Let me cut to the chase. Today's post is about two very important decisions (after the decision of which JC to choose; the answer is in this post) .
#1. Subject combinations (due 29 Jan @ 2200 hrs) My decision at a glance: PCMg To be specific, that means Maths, Physics and Chemistry at H2 level & Geography at H1 level.
#2. CCA choices (due 31 Jan) This is the problematic decision. Right now, the choices high up on my mind are the following:
CXtreme (Something like a computer club, BUT NOT a gaming club!)
[NEW] Interact Club (replaces Student Council)
There are pros and cons to both choices.
UPDATE on 31 Jan 2010 I have decided to put Interact Club as my first choice. The rationale for doing so is that as much as I would like to be part of a CCA with minimal time commitments, I also want to be able to do something useful, whether for myself or for others (College motto: Non Mihi Solum = Not For Myself Alone!) .
But I didn't register myself for the Interact Club during the CCA showcase! I hope that this will not cause me to be unable to get into Interact Club ...
1. The results of your application are as follows:
Posted Institution: ANDERSON JUNIOR COLLEGE
Course Name: ANDERSON JUNIOR COLLEGE (SCIENCE)
Course Code: 21S
2. If you are posted to a JC/MI, please report to the JC/MI on 28 Jan 2010 at 7.30 a.m.. If you are posted to a Polytechnic/ITE, an enrolment package with the relevant enrolment details will be sent to you.
3. If you wish to apply for a transfer to a particular course, you should approach the institution concerned directly. The institution concerned will inform you of the outcome of your application.
From my handphone:
MOE: You are posted to ANDERSON JC, SCIENCE (21S) under 2010 JAE. Pl report to JC/MI on 28 Jan 10 at 7.30am.
Initially, I wanted to call a one-week break for Music Monday (as I didn't have any songs in mind that I want to post) , but I thought I dig through the songs that I have bookmarked anyway. So, I found today's song, "I Will Survive" , and I feel it's pretty pertinent:
"I Will Survive" through my JC years!
BTW, here's the song (the lyrics can be found below!) . Enjoy! (Note: The song's rather soft, so you may have to turn up the volume.)
Lyrics to I Will Survive [Gloria Gaynor] At first I was afraid I was petrified Kept thinking I could never live without you by my side But then I spent so many nights thinking how you did me wrong I grew strong I learned how to get along
But now you're back from outer space I just walked in to find you here with that sad look upon your face I should have changed that stupid lock I should have made you leave your key If I had known for just one second You'd be back to bother me
Go on now go walk out the door Just turn around now 'Cause you're not welcome anymore Weren't you the one who tried to hurt me with goodbye Did you think I'd crumble Did you think I'd lay down and die
Oh no, not I I will survive As long as I know how to love I know I will stay alive I've got all my life to live I've got all my love to give And I'll survive I will survive I will survive
I need the lord to give me strength not to fall apart Though I tried hard to mend the pieces of my broken heart And I spent oh so many nights just feeling sorry for myself I used to cry But now I hold my head up high
And you see me Somebody new I'm not that chained up little person still in love with you And so you felt like dropping in and just expect me to be free Now I'm saving all my loving for someone who's loving me
Go on now go walk out the door Just turn around now 'Cause you're not welcome anymore Weren't you the one who tried to crush me with goodbye Did you think I'd crumble Did you think I'd lay down and die
Oh no, not I I will survive And as long as I know how to love I know I will stay alive I've got all my life to live I've got all my love to give And I'll survive I I I will survive
Go on now go walk out the door Just turn around now 'Cause you're not welcome anymore Weren't you the one who tried to crush me with goodbye Did you think I'd crumble Did you think I'd lay down and die
Oh no, not I I will survive And as long as I know how to love I know I will stay alive I've got all my life to live I've got all my love to give And I'll survive I will survive I will survive
I need the lord to give me strength not to fall apart Though I tried hard to mend the pieces of my broken heart And I spent oh so many nights just feeling sorry for myself I used to cry But now I hold my head up high
And you see me Somebody new I'm not that chained up little person still in love with you And so you felt like dropping in and just expect me to be free Now I'm saving all my loving for someone who's loving me
Go on now go walk out the door Just turn around now 'Cause you're not welcome anymore Weren't you the one who tried to crush me with goodbye Did you think I'd crumble Did you think I'd lay down and die
Oh no, not I I will survive And as long as I know how to love I know I will stay alive I've got all my life to live I've got all my love to give And I will survive I I I will survive
Time to gear up! It has been confirmed that the release of JAE results will be out on 27 Jan 2010. So it's high time to start adjusting to school life (ie. No late mornings!) , though I hope I can kickstart the studying machine in time for the start of JC1. It's probably rusting so I'd better fix it! :D
Here's hoping that you readers get your first choices! BTW, here's the news article from channelnewsasia.com :
SINGAPORE: The Education Ministry will release posting results for junior colleges, polytechnics and Institutes of Technical Education (ITEs) next week.
On January 27, results for the 2010 Joint Admissions Exercise and Joint Polytechnic Special Admissions Exercise will be available starting 8 am.
Students can obtain the results online, via SMS or through the telephone Voice Response System at the number 6691-2131.
Those posted to Junior Colleges or the Millenia Institute should report to these institutions on January 28 at 7.30am.
Candidates posted to polytechnics or ITEs will receive further instructions via mail.
Today's song for Music Monday is Haven't Met You Yet, by Michael Bublé. IMO, it's a lovely and likeable song, such that I played this song more than 50 times for the past week!
Without further ado, here's the MV for this song. Hope you like the song as much as I do!
Lyrics for Haven't Met You Yet [Michael Bublé] I'm not surprised Not everything lasts I've broken my heart so many times I stopped keeping track
Talk myself in I talk myself out I get all worked up Then I let myself down
I tried so very hard not to lose it I came up with a million excuses I thought I thought of every possibility
And I know some day that it’ll all turn out You'll make me work so we can work to work it out And I promise you kid that I give so much more than I get I just haven't met you yet
Mmmmm ....
I might have to wait I’ll never give up I guess it's half timing, and the other half's luck Wherever you are Whenever it's right You'll come out of nowhere and into my life
And I know that we can be so amazing And baby your love is gonna change me And now I can see every possibility
Mmmmm....
Somehow I know that it’ll all turn out You'll make me work so we can work to work it out And I promise you kid, I'll give so much more than I get I just haven't met you yet
They say all’s fair And in love and war But I won’t need to fight it, We'll get it right and We'll be united
Instrumental - Trumpet feature! :D
And I know that we can be so amazing And being in your life is gonna change me And now I can see every single possibility
Mmmmm ...
And someday I know it'll all turn out And I'll work to work it out Promise you kid I’ll give more than I get Than I get, than I get, than I get
Oh, you know it'll all turn out And you'll make me work so we can work to work it out And I promise you kid to give so much more than I get, yeah I just haven't met you yet
I just haven't met you yet Oh, promise you kid To give so much more than I get
I said love love love love love love love ..... I just haven't met you yet Love love love ..... I just haven't met you yet
This post shows how much you can know through the new media: MSN and Facebook.
Anyway, recall a post that I made two weeks before: An gathering on New Year's Day. In that post, I commented on the unlikeliness of class outings. So here's the relevant extract for today:
Will my classmates have a (annual) gathering like this in the future?
If the question is specific to my Primary school classmates (Batch of '05) , I guess maybe not.
If the question is specific to those in 201, I guess maybe. (And if they do organise a gathering, I doubt I'll be invited ...)
If the question is specific to those in 4T2, I honestly don't think so. With scholars scattered across SE Asia, that will be an challenge and a half. Even if there somehow is one, the class is too fragmented too, with high chances that everyone will gather in their own clusters ...
Back to today's post. So let's start with my P6 class. Previously I thought that there may be no class outing, but I found out recently that there HAD BEEN a 6I class outing not too long ago (in fact it was on this week's Wednesday!) , and there's proof in the form of a photo album on Facebook. And I had not been invited to it?!? What the heck?!?
Going on to my Sec 2 class, 201. Well, through MSN, I found out about a class outing that will take place next Wednesday. By luck (or otherwise what?) I was invited. So this proves what I've said before wrong.
And moving on to my Sec 4 class, 4T2. No, I don't have any idea if there will be a class outing or not. Though if I study the trends above, 4T2's class outing may take place on next next week's Wednesday (27 Jan 2010)! :D HOWEVER this is just a speculation only. More likely is that there will be no class outing at all ...
Will notice of 4T2's class outing appear in MSN or Facebook? Only time will tell ... PS: What I really want is a 4T2 class outing ...
The Joint Admissions Exercise is about to end in less than a day's time. That roughly means that I have a tentative candidate for the number 1 choice: AJC!
Ok, maybe I shall put down the other choices I'm considering for the no. 1 spot as well. Here's the list: (Decode yourself!)
AJC
HCJC
NJC
PJC
IJC
C55 [CGT]
C80 [EI]
N84 [CEM]
C48 [EE]
T29 [GBS]
T52 [CE]
R41 [REE]
N89 [SUDE]
So that's about it. Stay tuned to find out the eventual order of options that I will submit for the JAE 2010!
UPDATE on 15 Jan 2010 Ok, it's final. I've chosen AJC as my first choice (do I still need to list the others?) . Heard through Facebook that there will be many people from BP going to AJC, so will there be a BP-clique in AJC? For that, only time will tell ...
Here's the list of JC open houses (let me know if you know of open houses that other JCs are hosting!) :
AJC & IJC & SRJC and YJCs' open houses: 13 Jan (1130 to 1700 hrs) [Free shuttle buses operate between these 4 JCs]
ACJC's open house: 13 Jan (1200 to 1700 hrs)
CJC's open house: 12 Jan (1300 to 1800 hrs)
HCI's open house: 13 Jan (1000 to 1600 hrs)
MJC's (Meridian JC) open house: 13 Jan (1200 to 1700 hrs)
NYJC's open house: 12 Jan (1000 to 1600 hrs)
PJC's open house: 11 Jan (1200 to 1700 hrs) , 12, 13 Jan (0900 to 1700 hrs)
SAJC's open house: 13 Jan (1000 to 1600 hrs)
TJC's open house: 9 Jan (0900 to 1400 hrs)
Oh yes, I'm going to some of the open houses above. The dates in orange are the dates that I will be going down to that particular JC's open houses. For more details, contact me offline!
UPDATE on 13 Jan 2010 All the JC open houses have ended. Here's hoping you readers can make an informed choice regarding your choice of JCs!
After the extremely long holidays, it's time to get back to life, to get back to school to get our O level results. Yup, if you haven't get it yet, today's song is Back To Life, by Soul II Soul. Enjoy! (And good luck for those waiting for your O level results!)
Lyrics to Back To Life [Soul II Soul] Back to life, back to reality Back to life, back to reality Back to life, back to reality Back to the here and now yeah
Show me how, decide what you want from me Tell me maybe I could be there for you
However do you want me, However do you need me How, however do you want me, However do you need me.
However do you want me, However do you need me How, however do you want me, However do you need me.
Back to life, back to the present time, Back from a fantasy Yeah, tell me now, take the initiative I'll leave it in your hands until you're ready oh
However do you want me However do you need me How, however do you want me However do you need me.
However do you want me However do you need me How, however do you want me However do you need me.
However do you need me However do you need me However do you need me However do you need me
I live at the top of the block No more room for trouble or fuss Need a change, a positive change Look it's me writing on the wall
However do you want me However do you need me How, however do you want me However do you need me.
However do you want me However do you need me How, however do you want me However do you need me.
Back to life, back to the day we have Let's end this foolish game Hear me out don't let me waste away Make up your mind so I know where I stand
However do you want me However do you need me (Repeat until fade)
This is it! The date for the release of 2009 GCE O level results has been confirmed to be on Monday, 11 January 2010! At 1400 hrs, our O level results will be given to us. Hope it's a good one ;)
Meanwhile here's the news article from channelnewsasia.com:
SINGAPORE: The results of the 2009 GCE O-Level Examinations will be released on Monday, January 11.
School candidates may collect their results from their schools at 2pm that day. Private candidates will be informed of their results by post.
They may also access their results through the Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board website at www.seab.gov.sg from 2pm on Monday.
Students can apply to enrol in junior colleges, the Millennia Institute, polytechnics and the Institute of Technical Education via the Joint Admissions Exercise, using their GCE O-Level results.
Students who wish to apply only to polytechnics could also apply via the Joint-Polytechnic Special Admissions Exercise.
The posting results of the Joint Admission Exercise are tentatively scheduled for release on January 27.
Ok I know that most of you readers will most definitely choose JC over Poly . Well, I prefer NOT to make that decision that soon and source for other possibilities (besides JCs and more JCs); after all we learnt about diversification in SS right? (Or don't put all your eggs in one basket?)
Personally I prefer Poly education over JC education. The pros are:
I can (easily) be a big fish in a small pond
Specialisation in terms of skills taught
Securing a scholarship brings prestige
Then again, nearer the last few weeks I think JCs are better. Here's why:
Better to defer deciding on future job lest your dream job changes
No fuss over uniform
Get to complete NS earlier
Cost is much cheaper
Any other pros and cons that I have missed out? Please suggest!
And of course, whether I choose JC or Poly, there remains a million-dollars question: Which JC/Poly? Any suggestions? Though these JCs are out for me: The top 5 JCs, ACJC, and possibly AJC as well ...
UPDATE on 7/01/10 OK, so I've updated this list once again to include the opening times for all the poly open houses. Here's the list:
SP's open house: 7-9 Jan (1000 to 1800 hrs)
TP's open house: 7, 8 Jan (1200 to 1730 hrs) , 9 Jan (1100 to 1700 hrs)
NYP's open house: 7, 9 Jan (1100 to 1800 hrs) , 8 Jan (1100 to 2100 hrs)
NP's open house: 7-9 Jan (1100 to 1800 hrs)
RP's open house: 7-9 Jan (1000 to 1800 hrs)
NB: The dates in orange are the dates that I will be going to that poly's open house, so you know which poly you can find me in from 7 to 9 Jan. See you there?
Initially, today's song (Touch My Hand by David Archuleta) was supposed to be posted only next week. But oh well, this song has quite a significance, and recently I also posted a song with a title that relates to this song: 想握你的手 (which translates to "Want to hold your hand"). So enough of the significance? Ok let's move on. Oh yes, enjoy today's song anyway ...
Lyrics to Touch My Hand [David Archuleta] Saw you from a distance Saw you from the stage Something about the look in your eyes Something about your beautiful face
In a sea of people There is only you I never knew what the song was about But suddenly now I do
Trying to reach out to you, touch my hand Reach out as far as you can Only me, only you, and the band Trying to reach out to you, touch my hand
Can't let the music stop Can't let this feeling end Cause if I do it'll all be over I'll never see you again
Can't let the music stop Until I touch your hand Cause if I do it'll all be over I'll never get the chance again
I'll never get the chance again I'll never get the chance again
I see the sparkle of a million flashlights A wonder wall of stars But the one that's shining out so bright is the one right where you are
Trying to reach out to you, touch my hand Reach out as far as you can Only me, only you, and the band Trying to reach out to you, touch my hand
Can't let the music stop Can't let this feeling end Cause if I do it'll all be over I'll never see you again
Can't let the music stop Until I touch your hand Cause if I do it'll all be over I'll never get the chance again I'll never get the chance again
Saw you from the distance Saw you from the stage Something about the look in your eyes Something about your beautiful face
Can't let the music stop Can't let this feeling end Cause if I do it'll all be over I'll never see you again
Can't let the music stop Until I touch your hand Cause if I do it'll all be over I'll never get the chance again I'll never get the chance again
Can't let the music stop Can't let this feeling end Cause if I do it'll all be over I'll never see you again
Can't let the music stop Until I touch your hands Cause if I do it'll all be over I'll never get the chance again I'll never get the chance again
Trying to reach out to you, touch my hand Reach out as far as you can Only me, only you, and the band Trying to reach out to you, touch my hand Yeah, yeah, yeah
I meant to post this yesterday, but I was out. So this post is delayed ...
Anyway, I wanted to post about my father and his ex-classmates (P6) who will gather every year. To be specific, during 1 Jan of every year. So this year, I accompanied my father down to one of his (ex)classmate's house, partly due to the food and partly as I wanted to see the interactions during the gathering.
My father's classmates are all very warm and friendly towards each other, even after 30+ years of them knowing each other, if you count from their primary school years. So the next logical train of thought would lead to this question: (And the whole point of this post!)
Will my classmates have a (annual) gathering like this in the future?
If the question is specific to my Primary school classmates (Batch of '05) , I guess maybe not.
If the question is specific to those in 201, I guess maybe. (And if they do organise a gathering, I doubt I'll be invited ...)
If the question is specific to those in 4T2, I honestly don't think so. With scholars scattered across SE Asia, that will be an challenge and a half. Even if there somehow is one, the class is too fragmented too, with high chances that everyone will gather in their own clusters ...
So there. Class outing? For me I think the response is "Wait long long ar ..."
Once again, Okto has fulfilled my wish: Ok going back to the topic. Really, stepping into 2010, I find that 2010 will be entirely different from the preceding years. There will be (a) NEW:
School
Friends
Events
Experiences
Though all this means that I'll treasure whatever that I value most in 2009. In fact, I spent the past week making "28 hightlights of 2009" to remind myself of the key events/people/places in 2009. Here it is: Though it looks simple on the outside, the content inside counts the most. There's stuff on Facebook, my handphone, etc.
Well enough of 2009 already. I almost forgot to add this one:
