Third time, it has at least been my third time going to science centre this year. The school forced us there a couple of days ago for a life science talk. Apparently we were supposed to explore the new genome and viruses exhibits and fill up worksheets we did not have to submit. Those exhibits, they were full of reinforced posters for us to study and interactive computer simulations on a screen which were nothing but posters with animation. So, we can say that the exhibits were just a space-inefficient well-decorated library with reading materials only on walls and pillars.
I was alone, holding a pink worksheet, a white one and a pen without ink. I was walking around without a reason. I did not know what to do.
I tried finding a friend and looked around with him as we copied many answers from other people and found out some answers on our own. Eventually, he disappeared in the crowd with his other friends and once again, I was alone in a sea of familiar faces, so close physically, yet so far apart from them.
Once again, I caught a rode on a wave and as I saw a bunch of my classmates. I followed them, thinking that I would have company. However, not long after, they "kicked" me out- just left without me; I had been the one who had to follow them around. I felt like a grain of sand on the beach - no one cared about my existence.
After a seemingly long time, yet shorter than I had expected the visit to be, the tide went out. Everyone just disappeared, but I did not know where. Walking around were just a few lone or pairs of people. I saw emman and joelle, but not wanting to "extra" I just left them alone. With verbal guidance from someone, I, a grain of sand, just tumbled lethargically back where the ocean of people were, at the concourse.
Now, though I could see my friends, my entire class, I did not seem to care anymore. Their company or if not, seemed to no longer bother me. I just wanted some rest, and in just half an hours time, I have adapted to the isolation I experienced.
I walked to the bus stop. Even with my friend walking beside(behind) me, I felt alone.
Friday, August 29, 2008
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Wednesday-The day China got threatened
20/08/2008 - Wednesday
We had a chinese spelling test
Most did alright for we were blessed
But unlike others who did just fine,
Upon twenty, he only got a nine
Running up to the teacher,
towards iminent danger
seething with anger,
he tore up his paper
The teacher stared
but the student blared,
that though its wrong to tear
when scoring badly it is only fair
He looked down
the teacher frowned
no one made a sound
trouble has finally been found
A scolding he got
and with words he fought
but he lost the war
and in eyes tears he brought
Like water kettle whistling
Accumulated anger had to escape him
tears flooding to the brim,
He cried "Must Destroy Something!"
Soon after he was asked to paste his paper back
but instead of tape and glue to fix that crack
you see him whisking out his weapon in good check-
Scissors that went Snap Snap Snap...
And you can probably guess what happened next
Quote of the day: I am willing to take my life as long as China goes down with me-TZY
That might be a negative ambition, but how likely is it that it will come true? Is having such a mindset necessary? Even if a thousand fart bombs were dropped over china, will that suffice the abolition of chinese language?
To all of the above, I should think not.
We cannot change the world, but we can change ourselves. Instead of changing others to fit our needs, why not change ourselves to fit others' needs? Instead of ploughing through fields of difficulty with constant, ceaseless "help" in doing chinese homework, why don't just work on the weakness and get benefited for a lifetime?
______________________________
In the afternoon, my class and I went to Paya Lebar aeromedical center. I could say that the tour was quite interesting, besides the occasional history discussions. We visited equipment to train new pilots like the ejecting seat model, hypobaric depressurization chamber which helps pilots counter hypoxia. Hypoxia-a scary condition in which you drift out of conciousness without feeling it due to lack of oxygen(causing the fainting) and carbon dioxide(causing the unawareness of lack of oxygen). Usually human response of pain proceeds danger, like burning a hand, but in this case, you do not even realise you lack oxygen. I would not want that to happen to me.
We also saw the G-Fet, a compartment in which trainees sit in and it goes round and round and round and round...
and round...
and round...
round...
round....
zzz......
In the compartment, gravity is being "created". The faster the G-Fet spins, the more centrifugal force pulling the person outwards and thus the more simulated gravity he experiences. There was a television in the lounge allowing us students to see how the person in the G-Fet is faring. That day, most victims of the G-Fet did up to 5-7 G before they let go (of their life), as our presenter told us that even the most experienced pilots can only hang for 9G for 15 seconds.
With a radius of around 8 metres, and with its mass being swung around at such a speed, you would not want the central axle to be dislodged.
Later, we visited a spatial disorientation simulation - the vetrifuge, where the person inside is supposed to make his "plane" level to the ground without guidance from surroundings. Unfortunately, not many people got to try it due to time constraint and that includes me:(
Never mind, as long as the others were happy trying it out. :) TZY did not try it either, so that busts his chance of ever becoming a terrorist bomber attacking China:)
Soon it was late evening and we had to go. I asked my friend if his father could fetch me along with him to the east and he agreed.
We waited, and he got a call from his parent. He could not take me along after all, so I joined the rest of my friends at the bus stop on the otherside. Another friend of mine, told me that I could take bus 90 to paya lebar MRT station, thus my mind was assured.
When we were about to board the bus, my friend called me and told me that he could fetch me again, but due to the distance having to walk back and not wanting to trouble him, I rejected the offer, and took the bus.
However, it turned out that my other friend was not so sure about the area, and thus 90 went all the way to toa payoh.
I took another bus with another friend to his house where I took 109 from serangoon to pasir ris. The entire journey took 2 and a half hours.
I should have taken my friend's car.
THE END
We had a chinese spelling test
Most did alright for we were blessed
But unlike others who did just fine,
Upon twenty, he only got a nine
Running up to the teacher,
towards iminent danger
seething with anger,
he tore up his paper
The teacher stared
but the student blared,
that though its wrong to tear
when scoring badly it is only fair
He looked down
the teacher frowned
no one made a sound
trouble has finally been found
A scolding he got
and with words he fought
but he lost the war
and in eyes tears he brought
Like water kettle whistling
Accumulated anger had to escape him
tears flooding to the brim,
He cried "Must Destroy Something!"
Soon after he was asked to paste his paper back
but instead of tape and glue to fix that crack
you see him whisking out his weapon in good check-
Scissors that went Snap Snap Snap...
And you can probably guess what happened next
Quote of the day: I am willing to take my life as long as China goes down with me-TZY
That might be a negative ambition, but how likely is it that it will come true? Is having such a mindset necessary? Even if a thousand fart bombs were dropped over china, will that suffice the abolition of chinese language?
To all of the above, I should think not.
We cannot change the world, but we can change ourselves. Instead of changing others to fit our needs, why not change ourselves to fit others' needs? Instead of ploughing through fields of difficulty with constant, ceaseless "help" in doing chinese homework, why don't just work on the weakness and get benefited for a lifetime?
______________________________
In the afternoon, my class and I went to Paya Lebar aeromedical center. I could say that the tour was quite interesting, besides the occasional history discussions. We visited equipment to train new pilots like the ejecting seat model, hypobaric depressurization chamber which helps pilots counter hypoxia. Hypoxia-a scary condition in which you drift out of conciousness without feeling it due to lack of oxygen(causing the fainting) and carbon dioxide(causing the unawareness of lack of oxygen). Usually human response of pain proceeds danger, like burning a hand, but in this case, you do not even realise you lack oxygen. I would not want that to happen to me.
We also saw the G-Fet, a compartment in which trainees sit in and it goes round and round and round and round...
and round...
and round...
round...
round....
zzz......
In the compartment, gravity is being "created". The faster the G-Fet spins, the more centrifugal force pulling the person outwards and thus the more simulated gravity he experiences. There was a television in the lounge allowing us students to see how the person in the G-Fet is faring. That day, most victims of the G-Fet did up to 5-7 G before they let go (of their life), as our presenter told us that even the most experienced pilots can only hang for 9G for 15 seconds.
With a radius of around 8 metres, and with its mass being swung around at such a speed, you would not want the central axle to be dislodged.
Later, we visited a spatial disorientation simulation - the vetrifuge, where the person inside is supposed to make his "plane" level to the ground without guidance from surroundings. Unfortunately, not many people got to try it due to time constraint and that includes me:(
Never mind, as long as the others were happy trying it out. :) TZY did not try it either, so that busts his chance of ever becoming a terrorist bomber attacking China:)
Soon it was late evening and we had to go. I asked my friend if his father could fetch me along with him to the east and he agreed.
We waited, and he got a call from his parent. He could not take me along after all, so I joined the rest of my friends at the bus stop on the otherside. Another friend of mine, told me that I could take bus 90 to paya lebar MRT station, thus my mind was assured.
When we were about to board the bus, my friend called me and told me that he could fetch me again, but due to the distance having to walk back and not wanting to trouble him, I rejected the offer, and took the bus.
However, it turned out that my other friend was not so sure about the area, and thus 90 went all the way to toa payoh.
I took another bus with another friend to his house where I took 109 from serangoon to pasir ris. The entire journey took 2 and a half hours.
I should have taken my friend's car.
THE END
Saturday, August 2, 2008
2.4 km beach run 2008 cum class outing
Yesterday, was the school annual 2.4 km beach run. I woke up at 6:30am, had my breakfast, spent 15 minutes in the toilet sleeping and realised I was late after that.
I rushed to the bus stop with many bus services and took the first possible service which came, although I had to cover some distance to the MRT station upon alighting.
I soon alighted and ran towards the station, giving myself a good warm up. As I approached the station signboard, I realised the train was departing, and I ran even faster. I reached the escalator and took two steps a time up it, until which I was obstructed by a crowd of people leaning against the handles. I hoped I would not miss the train.
I reached the platform, and the train left. So then, I had to wait 10 minutes before the next train departed.
Finally, I reached Simei where ben's father took me there along with ben and ryan. I was a little late, but in the end we reached East Coast Park on time.
An hour and a half passed, and soon it was time for the Year two Boys to run. We disorganizedly queued up at the starting line and the sound of the deafening sports whistle increased my heart rate due to shock, making it a bad start for the run.
Anyway, I managed to pick up the pace. I was somewhere between running and jogging for the first 400metres, thereafter I slowed down a little. Then, my shoelaces came loose, but I held on. Finally, after some 200m, I could no longer take it and I stopped for 10 seconds just to tie my shoelaces.
I got tired and slowed down more, with many people starting to overtake me. I maintained my speed for the rest of the time and cmc soon overtook me but later waited for me. Thanks.
As we neared the end I heard people shouting cmc and my name loudly. The girls who were getting ready to run were cheering. So, I picked up speed once again, or it would have been very embarassing for me to jog so slowly as if I had no stamina. This gave me motivation.
In the distance, I saw the finish line. Estimating some 150m from it, I sprinted with more of long strides compared to pumping. I overtook 5-10 runners and ran past the signboard that says finish, and then I realised that the cones were still 100m away.
I was already tired out then and since I had already stopped, I found it hard to pick up the speed again. I jogged slowly at around 1m/s and crossed reached the real finish line after many people overtook me.
Ben: 33rd Place
Cmc: 34th Place
Me: 35th Place
What a nice series.
I got some water and jogged around slowly. and went to see which of the girls came in first.
After seeing some of them pass by, I saw Leon walk along the track with the girls and towards me.
Me: "Hello"
Leon: "Hi"
Me: "Which position did you get?"
Leon: "I haven't took my number card yet."
Me: "What?! You are gonna make the whole level re-run again coz the positions and timings are messed up now!"
Leon: "No, I haven't completed the run."
Me: "..."
Leon: "..."
Me: "!!!Hurry up what are you waiting for Go RUN!"
Leon: "Oh oh oh... ok.."
Later, Hurberg, Ben, Nar, Joelle and I were chatting when melvin approached. Almost all of the girls had finished running then.
Melvin: "Hi, do you know where I could submit my number card?"
*Silence*
Me: "Did you take a girl's card?"
Cmc: "I think he took number 43 of the girls."
Melvin: "No I DIDN'T Just Tell ME where to SUBmit my card!!!"
Impatience impatience...before he did anything else Bryan dragged him away to find a solution with melvin still shouting. It reminds me of times where in cartoons the bad guy gets arrested by the police and shouts that he will get revenge on those against him. :)
Next came the prize presentation and mascot competition. In my class, Gen got 4th for girls and Cheryl lin got 2nd. Congratulations!
Hot sun, aching rear, urge to pee. These were what I experienced for the next gruelling hour and a half watching prizes get presented and mascots going up on stage.
Finally, it was over. Ben, cmc and I rushed to the toilet along the track. Breaking the speed limit of 15 km/h, we finally reached the toilet.
Up next-our class outing to settlers cafe. Our original plans were to walk to kembangan MRT station and take a train there but then decided that the walk was too far, so we ended up taking 196 to commonwealth instead.
It was a one and a half hours journey, and pyq was complaining about the distance. We had lunch and then entered the cafe.
We played games like Cash and Guns(Very fun), some Jungle Snatching Game(Considerably exciting), Animal sound memorizing game (not too bad) and a monster picture snatching game (very chaotic).
Soon after, dillon left as he had something on and pyq too as he was getting more and more pissed. After pyq left, everyone was trying to imitate him being emotional. Joelle was a total failure-head on table quiet for one moment, laughing out loud the next.
Ben: "Hi"
Joelle: *stares*
Ben: *points at joelle* "Laugh."
Joelle: *Laughs hysterically*
Although I knew everyone was pretending, I thought joelle was being kind of pissed about something, despite her joyful nature and kept on laughing throughout the act. I thought her acting of being emo was incredible, at least that was after, I really thought she was really angry at first for unknown reasons with the stare she gave at people when they talked to her.
It turned out that she really was acting when I asked her later. No wonder she is in Drama club.
It was a great day. Unfortunately I had to leave early as I had piano lessons after that. Nonetheless, it was a great day(did i mention that already?)
ZF
I rushed to the bus stop with many bus services and took the first possible service which came, although I had to cover some distance to the MRT station upon alighting.
I soon alighted and ran towards the station, giving myself a good warm up. As I approached the station signboard, I realised the train was departing, and I ran even faster. I reached the escalator and took two steps a time up it, until which I was obstructed by a crowd of people leaning against the handles. I hoped I would not miss the train.
I reached the platform, and the train left. So then, I had to wait 10 minutes before the next train departed.
Finally, I reached Simei where ben's father took me there along with ben and ryan. I was a little late, but in the end we reached East Coast Park on time.
An hour and a half passed, and soon it was time for the Year two Boys to run. We disorganizedly queued up at the starting line and the sound of the deafening sports whistle increased my heart rate due to shock, making it a bad start for the run.
Anyway, I managed to pick up the pace. I was somewhere between running and jogging for the first 400metres, thereafter I slowed down a little. Then, my shoelaces came loose, but I held on. Finally, after some 200m, I could no longer take it and I stopped for 10 seconds just to tie my shoelaces.
I got tired and slowed down more, with many people starting to overtake me. I maintained my speed for the rest of the time and cmc soon overtook me but later waited for me. Thanks.
As we neared the end I heard people shouting cmc and my name loudly. The girls who were getting ready to run were cheering. So, I picked up speed once again, or it would have been very embarassing for me to jog so slowly as if I had no stamina. This gave me motivation.
In the distance, I saw the finish line. Estimating some 150m from it, I sprinted with more of long strides compared to pumping. I overtook 5-10 runners and ran past the signboard that says finish, and then I realised that the cones were still 100m away.
I was already tired out then and since I had already stopped, I found it hard to pick up the speed again. I jogged slowly at around 1m/s and crossed reached the real finish line after many people overtook me.
Ben: 33rd Place
Cmc: 34th Place
Me: 35th Place
What a nice series.
I got some water and jogged around slowly. and went to see which of the girls came in first.
After seeing some of them pass by, I saw Leon walk along the track with the girls and towards me.
Me: "Hello"
Leon: "Hi"
Me: "Which position did you get?"
Leon: "I haven't took my number card yet."
Me: "What?! You are gonna make the whole level re-run again coz the positions and timings are messed up now!"
Leon: "No, I haven't completed the run."
Me: "..."
Leon: "..."
Me: "!!!Hurry up what are you waiting for Go RUN!"
Leon: "Oh oh oh... ok.."
Later, Hurberg, Ben, Nar, Joelle and I were chatting when melvin approached. Almost all of the girls had finished running then.
Melvin: "Hi, do you know where I could submit my number card?"
*Silence*
Me: "Did you take a girl's card?"
Cmc: "I think he took number 43 of the girls."
Melvin: "No I DIDN'T Just Tell ME where to SUBmit my card!!!"
Impatience impatience...before he did anything else Bryan dragged him away to find a solution with melvin still shouting. It reminds me of times where in cartoons the bad guy gets arrested by the police and shouts that he will get revenge on those against him. :)
Next came the prize presentation and mascot competition. In my class, Gen got 4th for girls and Cheryl lin got 2nd. Congratulations!
Hot sun, aching rear, urge to pee. These were what I experienced for the next gruelling hour and a half watching prizes get presented and mascots going up on stage.
Finally, it was over. Ben, cmc and I rushed to the toilet along the track. Breaking the speed limit of 15 km/h, we finally reached the toilet.
Up next-our class outing to settlers cafe. Our original plans were to walk to kembangan MRT station and take a train there but then decided that the walk was too far, so we ended up taking 196 to commonwealth instead.
It was a one and a half hours journey, and pyq was complaining about the distance. We had lunch and then entered the cafe.
We played games like Cash and Guns(Very fun), some Jungle Snatching Game(Considerably exciting), Animal sound memorizing game (not too bad) and a monster picture snatching game (very chaotic).
Soon after, dillon left as he had something on and pyq too as he was getting more and more pissed. After pyq left, everyone was trying to imitate him being emotional. Joelle was a total failure-head on table quiet for one moment, laughing out loud the next.
Ben: "Hi"
Joelle: *stares*
Ben: *points at joelle* "Laugh."
Joelle: *Laughs hysterically*
Although I knew everyone was pretending, I thought joelle was being kind of pissed about something, despite her joyful nature and kept on laughing throughout the act. I thought her acting of being emo was incredible, at least that was after, I really thought she was really angry at first for unknown reasons with the stare she gave at people when they talked to her.
It turned out that she really was acting when I asked her later. No wonder she is in Drama club.
It was a great day. Unfortunately I had to leave early as I had piano lessons after that. Nonetheless, it was a great day(did i mention that already?)
ZF
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