Thursday, January 29, 2009
Thats it. My 5 posts.I will be choosing the post entitled:
"A moment I enjoyed with my family"
How I spent my chinese new year!
For me, chinese new year this year was not a candid one. Its as if I was bestowed by the god of misfortune some bad luck. Damn.
On the eve, I was excited about my upcoming ang baos $_$, which made me jumpy and unable to sleep. I had the habit of gobbling up goodies, despite my parent's nagging. Somehow, all these elements added up to one single misfortune. Sickness.
YES. I FELL SICK. ON THE FIRST TWO DAYS OF CHINESE NEW YEAR. All the new year goodies, especially my favourite, the barbequed pork, flew away...Back then, I was not satisfied. I wanted to eat, drink, play, sleep. But I couldn't! Everyday was about porridge, medicine, sleep. Where is the justification in this!!!
That was when, an idea popped out.
I took the chance to eat some goodies when my parents were out, and went back to sleep like a good boy, making sure that no evidence of my "dirty act" was leaked out. But as you know, paper cannot cover fire. I received my just deserts the next night, when my fever climbed up to 39 degrees.
My sore throat changed for the worse, and my nose was feeling watery the whole time. The sick feeling...sigh....The number of pills increased from 1 to 4, and I had to take some bitter fluid and suck on lozenges. If only I knew earlier, I would not be such an idiot an did those things I did.
But, if I manage to get better by this weekend, I may still be able to celebrate a proper new year for myself! No fear!
Something unusual that happened that day
Unusual things always happen to us at the time where we least expected it. That is why it makes us happy, surprised, or maybe scared. I too, have faced these out of the blue circumstances. Here's an account of what happened that fateful day.
The sun was scorching my body. I was at the beach, together with my family members, at Redang. We had gathered our snorkling equipment and were ready to dive into the clear blue sea. However, my worrisome mother kept pestering me to apply my cream or whatever you call it. I hate creams, especially those that make your skin feel damp; gives me the chills.
We slowly emersed ourselves into the sea, from toes, to waist, to the entire being. I scanned the area an a amazing sight appeared before me. Schools of fishes, colourful corals, and what the...a baby shark!
I started to panic and accidentally breathed in some salt water. This was when my father swam to my side and cooled me down. We surfaced and he told me that it was not dangerous, and that we SHOULD take pictures of it. Hesitating, I heaved a sigh of relief and went back to snorkeling.]
This was when I saw hundreds and thousands of fishes rushing towards me and enveloping me like mad. Woah...They must really like me.
OUCH!!! Something bit me!!! Turning behind, I saw that my ankle was bleeding in some parts. And yes, due to the salt, I felt that horrible burning sensation that drove me out of my wits. Damned fishes. They bit me, I think.
I almost swore never to swim again until I recalled that beautiful scene.
There goes it. You see, just like how the fishes bit me during the "enveloping parade", things in life can happen unexpectedly. You never know what will be coming, so what do I do?
Take it easy.
A difficulty I faced
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
There is no free lunch in the world, my father once said. There are many difficulties in life where we are forced to overcome them. However, if one perserveres, one might just be able to overcome the difficulty. Here is a short story about how I felt during the tensing PSLE.
"Tick, Tock, Tick, Tock"...The clock gave off a lone sound in the silent hall, where 400 students were seated in, staring at their scripts with many looks, some worried, some confident, and some flushed. I was not special. I too, had a look, one that was...perhaps emotionless. However, lots of thoughts rushed through my mind: failure was one.
I stared blankly at my second last maths question, thinking in all sorts of ways how to solve this stupid thing. I was tired, brain-dead, and emotional. This won't work out...I could fail this paper. I haven't checked. I haven't completely understood this question. I was not sure of which method that could work. Negativity took control of me, and I could not relax.
When all else failed, I always told myself. RANDOM!!! No, no, no! No random. Exams were, and SHOULD be taken seriously. I breathed deep in and out, reading out each word in the question softly. An idea popped out. Hey! This might work out.
Excitedly, I began putting in the step-by-step and guess and check stuff, those that you find commonly in primary school maths. Tadah! I arrived at the answer!!!
Looking back at this event, I always remembered to perservere at a difficult corner, because its a value that is deserved to be put in action.
A moment spent alone doing something you enjoyed
Read wide. Thats what most parents say, no?
I realised what it really meant when I received a lousy band 2 in primary school for english!!!, at primary 5!!!Which is why, I started this boring task of readddddinnnnngggggg...
Fiction, Non-fiction, fact, adventure, mystery, romance, and many more. With so many genres of books, I totally had NO idea which to start with. For a primary 5 kiddo, I thought at that time that maybe the newspapers was still a little too early, and that I had no choice but to read the boring fiction which most of the time, features good over bad, and a happy ending.
With no heart to read anything, I began to settle down on my brother's hand-me-down books. His english results were better than mine and he went to a good secondary school, so I supposed that his books should be good.
On to the first book. Wow. " The last templar".
That sounds interesting. Flip the pages, here we go! Too hard!!!!!! It uses some insane kind of language, seemingly "english enough". But hey, maybe this would help me improve my vocab.
Time over time, I read this outrageously tough book, and soon, I actually found out that if I had the heart to do so, this book, as long as the many other thousands, could be worth a read.
Now, whenever I see a nice book, it would be as good as sold. How glad am I, to have started taking the initiative when I was young.
A moment you enjoyed with your family
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
There is a saying that goes like this: Blood is thicker than water. I could not agree more. A family means a lot to people, for it gives them joy, happiness and laughter, unlike a lonely person whose life everyday is slack… slack…slack…Of course, one would enjoy himself when he is spending time with his family, no? Here is a story about me and my family, enjoying ourselves to the very core. Trust me, you’ll like this!
That day, we had agreed to go to the beach to relax and have some fun. But the rain had to spoil EVERYTHING. We stayed at home, with overwhelming boredom. Finally, I could take it no longer. Suggesting that we could go to the cinemas or somewhere indoors, I excitedly talked about a possible schedule and what we could do.
Such a splendid idea, of course, would not be ignored. We changed into our outdoor attire and travelled to the cinema…
Oh come on, how could anyone be so unlucky to be unable to go somewhere he wants, TWICE in a row? We made it to the cinemas, without a clue of what to watch. Mother wanted a horror movie, Father was fine with anything, brother was “errr?” and for me, well, I was hoping we could catch some comedy. With our opinions differing, a decision was hard to make.
Finally, we decided on a horror movie. I am not describing the details. Oh come on, who says I’m scared!!!!!
After a wonderful experience in a dark theatre with ghost appearing everywhere in the screen, we decided to kick back at the east coast park beach. Coincidentally, there was the sunset when we arrived. A family of four, relaxing and enjoying the beautiful scenery that broadened our eyes.
What could be better?
GodLiKe
