ok... im not entirely sure what's going on with blogger.com at the moment, the entry box looks so weird! oh hello pple! im back again, to brighten up your lives with another little entry! did u guys miss me? haha...
anyway, there's some time to type in a quick entry, cos prelims are over, and im catching my breather before the A levels now and then. surprisingly i didn't do too badly for my prelims overall; in fact better than the mid-years. im thankful that my european history grade was enough to pull my overall history mark from that dismal F to a more heartening E. didn't hit that D this time, but i'll try harder for A levels. aiming for B you know... my life is so filled with exams and stress now that sometimes even i forgot how to live and let go a little. i was forcibly reminded of that when i was persuaded to go out with my parents for a little evening walk.
we went to the Botanical gardens, and boy, were there a lot of people! everywhere we looked, there were cars and cars and cars and people and people and people...you get the picture. we found a new section: the Evolution Garden Walk. its truly a fascinating walk, takes about 1/2 hr -45 mins to walk through the whole thing. what the walk does is recapture the birth of our earth, and of its flora from like 450 million years ago to the present day. everything looks so lifelike, especially the plants (which are 100% real), and so unusual. i surprisingly found myself recalling information that i had once learned in primary school about plants and such. from there, we jogged all the way to the Ginger Garden and to the lake before making a turn and going back to the entrance of the Ginger Garden. there was a performance going on at the stage area, and it sounded entertaining. i caught a glimpse of people of stilts as i ran past. the scents coming from the Ginger Garden were refreshing and sweet, and the sound of the little man-made waterfall was boisterous. the swans on the little 'lake' were proudly elegant, and ignored all who went by, except those who were throwing bread to them.
due to not having run since my 2.4 km test, i guess i was certainly quite out of shape, and was exhausted on the way back. the 500m back seemed like 500km to my tired legs. i experienced quite a few dizzy spells, and had to stop a few times to sit down and get some osygen back to my brain. but it was a good ache. after that, i was practically bouncing all over the walls during the night, during to the energy i felt. i felt re-energised and more alive that i've ever felt during the past week. isnt' it amazing what i little exercise does for you? im planning to go swimming during the weekend, should be fun! i miss swimming.
but what the run in Botanical Gardens taught me was a sound lesson: that i have been so immersed in my studies and books that i neglected the beauty surrounding me. after being cooped up for so long, i look upon the moss with amazement. it has been so long since i recognized the spicy scent of ginger, the grand elegance of swans, the freshness of the air, the beauty of the sunset, the delightful laughter of children. the sound of water falling sounds refreshing to my parched ears. oh, my soul delights in thee, nature!
YOU TAKE MY BREATH AWAY