+ a beau__tiful ho___

October 29, 2004

Would whoever wrote
in my tagboard please
don't remain anonymous.
Everything was so solemn today.
Mr Goh's leaving.
Mr Lim's leaving.
Some teacher's leaving.
Some admin or whatever
is leaving.
AND I'M LEAVING.
May the school be in good hands.
*Rolls eyes.
I think all the great teachers
are going to be gone.
Lut gave me a birthday present. =D
Oh. Lin did too.
Mr Goh gave each and everyone
from the graduating classes
a present.
Oh well.
I admit.
I'M THE ONE WHO SLIPPED A STEP!
Ok laugh all you want. Not funny.
Could hear a lot of laughter.
But at least the whole school
wasn't looking.
*Rolls eyes.
Talked to Mr Goh after school.
Got him to sign my year book.
How nice, he forgot my name again.
Heh. For the second time. Lalala.
My eyes are swollen. Left eye actually.
My mum's going to give me a big big scolding.
Oh well.
There's so much I wanted to blog.
I'll guess I'm on my way to
changing my blog address soon.
Off for now.

-nIx- @ [[7:06 PM]]

October 28, 2004

I havn't blogged for a really
long long time yea.
Been studying and
playing as hard too.
*Rolls eyes. Oh well.
Dressed as if I were about
to go to Orchard road,
just to go down and buy a 5B pencil.
Boo. They don't sell them there.
Gee. School tomorrow.
Off for now. =)

-nIx- @ [[11:05 PM]]

October 26, 2004

Heh. Went to school to collect art questions.
Decided on my topic already.
Shall not disclose it here.
I'm sure there are many
people lingering about in this blog.
I don't want my idea to
be adopted by an extra person.
That'll mean more competition.
Oh well.
My dad brought home another
foldable tent!
Whee. Mess out house time.
Gotta attempt lit.
Off for now.

-nIx- @ [[9:10 PM]]

October 25, 2004

Hrms.
Woke up relatively early.
Did some Ss.
Went for Lit. 1000 to 1200!
Ate some chicken thingy. Yum.
Walked around.
Came back.
Played Sims 2.
Slept.
Studying Social Studies!

Ps.
Art students
Where : School.
What :
-Am I going to do there : Collection of art questions!
-To wear : School uniform, not to forget, school shoes!
When : 26102004 10 00h.
Why : Because Miss Quek says so.
How : Get your butt in school.

-nIx- @ [[9:51 PM]]

October 24, 2004

Went to forever21 again.
Heh.
Then to tution.
Bought Jia Ying's present
and some clothes. =)
Happy!
Off for now.

-nIx- @ [[10:21 PM]]

Hah ok i hung items onto my fan. =x

-nIx- @ [[10:18 PM]]

-nIx- @ [[11:59 AM]]

done by my BELOVED OINK! =D

-nIx- @ [[12:18 AM]]

October 23, 2004

There! I told you I'd go take a picture. Heh.

And I feel so bad.
What am I doing here.
Why am I blogging.
For goodness sake I need to
get off the computer.

[05:16 PM] Do not... : how did u do fer yer exams?
[05:16 PM] nixiefied.: eh?
[05:16 PM] nixiefied.: prelims?
[05:16 PM] Do not... : yea
[05:16 PM] nixiefied.: er
[05:16 PM] nixiefied.: 4b 1c
[05:17 PM] nixiefied.: l1r4 21 -.-
[05:17 PM] Do not... : very bad...
[05:17 PM] nixiefied.: ya
[05:17 PM] nixiefied.: but haha
[05:17 PM] nixiefied.: my class is worse
[05:21 PM] Do not... : u gotta work harder and smarter man.. there aint much time left
[05:22 PM] nixiefied.: yup i noe -.-

See! I told you.
Being good within the class is NOTHING
when compared to other schools.
So, oh well.
I'd get my butt off here. =)
Off for now.

-nIx- @ [[5:20 PM]]

October 22, 2004

Heh. So.
Went to Literature class
in the morning.
She bombarded us
with lots of notes.
Good in the long run though. =D
Walked about school.
They were having post exam day.
Selling stuff blablabla.
No fair. Heh.
Filled up some survey form
from the police and got a
post-it not pad and pen. =D
Jia Ying got me my bday present.
A necklace. Heh.
Now I'm in a dilemma -
I don't know what to buy for her.
Ange and me decided to go
on a sticker spree and we
bought stickers for everyone.
Then some stranger spent $4.50
to buy some handphone keychain
plus things inside.
That person ended up taking the
one that lights up when there's
radiation and gave the rest away.
It's cute.
Played with the $1 machine.
That's about all the junk we did.
Will take pictures of my junk
to upload tomorrow.
Am lazy to do so now.
Off for now. =)

-nIx- @ [[11:18 PM]]

6.42am.
Just woke up from a nightmare
12minutes ago.
THANKS ANGE!
Couldn't wake up.
Then Ange sms-ed.

Dreamt about recieving mms.
Someone sent me M's baby pic.
I opened it. Saw 2 of his baby pics.
Checked the details, no news of sender.
Found it cute. Sent it to "V".
She replied the next day or something.
">< don't scare me"
Met up with her and J somehow.
Saw the flash and it suddenly
had horrible sound effects
and displayed a white face with red eyes.
J screamed when she saw it.
I covered the screen,
saw it after awhile, sound effect still on.
But the weird part is,
V has Juon clips inside.
How come she's scared of mine alone.

Another incident,
went to this room near the hall.
There's this teacher
from the primary school.
Somehow he walked over
to the Secondary school.
[[Lets just assume there's a bridge.]]
He taught TN
[[It was tn not nt written on the wall/board.]]
Eh.. Teaching Bio?
I mean I saw there's Bio related stuff on the board.
No students yet though.
He swept the floor so weirdly
nothing went into the dustpan
they just flew here and there.
Not fly but. Ah whatever.
I went to that room because I forgot
my badge or something.
So went to the other room to hide from A[[Oh give me a home]].
Also I was wearing PE shirt rather than
school uniform.
Before I ran there,
I thought I saw O sitting
not too proper.
Told her to sit properly,
realised that it wasnt her
because her leg was at the corner.
Then realised that it was S's[[schmate]]
leg. Everyone around laughed. =/

Another incident,
recieved another mms,
from D[[non-classmate]]
3 in total.
Saw the first 2.
A group of guys taken
with Rangoon as part
of the background.
Another is one guy
with the new school as background.
Together with the message
"Cute ma? I like.."
Didn't see the third one though.
Passed my phone to Z.
He was complaining about J
to another classmate.
He looked at it then exit
and because my inbox was full,
the mms were just in "view" mode.
Didn't save them down.
There - the reason why I didn't
see the 3rd picture.

I just had to blog this down
before I forget everything.
It didn't really happen
in incidents but a
continous dream, I suppose.
Just that I forgotten the
order of the dream.
Oh well.
Nightmare, I consider it.
An MMS nightmare. -.-||

Good thing Ange woke me up.
I can't believe she had to
wake me up at 6.30am.
Would have probably given
her a good scolding
for waking me up so early
but no! Heh.

She had a nightmare too!
"Some art design thing.
Locked in one dark rm.
Diao. Freaked me out.."
Plus one more
"HAHA scene."
*Rolls on floor laughing. =D

-nIx- @ [[7:01 AM]]

October 21, 2004

Click to enlarge first.
Then look carefully. =)
I promise the picture won't move - it's jpg.

Don't read until you see the picture
or made up your mind that
you don't want to see it.

颖 [oinkk]____★ [simply.blackk] 나는 너를 사랑한다 says:
oh the waves wanting to eat him
I love Rice! <3~ says:
noooooo
颖 [oinkk]____★ [simply.blackk] 나는 너를 사랑한다 says:
akjslakljd
颖 [oinkk]____★ [simply.blackk] 나는 너를 사랑한다 says:
then
I love Rice! <3~ says:
waves meh
I love Rice! <3~ says:
its shark
颖 [oinkk]____★ [simply.blackk] 나는 너를 사랑한다 says:
OH LOL
颖 [oinkk]____★ [simply.blackk] 나는 너를 사랑한다 says:
oh ok
颖 [oinkk]____★ [simply.blackk] 나는 너를 사랑한다 says:
i got it
I love Rice! <3~ says:
dots

-nIx- @ [[11:36 PM]]

Tadahh.
Ange redid her blog.
Oink redid her blog.
Biku redid her blog.
I redid my blog too! =D~

Went out in the afternoon.
Forever21 is in Singapore!
Got a manicure set. Heh.
It's pretty.
Walked around Orchard/Somerset.

Ange's head over heels
about getting her GPRS
or whatnots activated.
I think her bill's
going to explode real badly. =x

Went swimming at night.
There's this woman
who was there all the while
until we came out of the water.
Guess she was watching us
so we wouldn't drown or something. =/
Or maybe she just wanted to know
where we lived or something.
Bla~
Off for now. =D

-nIx- @ [[10:46 PM]]

Sheesh.
She's such a bother.
Used up so many stuff
to cook her cookies
and then comes and tell me
that I'm in charge
of the dishes.
Yes. I'm the maid for today huh?
1.Washed the dishes when I woke up.
2.Washed after breakfast
3.Washed before lunch
4.Washed after lunch
5.Washed after dinner
and I have to wash again?
Yes. A grand total of 6 times.
The 6th time was half done though.
She made such a huge mess
I can't even scrub off those stuff
without an overnight soak.
And if I don't wash them
I'm going to get bombarded
with useless crap.
So I gave up.
Sheesh.
The thought of it just spoils
my day.
I feel like joining this
novel writing thingy.
Too bad it's next month.
Have to focus on studies.
Oh tadah.
She just slammed the cupboard.
As if it ever harmed her. Duh.

Shall cool down.
I'm certainly not going to
waste my precious time arguing
sweet nothings.

By the way,
what's an
1.adjective
2.noun
3.verb?
I sure need to get my basics right. =)
Shall sleep now. Wake up attempt maths,
study bio and physics
read ss before I sleep. =D~
Off for now.

-nIx- @ [[1:09 AM]]

October 19, 2004

Tadahh. I did it.
I took pictures of the
pretty pretty trolley.

I'm so drained.
Slept at 11pm woke up about 10.30am.
Ate breakfast and fell asleep again.
Woke up to use computer,
and fell back asleep.
Tried to study,
and fell back asleep.
Tried to study again,
and fell back asleep.

Slept like 5-6times today?
Yes I'm drained.
Not mentally this time though.
I want to study but I can't.
How pathetic.
Off for now.

I miss painting my hand.
I miss ruining my work.
I miss listening to MP3
in the art room.
I miss the milo packets
and maggi packets.
I miss how I stopped Ange
from drinking her Cereal drink.
I miss the colour pencils.
I miss the tracing paper.
I miss the light box.
I miss the canvases.
I miss the paintbrushes
and the cups.
I miss listening to
the songs played.
I miss the floor decorated
by paint spills.
I miss the computer
and the cutest and
amusing printer.
I miss singing
and acting like a lunatic.
I miss my mounting boards.
I miss coming back to school
during school holidays.
I miss the art room.
I miss Miss Quek.

But I'll go back in a week's time.
To get my art questions. =D
Then I might start saying
I hate art again.
And once it's all over,
I'll miss it with dear life.
This time,
it's going to be my last time.

Art doesnt seem as bad
as I thought it would be.
Maybe it was the right choice
rather than D&T.
It isn't a subject where you could slack.
But I find myself able to relax
and draw what my mind wants.
Bah.
Come to think of it,
it's all worth the time and effort.
What I created
might not be the nicest thing on earth
nor can I claim the design my own.
Inspired by other's works.
But it's still mine at the end of the day.

There's so many things I just
take for granted.
Like others say,
You'll never miss it,
until you're gone.
Oh well.
Off again.

-nIx- @ [[4:56 PM]]

October 18, 2004

Yes. I don't know if I should
be feeling happy or sad.
I admit I didn't study for practical.
I mean not that there's nothing
but what's there to study?
I lost my bio textbook
and just read section 4s of TYS-es
and I didn't even bother
going through physics -
I just didn't have the time to
go through them
because I had a hectic time
with my beloved art work.
So. I'm a 2nd shift-er. Hee.
Went to school 7:30am.
Did art till about 9am
[[Pasted pages together
and marked pages to trim.]]
and rushed to the MPR
to report.
Had science practical -
it wasn't too much of a killer.
Went to the auditorium after that.
They were screening
The Last Samurai
I'm glad that I didn't have to
go through the torment of watching it.
Did my art.
Lovable Miss Quek brought it up for me!
All trimmed and binded.
I owe her more than a zillion thanks.
Rushed throughout.
Didn't finish.
Went to the art room to complete it.
I yanked out one eye from
my prepatory work
to fit into my final piece. =x
Plus skipped one page of artwork.
Hopefully they won't notice.
Anyway I feel so sad that I had
to cut out my actual work. Heh.
Yada yada.
Went with Miss Quek and gang
to submit artwork.
I'm completely smitten by theirs.
*Envy
I should have done a better job
and have better time management.
Oh well.
Came back to Bishan.
Ate at J8.
Walked in almost every shop there.
Bought the trolley and sweets sponsored by Angez.
My early birthday present. Bwahaha.
Shall upload them up when I'm free.
I love it. So sweet!
By the way, they're sweets in the first place.
Yeah. Yada yada.
Off for now.
I miss art.
I ~~like~~ love art!

-nIx- @ [[10:34 PM]]

October 16, 2004

I just realised how contagious
sand can be.
I don't know why there's sand
in my bathroom.
I guess my mum rinsed that
tub I stored sand in there.
Was bathing halfway when I sprayed
water onto the basket
that contains all the soap and such.
Black moving things came out.
I thought they were ants
feeding on some food.
Sprayed more and noticed
there were big and small WORMS.
Eww.
So I shifted the basket aside
and saw sand and MORE WORMS.
Quickly jumped out of the shower.
Turned on the heater
to it's highest temperature
and started spraying.
I hope they all died.
So, here I am.
I washed my hair,
but without shampoo or conditioner.
Was freaked out enough
to bath with creatures.
Miss Quek's going to open the art room
tomorrow. 8 - 12.
I'll be there. =D
Off for now.

-nIx- @ [[11:44 PM]]

I had this really really weird dream.
Dreamt that I stayed in some house
and my downstairs neighbour was
a policeman.
He came up to my house and said
I forgot what and started taking
away some of my stuff like a bookshelf
together with the books.
I think he said he was supposed to bring
it to the police station.
Then I don't know why but I went to find
the person. Went to find his house.
Walked past the house, 2nd last house of that
floor.
Then he claimed there this figurine -
the buddhist that goddess or something
which was mine, he said a lot of people
also had it.
Then I suspected it was his house
even though he claimed it wasn't
so I began inspecting the walls
and saw a big photograph framed
on the wall with his face inside.
Entered the house and questioned
him why my bookshelf was in his house.
He said he was going to bring it to the
where ever he was supposed to later.
Then I kept on insisting I bring it home
until he needs to bring it to where ever.
Kept saying No, blablabla.
I wonder what my dream
was trying to tell me.

-.- Weird dream.
But I think my dream about
the World Trade Centre is nicer.
I liked the layout and interior design
of the building.
Can't really draft it out though.
And I remember I bought a scarf
from one of the shops.
Dreamt about it twice.
How wonderful. =D~

Went to school yesterday
glued all the art stuff
then proceeded to Sentosa.
Was being such a lightbulb.
It was really fun though. =x
I forgot what I wanted to pen down.
So sad~ so sad~
Does the shake head like lunatic dance.

Shall start printing art stuff now
then go for art around 10+
Off for now

-nIx- @ [[8:53 AM]]

October 14, 2004

BREACH OF TRUST.

I'm a few hours away
from completing my artwork.
Hurray. Then I can finally
start to focus on other subjects.

Miss Quek said that
she never ever saw all the work
I did as "preparatory" work
and that the only thing she sees
is the book I do.
That's because majority of the work
done is completed over the process
of the past few weeks. =x
I'm very proud of myself for
completing it,
at least its up to my expectations.
I hope that my preparatory work
will cheer Miss Quek up
after months of facing the storybook.
Eyesore. =x
Off for now.
BIKU I MISS RICE AH!

Back. I have this important
announcement to make.
WHOEVER TRIED TO TAKE THE CLASS FUND.
YOU'RE SUCH A COWARD.
However if the person was just trying
to make a prank, please don't do it ever again.

Ok la. I admit. If the money wasn't found
I'd be responsible for it. Gosh.
Almost a $100.
I still think someone tried to steal it.
COWARD.
Brand me for being immature.
It doesn't bother me much.

It all started when I spotted this
accounting book on Doug's table.
Picked it up and found this envelope
sticking out. Found it very zhor teng
and dangerous as the money would drop
out easily if I held it that way.
So without brains I left it
on the table. [[Visible to all.]]
Just before chinese lesson,
Fred comes and tell me that
Doug can't find his envelop.
Ange doesn't see why I got so panicky
when I heard it - she doesn't
realise it's my fault.
And so during chinese,
those who knew about it
started searching.
Dustbin, bucket, under table
and DOUG'S COURSEWORK.
[[Note : There wasn't anything
on the floor around the artwork.]]
Those are what I searched.
Searched two gaps in between
Doug's artwork as I thougt the
envelope might be inside
due to the gap. Gap gap gap.
Didn't find any letter.
Put his artwork back to the table.
Searched more.
Walked back to Doug's table,
realised that his artwork fell down.
Picked it up
and viola the envelope suddenly flies
out of the artwork.
I mean, I thought I put the file properly
against the table already?
And how could the envelope
1.fall from the table,
2.slip in the artwork
(when its horizontal and FAT to fit in by itself)
and how come it didn't slip out
when I checked it previously.
I'm sure there's some retard out there
trying to get at me.

To whomever did it :
Now you're happy huh?
Causing so much worry.
Spoiling my mood,
almost causing Doug to cry
because he'd think I'd blame him.
I swear I never thought about blaming him.
And if nobody realised the money's gone,
you'd happily go for recess
hide the money somehow
and be a richie?
Anyway I have to stress
this is no playing matter.
I think whoever did it
should owe a big apology
to Doug and a class apology.
But as I said, cowards don't own up.

Anyway, Mrs Chow gave me a very sweet bottle. =D
<3.
Conduct : VERY GOOD.
Class position : 3/32
Level position : 44/154

Its a real big gap.
Pok² - C:1st L:29
Biku - C:2nd L:38.

Ah whatever.
It really disgusts me when I think of
the incident that happened just now.
BREACH OF TRUST, BREACH OF TRUST,
BREACH OF TRUST, BREACH OF TRUST,
BREACH OF TRUST, BREACH OF TRUST,
BREACH OF TRUST, BREACH OF TRUST,
BREACH OF TRUST, BREACH OF TRUST,
BREACH OF TRUST, BREACH OF TRUST,
BREACH OF TRUST, BREACH OF TRUST,
BREACH OF TRUST, BREACH OF TRUST,
BREACH OF TRUST, BREACH OF TRUST,
BREACH OF TRUST, BREACH OF TRUST,
BREACH OF TRUST, BREACH OF TRUST,
BREACH OF TRUST, BREACH OF TRUST.

-nIx- @ [[10:01 PM]]

October 13, 2004

I was bored.
Decided to pick something up from my room.
Wanted a photograph but it's too much of a bother.
Ended up picking up this book
done long ago. =x
This explains my love for dinosaurs. =x

-nIx- @ [[10:49 PM]]

front and back

Tadahh. I did it.
Got back my results.
Not too good though. =(
Failed SS? I guess.
Humans - 51/100 -.-
Lit 27/50
So I reckon its 24/50?
Oh well.
Now I'm itching to try for JC.
Boohoo.

Good work pays off though.
I didn't fail any subject on overall
this year.
Still no A1s but I'll do my best.

Ange's birthday is coming soon.
MUEE incident!
*LAUGHS.

I forgot to tell the whole world.
Jkjk.

Did I mention?
I slept at 4:47am.
I mean close my eyes. Heh.
Woke up at 6:38am.
Practically jumped out of bed
and changed into school uniform,
packed my bag and viola!
Out of the house within 5minutes or so.

Now I'm beginning to enjoy art.
*Grins.
Miss Quek said my english was not bad
or something of that sort. Heh. =D

I miss my 5B pencil.
Specially dedicated to my dearest 5B pencil
Oh pencil, oh pencil.
Where art thou, where art thou?

I'd read a few pages of SS
before I'll proceed to sleep.

Off for now.

-nIx- @ [[9:58 PM]]

I'm proud to say I came out
with a whole bunch of lies.
Here are as follows -
I'm not done with it though. =x

Redesigning of a Touch and Feel story book.

My coursework is about a story based on a Singapore legend “Red Hill” which is also known as “Bukit Merah" in Malay. I chose this story as it has something to do with the history of Singapore and it would serve as an educational source to the people who view the book.

I wanted to make the book special and different from most of the books that could be seen off the rack in bookshops and libraries so I decided to change it into a touch-and-feel book. The book is mainly aimed for growing children between the age of 3 to 7. Through this approach, many more children would be able to read the book and feel the pictures at the same time.

As it would be different from majority of the books that can be found off the racks, the children would think of it as special and tend to remember the story more easily than others who read the book without pictures or hands-on.

What inspired me to do this?

Being a book-lover, I make frequent visits to the library and bookshops. Because of my love for books, especially those with pictures, I decided to create a book so that others can benefit from it. Just like many other people, I derive joy by sharing my works with others.

Sometimes however, I find that books with text and pictures are not enough. They seem to lack certain details and in extreme cases, prove to be an eyesore.
After much thought, the idea of a touch-and-feel book struck me and I thought it would turn out to look nicer as more love, care and effort would be put into the book.

Also, many parents prefer to buy books like fairytales or comics to let their children read. Many children would not have a chance to know about stories and legends of Singapore. Through this approach, I hope that more children would have better background information about how Bukit Merah was named and if possible, pass down the legend to the many generations to come.

Idea development

At the very beginning, I went to the library and searched for books about the myths and legends of Singapore. Next, I chose between the 3 topics – “How Singapore was named”, ”Sisters’ Island” and “Bukit Merah”.

I chose “Bukit Merah” as I thought many children would be less familiar with the topic and many would have wondered why it was red in colour.
After selecting the story, I did a draft of the different slides that I would be completing over the next few months.

When the draft was completed, I began looking for pictures that were needed.
I went for two art exhibitions held during the June holidays and on a certain weekend and noted the materials the artist used, the style of painting and their final outcomes of their paintings after it is done.

I got my friends to help me pose in different positions and took photographs of their positions.

Also during the holidays, I went overseas and managed to visit their tree plantation where banana trees could be found in huge quantities. I also went to their Underwater World and Animal museum where I managed to snap photographs of garfishes (also known as swordfishes).

On two weekends, I went down to the Singapore History Museum to study the structure of huts that used to be a common sight in Singapore.

Then I made my way to the beach to take photographs of the sea and waves.

After collecting all the necessary photographs needed and with the help of the draft previously drawn, I managed to put draw all the pictures on paper and paint them.
After the painting was completed, I touched up certain parts of the paintings and began my search for the materials needed for the touch-and-feel books, selecting the materials and texture carefully according to its need.

After two days of intensive hunt for materials, I began to match appropriate mediums to parts where I wanted to place the texture.

Touch up was done to the art work and the story was printed out according to its appropriate pages.

My final artwork

My final art work is based on Singapore's Bukit Merah. It is done as a storybook in A4 size. The pictures drawn are, as far as possible, close to the descriptions from the story. Several mediums like sand, cloth and rocks are added to the page to give it texture and colour.

Evaluation

I hope to paint every page well as some of the works are not well presented or coloured.

I enjoyed drawing the preparatory work and layouts because they seemed to be a challenge as the drawings have to be well drawn or else it would be difficult when it comes to the painting process.

After completing this coursework, I find myself more confident in shading and have learnt how to shade using colour pencils. I also developed patience and the bonds between me and m classmates are stronger now.

-nIx- @ [[4:29 AM]]

October 12, 2004

Bah.
I didn't complete my art.
What a waste.
Shall make sure it's done by tomorrow.
Heh. I still don't know my humans
results. Shall get them tomorrow.
Pok Pok and Biku got 1st and 2nd respectively.
Went out after art till about 9+
And I witnessed someone at MUEE
trying to pull out something.
"Eh I thought can pull out de."
*Rolls on floor laughing. Hah.
Shall post Sam's help coupons
I got the 30min coupon.
Heh. I feel so honored.
Off for now. =)

-nIx- @ [[9:54 PM]]

For personal use. =)

Garfish Attack - The Story of Bukit Merah
Bukit Merah is a hill in Singapore, famous for its red soil.

1.
There was once a king, who was the most handsome in the land. No one could compare to him and he grew haughty and proud, always seeking praise. He could not bear it if others got praised for clever antics or acts of bravery, and his jealousy would grow into hatred. In fact, he would actually kill those who drew attention away from him.

2.One day, a shoal of garfish came to the shores of Singapore and began leaping up the beaches and attacking the people on the beaches and fishermen at sea.

3.The garfish were strong and large, with long hard snouts and razor sharp teeth, which they pierced right through the bodies of the people with violence.

4.When the king heard this terrible news, he got up on his war elephant and saw many bodies of his people strewn across the sandy white beaches now stained red with blood.

5.Upon seeing so many of his people being killed by the ferocious fish, the king ordered the people to retreat immediately and declared that everyone stayed away from the coastline.

6.Meanwhile, he gathered all his advisors and tried to figure out a way to deal with the problem as Singapore dependended on its fishing and seas for trade.

7.At this time, a boy asked for the audience of the king.

'Your Highness, I may have a solution to the garfish. Why don't we line the beaches with bamboo stems, so when the garfish attack them, they will become stuck and we can kill them at our own leisure?'

8.The king, having no other solution, executed the plan and ordered his men to cut bamboo stems and firmly plant them along the beach at low tide.

9.Soon the tide came up and the schools of garfish approached. The king, his men and the little boy watched as the garfish began attacking the line of banana stems and getting their snouts stuck in the thick stems. When the last garfish got itself stuck, the men began to slay each and every one of the fish.

14.A shout of joy rang out throughout the kingdom and the people began to praise the boy for his cleverness, calling him a genius and a blessing from the Gods.

15.The king's heart began fill with jealousy and rage. That night, the king ordered his lieutenants to kill the boy that very night.

16.The boy lived with his mother on a small hill in the southern part of the island. His mother could not sleep that night and left the boy asleep in their hut to take a stroll.

17.The lieutenants walked up the hill holding their kris. Upon entering the hut, they began to stab the boy.

18.At first, the boy began to scream in pain and cry, his mattress was filled with blood. When the men stopped stabbing the boy, they noticed something was amiss. The blood did not stop flowing and became a fountain of blood. Scared, the lieutenants fled from the hut.

18.The fountain of blood oozed down the hill, covering it. The next morning, the people of Singapore gathered around the hill, wondering why it was red. After searching the hill, they found the boy's body and became sad, never knowing that it was their own king who plotted the boy's death.

As the hill was reddish, the people began calling it Bukit Merah, or Red Hill...in memory of the boy.

http://www.geocities.com/TheTropics/5994/garfish.html

Long after the reign of Sang Nila Utama, the seas of Singapore were invaded by shoals of garfishes. These large fishes multiplied rapidly. The King was worried for the safety of the local population. The people of the island no longer dared to venture near the sea as each day there would always be someone killed by the swordfish. Talk spread among the people that this was an evil omen of the sign of things to come. The locals began to believe that the kingdom had somehow incurred the wrath of the gods and they were now being punished for it.

The talk soon reached the ears of the king, Paduka Seri, who was worried that he would somehow be blamed for these events. Fearful of the threat to his rule and the possibility of rebellion by his subjects, the king decided to rid the seas of the swordfishes.

On the appointed day, the King had his soldiers armed and ready on the beaches where the menace of the swordfish was greatest. The soldiers went into the waters and waited for the fish to come in with the tide. However, despite being well-armed, the King's men were no match for the swordfishes, which impaled themselves on the men. One after another, the men fell, seriously injured or killed. Their cries could be heard from far away.

Soon the sea was awash with the blood of the King's army. To avoid further slaughter, the King was forced to withdraw his men. But he also noticed a young boy taking a special interest in the events and laughing at the debacle. When brought before him, the lad said: " Majesty, I was just thinking that it would be better to form a barrier using banana tree trunks instead of your soldiers to fight the swordfish. There' ll be less bloodshed that way." The King was struck by the ingenuity and simplicity of the boy's idea and immediately adopted it.

Every banana tree on the island was felled in the effort. Soon, the people had erected a great wall of banana tree trunks along the beach. When the tide came in again, the imminent swordfish attack came. However, this time, the swordfish had their long, sharp points stuck into the tree trunks and were not able to free themselves. The islanders were thus able to kill the fish without any harm to themselves. The sea was red with the blood of the swordfish but the scourge was finally over.

Everyone on the island celebrated the victory, and the king rewarded the boy for his idea, but his ministers were unhappy and jealous. One of them whispered into the king's ear: "Even as a boy he is already so clever. Imagine what will happen when he grows up. Why, he might even usurp your throne."

Believing the slander, the king immediately ordered the boy to be executed.

One version of the legend has it that the boy was thrown into the sea near one of the islands south of Singapore. It is said that on certain nights his anguished cries could still be heard in the winds.

According to another version, the King's men went to a house on top of a hill where the boy was staying. When they reached the house, they found an old crone waiting for them. She said: "I know why all of you are here. The boy has saved the kingdom and yet you wish to kill him! You will all pay for this!"

The next moment, the earth opened up and bright red liquid flowed out. The following day, the hill had turned completely red to remind the people of the kingdom's guilty secret. The people hereafter named the hill Bukit Merah, or Red Hill.

1. What’s my coursework about?
My coursework is about giving my school canteen a brand new look, using mainly the theme of healthy diet. Transforming the different varieties of food into tables and chairs gives the canteen a new look instead of the same old dull designs in a typical school canteen.

2. What inspired me to do this topic?
After spending hours studying in the same boring classroom, you still had to face with the same situation in the dull and plain canteen. I thought it was rather boring to have my meals in this monotonous environment, and therefore I’ve decide to give my school canteen a new makeover. I’ve chosen to use the theme of healthy diet is to help promote a healthy lifestyle. Due to the busy schedules of people nowadays, they usually purchase "fast food" like snacks to save time. With the design of the different varieties of nutritious food, it helps to remind the teachers and students to have a balance diet and having proper meals.

3. How did I go about doing this coursework?
At the very beginning, I took some pictures of my school canteen and noted down what are the improvements I can do to the canteen. I also go around the shopping centres and extract some ideas from the many food courts that I’ve been to.
Next, I looked up some books based on the different types of nutritious food and did some sketches. Slowly, I metamorphize the different sketches of the food into chairs and tables. After completing some samples of the chairs and tables, I looked up the internet for some samples of different schools’ canteen.
I then proceeded on to work on my first layout for the stall, followed by my second layout making use of the tracing paper. I also drew some pictures for the interior of the stall. After which, I gave the flooring some designs, making use of a star fruit. With the help of the computer, I changed the star fruit into a more interesting design. Also, I gave each stall front an individual flooring design based on each of the different varieties of dishes sold.
I’ve modified the basin into a large one, so that the students can simply put all the plates into the same basin, as I noticed that some students tends to put their plates at the wrong stalls, while others just leave their cutleries and utensils lying around the canteen.
I drew some sketches of a can; the different stages of crushing a can and transforming the crushed can into a shape of a pillar. Next, I gave the notice board a new look, making use of the similar design as the flooring design.
Finally, I select 3 of my best design of chairs and tables and use them for my final artwork.
Lastly, I drew the different perspectives of my modified canteen, top view and 3 different perspectives.

When all the preparatory work was completed, I proceed on doing my model, measuring the scale of the actual size of the model and the scale on map. After all the measurements were done, I started working on the tables and chairs.

4. My final artwork
My final artwork was done on a board. I make use of many different types of materials to make the details within my canteen, etc; Styrofoam, aluminum, plastic, wood…

5. Evaluation of my work - any improvement that I want to make
It took me many months to complete this coursework, from the researches to the building of model.

-Lin.

-nIx- @ [[1:31 PM]]

October 11, 2004

*Cries.
I walked out the wrong door again.
Hah. Not too big a deal anyway.
I'm supposed to complete art
by hook or by crook by tomorrow.
*Storms off towards art work.
He still owes us our Ss scripts.
Bah.
Off for now. =)

-nIx- @ [[8:13 PM]]

October 10, 2004

Woke up relatively early,
studied Bio for a while.
Went for tution
and blahblahblah.

Prom night. $70
Class tee. $15- $20.
I'm poor!

Decided to cram up
1. Ange's
2. Lin's
3. Jia Ying's
4. nIx's [[aka me]]
birthdays together on one day.
Whoever's going is going to be
such a broker. Bwahaha.
I reckon only the four of us
would turn up.
*Laughs.

Off to complete art and
read the comprehension at bare minimum.

Gee. I wonder where I'd go
after my O's.

Off for now.

-nIx- @ [[11:25 PM]]

October 09, 2004

I find myself prey for conditioned reflex.
Walked out the door further away
even after the nearer door is unblocked now.
Bah.
Met Ange and Biku.
Cockroach, lizard and ant abhorrence.
*Does the chicken dance!
Art was fine.
I am fine. =/
Off to STUDY now.

I am BACK. Heh.
Re attempted Bio TYS unit 1.
Cant find my physics TYS.
Not the green book.

My hand's itching to add more links.
Oh well.

Went through some brochures for poly.
I just realised the entries
are quite easy to get in.
I mean if I start STUDYING hard and smart.
Fine. I should get my hands off
all parts of the computer device.
Off for now.

-nIx- @ [[7:28 PM]]

October 08, 2004

The day started off with me being stressed.
I shouted at the Dnt boys.
They're super noisy and disturbing.
Kept locking doors and such.
Then I uttered a word of vulgarity.
I'm sorry. But it's not my problem.
Bio.
Went through prelims exam.
Physics.
I forgot.
Did we have physics in the first place?
English.
Went through comprehension.
Recess.
Maths. Went through paper2.
I should have gone to art. =/
After school.
Went for art.
Waited to ask Miss Quek on her opinion.
Jumped with joy
and almost cried for relief.
Was so happy she allowed. =D
Yada yada.
Didn't go for the 7-9pm class.
Off for now.

-nIx- @ [[8:00 PM]]

I'm drained.
But I'll do my best
to convince her into my idea.
I seriously think it's useful
and helps in increasing my marks.
It won't look like any normal work.
It'll be special.
Sigh.
I need good convincing skills.
School was fine.
After school__
Ate at canteen.
Walked back to art studio

Me : Oh give
Ange n me : me a home where the buffalo
*me turns around and saw Miss Alsagoff behind.
Ange : roam~
*me shakes Ange's arm and tells her to stop singing.
Ange : Why?
@ e same time
Miss Alsagoff : Where the deer and the antelope play~
*Ange and me paiseh, rushes to art room
roaring with laughter.
Bah.

You got how many F9s? I have two! =x

I prepared the materials.
I did some layouts.
It's okay if she doesn't want the idea.
I wouldn't lose much though
it's just the mentality to do better.
Maybe she just thought there's little time.
Off for now.

-nIx- @ [[1:29 AM]]

October 06, 2004

And so they took my link away.
Who cares. I shall too. =D
Today was fun. =)
Had breifing for Science practical.
"You don't come you're either
one year too late or early"
Heh.
Followed by english enrichment.
Fun. Kept laughing throughout.
Physics__
Attempted some prelim paper.
Slacked more than I attempted though.
Maths__
Did maths. =D
Recess__
Hah.
Chinese__
Did zhuo wen.
Bio__
Went through CCA record stuff.
I don't know how they calculate though.
But I hope to get an A2. *Laughs.
English__
She went through ACS[[I don't remember what]]'s
prelims paper or something.
After school__
Ate in the canteen.
Completed painting. =D
Art - 61.sth [[B4]]
Went to KFC to eat.
Lin went talking to Oink -
"Eh ni you ji ge F9? Wo you liang ge leh!"

"Eh, you how many F9? I have 2 leh!"
*LAUGHS.
Went back to school to attempt Maths.
Mr Goh bought pizza.
The LOL Gang didn't take a piece eh.
All too full. Heh.
Left at around 9.15pm.
How sweet.
Mr Goh offered to send Miss Siu home.
Hah.
I promise myself that I'll attempt English.
Off for now.

-nIx- @ [[10:19 PM]]

October 05, 2004

See. Pictures disfigure me.
But I like it that way. =D
Am going to stay in school whole day. =)
Off for now.

-nIx- @ [[11:32 PM]]

Argh.
Today wasn't too good a day. =(
Cme was fine.
PE was fun.
English was fine.
Recess was better.
Ah crap.
Maths__
Boo.
I pinned up too high an expectation.
I feel bad. =(
P1 - 63.5/80
P2 - 58/100.
Total 68.7. B3.
I cant even get marks higher than P1.
*Cries.
I promise to put in more effort.
I promise to put in more effort.
I promise to put in more effort.
I promise to put in more effort.
I promise to put in more effort.
I promise to put in more effort.
I promise to put in more effort.
I promise to put in more effort.
I promise to put in more effort.
I promise to put in more effort.

Enough talking.
Action needed.
Going to attempt art now.
Off for now.

-nIx- @ [[7:54 PM]]

October 04, 2004

In school right now.
I wanted to add a scroll bar.
But I can't preview the screen here.
Shall not attempt to ruin it. =)
Ange's going goo ga all over
editing her blog layout. Bah.
I passed my english. Heh.
P1 - 38/60
P2 - 31.5/50
Oral - 13/20
Overall - 63.5 B4
[[I know oral is quite low but
heh! I expected to fail. =x]]
Have yet to know my
Maths P2, Art and Ss marks.
Prepare for doom. *Laughs.

Was quite pathetic today
and not to mention moody.
Over what? Beats me.
I feel like adding more links.
It seems fun. Heh.
Shall have to wait till I'm home
before I can start.
*Counts the seconds. =x

Back!
After much shopping.
Went to J8's Yoshi to eat.
Then to somerset to buy
shoelace and some handphone something.
Then bought Lost and Found shirts.
Go go go! 2 for $20.
Old stock only I think.
I'm such a advertiser.

I can't wait for the class tees. =D

Off for now.

-nIx- @ [[3:38 PM]]

October 03, 2004

Urrgh. I took like 2hours
trying to add a new place
to put all the nice nice
works of art from various
people and me and it looked
perfectly nice in the PREVIEW.
Turned out super duper horrid
after I saved it and viewed it.
Bah. What is wrong! *Cries.
Went to cele JiaQi's birthday.
Pool! Heh. I'm a newbie.
We all were. =)
Went for tution.
I made so much mistakes. Heh.
Met my mum at J8 for dinner
and went for book study thingy.
Tadahh. I'm here.
Oink thinks she found a cheaper
alternative for the class tee.
Hurray.
Off for now.

-nIx- @ [[11:12 PM]]

October 02, 2004

Stich. Heh. I admit I was bored then. =x

Squirt! Bored too!

I miss Oz. Boo.

-nIx- @ [[11:56 PM]]

Ben's chick! Super cute. Wahaha.
A picture speaks a thousand words.
*Does the chicken dance.

his rabbit upon request. =x

-nIx- @ [[11:38 PM]]

I think this is pretty. Especially if it's a necklace. <3 Heh.

Rant away!
And so I didn't blog yesterday.
Basically
did art,
went for Bio practical -
played with a new bunsen burner. -.-
Went through composition during english
collected my Lit paper.
27/50. Ehh.
And maths, attempted worksheet. Tadah.
Went town for awhile.
Went to Clark Quay [[whatever the spelling.]]
Ate dinner and home.
Off for now.

Today__
Went for art and hrms.
Talked a little about Joel's problem.
TAdahh. Went home and blablablab.
Off for now~

-nIx- @ [[9:12 AM]]