ramblings of 03S78

03S78. HCJC.

27 of us make up the lovely class of 03S78 :)

it was a year and 6 mths ago that we graduated from hwachong, nothing much has
changed since then - we still have the good old class outings when we spend most
of the time walking around (+ extended one in europe recently), we still play
mahjong, watch movies, go æçå¦! together (at nwxiang's request of course)..

to many more years of friendship!

teddy! :)

our beloved school :)

our lovely flag.

outside canteen.

chalet in ubin.

'A' lvls results '05

Chao recruits!! '05

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Yijin + girls! '05

Xiz, Ms Wang + guys! '04

* 03S78
* hwachong junior college

* candice
* lifang
* yang
* xiaoxuan
* hilda
* quanyao
* xizhen
* sharon
* huiqi
* meiyin
* yijin
* yifan
* pear
* nwxiang
* weixin
* samuel
* ningqi
* pua
* yilin
* eliza
* wijaya
* ronnie
* weilei
* bong
* ryan shea
* wuwei
* r~linz

* hwachong!
* IVLE :)
* 30th Anniversary!
* HJC Council! :)
* our funky yahoogroups! :)
* winning thinkquest entry - i-Matrix
* blogger
* blogskins

* junior class!
* grandjuniors!
* 06s78
* 07s78
* 08s78

* dearly beloved ms wang!
* 03S77
* 03S75
* 03S71
* 03S7A
* 03A11
* 03A12
* 03S62
* 03S69

* 04S68
* 04S62

Ever wonder why?

I have recently come across a delightful book "Ever wonder why" written by Douglas B.Smith. Its a fun read, perfect if you happen to have a lazy weekend afternoon. Some edited excerpts:

Ever wonder why...

when a lady spurns a gentleman, she is said to give him "the cold shoulder"?
Despite current usage, the phrase does not have a romantic origin. In fact, the shoulder in "cold shoulder" is actually a shoulder of mutton!
In the early nineteenth century, when the phrase was first recorded by Sir Walter Scott, it was customary for a hostess to serve hot meat to visitors who had overstayed their welcome. Since the cold meat given to the unwanted guest was usually a shoulder of mutton, the hostess was said to be "giving him the cold shoulder" -- of mutton, that is.

someone suspected of expressing insincere emotion is said to be shedding crocodile tears?
This expression arises from the fact that crocodiles often appear to shed tears, but not for emotional reasons. (Well actually, we wouldnt know would we?) When a crocodile takes a big bite of something, the food presses against the top of its mouth, causing a watery liquid to ooze from its eyes.

Men's clothes have buttons on the right and women's clothes have buttons on the left?
It is easier for right-handed people to push buttons on the right through holes on the left, and since most people are right-handed, what's the matter with women's clothes?
When buttons first came into being, they were very expensive and worn primarily by the well-to-do. Women that class did not usually dress themselves but were dressed by maids. Since a maid would be facing a woman she is dressing, dressmakers put the buttons on the maid's right and thus, the woman's left where they have remained.

so many coin banks are shaped like pig?
Long ago, dishes and cookware in Europe were made of a dense, orange clay called "pygg". When housewives began having coins in jars made of this clay, the jars became known as "pygg banks". In the 19th century, an English potter misunderstood the meaning of the old term "pygg" and took it to mean "pig". So when someone asked him to make a pygg bank, he made one shaped like a pig. (I think its more probably he was just trying to be funny). The idea caught on, and soon everyone wanted a "piggy" bank.

we nod our heads for "yes" and shake it for "no"?
The best explanation for the origin of this comes from Charles Darwin, who related these gestures to a baby's nursing habits. The forward head motion, or nod, is supposedly a breast-seeking pattern while shaking the head from side to side is a breast-rejecting motion. This is supported by the fact that a baby born deaf and blind will still nod for "yes" and shake its head for "no".

AND MOST IMPORTANTLY...

there is a best man at a wedding?
In days of old, when young man often went to neighbouring villages to find their wives-to-be, it was not uncommon for a young man to encounter heavy resistance from the girl's kinfolk or perhaps her other suitors. To help overcome such resistance, a young man would take with him a strong and faithful friend. It was the job of this friend to help fend off attackers during the abduction and stand guard by the couple during the wedding. This wonderful friend, became known as the groom's best man.

ryaniq lived on 2:16 PM

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