WHAHAHAH CONCERT IS COMING SOON AND CO IS STARTING TO GIVE ME THE NICE NICE FEELING AGAIN MUACKS IT MIGHT BE VERY TEMPORARY BUT IT'S STILL NICE

i don't hate co or anything sometimes i just felt i couldn't fit in but when i find back that nice nice feeling i'll try to like co really


it's something that i cannot bluff about i have the instrument i have the tee i have the uniform and it's the nicest co uniform i've seen (even though i've only seen that many) but still the colour's extra nice and unique and it's got this modern feel in it that's different and stands out from the rest of the schools' co with these i can't deny

and it might not be my ultimate love

but yet it's going to be one lovely lovely memory

I FEEL SO GLAD ABOUT OUR IH SEMINAR EVEN THOUGH I WAS NOT THERE WHICH IS SADDDD I WOULD LOVE TO BE THERE THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE WERE SO SO SO PREPARED AND ME MYSELF I UNDERSTOOD THE THING COMPLETELY AND I'M SO LOOKING FORWARD TO IT I EVEN MAKE OUT PLACARDS ALREADY AND THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE ARE GOING TO TRY PRESENTING WITHOUT SCRIPTS OHH KAYYY OHH MANN SUCH A HISTORICAL MOMENT AND I WAS NOT THERE EEYIKES TSKK TSKKK YI HAN YI HAN ANOTHER REGRETFUL MOMENT IN S4 LIFE YIKES BUT STILL I KNOW WE CAN DO WELL DE REALLY WE PUT IN SO MUCH EFFORT WE EVEN REHEARSED OHH KAYYY I KNEW IT I KNEW IT

YAYYYYYYY EYU YAYYYYYYY EVELYN YAYYYYYYYY LIZI OHHH YAYYYYYYY

HOHOHO LOVES LOVES FELLOW GROUP MEMBERS I'M SO SORRY I WAS NOT THERE BUT YEPPPS I BELIEVE IN YOU ALL YOU ALL CAN DO WAY WAY WAY MUCH MUCH MUCH BETTER WITHOUT ME THERE DE YEPPPPPS TADA LALALA (((((:

NXT TIME LET;S DO WITHOUT SCRIPTS ONCE MORE WHAHHAAHHAH

word of the day: lionize

To treat or regard as an object of great interest or importance

hmm that's interesting
i'm being random again blehhhhs
chionging sias blahhhhh

最痛苦的事就是在你超想睡觉的时候 你却不能睡 AND I JUST CAN'T CATCH UP WITH YOU TSKKKK :/

WHAHAHAHAHA I DISCOVERED PEOPLE ARE TALKING A LOT A LOT ABOUT DDIAO WHAHAHAHHA AND I DISCOVERED I'VE BEEN SO SO SO DDIAO LALALA HOHOHO
THOSE WHO CAN;T SEE MY ABSOLUTE WONDEFUL UNBELIEVABLE DDIAO-NESS TRY POPPING IN ON MY CCA DAYYYS I BET I'M DEFINITELY THE MOST DDIAO THEN YEPPS I PROMISE I'M ALWAYS DDIAO LALA HOHOHO

WHAHAHHAHHA MY LOVE AND PASSION TOWARDS FANTASIC PHYSICS HAS BEEN RELIVENED LALALA YAYYYYYY GOODA GOOOODA OHHHHH MY BELOVED SCIENCES I PROMISE I'LL KEEP ON LOVING YOU DE REALLLY ALTHOUGH YOU ALL MAY NOT LOVE ME AS MUCH AS I LOVE YOU BUT REMEMBER MY LOVE TOWARDS YOU ALL WILL NEVER WAVER YESSSSSS OHHH KAYYY MY BEAUTIFUL BIO MY CHARMING CHEM AND NOT TO FORGET MY EVER EVER PRETTATYE AND POWDERFUL PHYSICSSS LALALA STAYYYY BY ME OHHH KAYYYY DON;T LET ME DOWN YARHHHH DON;T BETRAY ME HORHHHH COS YOU KNOW I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU LOVE LOVE LOVE MUACKKKKKKS SCIENCES MUACKKKKKS <333333333

LA LEARNING LOGGGGGG

china fought with india in the 1962
HARDLY 50 YEARS AGO
sino-india war

WHY IS IT FOUGHT?
current affairs have implications from history
india was fighting the same kind of war as they are with pakistan
india-pakistan war --- 3 times
latest was in 1971

india's china best friend?

indian and chinese economy are argubably the fastest growing economies in the world
did it make it right for china to do a favour to india
cordial cooperation

it's very diffficult to forget a war

anytime war can break out for the same reason


japanese shrine refuses to host olympic torch ceremony
is tibet winning?
dalai lama

discovery of a new oil reserve in brazil

TALKINGCOCK!
talkingcock.com
satirical humour


allusion --- making reference to

MAS SELAMAT PAC MAT!

Maslow's hierarchy of needs
a theory which shows of what people go in life
basic needs physiological -physical
then safety, security, job
then love, belonging -- start to have emotions
esteem
self actualisation

link to the mas selamat game
what he is getting

the concern for the environmental is only for first world nations!
third world nations

LA LEARNING LOGGGG

2008 NEPAL'S ELECTIONS

maoism
why want to abolish monarchy
(it's different from why they want to get rid of the king)

the present king killed the formoer king who happened to his brother
thus he could not gain the respect of the people

there had been a lot of versions about how the king died but the king was linked to the massacre

maoism --> linked to communism (bad?)

but why do the people support a seemingly outdated ideology

nepal palace massacre

To be emphasized to students:
It is important to use your own words to answer the question(if it is stated in the question)
It is not necessary to avoid every word in the sentence where the answer is found.
Identify the key word that carries the meaning of the answer and use your own words to express that idea.
It is easier to remain fluent if you change the whole sentence rather than change that key word and keep the rest of the sentence! (DON'T FEEL INSECURE)
Repeating the root word in another form is not acceptable (eg "inspire" changed to "inspiring" is not acceptable
Switching word order is not acceptable (pretty and good --> good and pretty NOT ACCEPTABLE)

For all questions it is important to be relevant i.e. to address the question
(why? --> give reasons --> it is because) ( How? --> by XXX)

a tos specifies how many of each questions you must set

Distinguish the types of questions asked for:
a) literal recall (from text, According to the writer) exclude answers not found in the text
b) inference (between the lines, beyond the text, indirectly available) (infer, imply, suggest)
c) mixed questions (could be both of the above start with literall recall before inferring) -- use common sense
d) Vocabulary questions (for example why does the writer uses these words in describing nepal?)
e) mixed question of b and d where we have vocab plus inference

DO NOT BE CONFUSED BY THE TYPES UNDERSTAND THE EXPECTATIONS OF THE QUESTIONS BUT FIRST RECOGNISE WHAT IT IS

ANSWERS FOR EOY PAPER:
1 a) on foot/walking/trekking
b) any visitor will find something of personal interest
2) myriad stores (lift X) paraphrase: numerous stores/wide range of goods/gems, garments, craft
reasonable prices (X lift) paraphrase: fair prices X cheap
3 a) medieval, anachronistic, nostalgic [the words don;t reflect the word journey?!]
why "time tunnel" is not accepted bacuase it can mean both ways while the answers show that it's going back to the past yeppps
b) a culture with elements of east and west
4 a) its rich culture is preserved by the mountains around it, which have kept it away from the outside world
b) they are difficult/challenging mountains to conquer {X rugged terrains}
c) infrastructure (--> does not necessarily mean buildings)
d) lift: snake/sheer (extremely steep, almost vertical)
paraphrase: winding, steep
5a) to bring out the rapid/sudden progress of Nepal (catapult--> used metaphorically)
b) isolated from the outside world [X not modernized]
c) contrasts between the old and new
6) Kathmandu provides a range of sightseeing attractions
7) "but"! --> contrast? but positive and positive lehhhh --> arouse suspicion! o.o
"exciting" ---> ironic
The monkeys make going to the stupa challenging but the place deserves such an attempt

8) breadth -- wide range/ variety/ diversity
glimpse -- glance / brief, incomplete look, quick look
authentic -- bona fide, genuine, original
allay -- put at ease / relieve (?) / pacify (0)
envelopes - surrounds, wraps


vocab words- 7 or less
don't use words like "something" --> vague
use signalling words instead!
(or access denied/expression denied --> forcing examiner to choose the answer)

european art right and left
right is right left is wrong

colonel bogey march --- the bridge over the river kwai (in thailand?)
death railway
the colonel personally took pride in the formation of the bridge
to the british colonel it's a matter of honourshow how efficient they were

stockholm syndrome:
Stockholm syndrome is a psychological response sometimes seen in an abducted hostage, in which the hostage shows signs of loyalty to the hostage-taker, regardless of the danger (or at least risk) in which the hostage has been placed. Stockholm syndrome is also sometimes discussed in reference to other situations with similar tensions, such as battered person syndrome, rape cases, child abuse cases and bride kidnapping. The syndrome is named after the Norrmalmstorg robbery of Kreditbanken at Norrmalmstorg, Stockholm, Sweden, in which the bank robbers held bank employees hostage from August 23 to August 28 in 1973. In this case, the victims became emotionally attached to their victimizers, and even defended their captors after they were freed from their six-day ordeal. The term Stockholm Syndrome was coined by the criminologist and psychiatrist Nils Bejerot, who assisted the police during the robbery, and referred to the syndrome in a news broadcast
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stockholm_syndrome

LALALA COME ENLIGHTEN ME PEOPLE QUICK QUICK

FOR MORE DETAILS ON HOW TO ENLIGHTEN ME
PLEASE LOOK TO YOUR LEFT
SEE THE LUNWEN IN CAPS
CLICK ON IT
AND WHAHAHAAHH YOU WILL KNOW HOW TO ENLIGHTEN ME LALALA

THIS IS NOT SCAM OHHH KAYYYY LALALA

TRUST ME AND LOOK INTO MY TRUSTABLE EYES LALALA

WHAHAHHA BAD ENGLISH BUT OHH WELLLS

LALALA I'LL BE WAITING ((((((:

AHHHHH NITRIC ACID WHY DID YOU BETRAY ME YIKESSSSS
AND MY BELOVED EYES AND BRAIN DID YOU AT THAT POINT OF TIME GIVE UP ON ME TOO
ARGHHHHS WO DE YAN JING WO DE NAO BU YAO PAO QI WO AHHHHH NI MEN ZEN ME KE YI ZHE YANG CAN REN EEYERRRRR
AND NITRIC ACID YOU TOO YOU BETRAYED MY TRUST HURHHH YOU BROUGHT THIS UPON YOURSELF DE HURHHH HURHHH HUO GAI NOW YOU ARE NO LONGER TO BE TRUSTED AGAIN NONONO JUST LIKE SULPHURIC ACID HMPHHH SHUI JIAO NI BEI PAN WO YOU QI PIAN WO DE GAN QING HARHHHH HMPHHHHHH
DEAR DEAR HYDROCHLORIC ACID HUI DAO WO SHEN BIAN BAHHHH WO XIAN ZAI ZHI YOU NI KE YI YI KAO LE HUI LAI BAHHHHH

wahahhahha lame bao even though it's been like so many days le but still i still want to lament or as lydia put it cry over spilt milk whahahh lydia you are very leng dan ((((: and chen tian yepps i complained on my blog again lala but this time it's more creative lalala yayy yayyyy hohoho

and next time i shall learn from xx finish already so xian then go be guai guai and read instructions wahhhh pui you instructions lalala

NITRIC ACID NI ZHE GE PAN TU KUI WO ZHE ME DE XIN REN NI HMPHHHH

LA learning log (APRILS' FOOL DAY!)

assassinations :

DID CAESAR DESERVE TO DIE?

motivation behind caesar's death
is it justified?

2 or 3 premises behind why caesar die? (SHAKESPEARE CAESAR!)
first premise:
second premise:
CONCLUSION: THEREFORE, CAESAR MUST DIE

"ET TU BRUTE, THEN CAESAR MUST FALL"---- LAST WORD OF CAESAR
The quotation is widely used in Western culture as an epitome(summary or miniature form) of betrayal.

[edit] Interpretation
While the words are commonly interpreted as an expression of shock and betrayal towards Brutus, it has recently been argued that the phrase was instead uttered as a threat.[6][7] Caesar is thought to have adapted the words of a Greek sentence which to the Romans had long since become proverbial.[6] The complete phrase is said to have been "You too my son, will have a taste of power," of which Caesar only needed to invoke the opening words to foreshadow Brutus' own violent death, in response to his assassination.[6] {from wikipedia}

ides of march 15 is an auspicious number?


QUESTION: WHY MUST CAESAR DIE?

premise1 : caesar intends to turn republican rome into his own rule (monarchy)
premise2: caesar's death will restore the roman republic
CONCLUSION: CAESAR MUST DIE!

to a certain extent it's right but there are still a lot of missing premises

is there evidence to show that caesar wants to turn the republican into monarchy

caesar never explicitly says that he wants the crown ("he denied the crown three times" quote)
however his words and actions show that whatever he say and done he portrays himself to be superior than other mortals (evidence?)

caesar is very parodoxical (complicated) DUALITY OF MAN

you cannot say lack of evidence to be a evidence (FALLACY)
NO EVIDENCE THEREFORE

highly likely that republican will be restored after he dies
HOWEVER YOU CANNOT PREDICT THE FUTURE! (FALLACY: non sequitor?)

THUS WAS IT FAIR TO KIL CAESAR---- IT'S NOT ENOUGH TO KILL HIM

there are many arguments but there are still loopholes

how to apply logic when arguing (for and against) fighting in defence of somebody accused of murder :\\\

tighten argument

NEW CABINET --- PM CHANGED SOME MINISTERS PROMOTED NEW MINISTERS PEOPLE RUNNING THE COUNTRY ARE DIFFERENT

(REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY----FAIR? TYRANNY OF MAJORITY?)

reactions that they are disappointed (why are there disappointed?)
tyranny of majority social?religion?gender?
what caused the line of reactions?

what are some of the reactions (good for eg in srq)
counter forms of democracy in the future?

not much change in cabinet
not enough females (will we be threatened that there will be no representation of females?)
[the ruling gvt is very fair and infallible and will not make mistakes and will have no blind spots{ if we have doubts who will check the blind spots? (WHO BETTER KNOW A WORKING WOMAN NEEDS THAN THE WORKING WOMAN HERSELF?) not enough to have working woman/married woman but also single woman so they will know the needs of the single women) IS THERE ANY (PERCEIVED) LACK OF REPRESENTATION apart from gender what about racial?

http://tnp.sg/news/story/0,4136,160658,00.html

summary:
perceived lack of representation (eg spore's latest reshuffle)
caesar's assassination is it sound