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Monday, November 23, 2009
A long time over
It's been a long time since the O level, at least that is what it feels like! Heck, it's barely more than a week since that Friday!! Even Graduation is over!! I've spent almost everyday since like there's no tomorrow, having as much fun as I can, before the next step forward.At least now, i've got a job for the rest of the holidays, I can't possibly keep spending my savings! Probably won't start working for another week first while the application is still being processed, and I'll have to spend more of my savings on a couple of pairs of pants for work, but the good news is, I can probably earn all that back after a few days of hard work!
With more time, I'm also back up in the virtual skies, but unfortunately, my dream of flying the the real skies has been put back indefnitely, the cruel irony being that it might have been my interest in flight simulation that is killing my eyesight and could have killed of that dream... Right now, I've still got my Plans B and C, but whether these plans succeed will go down to two things. If I can improve my eyesight in some way, and cash. Until then, this dream is delayed, but rest assured this dream will not be shattered. I will not let it go until I have exhausted every possibility.
So, plans for the future? Major decisions to make. First, I'll just work as much as I can to earn as much money as I can to fund my dream of flying. But as for my education, I've yet to come to a decision. Junior College or Polytechnic? It's still a dilemma, but I have just under 2 months to make that decision. I've got a rough picture in my head right now, so I can probably make my mind up in these 2 months! Beyond that, I'll just have to wait and see!
Landed on Runway 20R; 11/23/2009 09:43:00 PM
Friday, November 13, 2009
IT IS SOO OVER!!!!!!
The O level Exams are finally over!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Had so much fun today that I forgot the Chem P1 was this morning!!!
With all the time in the world now, I think I might get a bit bored...so, gotta get a job sometime soon! (But not so soon!)
My 4 years of hardwork have paid off, how much they have paid off, I'll know in two months. From now till then, Happy Holidays!!!
Landed on Runway 20R; 11/13/2009 11:26:00 PM
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Over the years...
4 years ago, I made the decision to come to North Vista. Sure, many of my classmates went to Nan Chiau, a logical move, but for me and a few others, it was not a choice we could make. 2 points made all the difference.In Sec 1, I decided, I would be who i want to be in my new school. The first thing that I did in-line with this decision, I took part in the Vistarian Idol competition! Sure, I didn't win, I got stage-fright in the finals, but it was an enjoyable experience! While it was only a few weeks into the first year in the school, quite a few of my new classmates came and rooted for me! I wonder if I still have those banners somewhere...Later in the year, I made a big mistake, one which I learnt a lesson from. Playing truant for that Maths lecture, not a good idea. I remember the day after that clearly. Reprimanded by the teacher, I felt so guilty, so ashamed. Never again would I let that happen.
Sec 2, new class, new classmates, made new friends too. Full of ups and downs in this year, but eventually, Sammel became my best friend! We fought for the first time in this year, even got rather physical, but we made up eventually, and I don't recall having a fight since! I'm happy I got to know you! Somehow, flight-sim craze got to some this year. I've passed the flying-bug to Cheuk Wing, and I remember that silly little "Flight Simulator" made of writing materials! I'll bet Guan Xue enjoyed it! And of course, who could forget the killer-Maths Papers Mrs Yeo set? Still, it helped! School may have ended, but for us Sec 2s, we had one more important decision to make. Subject Combinations for Sec3/4. For me, it may not have been my first choice, I remember Mrs Edison calling me while I was at the airport about that, but I don't regret having put what I got as my 2nd choice! It made all the difference next year, although I was not happy with it at first! A 1000-word letter of appeal anyone?
Sec 3, a new year, a new resolution. With all the stories from teachers, friends and others alike about how students tend to do badly when they have that certain mindset in Sec 3 about the O levels, I made my new year's resolution. I wasn't going to leave it till Sec 4, no way. I would put effort into Sec 3 as well. I'm not sure whether it was this resolution or my choice of subjects, but I went beyond my wildest expectations! It started with 1 test, then another, and another...Slowly but surely, I built up momentum. By the Mid-year exams, I could claim that I was the best in the school! I never thought it could happen being only above average in Sec 1 and 2, although my PSLE score is the 2nd highest in the cohort. Heck, I never thought of it at all! But my effort paid off! It's even engraved in the 2 holes in my pants. But it was not all work and no play, there was a lot of play! This 3E2 class was crazy! I guess being isolated in a classroom far from anyone else added fuel to this party fire! From roller-chairs to paper airplanes, this class was fun, no doubt about it. Hilarious moments, stomach-hurting laughs I won't forget for a long time to come. By the end of the year, I had cemented my position in the school, but I was not going to stop at just being 1st in Sec 3. There was still one other Mt.Everest to claim.
Sec 4, familiar faces again, but this time, work took a bigger portion of priority. I had a new resolution for the year, to improve on Chinese, the subject which I had never gotten better than a C5. As with Sec 3, I had a slow start to the year, scoring not-so-well for tests at first. But as the weeks slowly passed, the grades gradually climbed back up to last year's level! Our 4E2 classroom was on the 1st floor, a blessing actually, although a shame that most of us never got to experience having a classroom on the 4th floor! The fun of 3E2 continued on in 4E2, but it was slowly diminishing. Within months of 2009, Mrs Yap left our class, and so did Mdm Yow, our class form and co-form. A farewell for Mrs Yap, but we will continue working hard! April came, SYF and speech day all came in a flash. Within a week, both were over, and it felt as if a part of school life was missing. A strange feeling, but I had to get over it.
Mid-year soon came, but there was no mid-year exam, not quite an exam. In June, the biggest exam so far came. It was the O Level Mother Tongue Paper. This is not a drill. It seemed to be quite far off, but as the date drifted closer, I started feeling the heat. The subject that I had barely passed in the last 3 years. I couldn't let this mar my O level results slip! Exam Day came for Papers 1 & 2. I flipped over the paper. It seemed...easy? That ease was a double-edged sword for me. I could have done great for my standards, or I could have been cruelly tricked into believing so. Results would only come in August, I had to wait, like every other 16-year-old in the country. August soon came, and I saw my results. I aimed for it, but I couldn't believe it. I got a B3! I was estatic, but I knew I wouldn't be totally satisfied unless I could get an A, so I pushed for a second attempt. English Oral, held around that time, went great, but was it really that good? Only time will tell.
Prelims also arrived around August. 4E2 got it's first taste of a 4th-floor classroom! This is the proving ground for the O level Exams. With the Prelims timetable a carbon-copy of the actual O Level timetable, save for a few accomodations for NDP, it was a rather long 3 weeks. At the end of the Prelims, I was confident. When the results came out, my confidence received a boost. I had improved in a few subjects which I had been getting weaker in, but there was a fatal flaw. Everything was great, A1s at best, A2s at worst. Except for 1 C6. E Literature. How could it have gone so wrong? Time to pull myself out before I sink further.
It was a useless effort at first, little improvement. But I could not give up on Lit. Soon, the numbers were up. XXX days to O Levels. It seemed so distant. Every day that passed did not make it feel closer. In the final term, it was mock exam after mock exam, day after day, getting ever more exhausted. In the end, these mock exams still paid off. For one, I improved in A Maths and Physics, I found critical errors in E Maths and Chemistry, I continued producing quality essays for English, but perhaps most important of all, I improved in Literature. The subject I hated so much, only second to Chinese. As I had done for Chinese before, I pulled myself up, with help from my teachers.
Before long, it was, the very last day of school. For all the lack of speed time seemed to pass with, it now seems to have come too quickly. The last day as a class. It was a bitter-sweet day, having fun till the very end. In the end, looking at the blank white walls which used to have the words '4E2', the class was so empty. 4E2 2009 has ended in North Vista, but it lives on in the students of 4E2.
Thinking back on these 4 years, do I regret making this choice, coming to North Vista? At first, a little. Now, not one bit. These 4 years was filled with fun and laughter, achievements and motivations. If I could make the choice agian, I would choose the same.
From now to the end of the O levels, all the best to everyone, work hard to achieve your goals! Suceed beyond your wildest expectations!
Landed on Runway 20R; 10/18/2009 11:52:00 PM
Friday, October 16, 2009
The last week of school!
It is, absoloutely the last week of Secondary school. Quite a good week, very enjoyable!This was also a week of firsts and lasts, first of which is in E Lit. While I'm used to having my essays being shown to the class in english lesson(ty! XD), on wednesday, during the last Lit lesson, was the first and definitely the last time ever that it has happened/will ever happen for Lit! Usually my lit grades are mediocre, and I have never done a 1a/b) question for the Section A, so it's quite a suprise (and a pleasant one too!) that the first time I attempted this type of question, I got an A for it! I guess this wouldn't have been possible without my lit teacher's help! Thank you Mr Lee!!! =D Now to work on the Unseen part...
Another first, it's the first time I got over 90% for any full A Maths Exam! I'll have to keep that performance up for 2 more weeks, then I can let it rest!
Yesterday was the last day of school! It's the end of an era. Did a lot of colgate advertisments (aka taking pictures!), had a lot of fun! No doubt I won't forget this day for quite some time to come, but now, it's time to focus on the O level Examinations!
As of today, 9 days to O levels!
Landed on Runway 20R; 10/16/2009 08:37:00 PM
Saturday, September 26, 2009
O - 29 Days
Yep, it's less than one month from now to the start of the O Level Exams!And that also means:
1) 15 school days left
2) 48 days to the end of the O level Exams
3) 55 days to Graduation High-Tea
Secondary School days are coming to a close, gonna enjoy every moment of it, work or play!!!
I managed to limit myself to using the computer only on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, and so far revision is still proceeding as planned!
Landed on Runway 20R; 9/26/2009 10:20:00 PM
Friday, September 11, 2009
September Holidays Week!
I went to school on monday morning, going to KFC for breakfast! I had a bowl of porridge which was ok i guess, and a cup of tea! Headed off for school at about 9:30am, for some reason I decided not to listen to music on my handphone. Also, I saw the back side of Compass Point for the first time in my almost 10 years of living here! It was a very relaxing walk to school, taking my time. Today, I was going to school to have consultation lessons with Mr Kenneth Lee, along with several others, to help my Lit, and I think that the session was rather beneficial as I found out about what mistakes I have been making all this while and had no clue what they were, until now! Now, I'll have to apply this to my essays, just like how the session with Mrs Edison before the prelim exams helped to bring my SS score back up! After that, since there was still 2hours before Physics with Mr Lee (LCK), i continued with my Chem holy book, and now I'm halfway done with that book!Tuesday, again I had to go to school, this time just for Physics! Went to Macdonald's for lunch first, but I ate quickly to avoid the lunch-hour mob! Again, I walked to school, this time taking a different route, following the LRT track all the way. Reached school early, so I carried on doing more papers in the chemistry holy book. At the 4th floor of the stairs, I managed to catch a glimpse of a USAF C-17, flying slowly, about to land at Paya Lebar. It went by in just a split second, but that made my day! After Physics was over, I decided to walk home. I took an even longer route this time, walking down that road until I reached SengKang East Road, made a 90 degree turn, and walked straight to my house! I can't explain it, but it felt so relaxing to walk home, along the sidewalks, without much people nearby.
Wednesday, time to start with my homework! Unfortunately, I had a fatal weakness on this day, the TV...Maybe that's why my neck is acheing! Eventually, I only managed to finish one Geog question, although that was my plan!
Today, After using the computer for a short while, I went into the Geog holy book right away. No more TV for now. It worked! I willingly completed 2 more questions instead of trying to force myself into doing even one question! That leaves one less question to do for tomorrow!
Friday(tehcnically today now), I'll have to finish up that english composition, and probably complete another Paper in the Physics holy book. I still need to find that inspiration for what to write for the compo, I'm drawing blanks right now...
Landed on Runway 20R; 9/11/2009 12:35:00 AM
Saturday, September 05, 2009
End of the week!
Finally, the weekend is here! A slightly more relaxed time, but not too relaxed still!Got screwed in yesterday's Geog test, the timing for the test was not written anywhere on the whiteboard, had no indication of whether I had enough time or was running out of time, and that development lorms question which I feel was not specific enough in asking for what it wanted... It's just a test anyway, my Prelims prove otherwise if the test result is quite bad! And of course, it's better to screw up now than 50+ days later!
Decided to relax for the rest of the day yesterday, and so, after a random moment of thought, I decided to create this:
No it's not real, it's photoshopped XD
Also, I created a Singapore Airlines Theme for my handphone to match the above picture!
Enjoy my picture! XD
Landed on Runway 20R; 9/05/2009 05:13:00 PM
Pilot's Lounge
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The History of Singapore Airlines
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