08A12

2009-09-13T01:51:00.002+08:00

Dear all,

all the best in the prelims !

btw, those who have 'confirmed' your cca certs on isp, i've collected the CCA Certs fr the college reception. get them from me on monday ok.
(i've only received the certs of the following ppl fr college receptn:
ashton, bjorn, michael, ching to, li bo, harry, yi yi, rachel, jun yang, hannah, justin, eileen, qiuting, jasmine k. , youwen & boonyang)

hang on there, prelims will soon be over.

(:

Reminders

2009-09-03T17:49:00.005+08:00

1) Admin
- Bring entry proof + NRIC for prelim exam
- Confirm CCA records on ISP
- Travel declaration on ISP

2) 14 September: Bring Thermometer

3) Post prelim schedule can be found on EMB

4) Exam Timetable + Venue + Times =>

Class Montage (HD Available)

2009-08-22T10:07:00.007+08:00

*You can watch the video on YouTube in HD.

Songs used:
1) "A Fairytale Ending" - The Boy Least Likely To
The Boy Least Likely To - A Fairytale Ending

2) "Just Like Heaven" (Piano Version) - The Cure
The Cure - Just Like Heaven

very important

2009-08-19T00:53:00.002+08:00

Dear 08A12,

I've just sent out a very important and rather urgent email to all of you. Please reply by this thursday.

Sms me your new email address(or leave a tag of your active email add) if you did not receive the email (i used the email adds from the class contact list created sometime ago).

Thank you. (:
-Karen

LDJ + GG Comparison Test (21/8)

2009-08-17T00:50:00.001+08:00

Discuss the representation of conflict in the two texts.

Modern writing is preoccupied with the portrayl of terrible events. Discuss.

"The age of uncertainty." Discuss how two modern writers present this idea.

Compare the ways in which two modern writers make use of irony/place.

Disucss how the texts function as commentaries on human affairs.

Compare the ways in which two texts present characters as coping with the impact of change.

Compare the ways in which two texts by modern writers experiment with aspects of traditional genres.

"The defining characteristic of modern writing is in its presentation of uncertainty and doubt." How far have you found this to be true in any two modern texts that you have studied?

Compare the ways in which two texts by modern writers present the effects of place on character.

Compare the ways in which any two modern texts you have studied explore themes of universal significance through the presentation of individual experience.

How do two texts that you have studied experiment with style and form in their attempt to express the complexity of the modern world?

GP - Compre

2009-08-06T22:36:00.001+08:00

CLICK HERE

Prom Seating Arrangement

2009-08-05T23:10:00.008+08:00

We are required to form groups of 10 within the class / CCA friends / Schoolmates when we register for a table. We will be allowed to change our seating arrangement on the day itself.

Please reply whether

1) You are interested in going for prom

If yes, whether

2) You are already part of a group

3) You wish to form a group within the class

Well I never lived the dreams of the prom kings and the drama queens

2009-08-04T21:32:00.002+08:00

Senior Promenade 2009

1) Nominations Form

NOMINATE YOUR FRIENDS! (OR YOURSELF) (Closing date: 24th August)

- Prom King
- Prom Queen
- Mr Sunshine
- Ms Sunshine
- Most Compatible Couple

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2) Ticket Order Form (Closing date: 14th August)

- Date: 7th December
- Time: 6pm
- Venue: Swissotel, The Stamford
- Ticket Price: $79

(PAYMENT BY CHEQUE ONLY, MADE PAYABLE TO "Hwa Chong Students' Council")

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3) Auditions Form (Closing date: 24th August)

- If you wish to perform during prom night (Song / Dance / Band)

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4) Class Pages for Prom Magazine (Closing date: 28th August)
Size: A5
Image Resolution: 200dpi
Colour scheme: Grayscale

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5) Dedications for Prom Magazine (Closing date: 14th September 2009)

STJ

2009-08-04T18:02:00.003+08:00

Date: Friday, 7 August
Venue: Astons @ Centrepoint
Time: 5pm (Meet at 4.30pm)
Nearest MRT: Sommerset

Please inform me if you wish to watch 'Up' before STJ.

Newsreel.

2009-08-01T00:57:00.005+08:00

1) Montage Photos
Please upload all your class photos at the side ->

2) STJ
- Friday, 7 August, Astons @ Centrepoint
- Bring $20 on Monday

3) Others
- Photocopy A lvl entry proof and pass them to me on Monday

4) Reminders
- Morning assembly will resume from Monday (7.20am, High School terraces)
- Temperature taking on Mondays and Fridays

Alain de Botton: A kinder, gentler philosophy of success

2009-07-29T19:05:00.002+08:00

STJ

2009-07-25T21:06:00.003+08:00

Astons Specialities
Average price: 'approx. S$ 5 - 15/person'
Venue: Suntec City / The Cathay
Menu: HERE

Fish & Co (The Glass House)
Average price: 'approx. S$ 15 - 25/person'
Venue: Dhoby Ghaut
Menu: HERE

Essential Brew
Average price: $15
Venue: Holland Village
Menu: HERE

Changing Appetites
Average price: 'approx. S$ 15 - 25/person'
Venue: Marina Square
Menu: N/A

Sakae Sushi
Average price: 'approx. S$ 15 - 25/person'
Venue: The Heeren
Menu: HERE

New York New York
Average price: 'approx. S$ 15 - 25/person'
Venue: Centrepoint / Suntec City
Menu: HERE

Search tool: http://www.hungrygowhere.com/

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Looking for suggestions on

1) Other locations
2) When to hold STJ
3) What to do after STJ

the human side of history.

2009-07-21T20:26:00.000+08:00

Sophal Ear: Escaping the Khmer Rouge

Scholarship Day - Venues

2009-07-12T21:22:00.001+08:00

1) Scholarship and career Talk

Please find below the venue for the Scholarship & Career Talk during CT session this Wed, 15 July, from 12:30 to 2:00 pm.

Venue

Session 1

12.30pm – 1.10pm

Session 2

1.15pm – 1.55pm

A401

Classroom Blk A Level 4

Ministry of Home Affairs, MHA

Natsteel

A402

Classroom Blk A Level 4

Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore, IRAS

Housing and Development Board, HDB

A403
Classroom Blk A Level 4

Public Utilities Board, PUB

National Environment Agency, NEA

IE Singapore

A404
Classroom Blk A Level 4

Singstat

Jurong Town Corporation, JTC

A405

Classroom Blk A Level 4

National University of Singapore, NUS

Sembcorp

A409

Classroom Blk A Level 4

Defence Science and Technology Agency, DSTA

Spring Singapore

A410
Classroom Blk A Level 4

Nanyang Technological University, NTU

Ministry of Defence, MINDEF

A407

Blk A Level 4 Music Room

Urban Redevelopment Authority, URA

Ministry of Health, MOH

SRC LT

Kong Chian Admin Centre Level 1

Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore, CAAS

Economic Development Board, EDB

AVT Room
Blk B Level 2

Singapore Press Holdings, SPH

Singapore Management University, SMU

LT1

Blk B Level 2

Ministry of Education, MOE

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, MFA

LT2

Blk B Level 2

Public Service Commission, PSC

Singapore Tourism Board, STB

LT3

Blk B Level 2

Firefly

Monetary Authority of Singapore,

MAS

LT4

Blk B Level 2

Government of Singapore Investment Corporation, GIC

Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)

GP - 2006 Compre

2009-07-11T23:34:00.003+08:00

Announcements

2009-07-08T19:29:00.009+08:00

Class photo reshoot

Time: 9am

Date: 20 July (Not 13 July)

Venue: Inner Plaza

Comments:

- 2nd boy from left in 2nd row – hair too long and covering girl at the back
- 2nd boy from left in 1st row- hair too long

PLEASE GET A HAIRCUT BEFORE THE RESHOOT.

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1) Class Benches

From Mr Yeow:

Dear students,

We have observed that the void decks at the Left and Right Wings are usually left in a very messy state with litters everywhere in the early morning and late afternoon. This unsightly view is a real eyesore to both staffs and students. Furthermore, the cleaners are really having a hard time maintaining the cleanliness of these void decks.

As such, the school is open to suggestions on how the student body can help maintain the cleanliness of the void decks. We will also like you to propose deterring measures (penalty or punishments) to help deter students from messing up the class benches.

Every CT class must submit a proposal on a piece of A4 size paper and all suggestions will be kept confidential. I will be collecting these proposals from you by next week. Please pass the message around.

Regards
Ken Yeow
EC Discipline

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Please post your suggestions/comments on the tagboard (if you are bored).

I think it's impossible to implement measures to keep the class benches clean as you can't stop people from moving around and to other class benches. (We may have stuff on our class bench that does not belong to anyone of us at all, etc.) And I don't think the school will go to the extent of looking at security camera footage to punish students who mess up the class benches. I believe everyone already knows what to do and this is unnecessary.

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2) "Quality Service Experience" Survey

08A12

Thursday, 16 July 2009

12pm – 1pm

E306

"SEAB has sought our assistance to administer the Quality Service Experience Survey to JC2 students. It is compulsory to participate in this online survey that reflects students' perception of their school experience. Time slot for this survey has been scheduled for every JC 2 class and students who miss the survey will be rescheduled. Please be punctual so as not to delay the next class. Thank you for your kind assistance."

The survey will be conducted during our break, so please grab a snack before the next lesson as we may not have time to eat.

Scholarship Day Talks (15/7)

2009-07-07T18:38:00.001+08:00

1st Session: 12.30pm - 1.15pm
2nd Session: 1.15pm - 2pm

54 ARAN ATSUO SHANMUGARATNAM 08A12 SPH SMU
55 ASHTON TAN SIANG 08A12 CAAS STB
56 BJORN LEE HON HAN 08A12 SPH SMU
57 CHAN QIUTING 08A12 MOE STB
58 CHANG HIN WAI MICHAEL 08A12 SPH MFA
59 CHAU CHING TO 08A12 SPH MFA
60 CHEN LI BO 08A12 MOE MFA
61 CHOAY ZHEN CHENG 08A12 MOE STB
62 GOH YONG XING 08A12 SPH MFA
63 JASMINE TAN SING YEE 08A12 MOE MFA
64 KWOK HUI QI JASMINE 08A12 SPH MFA
65 LIAO YOUWEN 08A12 CAAS MFA
66 MUI BOON YANG 08A12 PSC MINDEF
67 NG YI YI 08A12 MHA MFA
68 RACHEL TAN SI'EN 08A12 MOE STB
69 TAN JUN YANG 08A12 MOE IE Singapore
70 TAN PUAY HONG HANNAH 08A12 PSC SMU
71 TAN YI JIAN JUSTIN 08A12 PSC SMU
72 TEO YI NING 08A12 URA STB
73 YEO YI LING EILEEN 08A12 URA STB
74 YONG KAILUN, KAREN 08A12 SPH SMU

Peacekeeping

2009-06-24T23:14:00.007+08:00

"Paul Collier's new rules for rebuilding a broken nation"

Found some useful information for INT History (Peacekeeping) and suggestions on post-conflict recovery.

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Key points:
- Security Council needs to focus on long term measures
- Economic reform is essential
- Need to collaborate with other organizations to achieve recovery and peacekeeping (Interdependence)
- Peace building Commission (PBC) [Also mentioned in page 6 of 'Collective Security' notes]
=> come up with standard set of norms and build mutual commitments between parties

* Jobs, Basic Services (Health), 'Clean' Government

[Generate Jobs]
=> Regain competitiveness in international trade
=> Reconstruction of infrastructure destroyed by conflict

[Basic Services]
=> Is it enough to just fund the NGOs? (Limitations of NGOs)
=> NGOs need to be more accountable
=> Over-reliance on foreign aid

['Clean' Government]
=> Corrupt government may hinder recovery
=> Scrutiny and transparency needed in handling of money

[Goal]
Economic recovery (increase in employment rate) -> security + reconstruction of infrastructure
Politics of plunder -> politics of hope

List of topics covered in BT2 for each subject.

2009-06-16T22:14:00.009+08:00

Geography

???

INT History (1 SBQ + 3 Essays)

A) SBQ: UN

- General Assembly

- Security Council

- Secretary Generals

- International Law

- Collective Security (eg. Peacekeeping)

B) Essays

- Globalization of Cold War

- Global Economy (USA, Japan, China)

- Islamic Fundamentalism (Origins + Impact on regional security)

SEA History (1 SBQ + 3 Essays)

A) SBQ: ASEAN (Political Aspect)

- Regional Security

- Specific crisis + ASEAN's role in resolving them

B) Essays (Choose 3 out of 5)

- Nationalism

- Japanese Occupation

- Decolonization

- Authoritarian / Military Government

- Communism (NOT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT)

*Question types

1) Origins

2) Successes & failures

3) Impact on nationalism

Economics (2 Case Studies)

A) Macroeconomics

B) Microeconomics + Macroeconomics

Literature

A) 2 Essays

- Wilfred Owen

- TIOBE

B) Choice of Drama, Poem or Prose

- Modern Period

Mathematics

A) Pure Math:
Partial Fractions,
Binomial Expansions,
Graphing,
Differentiation,
Maclaurin's Series,
Sequences and Series,
Complex numbers.

B) Statistics:
Probability,
Binomial and Poisson distribution,
Normal distribution and its approximations.

English

INT History (New Tutorial Qs)

2009-05-16T10:20:00.000+08:00

GP - Videos

2009-05-15T19:27:00.002+08:00

Btw, for those who are interested..

The video that we will be watching on Monday is called 'Justice for Dad'

Economics

2009-05-07T19:26:00.005+08:00

Extra Notes (for Mrs Long's tutorial class)

Introduction:

State that whether Fed's action to raise interest rates to curb inflation will succeed depends on the causes of inflation and the responsiveness of C and I to the higher interest rates.

Body:

[Demand-pull inflation]

Explain how increases in interest rates can reduce C and I and thus lower demand-pull inflation
Examine the effectiveness of such a policy by considering:

Slope of the LP curve and the interest elasticity of C and MEI
Relative significance of the other determinants of C such as income, expectations of consumers etc and other determinants of I such as business sentiments
Depending on the k effect - US MPC is high so k should be large

Suggest the use of contractionary fiscal policies advocated by Keynesians

[Cost-push inflation]

If the inflation is the cost-push type, increase in interest rates would be ineffective in controlling inflation.
Briefly mention the types of cost-push inflation (wage-push, profit-push and import-price-push.)
Suggest methods of tackling cost-push inflation such as reducing the power of the trade unions, increase labour productivity, introducing wage ceiling, reducing dependence on imported goods & raw materials by looking for cheaper substitutes or appreciating the exchange rate (not likely), and regulating the monopolies.

CT Session (6/5)

2009-05-05T19:33:00.001+08:00

Hi,

Please bring along your baby photos for CT session tmr! :D

The mathematics of war

2009-05-04T23:13:00.001+08:00

College Assembly on Monday (4 May)

2009-05-02T13:56:00.003+08:00

Please take note that there WILL NOT BE combined assembly next Monday.

Block Test 2: H2 Math Topics

2009-04-30T18:25:00.000+08:00

1) Partial Fractions
2) Binomial Expansion
3) Differentiation & Its Applications (include Maclaurin's Series)
4) Graphing and Transformation
5) Series & Sequences
6) Complex Nos
7) Probability
8) Binomial & Poisson Distributions
9) Normal Distribution and Approximations

STJ

2009-04-29T21:06:00.006+08:00

Is everyone fine with having STJ in JUNE?

Please post on the tagboard your ideas for this year's STJ!

- Dining Venue

- Activities after STJ

You may also want to add a link to your recommended dining venue.

Graduation Day 2009

2009-04-29T20:41:00.003+08:00

Date: 21 October 2009
Venue: Hall
Attire: Formal (School)

Photo Montage / Video
Deadline: 21 August 2009
Please send me all photos / video clips you have and I shall compile them. :D

Whose Line is it Anyway: Sound Effects: Tarzan

2009-04-08T18:31:00.001+08:00

It's supposed to be PG and not R21.

1st Ares Event of 2009: Zzz

2009-04-06T22:28:00.009+08:00

Date: 17th April 2009 (Next, Next Friday)
Time: 6pm
Venue: Inner Plaza
Ticket Price: $8 (buffet dinner included)

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The Faculty is encouraged to attend Zzz in their pyjamas/sleeping attire and bring along their pillows/cushions/bolsters/teddies as they join the Zzz Slumber Party in the Inner Plaza. Cushioned mats will be laid on the ground, with a red carpet dividing the space into two for the entry of the Fac Hunk and Fac Babe nominees later in the night.

Zzz is your sure-fun formula mixed with a dash of glamour, a slice of humor and a generous sprinkle of the good old Aresian spirit as we celebrate slumber together. :D

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This is also the final event that the current batch of ares faculty committee will be organizing.

Do indicate your interest on the form that I will be passing around tomorrow and submit $8.

See you there! :D

Concession Card Replacement

2009-04-04T15:12:00.004+08:00

Dear students

Please remember to bring along your old concession cards (EZ-link card) for the
replacement. Students will need to go to Transit Link Offices for
the replacement if you missed the exercise or your card has a
negative cash value.

Thanks & rgds,
College Reception

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Our timeslot:

Date: 14th April
Time: 1.30pm - 2pm
Venue: Reading Room

1) Make sure you bring your EZ-link card

2) Make sure your card has money

3) Turn up

2009-03-21T16:06:00.002+08:00

Hi guys,

H2 Maths Lecture on Wednesday (25 March) has been changed from 11:3o-12:30 to 1-2pm @ the usual venue, lt4.

all the best on Monday!(: last day of block tests for us... (x

-karen

Lumos 2009

2009-03-16T12:43:00.001+08:00

Date: 03 April 2009
Time: 19:00 - 21:30
Location: Hwa Chong Institution (College) Auditorium

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LUMOS' 09, a charity concert that promises an incredible night of fun and entertainment, of great live music and dynamic dance performances that are bound to blow you off your feet!

Starring:

Teenage Icon 2005, Nathan Hartono, and Nathan Khoo
Winner of Battle of the Bands, Redeeming the Riot
RI Talentime winners, Knights of Sowdenia
Saints Idol, Anthony Lee
Rockafella V winners, Fried Rice Paradise
MGS Dance Club
NJC Western Dance
our very own HC Idol 1st Runner-up Sherry Lim
and many more!

All proceeds will go to Pathlight School, the first autism-focused school offering Singapore’s mainstream academic curriculum together with life readiness skills. So show your support for a worthy cause by placing your ticket orders at $8/tix now!

BT 1 - Venues

2009-03-08T12:02:00.004+08:00

11/3 - GP - 0815 - A202
11/3 - MTL - 1300 - A409
12/3 - Econs - 0815 - A203
12/3 - Art - 1300 - A413
13/3 - Lit - 1300 - Hall Row 4

BREAK

23/3 - Maths H1 - 0815 - A413
23/3 - Maths H2 - 0815 - A402
23/3 - History - 1300 - A316
23/3 - Geography - 1300 - A411

Blood Donation Drive on 19 February 2009

2009-02-13T22:59:00.003+08:00

For those who're interested in taking part in the Blood Donation Drive on 19 February 2009, please note the following details and obtain the consent form from me(karen).

Date: 19 February 2009 (Thurs)
Time: 9.30am to 3.30pm
Venue: Reading Room (Block A Level 3)

Important information from the first aid club
Students who have not turned 18 yrs old by 19 feb 09 will need parental consent to donate blood. Please complete the forms and get them signed by your parents/guardians.

Interested student must be at least 16 yrs old on 19 feb 09, weigh at least 45kg, should not display symptoms of flu/sore throat, should not be on any medication for 3 days prior to blood donation.

Interested students to bring signed consent forms on the day of blood drive, 19 feb 09. Remember to bring along your NRIC or other photo identification showing your Date of Birth.

Students are not allowed to skip lectures/tutorials/practicals for the purpose of blood donation.

OH NO

2009-02-09T08:10:00.003+08:00

courtesy of ashton, during GP

2009-02-06T21:21:00.002+08:00

Right. After realizing that my previous compilation was... excessive, to say the least, and with the help of Boon Yang's list of poems, I've recompiled the set and made it more printable by turning the print layout to landscape. What once took 35 sides of paper now takes 17! Hooray for the wonders of modern technology.

At any rate, to download the new compilation, just visit this website!

Cheers, Sentrovasi.

O1: From OG to CT

2009-02-05T23:41:00.001+08:00

09 February - 1345 to 1600: CT Games 1

10 February - 1400 to 1500: Faculty Session (LT3)

10 February - 1530 to 1730: Faculty Committee Introduction + Dance Session 1

11 February - 1400 to 1500: Senior-Meet -Junior (Classrooms)

11 February - 1530 to 1730: CT Games 2

12 February - 0900 to 1000: Faculty Preparation for War Games

12 February - 1000 to 1215: War Games

13 February - 1200 to 1600: Preparation for campfire (Hall)

13 February - 1800 to 2200: Campfire + Faculty Dance Performances ('08+'09)

27 February - POP + Faculty Dance Competition

Slideshow: Iranian revolution 1979

2009-02-02T21:13:00.003+08:00

Hope this will come in useful for the history students.

CLICK HERE.

Cheers.

Dinner with 09A12

2009-02-01T21:49:00.005+08:00

Hi,

I have an idea of having dinner with our junior class on one of the days after their orientation as a CT (9 - 13 Feb)

No worries about venue. We'll be catering food and we can just have dinner together in the school canteen.

It'll probably cost about $5 for the buffet and I can guarantee you that the food will be good (The same caterer used for AHHH!)

What do you guys think?

Digital Thermometers

2009-02-01T17:28:00.001+08:00

Please bring along your thermometers on FRIDAY (6/2) during Morning Assembly.

Thank You.

2009-02-01T02:53:00.003+08:00

Okay. So. Since the website I'd asked everyone to use last year bailed out on me, I'm finally having to deliver on my promise to have a compilation of the various poems up.

I've put together a pretty, print-friendly Word document which you can probably use: it has a content page and crud like that, as well as additional content (read the notes to learn more), so it might be useful to have until you get the actual book for yourself.

It's on Mediafire, if anyone wants it. Just click here.

Here's hoping someone finds it useful... and that everyone else reading this is sleeping earlier than I am, too =3

Wilfred Owen Poems

2009-01-31T11:32:00.000+08:00

HERE!

O1: Senior-Meet-Junior

2009-01-22T21:10:00.004+08:00

Hi,

We'll have 1 hour to interact with our Juniors on the 11th of February.

Any idea what we should do?

Budget'09: Singapore taps reserves for S$20.5b economic stimulus plan

2009-01-22T20:13:00.000+08:00

Singapore taps reserves for S$20.5b economic stimulus plan
Posted: 22 January 2009 1546 hrs

SINGAPORE: Singapore has unveiled a massive S$20.5 billion plan in its 2009 Budget to help Singaporeans keep jobs and viable companies stay afloat.

And for the first time, the government will be dipping into its reserves to draw S$4.9 billion to fund two temporary and extraordinary measures. They are the Jobs Credit and a Special Risk-Sharing Initiative.

The highly expansionary budget will result in a S$8.7 billion deficit, the country's largest deficit ever.

Delivering his Budget Speech in Parliament on Thursday, Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam said the multi-billon dollar plan, called the Resilience Package, will go into five main areas.

S$5.1 billion will go towards preserving jobs; S$5.8 billion to stimulate bank lending; S$2.6 billion for various tax measures to improve cash flow; S$2.6 billion to help households though moves like personal income tax rebates; S$4.4 billion to bring forward infrastructure spending plus health and education improvements.

The government will help employers with their wage bills by giving a 12 per cent cash grant on the first S$2,500 earned by each employee on the CPF payroll.

The scheme, called Jobs Credit, is for a year and will be paid out very quarter, starting from March.

This will be equivalent to a nine percentage point cut to the Central Provident Fund (CPF).

The Finance Minister said the government did consider cutting the employer CPF contribution rate but decided against it as the fundamental problem with the current recession is global demand slump and not wage competitiveness.

He said: "By designing the Jobs Credit to cover the first S$2500, which is in fact pegged at the median wage in Singapore, we're also giving companies special incentive to retain low and middle income workers, more than a CPF contribution cut would achieve."

Course fee subsidies under the Skills Programme for Upgrading and Resilience (SPUR) will also be increased from 80 per cent to 90 per cent to allow more professionals, managers, executives, and technicians or PMETs to upgrade. Mr Tharman added that this will result in a total 230,000 training places under SPUR.

SPUR was introduced in December 2008.

Selected tertiary courses at UniSIM and Singapore's three public universities will also be included under SPUR. The Economic Development Board (EDB) will complement SPUR with a S$100 million programme. It'll help pay for manpower, training and costs for engineering and technical jobs.

Fresh graduates will also get funding for on-the-job training in these fields. These retraining and upgrading measures are expected to cost some S$750 million over two years.

During this downturn, some low income workers may face lower wages or even less working hours which would mean a smaller take-home pay. To help this segment of the labour force, the government will tweak the Workfare Income Supplement (WIS) with an additional 50 per cent payment.

For example, someone aged 50 years old, taking home a S$1,000 a month will get S$1,200 dollars a year under Workfare.

But under the WIS scheme, he will now get another S$600 dollars.

The government will also relax the eligibility criteria for the Workfare Special Payment to include odd job workers.

In all, the temporary Workfare Income Supplement special payment will cost the government S$150 million.

The government will also be expanding recruitment across the public sector by 18,000 jobs over the next two years.

With the end to the recession still nowhere in sight and no certainty as to when major economies will recover, the Finance Minister said he's prepared to do more.

These include off-Budget measures over the course of the year to more help over the next few years.

He said: "Our key objective in this package is to help Singaporeans keep their jobs. The best way to give our people confidence during this crisis is to help them stay employed and retain their ability to support their families."

While addressing crucial short term needs, Mr Tharman said one advantage Singapore has is enough resources to keep an eye on developing long term initiatives.

Mr Tharman said: "Unlike most countries, we do not borrow to fund the government budget. Our borrowings in the Singapore Government Securities markets serve only to develop our capital markets and to provide a safe investment vehicle for the CPF Board. We will likewise not have to borrow to fund our response to the crisis. We will not have to burden either current or future generations with the need to repay our spending in this Package."

The President has also given in-principle approval to draw on the reserves.

Singapore is likely to experience the deepest recession since its independence, arising from the worst global economic decline in 60 years.

Mr Tharman said: "The Resilience Package aims to save jobs to the maximum extent possible in the recession, and to help viable companies stay afloat. It also prepares Singapore to emerge with strength when the global economy recovers, and enhances our capabilities and competitiveness for the long term.

"The Resilience Package will not get us out of the recession, as long as the global economy continues to contract, but it will help avert an even sharper downturn, and more lasting damage to the economy." - CNA/vm

2009-01-21T14:16:00.003+08:00

hi, found this "recipe" online:

Bandung (Rose Syrup Milk Drink)
Preparation: 5 minsIngredients (makes 1 cup)° 60ml rose syrup° 60ml water, cold° 120ml unsweetened soy milkMethod1. Combine all the ingredients in a cup and mix well. Pour over iced filled glasses or refrigerate.Tip1. To make more, just mix 1 part of rose syrup, 1 part of water and 2 parts of unsweetened soy milk.

hope we make lots of $$ on friday! :)

CNY Stall

2009-01-20T21:50:00.005+08:00

Hi,

We've been given the green light to sell one/a few/all of our items that we have suggested.

- Candy Floss
- Nachos
- Ice Cream Float
- Soft Drinks
- Others

Any idea how we can maximize profits since everyone will be selling homogenous products?

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Items we will be selling (tentative)

Food:
- Donuts
- Muah Chee
- Tau Hui
- Chee Chiong Fan

Cold Drinks:
- Milo 'Dinosaur'
- Bandung

Logistics Needed:
- Ice Box
- Ice
- Cups
- Extension Line
- Condensed Milk
- Syrup (Lemon, Bandung)
- Milo Powder
- Milk

C2: Block Test 1

2009-01-20T19:49:00.003+08:00

Hi all, the timetable for BT 1 has been released on EMB.

11 March:
General Paper (8.15am)

12 March:
Economics (8.15am)

13 March:
Literature (1pm)

BREAK

23 March:
Maths (8.15am)
- Vectors
- PnC
- Integration + Applications
- Differential Eqns

History/Geography (1pm)
INT History
- Global Economy

GP - Education - Pink Floyd - Another Brick in the Wall

2009-01-15T20:26:00.006+08:00

- Teachers out to get students
- Students with masks = Loss of identity (students becoming goo after being mixed by the machine)
- Uprising by students against authority

If i'm not wrong, the boy, traumatized by his chidhood ends up leading a broken life and commits suicide (i think).

CNY'09 + Rental of Lockers

2009-01-13T21:24:00.003+08:00

Hi,

Do contact me if you wish to rent lockers for 2009.

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CNY is back and as part of the school tradition, each class is required to set up a stall to sell stuff (profits will go directly to the class fund).

Does anyone have any suggestions?

The deadline for submitting the form is THIS THURSDAY.

Timetable'09

2009-01-09T05:30:00.005+08:00

MONDAY

0750-0930: GP (A315)

0930-1000: BREAK

1000-1100: Maths Lecture H1 (B118) / H2 (LT4)

1100-1200: Literature Tutorial (E201)

1200-1300: Geography (AVT) / History Lecture (LT1)

1300-1400: BREAK

1400-1500: Maths Tutorial H2 (E201)

1500-1700: AEP (Art Block)

Will be handing the out the timetables for subsequent days when we meet in school. :D

Change'09

2009-01-06T21:18:00.001+08:00

For 08A12:

GP: OUYANG XIN (Miss) ???
Maths: Mr Loo's not gonna teach us. omg.
Economics: CHOW YI LIN DAWN (Ms) ???? , CHRIS HO MENG YEE (Mr)

No changes for the rest of the subjects.

If There Are Seasons | 天冷就回来 | (2009)

2008-12-31T02:38:00.003+08:00

DATE
16 Apr - 3 May 2009
Tue-Fri, 08:00PM
Sat, 02:30PM & 08:00PM
Sun, 02:30PM

DURATION
Approx 2 hrs 45 min

INTERVAL
Approx 20 mins

VENUE
Drama Centre Theatre

TICKET PRICE (EXCLUDE BOOKING FEE)
Preview show - 16 Apr 09, 8pm
- S$55, S$45, S$30, S$20

Tues-Thurs (8pm) & Sat-Sun (2.30pm)
- S$65, S$55, S$40, S$25

Fri-Sat (8pm)
- S$75, S$65, S$50, S$35

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TICKETING DETAILS HERE

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Who is interested? :DDD

Gathering.

2008-12-15T00:42:00.018+08:00

Hi, don't forget that we're dropping by Ms Khoo's house this Sunday!

Date: 21st December

Time: 12pm (We'll be having lunch / chilling at AMK Hub first as Ms Khoo will only return from Church at 2pm)

Venue: Ang Mo Kio MRT

Things to bring: Games, Food, Entertainment, Cards etc.

Directions:

1) Take Bus 138

2) Alight after 11 bus stops (including the first one)

3) Bus stop no 56199

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CONFIRMED attendance:

- Li Bo

- Boon Yang

- Jasmine T

- Ching To

- Yi Yi

- Jun Yang

- Qiu Ting

- Bjorn

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Will try to make it:

- Jasmine K

- Hannah

- Eileen

- Yi Ning

- Rachel

- Michael

- Harry

Unable to attend:

- Karen

- Aran

- Clarence

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Not yet replied:

- Youwen

- Ashton

- Daxian

- Justin

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Cheers.

JO Assignment

2008-12-07T13:24:00.000+08:00

It's due on TUESDAY and NOT TOMORROW.

Jiayou.

Class Chalet + Band Concert

2008-11-27T19:22:00.003+08:00

Hello.

Details of Class Chalet:

Date: 2nd - 4th December

Venue: Costa Sands Downtown East

Arrival Date: Tuesday, 2nd Dec (2.30pm onwards or earlier)

Departure Date: Thursday, 4th Dec (before 10.30am)

Cost: $600 / (No of people who turns up)

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Next thing..

Do support YI YI for this year's Band concert!

Ticket Price: $6

Date: 4th December

Time: 7pm

Venue: College Auditorium

Let's go down as a class, shall we? (:

Do RSVP to Yi Yi if you're going.

INT History

2008-11-10T00:07:00.001+08:00

Holiday Homework
Deadline: 13th November 2008, 12pm
Hardcopies, Handwritten

Time yourself, 45mins each.

Question 1: Origins of Cold War
How far do you agree that the Cold War broke out in Europe because of “overtly aggressive Soviet Policy and actions”?

Question 2: Globalization of Cold War
Analyse the extent to which the superpowers were able to reap ‘dividends from ‘investments’ in the Third World from 1950 to 1980.

POST PW

2008-11-05T21:40:00.004+08:00

WE SURVIVED PW LIKE OHYOUR/MYGOD. sweeeeeet. [:

ARAN! WHY YOU SO SHUAI NOW! O:

jas k's identity crisis!

yay your EX-pw rep loves you! (:

Tottenham 2 - 1 Liverpool

2008-11-02T03:28:00.000+08:00

The least deserved victory of the season.

HC Idol

2008-10-27T11:56:00.003+08:00

Date: 28th October
Venue: Auditorium
Time: 6.30pm

Admission is FREE!

Tipped to win: Timothy from Apollo. XD

Literature Thingums

2008-10-25T20:53:00.003+08:00

Well, this is the list Miss Khoo got us to copy out... much thanks to Clarence for letting me copy his after I missed the board-stuff. Apparently, these are poems we shall be tested on in the second lecture test of the next year. If I happen to be wrong, Miss Khoo will likely correct me and tell me off anyway >_< ... On second thought, why type them out by hand? Click here to visit this rather handy website, which has the poems readily available.

All of the poems in the first column from Strange Meeting to Conscious will be tested. The Wrestlers, apparently, will not.

In the second column, all poems from A Terre to The Next War will also be tested. Whatever implications this has on your studying schedule is of no consequence to me.

Have fun =D
Your Lit Rep

Acapella Bootcamp Aftermath

2008-10-23T21:42:00.003+08:00

At the behest of Jasmine, I'm to put this up =3

Acapella Bootcamp song - 简单爱

Haha. Great job guys ^-^ It sounds incredibly spontaneous and fun.

OP

2008-10-19T01:24:00.004+08:00

heys guys for OP

1) the rehearsing group has to approach mrs tan to get the cam and tripod from her table before the presentation itself. like right before the lesson. (i think.)

2) every group has to bring a laptop or whatever that can receive the OP rehearsal vid through firewire. mrs tan will provide the firewire,but your group must bring your OWN laptop. by hook or by crook. apparently mrs tan's cam can only store one vid at a time or something along that line, so if your group fails to bring a laptop, she CANT store it because she has to delete it immediately after our pw lesson to film the next class. |:

jiayou all.

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b.y: to add on.. do remember to print the slides and indicate the respective speakers for each slide and submit them to Mrs Tan on the day of your presentation. Thank You.

2008-10-16T19:59:00.001+08:00

Any idea what to do for the next batch of J1s?

Video? Games? Things that the J2s did when we arrived? Gifts?

Suggestions please.

Notice

2008-10-07T21:21:00.001+08:00

Hello, we are required to bring along RAGS and PAILS on Thursday for Spring Cleaning..

Any volunteers?

FOS: Soccer

2008-10-05T12:41:00.003+08:00

To bring:
- EZ-Link Card

Attire
1 Only FACULTY shirts and standardized shorts and long socks (for the team) are allowed.
2 For safety reasons especially in wet conditions, all players MUST wear boots and shinguards. (No boots and shinguards, please borrow from others. Hwa Chong students are smart, I am sure you can find a way).
3 Players who do not abide by the point 2) will be disallowed to play.
4 Players must keep their shirts on at all times.

Technical Rules
1 Match starts or restarts after a goal is scored at the centre mark in the centre circle.
2 All players other than the 2 players taking the centre kick shall be outside the centre circle.
3 Ball must not touch the hand or arm during play.
4 Ball that goes out of the sideline shall be taken as a throw-in by non-offending player.
5 Throw-in must taken from behind and released over the head.
6 Both feet must be in contact with ground during the throw-in.
7 Ball can be scored from anywhere in the playing area, including defending half.
8 There is no offside.
9 Goalkeeper must wear gloves at all times.
10 Goalkeeper can handle the ball inside the penalty box.
11 Goalkeeper upon handling a back pass shall be awarded an indirect free kick in the non-offending team’s favour
12 Goalkeeper must release the ball within 6 seconds after making a save
13 Ball that is last touched before it is out of the touchline by the defending team shall be taken as a corner kick by non-offending team.
14 Ball that is kicked out beyond the touchline by the offensive team, shall be retaken as a goal kick from within the 6-yard box.
15 Hand ball by a defender other than the goalkeeper within the penalty box shall be penalized with a penalty kick awarded to the non-offending team.
16 Points scored will be in this order: 3 points for a win, 2 points for a scored draw (e.g. 1-1, 2-2 and so on), 1 point for a 0-0 draw, 0 points for loss.
17 The results of the tournament will be based on the following criteria in this order: (i) Total points (ii) Goal difference (iii) Total number of goals.
18 Maximum 3 minutes injury time.
19 All infringements within the field would be awarded with a indirect free kick except the following which shall be awarded a direct free kick to the non-offending team: (i) deliberate hand ball outside the penalty box (ii) tripping a player (iii) pushing a player

FOS

2008-10-04T14:09:00.000+08:00

Attire: FACULTY T-SHIRT + PE SHORTS ONLY.

Venue of the Game
Field soccer (High School field), Street Soccer (Street Soccer
Court), Basketball (Basketball Court), Floorball (Floorball Court),
Street Netball (Netball Court), Volley ball (Volley Ball Court),
Frisbee (College Field).

Class Outing !!!

2008-10-02T20:39:00.002+08:00

Venue: Class Bench

Time: 10.30am

'lunch then changi airport for hide&seek and random crap'

Funny Stuff: HERE

FOS Practice Session!

2008-10-02T10:42:00.004+08:00

Just a reminder that FOS is just NEXT MONDAY!

There will be a briefing in Audi after combined assembly..

Followed by FOS itself.

Hence, there will be a practice session on THIS SATURDAY, 9AM in school to settle things before the day itself.. I guess it will be good for the soccer peeps to settle formation and try out our positions, etc.

Those who are involved in the Open House Tour Guide training can join us after the session has ended as it will not take too long.

Hope to see everyone there! (Oh, maybe we can have a class outing after the FOS practice! It will probably end at around 1pm or earlier)

2008-09-30T20:13:00.002+08:00

hello classmates you guys have to hand up your drafts/final I&Rs to mrs eileen tan on MONDAY 6OCT if you havent already done so. plus your written reports!!! sabbaticals start on tuesday so try to hand up on moneday okay. (:

to geography people: JIAYOU LAST PAPER WOOHOO
to history people: D:<

haha no oops i mean congrats on ending your promos! :D

All the best for Maths!

2008-09-28T12:11:00.001+08:00

Ares Graduation Day

2008-09-27T00:21:00.006+08:00

Hi all, this is an opportunity to clear your demerit points before the end of this term.

When: Friday, 10th October

Time: 4 - 8pm

People involved:

[Ushers]

CHAN QIUTING
CHAU CHING TO
CHANG HIN WAI MICHAEL
JASMINE TAN SING YEE

[Traffic Control]

TAY DAXIAN
ARAN ATSUO SHANMUGARATNAM

Attendance is COMPULSORY

Please SMS me if you are unable to attend BY THIS SUNDAY (28th September)

Thank You.

FOS Practice Session

2008-09-21T09:28:00.003+08:00

Hi all,

There will be a FOS practice session on the Saturday right after Promos (4th October)

It will last from about 9am to about 1pm and there will be different students teaching each sport.

Venue: School.

After that, maybe we can have a class outing. :D

Anyone interested?

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The training session for the tour guides will be held from 8am - 9am..

Therefore you can still go for the FOS practice session. :D

our favourite subject.

2008-09-19T00:06:00.004+08:00

hello my lovely people. i ~~cannot be bothered~~ forgot to remind you guys this!

mrs eileen tan wants your PW endorsement forms & your cover pages (which you re supposed to rip from your pw qn booklet) TMR. i repeat tmr. FRIDAY.19SEP. dont make me chase after your asses for them. kidding.

right. as i was saying. ah yes and the 7special people [ARANATSUOSHABLAHBLAHBLAH BJORN JUSTIN CHINGTO JASMINE.T MIKE DAXIAN] PLEASE COLLECT YOUR DRAFT I&R FROM MRS TAN ON 30 SEP. LAST DAY OF PROMOS YES. :D

edit it and then hand up the final one on 6oct to her, with cover page and all.

thankyou you lovely people! mug hard all.

eGroup

2008-09-13T16:47:00.001+08:00

New files (13/9)

Summary of:
- H2 Maths: Mock Promo + Solutions (Under Mathematics)

eGroup

2008-09-12T21:41:00.001+08:00

New files (12/9)

Summary of:
- Mr Teh's tutorial (Under History / Southeast Asia History)

eGroup

2008-09-11T23:00:00.004+08:00

New files (11/9)

Summary of:
- Mr Quek's lecture (Under History / International History)
- Ms Liew's lecture (Under Literature / Paper 1)

Irwin Redlener: How to survive a nuclear attack

2008-09-10T19:54:00.002+08:00

Hope that will help the History students.

Btw, do check out the eGroup for an outline of requirements of the INT History essay

HC Idol'08

2008-09-10T19:38:00.002+08:00

Think you have what it takes to be this year's HC Idol?

Hesitate no more.

Deadline for application is TMR (!!!)

Just drop me a msg if you are interested. :D

Festival of Sports (FOS)

2008-09-07T16:03:00.001+08:00

Field soccer
Street soccer
Floorball
Street Netball
Basketball
Street basketball
Volleyball
Ultimate Frisbee

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Do sign up with Aran by tmr!

Mid-Autumn Festival 中秋节 2008

2008-08-30T13:10:00.003+08:00

Date: Saturday, September 6, 2008
Time: 6:20pm - 9:40pm
Location: Hwa Chong Institution

Description: The annual reunion for 华中校友, or Hwa Chong Alumni, as well as for current students of Hwa Chong!

Website: http://www.hci.sg/hc35sc/MAF%20website.swf

Do go for this event. The highlight of each year in HCI. ;)

Rules & Regulations

2008-08-28T21:54:00.002+08:00

No of offense - Duration of confiscation

1st Offense - 2 hours

2nd Offense - 1 day

3rd Offense - 2 days

4th Offense - 3 days

5th Offense - FOREVER

The above is based on the number of items confiscated.

Do note that this system will apply with effect from today and will last till the end of the year.

Happy Birthday Rachel!

2008-08-24T16:21:00.002+08:00

Revision for Promos

2008-08-24T15:16:00.002+08:00

Please access: 08A12 eGroup for notes.

Do also share notes that you have created for the benefit of the class. :D

impt!

2008-08-18T21:56:00.002+08:00

Hey 08a12,

Msg from the College Reception (summarised):

ALL IP students are to participate in a survey for the Centre for Research in Pedagogy and Practice(CRPP) as they are collecting data to understand the experiences of IP students as they move from Sec 3 to JC 2.

Time has been set aside for you to take this survey.

For 08A12, it'll be tomorrow 19 AUG 2008, from 10AM-11AM at B219.

If you are absent tomorrow, you will be required to complete it on an alternative date.

2008-08-12T20:22:00.000+08:00

next week's PE

2008-08-01T20:27:00.002+08:00

hey guys

next week is sports & health week,

& the sports elective that has been allocated to us is

in-line skating

it'll be on monday during PE lesson @ the bball court (wet weather: salt centre foyer)

PW Survey

2008-07-31T11:18:00.000+08:00

Project Fa$hion Survey :)

http://www.esurveyspro.com/Survey.aspx?id=d7119388-1a1e-4c29-8343-9f906a95f5b0

Please help! tyvm.

2008-07-30T17:58:00.004+08:00

mrs eileen tan says to submit our final (gaspppp!) eom tomorrow. (cues sad music)

she also wants me to remind you guys that friday is GP, not pw anymore!

Modernization: Healthy Eating

2008-07-30T08:39:00.000+08:00

Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Food-For-Thought/26429442993

Survey: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=NGH0mhJfm2bz0FmOFWvygQ_3d_3d

THANK YOU! (:

2008-07-30T08:30:00.000+08:00

HEY PEOPLE!

this is our group's survey!
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=wjUIXPVLzN76JzVw5m1KeQ_3d_3d

please help!

THANK YOU! :D

pw stuffs

2008-07-26T21:30:00.001+08:00

HEY CLASS PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE DO YOUR EOM DONT DRIVE MRS TAN MAD :D

AND JUSTIN AND I SPOKE TO HER ABOUT GOING TO COMP LABS FOR PW (idea courtesy of justin) AND SHES GONNA TRY AND BOOK LABS FOR US BUT SHE WANTS US TO PROMISE HER THAT WE WOULDNT SURF PORN OR PLAY GAMES OR WHATEVER DURING PW. WE CAN ONLY RESEARCH. (ROAR)

okay love yall!

SEA History Tutorial

2008-07-26T13:44:00.004+08:00

Do submit your SEA History Tutorial to Youwen by Monday morning or else Mr Teh will hunt you down.

Kthxbye.

OCS - Photos!

2008-07-26T13:40:00.003+08:00

World Choir Games - Results

2008-07-19T22:41:00.003+08:00

Maths Lessons

2008-07-19T21:08:00.005+08:00

Mr Loo (Maths Teacher aka National Bridge Player) will be conducting extra lessons for those who have been away the past few weeks.

Eh.. Aran and Ashton... please look for him to make the necessary arrangements.

For the rest.. do complete the assignment and tutorial questions by Monday. Cheers!

'8 August 2006 - Singapore’s Junior Team (under 26 years) made an impact on the global
bridge scene, by winning the bronze medal at the 11th World Youth Team
Championships. The team of six comprises Alex Loh (26 years old), Loo Choon Chou
(24 years old), Kelvin Ng (23 years old), Poon Hua (25 years old), Fabian Tan (26 years
old) and Tan Li Yu (25 years old), captained by Mr Chua Gang (non-playing)'

Applications of Intergration: Question 3 (TYS):

Here's something for the teachers...

2008-07-17T23:36:00.001+08:00

Sir Ken Robinson: Do schools kill creativity?

Think about it.

Ares k(Night)

2008-07-13T02:32:00.007+08:00

Date: 15th August
Time: 8pm

Programme:
'... all classes are required to send in at least one group for Ares Night Talentime... There is no restriction on the genre of performance – it can be a skit, a song, a dance etc. It is totally free and easy, so unleash your creativity and amaze us with a dazzling performance!

However, if you feel that you have better chemistry with people from other classes, you may also form groups with fellow Aresians and enroll your group through the group leader’s CT Rep. All possible combinations (and permutations) are welcome!...'

We got people from se, co, band, harmoc, choir.. and not forgetting wannabe singers.

Really hope you guys can show your support for the event (even though I may not be in Singapore during that period of time)!

If you would like to perform, please inform me ASAP! (:

2008-07-12T18:29:00.006+08:00

OMG THANKS FOR SHOWING UP TODAY EIL RACH HAIR AND LIBO. you guys totally stunned karen and me hahahaha

i know the whole thing sucked and it was boring and cheena. and i hope you guys didnt feel cheated but this is rv afterall whatthefish haha

we got gold coins man. cool rightttttt $_$ KAREN ARE YOU PAWNING YOUR GOLD PIECES?

hairy's emo face betrays the lack of sleep and too much alcohol consumption the night before.

ihavebignostrilsihavebignostrilsihavebignostrils

class outing anyoneeeez!

2008-07-09T18:31:00.000+08:00

Please bring along your ODT (thermometer) tmr during Morning Assembly!!!