I just came back. I'm in Singapore now, just got a neat haircut. I'm still settling down, lots of things to do-no time to blog.

i went for a blood test this morning, since it would be a lot more expensive in Sngapore. All i paid was about S$3 .50(consultation is FOC) and they did the test- and the results were printed in about 5 mins time.My groud is AB +ve (Yes, i didn't know that till now), and my haemoglobin level is 14.4 g per dl. That's all. I'll be flying back tonight.

Just came back from a long journey. In the morning, i had some difficulty contacting my driver, since his phone ran out of battery. But eventually, we managed to contact him at about 930am. We left for the theme park at 1030.My mom couldn't come since she had some last minute shopping to do (things are cheap here). Her sister had to go to work, so i was left to go alone. It was 31 Km from home, quite far, but the roads were empty. My driver and I reached there at about 1130. The road that leads to it was still quite undeveloped, but there were a lot of people. according to my driver, there were about 15 (school excursion) busses that came in. I don't know if it's holiday period here, maybe it is :( The rides are much crazier than escape theme park, Here are the pictures:

View of the theme park from atop the ferris wheel tower

Then, there was this,

Which later looked like this, cool, right?

Then, there was this

Which later looked like this:

and this:

I liked this one,

made me feel like i'm flying. believe it or not, i had my camera, handphone and locker key in my pockets during this ride and they were very safe :)

While the 4 arms go around, the 3 smaller arms go around too and each chair rolls, name of the ride: Insanity The Mixer:

There were a lot more rides... That's all:)

YaY! my classes are over today:) And again, i got to walk back home. I took a picture of us, here:

That's my physics teacher,

I really need to trim my hair,

Today was the last chemistry lesson. Tomorrow will be the last math and physics lesson. I'm ging to officially start packing tonight. The last day should be spent checking if i'd left anything. maybe, i'll get to go to the theme park on monday. That's all for now:) 2 more lessons and 3 more lessons:)

Today morning, i went over to the office to clarify some doubts in physics. He taught me optics too. The problem with learning from textbooks here is that they has loads of formulas, when you only need one or two basic ones to derive others from. He introduced me to some concepts and solved some test paper questions. For some reason, he kept asking me if i understood the stuff. I did, but maybe i wasn't giving him the 'signs'. i occupied him from 11 in the morning till 230pm. Yes, you know me...After this, my driver was actually waiting for me in a busstop nearby, since i had the car key. Since he couldn't see me coming, we waited for each other for 15mins. Well, it was good for me since i got some private time to play with the gear system. So fun!!!
Then was math lesson. I barely had time to eat my lunch at home. 3 more lessons!!! and 4 more days!!!!

I was left alone at home today, while the thers went shopping. Well, i don't exactly have much to shop for and also, i have difficulty waiting for my mom to make her choice and stuff. i did a sudoku at home, but it was screwed up, there was a contradiction in the end. Did some chemistry. The current went off in the morning, at about 1030 and it only came back at about 230. And i had to rush for lesson. Chem today. I could solve some problems aince he was doing a revision. That's all for today: Here are some pictures (continuation):

I helped them take some photos .

And this is the park i was talking about

Yes, i was wearing my pre-u sem shirt:)

look at the background; nice, right?

some buildings on the way home

well, i'm really dying to get back to Singapore, i'm not getting mental peace here.

One last thing: This is my 100th post!!!

photos:

Me with my faternal grandpa

i'll continue tmr

Think i'll get the links started today. Be patient, i'll be adding the names slowly. Today was physics, we did modern physics. It was quite easy and i got to familiarise myself with those energy level equations. I managed to solve some problems by myself too. Finally, i received the full test 1 and 2 papers by post. I was hoping that they would come before i leave for singapore.
p.s: the possibility of me going to the theme park has increased to 70%, let's see what happens:)

Today was my last morning class, we finished the chem syllabus. My mom and grandpa came by to thank him at the end. He was very kind and very reluctantly accepted our small gifts. Overall, for teaching me the whole of chemistry here, he only accepted about things worth singapore 100 dollars... I was quite touched.
Next, we bought sugar cane juice just outside the school, it was real cheap. A cup was only 5 rupees, i.e about 20 cents. next, we stopped by at the park nearby to take some pictures. initially, it was supposed to be closed since they were doing some work inside, but they let us in just for a few snaps.
I'll post the pictures later.
next, we went down to my course office to get my test results, which we received later on. There was some heavy traffic jam on the way. And i snapped some more pictures. Finally we came back home .
After lunch i only had about 15 mins to get some rest, after which i needed to get down to my physics class. Let me see... wed, thu, fri, sat, sun(2 lessons) . That's 6 more lessons to go.I fixed an appoinment with the physics teacher this friday. I know nuts about optics.

My dad is going back today, he just left for the airport for tonight's flight. I'll be coming back in abt 9 days. my driver didn't come to pick me up from the evening tuition today, and so i got another chance to walk home. I walked(and ran some of it) abt 6km today, the longest dist i've done here, so far.

Yesterday: Yup, the marriage reception was great. I got to see my cousins and faternal grandparents. Got to eat lots of food too. At first we thought it'ld take abt 2.5hrs to get there, but that happens only if a traffic jam screws up the road. The road was mostly clear and my driver went at about 100Kmph most of the time, a rare speed on roads here, though it's quite common in Singapore's highways.

Tomorrow will be the last of my morning lessons. I really hope i can stop by at the park to take some photos. Lastly, the possibility of me going to the theme park has now decreased from 70 to 55%. That's about it for now. I'll add yesterday's pics later-my mom took the camera to the airport.

My driver didn't come to my morning tuition, since he has to come later for the marriage(it's going to be a long travel) So, i walked home a bit. A bit longer than the last time, but i made it in about 5 mins earlier.

Ok, i've got quite a lot of things:

My mom and dad have just come, this morning. There's likely to be a slight change of plans: I'm going to be coming back on 27th night. After my last lesson edns on the 25th, i'll be going to a theme park nearby here(if everything goes according to plan).

There's only one more lesson left for my morning tuition. After tuesday, i'll be having free time in the morning to pack and settle some stuff here. My books are really going to take up a lot of weight. My mom has lots of clothes to bring back. We're going to exceed the weight quota for sure...

I just managed to take a snapshot of s sudoku i had done. i'll post the other one soon...here:

Lastly, i'll be going for early morning tuition and later, to attend a marriage. I need some rest . that's all:)

Ok, i've got quite a lot of things:

My mom and dad have just come, this morning. There's likely to be a slight change of plans: I'm going to be coming back on 27th night. After my last lesson edns on the 25th, i'll be going to a theme park nearby here(if everything goes according to plan).

There's only one more lesson left for my morning tuition. After tuesday, i'll be

The physics teacher is really 'chionging' to finish the syllabus. We did waves today and did the theory part of electricity. Actually, today's lesson was borrowed from the chem teacher, since he has nearly completed the syllabus. My math teacher is going on a very short holiday to Singapore, after which she'll come back to finsh the last 6 hrs of lesson. 9 full days and 3hrs left for me to leave this place. Hope i can endure till then: All these mosquitoes, power cuts, demanding drivers who don't follow rules(almost no one here keeps to lanes while driving and some motor bikers go onto pavements to cut traffic queues...) , cold and dry weathe and so on.
My mom and dad will be coming over tomorrow morning. I'll get the camera back and post the 2 sudokus that i've managed to solve.

I just went to the computer centre nearby to do some scanning for my grandpa- It's super expensive. All i did was to scan and save 2 pages(B5 size) in my thumbdrive and that cost us an equivalent of 75 cents! more expensive than printing.

forgot to mention, - Happy Valentines day!

Today, i had physics, after a long time. Seems like it had been almost 2 weeks. There have been a lot of math and chem lessons. now, the math and chem teachers are near to finishing their syllabus, but not physics. we've only done like mechanics and thermal physics. And we're supposed to finish by the 25th feb.
My grandmother is still getting used to my eating habits(of eating very little rice with a lot of vegies). My mom will be coming back this saturday and my morning chem tuition is expected to finish in about 3 days, since we only have 60% of organic chem left.
I've just managed to get my hands on a copy of The Economist magazine, this week's issue. I guess it's not on high demand here, since i had to hunt so much for it.
The dog residing just outside my house here has gotten very much used to me. It'll be climbing over the metal railings when i come back every night (for me to pat it's head). Can't take a photo of it yet, my camera is with my mom.

I've calculated my results for the test yesterday:

Open Test: Paper 1: Phy: 25/96 Chem: 8/96 Math:23/96 Total for P1:56 Paper 2: Phy : 5/93 Chem: -1/93 (Yes, it's negative one mark, out of 93) Math:10/94 Total for P2:14 So, test 3- 12.3%

This coming sunday, i'll be attending a marriage reception, and so i'll have to skip 2 classes. And 25th, the sunday next to that, i'll be attending my last 2 lessons, after which i'lll be back! 14 more days...

Just had test today, yse, another 6hr one. This is the last test i'll have before i come back. the next one will be on march, i'll miss it. This is like one of the major tests, so it was difficult. Tomorrow has been declared a holiday. The entire state is going to come to a stand still in protest, no busses, schools, taxis, and whatever you name... It's going to be a holiday, after which lessons will be as usual.
There's a theme park nearby here, i hope i can go there before i come to Singapore. The rides are really scary. Maybe i'll have to go when i come back in april.

Nothing much...

We just started on organic chemistry, think we'll be finishing next week, in the morning lessons. This coming monday will be a holiday here.16 more days...

conc HNO3 accident

In the morning lesson today, a girl ran into the HOD room (where i was having the lesson) and told the HOD that some concentrated nitric acid has splashed on her face. He told her to wash it immediately with sodium carbonate solution. Well, firstly, i was amazed aat how calm he was. And secondly, even though it was concentrated, her face looked pretty much fine!(I'mnot kidding) Later, i heard him say that it shouldn't be a problem. I remember spilling dilute HCl on my fingers, and it really itched. I dunno...

Next thing: My mom and grandpa have gone to a marriage. Actually, i was supposed to accompany them, but ended up studying, since the course was quite expensive. I'lll be going to the reception, think it's this coming sunday or some other sunday.

I didn't have classes yesterday too because of the protests here. So, that means that i'll be missing 2 classes since i'll be in Singapore on the 26th. After my morning class today, we were searching for a place to buy the economist magazine for myself. My driver brought me to a few places, but they all didn't have it. Also, from now onwards, since the protests are against tamil-speaking people, i can only communicate in English outside. Click here for the news on a website.
abt 17 more days left, till i come back:)

Riots again

There are riots here, again. This time it's due to some water disputes over a river. So, the tuition centre is closed for a day, but my grandpa estimates that it'll be at least for abt 2 days. All the shops here are closed. this also means the last lesson date will be extended to beyond 25th feb. I heard that the results will be out on the first week of march, so no worries. I'll be home on 26th. That's 20 more days. I really need to go to the barberm, i'll wait till i reeach Singapore.

test results

Continuation of Previous post:

Full Test 3: Paper 1: Phy: 1/90 (yes, it's one pathetic mark out of 90) Chem: 3/90 Math:8/90 Total for P1: 12 Paper 2: Phy : 28/94 Chem: 12/94 Math:18/94 Total for P2:58 So, test 3- 12.6%

Full Test 4: Paper 1: Phy: 10/90 Chem: 6/90 Math:19/90 Total for P1: 35
Paper 2: Phy : 22/94 Chem: 17/94 Math:26/94 Total for P2:65
So, test 4- 18.1%

Full Test 5: Paper 1: Phy: 13/90 Chem: 24/90 Math:16/90 Total for P1: 52
Paper 2: Phy : 21/94 Chem: 12/94 Math:16/94 Total for P2:49 So, test 5- 18.5%

Had test today- tiring 6hrs. And i had to sit in a computer-table, where i couldn't stretch my legs. After it, at abt 5, i went walking, for about 5km-covered half the distance home- Could've walked all the way but my mom would scream if i did that. 2 pieces of news:

It's getting quite warm here. Several weeks ago, the range was 15-25 degrees. Now, it's 15-31 degrees. The mornings are very cold and the afternooons are hot.next:

Finnaly, i bothered to get myself down to go through all my test with the solution booklets. Here are the results( Don't faint-It's diificult and there's negative marking. Anyway, i'm improving, see?)
Full Test 3: Paper 1: Phy: 1/90 (yes, it's one pathetic mark out of 90) Chem: 3/90 Math:8/90 Total for P1: 12
Paper 2: Phy : 28/94 Chem: 12/94 Math:18/94 Total for P2:58
So, test 3- 12.6%


i'll continue later...

My mom and her sister were occupying the driver today. So, I walked home till the end of wilson garden today, a good achievement. Had math today, we did probability. Now for the important news: My teacher told me that we'll be finishing the course on 25th feb. I came back home and found out that the flight is on 25th feb, 12 midnight. i.e on 26th feb, 0000hrs. I think i'll miss the last lesson.

I've been noticing that i've been quite pessimistic lately. Maybe for the past 2 days.

The Air ticket has been tentatively booked for 25th feb, that's like 23 more days. My chem professor (taking the morning lessons) is about to finish the syllabus in about 4 lessons. We just have half of inorganic and organic left. And i don't know when the evening courses will end. I'm getting kinda tired from all those chemistry. My evening chem tutor has agreed to teach me a bit of theory an hour before the next lesson. From what i understand, he has not been very willing to go into theory. All he has been doing is just to ask us some questions (he dictates us, we're supposed to copy them down and solve them). Then he goes around, helping people. The students here are dying to get into NTU. They were callling me a 'lucky boy', since i have a fairly good chance of getting in, even though i know much less than them.

Chem today. This is the third time i've been late for class. There are no punishments, and in fact the teacher welcomes me with a smile everytime, but just to keep it in mind. Just got some more books from the course people, lucky i had a car to bring them home. Really wonder what Pradeep is doing.

Had chem this morning. We did solid state chemisry and colloids. We still have the whole of inorganic and organic chem left. Here's the 1st pg of the notes i took on yesterday's math lesson(look at the previous post)

My morning class was cancelled since the professor was busy, but i'll be going tmr. Forgot to bring my new foolscap pad to math lesson. so, i had to make do with the 7 pages left. I did a pretty good job, since i still have like 2 pages left. I'll upload the pic later. I just put in the third set of batteries for my cd player. I never used it so much before, since i don't need it when i have a bigger player on my tabletop back in Singapore. My grandmother's sister and her husband came over today. That's all. not much