Saturday, March 6, 2010

Pepsi Commercial Review

Hi friends,

Firstly, in this advertisement, the long shot and establishing shot are used. At the starting of the commercial, it shows the temple and slowly the scene moves down, making the audience curious.

Also, the close-up shot is being used when the main character practices karate, this shot shows the determination of the boy wanting to have good karate skills, this will make the audience feel more curious as there is no product being advertised yet. The close-up shot is also used when everybody opens the Pepsi can. This emphasises that they enjoy drinking Pepsi when it shows the happy expression on their faces at the end.

Due to technical problems, I am unable to upload the video onto my blog. I am sorry. This is the wbsite: http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=40DykbPa4Lc

Regards,
Kervin

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Random Stuff - 02/03/2010

Hi friends,

It’s the end of Home Learning 2010. How do you feel? In my blog post today, I will be sharing on some random stuff and also my opinion of Home Learning 2010.

Firstly, I would be talking about my favourite soccer clubs. It has been a great season for the clubs that I love and support. Let’s head to the English Premier League first; I support the same club as Ming Fwu, Arsenal. They have been doing well and have improved a lot, being the Premier League’s top scorers at 66 goals, tied with Manchester United. However, they have a great player, Cesc Fabregas, which has claimed 15 assists in the whole of this season and they are just 3 points away from leaders Chelsea. Yeah! Next, to the local league, S-League! Gombak United have not been doing well in the league, winning one and losing two but they have done well in the League Cup, they are now in the semi-finals. Oh yeah, one last thing to bring up regarding soccer, Singapore would be facing Jordan in a do-or-die clash, to proceed to the Asian Cup ever since 1984 when they qualified as hosts. As such, support them by watching the match Live & Exclusive on Channel 5 tomorrow at 11.55 p.m.

Next, the Home Learning, personally, I feel that it does not help me effectively in learning. I get really bored at times staring into the computer; even blogging is much more fun. Well, I believe that it could be further improved. However, I feel that it should be used as a platform for revision, not for learning something new, as I feel that having teachers explaining things to you would be much more effective.

Thirdly, on how I feel in Hwa Chong Institution, well, I feel that I have fully adapted into Hwa Chong. However, I still feel that primary life is much more stressful than the life now. I don’t know why, but I guess it’s because that I have a better learning attitude and timetable. Good news is I have done well in my Mathematics and Chinese tests but I am not realyy confident about the Science test, which is my weakest subject.

Lastly, i-League, it’s bad news. Almost our whole first team has been wiped out. Conditions:

a.) Yan Zhe : Cut in eyebrow, could be sidelined for a few weeks.
b.) Cheng Tat : Fell in school but recovering soon, should be back by end of week.
c.) Fu Yuan : Sick, should be fine by this week.
d.) Justin : Knee problem, should be back by this week.
e.) Kervin : Recovered fully after hand injury.
f.) Reserve Team : Everything’s perfectly fine.

Our next match should be against Sec 2 opponents. We would need your support.

Regards,
Kervin

Monday, March 1, 2010

Intrapersonal Assignment

Hi friends,

It’s my second post in a day. This time, it is also related to Home Learning. The assignment is to write an article out pertaining to my best intelligence, which is Intrapersonal. Attached below are the assignments.

Intrapersonal [select one]

a. Write a journal entry from the point of view of one of the characters in Flowers for
Algernon.The title of your journal is Journal according to…
b. Who would you want to be friends with in the Flowers for Algernon. Explain your choice.
I have chosen to do assignment B.

I would like to make friends with Miss Kinnian.

Firstly, Miss Kinnian is a supportive teacher. Miss Kinnian is supportive in a way that she encourages Charlie by telling him he was the best pupil in her class. The evidence used to support this is this quote, “They said Miss Kinnian told that I was her best pupil in the adult night school because I tried the hardest and I really wanted to learn.” Having a supportive friend would always support you in good decisions that you make, and help to change your opinion on changing your mind. Besides, a supportive friend would always try to encourage you when you have weaknesses to make you feel better or when you are feeling down. The encouragement from a supportive friend could lift your feelings and could also motivate you to do something better or out of the blue.

Besides, she is a dedicated teacher as she teaches Charlie most of the stuff whenever. She still taught him after the operation although he would become clever. Having a dedicated friend would never lie to you and be “loyal” to you in a way that the friend would not tease you, joke about you behind your back. Besides, in an example scenario, when doing a project and you are beginning to drift away from the topic, having a dedicated friend who will always concentrate on the task will remind you to get back on the topic.

Miss Kinnian is also outspoken and strong-willed as she stands up for what is right and not what is always the easy way out. When the doctors want to continue experimentation on Charlie, she stands up for him by saying that he is not an animal and deserves to be treated like a human being. Having an outspoken and strong-willed friend would speak up for me in any circumstances when you are treated unfairly or being bullied or in any other scenario. Having a strong-willed friend would help you in an example scenario, like when you and your friend are doing a project and there are problems, a strong-willed friend would never give up and would also encourage you to do the same as him/her.

Lastly, Miss Kinnian is a caring and kind teacher. She went to the laboratory at times to visit Charlie ad continued to teach him even after the operation although he was clever. Having a caring and kind friend would never leave you in the lurch when you are in times of help. Besides, a kind friend would try their best in all circumstances to assist you in any problems that you encounter. A caring friend would encourage you when you are feeling down, trying their best to lift your feelings. In an example scenario, a caring friend would also call you when you are sick.

That’s for the day!

Cheers,
Kervin

Multiple Intelligences Test

Hi friends,

This would be my first blog post for Term 2 although it is still Term 1. The topic would be on the Multiple Intelligences Test that I just t
ook.
According to the test, I am intrapersonal. Well, I don’t think it is really accurate. During Primary 5, we also went through a course to find out our preferred learning style, not on what multiple intelligences. From the test, I found out that my preferred learning style was Bodily-Kinaesthetic, as such, I was expecting the same result from the multiple intelligences test. Of course, this test may be inaccurate, but it will always help you in your learning in the future. Knowing you best part of intelligence would mean you would use it to help you in other prospects such as when revising for the test, you should do something that your intelligence would be most productive to. Besides, it also lets you know on what your worst intelligences are, allowing you to know that you should improve on it.

I still have lots of E-Learning to be done, I need to go now.

Cheers,
Kervin