Submit I&R and doing GPF

Hi, hope that everything is going well for your OP and H1 exams.
On the day of your OP, you are supposed to submit your I&R.
Leaders, please ensure that all your group members submit and pass them to me after your OP.
Remember to bring ONE GPF cover page (Pg 13 of the booklet)
You will organise the GPF when you meet me.
Every member needs to be present.
Content of GPF
1) Cover Page of GPF
2) GPP
3) PI
4) EOM + article
5) I&R
> Repeat Steps 3, 4, 5 for individual work. (Group according to each student)
> ST to initial for all individual work.
> Check if order of GPF is correct
> Pagination

OP Audience

OP Audience

3 Nov Pls turn up to support your classmates
0800 to 0900 MI072 @ 03-14 MI071 MI073

0900 to 1000 MI074 @ 02-18 MI075 MI076

1030 to 1130 MI077 @ 03-15 MI071 MI073 MI072 MI075

5 Nov
0800 to 0900 MI073 @ 03-14 MI076 MI072

0900 to 1000 MI071 @ 02-18 MI072 MI074

0900 to 1000 MI075 @ 03-15 MI077 MI073

1030 to 1130 MI076 @ 02-17 MI077 MI074 MI072

You can support more groups, but not less. if you are late, do not rush in. You may disturb the presenters

WR Submission 23 Oct @ 5 pm

1. Pls submit reports to me in person


2. Submit both HARD & SOFT COPIES (as specified by Exams/SEAB). Ensure the cover page is duly completed.(available from PW task booklet).

For soft copies, pls burn a CD. Label MI___


3. Pls do not bind reports (as copies need to be made).
Use a plastic folder for each report (ensure the pages are in correct running order)

Venues for OP [Updated]

3 Nov
0800 to 0900 MI072 @ 01-15
0900 to 1000 MI074 @ 02-18
1030 to 1130 MI077 @ 01-16

5 Nov
0800 to 0900 MI073 @ 01-15
0900 to 1000 MI071 @ 02-18
0900 to 1000 MI075 @ 01-16
1030 to 1130 MI076 @ 02-17

Please make sure at least 8 to 10 of your school friends (MI only) turn up to be the audience as well as give you support

[PW] Final Submission for EOMs

Submit final EOMs (soft and hard) to me by Oct 2 (Thursday), 5 pm..

Attach the relevant readings/materials.

Pls ensure proper citation/bibliography is adhered to

Order RJC KS Bull Issue 2

Issue 2 is out!
It is $4 a copy, first-come, first-served basis. Please place your orders and give your money to the respective representatives by Wednesday 24 Sept. No money, no book. Representatives, please use a class list to note down who paid. Advise you not to pay for your friends. Thanks for helping me collect the money! =D
07S1 - Benny
07B4 - Cindy
07A2 - Shimma

[Reflection] Food poisoning scare

14 teaching days to GP promo exam
and I actually did not teach for 2 days.
Apologies.

My significant other had severe food poisoning and was hospitalised so I had to take care of him.
He started vomitting around 3 am and by the time I discovered, it was already 4.30 am. He drank isotonic drinks and glucose but it didn't get any better.
We waited until 8.30 am to send him to the doctor because that was the time when the clinic opens. A few minutes after he got into the car, he broke into cold sweat and his fingers, legs started cramping. I have never seen a scarier sight than to see the life of a loved one slipping away from me and there is nothing I can do for him.

I was so calm earlier, telling myself that he was a big baby, seeking attention and care.

But I broke down when I saw him in pain.

Sometimes I hate myself for trying to be logical and objective, to the extent of coming across as bitchy or even stubborn. I wasn't always like that.

When I turned 21, my birthday request to my close friends was to answer these 3 questions,
"What is one thing you love about me? hate about me? hope that I will change?"

Quite weird huh? Not a wild party with lots of booze and hunks. (I don't mind too =P)

Anyway, my best guy friend said, "Your weakest point is you are too emotional. It will be your downfall as being too emotional will cloud your judgment."

I tried to learn how to look at issues objectively, without considering the emotions involved.

In a way, the decisions made seem to be better as they are 'logical'. However, they lack the human factor. Just like when my husband was in pain, I try to rationalise that he was kicking a big fuss over a stomachache.

What did I learn from this jarring experience?

1. Treasure my family and friends more. (not at the expense of being irresponsible or immoral)
2. Trust my husband that he can make the right choice.
3. Balance objectivity with emotions.
4. Make a will.
5. Refresh driving skills.
6. Advise people to see a doctor immediately if vomitting doesn't stop after 2 hours.
7. Learn first aid and pick up medical knowledge.
8. Warn students that they should not visit a doctor just to get an MC because they are late for school/ skip PE/ don't feel like it. It perpetuates irresponsibility.
9. Submit a ESSS suggestion to reduce latecoming problem.

What other things do you think I can learn?

[Lecture] 4 Aug 3.25 pm

Mr Wong is conducting a lecture on crime and punishment - mercy and justice.
next Monday, 4 Aug, from 3.25pm to 4.45pm @ LR2
See you there!

[LJ] The Dark Knight

Since we are doing crime and punishment this term, I thought that it will be apt to watch the new Batman movie, The Dark Knight, who is the vigilante of Gotham City.
Proposed date is this coming Friday evening 5 or 6 plus, West Mall.
Interested peeps, please inform me.

[LJ] Terrorism talk on 21 Aug

Resisting the Temptation of Military Force: Non-Military Strategies to Manage Global Risks in the Other War on Terror

> Speaker: Mr. Yee-Kuang Heng (Lecturer inInternational Relations & Research Fellow, Centre for the Study ofTerrorism and Political Violence (CSTPV), School of InternationalRelations, University of St. Andrews, U.K.)

> Date: Thursday, 21 August 2008

> Time: 12.15 p.m. - 1.30 p.m

> Venue: Seminar Room 3-5, Level 3, Manasseh Meyer, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, 469C Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 259772

> Synopsis: Critics of American unilateralism and its predominant focus on ‘hard’ military force tend to overlook multilateral practices that have emerged to combat global terrorism. These have unfortunately gone largely unnoticed, quietly slipping under the radar screen of both public opinion and academic scrutiny. President Bush’s address to the Joint Session of Congress on 20 September 2001 made clear that his war on terror would include dramatic ‘hard’ military strikes which have inevitably garnered the lion’s share of attention, but other initiatives would be less publicised, ‘secret even in success’. This paper seeks to address this imbalance by examining some less noticed cooperative ‘soft’ initiatives against global terror, and reflecting on the implications for International Relations theory, in particular risk and security studies.

Anyone wanna go? Tag or tell me personally.

[LJ] Bioethics Forum 16 Aug (Sat)

Invitation to a Public Forum on "Mixing Human and Animal Tissues: Is such research ethical?”

The Bioethics Advisory Committee (BAC) has a public forum on human-animal combinations in biomedical research on 16 August 2008, from 9.30 am to 12.30 pm.

If you would like to go, please inform me (in person or tag my blog) by 18 July (Friday)

The Forum seeks to promote discussion on ethical issues relating to human-animal combinations that were raised in the BAC's consultation paper issued early this year, on this subject.

A copy of the Consultation Paper is available at the BAC website: http://www.bioethics-singapore.org/uploadfile/55655%20PMHuman-Animal%20Combination.pdf

[PW] Heritage Fest

"A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles."
Christopher Reeves (1952 - 2004)

The Singapore HeritageFest has a segment on "Who's Your Hero?” which is related to the Task 1 on ‘Journeys’. The exhibition is at Suntec City from July 12 to 27.
Anyone interested to go? We can do a learning journey. =D

Another contest which you might be interested in joining is the Heritage Marathon, ala Amazing Race to learn about local heroes and have fun at the same time.

Date	Saturday, 19 July 2008
Time	8.30 to 2.30pm (Registration from 7.45am to 8.15am)
Start Point and End Point	Suntec City Mall's Fountain of Wealth
Registration Fee	$25 (inclusive of GST) per team of four
Registration Closing Date	17 July 2008

[Admin] GP SEM Survey

Can the following students complete an online GP Sem Survey?
Please inform your classmate if they do not have the habit of checking the blog.
If you forgot their MI Link password, please get someone from your class to replace you AND inform me of the change by tagging on the board.
When you have completed the survey, tag my blog. Thanks~

Instructions
Please go to MI Link and click on Survey.
Ensure that you complete EVERY question.
Complete it BEFORE Saturday. Thank you.

07S1
1) Jasmine
2) Adnan
3) Aisyah
4) Kenny
5) Pavan

07A2
1) Christina
2) Jai
3) Bernadette
4) Melvin
5) Melinda

07B4
1) Man Ting
2) Eugene
3) Syazwani
4) Belinda
5) Vans

[Rehearsal] Wed IRP period

Pre U Sem presenters please take note.
Mrs Meya & Mdm Mesenas will be viewing your presentation on Wed IRP period.
We have booked LT 1 for rehearsal.
Please be prepared and bring the necessary materials for presentation.
Powerpoint slides and MM video.

[GPP] Submission

After going through 3 groups of GPP,
the main problems are
1) Aims & plan don't match
2) Task requirements not met
3) Steps of plan are not clear or specific enough
4) No timeline
5) No plan to gather information

The solutions proposed are
1) Think of activities that will match the aims
2) Check the aims and plan meet the task requirements
3) Specify what needs to be considered
4) How to gather info? Survey/ Focus group/ Interview

1st draft: 09 May (Friday)
Final draft (Soft Copy & Hard Copy): 13 May (Wed)
Official submission deadline: 16 May (Fri)

For the upcoming hols, you are to do your individual EOM (drafts) & gathering of relevant primary info. Please spend your time wisely. Revise for MYE! Even if you score for PW and fail your exam, you will still repeat 1 year.
So long as individually, do your EoM which will be useful to the group's project but you are not expected to meet up more than once.
Use IT platforms effectively. Eg. Wetpaint, NLB Digital Resources, Email, MSN to communicate and compile resources.

Any question, drop me a message! =)

[GPP] Feedback

Disclaimer: This only serves as constructive feedback, not an attempt to embarrass or put down anyone's effort.

Steve Irwin: Conservation effort & environmentalism

+ Clear rationale for doing the project
+ Prior research done
Eg. Previously, only campaigns on awareness is done
+ Unique activity
Eg. Pet exchange program
- Target group is not clear
- Specific steps of carrying out the plan
- Timeline

J.K. Rowling: Tackling depression

- Aims and plan needs to gel
- Target group needs to be clear.
- Eg. Survey on who? Will depressed people tell you their conditions? Such patients usually don’t know they suffer from depression and even if they do, they will not admit it.
- Why J.K Rowling?
Need to be clear about rationale.
- Do prior research.
- Activity needs to meet the aims
Eg. Maze: Know about J.K Rowling OR depression?
Choose one to be more focused.
Decision making is different from tackling depression
- Talk by a psychologist & motivational speaker
Not unique.
- Steps to carry out plan are not specific or well thought-out.
-Possible venue? Timeline?

Terry Fox
- Plan is still very flimsy. No concrete steps given.
- How many participants do you expect?
- Fund raising: What specific non-profit organisation?
- Why not for the disabled students' expenditure?

[Wishlist] Montenegro

Came across this breathtaking photo of Montenegro


This country only gained its independence 2 years ago and the number of visitors surged to 1.1 million , a 50% increase in 2000. I guessed the dramatic rise can be attributed to this Times report on the top 20 style destinations in 2008.
I used to pride myself to be a backpacker who can endure creaky beds in cheap hostels, walk to any destination carrying a 5kg bag and not bathing for 3 days.
Now, I declare to be a Luxplorer, one who loves adventure but stay at luxury hotels. Nothing beats a comfy bed and a hot soaking bath after a day of excitement. =)

[Pre U Sem] Rehearsal @ NTU

Please be reminded that the 2nd rehearsal will be on the 17th May (Saturday) at NTU.
The Orientation briefing will be at 9am at Nanyang Auditorium.
Please do not be late as we will begin on time. The briefing will be followed by a tea reception. If you are arriving by chartered bus, alight near Admin Building or International House. For more information, please check the NTU website for the map.

Participants who are not involved in the 2nd Parallel Presentation Rehearsal may leave after the briefing and tea. However, all presenters and teacher advisors will need to be back at the rehearsal venue at least 20 minutes before the rehearsal time.

In your case, the rehearsal will start at 3pm.
Please note that it will be at LT 2A . LT 2A will be where you will be presenting on the actual day as well. As you have ordered lunch for 8 people, please do stay to get the lunch, which will be at 1pm. If your students wish to travel out of NTU it is possible, but just take note of the timings for lunch and the time that they need to be back in LT 2A.

Please remember to bring backup copies of your presentation material in case hardware fails on 17 May. And remember to bring any wires, adaptors, etc that are crucial for the projection to work. Bring backup laptops as well just in case.

[Lesson] by Mr Wong on 6 May

Mr Samuel Wong will be conducting an extra lesson on Paper 1 on
Tuesday 6 May at 4.05 pm LT 1
Check my blog regularly for updates!

[PW] Mass Lecture T2 Wk 7 to 10

Take note of the PW mass lecture arrangements

Class: 07S1	Gp members attending Dr Ng’s Workshop on Creativity	Gp members meeting up with STs
PW Group 1	Jasmine See Hui Fen	Nur Aisah Nordin
	Hainoon Jahria Bte Hassan	Benny Low Zhi Hao
		V Jeevitha
PW Group 2	Chen Guanwen Marcus	Pavandirjit Kaur
	Nur Aisyah Bite Mohd Ghazali	Kalvindar
		Ooi Xian Hua
PW Group 3	Daryl Ng Wei Bin	Loke Gabriel
	Ding Kun	Huang Pengrong
		Ng Yao Yang
PW Group 4	Tan Yan Ping	Tan Wei Min Kenny
	Ling Shu Hui	Sandy Neo
		Teo Jin Tong
PW Group 5	Adnan Ramdani Agung	Daliah Binte Mohd Ishak
	Nicholas Tan Keng Chuen	Md Farhaan Ho
		Neo Joeveen
PW Group 6	Md NurRudin	Nor Atiqah Bte Hassan
	Rafeah Insyirah	Amelia Jean Palmer
		Abdul Rahim Hassan

Names in Red/Blue/Green: Students who had already attended Creativity Workshop in Term 1 & Term 2

[Make-up test] Compre 3

Those who have not done the timed assignment Compre 3, please complete it.
Instructions are pasted beside my pigeon hole, No. 12.
Some of you have not done any compre this term, please do at least one before the mid-year exams.
If none is done, ZERO will be recorded.
Choice 1: Friday 1.30 - 3 pm
Choice 2: Monday 7 - 8.30 am

[Order] RJC GP Bulletin

If you would like to purchase RJC GP Bulletin which is the RJC version of MIsays. Please place your order with your class's GP rep. The price is not fixed yet but last year, it costs about $3 - 4 a copy.

[GP file] Final reminder

GP file check during lesson time.
07A2 & 07S1: Thurs
07B4: Tues
Those who left the files on top of my pigeon hole.
Please collect. I will check again during lesson.
You must include the timed assignments in the file
Do not include last year's work.
I need to submit the files to my boss next Friday!

[Congrats] Kar Yee

Congrats to Lam Kar Yee who clinched a Best Speaker title in the 2008 MOE Invitational Debating Championship preliminary rounds!

MI students can emerge as victors if they set their hearts on achieving their targets.
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[AR] Upload to Wetpaint

2 more weeks of AR presentation.
Thanks to the students who have prepared and presented so far.
Bernadette, Champa, Melinda, Melvinand Kar Yee.
Apologies to Isabella and Sara about the technical glitches.

Please remember to upload your research onto Wetpaint.
If possible, upload earlier so that your classmates are better prepared for discussion.

Those who have not presented and always absent on Monday, please turn up. Your absence is deeply missed and unfortunately, recorded.

[Review] Feet Unbound

Watched 'Feet Unbound' today. The cinema was sparsely filled, less than 30 people. The lacklustre turnout was expected, similar to the lukewarm response from the students. It is not a blockbuster movie, no action or horror so people will not be motivated to watch it. I wondered if I should encourage students to watch movies which are not well-packaged. Money is hard to earn and to spend $7.50 on a movie which is equivalent to 3 plates of chicken rice needs some careful consideration. One of my concerns as a GP tutor is students do not have a broad perspective hence they tend to be slightly narrow-minded. When they write their essays, they come across as myopic and self-centred. I will do my best to organise learning journeys and feature some movies that will widen your perspective yet entertain. However, it will require your participation. For instance, one of the Earth Week's program is showcasing 3 movies about the environment so I would recommend that you can catch at least one. Remember next week, you are supposed to do a timed assignment on Environment.

Looking through the eyes of a young Beijing reporter, the torturous Long March was recounted by the few surviving members. The young reporter even tried to light a fire in the freezing snowstorm. She was trembling while she spoke her lines. The most memorable ones was about the Western Route (WR) soldiers had nothing to eat on the frozen grassland. When there was nothing to eat, the yak's sh*t has some crop seeds which were digested while they were eating grass, the WR's soldiers ate the sh*t. When there was no yak sh*t, they cooked the belts which were made from yak's leather.

War is only a power struggle between politicians, the casualties are the people. Those who lost their lives are praised for being martyrs, those who survived are left with indelible memories. At the end of the WR, the final destination was in the middle of the Gobi Desert; no food, no water, no amenities. One of the old ladies said that the favourite slogan was "Go back to Dalian to eat rice!" so they persevered, hoping to achieve the goal of eating rice one day. Their wish is so simple yet unattainable in those hard times. Peace is priceless.

The young journalist reflected and realised for the past twentyodd years, she was a playgirl.
We always complained about how our lives have been hard, terrible or even unbearable. All the sh*t that I am going through now is nothing compared to the iron ladies. If war was to strike, how many of us will stay to fight for our homeland? I really admire their guts and recommend you to watch the movie. It is ending its run this Wednesday so catch it soon!

[LJ] Watch Feet Unbound

Keen to watch a movie about the journey of China's female soldiers of The Long March?

Shot by a Singaporean director, Ng Khee Jin, this movie is about a young woman retraces the footsteps of China's female soldiers of The Long March and encounters untold stories of courage and hope in the face of extreme deprivation and brutality.

This is the never-been-told story of the Chinese Red Army's teenage female soldiers of The Long March - a massive military retreat of over 200,000 troops on foot over 12,500 kilometres that lasted from 1934 to 1937.

You can find out more about the film at the official website

Suitable for people who are interested in gender discrimination, history, or those who are still clueless about PW.

Date: 21 April (Monday) 6 pm

Venue: The Cathay (near Dhoby Ghaut MRT) not Plaza Singapura . Transport is not provided so please make your own way there.

Price: $7.50 (I absorbed the booking fee)

- Pls give me the exact amount by Monday

- No cash, no booking, no ticket.

Don't have to wear school uniform! =)

[Outlook] Term 2 Wk 6 to 9

Hey Millennians,

It's Week 5! Halfway through the term, 5 more weeks of torture to go.
Counting down to my honeymoon~

A brief recap of what we have done for the past 5 weeks.

Paper 1: ideal VS practical, short run VS long run, how to create logical arguments (kindly & brilliantly taught by our jolly Mr Wong)

Paper 2: short structured question (SSQ) strategies, summary 'Crack the sentence' , AQ 'evaluate stupid ideas'

What to expect for the next 5 weeks?
Timed assignments! *groans*

Wk 6: Paper 2
Wk 7: Paper 1 - on environmental qns so research and practise writing arguments
Wk 8: Review Paper 2 qns
Wk 9: Review Paper 1 qns

Please do your IRP responses at the same time.

07A2: Upload your AR pages! My boss will check >_<"

[MI Essay] Last Call

Finally, some people submitted their essays.
Thanks Bernadette and Geran.
The rest?

Eh... your essay is featured in MI Essays. Your name, your first byline.
At least 3000 copies are printed.
Your first big break, your mother can show off to your uncle, auntie, neighbour, stranger on the bus so if you still want to submit your essay, please drop the photocopy into my pigeon hole, No. 12
by Friday morning, 11 April 11 am. Thanks!

[PW] Trail Blazers on CNA

Hopefully, you are writing your Preliminary Idea reports now.

For Task 1: Journeys, you may like to watch this TV program for some ideas or for 'evaluation of materials (non-print)'.
'Trail Blazers' is aired on every Monday 8.30 pm, starting on 7 April.
Repeats on Mon (12.30am), Tue (1.30pm), and Wed (5.30pm).

Trail Blazers - an English documentary series on pioneers in Singapore

MOE and Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA) have jointly commissioned an English documentary series titled Trail Blazers. This 8-part half-hour series will feature Singapore pioneers who have contributed significantly to our nation in various fields. The featured pioneers are Mr Kuo Pao Kun (Art & Culture), Prof S.S.Ratnam (Science & Technology), Dr Ee Peng Liang (Social & Community work), Prof Chao Tzee Cheng (Medicine), Dr Ruth Wong (Education), Mrs Wong-Lee Siok Tin (Media), Haji Wandly Yazid (Music) and Mr Wong Peng Soon (Sports).

Each episode would also feature a different inquirer who would embark on a journey of discovery to uncover aspects of the pioneer’s life, achievements and contributions. Some of the inquirers include Hady Mirza, Eunice Olsen, Phin Wong, Annabelle Francis and so on.

Trail Blazers is scheduled for broadcast on Channelnews Asia on 7 April at 8.30 pm. One new episode will be aired a week, and there will be three additional runs for the same episode in the week at the following times: Mon (12.30am), Tue (1.30pm), and Wed (5.30pm).

[Reflection] Hate tags

What crimes can one do under the cloak of Internet anonymity?
phishing, credit card frauds, illegal downloading, industrial espionage, child pornography, kidnapping children via chat rooms, harassment, scams, cyberterrorism, creation and/or distribution of viruses, spam , the dirty list just grows longer and longer.

Although I embrace the power of Internet, I bear the brunt of it too.
Last year, one of my posts got me into trouble and I was advised to close this blog.
However, the objective of this blog is to inform students about activities and track my progress as a teacher so I decided to keep it going. However, the posts are generally restricted to administrative matters.

This term, I started teaching Mr Wong's classes.
The co-teaching arrangement evolved from my desire for my students to write better essays and Mr Wong's wish that I can impart Paper 2 skills to his students.

For the past two weeks, my students benefited tremendously from his lessons; learning about the major environmental issues and the components of logical arguments. They raved about Mr Wong's vast knowledge and sharp insight. I also learnt how to frame issues using analogies as well as the theoretical explanation of logical arguments. [My husband uses Hegelian arguments.] Thanks, Sam! :)

Although only 2 periods are exchanged, I missed my classes.
I missed 07A2's witty retorts.
I missed 07B4's attentiveness.
I missed 07S1's studious attitude.

I guessed the rapport I have with you is stronger than I thought.

Even irritating buggers like JT, BS, PL have better manners than some of his students.

Since last Wednesday's lesson, some student(s) have been posting hate tags.

How can I be so sure it is NOT my students who are the culprits?

If it is my students, they will post such tags last year -which one of them did and I happened to know who.

I may appear to be brainless; using simplistic teaching techniques and discussing frivolous topics.

Please keep in mind that appearances are deceiving.

You can continue to bombard me with your hate tags but this is the last time I am responding.
"An eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind." - Mahatma Ghandi

Thank you for taking time to visit and tag my blog.

Since you commented that my teaching is like the blind leading the blind, I would like to end this post with a quote from a real blind woman who is the first deaf and blind person who earned a college degree and became a great educator.

"What a blind person needs is not a teacher but another self. " - Helen Keller

[MIsays] Submission

Students who score 30 and above for your essays,

Please photocopy or type your essays for MIsays submission/ prizes!
Email or drop into my pigeon hole, No. 12 by 2nd April (Wednesday)

Offhand, I can only remember
07A2: Bernadette, Geran, Joyce, Zul, Kar Yee

[938 Campus Live] Podcast

MI hosted an episode of the NewsRadio 938 Live programme "Campus Live!". This programme is a youth discussion forum which is led by a panel and involves students. The students selected were from Pre-U Sem. The producers commended our students' active participation and might do a 2nd episode with us again.
Good job, people! =)

To catch the episode
Topic: Literature and the Youths; is literature a much hated subject among young people? why so? and why not?

Hear it here.

[Common Test] Top GP performers

The top PU 2 GP students for Common Test 2008 are:

07A2 JOYCE TAN MAN FANG
07A2 LAM KAR YEE
07A2 HOW XIN HENG BERNADETTE

All from my class!~~~ *Woots~*
You will be getting book vouchers.
Please maintain the good results.
Remember, my performance bonus is dependent on you! >_<"

[LJ] Old SG Movies

Before Eric Khoo, Roystan Tan and Jack Neo, there were Yi Sui, Salleh Ghani and P Ramlee who are pioneers of the Singapore movie industry.

Anyone wants to watch the movies which your parents used to watch when they were young?
Please contact me. It can be a learning journey. =)

PERSPECTIVES FILM FESTIVAL
The Film Lovers' Guide to Living Well

Bask in the nostalgia of the good old days, when bell-bottoms were fashionable and going to the movies was indulgent.

From 31st March to 4th of April at the National Museum of Singapore, Perspectives '08 presents the classics from the Golden Era of Singapore cinematic history. Over a period of five days, be touched, inspired and entertained by the imaginative works of yesteryear.

Get ready your pen and paper, as the films dispense pointers on living a good life. Come laugh, cry, scream and sigh with us!

About the Festival
Perspectives Film Festival is organised by the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information, NTU in partnership with the National Museum of Singapore. The student-led festival is part of the new curriculum in the school which aims to expose students to greater hands-on experience beyond the classroom.

Film Screening Information

31 March (Indoor screening at Gallery Theatre, 7.30pm)
Lion City
Dir: Yi Sui
1960 / Singapore / 105 min / Beta / PG

Widely regarded as the first Chinese-language film produced in Singapore, Lion City stands out among the Malay movies in the Studio Era. A delicate romance between two young lovers from different backgrounds plays out amid political and societal change. The movie also features numerous panoramic and travelling shots of Singapore in the sixties, providing a nostalgic journey through the Singapore streets.

01 April (Indoor screening at Gallery Theatre, 7.30pm)
Tun Fatimah
Dir: Salleh Ghani
1962 / Singapore / 98 min / Beta / PG

Based on a historical personality, the film translates Tun Fatimah's drive and high-spiritedness into the eponymous character's desire to uncover the truth behind her family's unjust death. Alluding to the feminist movement, the women in the movie display resilience and a fighting spirit which rivals the men around them. The portrayal of the rowdy Portuguese also signals the director's anti-colonialism sentiments.

02 April (Indoor screening at Gallery Theatre, 7.30pm)

Sumpah Pontianak

Dir: B.N. Rao
1958 / Singapore / 83 min / Beta / PG

The third of the original trilogy made by B.N. Rao in the 1950s, Sumpah Pontianak is also the last surviving one. Originally a feared spirit in Malayan folklore, the pontianak in the film takes on an anti-hero role, protecting her daughter even as she needs to feed on the blood of the living. Despite its rubber masks and oversized fangs, the legacy of the legend of pontianak remains today, with much credit to these films, where it all began.

03 April (Indoor screening at Gallery Theatre, 7.30pm)
Hang Jebat

Dir: Hussain Haniff
1960 / Singapore / 123 min / Beta / TBA

Hang Jebat, with his unconditional love for Hang Tuah, seeks revenge on the Sultan of Malacca for the unjust execution of his blood brother. In a twist of fate, Hang Tuah who escapes the execution kills Hang Jebat under the Sultan's order. The film was controversial at the time for its heroic depiction of Hang Jebat defying the Sultan. But, it was also a box-office hit, garnering great acclaim from critics and the public alike.

04 April (FREE Outdoor screening, 8pm)
Seniman Bujang Lapok
Dir: P. Ramlee
1961 / Singapore / 119 min / Beta / PG

A parody of the film-making industry in the Studio Era, Seniman Bujang Lapok chronicles the trials and tomfooleries of the three bachelors who aspire to be movie stars in this installment of the Bujang Lapok series. The humour of their struggles in their careers and lives hides the latent anxiety of the common folk in a time of rapid change. The film also brings us to the Malay Film Productions' studio at Jalan Ampas, treating the audience to rare footages of the actual Shaw Brothers production studios in Singapore.

Ticketing Information
$7 per screening ($6 Concession Rate).

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[MI Link] The Arena 2

The Arena Season 2 has started on Channel 5. Did you watch the crossfire between RI and St Nicolas? Personally, I think that RI team was better last year. The short Indian boy was quite sharp when he shot the POIs. Intellectually 'stimulating'. >:P
The 3rd girl, Claire Tan from St. Nicks was the best speaker IMHO. Apart from her feisty approach, the points she brought up was supported with good examples whereas the RI speakers made a lot of assumptions. St. Nicks could have won if they pointed out those baseless comments during POI. However, the first speaker wasted a lot of time.

Despite some of the weakness pointed out, The Arena is a good starting ground to learn about how to structure an argument as well as how to critique arguments. The teams selected had to auditioned to get to the preliminary rounds. The 3 judges (supposedly unbiased) will give their (not so in-depth) critique for their mark allocation.

Share your views on the thread on MI Link.

Discussion Forums > Teacher-student Discussion Forum > General Paper Discussion Forum The Arena 2: Foreign athletes

[PW] Briefing on 17 Mar 8 am

All PW students have to attend a short briefing on 17 March (T2W1- Mon) at 8am for the collection of their Project Task Notes.

The respective venues for their briefing / collection of task notes are as follows:

	Centre Stage	LR2
1	07A2	07A1
2	07A5	07A3
3	07A6	07A4
4	07B1	07B2
5	07B3	07S2
6	07B4	07S4
7	07B5
8	07B6
9	07B7
10	07S1
11	07S3
12	07S5
13	07S6
14	07S7

E-learning Day on 3rd March

A day without the teacher's physical presence.

Instructions

1) Log in to MI Link

2) Go to Discussion Forums
> Teacher-student Discussion Forum
> General Paper Discussion Forum
> Your class's thread (e. 07S1 - OMY e-learning)

3) Read the article designated for your class
07S1" Damn if we do, damn if we don't"
07A2 "Preservation for preservation's sake"
07B4 "Lewis Hamilton in an electric car?"

4) Click on the 'reply' button and post your response to the particular article.

Write your name & class.
Write 1 argument &
1 counter-argument
Your response should contain no less than 2 FULL paragraphs consisting of 2 opposing views - 1 for, 1 against. You can write more if you are contentious. I also encourage you to read and respond to other articles on Mr Samuel Wong's blog. :)

5) Complete your response before 12pm, 3rd March 2008. Thank you and enjoy learning online.

[Pre U Sem] Post interview notes

Was reading Mr Wong's blog post about child geniuses and decided to reflect on the issue which some students claimed that the Pre-U Sem interview was traumatic.

Being one of the interviewers, I would like to apologise for any misunderstanding that occurred and any trauma inflicted was unintended. I applaud your effort in turning up for the interviews and was impressed that many prepared for it. In fact, those who put in effort to research and willing to take the challenge, voicing their (justified) opinions are selected. Maturity does not occur overnight so I do not expect an 18 year old spouting philosophical quotes. Neither can I. If you ask me, what was I looking for in a candidate? A confident team player who is willing to go the mile. Knowledge is a bonus but not a necessity as it can be acquired.

I could not agree more with Mr Wong's observation and at the same time, be reminded of the times I felt such peer pressure when some of my JC classmates laughed at me when I was reading (not notes or textbook) during break time. I stopped reading. Hey, I was 17! At least not reading in front of such 'friends'. However, I managed to make friends who like to read and discuss issues with me. These friends are the few who passed GP and still keep in contact.
Although friends should not be categorised, instinctively one knows who are the true friends and who are not. A true friend will not laugh at your efforts or put you down. In fact, he/she will help to become a better person.

In spite of my job, my friends still call me a bimbo which I do not take offense because I am an airhead. I feel that I have too little time and want to learn/do too many things. Therefore, I am quite upset that some students have too much time and have no idea what to do (anything but study), decided to vandalise school property. Even during my rebellious days, the idea of destroying things was never on my agenda. When I asked ex-vandals the rationale behind their actions, they replied, 'Fun what!' This joy they achieved from destruction is barbaric and obviously, they do not respect or value others' property. To quote my colleague, 'Stupid is relative' so vandalism is the lowest, morally decadent form of catharsis yet some take pride in it. Anyway, that was a random note on vandalism.

Back on the issue of learning, I appreciate the time and effort given by my students, friends, colleagues who are willing to share their knowledge and experience with me. Thank you for 'dumbing down' for me and listening to my superficial comments. @_@