Once again, school has reopened. One week of March holiday past so fast, with almost everyday busy, monday was CIP and there was this incident where one resident of the block which we were doing CIP at, threw water down. Luckily it didn't hit anyone though it was by a close margin that Hui Ming got hit. Sadly, we did not saw who the culprit was. The one who did it is so irresponsible and does not play his/her part as a resident. He/She certainly thought there was no one below and went ahead to throw the water down. That person certainly never think what would happen if he/she hit someone and the consequences for doing so. I hoped that person would not do the same thing again as it would cause serious trouble and injury if the thing thrown was not water but flower pot.
Tuesday,Friday and Sunday were EP3 days. Sunday was to perform for the Founder's Day celebration and by the time I reached home, it was 9.30pm. I was tired and my performance attire was ruined when I reach home. And feeling so sleepy in class today. During recess, I went to check my term 1 progress report and once again, I did badly, first time I have gotten a MSG of higher than 3, 3.17!!! Feeling so sad and angry with myself for getting such a poor MSG, I could have done better, better do some soul searching and work harder.... Time to be serious and not slack around, I certainly do not want to get the same or higher MSG this term. That's all for now. Mugging Time!
Monday, March 22, 2010
Friday, March 12, 2010
Sabbaticals Week
Friday, March 12, 2010
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So as I promised that I will post every week, here am I posting about the sabbatical I took during the Sabbaticals Week.
The sabbatical I took was Maths and Origami, where the trainers taught us the mathematical concepts behind the making of origami solids. One of the concepts was Pythagoras Theorem, a^2+b^2=c^2. This formula only applies to a triangle, a right-angled triangle, where the side c has to be the longest. This concept was from the folding perfect thirds on a piece of square paper and I am glad that I was able to learn this formula as this would probably be taught in the later part of this year. Another formula was Euler's formula where the sum of faces and vertices of a solid minus 2 equals the edges of the solid,F+V-2=E. The vertex is the sharp point of the the solid.
Of course, the workshop is not just about learning mathematical concepts but also folding origami, it was totally fun and I mean it, when it comes to folding all those solids and other stuffs. I folded alot of solids, from a tetrahedron to a icosahedron and other stuffs like box, swan and many more. Some of them took mere minutes to fold while others took an hour to do. However, I enjoyed the process of folding of this origami as it bring great satisfaction to be able to complete folding the origami and seeing it exactly like the one that was on the worksheet. It is like accomplishing a difficult feat.
Overall, I think that the workshop is pretty fun and you could learn alot of things from it. It also helps to refresh your concepts and formula about maths during the sabbatical week where you might forget everything you learn during the term. I would recommend all of you this workshop for the next term. And enjoy your March holidays!
The sabbatical I took was Maths and Origami, where the trainers taught us the mathematical concepts behind the making of origami solids. One of the concepts was Pythagoras Theorem, a^2+b^2=c^2. This formula only applies to a triangle, a right-angled triangle, where the side c has to be the longest. This concept was from the folding perfect thirds on a piece of square paper and I am glad that I was able to learn this formula as this would probably be taught in the later part of this year. Another formula was Euler's formula where the sum of faces and vertices of a solid minus 2 equals the edges of the solid,F+V-2=E. The vertex is the sharp point of the the solid.
Of course, the workshop is not just about learning mathematical concepts but also folding origami, it was totally fun and I mean it, when it comes to folding all those solids and other stuffs. I folded alot of solids, from a tetrahedron to a icosahedron and other stuffs like box, swan and many more. Some of them took mere minutes to fold while others took an hour to do. However, I enjoyed the process of folding of this origami as it bring great satisfaction to be able to complete folding the origami and seeing it exactly like the one that was on the worksheet. It is like accomplishing a difficult feat.
Overall, I think that the workshop is pretty fun and you could learn alot of things from it. It also helps to refresh your concepts and formula about maths during the sabbatical week where you might forget everything you learn during the term. I would recommend all of you this workshop for the next term. And enjoy your March holidays!
Monday, March 1, 2010
Poem on prejudice against blacks
Monday, March 1, 2010
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Blacks are black,
Whites are white,
Don't go near a black if you are a white,
And don't go near a white if you're a black,
That's how the prejudice against blacks in Maycomb is.
Whites are high,
Blacks are low,
Let the seat to the white if you are a black,
And just take the seat if you are a white,
That's how the prejudice against blacks in Maycomb is.
Whites always win,
Blacks always lose,
No use struggling if you are a black,
Sit back and relax if you are a white,
That how prejudice against blacks in Maycomb is.
To sum it up,
The whites have the advantages,
The blacks are at disadvantages,
It's not fair but that's the way of life
In Maycomb, the prejudiced community of Maycomb.
Whites are white,
Don't go near a black if you are a white,
And don't go near a white if you're a black,
That's how the prejudice against blacks in Maycomb is.
Whites are high,
Blacks are low,
Let the seat to the white if you are a black,
And just take the seat if you are a white,
That's how the prejudice against blacks in Maycomb is.
Whites always win,
Blacks always lose,
No use struggling if you are a black,
Sit back and relax if you are a white,
That how prejudice against blacks in Maycomb is.
To sum it up,
The whites have the advantages,
The blacks are at disadvantages,
It's not fair but that's the way of life
In Maycomb, the prejudiced community of Maycomb.
Intrapersonal(LA assignment)
As the highest score in the Multiple Intelligence Test is intrapersonal, I decided to do it first. And the question I had choose is question A " Who would you want to be friends with in the novel? Explain."
I wanted to be friend with Jem as he is courageous in his own way may it be wrong or right. His act of courage was shown in him accepting a dare from Dill to touch the Radleys house, taking his pants back from the Radleys house and not backing off when facing a mob of people who are older than him and even when one of them tried to beat him.
I admire his courage as not everyone could do what Jem does, especially not backing off when facing a crowd of adults or gangsters who have tattoos on their muscular arms, and are very big and tall, making you feel as though you are like an ant to them. This is what true courage is. Also, Jem knew his father would be beaten by the mob and hence wanted to stay by him to protect him. This also shows his love for his father who had taught him things, from moral values to being a true man. This is what is lacking in our society nowadays. Children leave their parents who are old in the old folks home, and not visiting them when they are free. Furthermore, children like us are defiant and do not listen to our parents, hating them for whatever choices they had make for us as we did not want it their way. This is another point why I wan to be friends with him.
He is also mature in his thinking when he told Atticus that Dill was in their house. Since he is mature, I could ask for his advice when I am not sure about something as he would not think of any crap solution but give what he views. This would be very useful to me since I am in need of advice and would certainly be thankful for any sensible advice available. He could also differentiate from what is right and what is wrong so the advice given would not be wrong and childish. Hence, I would befriend Jem for his courage and maturity in understanding.
I wanted to be friend with Jem as he is courageous in his own way may it be wrong or right. His act of courage was shown in him accepting a dare from Dill to touch the Radleys house, taking his pants back from the Radleys house and not backing off when facing a mob of people who are older than him and even when one of them tried to beat him.
I admire his courage as not everyone could do what Jem does, especially not backing off when facing a crowd of adults or gangsters who have tattoos on their muscular arms, and are very big and tall, making you feel as though you are like an ant to them. This is what true courage is. Also, Jem knew his father would be beaten by the mob and hence wanted to stay by him to protect him. This also shows his love for his father who had taught him things, from moral values to being a true man. This is what is lacking in our society nowadays. Children leave their parents who are old in the old folks home, and not visiting them when they are free. Furthermore, children like us are defiant and do not listen to our parents, hating them for whatever choices they had make for us as we did not want it their way. This is another point why I wan to be friends with him.
He is also mature in his thinking when he told Atticus that Dill was in their house. Since he is mature, I could ask for his advice when I am not sure about something as he would not think of any crap solution but give what he views. This would be very useful to me since I am in need of advice and would certainly be thankful for any sensible advice available. He could also differentiate from what is right and what is wrong so the advice given would not be wrong and childish. Hence, I would befriend Jem for his courage and maturity in understanding.
Multiple Intelligence Test
After doing the Multiple Intelligence Test, I found that I am more of a intrapersonal who prefer to work alone and I can visualise things in my mind as much as I am talented in music.
However, I do not think that the results of the Multiple Intelligence Test may be correct as they would ask us some simple questions that could be answered by you yourself without needing the question. Some of the questions are in the same format as what the Facebook quizzes have, which are redundant. Also, if someone who have his or her own pride, he or she would not put the correct options as to what he or she really is, causing the results to be inaccurate. It is best to look at the person according to his achievements and past records then having him or her do the Multiple Intelligence Test.
However, one good thing about the Multiple Intelligence Test is finalising the results to a range of numbers from 0 to 25 and comparing each kind of intelligence to another, letting you to know which intelligence are you better in which without the test, you would not have known.
In conclusion, I would like to say that everything in life does not have not only one side, may it be evil or good, but each thing has its own advantage and disadvantage.
Amendments
Hi guys! Sorry to say that I did not make much changes to my blog as firstly, I feel that the blog skin colour is quite nice as the colour coordination is perfect, black and orange. Also, my slogan " City Life..." shows the life that I am experiencing which the life of a busy city, Singapore. So I changed the description about me to " Living in a city experiencing city life" to fit the slogan.
The hit counter was added to count the number of people visiting the blog and I also kept the ninja text generator which writes out my name. The music player was remove as I think the songs are very distracting to a person when he or she is trying to read the post. Furthermore, I am trying my best to add one new post each week and I think I would write about local and international news as many interesting things are happening around us. One such news is the opening of the casino in Sentosa which is to boost the economy of Singapore but instead, it caused the thefts of bankrupt people who lost their money in the casino.
And if you have any something that you would like me to add or blog about, please post it in the tag box. Thanks you.
The hit counter was added to count the number of people visiting the blog and I also kept the ninja text generator which writes out my name. The music player was remove as I think the songs are very distracting to a person when he or she is trying to read the post. Furthermore, I am trying my best to add one new post each week and I think I would write about local and international news as many interesting things are happening around us. One such news is the opening of the casino in Sentosa which is to boost the economy of Singapore but instead, it caused the thefts of bankrupt people who lost their money in the casino.
And if you have any something that you would like me to add or blog about, please post it in the tag box. Thanks you.
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