___4e1. Devils in disguise__

Wednesday, August 29, 2007

THERE IS SCHOOL ON FRIDAY 31.08.07!!
ACES DAY
and
TEACHER'S DAY CELEBRATIONS!

-[[yi sOnG]]- Declares
@ [9:31 PM]

###################### Saturday, August 25, 2007

TENTATIVE DATES : 26,27,28th November 2007!

hello class
i know all of you are mugging hard for the exams
but please help me out a little here...
it will just take less than 10 minutes
i promise..

all right, details of the class chalet are as follows
Venue: Aloha Loyang Pool Terrace

WANTED LIST!
WENDY
RAHH!!!
hurry up!

that's all for now
this is where i need your help
16 and 17 november can't be booked!
thus we come to a dilemma
or maybe not so serious...

can all of you write down the dates on a piece of paper
stating which days you are not free to attend the chalet
meaning the whole day
half is still okay
for example: i need to go home on the 24th november to use my house toilet
this means YOU CAN STILL COME
YOU ARE FREE
its a joke,
but you get the idea...

please write out the dates you are not free
from the 18TH NOVEMBER to 30TH NOVEMBER
i understand a few of you people are attending the NP Red Camp
write that down too
PLEASE HAND IN THE PAPER TO ME BY THIS COMING FRIDAY
I HAVE TO MAKE A DECISION
the confirmed dates
will be sent to all of you via SMS
i promise...
let's do this peacefully and in an organized manner okay?

i apologise if this 'minor event' disrupts your study plans for the day
but it has to be done...
please cooperate,
thank you(:

0-aiksong-0
all the best to everybody nevertheless!

-[[yi sOnG]]- Declares
@ [4:20 PM]

###################### Sunday, August 05, 2007

Prologue

Alas! I have had a mental constipation for so long. I finally have some inspiration to write. I would like to discuss certain issues, and also perhaps to jumpstart the rest of the class into blogging again. After all, I really do miss the days where the blog was updated daily with things other then homework.

Dropping Subjects

This has been quite a controversial issue, and I have spoken against it vehemently. However, after careful consideration, I think it is reasonable to do so, but only under certain circumstances.

Despite my slight change of heart, I still do not think dropping to combined science is a good idea. In secondary 2, was it not us who chose to come into a triple science class? It would be quite a sad thing to give up what we once fought so hard for. Moreover, it shows a lack of confidence in one’s choices. Making things worse, it is already a more than a year since we started this course! It would be more meaningful to drop at the beginning, not a step away from the end.

Moreover, we are only taking a mere 8 subjects. This is not many. It is the norm to take at least 9 subjects in the better schools. If we were to drop a subject, then we would be placed at a further disadvantage. On the other hand, if we took 9 subjects in the first place, dropping one would not be as significant a drawback. Consequently, it makes sense to drop a subject when one already has sufficient subjects. Although some may point out that we only need 6 subjects for our L1R5 and that 7 is already more than enough; I would like to state that all of us have more than enough capability to do the current 8, and that it is always safer, not to mention more glamorous, to take a little more subjects.

I also object dropping to combined science. A combined subject is about one and a half times the workload of a pure subject. This is not worth it, from a value-for-time perspective. One has to study one and a half times more content than if he were to take a pure subject! Surely it would be better to drop the weaker of the two (or three).

Nonetheless, I still strongly advocate putting in effort and trying to perfect the subjects we chose earlier. With proper time management and determination, I am sure this will not pose too much a problem to people like us.

Ending off, if science does not suit a certain individual, he should not take three of it in the first place, at any rate. I, for one, will definitely not choose to go into a triple Chinese class!

Past-year papers

Recently, we have been tons of past-year examination papers (well, I think I’m stating the obvious. Oh well). I must say that I am quite pleased with it (no, I’m not kidding).

I believe that practice is very important. Although we have already learnt all the concepts, there still exists a considerable problem to surmount; namely, the application of the techniques that we have learnt. Through practicing a wide range of papers, this ability should come naturally.

I was consequently very delighted by last Friday’s chemistry test. Admittedly, I found it most challenging. This challenge was very pleasant; it gave me a profound sense of satisfaction after finishing the paper. More importantly, I learnt much after doing it. Of course, there is still more to be gleaned from that paper, and that is done through going through the answers it class. Oh, need I mention that I am anxiously anticipating the Raffles paper Ms Chiang said she would be giving us?

Speaking of going through papers, I found the recent lesson where we went through the multiple choice worksheet on logic gates especially fruitful. Also, I find that I am getting more and more accustomed to biology practical; this is heartening indeed. I look forward to undergoing such wonderful lessons in the coming days. Although I have only mentioned science lessons here, I am not asserting that the rest of the subjects are not good. I simply do not wish to comment on all of them and make this essay overlong and dreary.

Epilogue

The prelims and O levels are right before our eyes. All of us, teachers and students alike, have the same common goal: for the class to do exceptionally well. Now let us work together and make this vision a reality.

Hongjie Declares
@ [11:38 PM]

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