Friday, March 03, 2006
:)
i'm soo sooo glad. couldn't ask for more.
i got the 3As i never thought i'd get. and a B3 for GP! the B that has evaded me for 2 years! i guess looking back, i do wonder whether i could have managed a 4th subject. could i squeeze out another A? but i know that i musn't be too greedy. my sister was like, "Brace yourself for whatever i'm gonna tell you and don't be too sad k.." and i was like OH S***" she said i had to stop getting lucky.
so i've been attending classes, making more new friends. there's this guy in the school, a japanese who looks like takuya kimura! looks abit like him, but taller and darker!
and i've been shopping. i bought 2 bags, a pair of shoes and the black suede knee-length boots that i always wanted. given my shoe size i didn't think i'd be able to find them seeing that i've been shopping for like a week.
time to flee! :)
Wednesday, March 01, 2006
i'm one of those really weird creatures. currently i'm still alternating between glee and disbelief. mostly i can't quite comprehend the results that i got. not being able to see the results slip contributesa fair share to a sense of uncertainty "bu ta shi".
but i'm glad. glad coz my grades no longer sound like they an be rearranged to form swear words. glad coz my parents are happy. glad coz my grandma's proud. glad coz i couldn't ask for more.
goodnight now. i've got class tomorrow.
thank You Lord.
Tuesday, February 28, 2006
the one we've been working for"shi wu ge dao tong, qi shang ba xia" i learnt this today. translated it roughly means, 15 well buckets, buncing up and down. it's used to symbolise your feelings, usually before exams. and in this case, before the results are given out.
i was initially trying to do some chinese homework. there's plenty. but i have since given up all pretence of it. i contemplated hiding under the sheets and waiting till 6pm when my sister, who will be collecting my results for me, will call and let me know the awful news.
i've been swinging between the two extremes. on one hand, i've practically resigned myself to whatever that i will get, have acknowledged that there will be no perfect score. and on the other hand, i know that i'll be really upset. that's a grotesque understatement.
not having to be squashed in the same small claustrophobic space in school, i am blessed already. coz my nerves would have gotten the better of me. i'm feeling intensely cold now. i wonder is it coz the weather's 4 degrees outside or is it my fear shutting down my homeostatic mechanism.
lessons have been fine. just far too long so my stomach keeps rumbling and making such LOUD noises that i should just die on the spot. the lessons aren't that hard. maybe our sec 3-4 nigher chinese standard. but the way they teach it is good, so it's easier to grasp, to retain and to use. and they make you zao ju on the spot. or they explain loads of pei ci, so you just learn as you go.
i've officially moved into the hostel. last night was my first night there. the hostel's internet is slower, but has access to more websites. so i can see the blogs from here. it's really a different experience. from buying your own cutlery. to transporting your own water tanks to your room, to walking to school everyday. it's not near. and with strong winds and rain, the distance is enough to make your arms disown your fingers.
i've made some new riends here. though communication can sometimes be a little challenging. lika-chan has agreed to teach me some basic japanese and kinuku-chan is pretty. tomo-ku paid for my first meal coz i was out of small change. they are japanese, chan for girls and ku for guys. and there's this thai girl called zizi in my class, jiji a korean girl in my class. and the american guy who has no chinese name so we call him xiaobai. technically we don't really talk during lessons. but he is exceptionally vocal and sighs really loudly, lots of sound effects so we all know who he is.
but i must say that the cold makes you forget stuff. i forgot to enquire about the visa yesterday and today i forgot to ask for their phone numbers. by the way my ew rice cooker looking like a smiling piggy. it's cream and pink. and really looks like a pig. and when it gives out steam, it looks like an angry little piggy. really makes me smile. officially, it shall be called Piggy.
and mich gave me the large watermelon at the airport. it's called Spotty. i know i sound mad.
what happens if i fail?
