Brand new look, skin, self

david and goliath : Are Boys Really Stupid?

2006-11-12T01:32:00.000-08:00

SHARING A GAME WITH EVERYONE :D

ENJOY !

Maths Equation do proved to be useful at times

2006-07-11T22:54:00.000-07:00

Nicholas went through this "FUNKY" and "COOL" equation with me one day.. Thought it was kinda memorable yet funny so I've decided so share it with everyone

Study = No Fail

No Study = Fail

Study + No Study = No Fail + Fail

Study ( 1 + No ) = Fail ( No + 1 )

Hence, Study = Fail

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Sometimes, you just really have to believe it. Seeing is believing and I somehow think it might really be true. Well, that's it. We just have to depend on fate now

A song that describes me well

2006-06-12T19:14:00.000-07:00

Untitled

I open my eyes
I try to see but I'm blinded by the white light
I can't remember how
I can't remember whyI'm lying here tonight

And I can't stand the pain
And I can't make it go away
No I can't stand the pain

Chorus:
How could this happ
en to me
I made my mistakes
Got no where to run
The night goes on
As I'm fading away
I'm sick of this life
I just wanna scream
How could this happen to me

Everybody's screaming
I try to make a sound but no one hears me
I'm slipping off the edge
I'm hanging by a thread
I wanna start this over again

So I try to hold onto a time when nothing mattered
And I can't explain what happened
And I can't erase the things that I've done
No I can't

How could this happen to me
I made my mistakes
Got no where to run
The night goes on
As I'm fading away
I'm sick of this life
I just wanna scream
How could this happen to me

I made my mistakes
Got no where to run
The night goes on
As I'm fading away
I'm sick of this life
I just wanna scream
How could this happen to me

World Cup Opening Match

2006-06-09T20:56:00.000-07:00

The Opening Match was kinda COOL. Stayed up until 2am to watch it with my brother. The match wasn't what I anticipated. The first thing that come to my mind was Costa Rica wouldn't score against Germany but it really did happened. When I saw Costa Rica's XI, I only knew 1 player and that was Paulo Wanchope. He plays for Manchester City but I don't really look up to him. He startled me when he equalised at the 12th minute of the opening match. After that, he scored and made the score 3-2. It was definitely a nerve wrecking match

In my opinion, the Man of the Match should be Miroslav Klose

This guy here scored 2 goals for Germany and he played very well that night

This is the scoresheet for the opening match

GERMANY

Philip Lahm (6)

Miroslav Klose (17), (61)

Torsten Frings (87)

Costa Rica

Paulo Wanchope (12), (73)

More matches to come and there is England VS Paraguay tonight.

Catch out for more exciting matches ahead of us!!! The world cup is where legends and tv-freakos are born!!! Woo Hoo...

Is Spongebob really GAY?

2006-06-07T15:46:00.000-07:00

My bro wants told me that Spongebob was gay and I really believed it. He kept saying that " Eek, that Spongebob is gay. Look at the way he hugs and tugs Patrick". For that very once, I really believed him >.< It was not until I watched Spongebob Squarepants cartoon did I found out that nothing was really gay. However, the show has many doubtful points. The way you see them hugging and kissing really makes them a gay couple. But when they march on with their strong friendship, they see each other as indispensable brothers.

Brothers marching in action

Gay couple kissing

I certainly do not like homosexuals but I simply cannot do anything. One thing that I can do is not to accept them the way they are. The 2 gays in my school are so simply !$$#!$$%$*$^#. They put on mascara, make-up, paint nails etc. Their actions seem gay, movement seem gay. Everything about them so so bapok ( Sissy in Malay ). I hope that all Government in the world will ban homosexuals. They are nothing but a bunch of troublemakers. With them around, AIDS is spreading like crazy and the world is getting more topsy-turvy. Human nature will no longer prevail. Homosexuals will thrive and that is like so NO !!!

A message from me to the homosexuals is "Get your ass off this world " THE END

Grades Improvement =)

2006-05-27T07:13:00.000-07:00

Thank myself for being such a hardworking student. Through the 1 and a half year, I've grown and is starting to excel in Additional Mathematics. The results are the evidence and I'm quite satisfied with it. But the sad thing is that I'm quite a careless person and I tend to over-complicate things. If it wasn't for my carelessness, I'm quite sure that I can get 62 marks and above.

Mid Year in 2005

Final Year in 2005

Mid year in 2006

Again because of my carelessness, I did very badly for my E Maths paper. My expected grade for E Maths was 40+ for PAPER 1 ... Instead, I got a 32 for it =( .... So sad... Pulled down my overall grade for E Maths. Targeted aim for E Maths was A2 but then got a C5. Sianz. Must work harder in all subjects. I think I will focus more on both Sciences and Maths. Prepared to buy at least 5-6 five years series to do during the June holidays.

WORK HARD AND PERSEVERE!!!

Fake Names thriving well in society

2006-05-23T02:16:00.000-07:00

One thing that I can't stand is when people have these 'fake' names. The names they have is being shuffled by the original name. We can all see these kind of 'fake' names every now and then. One very good example is Taiwanese Pop Singer Cyndi Wang. "CYNDI" <-- Look! This is a fake name. The real name should be Cindy. There are also many fake names which I would show your some. The recent show Survivor Panama: Exile Island 1st runner up Danielle also has a fake name. Her name originated from the boy name Daniel. Furthermore, when she voted Terry out of the game, she wrote his name as "Terri". Wth. Terri is also another fake name. Can't people just write the original name. I think girls and guys are made as they are all starting to use guys and girls name respectively.

A totally fake name. The spelling is really XXXXX

Another fake name. Whatsmore, her name is 90% taken from a guy's name

'FAKE' NAMES

Daniel --> Danielle
Cindy --> Cyndi
Alvin --> Alvyn
Melvin --> Melvyn
Terry --> Terri
Angeline --> Engeline
Muthu --> Mutuh
Taufik --> Taufiq
Cruise --> Kruise
Kathleen --> Catleen
Jack --> Jaq
Anthony --> Anthonee etc.

I think these people are just trying to attract extra attention by using these so called 'REAL' names

UNISEX NAMES

Lilian
Jermaine
Ashley
Sam
Chris

These people for we know might be faggots or morons. They actually used the opp gender's name. Looks like this world is getting more and more ridiculous and more topsy turvy.

I really think parents should stop giving such name too their childs. Grown ups who doesnt have a christian name also shouldnt give themselves such name. I think everyone should respect the opposite gender's name and not use it on another gender. That would be simply ridiculous. Imagine in the near future and there's a guy who goes by the name BARBIE. Do you think he will be happy? Definitely not!!! He will also be mocked at for having such a name. I really thing these kind of opposite gender names shouldnt be used on a different gender.

Happy Mothers Day

2006-05-16T00:29:00.000-07:00

A very special day for the Mums in every countries . This very day signifies their achievements and their bond for the family. My Mum was not an exception and we helped her to celebrate this very special Mothers Day. My Eldest brother did a reservation at Crystal Jade Kitchen in Junction 8 on the 14/05/2006 and we went there to celebrate. Even though we had a resercation, we still waited quite a while as it was very crowded. As I said, it's Mother's day and everyone wants to commemorate this day.

That was my first trip to Crystal Jade Kitchen and I thought it was kinda cool. However, the price of the food there was Ahem.... quite steep. A normal schooling student like me would never ever afford such food. The food there was quite nice and it was a day to be remembered.

Some really nice food =)

Here are some photos which we took on that day to commemorate 2006's Mothers Day

Few happy photos to end off a beautiful fairy tale =)

Once again, I would like to wish all Mums a very

HAPPY MOTHERS DAY

Deyi 2006 Mid Year English Paper

2006-05-13T05:48:00.000-07:00

This might just be the worst english paper I've ever done in my secondary school life. It's like so damn F***ing chim and difficult. The passage alone is so difficult to understand and the questions are like a HELL-NO type. All the questions are like EXPLAIN IN YOUR OWN WORDS/ WHAT DOES IT IMPLYS/ DESCRIBE THE AUTHOR XXXXXX. Seeing all these questions will make u feel so fed up. Furthermore, can u believe that I actually perspired during the English paper in a air-conditioned hall? Wah piang, this shows that the paper really suxs. Don't believe? I show you the passages

PASSAGE A

(1) Archaeology is the study of past cultural behaviour, from the beginnings of the human species to events that happened yesterday, through the material remains, or artefacts, that people leave behind. By carefully applying scientific techniques in excavation and analysis of their findings, archaeologists attempt to reconstruct past lifeways and understand why different customs developed and evolved. Archaeology is a part of anthropology, because it studies individuals and their different cultures, even if limited to the past. This is the most interesting aspect of archaeology: it is a way to understand humanity and ourselves. Archaeology is also a part of history, but it is more reliable sometimes because while history uses essentially written documents, archaeology uses material evidence. A description of facts can be very precious, but if we have only one description, or descriptions from only one point of view, we can not be sure to know a true part of the past. Individuals in fact can lie or simply see things in a convenient way.

(2) If we think of the Roman Empire, we must admit that it would appear as a golden age, according to certain sources. Many writings were clearly produced for a political internal use, for propaganda, many others were written in a later time trying to remember ancient facts, only few are attributable to the political internal opposition or to "the enemy". This means that we know thanks to writings what the people in power in the Roman Empire wanted the population to know. Romans did not live in a lost paradise, as we could think reading the ancient authors. For example, the results of a recent study in Pompeii claim that children were used for heavy work: this was never clearly expressed in the ancient texts. This discovery was possible thanks to the scientific study of bones, otherwise reading the ancient authors it would be only a suspicion.

(3) History is an interpretation of the past based on ancient/old writings. Archaeology is different from history especially for the methods used. It can help and complement history by offering studies on materials to be compared with documents to have a clearer idea of how the interpretation was done. But also archaeology, when beginning from an evidence arrives to an inference, interprets data; for this reason archaeologists must be careful trying to explain the background culture in the present they have and which part of the evidence they focused: an objective interpretation is impossible. History uses archaeology also for the periods when written documents were not available, particularly prehistory, but more extensively for any period for which there are no documents available.

(4) Archaeology is a humanistic discipline in its purposes, but it uses the methods of science and for this reason is also a science. An archaeologist must study the evidence available, if any, and formulate ideas, or a hypothesis. At this point the archaeologist needs to test the hypothesis by looking a second time at the evidence or trying to find evidence that can support it. The last, more important step, is to arrive at a valid inference that could explain both the evidence found and the more generic theme from which that particular study began. What is really important is the final inference, not the correctness of the hypothesis or the discovery of new materials. This last thing was the main purpose at the dawn of archaeology as a science, but now is only one of the "exciting and surprising" things that archaeology can provide.
The purposes of archaeology today are more sophisticated than a few years ago. Archaeologists are more interested in the behaviour of those who made and used certain manufacts. They continue to be interested in the material objects themselves and in what these can say about an ancient civilisation, but now they are also concerned with the comprehension of the society behind the material evidence. They want to know the ancient society in all its aspects: how human beings lived and survived in a certain time and area and the nature of their social organisation. This includes the religious beliefs, the technologies known, the family structure and the relationships with other societies, and many other things.

(5) Modern archaeology focuses its attention on human beings and wants to know more about the people who left such evidence. The evidence is explained when we understand the society which produced it. Archaeology wants to be a bridge with the past, not only an academic science that tries to explain the ancient remains we find today. These however provide us with a direct link to the past. Archaeology also has to analyse the transformations of societies, trying to understand which causes led to a transformation, or a development in the society.

Andrea Vinallo "What is archaelology?" Sheffield 1999
Source taken from: http://lettere.unive.it/materiale_didattico/archeologia_egea/1.htm

PASSAGE B

(1) Howard Carter, a British archaeologist, discovered King Tut's tomb after years of futile searching in 1922. Its contents, though hastily ransacked in antiquity were surprising complete. They remain the richest royal collection ever found and have become part of the pharaoh's legend. Stunning artifacts in gold, their eternal brilliance meant to guarantee resurrection, caused a sensation at the time of discovery - and still get the most attention. But Tut was also buried with everyday things he'd want in the afterlife: board games, a bronze razor, linen undergarments, cases of food and wine

(2) After months of carefully recording the pharaoh's funerary treasures, Carter began investigating his three nested coffins. Opening the first, he found a shroud adorned with garlands of willow and olive leaves, wild celery, lotus petals, and cornflowers, the faded evidence of a burial in March or April. Whn he finally reached the mummy, though, he ran into trouble. The resins had hardened, cementing Tut to the bottom of his solid gold coffin, "No amount of legitimate force could move them." Carter wrote later. "What was to be done?"

(3) The sun beat down like a hammer this far south in Egypt,and Carter tried to use it to loosen the resins. For several hours he set the mummy outside in the blazing sunshine that heated it to 149 Fahreneit. Nothing budged. He reported with scientific detachment that "the consolidated material had to be chiseled away from beneath the limbs and trunk before it was possible to raise the king's remains."

(4) In his defence, Carter really had little choice. If he hadn't cut the mummy free, thieves most certainly would have circumvented the guards and ripper it apart to remove the gold. In Tut's time the royals were fabulously wealthy, and they thought - or hoped - they could take their riches with them. For his jorney to the great beyond, King Tut was lavished with glittering goods: peculiar collars, inlaid necklaced and bracelets, rings, amulets, a ceremonial apron, sandals, sheaths for his fingers and toes, and the now iconic inner coffin and mask - all of pure gold. To separate Tut from his adornments, Carter's men removed the mummy's head and severed nearly every major joint. Once they had finished, they reassembled the remains on a layer of sand in a wooden box with padding that concealed the damage, on the bed where Tut now rests.

(5) Archaeology has changed substantially in the intervening decades, focusing less on treasure and more on the fascinating details of life and itrguing mysteries of death. It also uses more sophisticated tools, including medical tecnology. In 1968, more than 40 years after Carter's discovery, an anatomy professor x-rayed the mummy and revealed a starling fact: Beneath the resin that caked his chest, his breast bone and front ribs are missing.

(6) Today diagnostic imaging can be done with computed tomography, or CT, by which hundreds of x-rays in cross section are put together like sliced of bread to create a 3 dimensional virtual body. What more would a CT scan reveal of Tut than the x-ray? And could it answer 2 of the biggest questions still lingering about him - how did he die, and how old was he at the time of his death?

Discovering Tut: The saga continues National Geographic June 2005

Questions

Passage A

Paragraph 1

1(a). The author defines archaeology as the study of past cultural behaviour.... That happened yesterday... " (line 1-2). Write down one word or phrase to replace the underlined word. (1 mark)

1(b). Archaeology is also a part of history, but it is "more reliable" (line 9). Explain in your own words why the author feels so. (2 marks)

Paragraph 2

2(a). What is being suggested when the words "the enemy" (line 18 ) are placed within inverted commas? (1 mark)

2(b). Identify a word in paragraph 2 which would imply or have the same meaning as "golden age" (line 15) (1 mark)

Paragraph 3

3. Explain in your own words how archaeology supports history (1 mark)

Paragraph 4

4. "Archaeology is humanistic discpline......... and for this reason is also a science." Explain what makes archaeology a science. (2 marks)

Paragraph 5

5. Today archaeologists are "also concerned with the comprehension of the society behind the material evidence," (line 40 -41) Explain fully what the author means (2 marks)

Passage B

Paragraph 1

6(a). Why was the discovery of the contents of King Tut's tomb being complete surprising?(1 mark)

6(b). Explain in your own words what the purpose of elaving the gold ornaments in the tomb was and why it continues to "get the most attention" (2 marks )

Paragraph 2

7(a). Why was King Tut's burial believed to have taken place in March or April? (2 mark)

7(b). WHat is implied by the use of the phrase "legitimate force"? (1 mark)

Paragraph 3

8. Explain what is meant when Carter says he reported with "scientific detachment" (1mark)

Paragraph 4

9. Explain in your own words why Carter had no choice but to do what he did. (1mark)

Paragraphy 5 & 6

10(a) "Beneath the resin that cakse his chest, his breast bone and front ribs are missing" Explain the underlined phrase. (1 mark)

10(b). How has technology helped in archaeology? (1mark)

Vocabulary

excavation

attributable

objective

iconic

intervening

This paper is really difficult.... Try it if you have the time... Sad thing is that you won't have the answer key cause I also don't have it

大长今

2006-05-10T01:10:00.000-07:00

I've been a fan of 大长今 ever since the show started. I think I've never missed more than 4 episodes. Those that I've missed are all important and nice parts. But, never mind. I may share cost with my brother and go buy the VCD or DVD. It's just too good to be true. If you have noticed, I have changed my MV at the left side of my blog to 大长今 opening song. This shows I'm a true fan of that Korean Drama

*You must have the programme Chinese Star to read the above chinese words. For those who don't have, the words up there are Da Chang Jin

Seoul Near Seoul Good

2006-05-03T15:56:00.000-07:00

Watched Seoul Far Seoul Good on Channel 5 ? Was it nice? Bet it was. However, for poor people like us, who can't afford to go to Korea, we can go to another Seoul which has many outlets in Singapore. Of course, the Seoul I'm talking about here is SEOUL GARDEN.

I went there with my classmates straight after assembly. If not for the student price, I 101% sure that I won't go cause too EX liao... Anyway, it was considerably cheap for a buffet. $12.70 per person is like so damn cheap lor (P.S. That is when you have 10 people -- They charge GST and service tax from the total. So if you go with a lesser group, you would only need to pay about $12.30.. =>) We opened 3 tables and I shared table with Shane & Wei Jian.. The food Shane took was heavenly... We ate up that Ice-Kachang filled plate within 15 minutes I think.. Had an enjoyable time there =)

Today when I go school, all of the other boys complained of having diarrhoea and vomitting when they went home... Thank Goodness I had none... Glad I didn't overeat =) It was really memorable as we do not really have a chance of hanging out together frequently. Hope there would be gals next time when we go Seoul Garden again so it won't be a 'ALL boys' hangout.

Here are some really recommended and shity food:

Super thumbs up

Black Pepper Beef

Fuck off for goodness sake

Tom Yam Chicken

Hope everyone would enjoy their visits to Seoul Garden and not have any diarrhoea.. Haha XD

Most gross & lewd thing you'll ever seen

2006-04-26T00:26:00.000-07:00

I came across this website in class when Jeremiah showed everyone... When I saw the pictures in the website, it irked me and I felt it was DAMN gross... This is not the matter of whether you have the balls or not but whether you have the courage or not... If you think that Final Destination 3 or House of Wax was gross enough, then don't visit the website or you will freak out and feel very small...I will only recommend this website to those who are either super brave or super heartless....

VIEWER DISCRETION is advised

http://chinese.cari.com.my/myforum/viewthread.php?tid=495237&extra=&page=1

BBQ @ Castle Green on 11 / 3 / 2006

2006-03-12T20:53:00.000-08:00

The BBQ at Castle Green was a total failure.

Early in the morning at 7am, I woke up and went to the market with my mum. We bought $30 worth of prawns, $9 worth of Japanese purple sweet potatoes, $6 worth of fruits. Intially, my budget was $50, but I already spent $13 on chicken wings. So in the end, I paid extra $8 in advance thinking to claim from Alson later. But in the end, I didn't got my claim as we didn't had enough funds and the other boys who bought things too had to contribute more. Alson contributed the most with a total of $39 while I contributed $17. Other boys contributed about $12-$15. The girls were leading a good life and they only contributed $9. After buying the stuff, I went to Castle Green and put the stocks there and went home to get another wave of stocks.

Reached there for the second time at Castle Green at 12.30pm. Panting like hell cause I took a bus there and at the same time, taking 4kg of chicken wings and a BIG water container. It was totally infuriating cause no one was helping me !!!

When I was in Haudy's house, I kinda slacked until 5pm when I when to buy ICE with Aaron and Alson. After we came back, it was raining cats and dogs and our BBQ plan was done for. Luckily, the rain stopped after 30 minutes. We went down with everything and wanted to start the fire then the security guard came and said " You're not allowed to BBQ here as the pit is under renovation. The tables here are not for you to put your things and to BBQ"

BLOODY HELL!!! That was what we said to that security guard. Haudy then said he already asked and the security guards had allowed us to conduct our BBQ here. Hearing that, the female security guard called her supervisor. I tell you something, the supervisor SUCKED!!! That supervisor said he was in charged and the security guard we named was fake. WHAT AUDACITY!!! We quarrelled with him and Daryl was in the limelight. Eventually, we were cursing and swearing and we gave in. Thus, we were back at the same place which was Haudy's house. Instead of BBQing, we cooked!!! Prawns, chicken chops, satays were fried. Anyway, we had a great time and we went swimming after that.

Swimming was great as we pulled down many people into the water when they were very unwilling. We splashed at each other and swam like dolphins. WOOT!!! We went sauna after that and everyone was was perspiring like crazy except Alson. Nicholas, Wei Jian and me persipired the most because we were at the top. Dominic kept pouring water at the stove so the heat in the sauna was more intensed than ever.

After swimming, we went back and the girls took a bath while the boys just wiped themselves. Eek!! Haha. I also didn't bathe :P Went to play X-box which was more cool as Daryl had brought his 2 controllers and we could multiplayer with 4 people. Woot. After that, I flocked to the mahjong room and played. It was great I tell you. Others then played poker cards and watched TV. We watched Final Destination 3 DVD at 2am but I was too tired. I went into a room and SMS and fell asleep unknowingly. When I woke up at 4am, the show just finished. DANG. Everyone had a nap and by 11am, all was up. Some left while others and I went to play mahjong once again. I was owning in mahjong as I had 4 consecutive streak of winning. I repeat : 4 CONSECUTIVE WINNING streak. Sarah ended my winning streak when she Zha Hu which means fake win. Zzzzz. Went home after that at 4.45pm as I was really TIRED

Sorry as there are no pictures in this entry. If your want photos, you can looked up Domenica or Amanda as they took pictures on that day.

Touching MVs

2006-03-04T19:07:00.000-08:00

Yesterday, I watched some MVs on my brother and I only have 1 word to describe all the MVs I watched. Touching. The stories of the MVs were very touching. All had the power of love in them between a couple. Didn't know the true power of love until I watched them. I bet LOVE is the greatest feeling that even existed in this world. It was so damn touching. If you're wondering what MVs I watched had touched me, it is just below

Wo Ai Ni --( S.H.E )
Nuan Shou -- Guy artiste which I don't know
Bu De Bu Ai -- ( Wilber Pan )
Shan Hu Hai -- ( Jay Chou )
Yue Ding -- ( Guang Liang )
Tong Hua -- ( Guang Liang )

I really recommend that you watch all these cause it is really good. You can go download them and watch and you will not REGRET it.

Naming of the new houses

2006-03-03T03:03:00.000-08:00

Today, instead of having our normal ACES at school, my school had the AGM. The AGM that was held today was to tell us of our new house name and the details of the upcoming biathlon. The AGM was boring like hell but the new games were kinda cool except for my house. My house was PANTHER and it changed to HERCULES. Other houses also changed their name and it was really cool. Their new names were greek gods except mine house.

These are the new houses:

Hercules
Apollo
Zeus
Hyperion
Poseidon

All the characters here all have interesting history and the I will explain them below

Zeus

Zeus overthrew his Father Cronus. He then drew lots with his brothers Poseidon and Hades. Zeus won the draw and became the supreme ruler of the gods. He is lord of the sky, the rain god. His weapon is a thunderbolt which he hurls at those who displease him. He is married to Hera but, is famous for his many affairs. He is also known to punish those that lie or break oaths.

Poseidon

Poseidon is the brother of Zeus. After the overthrow of their Father Cronus he drew lots with Zeus and Hades, another brother, for shares of the world. His prize was to become lord of the sea. He was widely worshiped by seamen. He married Amphitrite, a granddaughter of the Titan Oceanus. At one point he desired Demeter. To put him off Demeter asked him to make the most beautiful animal that the world had ever seen. So to impress her Poseidon created the first horse. In some accounts his first attempts were unsuccessful and created a variety of other animals in his quest. By the time the horse was created his passion for Demeter had cooled. His weapon is a trident, which can shake the earth, and shatter any object. He is second only to Zeus in power amongst the gods. He has a difficult quarrelsome personality. He was greedy. He had a series of disputes with other gods when he tried to take over their cities.

Hyperion

Hyperion is the Titan of light, an early sun god. He is the son of Gaea and Uranus. He married his sister Theia. Their children Helius (the sun), Selene (the moon), and Eos (the dawn).

Apollo

Apollo is the son of Zeus and Leto. His twin sister is Artemis . He is the god of music, playing a golden lyre. The Archer, far shooting with a silver bow. The god of healing who taught man medicine. The god of light. The god of truth, who can not speak a lie. One of Apollo's more important daily tasks is to harness his chariot with four horses an drive the Sun across the sky. He is famous for his oracle at Delphi. People traveled to it from all over the Greek world to divine the future. His tree was the laurel. The crow his bird. The dolphin his animal.

Hercules

Amphitrionas and Alkemene had two children they were Hercules and Iphicles. Their two children were very different from one and other, and did not appear like brothers in any way. Hercules was a strong boy without fear that never cried, in every way resembling the son of a god. Iphicles on the other hand was a weak and timid boy that always cried. Hercules was in fact the son of a god, the king of the gods Zeus. Hera who was the wife of Zeus upon learning of Hercules became enraged that her husband had slept with a mortal and had a child with her. Hera could do nothing to her husband as he was the king of the gods. Hercules is also a god of strength.

I think that all the names are beautiful but my house as HERCULES? RIDICULOUS!!Hercules is the son of rival of Zeus. Since they are father & son, how can we possibly win. The two names act as a psychological barrier of our house HERCULES and house ZEUS is put to an advantage. I wonder why are the teachers so brainless to choose that name.

After all, what done is done. Nothing can change the fact that my new house is HERCULES. All we have to do now is to work really hard and win the upcoming biathlon. Pity that I aren't in the team because I have a debate competition on the same day as the biathlon. What a Pity... If your are interested to know the motions, it is just below =)

Bukit Batok Secondary (Proposition) VS Deyi Secondary Team 'B' (Opposition)

THBT all students should be made to do compulsory charity work

If you have any nice comments or advice for me, you can post some remarks. I'll thank you for that in advance first =) BTW, wish me all the best for the upcoming debate cause I want to WIN!!!

Chingay Fiesta 2006

2006-01-30T20:20:00.000-08:00

After last year by our school's band participation in the
Chingay Fiesta
I can't wait to put my eyes on this year's Chingay

Performance of Deyi Secondary at last year's Chingay

This year's Chingay Fiesta 2006 will be held on the 4th of February 2006 at Orchard Road. However, there will be a mini chingay fiesta at Ang Mo Kio Central too !!! Asia's mini grandest party on 5th February ( Not actual date for the Chingay ) is actually held in a small & unfamous Ang Mo Kio too? How absurb can that be !!! Supposingly that maybe the Prime Minister of Singapore is in charged of Ang Mo Kio, thats why it's held here? I certainly hope not or else all the fun will be spoiled.

The Pictures below shows the different event of the Chingay Fiesta at Orchard Road

I bet the Chingay held in Orchard Road will definitely be a awesome show. The best of the best will all be performing at the streets of Orchard Road. An estimated of 10,000-20,000 spectators should be there to view it. I think I just might be one of the 10,000-20,000 spectators that might be squeezing in Orchard Road just to watch it !!!

Fantastic music, performance, light-up, props etc. are just waiting for us to be seen on the actual day. It will definitely be different from the past years. The Chingay participants should be marching around Tangs Plaza and Takashimaya so remember to catch your eyes on them on the 4th of February. A fantastic float party is also awaiting us so don't forget to catch it !!!

The Chingay Fiesta 2006 should be held around these 2 places

The mini chingay in Ang Mo Kio on the 5th of February could be a choice for those who do not want to be squeezed like sardines at Orchard Road on the 4th of February. Even though it is not as grand as the one in Orchard, it will still lift up high spirits for everyone that is present. So, remember to be present on either one of the Chingay cause you will regret it for a lifetime you are absent from it. So, see you there !!!

Go Go Go Chingay Fiesta 2006 !!!
We are awaiting for your arrival !!!

Thoughts and Feelings

2006-01-30T06:10:00.000-08:00

2nd post of my newly makeover blog !!!

So glad that I actually made it through to my second post... For that, please give me a round of applauds... Erm... Thank You... Here are some Chinese New Year greetings to those who have read my wonderful blog

When I woke up this morning, I went to check my blog and to my surprise, there were no tags... So disappointed at that time... At about 11am, my family and I go for house visiting. Collected a few Ang Pows that was kinda little money inside.

Some of my Ang Pows of the day

When I came home, so glad that there were so many tags at my tagboard. Indeed my advertising at my MSN nickname was useful. Friends have full of accolades for me ( just joking ), and I just feel really honoured.

Kindly post some of your comments at my tagboard to tell me how you feel about this blog so I can further improve in the future. I will also post more interesting articles in the future so remember to catch them in the near future =)

Chinese New Year

2006-01-28T23:27:00.000-08:00

Today is the first day of the Chinese Lunar Calendar. Everyone must be real excited especially the kids. Kids can't wait to get their hands on the most attractive Ang Pow. Well, it is the same for me too. Can't wait to get my hands on the lucrative money $$ in the Ang Pow.

Some common etiquette that everyone must pay attention is to

Greet your elderly in a proper manner
Greet everyone that is present
Not to ask for a Ang Pow when you are still not given one
Not to open ur Ang Pow in the prescence of people
Not to use any offensive languages ( Vulgarities )

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Some traditional Chinese Beliefs

Traditional Chinese People think that the no.8 is very auspicious

An example of a superstitious man

For those superstitious people, please be mindful not to spend too much on such things. They do not have scientific prove

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12 Zodiac Animals

The 12 Chinese Zodiac Signs includes

Mouse
Cow
Tiger
Rabbit
Dragon
Snake
Horse
Goat
Monkey
Rooster
Dog
Pig

Since it is the DOG year, I will talk more about the dog like an expert fengshui master

People born in the Year of the Dog( 1922, 1934, 1946, 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006 ) possess the best traits of human nature. They have a deep sense of loyalty, are honest, and inspire other people's confidence because they know how to keep secrets. But Dog People are somewhat selfish, terribly stubborn, and eccentric. They care little for wealth, yet somehow always seem to have money. They can be cold emotionally and sometimes distant at parties. They can find fault with many things and are noted for their sharp tongues. Dog people make good leaders. They are compatible with those born in the Years of the Horse, Tiger, and Rabbit.

For those who are born in the year of the dog, take note of the above passage. It will prove to be very useful for you in the coming year. Try to cover up your flaws and do the best you can!

For those who are keen on rearing a dog for the coming year, please make sure you are devoted to what you are doing. Do not give up half way through when you are bored. Rearing a pet requires 100% care and concern from the owner. So if you are not ready to give in all your 100%, then don't rear a pet because the pet would be at its wits when you abandon it

The picture, comics, notes are taken from www.google.com.sg, www.chewonit.net and many more