Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Sunday, March 22, 2009
The Changeable Weather
I hate the changeable weather. Last minute, the sun was still shining. But soon it started to rain. How can I make it sunny all the time?!
Saturday, March 21, 2009
I love 303!!
I've racked my brains for words that can describe my current feelings, but in vain. I just have no idea how I can express my special affection. For what or for whom? For 303 -- Room 303.
My roommates are so kind and warmhearted that I've always been rejoicing that I was lucky enough to have been arranged here. Therefore, I'm willing to give and share. It's already part of my life.
My roommates are so kind and warmhearted that I've always been rejoicing that I was lucky enough to have been arranged here. Therefore, I'm willing to give and share. It's already part of my life.
Thursday, March 19, 2009
A Major Fall In My Physical Ability
Recently, I've experienced a major fall in my physical ability. If you are careful enough, you can also draw the same conclusion via analyzing the data shown in the right column. There're too many reds and oranges which I'm just not willing to see and let you see. For some reasons, I haven't experienced a green for long. That's a little bit frustrating. I have to do something to change the current situation.
Anyway, I won't give up jogging.
Anyway, I won't give up jogging.
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
High
Finally, my day dropped. I felt fairly high today. I just couldn't describe how excited I was.
4:15 P.M. I was ready to go to the school playground with one of my roommates to do some jogging. Before we reached the playground, we went to the sands and practiced some pull-ups first. After practicing for a period of time, I felt as if I had more strength than before. That's really good news for me. But it's still far from satisfactory. That is to say, I had to continue practicing before I could be successful. Anyway, I wouldn't give up. Several moments later, I was jogging on the track when I met a foreign student who was just by my side. I was on the point of saying something to him when I checked myself. I was too timid. But to my surprise, he's more active."(You are) a good runner!" he turned to me and said. "You too!" I responded. Then we started to jog and chat together. "You do jogging every day?" "Yes!" "How long have you been to China?" "I came to China last September." "Do you like the weather here in Shanghai?" "It's much better here than in Beijing. It's rather cold in Beijing." "Do you like the food here?" "At first, I was not used to it. But now, I like it!" "Then what do you think of this university?" "The courses here are excellent! ..." Because I was not a talkative one, we didn't chat much. I felt that my English level was still too low. Nor could I express myself freely nor understand what he said utterly. But after all, I had a nice time with him. "Oh, my friend, I'm leaving now." I said, ready to leave. "Hey, come here!" he waved his hands and asked, "What's your name?" "My English name?" "Yeah!" "My English name's a little bit funny." "Just speak it out. I don't mind." "It's Koala. K-O-A-L-A." "Then What's your Chinese name?"... "It's nice meeting you. See you next time!" I said. We shook hands and said goodbye to each other. After that, I went to the shop to pick a new basketball for myself. Sounds interesting? Do you know what I'm going to do? Just make a wild guess! Haha..
6:15 P.M. I had just finished my supper and went to the second floor of the canteen ready to watch the coming table tennis game. The game was wonderful, but watching the game was not enough. Playing myself was what I really felt like doing! At this point, one of my classmates invited me to play with her. It's cool! After playing for some time, I was asked to play with another one. It's OK for me. We played and played, and both of us had a fairly good time. I hadn't played table tennis for long. Repicking up the bat made me excited or high. I sweated like a pig. Nevertheless, I enjoyed the feeling of sweating! I enjoyed doing sports!
It's an excellent day today!
4:15 P.M. I was ready to go to the school playground with one of my roommates to do some jogging. Before we reached the playground, we went to the sands and practiced some pull-ups first. After practicing for a period of time, I felt as if I had more strength than before. That's really good news for me. But it's still far from satisfactory. That is to say, I had to continue practicing before I could be successful. Anyway, I wouldn't give up. Several moments later, I was jogging on the track when I met a foreign student who was just by my side. I was on the point of saying something to him when I checked myself. I was too timid. But to my surprise, he's more active."(You are) a good runner!" he turned to me and said. "You too!" I responded. Then we started to jog and chat together. "You do jogging every day?" "Yes!" "How long have you been to China?" "I came to China last September." "Do you like the weather here in Shanghai?" "It's much better here than in Beijing. It's rather cold in Beijing." "Do you like the food here?" "At first, I was not used to it. But now, I like it!" "Then what do you think of this university?" "The courses here are excellent! ..." Because I was not a talkative one, we didn't chat much. I felt that my English level was still too low. Nor could I express myself freely nor understand what he said utterly. But after all, I had a nice time with him. "Oh, my friend, I'm leaving now." I said, ready to leave. "Hey, come here!" he waved his hands and asked, "What's your name?" "My English name?" "Yeah!" "My English name's a little bit funny." "Just speak it out. I don't mind." "It's Koala. K-O-A-L-A." "Then What's your Chinese name?"... "It's nice meeting you. See you next time!" I said. We shook hands and said goodbye to each other. After that, I went to the shop to pick a new basketball for myself. Sounds interesting? Do you know what I'm going to do? Just make a wild guess! Haha..
6:15 P.M. I had just finished my supper and went to the second floor of the canteen ready to watch the coming table tennis game. The game was wonderful, but watching the game was not enough. Playing myself was what I really felt like doing! At this point, one of my classmates invited me to play with her. It's cool! After playing for some time, I was asked to play with another one. It's OK for me. We played and played, and both of us had a fairly good time. I hadn't played table tennis for long. Repicking up the bat made me excited or high. I sweated like a pig. Nevertheless, I enjoyed the feeling of sweating! I enjoyed doing sports!
It's an excellent day today!
Sunday, March 8, 2009
Affection
Thursday was anything but a usual day -- one day I'll treasure up forever. I'm not referring to the bad luck coming down on me. I'm referring to AFFECTION. You may wonder: what do you mean by saying so? You mean you have an affection for something? No. It's not "something". It should be "somebody".
"Koala Choi, .." he fixed his eyes on me, said continually, "I have a request.." "Never mind. Just speak it out." I said. He hesitated for a moment and said, "My working time is different from that of my roommates. I usually go to sleep early, but they don't. As a result, I can hardly fall asleep. So.. if you're willing, can we exchange our rooms?" I didn't think too much. There's no doubt that our room is much quieter than theirs at night. And settling into a new better environment will certainly be helpful to his sleep. "OK, no problem!" I promised. "Thank you! Thank you!"
...
"How could you make that decision?!" one of my roommates said after he left, "You're always considering others instead of yourself. Your sleep is no good! Your working time's different from theirs, too!" "Nothing. No matter where I stay, it'll always take quite a long period of time for me to fall asleep." I said. "After all, we've been together for more than half a year. We have a deep affection! We hate to part with you!" At the hearing of the word "affection", I was deeply moved. And at the same time, I was lost in thought. I didn't expect he would say so. Otherwise, I wouldn't be so thoughtless. I was always spending most of my time and energy on myself. It was evident that I'd missed something. What he said was absolutely right. We'd been in the same place for such a long period of time. Although it might not be easy to perceive, we DID have very deep affection.
Finally, I stayed where I was. After all, exchanging rooms was not my own business. I also had to and ought to consider the feelings of my other three roommates. As they're strongly against the exchange, I was determined to break my initial promise. To my relief, he didn't blame me. On the contrary, he understood me well. Thank God!
"We have a deep affection! We hate to part with you!" -- I just cannot forget the words. The aftersound was lingering around my ears. I suddenly had a sense of belonging and happiness. I belonged to Room 303, a place where what I'd been seeking was just at my side. Yes, it's true friendship. You may also call it AFFECTION.
"Koala Choi, .." he fixed his eyes on me, said continually, "I have a request.." "Never mind. Just speak it out." I said. He hesitated for a moment and said, "My working time is different from that of my roommates. I usually go to sleep early, but they don't. As a result, I can hardly fall asleep. So.. if you're willing, can we exchange our rooms?" I didn't think too much. There's no doubt that our room is much quieter than theirs at night. And settling into a new better environment will certainly be helpful to his sleep. "OK, no problem!" I promised. "Thank you! Thank you!"
...
"How could you make that decision?!" one of my roommates said after he left, "You're always considering others instead of yourself. Your sleep is no good! Your working time's different from theirs, too!" "Nothing. No matter where I stay, it'll always take quite a long period of time for me to fall asleep." I said. "After all, we've been together for more than half a year. We have a deep affection! We hate to part with you!" At the hearing of the word "affection", I was deeply moved. And at the same time, I was lost in thought. I didn't expect he would say so. Otherwise, I wouldn't be so thoughtless. I was always spending most of my time and energy on myself. It was evident that I'd missed something. What he said was absolutely right. We'd been in the same place for such a long period of time. Although it might not be easy to perceive, we DID have very deep affection.
Finally, I stayed where I was. After all, exchanging rooms was not my own business. I also had to and ought to consider the feelings of my other three roommates. As they're strongly against the exchange, I was determined to break my initial promise. To my relief, he didn't blame me. On the contrary, he understood me well. Thank God!
"We have a deep affection! We hate to part with you!" -- I just cannot forget the words. The aftersound was lingering around my ears. I suddenly had a sense of belonging and happiness. I belonged to Room 303, a place where what I'd been seeking was just at my side. Yes, it's true friendship. You may also call it AFFECTION.
Thursday, March 5, 2009
A Really Bad Day
It's a really bad day today! I'm just too anxious to write this essay to relieve myself. Otherwise, chances are that I'll break down. You may wonder what on earth happened. Let me tell you about everything.
10:00 A.M. I was in my dormitory room ready to go to attend the P.E. lesson at 10:05AM. Suddenly my cell phone rang. "Wait for me! I'll be back soon." "OK. I'll be here waiting for you." I answered. I waited and waited, but he didn't appear as expected. But what could I do? I could do nothing but to stand where I were waiting for him, though I knew I would definitely be late for the class. I glimpsed at the clock and it said 10:30AM when he was eventually back. "Shall we go?" "OK." I answered, knowing for sure what would happen to me. I was right. I was criticized by the teacher. "Watch! What time is it now?!" he questioned. I had no answer. I did be late, but was that really my fault?
12:00 A.M. I was gonna have my lunch when I knocked into two of my acquaintances. I said hello to them, but they just made no response. I didn't know whether they ignored or just neglected me. Was my voice too low?
7:30 P.M. I was in the school playground doing my daily jogging. When it's the 4th lap, I noticed one of my shoes loosened. This was not the first time that this kind of "accidents" had happened. I had no alternative but to stop, though I was not willing to. I took off my coat passingly and placed it on the railing nearby. I started again. But you know what? Before the 5th lap was finished, I had to stop again, for the bottom of my left foot hurt badly. What was worse, my coat on the railing was blown down to the wet ground, which made me rather rather angry. I then left the playground and went to practice pull-ups. Still, I placed my wet coat on the parellel bars and was ready to exercise. But before I could accomplish a single pull-up, my coat was again blown down -- to the sands instead. Oh, my god! What on earth had I done wrong?
10:00 A.M. I was in my dormitory room ready to go to attend the P.E. lesson at 10:05AM. Suddenly my cell phone rang. "Wait for me! I'll be back soon." "OK. I'll be here waiting for you." I answered. I waited and waited, but he didn't appear as expected. But what could I do? I could do nothing but to stand where I were waiting for him, though I knew I would definitely be late for the class. I glimpsed at the clock and it said 10:30AM when he was eventually back. "Shall we go?" "OK." I answered, knowing for sure what would happen to me. I was right. I was criticized by the teacher. "Watch! What time is it now?!" he questioned. I had no answer. I did be late, but was that really my fault?
12:00 A.M. I was gonna have my lunch when I knocked into two of my acquaintances. I said hello to them, but they just made no response. I didn't know whether they ignored or just neglected me. Was my voice too low?
7:30 P.M. I was in the school playground doing my daily jogging. When it's the 4th lap, I noticed one of my shoes loosened. This was not the first time that this kind of "accidents" had happened. I had no alternative but to stop, though I was not willing to. I took off my coat passingly and placed it on the railing nearby. I started again. But you know what? Before the 5th lap was finished, I had to stop again, for the bottom of my left foot hurt badly. What was worse, my coat on the railing was blown down to the wet ground, which made me rather rather angry. I then left the playground and went to practice pull-ups. Still, I placed my wet coat on the parellel bars and was ready to exercise. But before I could accomplish a single pull-up, my coat was again blown down -- to the sands instead. Oh, my god! What on earth had I done wrong?
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
A Standard 10000M Without A Single Pause
Wow!! It's another standard 10000M! But this time, unlike that of yesterday, I finished it without a single pause! I'm just too anxious to write this essay to share with you this exciting news! Please allow me to "show off", though I'm a fairly modest one. Haha..
This time, I was wearing my new pair of New Balance shoes which was specially designed for jogging while on the track. I was feeling perfect. Actually, I felt as if I had much more power than before. Was I being a superman? Maybe! Haha..
I like jogging! I love jogging! I enjoy jogging! Wanna be healthier? Wanna be happier? Wanna be more confident? Wanna have a sense of achievement? Here's the shortcut -- just don't hesitate to start jogging! You know what? Every time you are doing jogging, you are actively changing your life.
This time, I was wearing my new pair of New Balance shoes which was specially designed for jogging while on the track. I was feeling perfect. Actually, I felt as if I had much more power than before. Was I being a superman? Maybe! Haha..
I like jogging! I love jogging! I enjoy jogging! Wanna be healthier? Wanna be happier? Wanna be more confident? Wanna have a sense of achievement? Here's the shortcut -- just don't hesitate to start jogging! You know what? Every time you are doing jogging, you are actively changing your life.
Happy to see you happy.
Dear Ernest & Chanel,
I'm just too glad and relieved to see you happy! In most cases, when I visited your blog, it would more or less indicate that you were unhappy, whether for this reason or for that reason. But this time, it's different. Both of you reported that you were happy (or a little bit "high"). That's really good news. A coincidence? Maybe. But from my perspective, you'd already found true happiness. It's cool and exciting!
What I would love to say is that Mr. Happiness is everywhere in our daily life, as long as we're able to find him. So, just enjoy it, treasure it and keep it!
Hope to see an energetic you every day from now on!
Yours,
Koala
I'm just too glad and relieved to see you happy! In most cases, when I visited your blog, it would more or less indicate that you were unhappy, whether for this reason or for that reason. But this time, it's different. Both of you reported that you were happy (or a little bit "high"). That's really good news. A coincidence? Maybe. But from my perspective, you'd already found true happiness. It's cool and exciting!
What I would love to say is that Mr. Happiness is everywhere in our daily life, as long as we're able to find him. So, just enjoy it, treasure it and keep it!
Hope to see an energetic you every day from now on!
Yours,
Koala
A Standard 10000M
Yesterday afternoon, I ran 25 laps and finished a standard 10000M in 55:36(approx.) (as you can see in the right column) in the school playground, which has a standard track of 400M. But what was a pity was that I stopped once to tie one of my shoes in the 18th lap. Nevertheless, my self-confidence was again beefed up. Anyway, I'm taking pride in myself.
Monday, March 2, 2009
May everything go smoothly with Vincent.
Dear Vincent,
I know you're a fairly hard-working guy. Actually, this is one of the reasons why I would love to make friends with you. Now, challenges are standing there waiting for you. Do you have the courage to shoulder the pressure? I'm sure you do. Do you have the faith to win the battle? I'm sure you do. Do you have the confidence to conquer yourself? I'm sure you do.
Come on! I trust you! I'm sure you can! May everything go smoothly with you!
Yours,
Koala
I know you're a fairly hard-working guy. Actually, this is one of the reasons why I would love to make friends with you. Now, challenges are standing there waiting for you. Do you have the courage to shoulder the pressure? I'm sure you do. Do you have the faith to win the battle? I'm sure you do. Do you have the confidence to conquer yourself? I'm sure you do.
Come on! I trust you! I'm sure you can! May everything go smoothly with you!
Yours,
Koala
When you feel frustrated...
I'm a rather sensitive guy. So it's no wonder that I'm feeling frustrated from time to time. These are the two key points I've discovered to conquering frustration.
When you feel frustrated...
No.1: Think about your lovely dear parents who are always at your back. Think about your lovely dear home which is always there for you, safe, warm and peaceful. Via this way, you'll have a sense of belonging which is very very important. Thus, you won't feel lonely and helpless any longer.
No.2: Think about your dreams and goals. Whether short-term or long-term, they will give you the right direction and the unlimited power -- the driving force -- to overcome any obstacles and hardships on your road to success, including frustration. You'll get to know that frustration is temporary while happiness should be permanent.
Hope they'll be helpful to you in some aspects.
When you feel frustrated...
No.1: Think about your lovely dear parents who are always at your back. Think about your lovely dear home which is always there for you, safe, warm and peaceful. Via this way, you'll have a sense of belonging which is very very important. Thus, you won't feel lonely and helpless any longer.
No.2: Think about your dreams and goals. Whether short-term or long-term, they will give you the right direction and the unlimited power -- the driving force -- to overcome any obstacles and hardships on your road to success, including frustration. You'll get to know that frustration is temporary while happiness should be permanent.
Hope they'll be helpful to you in some aspects.
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