3.30pm

Just arrived home from my prayers. Earliest Friday I've had all year since General Paper (lesson) and PE was cancelled.

Feeling very happy today. Got an A+ for literature today for the poetry anthology we did for the Dec holidays. My teacher said that he enjoyed reading the poems I included. Quite proud here... [ :P ] Then had an extremely rapid lesson for The Rivals by Ian Sheridan. It was so quickly run through that I didn't actually catch anything the teacher was trying to say. Anyway, I didn't bring my book today so made it a point to point out and spout more rubbish than necessarily required and tried to look intelligent and thoughtful without the required book in hand. Became depressed however when was given the Economics quiz. I could not answer a single question correctly. Learnt lesson. Fine. Will study harder then and really MUG John Sloman, the supposed 'bible' of all Economics students in school. Must be seen in public more often carrying Sloman in hand so as to provide impression that I have been eating, sleeping and absorbing Sloman all the time (when obviously not).

Economics lecture today was totally mindless. The lecturer kept ranting on that whatever she was saying was beneficial to us especially for our exams and she kept emphasizing that what she says is important. Apparent to me however was that no one was listening to her. Me included. Poor old woman. She tries her best but it seems that no one is truly interested in her additional words but are only in the lecture theater for the essentials that are included in her notes. Also, despite having been the previous HOD for Economics, she has been given the most mundane of topics: inflation/deflation and unemployment. They do not even stand as topics on their own! Really. I pity her.

Last official day of school made me reflect on some things. That I have managed to achieve many things I would never thought I would have achieved. For example, Measure for Measure. Had I not gone on my impulse to go for the auditions early on in January, I would never have got through and joined the cast. That was pure luck! Also, managed to win the General Knowledge quiz with my ever-limited general knowledge. Again, luck. Also, have managed to make many new friends through Measure for Measure and hope that our friendships will last. One last thing worth pondering over: the bamboo garden in school. I have always perceived the bamboo trees in that courtyard to have been dead the moment I stepped into the school early last year. They however have never moved from their place, nor have they been removed, nor have they been cut down. I would readily throw them away because they are really gloomy since they are dead (?) and they simply add on the already pervasive sorrow and dread that hangs in the still air of the school compound.

Just finished listening to Jay Chou's Fantasy. Quite a good album. Having no prior knowledge of Mandarin at all, I had no idea what all his songs meant nor the titles (I understood only a few). He's got quite an interesting voice coz' his high notes are quite stable and sustained. Really liked "Dui Bu Qi" ("sorry" I think) and "Ai Zai Xi Yuan Qian"  (I have no idea what this means). Anyone can send me the lyrics to these songs in hanyu pinyin? Through email please. Thanks.

Looking forward to The Amazing Race tonight on the telly. Must kick this habit soon. The TV must cease to be my bosom buddy at home, books must however forever be by my side at all times, even when asleep. Must. Books = (Bosom) Friends. Somehow, the idea itself is revolting and depressing. But must. For the sake of the common test coming up. Shit. Anyway...

Since have promised to include a song or poem a day, I have chosen to include a small little ditty I absolutely adore from "Oliver!" It's called "I'd Do Anything" and it's quite a humorous little romantic song, sung by Dodger and Oliver to the pitiful Nancy and the elusive Fagin.