i think i did it

18 12 2009

I am proud of myself. This is the result of hard work for the whole year. However, I have an even tougher obstacle to overcome next year. I need to put my computer aside; anything that distracts me goes too.

Anyway, for now, I’d like to thank a few teachers who made this possible possible, namely:

Mr. Chin Wey Thur for giving me the confidence whom really made an impact on me.
Mdm. Hedzlyn Helwaty for believing in me that I am capable of scoring a distinction for English.
Mdm. Bhasula for believing in me, too, that I am capable of doing well for Geography. To be honest, I think my Geography pulled me up. Grade Four is the best grade I’ve ever received for Combine Humanities.
Mrs. Yap Bee Hong for teaching and guiding me through Mathematics (Express Mathematics as well) until I scored a distinction since early this year.
Mr. Lee Kwok Wei for teaching and guiding me through Physics until I scored a distinction for my preliminary examination. I’ve never liked Physics nor Chemistry, but there’s something about the way he teaches; it makes you want to learn.
Ms. Lin Sihan for teaching and guiding me through Chemistry. I only listened to her a few weeks before the examinations to practice on the 10-year-series. She told me it will improve my Chemistry; I was skeptical at first, but I think if I did not listen to her, I wouldn’t have scored Grade Two for Combine Science.
Mrs. Joanna Goh for helping us deeply in Accounting. Our Accounting foundation is bad, but she managed to save the day by introducing One Question A Day. That totally improved my Accounting.

Also, while on the topic, I’d like to thank my tuition teachers from Modular, namely:

Ms. Wang for being a very good Mathematics tutor. Without your help, I think I’d have struggled with the difficult questions until the cow comes home.
Mr. Alvin Koh for being my very good science tutor. I don’t know how you did it but you helped me. Once again, I don’t know how you did it.
Mr. Jaga for tutoring me in Accounting. In addition to Mrs. Joanna Goh’s One Question A Day, your tutoring definitely helped me in getting a Grade Two for Accounting. I’ll see you soon future minister!

To all my beloved teachers and tutors, please know that since I did not give you any Teachers’ Day Presents, I hope my results can make up for the lost presents. It’s a priceless present, more expensive than anything you can think of.

Finally, I’d like to thank a few friends and teachers who have helped me through this year in one way or another, namely: Tommi, Ivin, James, Amenda, Madeline, Seraphina, Ninie, Kenneth, Yu Ting, Chun Yo, Firdaus, Kellie, Yanni, Alvin, Mr. Kuah, Ms. Eunice Lee, Shi You, Izzat and a lot more. There’s too many names to write down but even if your name is not here, I appreciate what you have done for me. The people mentioned here either have shared my troubles, shared their troubles with me, staying back in school to revise with me, teaching me maths or other subject over Messenger and even listen to my annoying complains.

For my friends who are not eligible for promotion to Secondary 5, failure is the mother of success. The more you learn from your mistake, the stronger you’ll be, the more you’ll be likely to succeed. We’ll definitely keep in touch and meet again in the near future. Best of luck in your future endeavours.

Thank you. 2009 is a fantastic year for me. I’m flying off to California next week. Hurray! Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!





a new beginning is coming soon

15 12 2009

I have no mood to do blogging these few weeks. In a few days time, a new beginning will come; change will occur. I just want my friends to know that whatever happens next Friday, I hope we’ll still be friends and keep in touch. I’ll forever remember my Secondary 4 life until the day I leave this world. Long live the spirit of Fajar Secondary 4A1 ‘09.

It’s going to be an emotional day next Friday no doubt.





Thailand Trip Report

15 12 2009

I’ll just let the pictures do the talking.


That’s the first thing that caught my eye when I stepped inside my hotel room. Once the plastic wrapping is removed, they will charge you 60 THB (approximately S$2.50).


35THB = approximately S$1.50


My “microwaved” lunch from the 7-Eleven across the street. It’s not that bad.


The pineapple rice, lemon chicken and a plate of roasted pork (not in the picture) cost about 360THB which is approximately S$15. Not bad, not bad at all.


I went for a barbecue dinner with my brother’s shooting competition friends. The four pictures before this are the main course. This picture is the verdict of my shirt after peeling the freaking prawns.


McDonald’s vanilla ice cream cone in Thailand only cost 9THB (approximately 40 cents!).





Thailand

20 11 2009

I’m currently in Thailand for my brother’s shooting competition.

Sent from my iPhone





phase 1

10 11 2009

Phase 1 of my holiday programme will start soon, very soon. Also, this is the first time I’m going to do a trip report. There is always a first, right?





NO NO NO!

1 11 2009

IMG_3251NO NO NO! THIS IS THE WORST DAY OF MY LIFE!

IMG_3252 WHY ARE YOU TELLING ME THE LOCATION?!

The letter is still left unopened beside my laptop. I don’t want to open it… I don’t want to go NS… People are going to laugh at me! THIS IS BAD I’M GOING TO CRY NOW! WALAO EH!

Anyway, in other news…
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Yummy.

These Subway cookies is heaven. That letter above is hell. Now all is balanced and all is well.





i realised

20 10 2009

I just realised I have a curse. Every time I’m going to Bangkok the airline will always be, no matter what, a budget airline. The last 2 trips to Bangkok back in 2004 (yes, the Tsunami year. I was actually in the hotel room when the earthquake hit Bangkok, but me being the fattest at that time felt nothing), I took Valuair.

Valuair is now taken over by Jetstar and only flies to Indonesia. All the features that Valuair had such as free food and drinks are all replaced by Jetstar features; paying for food, paying for drinks and paying for assistance. Therefore, guess what airline I’m taking now? Yes, Jetstar. How ironic. Never mind, the real deal comes in December. HEHEHE!

Oh, so you don’t believe me that I was in Bangkok in December 26, 2004? I’ll take a picture of my boarding pass later.

Anyway, in other news, I can’t believe that after I’ve found some of the best teachers in my entire education life, they are leaving. It’s a sad day. I have not given them their teacher’s day present yet!





and why is it like that

17 10 2009

The world is full of unfairness.
Once, a wise man said, “no one is perfect”.
I am considered “fresh”, for I have only lived in this world for 16 years and still going strong.
I am just wondering… if the unfairness I receive now is only temporary or it is going to last for as long as I live.
I suspect the latter.
I have no talents.
I have no capabilities.
I try to make the best of the things I am forced to do.
However, no matter how hard I try, the unfairness will always be the same.
I can practically see my future, filled with hatred and distrust.
Until the world understands who I am, I am just a innocent boy who just wants a normal life.
Unfortunately, the probability of it happening is technically zero because the world will forever be filled with people who just do not want to understand.
Until now, this may seem that I hate my life. On the contrary, I love it. Currently.
However, how am I going to like it in the long run?
There are so many questions I’d like an answer to, but the more questions I ask, the less answers there will be.
So sometimes, I lie on my bed and tell myself the sentence that will be repeated not only in my mind, but in many others as well.
What is that sentence? Refer back to the first sentence.





yep, it’s confirm

10 10 2009

Yep, it’s confirm. It’s definitely syllabus haywire, to the extent that even the PSLE papers are affected.

So, they fired everyone who does the N Levels and PSLE questions and used the O Level people to do EVERYTHING.

WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?





syllabus haywire or on purpose?

9 10 2009

During this year’s GCE N Levels, I guess I was pretty shocked by the different questions that came out in different papers. They were either out of syllabus or/and unexpected. Now, let me take you a tutorial on today’s topic: Syllabus haywire or on purpose?

Part 1: Combine Science (Physics)

Ah, the wonders of the magnetic field. This is definitely a syllabus haywire. Please note that this type of questions is OUT OF SYLLABUS, yet it appeared in Paper 1. If I remember correctly, the question asked, “Which of the following shows the magnetic field of a magnet?” I was surprised, but thank god for tuition. :-) After the paper, I’ve been blaming my Physics teacher for not teaching us this; it’s not his fault though, as it was indeed out of syllabus. But hey, we only go through secondary school once in our lifetime. Heh.

Part 2: Mathematics Paper 2

Actually, I wouldn’t say that this is done on purpose or call it a syllabus haywire; I’d say it’s done on purpose and it is a syllabus haywire. I mean, what the hell?! Graph sketching? Are you being serious? I thought this was only for Mathematics 4016. It is definitely out of syllabus for Mathematics Syllabus A. Yes, the question is pretty straight forward, but for those who are not taught on how to sketch a graph with proper labelling, this is one hell of a question. Sheesh.

Part 3: Combine Humanities (Geography)

Now, this is the only part that I’d say it’s done on purpose. Map reading (show the grid numbers) came out in the Coast question. Oh, it is in syllabus all right, but this was unexpected as we did not expect this due to references of past year papers. As bimbotic (quote Ris Low, boomz!) as it may sound, but seriously, what’s happening? One final thing… they are giving away marks like it’s free money.

The first part of the Coast question requires you to give the grid references and name the 3 features found. That’s it, 4 marks, boomz! The first part of the Development question requires you to calculate the percentage for the tertiary sector of Australia and the primary sector of Thailand. After that, shade the correct pie chart for the job sectors in Ghana. That’s it, 4 marks, double boomz!

Conclusion

What’s happening? Due to the recession, they fired everyone who plans for the N Levels and bring in the people who does O Levels? Come on! Let’s hope the Accounting paper on Monday will not give us any more surprises. Anyway, despite all this, I’m really glad the N Levels are coming to an end. I need a vacation, I need a rest.