Nostalgia

Here is the editted version of moral video. The malaysian studies one is on the way.

Announcement: Chem Trip fr Mr.Lucas

Dear, all who are going for the field trip on the 4th Jan, pls read the following so dat you are ready coz we are allocated with 30min Q&A session at BPFK. From Application Booklet, page 80 - 101, it's all about separating substances with GC, HPLC & etc, that you'll be seeing at BPFK so pls read and ask questions that you want to ask on that day. Reminder: Pls don't ask stupid questions.

PS: Attention to Christine's and Rebecca's group, pls submit your progress report ASAP.

Part 1: Crazy UNO

Hope you guys will love to watch part of our UNO adventure while being in the Chem Lab and being paid for your info.In this video...there are some rare scenes....of characters of ppl.....to look out.....so have fun watching it...in this holidayz....

Good morning, sleepy :)

Well I shall try revive this hibernating blog. Just wonder how the rest of you doing? :) Hope you guys enjoyed ur holidays partially... :) Yeah just to share with you all the things that we had done as a student ambassador during the open day and campus day....

Like it's being said in the pict, this experiment is called rainbow fizz... It's being produced by putting 3-4 spatula of sodium hydrogen carbonate and add the universal indicator. After that add HCL which will give you reddish colour ( indicating that it is acidic). Add it till solution turns green( neautral) and add NAOH to give a blue/purple colour.. Its an endothermic reaction btw. But i find this cool as compared to others...

Yours truly... Yes we were bored to death... and yeah stacking up the conical flasks ... :) these were the by-products of our titration experiment( except the yellow one)

Well said, Monopoly had became our best friend throughout the whole time :)

Hope you guys enjoyed urself this holidays and wish all the dec babies...HAPPY 18th xD... and ermm well Merry xmas...

Go catch the Avatar in the cinema * trust me it's zillion times better than new Moon :)

Drunk Driving - Yong jie's Group

Malaysian Time - Darren's Group ( Final Countdown)

Double Parking - Yong Jie's Group Uncensored

Class profile page(revised 3)

This is the 3rd one.. and which is most likely the final one.... :)

Bio lesson venue reminder

Heyy guys FYI, the bio lessons will be in BIO LAB 1 tmr( usual place)

Class Profile Page (revised 2) :)

Trip to Biro Pengawalan Farmaseutical Kebangsaan

The date is 4/1/2010.........so anyone interested....pls reserve ur seats as only 39 seats are available.....first come first serve basis......

Here are some info:

Pengenalan

Dikenali sebagai Biro Pengawalan Farmaseutikal Kebangsaan.
Dirasmikan oleh Menteri Kesihatan Malaysia pada Oktober 1987.
Agensi regulatori untuk farmaseutikal dan kosmetik.
Sekretariat Pihak Berkuasa Kawalan Dadah.
Bertanggungjawab untuk memastikan produk farmaseutikal dan produk bahan semulajadi yang berdaftar di Malaysia adalah bermutu, selamat dan berkesan untuk digunakan.
Memastikan produk kosmetik yang dipasarkan adalah selamat dan berkualiti.

Misi
BPFK akan memastikan kualiti, keberkesanan dan keselamatan produk farmaseutikal melalui pelaksanaan undang-undang oleh tenaga manusia yang berterampilan dan usahasama strategik ke arah peningkatan status kesihatan rakyat.

Visi
BPFK sebagai pusat kecemerlangan unggul dalam bidang regulatori farmaseutikal demi menjamin kesihatan dan kesejahteraan insan sejagat.

Objektif
Memastikan bahawa bahan-bahan terapeutik yang dibenarkan di pasaran tempatan adalah selamat, berkesan dan bermutu, serta menentukan bahawa kosmetik yang dibenarkan di pasaran adalah selamat dan bermutu.

Fungsi

Penilaian dan pendaftaran produk
Analisis makmal
Pemeriksaan dan pelesenan premis
Surveilans
Pemonitoran kesan adverse ubat
Penyebaran maklumat
Latihan dan pendidikan

Individual picts

For those of you who haven't submit me your individual faces yet please email them to me ( taintedsnows@gmail.com) .... by today.. as I need them . Thanxxxxx

picts :D

heyy guys, I've started uploading the picts but it takes A hell long time to upload so yeah this is the first few picts and stay tune for the rest :D


Click Here>

Thank you and big warm hugs

Heyy guys, I'm just here to say THANK YOU VERY MUCH for giving me so much moral support in making this gathering a sucess.

I hope you guys enjoyed urself. Sorry if there's maybe any mistakes or faulties that occur before and during the whole event. But we all learn right?:D

P.S: Big THANKS to our lecturers Ms Durga and Mr Lucas for attending this gathering/farewell especially Ms Durga who is gonna leave us :( Yeah absence makes the heart grow fonder.

I'm glad that we all had grew closer . :D

Anyway, to those of you who have cameras, we should all compile those photos together and save them.... :D We can burn a CD for those who are interested. What do you guys think ? :D

WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH TIME!!!!!!!!!

There seems to be a dilemma in tomorrow's schedule of events. In addition to the ridiculously long extra classes, (no offense, Ms. Durga and Mr. Lucas!) we also have to shoot our Malaysian Studies video and take a group photo at the playground!

Now; in my personal opinion, I don't think we can manage to do all of the above! First of all, I am unsure if everyone in the class is for the photography session in the park in SS14. So, what say you? Are you guys up for the picture in the playground? Otherwise, we can use the previous group photos, taken in the class/lab/the Zanmai outing. This picture will be the main photo for our class page, so really, I reckon we should make it as pretty as possible.

Liang Mei expressed concern for the LAN project, as the video is due next Wednesday(?) She's worried that we are unwilling to sacrifice our weekends, or stay back on Monday/Tuesday. Which explains why the idea of shooting it on Friday came about in the first place. So, should we do it tomorrow? Or give up a few hours on Monday/ Tuesday/ Saturday/ Sunday? Apparently traffic can be quite a pain at 5ish...

Opinions, people! We need opinions!

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

Alright my mum approved me to follow you guys to Langat Hill for the evening but people, there are stories and stuffs about this place from my elders and seniors which we really need to becareful and take note of.

1) It gets really dark at night, is possible get flashlights for each pair of you.
2) The sledges going uphill is extremely dangerous, and L.Hill is one of the hot spots for accidents to happen so stick to gear 2.
3) The rate of kidnapping, stealing, pickpocketing, robbing and raping is way off the hook.

Please stick in one group of at least 6, with advisable 3 to 4 guys to protect the girls AT ALL TIMES!!! We don't want to return home with regrets or tears after AS exam. Bare in mind, we should do probably do EVERYTHING in a group, be it for dinner, walk and even for toilet breaks. And the best part, no one will miss any group pictures right? Haha I'm a born genius~


Any rate at all, be alert. You wouldn't know when some weird fellas or robbers send an assault right in front of your faces.


PS: you guys sure u wanna meet up near college? Anywhere which we can get everyone together? I don't mind you guys risking your lives to cross over the busy road to my house again~ *.*


Binn

Reminderzzzzz

Heyy people don't forget to bring ur labcoat tmr . And also do your homeworks ! Not sure when she wants it but just do lah :). 2 more weeks till LAN is ovah... But meanwhile.... :/

The plan continues on...

Heyy guys , ermmlooks as though the votes for langat hill are kinda winning. If so, this is the plan,

after chem extra classes,

we set off to watch sunset, if things go well we should be able to reach there before sunset.




Dinner will be at 7 ( is either western food or gasoline)





and after that we can climb up the deck to enjoy the KL nightlights. :D





Transportation will be arranged once we meet up again on Monday. :D :D

P.S : We take lotsa pictures for our class page for the mag and make our class in the mag page look meaningful okey. :D

Please tell me what u guys think about it alright? :D

Hmmm.... Updates??

Heyy guys these are the comparisons that I can make for you all ermm there are some photos as well so please vote for the venue that you all like.

Tenji Jap Buffet( Mont Kiara)

* Spot the price*

Price:RM 88... @.@

Ambience: Cozy

Langat Hill(Jalan Ampang)

The scenic view of KL skyline ...

Price: ( ranging from 3 bucks to 20 bucks) That is Look Out Point's restaurant menu.

Ambience: Romantic and chilling... ( according to people)

Yaki-Yaki Jap Buffet( Beside Low Yat Plaza, B Bintang)

Price: According to the link it's 48++ But I think the standard is 65++, yet to check

Ambience: Cozy I think...

http://food.malaysiamostwanted.com/venues/yaki-yaki-japanese-barbeque-buffet-restaurant-jalan-bukit-bintang

Steamboat( All around Sunway/PJ)

Price: Cheap

Ambience: Noisy environment...

Bingo, updates on BIO extra classes

Heyy peoeple, Bio Extra Classes will be held from 9-12pm and the location is C13

Hmm updates????

Heyy just an update, the gathering will be 99.999999 % be on the 27th itself since Miss Durga is only free during that day . So regarding the venue,I've yet to be discuss with you guys. Most likely I will post up the range of prices for all the venues.

Regarding the extra classes venue, most likely I can let u guys know tmr :).

Let's now drown into more bios.... :/* Looking forward to the end of AS despite the need to endure the hectic 2 weeks after that*

CHILLOUT AFTER AS

heyy people, Haha just to be here to clarify certain things. Ermm regarding bio extra classes right, It might be Friday or Sat now depending the availibility of the classrooms in college.

Okey lah,just to inform you guys, 97 % we are going to have another new bio lecturer taking over Miss Durga 's place in Sem 3. Since it's so, Dave and I are planning to organize a farewell gathering for her as well as to bond the classmates :) .

We plan to come out with something meaningful other than just food-ing which definately need all ur ideas for it .

We hope all of you can make ur Haji weekends free( should be either 27th(Friday) or 28th( Sat), deepending on majority), as we don't have other weekends to organize this.

For the food gathering , these are the places I can think of:

• Japenese Buffet( Tenji,yaki-yaki,shogun or anymore you guys know)
• BBQ at someone's house
• Steamboat dinner ( Which I would say the chepeast compared to others, but the ambience isn't that good)
• Potluck( Which I highly doubt because it takes a lot of trouble to prepare it)
• Buffet dinner at any hotel( they charge a bomb as far as I know)
• Langat Hill, likewise Kamun said it meant more for couples but some people told me that a gathering can be held there. )
• Nando's............ obviously from KHOO CHUNG REN..........

Transport wise I think it's easy to arrange once you guys come to an agreement of the venue and time.

If it's in KL, we all can take the publick transport LRT or any trains, so don't worry that can be all arranged once the venue is decided

So people, I need your voices here. Reply to the chatbox or comments anything will do. If you have personal opinions you can just sms me or anybody and we can discuss them.Everybody's opinions count alright. :D Let's try to make this a memorable one kay. We only have 6 mnths left or is it 7?

Class Gathering

So........ ok...... as the class rep.........the class is going to have a gathering.....on the 28th of Nov......since we hardly have one also.........so i hope u all can plan your day free.....on that particular and "special" day and i do mean it. Firstly... Feli and I have some suggestions which is YUEN Steamboat...since the last time for Carmen's farewell...many did not attend it like me.......haizzz....., Langat Hill.........which is a nice place to have a food gathering........quite good the scenes over there...based on what my frens said or mayb Japanese Buffet...........which is something like we had in the 1st Sem...but surela...the place will be diff this time around.......So i hope u guys can help in the selection of location........and after AS exams...Feli n I will b planning something else as well...which may involve you guys...help......." something got to do wit moral video" i will discuss about it a bit later on..after the exams...as it is top confidential for now...

BIO EXTRA CLASS

Heyy guys, ermm regarding the bio extra classes since most of u prefer it to be on the weekends , therefore miss durga suggested to have it on the Friday( 27th Nov) which is the raya haji hols from 9am-12pm. It will just be only a day so yeah do u guys agree to it? Please reply ASAP so she can book the room kay?

Extra Class Chem

Date: 7 Jan 2010 (Thurs) and 10 Jan 2010 (SUN OMG)
Time: 9am-12pm and 1pm-3pm

International Education Week

 

 

INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION WEEK

16 – 20 November, 2009

 

ACTIVITIES ORGANIZED BY THE

MALAYSIAN-AMERICAN COMMISSION ON EDUCATIONAL EXCHANGE (MACEE)

 

Monday, 16 November:

 

10:30 – Noon: "U.S. Higher Education: How It Works and Why It's the Best Choice"

        

MACEE Executive Director, James Coffman, will provide an overview of the U.S.

higher education system, its structure, its particularities, its strengths, public vs. private

institutions, the issue of rankings, costs, the application process, and information on

financial assistance. The presentation will also describe the Community College option,

a cost-effective path to a Bachelor's Degree very popular with American students.

         Open to the public, and of particular interest to students, parents, school

         counselors, and educational administrators.

 

 

Tuesday, 17 November:

 

12:30 – 2:00     Luncheon for Malaysian alumni of U.S. Universities

 

         MACEE invites member of the American University Alumni of Malaysia (AUAM) for

         lunch at the MACEE office. Meet the Executive Director and MACEE staff, and learn

         more about MACEE's ongoing activities. There will be discussion on how Malaysian

         alumni and MACEE can work together to promote study in the U.S.

         By invitation only.

 

 

3:30 – 5:00: "Scholarship and Grant Possibilities Available Through MACEE"

 

         MACEE Executive Director, James Coffman, will explain the range of scholarships and

         grants available to Malaysians wishing to study and/or do research in the U.S. Funding

         is available for undergraduates, post-graduates, and post-doctoral professors and

researchers. Grant programs include Fulbright Student and Scholar grants, Hubert

Humphrey Fellowships, Foreign Language Teaching Assistantships (FLTA),

undergraduate exchange (UGRAD), International Leadership in Education Program

         (ILEP), Opportunity Grants, AMCHAM Scholarships, General Electric Foundation

         Scholarships, and East-West Center Scholarships.

         Open to the public, and of particular interest to students and professors.

 

Thursday, 19 November:

 

9:30 – 11:00: Digital Video Conference on the theme, "Internationalizing the University

Campus: Sharing Experiences and Best Practices"

 

         An invited audience of Malaysian education officials and administrators will participate

         in a discussion on internationalizing universities, joining American experts via video

         conference in Washington, DC, and Ohio. American experts include officials of the U.S.

         State Department, the Institute for International Education, American University, and

         Ohio University.

         By invitation only.

 

 

3:30 – 5:00:    "Rock Hard Apps: How to Put Together a Solid Application for U.S.

         Universities"

 

         Presenter Jay Getz will provide a practical presentation on how to present yourself in the

         best way to gain admission to universities. He will give valuable tips on the do's and

         don't's of filling out your applications and writing personal essays.

         Open to the public, and of particular interest to those planning to apply soon to

         universities.

 

 

Friday, 20 November:

 

3:00 – 4:30:    "How to Get Into Harvard University"

 

         Harvard alumnus Nathaniel Tan and MACEE Executive Director James Coffman will

         provide practical insight and advice on what it takes to gain admission to Harvard.

         All those intending to apply to Harvard are strongly urged to attend this workshop. It

         will be a great occasion to ask all those questions you may have!

         Open to students interested in applying to Harvard, and their parents.

 

 

 

All activities will be held at the MACEE office at:

 

         18^th Floor, Menara Yayasan Tun Razak

         200, Jalan Bukit Bintang

         Kuala Lumpur 55100

         Tel: 2166 8878

         Web site: www.macee.org.my

 

Staying Back

Well on tomorrow the 10th of Nov..........all the students of PM10 are supposed to stay back after BIO paper 1 for a moment (probably 30 minutes) for some "duty"....according to Mr.Lucas........the venue is C17......TQ

Bio pratical namelist!!!

Heh the list is out. All of us will be in second shift except eng kee( first shift and venue is chem lab 2).

From christine all the way to chung ren , we will be in bio lab 1.

From Ning Han to Yen Li, you guys will be in bio lab 2

And lastly shu hui will be in bio lab 3.

We will be quarantined in LT5. Be there by 9.55a.m . Remember to bring your LABCOAT and GOGGLES

Why so CHAM ONE :(

Bio extra classes after AS exams

hey guys the new time table is out. Miss Durga had requested to have extra 2 hours of classes for bio per week. Fyi, we will be having 6 hours of lessons for each subject. But since Miss Durga requested , we will be having 8 hours of bio each week. Is either we stay back an hour after our lessons which is 5-6pm after LAN classes or we have it on a saturday and it's 4 hours straight. Please reply this post as I need to inform ASAP. if you guys don't response, then we might end up getting bad time table arrangement. So I do hope you guys please response to this. THANX A BUNCH

Chemistry Practical

Pls bring your lab coat and goggles.... or prepare to bring the $$$$$ for it......TQ

Hong Kong University

For your information, HKU is ranked No. 24 in the recent Times Higher Education Ranking. If you have students who are interested in applying, please ask them to apply online. The website is http://www.hku.hk/international

The deadline for application for the September 2010 intake is 31 January 2010. The International Office counselors will be here in early January 2010. Students will have to go for an interview either face-to-face or over the phone. Tuition fees is HK$100,000 per year regardless of the course you take. Students are guaranteed accommodation and it is heavily subsidized.

Should you need further information, please feel free to go to their website or come and see me.

The Largest Black Hole

18 billion solar masses. Omg!

Laugh, laugh, laugh!

Hope this video can help u guys to destress a little. Enjoy

Kelas tambahan biologi :D

Hai Kawan-kawanku, :p

Anda diingat bahawa kelas tambahan biologi akan diadakan di kelas C empat belas(C-14). Anda juga harus berada di kelas pada tepat pukul 8.oo pagi :P Kelas ini akan berlangsung selama 2 jam dan perbincangan mengenai kertas 2 dan 3 akan dijalankan seperti yang diminta oleh rakan- rakan sebaya. :)

:D

Extra Classes For Bio and Chem

Bio Class
Date:22/10/09
Venue: C15
Time: 8.30 till 10.00am
Birng the past year papers (paper 2 n 3)

Chem Class
Date: 22/10/09
Venue: C15
Time: 12 till 2pm
Bring practical book

Pls dont disturb the seating arrangements in the class....TQ

Aldol Reaction Mechanism

HARVARD

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

YALE

New Haven, CT (the city which Yale is in)

Canadian University Visits

CANADIAN UNIVERSITY VISITS

 

Date of visit	Name of university	Venue and time
26 October,2009 Monday	University of Victoria University of Calgary Trent University York University Carleton University Memorial University University of Alberta	LT2 general presentation from 3.30pm to 4.30pm   Break out session, educational booths for individual consultation from 4.30pm to 6pm in the Cafeteria and Room G1 and G2
27 October,2009 Tuesday	University of Toronto	LT2 general presentation from 3.30pm to 4.30 pm   Break out session, individual consultation from 4.30pm to 6pm LT2- Engineering and Sciences LT4- Business and Humanities
3 November,2009 Tuesday	University of Saskatchewan University of Waterloo	LT4 general presentation from 3.30pm to 4.10pm   4.10pm to 5.00pm individual consultation in Room G2

hi guys. instead of spamming your chatterbox, i'm following akira and binn and posting it :) just wanted to wish you all the best for your AS!!! (i forgot when it is sorry)

on a side note, i want to say that all the people here at my school are damn smart =.= like 10000 daves XD hahaha no i'm kidding. not 10000 la. maybe like 100

and it started snowing today :O wtf man in october!?!? damn cold :'(

ok bye! :)

TLJ in Blogspot! :D

I just made a brand new blog which I plan to include all my written work pertaining to The Longest Journey in it!

Here's the link! =D
www.shimmerarc-thelongestjourney.blogspot.com

I also posted quite a number of in-game stills to better illustrate the story. Woo! xD
Please do have a peek and (hopefully) leave a nice comment or some constructive criticism! Yay.

Chemistry and BIO Extra Classes

Date: 16/10/09 (Friday)
Time: 9am till 12.30pm
Venue: B27

Pls bring your lab manual and red pen (Probably mark own papers based on wat PM11 said) Pls....do finish as well ur all the paper 3 which is the trials n both the May/June 09 papers....TQ

Yo yo! PM10

yo, still remember who i am? ya, time flies, right? I am sure that PM10 is not what it was used to be anymore. Everyone must be busy with his or her AS exam. And i am here, far away from Subang Jaya, wishing you guys all the best in your exam.

Eventhough you guys didnt get the scholarship from JPa, you guys are far more better than half of those people here. Trust me! Strive for excellence, and i can tell you guys one day you will strut your way to Cambridge or Oxford without depend on JPA's money.

All and all, you guys are the best. Taylor, PM10 will always be part of my memory and i will never forget it. i am here, waiting good news from you guys! 4As and 5As! Gambate!

Warmest regard,

PM10 ex- class rep, a.k.a k1R@

Notice For CAL Students

Ans For Thinking Skills Paper 1

ECCCDBDBBDDECBABACBBCADECDEACB (corrected alredi)

Long time no see

Hey people!! Guess you guys must be stressed out for AS exams huh?

Lucky for you guys Yong Bin is not around to scream "freak fun" all the time, though I started screaming "Babi" instead in my new school, where there are real "babi"s around the school, talk about racism.

anyway, guess what? I found shiah shi's wedding album on facebook!

please do check it out and give your wishes to her~


Lastly, good luck to you peeps. For PM10 which I know, you guess will definitely make it with flying colours.


PS: I'm having my finals too. Though its like 10 times harder than A lvls... Pray for me people!!!


With Loads of Lost Love,
Binn

Bio extra classes

I'm sorry people if I didnt inform you guys properly. There will be bio extra classes tmr from 9-10 and friday as well.

Just that I'm still unsure the venue and I will immediately inform u guys once I got to know about it.

Most likely it will be an sms since yeah I felt that I'm only going to know the venue tmr morning.

So So So So sorry for keeping u guys in doubts.

The Longest Journey [Done!]

Prologue

Somewhere in a snowy, windswept landscape, a welcoming blaze flickered amidst the wooden boards – a hut so aged it was a wonder it stood upright while the storm raged mercilessly around it.
Despite the raging tumult, a solitary old lady can be seen inside, oblivious to the surroundings...

A young man and a woman sat on the rugged carpetting beside the fireplace. 'You have lived so long, seen so much. Please do tell us a story.' began the woman, her voice almost pleading.

'So kind of you to remind me of my age child,' chuckled the elderly lady. 'A story? Why of course, the tale of the Balance perhaps?' She smiled meekly. 'But that tale would be too long to venture at this hour of the night...'

'Please tell us a true story, a short one will do,' the woman said.

'All my stories are true young one, there are enough fairy tales in the worlds already. Let's see... the story of a warrior princess who single handedly restored peace to the worlds? Who later reunited both Stark and Arcadia?'

'Yes! That sounds like the story we want to hear.' said the man. 'Please do go on.'

'Very well. Like all good stories, it all begins where it ends, a tower in a realm that is no more...'

-------Chapter One------
Penumbra

'…after years of abuse by her father, April Ryan left her foster parents at the tender age of 18 to pursue her dreams in the Academy of Visual Arts in Newport, Venice or VAVA for short. She left her past and with it, embraced a brighter future, but the brightest of days have the longest shadows...

The clock was ticking incessantly and sweat trickled down April's cheek as she tossed and turned in her bed. It was 3am. The ticks slowed down, and time seem to trickle one painful second at a time until everything was motionless, except a lone figure on the bed – April.

Then things happened in quick succession, the walls vanished and the bed crumpled into nothingness. The world was a swirling vortex, then it ended almost as suddenly as it started.

April gave a yelp of surprise and stared at the impossible scene around her – jagged moutains and distant rivers flowing with black muck. The sky was jet black and sinister, its clouds like tendrils, stretching into the lifeless land like some hungry monster. Lightning streaked across the sky, followed by a low rumble and the ground shook with an unseen force.

'Where... where am I?' she stuttered, 'Don't tell me I'm dreaming again...' She shook her head, desperate for the 'nightmare' to end. 'It'l be great to have just one decent night's sleep instead of waking up screaming at 4am!'

But it feels so real. Dreams can't be this vivid, can they? She thought.

Confused and scared she inspected her surroundings, taking every detail into consideration. Behind her stood a massive tree, or rather what's left of it.

So I'm now stuck on a cliff in the middle of nowhere with a dead tree for company. Oh joy!

Suddenly, she felt a presence. A dark foreboding chill crept up her spine. She stiffened and turned around slowly, fearing for something she could not conceive.

She gasped. Her pupils dilate and her mouth fell agape, for what stood before her was a beast so majestic, so beautiful yet so terrible. A … a dragon … it can't be.

'It is you. You have come.' The voice was strangely feminine, and motherly.

'You know me?' April said rather bluntly.

'April, daughter. I have been waiting for you.'

'Waiting. Why?'

'Because it begins here, with you, as it always has.'

'What do you mean?'

'The breach and the mending, the pain and the joy, the end of the old and the dawn of the new. A different world. I am the Mother of what is, but you April, you are the Mother of a future that may yet be.'

'How will I know what to do? I'm scared...'

'You always were April, my daughter. Do not be afraid, I will guide you and I will protect you, as much as I can.. but in the end you are on your own.'

Having said that, the white dragon or rather the apparation faded away. It's silvery outline glimmered feebly for one last lingering moment before a hideous roar shook the mountain.

'Uh oh. That is probably not a good thin-'

Her words were cut short when a monstrous lob of black substance rose from the depths of the chasm, lined with protruding fangs and in the centre, a horrendous hole. It pulsated with an unearthly evil. April started backing away, she slipped and fell into the darkness behind her...

'Ahh!' she woke up, her shirt drenched in sweat and the familiar scent of her room pervaded her senses. 'What a nightmare...' she said to herself, 'I'm completely exhausted. I must have been tossing and turning all night.' April sighed.

'It's so hot in here, no wonder I keep having these weird dreams. I'm basically simmering in my own sweat for this past few weeks. Well, it's a good thing the studio has some proper air-conditioning, I promised to spend most of the day working, and I don't intend to break that promise – not this time.'

Slamming the rickety windows shut, she grabbed a book and headed for the door. She looked at the cover: 'How to seduce the man of your dreams!, now if I can find a man to dream about, I'm all set!' giggled April. She tossed the book back where it belongs – on her bedsheet, before heading out and shutting her door.

'You are looking real sexy today babe' drawled a somewhat familiar voice.
'Hi Zack' replied April.
'Let's hang out tonight, there's something big happening at the Pavilion, we can pop some Raptures and do some close dancing. What do you think?'
'Uhm. No.' said April without a second thought. Going out with Zack? You must be kidding me.
'What. Do I offend you in some way babe? You have something against me?'
'No... I'm just... not interested.'
'Hey whatever. You will come crawling back to my door when you realize your mistake.' Zack slammed his door shut. (April's living in a boarding house, Zack lives right opposite her)

April stared at his door in disbelief for a few seconds then shook her head and walked down the stairs.

April sighed. She waved goodbye to her landlady and started walking towards VAVA.
She noticed a tall, eccentric looking fellow with long braids sitting on a bench just in front of the Border House (April's boarding house).
Cortez? I wonder what he does for a living, he sits there every single day, reading the same book over and over again.What a peculiar character.

'How are you this morning, senorita bonita?' The man, Cortez suddenly calls out to April.

April thinks for a few seconds and replied 'Hot.' Why is this weirdo talking to me?

'Ay, si. The summers in Newport are never pleasant. But this heat is not why you are unhappy, no?'
Cortez looked at April as though he is reading her mind.
'You are troubled by nightmares.'

April is taken aback and for a fleeting moment she thought Emma might have told him about her nightmares. 'What?!' exclaimed April.

Cortez calmly replied, 'You are afraid of them, you even fear that your dreams may be real.'
'Who told you about my nightmares?'
'No one. I can tell from looking into your eyes, I see the ghosts that haunt you.'
'I don't know who you have been talking to but from now on, stay the hell away from me and my personal life!'
'No peudo, senorita Ryan. You have a destiny.'
'Destiny...? What are you talking about. Leave me alone!'

April starts walking away determinedly but Cortez continues and she stopped momentarily.

'If you don't face them, I'm afraid your nightmares will continue. Soon they will appear to you even if you are awake...'
'That's it. I don't have to listen to this.'
'Perdoname, I've upset you. We didn't think you'd react this way, I hope we can talk again soon?'
'I don't think so. I have to go.'

April turns around and starts to walk away when Cortez calls out to her.
'Senorita...'
April turned around, her visage emotionless.
'Cuidado, be careful.'

----At the art gallery----
Great. April thought to herself. The exhibition starts in 2 weeks and my 'painting' – and I mean that in the broadest sense of the word – is not even close to being presentable. Hell! Even that's an overstatement, all I have is a blank canvas. While that may fool some people into saying Whoa! What an expressive statement of Nothingness! It's not going to fool my teachers...

She pondered on her predicament for a bit and prayed for some inspiration. With a brush and a palette, April started working on her painting. Several hours later ...

'April?' someone said behind her.
She spun around. 'Oh it's you Emma! You nearly gave me a shock. Duh.'

'You have a message!' Emma continued, a mischievous grin on her face, 'Cortez wants to meet you.'
April rolled her eyes in disbelief.
'Why does he want to meet you? Oh, don't tell me. You guys are having a secret love affair!'

'Wha-' exclaimed April 'Oh. Oh yeah. We're eloping and flying to Africa tonight, it's all been happening so fast... my heart's a flutter!'

'Oh how romantic... I couldn't imagine a better catch than Senor Cortez, the Latin lover.' said Emma.

They laughed, then there's a few seconds of awkward silence. Emma walked to the shelves and looks for something.

'Seriously now April. What did he want?'
'He said he knew something about my dreams... I had one last night and it's really starting to bother me...'
'There you go again with dreams.' said Emma 'You're obsessing April. They're just dreams! Sometimes a banana is just a banana.'
'Do you want to hear about my dreams or not?' April said, somewhat annoyed.
'Sure go on, like anything I say could possibly discourage you...'
'Well... there was a dragon. A talking dragon.'
'Ok. What did he say?'
'It's a she. It's a female talking dragon. She said something about me being the Mo-'
'What? You can tell from the skirt, high heels and lipstick?'

April was washing away in the sink. 'Don't mock me Emma, she said something to me, something about being the Mother of the future.'
'She probably said, It's time to get up and go to school April.' Look, are you working at the Fringe tonight? If so, we'l meet there. There are some cute guys coming.'
'Yeah I'm-'
'Great! See ya!' Emma walked away, leaving April lost for words. She felt angry and confused, but somehow there is a feeling that something is not quite right. How did Cortez know about my dreams? Why is he so interested in them? April continued washing her brush and palette in the sink.
Suddenly, she sensed someone or something behind her.

'Who's there?!' She turned around quickly, fear gripping her heart. For a split second she thought she saw Emma's sculpture leaning towards her and then immediately springing back to its original shape. April stood there, staring at the sculpture, confused and afraid. She then remembers what Cortez told her this morning, if you don't face them, your dreams will appear to you even if you are awake. She shuddered and hoped that was merely a hallucination.

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The Fringe Cafe, a humble coffeehouse in Newport, cramped with tables and supposedly stocked to the brim with Newport's finest delicacies. Some say it's the best place to be at night, some say it's a haven for the drunk. Either way, it is the only place for a decent paying job in the slums, and April happen to serve as the waitress there.

Later that night, as April entered the bar, she overheard a conversation between Charlie and Emma, Charlie being one of her closest friends since she arrived at Newport months ago.

'...don't know that much about him, but he's been around for as long as I can remember. I never really talked to that man. Why do you wanna know?' asked Charlie.

'Because he's showing some serious interest in April lately... Do you think he is as crazy as most people think he is?' said Emma.

'No, he's not crazy. Just eccentric. He doesn't give a donkey's ass as to what people think or say about him and that's cool.' replid Charlie.

April decided to join in the conversation at that point.
'Talking about Cortez?' she asked.
'Yeah.' said Charlie 'Emma here's telling me of his interest in you...'
'Yar right. My Latin lover...' April said sarcastically.
'I don't know. I have a feeling that Cortez knows more than he wants us to believe, he must have led an eventful life, I'm sure.'

Emma suddenly remembers something and blurted out, 'Have you spoken to Zack today April?'
'Why?' said April.
'He was upset, called you a stuck-up bitch.'
'Oh yeah... we had a little misunderstanding...'

'Hey you!' someone yelled over the counter. It was Stanley, April's boss. 'You are getting paid. Get to work!'
'Sorry guys, got to go.' April hurried off to serve more drinks.

Yet another uneventful day at work. Thought April. She was adjusting her apron when something jumped out of the jukebox. There was a gasp and the bar fell silent. Everyone had their eyes trained on the mystifying creature.It was playing a flute but then it stopped. Startled, it leaped back into the jukebox and vanished. There was silence and a lot of muttering, people are bamboozled by the inexplicable event.

Stanley was rubbing his eyes, apprarently he thought he was dreaming, then he noticed the sudden inactivity of the bar and yelled 'Chop chop. Back to work!'. There was a scurrying of feet and everything was back to full blast, but that moment lingered in April's mind and she knew that somehow, Cortez is the answer, the missing link.

'I need to find Cortez' said April the next day in the wee hours of the morning. She had a restless night.
'You want to see Cortez?' asked Charlie, he looks worried. 'It seems like I don't know you anymore April, I thought you were afraid of that guy.'
'Well, I'm not anymore... right now, I kinda need his help, he's the only one who can explain all these things that have been happening...'

Charlie kept quiet and drank some of his coffee. 'So you are a “true believer” of the crowd, then?'
'What do you mean?'
'What I mean is, a lot of people who were at the Fringe last night refuse to admit they saw what they saw. They blame it on hidden holographic projectors, drugs in coffee or mass hallucination...'
'That's as good as any explanation, don't you think?' replied April.
'Is it? Amongst all the alternatives, you'd prefer to believe in conspiracy?'
'What? And face the fact that we might all be going mad or something really bad is happening?'
'Who knows April, sometimes it's better to embrace the mystery than trying to explain it...'

She thinks it over for a few seconds and said, 'If there is someone who might have an explanation for it, I want to know... do you know where I could find him?'

Charlie sighed. 'He mentioned earlier today that he was going to watch one of those old movies... at the Mercury Theater... but it's a dangerous neighbourhood, you'd do better if you just forget about it...'

'I can't Charlie... ' April stood up and packed her stuff. 'I have to find him, thanks for the help.'
'Be careful, okay?'
'I will...'

Moments later, April stepped out of the taxi. The streets are filthy and it gives an impression of a dangerous and sleazy neighbourhood, even the Mercury Theater itself appears to be derelict, and on top, a lopsided neon sign blinking lazily. As she entered the theater, she barely noticed the inactivity on the streets, and the pitter-pattering of wild rats.

Inside the theater, every single row was empty except the one occupied by Cortez. He was watching an ancient black and white movie, the sound barely audible.

'Hello, senorita. What made you come looking for me?'
April sat down beside him. She begins slowly, 'I think you know that...' She paused, unsure whether to continue or not.

'So tell me, I'm listening...'
She inhaled and continued, 'Well, something strange is going on and...' Suddenly it dawned onto her. 'Wait. You knew I was going to come back to talk to you again, didn't you?'

'I hoped... and I must apologize for making myself unavailable but I had to lie low for a while.'
'Why? Are you in some kind of trouble with the police?'
'No, senorita, not the police. There are bigger players than the police.'
'Well, I don't want to know. I'm not getting mixed up with mobs or gangs or anything like that.'
'There's not much you want to be mixed up at all, is there?'
'My life's complicated enough as it is Mr Cortez, I...I don't even know what I'm doing here.'
'Answers. You want – you need answers.'
'You keep telling me that, but you never gave me any real answers, only more questions. Like what's going with me? And how do you so much about me?'

'I plan to answer all your questions today, April. But by the time you go to sleep tonight, your world will have changed. And nothing will ever be the same.' Cortez said. He looks sad, as though trying to relieve a heavy burden off April's shoulders yet he can do nothing about it.

'Now you are just being cryptic again, it's like opera sex. Lots of boring dialogue and finally when they go to bed, everything's dark and covered by blankets.'

'You want the full monty, then?' He gets up and continued. 'Come with me, come outside. No more talk, I will show you the truth.' Cortez turned around and started walking slowly outside, April remained rooted. Not only until Cortez's back vanished from sight did she finally decided to go after him. Somehow, she knew the answers lie ahead.

Outside, in the dark alley, Cortez waved his hands on the wall splattered with graffiti behind him.
'So?' said Cortez.
'I'm not sure...' April replied.
'You will be.'

Cortez starts moving towards the wall and making long, deliberate motions with his hands as though he is trying to manipulate it with his mind. 'Step back senorita'

'What for? What are you doing?' Her heart raced. What is Cortez doing?
'Why, Alice, I'm sending you through the looking glass!' He beamed.

Unbelievably, amazingly, the wall dissovled and in its place, a large magical portal appeared. Light seem to radiate from the inside, so strongly it blinded her for a while.

'What...what is that? Please tell me it's a hologram.'
'It's a mirror, to reflect your dreams.'
'But I don't see anything... just light.'
'Oh, you have to step through it.'
'Step through that? Oh no, I don't think so...' she whispered.

'This is the moment of decision April. All time, past and present, revolves around this moment. The destiny of the worlds is in your hands. But you must make the choice on your own...'
'Destiny of worlds...? How do I know it's not going to... kill me if I step through that?'
'I understand, it is difficult for you to believe, but you came here looking for answers... you wanted the truth and here it is, right before your eyes. It is up to you April.'

April eyed Cortez suspiciously, but he betrayed no emotion.

'All right...'

As April stepped forth towards the portal, it hummed with energy and it grew louder every passing moment. She was afraid but more than that, she was curious.

'Good luck April.' said Cortez, but April did not hear him. As the light from the portal consumed her whole. Cortez smiled sincerely and added, 'Vamos, into the light.'

And so April Ryan took the first step on what would soon to be, the longest journey of her life.

-End of Chapter One-

-credits to Ragnar Tornquist (original writer for TLJ) and Thomas Nedved for compiling moments in TLJ in his work - TLJ Screenplay.

By Khoo Chung Ren (Monday 12th October)

Helloo there

I'm still not sure the venue for our bio extra classes tmr , but I presume it will be the same as chem though. But whatever it is, if I do only get the info tmr morning I will sms u guys lah. I got the feeling we will only confirm the venue tmr morning -.-

CAL March 2009 Intake: Classes from 23 Nov till 4 Dec 2009

March 2009 Intake:
For your classes from 23 Nov till 4 Dec 2009 please note the following:
1. You will have a different timetable which will be put on the Student portal
2. No Thinkings Skills subject
3. Compulsory Subject classes will be held daily from 2.00pm till 5.00pm
4. Examination for Compulsory Subject will be held on first week of Semester 3 in January 2010.

/slaps blog

I .... I .... this guy... WTF. /faints

Announcements: NUS and Biomedical

TUC Career Services and School of Biomedical Sciences will be organizing the Career Expert Series on “Careers in Biomedical Industry” which will be held on 13 Oct, 2-3pm at LT3. It is our honor to have Mr P. R. Kalaivanan, Managing Director, Johnson & Johnson, Medical Division to present the talk to our students.

Best Wishes For AS Final Exam

U.S. University Visit - October 2009

AS Timetable

Congratulations!!!!!!!!

DO YOU WANT IT????

I was wondering whether do you guys want me to photostat May/June09 P1 and P2 bio . It's on the BB7 but if majority wants me to photostat then I'll do it for the whole class .

I'm only photostating if majority agree but if it's the minority then I wont. So please respond to this post at the chatbox. . I'll check it at night around 12am-1am so please do respond otherwise I will just assume you guys are going to download it urself.

Thanks for your coorperation. :)

A2 Bio Blues

A2 bio test scheduled to be next week, according to Miss Durga largh Zzzzzzz See you guys tmr :)

Blissful reminders

Heyy guys just a blissful reminder, please read up for bio A2 test ,

I'm not sure exactly when will it be but Ms Durga said the test is on .
read up all the A2 chapters largh...


PHOTOSYNTHESIS and ENERGY& RESPIRATIONS ....

Of fun and laughter

Well, since everyone's been shamelessly promoting their events, I'm hopping onto the band wagon as well! My youth group is organizing a fundraiser for CMCT, which is an organisation based in India, who helps the poor and the needy community there.

Yes, I realise that the event is right smack in the middle of our exams, but really, it will only take up about 3 hours of your time. Plus, it's for a good cause! I can guarantee that it's gonna be mighty fun. Basically, Trivia Night is a time where general knowledge questions will be asked and the crowd participates competitively. Questions can range from "What is Madonna's star sign?" to "How did Harry Houdini die?" or perhaps "Name the 7 dwarves." Yeah, I know that I'm not illustrating it well enough, but my English is rather limited, and I only know so many adjectives.

Now, we won't be shoving the Gospel down your throats. It is a charity event- that's it. So, don't worry about stepping into a church, because we won't try to brain wash you into becoming a follower of Jesus. :)

Curious? Eager to buy tickets? Please drop a comment or give me a call!!

PS: tickets are RM10 only! Pssstt..listen to your conscience and do the right thing!

Announcement: "Discover New Zealand" and "Melbourne Model" and Briefing on "Australian Immigration Requirements for Students Under 18

Announcement: Chem Extra Class (usuallah)

Dear PM10 & PM11,

Below is the Extra Class Timetable for PM10 for January 2010:

Date : 7 Jan. 2010 (Thurs.)

Time : 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. and 1 - 3 p.m.

Venue : to be confirmed (come to yellow room to find out)

Don't ask me why. I'll explain later. Please plan your journey coming back to Subang Jaya accordingly.

See you all there.

Regards,
Mr. Lucas Chan

Singing, Drawing & Cosplay Competition

HEY GUYS! THOSE WHO ARE INTERESTED IN COSPLAY COMPETITION, SINGING COMPETITION AND DRAWING COMPETITION DURING TAYLOR'S ASABAN japanese cultural event, PLEASE FILL FREE TO REGISTER YOURSELF AT http://www.taf.myajito.com/forms.htm PLEASE CLICK THE LEFT PANEL TO JOIN ANY OF THESE COMPETITIONS! THANK YOU! ^^Read moreTaylor's Asaban Fest Your Cetegory HereSource: www.taf.myajito.comRead more
Taylor's Asaban Fest Registration Forms

Laugh

Hey...watch this vid.... damn funny especially to the chelsea supporters.....

Need more chemistry to stuff up ur mind? Watch this? :P

Don't scold me for putting more chem stuffs here k? :P It's just a relaxation :D

T@yLoR's AsAbaN FeSTivAL~!!!! ^^ xD

Hey guys~!

Feeling bored.......?

No plans for this holiday....................?

NO WORRIES~!


Guess what...on Saturday, 26th September 2009 Taylor's Anime Society is organizing a japanese cultural event Taylors Asaban Festival

it's a ONE-WHOLE-DAY FUN festival....
did u guys hear about Bon Odori but unable to go to go to that summer event festival?

Well..guess what?Bon Odori's coming to Taylor's!!! yes! that's right...we're going to organize our very own Bon Odori festival where you guys can dance to the beat of traditional Japanese dance and this is held during the night~

During the day..they'll be fun games and activities like drawing competition, cosplay competition, singing competition~ also thr's COSPLAY CAFE~! and wee's going to be involved~! so to see her latest character in action from the comic~! come along and see her~! xD

All in a nutshell..thr's too many activities to be described here..for more info..please visit
http://www.taf.myajito.com/ it's just a click away! ^^

Announcement: Past Year Questions (good thing)

Dear Students and Staff,

In line with meeting your needs for online resources, we are pleased to announce that we have the digitized version of the Cambridge A-Levels (CAL) Past Year Examination papers for years 2002 – 2008 now available on the Taylor ’s Library Website.

Past Year papers are now available for all 14 subjects namely :
Accounting
Biology
Business Studies
Chemistry
Computing
Economics
Further Mathematics
Law
Literature in English
Mathematics
Physics
Psychology
Sociology
Thinking Skills

To access the CAL Past Year Examination papers from the Library Website
1. Go to Taylor ’s Libraries: http://library.taylors.edu.my/
2. Go to Library Resources section and click on the "More" link
3. Click on "Past Examination Papers" link on the left side of the screen
4. Click on the “Pre-U Studies” link
5. Click on “Cambridge A-Levels” and you will see the 14 CAL subjects which you can choose from.
6. Click on the subject of your choice, followed by the year and month

With the past year papers available online, access is only a click away.

Thank you.

Library Management

The answers :D

1 (a) (i) one cell drawn (at high power), two lines for cell wall;

correct cell structure and cell wall and nucleus labelled correctly;
Ignore low power. Reject two or more cells together.
Rej. if have additional organelles mitochondria, chloroplasts, Golgi. [2]
Present your observations from the slides made from distilled water, T1 and T2
1 (a) (ii)
Either
single table, all cells drawn, column headings: solution/slide/(distilled) water/W and T1 and T2;
to left/across top, observations/feature/e.g. to right/ underneath/clear what is recorded in the boxes;
T1 cell membranes/cytoplasm pulled away from cell wall/plasmolysed;

T2 granules/particles in cell/more plasmolysed/destroyed/stained/coloured
e.g. brown/black/AW;
Or when only drawings given three drawings, labelled (distilled) water/W, T1 and T2;
clear that cell walls and cell membranes are all different (for water, T1 and T2);

T1 cell membranes/cytoplasm pulled away from cell wall/plasmolysed;
T2 granules/particles in cell/more plasmolysed/destroyed/stained/coloured e.g. brown/black/AW;


No outer boundary needed for table.



Reject cells shrink or become smaller.
Accept vacuole shrinking or drawn.
Allow any description that cells have been destroyed/cell membranes ruptured/disorganised/ leakage of cell.
Reject cell walls broken down.
[4]
Explain observations from water, T1 and T2.
1 (a) (iii)

Idea of
1. high/less negative water potential to lower/more negative water potential/down water potential gradient
Any two of:
2. (in water)idea of water has moved in/no net movement;
3. (in T1/T2) idea of water has moved out;
4. (in T2/lead nitrate) killed/destroyed cells/toxic/effect described/AW;
AND by osmosis at any point;
In correct context.
Accept ψ.
Solute/osmotic potential is ignored but must be the same as water potential i.e. from high to low,
so reject pt1 if wrong way.
Ignore hypotonic and hypertonic but must be in correct context if used.

Must be correct with the candidate’s own results.
Reject cell wall destroyed.
[1]


[2 max]
1 (a) (iv) Two from
evaporation from solutions/concentration of solution changes;
cells left different lengths of time/too short a time/not long enough;
AVP; volume/no. of drops used; or
different or different onions/parts of onion/not fresh/have been frozen/stored;

Reject not immersed.

Reject should be same
time –not an error.
Reject amount.
Mark for any correct.

Reject improvements.
[2 max]


Suggest how you could modify the experiment to investigate the effect of lead nitrate. 3 ACE improvements
1 (b)

more/serial dilution concentrations of lead nitrate;
Then any TWO from
at least 3 specified lead nitrate concentrations;
repeat each concentration/more than one strip (per concentration);
keep the time the same/give an example of a time/longer time;
keep the volume AND method /use graduated pipette/no.of drops the same/AW;
same onion/same part/fresh;
detailed measurement method/use of eyepiece graticule to measure plasmoylsed
cells/count number of plasmolysed cells in a sample of 20 or more;
Reject shorter time.
[1]


[2 max]
Complete the Table 1.2 by calculating the missing values PDO display
1 (c) (i) 6,81; A whole numbers only and both correct [1]
Plot a graph of concentration of sodium chloride against the percentage plasmolysis of the cells PDO layout
1 (c) (ii)

[3]

x-axis conc, mol dm –3/M or molar/mole(s)/l or per litre AND y-axis percentage/% plasmolysis; Rej. mol/dm–3 and mol dm 3.
[1]
scale as shown/y axis 25 to 2cms, allow no 0 marked AND plotting crosses or dot in circle ONLY AND 0.0, 0.2
and 0.6 and1.0 plotted correctly;
no larger then X or O plots 0.2 must be on horizontal line,
0.2 and 0.6 and 1.0 between the horizontal lines.
Ignore incorrect calculated mean plots i.e. 0.4 and 0.8.
Rej. blobs in or out of
circle.
[1] either ruled lines joining each point or smooth curve through 0; no thicker than

no feathery line, line must
go to 0
Rej. any extrapolation
beyond either axis.
[1]
State concentration at which 50% plasmolysis occurred 1 ACE interpretation
1 (c) (iii) take reading from candidates own graph, AND must have units; Allow two decimal places. Ecf units from graph. [1]
‘The more concentrated the solution the more plasmolysed the cells become’ draw
conclusion include whether the data support the hypothesis and produce a revised
hypothesis if necessary
1 (d) General statement :
Either support or no support or partial support for the hypothesis or writes a
conclusion which states the hypothesis;
quotes 2 sets of figs. with both axes; OR
idea that up to 0.4 /low concentration only small % plasmolysed/or % plasmolysis
does not increase evenly with increasing concentration/or levels off at high
concentration;

Needs clear statement.
Reject supports conclusion.

Idea of correct relationship may quote figures to
get same idea.

Reject all/100% plasmolysed. [2]

2 (a) (i) sharp, clear unbroken lines, height no more than two thirds the length ;
no cells, no shading, larger than 6 cm in any direction;
at least three lines (plus very thin inner layer if shown);
uneven all the way round and one solid inner line;
Outer two lines only

No more than 2 errors.
Actual = 5.5 cm to 9 cm.
[4]

2 (a) (ii) Each division on stage scale is 0.1 mm = V
First mark
Reject any measurements given for mark points 1 and 2. Accept units or divisions.
First Mark No. of eyepiece grat. W
Second Mark No. of eyepiece grat. Y
No on stage micrometer Z
Third Mark Show logical reasoning EITHER
Z divided by Y first,
then proceed and allow multiplication by either V
and then W, or W and then V, even though not
strictly the correct reasoning.
Ignore answer and units.
Rej. if additional figs. even if x1.
OR
Z x V AND divided by Y. followed by x W

Ignore answer and units.
Rej. if additional figs. even if x1.
Fourth Mark Need NOT be the correct
answer
Either between 100 and 999 with µm
Allow standard form if correct. Reject metres.
OR answer between 0.1 and 0.99 with mm;
Allow standard form if correct. Reject metres.
First two marks are for – collecting the correct data. The third mark is for display – showing clear reasoning in the calculation.
Fourth mark is for recording – use of the correct units.
[4]
P/S PLEASE COMPARE RESULTS WITH CLASSMATES!!!TQ


Suggest how an error in measuring the lumen could occur
2 (a) (iii) not knowing where edge is/lumen irregular shape/preparation squashed/only 1
measurement/thicknesses of lines(stage micrometer)/between divisions on
eyepiece graticule/one scale line is not at edge of lumen/focussing of both
scales/lining up the scales;
Ignore parallax error
[1]
Compare and contrast specimens Fig. 2.4 and 2.5. 2
2 (b) (i)
organised as a table/Venn diagram/ruled boxes connected, correctly headed;
comparative statements opposite each other;

both have lumen/central space;
lumens larger, smaller;
number (lumen/tubes) single/one, more/lots;
cells /cell walls/end
walls
none/absent, present;
bands absent/none present;
Ref. pits/circles/spots none, present;
Must have at least one similarity.




Accept tubes/vessels as alternative to lumen.
Reject ref. to Fig. 2.4 having cells – not visible.

Reject uses
Rej. ref. lignin/cellulose with walls or bands.

[5]

Suggest one feature which indicates the Fig 2.5 is a plant \
2 (b) (ii) have cell walls/xylem/phloem/sieve tube (element)/companion cell/pits/rings; Ignore cellulose, lignin, vessel on own.
Reject sieve plates. [1]
Make a labelled drawing of 5 representative cells. 1 MMO collection, 3 MMO decisions
2 (b) (iii) 5 shown on Fig.;
drawn 3 diverse cells;
3 different sizes;
at least 1 cell drawn with bands/parts of
bands/pits;



AND longer than wide;
Reject point 1 if more than 5
marked or drawn.
Entire cells or open tubes.
Ignore labels.
Reject points 2, 3 and 4
if more than 2 TS or
textbook.
Max 1 point, 1 only
[1]


[3]


PS: credits to eng kee for this :D