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A Note From the Editor

The school year is already a quarter of the way through, not quite a comforting thought for both Form Three and Form Five students alike. The First House Cup kicked off with the Swimming Gala event and with it for the first time this year, the Sports For All programme. The next few months will be just as hectic, if not more, what with events such as Games Carnival and our annual Sports Day to worry about on top of the ever omnipresent Mid-Year examinations.

It still feels strange to walk down the corridors and be regarded as seniors, the very students that are expected to set good examples to the rest of the student body. Combine that with the pressure of leading our sports houses to victory and the looming threat of SPM, and we’ve got quite the heavy load braced upon our shoulders.

Nevertheless, it is our responsibility to handle such burdens with grace and to shun it for an easier option would be a waste of our talents, for at Cempaka, we are taught to push our boundaries to the limit and achieve the impossible. Oscar Wilde once said, “Anyone who lives within their means suffers from a lack of imagination.”

We were created for the purpose of creation, to push our achievements to greater heights and to excel in whatever we choose to do. Always take the utmost advantage of what is given to us.

I wish Cempakans a productive year ahead, and do take your time to peruse the articles here on the Lumen Studet. We have an endless array of articles for you to choose from for your reading pleasure, from reviews, to works of fiction, to travel pieces. Together at the Young Journalists’ Club, we aim to bring you quality articles at the click of a mouse. So sit back, relax and enjoy.

Best Regards,

 
Interview with the Head Prefects
By Jamie Kok, Class of 2013
t’s a new year once again and the school is already busy with a new team of prefects leading the board. Prefects represent discipline and commitment in the school and to head the prefectorial board is no easy feat. I got the opportunity to interview 2011’s head prefect, Lauren Ong and assistant head prefect, Aidin Massoumi, after they mercifully adjusted their hectic schedule.
 
Interview with a Japanese Friend’s Daughter
By Mrs Helen Henry, English Department
When news of the disaster struck, I was concerned and called my friends in Japan at once. They were shaken of course but reassured me that they were coping since they were in Chiba, away from Tokyo and the North-east of Japan. But the effects were still being experienced by them.
I then checked with Miho who also seemed very strong but her voice betrayed her emotions.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ON THE FRONT
The Day The Computer Started Misbehaving
By Amanda Khoo Ai Ling, Class of 2011, Form 5 Science 1
A translucent barrier seemed to separate us from where we stood and the world before us. It was an empty, barren land; with no sign of any living creature in sight, just mounds and mounds of sand. The air rippled - with what I assumed was heat. Everything was literally simmering.
Mary, Mary Quite Contrary
By Mithrra Kuladeva, Class of 2011, Form 5 Science 1
You see, Mary was a perfectionist. She made sure every single detail was perfect, however small it may be. She owned a quaint bakery uptown. She ensured that every doily was ironed before she placed a cake on it. She even iced every cupcake exactly the same. Not a Red Velvet Mini, as she called it, out of place. Mary had an upscale clientele who ordered her Mini’s for afternoon tea.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
COLUMNS
A Road Trip in Europe in 2 Weeks
By Aisya Azli, Class of 2013, Form 3 Cempaka
Our first stop was Budapest, Hungary. Being famous as the place where Katy Perry filmed her iconic “Firework” music video, Hungary holds a position in having some of the most unique architecture in the world. Housing the largest synagogue, the largest medicinal bath and and one of the biggest basilicas in all of Europe, Hungary has renowned architecture.
New Zodiac Signs - Have Our Signs Changed?
By Allyssa Chuah, Class of 2012, Year 10 Cempaka
can only imagine how some true horoscope followers felt when they were told that the signs they had recognized themselves by their entire lives had changed. Though I don’t personally know any horoscope followers, I’ve heard tons of stories about people panicking, furiously cursing or simply being devastated—especially those who had their signs tattooed.
Life Coaster
By Ram Rengasamy, Class of 2013, Form 3 Cempaka
In this era of modernization, we can deftly descry poverty and profanity among our country’s citizens. This has not only blighted our country’s image and name but also amended personages from different countries towards this hitch. Firstly, why does this ensue?
 
 
 
Reviews
Movie Review: Somewhere
By Aisya Azli, Class of 2013, F3 Cempaka
Sofia Coppola, daughter of famous director Francis Ford Coppola, recreated the cliche plot of the rediscovery of the ‘father-daughter’s lost bond’ by adding some modernity and intellectuality.
Movie Review: Inception
By Deborah Chew Mei Ern, Class of 2012, Form 4 Science 1
nception is a 2010 American science fiction film which was written, produced and directed by Christopher Nolan. It is a film centered around Dom Cobb, a skilled thief and the absolute best in the dangerous art of extraction which involves stealing valuable secrets from deep within the subconscious during the dream state.
Game Review: Minecraft
By Teoh Jun Vinh, Class of 2011, Form 5 Science 2
inecraft is a very simple game, with only one objective: survive. Admittedly, when you first boot up Minecraft, you stand there marveling at the randomly generated landscape, and then it hits you: What am I supposed to do? Well, like I said, you punch trees. I won’t go into the intricacies, but I’ll tell you the first day is always the vital one.
 
 
 
 
 
WORD OF THE WEEK
Languish
  • Languish • \lang-gwish\ •verb
    1 :to be or become weak or feeble; droop; fade.

    2 : to lose vigor and vitality.

    3 : to undergo neglect or experience prolonged inactivity; suffer hardship and distress: to languish in prison for ten years.
THE INVERTED COMMAS
I believe that if you show people the problems and you show them the solutions they will be moved to act.
 
– Bill Gates
RIDDLE ME THIS
Mary was working in a chemistry lab with a mixture of chemicals that was 90% water and weighed 20 pounds. After returning to the lab from a weekend break, she calculated the mixture was now 50% water. How much does the mixture now weigh? For purposes of this puzzle, assume the non-water part of the mixture was not affected by evaporation.
 
Answer
12 Pounds

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