Ok, for people who have missed the star gazing session.
One word, Congratulations.
The sky was so cloudy, nothing could be seen.
We ended up using the telescopes for other purposes.
Then, we ended up doing what we do every star gazing session till we went home.
Attendance for the event: 11
Zero attendance for Sec 2 Astro members.
What is this?
Anyway, this is a waste of time in the end anyway.
However, I will treat it as a bonding session.
Signature: Cheng Wee
Actually truth to be told, I have absolutely no interest in our Astronomy blog until our Astronomy competitions ended like 1 week ago? You know, things tend to spice up after an important event had happened; just like the case of Edison Chen's. LOL.
Nevertheless, my target audiences for this post will be nonetheless the juniors of BPastro. With the seniors going to step down during the May season, firstly, I hope that all of you won't feel that demoralised, cus' it will be all of you to continue igniting the spirit of BPastro and be proud of who you are, and for what you want to achieve exactly. In simple words, just work hard, stretch yourself to your fullest potential and show everybody, including your seniors, what you've got. When it's time for you to present your talent, go ahead, cus' everybody will be there to give you extra support and comfort. And confidence. So, for the future of our Astronomy team in BPGHS, go and mugmugmug astro for like daily? Even if it takes 15 minutes per day, it's still considered an effort, a hardwork being put in. People will therefore appreciate your preseverance one day.
Jiayou, everybody, though I may seem like I'm blabbering utter nonsenses. With love, Weili.
Just a few suggestions
Should we have a two day work week?
I thought of this after the Astronomy "vigorous training" for the two competitions.
I realise that one day per week is not enough for all of us to prepare for the competitions.
I think some of us find it very taxing and annoying to have last minute "preparations" for any competitions like a few weeks ago. Actually, Astro for two days a week doesnt sound bad, right?
Some other CCAs have it more often. Also, we should stop at two.
Next, could we please please please plan an event specifically for other schools like competitions or maybe another variation of Astrofest? I felt a little bit "jealous" of how other schools can organise events for other schools to join. Lets just say this is another way to recruit foreign talents from Primary School kids in the vicinity, like an event for the Primary Schools kids to join so that they could enjoy our Astronomy activities for that one day and strive to join Bukit Panjang Government High for our Astronomy Club.
Thus, according to the stop at two policy, I shall stop at two suggestions.
This is Cheng Wee signing off.
Well...how should i start....emmm... i guess by now most of you would know of our performance in the recent astro competition...but nevermind, i shall narrate the story again.
I supposed competition goes along with the training... and this time is two competition in the row, so we started our training something like two weeks before (which is well...immediately after our common test... sympathise us). We all thought we would be doing badly for both competition, considering the fact that most of us are new to the competition and that we started training late.
Then comes Astrigue, i guessed we did pretty well for MCQ and pryamid round. As for data analysis, i shall not say anything about it. So BP team 2 entered final (Wei li, Lyria, Silas and me), together with RI and RGS. I heard that BP team 1 are only few marks away from final. The team is sort of in the lead for the first two round, namely individual and picture recognition (yeah...lyria put up an excellent performance... her picture recognition skill is beyond description, whether by words or by picture) Here is the climax-- the buzzer round (or the jeopardy round whatever they call it). Being overly anxious, i gave numerous wrong answers. In addition, we made plenty of careless mistakes (if people tell you that making mistakes is one way of learning... tell them to shutup...making mistakes during competition is super irritating, and you would not learn anything from it. then there is this whole theory about it is never too late to correct one mistake...unfortunately, the organiser only accept the first answer.) . Towards the end, we are only a small margin behind RGS. Then come to the last question, knowing we have nothing to lost, we buzz in, in hope that we answered correctly and emerged as champion (i mean, even if we answered wrongly, we would still be second). I could recall vividly-- the question is on hubble constant and the age of the universe. Here is when i commited a grave mistake. In a moment of folly, i gave an answer immediately, without hesitation. Adding on to that, i gave the wrong answer ( and wei li actually knew the correct answer...i should have discussed with my team mate.....agrrr... i start to feel guilty now. i screwed everything up)
And well, so we won Ag, one position behind RGS. Although Derek, Dong Wei, Xin Jie and Yong Li etc tried to encourage us by saying we should have won, and that the organiser are at fault, it did not helped much. I guessed the main reason we lost is because we are using the wrong competition tactics. So, wei li and lyria, cheer up. Its Ok. At least we tried our best, and remember, no matter what we get, we won it as a team. This is no one person credit, nor should anyone is to be blame. If we really have to pin point fingers at someone, it would be me, for failing to lead the team to get Au. And Wei de, do cheer up too, you did an excellent job in leading team 1. You had tried your best. Im sure everyone would be proud of you. I really appreciate your help in volunteering to lead the team, in planning the training within the 2 weeks time frame, and in giving me the encouragement when i need it. You can do it, have faith in yourself, dont give up now, there is still a long way to go. Remember, the stars will rise when the stars had set.
Now, lets narrate today's event. Chze kian ( yah...happy birthday anyway), Silas, Jia le (congrats, you had done an excellent job, your hardwork had been paid off. You deserve to enter final) and me was selected for the finals. I think wei li is behind by only a small margin. (Cheer up wei li, dont be so upset. You tried your best already, remember? I understand that you had sacrificed quite a lot for the competition, and you always try to give me the moral support when i need it most. Im glad to have you as a friend and im definitely proud of you for giving in your best and putting up such an excellent performance for Astrigue. Seriously, i dont think i could had gotten this far if without your help. As i always emphasis, this is a team event, and all ten of us who prepare so hard for the competition played an equally important part. You had done your part and im really proud of you.As you knew, im not a person who is very good at words, I appologised if i gave you false hope, perhaps my form of moral support seemed sarcastic when you did not enter final but i really meant no ill intentions. Im really sorry for that. Do cheer up and be the happy wei li once again. Have faith in yourself, being a quick-witted and clever boy, im sure you would suceed in all your endeavour. Do not give up. Jia you!)
Anyway, the details for the final you guys could probably find out more in other blogs. We finally won gold, i think we are ahead of RI by only a small margin. The RI guys are really strong and they do know their stuff. NUS high did an excellent job too, and they put up a good fight.
I guessed thats all. Of course, we had our diner after that. Feel sort of relief that everything is finally over (phew). But as again, im equally sad that everything would soon return to normal. i will definitely miss the experience. And guess what, im lagging behind in my homework ( i completed only 2 EWs... left with 6 a math paper, Heymath for Emath and Amath, literature (pet shop and The fox essay), 1 chinese argumentative essay, chemistry, bio.......... no hope of finishing it i guessed. but nvm, i would not bore you with my homework status)
Good work for those who had take part in the Astrigue and NYP competition. You guys had done your best. Im really proud of you all. Wei li and wei de, do cheer up as well.
Hi all, I wonder who is viewing the dead and perhaps boring blog of Bukit Panjang Government High School Astronomy Team.
I want to know who is coming to support us during NYP.
Newsflash: Mr Lee, our principal might be there tomorrow.
This could and may be another futile attempt to raise the blog from the dead.
Anyway, should anyone know of any inside information of NYP, let us know.
Joking, Joking.
Have a good sleep, guys as well as girls.
Signing off: Cheng Wee
Hi 1st time posting here.
It was really a disappointment.
2nd in place wasnt really a good thing when the team was like leading for 40+ against raffles girls school...
Then they won...
However, there is still hope.
There is still NYP Astro Quiz.
Lets redeem our pride.
Cheng Wee posting and out
To all Astro ppl,
Haha the blog is quite dead.... i know i sounded sadistic but nvm. lol...someone just blog something to retrieve it. Anyway for those who missed the Jocelyn Bell talk...well, she is quite friendly...and someone metion something about pulsar... i think it is unfair tt she did not get the credit for discovering it ( as in the nobel prize) During the lecture someone asked her how did she feel...and i think her answer is pretty well- witty and humourous.
Yah then there is this RJC and NYP competition... haven started training for it...i mean with all these common tests coming along (good luck 4 all who did well...but again for those who did not do well there is always a second time) ... the competition seems pretty far... Our goal this time is to get at least Ag... Au seems quite impossible. RJC website have some astro notes... just go to their school website and click under "Astrigue". Go read it and have fun!
Thats all... Zzzz...
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