Wednesday, May 30, 2012 (Schedule)

Yay~I receive our high school schedule for next year. I'm extremely excited to select my courses since I become a sophomore and get to choose AP courses. Unfortunately, my courses conflict against each other and I am forced to give up AP Micro & Macroeconomics. I have problems with my computer-science credits since digital publication conflicts against AP Biology. I have to take AP Biology since I will forget Biology if I skip a year. Furthermore, I would like to take International Relations, yet Spanish III is at the same period. I can't give up Spanish since I have no chance to remember Spanish. I am confused for selecting the courses and have a hard time for the schedule. I hope that Ms. Pamela will provide me a solution since she recommends me to take International Relations. (if I'm going to become a businesswoman) Anyways, I'm still excited about getting the new schedule since it means that I'm about to face a whole-new semester and challenge.

Tuesday, May 29, 2012 (Paella)

Our Spanish teacher truly concerns about students. She understands that students usually look forward to summer vacation at the end of school semester. Unfortunately, we all have to face a huge challenge-- FINAL. Therefore, she decides to give us a cooking final (similar to a feast/ celebration) to celebrate the end of school year. I love her idea and we are assigned to different jobs. I will make tortillas de patatas, which are traditional Spanish food. In class, we learn to cook Spanish rice, known as paella. I'm satisfied with our final product. With the help of Ms. Ruperez, we students learn new skills. She's adept in cooking and is willing to teach us to cook. Paella attracts great amounts of non-Spanish students, who would like to taste a bit. Unfortunately, they aren't Spanish students. (Well, here's the moment when Spanish students can become proud of themselves and mock: You didn't have Spanish! And make a grimace. That's actually mean. hehe) Paella is indeed time-consuming since the rice absorbs all the "essence" and nutrients in pawns, clams, squids, chicken, onions, and green peppers. During summer vacation, I might as well practice at home and bring the skills when I go abroad.

Monday, May 28, 2012 (Vietnam War Video Project)

My friends and I have to film a talk show for Vietnam War Video Project. I'm the host and I'll invite American President Lyndon B. Johnson and Vietnamese great leader, Ho Chi Minh. I'll ask them crucial questions about Vietnam War and ask them to explain their tactics and actions. I'm an optimistic host and hope that LBJ and Ho Chi Minh can have a fruitful debate. Yeah, FRUITFUL debate. A debate full of fresh fruits. Haha. Cold joke from Mr. Wahlgren. I start to have a sarcastic yet humorous tone, right? Thanks to Mr. Wahlgren, he changes my personality. Anyways, LBJ and Ho Chi Minh are magnificent guests and will remain a peaceful, nonviolent relationship. I enjoy the filming pretty much since I'm a clumsy, high-pitched, and smart host, right? Actually, I enjoy the NGs the most. We purposely film few NGs and will put inside the video to make our audience laugh. What a huge sacrifice!

Sunday, May 26, 2012 (PASMUN Reflection)

Frankly, PASMUN is the best conference that I participated well. I am glad to represent France, which is Europe's second largest economy and the creditor to PIIGS. Representing a powerful nation allows me to have a bossy attitude to command people and demand my money back. I regret that I didn't prepare an interesting opening speech since I can create a relaxed atmosphere and I hope to make people laugh. I am capable of main-submitting, but unfortunately, I am not as popular as our main-submitter. However, I still do my best to participate in the conference. I was quite mad and annoyed since I raised my placard a thousand times, but the chair seemed to ignore me and didn't call on me. It was technically not the chair's fault since I should raise my placard higher. But I was frustrated when the chair didn't call on me while I was well-prepared for a speech. I was prepared to accuse the resolution affect national sovereignty, but I didn't have a chance to express my feelings. I loved my bossy attitude since it reminded me Grace in The Dark Divine, though it was quite harsh. My high-pitched voice was a gift for bargaining, commands, and accusations. I was more confident in PASMUN than in TAIMUN. I was quite surprised since I didn't know that I had the courage to confront my schoolmates. My speech was successful since it shocked member states since they didn't know that I had a different side than my seemingly sweet voice. I felt honored to be praised by the chair and other member states for my tactic. Confidence is what people need to stand up for themselves. I enjoyed to become a target when other delegates specifically accused my country since I felt that I was an important character in the conference. I didn't want to feel irrelevant with the conference because it simply wasted my time. I would definitely not sit at the corner and remain quiet since it would be boring. The first time I stood on the podium, I was trembling. The second time I stood on the podium, I was afraid that I might become speechless. The third time I stood on the podium, I was cheerful to accept challenges and learn to make up B.S. I improved. "I come, I see, I conquer." I enjoy practicing my debating skills with other delegates. I felt proud to become a delegate. I learn and grow in MUN conferences and gain the leadership, confidence, and courage through lessons.

Thursday, May 24, 2012 (PASMUN)

U.S., U.K., France, Germany, Norway, Russia, and Belgium cooperate and create a great resolution during lobbying. During approval panel, we freshmen left and enjoyed having our feast-- ice cream with quesadilla. I was quite disappointed since people who weren't in MUN didn't consider our feelings when we saw empty boxes of ice cream. Though I fully aware of "first come first serve", I was quite despaired when I realized that there was no more ice cream. Although I felt proud of myself to be a delegate in PASMUN, I wasn't happy to discover that they didn't leave ice cream for us. Actually, they did. Out of 6 boxes of ice cream, I got one spoon. As for quesadilla, it was extremely tasty and I was surprised that it can be made within microwave, instead of the oven. I enjoy my temporary rest outside the noisy conference room. I felt bad for the admin staff since I didn't leave the quesadillas for them. I should bring something delicious to serve them since they suffered in boredom. Anyways, lobbying is both bored yet interesting. My friends and I played truth or dare during approval panel. (Of course after our reso was approved) I was glad that our group was amazingly strong and I hoped to have a fruitful debate with all delegates.

Wednesday, May 23, 2012 (Ending)

I almost abandon myself to despair. I know, THIS IS THE ENDING. This blogger will end all my dreams until the next beam of hope- summer vacation. I have spent too much time and wasted too much energy. I ain't sure whether the dramas are worth for me. I feel desperate, but I can't explain my feelings. I want to cry, but I don't know why should I cry. I can't even explain why do I always want to cry after watching dramas, though they are comedies. Dramas aren't novels. The characters don't always stay together happily since costume dramas are mostly based on history. History is cruel. It is the truth, instead of fantasy. I can merely listen to the main themes of the dramas and remember the plot while tears burst out from my eyes. I blame myself that I seem all-possessed with the characters in dramas. I cry with the characters whenever they encounter difficulties. I curse the bad guys and hope the main characters a bright future. I always take a walk in my community, sit at a corner, and cry secretly for the characters. However, THIS IS THE ENDING. I will go back to normal and focus in school, instead of worrying about the memorial dramas.

Tuesday, May 22, 2012 (Spanish!!!)

Unfortunately, I forgot to bring my Spanish textbook since I was disorganized. I confessed yet the teacher wasn't mad since we didn't need our textbooks today. Why? Because we are cooking Spanish dishes. She taught us Spanish recipes, though I could hardly understand the meaning. I try to analyze the recipes with my poor Spanish vocabularies. We chopped and cooked bacon, mushrooms, and added white wine. The wine strengthens the flavour of the mushrooms. I personally dislike mushrooms, yet the delicious garlic mushrooms attracted my appetite. I love how our teammates cooperate together, though some mischievous kids kept volunteering me to do the dishes. Come on! I'm NOT that obedient. However, we didn't have time to make backed sugar apple, which is a pity. The teacher promised that she would invite us to eat after finish baking in Spanish III. Spanish is always so eventful since the teacher truly connects the hard, dull content with larger world and makes the class full of laughters.