*Sunday, August 10, 2008*
~ Greatness`
yay, before i say anything, i just want to say that today is not the tomorrow i indicated in my first post. it is the day after the tomorrow i indicated in my first post. Am i making sense? i hope i do. In english, it is saturday and not friday.
Anyway, i was so tired yesterday, i ran in the crosscountry. Running at a speed that was 2 times my normal speed during the last 0.8 metres. In case the other runners did not notice, there were markings on the floor, that showed how many kilometers you ran if you did simple calculations. Got stiches halfway. Well, can't blame anyone since i only ran exactly 3.2km during my training sessions. My uncle told me i have to run at least 2 times the distance during training to keep up the speed ypu are running at during the cross country. Btw, i koped my auntie's adizero running shoes without telling her, because my fila's were in a detestable state and the soles were too thin. if they were too thin, the runner would experience severe stiches and because i am flatfooted, the pain at my soles is exacerbated. haiz. the competition this year was greater and i am shocked that someone stole my sixth position just 2 metres away from the finishing line. Really surprised. i heard her footsteps but i just ran like nobody's business. Did not help at all, but she showed a lot of grit and determination and so, she deserved this position. To be honest, my stiches were killing me and i screamed thrice during the run to get rid of the pain. But my classmates cheered me on while they were carrying the banner. Felt energized after that.
Anyway, the most important mention here would be the fact that 3 runners from my class(including me).But the credit goes to yueying and brenda, who won the 3rd and 5th position placing respectively,they really excelled and to be honest, i never really catched up with them(indeed, basketballers are different) . Okay,i admit, i made it in last year,but i was the tenth position and i improved to the seventh position. felt great.But the good news does not end here,for the boys 4.8 km run,the boys were really excellent Yan lun and Tsz Hin got the 4th and 5th position ranking respectively.Not only did they improve, they overcame many adversities during the way, including yanlun's sudden asthma constrictions and strangely, an anxious lorry driver that was making strange handsigns. Yes, you know what i mean.So,as a result, the girls got first for the team event, with special thanks to iylia(she is really fit)and the boys got 3rd for the team event.
Anyway, after that, i went out with Tze yeng, her phone was spoilt, i hope it gets fixed soon. We went to ichiban sushi and i treated her to a meal, then she treated me to ice cream at Gelare. Well, one of the highlights was that we went to Spotlight and played with feathered scarfs, we played with the halloween outfits and i was surprised to hear that some schools celebrate halloween! wow! Just looked around, entered Dorothy Perkins store and they had some great outfits. However, at the Aldo store, the attendant stared at us like we are very poor like that. Really pissed. We basically window shopped till her friends arrived, then i left. Great day.
At night, the XXIX Beijing Olympics opening ceremony. It was a visual treat and i felt really proud to be a chinese. throughout the ceremony, we could see that there was a pervading theme, and that was "reaching into our past to find the present". Spectacular, reminded me of my roots. I seriously don't understand why people are so against China, the Tibetan riots and the Dalai lama issue may have resulted in serious riots, but after all, how can we forget our roots?
okay, okay, enough crapping. let me fulfil what i wanted to do on Thursday.
I got a pocket, Got a pocket full of sunshine
I got a love and I know that it's all mine
Oh, oh, oh
Do what you want,
But you never gonna break me,
Sticks and stones are never gonna shake me
Oh, oh, oh
Take me away (take me away)
A secret place (a secret place)
A sweet escape (a sweet escape)
Take me away (take me away)
Take me away (take me away)
To better days (to better days)
Take me away (take me away)
A hiding place (a hiding place)
The sun's on my side
Take me for a ride
I smile up to the sky
I know I'll be alright
The sun's on my side
Take me for a ride
I smile up to the sky
I know I'll be alright
i really like this song as it speaks of struggles of people and the eventual winners are the people who know how to block all of this out and instead find their own place. i can relate to this song and thus, it is one of my favourite songs. in fact, many people may have found theirselves in this situation before, as Natasha rose to stardom after this song. it has a really optimistic tune and and it speaks of triumph against your sorrows, so, after that, i was really moved by the way it mixed a rendition of a classic linkin park style scream( to rescue her) and the repititive lyrics had a really hypnotic effect. it drills into you the message she is getting across and thus, i feel really happy after listening to this song. it has a complete structure of a problem and a truimph(?) really classic. i love it. i feel that the themes of release and escape really resonate here and thus, it should inspire those who feel down to beat their sorrows and emerge victorious. it takes more than other people to bring such a person down.
be cool.XD
Still missing you at... 8/10/2008 01:00:00 AM
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