Old retarded belief

In my opinion, the old belief of believing that men had priority over women is just bullshit. I'm a guy, and i'm saying this. 

The old belief that men should be the one supporting the family, continuing the family line, allowed to get an education and that women should just be at home, cooking, doing the house chores, take care of domestic business, is really retarded and to me it doesn't make sense at all. 

Why was it that women were discriminated in the past? Was it because men were assumed to be more capable? Or was it because men have the d*** and women only have that tiny, little, hole? ( I'm not trying to be disgusting right here... ) 

Another thing that I do not understand is why were women considered to be like " water that has been poured away " after they got married? So since young, they were not really well treated because the family assumed that their job was just to continue someone else's family line...



I have seen in some movies that when a girl was about to get married, her family of hers would be very dramatically depressed because she was about to get " poured away ". Like, what the fuck? She has the family blood. She should be a member of that family forever regardless whether she is married or not. 

If i were to explain it biologically, both the men and the women have their own part in making babies. The men's penis, when erected, will enter the women's vagina during sexual intercourse. The penis will ejaculates semen which contains thousand of sperms, containing DNA information of the male, to the vagina. The sperms will swim their way to the egg but only one sperm will be able to fertilise the egg and after that, the fertilised egg will form  a developing baby in the uterus of the female. 

So if you have read the process i explained, you will notice that both the male and the female plays their individual roles in this whole " baby making " process, which allows the family to continue its family line, so why discriminate women? Yeah sure the male is the one who ejaculates sperms but who provide the hole and the egg? That's right, the female. 

Also, if you take a look at the present time, there are lots of successful women, having their own careers. So what does this shows? This shows that women can be as capable as men, and that they don't always have to only take care of domestic shit all the time. 


Fortunately, now, both the male and the female can continue the family line, be educated and work to support the family :) Times have changed for the better. 

Horoscopes

Most of the times, we will often ask people for their horoscope signs, is he/she a Gemini, Sagittarius, Taurus, etc etc etc. And as mentioned on one of my earlier posts, I'm actually a Sagittarius born on 12/12/1997, just a little short introduction. 

To me, I find it alright and pretty cool to ask for the nine different astrology signs to get to know the sign's personalities, likes, dislikes, and if you're interested in the person that you asked, you may want to see if your sign and his/hers are compatible or not, because there are so many contradicting signs, some are more creative and practical, while some are more realistic. Some are pessimistic, some are optimistic. So if your sign contradicts with his/hers, you may have a hard time getting along with the person. ( MAY... ) 

But sometimes, I just feel that some or lots of us are actually taking this whole " horoscope " thingy TOO SERIOUSLY. ( Well that includes me .__. ) 

Actually, we shouldn't be taking these predictions too seriously. I mean, they are predictions by astrologists aren't they? They may be true or false. 

But i admit, most of the time, i kinda agree with the facts that they say about my sign. I did notice them even before i got to know this astrology shit. 

The thing that i want to voice out is that we should not judge a person because of his/her sign, as i said, we should not take this thing seriously. Eg. Just because he/she is a Sagittarius ( Like me ) doesn't necessary mean that he/she is irresponsible ( Generally sagittarians are ). I know of Sagittarians who are actually responsible, so, don't judge a book by its cover. 

I know, out of all the signs, i chose my sign as an example, haha ^^ 

Anyway, remember the good old days when we never talked astrology much? Yeah, i think that was before my friends and i started having Twitter accounts and followed the horoscope pages. Back then, i did not know about this, and most of my friends don't. Then around secondary 1, a friend of mine started telling me about this and yeah, i got addicted to checking my sign. 

So i guess that's all i gotta say about this horoscope thingy. Overall, horoscopes are cool, i got to know the different signs and how the different alignments of the stars will affect our personality, luck, career, love, etc. But we should not take these too seriously and just, chill out, relax bro.

They are good to know, but not good to be obsessed over. 

Y U NO WEAR MASKS?

So I was walking towards the shopping mall for my tuition classes this morning and the PSI  level was over 300 in the HAZARDOUS range, so of course, I was wearing my N95 mask, I wouldn't want to kill myself ^^ 

As I was walking, I went pass a construction site where they were building a new small shopping mall near my area and I saw a bunch of foreign workers working without wearing N95 masks. 

I was shocked and overwhelmed with disbelief at what I saw. The PSI level had reached the HAZARDOUS range, Y U NO WEAR MASKS? 

Moreover, these foreign workers work for long hours outdoors, they are the ones who are exposed to the haze the most, they SHOULD wear masks to prevent themselves from falling sick under that dangerous weather. They are not like you and me, who would probably be walking outdoors for a while before being indoors in an air-conditioned room again. 

Not to mention, they came to Singapore to work and earn higher incomes, to be able to give their families a better life back in their hometown, not to die or get ill because of the damn haze. 

I think that companies should issue them masks if they were to work for long hours outdoors, or at least remind them to buy the masks. I know that the queue is long everywhere, but would you queue up for long or die from the haze? 

Good news is, the PSI level has been in the moderate range since this afternoon :) Since yesterday, I knew the light would come soon. 

PSI level's going down :D

If you're guessing that I'll still be writing about the haze, well, yes. But i'm going to be writing something positive today. 

Well in case you haven't been updating yourself with the PSI levels, or you have no one to update you, the PSI's 135 now! HOORAY! :D Everyone is rejoicing on Facebook and Twitter right now. HAHA ^^ 

The PSI has been unexpectedly decreasing since this evening. Thank god. 

This afternoon's PSI reached 400 and everybody on Facebook, Twitter, you name it, was panicking as if it was the end of the world. Guys, it wasn't. So CTFU ( Chill The F*** Out ). 

Well I was actually in the shopping mall hanging out with my family so I didn't really know the condition outside when it hit 400. 

Apparently, the Indonesian had seeded the clouds in Sumatra to introduce rain chemically. So, the rain must have put out some of the fires there... Thanks for the effort! :) 

I don't know if the PSI will increases again at night, but let's hope not, and just be glad that it dropped from the HAZARDOUS range to just the unhealthy range :) 

Found this on Facebook just now ^.^ 

HAZE IN SINGAPORE!!! D:

The air in Singapore has been extremely hazy these few days due to the forest burning in Sumatra. The PSI's 290 now! That's insane! 

I am not really panicking over the haze, just that I've been coughing and sneezing these few days and all the windows in my house have to be closed to prevent the haze from polluting my house and making my whole family sick. My classmates are complaining about the haze in the Whatsapp group now, hehe ^^ 

As I mentioned, i'm not really panicking and stuff, just that " What The F*** " kinda feeling when i see the air outside my balcony, but i am definitely worrying. 

Firstly, I'm really worried about the health of the elderly citizens and those people with asthmatic illnesses ( Those people are screwed man... .) and i have a friend of mine with asthma, hope he's okay. For a teenager like me, I can take it, as long as i take the necessary measures to stay away from the haze. 

Secondly, I'm really worried about the impact the haze have on the world! I'm talking about the world now, so shit's getting serious here. 



The world's already facing the danger of global warming and the burning of the forest is definitely contributing a lot to this, yeah... Thanks bro -.- 
So if you think that burning of forests and causing haze will not have any effect on the future's climate and survival of the human species, think again. 



I know that some companies need to burn to forests either to make space for new plantations, or whatever reasons. But why not find more lands? I mean, Indonesia's really big, don't tell me you don't have lands... This requires more effort and time, but at least it won't cause the haze and massive air pollution, right? 

I was actually not planning to write this but because the PSI has reached 290 now, I have to voice this out. Be positive guys, just remain indoors and if you need to go out to open space for long, be sure to wear a face mask kay? ^^ Hope the haze will go away soon...

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Biological VS non Biological parents

Let me ask you something, what if one day, you found out that the parents that you've been living in, is not your biological parents? What would you do? Would you leave your current set of parents, accept both sets, or would you choose to not give a sh** at all? 

I have seen in movies, books, or even in real life that people actually leave their current set of parents and choose to search for their " Biological " parents even if they know nothing much about the parents they are searching for. I always find that rather retarded. 

If i found out that i am not the real son of my current set of parents, what would i do? Well, I would search for my biological parents, but I wouldn't leave my current set of parents. They have taken care of me for 15 years man, 15 years. How can i just leave them just because they are not my "real" parents? Don't you agree? 

I think the reason why some people would want to naturally choose their Biological over non biological parents is because of labels and status. They think that the set of biological parents is where they SHOULD live with OFFICALLY. But why would you leave a set of parents that have taken care of you even if you are not theirs OFFICIALLY? Sometimes you shouldn't be too realistic. 

If your biological parents do not appreciate you, do not love you, do not wish to regard you as their child, while your non biological parents love you, appreciate you, take you as their own, which set would YOU choose? 

I have a friend who is living with her non biological parents here in Singapore while her biological parents are in Australia. She is living normally and happily here. 

Be it biological or non biological parents, it really doesn't matter. A family is not defined by whether they are really yours or not, what matters is that the family gives you warmth and support, and when you are home, you feel welcomed :) 

Biology's AEM ( Day 3-5 )

I know I didn't blog about day 3, 4 and 5 of AEM. That was because i was really busy, preparing for today's presentation and powerpoint, chasing my group mates for their research work, studying for the test, etc. I mean, this course isn't all fun and games you know. 

Biology's AEM ( Day 1 ) : http://hansyhp.blogspot.sg/2013/06/biologys-aem-day-1.html

Biology's AEM ( Day 2) : http://hansyhp.blogspot.sg/2013/06/biologys-aem-day-2.html

So I decided to put the 3 days together into one post. 

Day 3 

Day 3's lecture was about inorganic poison such as Mercury, Lead, Thalium, their uses and how it affects the human body. Again, the lecture was as heavy as day 2 and it was continuously heavy till day 4. Also, throughout the course of this lecture, my friends and I have learnt how to be a perfect murderer hahahahah ^^ ( I'm kidding, we can't challenge science and the law... ) 

Day 3's practical was to test for the percentage of aspirin ( A painkiller ) in a tablet. We were supposed to use the Titration method for this practical and everyone found it really fun and my friends keep on talking about it even till now. HAHA. 

Day 4 

Day 4 ( Yesterday ) was the last day of the lectures and the practical, which was sad. In just a blink of an eye, the course was coming to an end. 

Anyway, day 4's lectures was something that I have been waiting for, we were finally learning about forensics itself. 

Unexpectedly, we learnt about the law! Well actually that was pretty expected as Forensic scientists work closely with the police force. We learnt about the two types of laws, criminal and civil and how the judge is guided in court. We learnt Chain of Custody, how to indentify evidences and forensic chemistry. 

The last practical was to test the concentration of metal ions in different volumes of iron solution using the spectrometric technique. Again, with the use of a machine. I can go on and on and on about how great technology is man... ( oh shit... I didn't take a photo of the machine O.O ) It's a machine whereby we put the solutions in and the detector will detect the concentration of metal ions. 

Day 5 ( Today ) 

Today was a short day. That's expected since today was the last day. 

I was quite reluctant to end this course actually, i wish the course would extend to next week or start all over again, but everything has a start and an end so, I'll take what I can get. 

There was no lecture today, instead, we did an activity to measure our friends' physical features and these are: Height, seating height, length of outstretched arm from one index fingertip to the other, Length of outstretched arm from shoulder to the index fingertip, length of lower arm from elbow to wrist, length of right ear, length of head from front to back and the circumference of the head. 

Okay, so we did a bit of lecture today about Anthropometric, which is the study of human body measurements. We also learnt how forensic scientists actually identify the person by his/her biological, chemical and physical characteristic. 

After breakfast, we did the 1 hour test. The questions were pretty easy, straight-forward, short answers and fill in the blanks. I did not know how to do 2 questions though, either I didn't study those parts or I have forgotten about it, but it was most likely that I didn't study those parts. Regrets.....

After the test, we did a survey before starting the presentation of our case study. You think that it was just a written survey where we just tick, tick, tick...? NO. There was also verbal survey. We had to tell the entire class what we learnt during the course... 

So i told the class that the course has made me become more interested in Chemistry, which is true. I used to hate chem. Why do they make chem compulsary anyway? It don't make sense man. 

The presentation went well, which is good :) I was nervous at first but as I started talking I felt quite okay. I just felt like having a conversation with people. If you do not know what this is about, please start reading from day 1. Thank you ^^ Catch up the earlier episodes man...

Overall, this course was awesome ^^ It has not only exposed me to forensic sciences but it was also a good and meaningful way to spend a week of my June holidays. 

I left the Polytechnic with a heavy heart, but like I said, everything has a start and an end so.. yea. 

                                           -- The end -- 

Biology's AEM ( Day 2 )

Link to Biology's AEM ( Day 1 ) :http://hansyhp.blogspot.sg/2013/06/biologys-aem-day-1.html
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This morning's lecture was pretty heavy. I guess we wouldn't need to be introduced and showed around and stuff so he was going full force! HAHA XD and yea... Today's breakfast was the same as yesterday's. Can they just give us something different? 

So anyway, we went through 104 slides throughout the morning! I've calculated. Goddamn.  

We learnt about Biochemical Analytical Techniques today. We learnt what to do when entering a crime scene investigation, Proteins, Deoxyribonucleic acid ( DNA ), Electrophoresis ( There are physics formulas here, wow I don't take triple science man.. ) , Polymerase Chain Reaction ( PCR ) and Functions and applications of restriction Enzymes. 

You may be reading this and think, that's not too much! But let me tell you, each section has lots to cover. It was intense. 

There were breaks in between of course, we're not robots who are programmed to process information. Just toilet breaks of course, we couldn't go to the canteen or anything. 

You remember the Shark meat's practical my group did yesterday? Well we got our results today and we were told to draw graphs based on it. 

So today's practical was to analyse streroid hormones using High Performance Liquid Chromatography ( HPLC ) . We were suppose to test three hormones, Hydrocortisone, testosterone and progesterone and a cream sample solution for their retention timing and to identify the hormone present in the sample solution. 

The cool thing about this was that we just needed to inject the hormones and sample into the system, and the computer will do the rest of the work for us. Isn't technology great? ^^

You can see me taking the picture in the background ^^ hehe

Anyway, about the case study that we're working on and preparing for Friday's presentation, we were suppose to do the " Romanov case ". It was about the royal family of the Tsar and his family being captured and executed by the Bolsheviks during the Russian revolution in 1918 and in 1991 the bones were found and to determine that it belonged to the family, a technique called Mitochondrial DNA was used. 

So we are suppose to do a research on Mitochondrial DNA. Apparently, my group hasn't done anything much yet ^^ 


Check out day 3-5: http://yhpworld.blogspot.sg/2013/06/biologys-aem-day-3-5.html

Biology's AEM ( Day 1 )

I had my Biology's Advanced Elective Module ( AEM ) in Singapore Polytechnic today and It was really interesting and fun :) 

We are taking a five-day course called " Application science in forensics ". Every morning will be lectures and we will have practical sessions in the afternoon. On Friday, we will have a test and group presentation on the case studies that we are investigating. 


I have been waiting very long for this course to come and it finally came. The last time our Bio teacher mentioned about this was like a few weeks back. 

I didn't know what to expect for today but I was so looking forward to this. It's forensic science, man! You know, all the cool stuff that they do in C.S.I?? 

For today, the school bus brought us there but we will need to go to the campus ourselves for the rest of the days ( Such a waste of my Ez Link card money :( ... ) 

We were taken to the lecture room immediately after we got there. The lecturer is from DACP ( Diploma in Applied Chemistry with Pharmaceutical Science ) and he started to introduce us to the course and what we will do for today and the rest of the days. 

We started the lecture about different types of drugs such as Depressant and Stimulant and how it affects our body, where they are from, etc. 

At 9.10am, guess what? We were given Mcdonald's breakfast for FREE! :D We will receive this every morning but seriously, I think we'll get sick eating them everyday .__. 

At 10.30 am, we were taken around the Poly with two of the students from DACP before having our lunch. I must say, the facilities there, are awesome! 

After lunch at around 12.30 pm, we have more lectures before finally going to the lab! :D 

When we got to the lab, we were told to wear a lab coat ( my first time wearing, It felt cool ! ) and we were briefed on the safety measures, you know, to make sure no one gets injured, or die... 

Today's practical was to test the components in Shark's meat by doing chromatography and electrolysis. ( For my group, the others have different practicals )

We got into groups, the same group that we will be doing our case studies with, we did the practical. The lecturer show us how to do every step and it was a really great hands-on experience. 

After 2-3 hours, we finally got our chromatogram :D 




We left our sample overnight and will observe it tomorrow morning. 

When our practical has finished, we were allowed to go home whenever we want to. So there are no such thing as the school bell or the teachers dismissing us :D 

Day 1 was already fun as hell. Can't wait for tomorrow! ^.^ 

Check out day 2: http://yhpworld.blogspot.sg/2013/06/biologys-aem-day-2.html

Characteristics I like about my sign ( Sagittarius )

I'm a Sagittarius, born on 12th of December 1997 and I must say, I really like my sign and really proud to be a Sagittarian. 

Here are some things that I like about being a Sagittarius: 

1) Optimism - Generally, Sagittarius are optimistic. They always see the right things even when nothing seem to be right. They won't care about small negative things that are ahead of them such as the rising cost of houses, cars, etc. , because they always believe that there are always plenty of good things waiting for them in the future. To them, all those negative things are just retarded ass bullshit, and they're not fans of bullshit. 

Which is why they get annoyed by people who are pessimistic and think about the negatives all the time, worrying for no apparent reasons. I remember one time in school, my CCA closed down so I had to choose another CCA for another 1 and a half years. There was a friend of mine who instead of looking for the teacher in charge of the CCAs to ask for a transfer, went to look for a counsellor. Whut are you kidding me?! Why look for a counsellor dude? it's just transferring of a CCA. Nobody died. It's not the end of the world. Goddamn. 

2) Learn things quickly- Sagittarians are fast learners. They pick things up fast. Which is why they get bored with the things they do really quickly and goes on to look for other things to learn. 

3) Honesty - I'm a Sagittarian and I lie sometimes, but generally, Sagittarians are honest people. They are blunt and will tell you things that are straight from what they're thinking, even if it's not what you want to hear or will " hurt " your feelings. We are just blunt by nature. 

But as the saying goes, " Honesty is the best policy ". Our honesty can be good at times. Like being honest that you spilled the milk on the table, 
or being honest that you raped a girl... I'm kidding ^^ 

The truth will set you free. 


4) Our ambitions - The sign Sagittarius represents an Archer and so, they are goal setters who will not be afraid to go after what they want. If a Sagittarian set eyes on something, it's never leaving their sight. 


Here are just some characteristics that I like about my sign. If you're a Sagittarius and you're reading this post, you should be proud of this sign :) 

Although Sagittarius has major flaws like being irresponsible at times, sometimes insensitive, aggressive, but every sign has its own good and bad characteristics. So be more open minded and optimistic and look more on our good side ^^ 

" IBOY -Kevin Brooks " book review

Let me share with you guys about a book that I've just finished reading recently. 

So I was at the library, accompanying a friend who likes to borrow lots of books at once ( And she reads them very quickly like, wow. ) and I came across this book on the right. I borrowed this one book while my friend borrowed 6. Damn... .__. 

Here's what is written on the back page, just to give you guys a rough idea on what the story is about: 

" Before the attack, sixteen-year-old Tom Harvey was just an ordinary boy. But now fragments of a shattered iPhone are embedded in his brain and it's having an extraordinary effect...Because now Tom has powers. The ability to know and see more than he could ever imagine. And with incredible power comes knowledge - and a choice. Seek revenge on the violent gangs that rule his estate and assaulted his friend Lucy, or keep quiet? Tom has control when everything else is out of control. But it's a dangerous price to pay. And the consequences are terrifying. " 


So this book is about a sixteen-year-old boy called Tom Harvey who lives with his Gram in a flat in Crow town. Since young, he was told that his father died when he was born and his mother died due to a car accident when she was on her way to work. His Gram loves writing poems but writing poems don't pay the bills, so she writes love books instead. As a result, her day to day life are miserable as hell. And not to forget, she's getting old :3 

Tom has a dear friend whom he grew up together with called Lucy Walker who lives in the same apartment building as him. As he grew older, he start to have feelings for her, but he keeps it inside. 

Crow town do not have a good reputation as the city is full of gang activities. Everyday, people kill each other, rape each other, there are a lot of illegal drug selling done, you know, all the things that the triad members do. Therefore, ANYONE can fall into bad company, including Tom, but he did not.

Lucy's brother, Ben Walker, joined a gang called the " Crows ". He thought that he would look cool joining a group who do things together and stuff. One day, he was asked to stab someone by one of the gang kids. Of course, he did not have that in him. He refused. This enraged the gang leader and one day, the gang members knock on his door, went inside and beat the shit out of him. Lucy was there and she was raped by the gang members. The raping incident was so traumatising to her that it haunted her forever. 

At that point of time, Tom was waiting to meet Lucy up near the apartment building. One of the gang member took Ben's iphone and threw it out of the window. Unfortunately, It landed on Tom's head. It cracked his skull open and he was hospitalised after that. 

After he was discharged, he realised that he now had super human powers. His mind had the ability to do whatever an iphone can do, make phone calls, send text messages, hack into people's personal or official information, read news, etc. He also could turn on his iskin and electrocute people with the electrical energy inside him. 

He then decided to take revenge on the gang members who had raped Lucy and made her life a living hell. He electrocuted them, handed them over to the police, etc. News started spreading around Crow town about a superhero who takes the law into his own hands. 

However, Tom's identity was later discovered by Howard Ellman, a guy who runs all the local gangs. Tom's life was in danger. He and Lucy were kidnapped and taken to a place where Tom's ibrain could not get any signal from. Tom was defenceless. He then discovered that Howard Ellman was actually his father and her mother's ex-lover. Her mother left him one day and Howard decided to kill her. 

Of course, Tom's ibrain, iknowledge and ipowers were far more powerful than the gang members and he managed to escape with Lucy. Back home, his Gram told him that her mother was rebellious and chose to be with Howard because she thought he was interesting. Later on, she started to realise that he was a bad person and left Howard while she was pregnant with Tom. A few years after Tom was born, Howard killed his mother. 

Tom soon realised that revenge is never the solution to everything. It will only create more problems. He realised that his powers will forever be in him and with great power, comes great responsibility. 


I really enjoyed reading this book and the story is really trilling and kept me flipping from one page to the next. Kevin's aim was not to show how clever he is with words, but to tell a great story, and he did :) 


I really recommend this book to anyone who love Science Fiction as much as I do ^^ 

Tip: How to survive your PSLE year

This is gonna be another " Tip " post and today, I'm going to be taking you back to my past, and tell you some tips on how to survive the Primary School Leaving Examinations. 

Just a little introduction, I took my PSLE three years ago and I graduated with a T score of 207. I was pretty contented as I have gotten the fruits of my labour :) I worked hard for that T score... 

My dream school actually had a cut off point of around 230 but I'm happy that my results aren't really that bad. I got like, 2 As and 2 Bs. 

So, let's not delay any further. Here are my tips on how to survive the PSLE year: 

1) Relax 

I know that Primary 6 is an " important " year but chill out, relax. Don't study 24/7. Don't ditch other things like your friends, CCA, family, food. 

You need to have a life in order to study and do well too. 

However, do not over relax and fail your subjects. Just do your work constantly, revise regularly. You know, the usual stuff. 

2) Do not study primary 1-6 stuff 

The other day a friend told me that he actually studied EVERYTHING from Primary 1 to 6. Are you kidding me?! 

There's no need to be overly " Kiasu " and study every single thing. So you're going to study  how to add 2 plus 2? Or the multiplication table? The multiplication table should be on your fingertips by now. If It is not, then you better start memorising them... right after reading this post. 

Studying upper primary stuff is enough. 

3) Study for all your exams, even if it's not the PSLE. 

Please study for all your exams. Your CA1, SA1, Mock exam, prelim. 

They may not be the " real " national exam but they are reflections on how well you are doing and where you stand. So, please study for them. 

4) Know yourself  

Knowing the studying style that suits you best and where you stand are important things that you need to know before taking any national exam. 

If you are faster than the rest, you may be able to pass with flying colours without studying much. But If you're like me, who is not very bright and the type of person who needs to study, then study hard. 

I got some friends who did not study for their PSLE and still got over 220 points. But that's them, not me. If I didn't study, I'll probably get below 200 points. 

If you're slower than the rest, then you got to work two times as hard as everybody else. You're not stupid. You just need to work harder than the rest. Nothing is impossible :)

5) Cherish time 

Please cherish every moment that you have with your friends because in just a blink of an eye, you will be separated from what you call " Loving friends " and you guys will go to different secondary schools, living your own life. 
In this modern age, It's hard to lose contact due to Facebook, Twitter and all those shits but you guys may not spend much time together anymore. 

That's not to say that you go out with your friends till 12 midnight every day and ditch your studies. Your future's important too you know. Balance work and play :) 

6) Do your PSLE booklets 

Please do them. You need to know your enemy before you attack. 

In case you don't understand what I mean, basically, you need to know the type of questions that will be asked. 

7) Set goals 

Have some secondary schools in mind that you wish to go to and use them as motivations when you study. What do u like about the school? Maybe the facilities, is it convenient for you or the CCA? 

Speaking of CCAs, If you really love your CCA, you may want to apply for the Direct School Admission. The cut off point will be lowered down a little bit, just for you. Isn't that great? 



So these are my 7 tips. I wish all you P6s good luck for your PSLE. You got a few more months, you can do it! :) 

Oh, and don't forget to party after PSLE okay? ^^ 

Singapore Mathematics Olympiad competition

I had my Singapore Mathematics Olympiad ( SMO ) competition yesterday and there was only one word to describe it. It was, " Mind-Blowing " 

The competition was 2 hours and 30 minutes and we had to complete an exam paper consisting of 35 questions. We were not allowed to use the calculator. 

When I sat down on the seat that I was assigned to and looked at the exam paper, I told myself, I'm gonna murder a lot of my brain cells today. And yes, I did. 

The first ten MCQ questions were pretty easy to guess because of the options available ( Not saying that they were easy) but the problem comes in the short answers questions. 

The questions were difficult beyond belief. It was mind-blowing as hell. They were tricky and sometimes I didn't even understand what they were talking about. Even the smartest maths student in my class said that It was difficult, so don't look at me like I'm some kind of dumb person or anything. 

I have tried my best to think through and solve every single question no matter how difficult they were and by the 20th question, most of my brain cells were dead already. I had a headache. My brain just couldn't take it anymore >< 

I finished the paper after 2 hours and spent the rest of the 30 minutes sleeping. My brain couldn't think anymore. All my brain cells died after that. 

That was the first round and those who qualify for the second round will be able to go to NUS to take the competition. 

For me, I don't think I can even get a bronze. I will be more than happy to just receive the certificate of participation. Well at least I tried :) 

Different Parenting Styles ( My Thoughts )

The other day during English class, our teacher showed us a video about four different parenting styles and how It affects the children's behaviors. 

Here are brief explanations of the four types of parenting styles: 

1) Authoritarian- These type of parents are strict and highly demanding. They have high expectations and when the expectations aren't met, you're dead. Nothing else to say, you're basically, dead. These parents do not show much concern to their children and are not really willing to listen to how their children feel and went through. Children of these type of parents tend to follow rules and do well in school but have low self esteem. 

2) Authoritative- Like Authoritarian parents, these type of parents have high expectations of their kids and set rigid boundaries. But unlike the Authoritarian parents, these type of parents are willing to show concern and to listen to how their children feel and went through. Also, when their expectations aren't met, you WON'T be dead ( Thank god... :3 ). Instead of punishing their children, they tend to listen to the problems that their children are facing and actually try to help their children to achieve the expectations. They are simply democratic. Children of these type of parents tend to do well in school and have high self esteem. 

3) Indulgent- These type of parents display excessive concerns and love for their children. They gave in easily to their children's desires and tend to spoil their children. This is because children of these type of parents get what they want all the time. These type of parents have low expectations for their children. Children of these type of parents tend to be selfish and aggressive. 

4) Neglecting- These type of parents are absent in their children's day to day life most of the time. They have low expectations of their kids and show no concern for them. Children of these type of parents tend to have bad behaviors in school as they yearn for attention and have low self esteem. 

So, I hope that that's not too much for you to absorb... Kay so moving on to " My Thoughts " .... 

I think that Authoritative parenting style is the best one out of the four and that's probably the parenting style that I want to use when I become a parent in the future. I want to be friends with my children but I also need to set ground rules and regulations. If they do something wrong, I need to explain to them that it is wrong and they have to face the consequences. 

Basically, If you're controlling without building a relationship with your children and showing your love, they will tend to rebel as they don't feel any warmth in the family at all. However If you give in to every of your children's demands then your children will be spoilt. Don't be neglecting, that's mean. Children will feel that like orphans. They have parents, but where are they? They're always absent.. 

Anyway, just to share with you guys on the type of parents I have, well my mum is authoritative and my dad is kinda Indulgent. When I do something wrong, my mum will scold me but also explain why my actions are wrong. For my dad, well, anything goes. He doesn't even care if I study for my exams or not. He say, " If you wanna study, good. If not, that's your business. " 

I think my dad feels that I am mature enough to make the right decisions on my own. He was actually authoritarian when I was young. He would cane me when I did something wrong, but he no longer does that as I grew older. My mum thinks that I still need to be guided as I am still a " child " in her eyes, HAHA XD. Well that's okay, I still do need guidance. 

Why is Facebook so addicting?

I was on Facebook and this question came to my mind, " Why is Facebook so addicting? " 

Seriously, why is that Facebook so addicting? I mean, there are only a few things you can do, check news feed, reply to messages, check notifications, check your profile, stalk people ( I don't do it by the way. But i know people who do :3 ). 

Once there are no more things to check, what you gonna do? Just stare at Facebook and be a stone? 

I think I finally found out why Facebook is so addicting... 

The main purpose of us going to Facebook is to check for updates by our friends or other pages that we like. So the reason why we stay on Facebook is that we hope to find some cool stuff, so we just keep on refreshing the news feed even If we've checked almost everything. 

But the thing is, most of the time, all we find are statuses telling us what the person is doing, who he/she hates, why he/she get depressed, etc. , photos of girls who are asking for compliments, and probably a thousand other things that we completely don't care about or doesn't even concerns us at all. 

Although we may also find " cool " stuff, It can be kinda boring for a while, just scrolling through the same page, occasionally hitting the " Facebook " button to refresh, check our profiles without any specific reason. 


Also, we hope that we got a notification or two. So we can't close the Facebook tab when we're on the internet. 

So that pretty much sums up why Facebook can be quite addicting, even if there are not much stuff to do most of the time.. 

Tip: How to choose your secondary 3 subject combination

Streaming is something that all secondary 2 pupils have to go through. Basically, secondary 2 pupils are suppose to choose a subject combination that they desire to take for upper secondary and for their O/N level national exam. They will be streamed based on their academic performance. 

I went through my streaming last year and I am currently studying double pure sciences ( Biology and Chemistry ), Double Mathematics ( Additional and Elementary ), Combined Humanities ( History + Social Studies ) and my two languages, English and Chinese. 
These are the subjects that I desired to take and I'm glad that I scored well to get them all ^^ 

So anyway, here's some tips for those sec 2 pupils taking their streaming this year: 

1) Choose the subjects that you enjoy/like 

This is gonna be a decision that is going to affect your life for the next 2-3 years so do the things that you enjoy and NOT what your friends/parents want. 

2) Choose the subjects that you can do well in 

Don't be silly and choose the subjects that you got an F in since sec 1. That's just plain dumb. 

Remember, the subjects you choose are gonna be the subjects that you are going to study for O/N level. If you can't cope a certain subject, you can always drop it halfway. But it's gonna be troublesome and not always easy to do. So just choose subjects of your strength and hopefully stay with those and do well for your Os and Ns, and move on with the rest of your life.... 

3) Choose the subjects based on what you want in the future 

If you already know what you want to do in the future, then that's great! Take the subjects that will get you to where you wanna go. 

I have a friend who wants to get into the veterinary course in Polytechnic and so he took Pure Bio and chem. 
I have a friend who wants to become an engineer and so he took Pure physics and Chemistry. 

If you are planning to get into JC, take Additional Maths. You MUST take it. Non negotiable. 
If you wanna get into the science course in JC, pure sciences are needed, be it double or triple ( actually unless you are super " kiasu ", taking double is enough :P ). If you wanna go to the arts course and do things like Literature, History, Economics, combined science is enough. 


So that was my three tips and I hope that this post has helped you to consider some options.... somehow... 
Now's still June so take your time considering them :) Study hard, get good grades, and choose whatever combinations that YOU want. Good luck ^^ 

A ridiculous saying

The other day during morning assembly, my school's discipline master suddenly said, " Yesterday, I saw one girl and one boy hugging each other just to say goodbye. This is Asia, we do not show our affection to each other in public. I will not identify them this time, but the next time I will take action against them. "

When I first heard this, I was like...



First of all, I feel that what he said was really ridiculous and he was really judgemental. He was just saying those things based on what he SAW. What if they are just siblings? Or just really good friends?

Even if they are really together in a relationship, so what? I don't see the problem with being in love with the opposite gender. If your partner don't affect you negatively, It's fine. Love is beautiful. FInding someone whom you want to show your affection to and that same person wants to do the same, is really, really rare. And he should understand that.

Secondly, he said, " This is Asia, we don't show our affection to each other in public. "
REALLY? Is Asia really like that, or is it just based on what you think? ( Again pointing out the fact that he was judgemental ) Or are you comparing it with the old generation?

Who says that we don't show affection in public? I hug my dad in public, and that is showing affection. Also, I saw many people showing affection to their significant other in public as well... So what? This is free will. It's not against the law to show affection outside. Unless It's a disgusting type of affection... You know.. Kinda like having sex outside? Besides that, It's fine. 


Also, when he said this, what was he thinking of? Sexual affection? C'mon It's just a hug. It doesn't have to lead to sex.





Anyway, this post was not written to complain. I am just voicing out my thoughts and again, this is free will.