Photo taken from, http://www.visitsingapore.com/
The details of the trip are as such:
Date: Tuesday, 24/03/09 (Term 2, Week 1)
Time: 2pm to 5pm
Assembly Point: Meeting Point at 1:55pm
Things To Note:
1) School bags are to be placed outside the library after school.
2) A small bag can be brought along for the trip. The bag must contain writing materials and a bottle of water.
3) The pick-up point will be the NYPS Meeting Point.
The consent forms will have to be returned on Tuesday, 2nd of March 2009.
8:11 AM
9:27 AM
Table from, "Singapore From Settlement to Nation: Pre-1819 to 1971"
Suggested Reading:
Interacting With Our World: Building the Nation 5B Chapter 1 & Chapter 2: (Pages 12 to 13, 16 to 21, 25 to 33)
12:36 PM
Examples of Mergers:
1. European Union (EU) - http://europa.eu/abc/index_en.htm
2. United States of America (USA) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States
3. United Arab Emirates (UAE) - The United Arab Emirates is a federation of 7 emirates; Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm al-Qaiwain, Ras al-Khaimah and Fujairah. The federation was formally established on 2 December 1971.
Non-Examples of Mergers:
1. Association of Southeast Asian Nation (ASEAN) - http://www.aseansec.org/
2. United Nations (UN) - http://www.un.org/english/
1:57 PM
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The Merger in 1963 was a merger between Singapore, Malaya, Sabah and Sarawak. These territories merged to form Malaysia. However, the name remained unchanged when Singapore left the merger in 1965.
1:40 PM
Week 7 marks our first foray into the major topic of the semester "Merger & Separation", namely the bittersweet history between Singapore and Malaysia.
5K's Questions on Merger & Separation
Merger:
1) Why did Singapore decide to merge with Malaysia in the first place?
2) Why did Malaysia get its independence but not Singapore?
3) Were the Singaporeans agreeable to the merge?
4) Will Singapore benefit from the merge?
5) Why did Singapore want to become independent?
Separation:
6) Why was it a sad thing that Malaysia and Singapore separated?
7) Why was Singapore kicked out of Malaysia?
8) How did Singapore react after it was kicked out by Malaysia?
Post-Separation:
9) Why did Singapore decide to become independent only after it was kicked out?
10) Did Lee Kuan Yew have any upcoming plans for the future?
Miscellaneous:
11) What is merger?
12) Why was Lee Kuan Yew moved to tears?
5L's Questions on Merger & Separation
Merger:
1. Why didn’t merger work for Singapore?
2. Why did we merge in the first place?
3. What is merger?
4. Who created the idea of merger?
5. Why was it considered a merger instead of a single territory?
6. Why did the people agree to merger?
Separation:
7. Why did we have to separate?
8. Why did we not separate earlier?
9. What is separation?
Others:
10. Why was Lee Kuan Yew moved to tears?
11. What are the effects of merger and separation?
12. Why were the people not calm?
13. How are we related economically and through family ties?
14. Why did PM Lee believe in the merging of the 2 countries at first?
15. Why did Mr Lee want to give this statement to others?
16. Why did Lee Kuan Yew want to stop talking?
17. Why did Lee Kuan Yew cry?
18. What are the pros and cons of merging and separation?
5M's Questions on Merger & Separation
Merger:
1. What does merger mean?
2. Why did Singapore want to merge to form Malaysia in the first place?
3. Why couldn’t Singapore merge to form Malaysia?
4. How did the public react towards the merger?
5. Why did Lee Kuan Yew believe in the merger all his adult life?
6. What were the effects of the merger?
Separation:
7. Why did Singapore want to separate from Malaysia?
8. What were the main causes of separation?
9. Why did Lee Kuan Yew ask the people to remain calm after separation?
10. How did the people react to the separation?
11. What were the effects of the separation on Singapore?
Others:
12. Why was Lee Kuan Yew so touched that he cried?
13. Why did Lee Kuan Yew suddenly decide on separation?
14. What did Lee Kuan Yew mean when he said Singapore and Malaysia were related by ties of kinship?
5N's Questions on Merger & Separation
Merger:
1. What is Merger?
2. Why didn’t the Merger work?
3. What events led to merger?
4. Who did Singapore want to merge with?
5. Did Lee Kuan Yew believe he could govern these two merging territories?
6. What were the conditions of the merger?
7. Was merger good or bad?
8. Why did Lee Kuan Yew think that merger was important?
9. Did all Singaporeans support merger?
Separation:
10. Why did Singapore separate from Malaysia?
11. What events occurred during separation?
12. What is separation?
13. Did Lee Kuan Yew have any doubts as to the result of the separation?
Others:
14. Why did Lee Kuan Yew cry?
15. What is kinship?
16. Why did Lee Kuan Yew decide that separation was the right option for Singapore, a still recovering state?
17. Who was Lee Kuan Yew's audience?
These questions will be answered as we learn more about Singapore's merger with Malaya, Sabah and Sarawak.
7:24 AM
Suggested Reading:
1. Interacting With Our World: Singapore Under Foreign Rule 5A – Chapter 5: Life After The War (Pages 77 to 79)
2. Interacting With Our World: Building the Nation 5B – Chapter 2: Singapore’s Journey to Self-Government (Pages 22 to 24)
10:42 AM
The pupils will be learning about Communism this week and this will bring them into the era of strikes, riots and the Emergency in Singapore.
As such, I will be screening the movie "Animal Farm (1954)" to give the pupils a better idea of what Communism is.
The details of the screening are as such:
Date: Thursday, 12/02/09
Time: 2:15pm to 3:30pm
Venue: 5M
The screening will be followed by a discussion.
The consent forms have been distributed to the 4 classes and they have to be returned to me by Wednesday, 11/02/09. Pupils who do not hand in their forms will not be able to attend the screening.
What happens if you can't attend the screening?
I will try my best to arrange an alternative date. However, if this is not possible then you will have to read the book; Animal Farm by George Orwell.
10:45 AM
Some of you requested for this to be posted on the blog so here goes :)
The Puzzle
Six married couples had agreed to meet and have a meal together at a local restaurant. They were Tom and Jane, Peter and Christine, Mark and Susan, Andrew and Elizabeth, Fred and Vera, and Roger and Kerry. Roger was delayed by a problem at work and he did not arrive until the others had ordered their meals.
On that day, there were twelve dishes on the menu and, amazingly, each of the eleven people present chose a different meal. They decided to order the odd one out for Roger, believing that he would be happy with the choice.
To tease him for his lateness, the others said that Roger must pass the meals to the correct people without being told directly what they had chosen. To help Roger, they gave him clues. Roger himself made it clear that he favoured a meat dish but he did not want anything cooked ‘exotically’.
Based on the clues given and the description of each dish, can you work out which meal each person had and can you say whether Roger was pleased with what had been ordered for him?
The Menu:
1. Trout Vin Rouge - Trout cooked with mushrooms, herbs and red wine.
2. Mixed Grill - Chopped pieces of steak, liver, bacon, sausages, tomato and mushrooms.
3. Madras Curry - A very hot curry with a great deal of seasoning.
4. Roast Beef and Yorkshire Pudding - A traditional English meal.
5. Coq Au Vin - Chicken cooked in red wine.
6. Spanish Omelette - An omelette (egg dish) containing potatoes, peas, tomato and onion.
7. Salerno Fish - An Italian dish using cod with a sauce made from white wine, garlic and chives.
8. Lamb Kebabs - Pieces of lamb, tomato, mushrooms, onions and bacon served on skewers or a bed of rice.
9. Roast Pork - Served with roast potatoes, green vegetables and apple sauce.
10. Malaysian Hotpot - Neck of mutton cooked in a casserole with mushrooms, onions and potatoes.
11. Spaghetti Bolognese - Spaghetti with traditional Italian meat sauce and served with a sprinkling of grated cheese.
12. Paella - A famous Spanish dish consisting of chicken, lobster, shellfish, onions, peppers and rice.
The clues given to Roger:
1. The two dishes from Italy were chosen by the only two people whose names contain the initial letter of that country.
2. Peter's wife does not like fish.
3. The person whose initial comes first in the alphabet had a dish cooked in red wine.
4. The person with the shortest name said that he came from Perak and that he would support his home country.
5. The person whose name contains a consonant used twice consecutively, chose a dish with that same double consonant.
6. Mark's wife is a vegetarian.
7. The person whose name contains one vowel selected a dish which is a rival to Tom's meal.
8. Mark chose a fish dish.
9. Fred's wife wanted a meal that contains rice or is served with it.
10. Jane's religion forbade her to eat any part of a pig.
11. The husband of the lady eating Spaghetti Bolognese chose a meat whose initial was the same as in his name.
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