Good Luck

Year 3 has come and past, the stress we have will never last,
Wake me up when the finals end,

All the teachers leave so fast, times with them will just fly past,
Treasure them, but never give them trust,

Here comes the stress again,
From friendships, home and class,
Finding our identities,
Before it fades away,

As my memory rests,
But never forgets the times we had,
Wake me up, when the finals end.

Term 4, it's the final test, for friends and foes and school exams,
Rest for now, but wake up when it ends.

Rereading

I had been writing a blogpost on the 8th, but I decided that it was more personal and less interpersonal so I didn't really see the reason for putting it up on my blog in the end. Oh well, the first eternal draft.

After reading a number of blogs, I begun to reread a number of blogs I regularly visit, and look once again at what they are writing about. As my bro says, the way he judges the sword designs he draws out is to not touch them for 3 days, then look at it again. It is always with the second look that flaws, beauties, and the occasional 'wtf is this' come out.

But let's not talk about the blogs I've reread, but rather at the people that showed me that I have to reread the blogs of these friends.

Sir is a respectable and knowledgeable person, and one inspiring at that. We all love the way he teaches, though rather unconventional yet still effective, and also how he also talks about stories with us during lessontime, teaching life lessons instead of concepts. He is in no way untalented, and in every way he shows how he cares for us, guiding us not only educationally but also bringing us along the route of life.

At this point of time I'm assuming that readers from 3.9 would have two possible candidates as to whom this Sir is. And as ownage as he is, he's not Brian Chirnside simply because Brian Chirnside does not teach us. I'd like him to be my teacher one day though, there's just that aura of own surrounding him. And I can go to him whenever I need practise, hahaha.

Now, let's look at these two Sirs. Both are as stated above. Both go around sneakily reading the blogs of us, the students. And both are ownage. Then where do they differ apart from the subjects they teach? That's the interesting part. One wants to stay in teaching because it's his calling, and one has been disillusioned by the system and wants to leave after a short two years here. While the latter is slight exaggeration on my part, the basic truth is still there mostly.

Why the dissimilarity in such an important area? Who knows. T'is but mere food for thought in the grand scheme of life.

《不得不爱》

《不得不爱》- 潘玮柏&弦子

天天都需要你爱 我的心思由你猜
I love you 我就是要你让我每天都精彩
天天把它挂嘴边 到底什么是真爱
I love you 到底有几分说得比想像更快

是我们感情丰富太慷慨 还是有上天安排
是我们本来就是那一派 还是舍不得太乖
是那一次约定了没有来 让我哭得像小孩
是我们急着证明我存在 还是不爱会发呆, BABY

不得不爱 ，否则快乐从可而来
不得不爱 ，不知悲伤从何而来
不得不爱 ，否则我就失去未来
好象身不由己 不能自己很失败
可是每天都过的精彩

天天都需要你爱 我的心思由你猜
I love you 我就是要你让我每天都精彩
天天把它挂嘴边 到底什么是真爱
I love you 到底有几分说得比想像更快

I ask girlfriend how you been
来去有机会 我从来没有想过爱情会变得如此无奈
是命运吗 难道难过是上天的安排 没办法
天天的每天的心思到底由谁来陪 我诚心 你诚意
但周围扰人的环境始终让我们无法在这里自由相恋
我精彩 你发呆 两颗心不安的摇摆 应该有的未来是否真那么的无法期待
舍不得再伤害 You're my girl my girl my friend
How much I love you so so much baby
看着你的哀愁 要我如何怎么承受面对
I'm sorry you're my sweetheart My love My one only baby

不得不爱 ，否则快乐从何而来
不得不爱 ，不知悲伤从何而来
不得不爱 ，否则我就失去未来
好象身不由己 不能自己很失败
可是每天都过的精彩

天天都需要你爱 我的心思由你猜
I love you 我就是要你让我每天都精彩
天天把它挂嘴边 到底什么是真爱
I love you 到底有几分说得比想像更快

会不会有一点无奈 会不会有一点太快
可是你给我的爱 让我养成了依赖
心中充满爱的节拍

天天都需要你爱 我的心思由你猜
I love you 我就是要你让我每天都精彩。
天天把它挂嘴边 到底什么是真爱
I love you 到底有几分说得比想像更快

In recognition

Kodomo: Sensei, taking a walk? How coincidential, I didn't know you lived nearby. Do you do this often?

Sensei: In the past, maybe. I haven't done this for a long time.

Kodomo: Well, you have been lately particularly busy with the school's yearly drama play, being a new teacher and all. But seriously, it was the best I've ever seen! You seriously outdid yourself. It's no wonder you just suddenly took over the drama club as the one in charge with your talent. Now that it's all over, it really is the best Teacher's day gift you could ever have. Do you plan to head another play in the future?

Sensei: Child, I doubt I'd be planning to do another one anytime soon. Besides, I wasn't the one who decided to do the play, it was the school that passed it onto me, haha.

Kodomo: But nonetheless, it was great! I can't think of any other better Teacher's Day present than to get all that applause from a successful play! ...sensei, why're you crying? Did I say something wrong?

Sensei: ...oh, it's just the wind. Something got into my eye.

Kodomo: Well, then, sir, shouldn't you be, like, celebrating with your friends and family? ...sensei, are you well? You don't seem too well, y'know. Maybe you shouldn't be drinking too much beer when you walk around.

Sensei: Perhaps I really am not well. Child, may I ask you something?

Kodomo: Yes?

Sensei: You've managed to top one or two of a teacher's tests, right? Any teacher will do.

Kodomo: Well, sure! I'm usually the top boy for Literature.

Sensei: Well, then, how much effort did you put into getting to be the top boy every time?

Kodomo: Quite a bit, a few personal sacrifices such as compromising playing time had to be made.

Sensei: Yes, personal sacrifices for a small test. How much do you think I've put into this school play to make it so successful?

Kodomo: I'm sorry, but I don't know, sensei.

Sensei: Then let me tell you. I am this way as a result of placing too much hard work into the school play, something forced upon to me by the school. After all, a good school can't have mediocre things, can they? Just as you made your sacrifices, I made mine. Because of this play, I have lost much time with friends and family. I became unsociable. I stopped going out so much after school. I stopped chilling out at the club and all that.

Kodomo: ...I'm sorry to hear that, sensei. But you have time now, don't you? Why not make up for lost time?

Sensei: Sometimes, child, certain things aren't reversible. Instead of celebrating with my friends and family, I am here drinking beer and walking around by myself. I certainly do need to rekindle the lost links, but for now I must drown my sorrows. It is disheartening.

Kodomo: ...sorry to hear that again, sensei. It must be hard on you. But may I ask something?

Sensei: It is the job of a teacher to teach, child. What is it?

Kodomo: Why is it that despite such difficulties, you can still smile so much in school, sir? I am too young to understand.

Sensei: Haha, simple. Simply because I love teaching, child. The moment one enters class is always an enjoyable one. I like classes just like yours.

Kodomo: Yet you hide such sadness from the students to see. It must be a hard life.

Sensei: Well, we all have our hard times, don't we? We just have to learn and move on. Now excuse me while I throw my beer.

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Oh, the tragedy behind beauty.