Tuesday, September 20, 2005
three!
three posts. i'm on a roll here. actually i'm supposed to be doing my geog presentation/video thing, but i guess i'm procrastinating again. and since my mom's watching tv outside i can't play the piano and i find myself on my blog. isn't that interesting.
i feel like i've rediscovered my love for new age music. for secret garden at any rate. and yes i still think once in a red moon is their best album.
french lesson today was sort of interesting, the last part most of all heh. cuz the teacher was practicing the conversation part of the oral assessment.. the following is an excerpt, translated into english..
Teacher: What would you like to be in the future?
Student: A teacher, like you.
Teacher: Why?
Student: Because you are such a good teacher.. (and would have continued to flatter the teacher more if the teacher hadn't stepped in and said..)
Teacher (in english/chinese): You don't need to pai1 ma3 pi4 (wow. multilingual lesson!), it won't help your grades.
following which, we had.. (a different student)
Teacher: What are your views on the Singaporean education system?
Student: I think the system is very good.
Teacher: Why?
Student: Because the teachers are very efficient..
Teacher (interrupting in english): That doesn't answer the question..
Student: Um. Because the system is very efficient, we learn a lot, the teachers are very efficient and teach a lot..
Teacher: *exasperated expression*
Evidently, we all believe in "pai1 ma3 pi4".
stained with coffee at 8:26 PM
