I’ve been doing some profound thinking for the past year, a lot actually. One of the topics included marriage, and I have concluded that I wish not to marry. It’s be hilarious if I were to be one of the first of my friends to tie the knot, touch wood, but my mind is now telling me not to. Why? Many reasons actually. One of them is NOT commitment issues, I believe I have no commitment issues but I fear the disloyalty of my partner. I fear of getting hurt mainly because I find it hard to trust. I need to learn how to trust, but that’s hard to learn don’t you think? Especially after reading this man’s article http://www.esquire.com/features/reasons-why-men-cheat-0410
Another reason is because many times, someone has told me that he/she/it does not believe in marriage. He/she/it reasoned with me when I defended marriage, and now i see the ugly side. It’s terrible. It’s heartbreaking. Now I don’t believe in marriage.
I’d be happy living alone, maybe adopting some kids when I get older. Kids bring you joy, laughter, their innocence is priceless. But a spouse? I don’t know… I’d rather not. Having your heartbroken is irrevocably hurtful. I can imagine.
Life’s short, period. We all know that, but it’s amazing how you feel like it was just yesterday you arrived secondary school.
Today marked the last day of my secondary school life. No more waking up early in the morning almost everyday just to get to school before 7:55 am just so you can stand with all your schoolmates in 2 straight lines listening in the morning assembly having only one question in your mind, “How much longer is this assembly gonna take?”. No more getting in trouble for being late, no more getting in trouble for sleeping in class (which I don’t usually do anyway).
There’s a lot of things to be happy about, but there’s also a lot that I’m gonna miss. I’m gonna miss many teachers, especially the ones who speak sarcasm well. I’m gonna miss wearing the same uniform as everybody else, I actually like my uniform because I don’t have to think of what outfit to wear.
I’m so glad how I spent my day. Woke up late for school, arrived at 10:30 am for a free lesson in which I took some wacky photos with some girlfriends. Then went for weekly assembly which was dedicated to the S6 and S7 students as we’d be leaving the school, right after which we (Natalie, Asmita, justine, Florence, Armina, April and I) rushed to Pizza Hut in Lai Chi Kok for lunch. The manager took quite a while to take our order and the food took a while to come so we arrived school at 1:30, that’s being 30 minutes late for geography lesson. We apologized to our geo teacher but she was ok with it since she was in a good mood (probably because our classmate, Colin, praised her so much during the weekly assembly), and it was our last day of secondary school. Geo lesson was AWESOME because I found out I passed my final examination without studying, and my mark got upgraded because my teacher missed one word in one of the questions which made the question totally different!!! She gave me two packets of maltesers for doing well in my homework and one marshmallow for being her student, sweet. After geography, I learnt how to use mina’s film camera to take pictures of her and some schoolmates. Film’s awesome but expensive. Anyway, she took many pictures of classmates and I, which took a very long time. From 2:30p.m. to 5pm, it was all snapping and posing. After taking pictures with teachers, mina and I headed to the MTR station so that she could report her lost Octopus card. Asmita and Flo came by later, then we headed off to TST east station. We went to a lovely Japanese restaurant and Justine came shortly. We had nice Japanese food, and then we went to look for a screen protector for juju’s new phone. After having achieved that, we went to a lomography store, which was really cool by the way, then we went looking around at some boutiques in the vicinity. Our last stop was “The One”, then we parted ways. I went to the minibus stop, then got home and here I am.
I can’t believe it, I’m old. I remember being in secondary one looking at the secondary 7 students thinking “Wow, they’re so old”. Now, I’m one of them. No, I’m not even one of them anymore, I’ve SURPASSED that level 0.0
Life is short, listen to your heart as long as it hurts nobody. Don’t listen to your heart if it tells you to play all day and never study, you’re only hurting yourself in the long run if you’re not born academically gifted. Like those who can take an exam and pass it without studying.
Are you afraid of an early death? If so, fear Hong Kong’s top killer, also known as cancer. Cancer has taken away the lives of many in the city, and has the potential of giving you an early death sentence. Cancer is just one of many Western diseases known to have sent Hong Kongers to their death beds. If you wish not to be sentenced before your time is due, I suggest you to make positive changes towards a healthy lifestyle (if you have not already done so) before it is too late. “How?” You may ask. Well, you can consult your doctor or nutritionist, or you can search it online. There are many ways. You can even keep reading and may find something useful.
For starters, it’s good to know the reasons leading to this drastic problem. Hong Kong has become more Westernized. By Westernized, I mean fast food. That’s right, fast food is unhealthy living because the food is cooked with too much oil. You don’t think so? Go to a nearby fast food chain store and order some french fries. Then, squeeze a french fry and see how much oil comes out (I know, it sounds disgusting. But hey, kids are curious). Apart from using excessive oil to cook food, (urban) legend has it that the oil is reused over and over again. *gasp* Our originally healthy diet of eating home-made food has been disrupted by the emerging fast-food chain stores that can be found on practically every street in Hong Kong. Obesity is now on the rise, partly thanks to the close proximity of fast food chain stores to our humble homes. Not trying to scare you, but obesity can cause high blood pressure and heart attacks (worst case scenario).
Apart from our unhealthy diet, we should also watch out for our way of living. Many individuals in the city live an unhealthy lifestyle. Hong Kong is a place where you have to keep up with the demands of the fast-paced, cosmopolitan city. The city is ranked number one in the world for having the longest working hours, so people tend to work a lot. Because they work so much, they tend to be stressed, and stress plays a big role in causing high blood pressure which may lead to heart attacks and strokes.
People become stressed because they may not have the sufficient amount of time to sleep in order to rejuvenate to be mentally and physically prepared for the next working day. Another reason to why the city has a large population of stressed-out individuals is due to the fact that they do not exercise. Exercise should be part of everyone’s daily regime. If it is already part of yours, I sincerely congratulate you. By doing exercise, our body will automatically produce these so-called “Happy endorphins” to make us Happy. My fellow Hong Kongers, don’t be so lazy. Allocate your time better because just 20 minutes of non-stop exercise is enough to alleviate the mental stress that we all suffer from.
Many people have turned to smoking and drinking as a method to alleviate stress. However, the negative side-effects outweigh the only one positive effect of temporarily de-stressing. Smoking can cause lung cancer, and drinking too much may turn you into an alcoholic.
All the aforesaid bad habits that we Hong Kongers have cause us to contract diseases. However, there are still other ways to contract a disease. Those not-so fortunate individuals who have at least one parent known to have contracted a disease, may have also contracted the disease through heredity. Many known diseases such as diabetes and coronary diseases are common diseases that can be passed down to the next generation. These people ought to be extra careful with their diet and lifestyle because their chances of contracting fatal diseases may be higher than those whose parents are perfectly healthy.
All I can say is it is never too late to change your way of life. The best thing is to prevent yourself from contracting a disease in the first place, because trying to get rid of it is far more difficult. Follow preventive measures by leading a healthy lifestyle, and the grim reaper won’t book an early appointment with you.
I know it’s a little late to announce my results coz it’s been like… 2 months since I’ve received them. But it’s not too late to tell the world. I got 19 points! I know, so what? It’s not that high. Well, I’m GLAD I got 19 points coz my school offers its old students a full fee remission for 2 WHOLE YEARS if they get 18 points or above. So that’s why I’m glad, coz I’m no longer FINANCIALLY burdening my family members… well, I still am, but you get my point.
Here are my results as I have nothing to hide, and it’s not called showing off coz they’re not even that high. English: Level 5 = 4 points French: Level 5*= 5 points Geography: Grade C = 3 points Religious Studies: Grade C = 3 points Mathematics: Grade D = 2 points Biology: Grade D = 2 points Economics: Grade D = 2 points Physics: Grade E = 2 points
For those of you who don’t know the grading system of CEs, E is a pass. So I passed all my subjects, miraculously.
I know, I did really badly for my science subjects. That’s why I switched to the ARTS stream so I’m now taking History and Geography. I still love Biology and Physics, but I guess they don’t feel the same way for me :’(
My current subjects are History, Geography, Use of English and Mathematics & Statistics.
My CEs are finished!!! Hurrayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy! I’m glad so I can catch up on other things, like putonghua, piano and interesting, unresolved murder cases.
Rick asked his father: ‘Dad, would you be willing to run a marathon with me?’
The father, despite his age and a heart disease, says ‘YES’.
And they run that marathon, together.
Rick asked his father again: ‘Dad, can you run another marathon with me?’ Again father says ‘YES’.
They run another marathon, together.
One day the son asks his father: ‘Dad, would please do the Iron Man with me?’
Now just in case you wouldn’t know, ‘The Iron Man’ is the toughest triathlon in existence; 4km swimming, then 180 km by bike, and finaly another 42 km running, in one stroke.
