Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Singapore Presidential Election
Earlier this year, was the Singapore General Election. Now its the Singapore Presidential Election.
With all these Elections going on, the people of Singapore have a say.
Since President S.R. Nathan has decided not to go for re-election, 4 new candidates have decided to take part in this four-cornered fight to be president.
They are Dr Tan Cheng Bock, Mr Tan Jay See, Dr Tony Tan and Mr Tan Kin Lian.
Wonder about their background? Here's a summarized version.
Dr Tan Cheng Bock
Dr Tan Chen Bock is a medical doctor by profession. He became a doctor in order to help the old folks whom needed the care for. He decided to enter politics to ‘be a voice for Singaporeans’. He has a strong belief in speaking up for the ‘common man’, he plans to implement policies that will allow for those who are financially unstable or the average household to make less losses, financial wise.
He is also urging the “Think Singaporeans First” policy to the parliament.
Tan Cheng Bock. (2011, August 23). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 10:19, August 23, 2011, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tan_Cheng_Bock&oldid=446252134
Dr Tan Chen Bock is a medical doctor by profession. He became a doctor in order to help the old folks whom needed the care for. He decided to enter politics to ‘be a voice for Singaporeans’. He has a strong belief in speaking up for the ‘common man’, he plans to implement policies that will allow for those who are financially unstable or the average household to make less losses, financial wise.
He is also urging the “Think Singaporeans First” policy to the parliament.
Mr Tan Jay See
Tan Jee Say. (2011, August 18). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 07:51, August 19, 2011, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tan_Jee_Say&oldid=445548787
Aged 57 this year, Mr Tan Jee Say is a Singaporean corporate executive, politician and former civil servant. During the 2011 General Elections, he was contesting under the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP).After the elections,he resigned from the SDP to stand as a candidate in this election.
His logo is in the shape of a heart, following his campaign "Heart of the Nation"
Dr Tony Tan
Tony Tan Keng Yam. (2011, August 20). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 04:30, August 20, 2011, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tony_Tan_Keng_Yam&oldid=445768916
Aged 61 this year, Dr Tony Tan is a mathematician, banker and politician. He was also Mr Lee Kuan Yew’s first choice as the new PM, but declined the offer.
His logo is a pair of spectacles and his campaign is titled "Confidence for the future"
Aged 61 this year, Dr Tony Tan is a mathematician, banker and politician. He was also Mr Lee Kuan Yew’s first choice as the new PM, but declined the offer.
His logo is a pair of spectacles and his campaign is titled "Confidence for the future"
Mr Tan Kin Lian
Mr Tan Kin Lian, former CEO of NTUC Income, is one of the presidential candidates for the Presidential Elections 2011. He was also the only candidate to speak in the four official languages in his nomination day speech: English, Chinese, Malay and Tamil. His main reason for running as a candidate is to be a voice of the people in the government.
His campaign is titled "Voice of the people"
Tan Kin Lian. (2011, August 22). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 10:20, August 23, 2011, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tan_Kin_Lian&oldid=446131276
Mr Tan Kin Lian, former CEO of NTUC Income, is one of the presidential candidates for the Presidential Elections 2011. He was also the only candidate to speak in the four official languages in his nomination day speech: English, Chinese, Malay and Tamil. His main reason for running as a candidate is to be a voice of the people in the government.
His campaign is titled "Voice of the people"
How is this election going to turn out? Watch out for that on 27 August 2011.
Please note that this information is correct at the time of posting. Please let us know if there are any errors. All apologies for the errors occurred. Thank you.
Please note that this information is correct at the time of posting. Please let us know if there are any errors. All apologies for the errors occurred. Thank you.
Text by: Jerome, Justin, Genevieve and Cherin
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Monday, August 8, 2011
National Day Celebrations - August 8 2011
On the 8th of August 2011, SST celebrates its second National Day Celebration. The performance kick start with a flag march in ceremony by SST's Singapore Youth Flying Club members, who brought in the national flag and placed it on the stage. Thereafter, it was the singing of the National Anthem.
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| Excited students clapping at the march in |
Principal Mr Chua Chor Huat then delivered the National Day message. The message highlighted some of Singapore's strengths and achievements over the years, and it serves as a reminder for us to move forward as one nation.
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| The funny game show made these students laugh and smile |
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| "Ha ha, my teacher has been picked!" |
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| The game show left this student deep in thought |
Then came the "commercial break", an interesting video about how Singapore had overcome her problems in the past in order to become the best today. Some of the problems and issues addressed were housing problems, water problems, and tranportation in the past and present. Then came the Sing-along session with the Sec 2 NE Ambassadors with the song "We Will Get There", after which the 2 hosts returned and continued with their game show.
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| Singing along with the NE Ambassadors on stage |
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| Student feeling happy that he was not picked for the game show |
Next stop, the second video were footages of SST students and staff members wishing Singapore a happy birthday to the song "One People, One Nation, One Singapore". The NE committee gave out special SST funpacks containing a Singapore flag and the SST badge which had been made for the celebration, among other items. Armed with the national flag in their hands, everyone arose and sang to the tune of the next song for the sing-along, performed by Sec 1 NE Ambassadors.
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| A staff room... Drama club style! Performance on the Singapore Spirit |
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| The drama club deserves the applause! |
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| SST Show Choir 2 guitarists! |
But the day was not over yet. Everyone had to form into a heart shape in the centre of the hall and recite the Singapore pledge, sing the National Anthem, and a "Happy Birthday" song to Singapore.
The Pledge Taking Moment
In all, the celebration was a fantastic experience for everyone. Being the last celebration in SST's old campus and having to move to a new one next year, this celebration is going to be an unforgettable one.
Written by: Zhi Chao
Pictures by: Lee YuChong
Sunday, July 24, 2011
Racial Harmony Day (RHD) Celebrations @SST
A racial community provides not only a sense of identity, that luxury of looking into another's face and seeing yourself reflected back, but a sense of security and support. -Wentworth Miller
On 21 July 2011, we had our annual Racial Harmony Day Celebration. The day started off with a beautiful and harmonious performance by our school’s own Guitar Ensemble CCA team. They played cultural songs such as “Bengawan Solo” to promote the harmony and between different people from different races in our multi-cultural society.
Performance by Guitar Ensemble
Photo taken by Clarabelle
In the midst of the “cat-walk”, we had a special cultural performance from Lai Ziying from class 201. She performed a sensational belly dance which “wow-ed” the audience. Not only did she incorporate multi-racialism in her dance, she also showed great attitude and feelings in her movements.
Performance by Lai Ziying from S201
Photo taken by Tan Keming
Next up, we had Wei Chern, Ethan and Abu, representing the Show Choir to perform a beautiful song from the 80‘s. This phrase sparked the inspiration in Paul McCartney to write this song,“black notes, white notes, and you need to play the two to make harmony, folks!” This piece of music is about the integration and racial harmony on a deeper level. Certainly, their magical talent in singing along with their tireless efforts put into this performance has impact our students. Well done!
Performance by Ethan, Wei Chern and Abu
Photo taken by Tan Keming
Last but not least, we had the “cream of the crop” left for the Grand Finale. Our teachers themselves wore traditional costumes of different races and countries to promote multi-cultures and multi-racialism. The teachers had their very own “cat-walk” down the aisle where all students were enjoying the moment.
S1-05's stall was a game stall which gave players to opportunity to hit an S105 member (or any other volunteer) with a soaked sponge. Thus began SST's first water fight with everyone joining in the fun. Everyone was drenched and some people even soaked the players by squeezing sponges over their heads for maximum effect!
Students in action at S105 stall
Photo taken by Clarabelle
S209's bubble tea stall was one of the most successful stores, quenching the thirst of everyone who needed the water. Soon almost everyone in SST could be seen with a cool glass of bubble tea.
One of the most unique stalls is the S208 stall. They sold out their popsicle sticks and decided to make as much profit as possible by selling ice. Yes, ordinary ice which they managed to sell very well, by carrying a huge box of ice around and giving people samples. Uses for the ice include: Running it down peoples' backs.
Overall the RHD bazaar was a great opportunity for students to learn the basics of business, and for the students to have fun. With stores which suited every need and everyone having fun, this is truly a Racial Harmony Day to remember!
Written by: Calvin Heng and Justin Lim
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Racial Harmony Day performance
On Thursday, 14 July, in collaboration with Racial Harmony Day, SST invited the performers from ‘White Rice’ for an enjoyable and humorous skit on the importance of Racial Harmony . Not only that , SST was also joined by students and Educators from RDFZ Xishan School (人大附ä¸è¥¿å±±å¦æ ¡ ). Filling into the school hall , they were welcomed by the loud applause of the SST student body and staff. After a quick speech by one of the educators and two of the student representatives, the performance commenced promptly. The skit conjured up a joyful atmosphere as there were plenty of laughs throughout . The positive messages , such as to not making fun of people from other races , conveyed through comical ways , will definitely stay in the student’s mind in a long time to come.
Be sure to catch the Racial Harmony Day concert as well the Racial Harmony day Bazaar happening next Thursday !
Emily
S2-07
14.7.11
Friday, June 10, 2011
SST-NTU Flagship Programme
On the 6 - 8 June, All the Secondary 2s attended a camp held by the brilliant partnering institute with SST, Nanyang Technological University. The students stayed in NTUs newest Halls of residence, Halls 16C and 16D with air-conditioning and up to date facilities and they attended a programme of their choice out of 13 specially designed programmes by the professors of NTU and did up an Applied Learning Project based on those projects.
Day 1
On the first day of the NTU Flagship Programme, The students did very little compared to the other days but they attended five plenary sessions that were very interesting and covered a variety of topics that might affect the future of the world such as the importance of water, the revolution of microelectronics, nanotechnology and its applications, animation and disappearing glaciers with rising water levels. The students took down notes and penned down their thoughts for their future reference. At the end of the day, all the students interacted with NTU student leaders and played a few games that made them work together in their various project groups.
Day 2
On the second day, all the students split up to their various projects in various schools. Since there were 13 projects, I shall give a brief explanation on what each project did during the camp. I am quite sure that all the students had fun doing up their projects even though they were from different teams as from my experience, the professors and student leaders who I met were very engaging and friendly, they also gave spontaneous replies to any questions concerning their fields of studies. So here are the different projects.
-Project 1 - Digital Painting
The students who attended this project with mentors from the school of Art, Design and Media (ADM) learnt about how they could apply photoshop to their real life. They also learnt on how Art Design and Media can be applied in communication.
-Project 2 - Microscopic Analysis of Cells and Tissues and its application in Human Disease Diagnostics
Students who attended this programme by the School of Biological Sciences (SBS) learnt a few methods of histology, Namely Histochemical Staining, Immunohistochemical Staining and Fluorescent Dye staining. They learnt about how these methods of staining liver cells can be used to indentify diseases such as cancer.
-Project 3A- The fastest ball challenge
Those who attended this project by the School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences (SPMS) learnt all about the conservation of energy and their application in a scenario where they had to find the angle of a ramp that ensured the fastest speed for the ball to roll down, with and without oil, a lubricant. Interestingly, sometimes, oil can slow the ball down as it might increase the friction between the ball and the ramp.
-Project 3B- Extraction of Caffeine from beverages
Also by the School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences (SPMS), all those who attended this project had a fun time learning how to extract caffeine from packets of Lipton Tea. Other examples of alkaloids include cocaine (a drug of abuse), strychnine (a poison), morphine (a pain killer), piperine (found in black pepper) and quinine (used to treat malaria and added to tonic) and clearly, by attending this project, the students could understand and apply what they have learnt.
-Project 4- Control and Operation of a Large-Scale Distillation Column
This project, by the School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering (SCBE) showed all the students who attended it how to control a Large-Scale Distillation Column. They learnt about independent and dependent factors that affected distillation and how messing with any of these variables could mess up the whole process of distillation.
-Project 5- Water Tower Competition
All the students who attended this project had a fruitful time indeed. Mentored by the Professors from the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering(SCEE), Students learnt how structures could vary the amount of load it could carry no matter how brittle the material. They worked to build a structure that was supposed to be strong enough to hold weights. Their strongest structure could hold 41 kg of metal weights!
-Project 6- The Chemistris Game
This interesting project taught students the basics of programming and they made a game that taught others the basics of atoms and molecules and how they could fit together. This project, by the School of Computer Engineering (SCE) taught all the students who attended it something that they could gain a lot from in the future.
-Project 7- Handheld device for speech-impaired patients
This interesting project by the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE) made the students build a device constructed using circuits to allow Speech Impaired patients to communicate with basic commands such as “Yes” or “No” by pressing a button. Indeed something amazing which they could use for patients who cannot speak.
-Project 8- Automatic Outdoor Light Controller
This project, also mentored by the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE), teaches students on how electrical resistors worked and how lights in the toilets automatically switched on and off when you entered and left respectively. Students learnt how transistors and diodes could be used to operate as a switch in this project.
-Project 9- (1) Virtual SEM
(2) Mechanical testing on various materials
(2) Mechanical testing on various materials
(3) Composite materials processing
Project 9 had a mouthful of content indeed, they learnt how to use the virtual Scanning Electron Microscope, testing the strength and uses of different materials using mechanical devices, and enhancing materials to become stronger. This project by the school of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) was indeed one that taught the students a whole lot of knowledge.
-Project 10A- Battery charging from bi-cycle pedal power
This project by the school of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE) Taught students on how they could charge batteries that could power houses in Cambodia through cycling. Something really amazing that could leave less people without energy in the future.
-Project 10B- Automatic drink cans, glass/plastic bottles sorting machine
By the same school as the previous project, This project showcased how technology could be used to help the world in recycling materials that could deplete soon. They had to design a machine that could sort out recyclable materials. Something really applicable in the current world, where we are constantly depleting our own resources through burning which causes climate change and global warming through emissions of greenhouse gases.
-Project 10C- Energy Extraction from Rain Water
This project, Also by the school of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE) taught students how they could use water to move a toy car. Interesting indeed as this project also suggests alternative sources of energy than typically burning fossil fuel. It is very applicable as it is estimated that in 2050, the worlds fossil fuels shall deplete.
At the end of Day 2, There were some interesting works by the school of Art Design and Media (ADM) that were indeed very interesting. They had good story lines and was quite intriguing to everybody.
Day 3
Day three was fun, because all the students were sharing what they had done on Day 2 using presentation slides and showcasing experiments. All of the projects were interesting and the students presented as though they were very well rehearsed in their projects. I would like to end this short report by thanking every single person who was involved in making the NTU-SST Flagship Programme possible as the students had a great time and learnt a lot about how they could go about choosing courses in universities based on their different interests. The student leaders of NTU were also amazing and they were a great help to all of us, I personally appreciate them to a great extent.
That is all,
Abu Ubaidah
Saturday, May 21, 2011
Applied Subjects @SST
Applied Studies @SST are divided into 3 sections. In the chemistry lab, there is the Fundamentals of Electronics. In the biology lab, we have Biotechnology and Environment Science and Technology. And finally, in the Design and Media Studio 1 is Media Studies and Design Studies.
In the chemistry lab, more and more students are flooding in with their parents right behind them. They all got seated on the chairs and are waiting for the presentation to start. Some parents are enquiring more about The Fundamentals of Electronics and the representatives from Ngee Ann Polytechnic are doing their best to answer all questions. After most of the seats were filled, the presentation starts.
As the speaker, Mr Ong, shows the parents and student how to use the circuit application, students and parents listen attentively to him and does as he instructs. The other Ngee Ann Polytechnic representatives are helping the students and parents whenever they need help or assistance. It is mostly the students interacting with the computer and the application. Besides the application on the computer, they also have a little circuit board and the parts for the students to experiment with. Parents are helping their child with the circuit board. While the students are experimenting with the circuit board, the Helper Representatives are looking around and giving assistance to those who have problems.
Another session of presentation and hands-on activity begins again as a lot of parents and students fill the room up. The chemistry lab seems to be the most popular as the flow of students and parents coming in never end and they always come in in 1 big group. Fundamental of Electronics seem to be very popular among students.
In the biology lab, there are not as much students and parents in the biology lab than in the chemistry lab. However, there are still parents and students flooding into the biology lab. As the parents and students are seated, they look around the lab and take a look at the machines and apparatus used in the biology lab.
More and more parents slowly fill the biology lab as time advances. Students are interacting with the apparatus set up, and so are the parents. The Ngee Ann Polytechnic representatives in the biology lab are explaining the different set-ups to the parents and the students. As more and more parents fill the room with their child in front of them, the Ngee Ann Representatives start demonstrations and explanations. Then the parents and students are left to explore the biology lab by themselves.
More students and parents crowd round the two main tables. One has an explanation going on, the other is for the students and their parents to explore.Like the Design and Media Studio 1, the flow of people never end.
In the Design and Media Studio 1, more students flood in with their parents and interacting with the Media Representatives, also from Ngee Ann Polytechnic. The Media Representatives are showing parents what they do and answering their questions.
Parents and students were interested in the work they have done. Some of the parents and students are watching the little movie the Media Team made to show Media Studies to the parents and students. And the others are listening to the Media Representatives' description and explanation of Media Studies and Design Studies.
More and more parents fill the room up and questions and answers are being said. Some students are scrolling through the work that the Media Team had done in other schools. The flow of people coming in never seems to end.
In the chemistry lab, more and more students are flooding in with their parents right behind them. They all got seated on the chairs and are waiting for the presentation to start. Some parents are enquiring more about The Fundamentals of Electronics and the representatives from Ngee Ann Polytechnic are doing their best to answer all questions. After most of the seats were filled, the presentation starts.
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| Students and Parents listening attentively to the speaker |
As the speaker, Mr Ong, shows the parents and student how to use the circuit application, students and parents listen attentively to him and does as he instructs. The other Ngee Ann Polytechnic representatives are helping the students and parents whenever they need help or assistance. It is mostly the students interacting with the computer and the application. Besides the application on the computer, they also have a little circuit board and the parts for the students to experiment with. Parents are helping their child with the circuit board. While the students are experimenting with the circuit board, the Helper Representatives are looking around and giving assistance to those who have problems.
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| A student trying out at the application |
In the biology lab, there are not as much students and parents in the biology lab than in the chemistry lab. However, there are still parents and students flooding into the biology lab. As the parents and students are seated, they look around the lab and take a look at the machines and apparatus used in the biology lab.
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| A parent listening to the representative's talking |
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| A representative demonstrating something to the students and parents |
In the Design and Media Studio 1, more students flood in with their parents and interacting with the Media Representatives, also from Ngee Ann Polytechnic. The Media Representatives are showing parents what they do and answering their questions.
Parents and students were interested in the work they have done. Some of the parents and students are watching the little movie the Media Team made to show Media Studies to the parents and students. And the others are listening to the Media Representatives' description and explanation of Media Studies and Design Studies.
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| A group of students and parents listening to a representative |
More and more parents fill the room up and questions and answers are being said. Some students are scrolling through the work that the Media Team had done in other schools. The flow of people coming in never seems to end.