In our terms, the Chinese New Year celebrations are over once the holiday for it is over. So it supposedly ended in three days, and after that we have our examinations and the all too common piles of homework. Then during Chinese New Year, the time where we were supposed to relax, was not entirely relaxing. This combination of stress seems to have made us lose sight of what Chinese New Year really is.
Let us remind ourselves that Chinese New Year is 15 days, and the last day is quite something to celebrate, with all your family. For me, on that day, well, my father's car ran out of gas. Well, that certainly puts a dampener on the day right? On the contrary. It was my first experience of a car breakdown. My father took a taxi to the nearest petrol station to get some petrol and by the time he returned, the thing that you put some distance away from the car to show that your car has broken down, was knocked down but fortunately, I am not quite dead yet, nor am I in a hospital. I realised that if you wanted to buy petrol in a can, you have to show your IC, as they are afraid, I think, that you might use the petrol to set something blaze. The next thing I realised that the petrol one buys at the station, is actually pink in clolour. This is to distinguish it from water, as it is colourless by nature, so that you do not pour this over the fire in an attempt to extinguish it. So after the car breakdown incident, we went for a nice end of new year lunch and that is the end of the Chinese New Year.
Bless be to us all.
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
CCA
Today, during assembly, Dr. Hon was giving us a talk about the allocation of funds for the various CCAs, while also speaking about how to write in a way that will not unintentionally offend anyone. Back to point, about the allocation of CCA funds, he said that some CCA needs more money to function. He also stated that the school does not favour any one CCA over another. Therefore the funds are allocated based on the needs of the CCA.
While I agree with all of what he said, I have heard from my library senior that there is a "cap" on how many members can join the CCA at one time. I understand that this is put in place as a CCA can only have that many students at one time. However, in my CCA, library, I believe that we are more than capable and willing to accept more members. Our cap is at 5 students. Last year, our Sec 4 seniors left and leaving a really large gap in manpower. The reason to that is that because there were 18 of them.
Last year, we managed to function efficiently and serve all the students who were at the library to either borrow books, study in peace or just relax.
However, this year our resources are being stretched thin. Occasionally, on normal duty days, there may not be enough librarians on duty to man the counter. This is due to the need to tidy up shelves on the second floor as books are frequently placed on the wrong shelves or even on the tables, expecting us to clear up after them.
There are supposedly two ways around to alleviate this problem. One, raise the cap. Secondly, we could try to educate the students to return the books to the correct shelves. However, we have tried, with little success. So the apparent solution is to raise the cap.
Bless be to all of us.
While I agree with all of what he said, I have heard from my library senior that there is a "cap" on how many members can join the CCA at one time. I understand that this is put in place as a CCA can only have that many students at one time. However, in my CCA, library, I believe that we are more than capable and willing to accept more members. Our cap is at 5 students. Last year, our Sec 4 seniors left and leaving a really large gap in manpower. The reason to that is that because there were 18 of them.
Last year, we managed to function efficiently and serve all the students who were at the library to either borrow books, study in peace or just relax.
However, this year our resources are being stretched thin. Occasionally, on normal duty days, there may not be enough librarians on duty to man the counter. This is due to the need to tidy up shelves on the second floor as books are frequently placed on the wrong shelves or even on the tables, expecting us to clear up after them.
There are supposedly two ways around to alleviate this problem. One, raise the cap. Secondly, we could try to educate the students to return the books to the correct shelves. However, we have tried, with little success. So the apparent solution is to raise the cap.
Bless be to all of us.
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
CNY celebration
Chinese New Year celebrations are over already. Time really does pass so fast when you are enjoying yourself. Now, let me recount what I did after the celebrations in school.
Firstly, I went back to my primary school where I met up with friends and teachers from the past. It was so nice, just like the "good old days". Though there is something. We are slowly going apart. It is only to expected. We all have a new life now, more things to share with others, but less in common. Well, we have to get on with life. So the meeting went on to 4pm where we parted.
Then on Saturday, I dedicated the entire day to finishing my homework so I could go to Malaysia without the nagging worry that I have not finished my homework. It was finished in a blink of an eye, though that does not mean teachers should pile us with homework. At night I packed my luggage for the next day's trip.
Oh I hate traveling! It was a long, boring road to the hotel. But as my father says, the journey is more important than the destination. So I appreciated the scenery of trees and greenery nonetheless. Then all of my cousins, after a visit to my grandmother's, came over to the hotel. It was really big, 1500 square feet! So my cousins were invited for a sleepover. While my male cousins were playing Xbox games with me, my female cousins were learning art from my mother.
All good things have to end, obviously. On Tuesday afternoon, we packed up and came home and reached Singapore at 8pm. It decided that it had been a good time and I would cherish my memories of it.
Bless be to all of us.
Firstly, I went back to my primary school where I met up with friends and teachers from the past. It was so nice, just like the "good old days". Though there is something. We are slowly going apart. It is only to expected. We all have a new life now, more things to share with others, but less in common. Well, we have to get on with life. So the meeting went on to 4pm where we parted.
Then on Saturday, I dedicated the entire day to finishing my homework so I could go to Malaysia without the nagging worry that I have not finished my homework. It was finished in a blink of an eye, though that does not mean teachers should pile us with homework. At night I packed my luggage for the next day's trip.
Oh I hate traveling! It was a long, boring road to the hotel. But as my father says, the journey is more important than the destination. So I appreciated the scenery of trees and greenery nonetheless. Then all of my cousins, after a visit to my grandmother's, came over to the hotel. It was really big, 1500 square feet! So my cousins were invited for a sleepover. While my male cousins were playing Xbox games with me, my female cousins were learning art from my mother.
All good things have to end, obviously. On Tuesday afternoon, we packed up and came home and reached Singapore at 8pm. It decided that it had been a good time and I would cherish my memories of it.
Bless be to all of us.
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
New Life of Three and a half weeks
Chinese New Year is around the corner.... and we have exams already! It is almost unbelievable. Though I think starting school late by about one week has something to do with it. So soon are the exams that I am having my Maths test in two days! Thank god that we are going to have the CNY break. Of course the bad news is that we are likely going to spend a fair portion of it on revision for all the other subjects.
However, that is no reason not to indulge and immerse oneself into the festive atmosphere of the celebrations. I shall be going up to Malaysia over the long break and visiting all my cousins. It has been a while since I last saw them.
Well, other than having exams and homework that threaten to crash down on my head, I think I am beginning to adjust to this new life. CCA is good, juniors are coming in anytime soon, which will mean that we, the seniors will have less work to do. We will let them integrate into our club, then we boss them around a little ..... that is until next year, where they will repeating the same thing. Ah, what a vicious cycle of hate, continuing until the end of time.
Bless be to all of us.
However, that is no reason not to indulge and immerse oneself into the festive atmosphere of the celebrations. I shall be going up to Malaysia over the long break and visiting all my cousins. It has been a while since I last saw them.
Well, other than having exams and homework that threaten to crash down on my head, I think I am beginning to adjust to this new life. CCA is good, juniors are coming in anytime soon, which will mean that we, the seniors will have less work to do. We will let them integrate into our club, then we boss them around a little ..... that is until next year, where they will repeating the same thing. Ah, what a vicious cycle of hate, continuing until the end of time.
Bless be to all of us.
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