Okay, I know that I planned a post schedule but sometimes unexpected things come up. And that's what happened. My brother found out on Thursday that we were at the limit of our internet usage and after you go over that, they charge you ALOT more. Therefore, on the 4-DAY-WEEKEND, 3 of those days included no internet other than on my brother's phone. I will post 2 extra blogs other than on the regular schedule to make up for the 2 lost during the weekend >.<
Before that happened, I was usually on the computer probably 6 days a week? Soo, I use the computer pretty often. So, that was pretty tough but I knew that I could catch up on some work that I needed to do.
I started the morning off with practicing writing chinese words. I know that I'm chinese and I SHOULD know how to write it already but I don't. At home, I speak mainly, I believe tai-shan? It's very similar to the well known, cantonese. So, I understand people who speak cantonese perfectly, since I watch asian dramas, and tai-shan. I can speak it and hear it and understand but I can't write it. When I was younger I took chinese class for 4 years, but that didn't help because it was never taken seriously. I was in grade 1-4, what do you think?-_-. I can currently write words like cook, eat, drink, water, tea, homework, learn, write, words, what?,etc. I am learning how to write them based on the format they are written in, so it's basically memorization. However, I'm trying to separate them to know if I really recognize the words.
I worked a little on studying for a Math Contest that my math teacher signed me up for. I'm guessing it's just a school-wide math contest for grade 9's. It's all multiple choice questions but there's a twist. There are 3 sections to the test. In part A, if you get the right answer, the question is worth 5 points, part b, it's worth 6 points and part c is worth 8 points. However, if you leave a question un-answered you get 2 points but if you get it wrong it's worth 0. I think I'm going to take a risk at answering the questions that I may be unsure about. I wouldn't leave a question unanswered just because I'm unsure, I probably would if I had NO CLUE. The plus side is that I get to miss an hour of class :D and the math contest is more-so like an extra thing and doesn't count for a mark.
Later on, I practiced my clarinet for an hour. I got really frustrated because I've been learning some notes for some lower and higher octaves and it's difficult to play if it's not in the octave that your clarinet is normally suppose to play. The lower notes are not as hard to play as higher notes though. The higher notes I have trouble playing. I can reach them but I can't hold onto a note for 4 beats -.-, which isn't even that much really. So, I think I'm just going to practice but it's just really aggravating.
I was also contemplating about what courses I should take next year. I have 2 electives next year with 1 being in the arts. Originally I decided to choose Gym for my other elective but I looked at my options and wondered if I would need Business in the future for my occupation and so, I didn't fill it in yet. Also, with art, I'm thinking about Band or Guitar. Currently I am leaning towards guitar. However, in IB grades 11 &12, the only art you may choose is Drama or you take Biology. They may establish visual or band in the near future but they don't know when. If I take band next year, maybe in grade 11 and 12 they may have established it and I would be pro by then. However, if they don't, I would lose the chance of learning how to play the guitar :/
Also, on Saturday, my cousins and I went shopping and I would blog about it and show the items that I purchased BUT I don't have my USB cable to connect the camera to the computer because I'm pretty sure my cousin took it. Therefore I may blog about it next week :3. HURRAY FOR INTERNET!
Bloomed -> Blooming~
-Melanie
Before that happened, I was usually on the computer probably 6 days a week? Soo, I use the computer pretty often. So, that was pretty tough but I knew that I could catch up on some work that I needed to do.
I started the morning off with practicing writing chinese words. I know that I'm chinese and I SHOULD know how to write it already but I don't. At home, I speak mainly, I believe tai-shan? It's very similar to the well known, cantonese. So, I understand people who speak cantonese perfectly, since I watch asian dramas, and tai-shan. I can speak it and hear it and understand but I can't write it. When I was younger I took chinese class for 4 years, but that didn't help because it was never taken seriously. I was in grade 1-4, what do you think?-_-. I can currently write words like cook, eat, drink, water, tea, homework, learn, write, words, what?,etc. I am learning how to write them based on the format they are written in, so it's basically memorization. However, I'm trying to separate them to know if I really recognize the words.
I worked a little on studying for a Math Contest that my math teacher signed me up for. I'm guessing it's just a school-wide math contest for grade 9's. It's all multiple choice questions but there's a twist. There are 3 sections to the test. In part A, if you get the right answer, the question is worth 5 points, part b, it's worth 6 points and part c is worth 8 points. However, if you leave a question un-answered you get 2 points but if you get it wrong it's worth 0. I think I'm going to take a risk at answering the questions that I may be unsure about. I wouldn't leave a question unanswered just because I'm unsure, I probably would if I had NO CLUE. The plus side is that I get to miss an hour of class :D and the math contest is more-so like an extra thing and doesn't count for a mark.
Later on, I practiced my clarinet for an hour. I got really frustrated because I've been learning some notes for some lower and higher octaves and it's difficult to play if it's not in the octave that your clarinet is normally suppose to play. The lower notes are not as hard to play as higher notes though. The higher notes I have trouble playing. I can reach them but I can't hold onto a note for 4 beats -.-, which isn't even that much really. So, I think I'm just going to practice but it's just really aggravating.
I was also contemplating about what courses I should take next year. I have 2 electives next year with 1 being in the arts. Originally I decided to choose Gym for my other elective but I looked at my options and wondered if I would need Business in the future for my occupation and so, I didn't fill it in yet. Also, with art, I'm thinking about Band or Guitar. Currently I am leaning towards guitar. However, in IB grades 11 &12, the only art you may choose is Drama or you take Biology. They may establish visual or band in the near future but they don't know when. If I take band next year, maybe in grade 11 and 12 they may have established it and I would be pro by then. However, if they don't, I would lose the chance of learning how to play the guitar :/
Also, on Saturday, my cousins and I went shopping and I would blog about it and show the items that I purchased BUT I don't have my USB cable to connect the camera to the computer because I'm pretty sure my cousin took it. Therefore I may blog about it next week :3. HURRAY FOR INTERNET!
-Melanie
What the--we can't do band in grade 11?
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I think that they're still establishing it :/
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