Weeds

Ischaemum muticum (Image from
http://www.flickr.com/photos/adaduitokla/
6109720116/in/photostream/)

Found an interesting website (Flickr) that has pictures of weeds in Malaysia. Will be useful for those doing the ecological study.
Click this link (http://www.flickr.com/photos/adaduitokla/sets/72157627621668317/) if you want to see the pictures

Can Teen Day?

Can or Can't Teen do business leh? Well, with the whole school presence (suspected because of cocuricullum marks and also the coupons) the whole canteen is crowded with teachers and students buying food (quality wise okay lo) by 8:30 am.

Teachers are allowed to wear casual T-shirts and students in their school T shirts can be see queuing up to play 'games'. I had always wonder what game is so nice to play in a dark classroom.

The day ends with the lucky draw which I as usual do not get. The students were dismissed at 12:00 but the teachers still had to go back at 1:20 pm.

Site Sight

Early survey of the site for ecological study by UBP students. Given 4 sites to choose, they decided to choose the No1 site.. it is expected of them that's why I took them there first. 

Girls power wins over boys 

Saringan Run

Becoming a referee in the Sukan Saringan Day 2.. it is real hot this afternoon/evening must be above 32 C. Pity the ExaMachs had to run 2 rounds and throw the shot putts.
I think tomorrow there will be many absentees.

Overheated to the limit .. too bright for my iPhone to take the picture

Alien Taxanomy

Discovering aliens world and species, the UB2 remains human at least for now. That's hope aliens did not win over them.

I think my alien looks like you, Raymond

Michio Kaku

Michio Kaku (image from http://biz.thestar.com.my)

Interesting article that appear in the Star Newspaper today about the famous futurist and theorical physicist Michio Kaku http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2013/6/15/business/13236999&sec=business

Don't Ape Me

Image from http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/ 

Interesting article in BBC News (SciTech section) about how close we are to our distant cousins. It also put a foot into the mouth of the opponents of evolution.
Read this article Ape-like feet 'found in study of museum visitors'

Ratsectomy part #2

Today are UB2 and 7 of UBP turns to be the rat killer. Unfortunately, we got 4 rats missing (technically) so some of them had to share the rat. One casualty though, for Sinyi eagerly nearly sacrifice her hand for the rat. Blood for blood as they said.

Best day of my life

In action

Toad's Blood

Pictures of the toad's blood and human white blood cells taken by Chan Ziyang today using his sophiscated microscope and Giemsa stains.

Toad's blood - the red blood cells contain nucleus

The white blood cells with its nucleus 

Ratsectomy part 1

The gruesome killing of the rats beats watching the series Hannibal. Never will we imagine that ExaMachs can be that cruel even though they hide behind their masks.

Recognize them.. 

The trailer of the movie JItsin Hannibal part 1

The tiny insect with the massive sperm

Interesting story about a tiny insect found in the rainforest of Peninsular Malaysia. 

Giant sperm come in small packages (Image: Romano Dallai/University of Siena)

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn23585-zoologger-the-tiny-insect-with-the-massive-sperm.html

Hope one of you can collect this insect for the insect collection next time

Cloning of Human Stem Cell

Image of stem cell taken from
http://www.newscientist.com

It is reported in Reuters (Science) webpage (http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/16/us-science-stemcells-idUSBRE94E0V220130516), that after 15 years of trying, biologists lead by Shoukhrat Mitalipov of Oregon Health & Science University and the Oregon National Primate Research Center, uses unfertilized human eggs to grow the stem cells (what is stem cell?)

The team transplanted genetic material from an adult cell into an egg whose own DNA had been removed. This technique is similar to the one used to create Dolly the sheep - the first cloned sheep in 1996. This scientific breakthrough will now accelerates research of stem cells

Image of Dolly the sheep taken from
http://www.nature.com

Let There be Marks

ExaMachs drooling and mouth-dropping, looking at their marks for Biology in the 2nd Semester trial paper.

81 - the highest mark? 

Running Duck

Two days of Sukan Tara .. equivalent to 365 days of sports for the ExaMachs

More standing and sitting and running

Paper 2 Sem 1 2013 Biology Result

A picture tells a thousand words.....

Average of 46.3 = C+ .. so no hoppers lo...

Two Birds in the Bush

Is better than one in the hand?

Mr Lee's bird???

The Trial Begins

Trial exam for sem 2 begun yesterday with Bio paper being the third paper tested. One chickened out (love you) the rest of 69 were present.

No bio students as they had their bio exam yesterday

Silverfish Girl

Is it a fish or is it an insect? Ask the silverfish girl, she caught one and lost one..

Two but I lost one .. no thanks to STP lo

Cross-Taman Run

The cross country (taman) run take a new route this year, and  check point 7 is the central of attention for this time around as I see ExaMachs running or walking during this event.

The red-ribbon check point

Seeing Liver

Drawing what I see, Seeing what I draw

Practical work looking at kidney, liver and pancreas slides

New moon? that's what they see in the microscope?

Science Week

The annual Science Exhibition is on this week, but without much pomp or pooh. I see less "stalls" or exhibits as the Form Sixes are not participating due to their trial exam is just round the corner (next week in fact).

Any hidden skeletons in the closet?

Take care of your Heart Brain & Kidney

You old uncles and aunties, you have take care of your vital organs namely the heart, brain and kidney, said three specialist doctors (incidentally 2 of them are ex Jit Sin students)

Insect Box Preparation

Getting ready for handing up of the insect boxesi

Failing to a Record

For the first time in the history of biology, ExaMachs had finally done it...  Congrats, wah?

On the right >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>please!!!!!

ExaMachs in Action for the #1

First semester test on.. so all bags out and the ExaMachs in the classrooms

Final STPM result out ..12 straight 4A

Baby Hamper in The Lab

Thank you to my Lovely Biology Students (err... SAB) .. very Gǎndòng for presenting me with a hamper for my new students. They (especially Siew Ann) had taken a great deal of trouble in buying and making the hamper.

Siew Ann giving a final touch to the hamper.. and some of the admirers

Photo Taking

Photo shooting of the faces or soul of the 6 Formers for the school Graduation magazine. See the frills and freckles of the faces of tomorrow.

So happy to have the chance to be photographed

The plane .. the plane.. and the emptyh chairs..

My new students

The 2005 Batch Visit

At first I thought it is only 3 persons - well, this is the 2005 batch who had survived for so long but to my surprise it eventually becomes 8 people. Happy Chinese New Year to you all and all the very best for this year.

The reds and the colourfuls

The action

2011 Visit

For the first year, the 2011 batch came visiting and a total of 16 of them. Some for the first time and a few are repeated visitors.

Action at the couch

Most of the time, I do not know who to listen to ..

The girls: At the back (L to R): Pei Xin, Shih Yee, Caiyin, Wanting, Mei Ching, Shin Min, Sheau Huang;                        And in front (L to R); Hikaru, mycikgu, YH An Nee

The boys from the left: Eddy, Chu Yong, Chee Hou, Jian Shen, Wei Kang, Khai Een and of course, Ren Jye

The House Opens For CNY

It is about 12:30 pm that the first call of "Sir! Sir!" was heard outside my gate and there came at first 4 of the 2007 batch. Led by Ah Beng, one can hear the chattering of two beautiful voices of Visakha and Ming Ming  mainly arguing with Ah Beng. And the silent and calm, Tze Hou will follow at the back.

(Standing L to R) Yen Yee, Min Min, Visakha, Xin Yin, Boon Nie and (Seated L to R) Yong Beng, mycikgu, Tze Hou

Seven of seven

No longer chatting about biology, of course

Later then, Boon Nie, Yen Yee and Xin Yin came. It is wonderful to see them now graduated (except Boon Nie) and working in various industries. All the very best to all of you.

First Visitors of the Snake Year

Joanne and Jonathan with their parents came on the 3rd day of the New Year.

Mr Tan, Joanne, Jonathan and Soh Hoon 

Happy Chinese New Year

Happy New Year to all

Last day of school for the year of the dragon, and a long one week holiday to welcome the year of the Snake.


Xīn nián kuài lè and Xué xí jìn bù to all the ExaMachs of JitSin especially the Doggies in Form 6. Hopefully the Snake will be compatible with you and brings you success in your study.

Fern Leaf Sewing

Let me show you how

Sewing class on again for this year, imagine training the ExaMachs the art of sewing. Some take it naturally, others struggle even just to put the string through the needle hole.

Step 1 .. just pull the string up

See .. done.. no need step 2 even

perfect sew