Contemplating life after 'O's

Life is like a never-ending carousel, spinning around us and bring joy when the speed is right, boredom when it's too slow and nausea when it's too fast.

The various events in life are like the many different types of seats that are found on the carousel, we tend to start with the safe ones (carriages, cars,etc) and when we are older, lust after the ones with more danger( horses, motorcycles, etc).

i like to think of the transition period when we move on from one part of life to another as the changing of mounts on a moving carousel. THink about it for a while, those of you who have just completed your 'o' levels, you are now presented with several choices in front of you; the shiny red motorcyle (Polytechnics) the nice brown pony (JCs) and the little bicycle(ITE) that is tied to the carriage that you were previously seated on.

Each choice is a step away from your carriage (Sec Sch), which one you choose depends on your innate ability to do well or at least look good, on that mount. The people around us are all shouting their own comments but remember that they are not on the carousel as you, focus on what you think is suitable for your needs and walk carefully towards it.

just a reminder before i end, walk fast cos the no mans land in between mounts on a carousel is shaky and the carousel of life does not slow down for slow coaches. if you are not careful, you just might get swung off.

Cheers
Psycho

SUCCESS IN O LEVELS

IF YOU ARE READING THIS, YOU MUST BE REALLY DESPERATE.

I DO NOT SPOT QUESTIONS, THAT IS UNFAIR TO YOU AND ME.

REMEMBER THAT WHEN YOU ARE ANSWERING THE QUESTIONS, YOU ARE COMPETING WITH THE ENTIRE COHORT OF SEC 4 STUDENTS, SMART AND OTHERWISE. YOU ARE NOT ONLY COMPETING WITH THE SMART ALEC IN YOUR CLASS.

REMEMBER THE GEOGRAPHY UNIT SLOGAN : 'PEE'

POINT: Identify the point that the question is looking for. Give it and move on.
EXPLAINATION: Explain the point that you have given. No point just giving a point.
EXAMPLE: State real-life example of where we can find that thing you are describing.

{This is the normal practice that students in most school would follow, so please also follow to be among the best.}

GOOD LUCK, WHETHER YOU NEED IT OR NOT.

PSYCHO IS ALWAYS WITH YOU........LOL

Human Geography

SPECIAL NOTE TO 'N' level PURE Geog students, Ignore the following topics.
Resources
Industries

'O' Level Candidates, avoid spotting questions, it is very risky... ... :)

Agriculture

1.Plantation Agriculture (Malaysia : Oil Palm)
Cultivation Process
Harvesting and Processing of Oil Palm
Reason for rise of oil palm in P Malaysia

2.Subsistence Agriculture (Thailand / Indonesia : Wet Rice)
Cultivation process
Target markets of the products
Key Inputs and Outputs

3.High Tech Farming (singapore : Aero & Hydro ponics)
Key Inputs and Outputs
Cultivation Processes
Limitations to the techniques.

Population
1. Definitions (BR, DR, IMR)
2. The Demographic Transition Model
3. Migration
a. Rural-urban (Thailand: NE Thailand to Bangkok)Look for job
b. Urban-rural (USA : Major Cities to Florida)Retirement

Resources & Env Conservation
1. Types of Resources
2. Oil Case-study (Brunei)
A. Dependence on Oil
3. REMEMBER THAT THIS TOPIC IS VERY RELEVANT TO DAILY LIFE, USE LOGIC AND REAL LIFE EGs

Tourism
1. Definitions (visitor, tourist, amenities, attractions)
2. 3As of a successful tourist site.
3. Rise of global tourism
4. Singapore Case-study
A. Tourist HUB
B. Integrated Resort
C. Cultural Tourism
D. Limitations singapore faces

Industries
1. Heavy vs Light industries
2. manufacturing industries (Sugar: SIS sugar singapore)
3. Assembling industries (Computers: APPLE computers Singapore )

Physical Geography

Ask yourself if you can explain clearly (with or without diagrams) the following concepts in the following topics of Physcial Geography. They are vital to getting a good grade in the 'O' Levels.

Plate tectonics
1. Theory of Plate tectonics
2. How Convectional Currents can lead to the following:
A. Destructive Plate boundaries (possible physical landforms)
B. Constructive Plate boundaries (land and underwater)
3. Locate the following on a world map
A. Major convergent and divergent plates
B. Tear fault (Sierra Nevada, USA)
C. Major Fold Mountain belts (Andes, Rockies, Himalayas)
4. How earthquakes are formed, describe the effects on human activities.
5. Compare and contrast the following volcano types
A. Composite volcano
B. Ash & Cinder Cone
C. Acid lava Cone
D. Shield Volcano

Rivers
1. Erosional Processes in a river (C.A.S.H.)
2. Transportational Processes in a river (T.S.S.S)
3. Explain where and how meandering takes place.
4. Explain how Waterfalls, Levees & Floodplains are formed
5. Benifits and Disadvantages of living on a Floodplain / Delta
6. The features found in the Upper, Middle & Lower courses of a river.
A. Vertical erosion vs Lateral erosion
7. Drainage basin & catchment area

Coast
1. Coastal erosional Processes (C.A.S.H.)
2. Formation of the following features
A. Sea Cave, Arch, Stack, Stump, Wave-cut platform, headland & bay
3. Longshore Drift and the resultant features (spit & tombolo)

Natural Vegetation
1. Tropical Rainforest vs Equatorial Rainforest vs coniferous forests
2. layers, climate, soil and location of each forest type

Weathering
1. Chemical weathering
a. Carbonation, Oxidation, Solution,
2. Physical weathering
a. Frost Shattering, Exfoliation, Block disintegration, unloading
NOTE: WEATHER AND TYPE OF ROCK JOINT PRESENT IS KEY TO PHYSICAL WEATHERING