on the bathroom floor

Yay. I can't believe it but I'm 14 already. The bus ride to school was freezing cold and I was actually curling up shivering even in my jacket. I kept pulling the earpiece out of my ear accidentally by tugging on the wire with my arm and everytime I reached out my fingers to put it back they just froze up and had to curl back in immediately and that's how cold it was.

But when I got to school everything warmed up immediately. Bethea wanted to go to the washroom so I went along with her and when we got back Erica and Lee Fang had stuffed a nice big box in my bag. They bought me a black handphone pouch, dice handphone accessory and a pair of earrings, all put into the really pretty box. It was really sweet of them and I was really heartWARMED [no more icy fingers!] And during our break, they got a small slice of rich chocolate cake and stuck in a lollipop as the candle. It was really sweet, and since we had no fork, we used the lollipop to cut the cake. I feel very lucky to have such great friends everywhere, and I felt great especially when some of my friends from PCPS still wished me happy birthday. I really didn't think they would still remember me so I am really touched.

Today was also agreeably the best day of BLU. We did graffiti art with chalk on the school grounds and I had a blast with it though I ached a bit from bending over for so long. Bethea's graffiti art collided with mine, but in the end they looked really good together. We talked about the progress of technology and how it has impacted us, and finally we had a hiphop dance lesson that was extremely fun which made everyone totally hyper. I never really liked the whole hiphop culture that much, but after the session I guess I've decided to have a more open mind and learn to accept different things. We left school feeling all bubbly and high and I felt especially high inside even though I might not have outwardly shown it.

Keane has officially made it to my favourite bands list. Everytime I listen to Keane I feel like I'm soaring through air with their beautiful melodies and Tom Chaplin's amazing voice. It's really cool how they make no use of guitars at all and produce such fantastic songs with the piano. The songs of Under The Iron Sea are a little more negetive and pessimistic and maybe a little sad, but it is truly a brilliant album just like Hopes And Fears. You know what...I feel like I'm doing an album review or something, but it is really true that Keane is an awesome band. I guess I really have this weird tendency to like 3 piece bands from the UK...

Speaking of music, I dropped by Borders and That CD Shop to look for a cd for Jake and one for myself too and both places didn't stock either of them. I've learnt to thank the people for helping to check the availibility-whether they find it or not. Last time I used to just say 'oh uh nevermind then' and walk off whenever they told me it was not to be found, but now I'm trying to remember to thank them greatfully even if they don't have it. I realise how rude it is to just walk off and not thank the person. I wouldn't want to search the whole store and get an 'oh uh nevermind' without a simple thank you. Teachers have also noticed how some of us can be sota students with poison instead of passion. Sometimes it's hard not to let a little poison slip out, but I guess we really have to try our best, and it is true that it is ironic that we tell everyone about a person's shortcomings and not the person themselves. If we really cared we would tell it straight to their face [in a nice manner of course] Now I don't know why I'm giving a lesson on manners...

I'm going to Borders again next week since the lady said that stock might be coming in soon. I really hope they have it. BLU is ending very soon. Only one day left for it. I'm not ready for the school work and the learning and the numbers and the math and...but I don't want to do BLU forever either. It's just like not wanting to go to school but not wanting to stay home either. I wish there were an in-between option but of course there never is.

Today and tomorrow are truly days to be treasured.