Thursday, December 16, 2004

The kind of education i Won't want

Once a little girl went to school. She was quite a little girl.And it was quite a big school.But when the little girl found that she could go to her room by walking right in from the door outside. She was happy and the school did not seem quite so big any more.
One morning, when the little girl had been in school a while the teacher said, "Today we are going to make a picture." "Good!'"thought the little girl. She liked to make pictures. She could make all kinds: Lions and tigers,Chickens and cows, trains and boats?And she took out his box of crayons and began to draw.
But the teacher said, wait! It's not time to begin! And she waited until everyone looked ready.
Now, said the teacher, we are going to make flowers. Good! Thought the little girl. She liked to make flowers. And she begins to make beautiful ones with her pink and orange and blue crayons.
But the teacher said, wait! And I will show you how. And it was red, with a green stem.There, said the teacher, now you may begin.
The little girl looked at the teacher's flower. Then she looked at her own flower. She liked her flower better than her teacher's. But she did not say this.She just turned her paper over and made a flower like the teacher's. It was red, with a green stem.
On another day, when the little girl had opened the door from outside all by herself, the teacher said, "Today we are going to make something with clay." "Good!,"Thought the little girl. She liked clay. She could make all kinds of things with clay:Snakes and snowmen; elephants and mice; cars and trucks?And she began to pull and pinch her ball of clay.
But the teacher said, wait! It's not time to begin! And she waited until everyone looked ready.
Now, said the teacher, we are going to make a dish. Good! Thought the little girl. She liked to make dishes. And she began to make somethat were all shapes and sizes.
Then the teacher said, Wait! And I will show you how. And she showed everyone how to make one, deep dish. There, said the teacher, now you may begin.
The little girl looked at her teacher's dish. Then she looked at her own. She liked her dish better than the teacher's. But she did not say this.She just rolled her clay into a big ball againand made a dish like the teacher's. It was a deep dish.
And pretty soon the little girl learned to wait. And to watch and to make things just like her teacher.And pretty soon, she didn't make things of her own.
And then it happened?The little girl and her family moved to another house, in another city and the little girl had to go to another school.
This school was even bigger than the other one. And there was no door from the outside to her room. She had to go up some big steps and walk down a long hall to get to her room.
And the very first day she was there,the teacher said? Today we are going to make a picture. Good! Thought the little girl and she waited for the teacher to tell her what to do. But the teacher didn't say anything. She just walked around the room. When she came to the little girl She said, don't you want to make a picture?? Yes, said the little girl,What are we going to make?? I don't know until you make it, said the teacher. How shall I make it?? asked the little girl. Any way you like, said the teacher. And any color?? Asked the little girl. Any color, said the teacher. If everyone made the same picture and used the same colors, How would I know who made what and which was which??I don't know, said the little girl. And she began to make a red flower with a green stem...

Wednesday, December 15, 2004

I Was Cheated

Ok lar..today not that bad lar..just wasn't within my expectation. I went to Escape Theme Park, class gathering and i dunno if others who went there agree with me la hor...I'll tell you how I feel later.
Though is like a free day, still need to do housework. One point is that my mum makes sure the house is spick and span b4 she goes out, I sort of got influenced by her (I think is the nagging) and the other point is that it becomes my daily routine...do housework first b4 I study. Looked at the clock, GOD!! I am late!!! Tried to be multitask, brushing teeth and wash hair in the same time..in the end washing my hair in up and down motion and ended up shampoo in my mouth. Spat out everything and rebrush..see lar! Waste some more time and the shampoo tastes horrible and dun try it at home, is only for idiots. Finally got out of the house. I just realised I forgot to call my aunt to remind her that wei yi had tuition tml. Ended up yelling at the phone in the lift, lucky no one was with me...i tried to reach my senior but in vain...nvm he will call back...maybe pple busy lar..
Ok, now comes the frustrating part...i zoomed out of the house and had the feeling that i forgot to lock the door...went back again and realised it was locked. I was suppose to meet at city hall at 9.40 but it was 9.20! Wah!!! I ran all the way to the Mrt station, five vertical blocks away...rushed into the train and almost got my bag caught by the door. (Dun this too...) when i was at the Orchard station, my dear friend smsed me..." I reached Jurong East le!!!" Tell ya, i almost feeling like reaching through the phone and knock her head. Ok, ended up waiting for her...three trains gone.....almost fell asleep...Finally she came, two pf my classmates who were earlier than her waited for her too. One more thing, we were suppose to meet at the last cabin of the train and that dear friend of mine was at the first cabin. Tell ya again, this time i dun wan to knock her head, i wan to strangle her!!! Made our way to Pasir Ris and waited somemore...bought a cup of coffee to wake myself up and calm myself down cos i expect the rides in Escape to be thrilling and worth screaming, or should i say for my case, yelling. Surprise surprise! Not the girls late, it was the guys...dunno why they late also la...style hair ba...shaun's hair like someone put a bomb on his head...lol just cannot stop laughing...
Took a bus there...count how many pple got go...ended up counting 7 times before we can confirm the number..26 pple around...pay money le(class fund fund subsidies $7, not bad la..) Took the first ride, called the flipper i think..haben even enjoyed myself then it stopped..i was like, " Huh? Finished liao ar?" Haizz, first impression become like that..maybe other rides no problemo ba...maybe me haben get realy to yell yet... give it 4 hearts ba...
Try again..this time at the topsy turvy thingy..is like turning round and round with the seats turning too..eh..hard to explain...nvm abt that..the main thing is that it was breathtaking. I dun mean by that the ride was exciting but is the scene from the top is breathtaking...lol...=X Is only when my seat zoomed down was really cool...went down...my classmtes like asking me, "fun or not? Issit scary? Heard lots of pple screaming their heads off..." honestly, i really feel like telling them my honest view but second thought later if they take it lightly, something wrong may happen so i just shrugged and told them try it for themselves...a bit mean la...this one is 6 hearts...
I went to the third ride which happen to be Wet and Wild, really cool, liked the taller one. Surprisingly, the ones seated at the back is more wet than the ones seated in front...haha, yar...ying hui front wet and the butt also...this one is give 7 hearts!! one more problem of the ride is when the "boat" is ascending, it makes a horrible noise. Next is the go carting, this i wanna bring to everyone's attention. Though the cart wheel appears slow but it is actually very fast, i practically sped all the way and the game master gave me a thumbs -up. Haha, nice practice, maybe next time have a sports-bike ba. Mum will surely skin me..=X
I am not going to describ everything or it will be not fair for those who are going for the first time. The ride that gave me the deepest impression was Alpha 8. It is very exciting. Give it 10 hearts!!!! Wanna know wad is it? Go find out yourself! Went back home at 4 , yawning away...kept cursing myself waste money on these stuff, should have gone roller blading, rather get more blister....haha..

Friday, December 10, 2004

I had Nothing to say

I really had lots of mix feelings this morning. Something in my heart tells me that it is not going to be anything that I expected but I stubbornly thought that it was going to be the same outcome as before. Let me get this straight, my senior was going to tuitor my that hypoactive cousin. He just could not sit still for more than 15 minutes. He will need to visit the washroom, eat and etc (everything you can imagine). How to tuitor him this way? But anyway it is going to happen right? A serious guy teaching a monkey. My sister gave me two popped-out eyes when I mentioned this to her. Two choices, the serious guy will go nuts and blow his temper and ending up the monkey crying, telling that he hates the tuitor or is the other way around, the tuitor raises his white flag and says he do not want to teach anymore. however I think the second choice is impossible. My senior is a tough guy in a sense that he keeps his cool.
Things is going to happen anyway this morning. Got up early, prepared myself for the worse, do housework, bath (takes long time, cos of the stupid blisters) and get lost. Met the serious guy in CCK, took bus and reached his house. While opening the gate, both parties smiled and smiled till they laughed. (Dunno why also) I was looking at both of them, wondering what was going through their heads. Ok, note this, the adjective that I last thought for my cousin was said by the serious guy. " He is cute." Trust me, I almost went swimming with the tortoises next to me.
All went well, introduction, panting, panicking, all sorts of things happening at the same time. ( The panicking is mine though I tried to look calm. My cousin's work really gives me the headache) Ok, lesson starts. First, importance of maths and the basics my cousins need to know, not forgetting the outcome of poor maths and organisation. Then, wait for him to finish doing the question. Wait, in case you are confused, I am not the one teaching, those mentioned earlier is what I heard. I was ploughing through my Chinese. Like I said again, all went well. I dunno what the hell was going on as i was quite into finishing my Chinese. The only thing I noticed was that My cousin wasn't even fidgeting nor giving excuses to " escape" the lesson. Why?! That hyprocrite! Fine, that is a good thing. Looks like I found him a suitable teacher. Gosh! That really sounds like I was teaching crap moths ago.
The lesson ended with homework and more homoework. Ha! Not my business. We went to popular to buy my cousin's Chinese vocabulary book. Ended up, buying 6B as there was no more 6A. Bought a pen for him to motivate him and remind him of his untidy work. (I hope so) See see around Before I head back to school. I just hope that my senior will motivate my cousin and finally let him understand the importance of working hard. I really took my hat off my senior. They two already behaved like good friends on the first day. I am glad they interact well and my heart really is correct this time round. Like I repeat myself, I had Nothing to say. In fact, I dun deserve to say anything.