RESOLUTION 1.1

TO: Commonwealth of Australia (Miss Yiana Amperiadis)

COMMITTEE: General Assembly

STATEMENT: Declaration of gratitude for the aggrandizement of the quality of English Language lessons

SUBMITTED BY: 3SMTP4

CO-SUBMITTED BY/CO-SIGNATORIES:

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DECLARATION OF GRATITUDE

Keeping in view the meritorious services rendered by Miss Yiana Amperiadis in the following forms such as, but not limited to:

1. Injecting more life and meaning into English lessons with the inclusion of various interesting and expressive activities such as, but not limited to:

a. Spontaneous creative speech writing and presentation

b. Spontaneous expository essay assessment

c. Spontaneous rhetoric evaluation and presentation

d. Spontaneous descriptive speech with employment of rhetoric,

2. Providing the class with corporeal English exam revision notes in the nick of time within the short timeframe of two days based on feedback from class representatives,

Fully aware that Miss Yiana Amperiadis played the role of not only teacher and mentor but also friend and confidante, together with her exceptional views including but not limited to:

1. Denouncement of Singapore’s English Language educational system of comprehension

2. Denouncement of the requirement of finding fifteen points for summary

3. Denouncement of Physics and Mathematics

4. Denouncement of Wall-E

5. Denouncement at boarding school food

6. Disapproval of boarding school food portions

7. Disgust at boarding school’s one fruit per person rule

8. The loveliness of Theron's smile

ACTION BY SUBMITTER AND CO-SUBMITTER DELEGATES/DELEGATIONS

1. Calls for the immediate execution of the various administrative actions below by the respective organizations and personnel in charge, including but not limited to:

a. A three week extension of Miss Yiana Amperiadis’ foreign teaching attachment in Singapore to Hwa Chong Institution (High School Section)

b. A salary raise for Miss Yiana Amperiadis by any organization, group or company whatsoever employing her

c. A possible foreign teaching attachment to Hwa Chong Institution (High School Section, 3SMTP4, English Language) in the year 2009, spanning over at least a term, to be decided by the conducting of:

i. Open debate in 3SMPT4, to be chaired by Darren Choo Jian Kai

ii. A moderated caucus in 3SMTP4, to be chaired by Darren Choo Jian Kai

iii. A voting procedure with all members of 3SMTP4 participating, requiring a two-third majority to pass, to be chaired by Darren Choo Jian Kai,

2. Strongly demands the revision of the teaching methods utilized by Mr. Daniel Siew to include the provision of tangible revision notes, answer schemes to comprehensions and genuine encouragement for the class,

3. Calls upon the Security Council of The United Nations to take the following measures against Wall-E to ensure the security and stability of the world so as to prevent the generation of the future from being brainwashed by retarded scrap metal and blobs of lipids, such as but not limited to:

a. Destruction of all cinemas screening Wall-E, Pixar Animation Studios and all related companies excluding Disney, using all available nuclear weaponry from all countries possessing nuclear weapons and non-nuclear weaponry such as dark chocolate and parangs from countries which do not possess nuclear weapons such as Belgium and Indonesia

b. Vaporising of all Wall-E merchandise by deporting them into space and then into the Sun

c. Immediate arrest of all Wall-E worshippers and burning them at the stake,

4. Strongly affirms possible action against the boarding school management should the standard of food, proportions and amount of fruit available not be deemed fit for consumption by its occupants, including but not limited to:
1. Sacking of boarding school Director and all food and beverage department staff
2. Subjecting all personnel mentioned in clause 4, sub-clause a to the current standard of food for the rest of their lives, with no fruit for all eternity,

Dark Memories[7:44 PM]

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Friday, September 26, 2008

tchaa you know what?

The Blog of the day Award goes to.....

Life is but another story on the streets
abtruse-life.blogspot.com
By Ng Peng

Congratulations! For your post on Sanlu milk! You bagged the Most Hilarious Post award too!

Dark Memories[11:39 PM]

It all started off as an innocent game.

Someone brought something oily.

Then some edible lubricant spilled onto the table.

And then the banging started, together with the exclamations of ecstasy and the few grunts.

Throughout the game, people were calling out, and moving their hands up and down rhythmically.

Then I played Piece Of Me by Britney Spears and Chong Jiat ejaculated, begging me to stop.

Then he leaned over violently and pushed down hard.

I screamed and went silent, smiling as I moved my hand down, towards Chong Jiat.

Sigh. What fun...

No it wasn't anything sexual. We played bridge dummy. Theron brought his plate of rice into the CSE hub and Chong Jiat dripped oil on the table where we were playing when he was stealing Theron's food. Then when we started bidding Yan Yu started banging the table when he bidded. Some shouted 2 no trumps triumphantly while some like Chong Jiat gave a sullen grunt after saying "pass". Then we started putting the cards down on the table before moving our hands upwards back. i played Piece of me and annoyed Chomz. He ejaculated (exclaimed) and told me to stop the bloody song. Then he just leaned over the table and pressed down hard on my handphone pause button. I screamed "How dare you" and smiled as I put down my Ace.

See, simple right?

Anyways, highlights later included SUPER MUNCHKIN! I played my first game that I actually ended and won! There was a whole lot of backstabbing as Chomz and Yan Yu tried to prevent me from reaching Lv 10 but in the end muhahaha! But I thought the best game was CHEAT, no chomz not the 4 people one. The 8-man cheat! Excellent! We combined both mine and Chomz's decks and got 8 people to play cheat haha. There was me, MX, Yan Yu, Keith, Mark, Chinying, Edwin and Chomz! So we went on with like 8 Aces! 7 jacks! Lol!

Then Bradley, Yan Yu, me, MX and chomz played the normal four-man cheat alternating the 4 people playing and the names of the cards started to evolve. examples below:

Queen - Bitch, Harpy lady, Harpy lady sister
5 - Level 10 monster with polymerisation (2 fives), Level 5 monster
Other numbers - Level (insert number) monster
Jack - Adolescent, Small/Tiny rapist, Harpy brother
King - Rapist, Big rapist, Old rapist
Ace - Fa (Chinese)

And Yan Yu used "BITCH" ZOMG!

Dark Memories[8:44 PM]

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Thursday, September 25, 2008

Any tips for a soul exchange spell, I'd like to swap shoes with someone for a day. It'd be so different, not to mention satisfying. Think of hmm...Desmond? Will I get infused with knowledge like all of a sudden? Hmm...if that were to happen then swapping with Theron would result in the dreadful influx of everything he knows, good and bad.

Oh wait, that works both ways. So the other party would know all about me. Not good. On a second thought, yea, I wouldn't want him or her to know everything about me. It makes you vulnerable doesn't it? By keeping to oneself...I suppose you feel there's something there in your heart you can cling onto. Something...seemingly tangible. Something that can provide assurance that you'd never be completely open. Open to assaults of all sorts, especially emotional ones. Like that you would never be able to get hurt. I suppose that's me. Kevin says I have this barrier around me. The rose that never lowers it petals huh. Only until the enticed bee has proved itself trustworthy to spawn the flower's brood...

I just realised that this is pretty evident in what I do. Especially in bridge haha...I follow the Law of Conservation of Cards. I just keep conserving my ultra big cards like Aces, Kings and Queens at the start. That's how my interpersonal interaction mechanism manifests I suppose. It's quite similar really. I don't open up, not until I'm sure I won't be hurt. Like bridge, I don't reveal my powers nor use them, not until I'm positively sure that no one else is able to beat them with some other more powerful card. Social trauma? Childhood abuse? Media influence? All played a part I suppose. Only to craft a rose, that has grown a dense layer of thorns around, to prevent any damage to the fragile blossom.

So...I just wondered about something after the convo about kissing. Has Poison Ivy kissed anyone and actually felt some love for the subject?

Even though it is a poisoned kiss.

Dark Memories[9:42 PM]

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Wednesday, September 24, 2008

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It's better to know just 70% and spend the rest of your time REINFORCING that 70% you know.

DO NOT try and cram in that extra 30% to mess up your entire 100%.

If you can do Chemistry and Biology, you most certainly can do Math And Physics.

With the right amount of EFFORT and DETERMINATION.

Physics is about CONCEPT and APPLICATION, like Math.

It is SIMPLE, like Math.

Had a wonderful bus ride with Mrs Chua.

Yep, THE Mrs Chua.

Dark Memories[9:30 PM]

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Tuesday, September 23, 2008

T - 10 hours

It's how Theron would put it.

10 hours to create my lovely poison paradise.

And yet, should I?

Convince me, otherwise.

Dark Memories[9:31 PM]

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Monday, September 22, 2008

The answer to the third riddle was persica. Persica.

Clue, it's a species. Apple. Seed.

Plus riddle 4 from before.

Beta-glucosidase in the digestive tract.

Evolution. Colourless.

It's a cruel cruel world out there, or cruel to me at least.

I intend to change that my babies, with your help.

Dark Memories[12:03 AM]

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Sunday, September 21, 2008

Maiden Bloom Poison - HAYBDCRDOEGFEGNH CIYJAKNLIMDNEO

Tick Tock.

Not boom,

Bleurgh.....

That's how poisoned people die.

Dark Memories[5:01 PM]

As I pound the last of my babies' brethren...I sigh...

Is there no other way?

But after Friday's demonstration...Together with the various memories that haunt me even now...

No. We shall act according to plan.

And still...I can't strike a proper conversation. Opportunity presented herself...And yet I just couldn't...However much as I want to...

It's not right. I won't change who I am.

Just for a smile.

Dark Memories[11:03 AM]

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Friday, September 19, 2008

Gaea bless me with the green,
Give me luck to be unseen.
Cloak me well whenever I need
To execute my crime of seeds.

And so my floral audience, Maiden Bloom begins.

Dark Memories[8:02 PM]

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Wednesday, September 17, 2008

From strike of twelve count three eight four
That's how long this spell is for
Send me knowledge across the lands
Through sense of touch I understand

PS: there will be no personal gain.

Let's hope this spell works.

Dark Memories[9:52 PM]

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Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Cool. Beautiful.

Gaia, Miss Amperiadis is the Caucasian teacher I'd like to have forever! Hmm let's just say first Australian teacher since I've had 4 French ones. She's brilliant!

Fantastic! Lovely! Wonderful!

She's actually brightening up English with fun activities! I mean well, I can't say all are fun to the extent that I'll go bonkers like the Teletubbies but hey, she tries. And sometimes, especially for today's activity, it was exceptionally successful. Interactive learning. Platform for expression. Laughing. That's what we need really in English. Not that I think Daniel's not a good teacher but for people who can listen and all, Desmond....Leonard, the more technical way definitely works. But imparting knowledge and equipping skills to those with an already weak foundation and less than desirable enthusiasm for the English language, I don't think the "dry" way works. Miss Amperiadis injects life into her lessons. Of course, there's the minute downside of being overly encouraging, which is not a bad thing per se actually since some of us in class really really appreciate the encouragement. But sometimes, some of us need to know the flaws we've made. For example, I know I stuttered a lot in debates etc. Daniel on the other hand is more critical and down-to-earth so you get the "harsher reality" from him and maybe that's precisely why some of our classmates well, don't really like his style of teaching. But let's face it, this is the stereotypical Singapore method. Dry drilling. Practise. Hard facts. Mechanics, scaffolding and all. It's daunting but no doubt efficient if one does put some effort and heart into the work.

Miss Amperiadis might just be the right enzyme that'll catalyse the reaction between SMTP4 substrate and English exam substrate to form A1 product. Daniel provided the foundation. Miss Amperiadis just needs to awaken the Shakespere within us. Provide the spark for the ignition of our linguistic passion. I digress from reality but you get my point. And she has done that! Today she came up with this brilliant idea of getting to create a spontaneous persuasive speech in 7 minutes and present it to the class! The catch is that you'd either be a superhero or supervillain and you'd have to convince the masses why you want to destroy supervillains/heroes. Oooh the fun because you get to be anyone and have any power. I of course was?

Poison Ivy. No prizes for guessing. Had a bloody good time but had quite a bloody bad ending. Oh well, doesn't matter. What I enjoyed most about English lesson today was the period after it! When me, Theron, Kevin, Shuin Jian and Yan Yu were discussing the various points of contention Miss Amperiadis had with Singapore's schooling system. First of all, the food! Now I realised why I had this gut feeling why I rejected the offer to go for the boarding school programme. Theron warned me before. So did Cameron from SLC (Who happens to be an Australian). Miss Amperiadis says that the boarding school food is BAD. And it just isn't enough! She's amazing isn't she?

Miss Amperiadis on boarding school food servings:
"Boys of your age need the nutrition to cope with your schoolwork. I mean, is it enough? The servings just don't convince me that you're having enough food!"

Miss Amperiadis on comprehension summary:
"Well I think getting you find fifteen points for the summary is just stupid."

Miss Amperiadis on the boarding fruit distribution:
"I think how the boarding school allows each of you to have only one piece of fruit is just plain stupid. I mean it's just one piece of damn fruit so why can't they just give you that piece of damn fruit?"

Miss Amperiadis on Theron:
"You're one full of smiles aren't ya? He's a happy child. Lovely smile."

And the best:

Miss Amperiadis on Wall-E:
"Oh, it was an embarrassing movie. Oh god, it was awful."

Somehow...I don't feel a bit sad that I got second-lowest score for Chinese test and that as predicted, I failed Math. I mean in the failure sense yes. But not despair. Today was strangely...A happier day. Maybe because we had badminton during P.E. and me and Yan Yu didn't get owned by Ming Xuan as badly. Or maybe 2/3 of SMTP4 crashed the JC canteen. Or...there was conversation again...

Right, about the third riddle. Answer to the first part is Persia since someone already guessed it. So work on the second part with Persia.

I'm a happy child too.

Dark Memories[8:26 PM]

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Monday, September 15, 2008

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Ever wondered how you came to be? When you were much younger...Much more innocent.

But now everything's like Math. The transition from 1+1 to the horrifying algebra now...Now Biology explains how we're created. Everything has evolved, become so twisted, so complex.

Look back and ask yourself a different question: What have you come to be?

Then reflect and look at life. Yourself, your surroundings, the people around. The state of everything. Good? Bad?

It mightn't be that pretty a picture.

But you painted it.

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I never did expect the 100th post to be this...weary preaching.

I guess it can't be helped.

Dark Memories[9:30 PM]

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Sunday, September 14, 2008

I question the reasons behind the SMTP blogging team's contracting of such a violent bout of "mugging fever" and "studying flu".

One does wonder so sometimes.

Reach the epiphany then well,

roll on the floor laughing out loud.

Dark Memories[9:50 PM]

As ashamed as I am to admit it...

I'm officially having Math tuition.

Nope, not the boring class kind. It's one on two tuition. One tutor who's serving his NS, tutoring me and Weize simultaneously. And after the first session yesterday, Remainder factor theorem became so simple. So exceedingly simple.

Damn, I should have gotten tuition earlier and I would have decimated the opposition - Math. Problem in class is that everyone just moves on. And since I tend to slip up and fail to grasp Math concepts that quickly, it's a vicious snowball effect. I miss the basics at the start, and like a stampede the class just rushes onwards. I'll get left behind and well, hardly do much to catch up as everything looks alien. But now I realise I'm not that bad in math. It's kind of like Pokemon I think. The figures, methods and calculations. Exactly like competitive battling. So what's stopping me from acing Math?

I will get an A1. I will not let Math defeat me again...Hmmm, maybe if I start naming it Batmath. Then I can assume the role of Ivy. Don't fight it Batmath. You'll only yield to me.

I came across a thought-provoking post in Mr. Sng's blog:

I'm always thankful when I come across individual students who have both performance character and moral character - they do their best and are respectful to others, their demeanor naturally pleasing. Some may not be faring as well academically, but the good attitudes they exude gives others the wanting to help them along even more... yeah, even as I'm writing this I can see faces flash across my mind... which is, good! Haha... then there are those who are academically strong but yet lacking in moral character... and it does puts others off sometimes. The insidious thing I realised... is that sometimes they themselves aren't even aware of their lacking, and that the way they do things and behave are self perceived as normal. My heart sours for these boys... as much as I can see the vast potential in them, sometimes I just don't know what can be done or said that would actually help.

It's true that as much as it took them ten over years to build up self formed (most probably) values and habits that mostly went unchecked and misconstrued (probably cases of over pampering or over disciplining), it may take that equal amount of time for them to rework their values and unlearn bad habits.

My heart sours... because I believe they're good boys at the end of the day, not the stereotypical guai kias (well behaved boys but with bad connotation), but those who can discern the right from the wrong, who can show proper respect, etc.

Hmmm...Sounds familiar? Other than the academic part which doesn't apply to me given my 4.11 msg. Do I lack moral character? Hmph. Superbia and Invidia. I know my weaknesses. And Invidia hasn't been helpful these days...Not at all. Avaritia has been naughty too.

Sigh.

Recruiting has started for Green Dawn. Maiden Bloom begins in two weeks. The notice is up on Green Dawn.

To 1.00 msg and the filling of the world with flowers!

Dark Memories[1:09 PM]

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Friday, September 12, 2008

Ugly Ducklings

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Their faces that of anticipation and gaiety. Their steps in the form of a lighthearted skip. They advance inexorably downwards, make a turning and move even faster, footsteps quickening with their pulses.

The oblivious foreign guests continue their tete-a-tetes with their local counterparts who incline their heads towards the sudden intrusion, scowling in disapproval. But the interlopers pay no heed to them, and saunter towards their long-awaited prize. One at a time they seemingly disappear behind a delicate scarlet contraption, lost in their own worlds of ectasy or anguish while the queue behind laments impatiently behind the feeble obstruction.

Bliss and disappointment fills the hearts of many as the queue slowly dissipates. Smiles and frowns both evident as each individual walks out of the now hallowed office. Others wait in their classes. As each valiant knight returns with a medal from their regents, the unworthy break into smiles, fully aware of their own positions and limits, spontaneously giving exclamations of felicitation with an occasional compliment saturated with sardonicism. A joyous celebration of merriment commences as hysteria gets the better of the chevaliers.

And yet a bitter staleness pervades the air. The forsaken have been forsaken yet again. No one notices these gray victims. They speak, voices dripping with venom, willing everything before them to burn. The world through their eyes transmogrifies into a loathsome sight. They wear a perpetually sullen expression, snapping at all that come within a certain radius. They have been neglected. Those that exist on neither end of the spectrum, those that possess the capability to slay the dragon, but wasn't chosen by the king. It is a tragedy. A mocking travesty of justice. What could have been theirs was snatched away by that grain of a distraction or most minuscule of miscalculations.

But without a complaint, they accept their unjust fate, resolute on living through it all the same. They grit their teeth and clench their fists but still, they make it. Enduring their own emotional afflictions and the hardships of the antediluvian way. They disregard what higher nirvana they could have achieved before and focus solely on what lies ahead, never looking back. Trial by trial, tribulation by tribulation, they battle their way through, to emerge in glory and splendour. Their efforts culminate in achievements so great, they can even put some of the erstwhile medalists to shame.

They are not the fallen ones. They are the resilient ones. Gray they may be, but that is the dissenting and unique trait. One that conditions and prepares them for the journey of adversity. One that makes them stand out. One that defines them as the swans they are.

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This goes out to the people without exemptions. Although I have one for English, it's my first. And that means I've lived without it for two years. It isn't quite fun to stand amidst the ocean of peers waving their exemption papers happily but you'll get through it all the same. What does an exemption mean really? Think about it.

P.S.: You have all the right to despise and kill those who got more than 4 exemptions.

Dark Memories[10:15 PM]

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Thursday, September 11, 2008

Focus Isley, you're not here to play.

Quinn, you're suspended from the operation.

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The morning started out with the stupid reading period during which of course I did nothing of the sort. Unless, you count reading my Biology notes rather than the TIME magazine. Anyway, I've got to thank Jonathan for teaching me the protein synthesis and genetic engineering processes in 7 minutes. Fantastic really, what I would have took 2 hours at least to learn he summarised in 7 minutes! So I went for the Biology test with what Jonathan taught me, what Mrs Koh went through about enzymes yesterday plus my in-depth study of Plant Structure and Nutrition. Seriously, I couldn't be bothered about anything than the plants.

I loved recess today. Basically slacked through and ended up not completing my summary which I finished in English anyway. But recess was quite a blast. It's been so long since all of us actually sat down and talked. And when we did, we made a LOT of noise in the library. I mean with Me, Yan Yu, Theron, Kevin, Darren, Glen, Chomz and a few others, how quite can it get? We talked about PSLE (CHOMZ GOT 267!) and how impressive the other schools were i.e. how fail hwa chong was. Plus a whole lot of random issues. Then when we were warned by the librarian to quieten down, we moved to the second level as Zijian and gang arrived too and the noise level would only worsen if we stayed. So we went up talking while Theron and Chomz went exploring books. Chomz came back with Wall-E...While Theron came back with "The Ultimate Guide to Batman". AND ACCUSED ME OF TEARING OUT THE POISON IVY PAGES! I shall declare myself not guilty here. I did not tear her out of the book! I mean even if I did, would I leave a hand there? That book's really great though. I read it once and was overjoyed when I saw "Poison Ivy" in contents but bah...It was already torn out...And that was last year Theron! Hmm I want that book.

Then the rest of the day was rather normal...By my standards at least. But the best part was when I got home and checked the smb. I actually got exempted from something! I mean like...What are the chances of that? First exemption in two yea- Wait, first exemption of my life. See? That's how pathetic I am. Together with my 67 for Chinese compo test muhahaha. Second highest score in class. Today is a wonderful day!

I pity those River Valley people for their sure-fail Physics tests...

Oh the third riddle if you derived the answers to the first two and joined them together. Those two words are clue one. This is clue two.

Think of what you would name Iran
Some cats come from that ancient land
Get that name and add a sea
Right before what precedes bee

I can't really spell letters huh?

PS: Spanish is SO SIMPLE! Well, the pronunciation at least.

Dark Memories[8:06 PM]

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Tuesday, September 09, 2008

failed math test

Breaking News:

1. High Distinction for ICAS English Muhahaha.
2. I'm going to Beijing with quite a few wonderful people!
3. Probably failed Math Test.
4. Theron's comprehension smells nice according to him.
5. Leonard's modeling
6. The Happening was lovely.
7. I finished torrenting Season 4 of Batman cartoons!
8. YAN YU'S AN INFECTIOUS SPEAKER!

Let's address this one by one shall we?

1. It was totally unexpected. I was studying Math during recess and suddenly Theron shook my hand, congratulating me. So I ran over to the computer and on the screen was "High Distinction: Yao Nian, Theron" And I screamed and totally lost my focus on studying Math. Well maybe not all but still, didn't really matter since I suppose I failed all the same.

2. The December list for Beijing came out! And I've got some of the best people going along with me. Yongzhi, Kevin, Leonarde, Theron, Xujun, Ming Xuan, Ng Peng. Even Jonathan Khoo, Yu Pei, Matthew, Chuan Yu and Kelvin are going too. Pity Yan Yu's going next year and Darren's going in October.

3. Yea yea...It's nothing new...I was scammed into thinking it was on Thursday when Teng came in and said "tomorrow" on the first day of school...

4. Ok that was amazingly funny. And yet strangely...no one noticed Theron. Ok here's what he did yesterday. Step 1, roll up a comprehension by the length. Step 2, insert into your mouth. Step 3, move head up and down. And no one saw him but me! Guess I wasn't that interested during debates huh. Jordan deserved the best speaker. Chomz must be blind to not have known Theron was doing it beside him.

5. Leonard was modeling today and it looked...disturbing. I don't know. He has the body but his personality's too nice for modeling. Oh yes, definitely amusing.

6. Thank you Troy for allowing me to know of The Happening which I watched on Sunday. Once again, with my plant motif, it was a plant movie that I watched! But damn, they hit France at the end of the movie.

7. Yup, I finished torrenting the entire Season 4 of Batman. Mostly The New Batman Adventures episodes. So that means I have most of the great episodes now! Including Chemistry and Mad Love!

8. Today's debates was a blast. The most well...presentable one I would say of all. Everyone was articulating reasonably well! Even Zi Jian and Chen Yang pulled it off rather well. Desmond seemed like some robot pre-wired to speak. He seemed like a professional but his actions and eye contact were just robotic such that both just didn't go along well together. It all seemed kind of forced and unnatural. Shannon spoke with such conviction and fluency that I was shocked in my seat, staring at Kevin with my mouth wide open. And then we were gesturing so much to each other that Miss Amperiadis separated us. He got best speaker and deserved it. Chomz was his usual calm and composed style but contrasted against those who spoke with such power (Yan Yu and Shannon), he paled in comparison. And finally, Yan Yu was described by Miss Amperiadis as an "infectious speaker" and one whom she "never experienced before" and "had so much passion". Quoted from her directly. Yan Yu was his usual argumentative self? With the wild gesturing and forceful tone. And so he went on and on until the best part: Shannon made a POI. Then ZOMG, he climaxed with both hands thrusting up while he exclaimed "THEN THEY WILL EAT MCDONALDS AND KFC! TRANSFAT!" And the whole class laughed, along with Miss Amperiadis! Chomz, Shannon, Chen Yang VS Zi Jian, Desmond, Yan Yu. Shannon best speaker, Yan Yu's team won.

Happy Birthday Ng Peng! Nice birthday present you got during PE! The Australian guest teacher teached Ng Peng table tennis! Gaia, the Australians know their sports! But it was hilarious when the Australian teacher spoke to the PE teacher (The Chinese one at the table-tennis court). He said "Soft floor huh" and the PE teacher just smiled and nodded with that befuddled look. Such is the importance of English.

The day's getting better with all the good things outweighing the bad ones. Forget about the Math test. Focus on Biology and French. Oh yes, to those still guessing. Big, blue and yet NOT QUITE dense. Touched you all over. What can do that?

never been to a beach have you?

Dark Memories[7:35 PM]

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Monday, September 08, 2008

Juste fais ca...

The dreaded Math test landed on the unsuspecting class with a resounding plop today. Thankfully not the test itself but the news that it's commencing the next day is bad enough. How could she do this...It's 9.10 and I'm still on the first set of notes...At this rate I'll fail again like trigo 2...I've still got my English due latest by tomorrow...6 Chem papers...1 Physics paper...Studying for Biology...Skipped French again...How did life come to this...

Does solace not exist within this tumultuous storm?

Or a fine choice would embracing the cold make?

Victor Fries.

Dark Memories[9:08 PM]

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Sunday, September 07, 2008

Well well, whaddya know? It's been another unproductive holiday! So let's list the things I did that took up a substantial amount of my time in hmm chronological order:

1) Gift of Reading! I had children hugging me :)
2) Watched at least 5 episodes from Seasons 2,3 and 5 each of Charmed
3) Watched The Dark Knight
4) Went LAN for 50 minutes. What a joke I know.
5) Went shopping again. Not me paying this time.
6) Read 2/3 of Green Dawn
7) Started on Instant Persuasion
8) Finished two comics
9) Went for two holiday lessons
10) Had lunch with amazing people after holiday lessons
11) Went for English drama and got casted
12) Went for HIC auditions and was told that my maniacal laughter needed work
13) Finished the retarded preliminary research paper MYSELF
14) Played 2 dota AI games
15) Done some botanical research
16) Watched Britain's Got Talent on youtube
17) Watched The Happening. Thanks Troy!

Well, if you haven't guessed the answer to the last riddle. Then you won't make sense of this one!

What's big and blue, yet not quite dense?
Touched you all over, you're both good friends.
Then add this behind so it makes sense:
The middle of middle and end of end
String it together with the previous answer
So you can try and prevent this disaster!

Edward Nigma

Dark Memories[8:01 PM]

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Friday, September 05, 2008

Tick tock tick tock.

Clues to those who're interested in my plan.

Now, Batman riddle me this.

What fruit shouldn't you touch in a fairytale?
For its brood can make it difficult for you to inhale.
Fail to stop me and the darling falls.
And no kiss shall awaken the one after all.

Yours faithfully,
Edward Nigma.

Dark Memories[5:33 PM]

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Thursday, September 04, 2008

Just watched The Dark Knight. And I'll tip my hat, Joker is good, but no more. Impressive how his schemes work and all but they're not Joker-like. It's just too far off from the comics and cartoons. I mean, bombs and guns? That's very uncharacteristic of the Joker. Though I only like the acid part and the handphone bomb. Still, the movie's too draggy overall, like trying to cram two into one. Plus, I can't help but notice one egregious flaw in the plot. Ok...The Batman kidnaps a guy from Hong Kong? Wow, I wonder how that would affect the relationship between China and USA. I mean from the MUN perspective, you can't just burst into any country and grab anyone you want. Infringement of sovereignty. It's like USA invades China. Wonder how Bush's going to deal with this additional blow to his already decaying slump. But above all, ingenious plans by the Joker, too much bam and wham. I'd take acid-squirting flowers and handshake buzzers anytime. So I'd rate this...2nd Batman Movie in ranking. 1st remains with the conventional Joker Jack Nicholson.

I'd like to thank Glen for providing me with the movie so I saved $8 on movie tickets.

I'm reading Green Dawn. You know...Fan fics are much better than books sometimes. And here's another excerpt:

"Turning to her ferns and other plants, Pamela said sweetly: "You see, my darlings? I'm avenging all your fallen brothers and sisters. This is just the beginning." Knocking off Staughton and Watner had proved trivially easy; her next target would likely be a much tougher assignment. Still, she was becoming supremely confident in her growing abilities."

Once I get into character, we can begin, my babies.

Dark Memories[12:07 AM]

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Wednesday, September 03, 2008

Excerpt from Green Dawn:

"An eerie sense of calm and peace filled her. Something was calling to her, urging her to action. Pieces of reality once disparate now seemed to fit into a new, and powerful whole. Slowly, she rose from the ground, her face placid, the pain in her hand almost forgotten. Turning about, she took in the visages of ravaged nature, and a steely cold rage filled every fiber of her being.

It's time to strike back.

An impossible notion began to form. It was crazy, ridiculous: it could never work. Then she realized that there was one other ingredient she possessed, the enzyme that would catalyze the coming counter-reaction. It was a tool that would now enable her to strike at the heart of her enemies' greatest weakness, a tool that ironically she had been fighting to ignore her entire life:

Myself."

God, do I aspire to write like this.

Dark Memories[8:53 PM]

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Monday, September 01, 2008

Ok after National Day, there's another great time for bridge! Yep, that'll be Teacher's Day! While the teachers were mesmerised by the amazing performance put up which consisted of:

1) The very classic "Guess who's in the picture" (Which was the most entertaining)
2) A warped version of "Are you smarter than a 5th grader" (Which was engineered of course to help the humanities department)
3) "HIP HOP" by 4 imbecilic Joker wannabes (Which kinda looked more like serial killers with the hockey masks and chainsaws)
4) Bad singing
5) More bad singing
6) And an equally, if not more, horrendous skit
7) ETC which can't be all that amazing since I don't remember it!

, WE PLAYED BRIDGE! Hurrah to us! Yan Yu, me, Darren, Glen, Chomz! Bridge on the second level again! Excellent! So we played and played and played. All the way from 8 till the end of the performance at 10.45? And then I went around being the September Santa that hands out presents to teachers. And for once, I shall tell you readers what I gave:

1) Mrs Jaya - Biscuit chocolat. (Well, I gave her a plant last year and this year it was kinda spontaneous. No worries! Next year will be better!)
2) Ms Sunita - Butter Cookies. (Thanks Darren for telling me she's allergic to cocoa or I wouldn't dare to imagine the consequences if I got chocolate...)
3) Miss Chua - Chocolates. (Typical gift since I didn't really know what to give.)
4) Mrs Khoo - Famous Amos Cookies and salt/pepper shakers (I just heard her talk about cookies as something she "doesn't usually buy" so voila!)
5) Mr. Low - A glass vial (Chemistry duh? Lol I know.)
6) Mrs Koh - A bear-faced cup (I wanted to grow a plant in it but I didn't have the time)
7) Mr. Siew - Correction tape pen (I thought it was kinda of a smart invention. And well Mr. Siew seems like the "work" type)

Well I missed out Miss Ting and Mr. Sng but I'm working on it.

So after the santa session, I continued bridging in SC4! With Yan Yu, Kah Keong, Chomz and Glen. Bradley came in too. And KEVIN! Such a pity...Didn't play with us...So we continued playing till like 2pm. That makes 6 hours of bridge. Not bad. Realised continuous bridging causes my bridge abilities to degenerate. Haha so it was Chomz, Kah Keong, Glen and me left after Kevin left and Yan Yu left for his primary school. Bradley was still doing his English comprehension. Then Bradley was done and left with Chomz for the biotech fair. I then had lunch with Glen and Kah Keong at KAP until about 4. We were talking so much all the way from Pokemon to Vancome. Sigh...I miss my Primary school friends and the Teacher's Days when we actually meet our teachers but now...There's no one left in our Primary School now. All the teachers worth visiting are gone...This year's Teacher's Day wasn't exactly bad...But it was kind of wasted.

And now that I'm done with that, next up shall be my vitriol diatribe.

You fools. Pompous self-conceited ignoramuses. When I read about the notion of a class blog, I definitely didn't expect it to be such a pathetic dismal piece of disparaging crap.

Bloggers of http://smtp4-ers.blogspot.com/

Charming creation. But you have assumed such a holier-than-thou position that it disgusts me. You have assumed that your measly little microscopic automaton minds have the cognitive aptitude to judge, to assess, to evaluate teachers. Those who are the ones who initially gave you the minute modicum of knowledge you possess. I admire your courage but spit at your stupidity in making this decision, making more than just a fool of yourselves.

You have no right to deem any teacher good or bad. Your groundless accusations and so-called expert sarcasm are just digital manifestations of your outright moronic minds.

I understand I'm being self-righteous now, assuming that you're the baddies who have done the wrong thing while I snap at others perpetually with my criticisms. But at least here I am passionate about what I believe in and am willing to fight for it. Not like you metallic fakes who write only for the sake of ridiculing the teachers, devoid of any emotion. Taking things at face value and commenting unnecessarily as if you were really the class' voice.

I tell you this now. NO, you were not the voice of SMTP4, are not the voice of SMTP4 and never will be. At least not as long as I live. And I will end your subversive influences you bovine clowns. So cease your ramblings or perish by my green fingers.

Dark Memories[4:50 PM]

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