Mark Thompson here.
As Ms Chia said, you need to submit all your photos to your group leader. Since exams are finally over, and next Monday is a holiday, you have lots of time to burn all your pics onto a cd by tues and submit them to your group leaders. Failure to do so will result in Ms Chia 'bugging the heck out of you'. Format of submission as follows:
-Place all your photos into a folder with your name as the title.
-Burn this folder into a cd. If a cd is insufficient, use 2 cds. Or buy a dvd. Or use a thumbdrive. (I might forget to return your thumbdrive. Submit at your own risk.)
-Give the cd to your group leader on Tuesday.
-Group leaders pass me all the cds on the same day-my hp: 91714858
I shall choose the best pics and compile all of them in a dvd to submit to Mr Teo by the end of next week. So please be on time! A cd costs an amazing $0.50 , and burning the pics takes only 10 minutes, so no excuses, or I shall unleash the Fury of Ms Chia upon you. =D.
ps. bribery greatly increases your chances of making top 10.
Thursday, June 28, 2007
Monday, June 25, 2007
WANTED--ALL your photos
Pls see Mr Teo abd Ms Goh Hui Hua's request:
We need 10 BEST shots from Lit Trip of students in some "foreign-looking" environment, close-ups of the activities they participated in, interacting with the people they met there......
Pls ask lit trip students to burn ALL their photos on to a CD-rom or DVD and pass to me. If they need reimbursement I'll pay them.
It's for Ms Goh Huihua, College Day, College Day and Archive!
make sure the photos are well-taken--she only needs about 10 photos in total from Lit trip...
Of course, Mark Thompson, pls take note of the following requirements and deliver as per the specs to Mr Teo and inform me when you have delivered the goodies.
For the good but not top 10 photos, we'll use them all in a slide show/video for the next Lit Trip publicity SO HAND IN YOUR PHOTOS TO YOUR GROUP LEADER ASAP.
Mark T, bug the heck out of the group leaders till you get the photos. If you have any problems getting any group's photos, pls tell me.
Due Date for group leaders and Mark T: asap after the CTs :)
We need 10 BEST shots from Lit Trip of students in some "foreign-looking" environment, close-ups of the activities they participated in, interacting with the people they met there......
Pls ask lit trip students to burn ALL their photos on to a CD-rom or DVD and pass to me. If they need reimbursement I'll pay them.
It's for Ms Goh Huihua, College Day, College Day and Archive!
make sure the photos are well-taken--she only needs about 10 photos in total from Lit trip...
Of course, Mark Thompson, pls take note of the following requirements and deliver as per the specs to Mr Teo and inform me when you have delivered the goodies.
For the good but not top 10 photos, we'll use them all in a slide show/video for the next Lit Trip publicity SO HAND IN YOUR PHOTOS TO YOUR GROUP LEADER ASAP.
Mark T, bug the heck out of the group leaders till you get the photos. If you have any problems getting any group's photos, pls tell me.
Due Date for group leaders and Mark T: asap after the CTs :)
vanity fair special issue on africa--with 20 different covers
say what you like about Bono, the guy really knows how to leverage the media for the causes he cares about. and use his connections. no other guest editor would have been able to gather so many bigshot celebrities onboard, except Oprah, i think...
i mean, he has made anti-poverty a big issue and i totally agree it should be. read the issue for some heart-rending and heart-warming facts.
africa is more than just poverty and AIDS, big though these issues are. and do something like click on The Hungersite EVERYDAY. It's free and someone somewhere who needs a breakfast/lunch/dinner will get perhaps their only square meal of the day because you CLICKED that day.
do it. now. :)
i mean, he has made anti-poverty a big issue and i totally agree it should be. read the issue for some heart-rending and heart-warming facts.
africa is more than just poverty and AIDS, big though these issues are. and do something like click on The Hungersite EVERYDAY. It's free and someone somewhere who needs a breakfast/lunch/dinner will get perhaps their only square meal of the day because you CLICKED that day.
do it. now. :)
Sunday, June 24, 2007
all the best for the exams and pls help me tidy/beautify blog
hey there, lit students :)
all the best for ALL your exams, not just lit and don't worry, they'll be over soon.
once they are done, pls post your photos online and share the URL, ok? though I seriously doubt all of you were mugging so consistently that you couldn't have posted your trip photos online but by the end of the exams, there will be NO MORE EXCUSES.... haha.
Blogger's recommendations for Blogs of note are almost always spot on: check out Beautiful Revolution, a blog of really childlike but meaningful drawings.
and pls, someone shorten the recommendations for the lit trip--they are useful but they do clutter the page and we don't need the long summary of why the link is worth visiting anymore....
all the best for ALL your exams, not just lit and don't worry, they'll be over soon.
once they are done, pls post your photos online and share the URL, ok? though I seriously doubt all of you were mugging so consistently that you couldn't have posted your trip photos online but by the end of the exams, there will be NO MORE EXCUSES.... haha.
Blogger's recommendations for Blogs of note are almost always spot on: check out Beautiful Revolution, a blog of really childlike but meaningful drawings.
and pls, someone shorten the recommendations for the lit trip--they are useful but they do clutter the page and we don't need the long summary of why the link is worth visiting anymore....
Thursday, June 14, 2007
hi all
this is the flickr web page for group 7's photos. It's not complete yet so please give us a few days to finish uploading all the photos with the captions. Thanks!
www.flickr.com/photos/limeylollipop
may
this is the flickr web page for group 7's photos. It's not complete yet so please give us a few days to finish uploading all the photos with the captions. Thanks!
www.flickr.com/photos/limeylollipop
may
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
Monday, June 11, 2007
Paris photos
My Flickr photos are here. :) My other photos are in Mr Teo's laptop...You probably won't get to see them till 25 June at the earliest.
The photo essay groups, I hope you have got over your jetlag and will be uploading your photos with captions in the next few days? by 15 June pls. :)
The guy groups who are doing the intro essays to the trip and are supposed to help anyone who doesn't quite know how to upload photos, pls post your intro essays by this Friday (15 June)
As I said in earlier post, I had a super hectic, jet-lag inducing weekend but I could still post. That means you can too....
No need for epics--short and sweet will do. :)
:)
Ms Chia
The photo essay groups, I hope you have got over your jetlag and will be uploading your photos with captions in the next few days? by 15 June pls. :)
The guy groups who are doing the intro essays to the trip and are supposed to help anyone who doesn't quite know how to upload photos, pls post your intro essays by this Friday (15 June)
As I said in earlier post, I had a super hectic, jet-lag inducing weekend but I could still post. That means you can too....
No need for epics--short and sweet will do. :)
:)
Ms Chia
thank you to all the group leaders and others
I apologise for the belated thanks but let me explain: after touch-down on Friday evening, I went for Godmum's Chinese birthday dinner. Then the next afternoon I went back to school to settle final GYLC stuff and had Godmum's round 2 birthday dinner (which lasted till 10pm). Went back, woke up at 3AM to send off GYLC students at the airport and found that I was the only GYLC teacher there and an ACS parent made the most unusual request that since I was apparently the only teacher there and was giving the VJC students a short briefing, would I mind briefing the ACS(I) students as well!!!???? Gosh. Crashed into bed and then went to church the next day. So you can see, my jet-lag was exacerbated by quite a few factors....
I want to thank the following:
Julie: for being cool under pressure--when Renee got pickpocketed, she calmly called me and helped Renee to file a police report.
Renee: I really want to salute Renee too, for being so calm after her wallet was stolen. She proceeded to enjoy the rest of the trip, regardless. Both of them are Year 2s, so it's really rare to have them along. :)
Gwyneth: for plaiting my hair, humoring my "Friend Bear" photo requests and being a very responsible leader. For volunteering to go without the guide at Versailles--self-sacrificing....
Jing Han: for being a responsible leader and for being super enthusiastic about Owen's poetry/upcoming Mid-Year--to the extent of requesting for a lesson during the Paris trip, rather than playing cards....
Daniel Fflug: for being very responsible in keeping me updated about the group's whereabouts, since Jing Han's phone was not working sometimes.
Mark Thompson: for being the first to share his photos and for regularly uploading the photos. He's a good Chief Photographer. Some of his photos are very arty and observant. :)
Shun Wei: for being a good sport--this is a very literary trip but she really enjoyed herself and helped to take care of her group mates too.
Jeremy: for accounting for his group when needed. :)
Nicholas: For volunteering to go without the guide at Versailles--self-sacrificing....for buying DVDs on the Somme that I may shamelessly ask to borrow
Yi Ci: for reading up on the Unknown Soldier during the trip--a sight that makes the tedious trip prep worthwhile.
Phoebe: for accounting for the group when needed. :)
Shu Wen: for carrying all the London and Paris maps--Merci beaucoup! :) Too bad we never got to hear your beautiful voice--do you know that it was Mr Teo who wanted you to read the poem at Somme? A real trooper too, she was a little unwell towards the end but kept her spirits up.
May: for taking good care of her group and for being a real trooper--she kept her spirits up, though she was sickish.
Rachel: For being positive though she was ill.
Xiangli: for taking good care of Rachel and amusing us with her incredible potato chip eating feat--you have to see it to believe it...
Audrey: For trying so hard to enjoy the trip though she was ill
There are many other things to mention but that shall be reserved for another post....
Merci Beaucoup to all. :)
I want to thank the following:
Julie: for being cool under pressure--when Renee got pickpocketed, she calmly called me and helped Renee to file a police report.
Renee: I really want to salute Renee too, for being so calm after her wallet was stolen. She proceeded to enjoy the rest of the trip, regardless. Both of them are Year 2s, so it's really rare to have them along. :)
Gwyneth: for plaiting my hair, humoring my "Friend Bear" photo requests and being a very responsible leader. For volunteering to go without the guide at Versailles--self-sacrificing....
Jing Han: for being a responsible leader and for being super enthusiastic about Owen's poetry/upcoming Mid-Year--to the extent of requesting for a lesson during the Paris trip, rather than playing cards....
Daniel Fflug: for being very responsible in keeping me updated about the group's whereabouts, since Jing Han's phone was not working sometimes.
Mark Thompson: for being the first to share his photos and for regularly uploading the photos. He's a good Chief Photographer. Some of his photos are very arty and observant. :)
Shun Wei: for being a good sport--this is a very literary trip but she really enjoyed herself and helped to take care of her group mates too.
Jeremy: for accounting for his group when needed. :)
Nicholas: For volunteering to go without the guide at Versailles--self-sacrificing....for buying DVDs on the Somme that I may shamelessly ask to borrow
Yi Ci: for reading up on the Unknown Soldier during the trip--a sight that makes the tedious trip prep worthwhile.
Phoebe: for accounting for the group when needed. :)
Shu Wen: for carrying all the London and Paris maps--Merci beaucoup! :) Too bad we never got to hear your beautiful voice--do you know that it was Mr Teo who wanted you to read the poem at Somme? A real trooper too, she was a little unwell towards the end but kept her spirits up.
May: for taking good care of her group and for being a real trooper--she kept her spirits up, though she was sickish.
Rachel: For being positive though she was ill.
Xiangli: for taking good care of Rachel and amusing us with her incredible potato chip eating feat--you have to see it to believe it...
Audrey: For trying so hard to enjoy the trip though she was ill
There are many other things to mention but that shall be reserved for another post....
Merci Beaucoup to all. :)
Sunday, June 10, 2007
Photos
Here's my Flickr Account, although it's mostly filled with random shots from the trip. If anyone wants photos, feel free to contact me. Share your photos too! Just download the flickr uploader, it automatically resizes and uploads all your photos.
Mark Thompson
ps- Mark Leong's Flickr
Mark Thompson
ps- Mark Leong's Flickr
Saturday, June 9, 2007
Friday, June 8, 2007
we are back from lit trip!
wow, it was super awesome. :) my cam ran out of batt quite a few times during the day because of the clicking and I think i was quite restrained. i'm really looking forward to the great photos and photo essays done by the groups. will update soon.
for those of you who are looking for FREE hosting and resizing sites/software, some students have recommended Flickr and Picasa.
Flickr has a limit of 20MB per month.
Picasa resizes and renames easily
If you are a heavy uploader of photos, a student recommended Zenfolio: unlimited uploads for US40/year
Above is one of my favourite pics from Paris.
And everyone in lit, pls make this blog yours as well. I noticed so many people like May, Yvonne, Jiaxin, Gwen, Bev (just to name a few) who seem to be recording their experiences faithfully everyday.
Do share with us the beauties and insights that you captured....
You know the password and the id for this blog, so pls share. :)
Of course, I want to set down in writing my thanks to the teachers and all of you for making this trip enjoyable for me. A thankful heart is a happy heart. :)
Remember to thank your parents!
Ms Chia
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