A Darth Vader-ish voice in her head, and an overwhelming desire to rid as many students as possible of the LMBFH Syndrome were.

The prices of Ikea furniture at the time was also an important consideration.

Oh how nostalgic.

Challenging some of the assignments might be, she had some ground to believe that she would not suffer a drastic increase in white hair in the process, even though she had to up the frequency of her visits to the salon to “fix things”.

Limp, dull and lifeless and in dire need of treatment to restore its natural shine

But come the beginning of each year, all those white hair efforts would bring her immense satisfaction when she witnesses yet another batch of Temple devotees complete their cycle of Mathematical Reincarnation.

So it is with these 2011 GCE ‘O’ Level results, where 100% of this assorted batch of young men and women, flying the United Colors of The Temple, many of whom were ‘victims’ of the unfortunate ‘Sorry, your child is not bright enough’ grades-cleansing campaign, defied the odds to pass and attain significant improvement in their grades.

Of her Double Maths students, whom more than half first arrived at The Temple on the brink (i.e. ≤ C6),

• an amazing 90.9% of them made the jump to at least a B3 for BOTH E-Maths & A-MATHS,
• with 42.85% scoring and 自摸-ing a Full House 满胡 對對胡 double-A1 for BOTH E-Maths & A-Maths.
• In addition, 81% attained at least a 4-grade jump, with 88.1% attaining at least a 3-grade jump.

GCE O-Level 2011 Double Maths Grades

Of her supposedly “weaker” Single Math students, who … umm … true to form, belonged to a 百分百 100% 清一色 batch of D7/E8/F9-ers who arrived cold and depressed at The Temple Gates, who were a major source of Miss Loi’s frequent visits to the hair salon, some of whom even made Miss Loi wake up in cold sweat in the middle of the night screaming “No! He might repeat! She might not make it!!!” ….

• 100% attained at least a 4-grade jump to banish their cursed F9s forever to nothing but a distant memory - which could be used to motivate their future grandchildren in the manner of “I used to score F9s just like you, then I went to a Temple and took an arrow in the knee.” … something like that.
• 75% have made the leap to at least a B3.

GCE O-Level 2011 Single Maths Grades

SCGT Forever!

So it is with these ‘O’ Level exams, where supernatural efforts tend to reward you with supernatural results. But as Miss Loi bid a final goodbye to yet another batch of supernatural students, she is mindful that for some, however, all that sweat and tears may have sadly not yielded the desired outcome your supernatural efforts deserved.

Judging from the numerous mentions of “Bedok Reservoir” surfacing every now and then on Facebook, Twitter etc. over the course of the week, she’s a little disturbed that should the balance be tilted further in the future … CHOY CHOY CHOY!

As such, Miss Loi shall leave you with this very, very self-explanatory picture …

Place your bets on the winner here!

… along with a very aptly-written by this reader (borrow your quote hor, mathslover )

… everyone has different talents but sadly some are made to waste time on an exam that is either impossible for them, or so hard that their time can be better spent bettering the future of society doing other things besides studying for it.

Really, instead of making that seal go through tuition to learn how to climb trees, then practise climbing the actual trees used for exams in the last 10 years, why not just release the seal to do what it can do best?

That’s why one exam simply does not determine your entire future and what you do in your lifetime, and that the next step you take is always more important than the previous step you left behind.

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The aircon in her car suddenly turned chillingly cold, and she realized she had passed that dead zone when she saw this …

Judgment Day is Nigh!

So much for serenity … *teng teng teng teng*

Pour out your feelings with other … umm … like-minded folks at the 2011 Judgment Day Event!

“… I’d unravel my grades in the shade of the afternoon sun”

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姐, it’s time.

Oh is it really time?

Yup it’s final call for the flight that will send me to my dream of becoming a medical doctor.

*points at departure monitor*

OK then. Merry Christmas, have a safe trip and hopefully the trains over there are more reliable than the Cleopatra Railways we have here.

Merry Christmas 姐. Will miss miss all of you.

*hugs*

Thus, like a snowflake that ended its journey at a sea of glistening snow, the departure of Little Miss Loi from The Temple is complete.

And thus begins the search for the next Level 99+ all-LMBFH Syndrome-conquering Super Science Tutor *sweats*

Meanwhile here’s wishing all a

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Do they tally with yours?

Note: If you are taking Physics/Biology or Chemistry/Biology, the set of Physics/Chemistry MCQs in the relevant section of your paper should be exactly the same.

Update: For the last time …. the list of workings and explanations for each of the answers (where applicable) have been compiled (along with the questions at the end)!

Access here by clicking the button (if you haven’t yet done so).

2011 O-Level October/November Combined Science (Physics, Chemistry) 5116 Paper 1 Suggested Solutions

That’s all folks. Goodbye and enjoy your holidays and FREEDOM!

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Note: After staring long and hard at the ang moh anomaly that is Q22, I’ve decided to change its answer to A. Reason being that scrap steel, containing a higher percentage (98%) of iron, will lead to a better yield and reduce mining wastes when iron is produced from it via recycling. The highlighted portion would definitely qualify as a correct reason if only it had been included in the original statement – instead of sparking intense debates like this

Do they tally with yours?

Update: Once again, the list of workings and explanations for each of the answers (where applicable) have been compiled (along with the questions at the end)!

You may access here by clicking the button (if you haven’t yet done so).

2011 O-Level October/November Chemistry 5072 Paper 1 Suggested Solutions

As usual, hopefully this will help in some way to settle some of the debates regarding some of the answers (and hopefully not create more in the process!)

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It’s been a looooooong day. And yeah the A Level Maths papers have been a little tricky this year.

While I recognize that many of have had a tough time working out the papers for the past two mornings, do spare a thought for me who have been forced by my sis to working out three A Level Maths papers in the past two days (plus tuition time) as you browse through my suggested answers to today’s H2 Maths Paper 2 which you may access here by clicking the button (if you haven’t yet done so).

GCE A Level H2 Maths 9740 Paper 2 (left) H1 Maths 8864 Paper 1 (right)
suggested solutions & answers

As usual, please leave a comment should you spot any mistake in this set of suggested solutions – as mentioned it’s been rather tiring doing the many, many A Level Maths papers these two days *faints*

Last but not least, if you haven’t yet done so, do say hi to me when you drop by in Facebook

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After having taken possession a certain booklet, I’m sitting in my sister’s car, looking up at the bright blue morning sky, while sending out this series of codes:

Note: Answer for Q33 has been changed to B. Sorry for the misinformation!

Do they tally with yours?

Update: The list of workings and explanations for each of the answers (where applicable) have been compiled (along with the questions at the end)!

You may access here by clicking the button (if you haven’t yet done so).

2011 O-Level October/November Physics 5058 Paper 1 Suggested Solutions

Hopefully this will help in some way to settle some of the debates regarding some of the answers (and hopefully not create more in the process!)

Good luck for those of you with your remaining Science MCQ papers! ALMOST THERE!!!

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Something landed on my lap this afternoon, followed by what I could almost hear was a thousand screams of anguish coming at the end of today’s H2 Maths Paper 1.

To find out what happened, I’ve worked out my own suggested answers which you may access here by clicking the button (if you haven’t yet done so).

As usual, please leave a comment should you spot any mistake in this set of suggested solutions, which was produced under the peering eyes of some students from today’s class *sweats*

Oh by the way, do say hi to me when you drop by in Facebook

Now go revise your

• Functions (composite & inverse)
• Transformation / Hyperbolas / Curve sketching (oblique asymptotes) (remember to use Radian mode should you be called to sketch a trigo graph!)
• Integration by parts/substitution/ Volume of revolutions
• Recurrence / Sequences (T_n = S_n − S_n−1)
• Complex Numbers (Rationalization & Simultaneous Equations)

All the best for your Paper 2 on a very auspicious (I hope) 11-11-11!

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*Pulls towel from bar to dry dripping wet body*

*Emerges slowly from the mist-filled bathroom – Lux Girl style*

*Sits at dressing table and blows hair dry*

*Religiously apply facial cream to prevent premature aging from last week’s O Level Maths papers* (as gravely warned by her facial aunty)

*Picks next phone number from the list*

*Slides to unlock*

*Presses Touches numbers on iPhone touchscreen*

*ring ring*

…

Hello?

Hi, this is Miss Loi …

OH MISS LOI!!!

I’ve been waiting a looooong time for your call! You know har … my this son har … I dunno what to do with his maths anymore!

AIYOOOOOOH … headache arhhhh!!! …

…

To those on the Wait List aka 名册

The 2012 Temple Wait List aka 名册

Miss Loi is currently in the middle of her annual phone call marathon to get in touch with all on her wait list and lending her ear to the n^th+1 tragic 凄凉 academic tale.

As things stand, Miss Loi is almost done calling everyone on her wait list (*except for parents of 2012 Sec One students – see below).

If you have contacted Miss Loi earlier (via SMS, missed call, email etc.) but have only experienced a long eerie silence till then, Miss Loi is terribly sorry about this and would gently request that you call her again asap (Tel: 9380 5290) (sorry there are many on the list plus lotsa missed calls on both ends).

*Note: All parents of post-PSLE students will be contacted after the release of the PSLE results on 24 November 2011. *teng teng teng teng*

Meanwhile, GOOD LUCK to all A-Level students in your remaining papers – Freedom Is Near FREEDOM IS HERE!!!

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Anyway, my sister told me to use her ‘plane‘ to ‘airdrop’ some Science solutions (another one of her funny ideas again -_-) but someone has apparently took off with it and dropped the following:

2010 ‘O’ Level Oct/Nov Science Written Papers Suggested Solutions
(from left) Physics 5058, Chemistry 5072,
Combined Science 5116 (Physics), Combined Science 5116 (Chemistry)
All Made in Singapore

Click the button (if you haven’t yet done so) and grab them here!

*back to hibernating*

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