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Teachers' Day

Today is Teachers' Day, a day when we get to thank all our teachers from the bottom of our hearts and to be forgiven for our naughty acts in class. In a blink of an eye, 3 years have passed. This will be my last year celebrating this occasion in secondary school and in a few more week, I'll be graduating. Time just flies unknowingly.

Today celebration theme is going retro and some performances are related to it with those a-go-go dance and so on. It really reminds me of the 60s. There is a performance that made my tears welled in my eyes. It's not the performance that it's touching, but it just bring back some of my memories. The performers ( our great teachers) sang " At the Top of the World" . I still remembers vividly, when the song was sung in my P6 year.

That morning, my hamster was very sick, but I couldn't accompany it and I had to go to school. When I reached school, a thunderstorm came, and it poured heavily. That day, we had our usual singing and when we were sing " At the Top of the World ". Somehow, I just had a feeling that my ham-ham was leaving me. At that moment, my heart ached and tears just went streaming down. I tried to hide myself and just prayed that my hamster would be alright.

Then, when I reached home, my ham-ham was not there anymore. I knew what had happened. He had went to the land of paradise, a place full of sunflower seeds with no worries and illness. That day, I did not have the energy to do anything and i really missed him a lot.

So when I heard that song today with raining patting onto the ceiling, I just couldn't help to think of my ham-ham again as we had spent many moments together. He will have a place in my heart and I will never forget him.

Okay, let's talk about something that is happy. We had a celebration today and I really thank all the committee member, especially sook han, for arranging everything. I really have a lot of fun. The choco-mint cake was the nicest of all. Yum yum...

Once again I wish every teacher a happy teacher and those whose birthday falls on 1st Sept( my nephew, Jaey, and my online friend Anson).

Happy Teachers' Day cum Happy Birthday!

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9:33 PM

Tuesday, August 29, 2006

The Learning Process

Yesterday, I received back my amath test paper. It was not very well-done and I managed to get 18/40 meaning that I had failed. That day passed like any normal day only with a slight tinge of sadness as I had made a few careless mistakes. Later in the day, I saw a girl crying heart-wrenchingly as if something big had fallen down on her. Then, I overheard their conversation. The girl wept because she had gotten a C for her English and friends beside had all failed and she is the only one that passed.

To me, I am the only one that has passed my test, I will be extremely happy and grin form ear to ear. I mean, we all have to look at the big picture, if everyone has passed very well and you are the only one that fail, then perhaps you need to reflect on why do you fail.

Nowadays, a lot of students and parents are very 'mark-oriented'. To them, the score is the one that determines how good they are. When the child fails, parents will think that their child is lazy that he/she does not study. Then they will 'force' their child to do the stakes and stakes of assements and maybe even give them a beating. In turn, the child will also accept that score is the determining factor wo their success. They will study for the sake of taking exams and not for the passion and interest. Don't you think that is very sad?

That was what I was like in the past. When I went to Sec 3, failing is just like an ususal meal to me andi have straightened out my thinkings. What really matters is what I have learnt. What mistakes I had done and make sure that i do not repeat the same thing again. The learning process is the most important of all and one will remember it vividly in their mind.

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Monday, August 28, 2006

The Trainee teacher

This semester we have received a new trainee teacher, Mr Benjamin Wong. He's not very well-built but he is considered tall. He has very short hair, like a standard student and he wears a pair of glasses with reminds me of dizzy glasses. He looks very nerdy and will definitely leaves us a deep impression.

He is full of passion in his career- teaching and like to bond with the students by hoping to know them better. But somehow, it has adverse effect and curiosity kill the cat. He will go round asking the pupils, " What class are you from?" "What are you doing?"
Being a little forgetful and absent minded, he tends to ask the same few people with the same questions over and over again. The students do not mind answering his questions but asking the similar questions frequently, annoy and irritate them.

Mr Wong is also a very polite and courteous person and greets the staffs and teachers and sometimes even the students. He greets with vigor and cheerfulness but in my opinion, he should not have greet the students as if the student is the teacher. He should revserve his authority as a teacher. Perhaps, he can just give them a smile.

Whenever he teach, he hopes that he will be understand and whatever he teach will be correct.
There was once, when he was given a chance to teach our class. As we are a very quiet class, there was hardly any noise and he couldn't tell if we understood, so he went round asking. Then when we had doubts about the questions he went through, we asked him. Somehow, he was not confidence about his answers and kept on referring to the answer booklet and changed the answer
3 times. Perhaps, he is inexperienced, we could not make sense of his explanation and everyone
had a big question mark on his/her head.

If he can change a little, by not being too curious, more hygienic, put in more effort in memorising and have little more confidence, i believe that he will hae a pleasant stay with us and it will be a memorable one. ^_^

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3:04 PM

Sunday, August 27, 2006

Aquarius

This is a email that is forward to me, showing the personalities of all horoscope. Beacuse I'm a Aquarius, i've decided to share this with all of you.

Personalities
You seem to live on a different plane altogether - sympathetic, sensitive, friendly, but distant. It is very difficult for you to become very involved with anyone or anything. You are very conscious and value your personal space, this tends to bring about a certain loneliness, although you have a whole lot of friends who hold you in high regard. You tend to be philosophical and have strong intuitive powers. You are an admirer of beauty and everything about you seems soft and gentle. You are unconventional and like to be original, something that results in bizarre and unpredictable behaviour. You like to broaden your horizons of knowledge and are always ready to think beyond the present. Having an analytical mind, you are particularly drawn towards science. You are not easily agitated and are patient and persevering. Aquarians hold strong beliefs and it is not easy to change their minds or opinions. However, in matters of religion, they are not fana tics. They accept the idea of universal brotherhood and are mostly modern in their outlook.

Lover
You will allow very few people to encroach on your personal space. The lucky ones who you allow intimacy,will however find you fascinating and quite enchanting. Those you fall in love with will most likely share your artistic and intellectual interests. Once in love, you will try to make everything perfect for your partner. You will accommodate, compromise and adapt even if you find that person is not exactly the ideal match you imagined him or her to be. Besides Aquarians, you are best suited to marry those born under Gemini and Libra. Your fondness for travel will find you settling down some place far from where you spent your childhood. You are a home-loving person, having a penchant for cooking and other domestic activities, collecting spices and trying out various recipes are often your pastime pleasures. Your approach to love and marriage is logical and intellectual, loving with your mind, as well as your eyes. You treat children with respect and give due consideration to their views.

Profession
You will allow very few people to encroach on your personal space. The lucky ones who you allow intimacy,will however find you fascinating and quite enchanting. Those you fall in love with will most likely share your artistic and intellectual interests. Once in love, you will try to make everything perfect for your partner. You will accommodate, compromise and adapt even if you find that person is not exactly the ideal match you imagined him or her to be. Besides Aquarians, you are best suited to marry those born under Gemini and Libra. Your fondness for travel will find you settling down some place far from where you spent your childhood. You are a home-loving person, having a penchant for cooking and other domestic activities, collecting spices and trying out various recipes are often your pastime pleasures. Your approach to love and marriage is logical and intellectual, loving with your mind, as well as your eyes. You treat children with respect and give due consideration to their views.

Teen
Female
If the idea is radical, it must be an Aquarian idea. She seems to be game for anything; the rebel in her makes her unique. She has the guts to take on society; on her own terms. She doesn't care for much small talk; the Aquarian will have lots of acquaintances but hardly any good friends. She's good with style and fashion; trust her to spring an original on you. For an evening out, she will never opt for a sentimental movie; she is likely to enjoy an experimental theatre performance in the dark! Even when she studies, she builds an unconvential environment around herself. The Aquarian girl is not for everyone, but then she doesn't want to be either!

Male
The Aquarius boy generally keeps to himself. He has a lot of creativity within him and needs space to do his 'work'. He is not into sentimentalising and don't be surprised if he doesn't remember birthdays. A display of affection is not for him. But you can expect the unexpected. The Aquarius lad loves the company of someone who can keep up with him. He loves sophisticated gadgets, and don't be surprised if this techno youth ends up creating a software that leads to big success. Knowing an Aquarian will be a unique experience full of little adventures.

Well-being
Though, members of this sign are prone to infections, most suffer from poor circulation, sore throats and, cramps in the lower limbs. Unless they catch the sport bug at an early age, most Aquarians have to be pushed to take some sort of exercise; brisk walks and cycling are good ways for Aquarians to keep fit. As you like traveling, you generally have no trouble relaxing, especially when given a good book to read, although you'll never be a couch potato a little extra effort would not go amiss. High cheekbones or a finely chiseled profile are the most prominent facial features of Aquarians. You carry yourself with considerable grace, possessing a smile that can disarm anyone and you use it to such good effect on those around you. Most of you have healthy childhoods barring the unusual or weird and although you develop a good constitution as you grow up, some areas of your body, like the throat, lungs, heart, the nervous system, calves and ankles re main vulnerable. So, lots of fresh air, exercise and a good nights sleep will not go amiss.

Luck
The lucky colours for Aquarians are grey, black, aquamarine blue, green and purple. Saturday and Sunday are their lucky days, whereas numbers in the series 4 and 8 prove good. Sapphire, opal and onyx are good stones for Aquarians to wear. Uranus and Saturn are your rulers and your element is air.

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Thursday, August 24, 2006

Let It Go - Be freed

There are some things in life that everyone grabbed onto them tightly in our hearts, and we just wouldn't let it go, no matter what happen. Some of these things maybe feelings, possessions, wealth and fame and other worldly possessions

Feelings are emotions that make us homo-sapiens different from other creatures and we easily express ourselves to let others know about it. An example is hatred. I'm sure in our lives that are somebody that we do not like or even with a stronger feeling, hatred. The other party may have make our lives so terrible and miserable that we hate them to core. But, don't you think hating someone requires a lot of energy? Firstly, one must guard against them all the time, and secondly having evil schemes to make sure that person fall to the bottom of his life.
Why not we let go of everything and love will breed peace. Perhaps if you can be good to that person, that person may be good to you too.

A person may be devoted or committed to certain things and they will work hard to success, but life isn't a bed or roses, which everything will go on smoothly. There will be times when it fails. But when it fails, can will we learn how to let it go, letting go of the failure and learn our lessons painfully and start all over again? This may seem to be easy to do, but to do it, It really requires a lot of courage to give up and the perseverance to start all over again.

There are other worldly possessions that we 'stupidly' holding on to it which may bring sufferings to ourselves only. For example fame and glory. In many people's eyes, that's the thing they wanted and perhaps the next item will be wealth. A lot of people wish themselves to be superstar and other famous celebrity, and many use all the underhanded methods to gain their fame. But when they become famous, they lost their own privacy and their freedom, being chased by the parapazzi all the time. Then for wealth, most of us slog our lives out just to be rich while some gamble, hoping to take the chance. Perhaps when they are rich, and when they stepped into the coffin, their children may fight over the assets and the family may end up breaking up.

When we go fight for all these worldly possessions, don't you think it's very tiring. We will be bothered by them, and become glum and gloomy, pulling a long face each day. Why can't we just settle down with a simple and happy life. After all, we cannot bring in these things to the other world and when we came in to this world, we brought nothing too. So why don't we let it go, be optimistic, and be freed of all burdens.

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Tuesday, August 22, 2006

Haizzz... Life is bored. It's the same cycle that happen everyday, except that there may be some surprises, may it be good or bad, that happen once in a blue moon.
In a blink of an eye, i am going to end my secondary scholol life and i think that i am going to miss those days that i had. I can still remember that the first friend i know was Janelle. At the very first day, the scene of the school hall was chaotic. We had to move up and down, and to and fro, that was so troblesome. My sec 1 and sec 2 days were really filled with fun and joy.
Now, in about a week, I'm going to have my Prelim Exam for English. That was the subject which I do not have the confident in. The strange comprehension and brain-draning summary will pull my score down to the bottom.
After the language exam, it's the pathetic 1-week school holiday. I doubt i can have any fun. The very first day school reopens it's the start of the examination. Thinking of that, i start to panick. I HAVE NOT DONE ANY SERIOUS REVISION YET! OMG! Guess i have to start now, or else i will not have any time left. Got to go soon. I still have an Amaths test tommorrow. Haizz... I promise myself that i gonna have lot's of fun once O lvl is over. Yea!

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Wednesday, August 16, 2006

FR33D0M - To FLY
Amy was a usual teen like any one else but for one thing that she was different from others was the freedom she had.
To her, going home was a chore. The little house was not a home but was just a house which just provide her the shelter over the lonely and cold night. She felt that she was a bird locked up in a cage, like a prison. She just don't understand why she couldn't get hold of her own freedom.
The house was just like a country, governed by her strict and stern-looking parents and she felt that she was just liek a lowly commoner. She did not have any rights, any say and she longed to be free one day. It would definitely be a miracle if her dream: soaring up in the sky freely, without any restrictions, will come true one day.
She did not even have the basic freedom of any teenager. Her firends could decide when they sleep and eat and their leisure time, but she did not have any of these privileges. Whenever she thought of it, she would ask herself.
I'm not a gangster or any bad girl that roams on street aimlessly till wee hours nor I am the one that create trouble in school and at home.
Thinking of that, she would be feeling very sad and unfair. She had proven herself that she would not abuse the freedom. She done well in school and always make her parents proud. Everyone around her envied her talent but behind her she had a sad story to tell and she was the one that envied the rest.
Being a sensible girl, she knows what her parents were thinking. What they did is just for her own good, and she knows it all. In her parents' eye, she would be forever the child who did not know how to look after herself. She wished to tell her parents about her freedom, but she knew that if she did that, the consequences would be undesirable. It would definitely break her parents' heart.
She really did not know what to do... Was there someone that could help her?

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