We're at this stage in life where we reminisce too much of our near past, worry too much about our near future, are
too clueless about everything that can, will, may happen to us, think we know alot, think we don't know anything,
am confident about the wrong things, take pride in wasting time away, want too much but want to do too little.
Ohwell.
Sunday, January 27, 2008
Story of the 8 Rulers
The other day, during GP lessons, we talked about needs and wants and the teacher told us to write down a list of needs and wants in our little groups. And being irritating little kids, we've to think about complicated sophisticated (redundant adjectives, I like) stuff instead of the usual food, air, water under needs and car, credit cards, mp3 under wants.
So somebody said bus rides are wants because we don't really need them to survive. Like people in the past used to walk really long distances. The women in those red scarf hats used to walk 2 hours to get to the construction site just so they can all together move one quarter of what the tractor can move today. Lol.
Then somebody said clothes are wants. That somebody said, it's because everyone else wears clothes, that's why to us clothes are needs. If no one wears anything around, clothes are plainly unnecessary. Which makes perfect sense, in a way. But clothes are needs if you live in a really cold place because they keep you warm and keep you from freezing to death. Ha.
And then somebody said money is both a need and a want, because when you need it to get a need, it's a need. But then when you need it to get a want, it becomes a want. So my teacher went on to explain money is actually just paper. And that it's a neither a need or a want, but then we can't do without it. So that sounds like a need. But then if you're on a desert island, you don't need money because money can't buy you water, or food or shelter. So even when you need it, you don't actually need it. Get it?
... Lol.
Oh, and during my group discussion (group of 3 LOL, other groups were all groups of 5, don't ask me why), I said family and friends are needs but this other guy in my group insisted they're wants because we still can survive without them. So I argued with him, saying you can't live healthily all alone, you need people around you. So family and friends are needs. But then he insisted some people are fine and alive without family and friends. So we both looked at this other girl who made up the rest of our group to see which side she takes. She looked really afraid LOL. Then she said something like, why not we have a truce, we put family as needs and friends as wants...
But I was stubborn. So I said no, both family AND friends are needs. And the guy was stubborn too and he said no, both family AND friends are wants. LOL.
In the end, when the teacher came round to our group and we told her about our problem, she sided with... me! :D Haha. She said we need people around us to be mentally healthy. Which was my whole point actually, herh. Lol.
I think GP lessons are interesting because the teacher makes us think of controversial, ironic, oxymora stuff so I feel abit cleverer during her lessons. Just that there's DOUBLE GP lessons on Monday and Wednesday and another single GP lesson on Tuesday.
Anyway, speaking of needs and wants, I think it varies from person to person. (Like how the guy in my GP group thinks family and friends are wants, goes to show... Ha nevermind.)
It's 9.06pm and I'm not asleep because I had a really long afternoon nap.
On a very random note, do you know Jimmy collects rulers? ROFL. I'm dead serious, she was telling me happily the other day that she has FOUR 15cm plastic rulers at home and another FOUR 30cm plastic rulers at home. So I asked her what does she want to do with EIGHT rulers, it's not like they can grant her wishes or keep away evil spirits. ._.
MG: You want so many rulers for what.
Mel: Oh. Cause when you lose one ruler you have extra mah.
MG: BUT YOU DON'T NEED EIGHT RIGHT.
Mel: Oh. Cause I bring one to school then I need one at home to feel secure. (Or something along that line.)
MG: BUT YOU FREAKING HAVE EIGHTT.
Mel: Oh. Haha. I don't know. I like rulers.
Okay, maybe she didn't say I like rulers. But I bet that's what she's thinking anyway.
And, you want know something even more random than collecting rulers?
You know what's her hobby. YOU KNOW WHAT'S HER HOBBY.
She
freaking
COUNTS SHRIMPS!
/OMG.
Lol. The first time she said it, I thought she meant like, get 1kg of dried little shrimps and sit in a remote corner of her house and start counting how many dried little shrimps make up 1kg. But no, actually she meant live shrimps swimming in a tank. And if you're wondering where did that tank of swimming live shrimps come from, here's the next random thing about her!
She has a tank of live shrimps as pets!
/OMG.
How random. Lol.
January is ending soon and I haven't touched the Maths HOLIDAY assignment due end of this month. You know what. The other night I stayed up so late at night to finishcopying copying copying copying with some degree of understanding my Physics holiday assignment. And the next day I handed it up to the teacher with such pain and angst (that's trade for my precious sleep time hello) and she returned it back to me ON THE SAME DAY, actually within the same half an hour. I felt so cheated. :( Okay fine, I copied. I cheated first. Lol.
I think Kate Nash's songs are nice.
Listen to them here.
It's almost ten. I should sleep and get ready for my favourite day of the week tomorrow! :D I still like Mondays. :)
Bye! :)
8:45:00 PM because I say so
So somebody said bus rides are wants because we don't really need them to survive. Like people in the past used to walk really long distances. The women in those red scarf hats used to walk 2 hours to get to the construction site just so they can all together move one quarter of what the tractor can move today. Lol.
Then somebody said clothes are wants. That somebody said, it's because everyone else wears clothes, that's why to us clothes are needs. If no one wears anything around, clothes are plainly unnecessary. Which makes perfect sense, in a way. But clothes are needs if you live in a really cold place because they keep you warm and keep you from freezing to death. Ha.
And then somebody said money is both a need and a want, because when you need it to get a need, it's a need. But then when you need it to get a want, it becomes a want. So my teacher went on to explain money is actually just paper. And that it's a neither a need or a want, but then we can't do without it. So that sounds like a need. But then if you're on a desert island, you don't need money because money can't buy you water, or food or shelter. So even when you need it, you don't actually need it. Get it?
... Lol.
Oh, and during my group discussion (group of 3 LOL, other groups were all groups of 5, don't ask me why), I said family and friends are needs but this other guy in my group insisted they're wants because we still can survive without them. So I argued with him, saying you can't live healthily all alone, you need people around you. So family and friends are needs. But then he insisted some people are fine and alive without family and friends. So we both looked at this other girl who made up the rest of our group to see which side she takes. She looked really afraid LOL. Then she said something like, why not we have a truce, we put family as needs and friends as wants...
But I was stubborn. So I said no, both family AND friends are needs. And the guy was stubborn too and he said no, both family AND friends are wants. LOL.
In the end, when the teacher came round to our group and we told her about our problem, she sided with... me! :D Haha. She said we need people around us to be mentally healthy. Which was my whole point actually, herh. Lol.
I think GP lessons are interesting because the teacher makes us think of controversial, ironic, oxymora stuff so I feel abit cleverer during her lessons. Just that there's DOUBLE GP lessons on Monday and Wednesday and another single GP lesson on Tuesday.
Anyway, speaking of needs and wants, I think it varies from person to person. (Like how the guy in my GP group thinks family and friends are wants, goes to show... Ha nevermind.)
It's 9.06pm and I'm not asleep because I had a really long afternoon nap.
On a very random note, do you know Jimmy collects rulers? ROFL. I'm dead serious, she was telling me happily the other day that she has FOUR 15cm plastic rulers at home and another FOUR 30cm plastic rulers at home. So I asked her what does she want to do with EIGHT rulers, it's not like they can grant her wishes or keep away evil spirits. ._.
MG: You want so many rulers for what.
Mel: Oh. Cause when you lose one ruler you have extra mah.
MG: BUT YOU DON'T NEED EIGHT RIGHT.
Mel: Oh. Cause I bring one to school then I need one at home to feel secure. (Or something along that line.)
MG: BUT YOU FREAKING HAVE EIGHTT.
Mel: Oh. Haha. I don't know. I like rulers.
Okay, maybe she didn't say I like rulers. But I bet that's what she's thinking anyway.
And, you want know something even more random than collecting rulers?
You know what's her hobby. YOU KNOW WHAT'S HER HOBBY.
She
freaking
COUNTS SHRIMPS!
/OMG.
Lol. The first time she said it, I thought she meant like, get 1kg of dried little shrimps and sit in a remote corner of her house and start counting how many dried little shrimps make up 1kg. But no, actually she meant live shrimps swimming in a tank. And if you're wondering where did that tank of swimming live shrimps come from, here's the next random thing about her!
She has a tank of live shrimps as pets!
/OMG.
How random. Lol.
January is ending soon and I haven't touched the Maths HOLIDAY assignment due end of this month. You know what. The other night I stayed up so late at night to finish
I think Kate Nash's songs are nice.
Listen to them here.
It's almost ten. I should sleep and get ready for my favourite day of the week tomorrow! :D I still like Mondays. :)
Bye! :)
8:45:00 PM because I say so