struck with insomnia
i've lost sleep all sunday night
monday became blue
Monday, May 08, 2006
Sunday, May 07, 2006
bonding
I was just observing this little container, labelled tree age.
there are 28 atoms inside and they all mostly have some happy hydrogen bonding... of course some hydrogen bonding is stronger than others..
but anyways, recently i've observed some instances of particular strong bonding formed...
like for example, element Mm and element Sr. I'm not quite sure if its just some super strong hydrogen bonding, but most likely its a stronger type of bond; the bond lengths are getting shorter and shorter.
with Mm and Sr, i wonder if its covalent or dative or ionic... do they share electrons?.. or maybe Sr has donated electrons to Mm?? Tee hee. well whether they go thru electrophilic addition to give new products, time will tell, but in the meantime, i hope their octets will be complete and happy..
I also wonder if there are more reactive species that wanna react.. I do know of at least 1 nucleophile Al that wants to donate electrons to some other unknown mysterious element. Now the question is, how do we speed up a reaction, or make it happen?
its very easy, you need to find out how to complete the other species' octet! sometimes a catalyst is also required... but most importantly, instead of just hovering around, the reactive species needs to overcome activation energy to start the reaction.
tee hee!
there are 28 atoms inside and they all mostly have some happy hydrogen bonding... of course some hydrogen bonding is stronger than others..
but anyways, recently i've observed some instances of particular strong bonding formed...
like for example, element Mm and element Sr. I'm not quite sure if its just some super strong hydrogen bonding, but most likely its a stronger type of bond; the bond lengths are getting shorter and shorter.
with Mm and Sr, i wonder if its covalent or dative or ionic... do they share electrons?.. or maybe Sr has donated electrons to Mm?? Tee hee. well whether they go thru electrophilic addition to give new products, time will tell, but in the meantime, i hope their octets will be complete and happy..
I also wonder if there are more reactive species that wanna react.. I do know of at least 1 nucleophile Al that wants to donate electrons to some other unknown mysterious element. Now the question is, how do we speed up a reaction, or make it happen?
its very easy, you need to find out how to complete the other species' octet! sometimes a catalyst is also required... but most importantly, instead of just hovering around, the reactive species needs to overcome activation energy to start the reaction.
tee hee!
Tuesday, May 02, 2006
The worst things about me
There are three really horrible traits that i have, that i've found it so hard to change... so what's the worst things about me? here's the low-down..
1) patience.. or the lack thereof.. I have absolutely no patience.. with normal pple, i expect them to understand stuff/instructions after one repeat. at most 2 or 3. with students.. i've been conditioned after all these years to lose patience after 50 repeats. yep
2) I have a very very bad temper. Few students have really seen me lose my temper (what any of you have seen is the tip of the tip of the iceberg). When i get angry, its like a raging storm, and all hell breaks loose. I mean, when i was 18 yrs old, i was so pissed off with my (ex)girlfriend's dad so i started to scold him ( i know i know.. not a good example.. but i was young and ignorant k?).. not once, not twice, but on 3 occasions.. but yes.. once again i've been conditioned to be extra gentle with students.
bad trait (1) + bad trait (2) = errr... very bad anger management.
1) patience.. or the lack thereof.. I have absolutely no patience.. with normal pple, i expect them to understand stuff/instructions after one repeat. at most 2 or 3. with students.. i've been conditioned after all these years to lose patience after 50 repeats. yep
2) I have a very very bad temper. Few students have really seen me lose my temper (what any of you have seen is the tip of the tip of the iceberg). When i get angry, its like a raging storm, and all hell breaks loose. I mean, when i was 18 yrs old, i was so pissed off with my (ex)girlfriend's dad so i started to scold him ( i know i know.. not a good example.. but i was young and ignorant k?).. not once, not twice, but on 3 occasions.. but yes.. once again i've been conditioned to be extra gentle with students.
bad trait (1) + bad trait (2) = errr... very bad anger management.
haha I will try to be more patient and slow to anger!
Wednesday, April 26, 2006
Saturday, April 08, 2006
Pomp and Circumstance
Today we had the official opening ceremony. I must say, it was rather nicely done. Not overwhelmingly complex or pompous, but nonetheless a dignified affair. I like the tents! and the dancers had this little green costume that reminded me of the pixie in moulin rouge... yea the kylie minogue one haha. I like the indian dance bit too, so energetic! If only i could do bhangra dance... ah well no talent in that area.. nuh uh.. couldnt see the malay dance and lion dance cos i was seated so far away.
The guest of honour was really pleasant, and what I appreciated most was that he was on time. On the dot! It was amazing, cos i've experience guest of honour's arriving really late for various functions, and they are nowhere as important as our GOH today.
so we actually managed to finish the whole thing 20 minutes ahead of time, which was cool cos I had duties to perform and didnt even have time to eat breakfast or eat something...
Only one little incident made me somewhat upset. at the end of the ceremony, as is usual practice and decorum, the GOH and VVIPs get to leave first, while every1 else waits. There was this uncle, a parent presumably, who insisted on leaving from the side(while the VVIPs were still at it). So of course a student usher, this young lady, asked him to wait. The uncouth parent simply shouted at her, like "NONSENSE". I felt so bad for the poor girl, who meekly stood aside.
Whats with these arrogant parents anyway? who do they think they are? president sr nathan?
firstly, the student usher is just doing her job. secondly, she is the daughter of some other parent too. I mean how would this uncle feel if his son/daughter was shouted at like dat by some other adult for no valid reason.
I wanted to walk up to him and say, pls lor if you dun wanna be here, dun come! we don't need him. duh. In fact if he dun like this place, dun even send his kids here can anot? duh. there are many kids out there who want the PRIVILEGE to be here.
Whats his problem? the rest of us, we all have to wait. and the GOH was already so punctual. and the whole event ended slightly early.
But of course I cant say sth like that. I would have to say, sir, pls forgive the young lady who's just trying to fulfill her duty, just as your own child as a responsible young man/lady probably would. I'm sure as an enlightened parent, that you would be happy to set a good example for your child to follow.
ugh.
anw since i was not in charge of the ushers, i figured i shd not overstep authority and let the ushers in charge manage the scene... sigh, how are we going to raise good kids if the parents are so screwed up?
The guest of honour was really pleasant, and what I appreciated most was that he was on time. On the dot! It was amazing, cos i've experience guest of honour's arriving really late for various functions, and they are nowhere as important as our GOH today.
so we actually managed to finish the whole thing 20 minutes ahead of time, which was cool cos I had duties to perform and didnt even have time to eat breakfast or eat something...
Only one little incident made me somewhat upset. at the end of the ceremony, as is usual practice and decorum, the GOH and VVIPs get to leave first, while every1 else waits. There was this uncle, a parent presumably, who insisted on leaving from the side(while the VVIPs were still at it). So of course a student usher, this young lady, asked him to wait. The uncouth parent simply shouted at her, like "NONSENSE". I felt so bad for the poor girl, who meekly stood aside.
Whats with these arrogant parents anyway? who do they think they are? president sr nathan?
firstly, the student usher is just doing her job. secondly, she is the daughter of some other parent too. I mean how would this uncle feel if his son/daughter was shouted at like dat by some other adult for no valid reason.
I wanted to walk up to him and say, pls lor if you dun wanna be here, dun come! we don't need him. duh. In fact if he dun like this place, dun even send his kids here can anot? duh. there are many kids out there who want the PRIVILEGE to be here.
Whats his problem? the rest of us, we all have to wait. and the GOH was already so punctual. and the whole event ended slightly early.
But of course I cant say sth like that. I would have to say, sir, pls forgive the young lady who's just trying to fulfill her duty, just as your own child as a responsible young man/lady probably would. I'm sure as an enlightened parent, that you would be happy to set a good example for your child to follow.
ugh.
anw since i was not in charge of the ushers, i figured i shd not overstep authority and let the ushers in charge manage the scene... sigh, how are we going to raise good kids if the parents are so screwed up?
Tuesday, April 04, 2006
Extra Stoichio questions
I've placed 2 sets of extra stoichio questions with your chem reps. Includes redox
Those who didnt do well in chem lecture test, or are weak or slow at stoichio/ redox, please get a set and practice. See me to discuss answers.
Oh the following must get the notes to work on. You must do proper working with sig figs and dps all correct.
3H
Changxun, Qingyuan
3R
Kelly, Yuklun
3N
Sophie (sufei), Ryan
7B
Yanfen, Cassandra
Those who didnt do well in chem lecture test, or are weak or slow at stoichio/ redox, please get a set and practice. See me to discuss answers.
Oh the following must get the notes to work on. You must do proper working with sig figs and dps all correct.
3H
Changxun, Qingyuan
3R
Kelly, Yuklun
3N
Sophie (sufei), Ryan
7B
Yanfen, Cassandra
Monday, April 03, 2006
GTS!
Since i've been talking about cars, i figured I may as well post some pics of the dreamiest cars!
besides the usual ferraris and lambos, there's another car that's absolutely HOT.
Its the Ford GT. check it out!
Hot eh?
The classic looking BMW Z8 (limited edition) is also a babe.
Unfortunately, I need to teach abt 100000 hrs of tuition before i can afford any of these babes above.(anybody knows any openings?)
besides the usual ferraris and lambos, there's another car that's absolutely HOT.
Its the Ford GT. check it out!
Hot eh?
The classic looking BMW Z8 (limited edition) is also a babe.
Unfortunately, I need to teach abt 100000 hrs of tuition before i can afford any of these babes above.(anybody knows any openings?)
Sunday, April 02, 2006
Balance
There must be balance in everything you do in life.. like after you have too much fun out with your friends, you should have fun alone playing computer games. or after you eat a lot of hot curry, you should balance that out with some cool ice cream.
okok i shall give model answers, like you need to balance work with exercise, family and friends. Or you need to eat a balanced diet.. And chemical equations needs to be balanced!
so, to balance off my earlier post about cabbies, I should say something nice...
Like, there are some nice helpful cabbies around, who drive really smoothly.
and and many cabbies offer interesting insights into social trends, politics, etc etc. seriously!
yep.
okok i shall give model answers, like you need to balance work with exercise, family and friends. Or you need to eat a balanced diet.. And chemical equations needs to be balanced!
so, to balance off my earlier post about cabbies, I should say something nice...
Like, there are some nice helpful cabbies around, who drive really smoothly.
and and many cabbies offer interesting insights into social trends, politics, etc etc. seriously!
yep.
Saturday, April 01, 2006
3 words about cabbies
I was just tagging in response to 6c old bird (henceforth 6COB, since he has never intro his own name) little comment about cab drivers.. and ... and I'm just so *arghs* about them that I HAVE to post about them. I've resisted so long against complaining abt cabbies.. but no more! ogay. again comments here are personal and general and of cse there may be exceptions k k so if ur fave bro/sis/mum/dad/uncle/aunty/granny/grandaddy happens to be a cab driver I dun mean to insult them ok!
For people who should have so much driving experience, they really have either bad driving skills or attitude!
1. Quite a few of them hog the right lane on major roads and expressways; they are going so slow why not just go on the middle lane and let the faster cars pass on the right lane?
2. Another important point is the way they change lanes. Quite a few cabs actually put me in situations of significant danger or inconvenience due to bad lane changing. either they dun care or have really bad speed + distance judgement,
For eg one time.. on an expressway.. i was cruising smoothly at quite a high speed on my own lane..there's no car in front or behind of me in my lane. All of a sudden this cab from the left, without signalling, switched into my lane, right in front of my car! And he was like crawling at 50 kmh!!! I was omg blare my horn, shine high beam lights, and jam my brakes all the way.. he did this abt 10m in front of me so there was barely enough time to react. I almost smashed right into him... what anIDIOT! it was so dangerous. I was going so fast, he shouldn't have cut out, without signalling somemore (even signal also cannot make it, our relative speeds are too different; driving sense tells you that you must match the speed of the cars on the lane you wanna change into).
And he should have seen me on his wing mirror (he prolly didn't check or didn't care, the stupid fool) he could have wait for me to pass since there were no cars behind me and he was way slower than me. idiot. As i driver i always look 10 cars ahead of and behind me when i drive and assess the situation properly, like who's fast who's slow and what their intentions are(like going to filter, turn left or right ahead etc etc)
many other incidence of this nature always happpen; eg another time on lornie road the exact same thing happened; i pressed my horn all the way as he happily swerved in front of my (rather fast)car while he was travelling so slowly. yes i could brake in time and slow down to avoid hitting him, but why'd he do that even when i was horning continuously at him? he can simply quit his lane changing and go back to the slower middle lane. and there's no car behind me so he can change out to the right lane when he's behind me. it makes sense cause i'm going fast and he's slow. I suspect that they have a bad attittude and just couldnt care. UGH. Anyways in this case I simply slowed down, and switch to middle and then to the left, accelerated again and overtook the vehicle on the middle lane and switched back to the right lane, IN FRONT OF THAT STUPID CAB. He's that slow. so why cause me that inconvenience? He should have let me pass before cutting out. And I was nice enough not to jam my own brakes and cause him the same inconvenience.
3. really bad spatial judgement. as i drive behind cabs , I noticed that on viaducts/ tunnels/anyplace with railings immediately on the left or right or the road, many cabs on either the right or left lane will begin to straddle lanes. Half the cab will be on the right lane, the other half on the centre. because the cabby is so scared of the tunnel/viaduct wall.
DUH what lousy drivers. the cab is a small vehicle that fits nicely into one lane (* with lotsa empty space on the left and right to boot) it isnt as if its a BMW 7, or a bus ( even a bus fits nicely into one lane) so if they keep to their own lane and drive PROPERLY, they will never hit the wall on the left or right! for the simple reason that the wall doesnt cut into their lane duh. I mean i can drive along curvy lornie road at 130kmh and keep my vehicle at an almost constant 5-10 cm from the right kerb(so i give more space to the lousy drivers on the centre lane), why cant they keep their cabs on the the proper position within a lane when they drive at a slow 70 kmh?
And since they are so scared or lack the skill, travel in the middle lane lah! they are already straddling half of it anyway, might as well be considerate and take the middle lane so I can speed on in my right lane
4. They have really bad attitude.
Ok the reckless lane changing and cutting into my path was bad, but in the last few years that I drove it wasn't that bad. I didn't have to use my horn all that much.
But recently, my bro just got his license. So I put some P plates on my car to let him drive. Heh so that when things got really worse.. many cabs try to cut into my lane and bully me on the road. DUH WHAT COMPLETE STUPIDITY. I've had abt 7 years experience and will NOT let these stupid cabbies do that...they wanna cut me? Forget it. and so since the P plate has been put up, i've had to use my horns very very often.. like at least once a day. This shows how the evil cabbies like to bully newbies.
I always give way to P plate and L plate drivers, cos they are new and need the space. Nowadays I never give way to cabbies.
5. the final straw is this hit on phoebe's bum. the errant cab driver actually refused to pay me a small amt of cash ( i was asking for just a small amt of abt 90$) to cover my costs if i let my super efficient and cheap mechanic do it. She(the cabby) was going like "aiyah xiao di(yes i always get that when i'm in t shirt and berms) its just a small scratch you pay your own repair costs ok, see my cab is also damaged(of course since my car is harder than teh cab.. it was more badly damaged)"
I was like ...why shd i pay if its not my fault?? The cabby was tailgating me on a rainy day, its too bad her reaction/brakes are bad. So my gas is that she thought I was young (looks young lah and got P plate somemore) so easy to bully. Ah well. so i simply went to claim against her insurance company. Now the appointed mechanic is so much more expensive.. and actually stripped the entire bumper (its just a small scratch actually) I think it will cost the cab co's (insurance co) about 10x more. and what my usual mechanic takes abt a day to do, they have already took about a whoole week!!!
my losses due to inconvenience.. i dun even wanna talk about it. what? like today is a saturday and i didnt even go out (no car) and just stayed at home to blog. ugh.
3 words for cabbies: CANNOT MAKE IT.
For people who should have so much driving experience, they really have either bad driving skills or attitude!
1. Quite a few of them hog the right lane on major roads and expressways; they are going so slow why not just go on the middle lane and let the faster cars pass on the right lane?
2. Another important point is the way they change lanes. Quite a few cabs actually put me in situations of significant danger or inconvenience due to bad lane changing. either they dun care or have really bad speed + distance judgement,
For eg one time.. on an expressway.. i was cruising smoothly at quite a high speed on my own lane..there's no car in front or behind of me in my lane. All of a sudden this cab from the left, without signalling, switched into my lane, right in front of my car! And he was like crawling at 50 kmh!!! I was omg blare my horn, shine high beam lights, and jam my brakes all the way.. he did this abt 10m in front of me so there was barely enough time to react. I almost smashed right into him... what anIDIOT! it was so dangerous. I was going so fast, he shouldn't have cut out, without signalling somemore (even signal also cannot make it, our relative speeds are too different; driving sense tells you that you must match the speed of the cars on the lane you wanna change into).
And he should have seen me on his wing mirror (he prolly didn't check or didn't care, the stupid fool) he could have wait for me to pass since there were no cars behind me and he was way slower than me. idiot. As i driver i always look 10 cars ahead of and behind me when i drive and assess the situation properly, like who's fast who's slow and what their intentions are(like going to filter, turn left or right ahead etc etc)
many other incidence of this nature always happpen; eg another time on lornie road the exact same thing happened; i pressed my horn all the way as he happily swerved in front of my (rather fast)car while he was travelling so slowly. yes i could brake in time and slow down to avoid hitting him, but why'd he do that even when i was horning continuously at him? he can simply quit his lane changing and go back to the slower middle lane. and there's no car behind me so he can change out to the right lane when he's behind me. it makes sense cause i'm going fast and he's slow. I suspect that they have a bad attittude and just couldnt care. UGH. Anyways in this case I simply slowed down, and switch to middle and then to the left, accelerated again and overtook the vehicle on the middle lane and switched back to the right lane, IN FRONT OF THAT STUPID CAB. He's that slow. so why cause me that inconvenience? He should have let me pass before cutting out. And I was nice enough not to jam my own brakes and cause him the same inconvenience.
3. really bad spatial judgement. as i drive behind cabs , I noticed that on viaducts/ tunnels/anyplace with railings immediately on the left or right or the road, many cabs on either the right or left lane will begin to straddle lanes. Half the cab will be on the right lane, the other half on the centre. because the cabby is so scared of the tunnel/viaduct wall.
DUH what lousy drivers. the cab is a small vehicle that fits nicely into one lane (* with lotsa empty space on the left and right to boot) it isnt as if its a BMW 7, or a bus ( even a bus fits nicely into one lane) so if they keep to their own lane and drive PROPERLY, they will never hit the wall on the left or right! for the simple reason that the wall doesnt cut into their lane duh. I mean i can drive along curvy lornie road at 130kmh and keep my vehicle at an almost constant 5-10 cm from the right kerb(so i give more space to the lousy drivers on the centre lane), why cant they keep their cabs on the the proper position within a lane when they drive at a slow 70 kmh?
And since they are so scared or lack the skill, travel in the middle lane lah! they are already straddling half of it anyway, might as well be considerate and take the middle lane so I can speed on in my right lane
4. They have really bad attitude.
Ok the reckless lane changing and cutting into my path was bad, but in the last few years that I drove it wasn't that bad. I didn't have to use my horn all that much.
But recently, my bro just got his license. So I put some P plates on my car to let him drive. Heh so that when things got really worse.. many cabs try to cut into my lane and bully me on the road. DUH WHAT COMPLETE STUPIDITY. I've had abt 7 years experience and will NOT let these stupid cabbies do that...they wanna cut me? Forget it. and so since the P plate has been put up, i've had to use my horns very very often.. like at least once a day. This shows how the evil cabbies like to bully newbies.
I always give way to P plate and L plate drivers, cos they are new and need the space. Nowadays I never give way to cabbies.
5. the final straw is this hit on phoebe's bum. the errant cab driver actually refused to pay me a small amt of cash ( i was asking for just a small amt of abt 90$) to cover my costs if i let my super efficient and cheap mechanic do it. She(the cabby) was going like "aiyah xiao di(yes i always get that when i'm in t shirt and berms) its just a small scratch you pay your own repair costs ok, see my cab is also damaged(of course since my car is harder than teh cab.. it was more badly damaged)"
I was like ...why shd i pay if its not my fault?? The cabby was tailgating me on a rainy day, its too bad her reaction/brakes are bad. So my gas is that she thought I was young (looks young lah and got P plate somemore) so easy to bully. Ah well. so i simply went to claim against her insurance company. Now the appointed mechanic is so much more expensive.. and actually stripped the entire bumper (its just a small scratch actually) I think it will cost the cab co's (insurance co) about 10x more. and what my usual mechanic takes abt a day to do, they have already took about a whoole week!!!
my losses due to inconvenience.. i dun even wanna talk about it. what? like today is a saturday and i didnt even go out (no car) and just stayed at home to blog. ugh.
3 words for cabbies: CANNOT MAKE IT.
Friday, March 31, 2006
Streamlining of links
I've removed the links to my notes.... have no fear, they are all still there! What i did was create another index page that links to all my archived notes.
So its not so cluttered on my links section. The link to the new index page is placed under.. the links section of cse.. where else?
However.. you still have to surf in to my blog for any NEW notes. I will use that index page only for old notes (maybe a term by term update)
hope everyone has a nice weekend!
So its not so cluttered on my links section. The link to the new index page is placed under.. the links section of cse.. where else?
However.. you still have to surf in to my blog for any NEW notes. I will use that index page only for old notes (maybe a term by term update)
hope everyone has a nice weekend!
Thursday, March 30, 2006
Run
wow its been another tiring day! I actually left school at 815 pm and .. yes had to crawl to J8 to eat dinner and then crawl home...phoebe's still not well yet, she's still in hospital.. what i heard is she needed a complete a$$ overhaul.
well at least she gets a shiny new bum FOC. but in the meantime, i think i need to crawl for another few days. UGH.
oh it seems that J8 is crawling with 3N pple.. bumped into a few of them XD
and looks like every1's quite busy. I stayed late in school to help run a perfumery worskshop.. its pretty fun! we got to extract essential fragrance from some fruits.... maybe someday we can try that for flowers and other stuff blend our own perfumes. but really, extraction from nature gives such a low yield.. its far better to obtain the fragrances directly through organic synthesis from cheap raw materials. after workshop had to do some admin and datamanagement.. and before i knew it its 8pm. I think i need an extra 2 hrs a day.
chilling out to snow patrol now.. its so emo haha!
here's my fav:
"Run" - Snow patrol
I'll sing it one last time for you
Then we really have to go
You've been the only thing that's right
In all I've done
And I can barely look at you
But every single time I do
I know we'll make it anywhere
Anyway from here
Light up, light up
As if you have a choice
Even if you cannot hear my voice
I'll be right beside you dear
Louder louder
And we'll run for our lives
I can hardly speak I understand
Why you can't raise your voice to say
To think I might not see those eyes
Makes it so hard not to cry
And as we say our long goodbyes I nearly do
Light up..
louder...
Slower slower
We don't have time for that
I just want to find an easier way
To get out of our little heads
Have heart my dear
We're bound to be afraid
Even if it's just for a few days
Making up for all this mess
well at least she gets a shiny new bum FOC. but in the meantime, i think i need to crawl for another few days. UGH.
oh it seems that J8 is crawling with 3N pple.. bumped into a few of them XD
and looks like every1's quite busy. I stayed late in school to help run a perfumery worskshop.. its pretty fun! we got to extract essential fragrance from some fruits.... maybe someday we can try that for flowers and other stuff blend our own perfumes. but really, extraction from nature gives such a low yield.. its far better to obtain the fragrances directly through organic synthesis from cheap raw materials. after workshop had to do some admin and datamanagement.. and before i knew it its 8pm. I think i need an extra 2 hrs a day.
chilling out to snow patrol now.. its so emo haha!
here's my fav:
"Run" - Snow patrol
I'll sing it one last time for you
Then we really have to go
You've been the only thing that's right
In all I've done
And I can barely look at you
But every single time I do
I know we'll make it anywhere
Anyway from here
Light up, light up
As if you have a choice
Even if you cannot hear my voice
I'll be right beside you dear
Louder louder
And we'll run for our lives
I can hardly speak I understand
Why you can't raise your voice to say
To think I might not see those eyes
Makes it so hard not to cry
And as we say our long goodbyes I nearly do
Light up..
louder...
Slower slower
We don't have time for that
I just want to find an easier way
To get out of our little heads
Have heart my dear
We're bound to be afraid
Even if it's just for a few days
Making up for all this mess
Monday, March 27, 2006
healthy lifestyle!
for the next two days, I'm resolved to have healthy lifestyle and walk to school and back from home!
eh... actually it has to do with pheobe.. she just got her rear end hurt...
.. oh err yea pheobe's my CHIO red car! it all started with this cab driver..... couldnt wait to kiss pheobe's a**
ugh.. too tired to blog now... i only slept for like 2 hrs (4 am to 6 am today) after working on my entire sunday.
cannot take it oredi..
oh yes.. pls go get the cehm bonding discussion k! btw, the table on page 8 is like a sumamry to chem bonding in itself, so use it.
ciao.
eh... actually it has to do with pheobe.. she just got her rear end hurt...
.. oh err yea pheobe's my CHIO red car! it all started with this cab driver..... couldnt wait to kiss pheobe's a**
ugh.. too tired to blog now... i only slept for like 2 hrs (4 am to 6 am today) after working on my entire sunday.
cannot take it oredi..
oh yes.. pls go get the cehm bonding discussion k! btw, the table on page 8 is like a sumamry to chem bonding in itself, so use it.
ciao.
Sunday, March 26, 2006
Chem bonding Discussion
I finished doing up a chem bonding discussion notes.
Its like a summary of key points and perspectives, except that it is expanded to include Key explanations.
-->Click here<-- to get it
A real summarized summary will come soon
Its like a summary of key points and perspectives, except that it is expanded to include Key explanations.
-->Click here<-- to get it
A real summarized summary will come soon
Chem lecture test 1.
For those who are mislead into thinking that chem lecture test 1 is a supergeniusrjc paper, please do not have this misconception. It is exactly fair A lvl standard. Why? because the questions are generally taken from TYS.
But don't be discouraged, most likely if one of the items below are improved, you'd soon find chem a breeze.
1. approach, perspective and method of learning and problem solving
- some think that chem is mysterious, cheem or cannot be visualized
- some try to memorize without understanding. this leads to pt 2
2. confusing between too many facts and points
- break down complex problems/observations link each observation to the main causative factors.
- examining factors 1 by 1 to solve problem/exaplain observation
- have a systematic methodology (like step by step mtd) to solve problems
- summarizing all the above 3 points into gd summaries for each topic
3. Experience and mastery. comes with practice and application of pt 2 above into regular problem solving situation.
in short, some need a paradigm shift of how they treat the subject(esp those that find chem senseless or mysterious), some need problem solving skills(those that read a qn and dunno whats expected of them), and most need experience and practice.(those that out of time, miss key points, careless)
But don't be discouraged, most likely if one of the items below are improved, you'd soon find chem a breeze.
1. approach, perspective and method of learning and problem solving
- some think that chem is mysterious, cheem or cannot be visualized
- some try to memorize without understanding. this leads to pt 2
2. confusing between too many facts and points
- break down complex problems/observations link each observation to the main causative factors.
- examining factors 1 by 1 to solve problem/exaplain observation
- have a systematic methodology (like step by step mtd) to solve problems
- summarizing all the above 3 points into gd summaries for each topic
3. Experience and mastery. comes with practice and application of pt 2 above into regular problem solving situation.
in short, some need a paradigm shift of how they treat the subject(esp those that find chem senseless or mysterious), some need problem solving skills(those that read a qn and dunno whats expected of them), and most need experience and practice.(those that out of time, miss key points, careless)
Thursday, March 23, 2006
agony anonymous!
OGAY!
Wow so many anonymous taggers on my board... pls dun be anon next time.
alright i get the point of these students. I'm sorry, i didnt mean to say that ALL students who did badly have bad attitude or didnt try or don;'t care. I know there are those who studied and those who tried.
Right let me be more specific.
1. In each class there are always some students who are truly lazy/illdisciplined/ dun care. How'd I know?
I observe. These fellas always :
a) hand in late work,
b) when i go around tutorial during discussion they have not prepared, but instead have a blank piece of paper.c)
c) when i discuss points in class, they'd stared blankly.
not bothering to:
-process respond, clarify doubts, paritcipate
-take dopwn important key points and notes
-usually when the bell goes but i'm not ready to dismiss yet, these pple will pack their bags while i'm still discussing something! amazing!
2. Those who do not respond in class.
while this is not a "bad" attitude, its an undesirable one. they just get lost.. and keep quiet about it. How to learn?
3. Those who study AT THE LAST MINUTE and not consistently trying/understanding/following
Last minute work doesnt cut it. busy during the hols?? come on so was I and every1 else. manage your time. if you work consistently during term time, your wouldnt have to do last minute work, or expend too much of your holidays. its only 3 topics. all u need is about 3 hrs for 3 days and you're pretty much done. DO NOT tell me you cannot spare 9 hrs of your 1 week holiday, plus the fact that these things shd be clear during the term itself.
4. certain people refuse remedial when i asked them if they wanted it. too bad.
5. certain people never visit this blog and they don't bother to get the notes. too bad also.
6. corrections, see me's....
some people refuse to learn from their mistakes. they don't mark their work properly when we go through or comparing with suggested solutions, they don't do corrections. Some people don't bother to see me when i write see me in their work.
7. people who got 5 marks or less.
how's that even possible unless they didnt study?!?! are they that inept?? I think its an insult to say that 5 marks is their standard.
So there, if you do not belong to on of the 7 categories above. I don't mean to scold you. When i admonish students, especially for common issues, I have to admonish the class together. but i know who are the real black sheep. So if you've been really trying, you have my respect, and know that my admonishings are not for you.
If you've been reaaally trying and dint do well, perhaps you need to reflect on why is that the case, and maybe to see me to discuss some solutions.
If you belong to any1 of the 7 categories above, please accept the criticism and improve.
so there i still love all of you k! (perhaps thats why its painful to see the horrible results and the above probs 1-7, if I dun care, i'd be unaffected)
oh btw about the notes. At the very least I will not give out the chembonding 1 assigment worked solutions. why?
because on wednesday, in a certain class, there were these 2 students who refused to mark their work as i went through the solutions in class. Even when i told them directly, twice, to do so. And all they had was their bag(packed up and eager to leave) in the desk.. no work, nothing, not taking down anything. this was on wednesday 22/3/06 11-12 noon.
I will not let these bochap students benefit without putting in effort. Therefore no worked solutions will be released. too bad.
Wow so many anonymous taggers on my board... pls dun be anon next time.
alright i get the point of these students. I'm sorry, i didnt mean to say that ALL students who did badly have bad attitude or didnt try or don;'t care. I know there are those who studied and those who tried.
Right let me be more specific.
1. In each class there are always some students who are truly lazy/illdisciplined/ dun care. How'd I know?
I observe. These fellas always :
a) hand in late work,
b) when i go around tutorial during discussion they have not prepared, but instead have a blank piece of paper.c)
c) when i discuss points in class, they'd stared blankly.
not bothering to:
-process respond, clarify doubts, paritcipate
-take dopwn important key points and notes
-usually when the bell goes but i'm not ready to dismiss yet, these pple will pack their bags while i'm still discussing something! amazing!
2. Those who do not respond in class.
while this is not a "bad" attitude, its an undesirable one. they just get lost.. and keep quiet about it. How to learn?
3. Those who study AT THE LAST MINUTE and not consistently trying/understanding/following
Last minute work doesnt cut it. busy during the hols?? come on so was I and every1 else. manage your time. if you work consistently during term time, your wouldnt have to do last minute work, or expend too much of your holidays. its only 3 topics. all u need is about 3 hrs for 3 days and you're pretty much done. DO NOT tell me you cannot spare 9 hrs of your 1 week holiday, plus the fact that these things shd be clear during the term itself.
4. certain people refuse remedial when i asked them if they wanted it. too bad.
5. certain people never visit this blog and they don't bother to get the notes. too bad also.
6. corrections, see me's....
some people refuse to learn from their mistakes. they don't mark their work properly when we go through or comparing with suggested solutions, they don't do corrections. Some people don't bother to see me when i write see me in their work.
7. people who got 5 marks or less.
how's that even possible unless they didnt study?!?! are they that inept?? I think its an insult to say that 5 marks is their standard.
So there, if you do not belong to on of the 7 categories above. I don't mean to scold you. When i admonish students, especially for common issues, I have to admonish the class together. but i know who are the real black sheep. So if you've been really trying, you have my respect, and know that my admonishings are not for you.
If you've been reaaally trying and dint do well, perhaps you need to reflect on why is that the case, and maybe to see me to discuss some solutions.
If you belong to any1 of the 7 categories above, please accept the criticism and improve.
so there i still love all of you k! (perhaps thats why its painful to see the horrible results and the above probs 1-7, if I dun care, i'd be unaffected)
oh btw about the notes. At the very least I will not give out the chembonding 1 assigment worked solutions. why?
because on wednesday, in a certain class, there were these 2 students who refused to mark their work as i went through the solutions in class. Even when i told them directly, twice, to do so. And all they had was their bag(packed up and eager to leave) in the desk.. no work, nothing, not taking down anything. this was on wednesday 22/3/06 11-12 noon.
I will not let these bochap students benefit without putting in effort. Therefore no worked solutions will be released. too bad.
Wednesday, March 22, 2006
Chem notes
highlight main points in your notes.
For summaries, 1st read the notes, understand the concepts and jot those concepts down beside the sumarized key points
Anyway, once I complete chem bonding 1 and 2 summary, I will not make or post further notes, since so many pple have a bochap attitude.
Tuesday, March 21, 2006
Every girl should have a....
Ok I'm going to broadcast something for an ex-student of mine who's doing this project.
And its a community service message! remember: EARLY DETECTION SAVES LIVES!
here are the details:
About The Project
We are supporting the Breast Cancer Foundation - specifically to help them to increase awareness of and knowledge on breast cancer and related issues amongst young women aged 20-39 yrs. Our focus is to encourage young women to make Breast Self Examination (BSE) a part of their lives from a young age, as this is the best way to protect one's self.
To aid us in this endeavour, we will be selling custom-made planners that include suggestions and information about how women can protect themselves.
Dates: 20th - 22nd March (Mon-Wed)
Venue: SMU, The Concourse (outside Kopitiam)
BCF Notebooks with Planner
Our team has specially designed custom-made BCF planners which includes a Monthly Planner, reminding women to examine themselves on particular dates of the month. The planners will contain facts and messages from the BCF including, how to do BSE, myths and truths about breast cancer and the various know causes of breast cancer, to name a few. The highlight of the planner is the calendar as it will contain periodic reminders to the owner to do BSE on particular days. The planner will also include a few inspirational stories from breast cancer survivors about their struggle with and victory over the disease.
These notebooks are sold at a minimum donation of $5. All proceeds will go to the BCF.
Guys, you can buy the pink book for your loved ones too! Like your mum, aunties, sisters, girlfriends etc etc!
And its a community service message! remember: EARLY DETECTION SAVES LIVES!
here are the details:
About The Project
We are supporting the Breast Cancer Foundation - specifically to help them to increase awareness of and knowledge on breast cancer and related issues amongst young women aged 20-39 yrs. Our focus is to encourage young women to make Breast Self Examination (BSE) a part of their lives from a young age, as this is the best way to protect one's self.
To aid us in this endeavour, we will be selling custom-made planners that include suggestions and information about how women can protect themselves.
Dates: 20th - 22nd March (Mon-Wed)
Venue: SMU, The Concourse (outside Kopitiam)
BCF Notebooks with Planner
Our team has specially designed custom-made BCF planners which includes a Monthly Planner, reminding women to examine themselves on particular dates of the month. The planners will contain facts and messages from the BCF including, how to do BSE, myths and truths about breast cancer and the various know causes of breast cancer, to name a few. The highlight of the planner is the calendar as it will contain periodic reminders to the owner to do BSE on particular days. The planner will also include a few inspirational stories from breast cancer survivors about their struggle with and victory over the disease.
These notebooks are sold at a minimum donation of $5. All proceeds will go to the BCF.
Guys, you can buy the pink book for your loved ones too! Like your mum, aunties, sisters, girlfriends etc etc!
Monday, March 20, 2006
super secret studying technique
Ever wonder how some pple (heh who who?) can remember the 10000000000 bits of chem concepts/ formulas/ reactions/structures blah blah blah?
cos there's a *super secret studying technique* teehee.. teach you k
Ok its based on a chem and bio idea. We know that stuff will diffuse from a region of high concentration to low concentration right?
Assumptions: the notes contain more knowledge than our brains k.
right so when you sleep you put the notes under ur head. or maybe on top of it (but it may slip off..) during the 4-8 hrs that you are asleep the knowledge will diffuse into your brain! In fact, I actually dreamed of studying some stuff before... and the qns came out for exams before! (ok i was really desperate)
Heh this technique will definitely save you time so that you can surf really cool blogs such as this one :)
cos there's a *super secret studying technique* teehee.. teach you k
Ok its based on a chem and bio idea. We know that stuff will diffuse from a region of high concentration to low concentration right?
Assumptions: the notes contain more knowledge than our brains k.
right so when you sleep you put the notes under ur head. or maybe on top of it (but it may slip off..) during the 4-8 hrs that you are asleep the knowledge will diffuse into your brain! In fact, I actually dreamed of studying some stuff before... and the qns came out for exams before! (ok i was really desperate)
Heh this technique will definitely save you time so that you can surf really cool blogs such as this one :)
super secret studying technique
Ever wonder how some pple (heh who who?) can remember the 10000000000 bits of chem concepts/ formulas/ reactions/structures blah blah blah?
cos there's a *super secret studying technique* teehee.. teach you k
Ok its based on a chem and bio idea. We know that stuff will diffuse from a region of high concentration to low concentration right?
Assumptions: the notes contain more knowledge than our brains k.
right so when you sleep you put the notes under ur head. or maybe on top of it (but it may slip off..) during the 4-8 hrs that you are asleep the knowledge will diffuse into your brain! In fact, I actually dreamed of studying some stuff before... and the qns came out for exams before! (ok i was really desperate)
Heh this technique will definitely save you time so that you can surf really cool blogs such as this one :)
cos there's a *super secret studying technique* teehee.. teach you k
Ok its based on a chem and bio idea. We know that stuff will diffuse from a region of high concentration to low concentration right?
Assumptions: the notes contain more knowledge than our brains k.
right so when you sleep you put the notes under ur head. or maybe on top of it (but it may slip off..) during the 4-8 hrs that you are asleep the knowledge will diffuse into your brain! In fact, I actually dreamed of studying some stuff before... and the qns came out for exams before! (ok i was really desperate)
Heh this technique will definitely save you time so that you can surf really cool blogs such as this one :)
Chem Bonding 1 Summary
I tried summarizing key points in chem bonding 1 to help you guys. It'll only make sense if you read your own notes and understand though. The summary is meant to supplement and highlight MAIN POINTS.
Its meant to be complete and seamless with chembonding 2. so when that's about done, i'll do the summary for chembonding 2 too. So please file up the whole thing together then.
so ----> CLICK HERE <------
Its meant to be complete and seamless with chembonding 2. so when that's about done, i'll do the summary for chembonding 2 too. So please file up the whole thing together then.
so ----> CLICK HERE <------
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