Lost and found

  Hello guys! :) Now, you might be wondering what the topic is about. The title "Lost and Found" isn't much help either - it could refer to practically anything. A lost tissue, a lost pencilbox, a lost correction tape... All of them found. But no; in this post, I'm going to tell you about something much more important... My Student Smartcard.

  Yes, I know that it sounds funny. But this card is the only way I can travel around my country, Singapore, without paying the Adult's fare! Otherwise, for a train ride, I'd have to pay $3 and get only $1 back. Sighs... Singapore really is an expensive country. 

  Using my student smartcard actually lets me travel without cash. I just have to tap the card on the card reader and I can already go inside the train... Simple as that! 

  So imagine if I lost it...

  Yes, I had to survive a week and a day without my card and I had to borrow my aunt's one. But... It had no more top-up value in it, so my dad had to stop and give me $10 for it anyway.

  But after yesterday, I had my card back!!! :) :) :) :) :) Do you know how? I surfed the internet to find a website that could tell me how to replace my smartcard, and I stumbled upon the Transitlink website. It gave me all I needed to know, and I knew that I had to bring my passport and a photo of myself in a school uniform to the station. Once I got there and waited for about five minutes, I would again have a new, shiny card!

  But...

  The downside was that the total cost of the card, $30, ($18 for the card, $5 top up value and $7 for the photo-taking) was paid from my own pocket money. My mom said that I had to learn that money was hard to make and I had to learn to value my own things. So... Yup, I pretty much lost a lot of money from losing the smartcard. But anyway, I'm happy that I went through this. It's a great learning experience! :)

  I'm sorry for the really short post... Nothing new is going on much and I feel sort of sick. I mean literally sick. But don't tell my mom that... She won't let me go ice-skating! Oh! Speaking of that, if I can keep my runny nose from my mom, I'll have something to write about tomorrow! Oh, think about it. Three posts in four days! I can't wait!

                          ~Excitedly,

Kirsten Clare, the founder of Kirsten Clare's Diary.  

CA2 Exam results Part 1

  Hi guys... :( The exam results are dreadful! And you know how Science was my worst subject last term and Maths was my best??? Well... Things have changed. A lot. You'll know how in the next paragraph..

   AAAARRRRGGGGGHHHHH!!!!!!! When I received the papers, I nearly dropped my mouth open in the shock. As it turned out, my marks were...

    English: 33 and a half / 40

Maths: 21 and a half/ 25

Science: 18/20

  Yes, folks! My highest mark was for Science!!! :) But... English is my worst. It turns out that I spent so much time worrying about Science that I kind of worked more on Science than any other subject. Well, it really paid off, because I got the highest Science mark in the whole of the Teamwork Level. But I think that I ought to pay attention to my English and Maths now; they really need backing up. If I want to get any awards this year and make my family proud and bring them pride, I need to work hard for the upcoming exams! 

  Oh right - notice how the title has a "Part 1" in it? Yup - actually, in the third term, there are two separate parts of the examination. For example, for English, the part 2 exam is going to be in Week 10. We're supposed to make a presentation for that, and yesterday me and my groupmates finished off the project. The only problem is that my printer is out of ink and I keep forgetting to remind my dad to buy some. I put a note up, but you know me if you read my previous posts; I'm a very quick and not-paying-attention-to-the-details girl. So... I guess that means that I didn't see the note. But I really need to, real quick!

  For maths, the next exam is going to be on this coming... Wait a moment, let me check my handbook... Ah! This coming Friday. And I'm making myself do Math practice papers and I'm checking that I read every question carefully. Most of my mistakes, you see, are careless ones, and I want to take care that I read every part of every single question and don't jump to conclusions.

  The next Science test is a practical one- you know, where you use different apparatus (beakers, test tubes, et cetera) to do an experiment. It's really cool because it's hands-on experience and I feel like a real Scientist. If you read my post about ambitions, you might know that I aspire to become a Scientist or a pediatrician, but I'm torn between both of them. However, I think I'll stick to being a botanist. I love plants a lot... Okay, off the ambition subject! Back to the exams. Well, just to let you know, the Science exam is on the very day we go back to school this coming week - Tuesday. Monday is the celebration of Hari Raya, and so we don't have school... 

   Okay, I think I talked enough! Hmm... To think that I typed this all out in less than 10 minutes is really pretty quick. Do you think I can try out for the Guinness World Records or something??? You know - for the fastest typer. It would be really cool... But anyway, gotta go. I don't have anything on, but I still want to get things done quickly. Bye, and I hope to see you again soon!

   Sorry for the mess... I guess I'm growing up really quickly!

  Sincerely and with the best and warmest of regards,
    Kirsten Clare, founder of Kirsten Clare's Diary.