bubblegum hearts.

hello :) Andrea here ;D
who was the (supercrazyawesome) girl who wanted to go to MGS?
MSN me and I'll fill you in on the shtick that happens here! oh, and pray that you're in Lee House (like me!) because the house tee is lime green, which is obviously better than red/superdark blue/pee yellow. :D
(no, don't listen to Yue Jia and go to nanyang! MGS is a lot less stressful and, well, AWESOME!)

and now, I'll abuse the privelege to complain about school life :D
my math teacher (Mrs Chen) who has been torturing (I'm so not kidding here) me for the entire 2009, is back for round two in 2010 D: and she's been picking on me (and still is!) since day one.
actually, more of day 2. since lessons only started then, but whatever.

to quote her: 'Elizabeth Tan and Andrea Lim, I know both of you are very mischievous. can't you wait?'
[Andrea Lim is me, obviously.]
[Elizabeth is my classmate/ deskmate/ fellow Mrs Chen victim. just that she has it worse.]

the situation: we were raising our hands to ask her (Chen) if we could use quadratic equations to solve a question (obviously algebra-related). and we raised our hands for 2 whole minutes before she even turned around, and not to give us an answer, but to rail at us.

GODICRAZYHATEHER. *mentally drops a bomb on Chen* :D
now where was I?

oh I'm the nice person who follows this blog! :D clap clap clap!
and no, I won't address the topic of PSLE, because based on what I see (i.e. tagboard posts) , you're all so very formal and good at english, unlike me who gets B4 for literature, you probably will do better than me! :D
(252, not counting +2 for HMT. how stupid am I? let me tell you: very.)
and I'm not an airhead, really, even if I am stupid.

I gtg to do my project on animal abuse in circuses and zoos now.
follow me on twitter blogger!
(AND NO DON'T USE TWITTER TWITTER IS FOR FAGS LIKE JUSTIN BEIBER!)

I sent an blog invite to this blogger account, so anyone who logs in here should be able to read. :D
and I presumtously added myself as a blog author incase I forget the username/password :x

anway, x's !
(especially to MGS junior-to-be. muahahaha.)

andrea!

P/S. my tennis racquet is this spazz orange too. :D

SEC 2 LIFE.

one year passed by so fast.

and now, i'm already sec 2.

GAH.


the teachers weren't joking when they said sec 2 was a HUGE stretch from sec 1.

i have over twenty-plus homework for this two weeks already, inclusive of SIAs, proposals, RAFTs, etc.

add to the fact that since i'm sec 2, i will be joining the thinking day parade.

which means more footdrill! D:


but it's ok, i love my squad! (:

squad two! jiayous! (:


ok. time to do my homework...

martin luther king ~~~~~~~~~~~

Long time

Long time since I came in. Glad to know that things are working out well here. And I see the Seniors are hard at work trying to add oil to the the Juniors.

This year, those in BPPS first class has a new form teacher. Her name is Miss Goh and she's a little sorta too cheerful. I heard that she comes into class and says, 'It's a wonderful day today!' I told your juniors to respond to her - it was wonderful until you came in!

She's quite a homework freak too. I heard that you juniors have 10 homework to do in the money of Jan. New teachers are like this - always pushing and trying too hard. She needs to show results to the Ministry just to prove her worth. I feel sad for her.

Anyway, how are the Seniors doing? Sec 2 already. Next year major changes will come your way. And your results for this year and choices at the end of the year will start to shape your destiny and what you study for the next 8 years. Double science? Triple science? IP? Which 2 humanities subject to take up? Have you considered them yet? Share with me...

Best,
Marina

Hello juniors!!! JIAYOU for P6!!! please come to nanyang!!!:D hope to see you on chinese new year!!!:)

your senior,
YUE JIA:)

HOW I SURVIVED PSLE (PART 2)

Well, Miss Marina said that you would like to know about de-stressing.

Though I didn't get a response or a reply from any of you, I thought I would just share some methods. But these methods are quite ordinary, all of you can think of it, so, well...


How can you de-stress?

Everyone feels stressful when exams are near.

So you can console yourself by knowing – You’re not the only one freaked out.

For me, I was still very happy-go-lucky. I only felt stressed on the day of the exam itself, so I didn’t really use any methods to de-stress.

But now in Nanyang, I have to start revising earlier by around two weeks. Sometimes it’s really frustrating when you can’t memorise the names of some famous people like Chandragupta Maurya (quite a mouthful right?) or geography stuff.

Here are some ways on how you can relieve stress, most of which you should already know.

Group

1. Outing! – You can have an outing with your friends, i.e. watch movie, shop, etc.

2. Arcade! – I highly recommend those games where you use the mallet and whack those stuff which pop out of the holes. It’s good for venting of frustration and de-stressing. If you’re not the “violent” type, try the 3D stimulator at Time Zone (I know there’s one at Causeway Point). It’s this bumper-car/cabin thing where you sit with one other person. You select a film and the thing would move (or rather, jerk) sideways, up and down along with the film. It’s really, really fun. Your three seniors all tried before. A must-try!

3. PARTY! – Whether it’s for a birthday party or a class party, a party will definitely heighten up the atmosphere! Oh yeah. Don’t forget to invite us (not to those full of juniors whom we don’t know though). Just say free food, music, fun and games and we’ll be there! (Just joking).

Individual

1. Watch TV! – You should watch those entertainment programmes like 100% entertainment (5pm, weekdays, Channel 8) or Just for Laughs Gags.

2. Phone-call! – Call your friend and chat! Gossip, latest idol news, whatever you can talk about! I did that with my friend the last two-three weeks of holidays.

3. Internet! – Turn on your computer and go facebook, play games? Or come to this blog and POST and TAG please. By the way, I highly recommend going to Youtube and watch this simply fabulously awesome Taiwanese drama show “K.O.3anguo”! It’s so freaking nice! Or watch Ep16 part 6/7, fast-forward about 5 minutes or so (to the scene in this restaurant or something), guaranteed one huge laughing session.

Or simple, just go to sleep. Seriously.

If you really feel really stressed but have no one to pour your misery to, post on this blog. Hopefully, if we’re free enough, we would reply you too!

Oh yeah. I have a really funny and innovative senior who posted this on their batch blog. It’s super hilarious, also about de-stressing. (http://ooh-gah-sha-gah.blogspot.com/2009_09_01_archive.html)

Don’t worry, it’s not some lame virus or something.

Ok, I know you are very busy and stuff, not very IT-savvy, so you won't be online frequently or something, but on the rare occasions that you do, please try and post or just leave a tag on this blog! You have 47 posts in this blog already but those are either written by Miss Marina or us seniors!

The thing is that, this is YOUR blog, and it is therefore YOUR responsibility to keep it going. And just tagging on the blog, it's not that hard right? Ok, I shouldn't be too hard on you, I know P6 and PSLE are stressing you out, so I won't blame you or anything.

Here's a song! I changed the lyrics.

没有如果 （梁静茹）

如果我说 考试没有如果
失败就败 你是不是会用功
若“懒惰”拿来当借口
那是不是有一点弱

如果我说 考试没有如果
想要考好 就用功读书
还怨什么 还玩什么
快拿起书来读


TINGTING(:

p/s: OMG KAILING YOU ARE SO PRO LA! 1st in class leh somemore. and 7th in school. must be more confident k! (:

Saw Tingting's post, that's why I am also addressing the topic on PSLE...

I am the one who drop by 10++ marks in PSLE... I got a 264 (266 inclusive of HCL) in my Prelim and only got a 250 (253 inclusive of HCL) in my PSLE. Dropped by 14 marks. Third last in class. One of the last few in my secondary 1 class...

But miraculously, I manage to cling on the first position in class and seventh in school. It's not that my school is lousy, but it's because I put in effort since I failed my history. It's the same as PSLE. Despite the fact that you did badly or even fail, treat it like a motivation to success. I am not sure if you are going to read my post after my previous post though. : Haiz... ... PSLE is nothing to be afraid of, so 加油!加油加!油!

Kailin

For goodness sake...

Well I just came into the blog and realized hmm lots of stuff have been uploaded recently. Apologies for the long time it took for me to start blogging on here. One important reason was because I was so caught up preparing classes!!!

P6 class has started so it's also quite messy preparing stuff. Change of syllabus meant revamp of classroom material. So irritated with the constant change!!And I think it's change for the worse...think the Seniors are lucky to have moved onto a new level using the previous syllabus. The science now is really rocket science...haiz...a nation of brainy and smart people can't be created by making students study space science at p6...

Not much comments on outing...just thought that it could have been better planned in terms of location and timing. Wasted some time on travelling and standing at a spot waiting for decisions to be made. I can totally understand the 'pain' the seniors are feeling. I feel this 'pain' too when I go out with some people. And that includes the very few times I feel whenever you (seniors or juniors alike) talk amongst yourselves and I am so left out. Or when I ask a qn and get a 1-2 word answer. But everything takes time - relationships even more so. I think seniors should be better informed of this isn't it? You can't have everyone to be bright and chirpy and ready to party the moment they see you. And plus this group is more shy than your group. It took time to break into it their circle and to get them to respond and treat you like one of them.

One main reason is also upbringing. You can see clear differences here. Seniors are more independent. And it's not cause you are more matured. It's the kind of family that you live in. If a child follows her parents everywhere everyday, then she is less likely to be so sociable to people she just met cause in usual situations it's her mother who deals with newly-known people. If you happen to have time alone, like when your parents are both working and not able to spend so much time with you everyday, then you are more likely to make decisions on your own and are more likely to find friends outside to fill your time. That makes you more daring and sociable when approaching people you've just met.

For most of your juniors, they tend to go to school and come back to see at least one parent at home. Their parents will then prepare the afternoon for them (eat, shower, sleep, play, do homework) and might just sit with them to study and complete assignments. They don't have much time for self exploration and even if they play, it's within the confines of their own area (the condo) and with people they already are familiar with. That's why they tend to be lesser matured than when the seniors were at the same age.

Everyone's character is shaped by the way they are being brought up. As a person, and to blend in with society next time, you need to get down to the reason as to why some people behave as such. And also, if they choose to behave as such, you cannot judge or make them change or expect them to act like you. What you can do is to either accept it then work around it (like for instance in this case you talk more and ask less qns to fill in the time with talk and hopefully they will start to act like you after your 1000th sentence) or you can choose to spend less time with people who behave in ways which you cannot accept. That's how you survive in society.

Being brutally honest like in the blog is a good way to show your inner feelings to people whom you trust. But remember, you cannot trust everyone to take whatever you said in good stride - meaning some people might start to dislike you for being honest because you might have hurt their feelings accidentally. Also, as you move higher up, you realise that some girls can't take such honesty. They will gang up and leave u alone because they can't take your honesty.

Seniors, don't take the Junior's behaviour to heart. They didn't mean to be unfriendly or hate you in any way...that I can assure you because they told me that. You did a great job nevertheless in trying to be supportive and friendly and not walking away with an angry face. That would have hurt your juniors...and scared them off.

Be more accomodating because you are the more matured ones and should be so calculative with the younger ones. You are the wiser ones... ;)

Regards,
Marina

Ting~you're so full of love...I think you can share with like old folks or orphans..opt to do comm. service...