Puzzle 26

Hi!

Sorry for this month-late blog post...

This was partly due to the reason I got carried away by Minecraft...

and the rest is because I've just about to run dry of good puzzles *shocks* *horror*

So the fate of this bi-weekly puzzle posts remain unclear... but for now its secure... for now.

Alright enough of those horror stories (i.e. reality)... time for puzzle 26!

OPERATIONAL PROBLEMS

Difficulty: Medium

Prove that 98 X 60 is equal to 774.

That was oddly short... but it maybe rather easy for some of you.

Now for the long-awaited (apparently very long) answer to Puzzle 25... Drag your mouse over the empty space below to reveal the answer!

This one ought not be too tough unless your mind is very rigid to the pattern.

The shortest duration between 2 alarms is 47 minutes, which is between 23:23 and 0:00.


:)
Glen

Puzzle 25

Hi!

It's been so long since the last post... due to EOYs... and now it's over! :D
Alright, time for the next puzzle... To be kind to your tortured minds after all that long days of studying I shall make this puzzle easy :)

Oh right! And read the following disclaimer before starting:

Any similarities to actual people are NOT purely coincidental. Viewer discretion is not advised.

ALARM CLOCKS

Difficulty: Easy


After Shawn's previous clock spoiled (one of its minute "lights" wasn't functioning), the one that Uncle Bob bought for $10 000, Aunt Polly bought him a 24-hour alarm clock.

Unfortunately, it has the habit of sounding its alarm whenever the hour value is equal to the minute value (i.e. It rings at 1:01, 2:02, 3:03, 4:04 etc.).

What is the shortest duration between two alarms?


Please remember to post your answers as comments! :)
Now for the long-awaited answer to Puzzle 25! In case you have forgotten after so many weeks, drag your mouse over the empty space below to reveal the answer!

1) As Po Chien clearly demonstrated, when you cut 8 into half vertically, you get a 3!

2) Now for the more tricky one... 9 in Roman numerals is IX. So when you cut this into half horizontally, you get IV, which is 4 in Roman numerals! :P


:)
Valley

hello (:

hello 1K!

(to international readers, today was interclass, a form of sports between classes in Dunman High School)

haha, even though we lost at interclass today, it's okay right? cause we did our best and it's just that others were better (: let's excel in other areas, like academics (: AS LONG AS IT'S A CLASS. hehe. so yeahh. HOPE EVERYONE HAD FUN (:

@Emily: HAHA. wE LOST BOTH MATCHES :(

PLEASE READ YOUR E-MAILS FOR SHERLYN'S MAIL :D

so yes, that concludes this day. haha. think about it, we had fun. and yes, we get no class league points LOL.

HAHA. anyway, I CAN'T WAIT for the PEAs.

BYE.

- 93

yay (:

congratulations to 1K having the kind-of-active blog! and yay. end of examinations.

i totally didn't feel like screaming cause that would have no effect on my results and my happiness. anyway, we made it (:

haha. jiayou for interclass tomorrow, although our confidence level is currently 4 out of 10. WOW. hahas. don't be disheartened, miracles happen~ so let's hope the referee looks out for them stepping and camping with the ball. haha.

-looks forward to EOEOYEA- END OF END OF YEAR EXAMINATIONS ACTIVITIES~

WOW. haha.

okay. bye.

- 62

hello (:

decided to take time off science. actually, for you guys to be in 1K, you guys must be AMAZING. kay whatever. just some study tips for science.

science is like... ENDLESS memorising. hahas. there's a girl from another class who mugged the phrasing for formation of volcanoes, forgot the words "crustal movement" and ended up losing 15 marks. SEE WHAT I MEAN. memorising is useless. if you listen in class, understand what teacher said, no writing of notes, no exam mugging. ENDLESS RELAXATION. it's like, WHO MUGS IN KINDERGARTEN TO LEARN THE ALPHABET SONG? cause seriously, understanding the song makes it so easy. yeah. understand how cells work. understand how radiation works. picturing it out. you seriously can't memorise every single question in the world. no use learning them again. its like sherlyn (p.s.) asking "how to study for maths to answer the bonus questions?" thing is, YOU CAN'T. it's all about understanding how things work, how things go about. you see, that's all.

psychologically, watching television for 2 hours the day before a test helps, because it relaxes your mind. if you think last-minute cramming works, you'll end up forgetting everything. relax, tell yourself you've done your best. oh, staring around at the classroom helps, cause it refreshes past memories of us learning, for example when mr seow opens his laptop with 2 fingers.everything just comes back. yay.

so yup. if you don't want to read everything up there, just read this. START RELAXING.

and that ends my post.

thank you.

-74

11th Oct 2011

its the Maths paper of terror tmr! >< hope dat all of us can finish in time!

Oh gosh. 2 more days... srsly, im close to a breakdown and so sian of studying Dx who isnt?

And today is also charlene's b'dae! So...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHARLENE!!! :DDD

k, back to mugging.......................

The one dat loves kejuju,
Sherlyn Lim

HISTORY IS OVER!!!

YAY!!! HISTORY IS FINALLY OVER!!! ok, ._. theres still like 4 more papers but still...



HISTORY IS OVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


K, weekends to replenish energy before returning to the battle >< c'mon ppl! give it ur best and we'll enjoy ourselves in... *counts using fingers* 6 days! (or seven, if u count today) :DDD

-abrupt end-

The one that loves kejuju,
Sherlyn Lim

LA EOY (paper 1)

Yes. i do noe dat i have my HCL EOY tmr. (like every other dunmanian)
No. i dunno why im i still posting when i should b studying.

Ok. actually, i jus felt dat i have to post today cos it's de first day of our EOY

!!!

and also bcos i havent posted for a long time >< (thou now is not rly a good time to post)
But mainly, i jus feel that we have to rmb today cos when we look back, it'll be another memory (lol i sound so cheesy :P)
But anw! LA IS FINALLY OVER!!! well, at least for AF :DDD no more napoleon! woohoo~ Ok, i think quite alot of ppl think dat they hav not done very well for their paper (dat includes me) but well, its over lerhs, so no point thinking abt it anymore :')

Anw, sth happened so i jus wanna wish bryan good luck and hope that everything will end up fine :) (i shall not explain too much here cos i dunno if he wants others to noe :x) but nevertheless, DONT WORRY, i dun think they'll b dat cruel ><

last but not least! jiayous for de rest of de exam! ONE DOWN, SIX TO GO

the-one-dat-loves-kejuju-and-is-currently-in-stressed-mode-but-dunno-why-am-i-still-blogging,
Sherlyn Lim

Update at 8.50pm: Ok, chan ming insisted that i tell her to jiayou too cos shes facing the possibility that the last part of her essay might be cancelled out. so...
JIAYOU MING! DONT WORRY! THE TEACHERS ARE KIND :DDD

EOY *SCREAMS*

HI PPL

WAHAHAHHAHAHS IM BACK WITH ANOTHER AWESOME POST YEAHHHHS. okay i noe the post below says that the blog is hibernating but I SHALL WAKE IT UP since im tired of mugging anyways MUAHAHAHAHAHAH.
Okay ahem ahem first off, EOYS ARE HERE AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. If u havent started mugging yet, GO MUG NOW. 7 MORE DAYS TO EOY and counting. Dont freak out, thats the sad truth. So GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE AND JYS JYS XD. Secondly, dont be too stressed kayys dont tear ur hair out during the exam cos u forget facts or sth. And don worry too much or else will get wrinkles and ur whole hair will turn white for thinking too much.So just chill and take it with a light heart but den again don take it too lightly in the end cry during exam. (: ERMHS ERMHS IF U'RE TOO STRESSED CAN GO ERMHS PUNCH UR PILLOW OR STH HEHEHS. Oh and dont burn too much midnight oil later get panda eyes den not handsome/pretty lerhs xD.
HAHAHS IM SURE EVERYONE WILL DO GREAT DERHS ALL PRO PRO WAN YEAHHHHHHHS. HERES WISHING EVERYONE BEST OF LUCK AND HOPE EVERYONE CAN ACHIEVE THEIR PERSONAL GOALS WHATEVER THEY ARE AND HAVE A FUN TIME MUGGING. BITE THE BULLET FOR 1 WEEK PLUS PLUS AND IT'LL BE OVER. XD JYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Cheers,
Bryan

P.S. SUPPORT MANCHESTER UNITED THOU THEY ARE HAVING A BAD SPELL THEY'RE STILL BETTER DEN DE REST XD

Hibernation :(

Hi all! I know you come to the blog every day just to see no new posts like me :(
as such, im sorry to annouce that this blog has been put into hibernation. It shall awaken in 23 days.
SORRY FOR THE INCONVENIENCE CAUSED :(

Hey 1k!

Hello :)

Alessia's bithday this Friday :)

Lydia's birthday next Friday :)

It's Friday!

lolwut.

Okay so happy birthday, people!

JIAYOU FOR EOYS.

- Vinnie

facepalm(literally)

hellos peepo :D

i jus found this poster of Dr Tan Cheng Bock.

http://www.mrbrown.com/.a/6a00d83451b52369e2015390ef1f4e970b-popup

"Ok, that logo is Tan Cheng Bock's election symbol, right? It is a PALM tree, right? So if it is on his FACE. doesn't that make this a FACEPALM poster?" ~Mr Brown


Lolololololololol

Stressed Up? Have a laugh!

Hello guys!

So I thought everyone would be so busy so here's some videos to really watch cause they're super funny!

The ASDFMOVIE :)



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYnsfV5N2n8

Click the link :)

You can watch the subsequent sequels (did this word originate from subsequent :O) from YouTube but here's a fanmade sequel that I'd like to share :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkuTkpi77fs&feature=related

So yup. Enjoy!

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Joyce

P/s. Erm... i jus inserted the vid so that it'll be easier to watch :D it's quite cute so do watch it :) thanks joyce for the reco! - sherlyn

Songs, relaxation

Heyys peepo :D

Music is the best cure for stress :) Something to share~


STRANGER~


TONGUE TIED~


HERE WE GO AGAIN~


STOP STANDING THERE~


WHO'S LAUGHING NOW~

enjoy~ :)

The one that loves kejuju,
Sherlyn Lim

13 year old secondary student died at 3 a.m. on 4th september in LAN gaming centre

If you had read the papers today, you might come across this article. Zhang Ze Kai, who ran away from home, went to a LAN gaming centre and was provoked by two young adults, who accused him of stealing their money. They had an argument and the 13 year old was punched. After that, he fainted and eventually he died. This is the third time he had ran away from his house.
On the day of our band chalet, two police went to my house and inspected the unit. According to the two police, the missing pupil had last called us on July and we might have a possibility of being responsible for this case. Back then, he had been away for 2 weeks and no one knows where he was. Ze Kai (translated by pronunciation) was my primary school friend's classmate in St. Patrick's Secondary School. He meets my sister on the bus quite often and there was a period of time when he kept calling to our place everyday to talk to my sister. On her birthday, he even gave her a birthday present. Although I have not yet to meet him, or I could never meet him, I knew him in some way and through his action, I really could see how much he liked my friend and my sister.
Today, right after my maths revision, I switched on the radio (via handphone ) to listen to the radio and when I heard about a sec one student found dead, the thought of him being the victim came across my mind, and it was correct-it is him. Another part of the news that shocked me was that the gaming centre is in geylang and is really really close to our school.
It is so easy for us to be caught in such conflicts. these people who would beat innocent students to death are everywhere. Do not think, fellow school mates, that such thing will not happen ( I met one last month and thank goodness I am still safe ). So people, do go home as soon as you can and do not spend too much time in places like lan gaming centres and other unsafe places. Let this be a warning, keep yourselves away from danger as much as you can for your own sake, and for your family members as well.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NJqUN9TClM&ob=av2e
For Ze Kai: Although I do not know you well, hope that you can rest in peace!

Lady Gaga satanic? Your choice.

Heyyas peepo :)

Ok, i jus mentioned some stuff to my awesome SJ friends on wed and thought that i'll jus share it with u guys. it's ok if you dont believe it, but at least you know it. We were talking abt the VMAs (in case you dunno wats dat, its actually a music award show, so yea) when we mentioned Lady gaga. my fwen had mentioned to me that gaga was actually satanic and sent me an article her fwen sent her. and yea, since i was feeling bored dat day, i actually went to check it up on google and the 'facts' had really kinda freaked me out ._. Hence, i told de SJ ppl abt her satanic views and actions. well, a few of them were angered cos they were Christians and well, gaga's actions were srsly anti-Christ. here's a few of the articles you may wanna check out:

http://vigilantcitizen.com/musicbusiness/lady-gaga-the-illuminati-puppet/
http://vigilantcitizen.com/musicbusiness/lady-gaga-the-illuminati-puppet-part-2/
http://vigilantcitizen.com/musicbusiness/lady-gagas-bad-romance-the-occult-meaning/
http://vigilantcitizen.com/musicbusiness/the-occult-interpretation-of-lady-gagas-alejandro/
http://vigilantcitizen.com/musicbusiness/the-hidden-meaning-of-lady-gagas-telephone/


So yea, this is just sth i thought that i would like to share with you guys and if you actually do believe these stuff (like me) boycott gaga's songs! and well, at least dont sing along to them ._. it's your decision though, and this is just my opinion. it's ok if you dont believe it. after all it's one's choice. yea, so that's abt it ><

Looking forward to the match next thurs! see you then!

The one that loves kejuju,
Sherlyn Lim

200th

Hello everyone!

Here's to celebrating our 200th post!

Let's keep this blog going!

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Joyce

Puzzle 24

Hi!

Looking forward to the class outing... but I'm wondering if I could park my bicycle outside Kallang Leisure Park. That way travelling to the Kallang Leisure Park to school and then back home would be so much easier.

Anyway, here's Puzzle 24!

ODD DIVISIONS

Difficulty: Hard

All right, for once I'm going to break my self-imposed rule of prohibiting 2 same consecutive difficulty levels (you would've noticed this if you had a sharp eye).


Prove that the following statements are true:

1) 1/2 X 8 = 3
2) 1/2 X 9 = 4


By the way, if we can get to set our own Maths test paper, I would like to set the bonus question :) I cannot put the questions up on the blog, however, because online calculators are far better than the calculators we currently have. Hence, it'll spoil the whole method of solving my question.

Anyway, brace yourself for some illogical logic propaganda (A.K.A. logical fallacies) as you drag your mouse over the empty space below to reveal the answer to Puzzle 23...

Alright, we'll have to explain the puzzle point by point.

• If the people surveyed prefer to spread jam than to spread anything else, that means they feel that "no (other) spread is better than jam".


• If the people surveyed would rather have peanut butter than to have no spread, that means they feel that "peanut butter is better than no spread".

If peanut butter is better than no spread, and no spread is better than jam...

Peanut butter is better than no spread which is better than jam

Peanut butter is better than jam

:)
Glen

class outing :)

Hello :)

Jiayouu for those going for SC :)

ok anyway, i'm looking forward to the class outing :)

so okay :)

and congratulations to sikai for maths :)

p.s. blogger really is a gret platform to reach others without facebook :)

ok so bye!

---

Joyce

p.s here's a random equation:

帅 = G.P.S (as seen in class)
= handsome
= tall
= sporty
= soccer
= ball
= fun
= awesome :)

awesome! kay whatever.

Puzzle 23

Hi.

Well, my competition presentation today wasn't as well as it planned out to be... oh well, just hope we get into the finals and better luck next year!

Now for Puzzle 23!

ILLOGICAL LOGIC

Difficulty: Hard

Since Joyce likes creating equations that are illogical, I shall create one illogical puzzle as well!


A recent survey by a peanut butter company yielded the following results:

• The people surveyed prefered to spread jam on bread than to spread anything else.


• But the same group of people would rather have peanut butter spread on bread than to just have plain bread.

By using logic and only the information from the above 2 points, prove that the survey is actually showing that the people surveyed prefer peanut butter to jam.


Now for the answer to Puzzle 22... drag your mouse over the empty space below to reveal the answer!

Both Classmate A and B (A.K.A Sherlyn and Chan Ming) have 1/6 chance of getting the dolphin soft toy.

Obviously, Sherlyn has to pick at random 1 out of 6 soft toys, hence she will have 1/6 chance of getting the dolphin soft toy. That means that she has 5/6 chance of not getting the soft toy.

Now, Chan Ming can only get the dolphin soft toy if Sherlyn didn't pick it during her turn. If Sherlyn didn't pick the dolphin soft toy, Chan Ming has 1/5 chance of getting the soft toy. However, Chan Ming having 1/5 chance of getting the dolphin soft toy only happens if Sherlyn didn't pick it during her turn, and the chance of that happening is 5/6.

Hence, Chan Ming has 1/5 X 5/6 = 1/6 chance of getting the dolphin soft toy!

It might be a little hard to digest, so perhaps you should draw a diagram to help you understand it better. :)

:)
Glen

Equation of the Day 23/8/11

Hello :)

Today is Marcus's lucky day :) Got called 3-4 times during Chinese LOL.

Okay now for the Equation of the Day :)

No offence meant.

Ice skating = cold = heartless = dead = useless = throw away = trash = stinky = smelly = bob = noob :)

LOL

Okay remember to co-operate for the class outing planning :)

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Joyce

Reminder :)

Hello peepo :DDD

In case you guys have not noticed, charlene and i have each sent you a survey (her's regarding the class outing next week and mine regarding our year-end chalet. YAY~). Pls do the surveys if you have not done it (esp charlene's one, as the class outing will be on the Monday after next and she'll need time to plan). As for the chalet, we will need to book ASAP or the places might be fully booked :x Thanks for your help :)

YAY! class outing and chalet woo hoo~ Lol randomness xD

The one dat loves kejuju,
Sherlyn Lim

hello lol

okok so after some discussion for phototaking (ok not really discussion), everyone please bring:

class tee (since it takes a long time to change, we will do the wear-over-and-fold-sleeve method which all of us did when we first got the shirt)

so yah. that's all for that. and i think we'll be taking with soft toys?
anything to add?

okok second point. please remember to write the notes :) shall not say it out loud in case people can see :D

ENJOY YOUR WEEKENDS :D

oh and there's a surprise for everyone on monday from some of our classmates so yupp :)

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Joyce

Equation of the Day :) 18/8/11

Hmmmm.... since Glen has mentioned about the craze over soft toys, I shall do something about that too.

Soft toys = fluffy = fur = dog = bulldog = fierce = violent = not fun = no one play = outdated = not for us = reverse psychology - ALL THE MORE WE WANT IT = very fun :)

Jiayou for EOYs which are less than 2 months away :)

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Joyce

shall continue making RANDOM equations

HELLO

HI glen! You're back!
BLOG UPDATE 18/6/11
1. CTs
Yay! They are over :) But then, got EOY. Better study.

2. Photo taking
Who wanna discuss the poses: put in the comments please. Remember your tie next tuesday!

3. Class league
Keep class clean, do well for the various competitions etc.
Hope we win the math one!! :D

4. My brilliant idea.
ya, how bout a game on the blog. maybe abt catching that non-1k?
im planning a board game on a grid. ya, i will think more bout it. should be ready soon.