Saturday, August 30, 2008

HEY! Just had a reunion with a long lost friend, her surname is examinations, u can call her PRELIMS(with or without an s).
Preparation for Prelims was spent at AMK library, Toa Payoh Library, bishan CC, 448Macs and HOME. Suddenly have this urge to publish a book titled "Dummies guide for studying in AMK library". Still compiling my expriences for it.

Why study out you might ask? Haiz...Long story....
I used to study at Teck Ghee CC. It's the best location for me, just a 5min walk, air-conditioned, most of the time on silent mode and closes at 9.30pm, not so crowded...etc.
Till one fine day when they decide to convert the study room to some chess room for people to learn how to play chess...!@#$%
HAHA talking abt study areas reminds me of 1 place that i studied for EYE 2006 (Sec2). My area was having renovation, so they built study rooms and resting rooms for residents who might want to utilise the rooms. There was once a period which i went to the super ulu and scary study room. Occationally there will be a bunch of stupid boys that will pay me a visit. And unfortunatly i had to share the room with them. Why call them !@#$ boys? They thought they are jay chou or andy lau you see...

And this funny thing happen, okay maybe it's just coincidence but i just find it TOO....funny . The day when i studied for geography paper, there is this bunch of people that came in to disturb. I dunoe what they did, but i think i was on the verge of stomping out of the rooom?? can't really remember.(there was once a group of people thought i was from China and speak cheena chinese to me and speak to me totally in CL and happily thought i dun understand EL, thanks....) ANYWAY the climax is i scored highest for geography for my class! i scored 90+ i think. That was the 1st time i top in class for SOMETHING and got 90+ for major exam. YAYNESS! (haha i can still rmb charlotte got the highest, like 99 or 100 i think)

okay this is dry.

[Back to prelims] Studying at library was kinda fun (: Studying process for prelims seemed the same as MYE. hmmm how come? Anyway the more i study the more i think the process of studying is most vital. U musn't dread studying. Since there are still like a few more years of mugging.... Amazingly, i feel very relax when i study in the library, and there wasn't really any distractions(some irony here) so i can study throughout. Everyday i sat with new people in the library, majority are studying for exams like me, mostly sec4s and J2. And i get to eat super delicious ba chor mee in the afternoon at the 728 market!

Let me see. English, HMT, AM2, Bio2, orals, SS, Phy2, Chem2, GE, EM1, AM1, Bio1, EM2, Phy1, Chem1

Most stress day goes to 14/08! Whereby i have AM2, Bio2, Oral, left school at 4+ and have to study for SS, Phy2. Mind you, AM2 and Bio2 are 2 tough papers.
Most unconscious day goes to 18/08! Whereby i didn't really finish studying Chem and GE,despite long weekend, so didnt catch enough sleep that day. that kind of feeling is so SH*TTY.
Phy1 was rather terrible. Qns were tedious and unfortunately i didn't manage to complete. The last 4 qns was tikam and sadly the day before i manage to confidently solve 2nd last qn on LDR, and i missed it. Cedar puzzle box was easy and i didn't even have the time to play with it. In total i tikam lots of qn and doubt I'm gonna get my 1 since Paper 2 was worst as i didn't finish too. Complacency kills peewee. I didn't study much the day before and tada!
It ended as fast as it began. And Prelims is over.

Beijing Olympics 08/08--24/08
Prelims 12/08--25/08

BOO! What good timing. Silly me didn't watch opening, i did watch but i started watching at 950? When the countries are marching in. But still manage to catch a few gold medal matches for Badminton, TT, Volleyball, T&F,boxing,diving. I think Wang nan is cute and Zhang yi ning is cool! Lin Dan is super pro! Phelps is mad. Then there was the controvesy over foreign talents clinching the silver medal for Spore.

There was this runner that completed 5000m in 12+min. i told my brother:
PW: Eh, i got 15+min for NAPFA leh. So throw face....
Bro: and it's only 1.6km (1600m)
PW: No it's 2.4km.

Fine. Still throw face compared to the runner.
SALUTE to all atheles! Well done and i really admire your spirit and peserverance.(eg. marathon runner!)

Racial Harmony Day 21/07
OH! It's a month ago. Wore SARI(or saree) and transformed to a 小印度 (little india). Thanks Geetha (: Had half day due to...OH, due to the excellent achievements by cedarians (ie the sports & games achievements). Well done. Bad timing again, wore sari for like 3 hrs only? It's ok, at least i get to experience how it feels like to wear sari.

National Day Celebrations 08/08
Collected the Meritorious Award and the 1st half of the morning was super glued to other recipients (btw,Thanks 侯老师!) AHH!! My nice hair was marching that day and THANKFULLY my feng shui was pretty good and had a good view of her. Iwen even zoom the photo of her face for me to see. LOL. Good job for all the participants for both indoor and outdoor performances. Especially band, RCY, dance.
The night before, i told myself: how i wish history could repeat itself, and i can spend the celebration just like last year. But i know it will never come true. Regretted not joining my class in the celebration, only join them when everyth ended, Diao. I was partially high-ing. But the feeling just receded. Half of the history almost repeated, but it didn't.

Teachers' Day Celebrations
Was already cracking my brain on Friday as i was determine to give my teachers SOMETHING to thank them (sadly i don't really remember doing much for my teachers for the past 3 yrs). Wanted to do something a little more special...But just don't have the ling gan(inspiration). Plan to give something useful so that they can use it or at least not chuck it in their storeroom. In the end still gave them something quite useless. HAHA. Last min work is unbearably tiring and torturous. Shopped on Wed and started preparing on Thurs. Only started to chiong at 9pm? Dilly-dally in the morning and thought there was still plenty of time and typed the letter slowwwwwly....*TSK*TSK* In the end rushed till rather late and both parents started to nag (as in i understand it was for my own good, not blaming my parents for nagging haha). Anyway i just found out that my 'curfew' is 2am. HAHA SUPER MA yanjie did till 330am. LOL. I was super tired when i woke up and had to rush to edit and print the letters as my bro was using the com the night before. Thankfully i wasn't late (:

Celebration was like usual, You know I have this burning question in me when i watch the celebrations.
Are you happy teachers?? Do you feel appreciated?? By the school and us?? That your hard work is worth it??
Sec4 teachers really rock my socks as they are super pro in teaching and put in tons of efforts for the class.
SALUTE TO ALL MY TEACHERS. I believe I'm a very obedient and good student in class who doesn't cause any trouble to all my teachers *grins*

Here are 2 quotes to share:
"I like a teacher who gives you something to take home to think about
besides homework." ~Lily Tomlin as "Edith Ann"

"The best teachers teach from the heart, not from the book."

Good teachers are hard to come by.
I'm still looking for 1 that i can really share my worries with. Or one that will inspire and impact me.(Mr yau is quite suitable for the latter category)

Holidays are here. Agree that we should continue with the momentum of studying. Owners is on ourselves. lol

Random:
1. THANK YOU mayanjie for accompanying me. And I definitely want to play badminton/other games next time! Feel relax after exercising. And i really think I'm very mean at times. I dunoe. HAHA
2. I still owe many people bdae presents. oh dear. And yes i have been thinking of it since T3W1. Serious. But i don't feel like buying. I feel like making (:
3. Big O's remind me of the doughnuts
4. I really think appreciation and affirmation is important in life (after viewing a touching scene in class, ok not so touching but heart warming) A short comment can meant a lot to a person/team.
5. Thank you class comm for doing the presents for Mr Sng and Mrs Lim. Namely Joanne, boon hui, shixuan, magesh, fiona, lydia + others who have helped (:
6.More photos for express yourself day


Apology, i have already tried i didn't really try to make the post a little more interesting and humorous. (Like after 1 month, all my humorous neurones have died?)
So i guess nobody lasted till reading this line of the blog post and have already press ctrl+W staring at the ever so boring post.

Till next time.
Thanks for those who tagged (: