everytime i visit some people's blog, i will always notice some post about them getting presents from others, what they are going to buy for another friend's birthday, how that present made their day etc.

for those who know me, you should know i'm the more quiet type of person. i don't really ask a lot of personal questions, and if you ask me i would probably not know most of my friend's birthdays! antisocial lah, you say. however, i don't think that literal gift-giving is the only way of showng friendship. for those in my class, especially those sitting near me, how many times have i stopped what i was doing just to answer your questions regarding whatever/asked you hard questions to test your thinking, how many times have i lent you ties, pens, correction tape etc. when you needed them, and how many times have i talked/acted absurdly just to inject some humour for everyone's benefit for a laugh?

hmm. thus, i believe the best thing that brings people together is actually the common interest that both share. for example, the soccer players in my class seem to hang out together alot, people who play DotA in my class can often be seen striking an animated conversation about how they pwned their opponents last night using a certain hero and such.

thus, i'm willing to learn more about each other's intrests and such. for example, i was asking yen san about how to play DotA, something i would never have thought i would ever ask. and thanks to jian wei, i have picked up a little bit of tennis/table tennis.

finally, sorry if i'm overly hostile sometimes when reacting to some of your actions. for example, when shoun kept pestering me yesterday with something yesterday, i just daoed him for the whole lesson. i guess at that time i was feeling cranky and sleepy, and my first priority was just to get some rest. so, sorry if i snapped back rudely towards you. other times when people come asking how much i've gotten for a test, i usually call them suanners or whatever and then not answer/try to aviod the question. i guess sometimes when people ask the're just curious to know what you've gotten, and without much bad intention at all (although this is not always true for all). some people just like to know how much you've gotten, and then have a good laugh in your face. why they do that i don't know, but i guess it's just their mannerism that's all. mutual help is what's important IMO.

hope that clears up some misunderstandings between some.

oh and by the way, i play cards when i'm really bored, and the situation is deemed appropriate by me.

and finally, a message to the juniors in my section: Don't be discouraged by Mr. oura's scoldings/comments and such. that's his way of teaching you. i think the best way of improving yourself now is to remember what he has said you need to improve, what you think you yourself should improve on, what you think the person next to you has to improve on,and then work on improving it. for example, let's say Liang Pu is sharp. then Ying Feng/ Justin next to him can point that out and then help correct him. juniors, you cannot wait for your seniors to go and tell you what to improve. please be proactive, if not when the seniors are not around to tell you, you will be as good as useless. work hard, and let's achieve for next year's SYF together!

the above paragraph is completely irrelevant unless you are from band.

Till next post...