It'd been a busy week. I had the trial and an interview. How nice it was. I did pretty well. That was how I think I did. Wishes now. Rushed here and there, but it was truly rewarding. 


Tips are not good. The 'tips' pipe was somehow leaked this time. I would like to trace it using radioisotopes, but this pipe ain't exist. I can't even find the pipe coz it's not near me. Bah. Gone with tips man. If you rely on those freakin' 'tips' pipes for the rest of your life, I tell you, 'you'll be lifeless'. You'll be living a pointless life. Come on. Do it yourself. Show me what you got. 


Eminem songs are so nice. I was listening to those songs over and over again. Haa. 


Gonna blog on all those stuffs after the trial, or maybe later.


By JM

Phase One - Languages

Ah. The SPM trial was started with such a nice way that I was happy and actually enjoyed it. I found out what kept me high. Nice. 


Phase One - Languages


Well, mostly are languages papers only. Yet there are Bio and Maths papers too. But they were okay. I think I did pretty well, but I don't think that will get me far in the future. I need to buckle up more. I took the trial with an easy-going feel. That was nice and relaxing. I don't want to be stressed like some of my friends did. Yet I want to do well in it. Okay. I hope my trial was so far so good. There are two weeks left in the long trial. I wonder why they want to make it such a long period. Other schools are ending their trial next week. Ah. I am having a weird 'relationship' with examinations. I like it when it is on, don't want to stop when it is on, hate the waiting for the clock to strike the end in some papers. Haa. Overall, examinations was nice in some ways.


The examination hall was long and spacious again. I had a lot of space for myself during examinations. Ah, I had the feeling of saying 'thank you' to the table, chair and everything else again. Thanks for the help. The fan was windy and nice too. It provided me a comfortable atmosphere. That's it. The teachers were nice too. For instance, I didn't see Mr.Bala that often before the trial, but I can see him in the examination hall almost everyday now. How nice. Haa. I like  when all my friends are in the same hall and we can chat right after the papers were collected. I don't care where are they from. I just want to mix around and have fun.


There are still two weeks left. All the best my friends!


By JM

SPM Trial is around the corner.

SPM trial is on next week. The trial takes too much time. Three weeks just to finish a trial. I wonder do other countries have trials. 

Ah, I'd been through the books and found out I ain't learning much these years. There're still many things out there, waiting to be learnt or discovered. Oh man, I want to learn them.

Watching movies before trial, may not be the wisest choice, but I had fun and enjoyed movies. When I was walking through shopping complexes like Jusco, I found the place somehow less crowded. Maybe it's exam season, or maybe it's not officially weekend yet. It was quiet. There were even ample parking lots. Nice. Just not much pretty girls for the lookout. 

Physics, Chemistry, Bio, Maths...

I like them all. Nice wert. I even like history now, but not the textbook's.

Gah, trial is coming. Buddies, lets do our best. Even though it's not SPM, we should do well in every test. Come on! Have fun!

p/s : and I wonder why girls like Justin Bieber so much. 

By JM

Beyond school

Honestly, I don't like it when some teachers ignored me on some questions or enquiries. They replied my questions by saying those are not in the syllabus. Bah!


I thought of it for a moment. What's wrong then? I should learn whatever I can, not follow every part of the syllabus without any second thought. Come on, there are always some thinking going on in everyone's mind. No matter who you are, you must be thinking what's outside, what's beyond school, the syllabus. If the syllabus is done, what's next? 


The system should be set for learning purposes, not examination based assessment. Do you think the syllabus is enough? I say not. Think again. People from the olden days treat learning as a life-long process. They learn from the surroundings, think as they go on, use their gifted minds for good. Did Leonardo Da Vinci follow syllabus? Did Thomas Edison and Einstein, other great figures follow syllabus that much? They don't, but they think and try something new. Did you?


Syllabus is important, but it's just basic or somehow a preparation. If students ask for more, teachers should try to answer them, regardless whether it's in the syllabus or not. When students learn more, they understand more. I want to understand more and learn beyond school. For instance, History lessons should be a platform for students to express their views on those events, in the mean time look at other historians' views. Viewpoints are important. They represent our identity, unique in its own way. Maybe the class will find history even more interesting when they exchange views.


By JM

Soap !

Experiments are just nice, nicer when you did it with a bunch of friends. 


Our Chemistry teacher instructed us to conduct an experiment to produce soap. By following the apparatus and material list, we picked and took the required items. Ah, there they were. I like Chemistry very much, after Physics. I just like to mix this and that, then BOOM - another 'that' came out. How miraculous. I'm always fascinated by the work of science and its application. To be honest, I'm tired of theories taught without any practical work. That will be just like reading a book about flying an airplane without actually flying one. I like practical work or experiments very much as they are quite rare in my school. Teachers just don't let us do that much. So I was excited whenever there will be one.


I enjoyed every part of the experiment, including the chat with my friends to pass the waiting time. It was total fun. I enjoyed stirring, mixing the solutions, heating, cooling, filtration, crystallization, etc. Time flies, an hour of Chemistry just passed when the bell rang. Oh my, but I ain't going to recess until I made my soap, from olive oil and palm oil. We made soaps from both oils. Great. At last, we finished it. It smelled, soap-like. The touch was soap-like too. Okay, it was soap. Haa. Nice. 


I took part in a Physics quiz too. Don't think I did great. Hope for the best!


More experiments, please!


By JM

A blasting 40th STSL Annual Dinner

Well, I mean 'blasting' as in literally rocking the dance floor kind of blasting. Whether you feel the same way or not, I was happy. It was held in the Heritage Hotel's ballroom.

Oh man, I was surprised to see the crowd gathered in front of the entrance when I reached there. I was looking for my fellow buddies. They dressed up smartly. I can hardly recognize them without a second look. The girls were dazzling too, maybe hours of make-up did paid off, or maybe not. They were eye-catching as always. I found them by the corner, in front of the door, by the elevator - almost everywhere. Some were even playing in the elevator, up and down it went. Here he was, the head librarian Yi Xuan standing by the door looking great welcoming the guests, including me. I shook hands with him and congratulated everyone. Have fun!


The show was going to start soon. The ballroom was sparkling brightly. Well, maybe it was the shining crystal glass light above the ceiling or maybe it was the wonderful guests we had in it. Nice. The event was started with some video clips dated back from 37th until 40th - the newest one. The 40th video was splendid and funny. The RFAs and Kien Leong danced nice. Time-wrap. Dimensions crossed each other in hyperspace. Bah!


Next, it was like the never-ending of ceremonies, speeches and souvenir-giving sessions. It was nicely done and smiles on the VIPs' faces. They were happy too. Kee Min, Li Yong, Kien Leong, Weng Sie and Ting Fang were the MCs. Good job! There were sessions such as prize-giving, handover ceremony and performance by Li Yong with the electric guitar. He was awesome playing it, plus the touching ending. He's the man!


Im trying to cut this post short. So ain't gonna tell on the buffet dinner and all those weird stuffs happened then. XD


I was voted as the Best Comm with 58 votes. Thanks for everyone's support! I felt great. I will not forget what I had been through these years with you all. Old and new, it meant very much to me. You all made a place in my heart. 


The photo-taking session - we turned this upside down. Nobody went on queue or whatever. We went in groups of tens. Snapshots, group shots, flashes from different cameras would have lighten up the place even without the ceiling lights. XD 


Everything has an end, including the annual dinner. They went for second round. I wasn't going, waiting by the door. Oh man, how much I savour those moments.


By JM

My Last Duty Shift

im lost. Lost track of time. Bla bla bla.

Cheers. It's near the trial of my Form Five life. Gonna take the papers next month and then the final test - SPM at year's end. What a life! Half of the year passed and what I did was already uncountable. I can't really recall everything and pick up all those pieces of life-images to complete my life-drawing. What I can do, is only remember as much as I can, those memorable ones, important ones, unforgettable ones, amazing ones... wonders...

Oh yea. It was my last duty shift for the year. I'm gonna miss everybody, including my duty librarians, friends, buddies and companions. Honestly, those duty librarians can be aloud and chatterbox-like. They were cool and nice. They did their work nicely and happily. I don't think they like me much, especially my nagging. Hope you all won't mind. I appreciate the cooperation and joy with you all during the time, even though it was just 3 hours. The duty was relatively short but meaningful. Don't you all think so?

The first and last treat by me! Haa. Well, I bought boxes of pizza to treat all my duty librarians and my friends. I'm glad it was enough to fill everyone's appetite. The pizza was finished in a flash by a handful of hands once the box was opened. Oh my, the rate of 'reaction' was superb. Was it nice and fun? 

Tomorrow's AGM. Annual dinner's around the corner too. Looking forward to it. XD

By JM