Targets for Term 3

Alright so first I'll list down what my results were from term 1 to term 2
LA B3-C5
Math C6-A2
IH B4-A1
Science A1-B3
Infocomm B4-B3
Chinese B4- ????
So obviously the topics I will try to work on would be my English. I will also try to focus on Math and IH as I feel that my math is not exactly stable and that my A1 for IH was pretty lucky. Now for Science I feel that not getting an A1 this time was a fluke and I'll try not to let it happen again. I'm kinda worried about my Chinese as I don't know my results yet and I have this really really bad feeling about it. So I've set my targets for next term
LA A2
Math A2
IH B3
Science A1
Infocomm A1
Chinese B3
Now it may look a little ambitious but if you look at the subjects individually they're actually quite realistic. I really really want to do better next term and I hope I do.

Reflections Term 2 2011

Term 2 is coming to a close and it's once again the time to reflect. I've had my fair share of up and downs this term but I feel that overall I have improved on my academic results. I did not start off very well, getting 22/40 for math. But it started to get better from there on, getting an A1 for Humanities and 35/40 for Math. I had learnt only a couple of days ago that my science was a B3. I was very disappointed as I had expected myself to get an A1, having studied hard for science. I also found out that I got a C5 for my English. I am gutted as this ruined my overall MSG. But i have not seen my paper so I still don't know where I went wrong. I was feeling down the few days after I got my english and science results but now, looking at my results I realise that I have to take things one step at a time. Considering that my MSG this term would be around 3 if my Chinese was a C5, it is an improvement. I felt I should have done a WHOLE lot better but it's okay.

Aqua Fiesta 2011

Due to the building of the MRT this year the school decided to hold an Aqua Fiesta event. I had took part in the 8 by 50m inter-consortium relay. I really had not much hope of getting even third as there were very few swimmers in iSpark. Nevertheless I was still going to do the best I could. I had come down with a cough the previous day and was not in the best physical condition. When the race actually started, we took a lead as we had put our best swimmers in front. By the fourth leg our lead had stretched to 2-3 bodylengths. But the other consortiums better swimmers started their legs and we saw our lead slowly diminish. We were second when it came to my leg. I jumped in the water and my goggles came off. I was unable to do anything about it and had to continue swimming. It wasn't much of a hindrance other than being unable to see where the other swimmers were. I was unable to make up any ground and we ended up being dead-last.

GE 2011: George Yeo

I'm in Aljunied GRC. Or Marine Parade. My Dad claims that we're in Marine Parade but from what I've checked, we were absorbed into Aljunied quite a while back. He refuses to tell me who he voted for but, oh well. Doesn't matter. So obviously the most major thing would be the loss of Aljunied GRC to the WP. This had caused a few important ministers to lose their roles, most notably the foreign Minister George Yeo. I had felt that George Yeo was doing a good job and that it was a shame he could no longer serve Singapore. He had helped Singapore maintain strong diplomatic ties with other countries. From what I've read in the newspapers the foreign ministers of other countries have praised Mr Yeo and expressed their surprise that he had been ousted. I hope that whoever takes over Mr Yeo does a good job and even try to surpass his achievements.

General Elections 2011

Yeah, Its pretty late to be talking about this but, oh well.

I feel that this General Election had really opened my eyes. I had previously thought that the Elections was just a procession for the PAP. I was wrong. Following the events of this Elections has made me realise that the PAP has to campaign and convince the citizens on why they should vote for them. I have absolutely no recollection on the previous elections so I have nothing to base the current opposition against. But according to a lot of people this is the strongest opposition since a long long time ago. I'll have to agree as they have been sucessful, particularly in claiming Aljunied GRC. But the PAP did not completely fail, after claiming the Potong Pasir seat which had been in the opposition's hands for so long. I was really thrilled to watch the results of the Elections as it was very interesting.

What is the difference between broadsheet and tabloid newspapers? Does one always deal with more respectable news / produce more professional journali

There are many differences between broadsheet and tabloid newspapers. One of them would be the size. Tabloids are small compared to the broadsheets. Tabloids also focus more on gossip and entertainment while broadsheets focus more on important world news. While broadsheets generally publish more respectable news than tabloids, it does not mean that the news that tabloids publish are not respectable. I have not known of any in-betweens. While I generally prefer tabloids because of their extensive coverage of sports, I feel that it is also important to read broadsheets to know what is important happening around you

Movie Review: Fast and Furious 5

Fast and Furious is directed by Rob Cohen and stars Vin Diesel and Paul Walker. This movie continues where the previous left off, where Brian and Mia save Dominic. They then escape to Rio where they gather people from the previous series to rob the drug lord of Rio. It is an action-packed movie but it has changed. There is more focus on the heist than there are on cars. Nevertheless, the movie was very entertaining and despite some very surreal scenes, such as where they drag the vault out of the wall and use it to wreck everything, was worth watching.

How has learning about newsworthiness and types of news articles (straight news articles and feature articles in different sections of the newspaper)

After learning about newsworthiness and types of news articles, I am reading newspapers in a completely different way. I used to just read the entire article without bothering to analyse it. But now, I read the articles more thoroughly and look for the important factors. I start to notice how the article is written and how the way it is written is associated with the content of the article. I am able to better evaluate the article and understand the key issue.