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Sunday, March 29, 2009

Sometimes I wonder if some teachers realised that students are humans too.

And sometimes,I wonder if these teachers are humans themselves.

Recently,a teacher scolded my class for being the worst 4 H2 class she has ever seen. Well,I can't argue with the fact that it was our fault for not submitting our homework on time.But what really pissed me off was that we chose to go to a 4 H2 class not because we thought than we're better than the rest but because of other less shallow reasons.If we were worse than the rest,then we wouldn't even be in this class because they would have taken our places,wouldn't they?Seriously...

And yeah,our concepts are all wrong.But isn't that what learning is all about?Making mistakes and learning from them?You think that we made those mistakes for fun?So that we could see you reprimand us like that?We are humans.We learn from our mistakes.It's only March for goodness sake.And everything needs time.We are sorry for all that we've done,but don't jump to illogical conclusions and make us sound like we don't want to learn,cause that's what we're here for.

And yeah,SYF is coming.In fact for many,it's already here.It's a very stressful period and juggling CCA,studies,friends and family is a fantastic feat.I'm just hoping that people out there try and understand what these people are going through.These people include family,friends and yes,teachers.Please don't expect miracles from us.And please don't say things like 'I don't care if you got SYF,all I want are results.' or 'who asked you to join these kind of time-consuming CCAs'.

Firstly,we will give you good results PROVIDED you show some kind of understanding as to what we're going through.If my Economics teacher can understand,why can't the rest?SYF's only once in every 2 years.It's now or never,unless we retain which I'm sure a lot of us don't want that to happen right?SYF's also coming in May.If maybe,just maybe,you could give us some form of leniency from now till then,then we could definitely work harder after that.I'm not saying we shouldn't do any homework or anything,I'm just saying that if the deadline for submission could be postponed to a later date,then that would be more than enough.Even just postponing for one or two days is good enough,cause we can do a lot in one or two days.

Secondly,WE were the ones who chose to join our CCA.Some may have used this CCA to appeal or to come here via DSA.For people like me,who came to this school via merit,I joined band cause I like to play as a band.And of course,I like music.Reasons why I didn't join choir was because singing isn't really my thing and because I don't want my playing skills for flute to go to waste.I'm suggesting taking flute classes again after my A levels.Anyway,we know what we should be expecting by joining such CCAs.We know that there would be a lot of commitment involved.We got ourselves into this.What we really want is just for people to understand.I think for now,moral support is really the key to coping with all these obstacles.I have my family's and friend's support.There's just one more group of people that I hope will support these people who are going through this difficult period.I don't think I need to mention what this group is.

To all those going through a difficult time,all the best!We're all in this together.It's ok to let out all your anger and frustration.But just don't let it control you.If I suddenly breakdown for no reason,then my apologies in advance.Haha it already happened once,and that guy was pretty freaked out.So sorry! =P Good luck to everyone!Take care! XD


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Thursday, March 19, 2009

Omg lol so sorry never update for donkey months...Anyway this is a summary of what happened so far...

Firstly,I wanna thank all those who wished me happy birthday.LOL.This includes Shabnam,Jill,Patricia,Kimberly,Jia Yi,Rui Xiang,Huey Chin,Cardus,Tania,Qinglin,Amelia,Dewika and 0905! =) And thanks for the prezzies too!Haha they are all great!I thought that 3 March would be a disaster with school and stuff but it wasn't thanks to everyone =)

Alright so this was what happened.Well,my mom didn't realise that this week was the one week holiday cause I had to go to school early for the past 3 days.For the Project Management Workshop and for our PE Project.Lol.The PMW was quite useful and it scared me cause they had negative comments about PW.Haziqah,Hwee Ying,Rebecca,Chee Kit,Mick and I met up to do a PE Project on Austria.It was fun.Haha.I learnt a lot more about them..Things that I didn't know about them.Unfortunately we didn't manage to complete the project but what the heck it was fun =)

Oh yeah I went back to Mayflower for Speech Day.Saw the band and met some friends as well.I didn't see Mr Fam though. =( Erm I'm not gonna elaborate on what happened cause I'm really busy.Haha.

Term 2's gonna be one busy term.SYF,NYAA Gold,studies...LOL I hope that I don't break down or kill myself.It's not that I don't have enough time...It's more like I don't have enough ENERGY.LOL by the time I reach home I have this strong urge to go to bed but I can't cause I need to study and do my homework.But even if I wanna study I can't focus.Sigh...

Oh well I gtg.Have to research and other stuff.Haha take care everyone =)


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Sunday, March 1, 2009

Ok,basically right,I went to school yesterday,which was a Saturday,for band.

And yeah,I was late for 10mins which was bullshit.But nevertheless we had band practice.And for some sad reason,the only time I was late for band was the first time that they made the late-comers stay back to pay $1 for being late.But I didn't pay up cause of some reason.Lol.

Anyway,after band I went to meet up with Shabnam,Kim and Patricia at Junction 8 to catch up with the old times.We went to eat at Swensons(mainly cause of their sizzling pan whatsoever) and we pay over $120 worth of food.I was supposed to treat them but I only had $30 then which was BS.Lol sorry guys will pay back when I get the money.

Then later that night I went to watch Marley and Me with my parents at Lido.I knew that I would cry at the end cause Marley passed away and stuff.Even though I have the book,I didn't finish reading it but judging from the prologue I presumed that Marley's passing would be included in the book and I was right.

When the movie showed the veterinarian putting Marley to sleep,together with that depressing piano music and Marley's closing eyes,I couldn't help but cry.I heard sniffing from the cinema so hopefully I wasn't the only one who cried.It was really sad cause Marley was such a happy dog throughout the movie and when he was on his deathbed,he looked really sad and when the other characters in the movie cried,it made things worse for me.When I went out of the cinema,I saw this little girl crying.The cinema was obviously filled with dog lovers.

Since then,I really appreciated my dogs.My family and I couldn't stop talking about dogs either.And Owen Wilson's character(John Groban) said something that made a lot of sense.A dog doesn't care if you're rich or poor,smart or dumb,as long as you give it your heart,it will give you his.And as I'm typing these words,tears are still flowing from my eyes.Because it's true.I've been having dogs even before I was born and I loved all of them dearly.Even though I didn't really feel much for the earlier dogs cause I was still too young then,I still loved them.The dogs I had later on made me cry a lot.I remembered when I had to see one of them whining and suffering from pain.I cried in front of my parents.But I didn't cry when it passed away.It was probably cause it could finally rest in peace now and not suffer so much as it did earlier on.

No matter how mischievous your dog is,you'll just love them no matter what.Even if they ruined thousands of dollars worth of furniture,you'll still love them and they'll still love you back.Now I understand why I want to be a vet,even though the chances of me actually becoming one is kinda low(fear of blood).

I seriously feel like watching that show again.Even though I know I'll cry my heart out again,that's probably the reason why I want to watch it.This movie made me appreciate my dogs more,and hopefully I'll be a better owner from now on.


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