BBQ with SRJC friends

Last Sunday, we organized a BBQ with our SRJC buddies near Labrador Sea. But my buddy and I were late for the BBQ. When I arrived ar the place, my buddy told me that the girl beside her said a careless person lost his handphone when playing. How careless that person is!  You can never be careful enough when going out! When we arrived, our friends had already enjoyed  themselves for some time. I saw some chicken wings and meet balls on the grill. It smelled really delicious. 'Oh, it's dainty! I want one!' Hearing this, my friend gave me two meat balls and i shared with my buddies. After a while, my leader took out a corn cob. I loved corn cob very much! It was covered by a layer of tinfoil. Some parts of the corn cob were parched, which made the corn cob looked more appealing. And dainty smells filled my nose, attracted me to have a bite on it. 'Who want this?' 'ME!' I cannot wait to have it! The corn cob was really delicious that i wanted to have more.

After having some food, i suggested to grill an apple. I took an apple out of the bag and a boy stick a bamboo skewer into the apple. Then we brushed the apple with plenty of oil, put it on the grill table. Fire combusted  on the apple because of the oil. Soon after, bamboo skewer broke and the apple fell on the grill table. We stick another bamboo skewer to the apple and decided to ask somebody to try it. Finally, our leader tried a piece and spitted it cause it was really awful.

Some black clouds floated in the sky when we were talking, and it became dark. We decided to finish the BBQ and go back to hostel. After tidying the place, we took a photo together and went back. It began to rain as soon as we arrived the hostel. How lucky we were!
It was really a happy BBQ, wish to have more later~

BBQ at Labrador Park

Last Sunday we had a barbecue with our buddies. It was really fun and we had lots of delicious food. Labrador Park is really a nice place for barbecue as we can enjoy our food while sitting near sea feeling sea wind. It was really nice we could see our buddies again. I hope we can be friends forever.

Last day in JC

One week was really a short time. I had to say goodbye to my friends.
On Friday, JC students have an hour extra for exercise. I attended the first real PE lesson in JC. I have to say PE is really exhausting not only for me but also for local students. PE was really strict because local students have a serie of physical exams for graduation including 2.4 km running. Although I go jogging almost everyday, I found I could hardly reach the standard. Singaporeans can have healthy body through PE lessons.
After school I had lunch with my classmates. It was really hard to say goodbye. I will miss them.

Unforgettable experience in SRJC

The experience in SRJC was really great. I made many new local friends here. My buddy, Matthias, was really kind to me and all his classmates were amicable. By entering JC classes, I came to know a lot about Singapore education system. I saw local students how to work and study.  I noticed local students are good at group works. For the first time, I felt school pressure on local students.
Thanks to SRJC for taking care of us.

Unforgettable BBQ

This weekend we went on a barbecue with our buddies from SRJC. We set up our equipment at Labrador Nature Reserve--near the sea. Many buddies came and we spent the happy time of the afternoon together eating and talking. The weather was really good and we were all engaged by the delicious food we grilled. 

After the BBQ, we said good bye to our buddies. I really enjoyed the afternoon and it was an unforgettable experience. I hope we can still hang out with our buddies in the future.

My experience in SRJC

After a few days' study in SRJC, i found it different from what i've thought. Students in JC are also stressful. Above all, they also have to get up at as early as five to six o'clock in the morning. 

Look at the picture on the right, it was taken in the morning when we arrived. The moon was still shining in the sky and the light was still on. But when we reached the center area, there were some students studying diligently. 

What's more, my classmates worked really hard. All of them listened to the teacher carefully at class. But students in JC don't have to stand up and answer teacher's questions. They are also more relaxed in the class. 

I experienced a PE class in SRJC. At first, i was afraid to run 2400 metres because it sounded really horrible. But when i heard that there was no need to run so long I felt released and happy! We ran one round as a warm-up. After measuring weight and height, we began training. It was just like play games. We did some practice and played some small games. The funny PE class ended in our laughter. What a happy experience!

Five days' study is really short. In SRJC, i have found some local friends and known more about local students' life. And all of my friends from NTU decided to BBQ with our buddies next week. I am really looking forward to that!

My experience in SRJC

I really appreciate the experience in JC. I knew much more about Singapore education system and the most important thing is that I get in touch with more friendly Singaporeans. I began to know more about the character and lifestyle of local Singaporeans. I enjoyed a good relationship with my buddy as well as his classmates. We had a good time together and enjoyed a lot of jokes. I also shared the Chinese culture with my buddy. He was very shocked that Chinese middle school students had to get up so early and go back home so late. At the same time, he also admired the knowledge we have equipped. Sometimes I also help him with the problem he could not handle. He also learned some Chinese ways to handle the problems. In some days after school, we took MRT together and learned about the culture differences. I am also surprised the things we learned in primary school are so different. I think at first, the students are quite relaxed in Singapore, but very stressed in JC and their college. While Chinese students seem like to have a very relaxed life after they entered the university. I think we should just neutralize the two extremes and that will be good for the students.

JC is over unwittingly

This Friday is the last day of my JC experiment. The JC experiment of one week is going to be over unwittingly. It is really sad for all of us. On Friday, at the end of the last class, my classmates hold my hands. I can feel they are sentimental at that time. We have a phototaking together. Every one greeted me with kind farewell. ... My buddy took me a billiard club. We play happily and laugh heartily. In the evening, my classmates and i send messages to each other. We keep in touch. They said in march, they will have a class outing, once the date and site are finalized, they will let me know. I hope to go along with them since they are happy with each other!!! One week is really precious to me!
Take care all of you!!
Looking forward to next meeting!!

my favorite day in SRJC

One reason is that I had PE class that day. I run 1.2km and did 31 set-ups. Since I came to Singapore, I seldom do exercise, so this time is a big challenge for me but I am very glad that I did it successfully. The other reason is that my buddy Soo Yee and I talked a lot about our habits, and then we found that we have the same interests, which are singing and watching TV drama.  She likes Yang Mi While I like Li Minghao. I shared a video of my performance when I was singing a song in the celebration, the song is from her favorite band—Su Da Lv. We both felt very delightful. After that, we exchanged our gifts. I made a photo frame for her and she bought a cute notebook for me, I like it very much. I also bought bookmarks for other friends, cause they are all very nice to me.

JC immersion has finished, I will miss my friends and SRJC very much.

Farewell, my indelible time in SRJC!

 













I have been experiencing the life of a SRJCian for five days. During the jolly period, I struck up close friendships with the students from class 1SR20, especially with my buddy and his several friends.
I picked up the feeling that I experienced during my senior high when we had lunch together, when we rushed for lecture theatre and stole to our seats, and when we were talking and laughing during breaks.
I attended every lesson with my buddy. I even took the floor several times. Those were unnerving but impressive moments. I practiced my English a lot because I wrongly assumed that my buddy is not good at speaking Chinese. However, thanks to that I feel much less awkward talking to local Singaporeans in English.I obtained not only the impression of JC life but also knowledge and progress in English during the JXP. How intensely I hope that my JXP would last longer enough to leave me more memory!

Farewell, 1SR09!

                                      

 

This is the last day at SRJC. When the bell of the last class rang, I sat on my chair and didn't want to leave. I hoped to stay here longer and spend more time with you because 5-day time is really short. I took pictures of with my buddy, with my class and of the school to commemorate this unforgettable time.
Thanks to my buddy Youjun! Just as what Hyelim said, you are such a cute girl. I think we can be good friends longer, see you next week in the BBQ, and also hope to see you in NTU. Thanks to 1SR09, farewell!

The Student Council in SRJC

At the last afternoon of our JXP, my buddy brought me to his special CCA, the Student Council. He is one of the competitors for the new batch of the Student Council. And on that day, my buddy was assigned a tiny Project Work to compete against his opponents. During the briefing of the Student Council given by the head teacher, I realized the great difference between China and Singapore. Many students in China join in the Students’ Union just to satisfy their desire to control everyone around. But in Singapore, I found most about the passion for serving and the energy for innovation. In his fresh team, they also had the first meeting with the lead of a senior in Student Council. Here in Singapore, they care more about the teamwork and the corporation. The senior in our team lead us play an ice-breaking game which made all of us know each other more. I think such kind of meeting to be quite different from the serious self-introduction in China. In the Chinese way, we can hardly remember anyone else, while in this way we can get more interesting about my friends.

Some differences hit me

My buddy's teacher ask me to share something about China's high school education to the whole class. So I come up with some ideas.
First of all, it is great honor to spend 5 days with you. My experience in SRJC is really interesting and meaningful. I have learned a lot from my buddies and see many advanced education method in singapore. I like CCA and PW. Each of my buddies would have one or two CCAs such student concert, captain ball, debate, etc. In contrast, under the tense studying schedule, students in china's high schools haven't got enough time to take part in such activities. Only few of us are eager to participate in school boardcasting station, being a librarian and so on. i think CCAs give singaporean students a lot, friendship, fun, and skills.
Secondly, PW should be mentioned. In China, we only practise what we learn in the class by plenty of problem sets. Students are trapped by difficult physics, math, chemistry problems. In contrast, PW is a very open course, kind of chinese english. In their project work, they need to search for imformation which is useful for their topics, meanwhile project work helps them practise their writting skills. Also, they need to share information with their partners. When their opinions are opposite or they insist on different ideas, they learn to negotiate with each other. What they have learned has close relevence with reality. For example, aging population and overpopulation are two hot topic nowadays.
Thirdly, the class is very active. My buddies are eager to voice out their own ideas and brave enough to put out their confusing point. Even during the lecture, girls in my class are willing to ask tutors questions. I am so proud of them!!!!!!
Last not the least, I want to mention that singaporean JC education combines experiments and theory in class. during the chemistry and biology classes, teachers instruct them to learn new things from experiments. So the classes will not be boring. As we all know, scientific researches are all based on experiments. Students can form a good habit and have a riguous attitude since they are young. That is of great importance!!
Good night all of you:)
I miss you very much!

The sporty environment of Singaporean students

In the five-day JC life, I also want to mention about the sporty environment among Singaporean students. In our PE class, they have to be able to achieve 5km at the end of the semester. My buddy’s CCA is also connected with sports, which is a gym sport activity. They have to finish some certain kinds of tasks at first. For instance, this time, we had to do many kinds of exercise with a medical ball. After the brief exercise, we went into the gym and do the kinds of exercise we like. It is a little pity that I go back a little earlier because of my tiredness and the early curfew time. I can still find the great gap between Chinese students and local Singaporeans. Chinese students are always more academic but weaker in after-class activities. While Singaporeans can keep fit and a very strong body even they are older. The 2,400m in the PE class this week is really a challenge for me. I have to break my barrier and stick up to the end. Also, you can find the school delays the flag rising ceremony on Friday to let the students get more exercise. The extra 1-hour exercise also helps the students get fresh after the 4-day stressed study.

Day of farewell

                     

Never thought five days is such a short period time. After five days experience, I and my classmates are already good friends. Once I thought that we will have our own life and busy for our study after this, and hardly have time to play together, I felt disappointing. But a good thing is we can keep in touch on the hand phone, and my classmates also like to keep in touch with me. We decide to find a day to have meal outside together！At the end of the lessons, we took pictures together and leave our hand phone number to each other.

I really enjoy these days spend with H1SR36 in SRJC, and I hope I can keep in touch with everyone in my class.

Blend into the SRJC

                        

After several days, I think I am getting used to the life in the SRJC. I just like one student of H1SR36; we take lessons together, eating together and talk together. We just like old friends, talk about all the interesting things together.

I got my own suit, and I think it is quite pretty, but there is one disadvantage that many tutors regard me as one of the JC students then ask for my homework and textbook…

What`s more, these days, I took part in the flag-raising ceremony; I found I almost can sing the national song of Singapore although I cannot speak any Malay. Every morning, they will have a declaration, which we never had in china. And I found it is quite a significant thing.

One thing is very impressive is that there is an interesting pet phrase in our class-“ouch!” When there is something strange happened, we will all say“ouch!”to show our feeling. And I just bring this into my daily life even I am not in the SRJC.

My buddy is very nice, he always worry about that I cannot follow the tutor during the class, and always ask me if I can understand.

Although we need get up at 5 in the morning which is very excruciating, we still enjoy our time in SRJC!

Farewell

  Time flies.One week in SRJC came to an today. It's a little upset to wave goodbye to my buddy,my friends here.It's really an unforgettable experience in my life. I hope they enjoy their lives in JC and maybe one day, we can meet in the ivory tower.ALL THE BEST TO MY BUDDY.

Two very impressive classes

      On Thursday, I experienced two very impressive classes in SRJC, The first one is Physical Education.When the sun was burning in the sky, I rushed to the playground with my buddy. Firstly, we ran two laps to warm up. It was quite easy . However, the following super training was so exhausting! We were commanded to fall, do a push-up and jump in a very short time. According to the coach's order, we repeated these actions quickly 30 times in 3 mins!After this, I could not even feel my legs.As we all know,boys in Singapore are bound to take two years National Services.Therefore, the PE in junior college is just the preparation for army and the requirement is very strict. I still remember what the coach said to the classmates-"how can you kill enemy   like this in battlefield?". I think I should do more exercise so that I won't be much weaker than local students in NTU. The second class is an essay-writing class.Since my buddy just begins his junior college life, the teacher made a introduction about what topics are like in A-level exams.I really appreciate some of the topics like "do you agree that the arts exist for the sole purpose of keeping us entertained?" Students are required to analyze  these questions and show their stand. We were told to see the question from different points. The teacher summarized them as "SPERM" S refers social, P refers political and personal,E refers economic and environmental,R refers race and religion ,M refers moral and media. I think student's thoughts and opinions can get shaped indeed thorough this kind of training. The topics seems more realistic and meaningful than the essay topics in GaoKao.
      It's really great to learn so much in JC.

the last day in SRJC

My last day in SRJC. To be honest I am willing to stay here longer, I think my JC experience is meaningful, although it is very short. I learnt a lot about the education system of Singapore, I learnt a lot from my Singapore JC classmates, I learnt a lot from SRJC’s kind teachers. I appreciate MOE to give me this valuable chance to experience the Singapore’s JC. If MOE doesn’t give us this opportunity, we will never know what JC is. It is very different from our high school. I think because of the two years JC life, Singapore students have many advantages compared with Chinese students. Their advantages are not only in leadership, but also in the ability to organize activities. Maybe their grades are not as good as Chinese students, but their study methods are very good. Because Singapore students have to do the national services after JC so maybe our buddies will go to university when we graduate, but I still hope to see them again, and be classmates with them. Most of the JC’s students are kind and friendly to us, but there are also some students are rude to us, we just tolerate them, I think maybe they are not know much about our country. We are scholars, we represent our country, I think if we study hard, become outstanding person and obey the rules of Singapore, all of the Singaporeans can accept us to be a member of their country.

The JC experience has ended, I really enjoy this week! Now what I should do is going to have a good rest and prepare for next week’s classes!   

Thursday-PE lesson

Thursday we had PE lesson in the morning. J1SR15 and 16 gathered in the hall and did some warm-up activities. We stretched our bodies in the way which was called as dynamic something.( Sorry, I cannot remember well.) Then the teacher told us to run 1.6km as a group. And when I ran in the group, I found we were running too slow. However, it seemed that speeding up never occured to everybody's mind except me. Only when I looked back did I find out why. There are some who cannot run fast were trying very hard to follow the troop. And others who could actually run much faster than that were slowing down to wait for them. Because the teacher just ordered us to run as a group but not individuals. I was moved. I was moved by the spirit that people can care about each others, encourage the people with weaker fitness and be united as a group. If you want to run fast, you have to run alone,; If you want to run far, you have to run together. That is what I learned from that. After finishing the running, we walked back to the hall shoulder by shoulder, with our arms holding on each other. And the teacher said he had never seen a class with this kind. I felt proud of it, for I was one of them, J1SR16.

Zhang Yuhao

My Precious Experience in SRJC

How time flies, tomorrow will be my last day in SRJC. Having been here for 4 days, I have experienced JC life in Singapore and had great friendship with my buddy and her friends. Tough we have to get up at 5:30, days in JC are exciting and attractive. Things are all new to me, people are all unacquainted, but these cannot stop my vigour and curiosity.
My buddy is a kind and lovely girl, who likes laughing, eating and cute stuff. She recommended delicious food in canteen to me, showed my the foot bath pool in school, and took me to her captain's ball game. She shares me a lot and warms me heart. She is telling me, "I'm afraid that I can't be a buddy." But I want to tell her, you are the best one. Hope one day she could join the big family of NTU and achieve her goals.
Friends in 1SR09 also move me. I'm sorry that I cannot spell all of your names and pronounce in right ways because they seem a big task to me. I can remember you speaking in lessons, running in the playground and playing in the canteen. Your are such an amazing class and can always make me feel at home.
Today we attend the farewell, but I will still go here tomorrow and enjoy the last day.
This experience is precious to me and I will cherish it in my whole life.

Look back on my days in SRJC

Time flies so quickly. It's not long since my buddy and I became familiar with each other; unfortunately today we have our farewell meeting.
Look back on my days in SRJC, I experienced much and gain much. I know how Singaporean's education system runs; I see how many colorful activities they have and how much pressure they undergo in their study; and I also made quite a few local friends.
These are some advantages and disadvantages I found in Singapore's education system.
The first advantage is that the interaction between classmates is strong and the atmosphere in class is very relaxed. In Singapore, the size of a class is smaller than that of China, so everybody in the class knows each other better. Thanks to the small size of class, teachers can freely organize various activities such as presentation and discussion; while in China, it will take too much time if everyone has to say something. As a result, the classes become funny and relaxing.
The next advantage is that the teachers here pay much attention to broadening students' horizontal. Every student here has a CCA to take part in; while in China, joining clubs is considered as a waste of time. Besides, during tutorials, English teachers always talk about the current affairs with students and ask for their own opinions; and science teachers always ask students to read about the latest news in technology. In this way, students can be more responsible to the society.
There is also a disadvantage: every class is flexible, for each tutorial they have different classroom and sometimes even different students; and there is no conductor teacher who organize after-school activities for the class. So the consciousness as a group may be weak. But it's touching to see that in P.E. class,while the boys are running, all the girls are cheering them up and saying something positive to support them.
The JC immersion is very meaningful. I hope we can keep in touch with our buddies and make more local friends to know more about Singapore.

My favorite day in SRJC

 Today, I felt energetic. Our teacher shared what we had written yesterday on how we feel about this week with us. It was my pleasure that she read what I wrote to the whole class and I can also feel happiness in my classmates' mind. I found that I was really interested in economy, I learned it carefully and found how charming it is, it links the reality and theorem together. It is logical and also practical. I talked some economic problem with my classmates and knew more about their thoughts. I had a feeling that I    
have become one of them and we talked and shared ideas naturally, that was really great and I enjoyed the feeling. We took economy quiz and maths test today, it was exciting to try local students' examinations and it is a good way for me to know more about Singapore's education system. Today is near the end of our JC experience, I think it is a wonderful chance for me to know more about what Singaporean's life is like, how they think about China and why Singapore can keep its prosperous prospect. I think I obtained lots of things  such as happiness, friendship, knowledge and different culture! Thank you to Seragoon's teachers and classmates, good luck to everyone in SRJC.

PE in SRJC

  I love the PE class in SRJC!!!
  We did a lot of things I was not familiar with before. First, we ran a round. Running, especially running with my classmates made me very happy. Also, the red running track is soft and comfortable. Then, we lied down and pulled a horizontal bar to let our chin reach the bar. It was very challenging for me for I never did that but it was very interesting.
  Now, I love doing exercise very much. I will continue doing exercise everyday to be physically healthy and to be happy.

The farewell event

Due to the release of A level results, we had the farewell event today although we will still come tomorrow.
It was the word farewell that reminded us of the parting. Asked whether I would come again, I realised that I hated to part. Fortunately, I still have Friday and events during weekend.
We gathered in classroom B1-1. After several speech delivered, we gave our small handmade gifts to our buddies. My gift was a notebook with nice-looking wrapped by a plastic paper on which stick wooden letters spelling out my buddy’s name and a sticker reads “To Shao Yu’s buddy from SRJC ——” written using Chinese characters. The wooden letters were not stuck firmly so that he can reuse it on his locker. The notebook also had sheets appealing to write on. My buddy liked my gift although it was rough.
We looked through the magazine the JC gave me as a present, recognising the teachers that have given us lessons, and talked about the JC. After that he wrote some parting words on the magazine. He encouraged me to work hard in NTU and told me he values the friendship with me highly. I thanked him and we enjoyed the sandwiches and drinks kindly offered by the teachers in charge.

the second feeling

We arrives at the SRJC at about 6:40. It’s too early for us, the whole campus is almost empty. The moon is very bright, and the sun does not appear.

The view is very beautiful, but all of us want to find a place to sleep as soon as possible.

And the most awful thing is that our hostel doesn’t provide us good breakfast, every person only have a bottle of milk and a piece of bread. The JC’s canteens are closed, so it means we have to be hungry for a forenoon time.

But people must always look at the positive side of everything, all of us enjoy the JC experience, and make good friends with Singapore students, we can learn from each other to improve ourselves.

Today we have experiment in their chemistry lab, I find the Singapore students are good at doing experiment, they preview the lab manual before going to the lab, so they are familiar with the procedures of the experiment. Their lab class is very efficient, I have to say the Chinese students are not as good as them when working in the lab. And we have P.E. class, oh, my god. They run too far! I don’t think every Chinese students can run as far as them. I think after today’s courses, I start to admire Singapore students!

My buddy and my class

  I am in 1SR16 these days, a very warm, friendly, and fun family. I feel I am a member of the class, and I like all the students in my class.
  My buddy is Elaine. She is a very lovely girl. She loves cats, and she loves drawing, which are the same as me. She is kind and outgoing. It is really happy whenever I stay with her and her friends. We always eat together, play together, move to different classes together, and make jokes of each other.
  Only after I went to SRJC did I know how fun the JC is. Although I feel tired and sleepy everyday, I really enjoy learning and playing together with the peers in Singapore.
  I believe friendship is not limited by nation. I also believe we will be friends forever, and I will make friends with more lovely Singaporeans and foreigners from other countries.

Feeling of JC Immersion --by Xiang Qikun

Four days have passed since the first day of our JXP. In the four days, I followed my buddy--Matthew Lim--everywhere he went most of the time, and I made friends with his classmates. As my buddy's Mandarin is poor, we communicated in English most of the time and I was delighted to noticed that my spoken English has been improving. All classmates in our class were very friendly to me and they even told jokes sometimes. I help them clarify some problems sometimes also.
The most interesting classes I found in SRJC are history and Chinese language. During the history lectures, the lecturer was very humorous, thus we were all engaged fully during the history classes. For Chinese classes, we not only spoke Mandarin, but also discussed some interesting topics in Mandarin. During one class, the topic was about how to take care of family. As I have been living far away from my family for a long time, the topic recalled a lot of my precious memory with my family. What's more, the problems and essays intrigued me a lot, and I finally got to see Chinese problems after neglecting Chinese classes for such a long time.
This afternoon, we had a farewell party. During the party, teachers and students expressed their feeling and I was really impressed. Thinking that we will leave SRJC tomorrow made me a little sad. I really treasure the moment I spent in Serangoon JC with my buddy, other classmates as well as teachers.

The first flag raising in SRJC

  The first activity we experienced is the flag raising.  I really appreciate that. I have been to Singapore for over 5 months and that is the first time for me to hear the national song. I think the national song of one country represents the core spirit of the country. It is slow, peaceful, full of emotion, and positive. It is in Malay. That reminded me of the flag raising in China, when all the students standing firmly in the cool, dry air in the rising sun, when the student suddenly throw up the flag to make it open up in the exciting prelude of the national song. I will never forget that scene, and never forget the spirit of China. However, I also respect other countries' culture. I did not move when watching the flag rising. I think today's overseas Chinese should continue learning Chinese culture and respect other cultures.

First meeting with my buddy, Irvin

     To begin with, it is really sad to get up at 5:30 at the first day. As I expected, the SRJC is very far away from our hostel. Holding the unnerving mood, we arrived at SRJC. It is likely to be surrounded by a community. Its buildings are not tall and the flag ceremony site is not big. Oh, the first thing impressed me is the national emotional knot. Every morning, the ceremony is so solemn that it makes me recall something. The oath-taking remind every Singaporean of doing their own responsibility.

     The first meeting was hold in B1-1. My buddy's name is Irwin. He told me he love play snocker. Coincidently, I am crazy about snocker, therefore we make a  date on Friday to play. I am looking forward to give him a big shot.:) My is quite good. He always take care of me when i am not familiar with the campus. He help me return the dish plate. He is a excellent student and upright man. During CCE course, he chose his top two quilities as discipline and competent. I can feel his positive attitude towards study and life. Also, he is a person who has his own principle to insist. 

    I like his class, SR18. 18 comes out again. My class number in high school is 18 which has engrave in my heart. This class has even gender distribution. Girls and boys are really active during all kinds of course even in lecture rooms. The lecturers always hear response from my class. I am proud of my class. It is a big difference between chinese and singaporean students. All of his classmates are friendly to me. I can feel their subtle care for me. Some of them add me on Facebook, Twitter,and wechat. I chatted with them happily in the evening.

    All for today. VERY BUSY AND HAPPY！

My first day with my buddy

It's really excited to experience JC life. My buddy is in SR27, she is really a good guy. And the whole  class are warmhearted. JC life is different from high school in China. Usually we don't have lecture at high school, however, my buddy have lectures for almost every subject. It's more similar to college life. As far as I'm concerned, this kind of teaching method is better for students to adapt to their college life in the future. Besides, my buddy has less homework than me at high school. But I've heard that they need to run 2.4km at their PE class, which is really horrible for me! And that may be why most of people I see at JC are in good shape. Most of students seem to like doing sports, and they have CCA, depending on their interests. My buddy is in the school tennis team. And tennis is one of her CCA. 
My buddy has four good friends -- two are girls and the other two are girls. All of them are very friendly to me. And they are also very diligent. All the students in my buddy's class are diligent. They listen carefully to the teacher and always ask teacher questions when they do not understand. But they don't stand to answer questions, which is different from my high school life. 
My first day at SRJC is tired but wonderful, it seems that I am back to my high school! I like it~

Some differences in education between China & Singapore

It has been three days since I came to SRJC, and I've found some interesting differences in education methods between China and Singapore.

Firstly, schools in Singapore pay more attention to various activities. In PW, my buddy's class went outside to find the effects of modernization of some Malaysia place and then had a presentation to show what they have learned. It's very interesting and meaningful. By experiencing by themselves, students can learn more efficaciously. However, in China, students seldom have chance to go outside to study.

Secondly, Singapore students have more advanced technology. It's the first time I see a calculators with the function of drawing graph. Chinese students never use it while here everyone has one. Students here can use calculators during the exams, but in China, students have to calculate the answer by themselves in all the exams; sometimes students feel very tired to do such extremely complicated calculation. 

The most interesting phenomena is that in Singapore parents don't care about children's performance in school as much as Chinese parents do. There will be a parents meeting in a few weeks in SRJC, but many parents won't bother to come. They think it's boring to have so many speeches. But in China, parents never feel enough of speeches; they take down every little points the principle said and talk about them endlessly to their children at home.

However, there are some things in common. Both of us have countless physics lessons, countless lectures to analyse the model essays and learn to write like that.

We should adapt to the differences and pay attention to the similarities in order to have a better study experience in such a different educational system.

First day in SRJC

    Although it's quite miserable to wake up at 5:30 am, I still looked forward to this journey to SRJC very much. My first impression of SRJC campus was tidy and nice.  In the flag-rising ceremony ,we were warmly welcomed by all the students and teachers. That's what they called "SRJCians' hospitality".  In addition , I was quite impressed by the national pledge they took every morning--
     We, the citizens of Singapore,

pledge ourselves as one united people,

regardless of race, language or religion,

to build a democratic society

based on justice and equality

so as to achieve happiness, prosperity and

progress for our nation.

I think the pledge show the wisdom of Singapore.That's why Singapore can be a model of multicultural harmony and develop so rapidly. 

Then I met my buddy Chee Chau. He is a very outgoing friendly and muscular boy. He had already kindly reminded me that we would have PE lesson on Monday .

Monday was also the first day they conducted new schedule. Therefore , my buddy was quite confused about where the classroom was. The arrangement in SRJC is quite familiar with the one in NTU. They have lectures in big lecture theaters and tutorials in small classrooms. However, all the students concentrated on teachers in big lectures.

The first lesson was math.It was about graph sketching.To be honest, the accent of teachers was not so acceptable for me(so many "lah") I looked through the tutorial book of my buddy with great interest. It really reminded me of the time in high school.While the PE lesson was quite disappointing since the teacher talked about regulation for  an whole hour!  The time elapsed so quick and it was time for lunch. The food in canteen was quite cheap and satisfactory. What's more, I really like the design of tables in canteen.

After chemistry and physics lectures, it was time to say goodbye to my buddy. I spent a great day in SRJC.:->

My first day in SRJC with my buddy.

The first time I saw my buddy Yujin is in the B1-1 classroom, after introduced ourselves to each other, I found that he was a very cute and friendly boy. The first class we have is the math tutorial. And the lesson is about probability, we have learned that in china before, but it is totally different between English teaching and Chinese teaching.

My buddy`s class has 22 students, and all of them are as friendly as my buddy. They introduced themselves to me and ask me a lot of questions about my hometown and my hobby. Besides fluent spoken English, most of them also speak a good Chinese to my surprise.

When we at the Chinese lesson, I did the self-introduction to the whole class, and I found it is quite interesting for our Chinese students to take such kind of Chinese lessons, because it makes you feel like this is not a class, just some chatting with teachers.

One thing that I cannot understand is the greetings before and after the class. The greeting here are totally different from china. When the tutor said “good morning class” they just answer slowly and softly, how to describe that, it just like singing songs! The greeting in our school need to be short and powerful, otherwise, tutors will feel that you are sleepy!

I think I will have a nice JC experience with this class! 

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JC experience

Life in SRJC

By Ni Qiming

In 7:30 the students raise their national flag every day, then they go to class. In China, we only raise the national flag on Monday, and they should take an oath, which we don’t have in my country. I think these can help the students love their country. The students in JC study in different classrooms for different causes, just like us in NTU, and they have lectures. In China, we only study in our own classrooms, and we seldom have lectures. I feel interested that when they are taking lectures, there are many tutors walking around the lecture theatre to help the students, and the students are willing to ask questions to the teachers, when they have some questions, they will ask teachers for help immediately. In China, students may be too shy to ask teachers in front of too many people, students choose to try their best to deal with the questions, if they really have no idea, they will go to the teachers’ office to ask for help. Singapore students are very hard working, they make full use of every second to study. After lunch, there will be a half hour break, many students use this time to do their homework in the study areas near the canteen. But in my country, students use this time to sleep for a while. In class, though many students bring their mobile phones, but no one use them to send messages or play games, they even do not take them out of their pockets. I think most of us should learn from them. To be honest, the knowledge they learn is too easy for us, maybe because we are in J1. I am willing to teach them to do some questions, they are very modest, and they tell me a lot about Singapore and their school SRJC. I love this JC!

My Experience goes on In SRJC

Wednesday    2013 02 27

A busy day finished! The life in JC is really substantial and  colourful. Yesterday I have had two economy lessons, I found it was very interesting and different from what we learnt in China. Singapore pays lots of attention in economy because it is the engine to run this modern society. As a result, the economy lesson is like a system and be filled with theorem and also instances. Another very interesting phenomenon I found is that my buddy and all my classmates are energetic and nobody felt sleepy neither in lecture nor in tutorial. My buddy just slept for 5 hours but he was always energetic! For this reason, I was forced to do well or even better. We have had biology, chemistry lecture and tutorial and project work today. I was impressed by one characteristic of Singaporean that all of us should learn it. That is being patient and energetic to everything whether you like it or not. For instance, their homework handwriting is tidy and clean; they always show respect to teachers and peers whether they agree with or not; they always solve problems step by step even if they think this model is boring. They also show me their high efficiency in doing project work, that means, everyone in the group contribute to the group work and finish it with patience and interests. Now, I really think I have lots of things to  learn from Singaporean and make a change. I will have a busy but exciting day tomorrow! 

Claire's Experience in SRJC

Three days have passed. I enjoy my time in SRJC. Here are some pictures I took in JC.

Every morning we have flag rising ceremony. I am deeply impressed that they can always come in time and settle down soon. They are also very quiet in meetings and lectures; nobody talks or does something else.

We had a chemistry experiment yesterday. My buddy showed her great calmness during the experiment. When my buddy poured her solution to the container, she made some mistakes and the whole set of experimental facilities broke down. However, she did not panic at all, taking some tissue, wiping the solution that was poured out, setting the facilities again, and restarting the experiment immediately. In this case, if I were her, I would be very worried and would not know what to do next.

The teacher who is in charge of us took us to Ya Kun to have coffee. We had a good dinner and conversation.

I appreciate this experience so much, and I think this piece of happy time will be an important part of my life.

SRJC -- school, teachers and friends

SRJC is a beautiful and peaceful place. The students here are very kind. My buddy texted me before one day I came to SRJC and then we found that both of us like singing, which makes us, become good friends soon. She told me that her cca is chorus, and she also arranged guzheng for me, I really appreciated that.

Yesterday was the first day, although we got up so early that I cannot help feel sleepy but I was also excited. When I arrived at SRJC, I did not feel sleepy any more. I met my buddy and her friends. We had tutorials and lectures. Some teachers look strict but most of them are very kind especially the physics tutor who asked us how we felt in class and gave us warm encouragement.The three teachers who are in charge of us are also very nice. By the way, the two small pools in SRJC are my favorite part and those carps which are in the pool also seem pretty beautiful.

The most excited thing is that my classmates said hello to me and introduce themselves when we met.They invited me to have pudding together. Before I came here I was afraid that local students do not like us, but it seems that I was wrong because they are all warmhearted person.

My interesting experience in SRJC =)

Today is my first day in SRJC, and I had an unforgettable experience. 

The 5 girls on my right are 'burden 1-5'(quite confusing nicknames..), they are all very enthusiastic and hospitable. They treat me like their old friends. The boys on my left are very gentle, one of them even bought ice-cream for all the girls!:)
During the class, they ask questions and talk with teachers very actively, making the lessons full of fun. After class, they play sports and have fun together. I am so happy to enter such a united class!
The teachers also impressed me a lot. The physics tutor, Mr Chew, always gives us warm-up questions to open our mind. I enjoyed the 'tricky' questions so much. And the Chemistry lecturer was also very interesting: he hided sticks under our desks and asked us to find whether we are the lucky ones to show our answer in front of all the students!
I enjoyed my day a lot, so pity I didn't get chance to watch their competitions in the afternoon because I had to go back to hostel before the curfew time. I hope all of us can enjoy our 'new life' in SRJC and we and our buddies can keep in touch after this JC immersion!

My First Day in SRJC

Monday  2013 02 25
I was really impressed by my first day in SRJC. Singaporeans are very friendly, they greeted me with smile and show me around the compus. They wrote their names and drew graphs of themselves on a small blue paper and sent it to me, I was really moved by their friendliness and kindness. My buddy is a talent in language, he can speaks English, Malays ,Chinese and a little Japanese! There are 21 students in my class, but just 7 boys. Through today's experience, I have found that Singaporean is pure and polite. They do their homework step by step, talk to me politely and they are all optimistic. This situation made me think of my primary or junior high life. The teachers are also energetic and humorous. In conclusion, I learned a lot from them and I am trying to become one of them, they showed me the energetic characteristic of Singaporean and I am sure I will have a good time for another few days!

JC immersion, excellent experience on the first day

Today is the first day of my JC immersion. Serangoon Junior College’s comely environment really impressed me at my first sight of it. It was the hospitality of Singaporean students that left the deepest impression on me.

My buddy has a tense schedule so we were always in a hurry throughout the day. However, even during the rush to a tutorial room or lecture theatre, he tried hard to make me familiar with the JC and comfortable with the new surroundings. He kindly shared his notes and worksheets with me willingly, otherwise I would be awkward during lectures and tutorials.

His friends were as friendly as him. They accompanied with me for lunch, breaks and moves. I have never been separated out along with my buddy. I enjoyed the feeling of being a member of a class. They asked me a lot of questions about China as they were so curious.

A whole mathematics lecture was spent just teaching us how to use a calculator to sketch graphs and analyse them. I could manage to do such work with a pen and scratch paper spending less time! Nevertheless, I should also take the time that I wasted learning and practicing the techniques into consideration. Why don’t I just take advantage of the calculator? I cannot decide which way is better since I have not learnt management.

I really look forward to more amazing experience that the JXP will give me.

                                                                            Posted by Shao Yu

FIrst day experience in SRJC --by Xiang Qikun

This is my first day of JXP in Serangoon Junior College. As soon as we arrived at SRJC at 7 am, a gracious teacher greeted us and told us a lot of information about SRJC. We met our buddies before we started our classes.
My first impression of my buddy was very nice. He is tall and handsome. He brought me to the first tutorial of the day--Math tutorial.
Although the contents of the math tutorial was quite easy, I listened carefully throughout the class. I found out that the way Singaporeans solve math problems was quite different from what we did in China. They present the procedure very clearly, without omitting a single step. That is what we should learn from Singaporeans.
I also experienced chemistry, history, gp, pw, and also Chinese. During the Chinese class, we introduced ourselves in Mandarin and shared some of our interesting experiences. I particularly loved the Chinese tutor, who was so active in sharing her stories.
During break time, I had a lot of fun talking to my buddy and his friends. We discussed many differences between China and Singapore. That gave me a deeper understanding of Singapore culture. What's more, all my buddy's classmates are very fervent to me and they are also very curious.
The lunch in SRJC was quite cheap, also delicious, which satisfied me a lot. My only complaint is that the timetable is too tight for us to have time to rest. Hope we can have more fun in the following days of JXP.