Who Am I?

Yes, that is my question. How much do I know about myself? Let's start..

Well, I'm not really the kind to talk a lot. More towards the quiet side. Of course, close friends think differently.. but without close friends I'm pretty much quiet. I really don't enjoy attracting attention to myself. Those people who shout a lot, and talk loudly.. are well, pretty much attention-attracters. Nothing wrong with that, just saying that's not part of me. I do talk a lot sometimes though.. mostly when I'm extra-happy over something.

I'm different. I really don't enjoy shopping, wastes time and cash. Movies? I rarely watch the TV, much less movies. Cinema movies.. once or twice a year, and that too was a change.. since I've entered secondary school I seem to wach more movies in cinemas. In primary school it was practically.. once in 3 years? I can NAME you the movies that I've watched in cinemas before, that's how few I've watched. Godzilla, Mulan, Gladiator, Lord of the Rings(Forgot, either 1 or 2), Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Million Dollar Baby(most recent) and one more movie(forgot the title) that I watched in Penang when I was bored. That's about it.

I don't own any skirts/dresses, only my prefect skirt. I detest make up and nail polish. No, I'm not a tomboy(at least, I think not). I used to climb trees when I was young though. Really fun. =) Once I fell off a tree branch though, it was really too thin to support my weight, but I wanted the pretty flower at the end of it... let's just say I learned my lesson about climbing too thin branches. ;-)

No, I'm not proud to be different. Sometimes life would be better if I just tried to fit in with others. But I can't. I tried before. I find myself disgusted by some things.

I used to be an expert in climbing monkey bars. Hehe. In kindergarten, my teacher was utterly shocked when my hands just grabbed hold of the next bar, and next and next. I reached the other end in no time. That was the past. Now, I can barely complete monkey bars.. but still better than some who can't even go through it halfway. Now I'm heavier, slower but wiser. I think. LoL!

I walk home from school everyday. Actually, I take the LRT.. but seeing I'm on the LRT for 2 minutes, and walk the other 23 minutes.. I call it walking home. Yes, I suppose I can try to pay a transporter to send me home.. but I really don't like to be soo.. rigid. With transporters I'll have to wait for them to come at a fixed time.. or rush to ensure they do not leave without me. With my own two legs, I'm free to come and go as I wish.

Some people live by routines. Breakfast at 6.30am sharp. Lunch at 1.30pm sharp. Dinner at 6.30pm sharp. Not me. I don't even eat breakfast. My lunch.. well.. if I'm hardworking, I suppose I can have a fixed time for lunch. But.. I'm a bit lazy to find my own food at times. hehehe. I don't have a maid that will have lunch ready and cooked on the table by the time I reach home, unlike some really fortunate people out there. Or are they fortunate? Once they reach the working life.. well, I doubt they'll find things so easy.

Studies. Some people study everyday. Once a friend did a survey for the NIE project, asking everyone how much they study a week. Sad to say, I had to answer 0 hours a week. I was shocked, some people actually put 12 hours a week! Even 2 hours a week is a lot.. what more 12. I study 1 or 2 weeks before exam. Other times.. well. Actually, if you pay attention during class, you can pretty much answer the questions in exams. It's true. Teachers tend to set what they teach.

Oh yes. I managed to get 6 As so far. 77% for History, 83% for Geography, 88% for Living Skills, 81% for Math, 84% for Science, and 85% for Moral. Moral.. lol. I actually got 89% for it.. but teacher miscalculated. I HAD to tell her, otherwise I'd feel guilty about it. Honestly. Some people called me stupid for doing that. But I don't care. It's my choice, my marks, my guilty consciousness. I was afraid I might regret telling, but I find that I don't mind. Rather, I'm glad I did it.

I barely scraped through this exam term. Still, thank God for my results. Ain't that high, but considering how last minute I was, I'm really happy with my results.

Exhausted. Time for bed. God bless ya all.

Joanne Lim
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