Results of the Interview

Well, looks like the interviews have been concluded. The counters have closed and we're looking forward to grading the candidates. *MUHAHAHAHAHAHA ~ Ahem, sorry. 

For those that went for the interview, do check your email inbox for news from us during the holidays. Well, I guess that's that for you guys. Also, for those of you who missed it, we're sorry to say that we've officially concluded these rounds of interviews for now. New sessions might be conducted sometime in May, catering especially for the Form 3 and Lower 6 students. Do stay tuned and remember, we're always in need of dedicated members. 

Now, for those of you awaiting the results, do keep in mind that we'll be evaluating your performance very carefully and the results will be closed to everyone but the top guys in Seafield.FM. Heck, even I don't know how anyone did and I was there helping with the interviews (so don't ask me). In the mean time, don't stress yourselves out! It's the holidays and tis the time for family and some other festive stuff.

If you didn't make it, please take it as a lesson to improve yourselves. Remember, failure is the mother of success and you're welcome to come try out again! But for those of you that did make it, welcome aboard! We'll brief you on your duties to the club as soon as the school reopens. Until then, please do enjoy yourselves this Chinese New Year/Holidays.

Seafield.FM

PS: Sorry if the title misled you. We need more readers. Lol~ I'm mean, deal with it. HAHAHA. 

We're Back, Now Better Than Ever!

What's up peeps! You know, it's just US, being awesome as usual because we're all incredible like that!

It's been a while since the last post but HUGE updates in store both on the web and in real life so do keep an eye on things. ;) *see what I did there? I used a "wink" emoticon thing, so it's going to be all suggestive and all! Not in that way...

You may have heard but in case you haven't, we're in the midst of upgrading well... basically EVERYTHING about Seafield.FM. We are no longer going to be that morning radio show, and instead, we're moving on to become SMK Seafield's mass communication club! It means covering things like important events, current issues, as well as playing all your favorite music! ;) * "winked" again!

Yes, our ambitions are big and some of you may be asking, "just where are the resources for pulling all of this off?" Well, here's the bad news. We don't have any! Nil! Zit! (Zit?) I'm hoping I won't ruffle anyone's feathers in the club but our current budget as of Wednesday is... Wait for it...

- three ringgit. You may laugh now.

Done yet? Good. As such, we're going to be doing a whole bunch of stuff to garner revenue as well as publicity! Because we're all LOA like that... (Lack Of Attention. See? You learned something new today!)

So this is going to be a quick reminder to get all of you guys pumped up for the NEW Seafield.FM. Oh, and I'm sorry, I tend to babble and totally miss out on points but regarding the resources thing, unfortunately, it isn't only monetary. In case you haven't noticed, WE'RE IN NEED OF MEMBERS!

... for Seafield.FM! (because I'm too lazy to edit pictures... OKAY! I CAN'T edit pictures, but I'll learn! Eventually...)

Interviews will be carried out soon so stay tuned! ;) Priority will be given to the Form 3, 4 and 6 students as they will be carrying on the baton, so to speak. Also, I'll be needing someone to replace me when the year's up, or better yet! Help me with my slack and update the blog every now and then!

Because thinking of stuff to write is difficult... (HAHA! JK! I can write freely without so much as a pause like Stephen freaking KING! Okay, I apologize for my narcissism. That was completely unnecessary.)

Ahem, back to the topic of recruits, you guys will need to embody everything that is Seafield.FM: a fun club of guys who just can't shut up, kinda like Interact but with a slight shortage of those oh-so-popular dudes. Think you can do it? Don't think you can do it? Fret not! Here at Seafield.FM, we're a family and families... I dunno, wasn't really thinking when I said that, but you get the point, we're all very close and we lurve each other.

Training will be provided to ensure that you'll stay confident on air! We'll guide you through to sounding as cool and hip as those guys on Hitz or whatever everyone's listening to these days! Vital training for later life when you have to deliver a keynote or presentation to some Japanese investors.

You can't honestly "um," or "er," when you're standing in a boardroom as classy as this, can you? Especially when that Mercedes company car and that big fat raise is on the line. We're here to help!

Sorry about ending it here, I really have to get to class. Hey, I'm a regular kid just like everyone else! I have things to do too!

DJ Fox / Le Renard

The Season of Jingly Bells

All of us from Seafield.fm would like to wish all of you guys a belated Merry Christmas!

Sorry for the late wish as our personnel was on leave, too busy stuffing Christmas turkey down their throats and caroling away! (Or.. preparing for next year)

PMR results and 2012

PMR results this year will be released on the 22nd and I'm very sure that most of you are already sweating to fight off those nerves and anxiety. Here's one thing that you should know, as of 2012, your PMR results will be nothing but the past and it won't be much help anymore. The next matter would be choosing which stream to study in.

Today, I'm going share with you my personal experience of my form 4 journey.

Choosing the right stream for you really depends on what you want and plan to do in the future. Understand that SPM is the equivalent to the British O Levels. Basically your high school finishing exams. To make a decision, you have to understand and know what are your objectives. Do you wish to learn and understand your subjects, or are you studying for the sake of good grades? Do not be ambitious and egoistic. Be REALISTIC.
Recognize your strength and weaknesses. In PMR, what did you enjoy studying? Which subjects came naturally to you and what did you pick up easily? Let's break things down. Take it easy and understand the subjects you're going to be studying.

In each package/ stream, you will be taking a total of 9 subjects. 5+4.
5 subjects are your core subjects which comprises :

• BM
• English
• Modern Math
• History
• Pend. Agama Islam / Moral

4 subjects will be the subjects packaged according to your streams. For students sitting for SPM in 2012, the streams were organized in such :

Pure Science - Chemistry, Biology, Physics and Add Math 

Sub Science 1 - Chemistry, Physics, Add Math, ICT 

Sub Science 2 - Chemistry, Physics, Add Math, Accounts 

Arts 1 - Accounts, Add Math, Economy and Science 

Arts 2 - Economy, Commerce (perdagangan), Geography and Science 

Arts 3- Economy, Commerce, Visual Arts and Science

Science stream subjects are very detailed and requires you to have some level of mathematical standards. Each topic are almost inter-related (especially add math) which requires you to understand earlier chapters before you can move forward to the next chapter. Focuses on micro understanding

The arts stream subjects have fewer chapters but are somewhat lengthy. The subjects in the arts stream are less detailed and there are lots of concepts and over all things you need to remember. The subjects are designed to prepare you for further studies in the economical and business sector. The arts stream subjects is what I would say, interactive to daily life and how you take systems around you and understand it. Focuses on macro understanding. 

People in Malaysia have this stigma whereby studying in the science stream means you're great and all mighty. People also assume that the subjects studied in the science stream is more superior than the arts stream just because the arts stream is apparently 'easier'. The difficulty level of a subject is really determined by the individual's ability to take onto a certain subject. As mentioned earlier, know your strengths and weaknesses. If you've had problems with subjects like science and mathematics in PMR, then the science stream may be a struggle. If you've had problems with subjects like history, geography and KH, then the arts might not be a good choice for you. I'm not trying to discourage, demoralize or scare you from trying, but that's how it is. Some people are just not cut out for certain subjects, be it arts or science related.

Lets address those students who wish to study in the arts and cannot make up their minds. I know many students, friends, peers, etc. who wish to study in the arts stream but forced themselves to study in the Science instead, suffering and cursing all the way. It is okay to be in the arts stream. If you want to study those subjects, don't give yourself excuses or reasons to stop yourself. All those other people out there telling you what to do, they're not taking the exams and studying for you. You have to enjoy doing what you do.

In my case, I studied in the science stream all the way until September and switched after the Raya holidays. I'm much happier now and I do wish that I'd just listened to myself and switched to the arts stream earlier in the year instead of cramming 9 months of syllabus to rush for my end year exams. In my case, my first official exam for my new stream were the finals. It took me a good 3 months of thinking over and over if I wanted to switch and start over or keep pushing on studying in something I did not have the interest of doing. Yes, if you look at it, I did waste lots of time. But I'd rather have wasted all that time than to keep pushing on in the science stream and hating it. (I had issues with add math and Physics, whereas Bio and Chem were subjects I loved) Because of those two subjects, I swapped anyway. It was an experience I find worth sharing.

I got a lot of different reactions and opinions when I changed streams, most of them were shocked, some of them who understood me were relieved, some thought that this will be the end, some agreed, some didn't. After all that, I realized that people forget after awhile anyway. What I'm trying to say here is, don't bother what people have to say about you. Listen to yourself.

Reasons that I (most likely you will use as well) made my deliberation process so darn long.

"But I can't do anything science related anymore!"
Sometimes your strengths and weaknesses are in different places.
"Fewer career options!"
There are many career options in relations to the art stream.
"People will think I'm stupid" 
You're taking the exams, not them.
"My friends are in the science stream!"
If they really are your friends, they will understand and accept you for who you are.
"Art stream students are less smart laaa" 
There are plenty of smart art stream people. What type of smart are you talking about? Academical or street smart?
"Art stream students play a lot and don't do their work" 
It's really almost the same in the science stream. In fact, they're so good in their studies they almost don't pay attention in class and just play.. of course, which distracts others even more.
"I don't want to be labelled as 'taking the easy way out'" 
All subjects have their own challenges in their own way. Taking the easy way out is copying homework and answers during exams.

If enough of you art stream gifted people are daring enough to make a move to the arts and forget about all those doubts, the arts stream would be a more popular choice. Right now, stigma and peer pressure are most probably the two main reasons why so many are still in the science stream when they know they would do better in the art stream. My friends in the art stream are no less talented, academically competent and witty as those who are in the science stream. It took me so much trouble and time to realize that I've been making excuses because I was simply just scared of what people would think about me.

Form four year is the year of many challenges. Time management has to be the key. You will discover yourself. Your friends.

Bottom line : Do things according to your own abilities.

Written by : Kimberly Ong.

There's so much more to say and share (gosh I feel like an old person) , if you really want more advise regarding this issue or have found this useful, feel free to drop us an email at seafieldfm[at]gmail.com

December oh December.

Time flies isn't it?
Holidays are here,
SPM is over,
STPM is almost over,
Christmas is coming, and so is the dawn of a new year.

What's your plan for the holidays? Spend time with your family perhaps? Friends? Use your time wisely, the holidays are finishing soon.

Anyhow, if you don't know what to do this season other than go flock at shopping malls till you remember the floor plan by heart, here are a list of things you could possibly do ;

• Go outdoors 
• Play some sports 
• Play Skyrim 
• Karaoke 
• Ice Skating
• Skating
• Archery 
• Rock climbing
• Go karting
• Jungle trekking 
• Learn yoga (?) 
• Paintball 
• Laser Tag 

We need more suggestions. Tweet us! http://twitter.com/seafieldfm 

p/s : Look out for seafieldfm's online special.... soon..

Sometimes We Win, Sometimes We Dont.

For the Form 4s, the battle is over but there's still the war to come, a war that's about to be fought by the Form 5s and 6s. Alright, I sound cheesy but you get me, right? For the Form 4s. there's just the prospect of almost two whole months without school ahead while it's the opposite for the Form 5s and 6s. Here's a good luck from the guy writing this as well as the entire team that makes up Seafield.FM. You're going to need it. Hopefully, you won't do as badly as I did, and that's without getting my Add-Maths marks back yet.

I guess I'd like to dedicate this post to the Form 3s, who are going on 4 next year. From someone who's just lived through that period, "4" really means die if you don't make the right choices. Before we begin, I'd like to wish the person who said it was the "honeymoon year" a very slow and painful death from sunburns or perhaps from stepping on Lego (Nothing hurts more that that, right? Or maybe getting a bazillion paper cuts.).

This is a survival guide; everything to expect - the truth and all of it.

First of all, you'll be getting your PMR marks sometime after Christmas. There will be joy and tears but you know what? Even if you bombed the PMR, there's always next time. It isn't over. I'm saying that because it's true. Looking back, it as practically nothing now. Anyway, Form 4 is about five times harder on the pain scale. ~Just saying. From there, you will be asked to pick a stream. There's Pure Science, Sub-Science, Arts and... I'm sorry but I don't know of the other streams. Nothing personal but I was just too preoccupied with life in 2011 to take notice. No offense meant. Anyway, picking a stream is your first step in Form 4. The stream you're looking to be into is determined by your PMR results. All those brainiacs will want Pure Science while Sub-Science is reserved for the "chill" types (Again, no offense meant. It's based off personal experience.).

Now here's possibly the hardest decision you'll ever make in secondary school. If you were like me: 7As and deciding on whether you should pick Pure Science or something else, DECIDE VERY CAREFULLY. You have to know what you can handle and I couldn't cope in Pure Science. First of all, I has horrible at most of the core subjects. The change was just too much for me, made even worse by other factors like moving far away, the extra tuition classes and also certain people in my life. We all have that, right? Now, before we get into the detains, I'd like to ask you a rather unconventional question. Are you moving? Far away from the school and your friends? Then get your parents to HALT IMMEDIATELY. Threaten them! Say your marks will drop! Anything! Trust me, you'll think you can handle it. Maybe you can but if you can't, it can get very ugly. It's the same with other "light" matters that quickly snowball into something uncontrollable.

They say that determination is the root of success and determination comes from the will to do something; to succeed. When those hard to deal with moments like moving gets into your life, you have to deal with it ASAP! There's no stalling for that in Form 4. You'll only make it worse by procrastinating on it. You'll lose everything you ever cared for. It will seem like there's no hope. Then you'll start to see people judging you. You know they're not but you just won't be able to shake that feeling. Life's too short to be a depressed maniac, especially at sixteen. . Here's a fun song to get you through the pain, alright? After all, your minds are tender and innocent (I'm assuming anyway.)

Okay, *AHEM. I've put far too many intros in this. Let's just get straight to the facts. First fact: Form 4 is not the honeymoon year. In fact, it will probably be one of the worst years of your life. Why? Here's why (*There's a longer version of "Living In the Sunlight, Loving In the Moonlight. Look it up if you're afraid of what's to come. No? Alright, your funeral.):

ADDITIONAL MATHEMATICS. I wanted to make the words all edgy and scary but I'm technologically impaired so anyway... ADD-MATHS! Just typing out the words made me reel. Okay, what is it? It's like Maths, just... additional. You'll choke and die if you don't start buying revision books, take tuition or at least look at some of the questions. It's not a threat, it's a warning (See what I did there? I went all creepy and... Never mind. Also, if you're tired of the song, look up "Double Rainbow."). Tonnes of formulas to remember and you'll give yourself migraines if you don't stop and ask a friend how to find X when it is inversely proportional to 9u838qyred739823rf when Y is r8u9234w094rf3hf22w0988243f89hyh.

HISTORY. It's probably the third most horrible subject I've had the misfortune to be forced to take. The second is Moral, by the way but I'll get to that in just a second. Why is it so bad, you ask? Is it that you have to remember the odd names of countless people? DATES? Oh, no! Nope, it's none of that. It's the format. You have to write it in essay form with suitable points. Here's a tip, just write whatever that's at the top of your mind in a test/exam. DO NOT follow a reference book format like I did. If you're planning on acing it, READ it till the end. I didn't finish the Form 4 textbook and I just got my marks back today... Yep, still burns.

MORAL. Like History, you will also have to answer it in essay form. Fair enough but why do I rank it higher up on the "URGH" list? You remember Moral in Form 3, right? With all the memorizing of the EXACT definitions and stuff? Also, there was the OBJECTIVE section? I can't believe I still remember that! Well, this time, you will have to do that (memorizing) as well as write several essays with a fixed format. Also, NO OBJECTIVE! Any slight deviation will cost you dearly. I'd suggest you look up the format or ask someone good at it (Don't look at me.) if you intend on passing.

The rest? They're not too bad from what I've heard. I liked Chemistry, Physics and Biology before the teachers I was under made me rethink that. They're all great subjects but you really want to take a leaf out of a psychologist's book and do some character assessment here. Like I said before, the TRUTH and the WHOLE TRUTH; no hiding anything, so here goes. Now, I won't mention any names and this is all from personal experience but certain teachers look out for certain criteria when they assess your work. Some want it exactly like the text book, some just don't understand "high" English and insist that you explain it as simple as possible. ("Not an English lesson you say? Then why don't you quit it with the classy words you hypocrite.") Teachers are people, and people can be divided into two kinds: good and bad. So if you get the "good" teachers, then congratulations, you've just procured a wonderful guide through the year in that specific subject. On the other hand, if you get a "bad" teacher... then sayonara. Just get lots of tuition and study hard. Lots of exercise and some medication will help restrain yourself from hurling a chair at their faces whenever these people open their mouths to speak.

I guess that's all for now. But hey, lighten up! It's not the end of the world. Apart from the things above, you will need, above all, someone to depend on: Your BEST FRIEND. Laugh together! Grow one year older together! He/She's probably one of the most important people you will need to get through life next year and that's coming from someone who's only just realized that. Get along with your friends in Form 3 well enough and you should be fine. I failed Form 4 because LOL (League of Legends) killed all of mine and also because I moved and also because I had an annoying friend in class (won't mention who), and I took some things too lightly.

Don't make the same mistakes I did.

PS: Don't fall in love. Heartbreak comes at the most unexpected times and there's always someone crying in my Facebook News Feed with the swearing and the drama. Seriously, guys. Grow and pair and make good decisions in life. 

DJFox,
Proud member of Seafield.FM

Beware, young innocent, Of pointed ears, Of red eyes, Of the cry of the beast as the midnight sun glows at noon.

Darkness falls across the land
The midnight hour is close at hand
Creatures crawl in search of blood
To terrorize y'alls neighborhood

The foulest stench is in the air
The funk of forty thousand years
And grizzly ghouls from every tomb
Are closing in to seal your doom

And though you fight to stay alive
Your body starts to shiver
For no mere mortal can resist
The evil of the thriller...

Sorry, I couldn't resist. Michael Jackson's "Thriller" was personally one of my all time favorites from the 70's and 80's. On a slightly related note, who can stand listening to your parent's "love" CDs in the car? To me, it's like every one of the artists are crying in an echo-ey room. I just don't get that logic... If you want to tell that special someone you love them, you do it with something upbeat and happy like:

Wow, we're really getting off topic. This was supposed to be all creepy with the "Thriller" lyrics at the top there but that failed. Well, surprise, surprise! Tomorrow's Halloween!

Now there's a high chance that you didn't realize with all the studying you've been doing over the past week or so and the fact that we just don't celebrate Halloween in Malaysia for some reason. I don't know about you but I think Halloween is a magical time of year! It's a time where people get to dress up and go from door to door and ask for candy at the childish chimes of "trick or treat!?". Hmm, I think it's because people here are stingy and because almost all adults here feel that candy is bad for you.

Now, just what is Halloween all about, you ask? ... Well, I honestly can't tell you here. Wikipedia is hopeless at this topic apparently. Well, according to that one Simpsons episode I saw once, Halloween came about after an agreement between witches that used to take children away and eat them on the final night of October. The real change came about when a father offered the witches gingerbread men to spare his children. The witches agreed and have since returned every night on the 31st of October to relieve the townspeople of candy and other sweet-toothed delights.
 
Games commonly associated with ol' Hallows include apple bobbing and believe it or not, divination. A traditional Scottish form of divining one's future spouse is to carve an apple in one long strip, then toss the peel over one's shoulder. The peel is believed to land in the shape of the first letter of the future spouse's name Unmarried women were told that if they sat in a darkened room and gazed into a mirror on Halloween night, the face of their future husband would appear in the mirror. However, if they were destined to die before marriage, a skull would appear. The custom was widespread enough to be commemorated on greeting card from the late 19th century and early 20th century. (For the love of God, don't try this at home. I've read too many stories where girls use mirrors and apples and midnight to see into the future and it's all very messy in the end.)

Interesting, eh? Well, to compensate for the lack of Halloween joy in Malaysia, the ever hardworking folks here at Seafield.FM will be giving out FREE CANDY (I want to make the words "FREE CANDY" pop by making it huge and bubblegum-ish but I don't know how. So this will just have to do.)!!! Have no fear, we're not a bunch of pedophiles.

This is just it; point black: free sweets. So this is just a reminder for anyone smart enough to remove their noses from their revision books for just a minute and keep and eye or two peeled for any one of the Seafield.FM DJs who will be going around handing out sweets during recess.

So don't miss out! I mean, it's small, we know. But it's the least we can do for our very loyal audience. (I want to make you people who don't listen whenever we do shows feel guilty subliminally but I just don't have to time right now. So... er... Yeah. Shame on you. Whatever.) It's our pleasure to serve and there are no strings attached.

Happy Halloween folks! - Seafield.FM

PS: I think I'll just leave this here: