Some notices
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
Sorry, Blogger forced me to switch to the new blogger system. So all of you would have to sign in with your gmail google account. How? I don't know. Just follow the instructions that appear when you sign in lor.
Anyway emb has a message:
Dear JC2 Students,
Please read on if you are students from HCI (High
School Section).
Kindly collect your 2005 Sec 4 Academic Assessment Record from Kong
Chian Administration Centre by Feb'07.
Thank you.
Info on Valentine's Day
In case you all dunno why there is Valentine's Day, here's the history:
Saint Valentine's Day or Valentine's Day is on February 14. It is the traditional day on which lovers express their love for each other; sending Valentine's cards, candy, or donations to charities, often anonymously. It is very common to present flowers on Valentine's Day. The holiday is named after two men, both Christian martyrs named Valentine. The day became associated with romantic love in the High Middle Ages, when the tradition of courtly love flourished.
The day is most closely associated with the mutual exchange of love notes in the form of "valentines". Modern Valentine symbols include the heart-shaped outline and the figure of the winged Cupid. Since the 19th century, handwritten notes have largely given way to mass-produced greeting cards. The Greeting Card Association estimates that approximately one billion valentines are sent each year worldwide, making the day the second largest card-sending holiday of the year behind Christmas.
Valentine's WorldwideThanks to a concentrated marketing effort, Valentine's Day has emerged in Japan and Korea as a day on which women, and less commonly men, give candy, chocolate or flowers to people they like. This has become an obligation for many women. Those who work in offices end up giving chocolates to all their male co-workers, sometimes at significant personal expense. This chocolate is known as giri-choko (義理チョコ), in Japan, from the words giri ("obligation") and choko, a common short version of chokorēto (チョコレート), meaning "chocolate". This contrasts with honmei-choko, which is given to a person someone loves or has a strong relationship with. Friends, especially girls, exchange chocolate that is referred to as tomo-choko (友チョコ); tomo means "friend" in Japanese.
By a further marketing effort, a reciprocal day called White Day has emerged. On March 14, men are expected to return the favour to those who gave them chocolates on Valentine's Day. Many men, however, give only to their girlfriends. Originally, the return gift was supposed to be white chocolate or marshmallows; hence "White Day". However, men have taken the name to a different meaning and
lingerie has become a common gift.
In Korea, there is an additional Black Day on April 14, when males who did not receive anything for Valentine's Day gather together to eat Jajangmyun (Chinese-style noodles in black sauce). In South Korea, there is also Pepero Day, celebrated on November 11, during which young couples give each other romantic gifts.
In Chinese Culture, there is a similar counterpart of the Valentine's Day. It is called "The Night of Sevens", on the 7th day of the 7th month of the lunar calendar; the last one being August 30, 2006. A slightly different version of this day is celebrated in Japan as Tanabata, on July 7th on the solar calendar.
Copied from Wikipedia.
No one post so I post to liven up abit.
zai classmate
Sunday, February 11, 2007
a message in the emb reads:
Dear colleagues and students,
The Hwa Chong NCC unit has been recognised as the Training Centre of
Excellence for Precision Drill by Dr. Arthur Beng, Chairman of NCC
Council and Lt. Col. Colin Wong, Commandant NCC HQ.
This achievement would not have been possible if not for the hard
work of NCC Cadets, both past and present. I would like to make a
special commendation to the following college students who have
sacrificed much of their time in organising the inauguration
ceremony held on Friday, 9 February as well as for their continued
enthusiasm and support for NCC training in the future.
They are:
...
S/CLT Ernest Tan - Chairman, Organising Commitee
...
I would like to thank them for all the effort they have put in to
make the Centre of Excellence a success and reality for HCI NCC. I
hope that by their example, more Hwa Chong NCC Alumni will step
forward to join us in keeping the proud traditions of NCC alive in
both the High School as well as the College Section. Thank you.
Yours Sincerely,
Mr. Paul Ho
we got zai jnrs and zai ernest!
zai jnr class
Saturday, February 10, 2007
In case you people do not know,
our junior class,
07S6B, totally trashed their seniors!2 10A1s
1 9A1
2 8A1s
1 7A1
well, actually cos our class is mostly IP, so cannot compare liddat, but it's still GODDAM amazing! if u want to know more about the 2 top scorers, go read Saturday's Chinese Lian He Zao Bao.
this post was meant to revitalise the class blog
[[ Feel the Fun! ____*
Friday, February 02, 2007
HI! here're some of the CLL tests coming up:
wk 6: cha guan
Act III + ming yun de ji xian
wk 8: H3CLL tang shi *for H3 pple only
wk 9: wen2 yan2 wen2 fu4 xi2 + hong lou meng key scenes
stay calm. good luck!
