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Let's start off with the duh-rama. Haha. In a few weeks, we're all gonna graduate. I dunno if I'm going to cry though. :)) But I'm surely gonna miss all my friends who have been part of my senior life. Call this early senior graduation drama, I don't care. Haha. The atmosphere just feels this way. Although we're all gonna graduate I still have lots of things to attend to. The second issue, the yearbook, the clearance, the grad ball, and my contest tomorrow. Yes, that still matters. Haha. I'm not gonna live the bum's life again. I've been working my lazy ass off like I never did before. Haha. I've had too much fun, it's time to get serious dude.

I don't know why I'm in this mood, it's probably that Buhay-Masci book whose four out of nine pages is full of my lovelife. HAHA =)) It revolves around one person and it's one long, amusing story for me :)) Things don't really end the way you expect them to. ;)

Benevolence. Pauling. Ptolemy. Newton. Badminton varsity <3
Let's end this effin' drama, there's more time for this maybe next week. Haha.

After all the disastrous events that have passed, I've finally decided to continue blogging. I fear that I'll fail this quarter. Oh, for goodness sake. X__X
I'll be busy for a few more days and then I'll go back to updating this blog.

I need lots of points for Physics -- the main reason why I'm blogging. My friends do know that I love Physics (though I hate Math). I need to know my grade in Physics for goodness sake~!

1 week of no Physics! My grades are ruined. :[[[ And so is my future.
Robofiesta @ the Shang.

We came at about 12 or so and there were 11 or 12 or 13 of us. :] I dunno if there were some people who went to Shang the day before. Nevertheless, we enjoyed it but we were sort of disappointed. :]

I wasn't able to see Optimus Prime. gaaahhh. [umuwi kami ng maaga, si bumblebee lang nakita namin]. Anyways, the robots were fascinating. The doll head, or whatever you call it was so cool! XDDD. It was a "chopped" head of a doll or something like that, and it does a 360-degree head twist! :]]]

And the "cars" were kinda dumb, they kept bumping into walls. :] WE weren't able to join the contests/competitions since it was too late and we were having the time of our lives in Quantum. It was just a short span of time, really!

The Robosapiens were also cool. HAHA. Really! There was this dragonfly-thingy which cannot keep itself up in the air for along time, it drops within seconds. :]] They even had to blow-dry it since it fell into the water. SPIDER-MAN.

Mr. Taylor discussed stuff on friction, torque and gears. :]] I learned new stuff, and it was fun.

• Tractors with bigger wheels tend to move faster but are less stronger than those with smaller wheels.
• The minimum angle needed for an object to slide down a ramp is equal to the coefficient of the tangent.
• Torque and friction are basic properties of everything that cannot be removed.

There were loads more topics that he discussed, I won't tell you everything since it was your "obligation" to go there.

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I'm in dire need of sleep, it's already 1am. :]]]
First quarter is over. Past is past. Those low scores should not serve as a hindrance for this quarter. You may have failed for the first time, but God has given us another chance, another quarter full of formulas, problems, and solutions. And we have to grab this chance and make the best out of it or we can once again flunk Physics and say goodbye to MaSci.

We don't want that, do we? So here I am, typing this stuff and I do hope I'll be able to pass this quarter for I don't want to leave MaSci. I've said goodbye to Singapore but I'll never say goodbye to MaSci. :]] EMO. haha.
Fiber Optics is a technology that uses specially designed bundles of transparent fibers to transmit light.

An optical fiber has three main parts:

• Core - The glass center of the optic fiber where light is transmitted.
  
• Cladding - This material surrounds the core and functions to reflect the light back to the core.
  
• Buffer coating - A protective coating made from plastic that repels damage and moisture.

Two types of optical fibers are present.

Similarities
1.	opening for light to enter	aperture	pupil
2.	control the amount of light entering camera/eye	diaphragm control size of aperture	iris muscles control size of pupil
3.	refract light	glass biconvex lens	mainly cornea ; lens, aqueous & vitreous humor
4.	object of light action to form image	photosensitive chemicals on film	photoreceptors(rods & cones) in retina
5.	absorb excessive light to prevent multiple images formation	dark internal surface	pigmented, dark choroid
Difference
1.	focusing mechanism	change distance between lens & film	change focal length of lens using ciliary muscles

SOURCE: http://library.thinkquest.org/28030/eyeevo.htm
RAY DIAGRAM FOR CONVERGING LENSES:

1. The first incident ray is a parallel line from the tip of the object to the lens.
2. The second incident ray passes through the intersection of both axes from the tip of the object.
3. The third incident ray passes through the focal point in front of the lens from the tip of the object.
4. From the point where the incident ray touches the lens, draw a line towards the focal point at the backside of the lens.
5. The second incident ray passes up to the back of the lens.
6. From the tip of the third incident ray, draw a parallel line.
7. From the point where the three extended rays meet, draw a perpendicular line and you have formed your image.

RAY DIAGRAM FOR DIVERGING LENSES:

1. Draw a parallel line from the tip to the lens for your first incident ray.
2. From the tip of the object, draw a line to the intersection of both axes for the second incident ray.
3. The third incident ray passes trough the focal point at the back of the lens from the tip of the given object.
4. Given the focal point in front of the lens and the point where the first incident ray touches the lens, draw a line passing through both points.
5. Draw a line parallel to the main axis from the point where the second incident ray touches the lens.
6. Then, extend the third incident ray.
7. From the point where the three extended rays meet, draw a perpendicular line and there you have it, your image!

It's not everyday that I get to learn something new. And, for the past few days, I've been able to understand the topics and lessons. They are pretty easy since we're not using too complicated formulas like before.

Optics is by far, the easiest topic. For me, anyways.

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Physics does have its advantages. For instance, last Sunday (sa Traders Hotel), I HAD to take my scholarship test for Singapore, and there were some Physics-Math related questions. And of course, SOHCAHTOA. I do hope I get those questions right for I'm pretty sure I wrote the correct solutions and answers. [[:

Who would forget formula transformation?

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Anyways, reflection, refraction and all those stuff do seem easy for me and I'm glad they really are. A little application of concepts and SOHCAHTOA can give you the right answers.

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Convex and concave mirrors are fun. That is all I have to say. :D

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I have to go now. Seriously, I still have to research on the relation of the eyes to a camera or something like that and I also have to do the assignment. Goodbye then.

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