Another sincere apology to my readers

Hi readers (again, if any)
I won't be posting anything for the time being as I'm still having my SPM. It's probably better this way because if I'm sure you wouldn't want to read posts which are but laced with angst right? The SPM is really eating me inside out due to my performance (or lack thereof) in virtually ALL the papers. I really don't have the guts to get my SPM results slip in March at school... (I'll stop right now, lest you get freaked out and stop reading my posts!)

Je deteste étudier tous les jours pour l'examen! J'en ai marre! :(

Just For Laughs (or not quite)

Never a day goes by without me worrying about my bleak future, especially where my future job is concerned. More often than not I find myself fretting excessively about my distant (or not quite at the rate we're going) future than the present. Then, a friend by the name of S.S. gave me an idea,  or rather, a suggestion as to what I should do to earn a living.

Lo and behold, it's ------ DOING STAND-UP COMEDY.

To tell you the truth, I am really not all that funny, but I must say, I have indeed, developed a great sense of humour over the past few years. I merely enjoy distorting things, anything ranging from the Sciences, the Arts and even Humanitarian subjects. I never intend to do those subjects injustice; in fact, it's probably because I'm passionate about learning that I try to infuse a morsel or two of humour into those subjects so that I get other people to grow fond of those subjects as well.

My friend, S.S. and another friend N told me to just compile whatever jokes that I've either come across or invented myself, here is a list of my favourites

Note: I'm into nerdy, science-y jokes, if you readers simply can't stand reading and deriving humour from said nature of jokes, feel free to skip the entire thing.

The ones that I came up with myself
1. One of my friends, NH (no, she's not Ammonia) owns a schoolbag which has a semblance of a spiderman costume design and hence is called "Spiderman" by my other friend S.S. (refer to top) only quite recently (probably S.S isn't very observant as she only sits next to her). We were taught how to use the Fleming's Right Hand Rule and Left Hand Rule to determine the direction of current/induced current... you get the idea a few days ago. And then for goodness' knows what reason, I thought of the what spiderman always does with his hands, with his fingers to be more precise.

Just observe this picture very carefully:



Look at his right hand, does it look like how one would use the Fleming's Right Hand Rule?



Admit it, they do look similar, though not identical. Hence I call the Fleming's Hand Rules, the Spiderman rules. S.S. even further modified my so-called "distortion" by giving Spiderman extra powers (shooting spiderwebs isn't really what I would call "real" powers). If the thumb is pointed towards Spiderman's opponent, a force like that in Star Wars will be exerted on him or her. If the forefinger is pointed towards the opponent, a magnetic force will then be exerted on the opponent whereas if the second finger is pointed towards the opponent, an electric current will be produced and causing that opponent to be electrocuted. Pretty impressive stuff huh? Obviously these powers are better than mere spiderwebs.

2. What elements can make up one of Malaysian's local delicacies?
Calcium, Phosphorus, Astatine and Iodine.
Because CaPAtI - formulae of the aforementioned elements.
GEDDIT?

3. What song can be played to an immobile part of a plant which causes it to dance to a beat?
Log-a-rhythm. Geddit??

I came up with a few eons ago but I have forgotten them, here is a list of jokes I came across:
1. If you sinned 90 times, you'll get caught 45 times.
sin 90 = cot 45

2. A hydrogen atom met another hydrogen atom on the streets. Hydrogen atom A told Hydrogen atom B, "Oh man, I think I lost an electron"
Hydrogen atom B said "Are you sure?"
Hydrogen atom A replied "Yes I'm positive."

3. Who is the first electricity detective?
Sherlock Ohms

4. What do you do to dead chemists?
Barium, geddit? Bury-em

I guess what I'm trying to say is, try to derive humour from everything. Treat everything to at least the power of 100 where humour is concerned, then you can differentiate it 99 times and get different things out of it. This is not a joke, pun intended.

Cheers

A Sincere Apology

I apologise to you readers (if any) for not updating my blog in a very long time as my final grade violin exam is just around the corner. For fear that I MAY fail the exam and risk wasting my mother's efforts in fetching me to violin extra classes and violin accompaniment classes, not to mention, the $$$ (RM490, to be more exact), I am required to spend the better of my day practising violin till my fingers and shoulders are sore (but I'm still here typing this). However, for the sake of my fans readers, I'm posting this merely to tell you all that I'm still alive, though barely.

Stuff I accomplished DID (let's just keep this simple) during the two-week break
- I managed to practise violin for 5 hours continuously (sadly this was just a one-day thing)

- Me and my buddies, Ning Hui and Jia Ming performed the late MJ's "You Are Not Alone" at Gurney Plaza during the State Taekwando Tournament (correct me if I'm wrong). As usual Jia Ming sang with perfect pitch but I sort of went a bit sharp in the first line (and people say the first impression is the most important), and the rest, like they say, was history (well, at least I wasn't jeered at after the performance, and I was relieved I didn't sacrilege that super-uber-ultra famous song!) We dined at Kim Gary... okay I'll better stop here now, a simple act of eating ain't an accomplishment that is blog-worthy (though I ate a plate baked rice and a plate of french toast)

- I managed also, to purchase three horrible history books - yes I'm into history now, one for my best pal Janice and two for me.

**RANDOM FACT (LANGUAGE RELATED TOO, SO I DON'T STRAY FROM THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS BLOG)
- Joan of Arc, or Joan d'Arc does not come from a place called Arc (does this place even exist?) as the French name suggests. Joan, or Jeanne (the English version of Joan) is actually from a small village called Domremy in the Lorraine region. And surprise, surprise! Her real name was actually Joan Darc. The words Darc and d'Arc have the same pronunciation :)


- I also managed to write my first serious article for the NIE competition, though it actually was pretty bland. Janice infused a lot of humour into it, modified my really stereotypical sentences (not to mention long) and my article was resurrected from the dead, or had it been even alive in the first place? Either way, my friend worked her magic and the NIE article is, I would say, pretty impressive. Janice's writing skills has never ceased to amaze me really. Explains why I need a blog and she needn't. :)

- I also watched Pirates of the Carribean 4 with my father and my brother. It was a really good film as it depicts human nature where politics are concerned. The film not only provided us with a good laugh, also a lesson on human nature per se. Though there was a teeny technical hitch prior to the airing of the film. The awesomeness of the film (and my ice milo) more than made up for it.

- I taught my other best buddy, Michelle how to play the piano. She is a really quick learner and picks up fast, so I didn't have to repeat myself too much. Though being a music teacher in the future is out of the question for me, I'm not really that qualified, to tell you the truth. :P

AFTER MY VIOLIN EXAMINATION:
- I am going to write the music and lyrics for the musical me and my best buddies are working on
- I am going to start doing more Math and Add Math exercises because I totally screwed up both papers during the mid year exam
- I am going to start practising my French, reading more French book, watching more French videos on TV5MONDE (which I highly recommend!)


Wow, here I thought this was supposed to be just an apology as the title suggests. Oh well, ma vie mon monde is for me to ramble right?

SORRY AGAIN FOR NOT UPDATING SOONER AND ALSO FOR RAMBLING.

Est-il très important de parler plusieurs langues? Pourquoi?

À mon avis, il est très important de parler plusieurs langues. Une langue, par definition est un moyen ou un système essentiel qui permet la communication entre les individus. Sans langues, peronne ne peut communiquer efficacement. It est sans doute important de maîtriser notre langue maternelle, mais on doit parler plusieurs langues pour abattre la barrière linguistique à l'ère de la mondialisation.

Premièrement, le marché du travail peut fournir plus de possibilités d'emploi aux gens qui savent parler plusieurs langues. À l'ère de la mondialisation, il y a de plus en plus de commerce et d'affaires internationales. Les compagnies multinationales doivent employer des gens qui sont plurilingues pour survivre à la competition entre les compagnies. Sans la barrière linguistique, les compagnies peuvent avoir un meilleur rapport avec les compagnies étrangères. Cela prouve que les gens qui sont plurilingues ont de bonnes perspectives de carrière.

Ensuite, si on parle plusieurs langues, on peut d'une part communiquer facilement avec les gens dans des pays étrangers: On n'a pas besoin de faire des gestes pour se faire comprendre pour y communiquer. On peut d'autre part parler aux étrangers dans notre propre pays. On peut se mêler aux étrangers sans l'aide d'un traducter et par ailleurs, on peut tout savoir sur la culture de l'autre pays.

Enfin, il est important de parler plusieurs langues sur le marché du travail!


Si vous voulez la traduction anglaise, n'hesite pas me le demander! :)

Laissez un commentaire/une critique, s'il vous plaît!

My prayers for the Earthquake/Tsunami victims of Japan

Courage les victimes du séisme au Japon! Je souhaite que le Dieu vous protege!

God bless you, I hope that the nuclear reactor meltdown will not worsen and I hope that the rescue teams will be able to discover more living victims! Our prayers are with you!

Qualities of a Good Teacher (My Viewpoint)

First and foremost, allow me to enlighten you all readers on what the job of a teacher entails. A teacher's main obligation is to educate young minds, impart knoawledge readily and most importantly to inculcate good values in students. As long as you have the required knowledge, you are able to "teach" a person. There is, however, a great distinction between a good teacher and an average one. Do you know what it takes to take on this noble profession? (Future teachers, take note!) Here a few criteria on which you can evaluate yourself whether you are cut out for the job.


1. One of the many qualities that a good teacher should possess is a lively personality. A teacher who is bubbly in character is able to liven up the somnolent atmosphere of a classroom, especially during History lessons. It is a common consensus among students that History is the most boring subjecft on Earth, so to speak. If a teacher drones on about even the most interesting wars that took place in the 19th century and whatnot, students would find it difficult to keep themselves awake, let alone remain attentive during the lesson! On the contrary, if the teacher is able to weave stories and bring up an anecdote or two relating to the subject. I believe the students would be more interested in his or her lessons.


2. A good teacher should also possess a genuine capacity for sympathy and empathy. A good teacher should bear in mind that there are less priveleged and fortunate students in the class. A good teacher should sympathise with weaker students and not under any circumstances whatsoever, ridicule them in the classroom (trust me, I know a victim of this very well). A good teacher should be able to tune in to the minds and feelings of children. He or she should be more understanding to the needs and woes of children and render due assistance and attention to them. Children are vulnerable individuals and hence require proper guidance and help from the teachers when the need arises.


3. A good teacher should be mentally alert of the needs of students. While teaching, a good teacher should be cognisant as to whether the students are able to process the information or knowledge rendered to them. He or she should also be aware of whether a student is feeling uncomfortable and is in need of medical attention.


4. One of the salient features of a good teacher is his or her never-ceasing patience (this is one very important quality, people!). A good teacher should be very patient to his or her students when imparting knowledge to them. A teacher should be able to keep his or her temper in check when teaching a student a particularly difficult question. A weaker student would require a teacher to explain a problem several times and that is when one's patience comes into play. It would be immensely satisfying for a teacher if he or she is able to make a student understand a problem thoroughly even if it takes up a lot of patience! :)

5. A good teacher should ALSO possess an inquisitive mind (THIS IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO ME!) and want to go on learning beyond the scope of the school syllabus. A good teacher should keep abreast with the latest information as students(or most of them) prefer teachers who are knowledgeable.

6. A good teacher should also go down to the level of teenagers so as to be able to interact with them well. A student would not feel so intimidated by the teacher and would instead treat the teacher as a friend. And that's where this Chinese idiom comes in: "亦师亦友”. Nothing can be more apt than this!

7. A good teacher should help students develop a new way of looking at the world. He or she should not curb students' creativities where their outlook towards life are concerned (of course, a good teacher should also ASSESS a students character, "psychoanalyze" them if possible, to ascertain whether he or she is too pessimistic for his or her own good, too much morbid thoughts is no good, it's a bad sign!)

8. A good teacher SHOULD encourage his or her students to break out from their comfort zones and speak up (I speak up a lot but please as good teachers, warn them not to go overboard as they may risk getting sent to Kamunting without trial...) As the saying goes, the students of today are the leaders of tomorrow (cliched. I know)

FELLOW READERS(again, if any! Or is this some sick form of self-entertainment?) Do you have what it takes to be a teacher? Do not feel unnerved by the "brevity" of this post. If the aforementioned qualities are inherent in you, do consider this profesion as there is, in my opinion, a dearth of good teachers in this country.

I'll have the French version posted AFTER my monthly test. I've to work on a French essay entitled "Why is being multilingual important?"

Again, to all readers of my humble blog (if any), please leave a comment or two, constructive criticism in any shape or form is welcomed, I'm very liberal and I won't send you to my jail/lair/dungeon/Norton Anti-virus virus vault if you go overboard. :)

CHEERS
J.Y. Sim

Le premier camp de musique de Musica Sinfonietta

Comment puis-je décrire mon expérience pendant la semaine de camp? L'experience est sans doute mémorable et unique. J'aime la musique, c'est bien sur, mais apres avoir participe dans ce camp-la., ma passion pour la musique, surtout la musique classique s'est augmente. Ce camp m'a donné une nouvelle  perspective. Apres ce camp, j'ai vue ma vie d'une perspective differente. La vie ne se compose pas seulement de la Science, la musique et les arts sont tres importantes dans la vie.

L'un des professeurs dans le camp nous(moi et mon amie, Lee Xiang) a demande une question:
Le prof: Alors, vous etes etudiantes de Science?
Nous: Oui, bien sur!
Le prof: Vous aimez la Science? Quel Science?
Nous: La chimie, la physique, mais pas la biologie.
Le prof: Je ne comprends pas pourquoi on doit dessiner le corps humain avec les intestins, on peut seulement dessiner un beau corps humain sans les intestins, c'est mieux!
Nous: ... (nous n'avons pas pu parler)

Vous voyez? C'est une entierement differente perspective! :-)
Quelquefois je pense aussi que la Science peut etre un peu rigide, pas comme les Arts.

Voici les photos qui etaient pris par June (Je les ai pris de Facebook de Musica Sinfonietta)

Si vous voulez voir plus de photos, vous pouvez laisser un commentaire!

J'espere bien que je peux participer dans ce camp l'annee prochaine, mais il y a le plus important est grand examen, le SPM! Je suis tres triste. :-(

J'ajouterai les accents plus tard. Bonne nuit, tout le monde!