It is a new year and once again there will be more things to be done, more targets and resolutions to be set. I managed to complete most of my resolutions for last year.
This year, my main target will of course be getting a good result in the O' level Examination preferably to be lower than 15 if possible, to get me a place in a polytechnic with a course I want.
My other targets are to have good results in all my tests before the O' level Examination to give myself confidence and especially to improve on my weaker subjects while getting better grades for the subjects I am good in.
My main resolution is to manage my time properly, dividing time for school homework, revision and rest. This makes sure I do not overwork or relax too much.
My other resolutions for the year include; to be a better person by controlling my temperament, try to speak more and to help people out more, to work more after finishing my O' level examination, not to make careless mistakes in what I do whether it is an examination or work. I am also trying to remember things better than before.
Finally, I hope I am able to complete most if not all of my targets and resolutions for the year.
Sunday, January 13, 2008
Saturday, January 12, 2008
How I spent my holidays
This end of year holiday is different from all the others before. The following year I will be taking my O' level Examination which is the final examination of my secondary school life. As it is important, I have revised my work whenever I have free time, mostly on my weaker subjects such as Mathematics, Combined Humanities and Principles of Accounts. I divided the holiday homework into four parts, searching for and printing the articles in 3 days and answering the questions in about 2 days. Also during the holidays, I worked at Bata as a shop assistant for a few days, gaining experience in serving customers. Weekly, I also go out with my Secondary Four friends who had already completed their O' level Examination and are enjoying. I hope in the coming year it will be my turn to enjoy.
Friday, June 22, 2007
Journal Entry 4
It is the last week of the June holidays now, I feel that time has passed so quickly. Some people say that time passes very quickly when you are enjoying, it seems to be very true. The star programme for the final week has ended as well; it has helped me get ready for the New South Wales Maths Competition by letting me know vividly what questions to expect and also kept my brain from becoming rusty by making me think. It is unfortunate that I will not be going to my grandmother’s house in Malaysia so I have fewer things to write about, I will have to wait for the year end holidays to do that. Hopefully, I will be going there in a happy mood after the end of year examinations. This is the last of my holiday homework to be done, after this I will be free for two days to do what I want. Now I have to get back in the mood for studying and be ready for the new semester, I must work harder and try to remember things better than before. I am hoping that the next school holidays will not be as dull as this one and for my life to be as smooth sailing as possible.
Monday, June 18, 2007
Journal Entry 3
Once again for another week, I have not been doing much for the whole week except doing the holiday homework, revising my schoolwork and playing computer games at home and also at LAN shops with my friends, which is what I do almost day after day. I have now completed six newspaper commentaries, two blog entry, the comprehensions in the Distinction in O level Comprehension book and seventy five words and phrases in my phrase book. I hope I am able to finish my homework a few days earlier so that I have more time to revise my schoolwork as I do not want to be unprepared for the new semester. I must not fail this time as it is vital to my results at the end of the year. This is the most I can write now, but I might be going to my Malaysia to visit my grandmother, if I do, I will have a lot more things to write about because there will be more things to do there. As always, I hope there will be more interesting things to prevent my life from becoming a bore.
Monday, June 11, 2007
Journal Entry 2
It is already the second week of the June holidays but nothing much has changed since last week, every single day is about the same because I am doing almost the same thing each day, waking up, eating, doing my homework, do my own work and then to sleep. Fortunately, my family and I should be going to Malaysia to visit my grandmother and have a gathering with my relatives as well, this should make my week not as boring as I think it will be. I am still doing the holiday homework on most days of the week and revising on my weak topics and subjects during some of my free time. At the moment I have finished four newspaper commentaries, one blog entry, the comprehensions in the Distinction in O level Comprehension book and fifty words and phrases in my phrase book. So half of my holiday homework is finished and it is a great relief because I will now have more free time to do what I want to do and revise my work without having to worry about not having enough time. I hope to find more interesting and exciting new things to do in the last two weeks of the June holidays.
Monday, June 4, 2007
Journal Entry 1
The first week of the June holidays were largely dominated by the STAR programme which is to provide pupils additional coaching in various subject. For my class we had training for the New South Wales Maths Competition, the Trial Paper for the New South Wales Maths Competition and Principles of Account. In my opinion from the questions in the trial paper, I feel they will not be easy; some questions have patterns that make it easier to solve but it might not be easy to find out. Fortunately, we are allowed the use of calculators for help in calculating large numbers. I feel that I am prepared for the real test paper. My results this year for the mid-year examination was better than the last but it is still not very good, thus I plan to revise a subject that I am not good at or sure of such as Maths, Biology and Principles of Account every day I am not doing the holiday homework. And if I am still weak at those subjects or chapters, I will have to go for tuition which is more work which I hope not to. I am feeling that through this, I will be at least having average marks for all subjects to ensure I get promoted to secondary four. For my own free time, I will watch television, play computer games, surf the internet, read the newspaper or go out with my friends. I hope that the days will be better in the coming weeks before going back to school.
Thursday, March 29, 2007
Type Report: My Ambition
My future career is to be a police officer. I have chosen this as my ambition because in doing so I can help the community prevent and solve crimes to make it a better place to live in. I have always wanted to help the community but never had the chance to. I will also know more about how crimes happen and prevent it from happening around me and will also make me a more courageous and disciplined individual but I was also influenced by television shows about the police preventing and solving crimes. There are sometimes newspapers headlines of crimes that are unsolved but could only read about it and not help in the investigations. The happiness of knowing that you have just solved a case and are keeping the nation and its community safe and sound is immeasurable. Although all police officers are putting their lives on the line I believe it is for a good cause.
A police officers’ job is uphold the law, maintain order and keep the peace in the Republic of Singapore, ensuring the security, survival and success of Singapore, be a police force that inspires the world. They also have to be united and care for the community, instill fear to those hoping to commit crimes and create disorder and be ready to deal with any threats to the safety and security of Singapore. The Singapore Police Force was formed in 1819 with only 11 men under the command of Francis James Bernard, son-in-law of William Farquhar, and was kept in operation with a monthly budget of $300. Manpower constraints meant that the men had to perform a wide range of roles, and required the help of headmen amongst the various ethnic communities to maintain orderliness on the streets. This partnership with the community was in line with Sir Stamford Raffles’ vision of a thriving colony largely self-regulated by locals, with the British masters administrating it by indirect rule. Murders, mass riots, kidnappings, arson and other serious crimes became commonplace in the next four decades since the colony's founding. Faced with violent acts of crime which may involve thousands, such as the funeral riots of 1846 involving 9,000 members from the Ghee Hin and Ghee Hock secret societies, the 300 police force was woefully incapable of bringing the situation under control, and often had to call in the army for assistance. The escalating number of serious crimes prompted the need for stronger legislation to deter would-be criminals. They were headed by Europeans and containing mostly Malay and Indian officers, the force had little Chinese representation as the military and policing professionals were traditionally shunned by the Chinese community, which in turn impaired policing efforts amongst the large Chinese populace. In 1843, the force comprised a sitting magistrate doubling up as a superintendent, three European constables and an assistant native constable, 14 officers and 110 policemen. With a total strength of no more than 150 men, they were compelled to avoid direct intervention in these mass acts of violence, or else risking almost total annihilation. A repeat of this scenario occurred in 1851, when lingering displeasure against Roman Catholic ethnic Chinese erupted into major rioting leaving over 500 Chinese dead. The army was called in again, although it involved having to induct Indian convicts into military service almost overnight. In 1854, twelve consecutive days of violence sparked by a dispute between the Hokkiens and Teochews disrupted trade. This particular incident led to the formation of the military's Singapore Rifle Corps on 8 July 1854, the earliest predecessor of the Singapore Armed Forces' People's Defence Force today. Criminal violence was not merely in the domain of the ethnic Chinese, however. Rivalries between Malay princes and communities also often result in acts of violence, which prompted the passing of Singapore's first arms law in March 1823 restricting the right to bear arms to 24 of the Malay Sultan's followers. Nearly two centuries later, these anti-arms laws continue to be strictly enforced, resulting in a society relatively free from firearms-related criminal offences.
The requirements for me to join is to have the minimum educational qualification of 5 GCE ‘O’ Level credits or NITEC, be at least 18 years old, be certified medically fit, having PES status of A or B, have good eyesight and normal colors vision and lastly, be a Singapore Citizen or Singapore Permanent Resident. To get at least 5 GCE ’O’ Level credit, I will have to work hard in my studies to achieve it. To be certified medically fit, I will have to work out more to keep myself fit. In addition one also has to have discipline, be able to know when to be serious, have the will to lead, have initiative and have the courage to do what is right. While on national service I can be a police national serviceman which will be my final steps towards being a police officer. I will have to prepare myself starting from today for the expectations needed to get this job.
My future career prospects are to work hard for the country and in the process be promoted so that I can become a leader to lead and guide others. Police Officers will get promoted to Senior Police Officer when they obtain their degree in the Force their performance and potential are good enough. Successful Police Officer candidates are eligible for studies sponsorship in NITEC or diploma studies for serving officers to upgrade themselves on a part-time basis. The courses available are GCE ‘A’ Level, Diploma in Management and Police Studies, Advance Diploma in Police Studies and Bachelor Degree in Justice Studies. Officers can I take up part-time studies as long as they do not clash with their working hours and may be granted unrecorded leave of up to 12 days a year for examinations provided if the course is directly relevant to the officer's work and must form part of the officer's training plan in the work review form. The officer must also have a good performance grade and must be confirmed in service before he/she is eligible for unrecorded leave. I will also get to use weapons such as the Taurus Model 85, Monadnock PR-21 side handle baton also known as the T-baton and palmtops (called mPOD) developed from the Hewlett-Packard Jornada 928, which allows officers to screen persons and vehicles on the go without needing to rely on radio communication to help in the fight against criminals.
In conclusion, I hope to get the job and be one of the hardworking police officers in the force, in the process help the whole community though I have 2 more choices of jobs to fall back on. It will be a job both my parents and relatives will be proud of and should be supportive of the decision I have made. I think this occupation will still be relevant in the near future as humans are still needed to tackle the problems criminals try to create in the community. But for now, I will still have to work hard in my studies and get grades as good as possible because this the first step to get any formal occupation and not disappoint the high hopes my family have on me.
A police officers’ job is uphold the law, maintain order and keep the peace in the Republic of Singapore, ensuring the security, survival and success of Singapore, be a police force that inspires the world. They also have to be united and care for the community, instill fear to those hoping to commit crimes and create disorder and be ready to deal with any threats to the safety and security of Singapore. The Singapore Police Force was formed in 1819 with only 11 men under the command of Francis James Bernard, son-in-law of William Farquhar, and was kept in operation with a monthly budget of $300. Manpower constraints meant that the men had to perform a wide range of roles, and required the help of headmen amongst the various ethnic communities to maintain orderliness on the streets. This partnership with the community was in line with Sir Stamford Raffles’ vision of a thriving colony largely self-regulated by locals, with the British masters administrating it by indirect rule. Murders, mass riots, kidnappings, arson and other serious crimes became commonplace in the next four decades since the colony's founding. Faced with violent acts of crime which may involve thousands, such as the funeral riots of 1846 involving 9,000 members from the Ghee Hin and Ghee Hock secret societies, the 300 police force was woefully incapable of bringing the situation under control, and often had to call in the army for assistance. The escalating number of serious crimes prompted the need for stronger legislation to deter would-be criminals. They were headed by Europeans and containing mostly Malay and Indian officers, the force had little Chinese representation as the military and policing professionals were traditionally shunned by the Chinese community, which in turn impaired policing efforts amongst the large Chinese populace. In 1843, the force comprised a sitting magistrate doubling up as a superintendent, three European constables and an assistant native constable, 14 officers and 110 policemen. With a total strength of no more than 150 men, they were compelled to avoid direct intervention in these mass acts of violence, or else risking almost total annihilation. A repeat of this scenario occurred in 1851, when lingering displeasure against Roman Catholic ethnic Chinese erupted into major rioting leaving over 500 Chinese dead. The army was called in again, although it involved having to induct Indian convicts into military service almost overnight. In 1854, twelve consecutive days of violence sparked by a dispute between the Hokkiens and Teochews disrupted trade. This particular incident led to the formation of the military's Singapore Rifle Corps on 8 July 1854, the earliest predecessor of the Singapore Armed Forces' People's Defence Force today. Criminal violence was not merely in the domain of the ethnic Chinese, however. Rivalries between Malay princes and communities also often result in acts of violence, which prompted the passing of Singapore's first arms law in March 1823 restricting the right to bear arms to 24 of the Malay Sultan's followers. Nearly two centuries later, these anti-arms laws continue to be strictly enforced, resulting in a society relatively free from firearms-related criminal offences.
The requirements for me to join is to have the minimum educational qualification of 5 GCE ‘O’ Level credits or NITEC, be at least 18 years old, be certified medically fit, having PES status of A or B, have good eyesight and normal colors vision and lastly, be a Singapore Citizen or Singapore Permanent Resident. To get at least 5 GCE ’O’ Level credit, I will have to work hard in my studies to achieve it. To be certified medically fit, I will have to work out more to keep myself fit. In addition one also has to have discipline, be able to know when to be serious, have the will to lead, have initiative and have the courage to do what is right. While on national service I can be a police national serviceman which will be my final steps towards being a police officer. I will have to prepare myself starting from today for the expectations needed to get this job.
My future career prospects are to work hard for the country and in the process be promoted so that I can become a leader to lead and guide others. Police Officers will get promoted to Senior Police Officer when they obtain their degree in the Force their performance and potential are good enough. Successful Police Officer candidates are eligible for studies sponsorship in NITEC or diploma studies for serving officers to upgrade themselves on a part-time basis. The courses available are GCE ‘A’ Level, Diploma in Management and Police Studies, Advance Diploma in Police Studies and Bachelor Degree in Justice Studies. Officers can I take up part-time studies as long as they do not clash with their working hours and may be granted unrecorded leave of up to 12 days a year for examinations provided if the course is directly relevant to the officer's work and must form part of the officer's training plan in the work review form. The officer must also have a good performance grade and must be confirmed in service before he/she is eligible for unrecorded leave. I will also get to use weapons such as the Taurus Model 85, Monadnock PR-21 side handle baton also known as the T-baton and palmtops (called mPOD) developed from the Hewlett-Packard Jornada 928, which allows officers to screen persons and vehicles on the go without needing to rely on radio communication to help in the fight against criminals.
In conclusion, I hope to get the job and be one of the hardworking police officers in the force, in the process help the whole community though I have 2 more choices of jobs to fall back on. It will be a job both my parents and relatives will be proud of and should be supportive of the decision I have made. I think this occupation will still be relevant in the near future as humans are still needed to tackle the problems criminals try to create in the community. But for now, I will still have to work hard in my studies and get grades as good as possible because this the first step to get any formal occupation and not disappoint the high hopes my family have on me.
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