Saturday, August 27, 2005
updated profile blog... www.kai_wen.blogspot.com
regarding the post below, i think i stand 70% against the idea cos its jut a name... Why bother to change it... like the previous coontroversy abt changing the singapore zoo's name to sum other fanciful one...
regarding the post below, i think i stand 70% against the idea cos its jut a name... Why bother to change it... like the previous coontroversy abt changing the singapore zoo's name to sum other fanciful one...
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Friday, August 26, 2005
Mr Foo is trying to change the school name to Nan Hua High School. Please help in signing the petition against it! http://www.petitiononline.com/savenh
To: The Ministry of Education, Singapore and the NHSS School Management Committee
We, the students of Nan Hua Secondary School, past and present, protest the change of the school's name. No prior information was given to us regarding such a historical change, nor were we given a chance to express our opinions. We beseech the school to reconsider the change because: 1) We believe in the preservation of 88 years of the Nan Hua tradition. The last change of name was due to a historic change in school policy in 1980, when Nan Hua went coed. The name change was hence unavoidable and important. In 2000, when Nan Hua became a Special Assistance Plan school, no name change was implemented. It is our belief that the school's new autonomous status should not warrant such a change, if the reason behind this is the fact that other Special Assistance Plan schools are also "high schools". We oppose the need to change a name. We believe fervently that it is not the name that determines the school, but the holistic and moral education Nan Hua has provided to its students for the past 88 years. There is no reason to change the name when the reason cited was valid years ago, when we first became a Special Assistance School. There is no reason for the delay. We believe that Nan Hua maintains its own unique cultural identity, and does not need a name change simply to define itself as a up and coming school. Our results both academically and in co-curricular activities speak of Nan Hua's excellence and development by themselves. Our identity as "Nan Hua Secondary School" has remained for the past twenty odd years. We have not merged with any school, nor reestablished our affiliation with Nan Hua Primary School. There is no true motivating reason behind this name change. 2) The students were not notified of this change beforehand, and alumni were not even given the chance to find out except through their juniors and teachers whom they still keep in contact with. We oppose this lack of information as we maintain our right to vote in such a crucial matter. Students in the Chinese High and Hwa Chong Junior College were given choices last year when the two schools merged. We believe that we should be given the same rights to speak up for our school, our memories and our tradition. We may not retain the rights to expressing our opinions on internal school affairs, but the name Nan Hua will remain with us throughout our lives, and it is also our right to convey our wishes to the school. The handling of the change of name has been irresponsible and inconsiderate to the alumni and the students, and we would like to request a chance to make our views known. We protest the autocratic way this issue has been handled and request for adequate information and the right to express our opinions on the name change. 3) We request that the school publish a clear statement of the school's rationale and objectives for the change of name and the change in uniform, which now requires students to wear ties. We believe that we have the right to knowledge of the school's activities as much as any current Nan Hua student. 4) The principal's rationale for the change of name, because Nan Hua was formerly Nan Hwa Girls' High School, is unjustified. Nan Hua is not returning to its former status as a single-sex school, and to change the name is disrespectful to the alumni of Nan Hua Secondary. The change of name was essential when Nan Hua began to admit both boys and girls. There has been no corresponding change and hence there is no need to change a perfectly functional name with twenty years of alumni behind it. This recognition of our roots as a girls' school founded in 1917 is unwarranted, as this has been published continuously in students' handbooks over the years. We hence request the the school reconsider its decision and application to the Ministry of Education and take into consideration the opinions of its students and alumni, rather than implementing such a drastic change.
Sincerely,
The Undersigned
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To: The Ministry of Education, Singapore and the NHSS School Management Committee
We, the students of Nan Hua Secondary School, past and present, protest the change of the school's name. No prior information was given to us regarding such a historical change, nor were we given a chance to express our opinions. We beseech the school to reconsider the change because: 1) We believe in the preservation of 88 years of the Nan Hua tradition. The last change of name was due to a historic change in school policy in 1980, when Nan Hua went coed. The name change was hence unavoidable and important. In 2000, when Nan Hua became a Special Assistance Plan school, no name change was implemented. It is our belief that the school's new autonomous status should not warrant such a change, if the reason behind this is the fact that other Special Assistance Plan schools are also "high schools". We oppose the need to change a name. We believe fervently that it is not the name that determines the school, but the holistic and moral education Nan Hua has provided to its students for the past 88 years. There is no reason to change the name when the reason cited was valid years ago, when we first became a Special Assistance School. There is no reason for the delay. We believe that Nan Hua maintains its own unique cultural identity, and does not need a name change simply to define itself as a up and coming school. Our results both academically and in co-curricular activities speak of Nan Hua's excellence and development by themselves. Our identity as "Nan Hua Secondary School" has remained for the past twenty odd years. We have not merged with any school, nor reestablished our affiliation with Nan Hua Primary School. There is no true motivating reason behind this name change. 2) The students were not notified of this change beforehand, and alumni were not even given the chance to find out except through their juniors and teachers whom they still keep in contact with. We oppose this lack of information as we maintain our right to vote in such a crucial matter. Students in the Chinese High and Hwa Chong Junior College were given choices last year when the two schools merged. We believe that we should be given the same rights to speak up for our school, our memories and our tradition. We may not retain the rights to expressing our opinions on internal school affairs, but the name Nan Hua will remain with us throughout our lives, and it is also our right to convey our wishes to the school. The handling of the change of name has been irresponsible and inconsiderate to the alumni and the students, and we would like to request a chance to make our views known. We protest the autocratic way this issue has been handled and request for adequate information and the right to express our opinions on the name change. 3) We request that the school publish a clear statement of the school's rationale and objectives for the change of name and the change in uniform, which now requires students to wear ties. We believe that we have the right to knowledge of the school's activities as much as any current Nan Hua student. 4) The principal's rationale for the change of name, because Nan Hua was formerly Nan Hwa Girls' High School, is unjustified. Nan Hua is not returning to its former status as a single-sex school, and to change the name is disrespectful to the alumni of Nan Hua Secondary. The change of name was essential when Nan Hua began to admit both boys and girls. There has been no corresponding change and hence there is no need to change a perfectly functional name with twenty years of alumni behind it. This recognition of our roots as a girls' school founded in 1917 is unwarranted, as this has been published continuously in students' handbooks over the years. We hence request the the school reconsider its decision and application to the Ministry of Education and take into consideration the opinions of its students and alumni, rather than implementing such a drastic change.
Sincerely,
The Undersigned
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Tuesday, August 23, 2005
yay dis morning i noticed tt my lock was back in place... wonder how it happened... strange but thank goodness!
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Monday, August 22, 2005
visit www.s0ak-up-the-sun.blogspot.com k! :P
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I'm seriously pissed off with the behaviour of some students in Nan Hua. The parasites in class do not seem to do as much damage as the pranksters... They've got nothing better to do eh? Recalls the previous unsolved incident of vandalism in the school. NObody knows what happened. Look below. I dun wish to elaborate. but i think the nonsense the studeents are creating is equivalent to the previous vandal case.
But then again, there are also other pranks played in school.
- Locking of toilet cubicles wif coins
- Vandalism of tables
- Smashing down toilet doors
- SWITCHING OF OTHER PEOPLE"S LOCKS RANDOMLY
I want to elaborate on the switching of locks as I was one of the victims today. Apparently my lock was switched wif Jacob's lock ( 408 ) I searched 2 classes for my lock but to no avail. MY LOCKER WAS LOCKED UP BY JACOB"S LOCK! I couldnyt get it to open. Wo my wallet n HP ( which were inside ) how do i get home? And the administrator at the GO was like, go find Jacob to open the lock urself. TT wasnt of much help as Jacob was at o level oral... So i resorted to other means to get my stuff outta there. Not gonna elaborate, but many thanks to the people who helped me. ( i din do anything against the school rules k otherwise i m at the prankster's level of thinking. ) U know who u are. THANK YOU!
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Thursday, August 18, 2005
A pic for ur entertainment. more can be found at my photo blog!
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Thursday, August 11, 2005
Hmmm. After what seems to be like decades, I have finally come to a conclusion regarding my ambition! A Straits Times journalist! How about that? I love blogging, taking photos, writing long english articles... Hmmm. I think i wanna be a paparazzi! lols! Fun! Not forgetting tt i dun need Amaths... haha. ) Photographers do not earn much in the industry though. Anyway, I guess not many will want to take this route cos everyone is attracted to jobs like social workers, lawyers ( so common!), psychologists, psychiatrists, doctors, dentists... Where can we get so many of these jobs? yup.
http://comic.yam.com/class/aniegg/swf/english.swf - A funny english webbie.
http://www.privatehand.com/flash/elements.html - element song! very funny...
http://comic.yam.com/class/aniegg/swf/english.swf - A funny english webbie.
http://www.privatehand.com/flash/elements.html - element song! very funny...
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Tuesday, August 09, 2005
Jurong East celebration video was taken by me! hmmm. shall find a day to show u all k... :P yar. photos r posted liao.
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Saturday, August 06, 2005
sian lar. i m so upset. i went to the wrongl ocation to watch the dance performance today. so upset sia. haiz. i m a mountain tortoise!
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