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Choose an interesting activity that you could do over several sessions, possibly for one semester. (You can include your parents too!)

Capture your progress by taking photo or video of you doing the activity during each SIL session.

Write a short reflection - what you enjoyed, your strengths, what you struggled with, etc. for each session.

Move on to another activity once you've completed learning the activity you've chosen (Repeat steps 2 & 3 above).

Have fun!

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Using a new learning app for my third language

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Using a new learning app for my third language

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At first, I was quite sceptical about people claiming that they improved in a few months while using this to learn a language. So, I decided to try it out. This is an app that allows me to communicate with an Ai in a language I am learning, and have a conversation without needing to fly to far just to learn from locals. I have been trying this app out for quite a while already, and I must say during my trip, my communication skills has definitely improved tremendously. And what I liked about this app was that I was able to save vocabulary words that I do not understand and they could teach me and they’ll provide flash cards to test us online. All in all, this was a fun long term SIL and I will still be using this in the long run.

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Me and my mother went to a vintage restaurant. This is the happiest day of my life.

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cycled to MBS with my friend to train for NAPFA

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For today's SIL I decided to try video editing. Now I had to problems making this. Firstly, at the start I found it hard to cut the clips and put them on beat but after a while I eventually found it easier. Secondly, when there were too many overlays it would start to lag and drop the quality of the video. That is why in some parts of the video it is quite blurry. Overall I found this to be quite fun and I would look forward to doing it again

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today I played the 30th by Billie eilish this is me playing the guitar in fingerstyle I chose this song as to me it's means a lot and it's so fun to play with! This took me about a week to learn it now that I can finally master the intro I feel really happy and my efforts paid off a lot!! While playing this song I encountered some difficulty which was trying to switch chords fast and finding where to position my finger at when playing the songs. Overall I enjoyed playing this song!

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I learn responsibility from cleaning my hamsters cage and it was quite hard bc I had to keep walking to the bathroom to wash his stuff and walk back. The most frustrating part was the original video was 212 mb and it was too big to be uploaded as the maximum is 20mb. I had to make it smaller and now it's blurry. Overall, it was fun cleaning my hamsters cage.

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I started learning Cantonese because I think that it is useful as I can understand better in all those Hong Kong movies and songs. Another reason is that me myself is from Hong Kong and now I’ve forgotten many words, hence I want to learn it back. I think Cantonese is also very expressive and fun to listen to, and learning it can improve my overall Chinese language skills and cultural knowledge. :)

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I drew this for sil today as I thought it looked really silly which made it cute, I learned that drawing takes time and patience and that if you rush your drawings you can mess it up. I struggled with the shading as it would come out dark and not match the drawing.

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I still wasn't quite sure what to do for my SIL,and also had little time due to needing to practice and polish up before the CCA Carnival(tomorrow),so I took up a relatively easy task:AI Image Generation.

Through this activity,I was able to learn how to be more precise with my wording as in order to generate a proper image,the right prompts and words must be used.It also took a few tries to finally get it right.

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Today, i practiced some magic tricks with game cards. A fond memory of mine was whenever i got to watch magicians perform tricks at birthday parties, hence my SIL activity. It was definitely not easy to be as smooth and quick as experienced magicians, but i am pretty content with the progress i made today. I learnt how to do two simple tricks! Not only did i learn a new party trick, but i also had fun. I would definitely recommend this activity to others.

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Today, I learned how to make chicken seaweed roll.

Ingredients ( to make)

2 chicken breasts (cut into thin strips)

Seaweed sheets (nori / roasted seaweed)

1 egg

2 tbsp cornflour

1 tbsp soy sauce

1/2 tsp pepper

1/2 tsp garlic powder (optional)

Oil (for frying)

Steps ( to make)

1. Marinate the chicken
Put chicken strips in a bowl. Add soy sauce, pepper, garlic powder, cornflour, and egg. Mix well and let it marinate for 15–20 minutes.

2. Prepare the seaweed
Cut seaweed sheets into medium rectangles (big enough to wrap chicken).

3. Roll the chicken
Place 1–2 chicken strips on the seaweed and roll it up tightly.

4. Fry
Heat oil on medium heat. Fry the rolls until golden brown and crispy (about 3–4 minutes). Turn to cook evenly

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for today bl , i learned how to cook luncheon meat with eggs . i cooked breakfast for. my brother to eat and for the luncheon meat , i cut it evenly and then i use the pan to fry the luncheon meat .

ingredients :

a box of luncheon meat ( any brand )

1 egg

2 tomatoes

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For today's sil I learnt how to use ai more efficiently. I spent slightly more than an hour on learning how to use ai better. I did this as my sil as I feel that in the future ai will play a big part in our lives.

I generated this photo

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this is a sketch i was not able to finish due to several issues like band preparation and more i spend a total of 3 hours on it so far

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Today I learnt how to play table tennis with my friends and it was very enjoyable tho I did not fully grasp it yet it was a fun learning experience

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For the CCA carnival tmr, which I need to attend, I would need to shine my shoes for the parade and my CCA. It is a must in ug as shiny boots look more say smart and uniform in the CCA.

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The word I wrote today is “天府” which is short for 天府之国 which refers to Sichuan Chengdu, and the city of Chongqing. It was not easy to control the brush strokes and to figure out the proportion of where to write the words.

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I chose to doodle because it helps me express my thoughts and feelings.while doodling,I learnt that I can share ideas without using many words. My doodles

shows my imagination and my feelings.

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today i learnt the first steps to solving the cube which is to get a white cross with the correct other colour of the block the same as the rest of the colours

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today i learnt how to go from the white cross to a full white side with each colour other than yellow also ahving a "T"

i then took some time to keep redoing this to make sure i dont forget the steps

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For today’s SIL, I made a paper box. It’s comprised of 2 separate pieces, with identical dimensions. It’s 10cm by 4 cm. I start by folding the piece in half so that it becomes 10cm by 2cm. Then I follow the measurements on the ruler. Each face of the cube is 2cm by 2cm. So I when I reach the 2cm mark, I fold the paper. After folding all the sides for both pieces, I join each piece together and fit them snugly in place to get the end result.

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Today, jeyleng and I went to serangoon stadium to train for Nafa. We timed our speed e.g. 100m, 150m and I did 2.4km to train. My 2.4km was 16 mins which is very bad bc the bare minimum is 14mins and 30 secs. Seeing my timing, ill try to improve on my stamina.

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Running with olivia at serangoon stadium

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Running with olivia at serangoon stadium

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Today i run with olivia and she took my timing i found out that for 100m i was 15.22 sec and my friend,olivia, had 14.54 I find it really fun to run together as we never did something like this before. I enjoyed running as it can train for my NAFA. I struggled with doing the 2.4 which we originally supposed to do at the stadium. I think its because after running my legs were really tired and pain too from my PE lessons. Overall i enjoyed it very much. Credits to the video which Olivia edited!

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For today's SIL I decided to practise some chords on the ukulele in preparation for the upcoming music wa1. Although starting out I found it quite hard to finger the notes correctly and my fingers hurt, I eventually got the hang of it and started consistently fingering the notes properly

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I tried drawing on the pld. I used a base for this because i am not too confidents in my face and eye drawing skills. I am not done yet i still have to draw on some other things like clothing as well as making it look nicer. Also i think it is not appearing because i used i changed the type to microsoft paint project file when saving, if its not because of that then it might also just a lag thing but idk.(edit: i fixed it :] )

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Today, I studied music production and mixing. Music has always been an art form close to my heart. Additionally, my family bonds over music as most of us can either sing, play an instrument, or dance. If i appreciated music so much, why not learn how it is made? I spent my time mixing vocal samples available online and making my own beats. It definitely was not easy as I did not understand some features in the studio, and through this SIL activity, I ended up appreciating music more and learning more about what producing entails. I can proudly say now that I very much admire music producers, producing is no easy feat!

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On 16 Jan I went to Lee Kong Chian Reference Library to check out the Albatross File exhibit and learned about it, big poster about it coming soon near National Day :)

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On 30 Jan I learned how to cook omelette with the help of my grandpa. We had fun spending time and bonding with each other :)

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For this SIL, I tried blogging and trying to text in Japanese but since I had to catch up with school work and tuition work, editing was such a pain and hassle. So, I just showed my morning routine. And overall, this was still quite fun to do! I now know how influencers feel when needing to take videos in edit them. It’s exhausting and draining, not as easy as people think it is which I find really interesting. Anyways, I think this was a fruitful experience, and hope to do this again when I’m more free.

(I cannot upload the video since it more than 20MB, but I would love to share it during the next SIL sharing :) )

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i have to apologize to everything bad I've ever said about the air brush tool and smudge tool they are the only reasons ive managed to make it this good

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I learnt how to cycle but am still shaky and can only cycle for a short while as i striggle to find my balancd

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Oop! I managed to find a way to lessen the MB used (credits to my mother :D)

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I walked to the aquarium near my house and felt really excited. There were so many colorful fish swimming everywhere. I picked one to take home and watched it in the water. It made me think about taking care of it and being responsible. I learned it’s fun but needs attention later I will put it into it's tank

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I made these rice krispy thing out of cereal and marshmallow with my friend, it was very hard since the marshmallow kept sticking to the pot when we tried to melt it and it kept going everywhere but it tasted nice

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I found some bead in my house so I decided to do a bracelet. In this activity, I learned patients as the holes in the beads were very small. I also learned that the metal parts will oxidize over times. I really love my bracelet!!

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I still don't really know what to do but since my previous one was abt AI art I tried drawing(on PLD).

I‘m not that great at art and my hands are also really shaky so it was really difficult to do. However, I learned some basic skills.(It’s unfinished as of right now.)

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Making small tibits for Chinese New Year and Valentines Day

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Making small tibits for Chinese New Year and Valentines Day

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For this SIL I decided to make some snacks such as an assortment of mandarin oranges in the shape of a horse and bread with a heart shape jam filling. I found this to be quite simple and yet delicious but it took me some time to shift the jam into the position to look like a heart shape. And I think that the horse shaped assortment is a small but great way to commemorate CNY. I decided to also gift the snacks to my father to show appreciation for what he has done for my family and I.

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Today is Sunday 15 February 2026. I helped my mummy to cook spicy noodle. I am still learning and doing my best to handle the knife and frying pan.

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I replaced the old hinges on my kitchen cabinet with new ones as the old ones was very weak and fragile and could not move properly. It was also almost Chinese New Year so it was a pretty fitting time to change them out

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I had limited time as I had a lot to do so it was a struggle but basically I did pretty much the same thing; I continued the drawing and did what I could manage.

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Today i decided to catch a spider and raise it im not sure what breed it is and what food it eats but i hope it will survive. i enjoy finding the as i feel they look really cute. I face difficulties finding for food and i dont know where to find i search they eat files and small insect! Overall i enjoy it very much

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Today I reread the hungergames. It was very entertaining. Im currently on page 437 chapter 27. 21 more pages to go

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I make this pair of hair clip and it’s really cute to me. I learnt that making this needs a lot a patient as it’s really uneasy to paste the fluffy pink ball to the clip because it kept falling off. (I bought all the materials)

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happy chinese new year I SPENT 17 HOURS ON THIS

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for sil i cooked fujian fishball and my bianrou 扁肉 which my grandma in china make it and i really love to cook cuz it’s fun and i can learn how to do more stuff like making the bianrou cuz it’s difficult to make it pretty.

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i went to fujian pingtan 福建平潭which is my mother side area to go collect some oranges with my baby cousin thé difficult things i had gone through was taking care of her so that she don’t go missing and it’s really difficult to identify which orange is the best to pick

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For today's SIL we went to the national museum of Singapore. I leaned many things such as the history of coolies and domestic workers in the past. Although I had a lot of fun, a problem I faced was that even though half my group wanted to go one way the other wanted to another. We eventually worked it out though. In summary I found this trip very fun and educational

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For SIL sessions 3 and 4, I continued to work on music production. I have grown more confident in making beats, and quicker in putting together music samples. I am happy and fulfilled with this activity. I hope to pursue songwriting in the next SIL session.

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Going out to fish with my uncle and his family

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Going out to fish with my uncle and his family

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For this SIL I tried out fishing with a small net, this is something I’d normally would not do as I do not like how many insects there are but this is but I found this rather nostalgic and fun. We managed to get some fish but it was really a struggle to catch them due to the fast speeds they can swim and the algae covering our view of the fish underwater. But at times, we do somehow catch hydrangeas and sea snails and which were interesting to study. Additionally, we came across apple snail eggs which were considered an invasive species in the ecosystem hence me and my sister took a stick and started crushing the eggs since they were so disgusting! In the end, the trip to the reservoir wasn’t so bad and we let go of the fish and especially my toddler cousin, unwillingly. All in all, I don’t think all outdoor activities are that bad anymore and I will be more willing to participate in the future. Oh! And I saw some monkeys on the way back.

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I learned how to groomed my aunt's cat and I did this to her cat, the process was very troublesome as I had some difficulties trying to even touch the cat as it kept on hissing and scratching me so as punishment i did this to the cat but i got approval from my aunt so its okay

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Cat Goes To The Groomer And Comes Back Looking Like This

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For today’s SIL, I made garlic bread! It tasted very nice and you can make it very quickly as a light snack.

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It was very fun to draw this as I had to use my imagination and creativity to plan how it would come out.

Taco is the dragon and taro is fighting the dragon

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Playing with my catsss. It was very fun to play with them as i have not bond with them for a long time

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I forgot to post last session so now im combining it with this week. For this SIL I completed the attached image. While it wasnt the most amazing feat it was still a new experience for me as i dont do art that much. However, while it was somewhat fun, i dont expect to continue as art just is not my strong suit.

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this is an ugly drawing i made almost one year ago

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I wanted to redesign it and now i know a bit more on how to shade reflective metal

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Today I learned how to edit a photo from a youtube tutorial and I decided to heal Lois with my editing so first I went to find a image of Lois suffering and then I decided to heal Lois, by finding a few insipring quotes from the internet and after I found them I edited the images to Lois image. #MOOD

anyways I was insipired by my friend ballerina capchuina as she loves to edit and she also thought me how to do it for some parts.

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for today sil , i learnt how to make a heart shape pocky for my friend birthday , i had to buy 8 pocky and used a lot of tape to make it to a heart shape

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I went tk the zoo for my sil. Thwre were some things haplening so i had to submit my sil late. I watched the show but it was really boring but thr boat ride was good. The animals wete mostly dorment when i went there so it was pretty boring.

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I learnt how to go from full white layer to finishing the 2nd layer of the other colours other than yellow while keeping the white layer correct. I am still messing up sometimes to get this step right though

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I practiced more on solving the 2nd layer of the other colours more and can get it right more often now and remember the steps I need to do

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I learnt how to do the first few steps of solving the yellow side which is to see which patter it is in and change it to the right pattern which is a yellow cross. I can only get to the yellow cross if it is in a specific pattern right now as I can only remember the steps needed for that pattern

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I bought it expecting it to be easy to put together, however, I was wrong. I had to built everything myself including the walls, the tables and chairs. There were so many small pieces and details which took me a long time to make.

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I went to a vintage clothes store to learn about fashion and the fashion industry. My mom has worked in the fashion industry for around 10 years. Ive always been fascinated about the fashion industry, and how what we wear on a daily basis has been carefully designed and crafted. I was also intrested on different styles of clothing. So I decided to go to a clothing store to learn about fashion.

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On 20 march, I went with my cousin to the National Museum. We went to explore the Once Upon a Tide exhibition together, along with the Singapore Odyssea exhibition. It was mostly for my cousin as her history isn't that great, but we had fun and I managed to revise some things that I have learnt in the classroom and books. :)

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i Learned to fish and caught a golden snapper here weighed 3.2kgs

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I made biscuits today and I learned that baking requires patience and attention to detail. Even small steps, like mixing the ingredients properly or controlling the baking time, can affect the final result. I also realized the importance of not overbaking, as the biscuits can become too hard or burnt. Overall, the experience taught me to be more careful and patient, and it was satisfying to see the finished biscuits after all the effort.

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For this SIL, I am learning sign language. Due to the heavy influence of such things like anime that I like, such as “A Silent Voice” and “A Sign of Affection” these animes explain the struggles of deaf people when communicating in their daily lives. The deaf can often be bullied, left out or even misunderstood. So, after watching these, it really touched my heart and since SERVE carnival is coming up, I thought sign language would be a beautiful way to advocate our booth to encourage others to help the deaf and to include them into our society instead of being repulsed by their flaws. I wish to continue practicing so that this skill can one day be of use to others and so as not allow deafness of people affect themselves and their wellbeing. All in all, there is more that we can do for disabled people by doing small basic tasks to make life for them easier.

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i did turfing today . i went to malaysia and learnt how to turf . it was hard at first because it was my first time handling this but i managed to complete in 2 hours because i had to change colours and it’s a rug . it’s quite fun

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i had to learn how to film for lit wa. I needed to have a steady hand so that the camera wasn't moving too much.

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i learned how to film for lit wa. it was difficult to get a video that was good because i had a bad angle and had to trial and error to get a nice angle

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ive started to run out of ideas of what to draw so I'm now drawing Rufo from limbus company

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Another drawing I did on the pld. This one is still a work in progress and I also got the base from google because i havent learnt how to draw the body yet. The drawing from before is still being done I just havent decided their outfits yet. This one just has a few rough sketches for me to draw later so pls dont judge it too much.

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For today's SIL I didn't really have time to do much but I was able to record the footage for my literature wa2 group project. Some difficulty we faced were that sometimes our group mates wouldn't listen and linchy had to leave early to go somewhere. But we eventually were able to finish recording the footage. In summary I found this quite fun yet frustrating

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I've recently started on making things w polymer clay as a new hobby im starting on. At first it was very hard to use as I was not used to using clay. I even regretted buying the materials as it wasn't cheap and the things I made were very ugly. After some time, I felt that im getting the hang of it and improving slowly. Overall, its a very fun experience and hobby that im excited to continue.

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I enjoy playing the guitar and i have decided to paly this song. I decided to learn this song i i enjoyed it so much. I face changing chord fast and muting the strings properly. My goal is to at least play verse 1 and chorus 1 i hope i can achieve it as soon as possible.

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For today’s SIL, I baked brownies. This was my first time baking brownies so I tried to be as careful as possible. I used flour, eggs, sugar, cocoa powder and chocolate chips. The brownies turned out fudgy and gooey inside, and it also had a crispy top. The different textures made the brownie more appetising. The hardest part was baking them as I had to make sure it was perfectly cooked, as over baking it , even just a little, would ruin the texture. I shared the brownies with my friends and family and they loved it, which gave me a sense of accomplishment.

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I mase mushroom soup and it’s very yummysome

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I went to the bird paradise with my parents.It was very fun experience

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I went to the super Moros brothers

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A few weeks ago (on a SIL day), I went with my father to go kite flying at Marina Barrage, and he taught me how to control and fly a kite. It was my first time kite flying, and I was quite good at controlling the kite. :)

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For today sil i learnt how to play the piano during my school practice. I learnt how to control the switching keys and pressing fast and stable

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these are memes that i drew but it was not easy as i had to find the actual images for reference but i find this quite relaxing and fun

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For this SIL, I made a dreamcatcher, since my friend’s birthday is coming up. I took some metal wire and wrapped some lace around it, though, I must say, was hard at first since the lace kept on tangling. After that, I started weaving the strings into place. That was one of the most challenging part of the whole craft. Since, the circular frame of my dreamcatcher was too small, I wasn’t able to make a pentagon with the strings for the outer formation so many times. Then, I managed to do it after 30 minutes or so trying to figure out how to position the wire. But, when I started weaving, another problem arose, and I kept on tangling the wires on the inside so I had to redo the craft to many times. Luckily, I still managed to finish, so moving on, I made paper stars and tied them onto the dangling strings. Once I was done, I really felt accomplished, what didn’t seem possible at first was already staring right in front of me! Therefore, I do recommend making a dream catcher, and I will be doing more of these crafts in the future

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ive finished it and it took me 11 and half hours

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For today’s SIL, I made some little potato treats. Yay it tasted nice and works well as a snack.

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I made some keychains at home for serve carnival 

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I made some keychains at home for serve carnival 

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I redo the tomato I made in school as it got sticky and became messy. I also made a gudetamma tamagochi for funs.

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For SIL today, my grandma taught me how to write in cursive. I'm quite slow when writing, but she said I'll get better with practice :)