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28 Aug 2024 - Olympiad Awards in all 3 Science Disciplines

Today Javier came home with the following 3 certificates.  He managed to achieve Silver for his Singapore Junior Physics Olympiad (SJPO).  No one in his school achieved Gold and he's the only one in IP who was awarded Silver.

For Singapore Junior Biology Olympiad (SJBO), he got a Bronze.  This was unexpected because he totally did not prepare for it.

As for Singapore Junior Chemistry Olympiad (SJCO), he received the Certificate of Participation.  He said the paper was tough because most of the questions were from topics that he had not been taught.

I must say it's a superb achievement for Javier.  First of all, not many students were selected to participate in all three science disciplines.  And he did it all by himself through his own studies.  We actually asked him if he wanted to attend any boot camps which help students to prepare for such exams and he said he can manage it by himself.  Proud of him!

9 Aug 2024 - NDP Aerial Display and Fireworks

This my yearly ritual, watching NDP Aerial Display by RSAF and fireworks at my roof terrace.

8 Aug 2024 - Our very own Mt Fuji?

Not sure if you see anything unique in the photo below.  To me, I thought I saw Mount Fuji at a distance.

We did not get to see Mount Fuji during our recent Tokyo trip.  Never did I expect to see it right at home.....hahaha.....

Nature is really amazing, especially when you have a bit of imagination.  :-)

9 Aug 2024 - Rainbow on our Nation's Birthday

Today is our National Day.  While waiting for the aerial display at my roof terrace, I could see dark clouds gathered in the east.  In fact, it started to drizzle.  However, it did not spoil my mood because a rainbow began to appear right in front of me.

The seven colours of rainbow became more and more distinct.

If you looked closely to the below photo, you could see one of the RSAF planes were flying above the rainbow!

Gradually, the clouds dispersed, and the rain stopped.  Time to get ready for the aerial display.

8 Aug 2024 - Honourable Mention in Singapore Mathematical Olympiad (SMO)

The Singapore Mathematical Olympiad (SMO) is a prestigious annual competition organized by the Singapore Mathematical Society (SMS) to identify and nurture mathematically talented students in Singapore. It is one of the most challenging and competitive math competitions in Singapore.  The SMO was held in two rounds: the first round is open to all secondary school students, while the second round was invitation-only and requires exceptional performance in the first round.

In this year's edition, Javier managed to receive Honourable Mention for the Senior Section, where he's actually competing with those Sec 4 or IP4 students.  According to him, there were many topics that he has not been taught yet.  As such, he's satisfied with the result but aims to do better next year when he is in IP4.