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I wanted to take a picture of the sea with the beach plus the words on the sand. Originally it is up side down. But because the words are also upside down, I rotate the picture.

I went kite flying with my family and the sun was shining bright. I went to take a picture of the kite where the kite is like overlapping the sun ray/sun . It turns out to look like as if the kite glows.

My niece was having fun at the playground and I took a picture of her while she is on the see-saw. The photo potraits how happy she is as we can see from her expression and just right, the wind was blowing her hair and it shows motion.

While I was lying down in the car, I saw the bright sun from the car window. I started to take alot of pictures. One of the picture was this and had attracted my attention because i also caught a bird flying.

This picture reminds me of childhood times. The merry-go-round also gives the motion feeling. This picture is also like a flashback memory.

Edits :D (tumblr-ish photos)

I bought a new necklace and took a picture of it. The picture above is not edited. I decided to edit it to make it look tumblr-ish .

After editting, the photo turns out like the above. It looks more artistic after editting it. I really like the photographic pictures in tumblr and it really motivates me to take pictures like that.

Let's Move It !

Written by: Siti Namirah (3e4) and Sharifah Nora (3e1)

Finally exams are over ! The students are waiting to have their big break after a busy and stressful term. It was then time to get hyped up and to have fun. A company named Skratch came to East Spring Secondary School to teach and showcase their talent and passion in Hip Hop to us, the sec 3s. We anticipated in the activity, with enthusiasm. They first taught us about the different genres of Hip Hop. There are dancing, singing, rapping and even beat-boxing! There was a surprise guest from America who came to Singapore to showcase his talent to us. We were all so amazed by his talent of imitating a famous Hip Hop celebrity, T-Pain. Then, an awesome 4 time national beat-boxer, ZulMyStroe, made the audience wanting for more. His performance blown our minds away! The best part of day was when we got to get on our feet and move our body to the song by Beyonce. The song was catchy and made us enjoy the dance move taught by the instructors.

Here are some of what the sec3s taught about the programme.

What do you think of the programme that the school has organized ?
It was fun and it helped students to release their stress that was accumulated . –Adriannah(3e4)
Did you have fun and would you attend this kind of programme again?
Yes ! The beat-boxer was so cool ! I would definitely want more of this programme. –Eunice Lim (3e5)

Enoy the Ice cream~

My niece was eating the ice cream at the Swensens. I wanted to take a picture of the ice cream and also how she eat it.

This picture was taken at the Botanical gardens and the shutter speed is very slow. I rest my camera on the rocks while waiting for the shutter to shut.

We went to the botanical gardens and i saw this statue of a guy playing an old piano and a lady looking at him playing. the guy's hand was about to touch the piano while the lady was resting on the piano. I decided to take at this angle to give an impact. This picture also reminds me of a song that I love.

I took this picture on the day i learned about Silhouette photos. I went to the basketball court and took a picture of the goal post. The pictures shows the clouds too.

This is a picture of an unkown plant taken at the back of the school near the atrium. The focal point is the centre of the plant.

In this picture, the focal point is the Sunshine in the middle of the leaf. I was trying to take a picture of a silhouette but i don't think the picture turn out to be a silhouette photo.

I submitted this photo to the environment club competition. It was titled as " Let's Shine " . The pictures shows the bright and fun day that everyone should shine and be happy . In the end, I won the prize.

I submitted this photo in the Canon EOS competition. I named it Big Bang as the sun looks like a star at night. I took this in the afternoon at SP during my break. The aperture and the shutter speed was too high that it turned out very dark but the sun remains shining.

I took this after I was inspirated by tumblr photos ^^ [lol]

When my niece was calling someone, I was playing with my camera. So, I took some pictures of her. In this picture, I caught a moment where she look so happy to call her aunt.

This picture was taken at SP during my lunch break. On the way back to the lab, I took a pic of the road. I put my camera close to the ground and capture.

slow shutter speed !

With slow shutter speed, we can use it to make something look transparent/fade/ghostly in pictures. In this picture, The McFlurry looks like it is fading. I put my camera on the table and set it to 8 seconds shutter speed. After awhile, i take the Mcflurry out of the frame before the 8 seconds is over.

For this picture, I used BULB . When I capture the light, I move my camera a little and turns out like a light painting.

This picture, I used tripod to hold the camera . The shutter speed was around 10 seconds.

Portfolio Senior photographer

This picture was taken infront of a plain wall in my room. I hang a hanger on top of the wall and hang my necklace on the hanger. I took a picture of it when it was moving like a pendulum. I took it using the black&white effect. The flashlight was on and so the shadow was created. It looks really cool and mystical.

This picture was taken at a park. I saw a plant that has
thorns among the other normal plants. I decided to take picture of it using the rule of thirds. It shows how the plant stand out from the other normal leaves surrounding it.













This picutre was taken in school during the time when Mr Don Chan has assigned us to take pictures that appliy the rule of thirds. I took this picture upon seeing a purple flower among green leaves. It stands out from the other leaves as shown in this picture.

This picture was also taken after the briefing of the Rule of thirds by Mr Don Chan. I saw the pictures taken by him and i was inspired by the pictures of insects. With that, I saw a small ant on this leaf and I took the picture immediately. The plant with the ant on it stands out in the picture.

I saw a beautiful yellow flower somewhere in school. I wanted to make it look nice so I took the picture from the topview. In the background, we can see pebbles lying on the soil. Yet, the Yellow flower stands out in the picture.

Personal Portfolio

CCA orientation
On Friday 14 Jan 2011, When I was walking around the school to interview some people, I saw many Sec 1s in their selected CCA first trial. Some of the netballers at the parade square looked really tired and exhausted. Maybe it is because they are not used to running around the school for a few rounds.

I walk to the field to see the other CCAs going on. I saw Scouts and Soft ballers there. Before I interview the softballers, The Sec 1s in soft ball looked very excited and enthusiastic to play the game that the seniors have prepared. I interviewed two seniors and one junior.

How was the orientation ?
"It was very fun handling the sec 1s and it is also challenging. We are prepared for the worse. If there's anything in our way, we'll get over it." -Keefe and Zulnazri [Sec3]

What do you think about the orientation ?
"It was very interesting. I didn't know that I'm good at it. The seniors were helpful yet fierce. I hope I manage to be the best player in softball if I get in to this CCA."-Armand Izzaq[Sec1N2]

After a long day of CCA, others went back home exhausted yet satisfied with their work that they have done on that day. I hope that the sec1s will be happy of the CCA that they are chosen to and work hard for the CCA to make the school proud.

Rabbit Year!
It's Chinese New Year Celebration in school on the 2nd of February. Many Chinese student were excited as it was the day that they have long waited for. The teachers also have smiles on their faces. For the performance, we have all the selected groups to present their show about Chinese New Year. Some was it was really awesome and very creative. We also have guests from Old Folks Home. I see smiles on their faces when the performance was going on.

The Chinese and Malay Dance performed and made the spectators more hyped up. There was one group that performed on stage. Mixture of class and age singing to Katy Perry's "Firework" that they had edited the lyrics to link it with Chinese New Year. Some of us sang along with them. I remember Joshua playing the guitar beautifully. There was also some quiz for us. We all enthusiastically participate in it. Many people raised their hands up to answer the question as they will get a prize if they answer it correctly.

Not forgetting, one of the guest performed by playing flute on stage. It was a breathtaking performance. He played the instrument fluently and beautifully. I was amazed by the beautiful song just by playing a flute. All in all, everyone had fun that day. Some of us even get a pair of orange before leaving the school.

Valentine's Day
Valentines day. A day which loves are appriciated. It was on Monday, 14 February when teenagers are all so excited for. Valentines day is not only for couples but for all who wants to express their love towards each other. For example, the love from students to teachers.

Most of us get chocolates, gifts or any other things from our loves ones. Like my class, Darryl gave Ferrero Rocher to each and anyone of us in 3E4. He placed it on our tables. Our form teacher also gets the chocolate. Everywhere I go in sch on that day, I hear many people talking about Valentine's Day.

Moreover, It was my last year's classmate's Birthday. Many of us sang her a birthday song for her in the canteen. It sures made her day. In my opinion, Valentines day is a good day for us to express our love to each other and to show that we appriciate them.

Just Do It. Do Not Give Up!

Yesterday I went to the Gymnastics event. It was women's catogery. The event started at 6pm to 8pm. It was my first time going to Bishan Sport Hall. When we reach there, we went in the Sport Hall. It was quite different then what I watch in the television. It was really facinating to see the young gymnast around my age doing those kind of moves. They are so flexible! They also develope some muscles. When you watch it in Television, It does not show you how they practiced and how they balanced themselves on that pole really hard. When they fell, their face looks disapointed but they never give up. They try again after they did something wrong. If I were them, I think I wont be able to balance on that uneven pole. They really put their hardwork of practicing to strive this YOG event.

Our Singaporean young Gymnast, Rachel Giam, finishes 34th in individual All-Around qualification out of 42. We should be proud of her. She scored a total of 45.850 points for the balance beam, vault, uneven bars and floor exercise. She was the 29th among her competitors. She scored highest for the vault where she scored 12.650. Viktoria Komova from Russia came in second scoring a total of 61.000. If these girls gave up, they won't know what they'll achieve. Eventhough they struggled, they never gave up. They try their best to make their own country proud.

YOG fever~

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HISTORY
Greeks maintained consistent fires in front of their principle temples in ancient Greece. This was also the case in the sanctuary of Olympia, where the Ancient Olympic Games took place. The flame was lit using an ancient method where the rays of the sun are reflected in a skaphia, the ancestor of the parabolic mirror used today for lighting the Olympic flame. The purity of the flame is preserved by the method of lighting using the sun's rays.

GYMNASTICS Gymnastics is a sport involving the performance of sequences of movements. It requires competitors to perform set moves either on the floor, apparatus or in the air, requiring a high level of flexibility, agility and strength. Artistic Gymnastics is based on the level of difficulty and actual execution of the moves, while Rhythmic Gymnastics has an additional criterion on artistry.

Cover from dust.

This is a picture that I randomly took when I went to Cairo, Egypt and visited the Pyramid Giza.

If you see this picture properly, look at the reflection on the glasses that my mum use. You can see a reflection of a pyramid and an arabian guy. I like the effect where it focus on my mum and the background is totally blur. My mum randomly cover her face with that scarf.

2010 Charity Bazaar~!

The sec 2s have prepared a Charity Bazaar to help the Childrens' cancer Foundation. Before the event day, Sec 2 had prepared foods and drinks for that day. Some of the classes prepared pudding, jelly, ice-pops and many more. Some of the classes had games too. All of us are very enthusiastic about it. Many students bought the things prepared by the sec 2s. Many people crowded each classes' booth. I decided to interview JiaJia from 1T1.

How do you feel about the charity bazaar that the sec 2s had prepared ?
It was quite fun.

What kind of things did you bought at the charity bazaar that day?
I didn't bought anything.

Did your friends buy anything?
My friend bought ice-pop from one of the class.

Did you hear some songs that were played at 2E1's booth ?
SHINee's Lucifer, Shakirah's Waka Waka, SHINee's Ring Ding Dong, SNSD's Gee, Big Bang's Haru Haru.

Was it crowded that day?
Yes, It was very super crowded.

What kind of improvements do you think can be made?
The Ice-pop that I tried shouldbe improved. It should be more sweeter as it taste weird.

If you were the sec 2s, What kind of things/foods/drinks you would want to sell?
I would sell foods like cupcake and drinks like F&N.

If you could request a song, what song would you like to request?
SHINee, Teen Top, B2ST and Ukiss' songs.

If you would want to buy something that day, what will you buy?
Drinks and the foods.

Lastly, would you want to have this kind of Bazaar again?
Yeah, because we can dismiss early and we can decide what we can buy.

Interview by Siti Namirah 2E4

Racial Harmony Interview :)

Racial Harmony Day in ESSS 2010

Racial Harmony Day is a day to learn more about other people’s races and religion. It also brings other races closer together as one and make Singapore a very happy multi-racial country. I hope, no racial riots occur anymore. So,
I was curious to know more about what our schoolmates think about Racial Harmony Day and decided to ask one of our fellow schoolmates, Della from 2e3

What do you think about Racial Harmony this year?
It brings different races together and making Singapore a multi-racial country.

What do you think of the Racial Harmony celebration today at ESSS?
A lot of students and teachers were wearing other races clothes.

Have you tasted some of other races foods just now during recess?
Yes, the food was very nice.

What kind of food have you tasted?
M&M cookies.

What kind of improvements can be made?
We should encourage more students to wear the traditional clothes and more time for break instead of only during recess time.

What do you think about the PPE this morning?
I think that it was good.

What would you do to let Singapore remain as a multi-racial country?
I would respect each other’s religion so that another racial riots will not occur.

What traditional clothes did you wear today?
I wore Vietnamese clothing.

Last but not least, what do think about the activity that took place at the atrium?
It was okay. Not that fun though.

Interviewed by Siti Namirah 2E4.