7th December- 18th December

~Chamber Orchestra- This week consisted of practise with the choir and also the primary orchestra in preparation for Candles by Candlelights. On the actual day of Carol's by candlelight itself we had to wear black and white and come earlier to set up and prepare. We also had a secret santa exchange that i organised, and it was very fulfilling to perform what we've practised for so long. Unfortunately the setting was open air, so the sound balance was really off and nothing could really be heard except for the amplified or miked instruments. I look forward to new pieces next term.

~Old folks home- THis will probably be our last week visiting the home. Basically, we went through the same routine again, but the really interesting thing about today was that we got to see a guy who was fed with a tube directly to the stomach. Uncle CK's friend also came to visit today and they were showing him their notebook, which was really cool. We've also planned to make a card for Ms. Tang. I've really learnt a lot from helping out at this place.

~Theory and piano- lessons were cancelled as we had a different agenda.

~Reading buddies- the class was having a party so we weren't needed

~mentoring- Finally, i managed to meet up with Nikki. We were able to talk pretty well and she's very sociable. I helped her with her science experiment and we also talked about her grades and her family as well as school in general. I was gonna help her with her math too, but we ran out of time and she seemed pretty pleased about the present i gave her. I would definitely like to continue mentoring next term, but hopefully we can change it to another and execute our meetings more successfully.

~ Shoe boxing- We had to stay back on Friday and Thursday to complete all the wrapping and sort out all the clothes. I think its fair to say that all of us had a lot of fun, and it was very chaotic in a nice way. Peter was the group leader and he was basically sitting around and trying to organise anything without getting much done, but he was very encouraging and it was very fun to poke fun at him whilst working. We went to visit the children on monday (and had to miss old folks home in the process) to distribute the presents, and they were extremely extremely pleased with our presents, i feel glad that we were able to do something for them. I think peter misunderstand their finance status because he told us they had absolutely nothing when in fact they were quite well off. It was unfortunate that some of the children were absent, but hopefully we'll be able to meet them when we have the new year dinner. We also plan to invite them over to school to use the facilities and also help them in swimming and other activities.

December 1st - December 6th

~Chamber orchestra- More rehearsals in preparation for carols by candlelight and so on.

~Musical- The performance was this week on thursday, friday and saturday (4th, 5th, 6th) and we had a full day rehearsal on both monday and wednesday. Initially, Mr. Moss the director was really angry and upset because he felt that the actors weren't doing their part, but by Wednesday he was feeling better about things. Ms. Leong said that we were okay though, so what he was saying didn't really apply to us. I was wondering if its just a drama thing, where they always say its the worst performance ever so that you'll do better, like a kind of derogatory motivation. The performances themselves were received really really well, and it felt extremely satisfactory to perform. THe cast party at the end was very touching and everyone was a bit teary (not to mention the good food). It's been a really long process of putting the play together, but it was worth it. I think all of us bonded as a result of the pantomine- as in not just the musicians, but everyone involved.

~Old Folks home- as mentioned, we couldn't make it becuase of musical practise. I think Cheryl or Lidia called Ms. Tang.

~Tutoring- All sessions are postphoned until the holidays.

~Reading buddies- I was the only one to go this week (without Rebecca and Shaeny) and i was read with 3 kids. I'm quite surprised at how almost none of them have any reservations reading to a semi-stranger, except maybe one or two of them. i find that i enjoy reading with Jan Marco the most, because even though he doesn't really read very fluently, he shows an intelligent response to the book and good understanding, which is very encouraging.

~Mentoring- I couldn't meet up on Friday because of the pantomine so we've postphoned it to next week.

~Theory- Again no class. Wilson was performing at the jazz fest this week.

~Piano- This was the week before the piano concert and so i really really practised and Saori agreed that i should do all four pieces for the concert. The concert was on a Sunday and it was quite nerve-wrecking, but i'm glad i did it. Surprisingly i got the excellent performance award and also the audience's favourite award. I was rather shocked, but it was pleasant to achieve that.

~Solfege- I couldn't go this week because of the matinee of the pantomine

November 24th- November 30th

~Chamber Orchestra- this week was basically spent on practising for the christmas pieces as we'll be playing for Carols' by candlelight. Next week we'll be going through the gospel pieces which we'll be performing on the 15th for the music assembly. Things seem to be going pretty well now, and tuning and balance are acceptable, so i hope the performance goes smoothly.

~Musical- The practices this week have been more intensive and slightly longer than before. We've completed ALL the pieces this time, including a few that we forgot we hadn't done before, and we've also been practising with the cast so we now know when we're supposed to come in. Its all very fun and enjoyable, although Ms. Leong gets stressed quite often.

~Tutoring- Christine passed me the book, so i went through all the questions and took about 2 hours marking everything and writing notes. There're trends in the questions that she can't answer, so i'm planningto work on these and then just breeze through the other topics that she already has a firm grasp off.

~Old Folks Home- This week i accidentally fed the wrong person the wrong food. I felt really really bad but Ms.Tang made it a point to tell me that it was okay. I hope it never happens again, and i will be more careful next time and double check. Aside from that, we shaved a diabetics head today and Cheryl accidentally shaved off a stump of hair that left a small open wound on her head. We were all extremely scared, but again Ms.Tang reassured us and told us it was okay. i hope we're not making more work for her than we are helping. I guess this is one of the major issues involved in volunteer helping- goodwill but lack of experience. Hopefully with time, we will be more knowledgeable in the area of caring for the elderly. we shaved a total of 3 people this time, and it was again a ver pleasant experience.

~Piano- This week in lesson time i had to play in front of one of Saori's other students, and it made me really nervous so i ended up making lots of mistakes. Its good practise for the performance though, and hopefully by then i'd have practices enough to play with my eyes closed. So far, i've managed to get all the notes, but now i really have to put expression.

~Theory- There's no theory this week again.

~Solfege-I passed the solfege!! from now on we'll be doing Solfege III but its still the same time and same teacher. I'll be posting the certificate for Solfege II soon.

~ Reading Buddies- This week i read with Davika and i worked on writing with Oliver. He's a very interesting child and he can talk till the cows come home as quoted from Mrs. mackinnon. Due to his desposition to be verbose, he tends to talk more than he writes and has problems writing down his creative ideas. So my job this week was to work with him on his writing, and further weeks would probably involve me working on his grammar, spelling and punctuation as well. I really enjoy working with Oliver and he made my day.

~ Mentoring- my mentee told me that she wasn't going to be in school on Friday when i approached her on thursday to confirm the meeting and as it was too late to arrange another time, we decided to put it off next week. i might arrange to meet her twice next week to make up for the session we missed.

November 17th- November 23rd

~Chamber Orchestra- This week we went through the pieces for Carols by Candlelight. We've set the dress code to be black and white with something "interesting". I've also been promoting to the person who takes attendence, previously ms. leong. I have to learn to project my voice. We'll also be recording next week in chamber, so lets hope everyone practices and comes for the rehearsal.

~Musical- The practice on monday was really really fun, because we were working with the actors this week and its really interesting to be able to see the play taking shape. I must say that the actors have all worked very hard and I can already see that the pantomine will be hilarious. We've completed going through all the songs already, so now i think its just a matter of fitting them into the pantomine and figuring out where and when we come in. Ms.Leong's also setting which pieces will be played by Japheth and which will be played by me, so that solves the issue of who's playing what. We didn't have practice at lunch on thursdays and fridays as we had a programme, Extraordinary sounds, on thursday, and Ms.Leong went out for lunch with her music class on fridays.

~Math tutoring- Christine and i were still unable to meet up this week, because she had physio on thursday and i thought i had musical but it was cancelled because the actors are away at ISTA in Singapore. She still hasn't passed me any papers for marking, so i'll be going after her soon i suppose.

~Piano- I had an extra class this Saturday, and the performance is coming up soon. I really have to memorise everything and go through the notes thoroughly. I think i desperately need to practise more.

~Theory was cancelled as Wilson's still busy with all the jazz stuff. Solfege was horrible, because i really went deaf this week, and it was a TEST. I've been trying to figure out why, and so far i suspect its because i stopped my cello lessons. May be taking it up again soon.

~Old folks home- all three of us couldn't make it this week because we had musical practise. I called Ms.Tang though, to ask about the home and to apologise for not showing up. She said all is well.

~Mentoring- this is my new CAS activity. WE've been introduced to our mentees and my mentee is called Nikki. She looks very sweet and is very easy to talk to, although she seems a bit scared of me at the moment. She's very strong socially, and she told me she's rather weak in her sciences and her teacher said she's not very good at organisation. SHe also did a fund raising activity for the St.Nicholas home recently and told me about the bake fund that she organised. I look forward to getting to know her better.

~Reading Buddies- This week was my second week helping out with Ms. Mackinnon's class. it was really enjoyable working with the children. Last week i worked with Oliver and he talked excessively so and was an extremely good reader. I spent the whole period with him, becuase i didn't realise we were only supposed to read for ten minutes. This week i read with Lily, Jan Marco and Hey Gin. Lily is a pretty fluent reader, and Jan Marco is a bit weaker, with Hey Gin in between them in terms of ability. Next week we might be working with the children on their writing, because they tend to have really good ideas, but fail in writing them down on paper, and this is what we will help them with.

November 10th- November 16th

sunshine old folks home~ Mamee passed away on Friday. It was really... unfortunate and disheartening. The worst part of it is that we saw her deteriorate from a fussy and lively person till her final days. Its strange to think that i'd fed her just less than a month ago. Aside from that, we were allowed to shave Uncle CK's hair today, and we also helped to trim his eyebrows, nose hair and facial hair. This experience was very exciting and slightly nerve-wrecking because there was always the possibility of hurting him, but fortunately everything went well. Ms. tang also related to us the cases of two elderly patients who suffer from depression due to being neglected by their family. One of them was chewed up towels and bloated her large intestine with the threads. Following the operation, her bowels no longer functioned and the previous home at which she was housed left her on the toilet bowl 24/7 as she suffered from acute diarrhoea. Ms. Tang told us that she was under medication to consolidate the faeces, and also to manage her depression. I find this case very tragic. On a happier note though, one of the ladies seem to recognise me. I'm not sure if this is a good or bad thing, because every time she sees me, she asks for sweets, but it feels good to be recognised. we've considered buying some food for them, although Ms. Tang has declined offers that we've made for fundraising and such activities. I think we should also bring another set of informal clothes, so we can change out of our uniforms and help in more physical tasks such as showering the residents and even cleaning the place.

Chamber orchestra~ practice was cancelled this week due to music forbissea

Musical~ The practices are coming along, and we are now rehearsing with the singers. I really feel like i need to practice more, and maybe spend more time coming up with fillers because my improvisation skills are not that well developed yet. I've also been allowed to play the glockenspiel and i really enjoy the tone of the instrument. There's another additional practice on Monday, so i may have to skip this week's old folks home session to attend it.

Math Tutoring~ i haven't been able to replace the lesson that we cancelled because of the musical rehearsal, so i've just told Christine to attempt as much of the paper 2s as she can manage, and pass the books to me for marking and additional notes.

Theory~ there was no lesson this week because Wilson's involved in the upcoming jazz festival and he's been busy with rehearsals but we still have our assignment to work on. I've had an idea so far, but i'll be working on it more first before penning it.

Piano~ we spent this lesson going through the pieces again, and she's asked me to work on memorising the pieces. We also watched some youtube videos and i've found that the menuet piece when played quickly sounds like an orchestral work but on the piano. Its pretty amazing. I've been practising my pieces more often now, and i hope i'll be fully prepared for the concert.

Solfege~ I really am going deaf. This week i failed the entire second piece, because i got lost and because the key was unfamiliar. It was extremely depressing and it put me down for a while, but i've got to keep trying. It's even worse because my sister's in the same class and she's doing much better than me, but oh wells. I think i'll go through the dictation again at home, and try to get accustomed to all the accidentals and key changes.

Suite Bergamasque

Prelude


Minuet


Clair De Lune


Passepied

Music activities

I've decided to add my reflections on music activities to this blog so here goes.
~Piano: I've started learning the fourth song of the Suite and Saori told me to research information about the Suite. Apparently the whole suite was inspired by a poem by Paul Verlaine "Clair de Lune", and although the original meaning of Bergamasque means an earthy Italian dance.

~Theory: wilson has asked me to extend my first composition for submission for an ABRSM competition thats searching for new songs for their new syllabus. He also asked us to compose a new piece that composes of about 4 or 5 sections, and i think that this composition is likely to take a long time. Theory lessons are also venturing into the area of improvisation, which is extremely handy in any music career.

~ Solfege ear training: there will be a test the next week, and hopefully i'll be able to focus on concentrate. I've also found that listening to music BEFORE solfege classes reduces my ability to hear the dictation. I think i'm going deaf.

November 3rd- November 9th

All CAS activities resumed this week following the midterm break.

-Sunshine Old Folks Home~ This week at the old folks home, i was greatly disturbed by an event that should not have occured. When we arrived at the home, we walked in and i saw mamee had a tube inserted in her nose. Upon asking ms. Tang about it, she told us that Mamee had had a stroke, and that she had not been admitted into the hospital because she was too old. I find this shocking and irrational. Personally speaking, the elderly SHOULD be admitted, precisely because they're old. This global issue of disregarding the health and welfare of the elderly population is one that is highly controversial. Some argue that spending resources on the elderly is a waste of capital. I however feel that the elderly should be given the very best care that they can recieve, and should not be discriminated against because of their age. Other than that, today i fed the teacher that Cheryl usually feeds, and we also spoke to this old lady in Mandarin. It was very encouraging to see that most of the people now recognise us, and its heartening to see their smile when i waved to them.

-Chamber Orchestra~ We sounded much much worse that our last practice, probably because of the slight hiatus. Tuning was awful, and the lead violinist wasn't around so the violin section sounded a bit lost, especially in their entry for 'Oh maria'. The one piece that still sounds good though is the beethoven piece. Ms. Leong asked for feedback so i said the bass was a little messy.

-Math Tutoring~ I feel slightly discouraged. Christine doesn't seem to remember most of the things i tell her. I'm not sure if maybe its because we're too familiar, or if she's unable to apply the same concept to different questions. I'll have to change lesson time too, becuase musical practices are now on a thursday after school.

-Musical~ Rehearsals with the singers are starting next week, and are going to be further extended. I look forward to the final show. The costumes and all are looking good, as are the props. I also enjoyed reading the script and going through some of the lines with Jack.

October 20th- October 26th

This week all activities were conducted as per normal.

-Sunshine old folks home~ Lidia came with us this week and again, we were assigned feeding jobs. The first person i fed was new to the place and although i encouraged her to eat, she only ate about 1/3 of the porridge. Ms. Tang told us though that this was normal, and that she would feed her again later on. I noticed that most of the residents watch a lot of television. This week, i was able to understand a bit more dialect, but am still not fluent enough to be confident in executing action without Ms. Tang's approval. The second lady i fed was a stroke victim and she was paralysed on the left side. As a result, i had to watch carefully as she liked eating quickly, but was susceptible to choking due to the paralysis. Ms. Tang also taught me how to move the patients and she stressed the importance of using the forearms, not the wrist, and the wrists are too fragile to handle weights and may snap under pressure. First one must lift the head before slipping one's arms around the body and locking the wrists together. After moving the patient's main body, carry the legs using both forearms. The second thing i learnt today was tube feeding. It is important to ensure that the tube is correctly lodged and to do this, you must withdraw the syringe to check for fluid, and when there is no fluid, place the tube in a cup of water. There should not be bubbles, or this would indicate that the tube is not in the oesophagus but rather in the trachea. Although i didn't get to talk to Mami today, i saw her giving Ms. Tang a hard time, but Ms. Tang was very collected about the whole affair and chaffed her laughingly. Cheryl and Lidia were listening to MC Lim- a patient with amnesia- who told them that they were very pretty and should choose their friends wisely. Overall, i had a good time at the home this week.

-Chamber Orchestra~ we have now decided to perform in Carols by Candlelight. This week consisted of us going through the christmas pieces so that we could play along while the others carol their hearts out. I look forward to the evening.

-Tutoring~ Christine got her math results- 31/60, which i found pretty decent. After going through the questions, i found that again it wasn't so much a matter of understanding the concept but rather of the problem and consequently application. To overcome this, i still think that we should stick to doing past papers. She doesn't seem to be able to do all the papers though, so i will be modifying the lesson plan soon.

-Musical practice~ practice has officially been elongated from wednesdays and thursdays lunchtime to wednesdays thursdays and fridays lunchtime. I didn't find out about the friday practice until the day itself and so i had to run back up the hill like a mad woman. Ms. Leong just laughed at me. We played the Cinderella song (Bibetty bubetty boo)and peter was there so he sang along, as well as All you need is Love by the Beetles, and the cleanup song from Barney. My part is relatively simple as of yet, but i still practice a bit at home.

October 13th- October 19th

This week's activity:

-Chamber orchestra~ There was a significant improvement since our first attempts at playing the songs. We're now able to run through all three pieces, and although there are still some tuning issues, everything sounds much better!

-Musical~ practice on wednesday was cancelled and shifted to friday instead. We did a new piece called the Teddy Bear's picnic that Ms.Leong asked me to find the chords for, and also I'm a believer. We had to photocopy the scores because there weren't enough between Japheth and I. He was absent on friday as well, so i got to be the pianist for the whole practice. It was very fun.

-Tutoring~ Christine didn't manage to complete most of the exercises i gave her so i think i may have to redo the lesson plan. Still no luck on finding a new supervisor. most of the administration aren't involved with student affairs directly. There was also a math test on sets and vectors, but the results aren't out yet. I think so far that Christine's main issue is understanding the problem not the actual math itself, so i'll see how i can help her with that- maybe make a list on guiding words.

-I have added a new CAS activity, that Cheryl and I are doing together. We're going to the Sunshine old folks home where we volunteered to help out. Lidia's joining us next monday. This first visit was basically just a tour of the place. We also helped with the feeding, and i was feeding this lady who likes to be called Mamee. Cheryl was feeding another old lady who was once a teacher, but who fractured her bones during a fall. The lady in charge, Miss Tang, said she was a very fussy patient, and i struggled a little to understand what it was that she wanted. Most of the patients there are permanent, with only a few temporary, and there are currently 25 residents. SOme are tube fed but others are require feeding. Miss Tang's a nurse and she's been looking after the old folks for 20 years. There were also other hired helpers around, and we were told that we could drop in anytime. Most of the people there seemed a bit disturbed by our presence but hopefully, they'll soon get used to us. It was a very thought-provoking experience. I wondered what most of the residents did and looked like during their youth, and i look forward to getting to know them, although there may be a few language barriers.

October 6th- October 12th.

All activites resumed this week as per normal, with the except of chamber orchestra that was cancelled due to the puppet show.

Musical: This week's practices were spent learning the time warp song. Some of the people missed practice and Miss Leong was slightly miffed at them. I find practice was constructive, but not as efficient and organised, what with some people not turning up. That's why we ended up playing the song for BOTH practices instead of just one. Hopefully everyone will turn up from now on. We also acquired a new member, Ted. Wouter's on the bass, Wen Lu on Keyboard, and now Ryu's on guitar, with me and Japheth on piano. I was also practicing the 'Dance of the Little Swans' pieces that Miss Leong gave to us over the weekend. I'm pretty sure some of the chords are wrong though, so i'll ask Miss Leong about it on wednesday.

Math Tutoring: Christine told me that she has a vectors test on tuesday, so i made notes for her on the sections that she'll be tested on in her notebook. I also passed her the past years papers, and am planning to get a clean copy from Finola or one of the math teachers. She was working on the paper 4, and has some difficulty with graphs and trigonometry, so i'll go through these topics with her once she completes the paper. I haven't found a new supervisor yet, but i'm starting to consider one of the people in administration, because they're already in school during the hours that we require supervision.

Maths Lesson plan

Math tutoring

Date
Lesson Plan:
September 18th 2008
Get to know session
September 25th 2008
Start on Sets and Vectors
October 2nd 2008
Raya Break
October 9th 2008
Start on Paper 4, May/June 2000, Q1-4. Assign Paper 2, May/June 2000 for homework.
October 16th 2008
Complete Paper 4, May/June 2000, Q5-7. Go through Paper 2. Assign Paper 2, May/June 2001.
October 23rd 2008
Evaluation of areas on weaknesses based on May/June 2000 Papers, and go through these topics.
October 30th 2008
Mid-Term Break. Assign Nov/Dec 2000 Papers.
November 3rd 2008
Go through Nov/Dec 2000 Papers. Again evaluate areas of weaknesses and go through topics. Assign Nov/Dec 2001, Paper 2.
November 10th 2008
Start on Paper 4, May/June 2001, Q1-4. Go through assigned Paper 2. Assign Paper 2, May/June 2002.
November 17th 2008
Complete Paper 4. Go through assigned paper 2. Assign Paper 2, Nov/Dec 2002
November 24th 2008
Start on Paper 4, Nov/Dec 2002, Q1-4. Go through assigned Paper 2. Assign Paper 2, May/June 2003.
December 1st 2008
Complete Paper 4. Go through assigned Paper 2. Assign Paper 2, May/June 2003.
December 8th 2008
Evaluate areas of weaknesses. Use Qs from secondary textbook to revise. Go through assigned paper 2.
December 15th 2008
Christmas Holidays. Complete all papers from May/June 2000 to Nov/Dec 2005. May arrange for further tutoring sessions to prepare for mock exams in January.

September 29th- October 5th

Chamber orchestra~ Practice was directed by Japheth today, and he's got more experience conducting so things went considerably better. The pieces are becoming smoother, although we still have difficulty in playing continously and in tune. I think one of our major problems would be that most people don't pay attention to what others are playing, and so there are harmonising issues. Even though Ms. Leong's pointed this out before, most people don't seem to be paying heed to her advice. I think that we should do sectionals and also study the conductors score to add dynamics to individual sections, so that important phrases are duely highlighted instead of being drowned out.

Due to the Raya holidays, tutoring and musical practice did not occur.

September 22nd- September 28th

This week's activities:

-Chamber orchestra~ We finally managed to go through the two gospel pieces that we're playing! Even though things sound a bit eerie and everyone's sliding around on their pitch, but its encouraging to know that we can at least play through the pieces. Kai Sheng was conducting today and he's still rather new to the position, so it'll be a while till he's accustomed to conducting. I find he looked rather stiff, but it was an enjoyable practice.

-Tutoring~ Christine and I have decided to work in the library so Rosie can supervise us. The problem is that the library closes at 4.00 but our tutoring session is supposed to last until 4.30, so i'll see if i can find a new supervisor. This week i made two sheets of notes of Christine with the basic notations for sets. Next week, i'll be starting her off with the past papers, and i plan to complete half a paper per week for paper four, and assign her one paper two for homework. Even though her class will be starting on the past papers soon, i have asked the math teachers for advice and Ms. Tan told me that its perfectly okay to do past papers twice or even more than that, so there's no problem there.

-Musical practice~ we had our first practice on wednesday and thursday's lunchtime. So far, we've ran through two songs, and Japheth and I alternate playing the piano. i also youtubed the songs that we're playing to help me understand the style of the songs. Ms. Leong asked me to create a string accompaniment for Wen Lu. Although the songs are still a little sloppy around the edges, the basic gist is there and besides, practice makes perfect. The practices are enjoyable and i'm comfortable with the people I'm working with.

CAS activities

The CAS activities that i've chosen to be involved with so far are chamber orchestra, tutoring and the drama production (Cinderella). My roles in the activities are as follows (accordingly):

-Current president of the chamber orchestra, Cellist
-Math tutoring for IGCSE level.
-Instrumentalist (Piano/keyboard)

Chamber Orchestra activities began on the 2nd of September with an introductory meeting held in the music room, whereby Ms. Leong explained that our first performance is scheduled for December at Carols by Candlelight. She has arranged several gospel pieces for us to play from the Sister's Act (Oh Maria and I Will Follow You) as well as Bach's Air on G String. We mainly listened to the pieces and i was in charge of filing the scores for each section. On the 9th of September we had our second meeting and i conducted an icebreaker game for us to get to know each other called 'Blow Wind Blow'. In my opinion, being president is a position that requires a lot of leadership skills that i hope i can acquire over time.

Christine (the student I'm tutoring) and I had our first session on the 18th of September. There was no adult supervision as this was again, an introductory meeting. She informed me that her class is currently working on Sets and Vectors before they move on to revision, so i plan to devise a revision schedule as well as use my previous notes to help her with her math. Also as adult supervision is required, I've decided to approach the librarian for help in this matter and hopefully everything will go according to plan.

As for the drama production, there hasn't been an official meeting yet, but i've learnt from Ms. Leong that there are over 30 pieces in the production and many instrumentalists. Rehearsals are scheduled for lunch times.

My other CAS activities that i hope to be able to join would be netball as well as a running team for charity that's currently being organised, in order to balance the areas of CAS.

Jerejak

The weekend trip to jerejek from the 12th to the 14th of September introduced us to the CAS aspect of the IB programme and i've decided to keep a blog as a means of tracking my CAS activities and whatnot.
My aims for this year in terms of CAS would be to grow as a person, both ethically as well as in terms of skills. Hopefully by the end of the programme i'll be able to have achieved this by participating in a range of activities to widen my perspectives.
All in all i look forward to the results of this year and will continue to strive for higher achievements.