Sunday, December 04, 2005

Just roll in the punches.

okies yeah i know i haven't blogged in a while. sorry bout that. been sick ever since comin back from thailand, still down with flu and cough and a bit of a fever i think. Yeah and was busy preparing for SAT the whole week..so didn't have time to blog. yups.


First things first, shall just talk about the trip to thailand. You'll realise that this entry is gonna be quite a pompous one, cos after studyin for SATs i've obviously gotta put the new words i've learnt to good use. yeap. okays i'll be as succinct as possible. this is gonna be a long entry i feel. Anyway. yeah if u haven't heard from me the trip to thailand was awesome. It was truly a gustatory extravaganza complimented with fond memories which have become nebulous in mi dumb head. We had REALLY good food for almost every meal. well can't really expect better food than that. yeap. I shall just talk about some events that occurred. For more details please refer to Royston, or Sista Pam's blogs for more info. yeap.


On the first day of teaching, something cool happened. My group was supposed to be teaching english at this secondary school. gee, to date i still have no idea what the school's called. what a disgrace. aye anyway. The students we were teaching were around our age. Some the same, some a little older, some 14, 15 years of age. yups. That morning, while everyone from the 2 classes we were supposed to teach congregated to watch a video on Singapore, showcasing Singapore's landmarks and stuff like that. yeah. It was totally boring. Even us Singaporeans couldn't stand the insipid video. However, during the course of the movie, suddenly someone threw this letter which was in the shape of a heart, with words "i love you" on it, and with the name "Sarawoot-something" just below it. hmm. it's exactly the same scenario that the teachers expected would happen in thailand and we actually sorta pre-empted it in Singapore during the pre-trip briefings. then the rest made a mountain outta a molehill outta it. they were like saying. woah. looks like Wang Hao's gonna be stuck in thailand, stuff like that. they even put the bloody letter on my back and took a pic of it. -_-" Anyway this Sarawoot person was in the other class that was taught by David, Hwee Bing, Sarah and Heidi...so i wasn't able to find out who this Sarawoot person is.


So over the course of the few days almost everyone just kept teasing me bout Sarawoot. -_-" Especially the group 1 ppl. Zzz. Oh anyway we taught em songs, like mary had a little lamb, played twister, pictionary charades and stuff like that. It was fun. haha. And Xue Hui got an admirer too. His name's New. yeah. coool name eh. he's an awesome football player. Likes Arsenal and plays like thierry henry. Xue Hui should feel honoured. I think she is. yeahh. Gee. I keep digressing. okay on the last day..David and Sarah kept telling me that i was gonna be in for a huge surprise. So well we were supposed to like give the students bookmarks as a token sorta thing..yup. And when it was Sarawoot's turn David just hollered at me and got me to go over to give Sarawoot the bookmark. When I called out Sarawoot's name..this guy(male) came up to me to collect the bookmark. and all the Singaporean "teachers" burst into laughter. rights. Anyway Xue Hui was sayin that guy's like the cutest student around anyway so i should feel happy. riiiiiight. geee. i am adamant that i will remain a homosexual for the rest of my life. i swear. yeah okay laugh all u want.


Anyway we played soccer with the students on a couple of occasions. Man the thai girls are seriously intrepid man. They ain't scared of the ball at all. They can play really well. Even better than some guys from singapore i bet. The guys were damn skilful too. gee. But Aaron and I were having tonsa fun sparrin against them though. haha. Fun stuff. i scored a hat-trick on one occasion. lol. fun stuff man. Anyway we played soccer at the orphanage and the rehab centre too. yeah. we lost to the ppl at the orphanage. both teams. they were so bloody good la. passing the ball with such fluidity and aplomb. But i must say the girls Jasmine, Adrea, Yisin, Grace all did really well. Kudos to them. Played at the rehab centre. Gee i must admit. those guys who've lost their arms, have debilitated sensory systems, still play with plenty of determination. We lost to them 5-4. i missed like 3 golden chances to score. yawn. must go knock my head against the wall. gee. I must say it wasn't really a "level" playin field. There were plenty of potholes in the ground. yeah. Plenty of crazy things happened along the way anyway. Played angel-mortal game. I just made a wild guess and somehow i guessed my angel correctly. the most unlikely person. Mindy. lol. gee i rock man. hehe. Thanks to her and Adrea for gettin me a new bag (=


Aye anyway. I was planning on talkin bout some philosophical s***. but really. i think it'd be pointless. No point tellin u bout it unless u go experience it yourself. I'll try to put it through in 3 points anyway. well i guess these experiences they're based on one very simple choice. Whether or not you want to do it. Ultimately, u make the very decision that changes the course of your life. So well, you do whatever you want with it. The door is right there for you. whether you wanna walk through it or move on to the next or skip all the other doors and walk straight towards death it's ur choice. Just that goin through these doors will most likely make u a happier person and truly understand life even more. It will, i promise, make your life much more meaningful. Secondly, as you move on in life, do take a step to just chill. Really. Like what Bernard iriterates all the time, life ain't all bout mugging. Seriously the Thai kids live in a world of their own. I've realised how diligent in whatever they do. During lessontime, they seriously don't chat or whatever...they seriously put their heart and soul into learning. And you can really see how enthusiastic they are bout learning new stuff. It warms your heart that u are really able to help them. They work hard, they play hard too. Like what i said previously, they're really good at soccer. and u see how happy they are every single day. Living their lives with no worries. They're just so gleeful to come for sch everyday. Unlike us. lol. That's my final point. There are absolutely no yardsticks for happiness. There are no prerequisites. Seriously. These kids they don't really go to a school with fantastic facilities, they aren't affluent...but for some unknown reason, they are just so jubilant and chirpy everyday! It's really amazing y'know. So why don't we try to live life like the Thai kids, live everyday as if it were your last..treat every new day with respect and joy..i'm sure rich dividends will come your way. Remember, tomorrow will be better. =) Maintain that positive attitude no matter what. Life will be a totally awesome journey.

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