Wednesday, August 24, 2011

presentation

I did a presentation in class yesterday. My pesentation went like this.....

Do you have a past experience in which you feel you have played your role differently?
Well, I have one to share!
Here’s my story…
            When I was 14 years old, I was chosen to run in my school  relay, which was the last and the most important for my class to win on the field day. I really did not want to run because I was shy but my classmates said that I could run fast so I should run. Nobody listened to me and nobody could understand me, so I ran away from school. I thought I would never go back to school again. However, my friends came to my house and said that I did not have to run anymore because one of my classmates would run instead of me. I was relieved so I went to school the next day. However, the person who was supposed to run instead of me told me that she did not want to run because she could not run fast like me. I gave in and decided to run. On the field day, I was reluctant to run. I could run fast but I did not do so. Perhaps, I wanted revenge this way because my classmates were forcing me to run. The anchor of my class ran very fast, so she outstripped 2 runners. While running, she was crying because she really wanted to win. When I saw her crying, her tears communicated themselves to me. Suddenly, I realized that I made an irrevocable decision. I was ashamed of myself and regretted my irresponsible action.

This event taught me how I should live. Since then, I have become responsible for my actions. I have learned that even if I am reluctant to do something, I should try my best. This way I would not regret that it could have been different if I would have tried.

 I enjoyed doing my presentation. One of my classmates said that I would be an good English teacher, so I was happy!!

Happy Birthday!



Yesterday was Rica's birthday. First of all, we went to Rica's room in the morning and celebrated with a pot of flowers, a balloon, and a small cake. She was surprised and asked us when we prepared the presents. At night, we went to the courtyard with a big cake, orange juice and some snacks. We invited our classmates and waited for Rica. Rica was surprised again, but looked happy. Then, Niisha and three chinese girls came and joined the party. We were sure that we had a really good time yesterday!

Monday, August 22, 2011

library

When I am in my room, I cannot focus on my studies. I can eat some food and listen to music etc. However, in the library, I can concentrate on my study. It is quiet and the books scent the library. The only thing that I want to complain about is the temperature of the library. It is too cold for me, and I have to bring my cardigan. Otherwise, I will die of coldness. ((>-<)))

Sunday, August 21, 2011

disco

Rica, Shiho, Alex Po, Niisha, Sasha, and I went to Lei' s room yesterday. We talked about shopping, and Niisha said that she would kiss the frog tomorrow after drinking alcohol. She would marry the frog and Alex Po would be a flower girl. I enjoyed listening to their story. Sasha took many pictures of us. Afterwards, Niisha became DJ, and we danced together!

Today, I woke up at 1 p.m. (><) I have to study for the final test!!

Friday, August 19, 2011

oil shock!

While Majed was driving his car, he told me about his country, Saudi Arabia. Many people living in Saudi Arabia practice polygamy, so if he wants to have four wives, he can. Not only did he come to America for free but he also did not pay the tuition because his government paid for him. He can go back to his country and come back to America for free once a year. He even gets a salary each month. According to him, any Saudi Arabian can study abroad for free and get salary from the government. I was shocked and could not believe with his story. Anyway, thank you for telling and driving, Majed^^

Thursday, August 18, 2011

citibank

 The citibank cards were supposed to arrive at our university two weeks ago. However, there was a problem with Shiho's mail box, so we could not get the cards. We asked the bank staff to send the cards to the citibank last week, and finally we got the cards today! Thank you for driving, Majed!
 shókran
شكرا

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

languages

I played racquetball with Lei, and we counted how many times our rallies kept going for. I learned how to count one to ten in Chinese and Lei learned this in Japanese. Lei goes to the gym almost every day, so she has improved playing racquetball. We can rally over ten times, so we have to learn how to count numbers greater than ten.