prescription : watch ten times a day..

went to bukit timah nature reserve to hunt for durians again!! its becoming a tradition in my family to go there once every year during the durian season.


haha good luck to everyone having tests when school reopens :D

just got back from j1 'REV IT UP!' orientation campfire and realised i haven't blogged for more than a month!

many of you will probably think that i'm absurd but it doesn't change the fact that i love school! haha its more happening and you get to talk to your friends, gossip, and laugh at retarded teachers! my life have been in a mess since the start of the school though, i need to be more disciplined during lessons especially.


here are my priorities for the year hopefully they are able to serve as a motivation


1) STUDIES

a) CATCH UP in Physics.

this is a subject that i really do not enjoy!!! guess there are no better choices other than to be resolute and do the donkey work!

anyway i think that the constant ranting of j2 students over physics have influenced many j1s to take biology this year, resulting in the sudden boom in the amount of bio students!


b) GP GP GP GP GP

EVIDENTLY my english sucks especially writing. This is my teacher's comment for my first essay : ' Clearly this is an overly simplistic approach to the question that is childlike and sometimes nonsensical. Also, your language and vocabulary are overly simple, you need to ______ (i can't tell what word it is ) more sophistication into your writing'



2) CCA!


its good to see the whole team being much more hardworking now ( with the enforcement of teachers) and doing pt after every training!

this is a rather controversial topic but i just want to say that no matter what happen, i really hope we can clinch the championship trophy.





haha enough of reflections. on thursday our math tutor actually canceled lesson to let us watch wargames! that was super nice of her and so our class braved the sun and supported our faculty! hahaha it can only say that it was of great entertainment value.

saw this funny article on stomp!

reposting it to share with everyone



Guide to ownage in JC. - Slack in JC and still excel.
The Pareto Principle states that 80% of our achievements comes from 20% of our efforts. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pareto_principle
The following are the 20% you should do and the 80% you should avoid.


Dont do CIP. Waste of time. US Universities dont even bother looking at it. Considers it as free labour and that you are stupid enough to listen to the government/school. In their culture, CIP is only for those who break the law and part of their rehabilitation program. Do only if you wish to apply for government scholarships and courses such as medicine or you are truly altruistic.

For PW (if it still exists in 2009), dont bother doing your GPP well. Just write some crap and hand it to your teacher. Ignore wadever complaints from them. It carries no marks. Insist on keeping meetings to a maximum of 1 hr. Set agenda before meeting. For whatever work, just split the work load, do separately, then meet again to collate. Any surveys data can be faked, and they will not be able to catch you. (not that i recommend you to do that. I strongly believe in research integrity) However, write your WR very well and make sure you excel in the presentation.

For maths, do all the tutorial qns. During tutorials only listen when the teacher has a faster method, or you dont know how to do the qn. Otherwise do wadever you want. (e.g sleep, sms, do other homework, read books, play GC)

For chem, read the notes carefully. Esp if they state any abnormalities. Buy a good textbook and read, do read the fun facts or wadever the book calls it. It is useful esp for application qns.

For phys, just buy a challenging qn book and practice. If you understand the concepts can just throw away the notes.

Econs just read the essay outlines, practice case study skills. Notes almost 80% are junk and not needed in exams.(Good to know, but not useful) You can survive on just 20% content and get a very decent A.

For year 1, dont bother listening to your GP teacher. Yr 1 teachers are crap and they teach crap. Listen attentively in yr 2 though. To survive yr 1, either you read VERY widely, or take GP tuition. Please dont waste your first yr or else your english standard CMI in yr 2.

If you think you are extra smart, join the olympiad training programs and make sure you get selected to represent your sch. Listen very attentively, and MAKE SURE you go back and read the reference books within a 48 hrs timeframe. OR ELSE I guarantee you will be lost in the next lesson. (unless you are a freaking genius of IQ more than 160)

For H3 dont be stupid and take the MOE modules. Take the local Uni ones instead. I highly recommend NTU H3 maths or SMU game theory. SMU game theory is the slackest (around 3 months only). Do the MOE and cry. Do for 1yr-1.5 yrs, get tougher paper, same credit as those local uni ones.

Consider really carefully before you take up research attachments. Literally saps your time away. Including your holidays. If you think you really have the time, do put in commitment and at least get a merit award at the SSEF. Another point to note, only do quality projects from the A STAR research labs, NTU ones are just looking for cheap labour. Go there do testing for the prof, and will not qualify for SSEF first round. However the carrot is you get some money at the end of it. (not sure how much, but around 150)

Join council only if you are sure you are popular and have the calibre to make it to the exco. Anything else gives you little credit, fills/saps your time, and give you insomnia and lack of sleep. Normal council member = free labour. Its a crap CCA and wadever respect/prestige bullshit the sch sells you is nothing but a fallacy. If you want to join it, please dont join for the prestige or for your CCA cert. Join it for the skills you will learn and use for a lifetime, and it will be more worthwhile.

Maintain good relationships with the guard in your school and it will reap dividends for you. In case you need to sneak out of school occasionally. (e.g National day celebration, track and field day, college day etc)

!!!!! LEONA LEWIS- RUN (LIVE)

A brief post about my holidays so far!!!

16-26 November Philippines Exchange Programme!

Sexy Statue



hahaha 'Ken, Chris and Wen'


Closing Ceremony with our hosts and school staff





Mount Kinabalu Camp 27 November - 1st December



YES WE DID IT! -_-



Group 3! Audrey Chia , Shang Yong, Yumei, Zi Jie

Meeting Anrui at Sabah Airport


Bintan Holiday 6th December - 7th December




Legolas Wannabes

i just got back home at 8.30pm and im flying again in a few hours. so i dont really have to time to post more photos

aaron and US



wearing filipino to be filipino









beryllium !

Pretty and handsome 6B people! :D:D

Priorities:
1) Study Well For SATS
2) Get Bronze Cert for Swimming
3) Do Holiday Packages
4) Train Hard


will be going overseas to philippines from the 16 of november to the 26 of november for an exchange programme , 5 of us had the trip briefing today. I'm dam excited!
they are a top top top top school so they will own me flat! therefore i must start practising saying ' that is not in my syllabus' ten times daily in case they ask me questions during classes

had my first swimming 'lesson' today at school! it was quite fun im going to learn real fast and master it soon :D:D.

I'm really hungry now, waiting for my dad to be back. Stayed over at sherwin house with wincoln and we played taboo! haha i find it more interesting and fun than sherwin's gaming devices featuring xbox, xbox2,nintendo wii.





oh and by the way this is my Project Work Group :D
WE MUST GET A. (i must present well)

i made a dam big mistake joining the Mount Kinabalu Trip this november!

firstly its 780 (after 500 dollars subsidy) for 4 days, on the other hand obs korea and australia cost 1000 dollars for 10-11 days!

secondly because of dates clashes (return to sg on 26 nov from phil and leave singapore on 27 for malaysia)and my stupid luck. i probably (99%) cant go for the philippines exchange programme! again if i had chosen any of the obs trips i will not face with such problems




i really want to go philippines to the extent that i would rather forfeit the 780 dollars and go for philippines trip. i will talk to the teacher tmr and see how it goes!

GUYS ( or even girls with special needs) out there! Exams are over and this is the best time to work out at the gym to build a good body to attract the opposite gender or to impress during your swimming PE lessons!




hahaha however school starts in three months time and how can somebody possibly get a body like THAT (see picture above) in such a short period of time!!!

this brings me to the main purpose of this blogpost! protein sales!



with the MYOPLEX DELUXE NUTRITION SHAKE DIETARY SUPPLEMENT ( 53g Protein Per Pack) you can get a nicer body in a short time!


haha im selling ONE packet at $3 each! This price is unmatchable ( you can head down to GNC and check).


please contact me and buy! dont worry they are in super good condition and im selling them because i need money more than muscles at this particular period of time.

SO HOT