Look not mournfully into the past, it comes not back again. Wisely improve the present, it is thine. Go forth to meet the shadowy future without fear and with a manly heart.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Look not mournfully into the past,

it comes not back again.

Wisely improve the present, it is thine.

Go forth to meet the shadowy future

without fear and with a manly heart.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

A New Discovery of myself

I haven't written words here for ages.  Xanga...

Mock Exams have come to an end, anyway.  Again, I completely lost control of my time management and couldn't answer all questions on time.  I lost in the 'game' to Bill Chan, Ivan Chung, Andy Tsoi, and so forth; the legendary period of 'Tony Ma' no longer exists.  What on the earth are you doing, Tony Ma?  I just can't help blaming and consoling myself at the same time.  Life is full of ups and downs; Turning points in life are surprises or depressions indeed...

These days, I have started to appreciate Ravel's music as Jeux d'eau played by one of my favourite pianist, Richter.  Maybe in Ravel's eyes, water is actually full of games and how beautiful and colourful the water sound like!  Richter's extraordinary technique in piano went without saying with this demanding work in such a phenomenal way - He had got a deep insight into the music and the music sounds like if the audience is actually playing in the water!  (Unlike other virtuosos like Cortot who completely ruined the work, although I love Cortot at his special and unique sound in piano every time he performed a work - like the Chopin concertos and Liszt sonatas.)  Some people would treat Ravel's work as 'cheap' music, but I'd beg to differ as I appreciate his mastering at creating a sharp melody line with a soft tone though.

A question then swirled around my mind - In life, can everything be treated in such a playful and carefree way, I wonder?  The present exams would fade away soon after all and nothing can shatter my faith in myself, and of course, our Mighty  God.  Exams are difficult but surely do not take over all facets of my life.  To be or not to be, that is the question.  What Shakespeare said actually carries much truth in it.  Sometimes, it is difficult to make a choice.  After all, in face of any predicaments in life, I would never be doomed to failure and tried to keep myself calm - because our Father in Heaven is always here with us - at any place and time.

Rach's piano concerto 2 (movt 2) is just beautiful beyond words; Inner beauties within each man are merely subtly phenomenal to discover over other materialistic worlds.

The joy, grief, laughter and anger I have in 5S have become my permanently indelible memories.  The images of Miss Lam :), Miss Leung :), Mr. Fung :(, Mr. Lau :(, Ms Liu xd, Ms Chowxddd, Mr. Eugene Lee (Yum Chin Lee*_*) and Mr. Cheung (Chiu Da Cheung%_%) having lessons with us re-emerged; At this point, I feel like I have really taken a long 'journey' in Wah Yan - It's an unforgettable 'journey', or in fact, a road to the discovery of myself...

Stupid earthman,

Tony Ma

The following passage comes from my diary. It explains why I hate Alien S.:

The Easter Holiday has ended, and today we resume to school. I am most excited when entering the classroom because I can see my beloved classmates again, except Spock Lam, the arrogant and short guy. Before I get at my seat, Mr. Lam, wearing a heavy bulky school bag with his 2 bottles in his hands, comes and salutes, 'Good morning, sir!' as usual. I do not say anything, but just response him with a grin as I know that the short hypocrite is trying to embarrass me with absolute maglience. (He is up to no good.) However, he says, 'If you want any help for Mathematics and Integrated Science, ask me. I will teach you, if you are teachable. Otherwise, it is actually a fat chance indeed,' with a sneer, 'As far as I know, you are not really ready to be taught - oh! What a p-i-t-y! How you waste a chance in such a bad way, Sir!'

'In all conscience, you are the cheekiest and rudest guy I've ever seen. To the best of my knowledge, you are idle enough to muck and talk about nonsense and rubbish every morning in front of me. I wish you could grow up and stop losing your face in this way! To be honest, your nasty behaviour has to be further modified. What is more, you had better consult a doctor in order to check your brain, owing to your mental deficiency. Spock Lam, I do mean it, and everybody - not just me - is fed up with your misbehaviour, in any case, with your shortness.' I reply.

Spock Lam then eyes angrily and swears at me. As he wants to make a statement to strike back, the teacher enters the classroom. Without delay, the short with his bag worn immediately goes back to his own seat in the first row near the door...

It is actually a day of evils. (dash!)

- END -

The Form 2 Final Exam 2006 has come to an end. This time, I am not expecting a good result. I can firmly tell you that I have flunked over 3 examinations =_=:

1. General English Exam: Set by J.C. (not standing for Jesus Christ, but for John Cable), the G.E. Exam is extremely torrible, specially the "Substitution" of Section A.
2. Geography Exam: Set by our dear Mr. Keung, the Geography Exam of 8 pages has already made me hard to resist in getting afriad of the Final Exam. The first question is really the most ridiculous question in the Exam - "Today is June 14. Describe the weather today." I just answered it by simply watching the sky. ^_^
3. English Listening Exam: Set by a NET teacher, Mr. Grrrrrant (the one who always carries his black 'suitcase' [with a lot of money inside!!] and yelled "SIIIIIIIIIIIIT DOOOWWWWN!", the English Listening Exam (Full marks: 78 something) is rather difficult. I, as usual, flunked the listening exam.
4. Integrated Science: Set by a certain person (maybe the science teacher of 2J and 2W - B. Chan), the Integrated Science Exam seemed to be easy. However, after the exam, I spotted that I had made a lot of mistakes in M.C. questions (60% in total, 2% each). Miss Tai was with us throughout the 1 hour.
5. ...

After this term, sadly, some fellows are going to leave us, including Class monitor Jim as well as well-built 'class fighter' Mr. Luk. [I still cannot understand why there is a great conflict between Mr. Luk and Mr. Wong Wing Wah, Mr. Lee To and Mr. Wong Kai Nam. Maybe I am making a fool of myself to ask such silly questions. Dash!]

On the other hand, as far as I know, some teachers are going to leave us as well - Mr. Gary So and Mr. Cable (John) etc. We miss you very much indeed! (Although I somehow dislike J.C. - absolutely not for his teaching [He is excellent in teaching!], but for his 'dictatorship'.)

Saying goodbye to 'Disneyland'', we are proceeding to Form 3. We really do not wish to visit terrible Disneyland again in the following year, although we will probably have to visit it. (F3 Geography... will be likely taught by the boring middle-aged Chinese Buddist - Can you get what I mean?)

In this year, it is a pity that the classmates of mine are having a misunderstanding of me: Since the F2 first term, I have become the 'brother' of 2K. (Some fellows called me "brother" simply because I pass the Christmas Examination with so-called "flying colours".) Actually, I do not really have a feeling of satisfaction. Instead, I found myself... special in 2K - Every time when they called me "Brother", I do not know what to do ... I acted abnormally... I hope that they would treated me as a "commoner", not a "nobleman". [According to the Declaration of the Rights of Man, everyone is equal - no class division!]

I should be most delighted when talking about Alien S. . He is as thick as two short planks and as short as he could be. In this case, the Declaration of the Rights of Man does not work - because he is an Alien (not an Earthman). We MUST treat him badly with no reservation. We MUST call him "idiot", "bastard" or "cretin". We MUST take all of his properties away [he, an alien, should not enjoy the freedom of property]. We MUST start a revolution against Alien S. to overthrow his good-for-nothing government! Ultimately, if possible, we MUST drive him away from the Earth forever! He is bloody blessed damn idiotic stupid foolish crazy silly absurd scatterbrained empty-headed half-witted brainless headless ignorant unwise know-nothing cumbersome quarrelsome troublesome little twit / jerk / simpleton / dummy! Alien S., prepare for your death and enjoy your journey to Hell! I HATE YOU VERY, VERY MUCH! Thank you for teasing me in these 2 years! I will not forget how you insulted me! [Be careful of what you have done - playing Pokemon cards and "greeting" my mother (saying four-letter words). Mr. Kan will follow them up!]

Finally, I am looking forward to meeting a good teacher in Form 3!