Today, we have CPPB Practical. Guess what ? Something cropped up. Dr Soo said that the schedule for our class had messed up. Why ? there's confusion on which group is doing what experiment & which group need not come... My group supposed to do Expt 4 but we do Expt 3 instead... Dr Soo followed the Week 7 groupings. Actually, week 7 we dun have practical coz of Vesak Day Holiday. So, we thought that we follow on from the schedule on the lab manual, which is week 11 groupings. In the end, next 2 weeks, week 13, instead of having holidays for our group, we have to come back for Expt 4. =( haiz. Never mind....

After that, IOC lesson on Aromatic Compounds & EMI on Partial Differentiation. After lessons, went to FC2 with Wenxu & Bhuvan to discuss qns from Math PBL... Then, I went home around 3 plus...

Yeah, that's about it. Tmr, MIGHT get back CPPB test paper results !!! Hoping to get 80%... For now, i keep my fingers crossed !!! =P

Today, lesson starts at 9, with IOC. Supposed to finish at 11 but extended to 12 coz of 1hr make-up.No ITM lesson today. Mr Lam told us that the test will postponed to 4/7, which is next wed.

After IOC, there's 3 hours break. I ate lunch at FC3, then went to the lib to revise for CPPB Test 1. At the quiet zone, I saw the 1B/21 girls, one of them is Lina. I saw her practicing the qns from past year exam papers. She let me use her papers to revise back. How kind she is !!! =D She also got taught me a new formula, which eventually appeared in the test !!! so lucky ! Just learn the formula, it appears in the test paper. Thanks Lina =D. After that, went to the classroom to start for the test.

Speaking of CPPB test, I'm able to do it. The qns are average & managable. I can do mostly the qns but I'm not sure whether I will be getting the right answers or not. At least I've tried my best.

Yeah, that's about it. tmr, CPPB practical with Dr Soo as well as IOC & EMI lesson. =D

Just reached home... Today, got back 2 test results, which is engg math & Spreadsheet. First lesson is Engg Math, where I got back the paper. I got 83/100 !!! I was happy to hear that... The highest was 98 !!! it is none other than Haikal !!! Congrats Haikal... =D

Next lesson was spreadsheet. I got 58/96, which is around 60%... But, must add 4% from e-learning quiz, which i got 3 /4 to get 61/100... I feel that this test is actually average, it's just that i didnt practice more on different functions

As for CPPB, I just got to know that next wed is industrial visit. We are going to Khong Guan Biscuit factory, which is near Jln Boon Lay !!! Looking foward to that. that means I cant go for Sudoko Challenge or Report writing workshop... =(. But, never mind.

Yeah, that's about today. tmr, CPPB Test on chapt 1... So nervous !!! =D As usual, I'll aim for 70%.

Back to SP =D

Today... 1st day of school after term break. All goes smoothly, lessons as per normal, get to meet my classmates back as well as my lecturers !!! =D. During IDEA module, we learn about experience design. There's upcoming presentation, which is the last one of ICA... Today, NO ITM lesson as Dr Tay is away to NZ for 1 week. that means, we had 3 hours break... =D During IOC, we continue the lesson on addition of Alkenes. Mr Lam told us that Mrs Susan Khong, our IOC practical teacher, is going to retire from SP... So, he's going to take over the remaining expt + another lecturer (I wonder who)... During RWP, Mr Seto asked whether we had done the Aspirin presentation or not... Most of our classmates have not done yet... Guess What ? Our group's presentation is in week 13, 2.20-3pm slot. That's good actually coz the sooner we finish, the better it is & more rest & time to do other stuffs !!! The slot that we get is by drawing lots... =D

Yeah, that's about it for today. Tmr, CPPB Tutorial shift to 1-2pm slot for our class !!! =D I have a Upcoming test, which is CPPB !! Test on chapt 1...

Singapore History Part 4

I'll continue with 3 different LRT lines in Singapore....

Bukit Panjang Line
Choa Chu Kang: It is derived from Teochew word "Kang Chu"

South View: The name was picked as it is located near South View Primary School

Keat Hong: It was picked as it is located near FORMER Keat Hong Camp. Its CURRENT location of the camp is now at Old Choa Chu Kang Rd, near Tengah Air Base... =D

Teck Whye: It was picked as it is located near Teck Whye Heights, a cluster of HDB flats

Phoenix: It derives from Phoenix Heights, a name of cluster of private low rise houses near the station.

Bukit Panjang: It means long hill in malay, which ends in Bukit Timah to the south

Petir: Located along Petir Road. It means "Thunder" in malay.

Pending: Located along Pending Rd. It refers to a large waist buckle in malay. The word is not to be confused with the English word, Pending, which means "while awaiting"

Bangkit: Located along Bangkit Rd. It means to "evoke, bring to one's mind" in malay.

Fajar: Located along fajar Rd. It means dawn in malay.

Segar: Located near Segar Rd It means "fresh" in malay.

Jelapang: Located near Jelapang Rd. It means "granary" or "rice bowl" in malay

Senja: Located near Senja Rd. it means dusk,twilight in malay.

Ten Mile Junction: located within Ten Mile Junction Shopping ctr.


Sengkang Line
East Loop
Compassvale: named after Compassvale street, where the station is located.

Rumbia: named after sagu Rumbia & Buah Rumbia, where it is common in the area. The former was found in swampy areas, while the latter grew on undulating land.

Bakau: named after a the tree, a mangrove tree. The word Bakau alludes to a strong foundation.
Kangkar: Located at former fishery. It means river bank or river mouth in Teochew and Hokkien.

West Loop
Cheng Lim (not opened) : Located near an old road, Cheng Lim Farmway. There used to have many farms in the area.

Farmway (not opened) : Reminiscent of its history as a farming area, farmway was an old road name in the area.

Kupang (not opened) : Kupang fishing was a source of livelihood for the villages in the past.

Thanggam: It is a tamil word for gold. It is located near an old road called Lorong Thanggam.

Fernvale: Located off Fernvale Rd.

Layar: It means "sail" in Malay.

Tongkang: It is a light boat, which is commonly used to carry goods along rivers in the past.

Renjong: located near old Lorong Renjong. It means "tall" or "to raise" in malay.


Punggol Line
East Loop
Cove: Name of Residents Committee (RC) that is located near the station.

Meridian: Name of Residents Committee (RC) that is located near the station.

Coral Edge: Taken from the name of the precinct, comprising a cluster of HDB blocks near the station.

Riviera: The name was pick to reflect the seaside theme.

Kadaloor: It means seaside town in Tamil.

Oasis (recently opened) : Name of Residents Committee (RC) that is located near the station.

Damai (not opened) : It means "peaceful" in malay.

West Loop ( not opened yet)
Sam Kee: derived from a former village in the area.

Teck Lee: derived from a well-knon person, Lim Teck Lee in punggol in the past, who was a very influential businessman.

Punggol Point: name taken from its geographic location near Punggol Point

Samudera: It means sea in Tamil. It is also used in malay language, which means sea !!! =D

Nibong: derived from nibong poles and stilts that marked the humble beginnings of punggol as a malay fishing village

Sumang: named after a famous malay warrior, Wak Sumang, who started Punggol village.

Soo Teck: named after a former primary school that used to be in the area.

Next week, I'll continue with Circle Line, which will be fully completed in 2011...

(source of information: Wikipedia)

Class Chalet Day 2

Now, feeling tired !!! ( Btw, I never sleep after I reached home ).

Today, reached home at 12.45pm after taking svc 197 from Marine Parade then transfer to svc 198 at Jurong East. It was a 2 hour bus ride in all. =D I'll now share with u guys what happen on 2nd day...

Yesterday, I reach at the chalet at 12.15 to put my stuffs that i bought then I go out again to go to Bedok for fri prayer at Al-Ansar Mosque. Then, I wait for Wenxu & Bhuvan at interchange since they did not know the place... We took svc 196 & then walk 10 mins via underpass !!! It was a long walk but i'm used to it. When we reach there, I saw Yim Hui, geraldine,Kai Hong, Cass, the malay guys. June went home already as well as yad.

Since the games have not started yet & not everybody is here too, we decided to take a rest in an air-con room. Our chalet has only 1 double storey air-con room. We chat & play games. Around the afternoon, we played a game where we throw water bombs using trash bags !!! It was fun. we won the game agianst the girls (my group only boys & Cass). Yad came back with the satay that he brought for us !!! ... Unfortunately, last min he can't join us due to unseen circumstances... =(

BBQ started around 5 pm when I saw Haikal & Khair were busy fan-ing the pit to start the fire. The food that we bought for BBQ are Sausages, fruits,fishball,Fried rice,corns & prawns... From the time where we play the games to setting up the BBQ, fiq, Shi min & Choco have not reach here yet... I got to know that they are actually collecting some foods & items from fiq's house as well as buy a birthday cake for Shan Bei ( her birthday is 2 days ago). Tat's why they are late. Poor Shi min, She told me that She spent $3 on transportation !!! =D

We start to bbq items & we had pictures taken too from Wenxu's camera... It's 6 plus at that time & Dr Tay has not come yet. Then, I decided to give him a call. he told me that he has not idea that the bbq is actually yesterday !!! He thought that it is today !!! haha =D He told me that he will come together with his family at 10.30pm... Guess What ? Something happen unexpectedly.

I was shocked to see that my family came over !!! I didn't know !!! It was a surprised. My aunt & cousin also came. They just want to see us. (btw, Bhuvan, wenxu & Yim Hui went home early as they can't stay overnight ) At 10.30, Dr Tay arrived with his family... He got 2 daughters, Clare & Sheryl !!! Sheryl was pretty & cute !!! =D About 15 mins later, we decided to get ready with the birthday celebration !!! Shan Bei & Hwee Sze went out to throw rubbish... Shan Bei came back with a blidfold & we surprised her with the cake & the bear. She was speechless & shocked !!! We sang her a birthday song. The cake was nice !!!

After that, we play games like Ding Dong, etc !!! It was damn fun !!! I really love it... Around 11.45pm, we play the water bomb game again... This time, more ppl are playing !!! Our group won !!! Yipee !!! thanks to teamwork & cooperation !!! In our group was choco,shan Bei,Khair,Geraldine,Zhi Wen & me. =D Since our grp won, Haikal decides to have a hand shake between each other... Suddenly, something unpleasant happen !!! I don't wanna talk about it... =X

After that, we decided to go for night cycling at about 2am... The prob is i never rent a bike coz no $... Then, fiq kindly ask whether i wanna cycle or not... He allows me to use his bicycle !!! How kind was he... He dun want coz he's tired... all are going except Choco,Cass & fiq

We cycle as a whole grp. Btw, Zhi Wen is trying so hard to learn to ride the bicycle. I realised that she learnt quite fast... she can cycle far distance but she kept stopping. She just need to work on balancing !!! I believe that she can do it =D

At about 3 plus, we decided to turn back as Zhi Wen dun wanna cycle anymore. By the time I reach back, I feel really tired that I cant open my eyes alreay. I decided to take a nap at the room. me, Haikal & Khair sleep in the air-con room. I sleep at 4.30 and woke up at 9.30... Wow !!! I didnt expect to sleep so well & peacefully w/o any distraction !!! Fiq woke me up & straight away we needa pack up as we need to check out @ 10.

Yeah, That's about it... I really enjoy myself even though something happen unexpectedly... Now, I will like to thank the following ppl:

-Haikal for organising the games & preparing the food items

-Fiq also for organising the games & preparing the checklist on items need to buy for BBQ as well as allowing me to borrow your bike =D

-Wenxu for bringing the camera for the chalet

and not forgeting Dr Tay & the rest of my classmates for coming & make the event a successful one...

To Sarah, I don't know what to say about you as you are not present in the gathering. Haiz... =(

To June & Fayyadh who cant make it, is ok... I can understand

Ok, time to be serious already... No more Holiday. See U guys this coming monday !!! =D

( BTW, NO ITM LECTURE THIS COMING WEEK 11) =D

Class Chalet Day 1

Wow... now got time to blog !!! Just return from chalet...

Today went to Bedok to help fiq in shopping for food items... Went out from house at 10.45am & reach Bedok Interchange at 12pm, as what fiq told me. Guess what ? Shi min & June was there !!! I thought that I'm waiting for fiq & haikal only... Anyway, went to different supermarkets for products... After everything, went to chalet... room C7. We put our stuffs there & took a rest b4 going out again at 3.30pm to purvhase the BBQ items at PP (Parkway Parade).We reach back at chalet at 6.15pm...

At night, we played some games like heart attack & cheat using poker cards... at 8.50pm, i went home coz my parents don't allow me to stay overnight... Took svc 196 & transfer to svc 97 at Shenton Way b4 transfer to svc 198 for the last time. I reached home at 11pm & now, I'm blogging !!! =D

Tmr, 2nd day & i'm going to buy plastic bags for games tmr... Planning to go to Al-Ansar Mosque for fri prayer and then meet Bhuvan & Wenxu at 2pm at Bedok Int to go together as they didnt know how to get to chalet... =D

Today, went back to SP for IOC make-up lesson... coz Mr Lam was away to Mauritius last 2 weeks ago... the make-up lesson was supposed to start at 10 but it delayed till 10.30 coz Mr Lam took his laptop for so long!!! we finish at 12.30. After that, me,Bhuvan & wenxu went to FC2 to eat mcdonalds & at the same time discuss the engineering math PBL ( Problem-Based Learning).

Yeah, that's about it. Tmr, class chalet !!! must reach there by 2.30pm to go shopping for food with the malay guys !!! =D

Zoo trip with my family

Actually, we want to go to the zoo on yesterday, but it's postponed due to unseen cirumstances... so we went today... We went in the afternoon. Left house about 12 noon, go to makan shiok to eat, then take MRT to CCK & took svc 927 from there.. The weather was cool coz it's drizzling in the morning.Btw, one of my sister not going coz she's not feeling well. We went to different places to view different animals such as kangaroo,baboons & so much more... in the afternoon, at around 5, there's a new animal show in the zoo, which is Splashing Safari show. It featured the sealion !!! It was fun... after that, went to KFC to eat & then went home by taxi and reach about 6.30... yeah, that's about it.

Singapore History Part 3

Now, I'll continue with North-East Line... We are proud to have NEL coz it's the world's first automated heavy rail system !!! =D

North-East Line (NEL)
HarbourFront: Formerly known as WTC or World Trade Centre, the name reflects on the vicinity of the area, harbourfront centre...

Kampung Bahru (future station): NIL

Outram Park: named after sir James Outram

Chinatown: This place is where chinese used to reside. Chinese imigrants settled here. In chinese, chinatown is also known as Niu Che Sui, literally " ox-cart water" because of its location, chinatown's water supply was principally transported by animal-driven carts in 19th century.

Clarke Quay: It was named after Sir Andrew Clarke, singapore's second governor & governor of the straits settlements from 1873 to 1875.

Dhoby Ghaut: or Dhobi Ghat, literally means washing place in Hindi, from Dhobi-literally meaning washerman or one that does laundry and Ghat- generically meaning large open space.

Little India: This area is where majority of Indians lived. It is reported to have developed around a former settlement for indian convicts. Its location near serangoon river originally made it attractive for cattle raising while trade & live stock was once prominent in the area.

Farrer Park: It is named after R.F Farrer, who was municipal Assessor and later President of the Municipal Commissioners in the 1920s.

Boon Keng: It was named after Lim Boon Keng, a chinese doctor of chinese peranakan descent.

Potong Pasir: The area was once dominated by sand-quarries. Hence, giving its present name, which means " cut sand" in malay.

Woodleigh ( not opened yet) : NIL

Serangoon: located at the junction of upper seranggon rd & serangoon central, the etymology of the word is uncertain.. It was probably derived from a small marsh bird, the burong ranggong, which was common in the swamps of the serangoon river.On early maps of singapore, the name of the area is called seranggong.

Kovan: NIL

Hougang: It is a pinyin version of Au-kang, a hokkien & Teochew name meaning "river end". the area was once a large piece of forested land. farming of pigs were also carried out by farmers.

Buangkok: it derived from Lorong Buangkok, which buangkok means united. This area is where rubber plantation used to settle here.

Sengkang: It means "prosperous harbour" in chinese. Vegetable & pig farms used to locate here dominated by tropical rainforest.

Punggol: spelt as ponggol, it means hurling sticks at the branches of fruit trees to bring them down in malay. Punggol was once a fruit growing district. There are suggestions that this word is in tamil (pongal) which means the feast of boiling rice. however, punggol is a malay word, not tamil !!! =D

Next week, I'll continue with 3 different LRT lines in singapore namely Bukit Panjang, Sengkang & Punggol...=D

(source of information: Wikipedia )

POA Gathering

Today, I had a POA Gathering with my POA mates & Ms Chia... Ms Chia is treating us Mcdonalds at Queensway (Margaret Dr)... =D I ordered a McSpicy Double EVM... Unfortunately, not all of my POA mates are there... Only me, Brenda,Jasmin,Xin Hui,Hong Boon, Khat, Ming Shun,Sarimah, Alvin & Faisal were there... We ate & chat at the same time.... just to keep in touch of what has happened between us... Yeah, that's about it.

Tmr, me & my family are going to ZOO !!! =D

Family Gathering at ECP Island Resorts

Last 2 days ago, my family and I went to chalet at Island Resorts East Coast Park (former Costa Sands)... we only arrived there at around 6 plus because my dad is working and b4 we reach there, we went to wedding reception at Hougang... Lucky, we got transportation as my dad's boss allowed him to use the company's van ... When we reach there, Most of my relatives reached there early. As usual, I unpacked items out like food. Speaking of food, there are lotsa of food there like cocktails, corn, chicken wings, cake,sausages & so much more. My family brought my mum's favourite sambal tumis and hard-boiled eggs. At night, bro mamat & sis imah organised some games and lucky draws... ( btw, they are the organisers of this chalet thingy). Guess What ? I won the 12th out of 46th prize, which is a wall clock from the lucky draw... =D

Yesterday, i wake up early at 4am as i cant sleep at the chalet coz i feel uncomfortable... i only managed to sleep for 2 hours only !!!. My mum cook Nasi Lemak for breakfast... After breakfast, went for swim at the sea with my cousins... It was fun !!! After washed up, there's another game in the afternoon... I'm one of the 3 group leaders. There were games like dress up ( use toilet papers & newspapers to wrap me !!! haha ), guessing game & filling up water... for the guessing game, there were 3 rounds and 3 topics... Peribahasa (malay proverb), songs & movie title. As for filling up water, we need to use our hands to fill up the water up to the required mark. We only won the 1st game (dress up ) and in th end, we ended up 3rd overall... Even though we lost but i feel happy & enjoy myself... After the game, there's another one, which is a telematch...

After the whole thing, is time for us to pack up & bid farewell... I feel tired but enjoyed at the same time... This is only the beginning for me as I have another class chalet next 2 weeks... at the same resort but different room, which is C07 while this one is A06, which is few distance away !!! =D

Now, I'm feeling tired & sick... Hope that I get well soon !!! Wish me alright ? =D

Singapore History Part 2

Finally the day has come !!! SP is having 2 weeks holiday !!! Happy holidays to DCP 1B22 !!!

As usual, I continue with Singapore History... Now, let me tell U the history behind it for North-South Line...

North-South Line
Jurong East: the word "jurong" probably derived from jerung which meand voracious sharks in malay. Another version is jurong came from the word jew-orang means there are jews community way back in the 70s... Since this part of jurong is located in the east side, therefore. it's called Jurong East !!! =D

Bukit Batok: There are 3 versions of it. 1) According to Javanese Village Chief, coconout trees used to grow there Hence, the name Batok means a javanese term for coconuts.2) Chinese intrerpret the hills as solid granite contains there & hence called batu, the maly word for stone. 3) The last version meant htat the cold air in the area, which led to coughs & colds, conferred on the place the name Batok, the malay term for cough. This reminds of the days when the area had a large granite quarry at Little Guilin as coughing refers to sound of explosives used.

Bukit Gombak: In malay, gombak means a bunch or collection of something

Choa Chu Kang: CCK is derived from teochew word "Kang Chu". During late 18th C, sultan of Johor allowed chinese immigrants to plant peper & gammi along the river bank. They were called kang chu because kang means river & chu means the clan name of first headman in chrge of plantation in the area.

Yew Tee: it means " oil Pond" in Teochew because oil was stored there during Japanese occupation.

Sungai Kadut (FUTURE unplanned station) : NIL

Kranji: It is named after a local tree, the kranji or keranji, which was common in the first half of 19th C but has since rapidly dwindled.

Marsiling: NIL

Woodlands: NIL but probably the area used to have forest & trees there !!! =D

Admiralty: NIL

Sembawang: the earliest reference found on map of sigapore is River Tambuwang. the place is said to have got its name from the sembawang tree (kayae ferruginea)

Canberra ( FUTURE unplanned Station): NIL but the area used to live by australian navies & armies as the small roads around its vicinity reflects from Australia...

Yishun: it is a mandarin version of Nee Soon, name after Lim Nee Soon, the pineapple King who is also a banker,contractor besides owing the plantation.

Khatib: NIL

Yio Chu Kang: NIL

Ang Mo Kio: It is believed to derived from Hokien which means Westerner bridge.

Bishan: It derived from a large Cantonese Burial ground, known as Peck San ting ( in pinyin is bi shan ting), which used to cover the area.

Braddell: NIL. Ever wondered why the station is different from others ? coz it is bulid on side platform as there are HDB blocks closely located, make it impossible to build a common platform.

Toa Payoh: It is a chinese ference to big swamp ( toa means "big" and payoh means "swamp"). This area used to be swampy area , which then converted to chinese market gardens in the area.

Novena: NIL but probably it is named after the roads ( Jln Novena barat & Novena Terrace) as well as named after Novena church, Church of St Alphonsus.

Newton: It is named after Howard Newton, the assistant Municipal Engineer in late 19th C .

Orchard: It derived from Nutmegs, pepper & fruit orchids that used to lie on either side of the street in the 1800s.

Somerset: NIL

Dhoby Ghaut: or Dhobi Ghat, literally means washing place in Hindi, from Dhobi- literally meaning washerman or one that does laundry and ghat- generically meaning a large open space.

City Hall : As the name suggests, it is located in the central area !!!

Raffles Place: named after Sir Stamford Raffles, where he lands besides the spore river.

Marina Bay : NIL but the term has largely been attached to the developments in the viccinity of Marina Mall in the Marina South.

Next Week, I'll continue with World's first heavy automated rail system, North-East Line... =D

(Source of information: Wikipedia)

Today, I had engineering math test... As what yad said in his blog, my graph also looks weird and the best part is... I can do most of the qns !!! I really love math... me & math cant be separated from me !!! =D but i did my best already. So, lets see the outcome... =D

Tomorrow is the last day of school !!! Yahoo, can relax my mind but still need to continue studying... coz there's upcoming test, which is CPPB in week 11 & IOC in week 12... During holidays, needa come back for IOC make-up... I always said this to my mind, " Study Smart, not study hard" Thanks Khat for that phrase !!! =D U made me remember...

During ITM pract, "flowery" vocab words started coming out of Khair's laser mouth... haha jk =D Oi !!! Why u like to teach me bad things so much ??? U cant make a good guy became a bad guy U know... haha =D Amother one is fiq. Everytime said "A'kum" to me... I know it's not wrong but i find him weird today.... He's different today !!! especially the laughs... =D I cant wait for the class chalet thingy...

Many events are coming up for me... Family chalet, Zoo trip, sec sch class gathering and much more... and this requires $... =( I'm on tight budget as I do not have enough money now... Oh ya, tmr, needa go leadership camp briefing with wenxu at 4.30pm...

To 1B22, feel free to take my friends test... Others are also welcomed. Btw, enjoy ur holidays !!! =D

Today,as usual, i went for jogging at stadium... 8 rounds of it... =D btw today, lessons start at 11, not 9 as there is no IOC lesson... Guess what ? 7 ppl absent from school !!! =D (geraldine,shi min,yim hui,june,sarah,zhi wen & Kai Hong) as they knew that it's only 1 hr lesson what...

Last tues, we had Spreadsheet test... It was damn hard sia... I have a feeling that I will fail this as many functions that i cant do. Then, me & cassandra hand in CPPB Practical report 2 to Dr soo already !!! As usual, my grp always the fastest to finish... the earlier we finish, the less work we have and the more time to rest...

Yesterday, Haikal & fiq went to different chalets to check out whether there are rooms or not... In the end, they lose hope as all the rooms are fully booked. Then, something came out of my mind. I realise that we havent try the new resort at ECP (which is Island Resorts)... I called the no and the person mentioned that there are still available rooms !!! Then, I gave the resort's contact number to haikal & asked him to book the duplex chalet, which costs $326 for 2 nights... Finally, got chalet. The chalet is 0n 21-23 june. Each person must pay $15.

Tmr, as usual is practical day with Mrs Susan Khong & Dr Tay... After that, there's engg math test tmr !!! Scared sia... I know that the topics we learn already but what i worried is they gave tough qns but i believe that I can do it... As usual, i aim for 70%... also, heard that IOC test is in week 11... do check out at Blackboard.... =D

Singapore History Part 1

As promised, every sunday, I'm going to post something that isn't related to my life... 1st topic of the year is Singapore's History

As we know, Do u guys realised that we have a lot of singapore names (especially malay names) around Singapore ?? For e.g in a MRT system, we have chinese & malay names but have guys wondered what each name means ??? Below are the names & the history behind it:

East-West Line
Pasir Ris: The original name that was first in 1852 is Passier Reis in a village. But, there's contraction to the name, Pasir Hiris ( where Pasir means "sand" & Hiris means "to Shred"). this place is known to be white sands because Pasir Ris is located along the sandy beaches !!!

Tampines: It is named after an ironwood tree, tempines. The area was once a plantation, a village, forest as well as sand quarrying area in the 80s !!!

Simei: The original spelling is "See May"... The original name is a pinyin for 4 beauties in chinese. There were several other chinese names around the area at tht time. But, due to difficulty in pronouncing the names on the road, the govt decides to name the roads as Simei st 1-6.

Tanah Merah: This name is considered as old name that appears in the map as Tana Mera. It is derived from red lateritic cliffs around the area. (i.e Tanah means soil & Merah means red)

Bedok: The name derived from "Bedoh", a malay word for a "large drum" that is used for calling people to a mosque for prayers...

Kembangan: It means "expansion" in malay.

Eunos: named after Eunos Abdullah, a wealthy business man who is respected by the malay community.

Paya Lebar: Paya means "swamp" & lebar means "wide". It is used to be a swampy area.

Aljunied: named after Syed Omar bin Ali Aljunied. He was highly respected by malay community as a prince and as a descendent of muhammad, founder of Islam

Kallang: named after a group of orang laut called Biduanda Kallang. However there are many versions to it. It can be the meaning of "kelang", which means "mills" in malay as there are rice mills there or "galang", which means "to put a boat on wooden stocks & roll".

Lavender: NIL

Bugis: named after a ethnic group that came from Sulawesi,Indonesia that migrate here.

City Hall: As the name suggests, it is located in the central area... =D

Raffles Place: named after sir Stamford Raffles, who lands in Singapore next to Singapore river.

Tanjong pagar: it means "cape of stakes" in malay, a name that reflects on origins as a fishing village. Another version is Tanjong means cape & pagar means gate since tanjong pagar is located at PSA gate 3.

Outram Park: named after sir James Outram

Tiong Bahru: NIL

Redhill: named after a bloody incident(legend) that leads to the hill that turns red. The malay word for it is Bukit Merah...

Queenstown: named after Queen Elizabeth marks a coronation in 1853.

Commonwealth: NIL

Buona Vista: named because the area has a good view. Buona Vista means "good views" in Italian.

Dover: it is derived from celtic word which means "The Waters". Dover was previously a british millitary & residential area.

Clementi:It is named after sir Cecil Clementi Smith, a governor of straits settlements. The area was once occupied by squatters & British armed forces barracks.

Jurong East: the word "jurong" probably derived from jerung which means "voracious shark" in malay. Another version is jurong came from the word jew-orang means there are jews community way back in the 70s... Since this part of Jurong is in the east side, therefore, it's called Jurong East !!! =D

Chinese Garden: named after a garden besides the MRT station...

Lakeside: NIL. Probably it is named because the station is located besides Jurong lake.

Boon Lay: named after a prominent businessman, Chew Boon Lay. His rubber estate used to locate there...

Pioneer (Future): This is a future station, which will be opened in 2009... Well, I think it is named as the station is loacted near to the junction of Jurong West St 63 & Pioneer Road North...

Joo Koon (Future): This is a future terminus in the west side of EW line which will be opened in 2009. I think it is named as the station is located at the junction of Joo Koon Circle & International Rd...

Changi Airport Extention
Expo: named after the buliding next to the station, Singapore Expo !!! =D

Changi Airport: Duh !!! The station is directly below Changi Airport's Terminal 2 !!!

See ??? Singapore is full of its culture & history behind it... Next week, I'll continue with North-South line... =D

(Source of Information: Wikipedia)

Today, went to ustaz's place for a wedding ceremony... his daughter is married with an iraqi guy... I went there with my father to help the buffet thingy... the rest of my family members will come to help in a later day, after 2.Things were started to a smooth pace as not many people are there yet but when it's come at 3-6pm, the peak period was there..

I had to carry all the dishes to washing area, top up foods, serve the guests & much much more until my legs are tired... The experience that I will nvr forget is to hold the bunga manggar and accompany the bride & bride groom to the stage !!! First of a kind for me !!! =D... The komang played was melodious and I enjoyed the food there ( it was alot of dishes)... the food was delicious & i ate two times... one in the afternoon & one in the evening... haha =D

After the whole thing, it's time for a clean up. What make me amazed is the food leftover is alot !!! until me & my family needs to bring back a lot of food... I enjoyed packing the foods together with other people. i think the food that we brought today can last for 1 week which means my mum doesn't need to cook !!! =D gd for her

Well, i really enjoyed myself there but feeling tired & ache on my legs after many rounds of walking to & fro... It's been a busy day for me & my family I enjoyed it !!! =D