Sunday, July 30, 2006
shall backtrack all th way to friday
since i was feeling really tired thn,
continue about geog. ahhhh
TODAY
music clinic.
WITH PETER?!?!?!
again. of course everything was screwed
i totally prefer jeremy
more relaxed...more comfortable
but anyway, i need to improve my sense of rhythm,
take breaths at appropriate times
*do not know tht mean you open your mouth, air goes in?!?!*
breathe thn use diaphragm, relaxing your chest and neck to reach the high notes
mouth shape matters. a LOT
SATURDAY
wooh! national preview
had hellada fun! ;D
played scissors paper stone on the steps since we had nothing to do
alyssa, yujie, hann bin all beat me! >;(
BUT I BEAT DARRYL! by 1 step
so crucial!!! so nervous!
hann bin lost his bet, he thought i would lose
AHA in your face!
but seriously, they thrashed me like shit
11 steps...17 steps... urgh~ ):
i cant rmb anything else! i think scissors paper stone is the best!
i had the most fun ;D
not to forget fun with yujie playing hei bai pei!
and everything else tht i played
but of course, they were stuffs tht affected out mood,
luckily everything's over! ;D
FRIDAY
ah keeel meeee
basically we were told to do a mindmap on the factors influencing industril location
shall blog about the physical ones first! ;D
1. LAND!!
sub-urban land is used because it is located far away from commercial centres
this will minimise pollution and also, the land is cheaper!
flat land is required because it is cheaper to build buildings and the infrastructure
(doesnt require levelling and easier transportation)
in singapore, we have a land shortage problem
so we build flatted factories to solve it
as long as the start-up cost is cheaper, this would aid in more investors in industrialisation. (:
2. Raw Materials
THE NATURE AND QUANTITY of it
`perishables!
`bulky and needed in large quantity e.g, iron ore
= location near the source!
and this would reduce transport cost ;D
also, iron ore can lose weight by extracting out the iron itself
money can be saved by reducing the amt spent on carrying waste materials!
TECHNOLOGY
`being so advanced, eg, REFRIGERATION,
perishables can be kept fresh for a longer period of time
`manufactured goods are heavy compared to the raw materials eg, electronics
=located far away from source!
3. Energy
in th past, factories needed to be built near the source
since thy used steam and al
now, energy-orientated factories can use hydro-electric power too!
which is cheap and reliable!
but they'll be built to the coast(water duh)
and also, thermal energy
the burning of fossil fuels ;p
however!!! thanks to technology, we have non-energy orientated factories!
therefore, when the energy supply is constant, our factories can be located far far away! ;D
shall talk about the human factors when eveything's done (:
