Victoria

by Jonathan in Education, Victoria School on Friday January 25, 2008 at 2234hours

This post is probably coming about a month too late, seeing as to how the release of PSLE results and Sec 1 Registration for 2008 are long over, but here it is anyway. This post really goes out to parents looking for a reputable secondary school to invest their son’s education (and future) in.

Victoria School

And on what grounds do I base my recommendation? When some random guy who graduated from VS in 2004, reads this post on a teacher’s blog regarding the O Level Results 2008, sees the class of 2007 achieve a mean L1R5 of 10.5 and feels so damn proud of the accomplishments of VS and her sons. That’s what.

Victoria is something more. Congrats to the class of 2007.

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Bee Z

by Jonathan in Attachment, Victoria School on Saturday November 17, 2007 at 0036hours

Such are my weekdays.

If there’s 1 thing I hate about ITP, it’s the having to apply for leave.

Makes me feel bad.

Don’t know if applying for one to go back and help run the (VS) Sec 1 Registrations again this year will affect my grades for ITP. (Anything other then an A and I’m royal-ly screwed).

Haiz.

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Missing

by Jonathan in Badminton, Victoria School on Friday November 2, 2007 at 0037hours

Its funny. Something I’ve been missing all this while since I left Victoria just hit me on the bus ride back today.

I really miss the head-on, 1 on 1 competition against another human being that I used to enjoy back then as a member of the VS Badminton Team. If you’ve ever participated, for an extended period of time, in any (1 on 1) competitive sport, I’m sure you’ll appreciate that surreal feeling that only those type of competitions bring about.

Truly Surreal. For the entire duration of the match, its just you, the instruments of play, and your opponent. For me it was my racket, the shuttlecock, and the guy (or girl when the TKGS team came over for friendlies) in the opposite court. Nothing else mattered.

Not my homework (believe me I always had a LONG list of backlogged homework in my secondary school days).
Not the VS cheers echoing throughout the hall.
Not even the fact that I had to skip lessons and fall behind (even more).
Not the fact that my coach would probably have skinned me alive if I lost.

Nothing else but going all out, performing to your best, and then giving it some more. Don’t know if I’ll ever experience that sensation again, but damn it was good while it lasted.

A game of badminton anyone?

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National X-Country

by Jonathan in Victoria School on Thursday April 19, 2007 at 1846hours

I think Mr Siow summed it up quite aptly in his blog post

They say ‘Champions don’t fall down’; we say that “It is getting up from your falls that make you champions”

That is the difference in coaching philosophy between the arrogance of winning schools and resilience of champion schools.

Yesterday, it’s true we were definitely not winners… we were something more.

Viva Victoria

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Can’t think of a title

by Jonathan in Jonaize, Life, Victoria School on Friday March 30, 2007 at 2222hours

It seems that VS and VJ is considering a merger. While i’m in FULL support of this move, I’m still uncomfortable since this means (according to a mailer by the OVA) that VS will no longer be the last remaining goverment all boys secondary school (with 131 years of history). I could go on and on, but i’ll wait for the forum that OVA is holding before I come to my full conclusion. Heh. De.ja.vu.

http://nilsinelabore.info/

Music and Lyrics is a really nice movie. Watched it earlier this week. Nice soundtrack too. “Don’t write me off” from the soundtrack can be found below. You’ll probably not get the full meaning of the song unless you’ve watched the movie, so go watch if you haven’t already! (I almost never chase people to watch non IT-related movies, so yes. You get the point =D )

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Had a sudden influx of clients (Jonaize) lately, had to turn a few away due to lack of resources. Quality before quantity. Darn. I really should start expanding the size and capacity of Jonaize, but I’m not willing to do that now as I’ll be embarking on a restructuring exercise regarding the services offered by Jonaize come Q1 2008.

Sigh.

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