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Wednesday, June 4, 2008 @ 5:53 AM

*************************ANNOUNCEMENT!!!!*************************

Due to overwhelming(we're just exaggerating) song requests, there is a huge possibilty that the 'ZineZone website may lag badly, so to allow you people to continue requesting but to lessen the number of songs, we will have only one genre for a fornight. Instead of having pop,rock,dance etc all at one shot, we will limit it to only one genre(e.g dance) for two weeks, before we change the genre. Needless to say, we will only accept songs that fit the genre. WE HOPE THAT NO INCONVENIENCE WOULD BE CAUSED.(Puh-leez, 'course there'll be inconvenience, but we just wanna lighten the situation.) Anyway, this fortnight's theme would be POP, so, just enjoy and all!

The 'ZineZone team.

Monday, May 26, 2008 @ 5:52 AM

COVER STORY: JUNE HOLS=MORE STUDYING!!!

The title says it all. The Primary sixers would not be having a very fun school holiday. Sure, some of us may be going overseas, but there's still the 'PSLE'S LESS THAN 4 MONTHS AWAY!!!!' thingy hovering in the air. Right now, everyone's just focusing on the big exam and going to secondary schools. Why are you people letting them run your life? Yeah, sure, education's important, but what about your friends, the world, and other stuff not related to academic? Don't get us wrong. We're not saying that you should go out with your friends all day and just cease studying. What we're saying is, STUDY SMART. Don't just stare at your maths assesment paper for 4 hours even though you're really sleepy. It won't work, 'cos your brain can't function when it's tired!!! That's right, your formulas will just be coming in and going out. So stop trying to act like you're running an 8-hour study-marathon, 'COS YOU'RE WASTING YOUR TIME. To make life easier for us and you, here's some tips on how to study smart.

Set a ratio of your study time to your break time, and stick to it. E.g 31/2 : 1(in hours)

If you're feeling really sleepy or tired, don't continue to study. You're brain is like a storage room, once its full, it can't store any thing else unless you 'clean it out' (get some sleep and be refreshed.)

Don't focus all your energy on your weakest subject, you still need to care about your others. Again, organise a suitable ratio. E.g(if science is your weakest and chinese is your strongest and your other subjects are averge, and you study for 5 hours.) Science:English:Maths:Chinese

2 1/2: 1 : 1 : 1/2

If you really can't grasp a new concept or simply suck at a subject, organise a study session with your friend(s). It's best if you have two friends(or more) who are about the same standard as you, and two friends(or more) who are a higher standard than you.

You should know by know what's the key to aceing certain subects. A quick guide is: English-reading, Maths- practicing, Science- understanding and analysing, Chinese- reading and listening in class!

Hope these tips help you people!

JUNE HOLIDAY RECIPE (EXCLUSIVE!)

Chocolate Crunchies(These are really easy to make and taste good too! To get an exact Kit Kat effect, use Cadbury milk chocolate)

Ingredients:

180-200 g milk/dark chocolate
50-60 g unsalted/salted butter
3-5 tbls golden syrup(tweak according to how sweet you want the crunchies to be, put less if you're using milk choclate)
75-100 g of rice krispies

Melt the butter and choclate in a heatproof bowl over a pan of simmering water. Or boil some water, turn off the heat, sit a heatproof bowl on top of it, pop the choclate and butter in the bowl, and ensure that the bowl does not touch the hot water. Don't panic is mixture looks slightly thick. If it does, you can add a bit more melted butter, but that's not neccesary. Add the golden syrup and rice krispies, and mix. Drop chunks of the mixture on a plate, or into cupcake papers, and chill for at least 45 minutes. Keep in the fridge so chocolate does not melt.

CHILL OUT

Quotes: "I owe a lot to my parents, especially my mother and father."Golfer Greg Norman

"Whenever I watch TV and see those poor starving kids all over the world, I can't help but cry. I mean I'd love to be skinny like that but not with all those flies and death and stuff." Mariah Carey(isn't she supposed to sympatise with the 'poor starving kids'!!??)

Retarded question of the month: Why are most smiley faces yellow?

Polls:

GIVEAWAYS!!

*This is a new segment in 'ZineZone where you people can actually WIN stuff! Since most of our readers are from school, passing prizes over to you should not be a problem at all! Every issue, there would be 3 winners who would each win a poster, unless stated otherwise. All you have to do is answer a question.

Winners of this issue stand to win a Jonas Brothers poster!

Question: What are the ages of each of the Jonas Brothers?

E-mail your answer to zinezonemag@hotmail.com, and please include your name and class.

Good Ol' Reviews(food)

*Since there are currently no sites that catch our interest, we have replaced 'Surfin' the Net' with a review instead*

Katjes gummies are GOOOD! And they have released 5 new ones(not really new, but not really old either): Mixed berry, blackcurrant, apple, raspberry and lemon. The Berry Dessert(Mixed berries) are really really really good. I could probably eat those the whole day. They're soft yet chewy and taste like juicy berries being dipped in a creamy, yoghurty thing! The blackcurrant one is okay, but they taste like Ribena fruit pastilles without the sprinkling of sugar. I haven't tried the other flavours, but I think they'll be nice. They're $2.95 for one packet at NTUC, but $4.05 at 7-11. That's like a whole dollar more expensive!

LOL

*We're sorry to say that there would be no jokes because our jester's away on a holiday!*

LET'S CHAT

To make up for our MIA May issue, there would be two interviews this issue. Hope you'll enjoy them! =)

We interviewed Chelsea and Vincent from 6A. (I'm 'Gayness', Chelsea's '
" damn sian" "holidays SUX"' and Vincent's
'hav u ever wondered,hu u ar talkin 2 now?u r now lookin at ...Mr allen walker!!!!!!!!' )

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Gayness says:
which guy do you hate most in xlass?
Gayness says:
*class?

chelsea says:
hxy
chelsea says:
Han Xu Yang

Gayness says:
predictable

chelsea says:
yea, quite many people hate him

Gayness says:
if you could be principal for one day, what would you do?

chelsea says:
err,
chelsea says:
Let whole school do their own stuff

Gayness says:
buy more basketballs?

chelsea says:
yea!!!

Gayness says:
6A girls love bball

chelsea says:
hehe

Gayness says:
i don't even know why

chelsea says:
It's dammnnnnn fun
chelsea says:
I mean, some people dun lyk sports

Gayness says:
do you hate school?

chelsea says:
Its not that i hate school, i hate teachers and homework

Gayness says:
teachers?
Gayness says:
well, some NC teachers are biased...

chelsea says:
yea
chelsea says:
some teachers are real good but some, they totally suck!

Gayness says:
do you get pissed off easily?

chelsea says:

yea, u can say that. but not really

Gayness says:
okay, would you rather eat a dead lizard or live worm?

chelsea says:
none

Gayness says:
just choose

" damn sian" "holidays SUX" says:
live worm

Gayness says:
oooh okay

" damn sian" "holidays SUX" says:
i mean,.. its gross
" damn sian" "holidays SUX" says:
but lizard's worse

Gayness says:
yeah, with they're webbed feet and slimy skin
Gayness says:
yucks
Gayness says:
hahaha okay chelsea

" damn sian" "holidays SUX" says:
no prob

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Gayness says:
now that you don't play soccer during recess, what do you do?

hav u ever wondered,hu u ar talkin 2 now?u r now lookin at ...Mr allen walker!!!!!!!! says:
ER

Gayness says:
i think you guys feel really bored...

hav u ever wondered,hu u ar talkin 2 now?u r now lookin at ...Mr allen walker!!!!!!!! says:
EAT OR PLAY CATCHIN

Gayness says:
what about your waterbottles? you guys got punished by Mr Tan once, right?

hav u ever wondered,hu u ar talkin 2 now?u r now lookin at ...Mr allen walker!!!!!!!! says:
YA
hav u ever wondered,hu u ar talkin 2 now?u r now lookin at ...Mr allen walker!!!!!!!! says:
KANOT PLAY LIAO

Gayness says:
'course!

hav u ever wondered,hu u ar talkin 2 now?u r now lookin at ...Mr allen walker!!!!!!!! says:
DONE ASKIN

Gayness says:
oops sorry
Gayness says:
not yet

hav u ever wondered,hu u ar talkin 2 now?u r now lookin at ...Mr allen walker!!!!!!!! says:
OTHER 4 AND ME ARE DO BADDERS
hav u ever wondered,hu u ar talkin 2 now?u r now lookin at ...Mr allen walker!!!!!!!! says:
AHYA
hav u ever wondered,hu u ar talkin 2 now?u r now lookin at ...Mr allen walker!!!!!!!! says:
THAT 1 FAKE

Gayness says:
who's your favourite WWE character?
Gayness says:
i used to like Big Show

hav u ever wondered,hu u ar talkin 2 now?u r now lookin at ...Mr allen walker!!!!!!!! says:
ER

Gayness says:
when i watched

hav u ever wondered,hu u ar talkin 2 now?u r now lookin at ...Mr allen walker!!!!!!!! says:
I THINK
hav u ever wondered,hu u ar talkin 2 now?u r now lookin at ...Mr allen walker!!!!!!!! says:
IT WILL BE STONE COLD

Gayness says:
oh
Gayness says:
beer addict
Gayness says:
okay, would you rather burn to death or freeze to death?
Gayness says:
last questions are the weird ones

hav u ever wondered,hu u ar talkin 2 now?u r now lookin at ...Mr allen walker!!!!!!!! says:
FREEZE TO DEATH

Gayness says:
why?
Gayness says:
burning is faster you know

hav u ever wondered,hu u ar talkin 2 now?u r now lookin at ...Mr allen walker!!!!!!!! says:
LOL
hav u ever wondered,hu u ar talkin 2 now?u r now lookin at ...Mr allen walker!!!!!!!! says:
FREEZE GOT AIRCON

Gayness says:
nooo!
Gayness says:
like, freeze in the arctic

hav u ever wondered,hu u ar talkin 2 now?u r now lookin at ...Mr allen walker!!!!!!!! says:
LIKE AIRCON WAD

Gayness says:
well, yeah
Gayness says:
but its numbingly cold
Gayness says:
*cold

hav u ever wondered,hu u ar talkin 2 now?u r now lookin at ...Mr allen walker!!!!!!!! says:
SHIOOK

Gayness says:
and your boydy parts will drop off!!!
Gayness says:
your nose and toes and fingers
Gayness says:
*body

hav u ever wondered,hu u ar talkin 2 now?u r now lookin at ...Mr allen walker!!!!!!!! says:
AHYA
hav u ever wondered,hu u ar talkin 2 now?u r now lookin at ...Mr allen walker!!!!!!!! says:
WHEN I FREEZE 2 DEATH
hav u ever wondered,hu u ar talkin 2 now?u r now lookin at ...Mr allen walker!!!!!!!! says:
MY BODY STILL HAVE TO BE BURNED RITE
hav u ever wondered,hu u ar talkin 2 now?u r now lookin at ...Mr allen walker!!!!!!!! says:
SO
hav u ever wondered,hu u ar talkin 2 now?u r now lookin at ...Mr allen walker!!!!!!!! says:
ISNT IT BETTER TO EXPERIENCE 2

Gayness says:
hahaha, yeah, i guess
Gayness says:
okay thanks vincent

hav u ever wondered,hu u ar talkin 2 now?u r now lookin at ...Mr allen walker!!!!!!!! says:
no prob

Friday, May 16, 2008 @ 8:16 PM

WE HAVE FINNALY ADDED SONGS INTO OUR 'ZINEZONEMAG!!!!!! *thunderous applause, whoops and yells, and even a standing ovation!*
We hope you people enjoy the tunes, and feel free to drop a song dedication anytime you want to, and we'll add the song into our playlist!

The 'ZineZone team.

Sunday, May 11, 2008 @ 5:53 AM

We are sosososososososo SO sorry to cancel the May 'ZineZone issue, but we really had to'cos of SA1(ew). And we are also really sorry to only say this on 11th May! Anyway, because of the cancellation ofthe issue, we promise to make the June issue BIGGER and BRIGHTER, with two interviews instead of one,plus, we have decided to change the 'Daily Dish' segment, again. We'll be adding polls, music, and interesting pictures, so we hope you people will enjoy them!

XOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXO,
The 'ZineZone team. (Yea, the XO's were just to dress up the post.)

Friday, April 4, 2008 @ 11:06 PM

*Disclamer*

The 'ZineZone team is sorry to say that the April 'Zinezone issue is delayed, and will be published by 6/4/08, Sunday April 2008. Expect it soon! (We're only saying that 'cos we're working on it right now...)

Cheerio,
the 'ZineZone team

Monday, March 31, 2008 @ 5:37 AM

Cover Story: Its April Fool's Day!

April Fool's Day. Every pranksters dream day. What's the worst prank any of you have pulled before? Dumped a bucket of worms on your enemy's head? Placed a fake lizard in your partner's bag? Placed a whoopee cushion on your teacher's chair? Well, whatever prank it was, I think the best part at the end of the day was the reaction of the poor victim. I mean, c'mon, your nemesis with his/her mouth so wide open you could stuff your fist inside, a wriggly, slimy insect dangling off his/her foeehead? Priceless! But of course, there are times when you may go a little too far, and your victim ends up crying. Hey, that can happen. And I'm not surprised if it does. You people nowadays have minds so active and overimaginitive you think you live in a world like Tom and Jerry's where even if a fridge falls on you you'll simply end up with a sore head. But enough of 'what if's'. Let's go back to time for a while, and find out how April Fool's Day came about...

There is much debate about how this wacky festival came about, but it is likely a remnant of the once common festivies vernal equinox, which started on old New Year's day, 25th March, and ended on 2nd April. In some countries, people who were fooled have special names. One example is in France, where the victim is known as poisson d'avril, or April fish. This is because in April, the sun quits the zodiacal sign of the fish. One strange prank was when the Dutch television news broadcast that the Tower of Pisa had fallen over in the 1950's. Many people contacted the station. Another funny prank was when radio station KITS in San Francisco changed its call letters to 'KGAY' for an hour and played gay-theme songs in 1998. Wonder if gays listening to that radio back then were pissed.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_fool%27s_day

Here's a 'cupcake' recipe that's sure to satisfy your sweet tooth! (At least, that's what you think)
RECIPE INGREDIENTS:
~~Meat Loaf~~ Cupcake:
1 pound lean ground beef
1/2 cup seasoned bread crumbs
1 cup grated Monterey Jack cheese(or just tasty cheese)
3 tablespoons ketchup
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon celery salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
~~Potato~~ Frosting:
3 cups mashed potatoes
Food coloring
1. Heat the oven to 375 degrees. Line 12 muffin tin cups with foil bake cups. 2. In a large bowl, mix together all of the meat loaf ingredients until well combined. Divide the mixture evenly among the lined cups (the liners should be about three quarters full). 3. Place the filled muffin tins on cookie sheets and bake the cupcakes for about 15 minutes or until cooked through. 4. Divide the mashed potatoes among three small bowls and stir a few drops of food coloring into each batch to create blue, yellow, and pink pastel frostings. Spread a generous dollop on each cupcake. Makes 12 cupcakes.

Source: http://jas.familyfun.go.com/recipefinder/display?id=50154

Well, have fun with your wild pranks, and don't forget to place the whoopee cushion under your teacher's seat!

Chill Out

Quiz: What kinda' Sweet Treat are you?

1) Friends describe you as:

a. Sweet and cute

b. Fierce and smart

c. Dramatic and bittersweet(50% nasty, 50% nice)

d. Easy-going and simple

2) If someone disturbs you, you:

a. roll your eyes and continue what you are doing

b. glare at the person and shout 'damn you!'(or something like that)

c. hold a grudge at that person for 5 minutes then talk again

d. ignore the person until he/she gets bored

3) You like to write about:

a. important issues around the world e.g Global warming, straving kids etc

b. inspirational men/women

c. why the world would come to an end/self-created poems/songs

d. your life and feelings

4) To grab attention, you:

a. blow a kiss to a boy/ present a box of chocolates to a girl

b. start a heated argument with a naughty boy/girl in class

c. dance groovily/ act out a scene from shakespere

d. laugh loudly with your friends

5) If you were to go to a cinema now, you'd definately catch:

a. Horton/The Water Horse

b. Shutter/ Spiderwick chronicles

c. Step-up 2

d. August Rush

Total up! a=1, b=2, c=3, d=4.
5-9 points: You're a big, sweet lollipop! Okay, guys, I know it may sound gay, but it actually is not, 'cos it simply means that you're kind and caring and that you'll grow up to be a gentleman! Wait, that does sound gay.

10-14 points: You're a packet of sour snakes and won't back down easily. People like your wittiness/sarcasm but some may get irritated at you for always flaring up.

15-19 points: You're like a bar of chocolate, slightly bitter, slightly sweet, but overall quite addictive! You have two differerent sides of you, and people like seeing your varius attitiudes.

20-24 points: You're character matches a cone of sweet, cool ice-cream. Pleasant and fuss-free! Though you can be sweet like strawberry, you can also be cool like mint, or tangy like mango.

EDITOR SPEAKS

Hey readers! From now on, instead of 'Daily Dish', it will be replaced with 'Speak Up!', where you people can e-mail to the 'ZineZone team anything you wanna say, any pictures that you think is witty/funny/interesting/weird, what you wanna expect from us, and we'll put it all up in this segment! Yup, 'ZineZone is becoming more personal with you guys(and girls), and this is the only way we can 'reach' to you, since we're an online mag. So, start sending us your disses and kisses at zinezonemag@hotmail.com .

Sufin' The Net

Tools: http://www.mypic.com/ This is a seriously useful site if you like uploading stuf on your website. Just insert the code, choose the format you want, click 'okay'/'yes'(or whatever) and you're out pops up a code for you to put in your template!

Games: http://www.maplesea.com/ Everyone of you probably know this site, due to that infamous game, Maple Story. But the asiasoft team has released other games, popular ones such as Audition and Pangya, but there's also an online game called Cabal, which is a 3D fighting game. You can battle monsters and people alike. So, if you hungry for an action game with sharp graphics, why not try out Cabal?

Fun: http://www.harperteen.com/ This site is all about books and authors. It may sound boring, but it actually has reading communities, polls, contests and newletters! You can also find out much more about your favourite authors and the books thry might publish soon. So, visit this interesting site for a refreshing change!

Jokes

1. Service in the restaurant was abysmally slow. My husband was starting to flip out, so I tried to distract him with small talk.

"You know, our friend Christi should be having her baby anytime now." I said.

"Really?" my husband snapped. "She wasn't even pregnant when we walked in here." - Reader's Digest August 2007, Maureen Morrison

2. My mother was reading about a young boy who'd been suspended from school for fighting. "I blame computer games," she said.

"That's rubbish." I replied. "People in their twenties grew up playing Pac Man. If it'd influenced us, we'd be jumping around in dark rooms, chomping pills and listening to repetitive electronic music." -Reader's Digest , Feb 2008, Richard McCormack

3. A man walked into a bar and orders six whiskeys. Putting them in a row, he downs the first glass, then the third and finally, the fifth.

"Excuse me," the bartender says as the man turns to leave. "You left three glasses untouched."

"I know," the man says. "My doctor says it's OK to have the odd drink." -Reader's Digest Feb 2008, Jee Wan Yau

Let's Chat

Here's our latest interview, with Annie Zhang from 6A.

P.S I am I'll bite your head off and Annie is Annie.

I'll bite your head off says:
I'm gonna give you a few words, and you tell me the word that comes to your mind when you see the word(s) i have given you
Annie says:

ok
I'll bite your head off says:
Ong Wei Sheng
Annie says:
can i say two words?
I'll bite your head off says:
yeah sure
Annie says:
funny/friend
I'll bite your head off says:
Terence goh
Annie says:
smarty + shorty
I'll bite your head off says:
aka your academic enemy
Annie says:
I'll bite your head off says:
haha
I'll bite your head off says:
last word: Basketball
Annie says:
fun / orange (aka my fav colour)
I'll bite your head off says:
next ques: what's your fav sweet snack?
Annie says:
CHOCOLATE!!!!
Annie says:
ICE CREAM TOO...
Annie says:
i always have 2 fav ones
Annie says:
cuz i luv 2
I'll bite your head off says:
yum
I'll bite your head off says:
i love strawberry ice-cream
I'll bite your head off says:
and cookies and cream
Annie says:
ooh
Annie says:
i luv all except seets
Annie says:
*sweets
I'll bite your head off says:
who do you think is the most perfect 'couple' in our class?
Annie says:
...
Annie says:
Russell + stella
Annie says:
i think t are the only couple currently
I'll bite your head off says:
no, there's still char+su han, darren+felicia, char+jerry, deborah+wee keong
Annie says:
hmm..
Annie says:
i still stick to my choice
Annie says:
cuz i think su han and amanda more compatible
Annie says:
jerry and jillene...
I'll bite your head off says:
su han and amanda? omg really?
Annie says:
ya...
I'll bite your head off says:
hahaha interesting.
I'll bite your head off says:
okay, who do you think is the most adorable boy and girl in class?
I'll bite your head off says:
as in, has a babyish face or something
Annie says:
oh.
Annie says:
shld be terence goh
Annie says:
and ...
I'll bite your head off says:
eww
Annie says:
charlene
Annie says:
oh no
I'll bite your head off says:
hahahahaha char is like wayyyyyyyyyy cuter than terence
Annie says:
is zi yi
Annie says:
i think he is kinda cute
Annie says:
if he is not too emo
I'll bite your head off says:
he's not emo you know. emo means like the person cuts themself, rebels against the teacher, skips class to smoke/take drugs... that's emo
Annie says:
oh
I'll bite your head off says:
zi yi is just vry quiet. he doesn't really socialize like the other boys
I'll bite your head off says:
well, to end off this interview, would you rather eat raw worms or fall down in front of your crush?
Annie says:
fall down in front of my crush
Annie says:
at least i get his attention lol
I'll bite your head off says:
hahahahahaha that's the first time i've ever heard someone say that!
Annie says:
mayb my views are different...
Annie says:
cuz i think there's nth so embarassing about falling down in front of my crush
I'll bite your head off says:
some girls would freak. but ur right
I'll bite your head off says:
boys are just boys. they're not like God or anything
Annie says:
ya
Annie says:
boys are jerks too. no offence to them
I'll bite your head off says:
haha i don't think they'll take offence 'cos they're too thick-skinned.
I'll bite your head off says:
well, thanks a lot for participating in this interview!

@ 5:10 AM

Okay guys, the April 2008 issue will be out by this Friday, 4/4/08. It'll be a special April Fool's issue, so keeps your eyes peeled for it!
Lotsa laughs,
the 'ZineZone team