Results for Yr2/Sem 2 released today

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Name : TAN TENG GEOK Matric No : U061821W 2007/2008 Sem 2 Examination for SCIENCE 2 Module Code Module Title Grade LSM2101 Metabolism and Regulation B LSM2102 Molecular Biology A- LSM2202 Experimental Molecular and Cell Biology B- PC1327 Science of Music B SSS1207 Natural Heritage of Singapore B+ CAP: 3.03 (CAP computed is accurate based on progress & declaration made as at time of printing.)

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:) Thank God! Though expected the 2 bottom modules to get A..(argh NATURAL HERITAGE! JUST A BIT MORE TO A-)-_-nvm la.. heh I got my 1st A- this sem! and for a rather difficult mod such as molecular bio.. Im really very very thankful :D I gotten my 1st A+ during CA of that mod too! the one I had a F for my 1st Ca ended up with B-.. I really wonder what I got for the 40% report..put in alot alot of effort lo..but i'll never know... :P

2.7(yr1/sem1)->2.75->2.8(after SU)->3.03 (just for this sem is 3.64! PRAISE GOD!!)

It's been tough trying to fix my eyes on God as I struggle through my grades.. especially while I mix around with people who are either gippers or high achievers..basically people who are really smart. After screwing up my 1st sem in NUS, Felt that my results didnt reflect my efforts in sem 2 and i was upset with God...After church camp, speaker taught us about the ultimate duty of man and how we should enjoy life the way God has planned it.. I come to realise such reflection of results do not determine my value..but the way I handle my results. I ought to fear God and enjoy whatever portion I am given. Next in year 2.. I decided that I'll put in more effort so I can take a step closer to my doctor dream(k im still dreaming hee) but I failed again... as in .. my grades dropped even after putting alot more effort..stayed away from the hall crowd, fun and stuff...(all thanks to JAP! level 1001.. argh take up so much time in the end score C and jeopardise other modules also..dun take language in NUS!) So I was so so disappointed in God.. cos just when I've decided to do sth..He took what I seem to need most away from me. And then God showed me again how the time spent with family and the relationships I have with Him is priority, an ultimate, eternal happiness that cannot be replaced by anything else in the world. Not even a failed job, lest bad grades. All these had happened perhaps because I had left God everywhere else than in my studies, work, my dance, my sports...
So after I placed Him back in the center :) everything seems clearer and easier to achieve, easier to swallow what had come. Easier to organise my life... cos my priority is right. Thank God for guiding, protecting, assuring and comforting me throughout these 2 years.. I know I haven let God down this semester because I have done my best with Him. Partnering God in every thing that I do.. is simply gorgeous. haha (what a word). *scene in Narnia(Prince Caspian) popped up: Lucy found Azlan and hugged Him, had so much fun and joy, Azlan smiled and laughed together with her* Heavenly Father.. are you smiling because I have done you proud? :) I'm smiling because you have made me glad in all your ways :D

And just a few months ago...

Academic Year 0708 started with a bang!! We won the BEST FLOAT! Thanks to Vijay and his team who made this possible :D Enjoy the clip below.. it was truly the best...


In my impression, Science was impressive too when they made that indian god stand.. everyone was like wow! hee. Anw I think they won too .. for the faculty category :D
I'm in both.. from Eusoff and Science so im proud, very proud of both!

And so year 2 started.. I'm still stuck in life sciences.. not changing to other faculty... Well it is not too bad afterall.. considering there's ppl helping me academically this time round. heh
I've been procrastinating my reflections of the year, haven got the time to consolidate them properly..finally here it is..

E3.. the little corner i shared with sopphia and jenna/emily(HK) in Sem 1 and esther/emily koh in sem 2 through sunny and rainy days..the days when flooding occurs along our little corner.. We had our breakfasts at 8.45am usually and then our daily routine will start.. but.. in sem 2 things changed when our biological clocks got screwed up thanks to DP and all our tests haha. o well, but Emily and I tried. half the time we just missed Soph.

Sem 1 took Jap.. it basically killed my interest for the language because it was so exhaustive and I didnt really have much time to my other important modules. But through it I learnt.. to persevere.. even though I really didn't like it very much. God taught me his grace then.. and I just had to cling on to it :D
I can't really remember what I was doing in fact in sem1.. i just remembered Jap and Jap and JAp.. cos that's all i do every single day.. heh Then results came and I did badly la. blamed God and all.. but ultimately came to a conclusion that I ought to just continue to trust God and not throw immature tantrums at such tangible things.
God helped me walked out of it courageously and hang on to my sem 2 studies, Acting Chair of CF, badminton Cap, IVP player, DP dancer. I thank God I was able to pull through all these by his grace...
Sem 2 modules were Molecular Biology, Regulation and MEtabolism, Experimental Molecular and Cell Biology, Natural Heritage of Singapore and Science of Music. The last 2 modules were pretty easy to handle while the other 3 cores are really interesting though content intensive. I hated regulation and metabolism because it was biochemistry but I walked out of the module satisfied as it taught me the interconnectedness of the body, every fineness detail in each metabolic pathway. The malfunction of one pathway will definitely affect the others and this is the way my Heavenly Father has built each and every human being. The very intricate pathways are just examples of what humans cannot imitate. Something that we cannot create de novo. My understanding of the human body at the molecular level was enhanced by the other core module. I understand more about chromosomes, DNA and what, epigenetics i guess... my favourite(yes i actually had a favourite hee) was RNAi (RNA interference), how the set of heterochromatin affect the expression of genes, how the miRNA and siRNA jump around, silencing genes.. and the different pattern of DNA methylation.. all these occur so randomly that it is quite impossible(at least for now) to imitate such patterning and jumps to clone humans. I was in awe of the specific entropy(this is like an oxymoron in itself)of the basic units in the human body. And scientists say this is perhaps the reason why... they are not able to clone humans, other than alot other complications like puncturing aging cells into an egg and stuff.. And I'm so amazed.. I would suppose God wouldnt allow any of those that were made in His image to be 'photocopied'..we are afterall made in His image. No image, no copy. Not today..not in the future. And I was also thinking how on earth can humans breathe breath into humans to make them alive... im referring to having a thinking brain, spirit... emotions... blah blah.. its dumb isnt it.. that humans clone humans..
I enjoyed experimental because though I've gotten an F for my first CA, God was gracious to give me a B for my 2nd one, considering I gave my best effort too.. God knows it too.. and I know I hadnt let Him down for my 40% report... so I was pretty happy.. even if I didn't do well at the end of the day.. I'm sure God sees the effort :D Worked hard..reaped what I sowed :)
Natural Heritage of Singapore talks about biodiversity in Singapore... Its pretty rich and exposed me to alot more marine stuff. Frankly I like it... so I'm like deciding if i wan to take up biology instead of biomed. But for practicality sake.. I'll prob take biomed and contd my journey to a medical certification :P Praying about it.. I liked biology nevertheless.. especially the corals :D It is one of my most enjoyable modules... other than forensic science.. I liked this module very much partly also because of the lecturers. All singaporeans, very easily understood and they were very very very humorous in their own ways and engaging.

At the end of the day I thank God to have been able to plan my time well.. even though towards the end I skipped lessons to prepare for my tests... I was able to catch up on my own and studied for the sake of knowing more and not giving what was required to get past the module. Praise the Lord!

Juggling studies(when it was so bad), my emotions, CG, everything that happen under the sun hadn't been easy... if not for God I wouldn't have pulled through.
I saw my results.. Thank God that I'm able to keep my ass in Uni still... reminding myself the billions out there who are struggling to get a chance to know ABC.. And here I am, able to widen my views and learnt alot more in the varsity. This is perhaps the simplest point I should at least be grateful for each day... each day that I live.. the air that i breathe. Thank God with a grateful heart :)

*the reason why i repeat some things... cos i wrote a large part of this reflection a very long time ago.. cant be bothered to read it and refine it..neither do I have the stamina to contd..so haha :P tata!