Today was competition day. I did badly. 3 other people in my team did badly. Yet, we still managed to get that team gold, and even better, sweep all of the individual C' div medals!
The B' div lived up to their expectations, securing the team gold along with all 3 individual medals. The same thing for the A' girls. The A' boys managed to get the team gold, but did not sweep the individual medals.
After the competition, the whole gym went for our gym dinner at Everything with Fries. Food was expensive, though. Then, me and 3 other friends somehow manage to take a wrong turn while walking to the bus-stop. This led to a long and tedious walk to the correct stop, where we could take our buses home.
So, its not so much bitter as it is sweet.
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
The day before
Competition's tomorrow.Hope I do well.
Today, we went to the CCAB to jump on the competition trampoline. I could not do my routine properly as I was not used to jumping on the new trampoline after jumping on the Hwa Chong one for the past year. Hopefully, it'll be different tomorrow.
We also caught a glimpse of our fellow competitors, the rivals that will challenge us for that gold medal. They were RI, SJI and Whitley. From what I saw and heard, the team that we have to fear most would be SJI.
Tomorrow is the day when we will find out if all our efforts the past year, all the blood and sweat shed during training sessions, will come to fruition.
Wish me luck.
Today, we went to the CCAB to jump on the competition trampoline. I could not do my routine properly as I was not used to jumping on the new trampoline after jumping on the Hwa Chong one for the past year. Hopefully, it'll be different tomorrow.
We also caught a glimpse of our fellow competitors, the rivals that will challenge us for that gold medal. They were RI, SJI and Whitley. From what I saw and heard, the team that we have to fear most would be SJI.
Tomorrow is the day when we will find out if all our efforts the past year, all the blood and sweat shed during training sessions, will come to fruition.
Wish me luck.
Sunday, March 7, 2010
A level results
On Friday, our principal, Dr Hon announced Hwa Chong's A level results to the entire high school section. Everyone was excited, as if HCJC did well, the whole school would get a half-day.
Thus, everyone was hoping for excellent results. And, they got what they were wishing for. In fact, Hwa Chong did even better than last year! Furthermore, we emerged as the best in the nation in the areas of math and science!
These are our results:
Our students attained a record-breaking performance in General Paper, with 4 out of 10 scoring a Distinction. This is double the national average for the third year running. Also, virtually all students attained at least a pass.
9 out of 10 students scored Distinction in H2 Biology, up from 8 last year. This is double the National Average.
8 out of 10 scored Distinction for H2 Physics, double the National Average.
8 out of 10 students scored a Distinction in H2 Mathematics, for the third year running.
7 out of 10 students scored a Distinction in H2 Geography, more than double the National Average.
8 out of 10 scored a Distinction for H2 Art.
7 out of 10 scored a Distinction for H2 Chemistry, for the second year running. This is double the National Average.
7 out of 10 scored a Distinction for Knowledge and Inquiry and H2 Literature in English.
We attained a 100% Distinction rate for H1 and H2 German and H1 French, We also attained 100% Distinction rate for H1 Geography, 3 times the National average.
Thus, everyone was hoping for excellent results. And, they got what they were wishing for. In fact, Hwa Chong did even better than last year! Furthermore, we emerged as the best in the nation in the areas of math and science!
These are our results:
Our students attained a record-breaking performance in General Paper, with 4 out of 10 scoring a Distinction. This is double the national average for the third year running. Also, virtually all students attained at least a pass.
9 out of 10 students scored Distinction in H2 Biology, up from 8 last year. This is double the National Average.
8 out of 10 scored Distinction for H2 Physics, double the National Average.
8 out of 10 students scored a Distinction in H2 Mathematics, for the third year running.
7 out of 10 students scored a Distinction in H2 Geography, more than double the National Average.
8 out of 10 scored a Distinction for H2 Art.
7 out of 10 scored a Distinction for H2 Chemistry, for the second year running. This is double the National Average.
7 out of 10 scored a Distinction for Knowledge and Inquiry and H2 Literature in English.
We attained a 100% Distinction rate for H1 and H2 German and H1 French, We also attained 100% Distinction rate for H1 Geography, 3 times the National average.
Pressure
Pressure. I am sure many of you out there are familiar with this word, especially those in Singapore. In Singapore, it is very competitive. So the pressure that you face to achieve, to do well, is immense.
It all starts in school. If you do not do well in school, it will be very hard to get a good job during your adult life. Your parents know this, and they place pressure on you to get these good grades, and to get into the prestigious schools, and to eventually get that P.H.D, which will almost certainly guarantee you a high-paying job. Just think, how many times have your parents told you to study hard and do well so that you can get a good job in the future?
I myself face this kind of pressure. Furthermore, I study in one of the best schools in Singapore, so the pressure on my to do well is magnified. And this is not only pressure to do well in tests or exams, it is also pressure to do well in my Co-Curricular Activity.
My CCA is Gymnastics. My event is trampolining. In Hwa Chong, Gym is one of the elite CCAs, which means that we have been one of the better-achieving CCAs. In trampolining, we have been the champions for 2 straight years already. These year, it is up to me and my teammates to make sure that we continue to wear that mantle of champions for the third straight year. Since we are the favorites to win again, more pressure is naturally placed on us to live up to that expectation. And that fact has been showing in our training sessions. Ever since the November-December holidays, we have been required to report to training five days a week, four weeks a month. We are constantly reminded to work hard and to crush this year's competition. And in the March holidays, we will have training from 9 in the morning to 6 in the evening.
The pressure on our shoulders is huge. And I can see some of my teammates cracking under the strain of that pressure. For example, whenever we are tested by our coach, where we have to treat this like the competition and he will give us our points based on how well or otherwise we did, some of my teammates, and sometimes me, will not do as well as when they train normally. This is due to the pressure placed on us by our coach to treat it like a competition and to do as we would in a competition.
From these tests, I am able to get an insight into how I respond to pressure. Sometimes, I do exceptionally well, and sometimes, I fail horribly. This tells me that I can either thrive under pressure, or get squashed by its weight. Hopefully when I compete, the former is the one that happens.
It all starts in school. If you do not do well in school, it will be very hard to get a good job during your adult life. Your parents know this, and they place pressure on you to get these good grades, and to get into the prestigious schools, and to eventually get that P.H.D, which will almost certainly guarantee you a high-paying job. Just think, how many times have your parents told you to study hard and do well so that you can get a good job in the future?
I myself face this kind of pressure. Furthermore, I study in one of the best schools in Singapore, so the pressure on my to do well is magnified. And this is not only pressure to do well in tests or exams, it is also pressure to do well in my Co-Curricular Activity.
My CCA is Gymnastics. My event is trampolining. In Hwa Chong, Gym is one of the elite CCAs, which means that we have been one of the better-achieving CCAs. In trampolining, we have been the champions for 2 straight years already. These year, it is up to me and my teammates to make sure that we continue to wear that mantle of champions for the third straight year. Since we are the favorites to win again, more pressure is naturally placed on us to live up to that expectation. And that fact has been showing in our training sessions. Ever since the November-December holidays, we have been required to report to training five days a week, four weeks a month. We are constantly reminded to work hard and to crush this year's competition. And in the March holidays, we will have training from 9 in the morning to 6 in the evening.
The pressure on our shoulders is huge. And I can see some of my teammates cracking under the strain of that pressure. For example, whenever we are tested by our coach, where we have to treat this like the competition and he will give us our points based on how well or otherwise we did, some of my teammates, and sometimes me, will not do as well as when they train normally. This is due to the pressure placed on us by our coach to treat it like a competition and to do as we would in a competition.
From these tests, I am able to get an insight into how I respond to pressure. Sometimes, I do exceptionally well, and sometimes, I fail horribly. This tells me that I can either thrive under pressure, or get squashed by its weight. Hopefully when I compete, the former is the one that happens.
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Task 2-Linguistic:An interview with Jem Finch
Q: Jem, How do you feel about the Jury's verdict?
A: I was shocked that they chose to convict Tom, when all the evidence pointed to the fact that he was innocent.
Q: Why do you think the jury would convict Tom in spite of overwhelming evidence that he didn't do it?
A: Probably because the people on the jury are a bunch of cowards who are too afraid to do the right thing, even if it means going against social norms like putting a negro over a white.
Q: Has this event changed your perception of the law in any way?
A: Of course it has! I now know that when it comes to black vs white, white will always triumph.
Q: Do you think that verdicts should still be decided by juries?
A: I think that we ought to do away with juries. Only the judge should be able to decide the verdict of the accused.
Q: Why do you feel that way?
A: Well, the jury was supposed to be impartial, but they did not acquit Tom just because he was a negro. Throughout the trial, I got the feeling that Judge Taylor wasn't really prejudiced against Tom. In fact, I got the feeling that he disliked the Ewells more. So, if Judge Taylor had the final say, I am sure that Tom would be a free man right now.
A: I was shocked that they chose to convict Tom, when all the evidence pointed to the fact that he was innocent.
Q: Why do you think the jury would convict Tom in spite of overwhelming evidence that he didn't do it?
A: Probably because the people on the jury are a bunch of cowards who are too afraid to do the right thing, even if it means going against social norms like putting a negro over a white.
Q: Has this event changed your perception of the law in any way?
A: Of course it has! I now know that when it comes to black vs white, white will always triumph.
Q: Do you think that verdicts should still be decided by juries?
A: I think that we ought to do away with juries. Only the judge should be able to decide the verdict of the accused.
Q: Why do you feel that way?
A: Well, the jury was supposed to be impartial, but they did not acquit Tom just because he was a negro. Throughout the trial, I got the feeling that Judge Taylor wasn't really prejudiced against Tom. In fact, I got the feeling that he disliked the Ewells more. So, if Judge Taylor had the final say, I am sure that Tom would be a free man right now.
Task 1-Intrapersonal:Diary entry of Scout Finch
Dear Diary,
Today, the way I view Atticus has changed. Before today, I had always thought of him as feeble. Atticus never did any of the usual things that fathers do , like going hunting and playing poker.Atticus sat in the living room and read. That is why I feel that Atticus is boring.
Today, however, Atticus did something so amazing that I wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes. At first, I was worried that Atticus would drop the gun or something, but nothing of the sort happened. Instead, Atticus let fly like a seasoned pro, and with just one shot, managed to hit Tim Johnson.
My view of Atticus has changed completely now. I was ver proud of my father being the deadest shot in Maycomb County. After all, ain't everybody's daddy the deadest shot in Maycomg!
Scout
Today, the way I view Atticus has changed. Before today, I had always thought of him as feeble. Atticus never did any of the usual things that fathers do , like going hunting and playing poker.Atticus sat in the living room and read. That is why I feel that Atticus is boring.
Today, however, Atticus did something so amazing that I wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes. At first, I was worried that Atticus would drop the gun or something, but nothing of the sort happened. Instead, Atticus let fly like a seasoned pro, and with just one shot, managed to hit Tim Johnson.
My view of Atticus has changed completely now. I was ver proud of my father being the deadest shot in Maycomb County. After all, ain't everybody's daddy the deadest shot in Maycomg!
Scout
Multiple Intelligences
This here is my multiple intelligences profile. As you can see from the results, I am mainly people and myself smart. It is also obvious that I will never turn out to be a great mathematician or musician. However, I do not feel that a few questions would be enough for you to truly find out your learning profile. Furthermore, you are answering questions about yourself, and you might subconsciously give inaccurate answers, or you might not even know yourself well. It would take an outsider who spends a lot of time with you to be able to give accurate answers to the questions. Thus, I feel that if you want a quick analysis, the multiple intelligences test is suitable.
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