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1a. 509 767

1b. Mt Cahill is a hill, because its 153m high. (mountains are more than 600m high, according to definition)

1c. Footpath , (4 Digit grid ref, tell u the answer 2moro, dun hv the book now)

1di. 554 774

1dii. 4.7km (+, - 0.1km)

1e. from West to East, or Northwest to Southeast (depending on which line you r looking at.) It flows in this direction because water flows from higher to lower altitudes as indicated by the contour lines.

1f. 

• People have cleared land to contruct buildings and yards,the evidence can be found in grid square 5377.
• Roads and foot tracks are also built to provide access to different areas of the land. The evidence is the Kakadu Highway that connects the western part of the land to the northern.

 

 

i dun like to be accused wrongly. esp, 2dae.

Cant sleep last nite, by the time i fell asleep at abt 5plus am, it was almost time to wake up to go to work. it always happens on the day before sch re-opening. coz there will be alot of thought running thru my mind about what i  wanna do in class..

2dae is my 1st day with 5N1. 47 students, 3 MIA. lets see if i will get to see them on monday. so, 44/47 aint that bad? not really, expected full attendence. Most of them have nv seen me before, then i told them, i was their class invigilator during their N level papers, some remembered. anyway, all of them will know who i am already. so.. tats that.

Supposed to be meet-the-class session up till 10.45am, followed by recess, then prize giving. it din happen though... the trophies were not ready. so it will happen on monday. practically, i was with the class from 7.45am to 12.30pm. my co-form teacher wasnt there,she came in at 12.10pm. had to 'entertain' the class for the 5 hours. well, at least i got the checking of details done already.principal came in at about 12pm to talk to them, so that gave me a slight break too.

the class? young adults actually. laid out some ground rules like.. "i dun wanna smell cigarette smoke/smell in my class", " dun use ur hp in my class, coz i will know it"..etc.. well, these 2 rules were already flouted before the school day ended. i'm not disappointed, juz that i think the class will need time to adjust to me, just as i need time to adjust to their 'needs'. works both ways.

as what i mentioned earlier, i have good vibes about this class, and i believe they can surpass the expectations being placed on them. i'm confident of that.

came back, ate noodles i bought, then fell into a deep coma at abt 5pm, only woke up at 10plus pm. real tired. now..its 12.30am.. i'm wide awake already. feel like gng out..hhmm.. also wondering how my bunch of 2N1 are doing in their new year.the rest of the ZHSS people i know are already either in their sec4 yr (nothing to wonder, juz work hard like mad), or already left ZHSS. so many thoughts in my mind now.

oh btw, i HEARD i might be soccer teacher in charge of the c div team, rumours last week was tat i might be in red cross.. who knows wats gng to happen next week? haha..

i'm looking foward to the camp, and i really hope the 47 Onesters will go. hhmm..

2dae's the 'start of year' staff meeting. well, technically, the new yr hasnt started.but this meeting will happen in all schools 2dae, or 2moro, or like in skss, both days. was already sleepy when the meeting started at about 8.30am, coz i was watching footy last nite, then i cldnt sleep till about 5am. from 5am till i woke up at 7am.. i was in a semi-concious state.. where u din really know u slept or u were awake.. hard to describe, but i think u know what i mean.. so its 6.50pm now.. and if i lie on my bed, i'll definitely fall asleep.

ok..the meeting was the usual stuff, juz like in zhss. then i found out that my form class is going to be 5N1. to me, its quite exciting. the last 6 months.. i didnt have any form class, and it felt weird. being the 'oldest' students in the school, i would expect alot from them, really. we'll see what happens when i meet them on friday. in fact, i have met them during the N level exams a few months back. i was their invigilator most of the time, so i can recall some faces. this class has.. get this.. 47 students.18 ladies and the rest (i cant count, sorry) are young men. 29 isit? ok..anyway.. yea, i'm really excited... for now. :)  the school camps are gng to happen in week 2. this week's friday is considered to be week 0. the whole school is having various camps at the same time. it think its really cool. sec1s will b in sch, sec2s will be in labrador park, sec3s will be in Johor, sec4/5s will be in Sarimbun scouts camp. all the teachers will be deployed at various locations throught the 4 days 3 nites, and teachers dun get to go home. which is good, then i'll have more time to get to know the 47 babies.

we'll see how it goes, but i have good vibes about this class, and i hope i'm not being over-optimistic. gng to lie down now, may bring niki and cody out for a short walk later..

 

ps: i did try to blog a few times using my handphone, but when i wanna post, the stupid sgwireless logged out and i lost all my entries. sigh. nvm lor..

yes, this morning. i duno how i died, but i did. i was looking at my dream as if i m a spirit. my body was no longer there. juz a box of ashes. then they (i duno who) found a bear paw among the ashes. then i was told that i have to go (i duno who, and i duno to where also). in my dream, i was thinking is that's all to life? juz die one day, and u disappear into nothingness? strangely, i din really feel sad.

 i woke up after tat, still quite traumatised now. maybe i'm really dying.

btw, i have been asked abt my europe blog entry.. hhmm... not done yet, partly, i'm quite lazy to blog abt tat. we'll see..

Been quite busy these past few weeks.. and also.. i dun feel like posting anything. Been cracking my numbskull to plan for the year end ICT learning carnival for teachers, just before we go for or holidays. in ZHSS, we wld usually go to a country club and attend a 2 day course or a seminar, over here, i'm planning for this sch event in sch. i'm not comparing both schs lah.. besides, having it in sch is less of a hassle, and its much nearer anyways. this thing will happen on the 12 and 13 of november.

then on the 15th, to the 24th.. i'm m going to Europe . good lah, atleast theres somethin more exciting and not so mundane. will be gng with 2 teachers and 16 students. frankly, i nv brought students to a place so far away. from what i can remember, the countries we will be visiting are Germany, Austria and Italy (FORZA ITALIA!). I know we will be gng to this World War 2 Nazi concentration camp + museum in Germany, then theres this lake we are going to, we are also going to Venice,  like what we all study in SS. In Italy, we will be going to Siena, and Mdm Koh, one of the teachers who's gng, is actually quite excited abt tat coz apparently there's a factory outlet there where branded goods are sold at very cheap prices. branded as in Gucci, versace etc. well, we'll also be going to Rome , to the Colosseum i.e. the movie Gladiator where alot of blood was spilt in the past.gng to the Parthenon too. i wonder if i can get to see the Olympic Stadium.. home of Roma football club. hhmm.. in Germany, probably i can get to see the Allianz Arena, home of Bayern Munich and Munich 1860 (i think). we are also stopping over Qatar in the Middle East on our way to Munich from Singapore. will be spending 1/2 day there for a city tour. and personally, my hghlight for the fieldtrip.. MT VERSUVIUS! YES, WE'LL BE GNG TO MT VERSUVIUS! and the tragic Pompeii. i can finally get to see the volcano and Pompeii for myself after mentioning all these while for lessons under Plate tectonics. and if i read the itineary correctly, we are going up Mt Versuvius :) well, tats for 2 months later, in the meanwhile, gotta plan for the pre fieldtrip activities for the students.

back to work.

For Sec 4 Geography.

Yimei, what u asked for, but i can only find this part on Ecotourism. My main powerpoint on the tourism chapter is (i think) in my ZHSS laptop. gone already i guess.

hi everyone, long time no post. Haven been feeling myself lately. I have learnt that ppl whom u trust can juz let u down when circumstances change. shant tok abt tat already.

I gave up my nokia e51 for a nokia e71 last week. Quite happy wif it. I m using it to blog now. It has a qwerty keypad whereas the e51 doesnt. This e71 doesnt lag. Its quite a fast sucker. for some reason, i m not at all smitten by the apple iphone.. Which is gd! Save money.

I m currently in sg expo hall 2 now. Its teachers mass lecture now. Started at about 2.30pm. About 3000 teachers are cramped into these vy uncomfy seats. The speaker is dr. Liu tai kher. I think he has done alot of urban planning for sg. too bad he toks in a mono tone. Looking ard, i can see ppl falling asleep. Think there will b a jam leaving e carpark later. Think i will go Giant after this, its on my way back.

Got to know a few skss students better as they gave me more insight into their class. These past 2 weeks, i hv also been helping out in the o level oral exam. Kinda fun but tiring also. Cant wait for sept hols to come... But i m down for n level invigilation till 3rd sept. Quite excited abt e 4th tho. Think it will b a good break in the company of close friends.

Think i will stop here.... I think he will be tokin till 5pm. Zzzzzzzzzzzzzz:.....

i dun feel rite.

woke up at 9am.. din plan to.. haha.. sazryna (skss teacher) called me and asked me for the answers for Fun on Foot. knew some lah.. according to her, the skss students called up another teacher also to ask for some answers. after tat, read newspapers, then went back to sleep. woke up at 3pm, then packed my camera gear, and went out for fishball kuay teow. had been craving for it the whole day.

at the 308 kopi tiam.. ppl usually park along the 2 lane road, and some will buy food, some will buy 4d (2day's saturday..haha). it din matter to me, i parked at this car park behind. tat this kopi tiam, sometimes u will see this elderly woman who is not right in her mind. shes really not ok as i have seen her trying to take someone's child away from the parents. quite funny and scary at the same time.  so while i was enjoying my fishball kuay teow, i din know she was sitting at the table juz behind me. i realised it was her when i hear someone tokin... to herself.. she was saying the road has so many cars parked there (its illegal, u see).. then she said what if the police came (to herself)?? then she escalated into shouting 'ma-da lai liao!!!! (police is here). people eating, ordering food, queuing up for 4D.. were sent scampering to their cars along the road.. then they realised it was a hoax.. quite funny.. kept me entertained thruout my meal..

drove to punggol end.. wanted to take photos.. the beach is clean! very clean.. too bad.. from where i was.. i can see the heavy rain coming towards punggol beach from johor side.. i was there for abt 10mins only.. din even get to unpack my camera gear. went back to the car to seek shelter. drove back home after tat when the rain made it impossible to take any photos.. came back..slept again..

i dread this type of saturdays.. its really a waste.. i shld sign up to be a nature guide or i shld take up some tuition assignments for geog.. hhmm.. its 9.45pm.. boring.. think i'll go to my de-stressing place @ Giant tampines?

 

Dear SKY Achievers,

IF you are able to access this, please take a look at the ppt for the intro to rivers. please post if u have questions regarding the slides, text or pics or other things u wish to. i hope u are able to learn somethin from this. if so, i'll add on more stuff. C u guys soon..

 

gavin lee