My First Semester being a Secondary 1 Student

Firstly, I am able to type again.

Back to serious stuff.............

My first semester being a secondary one student has been alright, not as smooth journey I expected but basically alright. There have been ups and downs in this semester (the....). Anyway I will tell you about it in a timeline.

Here's the code:

Red--Mixed
Yellow---Plus Points
Blue---Minus Points
Purple---Interesting

18 December 2008--Got into a school of my choice

29-30 December----School Orientation. It was boring as we kept doing cheers and more cheers.
I was beginning to wonder if I had made the wrong choice.

2 January 2009----Consortium Day. Heard so much synonyms such as ACE, MSG, iVLE and had no idea what they were about. I was no sure I was able to cope.

2-30 January --CCA Orientations/Trials. The first time in my life that I had to stay in school until 6.30pm (which is very long compared to primary school). Came home exhausted on those days

Somewhere in January--Learned that we could use the computer labs in school during recess and after school. They were so much better than the one at home.

6 February--Got into a good CCA

13-15 March --Secondary One Annual (I emphasise the word annual) Camp. The conditions were terrible.

16 March-- Had my first MSG (Mean Subject Grade) of the year. I had no idea that they were actually keeping track of our tests and assignments. I am so blurrrr...

26 May--I am writing this post.

These are the plus and minus points in this semester. Although the teachers have been relatively nice in personality and are caring, they are absolutely mean when it comes to dishing out homework. Another thing is that I am happy that I am in a class that likes to play soccer. Some other classes only like chit-chatting. That is another major plus point in this semester. (By the way, I like playing soccer that's why my URL is kickingking)

What are my plans for the next semester? I am one of those people who like to take things as they come along and no make plans. Therefore, at this moment in time, I do not have an specific plans for next semester but I can list my vague plans.

Plans for next Semester:

1. Work harder
2. Get More ACE projects done
3. Spend my time more wisely

That should be all for this semester.

One more thing, Happy Holidays!

the life of handicapped person

i have just experienced what it is liked to be handicapped. u cannot do anything easily. i have just leaned to pity others who are paralysed.

ps ; it is difficult to type with one hand and i cannot press shift. a proper post will come when my burden is lifted.

Something I do not Understand

Hello everyone, it has been a long time since I have written a "non-blog prompt" post. Recently, in school , there is this silly game the boys in my class play right before the bell to signal the end of recess. It is so called the last touch game.

Let me give you a bit of background about this situation. every recess without fail, my classmates will rush to either the street soccer court or the basketball court to play soccer. I don't know when it started but when everyone has finished playing, they will not want to do carry the ball back to class. By the way, the ball belongs to the class. Anyway, the person who last touch the ball will carry it back to the classroom.

However, there is a twist in this. You are allowed to throw the ball at someone else and they will be the last one who touched it. It of course becomes very complicated and people will be angry with others for “sarboing"(sabotaging) them. Sometimes, my friends refuse to pick up the ball as they think that they are not the ones who last touch the ball and nobody picks it up as they do not want to be seen as a pushover.

I feel that this is a silly practice. The soccer ball belongs to the class. Why can't we just willingly carry back the ball to the classroom for the "welfare" of the class? In my old primary school, my friends all wanted to be the one to carry the ball as they all feel very honoured. Although, this may seem silly too, we should at least be able to give our own classmates a helping hand.

Fortunately, most of the time, there are a few good hearted people who will help us carry the ball back to class but there are not always there and the result is not always good.

In the last month, we have lost 2 soccer balls just because of this silly practice. In the first incident, someone threw the ball at this other person and it bounced off him into some bushes and the ball could not be found. I think the first person is at fault here because if he did not throw the ball in the first place, none of this would happen. The second incident happened when somebody last touched the ball and threw it to someone else who did not bother picking it up. The ball was just left there. Later, when some other classmates heard about it. They rushed down but by then it was gone.

I appeal to you. Please stop this silly practice. It is costing you (and me).

Who last touched?

Sick

Yesterday, after canoeing training, I vomited about 3 times due to a few factors such as fatigue (not enough sleep for the past few days), exhaustion and hunger. Today, I feel better and went to the doctor to get an MC (medical certificate).

There are a few things I would like to talk about today. Firstly, why do we need to have to get an MC for our absence from school. I understand that this would be proof that a student was not playing truant but why aren't parents' letters (like in primary school) accepted. Like today, I did not go to school as a precautionary measure because it would cause great inconvenience to myself and others if I started vomiting in school. Surprisingly, but thankfully, I did not continue vomiting today.

At this point in time, it would seem ridiculous to go to the doctor but for MC's sake I had to. I could not afford (time not money) to go to the polyclinic so I went to a GP (General Practitioner) for a checkup. I wasted about $20 for an MC. Wouldn't it be better if I did not waste that money but write a letter instead? I feel that letters from parents are just as reliable.

However, the trip to the doctor was not such a waste of time. There was something I learned.

I realised that it was not so much the exhaustion and fatigue, it was because I had gulped down a lot of water immediately after strenuous training (without cooling down)that caused the vomiting. After a bit of research, I found out that in the same way if you see a man in the desert who is dehydrated, never give him a whole water bottle to gulp down, he will die....You should instead give him water sip by sip to allow his body to slowly recover. My vomiting occurred for the same reason. Good thing I didn't die......

Right now, I am still recovering from the vomiting yesterday. Too bad I have to go for beach cleaning tomorrow......

Too Much......

Lately, well at least for me, I have received a trainload of information which I am unable to digest. Let me elaborate.

Firstly, during assembly, we were given a briefing about LEAPS (a point system for CCA) in my school. There are quite a number of doubts I have (and I am quite sure you have too). It was said that you get merely 1 point for just participating( or 'existing') in your CCA, not counting leadership positions. My question is if you do not get a chance to represent the school because you are not as fit (for sports) or not as musically inclined (for performing arts)or in a CCA like Library Club (where there are probably no competitions to take part in), how are you going to earn any points? Especially at Sec 4, there is a grading system for CCA. One point is an E8 or F9, what can you do?

If I am not mistaken, you also get points for being in leadership positions like council or CCA or CIP group. Unfortunately, the fact is that not everybody will have an opportunity to be a leader in these positions.

Unless there are other ways and means (which I am not aware about/ or I was not paying attention to) to earn these points, I am not sure how some people "make the grade".(Feel free to comment if you know anything about this issue.)

Apart from that issue, there is also another form of "information" I am talking about---homework!

Over the past weeks, the amount of homework has grown enormous. I wonder how the seniors cope? Anyway, these days I am only meeting datelines each day. In addition to ACE projects which we are suppose to find time out of "nowhere". Just like the of the topics at today's ANGLES finale---Time Waits for No Man. This statement is especially true to what is happening to me now. There is no time to do anything else.

Ok, we all know a lot( or too much) about the homework problem so I will not talk into it. Till next time, Goodbye.

CCA Trials

These 2 weeks have been the time to go for CCA trials in my school. I have gone for quite a few trials already but 2 days ago it was my worst trial yet.

So as it goes, I went for the squash trials and to my surprise I was the only one there. Anyway, I felt quite nervous when I went in since the squash team (the senior players) was sitting there listening to the coach (or maybe not) while one of the members came to test me.

As I manage to hit quite a few balls during the CCA orientation, I thought I stood a quite a decent chance of being selected. So the guy started serving me balls and they were pretty simple surfs. But.... Guess what? I miss them all except for two which hit the metal botttom of the wall (which in case you do know is out).

I felt humiliated. The rest of the team tried hard not to laugh but I mean who wouldn't at someone with my kind of 'calibre'. I scurried off as fast as I could( well actually I walked off with the remaining dignity I had).

I can't understand why my school has only a competition team for each CCA. I feel that they should also have recreational teams espicially for popular CCAs such as badminton or table tennis. I understand that there are space contraints but 6 people for the badminton team for each level? Honestly, that is way too little. I am sure that table tennis does not have that many people either.

Of course, you just have to face reality and accept whatever the world(as in this case school) has to offer (even if it is not as much as you would like).

My First Blog

The year started with a bang. I was off to a new school, going to see new people, have new schedules.........(the list goes on)

Anyway, I was so caught up in everything that I almost forgot it was my sister's birthday(she's an early january kid) had arrived. As a result, I forgot to buy her a present(and still have not...Ha Ha)!!! I was sure she was going to kill me. Thankfully, she got the present of her life--a Niitendo Wii!!

That was brilliant for me too!! Firstly, she forgot(up to now) that I did not give her a present. Secondly, she needed someone to play the Wii sports with her. That person of course was me! I was delighted(though I did'nt show it).

(Have you experienced the Wii fever yet? The thing's quite addictive!)


Back to school life, it has been quite taxing. A lot of homework, long hours.....(I can't decide if this is good or bad. It prevents me from getting as much Wii time as I would like.) The amount of homework has also contributed to the fact that I'm only able to write this blog today (instead of Friday or yesterday).

Hope you enjoyed my first ever blog.