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Today is another thursday. Yet it was a re-letter day for me as we were going for shooting. At about 12.00pm sharp, just after recess, my friends and i changed into our No.4 uniforms and fall in immediately infront of the Ncc Land Room without any hesitation. After declaring our belongings (inc. handphone, cameras and electronical devices, PSPs), we flew to the foyer and boarded the bus in a single file.

After a spot headcount, the bus set off for our destination in a jiffy. The bus journey was quite long, yea. After some time, we arrived at the the army camp(i.e the SAFRA). There were a lot of army vehicles, soldiers patrolling the area carrying M-16s, etc. It was an interesting sight indeed. The place was buzzling with activities. Security was also very tight i.e. there were many security checkpoints. A lot of time was used up to pass the security checkpoints.

Soon, we arrived at the place where the shooting ranges were situated. After a short brief/introduction of what we were going to do and our aims and goals of this event. After what seemed like eternity we strode into the shooting range in anxiety as well as a rush of exhilaration. The two instructors there told us that 2day, we were going to get hand's on experience on handling the M-16, SAW(i.e machine gun), and the SAR 21(a very accurate and precise weapon). I was in high spirits and unable to contain my excitement

We were placed in a virtual, war-stimulating gameplay environment. The sound effects were also very realistic and 'shiok'. We were given the feeling of partcipating in a real war. We also experienced the thrill of ambush. I was enthralled. It was more like playing ghost recon or brothers of war.

So we had lots of fun 'playing' with the rifles. For the first time in my life I managed to shoot 3targets. A miracle! FInally i had mastered the skill of shooting. Great! So the day passed like a breeze. In the end, there was a competition between the two shchool there and our school won. That was awesome!

Later after some time, we arrived back at school.^^It was a long day indeed, i muttered to myself.

July 31!

Today was a typical friday,long n tiring. As usual, i had to stay back for my ncc training at 2.00pm. After gobbling up my food in a matter of minutes, I made my way to the library and hooked on to my favourite Mr. Midnight Book. I also met Kevin, Sheng Hong. Many ppl nowadays spend their time at the library. At about 1.45pm sharp i raced down at the speed of light(3,000,000m/s)to the bench-area at the parade square where we usually put our bags n stuffs. SOon i was all set for training.After 10 minutes of waiting, training began.One of our platoon-mates had forgot to bring No.4, some 4got bring beret,etc. so we faced the music-50pushups. I was able to do up to 40 proper push-ups but during the last ten i was huffing and puffing and sweating profusely.Later we had a course on map orientation-in other words,map reading skills.LAter we were given a test/trial to exhibit the skills that we had learnt.I learnt how to read a map, measure distances between any two points using map scales, using 6-figure grid references to locate a specipic place in a map, using a compass, pacing(measuring no of steps taken to travel a specific distance). In other words, it was more like an basic geography class. I got an overall score of 70/100 (reasonably well in my own opinion as some had got 6x). NEvertheless, some people got 8x-90x.Most parts of the test were quite easy. But i failed the pacing part dunno why ---....sad:(. It was a giveaway,could have boosted my score a lot. WASTED!1DAMN!
Soon traing ended and i strolled home enjoying the cool gust of wind that blew while sipping my MILO drink now and then to soothe myself.
It was definitely a fun and interesting training as anything was better than PT. It was a great day!!!LOLs

ANother lazy Thursday

We only needed to be at school at 8.30 so i woke up later than usual and left home at about 8.00am in the morning. First period was Geog. We learnt ablut activities which have an huge impact on the natural environment. It was quite an easy topic, considering the fact that most of it is 'general knowledge'. Later was Science in which we learnt about Power and safety precautions to implement when using electricity. After recess was RAY Maths. Cool! We were given last year's class test in preparation of our Mathematics test next Tuesday. It was really helmpful and the questions were reasonably easy. I will do my best in the upcoming Mathematics Test i hope my efforts will pay off. 'Practice makes Perfect'

Last period-English.Mrs. Ritu was not there and so another relief teacher took charge of us. We watched Transformers. That was awesome. Probably better than learning about racial harmony or RESILIENCE.Lols~~~:))))))

July 14, 2009

OKAY, today was a typical Tuesday. In the morning, during PE,we played some traditional games including pogo stick, Marbles, Tops etc as Racial Harmony Day is around the corner. It was indeed very fun and interesting. The Pogo stick, though, was the hardest of all! I had tried so hard but yet i kept falling down several times. As lady luck was on my side, i did not injure myself. It is indeed stunning how Mr. Goh could do it with ease. Maby it could have been my height that made it harder for me to jump.

Playing the top was reasonably easy. At first my top went haywire and spun like crazy. Not long after, i could spin the top fairly well.

The marble game was borin but quite interesting i guess. There were so many marbles and everyone was throwing them here and there and probaby half the marbles might have disappeared. LOLs. Some people had taken home the marbles;could be because of their attractive appearance. Anyways marbles nowadays must be quite cheap i guess since not many people play with them. WOn't be much of a loss either.

I hope we will have PE next Tuesday so that we can play the other traditional games including the kite-flying which really captivated me.

7 July 2009

Today was the Sec2 Streaming talk. It was the most dreadful day of my life as i would have to stay in school till 5.00pm. It was going to be a long, tiresome day and i was feeling very tired indeed. After wolfing down my sumptuous lunch of sambal chicken rice, i sprinted up the classroom as fast as my legs could carry me and not long after, the talk began...:)

It was briefly like a typical PC/VE lesson where you learn about values i.e resilience!LOL!!
We also played some 'kindergarden' games. It was so funny and freakin boring. Then, there came the important part: Info about the different sub. combination. I was quite interested in this part though...

After what seemed like an eternity the talk was over and we were dismissed. It was a boring talk, nevertheless benefitted me a bit.

2nd of July

School began today at 8.30 and i had arrived at school much earlier at about 7.55am. So there was still lot of time and i overcame my boredom by reading the Pearl. Reading the Pearl may not be very captivating; Yet it is better than doing nothing i guess. Soon time flew by and lessons began.

We had just started on the new science chapter-electiricty. Though much of it was what we had learnt in primary school (for e.g. circuit diagrams, symbols etc.), nevertheless, there were also some difficult/chim stuff we had to learn. We also learnt series and parallel circuits.

In RayMaths, we had our first scoop of quadratic graphs and learnt how to use them to solve quadratic equations. Drawing a quadratic graph is the hardest of all! Many of my graphs are very wavy and un-smooth as i used my freehand to draw. But as they say it, practice makes perfect and you'll soon be drawing nice, smooth curves with ease.

Today was a routine school day..........

1st day of the month of July^^

Today was a long, tiring day. School ended only at 2.50pm(amost reach 3pm) and till then there were plenty of lessons. Our new PC(Pastoral Care) teacher was one cool dude. He was fun, sportive and had a very good sense of humor. For the first time in history I had enjoyed PC lesson, thanks to him. Nevertheless, there is a time to joke and there is a time to be serious as well. It's important to maitain self-control at all times. This teacher was also one of our D n T (Design and Technology) teachers and this was good news! I hope we will have an exciting learning experience with this teacher!

SCHOOL HOLIDAYS ARE OVER!

The June holidays have breezed past amazingly quickly and school is now on full swing. Sry guys i could not put up any posts during the holidays. I was busy. Now that school has begun, i'll ensure i'll update my blog more frequently. Lessons have started and im starting to get used to this hectic semester. I want to work harder this term and pull up my socks. There is still room for improvement and i'll put in my utmost hardwork and determination to see success this term.

June Holidays

Finally, the June holidays have begun and it is eleventh heaven for all. At last we can take a break from all the hard work we had put in for our mid-year semestral assessments. I think its really worth it if you did your best in your exams. I don't think its wrong to play some games to entertain as well as relax your mind from all that exam stress. Nonetheless, refrain from spending too much time on it as it may take away your interest in study. Do some revision everyday if possible to brush up on your last semester's work. Hope your holidays will be a fruitful one and spend it wisely and balance work and play. Come all prepared and up-to-date next term as it will be a really hectic and stressful one, in preparation for the final semestral assessments, a very important exam that will affect your streaming. 6more months to endure and then follows the December holidays, a long, holiday break, where you can enjoy all u want!

Parent-Teacher Meet 2009

At about 2.45pm, my parents and i set off for school with mixed feelings. Firstly, i felt that our teacher would appraise me for my hardwork. Yet, on the otherhand, the fear that our teacher may chide me for my gaming habits still lingered in my mind. Nonetheless, i was going to find out soon....I hope it does not turn out to become a disaster!

In the twinkle of an eye, we arrived at our destination and we hurried for the classroom as fast as our legs could carry us as we were about 10minutes late due to long waiting time for the bus. My parents complained that climbing up to the fourth story was no easy feat. I feel it is true to a certain extent as we were panting heavily, beads of perspiration streaming down our foreheads.

Upon our arrival at the classroom, we sat in the table inside the classroom where we waited for our turn. There were some newspapers there for my parents to overcome their boredom. During that time, Mrs Ritu was meeting Faraaz's parents.

"You better cultivate your reading habit" my ears prickled to hear a piece of the interesting conversation. Faraaz nodding his head sheepishly... thats what everyone does right?

Not long after our turn came and Mrs Ritu greeted us with a welcoming smile. We sat on our seats and the conversation began.

Referring to my report book, Mrs Ritu congratulated for my good results and told me there was room for improvement for my Science and Literature. She informed my parents that learning Shakespearean language was not easy to interpret. She encouraged me to read more books as it can improve my English. I nodded my head in embarrassment as reading had never been associated with my life. When my parents told Mrs Ritu about my gaming habits, her eyes widened and she gasped in astonishment. She said she never knew until now that i played computer games. Nevertheless, she told me to balance work and play and appealed that i continue my studying during my holidays. This was followed by a long, boring lecture about other aspects where there were need for improvement and i nodded my head like a robot. Soon, the meet was over and we waved goodbye and set off home.

In conclusion, i feel the meet was not bad as i had anticipated and it helped me realize areas where i need improvement. Yet, on the contrary, I felt that my parents mention about my gaming habit was not really necessary as I've managed to curb my playing time and increased my studying time. After all, life is full of both good and bad times. There are always postive and negatice aspects in everyting. Being optimistic and positive minded combined with relentless hardwork is the key to achieving success, both academically as well as other 'stuffs'. LOLz

Pasir Ris Seashore Trip

On May 28 2009, we embarked on our learning journey to Pasir Ris Seashore, which was postponed last time due to unfavourabe climatic conditions. Now that the exams are over, learning still persues. In the morning we set off for our destination in high spirits. The bus journey was quite a long one nevertheless, we arrived at our destination after what seemed like eternity. We were at Pasir Ris Park. We alighted and set foot on our interesting and fun adventure.

The Pasir Ris Park is a great place for nature entusiasts.Isolated form the hustle and bustle of the city,it is an ideal place for those who want to seek peace. It's a place to relax your senses and admire mother nature. Pasir Ris Park is filled with abundant tall,big trees and many other plants. It is also a home to numerous unique species such as mangrove creatures. Besides being a place for people to do their exercise, it is also a place for pupils to carry out fieldwork and research on the natural environment and enables hands-on learning. Thus the Pasir Ris Park is a awesome pace for both the young and old and people from all walks of life.

My classmates and I headed for the Pasir Ris Seashore and a shocking, terrifying sight awaited us. The seashore was so dirty and clogged with old bottles, straws(many), packets of snacks, plastic bags and many other rubbish. It was indeed a great shock that Singapore, famously known as a clean and green city by many tourists, has dirty, polluted seashores. These rubbish thrown into the sea by inconsiderate and irresponsible Singaporeans pose a serious threat to the marine community. Marine creatures such as turtles are greatly harmed by the infinite number of plastic bags shoved into the sea. Turtles, birds may feed on them and may die. This also affects the food chain as the destruction of one creature leads to the depletion of another, causing a huge decline in fish, a main source of protein for we people. As a result, we are also indirectly affected by our irresponsible actions. So, to play our part to preserve Singapore's one of the few remaining nature spots, we collected rubbish from the shore and disposed them in plastic bags. The shore was filled with several kinds of interesting stuffs such as toothbrushes and tyres. The plastic was completely filled and it was very heavy. It was a harduous, back-breaking task carrying the bag to the nearest dustbin. However the task was done and we heaved a sigh of relief.

On our learning journey we alos studied several mangrove creatures such as the sea anemone, horseshoe crab and water plants. These water plants help increase oxygen content in the water by carrying out photosynthesis. The muddy patch is formed by the gradual flow of tides. The mud provides the mangrove creatures with a favourable environment for the survival of these cratures. We also saw some creatures such as sea snakes and tapeworms. It was indeed a great experience learning about the castal environment. It has given me understanding of the relationship between people and the environment and why and how we can conserve the scarce natural resources in Singapore.

NCC Land May Camp

Here's a short brief of my Ncc Land May camp:

Day1-Fall in at 2pm sharp. It was quite a rush as i took 2 long to finish packing my bag. I left home 7minutes beftore 2.00pm and hailed a taxi and headed for school frantically. What a rush it was! Hopefully, as lady luck was on my side, i made it at 2.00pm sharp(sighs!). First of all, there was a bag check and digital/electronical devices including handphones,cameras were confiscated. Bottle drinks e.g were also banned(what a pity!). No 100-plus, coke, pepsi etc. sad...
We were divided into 8 groups,each assigned to a leader. i.e.ICs. For lunch we had maggi-mee. It was indeed a new experience, cooking my own meals.

Day 2- We went to Mac Ritchie Cemetry. To make things spookier, it was a dark, cold, windy night. Our company set off, with me and my buddy leading the way. We were the first pair and so it was good luck to us. Soon, we headed into the cemetry in pairs. The surroundings were pitch-dark and all my eyes could make out was a dim-lighted, shadowy path upon which our feet treaded upon. The surroundings were enveloped by absolute darkness, the bright moon in the ink blue sky was our only source of light that would come in hand for us to find our way. So, staying close to one another to avoid getting lost, we just went straight and followed the path, avoiding viewing the sides which were filled with abundant tall, big trees. The dim, pale-yellowish moonlight fell on their crowns, casting unknown, mysterious shadows moving here and there stealthily. So we headed on our worst nightmare and we just prayed that a celestial being from heaven would guide us on our way. During our journey, we encounted several challenges and barriers. After what seemed like eternity, we arrived at our destination. After moon-gazing for quite a long time, we headed back for school, rubbing our tired, blurry eyes. We heaved a sigh of relief and were glad we made it. This thrilling and 'shiok' experience will linger on in my mind forever and these terrifying moments will haunt me as long as i live.

Day 3-We went on Land-Ex(in short for land expedition). After replenishing our food and drinking supplies, we set foot on a long and tiresome journey. Starting from our school, we departed for several destinations such as SengKang and Ank Mo Kio and many other places which are very far from our school. The dreadful thing about this is we that could only walk and not take any public transport. So it was indeed a very hard task which challenged both our physical as well as mental abilities. Our legs were weak and weary and beads of perspiration streaked down our foreheads, our faces burnt by the hot,burning,energy-draining rays emitted by the massive ball of fire lying on the horizon, which created a pinkish glow in the azure blue sky filled with magnolia blue clouds. Despite all the hardships we faced, we finally managed to become the second team to reach our destination. Even though we were not the first team, our hard-work and determination need special mention. Combined with teamwork and encouragement, we achieved success, as we saw it as. This incident has reminded me of our school's well-known, famous, inspiring motto: Labour Omnia Vincit(Labour conquers all)

Finally ,at around 10 am, we were dismissed after cleaning our respective locations and a water-parade. The foyer was filled with hordes of frantic parents like a can of packed sardines. I headed home by bus and arrived home, sweet home. The NCC May camp has finally come to an end.

Preparation for upcoming ncc camp

The exams have breezed past so quickly than expected. Now it is time for the long-anticipated Ncc Land Camp. I have begun packing up my army bag according to the list given to us. I went to Tiong Bahru plaza, located just a stone's throw away from my house, to get some items e.g. soap,shampoo,toothbrush,paste,insect repellent etc. There is only a few days left for the camp.I'm eagerly waiting for the camp!

The Results!

The long-awaited reults have arrived and there is a tinge of joy as well as disappointment for some in the atmosphere. Basically most my results were quite well. I had done better than i expected in History. Of course, i spent hours studying History. In Mathematics, i managed to score equally well as Huang Hao (our class genious), even though Wang Hao and I were beaten by B-Hoon and Adam(cries!). Science, well, ok la, 78. I lost one mark o sad....thanks to class chairman Bee-hoon! Literature..erm..62 i think that's ok as the highest is only 70. 62 is still above the average mark(oh yeah!). Bee-hoon seems to be on the lead to become the top big-brained boy in the class. Maby u can add Adam to the list. He did well for most of the subjects, especially Mathematics and Science need no mention. On the overall, i feel my results have been quite satisfactory as i was able to surpass my targets. There is still one more subject to be considered and that's Mother Tongue. If lady luck was on my side, maybe i can beat Bee-hoon in Mother Tongue. I heard from some of my friends that Bee-hoon was poor at Mother Tongue. I hope i do better. Cheers!

3more days left

It was fun alright. I spent quite a lot of my time on playing my computer games but i still did study some Mathematics i.e. Phytagoros Theroem, Trignometrical ratios etc. I also studied Science a bit i.e. Electricity, Human Reproduction. Some people think human reproduction is funney eh? But i personally don't think so alright. Besides that, it was all fine yahoo!

Whoa, 5 days of holiday!

Cool. 5 days of holidays! Thursday and Friday no school so im in eleventh heaven! I can play com games finally after 2 hard weeks of back-breaking study. I worked hard i feel i deserve a break, don't i? Everyone does(if they worked hard for the exams). Its good to play a bit and enjoy but don't get hooked on. 'All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy'

Literature

Finally, the last paper, Literature! Sction A was a unseen poem and section B & C were about The Merchant of Venice. Poem was easy and section B was easy to as some of the questions were similar to the questions we had seen b4. Section C was not hard 2. I hope i do well.~~
With this the SA1 comes to an end and im in high spirits. Can finally play my computer games and relax a bit. I hope i'll 'reap what i sow'

Science paper

2 day was Sci exam. Section A was easy but a few question in Section B were hard. Especially the one one chemcal formulae. But Section C was not very hard and was managable. I won't say it was a very easy paper but it was still easy to a certain extent. 2morrow's literature.

Preparation for Science and Literature

Next week, Tuesday, is Science, followed by literature on Wednesday. I read s0me Science guides and also studied my workbook n textbook. I also tried the previous year's examination paper which Mr Ng gave us. Yeah, it was really helpful. Glad that Monday is holiday in lieu of Labor Day! One more day to prepare!

Geography

The first part (ie short answer questions) was not much a problem. Map-reading was easy too. The SEQ was also not hard as i had done my revision well.Besides the fact that i 4got to bring my calculator so i hadd difficulty calculatating the pop. density etc., Overall, a fairly easy paper. RATING: 7/10!
Moral of the story: ALWAYS BRING UR CALCULATOR OR ELSE...PREPARE OR FACE THE MUSIC

Maths

Mathematics paper 1 was fairly easy. I faced some difficuly in paper 2 but it was managable. I've meen striving to do well in mathematics i hope i do well and at least get an A1. Wishing you all the best for ur other examination! It's only one more weak to endure! Cmon, Good luck!

Mt Paper

The Mother Tongue examintaion was moderately easy. Mother Tongue had never been much of a problem for me. My composition was good (ohyeah!) as i used some proverbs, phrases, etc. to spice it up. The paper 2 was also fairly easy. Tomorrow is Geography and i am waiting for tommorrow's paper eagerly.

History Paper

The paper i had spent most of my time preparing. It all sure paid off as the paper was fairly easy as i was quite prepared. The time, 2h, was adequate for doing my questions as well as checking my work. I hope i'll do well. Tomorrow is my mother tongue paper and i have prepared fairly well. I hope i will do well.

Day 1: English exam

English examination was not as hard as i had expected it to be. The same topic that i had studied before came out in the exam and i was delighted! Oooh Yeah!!Jys. I am quite confident i'll do well for the composition. The paper 2 was fairly simpe, with the exception of the reading comprehension. There were some words that i could not understand their meanings but on the overall i feel i'll do quite well. Eagerly waiting for tomorrow's exam:HiStOry!!!

2morrow is my English Examintation

I'm preparing hard for it. I read essay books and learnt some good vocabulary. I hope i will do well 2mmorw.

Mid-year examination

Mid-year semestral assessment is near. I'm burning the midnight oil and studying very hard for the exams. I have also given up my video games for these 2 weeks of exams. They say ' you reap what you sow'...I hope i will reap too.

Welcome to my new blog

Hi everyone! Welcome to my new blog. I'll be adding more posts soon. Hope you like it.@@