2012
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16
Jan
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2011 GCE O-Level Results – Supernatural

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Posted at 9:30 pm by Miss Loi in Miss Loi the Tutor

When Miss Loi made the decision to build The Temple in 2007, pay was not a key factor.

A Darth Vader-ish voice in her head, and an overwhelming desire to rid as many students as possible of the LMBFH Syndrome were.

The prices of Ikea furniture at the time was also an important consideration.

A Gathering of Billy, Chris, Franklin, Antonius and Kludd
Oh how nostalgic.

Challenging some of the assignments might be, she had some ground to believe that she would not suffer a drastic increase in white hair in the process, even though she had to up the frequency of her visits to the salon to “fix things”.

White Hair
Limp, dull and lifeless and in dire need of treatment to restore its natural shine

But come the beginning of each year, all those white hair efforts would bring her immense satisfaction when she witnesses yet another batch of Temple devotees complete their cycle of Mathematical Reincarnation.

So it is with these 2011 GCE ‘O’ Level results, where 100% of this assorted batch of young men and women, flying the United Colors of The Temple, many of whom were ‘victims’ of the unfortunate ‘Sorry, your child is not bright enough’ grades-cleansing campaign, defied the odds to pass and attain significant improvement in their grades.

Of her Double Maths students, whom more than half first arrived at The Temple on the brink (i.e. ≤ C6),

  • an amazing 90.9% of them made the jump to at least a B3 for BOTH E-Maths & A-MATHS,
  • with 42.85% scoring and 自摸-ing a Full House 满胡 對對胡 double-A1 for BOTH E-Maths & A-Maths.
  • In addition, 81% attained at least a 4-grade jump, with 88.1% attaining at least a 3-grade jump.
2011 GCE O Level Double Maths Results
GCE O-Level 2011 Double Maths Grades

Of her supposedly “weaker” Single Math students, who … umm … true to form, belonged to a 百分百 100% 清一色 batch of D7/E8/F9-ers who arrived cold and depressed at The Temple Gates, who were a major source of Miss Loi’s frequent visits to the hair salon, some of whom even made Miss Loi wake up in cold sweat in the middle of the night screaming “No! He might repeat! She might not make it!!!” ….

  • 100% attained at least a 4-grade jump to banish their cursed F9s forever to nothing but a distant memory - which could be used to motivate their future grandchildren in the manner of “I used to score F9s just like you, then I went to a Temple and took an arrow in the knee.” … something like that.
  • 75% have made the leap to at least a B3.
2011 GCE O Level Single Math Results
GCE O-Level 2011 Single Maths Grades

So it is with these ‘O’ Level exams, where supernatural efforts tend to reward you with supernatural results. But as Miss Loi bid a final goodbye to yet another batch of supernatural students, she is mindful that for some, however, all that sweat and tears may have sadly not yielded the desired outcome your supernatural efforts deserved.

Judging from the numerous mentions of “Bedok Reservoir” surfacing every now and then on Facebook, Twitter etc. over the course of the week, she’s a little disturbed that should the balance be tilted further in the future … CHOY CHOY CHOY!

As such, Miss Loi shall leave you with this very, very self-explanatory picture

The Singapore Education System
Place your bets on the winner here!

… along with a very aptly-written by this reader (borrow your quote hor, mathslover :D )

… everyone has different talents but sadly some are made to waste time on an exam that is either impossible for them, or so hard that their time can be better spent bettering the future of society doing other things besides studying for it.

Really, instead of making that seal go through tuition to learn how to climb trees, then practise climbing the actual trees used for exams in the last 10 years, why not just release the seal to do what it can do best?

That’s why one exam simply does not determine your entire future and what you do in your lifetime, and that the next step you take is always more important than the previous step you left behind.

Yesterday is History. Tomorrow is a Mystery, and Today is a gift. That’s why we call it – the Present.
Seize the Day!
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2012
Wed
4
Jan
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The Trumpet Has Sounded For Judgment Day

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Posted at 2:16 pm by Miss Loi in Miss Loi the Tutor

Miss Loi was traveling along the TPE towards the CTE … passing a lonely stretch of road with a handphone “dead zone” where no signal has ever penetrated, be it Singtel, Starhub, M1 or Maxis … enjoying the serenity it brings … a quiet moment when she was virtually unreachable … when she could conveniently forget about the enquiries, her timetable, and the chaos that is her students’ CCAs.

The aircon in her car suddenly turned chillingly cold, and she realized she had passed that dead zone when she saw this …

So much for serenity … *teng teng teng teng*

Pour out your feelings with other … umm … like-minded folks at the 2011 Judgment Day Event!

2011 GCE O Level Judgment Day
“… I’d unravel my grades in the shade of the afternoon sun”
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2011
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All I Want For Christmas Is A Super Science Tutor

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Posted at 11:05 pm by Miss Loi in Little Miss Loi the Science Tutor (archived)

The flakes of festive snow flitted gently along the (newly installed) blue theme of this web page as Miss Loi watched idly, wrapping herself in a subtle hope that this mesmerising scene would go on forever.

Little Miss Loi 姐, it’s time.

*Hope dashed*

Oh is it really time?

Little Miss Loi Yup it’s final call for the flight that will send me to my dream of becoming a medical doctor.

*points at departure monitor*

OK then. Merry Christmas, have a safe trip and hopefully the trains over there are more reliable than the Cleopatra Railways we have here.

Little Miss Loi Merry Christmas 姐. Will miss miss all of you.

*hugs*

Thus, like a snowflake that ended its journey at a sea of glistening snow, the departure of Little Miss Loi from The Temple is complete.

And thus begins the search for the next Level 99+ all-LMBFH Syndrome-conquering Super Science Tutor *sweats*

Meanwhile here’s wishing all a

Merry Christmas & A Great 2012 Ahead!
Christmas Presents 2012
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2011
Mon
14
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GCE O Level 2011 Oct/Nov Combined Science (Physics/Chemistry) 5116 MCQ Paper 1 Suggested Answers & Solutions

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Posted at 3:20 pm by Little Miss Loi in Little Miss Loi the Science Tutor (archived)

For the last time … a last look at the sky, a last glance at the booklet, and a final series of codes:

Physics Q1-10 ACBBA ABADB
Physics Q11-20 CBDCD CCADD
Chemistry Q21-30 DBABA BDACC
Chemistry Q31-40 DCCDA DBBAC

Do they tally with yours?

Note: If you are taking Physics/Biology or Chemistry/Biology, the set of Physics/Chemistry MCQs in the relevant section of your paper should be exactly the same.

Update: For the last time …. the list of workings and explanations for each of the answers (where applicable) have been compiled (along with the questions at the end)!

Access here by clicking the Like button (if you haven’t yet done so).

GCE O Level 2011 Combined Science 5116 Paper 1 solutions
2011 O-Level October/November Combined Science (Physics, Chemistry) 5116 Paper 1 Suggested Solutions

That’s all folks. Goodbye and enjoy your holidays and FREEDOM!

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2011
Mon
14
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GCE O Level 2011 Oct/Nov Chemistry 5072 (MCQ) Paper 1 Suggested Answers & Solutions

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Posted at 9:23 am by Little Miss Loi in Little Miss Loi the Science Tutor (archived)

Another morning, another booklet, another series of codes sent:

Q1-10 CDDAA CBDBA
Q11-20 BABDA DAADB
Q21-30 BADBD ADDDA
Q31-40 CDBCB ABCCA

Note: After staring long and hard at the ang moh anomaly that is Q22, I’ve decided to change its answer to A. Reason being that scrap steel, containing a higher percentage (98%) of iron, will lead to a better yield and reduce mining wastes when iron is produced from it via recycling. The highlighted portion would definitely qualify as a correct reason if only it had been included in the original statement – instead of sparking intense debates like this :(

Do they tally with yours?

Update: Once again, the list of workings and explanations for each of the answers (where applicable) have been compiled (along with the questions at the end)!

You may access here by clicking the Like button (if you haven’t yet done so).

GCE O Level 2011 Chemistry 5072 Paper 1 solutions
2011 O-Level October/November Chemistry 5072 Paper 1 Suggested Solutions

As usual, hopefully this will help in some way to settle some of the debates regarding some of the answers (and hopefully not create more in the process!)

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