Shepherd's Shame

The wolf with his evil trickery,
And his bloody bitter history,
With sheep cannot be trusted.
For he had an abyssal hatred,
A feeling deep as the ocean,
Of the sheepdog and his devotion.

Wolf comes stealthily in the morning,
Sheepdog barks a loud forewarning.
Shepherd screams a terrible “Shush!”
And imprisons the sheepdog with a push.
Then the shepherd goes to sleep,
Abandoning all the innocent sheep.

The wolf runs out from the dark wood,
And gobbles sheep like no one ever could.
The sheepdog imprisoned in his cage,
Watched on helplessly at the carnage.
The shepherd dozing through the wolf’s deceit,
Allowing the angelic sheep’s defeat.

Then suddenly the shepherd awakes,
And roars like a million earthquakes.
“Why ever did you not protect my flock?”
The sheepdog answers, “How about the lock
You chained me with so willingly?”
Shepherd glares at him chillingly.

Leaders around the globe today,
With fame and wealth are led astray.
Practicable advice they heed not,
Revealing to enemies their weak spot.
Tragedy knocks at the citizens’ door,
Then leaders are silent no more.

Instead they furiously blame
Activists for their own shame.

Autumn Days

       Now that assessments (erm exams) are over, it's time to get into the holiday mood! Thanksgiving turkey and festive decorations; getting creative is a great way to relieve stress and just feel happier in general.
       Weekly summary as follows (as usual my week begins with Sunday because it's the day I go back to school):

Reservoir whose name I forgot.

This place is actually in HK. Unbelievable, huh?

Sunday: Went on a sponsored walk near a reservoir; very nice scenery. Walked 22km up and down the steep hills of Hong Kong, took great pictures. The weather forecast had said a storm would be coming at around 4:00, and sure enough once the walk had finished and the after-lunch entertainment had packed up, the rain began to pelt. So as I sat indoors, a sudden idea came to me: Why don't I paint pinecones? Yee-haa! Whoopsie, Eureka! So together with my friend Alex we painted them. Yup. Here they are. Ready?

Monday: Not yet. They haven't dried yet. Tiring day, went to the good ol' swimming pool at 6am to stretch out my tiredy legs; wasn't bad. Ate raisin cereal and yoghurt for breakfast.

Tuesday: Busy.

Wednesday: Busier.

Thursday: Literature Live! A fun night of English times Drama; our English set performed a ghost story called Darkwood Hall and I played the ghost mom who got killed by her husband who is now married again and is going to kill the new mom. Crazy, huh? The best thing is I got to play the recorder version of Symphony No. 8! Yay! Halfway through a performance though, the IT people somehow blew the speakers and we had no backing track at all for the last item, which was alas! a song. I managed to cook up some acapella chords and saved the day. Juyust kidding tee hee; it was pretty fun though.

Pinecones are cute.

Friday: Wheehee! The pinecones have dried and they look fantastic! It's a great way to decorate your room without spending too much effort. Friday means I get to go home (and have piano lesson from 8pm to 10pm, but that's alright) It's been a great week, looking forward to posting again!












Yours truly,

Assessment Week

CURRENTLY IN EXAM MODE.

Assessments? You must be kidding. 

Talk later,