Shortlisted candidates will be invited for an interview between 11July to 22 July 2009.

I do believe this means that the date is extended and I have not been unlisted yet. Phew. I heave a sigh of relief and at the same time, it also meant that I have to suffer 11 more days thinking and waiting for the news to come. Like how am I going to bear with the torture of not knowing how well I did for the audition for another 11days, having bear with it for already 1 week and a few days more.

That's all.
ja-na

Finally the break is here. It is the weekends!!

I believe everyone in Sec4, at least in my school, are all looking forward to the weekends. More than we could how much we use to look forward to them in the past. Reason being we are all stuck in school from the morning all the way to 4.30pm every single day. There's nothing more relieving than walking out of the schools gates after every school day. However, to me it also meant 1 day closer to the O levels.

Ms Dianah wrote on the board the schedule for our Tropical test during lesson time earlier on, that will stretch all the way until the week before the O levels. All of the sudden it just look as if O level is only hours away. Frightening and pretty exciting. The journey is coming to an end and most of all, guilty to say, I do have a slight happiness over the fact that we are going to get rid of Mdm Yaw soon.

Well it is true that she is a great teacher and all, but she seriously does have some character problem. I am sub-consciously reminded to not speak ill or gossip about anyone behind their backs, so that is only point I'm gonna make about her today.


As days goes by, I do feel even more close to the class. I feel that for once I really am part of the big family. Everyone seems to have become much more friendlier and all. Akshaya just asked me about on that exclusive post about a week or two ago. Yan Jie also commented on what I should be looking out for to make me 'look' better. So far, seems like everyone have the same idea - I tend to shout/talk excessively at the wrong moment.

Sort of like sticking out like a sore thumb. Vin Nee said the same thing earlier on, while I stayed behind in class with Qinli and her - to help them out with their Chinese presentation (speaking of which I have a song to make).

So yea, tomorrow's my last day. If I don't hear any news from AJC I'm officially off the list. I'm hoping to hear something from Hui Shan tomorrow. Oh gosh, please tell me I did well for the audition. I just want the recognition as a good chorister.


Falling - David Archuleta




HERE GOES NOTHING... *FLINCHES*

Falling (Chorus) - Clarence




That's gotta have sucked.. =X
My excuse: my microphones sucks. =D

-CHIPMUNK MODE

Take Your Sweet Time (Chipmunk) - Clarence


More Than Words (Chipmunk) - Clarence


The Stupid Things (Chipmunk) - Clarence


=D

NO IMPORTA LA DISTANCIA

No Importa La Distancia - Ricky Martin




A recommendation of Clara.

EDEN OF THE EAST

Eden of the East (東のエデン, Higashi no Eden?) is a Japanese anime television series, which premiered on Fuji TV's noitaminA timeslot on April 9, 2009. Created, directed and written by Kenji Kamiyama, it features character designs by Chika Umino and animation production by Production I.G. Based on an original story by Kamiyama, it is the first original noitaminA series. Two theatrical films are also planned for release in Japan on November 28, 2009 and January 2010 respectively.

The Plot
On November 22 2010, ten missiles strike against uninhabited areas of Japan, claiming no victims. This apparent terrorist act is referred to as "Careless Monday" and disregarded by most people. The series begins three months later, with a young Japanese woman named Saki Morimi visiting Washington D.C. as part of her graduation trip. When she gets into trouble, a mysterious Japanese man, who introduces himself as Akira Takizawa, helps her through it. The man appears to have no memory and is completely naked, carrying only a gun and a cell phone charged with 8.2 billion yen in digital money. The cell phone has the phrase, noblesse oblige ("nobility obligates" or "noble's obligation" in English), printed on it. While they are coming back to Japan, they learn that a new missile attack has taken place in their country.





Eden of the east: The King of Eden trailer


Eden of the East

SYG CHORAL PRESENTATION
Had fun at the concert yesterday, had a lot of fun in fact. The performance put up by the various choirs were excellent. Excellent display of techniques and quality voices. All of the really do deserve the Gold with Honours they were awarded for in this year's SYF Central Judging 2009.

Going further back in time, I met up with Roy and Jing Wen at the platform of Bukit Batok MRT Station. It had been totally unexpected as I didn't know Roy would reach so fast. Then when the MRT was about to stop and reach the stop, I saw Roy walking in the parallel direction to the train. I was staring at him hoping that my stares would actually catch his attention some how. Luckily the train stopped in time and I managed to caught up with Roy, running out of the doors of the train immediately after it stopped. I also happened to caught sight of Jing Wen who was waiting for me as we had arranged too.

So the three of us took the next train down to Jurong East. We had planned to meet up with the other Sec2 girls but they turn out to have reached Raffles Place Station already. Sort of had went off to Raffles Place without notifying us. Then while JingWen talked to Marvina on the phone as she explained of the news, I called up Yu Sheng who was still at home. We were pretty pissed coz we had planned to meet up together to go down to Raffles Place for lunch, in the end he came so late.

We decided to meet him at Raffles Place instead, and so we took the train down to Raffles Place. Did some magic routine warm up/practice on the train with Jing Wen and Roy. Had just 'break' my Viper deck so I was playing with it as much as I like.

Then when we reached there and thought we were early, we planned to go out of the station to look for some where to eat. Just when we were approaching the escalator, the girls came down. We were totally caught by surprise. Then after which we practically walked the whole of Raffles Xchange in our attempt to find some where to settle dinner.

Just when every thing seem to be bleak and futile, the girls decided that we should split up for lunch and to find our own lunch and call them when we are done. They can't leave us to far since they didn't know how to get to VCH from here.

So JingWen, Roy and I managed to find our way after a lot more rounds of searching and finally ended up at a mosquito/flies breeding area of Subway restaurant. It took us quite awhile, turning and going up and down the UOB tower here and there to find it. By then it was already 1830 hours and Yu Sheng has yet to reach. Then all of the sudden when we were queuing up to make purchase of our food, Yu Sheng msg-ed me to say he has reach. Like FINALLY! So after I've paid and ran all the way back to the station, which wasn't very far and brought him back to the guys having no difficulty to recognise the way back. I was thinking, like how am I going to return now. Everywhere looks practically the same!

So it turns out Yu Sheng has had dinner so he sat with us and watched us eat. Soon we found our way back to the girls. They had initially said they weren't eating, but I'm thinking it is just Marvina and Adalia since when I called Yu Xin, she said she was eating with the rest at some Japanese restaurant.

Turn one big round the Xchange as Roy led us to the wrong exit. Luckily the girls weren't all grouchy and all, we were spared from insults and punches. Phew! So we got our way to VCH with ease once we found the right exit and on our way we met up with Ms Seah who asked me about how the Oral earlier on was. We joked a bit too, as Roy and I walked by her two sides to the VCH acting like bodyguards. Then we joked about her height difference with us too.

The guys stayed outside the concert hall for awhile as we waited for everyone who is supposed to come to arrive in time. Jermyn gave me quite a shock as he looked darn different from how he usually looks like due to his attire. Kuan Yee was commenting that my attire was the most plain as I only wore a normal pair of jeans and a plain tee top. I replied by stating that the vest (according to Jing Wen) actually belongs to me and that I just didn't like to look too punk and all.

Soon everyone arrive, so did Ms Dianah, and we made our way into concert hall, prepared to be awed by the musicality of the prestige choirs that shall be performing.

During the concert, there was a moment where Mr Nelson Kwei came on stage and he held out his arms out wide as he recieved the applause. I totally lose control in the midst of the clapping and all and shouted rather loudly, saying that he was acting very arrogantly. Luckily, only those within 1metre radii me could hear me as the applause was really very great. I was darn embarrassed when Yu Xin and Marvina, who were sitting infront of me, turned and stared in disbelief for a moment.

CHINESE ORAL ...
had been rather horrendous since the conversation topic was totally random and had no relation to the passage that I had just read. I was all ready answer to a question on the disabled when I suddenly heard from the mouth of the examiner that she just asked some on schools opening their facilities to the public. I dropped my jaw wide open upon hearing the topic, and took a few seconds to clear what I had prepared in my mind and think of what could I say.

I practically just rant everything that I could think of at the moment. I stammered quite a few times as I was stumped by what words to use to express my views. I believe I had not use much interesting vocabulary in this section. I am glad that the passage was rather easy and that I should have done pretty well for it. Hopefully the conversation which should have been just as good as my passage according to previous records would not cause me my Distinction for Oral.


That would be pretty much the end of today's post as I do not see anything interesting on my mind to talk about now.

ja-na~


exhausted ...

ESCAPISM
Sudden realisation + inability to study anymore and hanging around on the net looking at Facebook had made me realise that playing Facebook and blogging is pretty much a form of escapism too, personally in particular.

I don't really read a lot, with only occasional reading up on NewScientist.com when there is something interesting, check it up daily. So reading isn't really an escapism for me.

Another one of my favourite source of escapism is listening to music. It works practically for everyone I guess. Just wanting to listen to the favourite songs running through your ears and not doing anything else. Wonderful form of escapism I feel. For me this beats practically anything like reading.

However, once in awhile I guess we still gotta come back to earth and do what is needed of us. There is always a time that we should come back to reality as a student and that studying is what we should be doing right now (and not reading my blog =X). Though, I would still prefer to take a break now and then, so do hang around my blog once in awhile? =D

Just another post of escapism.

With music,
ja-na~

In this post, the contents shall be split into 4 sections.

Tick-Tock
Have started wearing a watch lately. Don't ask me why, cause I pretty much just feel like doing so. It is a watch that was worn by my father. Not a heirloom, just something he got while he was doing National Service many years back then. I just thought since he doesn't wear it anymore, I might as well do.

Anyway, my main point is that the watch have some certain effects on me. When ever there is pin-drop silence or when I'm calm and thinking. Moving the watch slightly closer to my face would result in me hearing the time going by. It sort of 'hurts' to see time go by and figuring out that there is little time to do this and that. As I listen, I feel as if time is speeding and getting faster after each strike, it just goes on faster and faster to me "tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock.."

Having said that it really does reminds me once in awhile how near the O levels are already. Not just that of course, when ever I have some kind of dateline to meet, hearing the ticking sound makes me feel sort of unease and most importantly irritated.


School Reopening
School has reopened and so far everything has been fine. Would take sometime to adjust to the extra class that are held after normal school lessons. Over due homework to meet adds on just as much. Luckily I don't really have many of them though.

I'm pretty much looking forward to a better semester this half year with most misunderstandings cleared and all that. I am sort of doing my best to change after recieving some comments before school resume and what I am doing best at the moment is shutting my ears from unwanted comments. That's one skill mastered!

It feels much better to return to school I guess. Even though there are a lot of work to do, but as a student, school kinda still suits me better after all. Mopping around at home isn't something I would consider great. Kinda boring and all that. There are just so much more things that can be done in school too.


CHEMISTRY, A NIGHTMARE
I'm still confused over Acids, Bases and Salts and although MANY people are telling to go around the problem, I just can't accept it. I guess I just have to find some time to see Mdm Yaw and clear all my doubts. This has practically became an obstacle from me thinking properly and doing well for Chemistry. Not to mention I failed in the last Acid, Bases and Salts test. Just so darn frustrated since no one seems to be able to provide me with an answer thus far.

You would most probably be wondering what could be getting to me so greatly. This is what it is all about:

To test for Sulfate ion we use acidified Barium Nitrate. Add the acidified Barium Nitrate to the unknown solution and look out for white precipitation. If white precipitation is seen, sulfate ion is present. As we know, this white precipitate is actually the formation of Barium Sulfate.

Using this knowledge, we use the same reagents to test for sulfuric acid. There are sulfate ions in sulfuric acid, as such by adding acidified Barium Nitrate we should get the white precipitate, Barium Sulfate. But there shouldn't be any reaction between an acid with a nitrate!

What's more this is what I saw from my tb. This makes me terribly confused.

So my questions are:

1. Can an acid react with a nitrate? If no, why?
2. What is the role of the nitric acid in acidifying the Barium Nitrate before adding it into the unknown solution?

Care to explain?


STUBBORN PIG
So as you can see, I'm pretty much a stubborn person who would never allow myself to choose an easy way out of something like that. People have told me that I just have to accept how things are. However, I won't allow myself to just memo it and accept it without understanding how it came to be. I am more of a WHY person more than WHAT. In other terms, I'm a logical learner who refuse to accept anything I learn without knowing how and what I am actually doing and applying.

This was the same case as when I couldn't remember the Reactivity Series for the same subject. I was lucky though as I had Clara who came up or was taught of a certain method of remembering it. Even though I still have yet to find out the proper way of determining and arranging the elements of the Periodic Table according to their reactivity, I at least managed to found myself a method to remember it with the least effort. One way to put it is that I'm stubborn, the other would maybe be lazy. That's pretty much the main difference between Physics and Chemistry once again.

Meeting up with Mdm Yaw would include clearing up this unresolved question on how the elements in the metals (in actual fact, the transition metals) are arranged in the Reactivity Series, the above and finding out about a certain question I have on Metals.



I must get going already, have lots of work to do. My frequency of post would most probably be declining due to more effort that I am going to put in into this final few laps of the race to the big 'O's like Sharon puts it.

ja-na!

PLAYLIST:
Take Your Sweet Time - Jesse McCartney

The Stupid Things - Jesse McCartney

Not Your Enemy - Jesse McCartney

Kiss Me Thru The Phone - Soulja Boy