day 2, break 2.
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
Hi. This is my next break.
Listed down some blog fodder for you guys here. Firstly, i must bring up something that mark mentioned about. The Familiar stranger is i term he said that i personally love. I mean anyone can understand what it means, but the paradox of the phrase is what i like. the only problem is that it doesn't happen here in MJC.
In Damai, having been in two classes over a period of four years, i obviously acquired many familiar strangers in my memory banks. Here, anyone who isn't in my class or was in the same OG is more or less a spot in the mass that is a blur of figures moving around me. No four years for me, either. As long as i stick with my class or my other OG mates then i have an idea of whats going on. The only problem is that i'm not a person who endorses sticking with a group simply because of familiarity. If they take too long to move out, walk, or just do things that don't seem to appeal to me, then i just leave them.
And when I am alone, i don't feel out of place or actually feel lonely. I just drift and try to blend, sit down and read a book or something. Ah well. I must be used to being alone =/
Another thing. for Mark and Ben, maybe you can tell me this, because for the life of me, i can't understand why the left mouse button on the school mice don't respond. Its as if they have been toggled off. For what? If you know then please tell me.
Also, i just had my period of Chinese at H1. Those taking CL'B' were just told to go for it. So i met this guy who went to St. Pats with us few every week. No idea of his name. He's that guy from Bedok Green (the one next to damai... thats the name right?) who once commented about wanting to be a pilot or something. Hope some chiobu will go to CL'B' lessons too. Heheh. Hopes too high liao. Those taking CL'B' have small grouped lessons like 3 to 1 on their free periods. At least thats what my brother said.
Another thing. Maths and Physics seem to be bothering me. Both require A Math knowledge, as i have already experienced. It is simply because of that that i suddenly feel like going to a Poly. They still have business courses right? No Lah. I know its a totally different thing. I like econs and i think CSE will be nice. But seriously, Math already irks me and the fact that i am one of a small handful makes me irritated. Still, i'm not regretful that i did not take A Math in Sec 3. It is precisely for DnT that i got a nice grade, and i can predict that had i done A Math, i wouldn't have been that well off.
It turns out i have four periods stretch of free time on thursday. It equates to an immense 3 hours and 20 minutes (2oo mins). What the f***, right. If i go home i have an hour to spend. So that is pretty much useless. SO what am i going to do? Maybe get Leslie to tutor me A Maths. If he agrees, that will be swell.
I consciously know i am bitching about people behind their back, but since this is blog fodder after all, i shall write this. I just met this guy for lunch just now, he was in the same OG during orientation (what else-.-) Someone once said that we make up assumptions about people very quickly, but i think my assumption i made about him was correct. He may speak intellectually and understand sarcasm, (as i said, two things i really look for) but his words tend to come of crude.
We were talking and got to the topic of allowance. The conversation went on quite long, so i shall sum it up like this. Basically, my mom gives me 5 for every meal, regardless of lunch or dinner, in school or outside. Because that's usually enough. Joel recently got his allowance raised to 6, but i feel that is unecessary for me, so when she asked me, i said it was...unecessary lah. -.-
There was this rule before that the money has to be used for eating, nothing to do with saving. I think she was worried that we wouldn't eat properly, what with my weight already (46...heheh) So it is assumed that all the money is used in a meal. But obviously, she and us know that we save up some of it. We don't spend all on other stuff and eat nothing, so i think as long as it stays that way, she closes one eye.
And when i described that to him, he said, "so it's like your mother is feeding you like a chicken... waiting to be slaughtered!"
Don't think he is one of those who phrases words wrongly. Those a bit slow and say things wrongly. He surely knows what he says, and doesn't seem to mince his words. I don't like these people-.-
You know what's the funny thing? I seem to be able to blog as regularly. What an irony. Must end here though, my fingers getting too cold and slowly numbing. It happens often... And people think i'm nervous everytime they feel how cold my hands are. It doesn't make interaction any more fluid. =/
After this i have Econs (YAY!) and then Maths. I haven't read up on partial fractions yet. Shit.
posted by joseph at 11:48 AM