2011
Wed
16
Mar
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I/We Shall Not Be Moved

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Posted at 8:50 pm by Miss Loi in Miss Loi's Car

Normally Miss Loi would have been incensed by the irresponsible idiot who performed this hit & run on her car.

Hit & Run

But then again, this little dent (ok it’s more than a dent) seems minuscule compared to the fates of thousands of cars (and lives) following the massive earthquake in Japan.

Thus she could only hope that this incident (with its hefty repair bill … grrr …) will serve to bring an end to a difficult month – a month that oversaw a bout of illness, a family bereavement and, to a lesser extent, ongoing renovation woes.

But then again, hundreds of thousands of others are having it much, much worse.

Japan Earthquake Tsunami b

As a frequent visitor (and shopper) to Japan, she can only pray for all in the land that has given her many ideas and inspirations in the past (as evident throughout this blog).

And with random stories like these coming through, she has faith that with typically strong moral and social foundations in place, everyone will pull through this ordeal …

You will survive any earthquake (and O Level maths problem)
as long as your (maths) foundation is strong

… even though there may not be a single cherry blossoming tree left standing by the waterside for now … :(

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2011
Sat
5
Mar
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2010 GCE A-Level Results – Of Apples & Coconuts

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Posted at 8:25 pm by Mr Loi in Mr Loi the A Level Tutor
GCE 'A' Level 2010 H1/H2 Maths Results

While I was suffering from a bad bout of cough (I still am) throughout yesterday, 2010 GCE A-Level results was released.

Now that I’m feeling slightly well enough to login, I would like to say a BIG Congratulations to my 2010 students and all for achieving the grades that your hard work deserves.

Whether it’s Apples or Bananas or Coconuts or Durians that are the ‘fruits’ of your labour, let this be a celebration of your hard work.

As we live in a time where final grades are massively overemphasized, there will be those of you regard yourselves as ‘failures’ when you do not get the grades you aimed for, where your disappointment far overshadows the learning processes and great efforts you’ve put in over the past two years.

But as my sister always says, life will not be determined by your grades on a piece of paper (that will get moldy in a few years, trust me), so it’s important to let go (even if you’ve excelled this time round) and focus on motivating yourself to perform even better in the future.

For while exams simply require your timely preparation and a certain amount of luck, your life will always demands your ceaseless efforts and unending perseverance (and even more luck).

Alright time to get some rest *cough* *cough*

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Shoo! Shoo! Unicorn get lost from my life!
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2011
Mon
14
Feb
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A Matter Of Love And Death At Downtown East

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Posted at 7:57 pm by Miss Loi in E-Maths Questions
如有雷同纯属巧合

Miss Loi, I can’t come for tuition today! Coz … I … I … got a date :P

Miss Loi, for the sake of my future PLEEEEEEZE excuse me from tuition today! I don’t wanna be a monk!

Miss Loi, today cannot come. Got char bor tonight.” *hangs up abruptly* :?

And so, armed with a sudden abundance of time after being predictably spurned by many of her students, Miss Loi decided to pack up early and drove leisurely to a “leisure & lifestyle destination” in a remote part of Singapore to relax and spend some time by herself.

Downtown East

Seated by a table at the local McDonald’s, she was soon starkly reminded of the significance of the day amid scenes of lovey-dovey couples around her in various stages of companionship.

Her state of loneliness was emphasized 1 × 106 times as she watched, with a tinge of envy and nostalgia, a couple shoving spoonfuls of McFlurry ice cream ‘romantically’ into each other’s mouths; a girl (pretending to be) pleasantly surprised by a bouquet of roses whipped out by her boyfriend … and a bunch of youths staring at her from two tables away.

After a thorough self-inspection of her face/eyes/hair/makeup/dress/shoes which failed to find any sort of stain that might have triggered their attention, she stared back at them in bewilderment.

Miss Loi's Bewildered Stare

But they simply continued to stare at her.

Miss Loi's Stern Stare

Feeling a bit annoyed by this, she stared back at them with greater ferocity and laser beams shooting out from her eyes.

Miss Loi's Laser Stare

Suddenly one of the youths stood up, walked towards her, and asked her in Hokkien,

Miss, why you stare at us huh? What’s your number?

Miss Loi blushed a little before replying shyly,

Ooh you’re rather direct aren’t you? Don’t you think you’re a little too young for me?

His voice took on a rather unfriendly tone.

We are from the 4455 Society! Which society are you from?

Huh? Umm … errr … I’m from the Joss Sticks Society. Please like my Facebook page when you visit ;)

He looked a bit confused at first, but raised his voice nonetheless.

I’ve never heard of your stupid-sounding society, but this table belongs to our gang and society! Get lost now!

Boy was Miss Loi hopping mad now …

DO YOU HAVE TO BE SO RUDE?! I didn’t know McDonald’s sold their tables to SILLY groups like yours with a SILLY boy band-sounding name!

At that precise moment, the entire tattoo-laden detachment from the 4455 boy band Society rose up from their table, brandishing their steely choppers.

Miss, you dare to insult our Society’s name! We will take you to our Big Boss and let him deal with you!

Sensing that something was obviously very wrong, Miss Loi slowly inched her way away from the table. Her tentative steps turned into a trot, and before long her Charles & Keith shoes were off as she broke her own speed record multiple times running at full throttle past terrified onlookers to escape the chasing pack of youths.

Thanks to her infamous sense of direction, however, her escape was brought to a screeching halt when she ran into a dead end – where she ended up with her back pressed to the wall, eyes shut and head tilted to one side as she awaited her impending fate at the hands of the slowly-approaching mob.

Triad gangsters
The elite 4455 Society (for illustrative purposes only)

STOP!!! This girl is mine!

A familiar face suddenly burst into the scene, surprising the mob.

I am a member of 4455. She is my girl. I will bring her to Big Boss myself!

Who are you? I’ve never seen you before. If you are really part of us then you should know our password.

Maybe you are still new. It’s OK, the password is the solution to this challenging indices question – which all 4455 members should know how to solve since ours is an elite society! 4455! 4455!

If 688x = 32 and 43y = 32, find the value of 1/x - 1/y.

When Miss Loi tried to answer, she was firmly put in her place.

Shut up Miss! Only he can answer this! Don’t think you can even solve it in your lifetime looking at your bimbo Ah Lian face!

And so, can you help Smiling 哥 finally, finally attain his wish of becoming his 梦中情人 Miss Loi’s hero on Valentine’s Day?

4455! 4455!


P.S. Please note that Miss Loi & the Joss Sticks Society does NOT advocate nor condone any form of secret society activities in Singapore.

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2011
Thu
3
Feb
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Happy Lunar New Year *CRACK!!!*

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Posted at 10:54 pm by Miss Loi in Miss Loi's Car

The Year of the Labbit Rabbit literally hopped in with a bang in the form of a mysterious projectile that left a stationary point of inflexion on Miss Loi’s windscreen :(

Point of Inflexion on Miss Loi's Windscreen
Huat Ah!
All requests for Miss Loi’s car plate number will be firmly denied :?

While Miss Loi now desperately hunts for a windscreen repair shop to solve this Maxima & Minima problem (which most of you Sec 4 AMaths students may get to encounter after your first CA in March/April), she would nonetheless like to wish everyone

A Very Happy Year of the Bunny!

Huat Ah … *sob sob* :(

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2011
Fri
28
Jan
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“Your Time Will Come!”

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Posted at 2:02 pm by Miss Loi in E-Maths Questions

WHAT?! You still haven’t changed to new currency notes yet?! Then where am I going to find the money for your cousin/niece/nephew/babies’ ang paos???!!!

And so by the wrath of her Almighty Dowager Mom, Miss Loi rushed to the banks at her Town Centre to exchange new notes.

But today being the last Friday of the week before Chinese New Year, most banks had already run out of new notes by the time she arrived.

Out of Stock
Out of Stock :(

Those with new notes still available were easily distinguished by long snaking queues, along with a security guard who told her, with a pessimistic shake of the head, “There’ll be nothing left to exchange by the time you reach the counter, even if you’re brave enough to join the queue!“.

Wait Long Longer
Wait long long … :(

Thus, like desperate Last-Minute Buddha Foot Huggers looking for tuition centres a week before their exams, Miss Loi joined the ranks of desperate uncles and aunties now roaming aimlessly from bank to bank like a flock of lost sheep.

Just when all hope seemed lost, a grating sound of opening gates was heard from the direction of one of the banks, followed by a shriek from one of the aunties.

In that heart stopping moment, a cat stopped its rummaging activity around a dustbin, and together with Miss Loi and the rest of the uncles and aunties, slowly turned their heads in unison towards the source of the sound …

… just in time to see a bank employee complete the pasting of a notice which basically said

New Currency Notes Available Here

The near-stampede that followed produced some of the most troubling scenes the Town Centre had ever witnessed, as everyone raced like a brigade of troopers towards the bank entrance, charging forward like no tomorrow in the name of duty, honour, and their babies’ 2011 Chinese New Year ang paos.

Just when the tussling horde was within touching distance of the entrance, a bank employee stepped out from behind those glass doors and shouted

Calm down everyone! We only have limited amounts of currency notes, but our bank’s resident Maths Guru have worked out a strategy that will serve as many of you as possible!

Each of you will be given a queue number, and you shall only enter when your number is called!

Please be patient! Your time will come!

From a board that was subsequently put up, the bank had a total of 198 × new $2 notes, 330 × new $10 notes and 132 × new $50 notes available.

To serve as many people and to be as fair as possible, it was decided that the new notes will be distributed in such a way that everyone can only exchange the same number of $2 notes, the same number of $10 notes, and the same number of $50 notes (while stocks last).

  1. Miss Loi was allocated Queue Number 67. If the queue numbers were called out in an ascending numerical order, should she stick around?
  2. Find the total value of the notes each person was able to exchange.

Patience my friends! Your time will come! Your time will come!

But will there be anything left for her when her ‘time’ eventually comes?

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