Bad Day - Daniel Powter

Ahh.. that was one of Daniel Powter's most famous songs. Our class was told to write a recount about a bad day. Surely, the story I wrote was fictional, but what happened today was non-fiction!

Started off in the morning, I was woken up by my maid. You must wonder why a grown boy like me needs someone else to wake me. Well, I am immune to alarm clocks. You can put three of them beside me. The next day, either they won't wake me up, or I will just turn them off. After much pestering, I took a morning shower. The heater was not turn on. My maid must have forgottened to switched it on (again). Since it was the start of a new day, I held back my temper.

After eating breakfast, I got ready for school as my brother and I got into the car. Usually, I would take the front seat. As I reached for the door today, my brother immediately snatched it first. Sigh... Fighting over a seat. Quite contradictive to what I mentioned earlier about being a "grown boy"...

At school, the same old announcements were made (with prize presentation). Mundane, if I should say. During Chinese class, the person sitting next to me was a living alarm clock. He kept annoying me! He repeatedly took his metal ruler and ran it over the bottom of the table. All I heard was "Cling, clang!" throughout the whole lesson. This was not enough! He "shhh-ed" me back when I told him to keep quiet (politely). After many "shhh-s", the teacher reprimanded the nuisance and I. Talk about injustice!

During Physical Education, we played hockey. I thought, "Hey, maybe this could be fun!" Firstly, for no reason, I was appointed as goalkeeper. I cleared my throat. Being goalkeeper was as dangerous and standing on railway tracks! You can't stop the ball or train, if you have slow reaction! Sure enough, I ended up with three bruises, on my thigh, my chin and my ankle! Ouch...

At least after that was recess, where I thought I could sit down and relax over some food. In the end, I looked at the queue for the Chinese Roasts stall. It stretched all the way to the bookshop. My jaw dropped off. I decided on a drink, and then sped up to change to my school uniform.

The English and Literature lessons were not as boring as usual. In English we did comprehensions, and in Literature, we did an essay on "Why do we study Shakespeare?" Finally, Online Project Work!

To my luck, I sat beside a really uncooperative person (whose name I shall not mention). He actually slept during the lecture! At some points when I nudged him awake, he would say, "What? Pay attention lah!" He actually had the nerve to say such thing! My blood boiled, especially when he "pretended" to sleep by making distracting snoring sounds. Once in a while, he sang (and talked) to himself! I took a deep breathe to control my emotions. He also owed me 90 cents when he borrowed it to photocopy some documents. He gave me nine 10-cent coins! He had a dollar, while I had a ten-cent coins, but he claimed that "the dollar was shiny, and he did not want to waste it". Finally, I was free! Almost...

I still had to decorate the class. We were out of certain materials, so I was sent to Parkway Parade Popular to buy some tape, and other Chinese New Year related decorations. It was fun going there, but trust me, buying these materials with $28 is not enough (now that prices have shot up)!

Ok, school ended. As I walked home, the sky was already dark. So much for a whole day in school! At least I got home, and realised I had already missed my favourite TV drama on Channel 8. I hissed, and rushed for a "meeting" for Design and Technology on MSN.

1 day has flashed past so quickly. I learnt that time is important, and cannot be reversed. Therefore, we should treasure it.

I also learnt that "when life gives you lemons, you make lemonade"! That idiom means to make the best out of everything. Looking back, I figured out how to solve the little bugs:

1. Sleep early the previous night, so I won't feel tired in the morning.
2. Try to take the cold water. It saves electricity!
3. Prepared everything beforehand, so I can get the front seat!
4. Report to the teacher about anything which harms or disturbs me.
5. Say "NO!" to being the goalkeeper and stand up for myself!
6. Be more careful and constantly remind myself about something.
7. Tell the teacher again or confront the group leader.
8. Keep a list of things needed. It saves the needs for a shortage of cash!
9. Come home as quickly as possible!
10. The golden phrase.