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Where is captain Justice, if ever there was one, when you need him?

Through the grapevines, I heard a
little bird telling me that a certain pomelo received a grade that was not
expected-by everyone else of her.

GASP! Unbelieveable! No Way!WTF?!

Sad to say, it seems hard work
does not pay off as long as you appear at the right moment, on the right day
and know the right things to say. You can slack and eat as much snake as you
want-and still get the grades that you do not deserve. Or, you can work your
asses off, and get the grades you hardly deserved.

I have already given up on the
whole ‘find out what you have’ syndrome since I entered secondary school. It is
just disheartening and does not serve anyone any other purpose than to gloat or
to disappoint. Grades doesn’t secure your place in the world of human kindness
and wiseness, they just serve to stigmatise and create unwanted thoughts of evil
acts against others.

After all, it is not the grades
that count but the knowledge and application that matters. Taking a saying from
his holiness, Dalai Lama, "The proper utilization of our intelligence and
knowledge is to effect changes from within to develop a good heart"

So why am I blogging about it since I don’t really care ? Well, because it really is unbelieveable and there are people who really deserved better grades than what they got.

So take heed, no need to fret over
another pomelo’s fruits of no labour, just be sure you’re not going to be in
the same garden as her during PRCP cos you need to be disciplined and resist
the temptation to possibly cause bodily harm.

Which would not be good in
developing a good heart.  Thankfully, I keep a book of sayings by the Dalai Lama  next to my bed. … a good reminder.

On Friday after school, I spent 3
hours at my dresser’s.

Yes, 3 hours I spent seated on
the vinyl leather seat, successfully leaving a small crater each time I got up
to have my hair washed.

It was a real test of patience
for me. Luckily I was pretty tired after spending the whole afternoon in
school, tweaking 200 data, I swore my eyes saw only 1s and 2s.

I even let myself be talked into
buying a freaking $88 masque for my hair. The guy kept telling me how dry my
hair was, how I needed to put masque and etc. When I finally agreed to get the
masque, I nearly balked at the size of the bottle. Actually I did exclaimed
quite loudly at its size. The guy told me that I had to get that size cos, he
was pretty sure I was not going to visit them as often in the following months.

Damn right he is, not with masque
to last me the whole bloody year!

Sunday.

Have you ever wondered what our
pets think of their owners?

You must have heard of how some
owners and their pets are very much alike.

Hmm… I never believed that.

But I guess my dog would beg to
differ after today.

What happened was that, I was
going about doing the laundry and washing the back yard, routine weekend chores.
Chores I did without much mental movement.

Today, was an exceptionally
pleasant day to be out in the back washing and sweeping because of the strong
winds and cloudy skies which hid the sun.

So what was so unusual right?

Except that as I was sweeping up
my dog’s fur and leaves, I was also enjoying the strong breeze that swept
through the yard. So while my dog cowered in her corner, watching me from the
corner of her eyes, I was vigorously sweeping, sweeping, sweeping and sweeping.

Still, what was wrong?

You see, the wind kept dispersing
everything I swept and, it never occurred to me to clear what I had swept up
each time into a bag before sweeping the other areas.

Mind numbingly I just went about
sweeping. I did not even stop to think until I saw my dog giving me that look. That
look consisted of her cocking up one ear and arching her left brow as she
stared boredly at me, sending doggy messages like.. ‘is she stupid? Or she must
have had caffein’

So, I’ve always said my dog was
not very bright but, I guess I am not much brighter than she is either.  

This weekend, I did what I swore I
would not do for this new year…that is, shut out the rest of the world.

On Saturday my world consisted of
my room, laptop, assignments and my pets. I woke up real early that day and
spent some time with my babies (pets) before I settled down to do my
assignment. It was not so bad when I was doing my Acutely Ill assignment, at
least I responded when my mom or dad asked me for help or to do some stuff BUT,
they did not exist the moment I started on my brochure. I was so engrossed in
my brochure "designing" that I did not even hear my mom call me out
for dinner! By the time I felt my stomach growling….it was already almost close
to midnight! Still, I was wide awake and kept at the brochure till I finally
felt satisfied. By the time I slept, it was 3am! I was at it for more than 6
hours! However, I felt that I really enjoyed myself on Saturday. I was doing
what I loved and enjoyed….which was learning something new and putting my
"limited" creativity to work.

So Sunday, I decided to try and
keep away from any school work…but I found myself unable to do so. Somehow,
whenever I am on the Internet, I found myself looking at articles…I mean, how
boring can I be?? Apparently, very.

Thankfully I managed to drag
myself out of the house for a few hours to meet up with 2 of my best buddies
from my Temasek poly days. It was really nice to catch up with them and talk.
Everytime we meet up, I learn something new from them and everytime, I feel
more positively recharged and certain of my life. These are 2 of the best kinds
of pals a girl can ask for….they don’t impose and they don’t discourage me in
anything instead, they encourage and appreciate what they have so far. We learn
from each other.

It was an insightful 3 hour
meeting after which I came back home and did a little reflection on my life
through, my physical possessions. I found a little cassette tape(yeah, those
things you have to put in ancient stereos to play and REWIND). Curious, I
decided to check out what was in it since there was no label.

The first song that came on was by
BEYOND, the defunct Cantonese rock group. It was an ‘Oh my gawd’ moment for me
because I had forgotten how much I used to enjoy listening to them even though
my comprehension of the language was below par, somewhat. It brought back
memories of big curly hair and loop earrings ( of course I meant my sister)
which my sister used to have while I had my geeky glasses, long unkempt hair
and flannel…FLANNEL shirts! Oh mans….I was so ‘Al’ in ‘Home Improvement’s Tool Time’!

It was a few songs later when I
went on to another fashion trend in my life….the JAPANESE stage. Yeah, there
were a few Chage & Aska songs as well as SMAP and Luna Sea, jap groups that
no longer exists. Yep, I was so into Japanese music and animes-still am but
mostly limited to anime. Listening to ‘Coast to Coast’ I thought back of the
days when I was into the whole cringe-worthy plaid skirt and knee high socks!
But thankfully, the hair remained unkempt, afterall, I was still a rock chic at
heart.

Then, it was on to another part of
my life, the mellower stage when I went into TP. This time it was Yanni, Ryuchi
Sakamoto and Kitaro. It was surprising to realize something then that, ‘Merry
Christmas, Mr Lawrence’ was the only song that still sounded new and relevant,
in terms of its melody and rhythm amongst all the so-called new age music I had
on the tape.

Just one little tape, and I was
brought back to various stages and influences of my life. It is really
interesting to realize that parts of our life can be kept alive through the
things we keep. Memories that were forgotten can be brought back to life by a
certain picture, music or even a place.

I think, this is the greatest gift life has to
offer. The power to remember, reminisce and learn.