Thursday, March 29, 2012 (Last but not Least)

Surmounting courage, determination, and persistence, I have to deplore that luckiness just isn't at my side. However, my strong willpower recover from depression and grow intensely throughout the time. My friend is so smart that she skips the afternoon classes claim to see the doctor, though I think that she probably holds on time and studies at home. I would like to skip classes; however, I love cooking club so much that I will never betray it. We make delicious brownies with chocolate chips, marshmallows, and nuts as a cover. The brownie looks smooth as a girl's straight hair and delicate as the soft cloud in the azure sky. The brownies smell extremely tasty. I can't wait to eat it!!! Ms. Wallace, our cooking club teacher, is hardworking and responsible. She always tests the recipe before cooking club members make the desserts or supper. She works really hard to prepare all the materials and teach us the skills. She respects the recipe and tells us where to buy the materials in Taiwan. I appreciate her attitude and hope that I have the same attitude to overcome all the difficulties on the tests. Geometry and Biology midterms are the last but not the least.

Wednesday, March 28, 2012 (Fallen)

I'm often a little bit atrocious, violent when struggling against rebound and jumbo. Since I have the strong will to grab the ball and win the game, I won't tolerate my enemies to grab the ball from me. Unfortunately, I'm not as tall as normal basketball players. Thus, I need to have a stronger physical power to grab the ball tightly. However, my action often "intimidates" my enemies, in which they think that I'm as powerful as when I'm bargaining against products. I guess that they are afraid of me, but I have to emphasize that I'm extremely kindhearted, generous, and benevolent. Don't be afraid of me when I'm playing basketball. All right? I don't treat people with malice in basketball games; I'm just trying my best to win the game. I always smile happily and joke cheerfully with all the classmates. It's quite funny that my basketball teammate and I "embrace" the ball so hard that none of us release the ball easily. The ending is that we both hold the ball and fall down on the ground until the coach says jumbo. We both have the determination of never giving up. I appreciate her perseverance and tough wills.

Tuesday, March 27, 2012 (Pressure)

Tomorrow, I have to face an unknown, difficult, intimidating challenge. I have both English and Expository midterms which give me great pressure. I always regret that I didn't study hard enough before midterms. Thus, I always have great pressure. People often have a false impression on me. They think that I'm hardworking, yet the truth is that I'm hardworking because I regret that I didn't put many efforts. I ain't a good student so I have to overcome the pressure on tests. I sincerely hope that I can improve and change my bad hobbits next time, though promise is destined to break. I can't believe in myself that I have great abilities to surmount the obstacles-- I don't have faith in myself whereas I'm so much more capable and can bear impossible challenges. I will summon courage and willpower to overcome the obstacles on tests. My motto is "Never Give Up" and I will stand up for myself. I won't give up any beams of hopes as long as I'm alive. Nobody can defeat and destroy me. I will challenge the tests by courage, determination, persistence, and perhaps fortune.

Monday, March 26, 2012 (Deep Thoughts)

A teacher enlightened me by encouraging, supporting me. I suddenly felt a retrospective warmth since I remembered my dear elementary-school teacher. She is similar to the teacher. She is fierce since she throws students' homework on the floor and claims that they are garbage. She slams the door whenever she's in a bad mood. She sees students as her own children so she treats us sincerely. She is a tiger mother at school. She is good at teaching and known for her "violent" attitude toward the students. However, all the students love her and learn from her. She inspires students and encourages us to create our own future. She gives us wishing cards right before every midterm and final, and she writes her expectations, hopes, and encouragement on the card. She writes personal letters to us students before graduation. She always understands the "current situation" in class and easily touches my feelings. I hate political affairs in class. I ain't good at socializing nor am I interested in cliques. I spend time focusing on my academic programs and hope to access high-quality education. She always supports me to surmount obstacles. Honestly, I don't have any problems with cliques in elementary school but not right now. I am suffering in the complicated cliques in our class. Thanks to the teacher, I feel so much more comfortable now.

Sunday, March 25, 2012 (Naruto)

Ninja is often a famous Japanese traditional character in mangas and cartoons. Ninjas are cool since they have special skills, such as shadow clone technique. Naruto is a cartoon marketed to male audience, but why can't girls watch it? I appreciate the main character, Naruto's spirit, since he is willing to sacrifice himself in order to protect his partners and village. Though he wasn't adept in ninja skills, he gradually improved and surpassed his teachers with hard work. As I watch him grow up and become stronger, I realize the importance of friendship, cooperation, and self-sacrifice. He doesn't want to give up his best friend, Sasuke, who has desired for unlimited power and strove for a revenge against his elder brother. He admonished and warned his best friend, yet the dark, evil desire saturated in Sasuke's heart. Naruto and Sasuke are best friends but best enemies. I felt pity and sarcastic for their relationships yet understood that it was indeed a truth. Sasuke became apathetic, indifferent, and hateful. Though Naruto tried to persuade Sasuke and brought him back to the village, it was impossible since Sasuke was powerful. The plot of Naruto was winding, attractive, and mysterious. I love the cartoon so much since I always appreciate the love of brotherhood.

Thursday, March 22, 2012 (Cinderella)

Cinderella was my favorite Disney character before. I love her kindhearted personality and witty which always solves problems easily. She was tortured by her stepmother after her father died. I feel sympathetic toward her and love her courage, determination, and will power to live her life fully. However, when I realize the deeper message of Cinderella, I feel ridiculously funny but hard to deny. If Cinderella isn't beautiful, the prince won't chase behind her and search her after the prom. If Cinderella is ugly, the prince won't fall in love with her at the first sight. Thus, the message is that beautiful girls have better chances. I laugh heartily and loudly when I see the truth. I feel so right and can't deny. Anyways, Cinderella gives children dreams and courage. If people are determined to live fully, they will make dreams come true and succeed. Cinderella is indeed a great story which has been rewrote and republished. Among the variations, I love Ella Enchanted the most and I can never forget how much dreams and hopes it brought me right before the final. I didn't study finals yet I spent time reading Ella Enchanted. The magic proved that Ella Enchanted bestowed me the power to get high grades.

Wednesday, March 21, 2012 (In Danger)

I've realized that basketball is dangerous since I've joined basketball team. We basketball girls all have the strong will to support us to fight against the enemies no matter what happens. However, it's different in PE. Since most of the students haven't realized the danger in basketball, they might easily injure. I felt sorrowful and painful for my dear classmate, Nicole, since she was in serious danger. She bumped her head against the ground accidentally. Unfortunately, we didn't have enough time to react and save her. I worry about her plight because I can understand how painful is to fall down. I hope that she can recover soon. Furthermore, I have more pressure and responsibility in basketball team now. As my dear upper schoolmate is graduating, I realize that I am facing a whole-new challenge. I am responsible to perform well in my position. My heart is saturated with pressure, which comes from the realization. I can't assure that I am prepared for the challenge since I don't have great skills. I better keep practicing basketball in order to face the challenge bravely. 

Tuesday, March 20, 2012 (The Westing Game)

I somehow feel more suitable to stay with kids, since I'm pretty immature and childish. I feel comfortable to chat with kids and share my opinions. They often respond me with sweet smiles or hearty laughs. I feel joyful to stay and chat and play with them, even though they aren't technically my classmates. The 8th graders are cute, interesting, and perhaps sincere. I befriend with them easily and have a firm friendship with the girls. As for the boys, we chat happily and gossip together. Right now, since they are reading the Westing Game, they often compare me with the Angela in the book. She is a bomber who dislikes her fiance. However, I'm so different from her, right? I'm so much more amiable and I won't bomb the wedding nor my house. Duh! I ain't insane! We are so different since I am more friendly and kindhearted. It's just quite funny and I always laugh at their "creative" comparison. Hope that we can remain a good friendship and joke with each other forever.

Monday, March 19, 2012 (Shock)

I feel extremely excited to play basketball in PE since I have been practicing for almost a year. I am supposed to be better than the others and I hope that I am. Unfortunately, I am quite aggressive and grab the ball from the opponents, which results in chaos. The opponents accuse me to grab their ball since they aren't familiar with the rules. I have to ask the coach to explain to them so that I can prove my innocence. I am shocked by the accuse and don't know that the girls are such fierce. They usually treat me well and talk with me cheerfully. I am abruptly dumbfounded and speechless since I don't understand why are they such infuriated. It's a practice game anyways. Though we all take it seriously, I am astonished by their strength and power. This is my first time shouted by my classmates. I am seriously shocked by their fierce and anger, and I understand that there are things that people can't do even though they don't break the rules.

Sunday, March 18, 2012 (In Fact......)

It's quite ironic that people think I'm a good student. In fact I don't intend to be a good student. I accidentally discovered that I exposed and took up new ideas faster than average students in my class in kindergarten. I found out that I could understand hard theorems and philosophical ideas with my creativity and imagination. Since I had great education in a higher level kindergarten, I had an easy life in first, second grades in elementary school in which I slept at 9:00 every single day. I gained knowledge along with my good grades and surpassed most of the students in my class. I had a golden childhood since I didn't study for most of the time but could still maintain my grades. That was how I discovered I was abnormal. Most of the classmates who recognized me thought I was intelligent, but I didn't think so. I had to work hard on math questions since I didn't get an elite math education in cram school when I was young. Haha. Maybe I might become a Math genius if I had an elite education. Anyways, now when I look at the awesome results make by my local school friends, I feel helpless for not understanding chemistry and physics, Math, sociology, geography, and the subject I once exceeded others-- Chinese. But I was glad that I didn't have to learn stupid history. My inspiration for posing the blog was due to the "incident" in Spanish class last Friday. Yeah, as I have indicated, I'M NOT A GOOD STUDENT. I didn't finish my Spanish homework (One question left), and I tried to do it in class. Unfortunately, due to my reputation, all my classmates were shocked and some cute, childish, BUT IMMATURE guys burst out my name so loud that the teacher seemed to understand it from their tone. It was extremely embarrassing since I didn't know what did I do! It's a normal incident in every student's life and it just happens to me. They shouted my name so loud that every single classmate in the class discovered that I didn't finish my homework. I was quite dumbfounded since the teacher notices that and gives us extra time to finish the work. Moreover, THE MOST UNBELIEVABLE was that the boys who have shouted my name out loud didn't finish homework either and had more pages blank than I do. I was ALMOST INSANE because the guys are pots calling the kettle back!!!! OMG!!! How come they could make fun of me!? Then, the guys just spread the story and one of them claimed that "Angela didn't finish her homework should be written on the Bible". I was entirely speechless and felt quite funny since the guys seemed to "respect" me so much that I was worth to be compared with the Bible. Haha. They are just so cute. I love their innocent expression when they hear the story. I couldn't help but starting to remember the great days I had in 7th-grade World History. Yeah, I should definitely share my wonderful days in the blogger some day. Anyways, the incident was memorial in my life and I will always laugh at myself and remind me ALWAYS DO MY HOMEWORK.

Thursday, March 15, 2012 (Poetry)

PAS annual poetry contest displays all the talented poets and inspires students to discover the deeper meaning of poems. We audience learn to appreciate different forms of poems and enjoy sharing the poets' opinions. However, I am inspired by not only poems, but also the beautiful accent of my schoolmates. I love the American accent since it sounds like an American. The accent sounds like you are a foreigner. My parents once told me that if people learn English in a nonEnglish-speaking country, they might have different accent than those of English-speaking countries. I am eager of imitating the accent and changes to mine. I don't want to have the same voice as others, but I want to have the same accent along with my voice. Hehe. I love my voice a lot, though it's high-pitched. I love my voice since I could sing as a soprano in choir, although it's quite key-off. (But practice makes perfect!!!) I don't understand why do people have different accent but it might be an interesting science fair topic. Anyways, I just want to practice my accent and change it, which was one of my dreams before.

Wednesday, March 14, 2012 (Carbon Footprint)

I was quite furious to retype my blogger due to technical issues. It's actually annoying since I have to remember and rewrite the entry. I admit that I suck at technology because I don't used to touch, understand computers well. Anyways, my journal is about carbon footprint. After testing the carbon footprint, I discover that I require 2.2 Earths. I start to contemplate to change my lifestyle because it's impossible to have more than one Earth. I love Earth, my dear planet, since it's gorgeously beautiful and I appreciate how vigorous creatures born in the peaceful nature. I should take public transportation since they can reduce the amounts of carbon dioxide and are cheap, convenient. I should walk to school since my house is really near to school. I should wake up earlier so I can have sufficient time to walk to school. I used to love walking since I can enjoy the scenery and exercise myself. Walking is beneficial because it helps circulatory system to work better. In conclusion, I will take public transportation instead of cars in order to protect the environment since I am a global citizen (perhaps) and a member of Earth village.

Tuesday, March 13, 2012 (Debate)

We MUN students have a debate about Syrian crisis today. We have been working on the position paper for a long time. I never predict that the debate will be such interesting, which is way more better than watching documentary videos. I enjoy debating with each other since I love to argue against people. I love to share my opinions publicly and defend my ideas. I represent the delegate of UK. I fully concentrate on the debate since I seriously want to defeat Russia/ China. I love laughing when people burst out funny replies, such as "The delegate will keep it as a secret." When the delegate replies that he/she will reply in note form, the delegate fails to reply the question and has to step down. It's quite awkward but no delegates will speak the truth. It's a good way to step down quietly. I love MUN conference more than MUN classes because they are multifarious. However, I gain knowledge about UN and MUN conference from MUN classes. MUN conference is always memorial because we can meet different people and make new friends. I am sincerely looking forward to join the TAIMUN in the coming month.

Monday, March 12, 2012 (Bad)

I am looking forward to play basketball for a long time. Since I was seriously illed, I couldn't practice last week and I did feel sad and bad. I miss basketball team so much. I love basketball and enjoy to practice with my dear teammates. I am cheerful that I can play basketball; however, the weather was horrible. I hate playing basketball under the rain since it will make me sick. After finished practicing McDonald, I felt that I couldn't bear anymore and warned myself against my mom's reminder. I felt that I should listen to my mom and make the right choice-- rest. Playing basketball while you almost get a fever is absolutely insane. I'm not stupid and I don't want to harm my deteriorating health. I felt the necessity to rest although I felt painful for not improving my basic skills. I felt that I was loosing some competitions and lost my great chance to learn more from the coach. I hope that it will not rain on Wednesday so I can practice basketball without worrying my health.

Sunday, March 11, 2012 (Weird)

I seriously feel weird recently. First, I should delete my previous entry in case I confuse people. Unfortunately, my name is a mistake. The judges make a mistake-- it should be my friend's poem. It is quite awkward and I actually don't know how to tell people if they ask me. I rather hope that my name isn't on the list at the beginning so I don't have to explain to others. I don't have to put myself in an awkward situation. Anyways, I will face the plight bravely. Just pretend nothing happens-- and that's all! Sometimes, I feel that I just don't fit in the society. I seem too childish, immature to stay in 9th grade. I feel better when I stay with those younger kids. I know them well and they chat with me easily. They are extremely active and talkative. I can never imagine myself to be quite quiet, since I used to be loud, energetic, and gossipy. When I first enrolled in PAS, I urged myself to adapt in the society no matter what happened because it was my last school in Taiwan. However, the society seems so complicated that I don't actually want to further understand it. 

Thursday, March 8, 2012 (Poetry Contest)

Miracle always happens in fairy tales, but not in real life. Still, the result is too amazing to be true. It's seriously true. I can't believe that some day, some point in my life, I will really have a chance to address my poem to the school. I can't believe that it's me who is going to recite a poem. Unfortunately, I am sick. Almost had a fever. I have a sore throat and keep coughing. I can't even speak properly and can't help but cough constantly. How am I supposed to recite a poem if I am seriously illed? How can I read my poem out loud with a weak, vulnerable voice? I feel sad for my poor voice and sincerely hope that I can recover soon. Yeah, very SOON. I am really thankful to join the poetry contest, but I feel bad for my friend since I know that she is eager to join the contest and has written a super long poem. I actually wonder why do the judges prefer a gloomy poem. Since I get to join the contest, I will do my best. I will get rid of my phobia of public speaking and speak slowly and softly. No matter what the result is, I will make best efforts because it's a precious experience.

Wednesday, March 7, 2012 (New Team)

It's definitely my day~!!! WAHAHAHA! During PE, we students reselect a new team since we are going to play a new sport-- basketball. I am so excited that I can't help but jumping around, though I am illed. Fortunately, I am pair up with my lovely basketball teammates, which means that we will become super-super powerful. However, Mr. Lee warned us that if we lose the game, we will be DEAD. SERIOUSLY DEAD. I will be ashamed if we lose the game since we have spent so much more time practicing basketball, and understanding the strategies. I am optimistic about my PE future whereas I was desperate last time. I am cheerful to have great team members and get to play basketball in PE. I am absolutely looking forward to win the victory and get high grades. My passion for PE has rebuilt in my heart and I hoped that it can maintain for awhile. I might become quite aggressive in basketball games since I wasn't satisfied with the previous games. Anyways, I am still kindhearted and extremely friendly.

Tuesday, March 6, 2012 (Considerable)

During MUN, students have to address a speech about their cultural perspective. I am inspired by their speeches since they give me ideas about their cultural background. My classmate, Eileen, shares her opinions which truly enlighten me. She said that Americans are more open-minded whereas Taiwanese (Chinese) are more conservative. In America, people often speak directly without thinking since that's how they're educated. People should speak their mind and express their personality. Individualism emphasizes "the moral worth of the individual" and encourages people to achieve their goals with independence and self-reliance. In America, if you hate someone, you will directly speak the truth "I hate you." However, in Taiwan, you will laugh and pretend that it's fine. You will smile and hide the real feelings. You won't say the truth since you are afraid of hurting another. After listening to her speech, I think that I should be more straightforward by speaking my mind, though I will care about others' feelings, too. I'm shy and afraid of speaking my mind. I hope that I can become braver to express both my feelings and opinions in order to reach real individualism.  

Monday, March 5, 2012 (Failure)

It wasn't my day. The Captain Ball Final was a total disaster. I was used to be the one who strived for victory. Unfortunately, I had to admit that I lost both the game and my confidence. I couldn't even find out the opponents' strategies. The most important was that I COULDN'T EVEN encourage my teammates. I guessed that at the beginning of the game we already lost. We lost since we didn't have enough confidence and courage to face the difficulties. We didn't have strong desire to win the game. I had to admit that I lost, my team lost, we all lost! I was extremely disappointed since I wasn't able to improve the morale. I failed miserably. I didn't know what was our team's problem and didn't distribute the work properly. I was gloomy, deplorable, and sorrowful since I didn't do a great job. I sincerely hope that my teammates and captain can beat the opponents sometime in the future if we had a chance to pair up again.

Sunday, March 4, 2012 (Sick)

When you are sick, you can especially feel how much your parents love you, because they love you so much, you want to return the love. They can take care of you without sleeping. They hope to transform the virus onto themselves because they don't want you to become sick. They devote themselves to you since you are their precious child. I guess this is true love. Selfless love without any return. Unfortunately, I was sick and almost had a fever. I had sore throat which burnt my throat harshly. I was exhausted and lack energy. I had a fitful sleep last night and couldn't fall asleep. I hated myself to feel ill but I couldn't change anything. I had to worry about homework, test, and blah blah blah. Thanks to my parents, they gave me courage and supports which allowed me to face the stupid viruses. Virus! I will defeat you soon! Challenge accepted!

Thursday, March 1, 2012 (CHEESECAKE)

Cheesecake is a lovely dessert with a soft, fresh cheese topping and a crust made of biscuit. The cheesecake we made are smoothy, creamy (high calories), and rich with tasty cheese. There are delicious oreoes at the bottom and oreo crusts are mixed with the cheesecake. Since I was born in the year of Rat, I love cheese very much when I was young. I always claim that cheese makes me become smarter, cleverer. Thus, cheese is healthy despite it might stuck inside the capillaries when we become old. Cheesecake was a popular dessert in ancient Greece, which was passed on through generations. The silken texture of cheese attracts me the most since it seems to say "Eat me!" Cheesecake is luscious because it has the perfect butterish yellow. The cheesecake is extremely smoothy and I enjoy the feeling when it melts inside my mouth. My instinct is similar to that of a mouse and thus I love cheese a lot. I like to show off the delicious cheese and encourage people to love cheese. Cheesecake is definitely gorgeous and wonderful so I am really looking forward to make cheesecake by myself in the future.