Tall stories
An interesting weekend it was, filled with insights and paradigm shifts. The only thing that bugs me now is my unfinished homework. Oh dear. Anyway.
On Friday, I was priviledged enough to be entrusted by Mr Chin to the school piano. So upon completion of potato measuring in the biology laboratory, Darryn Jo Shua and I scuttled to the school hall. Carmen would join us later that day as she was having extra math lessons with Mrs Ng. The infamous piano room was as small as Yee Leng so atrociously described it. Like a giant rabbit hole on the wall with a door and padlock, piano room it is.
With a melodic snap of the padlock’s release, we were greeted by a piano, 2 floor fans, a piano chair, a piano chair platform, 2 electric sockets and a fluoresent light tube. The heat and humidity of the room was nefarious. But conditions improved when the piano was relocated outside. The piano, despite its rustic exterior and dusty interior, was of a fine quality and brand.
Darryn and Jo Shua could play the piano pretty well. Well, I wouldn’t expect anything less from anyone with grade 6 -8 in practical piano. Later Carmen joined us, and she could certainly churn out the most graceful tunes. In short, Lower 6 Kensett is generally very musically inclined. And I"m certainly convinced that their skills could be put to good use in music related competitions.
It is interesting to note that while we were hovering around the piano, several students from the upper 6 forms were practicing badminton. They were very skilled, and from the looks of it, they seem to fit the description of the few top badminton players of the school who frequently represent the school and state. It was very inspiring to watch them play.
Later that day I acquired a campbell 7th edition biology text book at the price of $83. The venue was Mukmin bookstore opposite Sogo.
On Saturday, I went to the Methodist College of Kuala Lumpur in order to attend a talk entitled Christianity and the Sciences, as well as Christianity and the Arts. It was simply awesome. The speakers were very well versed in their fields, and their presentations were insightful. I left MCKL that day with 7 pages of notes, and of course, yet a little wiser. Later that day we went to Shakey’s at Sungai Wang for lunch. It was the first time I went for an outing with my form 6 buddies. It was fun. Pizzas were yum too.
"I cannot conceive of a God who rewards and punishes his creatures, or has a will of the kind that we experience in ourselves. Neither can I nor would I want to conceive of an individual that survives his physical death; let feeble souls, from fear or absurd egoism, cherish such thoughts. I am satisfied with the mystery of the eternity of life and with the awareness and a glimpse of the marvelous structure of the existing world, together with the devoted striving to comprehend a portion, be it ever so tiny, of the Reason that manifests itself in nature."
[Albert Einstein,_The World as I See It_]
One among many quotes of Einstein from http://www.some-guy.com/quotes/einstein.html . I’m especially intrigued by Einstein’s mention of mystery, and the corelation with the fact that there is no such thing as scientific fact. If you ever doubt that, just consider that half of all the ’scientific facts’ widely accepted 25 years ago are now known to be false even by today’s kindergarden children. Since because of this, mystery is always present.
Mystery presents itself as a rather pallatable dish, filled with curiousity, and quenched only by truth.
The fluctuations of cocurriculum frenzy has finally reached an equilibrium. With 2 posts demanding leadership, 1 demanding financial skills and another 2 more demanding ‘followship’… yes I have not misspelled the word.. FOLLOWSHIP.. It feels awkward at times since I was so accustomed to leading. It deals well then that this experience should serve to expand my perspective.
I guess now, after all that’s been said and done, its time for homework.
