17/02 - Really excited today as we will finally start lessons after being in school for almost three weeks. Looked at the timetable and saw that the recesses were all at random timings, unlike before where recesses were at a fixed timing every day. Started off with PE first today and headed down to the Grand stand after morning assembly. Waited for quite some time but the teacher still did not come. Then the teacher of the class next to ours told us that our teacher, Mr Alvin Yap, was absent from school today and so we joined her class in a trial run for the Road Run on Friday. Whew! Was a very long distance to run for me as I haven't ran for quite some time. Ran only 3.2km but was alr tired out. Guys have to run 4.2km for the run though, wonder how I'm going to accomplish that.
After PE I went to the staff room to look for Ms Chan, my CT, as she told me to. She then brought me to see the school counsellor to discuss my medical condition and to see how they could help me in my academic studies or if there was an emergency. They were really wary of keeping my condition confidential though, asking me if I would mind if my other tutors and classmates know about my condition. Of course I didn't mind! Hahas...
The meeting with the counsellor took up almost all of my recess and I had time to only put on my uniform quickly before rushing off to Physics lesson at classroom G2-70. My Physics teachers were Mr Loh and Mr Tan and they will be alternating between themselves to conduct lessons. Mr Loh conducted today's lesson and it was quite fun and relaxing actually. We did Measurements and SI Units today. Of course, there were tutorials for us to do. Lols...
After Physics was Econs. Nothing much for Econs as well, just some introduction about Micro Economics and a little about what we will be studying. No homework for Econs though, we just have to read up our notes.
Assembly was next and it was a programme to commerate Total Defence Day. Some teachers came up to share their NS experiences and there was also a policeman who came to speak about Unlicensed Money Lending and a fire fighting demonstration by SCDF. School ended at 2pm.
I went for my first Alchemist Club meeting at 3.00 at the cabin classroom after a call from Kah Sheng. The meeting lasted only 30 mins which was quite a relief for me as I was really tired and drooping off to sleep. Apparently the club was formed only last year and the current members are also the ones who got the club started from scratch. Basically the club is all about giving us a chance to be creative and attempt experiments which we are interested in. Not many ppl joined though, only about 10+ or 20. There was also CIP activities that the club takes part in which will help us get more CIP points. Currently thinking of taking up one of the leadership roles as the current JC2s will soon be stepping down. Thinking of filling the post for VP lols. Rofl! Sure hope to be able to get it. Left at 4.30pm after that.
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Saturday, February 13, 2010
Day 12 at PJC
12/02 - Went back to KSS after attending celebrations in PJC. Well, all the Kranjians in PJC went back together lols. So it was quite a big group of us heading back to KSS. However, as celebrations ended at 11.30 at PJC, we got to KSS kinda late and activities there had alr ended. However, at least our efforts were not wasted. Some teachers were still in school, such as Ms Sim, so we took the time to chat with them. Of course, there were others from the other JCs who went back too. So the school became dominated by graduates of KSS'09 as more and more teachers left. Hahas, sure is good to get back to KSS with Kranjians.
Day 11 at PJC
11/02 - Slept through the whole night in the hall. Wasn't too bad actually, though some others complained that it was very cold. Woke up only once throughout the whole night. Had buffet breakfast in the canteen again after cleaning up and we were off for our activities again.
First up was station games again. Hmm... but Jia Hui went with us this time and I felt it wasn't as high as before. Anyways, point is, we still had lots of fun. Alan and I didn't spend all the time with the class though. After lunch I think, we had to go off to join the other BABYLONians who were performing for the Finale Night.
We started practising from about 2.00 and as most of us still could not get the dance steps, we requested to skip all the other activities thoughout the afternoon. Heh, very devoted huh? So we basically practised all the way to 6.00, which was the time to gather in the hall for Finale Night.
Even as we were preparing to go on stage, I had doubts about the performance being a good one. So many of us still were not familiar with the dance steps as more and more different and complicated steps kept on being introduced while we were practising, even before we had perfected the ones before. Therefore, I wasn't very optimistic about the performance.
We were told to change into the Orientation T-shirt and the school's black pants, which I didn't have, so I wore my track pants which was much too long. So I didn't wear shoes, lol. Before I knew it, we were due for the performance.
To my surprise, the performance turned out to be not so bad after all. Not that we remembered the dance steps but the feeling of being back on stage performing was really great. Much of the dance I was looking at the others for directions on what to do and how to do the dance steps. However, although the whole dance was quite messy I felt, the ending was done perfectly, and it was the one thing which made us stand out above the rest. We formed a human triangle at the last beat. Lols that one was cool. Anyways, it usually is the last bit of a performance that leaves an impression in the audience so I don't think the audience quite remember or even noticed the messy dance. All in all, it was really fun and I am glad that I volunteered for this performance.
First up was station games again. Hmm... but Jia Hui went with us this time and I felt it wasn't as high as before. Anyways, point is, we still had lots of fun. Alan and I didn't spend all the time with the class though. After lunch I think, we had to go off to join the other BABYLONians who were performing for the Finale Night.
We started practising from about 2.00 and as most of us still could not get the dance steps, we requested to skip all the other activities thoughout the afternoon. Heh, very devoted huh? So we basically practised all the way to 6.00, which was the time to gather in the hall for Finale Night.
Even as we were preparing to go on stage, I had doubts about the performance being a good one. So many of us still were not familiar with the dance steps as more and more different and complicated steps kept on being introduced while we were practising, even before we had perfected the ones before. Therefore, I wasn't very optimistic about the performance.
We were told to change into the Orientation T-shirt and the school's black pants, which I didn't have, so I wore my track pants which was much too long. So I didn't wear shoes, lol. Before I knew it, we were due for the performance.
To my surprise, the performance turned out to be not so bad after all. Not that we remembered the dance steps but the feeling of being back on stage performing was really great. Much of the dance I was looking at the others for directions on what to do and how to do the dance steps. However, although the whole dance was quite messy I felt, the ending was done perfectly, and it was the one thing which made us stand out above the rest. We formed a human triangle at the last beat. Lols that one was cool. Anyways, it usually is the last bit of a performance that leaves an impression in the audience so I don't think the audience quite remember or even noticed the messy dance. All in all, it was really fun and I am glad that I volunteered for this performance.
Day 10 at PJC
10/02 - Had lots of fun today. Was to have a 2D 1N camp starting from today. We played station games throughout the day with our OGL, Young Bin, leading us in cheers and songs throughout the games. Needless to say, we got many points for almost all our games as we were really "high", owning all the other clans in station games... Hahahas! So station games lasted throughout the morning and we had lunch, catered food, in the canteen. In the afternoon, I volunteered to participate in the clan dance for tomorrow night's Finale Night and so me and Alan left the group and went to join in the discussions for the performance for the following night. We practised a little of the dance steps as well and decided on the songs we were going to use. Much of the day was spent dancing I guess, all the way till dinner time which was in the canteen again. Buffet!
After dinner was the highlight of the camp. At least I felt it was. Night activities!! We were to go around the school as a class to complete acitivities to get pieces of a puzzle which will form a picture of where the "princess" is. This is our aim, to compete between clans to find the "princess" first. The school was dark, mind you. Each class of the clan will be taking part in different activities so as to get diffrent pieces of the puzzle.
This time Jia Hui went with us and we completed each of our activity in record time, leaving lots of time for us to slack. Therefore, Alan and Ming Yang went around the school to look for the " Value Card"s which will allow us to exchange missing pieces of the puzzle which we did not get. So we divided the work and while ew completed activities, they went to search. With each activity completed, I can't help but feel that the class was really bonded.
By the time we completed all the acitivities, Alan and Ming Yang had also returned. Not empty handed mind you, but they had found all the "Value Card"s in the school and brought them back, even those not for our clan. So now we had the upper hand and could exchange for puzzle pieces or bargain with the other clans. Well, as we all gathered back at the hall for the results, naturally it was BABYLON who saved the "princess"! Woohoos! "The princess will marry King Leon". The cheering was overwhelming. Young Bin and the other OGLs kept saying that we were too "zai". Hahas... sure was fun that night. Went back to the hall after that, to sleep.
After dinner was the highlight of the camp. At least I felt it was. Night activities!! We were to go around the school as a class to complete acitivities to get pieces of a puzzle which will form a picture of where the "princess" is. This is our aim, to compete between clans to find the "princess" first. The school was dark, mind you. Each class of the clan will be taking part in different activities so as to get diffrent pieces of the puzzle.
This time Jia Hui went with us and we completed each of our activity in record time, leaving lots of time for us to slack. Therefore, Alan and Ming Yang went around the school to look for the " Value Card"s which will allow us to exchange missing pieces of the puzzle which we did not get. So we divided the work and while ew completed activities, they went to search. With each activity completed, I can't help but feel that the class was really bonded.
By the time we completed all the acitivities, Alan and Ming Yang had also returned. Not empty handed mind you, but they had found all the "Value Card"s in the school and brought them back, even those not for our clan. So now we had the upper hand and could exchange for puzzle pieces or bargain with the other clans. Well, as we all gathered back at the hall for the results, naturally it was BABYLON who saved the "princess"! Woohoos! "The princess will marry King Leon". The cheering was overwhelming. Young Bin and the other OGLs kept saying that we were too "zai". Hahas... sure was fun that night. Went back to the hall after that, to sleep.
Day 9 at PJC
09/02 - Can't really rmb what we did but I think we did more bonding games today. Getting to know my classmates a little better? I guess.
Monday, February 8, 2010
Day 8 at PJC
08/02 - Well, finally been sorted into classes and we got to know our MGs. I am in 10S13 but none of the other Kranjians got into the same class as me. Of course, that will mean that our OGLs are different as well. They are Jia Hui, Young bin( he's a very cute and funny korean guy, lols). However, as 10S13 is still part of Babylon, I still get to see Samuel, Kah Sheng and Hui Ying often.
First thing after assembly we went to our class to meet up with our CT( Civics Tutor), Ms Chan. We then handled some admin matters such as filling in forms, giving our HP nos. and email adds. to the CT and getting to know the CT. Then, we were off to play some class bonding games. Oh yeah, I also realised that 10S13 has more girls than guys, much to my surprise. Having been with 4D'09 for the last two years, this sure is quite a change. Like there were only 26 peeple in the class and only 6 guys!!? Still, luckily there were not 40 people in the class and only 6 guys. Yeah, so our class is dominated by girls. Well John and the others were luckier. Most of them got into classes with other Kranjians or even getting into the same class.
Kk shall end off here, wait for news of tmr!
First thing after assembly we went to our class to meet up with our CT( Civics Tutor), Ms Chan. We then handled some admin matters such as filling in forms, giving our HP nos. and email adds. to the CT and getting to know the CT. Then, we were off to play some class bonding games. Oh yeah, I also realised that 10S13 has more girls than guys, much to my surprise. Having been with 4D'09 for the last two years, this sure is quite a change. Like there were only 26 peeple in the class and only 6 guys!!? Still, luckily there were not 40 people in the class and only 6 guys. Yeah, so our class is dominated by girls. Well John and the others were luckier. Most of them got into classes with other Kranjians or even getting into the same class.
Kk shall end off here, wait for news of tmr!
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Day 7 at PJC
05/02 - Hmm... can't really rmb what i did in the morning that day. However, went for the second ODAC trials in the afternoon after school. Of course, I was really looking forward to the trials and quite ready to give in my best for whatever they were going to have us do. Heard that the trials for that day would not be as fun as on Wednesday so I had my mind prepared for some tough physical training. However, what was in store was nothing like I expected.
Firstly, were told to do some simple activities like push ups, "invisible chair", " aeroplane" and crunches. I completed all successfully and without much trouble. I thought that was all but there were more. Then we were brought to another station where we had to hold up a conteen bench with our arms at 90 degrees for a certain period of time before a short break and then continuing with a longer time period. Like 30s, then 1min and then 2mins... After the activities before, I felt my muscles aching for this activity and my legs kept shaking. With some help from the seniors, I again managed to pass this round. We moved on to the running tracks after that for some running. After a few rounds, dun noe when, a teacher came over and made us do push ups whenever we were not together when we were running. This happened a couple of times until my arms were totally weak. After that we were to move on to the field where we were told to lie in cruches position and then in "Superman" position. We learnt that he was the Tic of ODAC. He then told us about how ODAC was not as fun as we thought, that the seniors climbed stairs as training and how they were constantly scolded by him... As 6.30 drew nearer, I decided to leave. ODAC was just not my idea of a CCA, what with the stress of JC life and ODAC instead of letting us releif that stress, adds on to it. Zzz... So then I turned to JY beside me and asked if he wanted to leave. He didn't give me a direct reponse though and so I just upped myself, got my bag and left. You Kang left as well.
Despite feeling weak and aches all over my body, I felt it was a good experience. It was an insight into how the Sports CCAs train during practices. As I was very warmed up from all the physical activities, I decided to walk all the way back to CCK Mrt station.
Later, John told me that what the Tic did was just for show only, that ODAC was quite fun and the Tic friendly. Hais... whatever it is, this still feels quite stressful for me. Going to consider joining Alchemist club though, since I got rejected by all the sports CCAs that I signed up for.
Firstly, were told to do some simple activities like push ups, "invisible chair", " aeroplane" and crunches. I completed all successfully and without much trouble. I thought that was all but there were more. Then we were brought to another station where we had to hold up a conteen bench with our arms at 90 degrees for a certain period of time before a short break and then continuing with a longer time period. Like 30s, then 1min and then 2mins... After the activities before, I felt my muscles aching for this activity and my legs kept shaking. With some help from the seniors, I again managed to pass this round. We moved on to the running tracks after that for some running. After a few rounds, dun noe when, a teacher came over and made us do push ups whenever we were not together when we were running. This happened a couple of times until my arms were totally weak. After that we were to move on to the field where we were told to lie in cruches position and then in "Superman" position. We learnt that he was the Tic of ODAC. He then told us about how ODAC was not as fun as we thought, that the seniors climbed stairs as training and how they were constantly scolded by him... As 6.30 drew nearer, I decided to leave. ODAC was just not my idea of a CCA, what with the stress of JC life and ODAC instead of letting us releif that stress, adds on to it. Zzz... So then I turned to JY beside me and asked if he wanted to leave. He didn't give me a direct reponse though and so I just upped myself, got my bag and left. You Kang left as well.
Despite feeling weak and aches all over my body, I felt it was a good experience. It was an insight into how the Sports CCAs train during practices. As I was very warmed up from all the physical activities, I decided to walk all the way back to CCK Mrt station.
Later, John told me that what the Tic did was just for show only, that ODAC was quite fun and the Tic friendly. Hais... whatever it is, this still feels quite stressful for me. Going to consider joining Alchemist club though, since I got rejected by all the sports CCAs that I signed up for.
Day 6 at PJC
04/02 - Another outdoor activity for us today. We were to do some CIP today in the neighbourhood around PJC. We had to go door to door to collect unwanted recycleables from the residents in the Choa Chu Kang area. We were given a few blocks to cover for each MG and I was really excited at the idea of going around to ask for recycleables. However, MG01 was appointed to be a collection point IC lols. As such, we found ourselves hanging out at Block 203 during the CIP waiting for the other MGs to collect stuff for us to sort out. Well, it was exactly as slack as it sounds. We ended up playing games to kill time and even when stuff was brought down to us, sorting was quite a simple task and we just had to stack the newspapers tgt in a pile and place the bags of clothes and other electrical appliances in another pile. We then got bored of playing games after a while and went on to doing LAME stuffz lyk cheering for those who brought stuff down. Lols, we were making such a din that I was afraid that the residents around might get irritated. Luckily enough, that was not the case.
As there were many ppl doing the collection and there weren't much to collect, we were soon done with the collection. In fact, I am quite sure we were the first group to finish the job, despite being really slack actually. Hahas. However, we ended up being one of the last to return back to school though. This was totally due to the collection vehicle being delayed due to an overwhelming amount of recycleables from the other collection points and haivng to make extra trips back to school. Therefore, we found ourselves at a lost of what to do to kill time while waiting. Some of us started reading the newspapers we had collected and chatting to each other, taking the time to bond. We sat on the piles of newspapers lols. As it started to get really hot, we then moved into the void deck and started playing games again. We even went to the provision shop nearby to buy instant noodles for our lunch as we could not go too far to get food for lunch. In the end, the vehicle finally came at around 2+ I think and we returned to school. Ours was like the least collected as compared to others.
After we were dismissed from school, we went out for an MG outing again. This time we went downtown by bus to Cathay for a movie. We watched ToothFairy this time. We then went to PastaMania for dinner and hung out at Orchard area, chatting till about 9+ before I left. Some of the others were still there though. All in all, it was a really fun trip.
As there were many ppl doing the collection and there weren't much to collect, we were soon done with the collection. In fact, I am quite sure we were the first group to finish the job, despite being really slack actually. Hahas. However, we ended up being one of the last to return back to school though. This was totally due to the collection vehicle being delayed due to an overwhelming amount of recycleables from the other collection points and haivng to make extra trips back to school. Therefore, we found ourselves at a lost of what to do to kill time while waiting. Some of us started reading the newspapers we had collected and chatting to each other, taking the time to bond. We sat on the piles of newspapers lols. As it started to get really hot, we then moved into the void deck and started playing games again. We even went to the provision shop nearby to buy instant noodles for our lunch as we could not go too far to get food for lunch. In the end, the vehicle finally came at around 2+ I think and we returned to school. Ours was like the least collected as compared to others.
After we were dismissed from school, we went out for an MG outing again. This time we went downtown by bus to Cathay for a movie. We watched ToothFairy this time. We then went to PastaMania for dinner and hung out at Orchard area, chatting till about 9+ before I left. Some of the others were still there though. All in all, it was a really fun trip.
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