referring to the previous post, i said i will elaborate on why i'm so, so, so,so elated... hehehe... ok... first up...
trip to
on the 1st of july, a selected group of form sixes (which includes me) were on a trip to the malaysian parliament... this trip is meant for the form sixes only as we learn about parliament and its components in general studies or better known as pengajian am... left school at around 12... reached at around 1-something...
we reached there kinda early as the proceedings only start at 2.30 p.m.... so, we are allowed to walk around the parliament areas... so, i'll just let the pictures speak for themselves ok...?
it's a HUGE cannon... i just couldn't resist... LOL...
i like this picture... the petronas twin towers and the K.L tower is visible on the horizon... except for the semi-finished constructed building... i feel like its unsuitable...
while i was walking around, me n my friends stumbled upon a sporty, shiny object... my friend went nuts over it... he is totally into this kind of stuff... he spotted a sports BMW... quite nice i must say.. although i'm not really into cars, but i know a nice car when i see one... the price tag on the other hand... i'll just have to work for a lifetime before i can own one of this babies... sigh...
my aunt is so going to be jealous over this...
alright... after we were done with our sight-seeing, we were (finally!) allowed in... man, i tell you, the security checks are numerous... not a single form of electronic media that is capable of recording/capturing is allowed in... even the press are not allowed to bring cameras into the hall... then, we have to empty our pockets AND walk through a metal detector AND go through a body search... with all these security measures, it makes me wonder; is it really THAT necessary to have all these security measures since we are entering a place what some people dub 'the pasar malam'...? anyways... the first 15-20 minutes were a little boring (as predicted) because the topic being presented is the ninth malaysian plan... but then... things started to heat up when one of the MP's started to present on this particular topic... i do not want to mention what it is or what i think about it...with the way the political state is at this moment, i better keep my opinions to myself or risk waking up with a lawsuit throw in my face for defamation... the newspapers has covered it already (dated 2nd of july)... so you guys can go read about it n decide for yourselves and make your own conclusions...
the trip to the parliament was a real eye-opener... it made me realize the things that i have never known until now... good or not, i let you decide...
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moving on... the next thing i was (and still am) so happy is about an event that happened 2 days after the parliament trip (dated 3rd of july)... this event was inconjunction with the science and maths week... it was the science fair... so, us form sixes were requested to conduct an experiment per class to be presented at the fair... so the two biology classes and the two physics classes had to come up with an experiment... after much thought, i decided to construct a simple metal detector... why me...? because my classmates have absolutely no clue what to do... so i took over... but this idea didn't materialize because me and my physics teacher were unable to find one NPN transistor... one freaking transistor...! crap betul... so both the physics classes collaborated as my friend decided to construct a burning laser... it was a good idea but a lot of knowledge on the laser diode is needed to actually make it work... turns out that experiment didn't work either as my friend blew the diode on the day of the fair...
good thing was, me and my other friend wanted to do an experiment on chemistry instead of physics... so we proposed to my chemistry teacher and she gave the green light... my idea was to make a sparkler... you know, the little sticks we burn on one end that sparks many different colours... the one little kids play during festivals... so, after numerous trails and failures, not to mention being BLINDED by a magnesuim FLARE; we finally produced this:
that was our first successful product... we were quite happy... so, we left the ingredients in the lab as we would only need it on the day of the fair... turns out, we didn't make enough to be shown the entire day... so we made more... but, it didn't turn out the way it did with our first successful product...
as the video shows, it didn't burn or spark so well as our first product... so, we cracked our heads to find the 'perfect' compositions of the chemicals... more trails and failures again, we finally produced something that was finally deemed worth of a show...
besides that, we were feeling a little ambitious and inquisitive... so, we changed to composition of the chemicals and we got a flare... not a sparkler but a flare... the flare burns with a bright light that is capable of blinding people for a short period of time depending on how strong the flare is... the same concept is used in flashbangs... so here was the end result of our experiment...
i was very happy with the outcome of the experiment... originated from an idea, expanded to become a small dream come true... i'm happy that everything turned out so well... heck, even the form six biology teacher ta pau home 10 sticks... why...? quoted from her, "i want to take home for my kids... i'm sure they will like it... two for each of them..." maybe i should open a pyrotechnics factory... =P i even saved 2 sticks for myself and for my chemistry teacher... she too was happy... a treat for her kids as well... as for me, i'm just happy everyone is pleased...
Wednesday, July 02, 2008
story told on 9:33 pm �
i'm so, so, so, so, so, so, elated...! i'm so damn freaking happy...!! it worked...!! it freaking worked...! after spending so much time on it, after so many failed tries, finally, i can finally say... I DID IT...!!! ah~ the feeling is soooooooo good... i will elaborate more in my next post... i just can't take it... i had to just post how happy i feel right now...
i bet some of you are think of another meaning behind my happiness... hehehe... whether it's true or not, you will find out when the time is right... =)
