We say we love flowers, yet we pluck them. We say we love trees, yet we cut them. And people still wonder why some are afraid when told they are loved.

KLMUN 2012

This weekend is KLMUN 2012 at Garden International School!

There are quite a few delegations that I want to talk about. (I'll blog more tomorrow night) I thought that the Delegate of Senegal was really quiet and knows a lot of information but prefers not to speak. He’s really nice and should be braver about speaking to his friend. The Delegate of Hungary was nervous but spoke so I was glad. I don’t really know him that well; he seems nice. He’s quite reserved. The Delegate of Germany could have and should have been main submitter. He has a cool watch and Harry Potter handwriting. We make faces at each other during the debate when we think something is strange or funny. The Delegate of United Kingdom: Her handwriting is so perfect oh my god. Like Kelly Mizuno (the art of Kelligraphy haha). The Delegate of Slovakia is also UK’s twin! Its so cool how they sometimes complete each other’s sentences. She knows so much information but acts like she doesn’t. The Delegate of Belgium is the only one younger than me in my group but she’s nice and she knows a lot for her age. She should speak more and not be as shy. The Delegate of Canada is Arthur’s friend but I don’t really like him as he ditched us for a while and then came back. So confusing. The Delegate of Japan is bound to get a superlative. Talks so much and keeps referring to Greece during his speeches as the Delegate of Greece as it is my fault. He seems nicer now though. The Delegate of United States of America is my friend! Always seems to be in a battle with Japan though so its quite hilarious. She main submitted so its good. I haven’t really talked to the Delegate of Peru. Well not at all but he reminds me of Lennie from Of mice and men. Really tall and broad, you’d expect him to have a loud voice but he doesn’t. Hes like a mouse. He’s Indian and he speaks in such an Indian way and hes so scared that I feel so bad for him.

La Science de la Vie

So it's my second consecutive post about science. One thing I've never actually said on my blog but a million times in school is how much I love science. Love cannot express it enough. In french, biology is called La Science de la vie - the science of life. When I read books and lessons on biology (my favourite science though I like all others) it fascinates me. Biology is so poetic. One of the characteristics that define life is Ordered Complexity. It all sounds incredibly poetic. 

What I love about biology is that when I walk outside and see a particular item, I know how it works. The grass and the trees thrive on photosynthesis, people breathing, hearts pounding. Knowing it all makes me feel incredibly alive. Theres more to life than what meets the eye. Everything and I mean EVERYTHING in my world and yours is happening because of technological advancement. Cars, buildings, roads, nature, food, electricity. Everything. That is what I see when I look outside. I know that Man has done a lot of harm to the earth, but I would also like to point out that his achievements are truly great. I'm not saying that I'd do anything for technological advancement; I'm saying that Man is not a curse, he brings good as well. I hope that I ultimately bring good to the world as well. 

Ending this post with a quote.

~ A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in ~

          Greek Proverb

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NASA Space Lab

What is the NASA Space Lab? A collaboration between You Tube and NASA; where teens between the ages of 14 and 18 think up of ideas and make an experiment, or at least an idea for an experiment. Once they do so, they have to make a 2 minute presentation that explains their idea. Each team (of up to three) can send in three ideas for each component: the physics and the biological component. My friends Ritika, Kelly and I are participating in the next round.

I am so excited! One of the judges happens to be Stephen Hawking. Can you even believe it? Stephen Hawking will probably see me speaking and my idea for the experiment! Even if I don't want to be an Astronaut, I still want to participate to see if I can win, to see how far I can go.

At least one more post today!
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Somethings frustrate me.

I don't know if it is all in my head of if it is really happening but I feel like something's changed. At first I thought it was the other person but now its happening with everyone I know so now I feel like it's me who has changed. Only I don't think that I have changed in anyway. Everyone around me in school is beginning to sound condescending. I would like to point out that I am not stupid, there is no need to talk like you expect me to make a mistake. I know what I'm doing, but thank you for pointing it out. Speak to me properly, the same way you would expect to be spoken to. I can understand and I do understand. If you carry on doing so, you will end up driving me away. And if it happens, don't pretend like it's my fault it happened.

Some other thing that frustrates me - my teachers. When they ask a question, I answer it. It's expected. However, every time I answer something, they look over my head and wait till someone else says the right answer, my answer. I understand if they want to give others a chance but only if they gave me one in the first place! It started with my science teacher, then it progressed on to my math teacher, and now my french teacher. I just wish that they would give me a chance to say something instead of ignoring me.

I know I might be overreacting but I just needed to get it all out there.
More posts coming up.

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Yeah well, it's been a while...

I know, I know its been a long time since I last posted; 4 months to be exact. Theres a lot thats been going on, its been hard to get the time to actually come back on my blog and all.
Here's what I've been doing since THIMUN Singapore:

1. Winter break- I was in India and limited internet so writing blog entries was out of the question.
2. Exams- Do I even have to explain? Why did we have exams at that point anyway?
3. My grades!- they were terrible and I'm so ashamed :( It's also why I have less computer time, I need to get my grades back up!

Sorry for the short post. I have to get back to work.
I feel so out of touch.