04get your econs!

lets go

2009-11-08T19:06:00.004+08:00

For those who still visits this blog hoping that someone posted something about our class, well, wait no more.
Here goes:
To my friends in 08s04, we are finally a day away from the long awaited A' levels.
This WILL be our last exam in the school that we all know as NJC. Whether we're ready or not,
we have no choice cos time waits for no man, not even women. May we walk out of the exam hall feeling a sense of satisfaction with our work and no regret that we could have done better.
It ain't going to change anything.
As you chiong thru all your notes, your pass work, try to take a short time off and look back at the 2 years that we have been in this class. Look at how far you've come and when you walk into the exam hall, walk in with confidence.
We are not going to be defeated.
Forget about past results, it don't matter at all.
From now till 3 december,
let's just do this right.

08S04
HUAT AR!!!

2009-02-15T14:53:00.000+08:00

Nice photo

2009-01-31T09:35:00.002+08:00

Heh! We need a class outing!!

C-L-A-S-S O-U-T-I-N-G

D:

2009-01-08T23:22:00.001+08:00

We need to find a more interesting skin!
Time to shed this 'dumb' skin and get a new one.
Somebody please,
Change it!

this is retarded

2009-01-05T10:29:00.004+08:00

OK!
so far only aiman matt and ling is here.
Damnit. o well

When you're bored, what do you do?

Play Bored games!!!
HAHHAHAHA. 04get it?

2009-01-02T22:07:00.003+08:00

DAMNIT!
I dont know what retest im sitting for.
GG!
To those taking it,
GOOD LUCK!
Fail must go for remedial.
ZZZ

new year

2009-01-01T22:48:00.002+08:00

HAPPY NEW YEAR YOU RETARDS!

School starting soon!
on the 12th to be exact.
Hope you all have done your work.
It's an A'level year.
Don't play too much.
This blog is dead.
Those who visits this blog,
pls tag.

Fun

2008-12-28T13:48:00.002+08:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exr7Tabks5M

My first attempt of a backflip.
Taught to me by my cousins. hahaha.

"I believe I can fly!"

This is just some of the fun things that I do with my cousins.

Merry Christmas!

2008-12-25T23:41:00.000+08:00

hi people! merry christmas:) hope everyone has enjoyed their hols, unlike me... anyway, 2008 is like ending soon, hope we'll have an outing soon:))

2008-09-27T20:41:00.002+08:00

CONGRATS EVERYONE!

WE'VE MADE IT!

IT'S OVER!!!

2008-09-19T08:16:00.002+08:00

HELLO S04!!

we are in the midst of promos so JIAYOU EVERYONE!! we have to promote k and without dropping subject!! WE CAN DO IT!! ^^

anyway i was tinking we shld go somewhere to celebrate after promos dun u all tink so? haha mayb we can go cafe cartel swensens or suki sushi again!! haha jus an idea this can be decided later but muz have k! for now everyone concentrate on promos!! GOOD LUCK:D

2008-08-20T18:13:00.002+08:00

Aiman with his new do.

No Comment.

Class Retards.

COLOURS

2008-08-17T22:09:00.003+08:00

08s04 coloured people

Remember!!!

2008-08-15T00:26:00.001+08:00

CONGRATS TO AMANDA GOH OF 08S04 FOR ACHIEVING MERIT IN THE DUNNO-WHAT CHINESE READING COMPETITION.

KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!!!

=)

Captain's Ball!

2008-08-13T22:39:00.003+08:00

Congrats to those who played Captain's Ball for our class and won 2nd! (:

Hoho. We actually won something for the first time. =)

LOL

2008-08-10T11:05:00.000+08:00

Why are people in big cities stupid???

Because it has a dense population.
hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah!!!!

2008-08-09T23:49:00.003+08:00

OK. Photos. Hahaha.

Check out xinru's unglamness in the first one. : D must enlarge to see clearly!

The blog

2008-08-09T19:53:00.003+08:00

SAVE ME!!!

IM DYING!!!.

AMANDA!!!, PUT UP SOME PHOTOS!!!

THE REST OF YOU, GIVE IT SOME AIR.

SOMEONE CALL THE AMBULANCE.

C'MON PEOPLE, WE CAN STILL SAVE IT.

Happy National Day '08!

2008-08-09T16:03:00.002+08:00

晴空万里Qing Kong Wan Li - Joi Chua

什么是默契我们同时仰望夜空的时序同时被一颗星指引无论哪里它陪我第一时间回到熟悉什么是勇气手握着手形成世界新领域就凭一颗星可以打造奇迹再高的天也触手可及晴空晴万里满载真心就算有风雨我们的力量像恒星齐心合力微弱的光芒也能燎亮天际#晴空行万里让梦探寻明天的歌曲来自每个人的声音坚定不移只要紧靠一起什么是四季常年彩虹画出彩色的回忆在这赤道旁的岛屿小小面积没什么比家更美丽用我们的勇气照耀着天际拥抱晴空万里

Shine for Singapore - Hady Mirza

Have you seen a star,One that guides you no matter where you are?Hoever vast the sky may beOr dark it seemsYou can be sure,its always there for you and meHave you heard a song,One that moved you, one that made you sing along?Your dreams and hopes will all come trueIf you believe that every vision begins with you.*Shine for SingaporeThis is your songDeep inside your heart where it belongsIt'll always stay, strive for your goals.You will achieve with visions so bold.#Shine for SingaporeThis is our songReach out for the sky, far and beyondAs one we'll stand, we're SingaporeIt's here that we belongNowhere I'd rather be, this is home to meThis star shines strong and free

2008-07-13T17:42:00.001+08:00

take this test to find out.

and everyone can start KISSING.

=)

http://www.blogthings.com/whatcolorisyourkissquiz/

2008-07-12T19:07:00.001+08:00

want an unglam theme next term?

xinru can be the mascot.

=X

well done

2008-07-09T19:33:00.001+08:00

For a dumb class, our econs results were not too bad. hahah. Aiman, Sijun, Gibs, Coach manage to pass.

haha. The rest im not too sure but i guess should be ok.

thank you shawna lim.

The rest of you all better thank her too.

For without her, we will die from dumbness.

how to keep dumbos busy.

2008-06-30T15:20:00.001+08:00

to find out how to keep dumbo busy, scroll down.

to find out how to keep dumbo busy, scroll up.

2008-06-27T21:31:00.000+08:00

hello 04 it's the start of a new dumbo term=))

anyways cts are over:D some of us like quite screwed eh..
nv mind 04 shall work hard tgt for promos ya:D

i loove 04:D

2008-06-21T09:57:00.003+08:00

Good Luck For CTs! (:

yohoho

2008-06-20T16:39:00.001+08:00

hi all!

school starts next week.

back to normal.

hope you all had a dumb holiday.

i feel so dumb now.

may the dumbness save me from common test.

dumb dumb.

2008-06-16T13:37:00.001+08:00

hello everyone.

presenting the new blogskin.

feel free to edit it if you want. =)

term 3 theme: dumb-o.

so be dumb, even during your CTs.

may THE Dumbness bless us.

2008-06-15T23:32:00.000+08:00

Happy Father's Day!

happy black friday!

2008-06-13T15:30:00.000+08:00

happy BLACK friday!

lolz

2008-06-04T19:05:00.002+08:00

HeLLO to one and all.!!!

im bored. as usual.

zzz.

-_-

hope you all find this amusing. hahaha

Bimbotic reminder

2008-05-23T11:33:00.002+08:00

04!!! whats the next theme for term 3? its been a wonderful bimbotic term 2. haha Anyway, must remember to study hard for common test hor. Dont go for 3 year course like me although i dont regret being in j1 again cos i get to know all of you. haha. you might not be as lucky as me. so yeah, study hard and stay together. haha. 04 get it...

2008-05-20T19:28:00.002+08:00

enjoy:

aiman: the caveman. proof that language existed in his era. make his own canoe using three trunks and canoe with the dinosaurs.

deva: evil dowager. origin of the bimbotic genes. bow to her.

jia ni: ancestor from china. got a sulken orange face. found karen (and maybe patrick) in the black market.

karen: one of the ancestors. very quiet. speaks at a decibel of 0. likes to hit her emo daughter.

patrick: brother of karen. may be related to patrick star since they have the same first name. looks easy to bully too.

xiao xin: a small star that fell from the sky into the black market and got picked up by karen. the reason for fall is currently due to lack of gravitational force. sister to an emo girl.

eugene: rich drunkard who can be found gambling in the black market. dont like to talk but like to slap himself when unnoticed. always has a handphone on hand. married to ling.

ling: emo. married to eugene.

matthew: eldest son of eugene and ling. thus, all the dumb genes went to him. no other genes found, except the dumb ones. unexpectedly good at snapjack though. married to dee. i worry for his offsprings.

dee: tai-tai. damn smart. what more can i say? she's perfect. married to matthew.

kheng hwee: eldest daughter of eugene and ling. thus, all the gambling genes went to her. can deal cards at the speed of light. beware.

jia qiang: twin to kheng hwee. aka coach. sel-proclaimed handsome. married to candy aka mrs coach.

candy: married to jia qiang. loves candy, i mean sweets. face gets red when husband's name is mentioned.

sijia: married to marcus. can dance and dance and dance forever. got a rich daddy.

marcus: married to sijia. aka tandoori chicken. likes to hao lian his physics even though he dont take it. special ability: POWDERFUL chinese.

xinru: currently looking for husband. can run like a ostrich. very fast. like lime green a lot. special ability: glass-shattering (horrible) voice.

wuhong: black sheep of the family. likes to spends tonnes on items. despite ah beng looks, can play piano.

ziqian: dry daughter of eugene and ling. dry as a desert. can play viola. talented girl. likes to buy stickers. i like her stickers.

rui ting: daughter of matthew and dee. smart girl. got potential to be an ah ma. because she acts like one.

jia hui: cute little girl. like to play with her hair.

norman: long-lost son of matthew and dee. got much of his father's genes. which bodes bad news. got bullied by his ah gong when he was young. probably got bad childhood as a result.

ting yun: daughter of marcus and sijia. got the most bimbotic genes. probably her body is filled with it. likes pink and purple like nuts.

liqiang: twin of ting yun. son of marcus and sijia. may have absorb most of the nutrients from ting yun, which explains their sizes. can play piano quite well despite ah beng look. get along well with uncle wuhong.

anthony: son of marcus and sijia. got the bully-me look. small eyes. doesnt matter if he opens them or not. good for sleeping in lectures.

vidhya: daughter of norman. appeared from a video game which norman was playing and eating oheya at the same time.

nicholas: fag of jia qiang. got a lot of things to give when people are unhappy. happy to be of service to anyone.

elaine: family maid/ball. can be seen rolling around with ball jr. have the ability to make people laugh... at her normally.

geraldine: ball jr./grass can be seen rolling around with elaine. likes to cover her LOUD laughter with her LOUD cough.

amanda: animal identity crisis. can shift from one animal to another. dormant state: chimpanzee. special ability: DAMN GOOD chinese.

haslina: family (ghost) doctor. frequently on leave. duty time: 4am - 4am in the morning. dont know she busy doing what also.

gibson: family frog/pirahna. another one of the animal identity crisis. most probably a hybrid between a frog and a pirahna.

liyin: family shark. mostly to be our source of shark fin soup. got the ancestor aiman genes of canoeing.

jasmine: family pudge. useful ability: none. special ability: her damn BIG ego. a sign of 'beware of pudge' is put outside the family mansion to warn passerby.

shamini: family singer. tries to teach xinru to sing but fail (i can see why.) have a glass-shattering (nice) voice.

william: aka william-ge. likes to pon pe. quiet boy. family scientist. makes most of our medicine/detergent/shampoo/shower foam/etc/etc.

chia hong: family tutor. probably the only one with brain in the family. can do like everything from physics to etc.

yee xien: family sercurity guard. and a damn good one she is. our safety depends on her. or maybe not, since we have a watch-pudge.

anqi: family dog. woof! created miracles with ling on 20th may 2008. >_<

zeni: family driver. can drive from sengkang to jurong in 5 minutes. super good (and dangerous) driver.

miss shawna lim: family economist. likes to tell stories of the economy. plan all our money and stuffs.

okay.

that's all.

2008-05-18T19:47:00.003+08:00

hi there.

here's the updated version of the family tree.

do tell if i miss out anyone, cause i did it based on my memory (i'm senile.)

enjoy:

WEI!!!!

2008-05-17T10:02:00.002+08:00

HALOOOOO!!!!! SO4.
Monday how? any suggestions? Its a public holiday. Lets not waste it.
i dont think i want to cabal the whole day.
Too much of anything is bad, including cabal-ing.

Please update on this blog soon. haha. Any suggestions anyone? Members of the public are free to give suggestions. haha

2008-05-07T21:48:00.003+08:00

Class Outing: Sentosa

2008-05-04T14:30:00.007+08:00

Yo people. You're all (and I mean past and present 08S04 people) cordially invited to attend 08S04 Day: Sentosa. Details are as follows.

Event: 08S04 Day - Sentosa
Venue: Sentosa
Time: 9am
Place to Meet: Vivocity
Details:
- Bring own food (i.e. picnic)
- Play ball games (bring own equipment)
- (maybe) Go for movie after that

UPDATED:
Here's the full name list of people going.

Aiman
Amanda
Candy - TBC
Deva - TBC
Gibson
Chia Hong - TBC
Jasmine
Li Qiang
Ling Ling
Kheng Hwee
Li Yin
Xin Ru
Matthew
Nicholas
Jia Qiang
Patrick
Wu Hong
Xiao Xing - TBC
Marcus - TBC

Cya.
matt(

Photos!

2008-05-03T09:22:00.002+08:00

Hey all! I've uploaded some photos on photobucket and you can access it through the username and password that you can get from me. It's not public, you see. So you need a password. For 08S04-ers only, both past and present!

matt(

College Day Prep!... not

2008-05-01T21:30:00.003+08:00

Sorry. I can't seem to upload any photos from College Day prep on Monday. I'm looking into uploading all the photos on photobucket instead, and then you all can access the photos from there. There'll be password and the gallery will be privatised. Once I get it done, those of you who got other S04-related photos can also upload them! =)

matt(

2008-04-30T23:55:00.002+08:00

elaine's xi nu ai le (joy, anger, sad, happy)

xi

nu

ai

le

eugene is scared of elaine,
they both cut their hair!

2008-04-28T17:56:00.002+08:00

hello.

is it alright if we have a movie next monday?

since haslina cannot go kbox.

i mean if there's other ideas, feel free to say out. (sorry for the sentence structure)

bye.

good engrish.

2008-04-26T17:19:00.001+08:00

check out this website: http://www.engrish.com/

it's interesting=)

2008-04-26T14:32:00.000+08:00

somebody please post something here.

2008-04-24T18:47:00.004+08:00

if eugene had a blog,
it will be..

euugenelubbseuu.blogspot.com
towerbloxxroxx.blogspot.com
- elaine

-moii-lub-slappiing-myselfz-.blogspot.com
ahgongrocks.blogspot.com
- ling

elaineshutup.blogspot.com
- xinru

2008-04-22T15:58:00.002+08:00

hi there.

these are some options that people suggested for 08S04 outing.

next next monday:

1) sentosa, play ball, cycling, skating, etc etc.

2) bowling

3) amanda's house - (PINK) majhong

4) brunch at 10am - vivo. relink to 1)

5) POOL (STRONGLY SUGGESTED BY LEMON.) anywhere, anytime, anyplace.

6) go to east coast park and breathe air. or do things we like.

7) ting yun: go ling ling's house open gambling den.
-sorry, but we're not allowed to gamble in IMH.-

8) go ziqian's house and swim/splash splash.

9) go everyone's house to explore.
(ting yun: not my house, ok. construction site.)

10) anything you can suggest. please post or tag <<<<<

bye.

UPDATES

2008-04-21T17:45:00.001+08:00

HAHA. This is actually the first time that we have some formal admin stuff to post up here.

ANYWAY:

1. Bring newspapers (and can tabs if possible) on Tues, Wed and Thurs! The deadline for all the submission in Thurs, so do help LIGNUM!

2. (More urgently) Hand in your College Day acknowledgement slips from your parents to Miss Lim (or me) by tomorrow! Please message me or tell me directly in school tomorrow if your parents are not attending. Then I'll put a big fat 'O' next to your name. Otherwise, it's a slender ''. ^^

Do remember to honour yourselves by eating the fruits that you represent. (:

matt(

EDIT: Do promote our wonderfully bimbo blog to other S04-ers! =D

2008-04-20T20:01:00.003+08:00

hi.

ting yun and i were bored.

so we've decided to come up with fruit names for everyone.

enjoy:

aiman - papaya (it just came to mind.)

jia ni - orange

karen - grapefruit

ling - lemon (quite obvious.)

eugene - coconut (duh.)

matt - starfruit (patrick.)

xinru - lime

sijia - strawberry

wuhong - banana

ziqian - mangosteen (ting yun suggested it. scold her if you want.)

kheng hwee - apple

dee - peach (cause it's the ex fruit.)

norman - pineapple (spongebob. and his hair looks like pineapple.)

jia hui - lychee

ruiting - grape

marcus - kiwi (so stupid. so stupid. so stupid. =])

anthony - rambutan (ting yun suggested again.)

ting yun - cherry (so act cute.)

li qiang - rock melon (are they really twins?)

vidhya - longan

amanda - dragonfruit (a moment of innovation and immagination.)

elaine - watermelon (quite obvious.)

haslina - chiku (elaine says one.)

geraldine - blackberry (cause she's dark and she's small.)

bye.

2008-04-19T19:23:00.001+08:00

taken from my friend's blog. nice right.

2008-04-18T20:29:00.001+08:00

anybody who are free tomorrow (19th april) can go down to segar (choa chu kang, follow by lrt) to visit ling ling and ting yun.

they are very bored.

2008-04-18T19:29:00.000+08:00

pics=)

2008-04-17T21:03:00.002+08:00

look! it's ling ling without her outer covering! what a rare sight!

it's very unclear but it's a romantic scene of lingling and her true love elaine l. walking in the rain...

2008-04-14T18:43:00.014+08:00

Presenting to you..
a more detailed profile of 08s04ers.

Aiman Flintstone
The Prehistoric Caveman
Nobody has any ideas how Aiman is linked to Jiani,
But apparently Jiani is his descendant after 444 generations.

Ginger Jiang Jiani
At the age of 6, she found Karen in the emo corner of the black market and adopted her.

Karen Jiang Fei Hua (talk rubbish in mandarin)
At the age of 7, she found Ling Ling in the emo corner of the black market and adopted her.

Lemon Linda Lim Ling Ling
The Emo Mascot of 08S04
Met Eugene while buying fruits in the black market.
Eugene propose to her with a lemon.
Married to Eugene at the age of 16.

Eugene Lim* Tiger Beer
A Rich Drunkard
Always caught gambling in the black market
Secretly slaps himself all the time

Ling Ling and Eugene's children:

Yesterday Lim Zui (Kheng Hwee)
Zui is water in hokkien

Today Lim Guni (Matthew)
Guni is milk in hokkien
The Dumbo Mascot of 08S04
Married to Dee.

Tomorrow Lim Teh (Sijia)
Teh is tea malay
Married to Marcus.

Everyday Lim Kopi (Xinru)
Kopi is coffee in hokkien

Always Lim Tng (Wuhong)
Tng is soup in hokkien

Dee
Daughter-in-law, Matthew's wife.

Marcus Tan Doori Chicken
Son-in-law, Sijia's husband.

Sijia and Marcus's children:

First-son Tan Gu Gu (Anthony)
Wait long long in hokkien
Name derived as mom and dad waited for 10 years before the birth of their first kid.

Daughter Tan Jin Gu (Ting Yun)
Wait very long in hokkien
Name derived as mom and dad waited for another 10 years before the birth of their first daughter.
The Bimbo Mascot of 08S04

Boy-boy Tan Buay Gu (Li Qiang)
Wait not long in hokkien
It was only a few minutes after Daughter that Boy-boy came into existence.

Dee and Matthew's children:

Ruting

Jiahui

Norman

Others:

Vidhya
A video game character that norman created while eating oheya

Geraldine Chai Tau Kuay
Family Garden
Grows carrot to make carrot cakes
Also grows ginger in memory of the ancestor Jiang

Maria Boing Boing Boing (Elaine)
Family Ball
Made in Philippines
Also a Maid from Philippines (no pun intended)
Does housework by wrapping herself in a cloth and rolling around the house

Zeni Zoom Zoom Zoom
Family Driver
Drives very fast eg. takes 5 minutes to drive from Jurong West to Pasir Ris

Mr. Neo Chee Peng
Family Cook
The only dishes he knows how to prepare is meiji ice-cream and gelato.

Miss Shawna Lim
Family Economist
Monitors and analyses the degree of responsiveness of quantity demanded and supplied in the black market to its blackness, ceteris paribus.

*FYI, Lim is drink in Hokkien.

ok, now we need to write more on:

dee
ruiting
jiahui
norman
ziqian
amanda
haslina
gibson
how marcus and sijia met
how dee and matthew met

and basically anything and everything else that you can think of.

:D

credits: the both of us (guess loh)
oh and credits for vidhya's background goes to aiman.

2008-04-13T23:41:00.002+08:00

vidhya coming out from norman is just downright wrong.

must be that emo corner lah. haha.

goodnight 08s04.

2008-04-12T18:15:00.001+08:00

ta-da! the updated 08S04 family tree. =)

2008-04-12T16:48:00.001+08:00

hello.

this are some interesting facts that all should know.

enjoy:

If you yelled for 8 years, 7 months and 6 days you would have produced enough sound energy to heat one cup of coffee.
(Hardly seems worth it.)

If you farted consistently for 6 years and 9 months, enough gas is produced to create the energy of an atomic bomb.
(Now that's more like it!)

The human heart creates enough pressure when it pumps out to the body to squirt blood 30 feet.
(O.M.G.!)

A pig's orgasm lasts 30 minutes.
(In my next life, I want to be a pig.)

A cockroach will live nine days without its head before it starves to death. (Creepy.)
(I'm still not over the pig.)

Banging your head against a wall uses 150 calories a hour
(Don't try this at home, maybe at work )

The male praying mantis cannot copulate while its head is attached to its body. The female initiates sex by ripping the male's head off.
(Honey, I'm home. What the...?!)

The flea can jump 350 times its body length. It's like a human jumping the length of a football field.

(30 minutes..lucky pig! Can you imagine?)

The catfish has over 27,000 taste buds.
(What could be so tasty on the bottom of a pond?)

Some lions mate over 50 times a day.
(I still want to be a pig in my next life...quality over quantity)

Butterflies taste with their feet.
(Something I always wanted to know.)

The strongest muscle in the body is the tongue.

(Hmmmmmm......)

Right-handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left-handed people.
(If you're ambidextrous, do you split the difference?)

Elephants are the only animals that cannot jump.
(Okay, so that would be a good thing)

A cat's urine glows under a black light.
(I wonder who was paid to figure that out?)

An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.
( I know some people like that.)

Starfish have no brains
(I know some people like that too.)

Polar bears are left-handed.
(If they switch, they'll live a lot longer)

Humans and dolphins are the only species that have sex for pleasure.
(What about that pig??)

the words in the brackets are not written by me. i'm not that desperate.

okay. bye. =)

2008-04-12T00:37:00.002+08:00

o8S04-ians!!! jus wanted to ask wad happened to our regular captain's ball sessions?? super long nv play ler!!! haha let's play it someday!! :D

2008-04-10T19:54:00.002+08:00

presenting to you, the confirmed theme for term 3..

DUMBO

term 1
theme: emo
colour: black
mascot: Lee Ling Ling

term 2
theme: bimbo
colour: pink
mascot: Toh Ting Yun

term 3
theme: dumbo
colour: brown
mascot: ....

GO FIGURE :D

2008-04-10T16:53:00.000+08:00

let's make more cards so that we can play during break and lunch. =)

2008-04-10T16:51:00.000+08:00

everyone should have a blog!

heloo

2008-04-08T20:00:00.002+08:00

Im tired. sorry guys for missing out on 04 day. had trg at 2 so i couldnt go. may be next time. haha. see ya'll in sch tmr.
buhbye

our founder's day!

2008-04-08T08:17:00.002+08:00

HAPPY 08S04 DAY!!!

2008-04-07T23:48:00.001+08:00

omg i'm soo looking forward to 04 luch tmr!! haha wonder if ruiting and jiahui can cum!! if yes then we can have a real huge gathering tmr!! woo cheers to 04 day!! lols

2008-04-06T22:40:00.002+08:00

s04 ! tomorrow is sji founders day ! whoots =D

inspired by my (GILA) mother-in-law, i'm officially inviting of all yall to come! cos, erm. cos. errm. errrm. ok nvm, JUST COME =D

yup i know it's during lessons. but it's ok. Remember something?

WE HAVEN'T GONE FOR CLASS COUNSELLING YET. AND THERE SHOULD BE A FIRST TIME FOR EVERYTHING (even listening to some person speak to you about "for-your-own-good" and "the-world-loves-even-an-idiot-like-you" kinda stuff in a mother teresa-ly tone)

niang-in-law ah wo ming tian yao qu na jiang. ni proud of me ma? =)

signing off
son-in-law. the one who speaks DARN good chinese =D

2008-04-06T20:53:00.001+08:00

i'm sleeping in 7 minutes time! =0

gentle reminder.

2008-04-03T19:53:00.001+08:00

yo all my descendents!
this is a gentle reminder: tmr is 清明(qing1 ming2)!! must remember to come visit me k!!

looking forward to ur visit:)

2008-04-03T05:59:00.001+08:00

oh m0ii gudnesxz!

ii t0talliz lubb hell0 kitty!~

wh0 make tiz bl0g?

sho nicezz!!!

Family something

2008-04-02T22:05:00.002+08:00

HELLOOOOOO! everyone.
hurhur.
B-ig
I-ntelligent
M-assive
B-rute
O-bnoxious.
I dont know why im typing this.
urghh.
hurhur.
okies.
night people. HURHUR!!!

2008-04-02T19:17:00.003+08:00

i'm glad everyone's happily updating this blog =)
keep "it" up!
it=bimbo-ness, emo-ness, -insert yourself-ness.

2008-04-01T20:16:00.002+08:00

hi there, everyone!

oh me god, the blogskin is so nice!!!

ahhhh! -screams bimbotically-

2008-04-01T19:48:00.003+08:00

well, i sincerely don't know why i posted this picture here. maybe i am just trying to make this feel like home.

stay safe kids, and do your homework.

with ~~love~~ emo,

the ball

2008-03-29T11:19:00.004+08:00

08S04 Family Tree (real one):

We need post for:
1)Aiman
2)Vidhya
3)Anyone else?

2008-03-29T11:05:00.002+08:00

08S04 family tree:

2008-03-28T20:43:00.002+08:00

I feel so emo. Like no mood to do anything. but thn!!! i go to school. and in school gt alot of emo people. so i dont feel so lonely when emoing. like all emo people, i dont know what im blogging about. *cuts my nail*. im so emo that my nails bleed when i cut it
haha. SiAnZz. Time to cut my hair. hopefully it doesnt bleed. -_-

the ancestor says...

2008-03-28T20:11:00.002+08:00

can someone put up the completed (and hopefully not too complicated) family tree?? cos ur ancestor here is very blur about the family except how i got picked up by jiani in the dark corner of black market and how i picked up lingling from another dark corner of a black market. haha. i love this:) oops! i mean i emo this.

2008-03-27T18:23:00.001+08:00

important announcement:
the emo girl just cut her fingernails.

2008-03-26T18:02:00.000+08:00

i miss 08S04. =(

some photos...

2008-03-25T20:03:00.001+08:00

~i love emons~

2008-03-24T22:43:00.001+08:00

Today:

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, NORMAN!

Tomorrow:

School starts. ):
08S04 meets. (:

YO PEOPLE!

2008-03-23T22:07:00.002+08:00

HALLLOOOOO S04. hahahaha. IM REALLY BORED SO I DECIDED TO POST SOMETHING. ACTUALLY, I DONT REALLY HAVE ANYTHING TO POST ABOUT. HAHAHA. SO YEAH. SCHOOL TOMORROW SO I SHALL NOT TYPE SO MUCH. MY FINGERS ARE TIRED. IM TIRED. HAHAHA. TOMORROW GOT PHYSICS VA. YAHOO. WELL, THATS ALL FOLKS. HAHAHHA. -_-

2008-03-22T21:11:00.001+08:00

2008-03-22T20:59:00.001+08:00

testing post

econs hw

2008-01-27T16:46:00.000+08:00

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/325124/1/.html

Summary of the article:
The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) has unveiled a S$19m design plan to build a coastal promenade and park in the Woodlands neighbourhood. A nine-hectare park will be created from vacant land along the coastline, featuring playgrounds, picnic areas and nature trails to cater to different recreational needs.Construction of the Woodlands Waterfront will begin by the middle of this year and is expected to be completed by the middle of 2010.

The Woodlands Waterfront is also something Dr Tony Tan, an ex-MP of the area, will definitely look forward to as it was his dream to have it.

"He shared his dream of using the waterfront....bring in water sports, water activities, and let the residents enjoy the waterfront and have a good view of Johor Baru, our closest neighbour. It has been one of his (Dr Tony Tan's) dreams for Sembawang," revealed Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan, who is an MP for Sembawang GRC.

How it links to econs:

In this article, we can look at the concept of opportunity cost which is the next best alternative foregone. In this case, $19million is going to be spent on building the waterfront oasis, and this money as well as the land could have been used for building other kinds of amenities like hospitals. However, since the govt has decided to build this waterfront oasis, the marginal benefit must have exceeded the marginal cost, and this is where rational decision making comes into play.

Some benefits include the ability to bring in water sports and water activities. This might make the Woodlands Waterfront a popular place for water-related sports and competitions in future and this in turn will attract investors helping to boost this aspect of the economy. Furthermore, building the Woodlands Waterfront allows resources to be fully utilised since the land it is going to be built on was vacant in the first place.

Done by: Anthony

Property Boom in Singapore

2008-01-22T18:39:00.000+08:00

Summary of the artible:
This article is talking about how the property sector has recovered and is now booming with the sale of the most expensive houses in Orchard Residences, the priciest collective sale (Westwood Apartments in Orchard Boulevard) and the most expensive HDB flat and coffee shop (in Marine Parade and Jurong respectively).
The early boom in luxury properties was contributed by the sale of suburban condos and HDB flats. More importantly, figures showed that almost every flat been sold goes at a price that is above market valuation. This hot demand had make the government has stepped in to do something about the situation. Some of the things done include: the caliberation of the market's rise and the release of more land.

How it links to econs:
ya.. so here we can see the concept of demand and supply. As a result of people's investment on the property market, many who really wants to buy houses cannot get them. So, this create a hot demand that cannot be met by the supply. So, the problem of scarcity is involved here too. Scarcity of land and property/flats. :)

Done By:
Dee, Kheng Hwee

Global Inflation

2008-01-22T18:20:00.000+08:00

This following article is regarding global inflation, which obviously has links to economics. Below is adapted from the article (titled Global Inflation: A delicate condition) taken from an expensive magazine (this week's issue) called The Economist:

Having a little bit of inflation is like being a little bit pregnant. ... (in USA) figures released on January 16th showed that consumer prices were 4.1% higher in December than a year earlier, up from 2.5% in 2006. ... China's inflation rate, at 6.9%, is the highest in 11 years. ... global inflation was 4.8% in the year to November, 2 percentage points up from the previous year. Prices accelerated in 80% of the countries (tracked).

... The downward price pressure from cheap Chinese goods may be abating while the developing world's rampant demand for resources may continually drive commodity prices higher. ... (in China) the inflation rate has tripled in the past year. But that rise is almost entirely due to a jump in food prices, particularly of pork. ...

The article is really much longer than this, but I took out some main points. Basically, there has been a fast inflation rate across the globe, for many reasons: from the increasing demands of commodities like the above mentioned pork (due to pig disease), the scarcity of resources like oil (the price of oil has risen almost 80% over the past year), and also the structural changes in growing economies such as China and India.

The main point here is based on demand and supply. Where there is a higher demand of a commodity with low supply (say pork), the prices of it will obviously increase due to the unlimited consumption of limited pork supply. It works the same for oil.

Done by Matthew. (:

China's Budget Hotel Boom

2008-01-21T23:29:00.000+08:00

Millions of travellers, both Chinese and foreign, are taking advantage of a boom in China's budget hotel industry, where room rates are generally less than a quarter of the rates in five-star hotels.

Budget hotel rooms have mushroomed in the past right years from practically zero to more than 100,000, with more than 100 brands competing for a bite of China's rapidly expanding tourism market.

China has a population four times that of the US, and the potential to be the world's biggest budget hotel market.

China's tourism market is rapidly growing (especially due to the upcoming Beijing Olympics in August), and there is a high demand for hotels. From what we have learnt in econs, due to ever present scarcity, it is necessary for us to make the most of what we have.

So instead of building a few posh and grand who-knows-how-many-stars hotel, the choice being made here is therefore to build more simple lost-cost budget hotels. As a result, resources can be fully utilised to accommodate the huge number of travellers in the vast land of China.

Now from a consumer's POV, an opportunity cost is also incurred to stay in a budget hotel. To pay 3/4 less than what you usually do, a beautiful done-up room with 24 hours room service and other facilities in the hotel have to therefore be forgone :(

i hope this made some sense.

love, Elaine.

Japan invests in offshore wind power

2008-01-21T21:46:00.000+08:00

This article is about Japan "planning to build coastal wind farms to tap into the gales of the Pacific Ocean". This will help Japan, world's fifth-biggest emitter of greenhouse gases, reduce its greenhouse gas emissions and its dependence on fossil fuels.

How is it related to econs:
Limited resources and unlimited wants. Fossil fuels like oil, coal and natural gas used by Japan are mostly imported from abroad. Yet, there is high demand for energy.

yup, that's all. short and sweet:)

done by Karen.

Sheep and Econs?

2008-01-21T18:50:00.000+08:00

Article: Australian sheep-shearers decline

Comment:
So far, we have seen many examples of scarcity caused by the lack of resources or land. However, in this article, a different type of problem can be seen. Here, there is clearly no lack of resources, as there are plenty of wool waiting to be sheared, but there is a lack of the supply of labour as nobody in Australia is keen on taking up this job. This has an impact on Australia's economy, as this lack of sheep-shearers is causing inefficiency due to the available resources that are not being utilised fully. The lack of sheep-shearers would cause a direct impact on the wool industry, which is one of Australia's largest industries.

Done By: Eugene

PS: Sorry for the late post. Was sick during the weekends. =(

2008-01-21T03:00:00.001+08:00

Rising cost of fuel, raw materials to blame for 10-20% rise, say shopsBE PREPARED to spend 10 per cent to 20 per cent more on foodstuffs this Chinese New Year.Those in the trade cite the same reasons for the price hike: Increases in raw material costs and in operational costs from higher fuel prices.They say that the increased costs come from the general upswing of prices last year, but the shortage of supplies and price increases now gripping Malaysia have not crossed the Causeway.While some retailers say they will pass on some of the costs, others have chosen to absorb them to keep their regular customers. However, the higher prices may not dampen demand in this market, estimated to be worth $10 million a year. Owner Chan Kim Ho said: "I am not worried that demand will be affected. In fact, we are swamped with orders."Glory Food Products managing director Andrew Chin said: "The prices have gone up for everything – oil, sugar, butter. And flour – that is the worst."Mr Png Geo Lian, chairman of the Association of Chinese Wheat Flour Merchants of Singapore, said flour prices jumped thrice last year. A 25kg bag which cost $20.40 in August now costs $30.90. The 50 per cent increase is the result of a worldwide shortage of wheat caused by severe droughts and crop delays in Australia, the United States and Canada.Mr Chin, saying that Glory products will cost 10 per cent more, said: "I have no choice but to cover my costsPoh Guan Cake House's Mr Chan said many customers were regulars, "so I won't want to raise prices too much".Among retailers who have chosen to absorb the price hikes is Upper Cross Street shop owner Choong Tzien Tao, who said: "Since it is not very drastic, I would maintain the same price rather than risk losing my customers." (This ain't the complete article, i removed the worthless sentences =P)

Analysis of article:
YET another case of scarcity

One look and this is another case of scarcity. According to the economics text reference, all countries face the basic problem of scarcity such that since human wants are virtually unlimited, resources available are only limited to satisfy out wants, thus a solution has to be implemented or a choice has to be made to make the most of what we have.
We do realize the scarcity of fuel. Fuel is characterized under LAND, such that it is a resource supplied by nature. It is a very limited resource, as research shows that we are running out of natural resources such as oil and fuel. Thus the prices of oil and fuel increases.

A choice or a solution? How about opportunity cost? Which??? o.O?

As mentioned above, the presence of scarcity leads to a choice or a solution that has to be implemented. The result is such that costs rise. Is it worth it now? That the sacrifice of a limited resource in exchange for an extra amount of money? Putting this aside, we do see that (as quoted from the article) “While some retailers say they will pass on some of the costs, others have chosen to absorb them to keep their regular customers”. A fine example would be that of Upper Cross Street shop owned Choong Tzien Tao. He has chosen not to increase the price of the products. This can be explained using the marginalist principle whereby he has chosen benefits over costs. The explanation is such that by absorbing the increase in pricing of the goods, he hopes to retain his customers and not lose them. Usually, some customers, on seeing that there is an increase in price of the goods, they choose to not buy it. In fact, he may have an increased number of customers. This is so because when he has chosen to retain the cost of his goods instead of increasing it, his goods are now priced lower than other vendors’ goods, thus more customers would be attracted to a similar product of a lower price. By doing so, he hopes that by absorbing the increase of price in goods, in exchange he would get more customers. If more customers buy his products, his revenue increases. And this increased revenue should cover or might surpass the amount he had to fork out at the very beginning. This idea can be presented using the PPF. In this current situation, an increase in the retailer’s spending(the extra money he pays to cover the increased cost, absorbing the extra cost), results in an increase in the number of customers that would buy his goods. This could thus be classified as an opportunity cost too. Hence, while the other retailers actually forgo some customers to cover the cost of the price hike, he earns more money than before. =)

The trouble maker: Demand and Supply

So why has the prices been rising consistently?
“Glory Food Products managing director Andrew Chin said: "The prices have gone up for everything – oil, sugar, butter. And flour – that is the worst.”
What does this show? Lets take flour for example. The essential item for making CNY products (for e.g pineapple tarts, almond biscuits). It is in high demand as people WANT it, but the production doesn’t meet the demand. Supply isn’t enough, thus prices as to be increased. Ughhh not good.

Well thats all I can think of.
Painstakingly written by a human called wuhong -> >.<

ECONS ARTICLE ANALYSIS

2008-01-20T22:16:00.000+08:00

ARTICLE TITLE :
Patients seek private doctors for reputation, not price
By Judith Tan

As you all already know the government has asked the private doctors to let their charges be known to the public and this article is regarding that ! pretty short article

Link : http://www.straitstimes.com/Latest%2BNews/Singapore/STIStory_198186.html

THE SUMMARY (sort of) :

Given the gap in data, the ministry announced on Thursday that it would push through legislation to make it mandatory for the private hospital to make public their bill sizes.
While private doctors agree that patients should be given the knowledge to make informed choices when it comes to picking a doctor, they argue that price is not the only thing they look for.'Bill size data should never be the only means for patients to consider. Patients tend to look specific treatments and the competence of the specialist in delivering it,' he said. .......clinical outcome of different conditions or procedures should be published in tandem with hospital bill sizes. Five years ago, MOH moved to make public the size of hospital bills - which triggered almost immediate price cuts at public hospitals that had higher prices than others.

ANALYSIS :

this report shows opportunity cost and the demand supply pattern and a consumer who has to make rationale decisions

Decision making is exhibited when the consumer(patient) decides which doctor to go to analysin details such as the treatment quality, the cost of the treatment(whether there are any other clinics that offer services at a better rate).

Opportunity cost is shown when the patient decides to forgo consumption of another hospital's service that may be of same standard or if the patient decides to go to a hospital due to other factors such as accessibility reputation conditioning of hospital as well

Demand supply is shown. in this case if ceteris paribus other than demand then the price that the hospitals show is what the consumers would follow and if the hospitals push their prices down the demand for that service would go up enabling a win win situation for both the parties consumer surplus and profits for the hospital !!!

Done By : C.Vidhya

The dome picked for Sports Hub

2008-01-20T11:32:00.000+08:00

Please refer to the following website:

http://www.straitstimes.com/Free/Story/STIStory_198124.html

Comments on the article:

I'm not interested in commenting about who has the right to run the sports hub, but i'm more concerned about the budget needed to build it. Certainly, a large amount of money is being invested into this particular project. However, this did not deter the government's efforts to do so.

Marginal benefits: As stated, "Singapore needed an icon that would draw in top sporting talent, and create jobs and a lifestyle in sync with a sophisticated service economy" This will not only further reduce unemployment rates in Singapore, but it will also boost and generate growth in the service industry and allow more Singaporeans to enjoy a higher quality of living. This allow Singapore to maintain its competitive edge on the global stage.

Marginal costs: Needless to say, i think it may be the space and money required to develop other sectors of the industry e.g. more shopping malls to generate growth in the retail industry or science parks to promote technology-intensive, higher value-added manufacturing activities in the electronics, chemical engineering and engineering fields. . The land needed to create more living spaces for Singapore's growing population is also foregone.

However, the marginal benefits exceeded the marginal costs. A vibrant sports industry contributes to the economy and sustains the sports delivery system.

As quoted,

'This is an investment and this is money well spent,' he told reporters gathered at The Ritz-Carlton hotel for the announcement of the winning design.
P.S he refers to Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister for Community Development,Youth and Sports.

Done by: Ling Ling =)

JETSTAR may use Changi as overseas hub.

2008-01-20T07:32:00.000+08:00

Summary:
The Qantas-owned budget airline Jetstar is considering the use of Changi Airport as its key long-haul overseas hub. It follows growing speculation that the low-cost carrier might ultimately team up with its Singapore affiliate Jetstar Asia to offer joint services to destinations in Europe. Flight between Australia and Britain are seen as the nest step in the burgeoning budget-price international air travel market. Five cities including Singapore have been considered as possible hub for Jetstar Australia, but media reports suggested that Singapore would be the likely location. The advantage of using Singapore as a hub was that Changi Airport was also fed by Jetstar Asia’s intra-Asian network which helps to drive costs down and enable Jetstar to utilize the more liberal air rights enjoyed by Singaporean carriers into Europe. With both airlines keen to exploit the low-cost, long-haul travel market, a joint operation on the European leg would make economic sense.

Comment:
The budget airline has to make a rational choice in their decision-making of its key long-haul overseas hub. The marginal benefits in this case are the low cost and the ability to utilize more liberal air rights enjoyed by Singaporean carriers into Europe. As costs are driven down, there is also productive efficiency where market output is produced using the least-cost combination of inputs.

Haslina and Jiani

Econs hw ( By: SiJia, TingYun, JiaHui and RuiTing )

2008-01-19T20:21:00.000+08:00

This is the link to the article we've chosen:

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/323580/1/.html

This is the main gist of the article:

Saudi Arabia wants to become one of the top ten competitive destinations in the world by 2010 and the oil-rich kingdom is keen for Singapore partners to help make it happen.

"Of course, Minister Mentor as usual hit it right on when he talked about the human resources because that's really the challenge. The challenge is not in the capital, the challenge is certainly not in the investment interest in the city." "The challenge really in the execution speed and to execute quickly you need the minds, the hands, you need the human resources. And so what we are going to be doing is to attract global firms (and) we are going to outsource lots of the work to them."

So, these are our reflections:

We think that in this collaboration Singapore has the comparative advantage of skilled labour, while Saudi Arabia has the comparative advantage of resources.

By collaborating with Singapore, Saudi Arabia can consume beyond it's PPF as they will overcome the scarcity of having a lack of skilled labour which Singapore is able to provide. Singapore will benefit from the creation of jobs with this opportunity and build crucial ties required for future endeavours. Should Saudi Arabia really develop into one of the world's top 10 competitive destinations as expected, Singapore will reap profits as well.

Moreover, through this partnership, both Singapore and Saudi Arabia are able to allow their limited or scarce resources to be fully and efficiently employed, achieving the maximum attainable combination in the PPF. At the same time, the capabilities of both economies will be enhanced.

Besides, when Saudi Arabia becomes one of the most competitive destinations through this partnership, both Singapore and Saudi Arabia will experience economic growth and is then able to attract more investors for both countries, further improving the economies of both countries.

In some way, Singapore is planning ahead for the future. Through such a collaboration, we build up on trust and more collaborations would be possible in the future, hence ensuring that Singapore remains competitive and keeps up with the ever changing economy.

In conclusion, both countries gain economic benefits from this partnership where both countries will experience a faster economic growth.

P.S: msn sucks for project work. NEVER have project work on msn :D
Oh! By the way..matthew is not mattchan, dun be tricked!!! ;P
and ting yun's NOT a pikachu lol=))
meow~ that's right!
pingalapong n sangalacha doesn't it rhythm so well :)

Oh this is by Tingyun, Ruiting, Jiahui and Sijia.

BY XINRU

2008-01-19T19:03:00.000+08:00

"some consumers think dentist-made brands are more effective, according to an online survey last year by Mintel, a consumer research company. Eighty-seven percent of 2000 respondents nationawide thought that store-bought products were not as effectvie as a whitening product from a dental office. Today's consumer would rather spend a few dollars more on products created by a dentist because he is getting a professional who knows his oral health."

er...
the econmics side of this is...

oppurtunity cost of getting products created by dentist is lower than from normal people, so they er.. make rational decision by buying the ones from dentist?
and increase in consumer needs in this area... so that what PPF can increase??

super bored,
plus get this over with sooner =D

Check

2008-01-18T22:19:00.000+08:00

Hey people, to those who already logged in, please leave your name below just to see who have already logged in.

Aiman
Eugene

Si Jia

Rui Ting('',)

Ting Yun

Jia Hui

Haslina

Jiani

Vidhya =)

HUMAN =))

karen.

Elaine Lim Soo Hui