fourzeronine

2009-10-20T07:44:00.000-07:00

HI FOUR NINE!
TOMORROW IS OUR LAST PAPER!!!
LAST PAPER WE'LL EVER TAKE IN NANYANG!!!
EVERYONE'S BEEN WORKING HARD! GOOD LUCK :D
LET'S HAVE FUN AFTER THIS!

2009-08-29T10:52:00.000-07:00

OUR CLASS CHICKEN TEE HAS BEEN COLLECTED (:

BRING $10 TO SCHOOL ON MONDAY FOR CLASS FUND! OR NO SHIRT FOR YOU! THE CLASS OWES ME $229.

2009-08-24T06:54:00.000-07:00

CLASS TEE HAS BEEN SENT FOR PRINTING! LIKE FINALLY! WHEE.

The printer will get the job done by Saturday, so I'll bring the tees on Monday. A 4-day-job quite fast already! Other people take like a week? Nevertheless, rejoice!

2009-08-03T03:45:00.000-07:00

hello humans (:

please be reminded to bring 13 bucks tmrw for class tee as chan and i are DESPERATE!!!

thank you :D

and good luck for ur exams (:

2009-07-19T02:29:00.000-07:00

RANIA WON GOLD AT HER FENCING COMPETITION!

She's in the newssss, I think Mr Ang emailed everyone the online articles.

Whee 409's proud of you, Rania :D

Good day 409

2009-06-28T23:38:00.000-07:00

Hi 409, seeing that this blog is on the brink of death, I shall revive it with my magical, possibly-infected-with-H1N1 fingers.

(By the way, sorry for letting you all down today. Despite my inner qi being at its peak today, being force-fed 0.5 litres of water will destroy any dreams of another week of rest.)

So we're back in school. What is there to look forward to? Fabulous teachers? Exciting homework? Enthralling SIAs? Well, all of that PLUS:

1) Nanyang Festival of the Arts! A significant number of 409-ers are involved! There are still tickets for the matinee gala performance so come support us :D

2) The Mickey Mouse orange thing that has been above our whiteboard for ages. I bet NOW you'll notice that it's there.

3) Funfair (though it's postponed).. Our last chance to prove that we are reasonable entrepreneurs!

4) Me performing at assembly in late July. HAHA. No I'm not in HMP. But for some bizarre reason I have to perform with a HMP student. It's not a boring piano/violin performance! Percussion leh! Percussion has to be awesome! Blablabla

Okay thus ends my *cough* engaging post. Omg. I am coughing already. Someone quarantine me!!! Now!!!... Please? D:

XY

2009-06-19T06:58:00.000-07:00

hello four nine (:

in case anyone's interested and hasnt checked their emails, here's something to fill our dying class bloggie

Updates on 409 funfair

Updates of individual committees-information gathered from individual head of committees

Logistics comm- head: xinyi

According to the proposal, the balloons are attached to a big board (probably cardboard) that we tie to poles and classroom tables so it'll stand..but xinyi suggests that we just wrap one of those whiteboards-on-wheels with newspaper, then secure the big board to it. Is that ok?

Anyway, we need:

-Balloons/plastic bags (approx. 250?)

-2 big cones for goal post (borrowing from PE Dept)

-Big back board to pin the balloons (cardboard/styrofoam?)

-Whiteboard to tie the back board to (borrow from school)

-Newspaper to wrap whiteboard (since paint's involved)

-Darts

-Paint to fill the balloons

So the biggest problems are the DARTS, BALLOONS and PAINT.

1) Paint we can get from art stores, either acrylic or wall paint. Xinyi suggests acrylic paint. I agree with her also as it is probably cheaper and less toxic than wall paint

2) Balloons are really expensive so logistics committee suggest plastic bags used for coffee. Price to be checked out.

3) Darts are a HUGE problem, because the good kinds (that are dangerous and actually work) are rather pricey. Xin yi suggested making our own “weapons” and I have told them about possibly using tree leaves as a parent of a friend of mine apparently knows how to make sharp darts from a certain type of leaf so we could attempt learning.

Publicity comm- head: madeleine (madeleine will co head the committee with yunqi as yunqi is currently in china and uncontactable)

Intending to:

Print posters, which will serve as flyers too. They have suggested to print between 150-200 posters to paste around the school and to give out. Will also do up a banner for the store if necessary.

Work distribution:
Someone (undecided)... would design the poster/ flyer. Would be awesome if the people without comms could help out with the painting of banners and such. I have also informed Madeliene that she can use her own discretion to ask more people for help, but only to ask those who currently do not have a committee

Funds needed
We are pretty unsure right now, but will definitely need $$ for paper (for the flyers), and paint and cloth/ boards for the banner. They have estimated that they might need $20 but I think the actual price should be lesser.

Promotions:

They have yet to decide but I will talk to them and get ideas out soon.

Accounts comm- head: lien

Nothing much required from accounts committee now but I have informed li en that she is required to go with me to count our earnings on the day itself

Manpower comm- head: yunxin and huicong

We have distributed the class into different shifts and different duties with heads of each shift to enable easier dissemination of information. There will be 4 shifts and we will split the class up by index order.

MANPOWER ALLOCATION

Overall manpower allocation

Time	People on Duty
0745 – 0900	Everyone [IC – Yun Xin]
0900 – 0955	IC – Yun Xin Li En; Xin Yi; Yunqi; Huicong; Yeqi; Jeanette
0950 – 1045	IC – Joline Jessica Lee; Hui Lin; Si Lei; Tong Zhen; Zi Ai; Zhuoya; Michelle
1040 – 1135	IC – Ji Inn Nicole; Jessica Ong; Madeleine; Rania; Stephenie; Xiaolu; Ji Inn; Stella
1135 – 1230	IC – Jennifer Peiqi; Wu Yan; Jing Yi; Xi Jing; Claire; Sharon; Feiya
1225 – 1300	Everyone [IC – Yun Xin]

ICs are to take attendance at the start and end of the shifts.

Shift 1

IC – Yun Xin
Goalkeeper	Jeanette
Cashier	Xin Yi
Cashier	Li En
Darts	Yeqi
Publicity	Huicong;
	Yun Xin
	Yunqi

Shift 2

IC – Joline
Goalkeeper	Michelle
Cashier	Jessica Lee
Cashier	Hui Lin
Darts	Si Lei
Publicity	Tong Zhen
	Joline
	Zi Ai
	Zhuoya

Shift 3

IC – Ji Inn
Goalkeeper	Madeleine
Cashier	Ji Inn
Cashier	Stella
Darts	Xiaolu
Publicity	Stephenie
	Jessica Ong
	Rania
	Nicole

Shift 4

IC – Jennifer
Goalkeeper	Feiya
Cashier	Jing Yi
Cashier	Jennifer
Darts	Peiqi
Publicity	Claire
	Sharon
	Xi Jing
	Wu Yan

Operations comm- head: Jessica lee

Jessica lee is currently working on a timeline .

YAY THANKIES TO EVERYONE FOR THE HARDWORK :D

409-cum-Advanced Literature Gathering

2009-04-23T04:22:00.000-07:00

Hi 409,
Thanks to Sharon's and Jing Yi's conspiring, I am planning a 409-cum-Advanced Literature gathering on 1st June, tentatively 4pm-8pm at my house (those who stay are the boarding school can probably leave earlier :), so keep that time period free.
E-mail me if you have any suggestions on what you want to have for that day (we can do stuff like play badminton and watch movies (depending on whether everyone can fit into the living room) but it's a semi-d and I don't have a swimming pool and all that. Just considerable space and a park nearby :) )

More details will be given later :)

Stella

2009-04-17T20:22:00.000-07:00

Those That Matter Don't Mind

I received the following e-mail and thought it was really creative and cute. The message I got from it was that sometimes no matter what someone does, no matter what the circumstances are, there is a light at the end of every tunnel. It reminded me of one of my favorite quotes:

"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those that matter don't mind."

Don't judge people on the mistakes they have made or will make. Honor them for the choices and efforts they put forth to make things better. Respect people who help you, or help others, even though they're not in the best situation themselves. Remember: everyone is going through something.

Here's the e-mail:

An old Italian man lived alone in New Jersey. He wanted to plant his
annual tomato garden, but it was very difficult work, as the ground was
hard. His only son, Vincent, who used to help him, was in prison.

The old man wrote a letter to his son and described his predicament:

Dear Vincent,
I am feeling pretty sad, because it looks like I won't be able to plant my
tomato garden this year. I'm just getting too old to be digging up a
garden plot. I know if you were here, my troubles would be over. I know
you would be happy to dig the plot for me, like in the old days.

Love,
Papa

A few days later he received a letter from his son.

Dear Pop,

Don't dig up that garden. That's where the bodies are buried.
Love,
Vinnie

At 4am the next morning, FBI agents and local police arrived and dug up the
entire area without finding any bodies. They apologized to the old man and
left. That same day the old man received another letter from his son.

Dear Pop,

Go ahead and plant the tomatoes now. That's the best I could do under the
circumstances.
Love you,
Vinnie

__________________________________________________________________

"Be Who You Are and Say What You Feel Because Those Who Mind Don't Matter and Those Who Matter Don't Mind.”

- Doctor Seuss

2009-04-16T04:32:00.000-07:00

The Starfish Story...

by Loren Eiseley (1907 - 1977)

Once upon a time, there was a wise man who used to go to the ocean to do his writing. He had a habit of walking on the beach before he began his work. One day, as he was walking along the shore, he looked down the beach and saw a human figure moving like a dancer. He smiled to himself at the thought of someone who would dance to the day, and so, he walked faster to catch up. As he got closer, he noticed that the figure was that of a little boy, and that what he was doing was not dancing at all. The young man was reaching down to the shore, picking up small objects, and throwing them into the ocean.

He came closer still and called out "Good morning! May I ask what it is that you are doing?" The little boy paused, looked up, and replied "Throwing starfish into the ocean." "I must ask, then, why are you throwing starfish into the ocean?" asked the somewhat startled wise man. To this, the little boy replied, "The sun is up and the tide is going out. If I don't throw them in, they'll die." Upon hearing this, the wise man commented, "But, young man, do you not realize that there are miles and miles of beach and there are starfish all along every mile? You can't possibly make a difference!"

Discouraged he began to walk away. Suddenly the little boy bent down, picked up yet another starfish, and threw it into the ocean. As it met the water, he said, "It made a difference for that one." The man looked at the little boy inquisitively and thought about what he had said and had done. Inspired, he joined the little boy in throwing the starfish back into the ocean.

dear four nine. this is wat the teachers have been trying all year long. they've been trying to change us in better people, trying to redeem us and help us get on track. maybe it's time we learnt to appreciate their efforts and lets be starfishes that shine brightly after being saved. let us NOT be starfishes who after being saved, crawl back onto shore, just to dry and shrivel. i hope u all understand.

lotsa love,
me

2009-04-09T09:38:00.000-07:00

HAPPY 409 DAY :D

Haha we shall have 3 days of the year dedicated to our class!

09/04/09
04/09/09
09/09/09

The last one is like police number ._.

Heh nevermind, NINE is such a 吉利number :D

XY

Graces photos

2009-03-08T07:22:00.001-07:00

Prom nite @ D'Marquee

2009-03-06T21:06:00.000-08:00

Whee! Thank you everybody for the wonderful time at downtown east. Here r some pics took on the nite. Sry, my cam went faulty, so i didn't take many pics, so pls upload yrs!!!

14 Feb Valentines Bbq

2009-03-06T06:58:00.000-08:00

14 Feb Valentines Bbq

2009-03-06T06:44:00.000-08:00

409 IS THE MOST ARTISTIC CLASS :D

ARTY FARTY!

chicken tee

2009-02-27T04:55:00.001-08:00

HELLO 409!

Chicken tee, revised

Ok we've delayed class tee for quite some time...

Anyway I'm awaiting a few printers' quotations, and will pick the best. Meanwhile I need everyone to give their shirt sizes (going by oldest PE shirt sizing, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40 etc.) to me ON MONDAY AND NO LATER. Or else I'll give you size 50.

And.

Do you guys want printing on both sides? It'll be a little cheaper (but plainer) if it's one-sided. And because of school rules we must put the letters "NYGH" or school logo, at least 4cm wide on our shirt.

So I propose a few solutions:
1) Just original design on front, and somehow discreetly squeeze "nygh" in there
2) Print on both sides. Chicken on front, small "NYGH" in white (and optional egg) on back.
3) Small PE logo in white on front, chicken on back.
4) Tell the LD that the school logo is already in our design, just that the chicken is sitting on it.

I strongly recommend #1 or #2. But not #4.

Okay so take a vote and we'll decide on Monday. Yippee.

XY

2009-02-11T02:33:00.001-08:00

yay. here's some information about investiture tmrw that u all might be interested in:

NYSL Investiture 2009 Seating Arrangement
i. Rationale for arrangement
All classes in which the presidents and vice-presidents of the different SL groups belong to are situated on the first floor of the auditorium. Most of the other classes were allocated seats by drawing lots, whereas a few were selected to fit the number of seats the respective venues can accommodate.
ii. Summary of seating arrangement
All Secondary 4 classes are situated either in the auditorium or the two lecture theatres.
Seven Secondary 3 classes will be situated in either the auditorium (two) or the lecture theatres (five), which are: 3/3, 3/4, 3/5, 3/10, 3/11, 3/13, and 3/14. The other seven classes will be situated in the hall.
The enrolment of the classes comprise of the number of students and number of teachers, including that of NYSL members being installed and on duty. However, for classes on the first level of the auditorium, the number of students who are in the ranks of President and Vice-President in NYSC, PSL, BOM and BEL have been excluded from their class enrolment.
The number of seats allocated for each venue is more than the capacity of the venues, because there has not been an exclusion of councillors, PSL, BOM and BEL EXCO members (who will be installed) from the enrolment of the classes. Also, it is expected that there will be absentees, hence, compensating for the larger number of allocated seats.
During the Investiture, should there be insufficient seats due to a larger number of guests than expected; students on the first level sitting nearer the stage will be requested to move to either the Lecture Theatres or the school hall. However, if there are insufficient seats in the Lecture Theatres or the school hall, students may have to move to the hall, which has been proven to be able to fit the entire student population at events such as the Chinese New Year concert and Teachers’ Day Celebrations.
iii. Summary of number of seats allocated to classes in respective venues
Format of summary:
Venue (number of available seats)
Class (number of students + number of form teachers) = class (number of people in the audience from this class)
...
Sum of classes in respective venue = sum of allocated seats

Number of seats allocated per class: 403 (37), 410 (30), 413 (27), 314 (27)
Total: 121
Lecture Theatre 1 Seating Arrangement
Seating Capacity: 252 seats
Classes allocated: 402 (38), 404 (37), 406 (38), 409 (33), 411(34), 304 (38), 305 (37)
Total: 255 (inclusive of all NYSC, and BOM, BEL and PSL EXCO members)

:D:D

2009-02-09T03:51:00.000-08:00

hello!

lien here! rgd class cleanliness, YAY that we got a B! that is good:D
anyway, another good thing! last week, 23/26 ppl did their duties! (26 after minusing FM, AM and M) heh that's why we got B! so we should keep it up.

anyway, for the orange slip of paper that si lei gives out, please do not throw them away! everytime after u all do ur duty please rmb to pass it to me, so that i can pass to silei. or else ur name will not be marked even though u might have done your duty!

yes anyway, regarding arranging tables. yx gave me a very good suggestion! cos there's nothing much to arrange for tables, ive decided that those in charge of arranging tables shall also clean the tables. dont have to clean until like shiny and nice, just nned to make sure that the table ledges are rid of stuff like eraser dust, staplets and stuff!

oh yeah rgd sweeping of floors, like i know sometimes it's like the floor seems like it has no rubbish. but just sweep it even if u cant see anything, because you know, the purpose of sweeping the floor is not only ridding it of rubbish, it is also ridding it of DUST. and as u know, the colour of dust is grey/black which blends in with our lovely uncemented floor which is grey! SO! although u seem to see nothing dust is still there so please sweep! esp under the side tables near the window, there's alot of dust always. be cinderellas! THANK YOU!:D:D

ANYWAY the window ppl did a good job! the windows are always clean everytime i check!:D:D HEH. <3 the window ppl!

k anyway, those who dont do duty i will tell jingyi, and err jingyi will do smtg abt it! if anyone happens to have alot of cca commitments (by that i mean cca during recess lunch and after sch) and has no time to do duty, let jingyi, silei or me know and we'll do smtg about it.

that's all! i feel like a naggy grandmother.

HA. LET'S AIM FOR A NEXT TIME!:D

2009-02-08T06:05:00.000-08:00

Hey 409,

The budget for our Valentine's gift exchange is $5-10 okay! Don't be stingy and get something NICE okay :D But don't spend like $1k or whatever. (I wouldn't mind getting that though haha)

Cheers,
Xin Yi

MOO

2009-02-07T06:21:00.000-08:00

This is why I am not a fashion designer.

(Haha don't worry I will try to draw something better... Try.)

2009-02-02T23:50:00.000-08:00

Dear 409,

Y
VALENTINE'S DAY IS COMING SOON!

In case you are old and forgetful, it's on 14 FEBRURY :D But since it's on a Saturday this year, we'll celebrate it on 13 February, Friday!

Like last year, everyone will have a secret valentine, and you'll find out who yours is this Friday (PCCG lesson) so you'll have a week to get that person something nice! While you go shopping for your graces dress (if you haven't got one) remember to get a gift and make someone feel loved hahaha!

Okay that's all. Happy school-ends-early day tomorrow!

Cheers
XY

P.S. Remember our 409 FOR MODEL CLASS campaign (*cough* we are the FIRST to launch such a campaign in our level so ignore copycats) and do your classroom duty! Support our hardworking FMs who have the most tiring job around ):

2009-02-02T04:07:00.000-08:00

heh. okay. im dropping by for random reasons.

firstly, here's a special thank you to the few people who helped in chinese new year decor. which includes:

-stella
-jing yi
-ye qi
-jennifer
-yunqi
-tong zhen
-joline
-ji inn

hmm yeah. pls remind me if i accidentally left out someone!

yess thankies for all ur hard work :D

OWE MONEY PAY MONEY

2009-01-29T04:10:00.000-08:00

Hello all. I hate to say this, especially when it's above such a wonderful,flawless picture, but as your ever efficient class treasurer, here's an online loan shark for you. SO.Pay up these people..or else. Thanks!:)
Yunqi
Hui Lin
Steph
Xiaolu
Jennifer
Claire

Toodles,
Lee

2009-01-27T05:57:00.000-08:00

clairey n jelly!

chelly, clairey, ranie nicky!

lee, chelly, clairey, ranie nicky!

tiny, clairey ranie!

Pineapple Tarts Making, Wednesday 21st January 2009

The two baika!

stephie chelly nicky clairey shirleylee!

nicky chelly stephie clairey!

nicky chelly stephie clairey!

huicong clairey chelly sharon nicky stephie!

nicky chelly stephie clairey!

nicky chelly stephie clairey!

Steph chelly clairey sharon huicong nicky!

In class, Thursday, 22nd January

ranie clairey nicky stephie maddie!

the tablemates photo!

behlien stepho jelly!

Nicole goh is like blending in with the backgrounds!

xy's china friend

Jen's china friend

twin!

the twins

Chinese New Year Celebrations, Friday 23rd January 2009

chelly jongie clairey stephie ranie maddie!

the twins plus ranie and clairey!

the twins ranie clairey plus steph!

chelly, ranie, clairey!

yayyy the terrific twins

2009-01-16T06:44:00.000-08:00

Scroll down to see Last Day Of School pics and Class Chalet Photo if you dun want to keep seeing nicole goh's face :D!!

East Coast Park, Last Day of School and Class Chalet photos

2009-01-16T05:04:00.000-08:00

East Coast Park!

Nicole Goh Jing Yi! ...

likes pouting at cameras

awww why so sad?

joline, ji inn maddie!

stella bella!

jingyi, xinyi, xijing

netto the goldfish!

yunqi, huicong, stephie!

nicky & chelly!

class photo #1! (minus the ppl who ponned!)

class photo #2!

grandpa grandma chelly!

Last Day of being 309

mdm chia

family photo!

jenny!

family photo

playing cards

stella & jingyi!

cards

netto n jelly!

behlien!

blue heart

happy!

BIG eyes

ghc!

stephie chelly huicong!

grandma chelly grandpa!

group photo!

tablemates! (thats for you stephie:D)

grandpa mommy chelly grandma daddy!

stephie netto chelly jelly!

rubbish! (twin's fave word??? :D)

Class Chalet!

netto, clairey, stepho, jelly, chelly, huicong, tiny!

2009-01-16T04:58:00.000-08:00

hellos! this is a realli friendly reminder:

1) please bring your PE shirt on monday cos there's health screening (: and for those of u who havent submitted your health booklet, please do so too! :D

2) fold your three fishes for chinese new year decor! MODEL CLASS needs good decor!

3) bring any random scraps of USEFUL things that u think can go into wrapping a nice hamper (:

4) love your fellow classmates! :D

love,
me

2009-01-16T04:50:00.000-08:00

hello four oh nine!

guess who am i? :D

anyway, im here to launch a project called:

FOUR OH NINE FOR MODEL CLASS! :D

okay. i can imagine your eyeballs and all rolling. and how YOU think it's impossible. but i tink it's realli possible. well if we all work together that is.

let me explain why.

admit it. havent alot of us turned over a new leaf this year? it's been really heartening to see alot more people listen during lessons and people bothering to ask questions. and though our classroom cleanliness isnt anywhere near an a or even a b standard, dun u tink it's already improved alot since last year? im not saying we should be satisfied by this or that we should be laid back now. but my point is that, we stand a chance for model class if we believe.

come on. now jelly actively listens in class and the amount of times she slept in this one week is like only once. it's like a great improvement. and claire has neat hair now and is proud of it. and i hand in homework on time now and even TRY doing some in advance. :D

what does all these prove to us?

that we can if we want to.

and i say 409 can be the sweetest class. cos i noe you can! (:

and there's alot of things to look forward to if u succeed! for one u get funny random prizes for things like: cleanliness award and what nots! :P ( okay that sounds nerdy) but yupp we can! :D and zheng lao shi's pizzas! haha

so why not start today and be bring out the model class spirit within us! (:

i believe alot in all of you!

2009-01-15T06:08:00.000-08:00

HELLO 409 :D

We're going to have 2 visitors from Shandong (Jennifer's buddy and my buddy from GCP)! So be welcoming okay (: Must show them how warm and lovely our class is. They're arriving in Singapore tomorow but they'll sit in for lessons only from next Tuesday to Thursday.

Jennifer's buddy's called Xu Xinru (whoops I don't know her Chinese name), mine's called 王盛宇(he has a twin who'll be attached to 406)...

Okay I'm just hoping we could have especially good conduct when they're around because they're like top pupils from one of Shandong's top schools. Must leave good impression (: And please avoid changing in class or revealing too much skin when they're around (especially Thursday when there's PE) because my buddy is a guy. .__.

Yep that's all. Be extra friendly like we always are! *cough* Okay bye.

Xin Yi

2009-01-13T23:38:00.000-08:00

that's us on our shandong trip from 1st november to 14th november 2008. from left to right: beverly, jody, me, and zhiyi. i love this picture :D

CLASS PHOTO!

2009-01-12T06:15:00.000-08:00

that, everyone, is our class photo. LONG LIVE 409'2009!

Informal shot! (which looks the same except for tiny appearing=D)

The rest of the unglam shots xD:

To: 409

2009-01-11T02:40:00.001-08:00

hey 409! this is our class blog...at least it's supposed to be. it can't be a class blog until everyone posts something here! so babble and blah-blah-blah away! :D