I got a haircut on my birthday (24/7) ......!?
Now it's less than 1cm...
I had been quite frustrated at that time when my hair grow to a length that contacts with my forehead, causing many pimples to appear. Furthermore, i don't look nice with that hair which always curls by itself. So, i 'seek help' from my mother.
She said she would cut my hair to size 4. I thought it was ok. But when i saw myself in the mirror...freak! I never thought things would be like this...I regret i didn't double check what the length of my hair would be...at that time. I think i look like an alien...
My mother was quite sorry and kept asking if it was alright. Of course i didn't blame her; it's all because of my carelessness. Thankfully, my elder sister thought it is ok. So I'm no too afraid to go into class.
On the next morning, before i walked into the class, i hesitated for the first time ever in my whole life to step in. I reassured myself, then walked in.
My sister is correct.
Unbelivable exclaims fill my ear but they were positive. Some think I'm cute (I'm not sure why), some say the contrary, and some pestering me with "Why do you suddenly cut your hair in this 'style'?"
My friends' actions: Touch my head, try to take photos of me, call me as a Shaolin monk... but anyway i had now caught quite a lot of attention, which i never had before. It was great, unbelievable.
Once i convince myself that i look ok, but now i feel the negative again. Perhaps it is because someone think it is not nice and i believe him. I feel i look more like n alien...haiz...
Since like I'm quite used to my new 'hair style' now. But it may look better when it grows 3-4cm more. It might take a month (or more?)
Now I attract attention, but i hope it would last for long...
Thursday, July 27, 2006
Wednesday, July 19, 2006
Champions!!!
Triple champions and one 2nd (in 'A' girls' division) for my school!!!
For a National Judo Competition, in the 'A', 'B', 'C' divisions!
Anyway, i am from HCI.
I remember that i had said earlier that i feel judo as a boring sport but now i had been fully convinced that its an exciting sport. Maybe because my school wins many trophies. And we supportors cheered them to their way of victory. Or maybe its because competitors are fighting with each other madly and desperately. (but i'm certainly not a sadist)
Our rival is the Raffles Institution (also a boys school) and the Catholic Junior College. It is so sweet to win other top schools in Singapore! (but bitter for them...)
I don't think i'm good at describing the thrilling and breathtaking judo competition. So i will not and cannot describe it. But after viewing this National Judo Competition, i really think that judo is an exciting sport and seriously encourage you to watch one.
When i saw my school's judo team win with glory, ridiculously, i felt like being one of them. It just seems so great. But i am small-sized...i couldn't possibly battle with those muscular guys. I don't have the potential. Perhaps its better to stick to my erhu...
But i will once again congratulate my school and my school's judo team!!! Bravo!!!
I really think judo is a great sport to watch (sometimes it seems that its more exciting that watching Manchester United play) so i sincerely hope that you can watch one judo competition as it is really impressive...(sorry for my repeated nagging but...)
For a National Judo Competition, in the 'A', 'B', 'C' divisions!
Anyway, i am from HCI.
I remember that i had said earlier that i feel judo as a boring sport but now i had been fully convinced that its an exciting sport. Maybe because my school wins many trophies. And we supportors cheered them to their way of victory. Or maybe its because competitors are fighting with each other madly and desperately. (but i'm certainly not a sadist)
Our rival is the Raffles Institution (also a boys school) and the Catholic Junior College. It is so sweet to win other top schools in Singapore! (but bitter for them...)
I don't think i'm good at describing the thrilling and breathtaking judo competition. So i will not and cannot describe it. But after viewing this National Judo Competition, i really think that judo is an exciting sport and seriously encourage you to watch one.
When i saw my school's judo team win with glory, ridiculously, i felt like being one of them. It just seems so great. But i am small-sized...i couldn't possibly battle with those muscular guys. I don't have the potential. Perhaps its better to stick to my erhu...
But i will once again congratulate my school and my school's judo team!!! Bravo!!!
I really think judo is a great sport to watch (sometimes it seems that its more exciting that watching Manchester United play) so i sincerely hope that you can watch one judo competition as it is really impressive...(sorry for my repeated nagging but...)
Monday, July 17, 2006
Tons of Troubles
Early in the morning today, 17July, i heard the news that my classmates and i had to support our school's judo team. Oh, that's boring...and we even had to cheer for them!? I never even want to see what is judo competition like...but at least school ends 1and a 1/2 hour earlier, this Wednesday.
Today my cough is irritating me again. Actually, i started coughing a week before, but i hadn't recovered yet. Coughing with phlegm in my throat and could not spit out is a terrible thing...
Another consolation of the day...i got 36/40 for my term 3 maths test 1 and topped the class!!! Well, i had not done well for term 2, so i sweared i MUST work hard to get 1st. Congrats! (for me!)
One of the most frustrating things in school is that i ALWAYS have to go round chasing for my classmates' Chinese assignments. It should be THEIR responsibility to hand it to me personally. But no choice. They aren't automatic; they need me to remind them. And worse they don't know how to do a handful of questions thus i have no choice but to teach them personally...till quite late...but then i received quite a lot of thanks too. Perhaps these are the bitter and sweet things a teacher will get from his or her students.
I found that i complain about lots of trivial (or not?) things, but i just need to vent them out...regrets...
So when the air-con above my head in the bus that make me feeling headache and the vulgarities written on the bus' seats annoy me, i simply couldn't take it!!
Perhaps this is life...
...in Singapore, in one of its boys schools...
Today my cough is irritating me again. Actually, i started coughing a week before, but i hadn't recovered yet. Coughing with phlegm in my throat and could not spit out is a terrible thing...
Another consolation of the day...i got 36/40 for my term 3 maths test 1 and topped the class!!! Well, i had not done well for term 2, so i sweared i MUST work hard to get 1st. Congrats! (for me!)
One of the most frustrating things in school is that i ALWAYS have to go round chasing for my classmates' Chinese assignments. It should be THEIR responsibility to hand it to me personally. But no choice. They aren't automatic; they need me to remind them. And worse they don't know how to do a handful of questions thus i have no choice but to teach them personally...till quite late...but then i received quite a lot of thanks too. Perhaps these are the bitter and sweet things a teacher will get from his or her students.
I found that i complain about lots of trivial (or not?) things, but i just need to vent them out...regrets...
So when the air-con above my head in the bus that make me feeling headache and the vulgarities written on the bus' seats annoy me, i simply couldn't take it!!
Perhaps this is life...
...in Singapore, in one of its boys schools...
Thursday, July 13, 2006
A Series Of Unfortunate Events
This events just shows how unfortunate or rather unlucky on this day:12/7 (12 July).
Early in the morning, my erhu was borrowed to my classmates for them to 'play' with it. But it was partly spoiled--how to say that...erm...one of the two strings of erhu was hanging loosely (it should be taut). It took me much effort to fix it back. That's nothing. But after i kept it inside a rectangular box and my classmates asked for my erhu again, the same string loosen, AGAIN. I was frustrated.
During the fateful erhu practice after school, my erhu gave me yet another nasty surprise--it was DISMANTLED, either by itself or me, when i opened the rectangular box. It was getting too far, i thought.
With great reluctance, i had to seek help from my teacher. I had to admit, he was good at repairing it, and even calculating the fees. " $1. For a and b, each 50 cents," he said in Chinese with a strong accent. Hey, as a teacher can't he be generous. Can't he consider it as free? Can't he help people without expecting rewards? I think he really couldn't.
He enjoys to talk to(or rather lecture) people too. It could last from 5 to 30 min...That was our conversation: (tc=teacher, zy =me)
tc: who damaged your erhu?
zy: it dismantled by itself.
tc: as i had said earlier, your erhu COULD NOT be used for test. it is not of a good quality.
how much did it cost?
zy: $S400.
tc: that means 2000 RMB?! (in disbelief) erhu of this kind of quality worths at most only 600- 700 RMB! As you can see here, this is actually an inferior quality of wood painted with a
glossy colour...(nagging professionally)
zy: ......
tc: where do you buy this from?
zy: Suzhou, China
tc: did you buy from a roadside stall? (still quite angry and rush)
zy: no. (obviously not!) it was bought in a shop...my neighbour helped me to buy.
tc: oh no, you are deceived by him. how could this erhu cost...it only worths...(continues to nag)
(anyway he is a very good neighbour)
tc: why didn't you buy from me?
zy: my mother said that it is better not to buy an expensive erhu when i am still a novice at it...
tc: $S550 isn't expensive!
zy: err...
tc: remember to tell your mother that you NEED a new, better erhu eventually. You can't continue like that. (obviously he's grumbling again)
zy: ok. thank you (reluctantly)
I hope you can now know why i had to seek help from him reluctantly.
The day hadn't end yet.
Finally, when i finally could take a bus home, it was so crowded that i had to stand for a long time (it is a single-deck bus). That's quite often. And so i waited with unhappiness till many passengers had alighted. Whew, finally a seat. But its just a fleeting relief. A middle-aged lady was standing between the 2 two-passenger seat, and even when i said excuse me, she stay put combing her hair. SHE made me stand for a longer time! How inconsiderate of her! I cursed and swore and condemned her actions.
A stressful day...
With a series of unfortunate events...
Early in the morning, my erhu was borrowed to my classmates for them to 'play' with it. But it was partly spoiled--how to say that...erm...one of the two strings of erhu was hanging loosely (it should be taut). It took me much effort to fix it back. That's nothing. But after i kept it inside a rectangular box and my classmates asked for my erhu again, the same string loosen, AGAIN. I was frustrated.
During the fateful erhu practice after school, my erhu gave me yet another nasty surprise--it was DISMANTLED, either by itself or me, when i opened the rectangular box. It was getting too far, i thought.
With great reluctance, i had to seek help from my teacher. I had to admit, he was good at repairing it, and even calculating the fees. " $1. For a and b, each 50 cents," he said in Chinese with a strong accent. Hey, as a teacher can't he be generous. Can't he consider it as free? Can't he help people without expecting rewards? I think he really couldn't.
He enjoys to talk to(or rather lecture) people too. It could last from 5 to 30 min...That was our conversation: (tc=teacher, zy =me)
tc: who damaged your erhu?
zy: it dismantled by itself.
tc: as i had said earlier, your erhu COULD NOT be used for test. it is not of a good quality.
how much did it cost?
zy: $S400.
tc: that means 2000 RMB?! (in disbelief) erhu of this kind of quality worths at most only 600- 700 RMB! As you can see here, this is actually an inferior quality of wood painted with a
glossy colour...(nagging professionally)
zy: ......
tc: where do you buy this from?
zy: Suzhou, China
tc: did you buy from a roadside stall? (still quite angry and rush)
zy: no. (obviously not!) it was bought in a shop...my neighbour helped me to buy.
tc: oh no, you are deceived by him. how could this erhu cost...it only worths...(continues to nag)
(anyway he is a very good neighbour)
tc: why didn't you buy from me?
zy: my mother said that it is better not to buy an expensive erhu when i am still a novice at it...
tc: $S550 isn't expensive!
zy: err...
tc: remember to tell your mother that you NEED a new, better erhu eventually. You can't continue like that. (obviously he's grumbling again)
zy: ok. thank you (reluctantly)
I hope you can now know why i had to seek help from him reluctantly.
The day hadn't end yet.
Finally, when i finally could take a bus home, it was so crowded that i had to stand for a long time (it is a single-deck bus). That's quite often. And so i waited with unhappiness till many passengers had alighted. Whew, finally a seat. But its just a fleeting relief. A middle-aged lady was standing between the 2 two-passenger seat, and even when i said excuse me, she stay put combing her hair. SHE made me stand for a longer time! How inconsiderate of her! I cursed and swore and condemned her actions.
A stressful day...
With a series of unfortunate events...
Dreadful 11/7
11 July, the dreadful day...
Where i lose all my face...
This day was my school's projects day, semi-finals. Seems exciting, eh? Not at all. My group members and i embarrassed ourselves totally.
We had progressed from Preliminary round to the Semi-finals. But because we always thought we had enough time, worse still, one of our group members didn't want to co-operate when the rest of us were doing last minute work, thus we failed to progress. It was expected.
But i wasn't depressed about the failure of progressing, i was depressed about the failure of being a good group member, and i was depressed to have such an ugly failure.
Because we had not even done what that was least expected.
Instead of blaming others, i condemn myself.
I really could not manage my time...i was a failure...right?
Enough of the depress, seems like i just need to take it as a lesson learnt.
Where i lose all my face...
This day was my school's projects day, semi-finals. Seems exciting, eh? Not at all. My group members and i embarrassed ourselves totally.
We had progressed from Preliminary round to the Semi-finals. But because we always thought we had enough time, worse still, one of our group members didn't want to co-operate when the rest of us were doing last minute work, thus we failed to progress. It was expected.
But i wasn't depressed about the failure of progressing, i was depressed about the failure of being a good group member, and i was depressed to have such an ugly failure.
Because we had not even done what that was least expected.
Instead of blaming others, i condemn myself.
I really could not manage my time...i was a failure...right?
Enough of the depress, seems like i just need to take it as a lesson learnt.
Wednesday, July 05, 2006
Tuesday Blues
This is the second week of Term 3, but I still couldn't cope with the tight schedule looming ahead of me. What's more, I suffered a terrible stomach upset at the start of the morning! That was simply frustrating!
After the flag-raising ceremony, as my schoolmates, on the way back to the classrooms, wagged their tongues about the lame and irritating Maple game, and I of course had no one to talk with. But I suddenly felt a serene quietness as I remained calm...........................
Really, I felt that was a time of peace. Tranquility surrounded me.........
Sadly, I had to end this day with a tiring erhu lesson, my CCA, which worn me out totally. In case you don't know what is an erhu, it is a traditional and popular chinese musical instrument.
Exhausted...........time for a rejuvenating bath............................
After the flag-raising ceremony, as my schoolmates, on the way back to the classrooms, wagged their tongues about the lame and irritating Maple game, and I of course had no one to talk with. But I suddenly felt a serene quietness as I remained calm...........................
Really, I felt that was a time of peace. Tranquility surrounded me.........
Sadly, I had to end this day with a tiring erhu lesson, my CCA, which worn me out totally. In case you don't know what is an erhu, it is a traditional and popular chinese musical instrument.
Exhausted...........time for a rejuvenating bath............................
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