Weird

This news has been hovering around the net for the past few days... It didn't really caught my attention at first... NO... Its not about the "BOOMZ"... It concerns some parents who complained that the Primary School Leaving Exam (PSLE) Maths is too difficult for their children... Intailly... I just thought that its a one off incident... Till I saw the new news on them complaining about the the PSLE Chinese paper...

Makes me wonder... Children nowadays are forced to study so hard that it seems to make their brain "inflexible"... The Chinese paper is said to have appeared in assessment paper with minor changes... Their complain? Unfair for those who never did the revision practice paper as those who did will stand at an advantage.. Now... I seriously think they are so eager to get some "bonus" points or something for their children that they seems to have forgotten a few things:

1) YES... Its an ADVANTAGE for those who are HARDWORKING enough to find more assessment paper to work on... so where is the WRONG?

2) Your child didn't... So.. WHY COMPLAIN?

3) Your child did practice but just UNLUCKY to not have done the paper... After all, if the paper your child practiced on but other children unfortunately did not, came out during the exams... ARE YOU GOING TO COMPLAIN??

4) On equal grounds if every never did that paper before... it stills boil down to how good is the child at understanding the passage... so even if they DID the paper before and your child didn't.. would it matter if your child is smart enough to understand the passage?

With regards to the Maths issue... Maths is a subject whereby the brain must think out of the box at times to find the solutions to the problems.. There is no hard and fast rule on the method (with the exception of formulas). By saying that the standard is too difficult.. What I expect to find was that the solutions is out of syllabus... Below is an example found on Yahoo News:

Jim bought some chocolates and gave half of it to Ken. Ken bought some sweets and gave half of it to Jim. Jim ate 12 sweets and Ken ate 18 chocolates. The ratio of Jim’s sweets to chocolates became 1:7 and the ratio of Ken’s sweets to chocolates became 1:4. How many sweets did Ken buy?

My solution:

Let x equals the amount of sweets Jim and Ken intially have
Let y equals the amount of chocolates Jim and Ken intially have

1) y = 7(x-12)
Hence y = 7x-84
2) y-18 = 4x

Substitude y = 7x-84 into (2)

7x-84-18 = 4x
7x-102 = 4x
3x = 102
x = 34

Since Ken gave away half the sweets he bought, 34 * 2 = 68#

As we can see, the solution is to use a simultaneous equation... and unless I remembered wrongly... I learned this in Primary School...

What's the fuss about top "A" students who can't finish... I believe there are "normal" students who can easily solve this if they can think out of the box... My accounting lecturer once told me to learn the knowledge is one thing.. you can simply do so but memorising books... but able to apply the knowledge is what seperates the ones who will suceed... Human brain can only store that much information for limited amount of time.. but to really understand the concept is the key to retain the knowledge...

Many top students have PHOTOGRAPHIC memory... but once the problem is twisted around they will be stuck in the mud since they don't understand the concept, hence unable to apply it...

Students nowadays are too rigid in their thinking in the sense that they will not be able to handle anything that cannot be found in the book...

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The above comments are purely personal thoughts and are not directed at anyone and should not be taken personally.

P.s. the presence of calculators does not mean that the difficulty of the paper is higher.

IPOD TOUCH 32GB....

I WANT THE IPOD TOUCH 32GB!!! Damage: $468..... Should I? Should I not?

Drastic changes happening!!!

Updatez....

Long time since I last blog... 4 mths.. how many things can happen... Let's see...

1) people around me (ok.. some GV people..)stopped talking to me for some reasons I myself don't know about... (not that i bother.. but just interested to know the reasons)

2) I changed job.. (to that someone who said "I am out (of GV)".. pls lah.. don't speak of that job as if its some kind of dream job who everyone is fighting for.. its a practical world.. my current one pays better.. that is WHY i left.. besides.. I HATE POLITICS.. and have no wish to be part of it)

3) (those who really hate me to the core will enjoy this) I failed a mod... meaning one yr repeat.. WHY? long story...

4) My dance.. within three competitions... from out in the semis... to 3rd place.. to 2nd... champion position.. I'm coming for YOU...

5) Hmm... nth much that I know off aly... but some of my family member's life had a BIG change... hope that boy gets over it... (he seems to.. but I hope he really is...)

okie.. back to present... things are getting pretty bad in my old job.. the fighting worst than ever... i hope innocent parties manage to stay out of the cross fire... though i don't have REALLY good friends in there.. but I still don't wish for my friends to get hurt... some of the things I really don't understand but shall keep it to myself.. (once again) I HATE POLITICS.. but doesn't mean if i get into one I don't bite back.. when I do.. people just die w/o knowing why.. so to keep the inner devil INNER... its nice time I moved on...

TO the one that annoy my bro.. LOTSA people starting to come after your blood... stay out of people's matter if it doesn't concern YOU.. you have a BIG TARGET mark behind your head.. you will never survive if everyone starts to take action... I have spared you the agony because I PITY YOU.. BUT THINK BEFORE YOU TALK....

my advice to you.. if you don't wish to side with either party.. JUST SHUT THE CRAP UP... you are making both sides agitated.. WHAT? you left once saying the job holds no challenge for you.. now you are back.. you are creating a challenge for youself as a public enemy huh? and... stop sounding like you are GOD... what the heck about "if he comes back I'll leave"... noone is stopping you from leaving... and I believed no one cares if you are serious... that guy is someone who I personally considered a buddy.. and I believed everyone else likes him better than you.. when you left.. our job stills goes AS PER NORMAL... so please.. stop looking at yourself so importantly... I'm telling you all this as a neutral party... SO WAKE UP YOUR IDEA!!

to those still living in anger... please lah.. better things in the world to be done... our eyes are designed to LOOK IN FRONT...

anyway.. to those who I offened in the past.. knowingly and unknowingly.. if it helps.. a sincere apology... and.. to those who have misunderstood me... IF YOU have NEVER took the effort to understand me.. YOU DON'T have the RIGHT to JUDGE ME... for those who had believed in rumours about me... DO SOMETHING ABOUT THOSE BRAINS OF YOURS... and YOU DON'T have the RIGHT to JUDGE ME either...

to those who have helped me in the past.. I apperciate and am really sorry if I never had the chance to bid a proper farewell... you guys take great care...

That's all I have to say regarding my old job....

LOVED my new job.. pays well (though part-time.. but at least so much better compared to the previous one).. nice people.. slight politics (but not enough to kill)... lotsa chance to learn new things and more about myself...

LIFE has been only getting better... HAPPIER... starting to know how to see things on the bright side... no longer EMO.. but SAD TO SAY... I RATHER MISS MY EMO SELF.. :P

Life's interesting due to the ups and downs... If it's smooth sailing forever... Will it be interesting??

EXAMS coming up.. praying and studying hard... and dancing even harder..

*when you slapped me in the face, I'll write it on the sand and let the waves wash the hate away... when you saved my life, I'll crave it in the stone so that the gratitude reamins in my heart for eternalty.. THAT's how a friend should be.. =)

無言獨上西樓，月如鉤。寂寞梧桐深院鎖清秋。剪不斷，理還亂，是離愁。別是一般滋味在心頭。

25-May-09

Might be dancing no more...

The End...

I guess this is the end of everything...

歌手名：郭美美
歌曲名：放了爱
专辑名：一切完美2

你指向远方 爱情很晴朗
笑问不如今后就我们俩
怕泪会反光 钻进你的胸膛
但那不是感动 是 泪无法储藏

把美梦锁上 以为是天堂
羽翼折起在你身边静静躺
却只能用目光在空中翱翔
还得乔装安份 靠在你肩膀

放了爱 为了爱
这不是我 该怎么生活
放了爱

你说你喜欢 我笑得开朗
你越温柔 我越不想撒谎
我已办不到你想要的那样
客气地配合你 我感觉更勉强

别人的幸福 何必要模仿
心不在何苦 留躯壳在身旁
加满自由 我要无重量飞翔
就算以分离收场

放了爱 为了爱
这不是我 该怎么生活
放了爱 会明白
有种拥有 叫做放手

我的心 为爱流离失所
紧握最后回家的线索
等到寻获真正的我
证明我决定没有错

放了爱 为了爱 这不是我
想要的生活
放了爱 你会明白
有种拥有 叫做放手
放了爱
放了爱

Un-Happy Birthday to ME....

I guess today is the most Un-happy Brithday for me... Although the news of getting very good result in my project... Still just one incident spoils everything....

I guess this time its really over then... take care... I wish you all the best...

My heart is not broken.. How you break something that is already shattered, or rather no longer in existance? You will never understand how I feel...