*smacks computer*
I think i'll be online a lot less now. my computer seems to have caught a bug that prompts it to shut down within 10 minutes of starting up. also, it somehow reverts back to default settings after i shut it down. not to mention all those irritating pop-ups, which seemed to have doubled in number. so, you ask, how am i typing this? simply by setting the computer to run in safe mode. so pro right? but safe mode has its limitations, which consists of a really small screen resolution and the inoperability of the sound system. but it's better than not being able to blog at all.
today is the first time i celebrated teachers' day in CJC. as usual, there was a lot of praying and singing. and i'd rate the performance 0/10. not that it was bad or anything, but i totally didn't know what was going on! this was in part due to lack of interest, and to the nice large pillar blocking my view. but i'm sure those who could see it clearly enjoyed themselves.
i went back to cat high for the first time in quite a while. finally talked to Mr Lee again. i feel more motivated than before. i also saw so many other teachers. everyone says pretty much the same things, like study hard, ace promos, ace A-levels. some even offered to help us with any difficulties we may encounter. maybe i'm being biased, but i think this kind of beyond-obligatory things can only be found in cat high.
aside from the teachers, there were also a lot of old boys. i had lots and lots of fun catching up with old schoolmates, finding out where they are now, whether they regret their choice and all that. it was mostly good, except for the fact that i met a few people whom i was better off not meeting. not mentioning names here, but let's just say my day could have been a little less green and black. but i suppose it's lucky that i met these people today. for the first time, i really understood the meaning of "the opposite of love is not hate, and that of hate is not love. the opposite of love and hate is indifference." this quote happens to be kind of apt, mentioning both love and hate. but well, we all have to let go eventually.
since the exams are coming, i figured that all students might need some positive affirmation. and what better way to spread it than through my blog? this is one of my favourite motivational passages:
Don't Quit!!
When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,
When the road you're trudging seems all uphill,
When the funds are low and the debts are high,
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit,
Rest, if you must, but do not quit.
Life is queer with its twists and turns,
As every one of us sometimes learns,
And many a failure turns about,
When he might have won had he stuck it out;
Don't give up though the pace seems slow--
You may succeed with another blow.
Often the goal is nearer than
It seems to a faint and faltering man.
Often the struggler has given up,
When he might have captured the victor's cup.
And he learned too late when the night slipped down,
How close he was to the golden crown.
Success is failure turned inside out--
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt,
And you never can tell how close you are,
It may be near when it seems so far.
So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit--
It's when things seem worst that you must not quit!!
tomorrow's a holiday. i have all the time in the world to study chinese. something tells me i won't do that well though. then again, something tells me to go to the middle of the assembly ground and scream at the top of my lungs as well. but will i do that?
...you never know.
I think i'll be online a lot less now. my computer seems to have caught a bug that prompts it to shut down within 10 minutes of starting up. also, it somehow reverts back to default settings after i shut it down. not to mention all those irritating pop-ups, which seemed to have doubled in number. so, you ask, how am i typing this? simply by setting the computer to run in safe mode. so pro right? but safe mode has its limitations, which consists of a really small screen resolution and the inoperability of the sound system. but it's better than not being able to blog at all.
today is the first time i celebrated teachers' day in CJC. as usual, there was a lot of praying and singing. and i'd rate the performance 0/10. not that it was bad or anything, but i totally didn't know what was going on! this was in part due to lack of interest, and to the nice large pillar blocking my view. but i'm sure those who could see it clearly enjoyed themselves.
i went back to cat high for the first time in quite a while. finally talked to Mr Lee again. i feel more motivated than before. i also saw so many other teachers. everyone says pretty much the same things, like study hard, ace promos, ace A-levels. some even offered to help us with any difficulties we may encounter. maybe i'm being biased, but i think this kind of beyond-obligatory things can only be found in cat high.
aside from the teachers, there were also a lot of old boys. i had lots and lots of fun catching up with old schoolmates, finding out where they are now, whether they regret their choice and all that. it was mostly good, except for the fact that i met a few people whom i was better off not meeting. not mentioning names here, but let's just say my day could have been a little less green and black. but i suppose it's lucky that i met these people today. for the first time, i really understood the meaning of "the opposite of love is not hate, and that of hate is not love. the opposite of love and hate is indifference." this quote happens to be kind of apt, mentioning both love and hate. but well, we all have to let go eventually.
since the exams are coming, i figured that all students might need some positive affirmation. and what better way to spread it than through my blog? this is one of my favourite motivational passages:
Don't Quit!!
When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,
When the road you're trudging seems all uphill,
When the funds are low and the debts are high,
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit,
Rest, if you must, but do not quit.
Life is queer with its twists and turns,
As every one of us sometimes learns,
And many a failure turns about,
When he might have won had he stuck it out;
Don't give up though the pace seems slow--
You may succeed with another blow.
Often the goal is nearer than
It seems to a faint and faltering man.
Often the struggler has given up,
When he might have captured the victor's cup.
And he learned too late when the night slipped down,
How close he was to the golden crown.
Success is failure turned inside out--
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt,
And you never can tell how close you are,
It may be near when it seems so far.
So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit--
It's when things seem worst that you must not quit!!
tomorrow's a holiday. i have all the time in the world to study chinese. something tells me i won't do that well though. then again, something tells me to go to the middle of the assembly ground and scream at the top of my lungs as well. but will i do that?
...you never know.
-thingy of the day: I actually managed to misplace a lighter. Someone's getting old...-
