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...
Friday, January 1, 2010
Monday, December 28, 2009
HOW I SURVIVED PSLE (PART 1)
This is a part one (hopefully) cos if you asked me any questions, I would answer them in part two.
Though from our "outing", that idea seems too far-fetched.
So I won't really be counting on it or anything.
I seriously think I'm crazy to actually type out all these stuff for you. Because you probably won't even read it since you don't really visit this blog right? So, MM can print this out and show them during their tuition lessons. I hope.
HOW I SURVIVED PSLE.
(Wow this sounds so cool! Like a title of some book)
First things first.
What is PSLE?
If you don’t know, well, I just have to wonder whether you have been living under a rock all those years.
So I guess I don’t have to elaborate on that. (I hope).
Anyway.
You don’t really have to stress too much over PSLE.
Why?
According to my History Teacher in Nanyang (who will hereby be referred to as simply “HT”, for confidential reasons), PSLE is unreliable.
Oh, and I think that Mr. Ong has mentioned to you that PSLE isn’t really important.
Ok, the reason why it’s unreliable is that not everyone can release their full potential during PSLE. Many other factors could affect your performance, like nervousness, and worse, if you got ill.
For example, ME. I got a lowly 266 for PSLE which ranks about No. 20+ out of the 32 students in my class in Nanyang. But in the end, well, let’s just say I improved by…A LOT?
So well, PSLE can’t really measure your level of intelligence. You might score really well during school exams, but your marks could drop by say, 10, for PSLE. There were true cases for some of my classmates in BPPS.
And the importance of PSLE?
Well, it is only there to get you into a good secondary school. That’s all it does. Because, like what Mr. Ong said, no company will want to look at how high/low you score for PSLE. What matters next after PSLE is, O’levels, A’levels and university.
How to study for PSLE?
Well, just don’t stress over it too much.
For me, I didn’t really study much.
But well, if you study at the last minute, don’t bother about Chinese.
There’s really no need to study for Chinese, because it’s so easy. And there’s nothing much to study for that.
I really don’t have many ideas for this…so…
Just study what your teacher tells you to.
If I’m not wrong, yours is one of the blessed batches to use calculators right?
So remember to learn properly how to use them accurately and quickly.
How did I survive PSLE?
That’s a really good question.
But I forgot.
I seriously can’t remember what I was doing before PSLE…
However, I do remember I had an awful stomachache before most of the PSLE exams.
You know, when you’re really really nervous and you get those butterflies in your stomach while practically ruins all possibilities of concentration and makes you just want to rush to the toilet and waste precious exam time?
Well. My solution to that was humming/singing songs. It really does work, because it takes your mind off the pain. It’s better if you hum/sing an energizing/happy song instead of a melancholic/woeful song though.
These is all I can think of now.
If you have any questions, tag/post on this blog.
Because it's dead and it's only alive cos we seniors post on it.
TINGTING(:
Though from our "outing", that idea seems too far-fetched.
So I won't really be counting on it or anything.
I seriously think I'm crazy to actually type out all these stuff for you. Because you probably won't even read it since you don't really visit this blog right? So, MM can print this out and show them during their tuition lessons. I hope.
HOW I SURVIVED PSLE.
(Wow this sounds so cool! Like a title of some book)
First things first.
What is PSLE?
If you don’t know, well, I just have to wonder whether you have been living under a rock all those years.
So I guess I don’t have to elaborate on that. (I hope).
Anyway.
You don’t really have to stress too much over PSLE.
Why?
According to my History Teacher in Nanyang (who will hereby be referred to as simply “HT”, for confidential reasons), PSLE is unreliable.
Oh, and I think that Mr. Ong has mentioned to you that PSLE isn’t really important.
Ok, the reason why it’s unreliable is that not everyone can release their full potential during PSLE. Many other factors could affect your performance, like nervousness, and worse, if you got ill.
For example, ME. I got a lowly 266 for PSLE which ranks about No. 20+ out of the 32 students in my class in Nanyang. But in the end, well, let’s just say I improved by…A LOT?
So well, PSLE can’t really measure your level of intelligence. You might score really well during school exams, but your marks could drop by say, 10, for PSLE. There were true cases for some of my classmates in BPPS.
And the importance of PSLE?
Well, it is only there to get you into a good secondary school. That’s all it does. Because, like what Mr. Ong said, no company will want to look at how high/low you score for PSLE. What matters next after PSLE is, O’levels, A’levels and university.
How to study for PSLE?
Well, just don’t stress over it too much.
For me, I didn’t really study much.
But well, if you study at the last minute, don’t bother about Chinese.
There’s really no need to study for Chinese, because it’s so easy. And there’s nothing much to study for that.
I really don’t have many ideas for this…so…
Just study what your teacher tells you to.
If I’m not wrong, yours is one of the blessed batches to use calculators right?
So remember to learn properly how to use them accurately and quickly.
How did I survive PSLE?
That’s a really good question.
But I forgot.
I seriously can’t remember what I was doing before PSLE…
However, I do remember I had an awful stomachache before most of the PSLE exams.
You know, when you’re really really nervous and you get those butterflies in your stomach while practically ruins all possibilities of concentration and makes you just want to rush to the toilet and waste precious exam time?
Well. My solution to that was humming/singing songs. It really does work, because it takes your mind off the pain. It’s better if you hum/sing an energizing/happy song instead of a melancholic/woeful song though.
These is all I can think of now.
If you have any questions, tag/post on this blog.
TINGTING(:
Saturday, December 26, 2009
I know it has been ages ago when we had the senior and junior outing. But I still think that I should comment on it.
I don't know why, but is it so difficult to start a conversation with us? Or are we very weird or whatsoever that when we try to talk to you guys, you all avoid us. Giggling among yourselves, hiding, smiling, blushing... .... Do you know that we felt so embarrass and 尴尬 when you all react like that?
I know that it's my fault that I am late but can you at least say something when we talk to you? We also need a lot of effort to talk to you guys. We don't know each other at all and yet we tried. But what kind of treatment is this?!?
If I am not wrong, this should be a Q&A session. But what it ended up is like a two gang outing - "the seniors gang" and "the juniors gang". I am so disappointed. I don't know what will happen if we continue to try talking to you and you keep ignoring us... Perhaps I will really 抓狂.
If you say that you are from an English speaking family and does not wish to communicate in Chinese, well, fine. But we did try in both languages but still didn't get a reply and we ended up in the "I give up" senario...
Haiz... I hope that next time if we have the chance to meet up, this thing won't happen again. Kays?
Anyway wish you guys a belated merry christmas...
All the best in Year 2010
Kailin上
I don't know why, but is it so difficult to start a conversation with us? Or are we very weird or whatsoever that when we try to talk to you guys, you all avoid us. Giggling among yourselves, hiding, smiling, blushing... .... Do you know that we felt so embarrass and 尴尬 when you all react like that?
I know that it's my fault that I am late but can you at least say something when we talk to you? We also need a lot of effort to talk to you guys. We don't know each other at all and yet we tried. But what kind of treatment is this?!?
If I am not wrong, this should be a Q&A session. But what it ended up is like a two gang outing - "the seniors gang" and "the juniors gang". I am so disappointed. I don't know what will happen if we continue to try talking to you and you keep ignoring us... Perhaps I will really 抓狂.
If you say that you are from an English speaking family and does not wish to communicate in Chinese, well, fine. But we did try in both languages but still didn't get a reply and we ended up in the "I give up" senario...
Haiz... I hope that next time if we have the chance to meet up, this thing won't happen again. Kays?
Anyway wish you guys a belated merry christmas...
All the best in Year 2010
Kailin上
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Outing on 16th
The outing yesterday was quite fun and enjoyable, right?
However, some has failed to realised that it was supposed to be a CO-OUTING. A JUNIOR/SENIOR outing.
And that's where the problem lies.
This CO-OUTING was supposed to be something like a junior/senior bonding session right? Like a get-to-know-you-better session. And perhaps a Q&A session.
But the thing is, we didn't really talk. Or chat. Or communicate. Which is personally, what I was looking forward to.
As seniors, when we ask you a question right, we would really rather get a reply instead of like some giggles, smiles, and then you go into hiding or something. Cos we're really not that scary and intimidating right?
We understand that you might be shy to talk to us or something cos we still have this age gap of 2 years but the thing is that when we ask you something and you don't answer we feel embarrassed also.
Since we're the seniors, we're supposed to take initiative to guide you and stuff, but since we aren't that much older than you we would of cos also feel shy and hesitant about talking to you, so we also need to muster up some courage to actually try and start a conversation.
In the end, the outing wasn't much of a bonding session right? The juniors and seniors stuck together, and we seniors are also partly responsible for this scenario, I admit that we never really put in much effort to communicate with you and stuff. It might as well have been 2 separate outings by 2 different groups of people.
So I hope that next time, and I really really hope for a next time, if/when we have another co-outing together, then we can really chat and stuff. You can really ask us anything, like ANYTHING, from studies to choosing schools to emo-ing to worrying about PSLE and yeah. We'll help.
But it's good that most(if not everyone) enjoyed this outing and liked it.
love, (yes, LOVE)
TINGTING(:
However, some has failed to realised that it was supposed to be a CO-OUTING. A JUNIOR/SENIOR outing.
And that's where the problem lies.
This CO-OUTING was supposed to be something like a junior/senior bonding session right? Like a get-to-know-you-better session. And perhaps a Q&A session.
But the thing is, we didn't really talk. Or chat. Or communicate. Which is personally, what I was looking forward to.
As seniors, when we ask you a question right, we would really rather get a reply instead of like some giggles, smiles, and then you go into hiding or something. Cos we're really not that scary and intimidating right?
We understand that you might be shy to talk to us or something cos we still have this age gap of 2 years but the thing is that when we ask you something and you don't answer we feel embarrassed also.
Since we're the seniors, we're supposed to take initiative to guide you and stuff, but since we aren't that much older than you we would of cos also feel shy and hesitant about talking to you, so we also need to muster up some courage to actually try and start a conversation.
In the end, the outing wasn't much of a bonding session right? The juniors and seniors stuck together, and we seniors are also partly responsible for this scenario, I admit that we never really put in much effort to communicate with you and stuff. It might as well have been 2 separate outings by 2 different groups of people.
So I hope that next time, and I really really hope for a next time, if/when we have another co-outing together, then we can really chat and stuff. You can really ask us anything, like ANYTHING, from studies to choosing schools to emo-ing to worrying about PSLE and yeah. We'll help.
But it's good that most(if not everyone) enjoyed this outing and liked it.
love, (yes, LOVE)
TINGTING(:
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Release of Answers for Maths Holiday Homework
Here are the answers to the set of Maths holiday homework. Please correct your answers. Do your corrections on a fresh set of paper and indicate clearly the level and the question number. Submit the CORRECTIONS sheet on the 1st day of class.
If you do not know how to do the sum, please indicate on the corrections sheet (at the end)the level and questions number.
Level 1
1. 40kg 2.79 3. $300 4.90 5.A:235;B:5 6. Darren 70; Herbert 140
7.$1800 8.7 9.103g 10.10
Level 2
1.$2000 2.348 3.680 4.210 5.Wilson: 92;David628 6.Ruth:$5200;Ken$2900
7.Tony:$43000;Kelvin:$5000 8.287.75kg 9.77ml 10.13
Level 3
1.10 2.a)19 b)$152 3. 5 4. 6kg 5. $56000 6.9 7.48
8.a)16 b)44 9.16 10.103
Level 4
1.8 2.15 3.7 4.Chickens 23; Ducks 67 5.$5700 6.26
7.288 8.16 9.19 10.Breadth 24; length 48
Level 5
1.$186 2.$106 3.$60 4.$25 5.$1321 6.$1193
7.$24 8.96 9.$10 10.$32
Regards,
Marina
If you do not know how to do the sum, please indicate on the corrections sheet (at the end)the level and questions number.
Level 1
1. 40kg 2.79 3. $300 4.90 5.A:235;B:5 6. Darren 70; Herbert 140
7.$1800 8.7 9.103g 10.10
Level 2
1.$2000 2.348 3.680 4.210 5.Wilson: 92;David628 6.Ruth:$5200;Ken$2900
7.Tony:$43000;Kelvin:$5000 8.287.75kg 9.77ml 10.13
Level 3
1.10 2.a)19 b)$152 3. 5 4. 6kg 5. $56000 6.9 7.48
8.a)16 b)44 9.16 10.103
Level 4
1.8 2.15 3.7 4.Chickens 23; Ducks 67 5.$5700 6.26
7.288 8.16 9.19 10.Breadth 24; length 48
Level 5
1.$186 2.$106 3.$60 4.$25 5.$1321 6.$1193
7.$24 8.96 9.$10 10.$32
Regards,
Marina
Sunday, December 13, 2009
Things to bring for outing
Please bring along your EZ link cards..with money topped up in it!!
Bring about 15 bucks (not more than 50 please)just in case you want to buy something along the way (like titbits or small items)
Bring water bottle
Bring a jacket along cause if we head into the cinema it's going to be cold...
Bring tissue paper (at least 1 packet)
Bring handphone
Bring about 15 bucks (not more than 50 please)just in case you want to buy something along the way (like titbits or small items)
Bring water bottle
Bring a jacket along cause if we head into the cinema it's going to be cold...
Bring tissue paper (at least 1 packet)
Bring handphone
Our class outing
Finally, the date is all set!
We are going out on 16th Dec (next Wed). Let's meet at 11am! At the void deck of block 218.
We're going to have lunch together so please state your preferences or what you can't take.
Also, Seniors, please think of ideas of where to go after lunch. I think movie is good but I'm not sure what would catch your eye.
If you other good suggestions, like going museum, or going some park, please also suggest!!!
So, please remember to inform Yuejia and Sherlene cause these 2 haven't replied.
Give me IDEAS!!!
Regards,
Marina
We are going out on 16th Dec (next Wed). Let's meet at 11am! At the void deck of block 218.
We're going to have lunch together so please state your preferences or what you can't take.
Also, Seniors, please think of ideas of where to go after lunch. I think movie is good but I'm not sure what would catch your eye.
If you other good suggestions, like going museum, or going some park, please also suggest!!!
So, please remember to inform Yuejia and Sherlene cause these 2 haven't replied.
Give me IDEAS!!!
Regards,
Marina
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