Yoz.
Haha i guess i shall start with mine (anglican high if u still dunno)..cos i think mine was slightly more eventful.
Celebrations no need say la...its all the same..but todae was also the opening of ahs PAC, which is the pupil activity centre.
The pac was a place meant for students to rest and relax (aka slack) after lessons.
The first pac built in 2002 was 2 container classrooms, one was a lan room with 10 computers with counterstrike, while the other room is where we can play board games, read comics and listen to music.
Then we had prime project...the pac is relocated to a slightly bigger place in the concourse, and so todae was the opening ceremony.
The new pac is much better than those containers..firstly they are proper rooms haha.
Secondly, more stuff to play with liaox. Still 2 rooms, one is 'games room' while the other is the 'lounge'.
The lounge is the place where there are nice cosy sofas with carpeted floors(means can sleep there)..can listen to music, read comics, and they now screen movies..
The games room is ya la, play games. 14 coms..10 new IBMs running counterstrike condition zero (err...) and 4 old ones running fifa soccer, hotel tycoon etc.
Besides the usual board games there are also 2 neoprint machines, 2 table soccers, and a couple of pool tables (not actual size...in fact they are pathetically small)
Thats all....haha envious? Its something vj lacks....though even got we also no time to go la...
My chinese tcher said i have become thinner...issit true? Haha.
Wednesday, August 31, 2005
Sunday, August 28, 2005
just thinking in reply....
hi guys!
yo Wilbur!
was thinking about what you blogged... quite a while since you posted too
actually what i learnt in church was that we live each day like our last, but plan for a thousand years.
something else i thought of was to be able to die without regret, with no strings attached. i guess we have to ask ourselves that question, that when we die, will we die in peace?
heh quite morbid, but i was thinking such because to be really frank, we can be taken away any day! it ain't a funny thought, but since we would all die one day, and we don't know when or how, what matters is we treasure the now! ain't really focusing on instant gratification, just contentment...
... and fulfilment for that matter. that we can accomplish our long term goals, and dare to dream big dreams and all that. each day we can not only treasure what we have, but we can look forward to something and work towards it.
but what if we die halfway doing such things? i guess we got to accept the fact that since we can die any time, why not just take it easy on such goals and dreams? not asking one to be mediocre, just to be able to let go when one needs to at any period of time.
hmm i just realised the above 3 paragraphs were an attempt to describe one word: peace.
thinking of all that we could have become is like thinking of what could have happened to us... after learning the lesson we all got to let go, if not it will be quite fruitless dwelling on the what ifs.
but regarding death, personally i feel reassured that as long i am do what i can to be careful and live life well, God will take care of the rest. comes to a point of time where i ain't to bothered about such things anymore, and that if i have to go, i go. i guess this kind of peace will just allow us to live life in peace and not thinking so much. i guess that is how God is real in my life, with that sense of peace, and probably some are thinking that i would be taking this stand till something seriously bad happens to me, and then i would change my mind.
as for searching... ain't we all searching? that we can fit into this big jigsaw puzzle of society and life? i guess peace will settle that too, although there is more to that:)
Hi
yo Wilbur!
was thinking about what you blogged... quite a while since you posted too
actually what i learnt in church was that we live each day like our last, but plan for a thousand years.
something else i thought of was to be able to die without regret, with no strings attached. i guess we have to ask ourselves that question, that when we die, will we die in peace?
heh quite morbid, but i was thinking such because to be really frank, we can be taken away any day! it ain't a funny thought, but since we would all die one day, and we don't know when or how, what matters is we treasure the now! ain't really focusing on instant gratification, just contentment...
... and fulfilment for that matter. that we can accomplish our long term goals, and dare to dream big dreams and all that. each day we can not only treasure what we have, but we can look forward to something and work towards it.
but what if we die halfway doing such things? i guess we got to accept the fact that since we can die any time, why not just take it easy on such goals and dreams? not asking one to be mediocre, just to be able to let go when one needs to at any period of time.
hmm i just realised the above 3 paragraphs were an attempt to describe one word: peace.
thinking of all that we could have become is like thinking of what could have happened to us... after learning the lesson we all got to let go, if not it will be quite fruitless dwelling on the what ifs.
but regarding death, personally i feel reassured that as long i am do what i can to be careful and live life well, God will take care of the rest. comes to a point of time where i ain't to bothered about such things anymore, and that if i have to go, i go. i guess this kind of peace will just allow us to live life in peace and not thinking so much. i guess that is how God is real in my life, with that sense of peace, and probably some are thinking that i would be taking this stand till something seriously bad happens to me, and then i would change my mind.
as for searching... ain't we all searching? that we can fit into this big jigsaw puzzle of society and life? i guess peace will settle that too, although there is more to that:)
Hi
What I learnt today..
I realise that, being ignorant of something does not mean that thing does not exist. It still exists. But very often, we think it doesn't exist because we don't know about it! Such is the irony of life.
Let me give you an example.
Normally on Sundays, I attend my youth cell group at 11 before going for the youth service, speedlight, at my church. Today, our cell group went for the adult service at 11 a.m. And that was when I found out that Jonathan actually attends the same church as me - Lighthouse, just that he does not go for the youth service. What a coincidence.
I also realise that normally, one would trust oneself the most. Whatever you see, you hear and you experience moulds your own beliefs. Sometimes we do fall into the trap where we think what we know is the absolute truth. But yet, if we think about it, we do realise that our knowledge is not even 1% of all the knowledge in this world.
But as we learn more and more about this world, we realise how ignorant we have once been. For example, we learn there's actually people crazy enough to bomb themselves and kill others along with themselves. We learn that even though you may be the C.E.O of a charitable organisation, it doesn't necessarily mean that you are living a frugal lifestyle, focused on helping the needy. We frown upon such people. But how many of us, when we have the ability to earn a 6-figure pay, will settle for a 4-figure pay, so as to help society?
Then, I want to ask this provocative question.
Does it mean that if God is not real in your life, God does not exist? I challenge you to find out.
On to the next thing I learnt today. Again something which is very common-sense,but often neglected. It was brought up by my pastor today.
When we hear of accidents happening, like someone getting knocked down by a car, someone getting stuck by lightning, people getting bombed.. very often we don't think that it would happen to us. Very often, we realise that there's actualy this possiblity that today we would get into a freak accident and die, but we normally don't dwell so much on it. Well, if you do, you'd be paranoid. But very often, we dream of becoming millionaires. When we gamble, or IF we gamble, we always think about winning, not about losing. We fantasize that we will go on to win lots of money.
Yes, more often than not, we think of the good things that could happen to us.
So, this day, think about all the bad things that could have happened to you. All the things that could have not gone your way.
I thank God that I am still alive, healthy and receving so many opportunities in a primier educational institution in such a safe place as Singapore.
I have the opportunities to gain a good job, or maybe a very good job. Perhaps even gain wealth, power and many, many material possesions.
But surely, there is more to life than this? I am still searching, I am still seeking...
-wilbur
Let me give you an example.
Normally on Sundays, I attend my youth cell group at 11 before going for the youth service, speedlight, at my church. Today, our cell group went for the adult service at 11 a.m. And that was when I found out that Jonathan actually attends the same church as me - Lighthouse, just that he does not go for the youth service. What a coincidence.
I also realise that normally, one would trust oneself the most. Whatever you see, you hear and you experience moulds your own beliefs. Sometimes we do fall into the trap where we think what we know is the absolute truth. But yet, if we think about it, we do realise that our knowledge is not even 1% of all the knowledge in this world.
But as we learn more and more about this world, we realise how ignorant we have once been. For example, we learn there's actually people crazy enough to bomb themselves and kill others along with themselves. We learn that even though you may be the C.E.O of a charitable organisation, it doesn't necessarily mean that you are living a frugal lifestyle, focused on helping the needy. We frown upon such people. But how many of us, when we have the ability to earn a 6-figure pay, will settle for a 4-figure pay, so as to help society?
Then, I want to ask this provocative question.
Does it mean that if God is not real in your life, God does not exist? I challenge you to find out.
On to the next thing I learnt today. Again something which is very common-sense,but often neglected. It was brought up by my pastor today.
When we hear of accidents happening, like someone getting knocked down by a car, someone getting stuck by lightning, people getting bombed.. very often we don't think that it would happen to us. Very often, we realise that there's actualy this possiblity that today we would get into a freak accident and die, but we normally don't dwell so much on it. Well, if you do, you'd be paranoid. But very often, we dream of becoming millionaires. When we gamble, or IF we gamble, we always think about winning, not about losing. We fantasize that we will go on to win lots of money.
Yes, more often than not, we think of the good things that could happen to us.
So, this day, think about all the bad things that could have happened to you. All the things that could have not gone your way.
I thank God that I am still alive, healthy and receving so many opportunities in a primier educational institution in such a safe place as Singapore.
I have the opportunities to gain a good job, or maybe a very good job. Perhaps even gain wealth, power and many, many material possesions.
But surely, there is more to life than this? I am still searching, I am still seeking...
-wilbur
Wednesday, August 24, 2005
Things We Can Learn From A Dog
Things We Can Learn From A Dog
- When loved ones come, always run to greet them
- Run, romp and play daily. Be loyal
- Never pretend to be something you're not
- If what you want lies buried, dig until you find it.
- When someone is having a bad day, be silent, sit close by and nuzzle them gently.
- Delight in the simple joy of a long walk
- Avoid biting when a simple growl will do
- No matter how often you are criticized, don't buy into the guilt thing and pout. Run right back and make friends.
Tuesday, August 23, 2005
wondering
hmmm this is rather late, but just had to write about it
was refering to Er Jian wondering about what if he had done all this or done all that.
i remembered once, coming to VJ, seeing all the Dunman high people, and thinking: what if i had gone to Dunman instead?
upon staying in VJ for awhile and going to the jazz concert by the RJ jazz ensemble, i thought: what if i had gone RJ instead for the Jazz Ensemble?
upon getting into guitar, a small question stuck in my head: what if i joined band?
my friend shared a similar sort of thought, but with a more regretful and sad tone: what if i had joined the VJ through the band instead?
it would be interesting to find out yeah? i don't know, i mean like never really been a good sportsman, never really able to like run rounds and rounds without stopping, never really played great guitar, never really played piano, never really drew a beautiful portrait, painting, picture etc.
neither was i able to fly or doing a thousand pull ups none stop. or dance a great salsa or hip hop dance. yeah... i mean like sometimes i wonder, what if i had been made to excel in these few things?
that is why everyone i know is living my dream in one way or the other:) thus, i guess there is not much for regret... though it does find its way to my heart sometimes
Hi
was refering to Er Jian wondering about what if he had done all this or done all that.
i remembered once, coming to VJ, seeing all the Dunman high people, and thinking: what if i had gone to Dunman instead?
upon staying in VJ for awhile and going to the jazz concert by the RJ jazz ensemble, i thought: what if i had gone RJ instead for the Jazz Ensemble?
upon getting into guitar, a small question stuck in my head: what if i joined band?
my friend shared a similar sort of thought, but with a more regretful and sad tone: what if i had joined the VJ through the band instead?
it would be interesting to find out yeah? i don't know, i mean like never really been a good sportsman, never really able to like run rounds and rounds without stopping, never really played great guitar, never really played piano, never really drew a beautiful portrait, painting, picture etc.
neither was i able to fly or doing a thousand pull ups none stop. or dance a great salsa or hip hop dance. yeah... i mean like sometimes i wonder, what if i had been made to excel in these few things?
that is why everyone i know is living my dream in one way or the other:) thus, i guess there is not much for regret... though it does find its way to my heart sometimes
Hi
Sunday, August 21, 2005
nighthawk...
http://www.studentssketchpad.blogspot.com/
Refer to the entry titled 'Schools Journal 1'
looks and sounds familiar? ;p
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-lol...first SCGS, then RGS, then ACS/MGS, now VJ? what's next?
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Was at Tampines Int's Macs at 0330 hours earlier in the morning. Must say that it was an interesting experience wolfing down 9 pc Chicken McNuggets while watching the MacDonald's crew carry out their duties as normal, and some people were camping out in the restaurant with their Mp3 players in one corner dozing off. But then again, anything done in the wee hours of the morning is much much more interesting than when done in the day. I have never seen Tampines bus interchange and TM and Century Square this quiet before....
-erjian
Refer to the entry titled 'Schools Journal 1'
looks and sounds familiar? ;p
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
-lol...first SCGS, then RGS, then ACS/MGS, now VJ? what's next?
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Was at Tampines Int's Macs at 0330 hours earlier in the morning. Must say that it was an interesting experience wolfing down 9 pc Chicken McNuggets while watching the MacDonald's crew carry out their duties as normal, and some people were camping out in the restaurant with their Mp3 players in one corner dozing off. But then again, anything done in the wee hours of the morning is much much more interesting than when done in the day. I have never seen Tampines bus interchange and TM and Century Square this quiet before....
-erjian
Saturday, August 20, 2005
Thy Sons Are We
hey guys:)
hmmm i think everyone has heard about VS turning co-ed....
To be frank, i never really felt flustered when i heard it. In fact i was quite surprised at my friends and classmates from VS who had very drastic opinions about the change. I did not want to behave flustered just because "it was the natural reaction when you hear tradition is getting blasted..." I was just thinking ," Horrible," but it just stopped there. The consequence of such a change never really struck me until i read the link to the newpaper article in Wilbur's post ( Thanks Wilbur:))
the weight of the change would be fully felt. it would just be weird seeing girls running around the school. not being sexist here, but i don't think RGS or TKGS girls wants GUYS in their school, so yeah it is all tradition
tradition... it is not so much the acts or the habits that it carries, but the effort, blood or sweat or both, put in by the founders of the school and those who joined in the hard work halfway to make all this happen.
it's not that we hate girls, just that to break tradition would mean to break what many people stood for for years. Some have stood for it all their lives! After all, who lives past 129 years?
then again, i still felt before feeling the true weight of the change: just let it go.
after all, what can we do? after all that is done, the buck still stops at the MOE. it ain't going to be us making the decisions. we can do all the blogging and petitioning, and yes it is recognised as a clear effort to oppose change. we SHOULD do what we can. but after all that is done, we should spare ourselves of the anguish and regret and etc that cannot be described in words. Besides it ain't too healthy. Won't want to die early because of that.
still i would agree such a change would be a blackmark in the school's history. and it ain't just the size of a black or red dot that represents Singapore on almost every global map, it is going to be a big vacuum that would just suck away 129 years of tradition while robbing future generations of a unique experience in the Victoria school. Cool eh? This change would have 2 effects.
oh well, i can only say thy sons ARE we. not so much the all guys thing, but always a Victorian. yes yes, still a child of my dad and God, but let's take the phrase as symbolic ya?
Hi
hmmm i think everyone has heard about VS turning co-ed....
To be frank, i never really felt flustered when i heard it. In fact i was quite surprised at my friends and classmates from VS who had very drastic opinions about the change. I did not want to behave flustered just because "it was the natural reaction when you hear tradition is getting blasted..." I was just thinking ," Horrible," but it just stopped there. The consequence of such a change never really struck me until i read the link to the newpaper article in Wilbur's post ( Thanks Wilbur:))
the weight of the change would be fully felt. it would just be weird seeing girls running around the school. not being sexist here, but i don't think RGS or TKGS girls wants GUYS in their school, so yeah it is all tradition
tradition... it is not so much the acts or the habits that it carries, but the effort, blood or sweat or both, put in by the founders of the school and those who joined in the hard work halfway to make all this happen.
it's not that we hate girls, just that to break tradition would mean to break what many people stood for for years. Some have stood for it all their lives! After all, who lives past 129 years?
then again, i still felt before feeling the true weight of the change: just let it go.
after all, what can we do? after all that is done, the buck still stops at the MOE. it ain't going to be us making the decisions. we can do all the blogging and petitioning, and yes it is recognised as a clear effort to oppose change. we SHOULD do what we can. but after all that is done, we should spare ourselves of the anguish and regret and etc that cannot be described in words. Besides it ain't too healthy. Won't want to die early because of that.
still i would agree such a change would be a blackmark in the school's history. and it ain't just the size of a black or red dot that represents Singapore on almost every global map, it is going to be a big vacuum that would just suck away 129 years of tradition while robbing future generations of a unique experience in the Victoria school. Cool eh? This change would have 2 effects.
oh well, i can only say thy sons ARE we. not so much the all guys thing, but always a Victorian. yes yes, still a child of my dad and God, but let's take the phrase as symbolic ya?
Hi
Thursday, August 18, 2005
Victoria
The petition is up: http://www.vsunited.tk/
Some of the comments are quite interesting.
For e.g.
"i dun wan co-ed... i like boys, only boys... give apc the boot" presumably by a gay.
The other comments.. some may be antagonistic, some reeking of chauvinism. But at the end of the day, its all about preserving the school spirit, preserving a 129 year old (and counting) tradition, and preserving some of the boys' best and most memorable years.
If you understand what school tradition and school culture means, and how much more important it is than plain academic grades, please support the petition too.
It is not about discriminating girls. It is about preserving a tradition, culture and a school spirit.
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Regarding wondering.. I do sometimes wonder. But I cannot imagine what I'd have become if I went ahead with other choices. So, I never regret my choices. Even when I make mistakes, I regard them as an opportunity to learn from them, and perhaps next time I'll benefit from the lesson in an issue more important.
At the end of the day, it all boils down to this verse for me.
Jeremiah 29:11
For I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.
- WilbuR
Some of the comments are quite interesting.
For e.g.
"i dun wan co-ed... i like boys, only boys... give apc the boot" presumably by a gay.
The other comments.. some may be antagonistic, some reeking of chauvinism. But at the end of the day, its all about preserving the school spirit, preserving a 129 year old (and counting) tradition, and preserving some of the boys' best and most memorable years.
If you understand what school tradition and school culture means, and how much more important it is than plain academic grades, please support the petition too.
It is not about discriminating girls. It is about preserving a tradition, culture and a school spirit.
--------------------------------
Regarding wondering.. I do sometimes wonder. But I cannot imagine what I'd have become if I went ahead with other choices. So, I never regret my choices. Even when I make mistakes, I regard them as an opportunity to learn from them, and perhaps next time I'll benefit from the lesson in an issue more important.
At the end of the day, it all boils down to this verse for me.
Jeremiah 29:11
For I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.
- WilbuR
choices
typing this during computing lecture..kekeke
computing coursework just now was a disaster. Was frantically trying to get the program to run smoothly, but failed. Now there are only less than 100 minutes left for coursework and so many things to do...haix
Of course I could have spared myself this agony of having to suffer A-level stress in my first year and VJ and taken Econs instead (as if PW isn't infuriating enough), but this was my choice in my first day at VJ, this was my choice after the 1st 3 months to stick to Computing, and I just have to live with it.
One could look at this Coursework as something which directly affects your A level grade at the end of next year. Screw this up, and your dream grades are down the drain. However, to look at it from another way, what other subject (mebbe besides Art) allows you to think of the questions at home, try out ideal solutions, then come to school and regurgitate everything and get free marks? Of course, I SHOULD have done it, but I didn't, that's why i'm flopping coursework :p :p
Enough ramblings about coursework.
Question to ask: how many of you look back at your choices and wonder what could have been if you had done this and done that? Some people (i.e my friends) may argue that there is no point of being nostalgic about the past, once you made a choice , you go ahead with it and don't look back. However, is looking back really such a bad thing? Are we weak-minded people just because we do that? I dunno about you guys, but I think that at some point in time we have to do so. We look back on our choices and we learn about what kind of people we are. We look back and understand our life and why things (or maybe s***) happens. We look back and find better solutions to solve problems then...
Sometimes I look back to my sec school years and wonder about my academic path. I sometimes wonder why I chose VJ instead of going to Hwa Chong as my father would have liked. I sometimes wonder why I chose PCMC instead of taking Geog/History. I sometimes wonder what could have been. But I have this class, I have friends, I have iCOMP and wonder why i wonder too much.
-erjian
computing coursework just now was a disaster. Was frantically trying to get the program to run smoothly, but failed. Now there are only less than 100 minutes left for coursework and so many things to do...haix
Of course I could have spared myself this agony of having to suffer A-level stress in my first year and VJ and taken Econs instead (as if PW isn't infuriating enough), but this was my choice in my first day at VJ, this was my choice after the 1st 3 months to stick to Computing, and I just have to live with it.
One could look at this Coursework as something which directly affects your A level grade at the end of next year. Screw this up, and your dream grades are down the drain. However, to look at it from another way, what other subject (mebbe besides Art) allows you to think of the questions at home, try out ideal solutions, then come to school and regurgitate everything and get free marks? Of course, I SHOULD have done it, but I didn't, that's why i'm flopping coursework :p :p
Enough ramblings about coursework.
Question to ask: how many of you look back at your choices and wonder what could have been if you had done this and done that? Some people (i.e my friends) may argue that there is no point of being nostalgic about the past, once you made a choice , you go ahead with it and don't look back. However, is looking back really such a bad thing? Are we weak-minded people just because we do that? I dunno about you guys, but I think that at some point in time we have to do so. We look back on our choices and we learn about what kind of people we are. We look back and understand our life and why things (or maybe s***) happens. We look back and find better solutions to solve problems then...
Sometimes I look back to my sec school years and wonder about my academic path. I sometimes wonder why I chose VJ instead of going to Hwa Chong as my father would have liked. I sometimes wonder why I chose PCMC instead of taking Geog/History. I sometimes wonder what could have been. But I have this class, I have friends, I have iCOMP and wonder why i wonder too much.
-erjian
Wednesday, August 17, 2005
129 years of tradition (and more..) to be sacrificed?
17 August 2005
While the majority of us were rushing to hand in our 1st draft of the written report on moodle, somewhere else, emotions were stirring, a different sets of hands were at work on the computer, with the same (or greater) sense of urgency, but with more at stake here.
17 August 2005
The New Paper
Page 4.
A typical person would raise his eyebrows at this 'interesting' bit of news and sigh, "Ahh.. the effects of competition." But not for true-blooded Victorians. No, their blood boil.
Just take a look - http://bert.knightwings.com/vs/tnp.png
Yes VS is trying to go co-ed.
All within a day, a letter was sent to the OVA, to the straits times. A petition was set up, and is ongoing. Victorians in different JCs have decided to wear the badge on their right sleeves as a form of protest. A blog has been set up: http://wewillnotforget.blogspot.com. All around Victorians blogs, nicks on msns, protests have been shown.
Reminds you a bit of the T.T.Durai incident? It sure does, to me.
A few examples of the protests:
"Ang Pow go to hell lah. I hate the sight of khaki skirts, much less the sight of VS girl guides" (MSN nick) (Ang Pow Chew is the present VS principal. from 2000 onwards)
"We will never accept the idea of Victoria School going co-ed" (MSN nick)
" VS is trying to trade in 129 years of culture and tradition, as well as all of its alumni, just for the chance at a VIP, and for the chance of better school rankings." (VJC moblog)
"I swear someone is going to die if VS does really go co-ed." (Some random person's blog, identity protected for reasons of security)
I can't say I'm as passionate about VS as these guys are. I belong to VJ now and my loyalty lies with VJ, although you can say that we are all Victorians alike, but there's a little difference, of course. However, it is my alma mater. 4 good years were spent there. I felt and experienced the often spoken about 'Victorian Spirit', and still do, but the VS Victorian Spirit is unique ONLY if we're a single sex school. In my opinion, tradition should not be compromised for rankings.
Ahh.. and then you learn before, in your humanities (geog), 1 of the reasons preventing the progress of some people is the resistance to change - the mindset that makes them unwilling to break away from their tradition.
But then, in this case, must we really compromise tradition for progress? Will a change lead to progress? Or are there other ways?
I don't know whether there are other ways, or whether they would be more effective. But losing all this culture and tradition in the name of academic progress on the rankings chart.. is just qualitatively wrong. If we were to do a Cost-Benefit Analysis (hehe econs), there's no way we can do one successfully because how can you attach a value to the passion, loyalty and dedication a Victorian has towards his school? And if we actually did 1, there'd be huge external costs. Just think.. the alumni. What we can do against it.
Already there has been angry reactions over the suggestion to just change a line in the school song. And we know it has been done mostly by vs Victorians. Imagine if they want to change vs to a co-ed school, how these fierce responses may actually evolve... into.. I'll leave you to imagine. (Just look at above examples)
Well, you may not have been a VS boy. But try to understand, appreciate and support the loyalty VS guys have for their tradition. It is not a loyalty to the principal. We were under the same principal for our whole 4 years. (He came in with our cohort) Yet, we do not exactly support him (as shown above). Our dedication to the school was as a result of traditions pass on from generation to generation. It stems from something deeper than just 4 years in VS, but is a result of the extensive history behind us.
I must admit, I do not share the same fierce dedication and loyalty as some of the other VS guys. I have not been through as much as them. But VS has been a good school, and one which I will be loyal and look up to. From a more neutral point of view, I know VS should not go co-ed because I know, and I think we all know, how it can mould boys to men with deep passion and loyalty that goes beyond just words. And.. it is the last all-boys government school standing.
So for all of you who were not from VS. Please try to understand and support our rationale behind the protest.
-wilbuR-
While the majority of us were rushing to hand in our 1st draft of the written report on moodle, somewhere else, emotions were stirring, a different sets of hands were at work on the computer, with the same (or greater) sense of urgency, but with more at stake here.
17 August 2005
The New Paper
Page 4.
A typical person would raise his eyebrows at this 'interesting' bit of news and sigh, "Ahh.. the effects of competition." But not for true-blooded Victorians. No, their blood boil.
Just take a look - http://bert.knightwings.com/vs/tnp.png
Yes VS is trying to go co-ed.
All within a day, a letter was sent to the OVA, to the straits times. A petition was set up, and is ongoing. Victorians in different JCs have decided to wear the badge on their right sleeves as a form of protest. A blog has been set up: http://wewillnotforget.blogspot.com. All around Victorians blogs, nicks on msns, protests have been shown.
Reminds you a bit of the T.T.Durai incident? It sure does, to me.
A few examples of the protests:
"Ang Pow go to hell lah. I hate the sight of khaki skirts, much less the sight of VS girl guides" (MSN nick) (Ang Pow Chew is the present VS principal. from 2000 onwards)
"We will never accept the idea of Victoria School going co-ed" (MSN nick)
" VS is trying to trade in 129 years of culture and tradition, as well as all of its alumni, just for the chance at a VIP, and for the chance of better school rankings." (VJC moblog)
"I swear someone is going to die if VS does really go co-ed." (Some random person's blog, identity protected for reasons of security)
I can't say I'm as passionate about VS as these guys are. I belong to VJ now and my loyalty lies with VJ, although you can say that we are all Victorians alike, but there's a little difference, of course. However, it is my alma mater. 4 good years were spent there. I felt and experienced the often spoken about 'Victorian Spirit', and still do, but the VS Victorian Spirit is unique ONLY if we're a single sex school. In my opinion, tradition should not be compromised for rankings.
Ahh.. and then you learn before, in your humanities (geog), 1 of the reasons preventing the progress of some people is the resistance to change - the mindset that makes them unwilling to break away from their tradition.
But then, in this case, must we really compromise tradition for progress? Will a change lead to progress? Or are there other ways?
I don't know whether there are other ways, or whether they would be more effective. But losing all this culture and tradition in the name of academic progress on the rankings chart.. is just qualitatively wrong. If we were to do a Cost-Benefit Analysis (hehe econs), there's no way we can do one successfully because how can you attach a value to the passion, loyalty and dedication a Victorian has towards his school? And if we actually did 1, there'd be huge external costs. Just think.. the alumni. What we can do against it.
Already there has been angry reactions over the suggestion to just change a line in the school song. And we know it has been done mostly by vs Victorians. Imagine if they want to change vs to a co-ed school, how these fierce responses may actually evolve... into.. I'll leave you to imagine. (Just look at above examples)
Well, you may not have been a VS boy. But try to understand, appreciate and support the loyalty VS guys have for their tradition. It is not a loyalty to the principal. We were under the same principal for our whole 4 years. (He came in with our cohort) Yet, we do not exactly support him (as shown above). Our dedication to the school was as a result of traditions pass on from generation to generation. It stems from something deeper than just 4 years in VS, but is a result of the extensive history behind us.
I must admit, I do not share the same fierce dedication and loyalty as some of the other VS guys. I have not been through as much as them. But VS has been a good school, and one which I will be loyal and look up to. From a more neutral point of view, I know VS should not go co-ed because I know, and I think we all know, how it can mould boys to men with deep passion and loyalty that goes beyond just words. And.. it is the last all-boys government school standing.
So for all of you who were not from VS. Please try to understand and support our rationale behind the protest.
-wilbuR-
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so bored...
qw is doing micromouse n im slacking, blogging right now :D
hopefully we can win something in the competition tomorrow, but most of the credit should go to qw cause he did most of the stuff :P
im gonna start recording what qw says...
qw says : chun teck go to hell la!!!
qw says : **** *** !!!
ct says : ......
ct says : -_-"
qw says : thats enough!!
qw says : i dare u to type the * word!
ct says : ......
ct says : -_-"
qw says : im gonna cheat tomorrow
qw says : OI! remove that! wait AI(micromouse company) find out then we die!
ct says : ......
ct says : -_-"
qw says : haha u are lame.
qw says : stop typing out what i say.
ct says : ......
ct says : -_-"
qw says : and stop making the same dots and face.
ct says : ......
ct says : -_-"
ct says : ......
ct says : -_-"
qw says : (mouth) i dont want 2 say anything!
ct says : ......
ct says : -_-"
qw says : (keeps silent)
ct says : ......
ct says : -_-"
ok thats enough its getting too lame..
im still bored
-gct
qw is doing micromouse n im slacking, blogging right now :D
hopefully we can win something in the competition tomorrow, but most of the credit should go to qw cause he did most of the stuff :P
im gonna start recording what qw says...
qw says : chun teck go to hell la!!!
qw says : **** *** !!!
ct says : ......
ct says : -_-"
qw says : thats enough!!
qw says : i dare u to type the * word!
ct says : ......
ct says : -_-"
qw says : im gonna cheat tomorrow
qw says : OI! remove that! wait AI(micromouse company) find out then we die!
ct says : ......
ct says : -_-"
qw says : haha u are lame.
qw says : stop typing out what i say.
ct says : ......
ct says : -_-"
qw says : and stop making the same dots and face.
ct says : ......
ct says : -_-"
ct says : ......
ct says : -_-"
qw says : (mouth) i dont want 2 say anything!
ct says : ......
ct says : -_-"
qw says : (keeps silent)
ct says : ......
ct says : -_-"
ok thats enough its getting too lame..
im still bored
-gct
Monday, August 15, 2005
blogthings.com
hahahah! this thing is very funny!
and i think the M(r)s Lee thing is by Wesley... haiz only he is capable of such things... haha!
but... haiyo!
... ... ... ... ... (speechless)....
Hi
the quiz season starts
haha, any blog quizzes you take online please post them here :p :p :p
-erjian
Robotics
haha... my first time blogging here.. acty i've been reading the blog right from the start.. just too lazy to blog... at robotics lab right now.. minning, angela, huiqing, erjian, wesley and i are all here to root for qingwei and chunteck!!! haha.. they having robotics comp tmr at great world city.. oh my goodness!!! their mouse is pro!!! so fast and can walk diagonal one!! (oopss.. am i swakoo?) er jian just corrected me on how to spell that hokkien word.. i wanted to spell 'shua gu' actually.. aiyo!! this kind of thing where got proper spelling!! argh~ bet use spell check, erjian's spelling also wrong!!! muahaha... anyways...... pw WR first draft in 2 days time!!! all the way S4fourians!!! and work hard for promos!!!
jennhaur (ah pek)
just read hi's entry! pretty interesting.and sad as well of course.
m(r)s lee
jennhaur (ah pek)
just read hi's entry! pretty interesting.and sad as well of course.
m(r)s lee
Sunday, August 14, 2005
scribblings on the table
hey guys:)
the past few days have been hectic, inspiring, packed, tiring, special. there never seems to be a break in between the stuffs we all have to do. it is quite an exciting life really, but sometimes it just makes you really stretched, and sometimes you just wanna stop to take a breather.
yesterday, i was on the way to cell group when my mind blanked out on me and i became extremely tired and confused. sometimes i would be thinking," what am i doing here?"
nothing to worry though, because after a good night's rest, my mind sort of recovered its sanity. a few prayers and all that, i was ready for Sunday, tuition day.
it ended pretty well, and i finally jogged/ran after 2 months of not doing so. gotta make it a habit:p
i finished, was pouring all over, and so i walked around, panting and panting. then i settled down on a stone table in the park.
then i saw the scribblings on the table.
it was really depressing. the guy was saying he was a loser, how he would flunk his PSLE, his father died 2 years ago and thus he had no courage to take his life. my guess is that he did not want to face his father in the afterlife. he was also saying he was caught stealing cigerattes and money in school and how he had shamed his family and his mother. he then went on to say that he was a loser and a ******* who didn't know what to do. he wrote something that cut me most:
i am suffering inside. i don't know what to do.
to end it off, he signed off John, 12, 15 July 2005. around the scribblings he drew two similar sad crying faces, each with a speech bubble "help!"
i left the park feeling burdened and helpless. not before doing pull ups.
and then i was thinking about yesterday, how tired and helpless i was. and i felt ashamed of myself, having seen the worse plight of a 12 year old kid. 12 years old guys, just 12 years old.
don't it just break your heart to see any grown person like this, let alone a poor kid who is just starting to enter puberty?
yeah, each have his own struggles. kids in Africa are starving to death, but if we on the other hand don't do what we have to do, we would really end up like the kids in Africa in time to come.
still, it just makes you find comfort in your own situation yeah? no matter how we may fail, or how we may not understand some topics, it seems so trivial in the light of that 12 year old kid.
and that's why we should treasure each other more as a class too, having a blessing of the 05S44 class, because not everyone has friends and people to fight alongside with. this John is one fine example of a lost child fighting alone.
i would like to take this chance to thank you guys too for being the greatest bunch:) pls take care too. if our hearts would break for a stranger in trouble, how much more for a friend in need?
let's learn to treasure what we have yeah? whether little or much, it will all become precious in our sight if we learn to appreciate it:)
Hi
PS: a shared burden is always lighter:)
the past few days have been hectic, inspiring, packed, tiring, special. there never seems to be a break in between the stuffs we all have to do. it is quite an exciting life really, but sometimes it just makes you really stretched, and sometimes you just wanna stop to take a breather.
yesterday, i was on the way to cell group when my mind blanked out on me and i became extremely tired and confused. sometimes i would be thinking," what am i doing here?"
nothing to worry though, because after a good night's rest, my mind sort of recovered its sanity. a few prayers and all that, i was ready for Sunday, tuition day.
it ended pretty well, and i finally jogged/ran after 2 months of not doing so. gotta make it a habit:p
i finished, was pouring all over, and so i walked around, panting and panting. then i settled down on a stone table in the park.
then i saw the scribblings on the table.
it was really depressing. the guy was saying he was a loser, how he would flunk his PSLE, his father died 2 years ago and thus he had no courage to take his life. my guess is that he did not want to face his father in the afterlife. he was also saying he was caught stealing cigerattes and money in school and how he had shamed his family and his mother. he then went on to say that he was a loser and a ******* who didn't know what to do. he wrote something that cut me most:
i am suffering inside. i don't know what to do.
to end it off, he signed off John, 12, 15 July 2005. around the scribblings he drew two similar sad crying faces, each with a speech bubble "help!"
i left the park feeling burdened and helpless. not before doing pull ups.
and then i was thinking about yesterday, how tired and helpless i was. and i felt ashamed of myself, having seen the worse plight of a 12 year old kid. 12 years old guys, just 12 years old.
don't it just break your heart to see any grown person like this, let alone a poor kid who is just starting to enter puberty?
yeah, each have his own struggles. kids in Africa are starving to death, but if we on the other hand don't do what we have to do, we would really end up like the kids in Africa in time to come.
still, it just makes you find comfort in your own situation yeah? no matter how we may fail, or how we may not understand some topics, it seems so trivial in the light of that 12 year old kid.
and that's why we should treasure each other more as a class too, having a blessing of the 05S44 class, because not everyone has friends and people to fight alongside with. this John is one fine example of a lost child fighting alone.
i would like to take this chance to thank you guys too for being the greatest bunch:) pls take care too. if our hearts would break for a stranger in trouble, how much more for a friend in need?
let's learn to treasure what we have yeah? whether little or much, it will all become precious in our sight if we learn to appreciate it:)
Hi
PS: a shared burden is always lighter:)
Wednesday, August 10, 2005
me!
Thot maybe i should blog something before this class blog ends up like all the other class blogs(stangant)
I shall start with Hi's request to share our dreams..haha..
Well my dream, i guess it isnt much of a surprise...should be computing ba...one reason is i have always love computers, and the other reason is there's nth else i can do besides computing haha.
I thought of going into the food industry...maybe i can set up stall sell food..stuff like kuay chap, ban mian, roti prata, popiah..haha.
Hmm, as i said last time, i always hope to be different, i always hope to lead my own life, my own unique life! But then again, one needs courage to be different. Having grown up in this country where grades dominate, i no longer have the courage to be different liaox. If i had, i would be in a poly now, and i wun be blogging here. Haha.
Of course, grades are no longer the only factor that determines our future. CCAs are very important too. But as i said last time (again), its difficult to balance both sports and studies at the same time. Haix.
What to do..one step at a time i guess..
I shall start with Hi's request to share our dreams..haha..
Well my dream, i guess it isnt much of a surprise...should be computing ba...one reason is i have always love computers, and the other reason is there's nth else i can do besides computing haha.
I thought of going into the food industry...maybe i can set up stall sell food..stuff like kuay chap, ban mian, roti prata, popiah..haha.
Hmm, as i said last time, i always hope to be different, i always hope to lead my own life, my own unique life! But then again, one needs courage to be different. Having grown up in this country where grades dominate, i no longer have the courage to be different liaox. If i had, i would be in a poly now, and i wun be blogging here. Haha.
Of course, grades are no longer the only factor that determines our future. CCAs are very important too. But as i said last time (again), its difficult to balance both sports and studies at the same time. Haix.
What to do..one step at a time i guess..
Saturday, August 06, 2005
Re:Our life now
yo, how's it goin ppl?
w.r.t. what wilbur said, its quite true. its quite hard to pretend and lie your way through the interview. its better to be oneself. i don't believe in doing CIP just for the hours, if ure doing it just for pts or what, its gonna waste your time. but if you do it and its just because you want to, out of your own interest, then you will benefit.
as for me, i don't mind doing a few hours of CIP here and there, but seriously, why waste your time doing like what 100hrs of CIP and you don't learn anything out of it. its just going to waste and what's the point? i think its better to maybe do like 10 hrs if possible and you gain something from it, maybe have an awareness of our community. not everyone is as rich as Durai and can afford gold taps.
yeah, and erm about ccas. well, as you know, im in 2 ccas only, firefly and sgc. i just joined cause they both serve my interests. really, i'm not kidding. im interested in econs, otherwise why do you think i would take it lol. and firefly serves as a means in which i can organise events for the school, its fun also =). and actually i joined sgc cause chess is my passion. it has been since primary school. i was actually hoping to get an exco position at sgc like chess head or sth but since i didnt get it then nvm lor. i'm happy just playing chess, with or w/o a position =).
oh yah, my dream for chess is to maybe become an International Master in the future or maybe even a Grandmaster.
notice i'm avoiding the topic of academia now. yeah, i don't wanna stress myself nor anyone else lol. i would just say that: chemistry rox!
oh yah, can anyone update me on what happened on thurs afternoon and friday, thx. i was at the International Student Symposium at the Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel during the two days. i think i didn't tell everyone. angela, was it you who smsed me at 11am on friday about whether or not i was in school?
p.s. pls make font size bigger, i don't like to squint =P
-jotm
w.r.t. what wilbur said, its quite true. its quite hard to pretend and lie your way through the interview. its better to be oneself. i don't believe in doing CIP just for the hours, if ure doing it just for pts or what, its gonna waste your time. but if you do it and its just because you want to, out of your own interest, then you will benefit.
as for me, i don't mind doing a few hours of CIP here and there, but seriously, why waste your time doing like what 100hrs of CIP and you don't learn anything out of it. its just going to waste and what's the point? i think its better to maybe do like 10 hrs if possible and you gain something from it, maybe have an awareness of our community. not everyone is as rich as Durai and can afford gold taps.
yeah, and erm about ccas. well, as you know, im in 2 ccas only, firefly and sgc. i just joined cause they both serve my interests. really, i'm not kidding. im interested in econs, otherwise why do you think i would take it lol. and firefly serves as a means in which i can organise events for the school, its fun also =). and actually i joined sgc cause chess is my passion. it has been since primary school. i was actually hoping to get an exco position at sgc like chess head or sth but since i didnt get it then nvm lor. i'm happy just playing chess, with or w/o a position =).
oh yah, my dream for chess is to maybe become an International Master in the future or maybe even a Grandmaster.
notice i'm avoiding the topic of academia now. yeah, i don't wanna stress myself nor anyone else lol. i would just say that: chemistry rox!
oh yah, can anyone update me on what happened on thurs afternoon and friday, thx. i was at the International Student Symposium at the Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel during the two days. i think i didn't tell everyone. angela, was it you who smsed me at 11am on friday about whether or not i was in school?
p.s. pls make font size bigger, i don't like to squint =P
-jotm
Thursday, August 04, 2005
National Day
hi hi!
national day is coming! hahaha
wow wasn't today fun? taking photos and all that... really fun stuff. after that, my mind was just blank though. i had to sleep through the whole econs lecture just to like reactivate my mind.
i think we should do more of these class stuffs together....
tmr is tutorial day... oh well cheer up guys!
as for what Wilbur said, yeah hahhah why be someone you don't want to be? i think the scholarship is for those who truly deserve it because they want it naturally and are willing to work hard for it. either that, or they are just inclined to getting one.
that is probably why i won't want to get one. don't deserve it anyway.
but seriously what are your dreams guys? i would really love music for a living, though it is difficult to like make it mainline. my mama says the life of entertainers are really dark too.
share share?
as for the holiday thing, you guys going out together as a class for holiday? wow... quite ambitious.... but it would be fun wouldn't it? then again my auntie went holidaying with a friend and saw her true colours. scary. hope that doesn't happen to us.
:) Hi
national day is coming! hahaha
wow wasn't today fun? taking photos and all that... really fun stuff. after that, my mind was just blank though. i had to sleep through the whole econs lecture just to like reactivate my mind.
i think we should do more of these class stuffs together....
tmr is tutorial day... oh well cheer up guys!
as for what Wilbur said, yeah hahhah why be someone you don't want to be? i think the scholarship is for those who truly deserve it because they want it naturally and are willing to work hard for it. either that, or they are just inclined to getting one.
that is probably why i won't want to get one. don't deserve it anyway.
but seriously what are your dreams guys? i would really love music for a living, though it is difficult to like make it mainline. my mama says the life of entertainers are really dark too.
share share?
as for the holiday thing, you guys going out together as a class for holiday? wow... quite ambitious.... but it would be fun wouldn't it? then again my auntie went holidaying with a friend and saw her true colours. scary. hope that doesn't happen to us.
:) Hi
Wednesday, August 03, 2005
Our life now
I think the past 6 months in VJC has changed me, shaped me into a different person. I can't say whether I've become a better person, but I can say I've become stronger - both physically, and mentally =).
Being in junior college, we're at an uncertain point of our lives. We come into college, with this fact in our heads, that we must do well and enter a University, if not we'd be wasting our 2 years of life. But the fact that all of us could make it into VJ, already provides some assurance to us that we will most probably be able to enter a University. That, is not a great concern for us anymore.
I think the greater pressure we face, and its is getting more and more obvious - is the heavy bearing that these 2 years have in our future lives. These 2 years dictate whether we would get into the University of our choice, and whether we'll be able to get a scholarship to finance our further studies. Well, we may not know for now what course or University we would like to enrol in, but for now, we know we want to get our best possible results, so that we may have the widest and best choices available when the time comes.
We like to play safe. So, whilist entering a good jc was our past goal towards a 'good future'. Now, entering a good University and getting a good scholarship is like an assurance to us of a 'good future'. But many may slip back and fall in this chase for a 'good future'.
These 2 years is therefore, as can be seen, very important in securing our future. And we can already see people going out of their way to take part in activities so that it'll be reflected well in their testimonial. Yes, myself included. Without consideration for my future 'testimonial', I would not have gone out of my way to try to get into more CCAs and participating in activities which would reflect well. But I have failed quite badly. Firstly because, I do not have a deep passion for the other CCAs or activities which I joined. For example, Animal Welfare Soc, I joined upon the advice that it'll be good if I held some exco position in a club. But in the end? I decided not to run for the exco. 1stly, I believe I do not have the deep interest to sustain me and make me a useful exco member. 2ndly, I have not learned how to manage my time and juggle so many activities at once. So, I decided to stick to my main sport - kayaking, which I do have a passion in.
So you see, if I went ahead and participated in activities which I had not a lot of interest in, I would find that it'll be difficult to sustain it. It would become a chore. In the event that I actually managed to keep it going for 2 years, and get a nice testimonial, it would all be artificial. So many people did CIP last time, for PEARLs. But in fact, they were not doing community service, but service to themselves, so that they may show their interviewer that they 'care for the community', when that might very well not be the case. In doing so, they are duping, lying to the interviewer. Put yourselves in the shoes of the interviewer, they are there to spot genuine qualities of people. So what if they get the impression that you have that quality because you falsely acted it out? In the end, if you should get selected, for a job perhaps, you'd still get sacked when they find out you don't possess that quality.
So why pretend to be someone we are not? It will be tiring. Like the teacher giving the talk this morning, she mentioned that past year students did a lot of CIP during their JC term, but did not do any more once they were out of JC. Yes, we know, it is for PEARLs. So, by doing CIP, they're lying that they have a spirit of volunteerism. But she encourages us to continue doing CIP and whatnot even AFTER our JC term. In effect, she's telling us - "Please lie properly and make the act more real."
But of course, we have ambitions for ourselves. We want to be successful and useful people in the future. We have only one life and do not want to live this life in vain. Like I said before, I would think it'll be good if we really dare to follow our dreams, and our passion (if we already know what it is) and not stick to the conventional route to success.
However, if we dare not deviate from the norm, and define success as getting scholarships and into good Universities, and consequently, good jobs. Then, I guess we all have to work on getting all those extra stuff onto our testmonial. But after 6 months of experience, I have something to say. Artificially trying to show good qualities is not good enough, it is lying. But if we do nothing about it, we are also equally guilty of not trying. So I think, the best way therefore, is to try to develop the qualities and interests in you as you go about building up your testimonial. If you're going to do volunteer work, cultivate that spirit of volunteerism. If you're going to do research work, develop that passion for science. Even for academia, if you want an A in that subject, get interested in it first.
I tell you, with the quality and interest intrinsic in you, things will be so much easier. And you won't be accused of lying to your future employer. =)
-wilbuR
Being in junior college, we're at an uncertain point of our lives. We come into college, with this fact in our heads, that we must do well and enter a University, if not we'd be wasting our 2 years of life. But the fact that all of us could make it into VJ, already provides some assurance to us that we will most probably be able to enter a University. That, is not a great concern for us anymore.
I think the greater pressure we face, and its is getting more and more obvious - is the heavy bearing that these 2 years have in our future lives. These 2 years dictate whether we would get into the University of our choice, and whether we'll be able to get a scholarship to finance our further studies. Well, we may not know for now what course or University we would like to enrol in, but for now, we know we want to get our best possible results, so that we may have the widest and best choices available when the time comes.
We like to play safe. So, whilist entering a good jc was our past goal towards a 'good future'. Now, entering a good University and getting a good scholarship is like an assurance to us of a 'good future'. But many may slip back and fall in this chase for a 'good future'.
These 2 years is therefore, as can be seen, very important in securing our future. And we can already see people going out of their way to take part in activities so that it'll be reflected well in their testimonial. Yes, myself included. Without consideration for my future 'testimonial', I would not have gone out of my way to try to get into more CCAs and participating in activities which would reflect well. But I have failed quite badly. Firstly because, I do not have a deep passion for the other CCAs or activities which I joined. For example, Animal Welfare Soc, I joined upon the advice that it'll be good if I held some exco position in a club. But in the end? I decided not to run for the exco. 1stly, I believe I do not have the deep interest to sustain me and make me a useful exco member. 2ndly, I have not learned how to manage my time and juggle so many activities at once. So, I decided to stick to my main sport - kayaking, which I do have a passion in.
So you see, if I went ahead and participated in activities which I had not a lot of interest in, I would find that it'll be difficult to sustain it. It would become a chore. In the event that I actually managed to keep it going for 2 years, and get a nice testimonial, it would all be artificial. So many people did CIP last time, for PEARLs. But in fact, they were not doing community service, but service to themselves, so that they may show their interviewer that they 'care for the community', when that might very well not be the case. In doing so, they are duping, lying to the interviewer. Put yourselves in the shoes of the interviewer, they are there to spot genuine qualities of people. So what if they get the impression that you have that quality because you falsely acted it out? In the end, if you should get selected, for a job perhaps, you'd still get sacked when they find out you don't possess that quality.
So why pretend to be someone we are not? It will be tiring. Like the teacher giving the talk this morning, she mentioned that past year students did a lot of CIP during their JC term, but did not do any more once they were out of JC. Yes, we know, it is for PEARLs. So, by doing CIP, they're lying that they have a spirit of volunteerism. But she encourages us to continue doing CIP and whatnot even AFTER our JC term. In effect, she's telling us - "Please lie properly and make the act more real."
But of course, we have ambitions for ourselves. We want to be successful and useful people in the future. We have only one life and do not want to live this life in vain. Like I said before, I would think it'll be good if we really dare to follow our dreams, and our passion (if we already know what it is) and not stick to the conventional route to success.
However, if we dare not deviate from the norm, and define success as getting scholarships and into good Universities, and consequently, good jobs. Then, I guess we all have to work on getting all those extra stuff onto our testmonial. But after 6 months of experience, I have something to say. Artificially trying to show good qualities is not good enough, it is lying. But if we do nothing about it, we are also equally guilty of not trying. So I think, the best way therefore, is to try to develop the qualities and interests in you as you go about building up your testimonial. If you're going to do volunteer work, cultivate that spirit of volunteerism. If you're going to do research work, develop that passion for science. Even for academia, if you want an A in that subject, get interested in it first.
I tell you, with the quality and interest intrinsic in you, things will be so much easier. And you won't be accused of lying to your future employer. =)
-wilbuR
Tuesday, August 02, 2005
colours~
hey peepx!
lol..this is my first time blogging here..dun really know wad to say. hmm...currently slacking at home and its 8.53am now...you guys are having a break..so i would guess that most of you are probably gathered in the canteen right now.
Anyway..yesterday was a horrible day for me..felt as if my head was splitting apart the entire morning. Took a cab to my family doc..reached at 1.10pm and was told tt its lunchtime and asked me to come back at 2pm. I almost wanted to strangle the woman who told me that (ok la..maybe not tt exaggerated..i am not tt violent =p). I went back at 1.55pm and there was already a short queue outside the clinic..plus the doc only came in at 2.10..argh. Oh after that i started to walk home..the sun was super super hot..like on full blast. but the moment i stepped out of the shelter onto the road..the clouds immediately moved and covered the sun..i was like..WHOA! anw feelin much better now :)
hmmm..just received news form hui qing that our pw is finally approved! FINALLY. We have got 4 GPPS rejected and 3 survey forms that were not used. Thank goodness he passed our 5th GPP or else i wouldn't know what to do given such little time left.
oh a few weeks before..i stumbled onto this blog belonging to a victorian called wilbur who rambles on and on about kayaking. is it yours, wei bo? if it is...why not add it to the links of the class blog?
ok run out of things to say liao...shall end off here. zai4 ci3 ge1 bi3..lol. cya guys tmr..tata.
minning :)
lol..this is my first time blogging here..dun really know wad to say. hmm...currently slacking at home and its 8.53am now...you guys are having a break..so i would guess that most of you are probably gathered in the canteen right now.
Anyway..yesterday was a horrible day for me..felt as if my head was splitting apart the entire morning. Took a cab to my family doc..reached at 1.10pm and was told tt its lunchtime and asked me to come back at 2pm. I almost wanted to strangle the woman who told me that (ok la..maybe not tt exaggerated..i am not tt violent =p). I went back at 1.55pm and there was already a short queue outside the clinic..plus the doc only came in at 2.10..argh. Oh after that i started to walk home..the sun was super super hot..like on full blast. but the moment i stepped out of the shelter onto the road..the clouds immediately moved and covered the sun..i was like..WHOA! anw feelin much better now :)
hmmm..just received news form hui qing that our pw is finally approved! FINALLY. We have got 4 GPPS rejected and 3 survey forms that were not used. Thank goodness he passed our 5th GPP or else i wouldn't know what to do given such little time left.
oh a few weeks before..i stumbled onto this blog belonging to a victorian called wilbur who rambles on and on about kayaking. is it yours, wei bo? if it is...why not add it to the links of the class blog?
ok run out of things to say liao...shall end off here. zai4 ci3 ge1 bi3..lol. cya guys tmr..tata.
minning :)
Monday, August 01, 2005
Its never too late to plan early
Promos are coming real fast. In just zpproximately 2 months, we'll be facing our biggest exam for this year. Already we are feeling the heat, there is just so much to do but so little time. In the midst of this stressful times, let us think about something that can lift our spirits up a little - the holidays! It'll be arriving in another 4 months. Just 2 more months after our promos. There was some discussion at the beginning of the year to go overseas at the end of this year.. Lets gather some opinions!
Depending on how free and interested you guys are, we can actually do some stuff ranging from small-scale to big-scale.
For example, we could book a nice, big chalet at aloha and stayover for 3 days.. Or.. if you're adventurous, we could go overseas together. I would suggest going somewhere further away for next year, after our A'levels. But for this year, we could perhaps go to somewhere nearby like M'sia, especially since Nigel can show us around his homeland.
Opinions on what to do, where to go? Start planning early and we can look forward to a great time in the holidays!
Oh yah, do you guys wanna have like a study place / classroom for us? So when promos are approaching we can study 2gether in that place if we decide we need to find some company.
Depending on how free and interested you guys are, we can actually do some stuff ranging from small-scale to big-scale.
For example, we could book a nice, big chalet at aloha and stayover for 3 days.. Or.. if you're adventurous, we could go overseas together. I would suggest going somewhere further away for next year, after our A'levels. But for this year, we could perhaps go to somewhere nearby like M'sia, especially since Nigel can show us around his homeland.
Opinions on what to do, where to go? Start planning early and we can look forward to a great time in the holidays!
Oh yah, do you guys wanna have like a study place / classroom for us? So when promos are approaching we can study 2gether in that place if we decide we need to find some company.
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