too late, can you run faster than a tidal wave or a tsunami? Wanna climb up a tree? Good thinking, but not many trees there, besides, the wave is much higher than a tree. Just stand there and await death? Probably a good way to end your life. Anyway, this is exactly what happened the day after Christmas. A tidal wave came, crashed into costal areas in many countries, swept away cars, tourists, hotels and more. The countries include Indonesia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, India, Bangladesh, Myanmar and the Maldives. The greatest devastation was in Sri Lanka. It was the strongest earthquake in the WORLD in 40 years. Over 20,000 people died and many were missing. It all started with an earthquake under the sea... Luckily, Singapore only felt tremors.

I really feel very very very very sad for the casualties. After all, most of them were there for a holiday. Of all days, the quake had to happen on a holiday where most people would be overseas. I hope that the missing people will be found safe and sound. I really pity those people living in Sri Lanka. They were already poor enough, yet this had to happen... I hope that no Singaporeans are injured. Thank God nothing happened to Singapore.

If I could control the situation, I would have built strong brick walls that could reach the heavens to prevent the disasters.

Meaning of words:
tsunami: a long high sea wave caused by an earthquake or other disturbance
recede: move back or futher away
mayhem: violent or damaging disorder, chaos

Why did all this have to happen? Hmmm.....

(ANA) Tissue peddlers on the rise here

2004-12-06T17:05:00.000+08:00

Category: People

This article, as the title suggests, is mainly about tissue peddlers(not drug). Everywhere you go, you can see tissue peddlers. All of them have a sad story to tell, but their trades are nonetheless illegal. The Ministry of Development, Youth and Sports have received eight complaints since july this year. A spokesman said that some of these peddlers are soliciting for money by appearing to be in dire straits. This activity can be considered hawking and disguised begging, both of which are illegal. They can be charged with creating a public nuisance and may be fined or jailed. Some even have aggresive selling tactics. They hurl vulgarities at you when you would not buy. Mr Chua Baizhen said: "I think that what they are doing is all right because they are selling a product. They are not asking for money for nothing." Peddlers, rude and polite can range from a 76-year-old man to a primary school boy. Each having a sad story to tell, like losing their jobs or earning their own pocket money.

I agree with Mr Chua what they are doing is all right. I have seen old people going around, selling packets of tissues. I think that is all right as they are really poor and might not even have any money to have their meals. But as for those "fakers", I think that they ARE doing illegal begging. But we never know whether that person is really poor or is just faking it. I know of a woman who always loiters at Lavender. Once, my mother gave her ten dollars and we saw her going into a 4-D betting station. She was betting! I could not believe it. She should have been glad that she had ten dollars but instead, she wanted more. In the end, she might end up with nothing. Everytime we go to Lavender to eat, she would be there collecting cans. I thought that she was really a nuisance, lifting up every can she sees. I hope that people would be more considerate. Do not anyhow go around disrupting people's meal. And remember, do not just give your money away whenever somebody approaches you.

If I could control the situation, I would not allow beggers or peddlers at any food centre and hawker centre.

Meaning of word(s):
soliciting: ask for or try to obtain something from someone
dire: extremely serious or urgent
hawking: carry about and offer (goods) for sale in the streets
peddler: an itinerant trader in small goods
initerant: travelling from place to place

That's all for today!

(ANA) $250 for a free ticket?

2004-12-05T13:03:00.000+08:00

Category: People

I bet u must have watched the Singapore Idol finals. Well, this article is not about the finals but, about how people have gone to the extent of buying a ticket for $250! Yes, that's right. I am not joking. People auction tickets for as much as $250. The tickets to the seated event became available on eBay and Yahoo last week. A seller sold a pair of tickets for $200. Not only that, some people even wanted to "sell" votes. Javier, 23 said on a website that he intends to spend $100 sending 200 votes for Taufik Batisah. But if Sylvester Sim fans pay him $150, he will ring up votes for Sly instead. He went as far as to ask for $600, in which case he would send 800 votes for Sly.

I think that those people are really very eager to earn money. But why did they ask for such high prices? Perhaps they could have lowered the prices. Only people who really, really want to go to the finals would spend $200 for two tickets. And people who believed Javier really should reconsider. Why don't you use $150 to ring up 300 votes yourself instead? Or maybe $100 to ring up 200 votes? If you pay Javier, you are giving him $50. Who knows, after taking the money, he might not ring up a single vote. Anyway, people have really gone too far...Who did you vote for? Sylvester of Taufik?

If I could control the situation, I would ban selling of tickets online. So that less people would get "cheated".

Meaning of word(s):
covet: yearn to possess something belonging to someone else
black market: an illegal trade in officially controlled or scarce commodities

(ANA) She chokes to death on sweet while cycling

2004-12-01T18:27:00.000+08:00

Category: Accident

This article is about a girl named Poh Yan who choked to death while swallowing a sweet. The three-year-old loved to eat sweets. But she had a bad habit: She did not like to chew them, instead she preferred to swallow them whole. Who would hve thought that this bad habit could cause Poh Yan her life. The tragic accident happened in a park 100m from Poh Yan's house in Sri Petaling, Kuala Lumpur. Her maid brought her to the park to cycle. She gave Poh Yan two jelly sweets which her father bought. Poh Yan ate and swallowed the first sweet with no problem at all. But while swallowing the second sweet, she choked and fell from her bicycle. Desperately, the maid used her index finger and tried to remove the sweet from Poh Yan's throat. But to no avail. She flagged down a passing car and rushed home carrying Poh Yan. Mr Wong, Poh Yan's father told Straits Times that Poh Yan's face turned blue and she had stopped breathing by the time she reached home. He rushed her to a nearby clinic. Unfortunately, it was tooooooooooooooo late. The girl was already dead upon arrival. Her body was then sent for a post-mortem at the University Malaya Medical Centre...

Poh Yan was really very unlucky. She had ate several of those sweets before and nothign ever happened, but this time....Who would have thought that such a tiny harmless sweet would take away a life. I feel that the maid had done her best and she should not be blamed. Luckily, she has an understanding employer who did not blame her for Poh Yan's death. I feel very sorry for Poh Yan. After all, she was only three years old. Her family must be really sad. I hope they will get over her death soon. To those people out there who also has this terrible habit, please CHANGE YOUR HABIT!! or one day you might regret. Also, if you ever see something like this happen, the first thing to do is...
1) Call 995 for the emergency ambulance
2) Do not attempt to use your finger to remove the sweet. Instead, pat the person's back
(when I say pat, I mean pat. Do not give that person a karate chop)
3)Wait...

If I were there, I would have called the ambulance before patting her back.

Meaning of word(s):
1)post-mortem: an examination of a dead body to determine the cause of death

That's all!!! BYE!

My Dolphin

2004-11-21T14:36:00.000+08:00

Isn't this dolphin cute? Wanna copy it? Fat hope! You gotta do some hard work. Copy line by line and paste line by line into ur blog. You can try to copy all at one time, but it wont work...(use ctrl+c to copy)

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Memorable incidents in 2004:):(

2004-11-16T22:45:00.000+08:00

There were uncountable memorable incidents in the year 2004...Well. There was maybe 1 very happy and memorable incident. It was the 2nd or was it 3rd day of the P5 camp. We were having the campfire which was preety small. I was in the group "Elrond". On that day, each group had to perform an item. We had to make a cheer. And it went something like this" Elrond is the best best! He is the best best!....." When we went up, i purposely chose a place that was behind and ppl could not see me. Then we started our weird "cheer". I thot it was really lame actually. ( yOU MiGhT tHinK tHaT ThIS iNcIdEnt IS nOt wOrTH rEMeMbeRinG BUt i ReAllY Can't rEcAll ANythIng ElsE)

Another memorable incident was during the children's day performance by the teachers. I liked almost all of the shows but there was 1 that I could not forget. The performance was performed by none other than..... The sporting P5 teachers!!! Miss Chia was the host and she introduced all the performances by the contestants who were trying to win the LODI competition.Ms Juliana was Rokia, Mrs Ng and Mrs Lim were the Chopstick Babes, Mr Kang and Mr Wond were the mad people. And Mr Ben was Ah Meng's disciple. Miss Juliana's performance was the best! She sang Rock a Bye Baby on the Treetop in the pop way. It was sooooooooooooooooooooooooooo funny that I could not control my laughs and burst out laughing. Way to go, ROKIA! Miss Chia was a good host too. Way to go, MISS CHIA! And Way to go, ALL THE P5 TEACHERS!

I have learnt about the useful HOMs from Miss Chia. The superb way for tackling problem sums from Ms Juliana. The fun way of learning Chinese from Mdm Min. The way to relax from Ms Loy...(not to forget singing songs). They really left a great impact in my learning and I thank them!

I learnt about good habits like persisting, applying past knowledge to new situations....striving for accuracy. I will apply them for everything regardless of academic or life procesess. These habits will help me and I will spread them so that more people will know about the HOMs and continue spreading. They r really useful!

I will remember.....Miss Chia for her fun and creative ways of teaching. I really like it and I simply hate missing English. They will always be laughter and happiness in her class even if someone was being scolded.She strives to make us the best we can be. I remember for children's day, she gave us meaningful presents! Of course, Ms Juliana is not an exception. She is kind and understanding towards us and treats us like her own. She hardly has any temper. She is a great math and science teacher, brings us the the science lab for science and math lab for math. When we do not understand something, she will explain until we understand thoroughly. I feel really blessed and fortunate to have such great teachers!!! I will never ever never ever never ever never ever forget them and their teachings!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Body Language

2004-11-11T14:15:00.000+08:00

Hi there! Everybody!
Now let me share with you three things that I have learnt from the Body Language instructor.
1. The way to address or introduce people.
2. The way to answer a phone or call someone.
3. The right posture when I walk or sit.

Why did they impact me?

Well, sometimes when I bring a friend home, I never introduce him/her. And through this course, I have learnt that I need to introduce people who do not know each other. And whenever I telephone someone, I will say " May I speak to so and so?" Now I know the correct way. "Good evening! May I please speak to so and so?" You might also realise that I walk with my shoulders slouching and it is very bad for my bones. Now I know I must be full of confidence, straighten my back and my shoulders and walk with my legs being parellel. It was sooooooooooo intereeeeessssssttting!!!

Bye! See ya back in school!
*By the way, in my last blog, the time and date was written wrongly. Sorry. I forgot to change them.

Entrepreneurial fair

2004-11-10T17:17:00.000+08:00

Hi! Everybody.
The entrepreneurial fair was mainly about raising funds to help the less fortunate people. Well...The primary sixes set up stalls to raise funds.The stalls were decorated with coloured paper and drawings of their "product". There were many stalls and they were selling a wide variety of things. They included mugs, can cranes and badges. Games included darts and balls. The service of the stallholders were good and in fact, maybe excellent! Some had free delivery right to the class(it was a bit disturbing). They used creative ways to publicize their products or games. A boy who was selling lollipops came to me and asked me to buy a few! One of the prefects even threatened me to buy his product!!!The ball-throwing game was good. They gave away balls as prizes.
The can cranes stall was very good. I liked the can cranes that they were selling. It was really very nice and quite creative. They used drink cans and made them into cranes. It was good! But too bad, I did not bring money that day...(sigh)
Something bad about this fair was that the stallholders actually PULLED people to their stalls. I hated it!!! They kept on promoting their products without stoppng.
To improve the fair, the stallholders can maybe make more of their products so that they will not be out of stock. They should welcome the customers when they patronize the stalls.
IfI am given an opportunity to set up a stall, I would set up a stall to promote the Habits of Mind. I would make magnets or maybe badges to promote the different habits. I would draw symbols of the habits to plubicise my stall. To increase sales, I would give stickers to people who buy the badges or magnets.
I would rate the fair FOUR STARS OUT OF FIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!One star gone because of the prefect who threatened me. :)hehe