Chem prac

Before

After

After after

And two more essays

“Describe Chia Ming.”

Chia Ming is a carbon-based life form that resides on the planet Earth. Throughout the history of the species, the Chia Ming has evolved from a primitive primate to a sophisticated being. One would have to look to evolution for the most probable explanation for the origins of Chia Ming’s characteristic laughter. Chia Ming has always been hunted by her predator, the “Ewetos*”. However, over the years, Chia Ming has developed a method of escape by speedily rowing away on water, a camouflage mechanism to blend with the dense undergrowth, as well as a defence mechanism comprising a sudden outburst of laughter that either scares the wits out of the predator or paralyses it. Laughter is contagious, so they say.

The less adaptable Ewetos has been forced to turn to alternative sources of food as it has not developed the cure or resistance for uncontrollable laughter, which has resulted in the rapid multiplication of Chia Mings. This reduced predation has brought more happiness to Chia Ming, who is usually seen smiling.


* Fictitious character; any resemblance to real person(s), living or dead, is unintended and purely coincidental.



“Describe Irvin.”

Irvin is a conscientious student who consistently puts in a tremendous amount of effort and takes pride in his work. His tutorials are neatly filled in and are often completed way in advance. Although he does not represent the school in national competitions such as the Olympiads, he shows that he can be as good as any of them through hard work and diligence.

One obstacle Irvin struggles with is a lack of confidence especially when speaking aloud to a group of people. Nevertheless, he is improving slowly but surely by participating in class discussions, presentations, and Project Work.

Also, Irvin is unceasingly (sometimes insultingly) and excessively modest, and would unfailingly decline and deny even well-deserved praises directed at him. However, such absolute absence of pride is highly suspicious, and one wonders if the slight smile he gives when attempting to be humble may actually hide something more devious.

Other than the above, Irvin generally fits the bill of the typical student from Hwa Chong. (See Appendix 1).

Appendix 1
General Description of a Typical Student from Hwa Chong:
· Hails from the High School Section (for males)
· Avid supporter of Xiao Mi Mi Economic Rice
· Keeps a standard hairstyle
· Studies hard
· Achieves stellar grades
· Holds a leadership position
· Complains of stress

Hmm running out of ideas already... I should just bring all my bio notes for every bio lesson.

And a (hypothetical) kookie for you to (hypothetically) eat if you figure out where (the hypothetical) ewetos came from.

To the guitarists: All the best for SYF on Thursday!

Risotto!

It looked blacker in the dim lighting of the cafe. Talk about retribution =P Too bad I didn't take a photo of TYZ's food. God knows what spices/ ingredients they used.

Class outing

Tomorrow: Marina Bay MRT, 3pm
Bowling, pool.
Cya there (:
After this we shall proceed to Bugis for JTS! Yay!

"Describe Niklas" [10]

Haha here's my punishment-for-not-bringing-bio-notes essay. Enjoy =p


Tay Kiat Aun, Aaron
06S7D

“Describe Niklas”. [10]

Niklas is a heterogametic organism belonging to the species homo sapiens in the genus Homo, family hominidae, order primate, class mammalia, phylum chordata and kingdom animalia. He is the offspring of Mr. Wong and Ms. Sommer, making him half-chinese and half-german.

Being a member of the Gifted Education Programme, Integrated Programme and Science Talent Programme, Niklas is intellectually inclined and does consistently well in his exams as long as he studies. Despite this, Niklas is not arrogant; he is in fact very humble. For example, when conferred the title as the “best looking guy in school” in a recent unofficial survey, he smiles and dismisses it, saying that there are other better looking people around.

Niklas is also very determined and committed. Niklas attends intensive canoeing training every week without fail so as to maintain his dominance in canoeing competitions. Niklas is indeed a true champion for his sport – he maintains a strong anti-drug stance even though his rivals are known to use performance enhancing drugs in a forceful show of integrity.

In addition, Niklas is diligent and does all his tutorials punctually. He consistently brings his tutorials and notes to lessons as he is well aware of the dire consequences of failing to do so. One bad habit of his, however, is that he is untidy and does not file his documents regularly. Nevertheless, this may translate to an unexpected benefit as this compensates for his mediocre memory. As he conceded, the reason why he brought his notes on homeostasis for biology tutorial one day was because he did not file it away, unlike a few other more organised students.

(Later handwrote: Niklas is also very kind and helpful - he helped me print my (this) essay.)

JTS

JTS will be held next Saturday, in the evening, at Fish & Co. (most likely, the glass house). Please comment if you:

• Don't like the venue
• Don't like the restaurant (since, after all, we went there last year)
• Don't like the timing (although chances are this will remain fixed unless 21/22 cannot make it :D)

P4

Lol... ST H20; Judo A div. Girls extra-lightweight 2 Patrina Pang (HCI)

xD congrats to Patrina Pang Ping Ping!

From our juniors class blog

Quote http://community.livejournal.com/07s7d

"We have started to plan our JTS, aka Junior-treat-senior.
So for those seniors out there, pls kindly suggest some place we can go to. *Grin*
It will most probably on friday, in the evening since most of our seniors have lessons till 6 right? So right now, pls decide on a friday. This friday or next one? =) The budget will be around $**.50 for each person.
ok?"

Go there comment!

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Hey ppl,

Check this out: YouTube Best Videos 2006! IMO, the kiwi and free hugs video the best! =D

Friday, 23rd March

300 Back to top
Cathay Orchard Showtimes: 12:15AM 1:40AM 2:40AM 4:00AM 10:40AM 12:05PM 2:25PM 5:00PM 7:25PM 9:50PM 11:20PM	Cathay The Cathay Cineplex Showtimes: 12:00AM 2:30AM 11:35AM 2:00PM 4:30PM 7:00PM 9:30PM
Cathay Causeway Point Showtimes: 12:00AM 12:35PM 2:50PM 5:05PM 7:20PM 9:40PM	Eng Wah Jubilee Showtimes: 10:00AM 12:15PM 2:30PM 4:50PM 7:10PM 9:30PM 11:50PM
Eng Wah Suntec Showtimes: 12:15PM 2:30PM 4:50PM 7:10PM 9:30PM 11:30PM	Eng Wah West Mall Showtimes: 10:00AM 12:15PM 2:30PM 4:50PM 7:10PM 9:30PM 11:50PM
Eng Wah Sun Plaza Showtimes: 10:15AM 12:30PM 2:45PM 5:00PM 7:15PM 9:30PM 11:55PM	Eng Wah Toa Payoh Showtimes: 10:00AM 12:15PM 2:30PM 4:50PM 7:10PM 9:30PM 11:50PM
Golden Village Vivocity Showtimes: 12:40AM 4:00PM 7:00PM 9:50PM	Golden Village Gvmax Vivocity Showtimes: 12:00PM 2:50PM 5:40PM 8:30PM 11:20PM
Golden Village Gold Class Vivocity Showtimes: 12:40AM 1:00PM 4:00PM 7:00PM 9:50PM	Golden Village Grand Showtimes: 12:45PM 3:30PM 6:15PM 9:00PM 11:50PM
Golden Village Marina Showtimes: 12:00AM 10:35AM 1:10PM 3:50PM 6:30PM 9:15PM	Golden Village Plaza Showtimes: 12:00AM 1:30AM 2:35AM 10:40AM 12:10PM 1:20PM 2:50PM 3:55PM 5:30PM 6:30PM 8:10PM 9:10PM 10:50PM 11:50PM
Golden Village Tampines Showtimes: 12:10AM 10:30AM 1:10PM 3:50PM 6:30PM 9:10PM 11:50PM	Golden Village Bishan Showtimes: 12:10AM 11:00AM 1:30PM 4:10PM 6:50PM 9:30PM
Golden Village Tiong Bahru Showtimes: 12:10AM 11:05AM 1:35PM 4:10PM 6:50PM 9:30PM	Golden Village Yishun Showtimes: 12:10AM 11:10AM 1:35PM 4:10PM 6:50PM 9:30PM
Golden Village Jurong Point Showtimes: 12:00AM 10:50AM 1:20PM 4:00PM 6:40PM 9:20PM	Overseas Princess Showtimes: 11:00AM 1:00PM 3:15PM 5:00PM 9:00PM 11:30PM
SHAW Bugis Showtimes: 12:15AM 12:15PM 2:35PM 4:55PM 7:20PM 9:45PM	SHAW Century Showtimes: 12:00AM 12:45PM 3:00PM 5:15PM 7:30PM 9:45PM
SHAW Choa Chu Kang Showtimes: 12:30PM 2:45PM 5:00PM 7:15PM 9:30PM 11:45PM	SHAW Jurong Theatre Showtimes: 12:00AM 10:30AM 12:45PM 3:00PM 5:15PM 7:30PM 9:45PM
SHAW Lido Theatre Showtimes: 12:15AM 11:20AM 1:45PM 4:10PM 5:30PM 6:35PM 7:55PM 9:00PM 10:20PM 11:30PM	SHAW Balestier Showtimes: 12:00AM 10:30AM 12:45PM 3:00PM 5:15PM 7:30PM 9:45PM

Poor alvin

+alvin+ would you lie with me and just forget the world
[-cheryl-] idiot - if only it were tat simple

Aww... Rejected...

Huang Cheng Ye Yun 2007

Yesterday, we had a mini-class outing before Huang Cheng. At 2pm, Alvin, Niklas, Aaron and I met at DoubyDhoby Ghaut MRT and proceeded to Paradiz centre for pool. That's 18.2% (3 s.f.) of the class. We played 2 on 2, swapping teams after every game. Skillwise, I think Alvin and Aaron more pro. I just have tyconess. And Niklas is the traditional strength hero who can zham balls that are packed together.

I played the first game with Alvin. Then with Aaron, and then I paired with Niklas and we were down to hitting the black ball in after Alvin+Aaron fouled. Strength heroes are suppose[d] to be pro at end game, but it seemed to backfire as the white ball riochetedricocheted down with the black :(

During the game, we tried to distract each other by calling out certain names. It was Jane for Alvin, which was almost 100% effective. Jaime for Niklas and Shirli for Aaron were merely attributed to placebo effect. And since I am the author, I have the right to self-censor :D [(re)edit: *coughcoughcough*]

Voon was top scorer with 6 games, I had 5, Aaron had 3 and Niklas 2. But I still win the Golden Ball (Boot) award for scoring 6 balls in the last game :D

When we finished with pool, it was 4.15pm already. After that, we proceeded to race down the crowded Citylink Mall to get to Suntec City to be in time for 300. When we came out of Citylink Mall, we were greeted with an immobile throng of people, extending from the exit all the way up the overhead bridge and to Suntec entrance, probably due to the IT fair. By that time, it was too late for the movie. We met Wai Lumn and Andrew and decided to go bowl at Marina Centre Square instead.

Wai Lumn was niaoing Niklas about how he could never hit above 60. Then she left for her family outing, probably certain that her prediction was true. Lol, Wai Lumn, you are so wrong.

Yong Zi	Niklas	Andrew	Aaron	Alvin
138	111	74	89	149
155	79	66	61	135

Niklas once again proves that brute force can do painful things to the poor pins. Aaron's technique was sound but he lacked oil in 2 areas. 1) On the lane, which was really dry. Ball wouldn't hook at all although it was going to the right pocket 2) In his body, like fats :P

Alvin Voon won the first leg of the competition, but I won the second game by 20 pinfalls to edge him out by 9 pinfalls overall :P Left hand rulez. Spin rulez.

After that, we met up with Chern Wei + His Friend and Katrina and decided to go for Thai Express for dinner. Katrina and Chern Wei + Friend went off for greener pastures, so it's down to us 5 guys again -__- Jaime joined us halfway though.

After dinner, we had 10 minutes to get to Victoria theatre, so we ran all the way there. We got seats all the way up, and it was very nice to know that the seats 2 rows down cost $2 more :D

The first play of Huang Cheng was centred around a bus stop and talked about the relationship of 3 couples. The story was heart warming and thought-provoking.

The second play was on 3 different people that were contemplating suicide. Who all died in the end. Okay, but not flexed out to its fullest. The potential depth of the play was not fully exploited.

The final play was named "glass shoes". There were two main characters in the play, Cinderella's prince charming (who is the rich, casanova) and Sewing Maiden's Cowherd Boy (the poor but devoted lover). Both of them were given 3 months to win the heart of a lady through their own means to win a game show. Very funny and entertaining.

Overall, it was a very nice show. The acting was good and the props were professional too.

outtingggg

11/03/2007 before huangcheng

2pm at DG mrt ; pool
4.15pm at city hall mrt ; movie (300) at suntec
6.45?pm, dinner, suntec?

Blogging from Class Bench

Yay! Woots, school wireless networks sort of sucks. Hahas, managed to connect only after like 40 mins. Gahh..

Connection is intermittent...

And oh, the tagboard is blocked! =(

Bah, 6 hours and 45 minutes to go!! =D

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Of Science Practical Assessment Skills/Teacher in Charge

Many a time immemorial have passed since I've posted anything, and since I don't feel like doing any work anytime soon, I have decided to bestow upon y'all the wisdom of.. something, so wise, that it's wisdom has practically become so great it reached positive infinity, wrapped around to negative infinity, then it sorta stopped being so great and currently resides somewhere close there. Yup.

As always; Disclaimer: The author rejects and returns all attempts to sue, hate, or generally harm his person via collect calls. By reading on you agree and accept that you completely and utterly believe the total plausibility of such phenomenon. All situations are entirely hypothetical, any resemblance to real life events are mere figments of your imagination. Any further contemplation will likely cause spontaneous combustion of your brain. It is strongly advised to shut down any cognitive functions before continuing to protect your neurons from corruption.

How to do SPA Skill A.

SPA skill A is meant to assess a student's capability of adapting to new situations and devising ingenious plans to solve real life problems.

A highly likely scenario is that a researcher forgets to label his 5 bottles and conveniently mixes up 5 organic compounds. Happens all the time. Of course, it's just one of many other equally possible scenarios. This is when SPA SKILL A comes in handy, for fret not, he can solve this problem using what he learnt!

Firstly, one must not use the NMR machine. No doubt it will work. But. It just isn't done. There might be electricity wasted.

Then, one must write out on a paper what one plans to do, in case one forgets.
It is essential to write out exactly what one is planning. Like so, Aim: To identify 5 unknown organic compounds. This is important, in case one forgets what one was doing.

Then, draw out all the unknown compounds. Along with their scientific name. And functional groups. With a neat table. Drawings must be in pencil. Failure to do all this might result in inability to identify the compounds.

Next, a flowchart is necessary to visualise the process of identification. All steps must be written out, even though they're fairly standard. Abbreviations cannot be used, 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine must be spelled out completely, lest it confuses you on what exactly is being added. Conditions need to be written too, because it's highly possible for someone to accidentally carry out the test at 200 atm instead of room pressure, especially since they're standard tests. Also, one should not eliminate choices. After identifying 4 out of 5 compounds, it's essential to have a positive test for the last compound. This is due to murphy's law, which tells us that somehow a 6th unknown chemical might have ended up among the other 5.

Subsequently, it is important to write out exactly what is happening in each step. After all, it's not enough that one knows that a test is going to work. One must know WHY it works. The lack of this knowledge might result in failure to identify the compounds. Not only must one know the general reaction, one must know what the reaction is called, why it will react, and what the product looks like.

Now, write out exactly what to do. And what one will see. AND problems with your experiment. If you don't have any problems, it's a bad experiment. After all, scientific breakthroughs are made through errors. So be sure to include horrible mess ups in your procedure, which you must then talk about.

Finally, write some gentle reminders to yourself about how dangerous the compounds are, and that one should not spill it onto oneself, pour it down the sink, or other things which are standard lab procedures. One might forget, afterall.

~nik

Ew, i think my crapping skills have deteoriated. Shall not write about skill D =x

27.3% Class Outing

We got mass pangseh-ed, but Rujun has kindly reminded us about the chalet/bbq. Retribution, as Adrian would say.

After the guitarists had lunch at Hougang Mall's food court, we went on to my house, and proceeded to obsess over the keyboard, because there were no dogs or little kids available (Piano pieces sound very nice with the 'Synthetic Voice').

And then, there was mahjong (thanks, Nik!). After observing for just 2 rounds, I, someone with absolutely no previous mahjong experience, lured Alvin away with a guitar so that he could have his duet with Jane, took over, and proceeded to win 3 or 4 games eventually! Unfortunately, Alvin managed to reinsert himself into the game, and dominated much of it with his imba 自摸 skills. The excitement of mahjong managed to keep people staying for dinner at 6:30, after which Adrian had to rush back to the hostel with Aaron accompanying him on the same bus trip home.

During the intermission, Alvin and Jane went back to playing the keyboard (sense any recurring themes?), before the lure of bridge became too strong. Naturally, Jane Wu Ying Ying/珍吴莹莹盈盈 lived up to her name and 真的无赢赢, save for 1 miraculous win with Alvin. The last 3 people left at 9, and 2 of them are probably still on the way home even as I type this.

Quote of the Day
Nik to Alvin: "Don't 自摸 my thing!"

Finalised CNY Outing on Tuesday

Date: 20/02/2007
Venue: Koo's house, which is in Hougang
Meeting Place/Time: Hougang MRT Station, 1pm
Things to bring: Whatever you think can help entertain you
Activity: Random entertainment with whatever is available, whatever you brought, and whoever is there.

Since most people should have finished their rounds visiting/welcoming relatives by today, a class CNY outing has been proposed to take place tomorrow, Tuesday (20/02/07), in the afternoon (to accommodate the guitarists who have practice in the morning, as well as lazy people who like to sleep late).

Unfortunately, so far only 8 people have expressed any form of interest in this activity. So kindly declare your intentions towards this outing, via replies to this post, SMS, or any credible form of communication, preferably by today, Monday (19/02/07). (Will be in Malaysia for the rest of today, so kindly pardon the lack of replies)

Suggestions of what to do thus far stands at a grand total of TWO, so please feel free to continue with your generous contributions.

1. Watch Norbit (VETOED) and then crash Rudy Lee's house (approval yet to be sought) Rudy Lee rents a room in an apartment and cannot invite us.
2. Bring some games (e.g. taboo, mahjong) and visit somebody's house. (I know of one that is within walking distance of a shopping mall, MRT station, bus interchange, swimming complex, polyclinic and playground with swings in addition to containing 1 TV (since the other one died), a few bikes, 4 functional comps + 2 laptops, and is available for use.)

Despite the general lack of response with regard to this, juniors are most probably welcome if they feel inclined to join (especially if they can offer places to visit), and IF we actually manage to decide on something.

breathe life into the blog!

Ok. Whee! Taboo is fun!! I have the game set at home (my mum bought it) but have never played it before. It seriously tests your ability to describe words on the spot =D And we had fun! We as in some seniors and some juniors.

And playing bridge with mahjong tiles! The tiles were labelled with poker card symbols and numbers (i.e. AKQJ10-2, CDHS) and shuffling was slacky!! Whoo!

Plus plus...talk about good and bad karma/ luck =D








-----Seriously important updates to keep the blog alive!-----
Update about class blog: I was curious about the new blogger and everything and shifted the class blog to a new updated google account. But unfortunately I used my gmail as the login email. So unless I give my password to everyone it is impossible to post entries on the class blog via the 06s7d account. So apologies everyone...I will try to figure out how to move it to another google account (the hc06s7d@gmail.com one). Meanwhile, everyone just use your own account to post can? (:
And one thing...apparently theres some stupid problem with 'team blogs' in the new version. And that is every member has to switch to the new version (i.e. have a google account) before (s)he can post =S