Chinese New Year

Happy Chinese New Year to all pupils in 4 Violet!



May all of you be healthy, happy and excel in whatever you do.

Poem of Baby Jane

I found this interesting poem on the internet. Take a look at it.

'Baby Jane'

"Baby Jane, poor Baby Jane,

She wandered off into the rain.

For weeks we hoped and prayed in vain,

Just wishing she'd turn up again.

We searched the river, searched the streams,

And dreamt of her in wistful dreams.

The moon did wax, the moon did wane,

But still no sign of Baby Jane.

When summer died and autumn came,

They found her in a sewage drain,

(At least the parts that did remain),

Of lovely little Baby Jane.

We buried her on a cloudy day,

Beneath a sky so cold and grey, A

nd wished and prayed we had her near,

And cried such lonesome, tragic tears...

Perhaps we wished and prayed too hard,

For now I see her in the yard,

And in the mirror, on the stairs...

Sometimes it seems she's everywhere!

She grins her silent, moldy grin,

And beckons me to let her in

By scratching at the window pane

Whenever it begins to rain.

I think she wants one final hug,

But I just can't get past the bugs.

Our blessing has become our bane;

The spectre of our Baby Jane."

-Edward J. Allen III December 19th, 2006

Campus Superstar

Just finished watching Campus Superstar on channel U. Some of the students can really sing well. In fact, Ridhwan stood a very good chance until he forgot the lyrics...what a waste.

However, I'm wondering why such contest (e.g. Singapore Idol) are so popular among students. Is it because they really like to sing or simply due to the fame?

If given a chance, would you participate in such contest?

Joke of the Day

Reasons For Not Going To School

One Early morning a mother went to her sleeping son and woke him up.

MOM: “Wake up, son. It’s time to go to school.”
SON: “But why, Mama? I don’t want to go to school.”
MOM: “Give me two reasons why you don’t want to go to school.”
SON: “One, all the children hate me.. Two, all the teachers hate me.”
MOM: “Oh! that’s not a reason. Come on, you have to go to school.”
SON: “Give me two good reasons WHY I *should* go to school?”
MOM: “One, you are FIFTY-TWO years old. Two, you are the PRINCIPAL of the school.”

Is this acceptable?

This photo was taken in the MRT. According to the photographer, this person occupied two priority seats even though quite a lot of people were standing in the carriage. What do you think of such a behaviour?

Fastest Rubik's Cube Solver

Check this out. The guy solves it in 1 second.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mExcw00pVJY

New & Improved

Recently while shopping, I came across a product that had a label that says 'New & Improved'. While it is pretty obvious that the company wants consumer to think that their products are better, I can't help but wonder what it means.

If the product is 'New' which means that the company is selling it for the first time, how can it be an 'improved' product? And if the product has really been 'improved' from it's previous version, then it cannnot be 'new' right?

What do you think?

Math question

I saw this question on the internet and found it interesting.


There are 7 boys in a bus. Each boy has 7 backpacks. In each backpack, there are 7 big cats. For every big cat there are 7 little cats. Question: How many legs are there in the bus?

Is Fire matter?

The last few days we discussed on the topic of matter and someone asked if fire is considered as matter. Perhaps the following explanation which I found on the internet may give you a better picture.

'Matter is anything that has mass and occupies space. The flame itself is a mixture of gases (vaporized fuel, oxygen, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, water vapor, and many other things) and so is considered as matter. The light produced by the flame is energy, not matter. The heat produced is also energy, not matter'.

Author: Fred Senese senese@antoine.frostburg.edu

'Staring' incidents leads to fatal attack

Youth dies after gang attack

Another victim of staring incidents. I really don't understand why people can be so violent and cruel. Please give me your comments.

For the whole story, read B1 of the Straits times(8 Jan 09) or visit
http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_323402.html

New Appointments

Appointments for 2009



Class Monitor Tham Yun Xuan


Assistant Class Monitor Sebastian Tey


Mathematics Monitor Surendra


English Monitor Charmaine Loke


Science Monitor(1) Cheng Xin E


Science Monitor(2) Serena Lim


PE Monitor(1) Sie Jie Xiang


PE Monitor(2) Jeral Ong


AVA/IT Monitor(1) Kelvin Yang


AVA/IT Monitor(2) Joseph Ng


Art Monitor(1) Nurnadiah


Art Monitor(2) Low Sy Mann


Class Librarian(1) Megan Bon


Class Librarian(2) Chen Shao'en


Music Monitor Michelle Kham



Let's give your full support to all the new appointees.

Introduction to Blogging

Blog is short for weblog. A weblog is a journal (or newsletter) that is available on the internet. It is frequently updated and intended for general public reading. Blogs generally represent the personality of the author or the Web site. The activity of updating a blog is "blogging" and someone who keeps a blog is a "blogger." Blogs are typically updated daily using software that allows people with little or no technical background to update and maintain the blog. However, when one blogs, one has to be responsible. Although we maintain the freedom of speech, we must never turn to discrimination. All posts on the internet can be monitored and the posting of discriminatory or defamatory remarks can result in one being arrested and thrown in jail.

Singapore has seen the conviction of 3 bloggers who were arrested for posting racist remarks:

FlashBack - In October 2005

Singapore jailed two men for making racist remarks about the Singapore Malay Muslims on their blogs:

Benjamin Koh, 27, was jailed for one month.

Nicholas Lim, 25, was jailed for a day and fined $5,000.

Later in November 2005

Gan Huai Shi, 17, the third Racist Blogger was given 24 months of supervised probation. He will face the following during this period.
- psychological evaluation,
- counselling sessions,
- post a $10,000 bond, and
- 180 hours of community service in Malay welfare homes.

So, if you blog, be a responsible blogger!

Welcome Back!

4 Violets, welcome back to school after a long deserving holiday. This year is full of plenty excitment as well as challenges ahead. Let's work hard together and create 'The Invicible Violets'!