Rayen-ology

Hai :).

Today was…well fine for english paper 1.
I was really, really lucky.
It makes me wonder where do they get their topics from?
My blog? :)

For mid year exams, the topic was fear.
It happened that I did a blog post the day before.
Moreover, it was long enough to be written as a composition.
I got 28 out of 30 for that one heh heh.
For end of year exams, the topic was loneliness.
Now tell me again! Where did they get their topics from :D.
I got a feeling I’m going to get full marks this time round =x.

Mandy darling’s topic was peer-pressure like argh.
I think I can do well for that too :3.

The next paper was social studies, which is a total…argh.
The things I studied did not exactly come out and its pfft.
There was question 3a which asked if University Admission contributed to Sri Lanka’s conflict to a far extent. I wrote something about no and vomit whatever I had memorised the day before. I ended off saying It is an important factor but not the main cause of the conflict as resettlement seems to be more responsible for the conflict as they disrespected and disregarded the tamils blahblah.
I think my conclusion sucked o.o.

Question 3b was asking which one of the consequences was the most serious. I said loss of life and property? Lol who cares =x. Then I launched into a huge lecture about not being racist and such. I think it was totally off-topic because I totally did not study the consequences. So much for Mr Tan’s notes -_-. Blargh.

I don’t think I would fail though.. o_o
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SUKI DAYO!?#@!$! >[

You’re at lost what to do.
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Thats what I feel now.
Ever since the MT paper, I feel distracted.
I stare into space for no reason,
I get distracted at little bits and pieces.
I cry at the slightest things and
worst of all, I got a feeling that studying isn’t as important to me as before.

Isn’t that horrible?
I know it IS important.
Of course I know.
I just feel tired.

Where has all my determination gone to?
我不知道.

人是奇怪的动物.
有时候看起来觉得很了解自己所要的一切.
But what happens in the end?
You ask yourself where is the point?
I call this, ambitious.
Its either a positive thing or negative thing.
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Recently my teachers are all..busy.
Mdm lock dedicating her time to sec 4Es and 5Ns,
Mr Quake to his form class for physics,
And Miss Tan. Being lazy hurrrrrr Dont wanna come to school gasp =x.
But still I think I’ll do okay in maths.
I’ll do okay in english.
I’ll do errrrrrrrrr not so okay in geog =x thanks to human development like argh.

Sigh. Save me. I’M ANTICIPATING FOR NEXT WEEK LIKE o.o.
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Today was coolio. Miss Tan was telling amos that Sri Lanka conflict is not war. Its riots o_o. And she was like,

“NOOoo, riots is not war!
Wars are use the guns and bombs to*BANGBANGBANGBANG BOMB BOMB BOMB* (hand signals)
Riots are using signboards and raise it up *ORHORHORH* (up and down movement with your hand when protesting.)”

And she said, “Texture of the river bed. If it is rough, what happens? It starts with a F. Not F—-, its friction okayyyyyyyyyyyyyy.”

Okayyyyyyyyy, my darling teacher. :)

She looked so cute o.o. HAHAHA.
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..I’m feeling all knotted up.
Tell me when you feel as if you regret telling me.
SIGHHHHHHH.

等待!是什么?
又何苦?

I think…….. o_o.
I’ll wait. :)
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Anticipate?
Do you? :)

I do heh heh.
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POST-EXAMS-ACTIVITIES.
LOOK! GASP.

Kbox, beach, baking, movies, hanging out togetherrr.
O my god its too good to be true t.t.
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Today after school I had maths remedial.
Teacher passed me a worksheet and asked me to attempt it.
And woahhh. I knew like almost everything in that worksheet.
Even questions I didnt know how to do in the past.
I MIRACULOUSLY KNOW NOW.
I THINK IMMA PASS MY MATHS.
I GOT THIS FEELING.

o_o.
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Let’s practice our inferencing skills!

Source A:
Its too early to tell.
But I think so!
Heh heh.

What does source A imply?

我也不知道 :)

I’ve been really frustrated lately. EOYs are coming. I keep revising and revising my human geography but yet I can’t seem to remember anything -.-. Its like once I’ve learnt my health indicators, I would forget bits and pieces of economics indicators which is totally blarhg3%$?#!$!. And the worst thing is that there might be a change of geography teachers next year. LIKE WTF D:. I found out that I might be disappointed in teachers if they ever left my class and teach other classes =x. I know its selfish o_o. But..-.- I like having good teachers to teach me! Heh heh heh. Imagine Mr ho leaving the class and having “god-knows-what-teacher” to teach us physics o_o. I’d @$?!@#! I dont know. Feel sad =x.
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Today after school I met Mr Ho to revise physics o_o. And I found out something interesting.

Celsius is named after a guy o_o. (As in Degrees Celsius)
Fahrenheit is also named after a guy o_o. (Yeh, Degrees Fahrenheit)
Kelvin also happened to name after a guy -.- (YEH, KELVIN.)
What happens to Rayen? :( (I don’t know, left out, I suppose t.t)
Heh heh.

And I feel happy today! So its really contradicting. Happy and frustrated at the same time. Moreover I still have rivers to go through. Or coasts. Sigh. Save me.
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I’m supposed to meet Mr Quake tomorrow for english and maths lesson. Today Mr Ho told me that I should meet him tomorrow too. So that he can revise more on physics o_o. I don’t know =x. First come first served basis or should I be biased and attend Mr Ho’s lesson first? =x=x=x (Oh god, both teachers better not see this o__o)

Don’t know =x. SEE FIRST=x HAHAHA.
Siao =x
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Hmm I shall revise my geography here, if you all don’t mind. (I’M NOT REFERRING TO MY NOTES. I SWEAR.) Aiya who cares if you mind or not. I shuang can already lol.

Standard of life= SOL

Standard of life refers to the living conditions or conditions which people live in.

High SOL = Developed countries(DCs) = Access to Healthcare, Education and Basic Needs such as food and water.
Low SOL = Less developed countries(LDCs) = Opposite
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QOL = Quality of life.

Quality of life is the degree of satisfaction you have with your current living conditions or lifestyle. QOL can only be achieved when people are satisfied with their SOL and look beyond their basic needs (food, water and shelter). Includes infrastructure and social benefits. E.g Easy access to leisure.

High SOL does not mean that people are satisfied with their life as when people get wealthier, they desire for more things that will make their life more comfortable and convenient.
More desires = Better QOL!
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Uneven Development between DCs and LDCs.

The core periphery theory is a way to explain level differences between DCs and LDCs. Core refers to the DCs while Periphery refers to the LDCs. The core has a higher concentration of wealth and people and has good housing, modern transport and more job opportunities. The DCs usually have a large population of people working in the tertiary sector and the secondary sector while the periphery has less job opportunities, limited service, transport and poor housing. People in periphery countries mostly work in primary industries. Interaction between the core and the periphery = Core-periphery relationship.

Core-periphery relationship.

The core develops at the expense of the periphery. The core imports raw materials from the periphery at a very low price as the materials are not processed. The core processes the materials, adding value to it and earns a profit. People from the periphery country buy the products because it is cheaper than buying it from their own country as they lack the necessary skills and technology for efficient cost and manufacturing.

Core-periphery model.

The government in the core country has enough wealth to subsidise production cost for manufacturing while government in the periphery does not have enough wealth to do so. The secondary industries in the periphery country cannot compete with the cheap imports from the core country thus they are unable to earn profit and contribute to their country’s economic wealth. This creates a never-ending disparity between the DCs and the LDCs.

HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX. MUAHAHA. Mad.

Human development Index (HDI) is used by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). It measures by considering 3 aspects: Education, Healthcare and economy. These 3 aspects were chosen because they are easily measured and compared across countries. A value 0-1 (known as index) is assigned to each country. The closer to 1, the higher the level of development.

Limitations of HDI.

It cannot accurately assess the level of development in every country. In terms of reliability, it can assess DCs most accurately because data is easily obtained to calculate the HDI. In rural areas, the economy relies on informal trading. In this case, the HDI can only estimate the value of the country.

It cannot calculate human rights and freedom(I lost mine before. I shan’t lose it again :D) accurately. These aspects are hard to measure but they are important in determining the level of development in the country.

Time is needed to collect, compile and publish data. Time lag in between could result in inaccuracy. E.g 2005 report reflects 2003 data.

ECONOMIC INDICATORSssssss

Income per capita refers to the average income a worker recieves in a country each year. It is an indicator of wealth. It measures by considering a country’s Gross Domestic Product. GDP refers to the total income generated by a country each year.

To compare wealth of different countries, we cannot use GDP as each country has a different population size. To compare more fairly, we must use GDP per capita. It is the average income a person in the country generates each year.

Employment structure.

It shows the proportion of people working in the 3 main sectors: Primary, Secondary and Tertiary.

Primary sector – involves in extraction of raw materials; contributes relatively little to its country’s economic growth and generates little income

Secondary sector – involves in processing of raw materials; more profitable, more developed and wealthier.

Tertiary sector – involves in service-related jobs; it generates the most income, most developed and wealthiest.

DCs have most people working in the tertiary sector, followed by secondary and finally primary.

LDCs have most people working in the primary sector, followed by secondary and finally tertiary.

How do we represent data? By using a triangular graph.

It shows the percentage of people working in different sectors. It compares among 3 related aspects of some feature or item(!?!?)

Job opportunities.

It refers to the number of jobs available in each country.

If there are more job opportunities, it means that more people would obtain employment and thus increase the country’s GDP per capita. There would be demand for more goods and services and would result in high SOL and QOL. More jobs would be created and increasing the number of jobs available in the country.

Sigh I’m getting tired here. Lets move on.

DCs have more job opportunities than LDCs! WHY?!?!?

High SOL and QOL in a country would result people demanding for more goods and services as they desire for more things that would make their life more comfortable and convenient.

Secondary industries are encouraged to expand their business to produce more products meet the lifestyle needs of people in DCs. (Remember government has enough wealth to subsidise production cost)

Tertiary sector expands along with the secondary industries, generating more income and work together towards a better QOL.

LDCs have less job opportunities than DCs! WHY?!!?!

Poverty means that there is little need for goods and services and thus there is little need for secondary industries to expand, lowering job opportunities

HOHEEHOHEEALTH INDICATORS! (Who knows if you are still reading. I DON’T CARE.)

Life expectancy

Refers to the average number of years a person is expected to live. DCs have higher life expectancy has they have adequate food, clean environment and healthcare. They have a high SOL compared to LDCs. E.g – Japan’s population is made up largely of elderly people and they have one of the world’s leading healthcare. Health insurances are made compulsory in japan.

In LDCs such as Euthiopia, people do not have enough wealth to afford healthcare. They have a short life expectancy of 46.7 years due to the low SOL.

Consequences of low life expectancy.

Low life expectancy limits development by lowering productivity levels of workforce. This would affect the production of goods and services which will affect the country’s GDP.
By lowering the country’s GDP, it indicates that the government has limited resources to set up an adequate public healthcare system.

Infant Mortality Rate (IMR)
It refers to the rate at which the number of babies less than 1 year old dies per 1000 births.
Access to healthcare is important for both adults and babies.
DCs = lower IMR.
DCs have proper healthcare amenities such as hospital and clinics compared to LDCs.
Example Norway and USA versus Cambodia and Sierra Leone.

Access to clean water supply

Refers to the provision of water to people in the country.
Water is essential for human survival and daily activities such as cooking and farming.
DCs have better access to clean water.
Clean drinking water is available as water is supplied by pipes to homes.
Water goes through the water treatment plant to remove any impurities or bacteria.
Example: Singapore and Newater.

LDCs have little or no access to clean water.

People usually have to walk for long distances to collect water from wells for their daily needs.
As untreated water is unsafe for drinking, many people in LDCs are prone to water borne diseases such as polio and cholera.
Lack of access to clean water reflects poor SOL and QOL of people living in such countries.
As people cannot afford piped water, they rely on hand dug wells to collect rain water for their daily needs.

Access to sanitation facilities (FINALLY OMG t.t)
It refers to the way people dispose wastes hygienically.
Good sanitation = Toilets with proper flushing systems and to be able to dispose human wastes properly.
Bad sanitation = Human wastes are not disposed properly and left out in the open ground, contaminating the environment and water.

In rural parts of a country, human wastes are not disposed properly but left out in the open fields or buried underground. The wastes seep underground and pollute underground water while the wastes in the fields are washed away by rain water into rivers and contaminating them.

However, LDCs lack of funds and technology to build necessary infrastructure to dispose human waste hygienically.

Government in DCs are able to build modern sewage pipes to dispose human wastes hygienically from their houses.

OH YAY IM DONE. ARE YOU IMPRESSED? I’M IMPRESSED! I DIDNT REFER TO MY NOTES MUAHAHAa. MAD=x

Ok I think in the next posts I’ll be posting loads of pictures and screenshots. I’m lazy to upload them to photobucket.

So goodbye O_O (Miss tan, are you happy!?!?! Muahaha.)