Sky Images!

Doesn't this...

Look like This?


This could hit the headlines! It would be named: Star Wars Part VII, Star Destroyers Sighted in Singapore!

Aunt's House VisitS!

I went to stay at my Aunt's house over the holidays 2 times! The first time was with my brother. We went over on 14/03/09. We had a fun time there. We went to Bishan Park in the morning to have a jog and breakfast. The breakfast was very expensive and our jaws dropped when we saw the bill. We never went there ever again. After breakfast, we walked back home and did some work assigned by our aunt. We took turns to be at the computer for games. My brother went back home a day after me.

The next stay for me was on 21/03/09. Aunt asked me over to do work. We went to Bishan Park again to have breakfast at a different restaurant. There was a wedding going on there. We later found out that it actually holds birthday parties, anniversaries etc. too! Went home after that to start work and computer games. Went to McDonald's with Dad and WF. (By that time, Dad had already picked me up. Mum went for wedding dinner.)Came back home, got bag ready and looked forward to another schooling day.

Learning Quest 2009 @ SST

Today, I went on a new school at Ngee Ann Poly called School of Science and Technology(SST). I woke up at 7+ in the morning and rushed to school. When I arrived there, EVERYONE was waiting. The teacher in charge explained to me that I was the last one to arrive. If I had arrived a minute later, I would have been left behind! After that, we went straight to the small coach that took us on a long journey to Clementi Ave 6, Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Singapore. The rest of the students from Bukit Panjang Primary, Saint Hilda's Primary etc all arrived in big coaches. We were brought to the Lecture Theatre 79(LT79), where we had a little intro on the school's facilities and all. And then we had a little quiz, a quiz on optical illusions such as:

Do you see a woman or a musician? What are the 2 words in this picture?

Are there 2 prongs or 3 prongs? Is this possible?

After the quiz was our Maths lesson, where we learnt about how to solve certain questions and the strategies. We were given a small break in the middle of the lesson. Then we watched some funny videos and stuff. We finished it off at 1230.

We went for lunch, which was a long walk to the canteen area. It was eggs, rice, veg and 2 chicken drumsticks.

Then we walked all the way back again. Lab time! The instructor taught us the different parts of a cell and their functions. We then did a small model of a human cell using...Food! Biscuit for the nucleus, pasta for the lysosomes etc. We also extracted DNA from our cheek cells. We also played a part of a forensic scientist to solve a crime.

There was a magic show where science was involved. There was one trick where the magician used a magnet to deflate a balloon! There was also once where he could make balls teleport from a hand to another! The LT erupted with non-stop applause.

Certificates were then given out and distributed to everyone. The principal gave a talk to end the day.

I could put SST onto my list of secondary schools!

Marina Barrage Trip

On Sunday, we went to the Marina Barrage with WF's 文化艺术团 friend, Andrew and family. We went there for a guided tour.

That day, we were the first to arrive. The whole building was fascinating with many different enjoyable spots. We took a walk to the bridge for a while and saw how the 30 metres wide, five metres high and 70 ton gates be opened. The siren sounded for 2 minutes and the gates opened. When they warned us to stay clear of the bridge, Mum panicked and told us to run for the building. But when we waited for a few minutes and nothing happened, we went back on.

When Andrew and family arrived, the tour started after a few minutes. The tour guide brought us to the bridge and explained that the siren was for boats and swimmers, we all looked at Mum with the "Told You..." feeling.

Then was a trip to the gallery where many interactive activities could be found. There was this bottle building that was made out of around 10 000 bottles. There was also an interactive about Singapore where we could find the efforts Singapore put in to create a wonderful environment by sliding many panels along a timeline.

We were brought to this room where they had a small model about the Marina Barrage, telling us how it works. It showed us different scenarios how the Barrage keeps the level of the reservoir and the sea the same. Once the sea's and the reservoir's water levels are the same and the rain keeps pouring in, it will empty the reservoir by its pumps, which can drain the amount of water that fills an Olympic-sized swimming pool in less than 9 seconds! Great, huh?

After all that, we were brought to the roof, where grass was seen all over the area. The grass is there to provide a place for kite-flying and picnicking and at the same time, provide a natural cooling system, where the sea, the Marina Bay and the city skyline can be seen. We decided to have a picnic and a kite-flying experience with them again in May.

When the tour group was dismissed, we headed for the Esplanade to have dinner at Ichiban Boshi. We had a feast and went home having our tummies filled to the brim.

Fun and meaningful are always 2 words to describe trips.