31 Dec 2009

Today is the last day of 2009 =/
Well in advance, happy new year!

Anyway... Well i have no more reason to blog and i thought it'd be a good time to stop. So, yeah this'l be my last post but i promise you we'll have a reunion in like 10 years ;D
So maybe look this blog up then.

Ooh btw anyone interested in reading my blog (which is currently empty) ;D

http://abananastory.blogspot.com/

Link me ;D

Well guys here comes an end to 5sc1, class of '09
I'll see ya in the future.
Until next time.

Pre- U

Woo double post since i'm bored =/
Heh since some dude said i was being too personal >=(
i shall be keeping it professional
owh before my crap

Any1 who ever thought of going to taylor's but never really got the final push please go and teman me =D
M'kae anyway since Po Ee was asking me bout pre-u stuff and i was quite knowledgeable at it i thought i'd type out the differences in the courses over here for ur convenience ;]
Ahem, I may be wrong but i think i'm mostly rite =/

South Australian Matriculation (SAM)
This program lasts 1 year and is less exam-ly inclined, meaning that your final results do not depend only on your final exams. As far as i know i think its 50/50 between your exams and course works and projects and stuff. You'll get marks for your project works and at the end of the year it is added to your exam marks to get ur final uber marks.
I hear lots of ppl saying that this program is good because of
i) its short duration
ii) lesser stress (see, only 50% of your marks come from exam so if u know u've done well in your other stuff over the year u'l feel more relaxed)
iii) its cheaper price
The overall price for SAM averages to about 20k

A- Levels
This program lasts 1 1/2 years or 18 months. Now, the lady was saying A lvls was a total waste of time and that i should be doing SAM. Besides that, A lvls is more (if not 100%) exam orientated. This program is basically like what we've been doing in school. We study our bums off and at the end of the course u have a final exam and that's that.
Well, for the ppl who think they can study study and mayb are less sociable and cant talk really well maybe this is the course for u, or u just wanna waste some time ;]
BUT >=( 'not sociable and dislike talking' is a crappy excuse. Well, i know since i was a shy kid back in the form 2/3 years and i really was scared to talk to ppl much. If u go to SAM ther'l be presentations almost every week and i believe that will help with your public speaking skills which is IMPORTANT for your future. Correct me if i'm wrong tho i dont know much bout A lvls =/
Plus, since its longer the course is naturally more expensive than matriculation.

Foundation
I think that ppl who follow this course are great people ;]
If you dont know what foundation is, it is basically a course where you specialize in a field - meaning that you already know what you want to do in life and you dont waste time learning general studies in the other pre-u courses (SAM, A lvls).
Lets say, if you're sure you wanna become a lawyer you can do a foundation in law and you can skip all the unrelated subjects like Maths? =O i think.

p/s: any irrational or deranged deceisions made based on this post will not be faulted or blamed on me ;D

Until next time.


EDIT:
Uhm i managed to find out the % for ur final marks and other info so here goes ;]
Mm didnt know got these stuff
South Australian Matriculation (SAM):
Assessment
- external examination 50%
- internal continuous assessment 50%
Duration
- 10 months
Intakes
-January, March
Entry Requirements
- SPM, 5 credits
(For those who dont know)
A - High distinction
B - Distinction
C - Credit
I think ;] i dont know the rest =/
Num of subjects
- 5 subjects
Style
- a more balanced approach. With a shorter period and 5 subjects taken simultaneously, time management is crucial to handle the coursework and sudden pop quizzes that appear from time to time.

Cambridge A Levels
Assessment
- 100% external examination
Duration
- 18 months
Intakes
- January, March, July
Entry Requirements
- SPM, 5 credits including English
Num of subjects
- 3 minimum, 4 maximum
Style
- exam oriented. All subjects are taken simultaneously that requires in depth learning and understanding which requires strong focusing.

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First of all ty to yen =D and if any1 would like to praise me on my excellent job u can do so in the cbox.
But of course i didnt start this post to beg for praises ;] which i am not
Anyway it was a boring week so i decided to go watch this highly anticipated movie and boy did it deliver

Storyline: Mmm basically, humans have found another world which is rich in a type of valuable ore. Apparently there r lots of those stones under a big bigggg tree but the natives called the N'avis or something are living on the tree. So, since humans are incredibly smart they decided to send ppl (in this case the main character) to convince them to shift. Btw the humans have the technology to somewhat put their minds into a faux N'avi body so yeah it works ;] (lots of trust issues in it tho)
Anyway the natives didnt wana leave their big bigggg tree and as always the humans decide that the easiest way to go is to blow it up. Now, the main character, Jake is a morally developed person and he says 'nooooo this is bad.' So he goes to help the natives =D Btw there are love plots and the many twists in it too.

Visuals: The sceneries are awesomeeeee and incredibly cool. Altho i was put off by the 'Navi' look at the beginning, (they'r uber tall =O and tat makes them look weird) i got used to them. CGI was great tho.

Audio: Woot i loved all the soundtracks especially the one which was very tribal-like

Verdict: Anyone who thinks 'nahhh ther'l be more movies like this' may or may not be right but anyone who has not watched this should watch it >=) The crowd in the cinema i went to was awesomee; when the movie ended everyone started clapping and i felt high too
And for all-of-the-ppl-who-made-the-movie's sake go watch it in a cinema ;] say NOOOOO to piracy woooohoooo.

Mmmmm i thought this post would be longer when i thought about it but it seems kinda short.
Anyway....

Until next time.

BYEBYE

Hmm I'm really starting to miss all of you.
Seeing as how most of us are beginning to move in separate ways, I thought I'll just say the last goodbye to all of 5 Science 1 kiddos. Some of us are already applying for colleges, getting jobs, doing interviews and holidaying somewhere. I can only wish all of ya'll the best of luck and hope that we'll see each other soon.
I know I havent been very close to some of you guys, but even so, you guys will always be remembered and i'll always *sniff* miss being your mean and lazy class monitor.
So please think of me when you wear our awesome lime green class Tshirt :)

Thanks to all who have made the past 5 years the best and wonderful school life anybody can ask for. The class nerds, class jokers, class chess-players, etc etc... You guys made 5 science 1. And also a special thanks to the peeps who've helped me in my job as a class monitor (by peeps I mean Mr Justin Leong). I know I slack at my job. Tremendously.



And uh, I wanna apologize if I've done anything wrong or offended you guys over the years.

A special note for the 1st batch NS kids:
Good luck and don't give up! We'll all pull through this okay! :D

XOXOXOXOOXOXOXXXXXXXXXX!!!

Scholarships

Sup ;]
Dunt know whether any of u've gotten mails such as these but i got this from my cousin and i guess i'll share it with the lot of you

MARA Scholarship Programs
http://www.mara.gov.my/english/division/BPP/default.htm

Yayasan Proton Scholarship
http://www.malaysia-scholarship.com/yproton.html

PTPTN Education Loan
http://ptptn.gov.my/

The Star Education Fund
http://thestar.com.my/edufund

Astro Scholarship Award
http://www.astro.com.my/v5/astrolife/scholarship/

PETRONAS Education Scholarship Programs
http://esu-spmtrial.petronas.com.my/

2007 MNRB Scholarship Fund
http://www.mnrb. com.my/

OCBC Bank Scholarship
http://www.ocbc. com.my/global/ aboutOCBC/ Gco_Abt_Communit y.shtm

Bank Negara Scholarship
http://www.bnm. gov.my/

ABM 50th Merdeka Scholarship
http://www.abm. org.my/

Curtin Sarawak Scholarship
http://www.curtin. edu.my/

The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus High Achievers Scholarships
http://www.nottingh am.edu.my/ students/ MISC/High% 20Achievers% 20Scholarship% 202006-July06. pdf

HELP University College
http://www.help. edu.my/scholarsh ips/index. php

Adelaide Achiever Scholarships International (AASI)
http://www.internat ional.adelaide. edu.au/future/ scholarships/ ug/

Curtin University of Technology Scholarship
http://www.emaac. org/

Charles Darwin University Scholarship
http://www.malaysia -scholarship. com/www.cdu. edu.au/engineeri ng/scholarships_ ug_int_eng. htm

Kolej Disted-Stamford Degree Scholarships
http://www.disted. edu.my/

Leeds University Scholarships
http://scholarships .leeds.ac. uk/

Loughborough University Human Science Scholarships
http://www.lboro. ac.uk/

MAAC Scholarship - La Trobe University 2006
http://www.latrobe. edu.au/internati onal/courses/ ug.html

NUS / Asean Undergraduate Scholarship
http://www.nus. edu.sg/admission s/undergrad/ scholarship/ nus_asean. htm

UCL Pathfinder Scholarships
http://www.ucl. ac.uk/

University of Sheffield Scholarship
http://www.shef. ac.uk/malaysia/ entry.html

UTAR Scholarships
http://www.utar. edu.my/

Nanyang Technological University Scholarship
http://www.ntu. edu.sg/oad/ scholarships/ nanyang.htm

Tasmanian International Scholarships
http://www.internat ional.utas. edu.au/documents /internationalAp plication. pdf

University of Malaya Fellowship Scheme
http://ips.um. edu.my/

Universiti Malaysia Sarawak Scholarship
http://www.unimas. my/

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST Discovery Scholarship)
http://apply. embark.com/ kaust/discovery/

Universiti Malaysia Sabah Scholarship
http://www.ums. edu.my/pasca


p/s: I've never personally tried ALL of them so dont blame me if some doesn't work =)

Btw I noticed there are spaces in the links; so make sure u erase those spaces in the link for it to work. I did the first few but then I got bored =D

Rite, not forgetting Christmas! >=)



Until next time.

Its Over

Hey =D
Mmmm 25th post
Anyway SPM's mostly done with except for Chinese and the best of luck to all you ppl =]
Happy hols guys



p/s: I am not migrating to Australia >=( , but I am having my internet cut for a few days or so =(

Idk whether this will be the last post or anything but it sure was a good 5 year stay in this school although the first few years were sarky for me. Thanks for everything and tho u fools dont listen to me much in class it was a good experience ;]

Until next time

-Just L.

How do people come up with titles

Boooom, what, three weeks of spm gone?
Now that you think of it it went by rather fast =O
anyway i'm sure that after chemistry most of us will be relieved
So all the best guys =D
Do your best and have no regrets
Walk in feeling like a hero


With your underwear -under- your clothes of course ;]
Until next time
Just L.