We are ready, we are ready,
To be the best that we can be
...
With strength and courage in our hearts,
pressing on to victory!
....
That was an excerpt from the NCC song and i hope all the Secondary 4's are feeling that way around now as the O levels are only 3 days away. Today I just felt like writing a post to encourage everyone out there slogging their hearts out studying. (even though they probably won't be reading this)
As the curtains close on your secondary school life, may we all boldly proclaim that these four years have been a victory for us all, even if your grades are bad, even if you have no friends. Know this my friend, that you have impacted the lives of possibly hundreds of people, that you have woken up almost everyday in the wee hours of the morning for 4 years and the list goes on. The point is, you are already a victor in your own right but don't stop just yet as yet another set of tests approach us.
As we march on to the front lines, know this my brethren. You have worked hard and that is all that is required of you. TK has prepared us thoroughly and there is no need to panic. It is now time to look forward as we face the last battle of this act. May the knowledge that we have acquired be our swords and our experience be our shield. Unsheathe the sword you have polished through revision and prepare for BATTLE!
Saturday, October 18, 2008
Sunday, October 12, 2008
As the last pages are filled
It was the last day of school for us this Friday, it was heartbreaking to say the least. The feelings we had of finality, happiness, sadness all just manifested in us as a single feeling or mood in every single one of us.(i think) To me, the feelings which we had of school were captured perfectly by Azri's poem/song/rhyme, were about to be just a memory of the past.
Azri's poem
"For four years
I wake with disdain
Every day repeats
Again and again
But as I walk to class
Expecting nothing new
I see friends and happiness spreads
Like a pandemic - much like bird flu
I sit and talk
And I joke around
Imitating teachers
And their trademark frowns
We make fun of each other
And we have a good laugh
Joy then fills the air
Increasing like an exponential graph
In some classes we focus
In others we sleep
In most classes we talk
Or we stare like lost sheep
In any case
Life there was great
All thanks to the staff
The cleaners and schoolmates
The past four years
Are four I won't forget
For they are of paths crossed
With the people I met"
As i looked around at my class and TK for that matter, the silence of the school due to the lack of the sec 1,2 and 3 students felt like the school was saying goodbye to me; sad to part hence the solemness unlike other days, filled with excitement and noise. Time truly waits for no one, even best friends. Yes, i now consider TK as my friend, one that i have been seeing almost everyday for nearly 4 years. Tough not to feel attached to TK, an institution that has seen us grow.
On a lighter note, I would like to thank every single staff member of the school for the unrelenting effort they put in. You have touched my life in a way i can never explain and it would be IMPOSSIBLE to repay you for what you have done. Thank You.
Photos of the last day of school are here
http://s352.photobucket.com/albums/r350/xzone1/
Thanks for reading.
Azri's poem
"For four years
I wake with disdain
Every day repeats
Again and again
But as I walk to class
Expecting nothing new
I see friends and happiness spreads
Like a pandemic - much like bird flu
I sit and talk
And I joke around
Imitating teachers
And their trademark frowns
We make fun of each other
And we have a good laugh
Joy then fills the air
Increasing like an exponential graph
In some classes we focus
In others we sleep
In most classes we talk
Or we stare like lost sheep
In any case
Life there was great
All thanks to the staff
The cleaners and schoolmates
The past four years
Are four I won't forget
For they are of paths crossed
With the people I met"
As i looked around at my class and TK for that matter, the silence of the school due to the lack of the sec 1,2 and 3 students felt like the school was saying goodbye to me; sad to part hence the solemness unlike other days, filled with excitement and noise. Time truly waits for no one, even best friends. Yes, i now consider TK as my friend, one that i have been seeing almost everyday for nearly 4 years. Tough not to feel attached to TK, an institution that has seen us grow.
On a lighter note, I would like to thank every single staff member of the school for the unrelenting effort they put in. You have touched my life in a way i can never explain and it would be IMPOSSIBLE to repay you for what you have done. Thank You.
Photos of the last day of school are here
http://s352.photobucket.com/albums/r350/xzone1/
Thanks for reading.
wheee-boom!
Hey guys, I know I haven't been updating recently. I've been taking a break from blogging for a while now cause I've been busy studying. For those that don't know by now, my first paper is on the 20th, that's almost 7 days from now.(since its already 11:00pm)
As promised, here are some of the pictures of the Singapore Grand Prix. Sorry for keeping some of those anxious souls waiting. F1 was phenomenal to say the least, at least if you're into the sounds as much as the speed, like me. As the cars were racing, they were so loud, you could hear the cars about 400m away at 400m away, you could hear the engines (they sound more kickass than that Lamborghini you saw drive down the street the other day) as loudly as a truck 10m away from you. As they come around the bend where you're situated, you feel an adrenaline rush and your heart is pounding (it just happens, maybe its the fear of something so loud?)As you turn your head with your eyes tracking the 1st car, the moment seems to last for at least 5 seconds when in actuality is only 1 second. Despite what you see in pictures, the car does not pass by in a blur, but you can see the car very clearly. As you turn your head back, expecting the second car, 4 cars whiz past and you are stuck in a dilemma whether to try to turn and see the 4 cars that just passed by or to ignore them and just watch out for the next car.
That was the kind of situation at the Singapore Grand Prix for me at least.
i only put up a few cause most of the other pictures didn't look good
http://s352.photobucket.com/albums/r350/xzone1/
you can get the pictures here.
As promised, here are some of the pictures of the Singapore Grand Prix. Sorry for keeping some of those anxious souls waiting. F1 was phenomenal to say the least, at least if you're into the sounds as much as the speed, like me. As the cars were racing, they were so loud, you could hear the cars about 400m away at 400m away, you could hear the engines (they sound more kickass than that Lamborghini you saw drive down the street the other day) as loudly as a truck 10m away from you. As they come around the bend where you're situated, you feel an adrenaline rush and your heart is pounding (it just happens, maybe its the fear of something so loud?)As you turn your head with your eyes tracking the 1st car, the moment seems to last for at least 5 seconds when in actuality is only 1 second. Despite what you see in pictures, the car does not pass by in a blur, but you can see the car very clearly. As you turn your head back, expecting the second car, 4 cars whiz past and you are stuck in a dilemma whether to try to turn and see the 4 cars that just passed by or to ignore them and just watch out for the next car.
That was the kind of situation at the Singapore Grand Prix for me at least.
i only put up a few cause most of the other pictures didn't look good
http://s352.photobucket.com/albums/r350/xzone1/
you can get the pictures here.
Friday, September 26, 2008
F1
Hey readers! For those who didn't know by now, I have F1 passes! Got 2 sets for the weekend (that's Friday, Saturday and Sunday) For those that don't have the opportunity to go, I'll be posting up some pictures soon so that you guys can experience some of the action. World's first night race, so happy I'm gonna be there. (Imagine telling your kids/grandchildren that you were there) For now I've just got pictures of the passes, looks pretty good considering that it was probably designed by a Singaporean. For now, all I have are pictures of the passes I hope these will satisfy your apetite for now.
This is the box that the passes came in, it looks pretty high quality.
Inside the box.
Saturday's pass
Sunday's pass
I was thinking about blogging about love, something along the lines of love in an unloving world? I don't know if I should blog about it cause it may probably just make me look like some emo kid. I promise that I will try my very best to make it a very mature discussion and also I will refrain from allowing my personal feelings, not opinions from influencing the discussion. Please write your opinions in the comment box. :)
This is the box that the passes came in, it looks pretty high quality.
Inside the box.
Saturday's pass
Sunday's pass
I was thinking about blogging about love, something along the lines of love in an unloving world? I don't know if I should blog about it cause it may probably just make me look like some emo kid. I promise that I will try my very best to make it a very mature discussion and also I will refrain from allowing my personal feelings, not opinions from influencing the discussion. Please write your opinions in the comment box. :)
Saturday, September 20, 2008
So much news!
Its been a very busy and tiring fortnight so i haven't been able to update. Sorry for keeping you waiting my loyal/eager fans. (If I actually do have loyal/eager fans) So there's plenty of news this past week and this will probably be a long post probably some pictures too THERE IS A VERY IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT AT THE BOTTOM! So lets BEGIN!
1. PRELIMS ARE OVER! (yeah its old news) Anyway, I've been busy studying for close to the past 2 weeks for the prelims so I was kinda tired/ busy to think of stuff to blog about or even just type on the keyboard.(damn, i sound lazy). In my opinion, I think I'll do well for this prelims, mainly cause I studied this time so I was able to attempt the questions confidently.
2.Relatives from Malaysia came over! Well that pretty much explains everything, spent quite some time with my cousin who came over and he was using the com so I didn't really have the computer to blog on.
3.New laptop! My dad bought a new laptop for himself , a Toshiba Satellite L310.
It was a good buy in my opinion, for $999 at Harvey Norman, he got the laptop, charger, etc...,free RAM upgrade to 3GB, laptop bag and a monochrome laser printer +toner. I don't know if this is similar to COMEX offerings but its a pretty sweet deal if you ask me.
4. PLAYSTATION 3! My brother finally bought the PS3 after a long wait. Its our first gaming console so yeah, its pretty awesome.
Its an 80GB model just if you were wondering and please don't ask me if you can come over to play it. It is NOT mine.
5. Went skating! Melvin and I went skating, planned to skate-study-skate from morning to afternoon to escape the hot sun in the afternoon and since has promos and I have O's it sounded like a good idea. Yeah, I know, 2 days after prelims and I'm studying! Anyway, we thought it would be cool in the morning, we were SOO wrong. I have a really gross picture of my belly swimming in sweat thanks to Singapore's heat and humidity but I won't put it up cause its really, really gross. If there's enough requests though I may consider putting it up. This time Mel and I decided against taking videos, just pictures, so here they are!
This is called a mistral, (moving from right to left)
This is a parallel slide, I think this was the best shot for me that day.
(once again, moving from right to left)
This is a backslide (once again, moving from right to left)
A failed backslide, pretty epic cause my right foot almost hit the kid's head (his parents saw this, the mum is the woman in white in the background) my left foot ended up just in front of his front wheel. Talk about a close shave
This is an Acid toe.
This is a fastwheel, the difference between acid toe and fastwheel is where the toe is facing. Acid is outward, away from the body while fastwheel is inward. (moving from left to right)
Thanks to Melvin who was the camera man.
6. This subject may seem unfitting for this post but, HECK! The US seems to be in bad shape economically the sub-prime crisis seems to be taking a big toll on the US economy with some experts thinking it might lead to an economic crisis on the proportions of The Great Depression. Lets just hope they were wrong but neither can you really say that they are exaggerating with so many banks collapsing especially since the Lehman Brothers (a 150+ year old bank) joined the ranks of the fallen banks and AIG fighting for its survival.
Singapore's economy is closely linked to the US economy so if an economic crisis on the scale of the Great Depression occurred in the US, could this spell an end to Singapore's years of prosperous growth? Can Singapore take such a small strike at such a young age of 43. My opinion is that Singapore can and will survive. How can I say this you ask? For the simple reason that many other countries that are now considered super powers have also encountered such crisis at a young age as well or how Israel has fathered/mothered such a nation despite the holcaust during World War II when Israel wasn't even formed yet for example. The real question that we should debate about here in my opinion, is how hard Singapore will be hit and will Singapore return to its "glory days". For these 2 questions, I cannot give a good response without having my heavily propaganda-influenced Social Studies knowledge coming to mind. Please state your opinions in the tag board if you wish.
I will be changing my blog to
www.crushingsandwiches.blogspot.com
due to popular choice and personal preference.
That's it for today, Thanks for reading this blog.
1. PRELIMS ARE OVER! (yeah its old news) Anyway, I've been busy studying for close to the past 2 weeks for the prelims so I was kinda tired/ busy to think of stuff to blog about or even just type on the keyboard.(damn, i sound lazy). In my opinion, I think I'll do well for this prelims, mainly cause I studied this time so I was able to attempt the questions confidently.
2.Relatives from Malaysia came over! Well that pretty much explains everything, spent quite some time with my cousin who came over and he was using the com so I didn't really have the computer to blog on.
3.New laptop! My dad bought a new laptop for himself , a Toshiba Satellite L310.
It was a good buy in my opinion, for $999 at Harvey Norman, he got the laptop, charger, etc...,free RAM upgrade to 3GB, laptop bag and a monochrome laser printer +toner. I don't know if this is similar to COMEX offerings but its a pretty sweet deal if you ask me.
4. PLAYSTATION 3! My brother finally bought the PS3 after a long wait. Its our first gaming console so yeah, its pretty awesome.
Its an 80GB model just if you were wondering and please don't ask me if you can come over to play it. It is NOT mine.
5. Went skating! Melvin and I went skating, planned to skate-study-skate from morning to afternoon to escape the hot sun in the afternoon and since has promos and I have O's it sounded like a good idea. Yeah, I know, 2 days after prelims and I'm studying! Anyway, we thought it would be cool in the morning, we were SOO wrong. I have a really gross picture of my belly swimming in sweat thanks to Singapore's heat and humidity but I won't put it up cause its really, really gross. If there's enough requests though I may consider putting it up. This time Mel and I decided against taking videos, just pictures, so here they are!
This is called a mistral, (moving from right to left)
This is a parallel slide, I think this was the best shot for me that day.
(once again, moving from right to left)
This is a backslide (once again, moving from right to left)
A failed backslide, pretty epic cause my right foot almost hit the kid's head (his parents saw this, the mum is the woman in white in the background) my left foot ended up just in front of his front wheel. Talk about a close shave
This is an Acid toe.
This is a fastwheel, the difference between acid toe and fastwheel is where the toe is facing. Acid is outward, away from the body while fastwheel is inward. (moving from left to right)
Thanks to Melvin who was the camera man.
6. This subject may seem unfitting for this post but, HECK! The US seems to be in bad shape economically the sub-prime crisis seems to be taking a big toll on the US economy with some experts thinking it might lead to an economic crisis on the proportions of The Great Depression. Lets just hope they were wrong but neither can you really say that they are exaggerating with so many banks collapsing especially since the Lehman Brothers (a 150+ year old bank) joined the ranks of the fallen banks and AIG fighting for its survival.
Singapore's economy is closely linked to the US economy so if an economic crisis on the scale of the Great Depression occurred in the US, could this spell an end to Singapore's years of prosperous growth? Can Singapore take such a small strike at such a young age of 43. My opinion is that Singapore can and will survive. How can I say this you ask? For the simple reason that many other countries that are now considered super powers have also encountered such crisis at a young age as well or how Israel has fathered/mothered such a nation despite the holcaust during World War II when Israel wasn't even formed yet for example. The real question that we should debate about here in my opinion, is how hard Singapore will be hit and will Singapore return to its "glory days". For these 2 questions, I cannot give a good response without having my heavily propaganda-influenced Social Studies knowledge coming to mind. Please state your opinions in the tag board if you wish.
I will be changing my blog to
www.crushingsandwiches.blogspot.com
due to popular choice and personal preference.
That's it for today, Thanks for reading this blog.
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
CHANGING URL!!!
Hey guys! I am currently contemplating the thought of changing my url something shorter and easier to remember. Right now, I'm thinking of something along the lines of "www.crushingsandwiches.blogspot.com" If you have any suggestions please feel free to add it in the comments box. I'll put up a poll on the coment box "page" as well.
Monday, September 1, 2008
Gahhh!!
Hey, hey! Spent the day doing our school's ungodly chemistry resource book and right now it doesn't seem all that ungodly any more :D pumped my way through it till around 6 and got to pg 81! Funny thing is I didn't realise I had done so many questions, must have been caught up with answering the questions and is it just me or are the questions too familiar?
Here's a picture of the resource book for those who don't know how thick it is.
On the left is what is completed already.
P.S. Just wanted to say thanks to the Chem Department for all these questions!
Here's a picture of the resource book for those who don't know how thick it is.
On the left is what is completed already.
P.S. Just wanted to say thanks to the Chem Department for all these questions!
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