NJC!

Yay! finally formally invited to jion NJC.. Feel damn good. anyway so after school we(son, weihong and i) spent a few hours wating time and listening to some mr brown podfiles. after that we got onto a bus to get to nj. we were the last three to arrive there as we expected the frequency and speed of the bus ro be faster.

Ok so we went into the lecture theater and sat down and the presentation started. They started off by introducing the school and how happy they were that "we" were the special ones that were allowed to go for dsa into.

Then it proceeded into how many of the leaders in singapore were from that particular jc. Mr Lee Hsian Long, Mr Lee Hsian Yang, Mr Vivian Balakrishnan just to name a few. Then they started talking about how it was the first JC in Singapore and that they didnt want it to be the first but it was just that no other person was as daring to start a JC.

Soon, we were told about our subject combination possibilities(similar for all JCS). In all JC's a student can choose H1,H2 or H3 subjects. Even though most people dont know this, there is actually a restriction on the number of subjects that one can take. OK, this is what i managed to remember (TET:"his literal brain failed to grasp anthing when there were no figures"). All have to take 3 H2 subjects and that will determine the if its a Science or Arts combination. All H1 subjects are 1 pt. All H2 are 2 and all H3 1. we have a cap on the maximum number of points we can have and that cap is 11 w/o MT. that means those with MT have an extra subject(which is MT). OK and then they said something like.. The DSA people will have to do EXTREMELY well in prelims if they want the cap of 11. or else te best they can get is 10. Now say that ones combination is (this is the most common 1) PMCE physcis, mathematics, chemistry and econs. So that contributes to 8 pts. next we have GP and PW(project work) both compulsary and so we have used up 10 "units" so most will have one unit left and that can be used for the H3 subject in J2. The catch is that DSA students who fail to do well in prelims practially have cut their throat in the sence that no matter how welll they do in Os will most probably make no difference and thus it would be very difficult to get a H3 subject. I dont know if this is allowed, but i think it should be, anyway here goes, Take ECONS at H1 level, and then try for 2 H3 subjects. That way you will have greater chance of doing well.

I summarised the long talk(only what ever i got from it) and i wonder what else he had said that i dont remember. anyway going on there was a short talk by the IT head and i cant remember what he said but i do rmb that his presentation was quite short.

Ok so next we has some light snacks, weihong and i felt it was stupid to carry a plate while eating so we forced son to go and get us food wahaha. Son was complaining all along about the quantity of the food being insufficient for him alone but none the less, there was still food left over.

So after the light refreshments, we proceeded to a tour around the school. The main focus of the school is their science research labs. S$700,000, was the amount the VP kept repeating. Later before moving on to another room he made a comment that stunned most people. "If you know of any suppliers who sell these things at a lower price look for me later". WOW, i dont wish to state my interpretation of it, but...
Then, he proceeded to show us a room with hexagonal tables and things and made us guess what the room was for.. none knew and noone dared guessing. OK so we waited for an answer.. the answer,... d.r.u.m.r.o.l.l ... for primary school kids!! ok so then came the giving back so soceity thinggy and yadayada.. ok. then came a exibition of memory, he asked if anyone did not receive his email and some one raised his hand. The VP asked for his name and the latter replied his christian name. The immidiate response threw the whole lot of us into dispair we were stunned bewond words and i bet at least 10 mouths fell wide open. The VP recalled the full name of the person and then even commented that he(the poor fellow who had become a VPs pet in our eyes) should have received the email because the distinctly remembered sending the email to the pupil.
one personal comment, i expected a IMCB kind of Lab but was rather disappointed once i walked into the lab. IMCB is still uncomparable.

Ok next we had a birds eye view of the school field and a small lecture about how one could do anything one wanted in a JC like NJ(after a few girls shouted "we love you(pointing at another girl running towards them)")

Next we went to a butter fly garden. YAY BUTTERFLY GARDEN i thought. I probably shouldnt think it kills too many braincells of mine. Thats why i have very few left. Ok so we went to a butterfly garden that had no butterflies(aww.. disappointing) ok ant thats when we were told about the work going into creating a butterfly garden.

Then we went to the archives of NJ. Um didnt really have a chance to read but there were plenty of photos of people i knew from the TV screen. so that was that. the tour had to come to an end. Anyway i must say the Archives at anderson is much nicer than the one at NJ, i just dont know why i feel that way but i just know it.

Ok next was the cert presentation. We sat down, waited for our names to be called and then proceeded to go and collect our certs.. all the time during the process, the VP tried to get as many people as possible to sign up on the spot. (whats the hurry dude.. chill we still have time).

After the presentation, it was 1905 and we made our way out. On my way home, i took the same bus as Jing Jie (hope i spelt it right) and asked him a bit about NJ and he was greatfully telling me all about JC life. Well it sounds fun but now lets think about Prelims. Talking aboout prelims, the prep prelim geog is tomorrow and i havent prepared adequetely.. argh i dun want to fail not again.