What do you call a snail on a boat?

A Snailer!

Ox:
Still waters run deep, as anyone who has observed an Ox will tell you.

People born in the Year of the Ox are the supremely self-assured, and as a result are noted for inspiring confidence in others. Generally quiet and patient, they measure their words, and will speak clearly and concisely most often when it matters most.

Born to lead, Ox people can be quite stubborn — but also stubbornly loyal to those they love. However, when opposed, their fierce tempers are legendary. So always follow this very wise advice: never cross an Ox!

Generally placid and easy-going on the outside, the Ox can be very dogmatic. There are no gray areas evident within their narrow scope of vision, and they often only see things as black or white, good or bad. Therefore, they are never easily persuaded by a clever argument. Possessing an excellent memory, the Ox can often recall verbatim a conversation weeks or months after it has occurred.

Their physical stamina combined with their mental alertness is a distinct advantage when it comes to completing any task at hand. In fact, Oxen can often be seen patiently plodding away ... long after everyone else has dropped from sheer exhaustion!

Ox people are also generally good with their hands, and together with their other attributes are usually successful as doctors or surgeons, construction managers, army generals or business leaders.

Oxen are most compatible with: Rat, Snake, Rooster

Famous people born in the Year of the Ox: Johann Sebastian Bach, Napoleon Bonaparte, Charlie Chaplin, George Clooney, Walt Disney, Anton Dvorak, Clark Gable, George Frideric Handel, Oscar De La Hoya, Richard Nixon, Aishwarya Rai, Wayne Rooney, Vincent Van Gogh, Rosa Arks, Sylvia Porter.

Lastly, we, at The Mentor, wish all students, parents and all well-wishers a

Barack Obama vowed that the United States was "ready to lead once more" as he gave his inaugural address after being sworn in as the 44th President of the United States.

As many as a million people, bundled up against the cold, turned out to watch as Mr Obama swore to "preserve, protect and defend" the US constitution as he become the first black man to hold America's highest elected office.

Addressing listeners around the world, the new president said: "As for our common defence, we reject as false the choice between our safety and our ideals.

The inauguration took place amid unprecedented security. About 8,000 police were deployed and a total of 32,000 military personnel were on duty or on standby.

The inauguration was witnessed on television by a massive global audience and ushers in a new era of American politics.

Angel communicating with the cat using her newly acquired " catraphy" .

Oh, why is it so difficult to stuff the rice in my already so big mouth?

THE TREE - Nicholas Phua

SINGAPORE: The Ministry of Education said the results of the 2008 GCE O—Level Examination will be released on January 12.

School candidates may collect their results from their schools at 2pm.
Private candidates will be informed by post. They may also access their results through the Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board website at www.seab.gov.sg from 2pm on Monday.
Students can apply for Junior Colleges, the Millennia Institute, Polytechnics and the Institute of Technical Education online at www.moe.gov.sg/education/admissions/jae.

The Joint Admissions Exercise registration period is on for five days starting from 3pm on Monday and ending at 4pm on Friday.
The Education Ministry said posting results are tentatively scheduled to be out on January 30.
An application fee of S$7 will be charged for the first application, and S$10 for amendment of choice(s) to the submitted application.
JAE applicants are allowed to amend their submitted application only once. They will not need to make their fee payment online during the JAE period. All JAE application fees will only be collected after the exercise by the institution that the applicant is eventually enrolled in.

The picture above shows Eileen conducting the secondary 3 lesson on Sunday. The Mathematics lesson is rather intense. Teng Han (in yellow), Cheiry (holding her chin), Putri( patially hidden by Sherwin) and Sherwin himself in red. Of course there can be jokes and laughter galore when Sherwin is up to his usual mischief. However, Eileen, with her commendable patience, is always able to bear with his nonsense.

The plot is centered on a 'fish girl', or mermaid, who runs away from her home in the sea. She ends up stranded on the shore and is rescued by Sōsuke, a five year old boy who lives on a cliff. After taking a great liking to her, Sōsuke names her Ponyo and vows to protect her forever. Meanwhile, her father Fujimoto is looking for his daughter, upset that she ran away. He calls his wave demons to return Ponyo to him. Sōsuke is heartbroken by this, and goes home with his mother, Lisa, who tries to cheer him up, but to no avail.
Ponyo and her father have a confrontation, where Ponyo refuses to let her father call her Brünnhilde and declares she is Ponyo, and voices her desire to become human, because she has started to fall in love with Sōsuke. Her father silences her with difficulty and goes to summon Ponyo's mother. Meanwhile, Ponyo, with the help of her sisters, breaks away from her father, and uses his magic to make herself human. This causes an imbalance in the world, which in turn results in a huge storm. Riding on the waves of the storm, Ponyo goes back to visit Sōsuke. Lisa, Sōsuke, and Ponyo stay the night at Sōsuke's house, hoping the storm will be over, whereupon Lisa leaves the house to check up on the residents of the nursing home she works at.
Granmammare, Ponyo's mother, arrives at Fujimoto's submarine. Fujimoto notices the moon has come out of its orbit and the satellites are falling like shooting stars. Granmammare declares that if Sōsuke and Ponyo pass a test, Ponyo can live as a human and the world order will be restored.
Sōsuke and Ponyo wake up to find that most of the land has been submerged. Lisa has not come home yet, so with the help of Ponyo's magic, they make Sōsuke's toy boat life-size and set out to find Lisa. While traveling they see ancient extinct fish swimming, such as the Gogonasus.
After landing and finding Lisa's empty car, Ponyo and Sōsuke go through a tunnel. There Ponyo loses her human form and resumes the form of a fish. Sōsuke and Ponyo are captured by Fujimoto and they safely arrive at the nursing home and meet Granmammare. Granmammare asks Sōsuke if he can love Ponyo even if she is a fish or mermaid. Sōsuke replies that he likes Ponyo in all forms. Granmammare then allows Ponyo to become human once Ponyo kisses Sōsuke on the surface