MY FIRST POST HERE!

Hi people this is my first post here. Yeah okay bye!

-Kimberly

Math exam paper 2003

Give me your email by posting or commenting if you want math examination paper 2003 from other schools. It may be too long ago but it is related to your syllabus.

Kai Lin

Current Affairs Knowledge

Visit this website to brush up on your current affairs knowledge. You will need it for your project work and general paper when you go to JC in 4 years time.

http://nhhscap2011.blogspot.com/

By the way, this is my school's website.

Kai Lin

Notes

http://www.sciencelab.com/page/S/CTGY/10524

A comprehensive site for chemistry-related terms and explanations.

http://www.sciencegeek.net/Chemistry/taters/labequipment.htm

An online science quiz on lab apparatus.

http://www.sparknotes.com/

A notes page for your Literature/Biology/Chemistry/Physics subjects

treasure hunt

enjoy the holidays and one-week orientation (Nanyang). get to know your angels well! tell me what class you got into!

:)

This is Kai Lin. The seniors are organizing a amazing race on 31 December, next Friday.

Please tell me whether you can go. Thank you!

I SAW BEAST!!!!!!!!!!!!!

hey all!

you know who's BEAST? the korean band?

I SAW THEM TODAY WAKAKAKAKA!

me and some friends went to Changi Airport to see them!!! ^^

and we waited for super long for them to come out.

it was super chaotic. but super worth it.

I SAW EVERYONE!!!!!!!!!!!

except YOSEOB AND KIKWANG. sobs. T.T

i only wanted to really see yoseob! i saw him but not his face! T.T

he covered his face with this ridiculously long and large hood T.T WHY YOSEOB WHY T.T

i totally didn't see kikwang i saw him in the video my friend took LOL.

anyway. this is random.

bye.

- TING TING ;D i'm a B2UTY!

i wanted to go for MNET but i couldn't afford T.T WHYYYYYYY

and also kpop night T.T sigh. sigh. AND ALSO SS3!! DAMNIT.

Part I:

Hi guys! It has been damn long since I last posted... may almost 10 months... i dunno...

I have juz come back from the tough ANCOC life which has lasted for 4days... it's like a living hell... but it turn out okay in the end though... if everything goes on smoothly, I will be an official NCO le... Yay! I even met my Primary 2 frenz...

On the first week of my holiday, I went for the Chinese Culture Camp for 7 days. It is so fun!!!

Aside from these school events, I have watched Harry Potter! I was amazing even though it was not 3D. Maybe I will be watching Narnia....

By the way, I will be joining you guys on this amazing race trip on Wednesday but I am not sure whether I will be participating... So far I am the only senior who is going... TingTing and Andrea are not free and YueJia is down with chickenpox... About the guys I am not sure... Although I am so-called "extra", I still hope that we can all enjoy this trip! I will try to blend in and I hope that I will be accepted by you guys. Ya, so see you then!

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Part II:

Hi! What I am posting now is about my sec 3 subject combination and you guys(jouniors) might find it boring...

I have chosen the following subjects:

1st: English

2nd: A Math

3rd: E Math

4th: HCL

5th: Chemisty

6th: Biology

7th: Physics

8th: Elective History

9th: Pure Geography

What do you think? Can you give me some comments, suggestions and tips?

Hope that Class'08 can organise an outing with everyone present!

Kailin

Class trip

OMG I actually forgot the login username for this blog! And I had to scan the entire senior's blog to check the login details. So busy gonna lose my brain.

And anyway, here's the information for the class trip.

D&T: 24 Nov at 9am
Venue: Meeting at letter box area
Hunt location: Undisclosed
Expected to arrive back home: 3-4pm

Restricted:

No skirts (but you can wear something beneath the skirt to cover up)
No expensive gadgets (such as iPad or PSP etc)
No umbrellas needed
Do not run and scream and create a scene!
Do not pester the Gamemaster for clues or answers! Severe penalty for this!

Things to bring:

EZ link card
Water bottle
Sweater/jacket/cardigan (1 piece)
Cash (do not bring more than $50)
Pen

Instructions:

Division into 2/3 groups. We might have odd numbers. The game starts when you get your first riddle. Solving the riddle will reveal the mystery location. Once you've solved the riddle and checked your answer with the Gamemaster, you are allowed to proceed to your location. If you can't solve the riddle and require assistance from the Gamemaster, each assistance will cost you a penalty.

Throughout the game, you will have to come back to the Gamemaster to get new missions to perform. Once you've completed the mission, you are to report back to your Gamemaster to check for answers/produce evidence of your completion and get the next task. If you are stuck, you may seek clues from your Gamemaster but each clue given will cost you a penalty. There is no time restriction for each mission (except for special missions which timing restriction will be imposed) so you can take your time to complete each mission.

If you were to complete a mission wrongly (i.e. produce wrong answers/bought wrong items/went to wrong places) your Gamemaster will not clear you for that stage. You must go back and attempt that mission again. If you get it wrong a 2nd time, a clue will be given to you to help you complete the mission. However, that would impose a penalty on your overall grade.

Remember - TIME is not the most important factor! Take very careful note of what is expected of you to do! Being fast doesn't give you any additional grades but failing to adhere to instructions or doing the wrong thing WILL cost you penalties.

At all times, one member of each team MUST keep her mobile phone where she can hear the ringtone or sense the vibrations. The Gamemaster must be able to locate the team for updates. You must not wander off to other destinations outside of the building without prior information to your Gamemaster (i.e. leave the mall and head to another mall across the road).

If you require any assistance, please do not hesitate to contact the Gamemaster directly. This means meeting with complaints from public, injured or lost of items. The Gamemaster will try to render assistance but is not able to guarantee that you can retrieve items you've lost.

If your team attracts complaints from public or mall security officers, your team will also receive a penalty.

For some stages, you may be required to make purchases. Money will be provided to you if you managed to clear the previous mission in 1 try. If you are unable to clear the previous mission with 1 attempt, the money given to you for your next mission shall be reduced (depending on amount given to Gamemaster, the sum could be reduced from 10% to 50%). If you are unable to complete the mission with the lesser amount, you can use you 'Trade' option.

In the 'Trade' option, you will perform a small task as decided by the Gamemaster in order to exchange for more resources to complete the mission. Sometimes, it is a MUST to use this option or you will NOT be able to clear the stage. You MUST perform the task till your Gamemaster is satisfied before you will get the necessary resources to help you cross the mission.

The game will pause (no matter which stage you are at) at 12noon sharp. We will head for lunch first and check on progress. If all teams have finished all tasks, we might have a little 'bonus' activity by heading off to a 2nd mystery location to have another shorter hunt.

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There will be 2 Gamemasters so ideally we should only have 2 groups.
One Gamemaster shall be me and the another shall be my friend Guo Cheng. He is from Tianjin, China and is a PhD student here and you may wish to address him as Cheng ge ge.

Decision of your group's GM will be set when we meet. Similarly, for team members, it shall be set when you are here. However, this time round, Phyllis and Claris MUST be in the same group!

If you have any other questions, please write down and ask when we meet on Wed.

And one last note - make sure you have money in your EZ link card cause you may be asked to take public transport to move to other locations.

Class trip

Finally I have some time to write this down.

I had in mind for class trip to happen on 26th Nov then I realise oh ya you need to submit your options. So, as an alternative, shall we have class trip on 3rd Dec? Anyone objecting to it?

ONEWPHOTOSPAM! XD

SHINEE! :)

why am i doing this when i should be revising physics? oh well...

this is KEY!

JONGHYUN!

ONEW as player swallow and TAEMIN! :)

and the rest are all ONEW! :D

i think i'm a very crazy senior hahahaha

as long as SHINee doesn't affect my grades :)

New updates to class schedule

3rd class: 8th May
4th class: 10th May (230-430pm)
5th class: 12th May (230-430pm)
6th class: 15th May
7th class: 18th May
8th class: 22nd May

---Break----

FANGIRLING ;D

YO!

haha did this liven up this [dead] blog?

i sure hope it does.

ONEW IS SO CUTE! (see above photo)

hahaha my latest obsession XD

Onew is the leader of SHINEE! :D

he has this "onew condition" which is a condition in which he does dumb stuff like dropping stuff, slipping/falling, being clumsy, and simply being CUTE.

oh yah i wrote this chinese story about him! cos my friend likes him. LOL.

it's 3000+ words though. .___________.

ONEW CONDITION FTW! :D

tingting(:

Important Updates on Class Schedule for SA1 2010

Classes are as follows:

27th April - Oral prac

1st May - Compo prac

4th May - LC prac

8th May - EL prac

10th May - Maths prac (430-630pm)

12th May - Sci prac (230-430pm)

Class is cancelled on 17th April as I have overseas training to attend for that week.

Regards,
Marina

Updates on Study Sessions

Welcome to Muggers' Club (mugging is a term we use to mean that someone is always studying so mugger is referring to the person who is always studying)

We will not have study sessions on Tuesday since we have class on that day. And there is obviously no mugging activities on Wed since we will be out.

Thus far, no one has registered for Thursday or Friday. Let me emphasize again that you NEED to sms me before you come for the session if not I will think that no one is coming and get out of the house. Let me know one day before you come on your arrival and departure time so that I can plan out your work.

Best,
Marina

New updates on outing

New updates!

New timing = 130pm on same day same place

There will be 2 teams and 1 adult will follow with each team. The adult shall be the team captain and lead the team along. The team captain shall take note of time and bring the entire team to the next building.

Team captains will follow you throughout the journey and move with your team. You are to inform the team captain whenever you are done with shopping centre. Your team captain will set the time limit for your team to explore the cente.

So you will be guided all the way. But the team captain cannot give answers or hints to your questions or provide suggestions to how you get around.

Marina

The Outing

Once again the holiday outings are here. This time round we are going to raid Orchard Road. So here are some things to take note of:

Date: 17th March 2010 Wednesday
Time: 1130am (lunch will be provided)
Location for initial meeting: Miss Marina's block void deck

What you should bring along:
1- EZ Link card
2- Wallet with about $20
3- Water bottle
4- Jackets
5- Umbrella (2 can share 1 umbrella so decide among yourselves)
6- Wear comfortable shoes
7- No short skirts please! (At least knee length)
8- Pencil/pen
9- Calculator (you can use the calculators within your handphone)
10-Handphone!!!!(Each pair/trio must have 1 person having a handphone)

Criteria: Participation is OPTIONAL and voluntary. You may bring along 1 friend each and must confirm your attendance latest by Tuesday 16th March 3pm.

As this is a mega size treasure hunting experience along Orchard Road, you will be split up into teams of 2s or 3s depending on final number of participants. You will start from different venues along Orchard Road. As worksheets will be handed out, you MUST complete all questions on the worksheets before coming to the final check point. You must not discuss or disclose answers if you meet with other groups.

If you met with an emergency (someone falls down and is bleeding or lost an item etc), phone ME immediately. If there is serious injuries sustained, one member of the team shall ask for help by going to the Information Counters located within each shopping centre. One team member MUST keep watch with the injured member. Thus if you have only 2 members within your team and 1 is seriously injured, call me and do not move to any other positions. If help is given to you (someone comes along and offers help) please get the person to call me before agreeing to go away with this person. DO NOT walk away with anyone who offers to help you unless I am informed and has agreed!

We will start off the treasure hunt for an hour and gather together at the 1st checkpoint (venue to be decided later). Once the entire group's progress has been checked, the hunt continues. Another 1 hour after this initial meeting, we will have a 2nd checkpoint (venue to be decided later) whereby everyone MUST gather around and submit their worksheets. You will have 2.5 hours in total to roam around the upper section of Orchard Road. Our final checkpoint will be at the Haagen Dazs store at Orchard Centrepoint (where you will be treated to ice cream if you'd like).

Final results and answers will be disclosed on Thursday 18th. At the end of 2.5 hours, you MUST reach the final checkpoint even if you have not completed the worksheet.

The winning team will have lovely prizes for EACH member of the team.

During the entire hunt, you can make use of public transport to get to places (i.e. take a bus, take a train, take a cab) or you may walk (do plan out how you want to reach certain places though because in each shopping centre you will have to spend time going up and down to find answers). Therefore walking all the way is not the best option! Whatever form of transportation you take up, the expenses will be incurred by yourself (that means you pay for your own public transport).

Some money will be given to each person of the team for a task in the worksheet. You are NOT to spend this money on unrelated items. If you wish to purchase gifts you may do so provided that you are still on time.

Notes on checkpoints 1 and 2: The venue of these checkpoints will be decided at the last minute and sms will be sent to your handphones to give you reminders on the timing and location. There will be a penalty for coming in more than 5 minutes later at the checkpoint. Unless there is an accident which caused the delay, you must not reach the checkpoint more than 15 minutes from the arranged time. Your team will be disqualified if you fail to reach within 15 minutes from the set time.

Final checkpoint notes: You will be given the exact time for arrival at final checkpoint via sms on the actual day. You must NOT order any items until I have arrived (you may ask for a table for xx people and water to be served first).

During the entire hunt, you MUST not disturb the business of any shops or cause disturbance or annoyance to other shoppers. Refrain from running wildly and screaming within any shopping centres. If any security guards approach you due to such untamed behaviour, it is your responsibility to face the music.

If you have any other questions, please let me know in class.

Marina

The holiday study sessions

Who is it meant for: Those who wish to complete work (school/tuition) assigned within timed conditions. Those who want to do more practice. Those who wish to catch up on subjects covered thus far. Those who have piles of corrections waiting to be done.

When is it for: Monday 15th from 1pm - 5pm; Tuesday 16th between 1pm - 3pm; Thursday 18th between 1pm - 3pm; Friday 19th between 1 pm - 5pm.

What to bring: Homework (school or tuition ones)

What else to expect: There will be NO NEW MATERIAL taught during this time! This is not proper class so this is more REVISION - including work from the lower primary chapters.

Anything else?: Lunch/dinner can be provided BUT please register first! Please indicate which day(s) you are coming and which time periods that you intend to stay.
You are allowed to stay for maximum 4hours and minimum of 60 mins.

These study sessions are free of charge. Your purpose is to catch up on work and start revising previous work. You are not here to copy homework!

Tuesday and Thursday - we still have normal classes at our usual time!

Remember: REGISTER at least a day before your arrival.

Regards,
Marina

The recent iPhone discussions...

So many people are using iPhone now it feels like we are all clones without brains and following suit by purchasing something that everybody has. As a current user, I have a few pointers to share with you just in case you want to move up to iPhone within the year.

1) All iPhones/iPhone 3G/iPhone 3G S MUST come with a data roaming line package. For the iPhone to function and download applications (or use Google Maps), you need to be able to download data via satellite. All current service providers (or what we call Telcos meaning telecommunications companies will have pre-set data packages for your choosing).

2) The battery of the iPhone range is bad! If you play a game for a bus ride of about 20 minutes, expect about 10%-20%decrease of your battery. And that is exclusive of sms and calling uses which will deplete the battery life more. That's why, always bring your power cord along with you so that once you have a way of charging (e.g. connecting to power socket or connecting to computer via usb), charge it!

3) The sms keypad is not the same as your Nokia/SE/LG whatever types. It's a qwerty keyboard which is the standard keyboard as it would look on your computer! It can be quite a hassle to text fast initially because you have to find all the keys and their locations and each key is quite slim. So you need to be agile and have long and slim fingers!

4) For iPhone to download applications, you need two ways:
i) Directly from the phone. Which means your service provider aka telcos must provide enough data roaming bytes for you to download. So the more the byte rate the better because then you can surf internet, access Googles Maps, download games, study material, songs, watch Youtube in any part of Singapore even if you don't carry your laptop around.

ii) Via your computer. Sad to say many applications on the iPhone are way too big for download using method (i) so you MUST install iTunes and Quicktime into your computer before you can download the larger applications. All prices shown on iTunes are in USD so if you see a game that costs 0.99 to own, convert into Singapore dollars. The current exchange rate is 1USD = 1.4 Singapore dollar. Think before you greedily download all the applications!

5) It's said that in July a new version of iPhone is coming! By then, I suppose the previous generations of iPhone prices will fluctuate (meaning change) again.

6) The iPhone camera does not come with flash functions so if you are trying to take a picture at night, find a light source yourself (i.e. stand near public lighting or hold a torch). Otherwise you can download applications such as Photoshop for iPhone and Flash for Free to enhance your pictures after you take them by manually adding in the flash.

My current telco provider is M1 (I'm walking on sunshine). I pay $53 per month which includes 300 minutes free talk time, 500 free sms, 12GB of free data roaming, free roaming subscription. My phone is the iPhone 3G S 16GB white colour one and it costs $248 for a two year contract.

I hope you find the information useful.

And I highly recommend the following applications:
Dictionary, PS Mobile (photoshop), Facebook for iPhone, iGV (for Golden Village shows).

What's harsher? PSLE or Sec 2 life

Which is harsher and tougher? PSLE or Sec 2 life..

Well for some of you this year is the defining year to move into IP (integrated prog) and skip O levels. For others it's the defining moment to choose if you want to go into arts or science class in Sec 3 and plan your route for life. Either way the only guarantee to both ways out is a good overall score. I wish I were your age, still in school, wandering around and wasting life away...hahaha

BTW, I did double science. My subject combination was Pure Physics, Pure Chem, Geography, Literature, EL, HMT, A maths and E maths. And I remember my E maths teacher is fresh grad from NIE...so cannot make it...teach halfway forgot simple formulas and panic and started sweating nonstop. My higher MT teacher teach halfway bra strap came out from her sleeve. My Physics teacher is like major sleeping pill...Geo teacher is HOD super strict...A maths teacher always speaks to the ceiling....Chem teacher is an Indian old lady and her accent is hard to catch.

And I think the harshest exam all these years has to be O levels. Because I was doing subjects I don't like but have to do to fit the curriculum. I hated Chem and Physics!!! But I scored very well for them (but I seriously remembered writing rubbish during exams).

What's tougher for you now? No TV? Loads of homework? Remember when you were in pri sch and u had homework and u were complaining that it was too much. Now u look back and compare with the amount now..what's worse?

Marina