Now that it's the school holiday, seriously, I sort of missed school. Every morning, I wake up without a thing to do in mind. Unlike the school days, I jump up from bed the moment I knew I was getting late for school. Well, the excitement to use the computer is not there anymore as I could play all I want in the holidays. In other words, holiday has become a boring thing to me.
It suddenly occured to me that my friends who had been through sweet and tough times with me for the past six years, friends whom I have trusted, are going to be strangers in this day, 2010. I don't know, but along the way, everybody will make new friends. Friends, perhaps, who are actually better than your Primary School friends. Friends whose characters you will never expect. But, the memories will still be printed in my mind. And that's the good thing about it. Not erasing them from my mind.
Maybe 10 years later, we may be out for a gathering. But we won't be close as we had been in our Primary School years. We may be the type of friends who meets in the street and just say 'hi' and 'bye'. We may also be the type of friends who meets in the street and have a long long chat until its sunset. Or maybe even decide to plan a sleepover at each others house.
I don't know. But I wish my friends and I could be the second type of friends.
Yeah! PSLE is finally over! Now I can stay at home and do my own stuff.
Speaking of PSLE, I think that the Math paper is super super difficult. I was, like, cracking my brains for an answer. Luckily, I managed to fill in all the blanks (although not sure if it is correct, confirm wrong).
Other than the Math paper, I feel that the rest of the subjects were manageable. Like the English paper, surprisingly, there was no reported-speech question. But it was replaced with a pet parrot's (or something like that) question, which I thought was slightly more challenging.
The cloze passage was also quite manageable. Not very tough, except for maybe a few questions.
The comprehension was also quite okay. Same, some questions were easier than the others.
Chinese was quite okay also. Except for two 'thinking questions' in the comprehension cloze.
I found that Science was in the middle of the scale, between easy and difficult: manageable.
Overall, I felt that the exam was challenging, and also easy. Maybe because of the Math paper.
But I have already sat for the paper, so it is too late and no use for regrets. Finally, after six years of studies, I am finally able to play computer throughout the day (except school hours)! Yay!
~PJ~
To me, kindness means the act of being kind or the act of courtesy to others. Being kind is very important to me as I think if every one is kind to one another, then there will be no riots, no war, no murders and no crimes. If you meet someone and you act kindly, the impression of you to others will be, 'this persons's so kind'.
We can show kindness by gicing the simplest effort. Like giving up a seat for an elderly or a pregnant lady, to helping someone. Offering to help, or volunteery work is very important. (Except some of the work we don't like. E.g. washing toilet bowls :P)
Singaporeans, according to what I think are rude. They rather pretend to be asleep than do a good deed -- give up their seats for the needies. This type of attitude will cause the person to develop a selfish character, which most of us hates. But when we're rude or being selfish, we do not notice it at all. I think that's the reason why most people say Singaporeans are 'kiasu'. We don't like to be left out last.
Here are some more examples of what I can do to demonstrate kindness:
Placing library books into book bins after reading
Encouraging kindness in other by demonstrating it first
Initiating friendly conversations with neighbours and colleagues while in the elevator
Joking and smiling are my ways to be friendly
Understanding and respecting people's cultures and beliefs
Noticing the people around to offer assistance when needed
Since it's my second time to the museum, the galleries did not 'wow' me much. Though they really deserved to be 'wow'ed at.
I always thought museums were haunted. They always looked so dark and creepy, so haunting. They gave me an impression of a huanted house.
Not until I visited the Singapore National Museum. It was defitnitely a really fascinating place. It's just like a library, but stored with juicy imformations of the past, the history of Singapore. I really enjoyed the trip there, with my family (1st trip) and with my classmates (2nd trip).
It's important to have a museum in Singapore as not most Singaporeans can tell tourists anything about Singapore. So, the Singapore National Museum is defitnitely the best place for telling histories of Singapore, especially with the cute-looking companion.
I like the food gallery the most. Since my first trip there, it has been my favourite galleries of all. I like it because we get to smell the spices. I like the smell of the wolfberry the most, though I don't like eating it. From the smell, we can actually know how food we eat smell like before we actually eat them, like the wolfberry. It smells completely different raw and cook. Like two different planets.
I learnt a lot of things from the trips. One thing that caught my attetion was the electronics stuff during the olden days. They're really cute looking and they don't a single bit look like the old electronics.
Greetings, everyone. To me, Earth hour is a very priceless hour in which saves the Earth (for one hour). What I mean is, by switching off the lights during Earth hour, we can save more electricity for that one hour (not ust because of money). But if we cut down our usage on electrcity,every single day, then the Earth will not 'suffer' from Global Warming and thus, we will not get 'BBQed'. (I mean, hello? It's just like bakin' everyone out there...)
Earth hour is held on the 28th March this year, from 8.30 pm - 9.30 pm.
Organising this event will let people understand the importance of Earth, and how it will be like without lights. It also encourgaes all to cut down the amount of electricity we use everyday.
I joined in this event, but technically, only for 10minutes. I went Orchard to shop that night. I reached home only about 9. 20pm. But I was the very-scared-I-would-fall-in-the-dark type (or simply, I'm the afraid-of-the-dark type), so I used the mini torch I bought for camping last year. I really really can't see a thing. I was watching television after I bathe. I was thinking, the electricity I saved just now, is wasted. I'm using it for the television. Oops! Didn't knew that!
Earth is now facing its most dangerous sickness, Global Warming. Global Warming is caused by too much of burning, resulting the layer of air protecting Earth to wear out. Global Warming is also caused by too much of cutting down of trees. Trees help to give out air we need for breathing and other purposes. Thus, if we cut too many of them down, Earth will die... (Oh no!)
We can prevent Global Warming by recycling our items and not using too much of plastic bags. (They look so aunty anyway... Haha... No offence...) The 3Rs. Reuse, reduce and recycle! Yeah!
~PROTECT EARTH! NOW! BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE!~
I think Singapore's Educational System is strong and powerful. It enables Singapore to work well. If you are a Singaporean, then your future will rely on your studies. Singapore's educational system actually indirectly provide a living for our citizens. Indirectly as in if you don't study well, you won't have a proper job. Thus, they job's salary will not be very high.
The weakness are, I think, the exams and teaching format actually stress out pupils. Primary school pupils when they reach P6, they get stressed out because of PSLE (Primary School Leaving Examinations) as they think these exams set their future, which is quite true. But the teaching format as I think, is not very strong because P6 pupils actually do lots of work but not alot of hands-on activities(as in experiments). Thus, when it comes to doing written paper, as Mr Tan had said, Singapore will win. But when it actually come to hands-on activities, Singapore actually lose out. Because Singapore students are too busy doing papers, homeworks, assessments (blah...blah...) that they neglected hands-on activities and the importance of it. In my opinion, hands-on activities are actually also quite important as it helps to develop a person's creativity. But as I must admit, I actually also quite neglected hands-on activities. =P
As I said, I think Singapore students are doing well in written papers because they have a strong foundation of a certain subject (thanks to all the teachers =P). Like me, my foundation in Math is not very strong, thus. my Math is very weak. (But I will work harder!)
I don't really dislike Singapore's Educational System except only one thing. The system stress out Pupils. (like me) Especially when I hear hear the word PSLE. And plus, my mum's nagging everyday, "Aiyo! PSLE is coming and you're still lazing around?!" in Chinese. *Sigh* I'm can almost recite that dialouge with her...
Beside examinations, I think the ministry should encouraged more hands-on activities like experiments to be conducted. Like this, I believe the Educational System would be stronger.
When foreign students come to study in Singapore, they face alot of problems and more stress than Singaporean students. Firstly, some of them don't really understand how Singapore's Educational System works. Secondly, they don't have any friends, which causes critisizm to start. I think they should go for a course before coming to Singapore to study.
Signing off,
Jolyn YPJ - *The Twilighter*
Every Monday, I have to stay back in school until 3pm. So when I reach home, it's around 3.15pm. I will shower first, then have tea-break. (and it's amazing that I don't get fat after the tea-breaks everyday) Then, I will proceed to do my homework. After I finished, I will do the exam papers from other schools which my tuition teacher bought for me to do. I normally do an English Paper and a Math Paper a day. They're all 2008 P6 CA1, SA1, CA2 and Prelim papers. After that, I will have dinner. Then I will go on to practise piano for like 45min - 1h. Then, I will watch a bit of television with my family.(Like half an hour... Because I don't really like the TV. It's actually for the family to sit down and 'unite') I will go to study spelling then go to bed after that. (about 9pm)
Then for Tuesday, I will have to stay back until 3.30pm. Then the normal routine, shower, tea-break, homewor, exam papers, piano practise... But I will learn my Chinese Spelling on Tuesday night after watching TV. Then, I will go to bed.
Wednesday is the most dreaded day for me... I have to stay back till 4pm. Then the same again, up to piano practise. Then I will just go to bed. (too tired to watch TV)
Thursday, I will go home right after school (12.30pm) Same old, same old... up to piano practise too... I will still watch TV, then do some more papers, and then finally go to bed.
Friday... Another dreaded day. I reach home at about 1.15pm. I will shower, eat lunch then do my hoework. But I have piano lesson from 3.45pm(or 3.30pm) - 4.30pm. So I will not take tea-break. :( Then I will come home, do my papers and then I will take dinner. Then, I will go for go for Science tuition from 8pm - 9.30pm. I will go straight to bed after I come home.
I have tuition on Saturday late-mornings from 11.30am - 1pm. Then I will take lunch, shower, then go for archery at Tampines Safra. After that, my family and I will go shopping and then go for dinner.
On Sunday mornings, I will go for badminton with my family. But we don't have a fixed time. It may be 9.30am or sometimes 10.30am. My parternal relatives will join us too. So does my father's friends. My father was once a badminton coach and he won a few trophies before. And he wants me to become a professinal badminton player. (Though I told him again and again I want to become a vet or an archer...) He teaches me patiently all the different styles like smashing, backhand and many more. But still, I don't want to be a professional badminton player.
That's all... Bye!
Signing off,
Jolyn YPJ - *The Twilighter*