Rupert

I believe that this Saturday was the most unforgettable day for me. I cherished it not for the classes of CPR, but for a strange and unusal experience -- to fix the toilet! 

We discovered the rising of the water resulted from the leaking of the water in the toilet. Nethertheless, we were working on the machinery in the water tank in which there were materials eroding and disintergrating. Because those materials lasted almost thirty years and were mostly decayed, we needed to buy a new set of machinery and install it in the old water tank. 

That was such a whole new and exciting experience for me as well as my father, who actually did most of the job. Through the process of installation, I could clearly see how the toilets work, where the water flows from the tank to the toilet, when the water stops and starts filling up the tank. I was sure that this would be a very unique experience for me.

Last Friday night, as I was working hard on my homework, my mom called me downstairs to watch a video talking about the activity I had joined in. As soon as I saw the views and those familiar places, I could barely have problems recognizing it was talking about the treking across Taiwan(中橫健走). The story of the video was about a student who firstly had no chance of participating in that activity had a chance to make unforgettable memories through the activity.

However, what interested me the most was the places that those actors and actress were in. I kept talking about those places where we had stayed to take a rest and those buildings where we had stayed to sleep. The longer I watched, the more memories sprang up. I could still recall that winding but breathtaking scenery along the road. I told my mom that one day she should have a chance to go with me again!

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Hearing that more and more classmates were willing to join in the medical summer camp in Taichung, I thought to myself that I was glad to be the first one to enroll in this activity without hesitation. Sorry for joining in the first one in July rather than last one in August because I was afraid that if I choose the last one, then I will spend one whole month anticipating the activity. Also, I could spend a month after the activity to settle down my mind while others were still in the ecstacy. 

I could even say that we were vanguards spying for advantages for classmates participating in the last one. However, there was a problem for us, which was accommodation. If we can make sure how many classmates would be with us, maybe we can try to book rooms. And one of the classmates and I were planning that we arrived in Taichung on Sunday so that it wouldn't be too rush for checking in.

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The titles of the songs in the memo are what classmates asked me to print lyrics of. The first two songs are sung by Eminem, who is a very talented rap singer. Of course, those two songs are full of rap. That classmate asked me to print the lyrics so that he can recite it without limitation. However, it makes me think about whether to recite rap songs or not. Sometimes these songs are just full of imformation and vocabulary that are ambiguous or undesirably "dirty." 

But after choosing for appropriate ones to enjoy, it is good to try to recite the lyrics and try to follow up the speed as much as possible.This way can help speaking with fluency and fastness. Sadly, I still can't rap as those singers does, hoping one day I will succeed. The last song is one of the Owl  City's work I had suggested this song to another classmate, and now she is asking for the meaning of the song.

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I have been telling myself that my life in senior high is fantastic enough and that I shall keep all other extracurricular activities at bay after the graduation trip. It all goes well until I get the imformation of a two-day class held by a well-known hospital in Taitcung. However, we are now stuck in a problem of making "electronic signature." Even though the schedual is luring, we can't do anything without the electronic signature. 

Anyway, I discover that this two-day class involves a variety of departments commonly seen in hospitals, which make this learning more meaningful and interesting for me to join in. Yet the electronic signature is really annoying since we didn't use it so often. I don't even hear it before. Information regarding this issue are so disordered and some are even leading us to wrong ways. Therefore, I will try to figure it out as soon as possible.

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Seeing those senior one students standing upright before us, I feel a bit discomfort in heart. These young but not little students will be the cadre members for the flag-raising ceremony, replacing the positions that we are now occupying. And this fact means that we will be senior 3 within months then face the General Scholastic Ability Test (GSAT) within half an year. Time really flies and it never says goodbye.

I can still remember days of training to be one of the cadre members, but now the juniors are right in front of us, which implies that they are going to take our positions, and that we are going to take the responsibilities that our seniors once had. I thought to myself that it is needed to train them and turn them into well-behaved cadre members that won't cause many troubles as we do. Then, we will be more concentrating on preparing the test, won't we?

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Today, I stayed by my dad's side as usual to learn some skills of making cabinet. He made cabinets out of PVC plastic boards rather than fine woods because plastic boards are durable and stable while woods will decay within years of use. I could see those plastic boards segmented orderly in accordance with the size he wanted dance on his hands when he assembled them together into one big furniture. This kind of skills were really fascinating to me.

However, he signed every time he told me there was a generation gap in this industry since youngsters could no longer resist the toil of work. My dad is aging, so does his body functions. He couldn't lift heavy boards easily as he used to do. Being a cabinet-maker's son, I made up my mind that I would follow his footsteps and be an excellent one as my father. For me, this career is not just asthetic but also profitable.

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Last day was the deadline of the Model United Nations in Kaohsiung(高雄). And actually I had asked my mom about participating in the activity again. However, she seemed not so willing to see me going twice. Firstly, she concerned for my academic performances if I immersed myself into preparing information and let go of my schoolwork. Then, she considered that it was enough to experience only once. Will that make a difference if I get two identical certificates with only diversity in dates?

I figured it made sense since I knew I couldn't really deal with two major problems at the same time, and that memories should not be blotted out by experience once again. Yet SiHwa seemed excited about going again when I told her that I wouldn't go. So I suggested her to have another classmate who had joined the diplomatic team envoys like I had done, and was also good in English. Afterall, it wouldn't be strange for them to stay together instead of me beside.

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The graduation ceremony of senior 3 is around the corner, which means that we senior 2 will upgrade to senior 3 and bethe oldest students. This position means not only that we are the boss but also that there is a great pressureof studying harder and harder. Of course, we all want to study in top universities. 

However, after knowing one of the senior 3 schoolmates has been admitted to an university in China, I speak to my mom that maybe I can have this kind of chance too. She agreed as we ponder that it is important to have international perspective and it can be realized by studying abroad in China, the nearest and the most convenient in language. Yet we also comeup with some concerns to overcome. One is that it is a nbit dangerous for teenagers to go study abroad. Another is that some certificates and degrees are not admitted here in Taiwan. In the end, we make up a conclusion that I need to get high scores FIRST!

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Lately, my mom got a long list of songs given by those senior 3 schoolmates as they tried to suggest some pop songs to her as well as their classmates. I saw my mom searched for the lyrics on the Internet and she sometimes asked me of the singers and bands. At first, she was happy about knowing lots of songs. However, I could see her face turn red and then white when reading those lyrics one by one. And finally she shut the computer down and sat silent for a while.

Before I asked her what was happening, she said in a deep frustration and helplessness that the modern songs were no longer poetic and aesthetic. She even complained that lots of songs on the list were just full of "oh, oh, yeah, yeah" and nothing else that made sense. She also mentioned about those nice and classic old songs that really were memorable together with lyrics that were beautifully refined and polished. I remained speechless for a while and said, "I think you should get out of your cave now!"

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