Postmodernity, pick and choose, mix and match culture. IP-ity, pick EVERYTHING, mix EVERYTHING but make sure you put them back NICELY culture.

 

I found it rather interesting that Ms Toh suddenly turned Aunt Agony during the exam briefing. She's the root of all problems and here she is, finally trying to tie things up. But there was a point that she made that was rather valid: we're not up to standard.

 

All this madness is taking its toll on me. Ever since last year. It never paid to try. I proved it again today. I just got back the chinese idiom test, I got 39 marks while everyone else was getting >90 around me. Am I not up to standard? Yes. I remember the first chinese idiom test. That time I put in alot of work for that one, something that I bothered to study 3 days before the test. And how was I rewarded? A failing grade around 40. This time I gave up, I didn't bother studying and how did I fare? SAME, around 40 marks, or, a fail grade. Then there was this really mocking sticker on my paper, translated, it means try harder next time. I'm going to put in the same amount of effort that I put in for this test, nothing. I am not up to standard, anything I'm going to do about it? Nope, I gave up trying long time ago.

 

Example number 2. I failed the stupid bio assignment on the Turner's Syndrome thing when everyone else is passing. Am I up to standard? Nope, not at all.

 

If there's one question I'd want to ask "Aunt Agony" is why she chose me to be in the IP. I'm not the best person around. Being weighed down by the language subjects and SS and maybe maths. And my other subjects are just mediocre. WHy did she choose me if I'm going to be like this? Doesn't she know all this already? I feel lousy, substandard... ...

 

Problems galore

Whew, it's the weekends again. All that hectic work is getting to my head, living on 4 hours of sleep a day drains energy like a auto-bailer drains water on closehaul. I was thoroughly exhausted on friday night. Slept till 7 today. Darn my body clock. Anyway thanks to the IP system, I had physics assignment, 2 maths tasks, EU and SIP all due on the SAME DAY! Which was yesterday of course. My SIP group gave ourselves a longer deadline but still there's so much to be done. I was losing sleep over physics. Haiz. Anyway review results were out and my results were shit. As usual. I need to revise my revision plan. Lol. Spent quite abit of time reflecting after I got a sub-30 for physics. The paper was meant for everyone to get more than 30 but no...I just had to get less than 30. **** I'm not going to be emo about it. I'm going to learn from it...Let's hope I do better for EOYs then.

 

Anyway on to more cheery stuff. Teacher's day is coming! I'm going to do a quote book for all the teachers. All the rubbish they have said I have written down. All the notebooks I bought cost $17.20. I'm hoping that some ppl might want to share cost with me. Cui Yue is already sharing the cost. So please share cost with me...

 

Here's the list of quotes to be put in every quote book. *I hope the teachers don't read my blog. Do they?

 

The IP teacher’s ART OF WAR

 

Quotes from Mr Daniel Ang Teck Siang

-         You never put the negative in front of the one below

o       Confusing your enemy is key to a general’s success, victory is certain

-         I honour the code

o       Generals should fight with valor and honour, only by doing so can he gain the respect of his army

-         How do you go to the toilet? Using Integration?

o       Sometimes the solution to a problem might be rather unorthodox. Keeping one’s mind open is the key no matter how ridiculous the solution might sound

-         You can’t flip your GC over

o       Usually what is thought to be impossible can be done one only has to try

-         You think MCQ means easy? Heh heh heh heh......

o       Never underestimate your enemy even if he looks simple. He might send a dark arrow through your chest

-         Nothing! If there was really nothing to hide then you wouldn’t hide it. I rest my case

o       Try not to do things in secret, do things in the open where man may see and applaud

 

Quotes from Ms Elaine Low Yi Lin

-         Ehoh...

o       Making weird one-worded sounds may send your opponents into laughing fits, after which, you may strike them down with ease.

-         And I’m like HELLOOO!

o       One must always have his troops’ attention, lest they make a mistake

-         That was quite hysterical

o       Madness is not tolerated in Sparta. Offenders should be kicked down a well.

-         Everybody say Sperma-to-zoa...

o       ... ...

§         Getting your army to pronounce the names of gametes does not help in anyway

-         I’m smiling but I’m quite serious

o       Putting on a false smile can be deceiving, even to your own officers, always let them know what you are feeling

-         I’d like to have SOME undivided attention.

o       Bending grammatical rules may be fun but it causes confusion among your own troops

 

Quotes from Mr Teo Kok Hong

-         I hope you bought insurance

o       Always ensure that you are in a win-win situation. If you win the war, you win glory and honour, if you lose, make someone pay for it.

-         That was some kind of an answer

o       Stupidity should not be tolerated among your ranks.

 

Quotes from Mr Boy Eng Seng

-         RESPECT!!!

o       Key ingredient to winning a war

-         I wanted to be a Chinese teacher

o       Sometimes what you want may not be the best idea

 

Quotes from Mr Wong Yew Leong

-         I have no idea why I’m here

o       It is not a wise idea to not know the reason why one fights a war

-         Yup, being a hamper wrapper does earn you quite abit of money

o       Sometimes doing lowly jobs for the nobles can pay off

 

Quotes from Ms Audrey Ngerng

-         As you can see, the SCREEN is not working

o       Know your equipment well. Spears can’t slash and screens don’t “work”

-         QUESTION MAAARK!!! *waves hands exasperatedly

o       Yelling random punctuation marks at your army only makes matters worse

-         Complicated is a better word than confused because confused makes you sound...confused.

o       You are what you write, writing the word winner on your forehead will indeed make you a winner

-         You have no notes and you’re smelling your dog (pencil case), do you need to go to the toilet? You look like you need to go to the toilet.

o       Every effect has a cause though the cause for going to the toilet may be rather ridiculous

-         I think evil runs in the family

o       Your enemy’s child will still be your enemy, eradicate your enemy quickly before he starts a family

-         You’re not throwing a grenade (pronounce as granite) at the US

o       Be sure to pronounce your commands properly lest your army brings the wrong weapons to war

 

Quotes from Ms Toh Yee Lin Elaine

-         Pain is good...

o       Sometimes one should rethink what is good for his army

-         Shock is good...

o       Shock is only good for the enemy

-         Colons are BANNED! It’s not even a punctuation mark.

o       Sometimes one should carry a dictionary to war

-         Moral of the story? Put question mark

o       Curiosity kills the cat, never use cats for war

-         I think my laptop hates me

o       Make it like you

 

Quotes from Mrs. Jaya Pillai

-         It’s not so bad being Singaporean

o       One must sometimes psycho oneself into believing that one’s country is the greatest

-         We’re drinkers of society......Woo!

o       Freeload if you can but do not make it a habit

-         I’m joking but I’m not going to make a joke

o       Confusing your army is not a good idea, especially with a bad joke that one wasn’t making

-         It might turn up for your paper “What is Mrs. Jay?” Write “Beautiful” and you get full marks.

o       Self praise is international disgrace but it boosts morale

-         I’m deemed to be fair...don’t laugh...

o       Sometimes things do not turn out the way people like it to be

-         I’m Indian...I hope

o       Always make sure which side you are on

 

Quotes from Mr Andy Shi Jing Hao

-         ... ...

o       Silence is golden...

I'm still wondering how the rubic cube works...and wondering how I flung chinese by 2.75 marks. I dun geddit, why am I always failing languages. Is one part of me brain not working? Why is it that others can do so well at it and I can't? What's the cause of inclinations? Hm...

Metal limitations...Is our mind limitless?  Is it because we exist in a 3.5th dimension (0.5 is because of time)? What if we were to go into another dimension? Well we won't know, we've never experienced it before.

Mental limitations...

Cynthia brought two rubic cubes today. I saw the girls trying to figure out how to solve the puzzle but there was something else that eluded me. I wasn't interested at how you solve the cube but how the corners of the cube are able to rotate along both the x and y direction. I never figured it out and it bugged me to no end. Couldn't concentrate during lessons because of the stupid cube. There was something else that bugged the hell out of me but I shall not say it because it was an unintended consequence.

 

After I learnt about the Johari's window and got mega-suan by that Alvin Ong, I began classifying whatever I did into those 4 windows. I began to learn how to tell when someone does or says something out of his/her "known to others but not known to self" square and if it offends me, I have learnt to forgive that action.

 

What about self-denial? Which square does it fit in? I know that i have this but I just don't want it. So do I have it or not? Eg. People say I'm a bastard but I do not think that I'm a bastard though I know that I deserve to be called one. So does being a bastard fall under known to self and known to others window or the not known to self but known to others window? Well, I dunno I'm thinking about it.

 

So moral of the story, be more accomodating to people who did not intentionally offend you.

 

Though I do not take offence easily, today's incident bugged me alot. To what extent and the cause I cannot say.

Ok here's a tribute to Spongebob square face. A SONG!!!!

 

Are you ready kids?

AYE AYE CAPTAIN!

I can't hear you!

AYE AYE CAPTAIN!

 

OH....

 

Who lives with Zd Ypj and teaches SS?

SPONGEBOB SQUARE FACE!

Angular and oblong and crappy is she

I tell you, this girl's got the voice of angels. This song touches my heart

 

From a distance

From a distance the world looks blue and green,
and the snow-capped mountains white.
From a distance the ocean meets the stream,
and the eagle takes to flight.
From a distance, there is harmony,
and it echoes through the land.
It's the voice of hope, it's the voice of peace,
it's the voice of every man.

From a distance we all have enough,
and no one is in need.
And there are no guns, no bombs, and no disease,
no hungry mouths to feed.
From a distance we are instruments
marching in a common band.
Playing songs of hope, playing songs of peace.
They're the songs of every man.
God is watching us. God is watching us.
God is watching us from a distance.

From a distance you look like my friend,
even though we are at war.
From a distance I just cannot comprehend
what all this fighting is for.
From a distance there is harmony,
and it echoes through the land.
It's the hope of hopes, it's the love of loves,
it's the heart of every man.
It's the hope of hopes, it's the love of loves.
It's the heart of every man.
It's the heart of every man.

Hiaz, sorry for this post but i think i need to rant abit. Just aBIT...not too much and it's about relevant issues.

 

Ever poked an OB marker on the internet before? Something that you JUST had to let people know but you can't let them?

 

ARGH! THe constraints of the internet...So many readers but and at the same time so much criticism...

 

I shall start a runic tablet to jot down my thoughts and till the day when everyone writes in rune will be thoughts be known. A worthy tradeoff, no viewership = no comments constructive or otherwise.

 

The internet is a bad place... 

I went to take an EQ test and here are the results, looks like I'm quite EMO, but I don't think that the results accurately represent me. Comment

 

Subscale EQ score = 82 

 

According to your self-report answers, your emotional intelligence is somewhat poor. People who score like you may at times feel that they have trouble dealing with their own emotions and those of others. They sometimes struggle to overcome difficulties in their lives and they are not always able to control their moods. It may be hard for them to understand how best to motivate themselves to overcome obstacles and reach their goals. In addition, they find social interactions difficult at times, for several reasons. They may have trouble allowing themselves to get close with others, finding it difficult to be vulnerable enough to establish intimacy or perhaps lacking understanding of, or comfort with, social interactions. Perhaps by working on your problem areas, you can become more confident in dealing with your own emotions and those of others.

Ok, yesterday was National day so I shall post some patriotic national day songs to fuel the atmosphere

 

Count Money, Singapore We have a revision of pay tomorrow Just relase, just release We have a poorer Singapore We won't receive, we won't receive You and me we have to part With our CPF for a start We have to show the world that we take less money We won't receive, we won't receive There is nothing down the road that we can look for We were told to dream that we could never try for There's a spirit in the air That seventh month feelings we all share We're gonna build a better after-life for you and me We were deceived, we were deceived  Count money, Singapore count on me to give my salary and more You and me We'll do our part, give our kidneys and hearts We're gonna show the world how to GIRO our Body We can't resist, we can't resist Count money, Singapore Count money, Singapore Count on me to give my life and more Count money, Singapore We can resist together Singapore Vote wisely eight years more We can resist together Singapore Vote wisely wight years more We can resist together Singapore Count on me to give my vote and more Together Singapore, Singapore  Lanning on National Day (sung to the tune of Home) Whenever I'm feeling low I look around me and I know There's a place that will stay within we That I can go after six I will always recall the tanks Know every camping spot Drink from the fountain that brings us life After we teoh assassinate!   Chorus: This is LAN truly, where I know I must be Where my dreams wait for me, where the internet's always on This is home surely as my Razer tells me This is where I won't be alone, for this is where I know I'll OWN!   When there are troubles to go through We fill a new spawn point We will trust our commander That he'll nuke the enemy too So we'll build our dreams together Just like we've done before Just like the med-kit which brings us life There'll always be Battlefield!   Repeat chorus   For this is where I know I'll OWN For this is where I know they teoh PWN!

 

OK, guys please don't make it a flop again. Here's a list of things to bring:

- Toiletries

- Poncho unless you want to sleep on the sand and get bitten

- something to play with/form of entertainment (if smb got a ball please lemme know)

- Mula

- Eating utensils

- Stuff that you can cook over a fire (I'm bringing a few mess tins so cup noodles would be good)

- Some form of weapon that you can conceal (just in case... you can never be too sure at ECP)

- Sleeping bag if you REALLY want to (it'll cook you alive)

- Extra clothes

- Extra clothes if you kena dunk

- Marshmallows

 

Those who are not ponning school tmr, we will leave for ECP after school (arnd 12?), so plan accordingly and we'll be breaking camp on thursday morning/afternoon.

 

Trust me, camping is like going to chalet, except that it's free and there's a freaking fire.

 

See you guys there!

Review week is half over!! Only left LA, physics and maths!!! Woots! That means I only study for physics and maths! (LA sure fail one so dun bother) Anyway I came up with an acronym for review week! REVIEW WEEK = Raiding EVery Inch of Everyone's Weakness Where Ever Etoh Kwai lans! Cool or cool! hahaha. Anyway I was reflecting on review week and I came up with this question: Is it possible to grade a person's intelligence using the question and answer method?

 

Nong Nong time ago when people used to live in caves, intelligence was in the form of survival skills. If you had what it took to survive, you're better and perhaps more intelligent. If you know how to shoot an arrow properly, cook, make a fire etc then you're smart. These survival skills can be taught and are passed on from generation to generation. There was no written test or spoken test to grade the student's mastery of the skills. The true test was with nature. If they passed, they survived, if they failed to apply what they learnt then they become food or a block of ice or some other misfortune will behall him. There was no questions nor answers involved.

 

Nowadays there no more of these survival skills, our basic needs are met and we have modes of entertainment. Intelligence is now based on how much you know and how much of the world you understand. Today's knowledge differs from the past because in the past if nobody taught you survival skills, you could develop them yourself if you dare to try (those who don't just die) but now no matter how much you stare at apples falling from a tree, you'll never be able to come up with v=u+at or come up with quantum mechanics. If you can't come up with these tings yourself then they must be taught to you and there must be a form of assessment of your understanding. Exams=examiner asks question and we answer.

 

Is it possible to know something without asking a question? (If I said yes then this statement is paradoxical, there's only one logical answer) Maybe so, mabe not. It may be beyond our understanding. We have been brought up in a way that we are being tested with questions. If we do not ask, then we will not come to know. Of course I'm not talking about how we come to know whether our neighbour makes a hell lot of noise when he tries plays the piano that kind of no brainer information. It about reasoning.

 

Maybe it's beyond our understanding. But if we could grade a person's intelligence without asking questions, then we would not have exams anymore...

 

Any ideas how this can be done? Please comment or tag at the speekboard (it's a link at the top right hand corner of the screen)

 

Cheers to the rest of review week YAY!

Today was really a roller coaster day... Full of ups and downs. I shall record them chronologically.

 

1. Wakes up at 2.30 am to study, eats ice-cream and is very pleased that he manages to finish studying what was planned.

 

2. Goes to school and realises that there is Chinese today. Bangs head on wall.

 

3. Realisation that Ms Low is not in school. That means we go home early! Fantastic!

 

4. Remembers that there is LA remedial today. *sighs...what to do?

 

5. In between LA, whole class goes to watch beatboxing performance by some guest beatboxer because Mrs Jay promised the Artery ppl that she'll be there and we went down to the concourse to bet the subway cookies that we ordered and at the same time go watch the performance! Zey nice I liek.

 

6. Realises that nobody ordered a cookie for me. *sulks

 

7. After LA and arrranging tables, I learn how to beatbox a didgeridoo after many failed attempts. Yippee!

 

8. Got pwnt by a bus 31 driver. There were two bus 31s , Let's name them 31a and 31b, both double decked. 31a came first and a hell lot of ppl, or a hell lot of juniors scrambled up the bus. Me and Kenny were shaking our heads and we spotted a SECOND DOUBLE DECKED 31 bus entering the bus bay. I ran to flag the bus but the bus did not enter the bus bay in the end so I ran back to bus 31a but the bus drove off with me running after the bus and waving franticallyat the driver to stop. The hip-and-cool bus driver with a pair of sunglasses lokked at me and didn't bother to stop so I walked back to the bus stop swearing my head off. *(*&^%#)*&?@?#(*@?!&

 

Sheesh, what a day.