hey peeps! :D
our class blog is officially decomposing.. haha i shall try to slow down the decomposition rate then..
lets see.. the past wk was qte a slack week..altho we had a mountain of tests. esp wed. was super packed w stuff. haha but we survived. *applause*
sports day on thursday was qte sian... lihui, waikuan, huixin and me were screaming for athena but the crowd behind us seem so quiet.. and so many of u pon lar! then more and more ppl left. so no mood at all.. so overall it wont be surprising if athena lost..): but anyway CONGRATS AUSTIN! our javelin champ(:
yupps. next week is the last wk of sch where we have official lessons! then is sabbaticals. haha hurray! jun hols is finally here. we must play hard and study hard cause block tests are coming): arh sian. heyy do u guys want a class outing to palawan beach??(it's at SENTOSA for those who dont know). haha we can just chill out there, play beach volley, soccer, etc.. yupps.. :D
oh a reminder.. this coming sat we have LEAP(grooming) from 8 am to 5pm. then theres dance night* from 730pm. xingzhou serene vinci JIAYOU! :)).
and loads of nice movies coming up! there's da vinci code, over the hedge, x-men 3 etc etc! haha so nice! and athena camp from 7-9 of june. who's bdae is it on 9 jun?? i dunno.. ask austin. hahas
heres a really sweet story:One day, when I was a freshman in high school,
I saw a kid from my class was walking home from school.
His name was Kyle.
It looked like he was carrying all of his books.
I thought to myself, "Why would anyone bring home all his books on a Friday? He must really be a nerd."
I had quite a weekend planned (parties and a football game with my friends tomorrow afternoon), so I shrugged my shoulders and
went on.
As I was walking, I saw a bunch of kids running toward him.
They ran at him, knocking all his books out of his arms and tripping him so he landed in the dirt.
His glasses went flying, and I saw them land in the grass about ten feet from him.
He looked up and I saw this terrible sadness in his eyes.
My heart went out to him. So, I jogged over to him and as he crawled around looking for his glasses, I saw a tear in his eye.
As I handed him his glasses, I said, "Those guys are jerks. They really should get lives."
He looked at me and said, "Hey thanks!"
There was a big smile on his face.
It was one of those smiles that showed real gratitude.
I helped him pick up his books, and asked him where he lived.
As it turned out, he lived near me, so I asked him why I had never seen him before.
He said he had gone to private school before now.
I would have never hung out with a private school kid before.
We talked all the way home, and I carried some of his books.
He turned out to be a pretty cool kid.
I asked him if he wanted to play a little football with my friends.
He said yes.
We hung out all weekend and the more I got to know Kyle, the more I liked him, and my friends thought the same of him.
Monday morning came, and there was Kyle with the huge stack of books again.
I stopped him and said, "Boy, you are gonna really build some serious muscles with this pile of books everyday!"
He just laughed and handed me half the books.
Over the next four years, Kyle and I became best friends.
When we were seniors, we began to think about college.
Kyle decided on Georgetown, and I was going to Duke.
I knew that we would always be friends, that the miles would never be a problem.
He was going to be a doctor, and I was going for business on a football scholarship.
Kyle was valedictorian of our class.
I teased him all the time about being a nerd.
He had to prepare a speech for graduation.
I was so glad it wasn't me having to get up there and speak
Graduation day, I saw Kyle.
He looked great.
He was one of those guys that really found himself during high school.
He filled out and actually looked good in glasses.
He had more dates than I had and all the girls loved him.
Boy, sometimes I was jealous!
Today was one of those days.
I could see that he was nervous about his speech.
So, I smacked him on the back and said, "Hey, big guy, you'll be great!"
He looked at me with one of those looks (the really grateful one) and smiled.
"Thanks," he said.
As he started his speech, he cleared his throat, and began
Graduation is a time to thank those who helped you make it through those tough years.
Your parents, your teachers, your siblings, maybe a coach...but mostly your friends...
I am here to tell all of you that being a friend to someone is the best gift you can give them.
I am going to tell you a story."
I just looked at my friend with disbelief as he told the story of the first day we met.
He had planned to kill himself over the weekend.
He talked of how he had cleaned out his locker so his Mom wouldn't have to do it later and was carrying his stuff home.
He looked hard at me and gave me a little smile.
"Thankfully, I was saved. My friend saved me from doing the unspeakable."
I heard the gasp go through the crowd as this handsome, popular boy told us all about his weakest moment
I saw his Mom and dad looking at me and smiling that same grateful smile.
Not until that moment did I realize it's depth.
Never underestimate the power of your actions.
With one small gesture you can change a person's life.
For better or for worse.
God puts us all in each other's lives to impact one another in some way.
Look for God in others.
"Friends are angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly."
There is no beginning or end.
Yesterday is history.
Tomorrow is mystery.
Today is a gift. hahas yupps. really glad to be in 06s66! :D to know all of u! lets enjoy our remaining one and a half yrs tgt :D:D
with lotsa love,
zhiyun*
