Wednesday, January 30, 2008

That was fun...the trip to Anderson Junior College...alvin, pin dong and i were a group...we went to the bio lab first for our activity...there, i had absolutely no idea of what exactly to do...i don't take bio and yet i am here, doing a biology experiment to extract friut and vegetables DNA...its cool...the DNA to our naked eye would look like tiny bubbles forming after adding a few chamicals...its a pricess between long and short...but its fun...thanks to our facilitator vivian for the aid..next up...literally as it is on the 4th floor...chemistry...haha...we were doing the extraction of acetyl eugenol...i paired with pindong for this...we were supposed to wear gloves as it is a bit messy...we encountered some problems...which happened 2 or 3 times...the first was the separating funnel...our first one we greased and put it back...we tightened it and...it was stuck...could not turn...and we changed another one...the next one worked better off...we poured the clove oil in, and the harmful chemical...dichloromethane...i held the funnel steady while pindong poured it in...soon enough, i found myself with my gloves poured wif it...oh ya...dichloromethane is carcinogenic...aka...causes cancer...ya...i was struck with dumb luck...nvm abt that...i dun blame him...then, we added the NaOH into the mixture before...shook it...in the wrong way...we were show de correct way which is to put it on its side on ur hands and shake it...then, when we put it upright, it began to leak...and we had to change the funnel....for the third time...our facilitator was scared of us and watched our every move carefully...the third one nearly did not work but it did in the end...we were supposed to drain out the organic layer at the bottom of the funnel...we did, poured the aqueous layer[yellow] away...and poured the drained layer back...we drained it again and made a mistake of not adding NaOH again...we did the process again...and at the third time, our NaOH ran out...and we had to ask for more...we managed to get it done......thanks to our caring facilitator yi jia..its a long process but its fun...there is more to that but i'm too lazy...haha...the chem teacher who instructed us was somewhat similar to mrs teo...wierd...alvin was wondering if both of them were sisters...and the remaining chemicals were discarded...but mrs teo would say not to waste it...we made fun of that as its too funny...well...its fun at AJC...more experiences to come...cheers

Wednesday, January 23, 2008

Post 72...and it could be a long one...basically...yeong seng, jia man, murray, hui ping, alvin, jesslyn and i went to yum cha at chinatown...quite easy to find it since its on the second floor and the sign is so outstanding...so,we arrived at 1.45...but it was too early as the buffet starts at 3...so we walked about around chinatown...very fun...we got to experience the chinese new year spirit 2 weeks earlier and with friends...a first for me...we went to the tooth relic to pray a bit and look inside...beautiful place...we bought some candy at 100g for a dollar...cheap...and nice...we tried to burn time as much as possible...and soon at 2.55+, we went back, sat down and finally ordered food...we ordered a lot at the first round...siew mai, feng jiao, char siew pau...slowly coming in were, chee cheong fan, xia jiao, and the famous XIAO LONG PAU...wow...nice...i shared the char siew pau with hui ping, thrice to be exact...there's this char siew su...very delicious...yummy...we kept ordering...and eating...and it got a bit borin and we decided to play a game called xiao qing wa...haha...fun...i kena-ed 2 to 3 times...and we said a few jokes too...but the so called highlight is the prank calls...ya...in a restaurant with people..we called, jia le, yong jin, joel, xian da...the blur ones are the first 2 mentioned...the other 2 basically knew who called...its funny...we laughed like there was no tomorrow...and hui ping kept askin where the mao ce [aka toilet] is...very funny...another BIG laugh out loud part was the ''toufu'' joke...we laughed and laughed so hard that my stomach ache...cannt help not thinking about it...we called a lot of food but it was, to me, affordable...and totally worth it...$20...after that went to bugis with alvin and bought a new wallet i've been eyeing since december...yeah...sorry there are no pics...de file rather big...i'll try to get it in...cheers...

Monday, January 21, 2008

Hey people...i know no one's visiting often so i'm just keeping the mood up just in case...well...lessons today were fine...good thing there was no physics or i would have turned black in the face...but no sooner has monday came, it flew by and tomorrow is tuesday...furthermore, 3 freakkin periods of physics...boring much...2 used in physics SPA...ya...like 410 did it last week...and us...tomorrow...with another load of SPA coming up after school at 2pm...argh...i don't believe i will not go mad because of someone...and my phone...whats wrong man...even my mom's sony ericsson in silent mode has its camera sound turned off...jia man and wen qian has the same phone as me...but why is mine like this??...could it be that time i dropped it??...accidentally...on the stairs...nearly scaring the hell out of me...possible since there was an impact...damaging the chip for the sound??...i don't know...i hope they can do something about it like take it for some servicing or minor repairs...if no then i really will insist to the person on wednesday [i going with jia man to go check out whats freakkin wrong] that they take it and fix it so that it is perfect...if not then i might as jolly well save some cash to buy a sony cybershot T2...ahhhh...so cool...so dreamy...i think i'm over-reacting over a phone function...zzzz...well...its me...so i deeply apologise...cheers

Thursday, January 17, 2008

Post number 70..i think...according to this web..nvm...today...Ngee Ann Polytechnic...rebekah, jia ling, joel, yeong seng, jia man, kit min, hui ying, alvin and yours truely...not bad...the school is like 2 times more difficult to navigate than SP...the roads are like...ups and downs...unlike SP...only a certain part...theirs is like a lot...there's lucky draw...which is good...having chances to win IPOD touch, crumpler voucher, and GV vouchers...the individual school tour is like...L-O-N-G...but rather cool...especially at the very expensive school of media...he expensive comes from the equipment there...wow...oh ya...at the atrium, where the CCA thing is...we got some prizes in a very lame spin the wheel thing...and we're supposed to go to the library on the second floor to collect them...then there's this lift for the handicapped...or aka wheelchair...me, alvin, yeong seng and kit min decided to 'play' with it...we went in...the glass door closed...we pushed the up button...it jerked up for like 2 cm...and then stopped...we decided to get out...but the door was shut...cannot open...we panicked...and some kind souls outside told us that we've got to move back a bit...then i noticed a sensor at the side...and i realised that we're supposed to stand so that we do not go beyond it...we squeezed back more into the tiny lift...and pushed it again...we indeed went up but...VERY SLOWLY...we laughed and laughed as the rest who took the stairs were already upstairs...and they still have time to take pictures of us stupidly stuck and laughing in the lift...until we got to the top did we stop...well it was foolish though...and we did not even want to try it again...ngee ann was not bad...but SP still rocks......at least got a lot of freebies...muahahaha...cheers

Friday, January 11, 2008

Today went through like a breeze...too fast...after school...went to SINGAPORE POLYTECHNIC with murray, alvin, jia ling and jia man...rather fun...took like 45 mins by bus just to get there...quite fast actually...it was super packed there...we went in and i immediately, like a super typical singaporean, got the booklets on the courses available...just took whatever i did not have...then, we went on this small tour headed by this guy whom we don't know the name, at the engineering school side...what was supposedly a 15 min tour extended till 30 mins plus...but what the students did was super cool...like the dream home...just speak through the small microphone and you can control lights, channels and even watch movies too...de com thing's name is 'Christina' by the way...but for certain commands there are certain things to say...whats even cooler is that, it has 6 food courts...2 of which are fast foods...MacDonalds and KFC...one run by Koufu...they have pizza hut, popular, 7-11, karaoke, lan-gaming room, this room where u can play instruments...its just big...their blocks start from T1 all the way to T20...they have A to R carparks...huge...and believe it or not one of the interior design students actually submitted a proposal to the principal saying that they could have an MRT station that leads into the campus since the tracks just run past the school...so it was accepted and the way Dover station looks today is what the student designed...impressive...i just love their student hub...so so cool for chilling out...oh ya de lan gaming thing is $1 per hr and de karaoke and de room to play music is $10 per hr...the karaoke room is big i tell u...wif HD LG flat screen tv...damned cool...i cannot take my eyes off that HUGE school...absolutely...

Wednesday, January 9, 2008

Mixed up like a big gulp today...first is the sweet from Groovy Grape...social studies...wonderful lesson...its so much better than last year...mrs chew used games to allow us to learn better and understand better...its fun...games like taboo and Survivour SS...fun sia...especially survivour...super tense and nervous...we're on a ship in the middle of the ocean, its sinking and all 41 of us are on board...and only the strongest will survive...so we'll have to answer questions from her if she picks us...if we answer wrongly, we drown...if correct, we get to pick who to drown...number of people depending on teacher...i drowned 2 as my question was damned easy...phew...and its to be continued...even tense as the 2 are sure to have their revenge...[gitters]...anyways...its totally fun...next is the cold from the ice...physics...boring much...felt like a person stranded on a frozen island...everything's cold...including the words coming out from the teacher's mouth...which is represented by the cold wind blowing...so cold and strong that you just want to block it all out...[shivers]...last but not least is the sizzle from Coka Cola...a-math qualifying test...and when i mean sizzle it means sizzling hot aka furious...to think that it was said to be easier den final year exam...that is so wrong...its literally two times the opposite...being twice as difficult...all of us were like super angry with the paper...but, murray kept his head up by sarcastically saying that it as easy...wierd much...but we followed him anyways...just to 'keep our spirits up'...but mr. jo said that no matter the score he will not let us drop a-math...sort of a wierd thing to say though...[crackle]...coke, grape and ice...today is indeed a delicious treat...hope tomorrow brings me another better one...hopefully...cheers...

Tuesday, January 1, 2008

Greetings...this morning felt rather good...apart from that super sleepless night i had...today was a surprise to me...my cousin's birthday just so happens to be today...january 1st...22 years old...and i was rather 'touched' by what my uncle said to me...he asked my about my results...i told him they were B and Cs...no As...he said that it does not matter...there is still chance to do better...and he said these few words that i could not forget...''you have only one chance''...it means a lot to me though...it means that i have one shot at the O levels...and what happens in the future i MUST NOT regret it...it is too late to regret over what has been done...well...what matters is his words...i'll never forget them...thanks...whats more, my parents are back...yay...got new jeans, a t-shirt and unexpectedly...a cap...just what i wanted...nike cap...whee...tomorrow is officially school day...super nervous...double science, double math and double language...wow...well...at least our form and co-form teachers are C-O-O-L...yes!!!...cheers to the start of something new...