Over the past few weeks, my friends and I have been talking about organizing some school events to spice up the last few months of school. One of the events we decided to have was World Book Day! I am a huge nerd so this is really exciting for me. However, not everyone likes to read. Some people prefer to watch or read comics (I like those too, by the way). AND SO... On World Book Day, which we are planning to have on the 3rd of March, EVERYONE CAN COSPLAY AS THEIR FAVOURITE FICTIONAL CHARACTERS!!! That is if the school agrees with our terms, but don't worry, we'll make sure they agree.
Personally, I want to cosplay as Mikasa from Attack on Titan, but the costume for it would be kinda hard to acquire. Anyways, I can go for easy ones like Velma from Scooby Doo, Snow White, Zombiefied version of some character, Russel from Up, a Minion, Dora the Explorer, a sheet ghoat, Wirt from Over the Garden Wall, or Cruella from 101 Dalmatians. Anyways, I just listed those so that I can have some reference later. Toodles! Maybe I should try updating this blog more often and the night directly after the event... Hmmm... MOVING ON, before I say anything else, I'd first like to acknowledge that no matter how festive and happy people (Australians) can get for Australia Day (26 January), the Aboriginals of Australia may not share the same glee. Australia Day is "Invasion Day" (26 January) to them and I fully understand the context of which they're coming from. This is why amidst all the celebration, I'd like to remind people of the legacy and the thriving society and that is, the Aboriginals. So for the Australia Day celebration at our school, my friends/classmates and I prepared a little song cover and performed it in front of the whole school! Sounds awesome? Because it was! But most importantly, I am so proud of the whole class for pulling off setting everything up, practicing and whatsoever in such short notice. I would just like to say that I am lucky to be in the same class as these very incredible people.
We played the song Wavin' Flag by K'naan, which I admit is best known as being the theme song of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, but... yeah. ANYWAYS, our little band was composed of Esther on keyboard, Mariam on cajón, Salma on acoustic guitar, Lilas, Fahad, Mustafa, Msendoo and Mary on vocals, and last but not the least, me on electric guitar and vocals. The rest of the class was either on the tech team, the people who made sure that we wouldn't have any technical difficulties and fixed them if ever one was to arise (thankfully nothing did), or the art team, the people who were in charge of setting and decorating the stage. We, the whole class, had one week to do all that we did that day. It was crazy! Everyone was rushing around, people were stressing out, nobody was getting any sleep, and some people (me) were in the verge of a mental breakdown! It really, really was hectic because we had tests, assessments, homework, and other CAS activities to attend to (the AD Golf Championship I talked about in my last post took my whole weekend prior Australia Day). It was just chaos. I felt like quitting, some of my friends felt like quitting. Actually, I really did already quit. But on the day before Australia Day, I joined my friends during their practice session, gave them advice (I'm in a choir and I've played live before so I know some stuff), and the next thing I know I was part of the performance again. Everything was just so unplanned. Thank goodness, I've had some practice sessions with them before I initially quit, plus the chords were quite simple and the melody repetitive, that's why it wasn't that hard for me to cope. But WE DID IT! We played the song pretty well, in my opinion. We received good feedback from the spectators, and thank God everything really just went swimmingly! P.S. Unfortunately, considering our very tight schedule, we don't have much pictures of the event. However, I'll be posting some pics if ever I get some from other people who might've taken pictures of the event ^_^ Last Friday, on the 15th of January, I almost died to get my diploma. In its most literal sense, I really did. To those who know about my condition (I have an abnormality in my knee cartilages that makes me injury-prone), they also know how dangerous it could've been for me if my knees acted up during the hike. But alas, I am writing this blog post and I am alive and well. Quite surprisingly, I don't even have any scratch nor bruise on me from the trip . And I feel great! And dare I say, I feel like a little daredevil for persevering till the end and actually finishing the hike. My happiness may sound punitive or childish to any other person, but I'm actually proud of myself. I'm proud that I got through this.
But of course, I wouldn't have done it without the help of some very special people. Really, I am grateful and I hope I could be of use to them as well when they need the help. So thank you to Mr. Arshad, Lilas Shaadi, Mr. Imran, Mrs. Mei and Johann van der Linde. Today was the Science Innovation Day at school. And to celebrate this event, a group of students from different grade levels prepared many different science experiments which are all fun and informative. It was a celebration initiated by ADEC (Abu Dhabi Education Council) to encourage students to engage in activities related to science. It was so much fun! Sameera and I's experiment didn't work as well as we expected partly because we couldn't get a hold of an acid that has a high enough concentration. But anyways, it still worked! For our experiment, we tried to make Elephant Toothpaste which is made by reacting dish-washing soap and sodium peroxide using yeast as a catalyst. It didn't shoot up nor had the same consistency as ones in YouTube videos, but it was still great. If we ever have the same event next year though, I promise to do something even more awe-inspiring. :) I just got home from the Walk for Life 2015 at Yas Marina Circuit, Yas Island. And gosh darn am I tired! But even though my legs feel like lead and my feet are really red, I still feel glad that I did it. I'm glad that I went. The Walk is a campaign to spread awareness of diabetes and to encourage healthy-eating and exercise. All proceeds made during the event would go to diabetes patients. And that is what makes it all worth it. 7km of sheer exhaustion and it was all worth it. I would gladly do this again. Even if it's not diabetes. For any and every illness that needs awareness campaigns or support, sign me up! Besides, what is a little muscular pain when the reward is being able to give hope and put a smile to other people's faces? :) |
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