new term

Greetings from the floor of L11!

*giggles*
My laziness has got the better of me to update my blog instead of taking a nice cold shower after some hardcore exercises I have had in the morning. Hence, the floor!

I think the title of this post just speaks for itself. Already it is the second week of the new term. This term is said to be the shortest because it has only got two exeats (the first one being next week already!) before the school breaks up for the summer. Many things have happened in merely two weeks so I guess chronologically will be the best way to story-tell you about my life.

Firstly : L11

I could not have asked for a better room, and even better roommates. They are really people whom I used to see on a daily (and nightly) basis but never would we stop in our tracks and just initiate a random conversation. But now that we are contained in the same four walls, I don't remember there ever being a day where we wouldn't be laughing uproariously because believe me, there's always just something interesting happening in their lives every single day that just needs to be shared. And for that I feel oh so happy... Because they have entrusted those inside jokes and secrets to me. And they are so kind and so nice... I'm really sorry, words are failing me at this moment but I think simply by saying how nice they are in plain words are simply not enough. When something bad happens to someone, they are the kind of friends who will drop everything they are doing and dash to her bed to help out or just give moral support. Maybe it's just me... But their kind actions have a way of tugging at my heartstrings, every time, without fail. We study, we laugh, we talk, we help - together. Like me, they have dreams too and I believe their dreams will come true one day beautifully, just like them.

"Welcome to L11"

Secondly : Leavers' Night

House night this term was replaced by Leaver's Night and like last year it was especially for the Form 5's as well as the Upper 6's who would be leaving at the end of this term. But unlike last year which was held by the beach, we went to a hotel instead. And just imagine 60 over girls in resplendent dresses and amazing shoes - they were all so beautiful... It was a great night with great company, at the same time, it was also a night filled with melancholy, because it was a night of goodbyes for reality - a step into the real world out there, somewhere. The thought that in a year's time, all the performances and speeches would be directed at my friends and I as it will be our turn to leave then... It all just seems so surreal. I'm graduating soon... Really? I am pulled by anticipation and shoved by apprehension. I think that explains the tears at the corner of my eyes that night. But then I thought, it wouldn't exactly be Leavers' Night for me then if my staying for 6th Form in this school is a 90-10, would it? It's for the best, I know, but what if I don't want what's best for me... Oh, must I stay?

My lovely friends

 Four of us

 My beautiful best friend

Thirdly : Maths Trials

My first two weeks of school were spent mostly in terms of numbers and figures. It was maths, maths and more maths for me. On a brighter note, the more I do the papers, the more I feel I am getting used to the way the questions are asked and how they should be countered. And the trials were, fortunately, not as difficult as I expected them to be. Unlike the big, fat yellow book! *fingers-crossed though* I am keeping my hopes down for now because I am not looking forward to a hard fall upon seeing my results later. 

Fourthly : Basketball

Inter-house competition for girls this term is basketball and our first match is against Jawahir followed by the other two houses, all on this coming Saturday. We've barely had much practice hence the intense trainings these few days to make amends. We even played last night from 8 to 9 in the hall! PS. I have a thing for night sports, if that makes any sense! Have you ever had that feeling where you feel you are no good for anything? Haha... Well, that's how I've been feeling for each training to date. I can't even make a simple shoot for the hoop when I'm free. What can I do? I don't want to let the team down. I don't want to let myself down. And just this morning, even a push was enough to send me falling and twisting my ankle the sixth time... What can I do? Good for nothing, perhaps.

Fifthly :

Jolin said to think positively. Surround myself with happy people. Listen to happy songs. Think happy thoughts. Do what makes me happy. If I feel that I'm bad in basketball, practice more and remind myself to make changes to do better. Stop blaming myself. Be myself. And smile. Thank you Jolin ooo (the "ooo" family from form 3iS). The lyrics below are to this song that Jolin ooo told me of yesterday. Pay attention to the lyrics. A song worth listening to, yeah. :)

" 我的爱只能够 让你一个人独自拥有
我的灵和魂魄 不停守候在你心门口
我的伤和眼泪化为乌有 为你而流
藏在无边无际小小宇宙 爱你的我 "

- 够爱，东城卫