It's a once in a lifetime thing. My chinese oral ended last thursday, it was quite okay, except the chinaman examiner was practically dozing off when i'm conversing with him. It was very rude of him lor. First time having exams in the school hall, the atmosphere was quite scary but i'm glad i was cool throughout, having a few 'shitting' moments here and there.
(Don't know why recently i keep farting, cheryl calls me the gas machine. Haha!)
And today was the listening comprehension. I think it's the MOE's way of allowing us to relax before the exam by playing those symphonic music on 92.4, but it got almost everyone too relaxed until we were dozing off before the exam.
I really can't believe term 3's tests and C.As are gonna start pouring in soon. Time flies and soon it'd be final year exams.
My thoughts are scattered here and there now.
One of the passages from the listening compre was quite thought provoking.
It was about human beings, and that we constantly change every second.
What you know of someone today may not be what you know of him right this moment. Maybe you know the yesterday's him.
And they quoted something.
If someone who had scolded you before sees you the next day. You'll remember his yesterday's behaviour and perhaps treat him coldly. Maybe today he wants to apologise to you. But you remember his yesterday, so you don't give him a chance at all and shun him. Then that actually makes you not understand him at all, because he has changed, and will always change by the minutes or hours. You know him by his past. Not his present.
Something quite interesting that i've never taken note of in my every-day life.
2 comments:
We remember each other by the interactions we have. Memories have a protective function. They help us avoid future unpleasant interactions. Unpleasant interactions are usually restricted to certain persons. That's we usually avoid authoritative figures or troublemakers.
You're very correct to mention that people change every moment. But what is that "change" in them? Is is a change of attitude or personality? Or did they merely realize that they misunderstood you? A person may apologize to you after scolding you for many reasons. He may have realized that he's too harsh or he may apologize to regain your favour, or her may realize that you were not at fault. That's why while it's important to keep an open mind toward people and they're changes, it's even more important to identify what has actually changed in that person.
Hey, thanks for the comments. I agree with what you've said. =)
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