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@juchanx3 I just liked to find the independent places on my first visits (being more adventurous). In Australia the convenience stores are usually overpriced (and sometimes don't display prices) so you have to compare prices at the major supermarket chains first.

Japan seemed to have fairer prices overall and it was easy to compare prices.
 
Ugh, this, I want to know Japanese too. Not just the language speaking wise (which I love obviously) but writing. So I can just read Kalafina/Yuki blog and interview posts and pamphlets. Ugh. I need to get into a class, pronto. My brother's fiance is taking Japanese and says it's hard but you get the hang of it after awhile. Kind of like French, though I don't remember hardly any of it now. heh I can pick up words and phrases, but I want to know a song by listening to it.

Headache... day... well it's been forever it seems. I wonder if a scan of my sinuses would be a good idea again. It's right between the eyes today. It's just this nagging, thing and sometimes it worse. Though my niece was here which made it a little better. Still. I don't want this while I'm on vacation. I know I'll be distracted, but still.
 
I have to take a PE and Health class during the month of June, which is wasting a month of my summer break. I also have to get up at 6 AM to be there at 7, and the two classes last until 3:30 :wai:

At least I won't have to take it during the school year, where it would be a semester long each (as opposed to a month) and I couldn't do a different elective. And I have a few friends in the classes, so it'should not too bad.
 
The girl who gets all the opportunities and wins everything got a really big part in the preforming arts festival. That means she got through past auditions meanwhile my audition was really bad because my throat got all dry and I was nervous, better than my previous years but still. I would've been really good at it too the girl who got through isn't even an alto and yet she's singing an alto part, I don't even understand how that even happened.

The music department also formed an 8-12 choir for the sole purpose of singing at our principal's farewell assembly and guess who wasn't told. Me. There was nothing in the buliten at all about it either and it's super unfair. Why make a choir and not tell anyone? Why did the music department only email like 20 students?

I swear the head of the music department hates me. If she's my music teacher next semester I'm going to go through hell.
 
@Kugayama Oh I understand :) yes money was one of the issues I didn't manage so well in my trip, next time I will change this... I just wanted to buy everything.

When are you going to Japan again and what concert are you attending?

For me I really need to move to another Country that is near to Japan... :@_@:


@Liana_Ilia I was studying Japanese by myself, and I made some progress... if you want I can share you my method and websites I was using.
 
^Sure! That would be awesome.

Lacrimosa: Yeah, I did not make Angel Arrangements (our team name was the Angels, this was the next level of choir) because I did not sing the Star Spangled Banner correctly. That is a hard song to sing, let me tell you. I thought I hit that high note at the end pretty well. Now I get choked up by that song because of it. *sigh* I am a lot better at singing now, but I kind of wish I had a voice coach.

Would've gone shopping earlier for the trip but I wasn't feeling well. Still not the best, but why does that always happen? I am about to go somewhere and either my head or shoulder or something will start hurting. I hope I am okay on the flight too, because I get motion sick either on the way there or back. I want to be able to have a good time too. *sigh*
 
juchanx3 said:
@Kugayama Oh I understand :) yes money was one of the issues I didn't manage so well in my trip, next time I will change this... I just wanted to buy everything.

When are you going to Japan again and what concert are you attending?
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Thursday week, seeing Minori Chihara and Chiaki Ishikawa, returning the following Tuesday.
 
Finished my term exams. Did really badly. During my maths exams, I got upset because I had studied a lot and none of it was useful and I realised that I was going to fail and had a panic attack. In the middle of class, when everyone was doing their exams, I was in the corner, covering my face with my maths sheet, shaking and trying not to cry while telling myself that it was going to be okay. I then walked out of class and spent the rest of it in the bathroom. I didn't even finish my exam.

The same thing happened in my music exam. I didn't study enough, that was all. I didn't put enough effort in and I freaked out and cried again. I cheated and brought my science notes into my science exam and probably failed that one as well. I'm so freaking pathetic.
 
magicmagiamahou said:
Finished my term exams. Did really badly. During my maths exams, I got upset because I had studied a lot and none of it was useful and I realised that I was going to fail and had a panic attack. In the middle of class, when everyone was doing their exams, I was in the corner, covering my face with my maths sheet, shaking and trying not to cry while telling myself that it was going to be okay. I then walked out of class and spent the rest of it in the bathroom. I didn't even finish my exam.

The same thing happened in my music exam. I didn't study enough, that was all. I didn't put enough effort in and I freaked out and cried again. I cheated and brought my science notes into my science exam and probably failed that one as well. I'm so freaking pathetic.
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You probably did a lot better than some other kids. At least you cared and studied, even if it was the wrong thing. So many kids don't even care and learn nothing. You care enough to study. That says a lot.
Maths, science and music are some of my hardest subjects too, nothing easy is ever worth learning.

I'm not sure about exams themselves. For whatever reason with the IB Middle Years programme my school does I've never had to take an actual "exam" just an hour long test twice a term if that even counts but a bunch of the Year 12s who do SACE say that exams don't even go to that much of your grade plus your teachers know how hard you study and work in class. Their not going to fail you because of one test when you've had so many assignments
 
LacrimosaRaven said:
For whatever reason with the IB Middle Years programme
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My school also has IB. Granted, it doesn't matter until you graduate from the Middle Years Programme at my school. The "IB assessments" for it are a joke.


Sleep, how I hate you so. It's the world's biggest time waster if you ask me. I could get so much done during the night that would normally be taken up by sleep. And the feeling known as being tired wouldn't exist, which is a double plus.
 
^They (the teachers) just take a simple teacher-created test that we would have taken anyway (such as a unit test) and then put the numerical grade you get on that and convert it to the 1-8 IB grade. The IB grades are not reflected in your class grade in the slightest, even if an assessment happens to be specifically made for IB, which only happens in the foreign language class.
 
Westkana said:
^They (the teachers) just take a simple teacher-created test that we would have taken anyway (such as a unit test) and then put the numerical grade you get on that and convert it to the 1-8 IB grade. The IB grades are not reflected in your class grade in the slightest, even if an assessment happens to be specifically made for IB, which only happens in the foreign language class.
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Interesting. We always get hefty assignments and tests that, if stated summative always go to our grade, even then teachers can take formative tasks and count that to our grade too.

Also why is your final IB grade for a class out of 7???? Wouldn't it make more sense out of 8? It's so strange
 
@magicmagiamahou I agree with @Kugayama . I've also had a panic attack once during an hour-long test (which was unannounced, and for some reason which I can't remember I hadn't studied the previous day). Seems like the teacher didn't take it into account for my final grade.

If your school system is anything like here, they won't let you fail simply because of one exam that didn't go too well. What they could do is to let you pass but give you a lower grade. But that again doesn't matter at all (if your school system is anything like here). People pay so much attention to school grades for a student, and I do agree that it's nice to let you know how you're doing, give you some feedback on your efforts, so you know where you can improve. But from the perspective of someone who's been working for a few years, nobody cares. Even if you decide to not go to university and start working right after highschool, you probably get an internship or two, and then all that matters is whether you know how to do the job, nobody cares that you got a few bad grades a few years ago.

That said, stress can influence your brain's ability to function properly. Sometimes you don't even realize that your brain's functions are impaired, simply because ... well, your brain doesn't work. You only figure it out in hindsight, after you've calmed down and your brain is back to normal. For the next time, maybe you need to put up a study schedule before the exams, saying what you need to have finished until what date/time, and which times you'll be starting to study. If your school has a psychologist/social worker/something, it might help you to discuss this issue.

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My stomach is hurting today, my digestion seems to be broken since last night. It's so annoying :(
 
My parents just sprung on me that we're taking a trip around the east of Australia on June 25th. I had to tell my Drama teacher today since I realised won't be there for the performance. She said that my part had to be re-cast and sounded extremely disappointed in me for not telling her sooner (even though I had no idea.)

I'm really upset. Even though I only took drama because music wasn't available for the full year, I hate my teacher and they only cast me for that role because I barley stand (even though I can stand and walk around, even if it's a bit penguin like.) I was extremely grateful for the role, I never get picked for anything. So for the drama department to see my potential and want to push me further I was ecstatic, I got a lead role. I never thought I'd get picked for a lead role in my life (even if the role was only picked for me because of the lack of movement on-stage ans specially set aside.)

At the time I complained, I complained because the role was especially picked for me as if I had a large limitation on stage. The teacher forced me to pick that role and wouldn't consider me for any other. It was a three steps forward yet two steps backwards situation.

But now I just really want that role back. My peers were really annoyed at me today at lunch time and I wish I could make it so none of this could ever happen.

Part of me wants to talk to my mum so she can email the teacher to make her reconsider, but I already know it's pointless. I almost cried when she said my role had to be re-cast and now that I'm home I'm actually crying.

I just wish I left 4 days later. I wish I could still play that role. I don't even care about drama yet here I am. Crying
 
@LacrimosaRaven wow, that's some bad luck! I'm sorry to hear that :(

About your drama teacher, I'm not sure I understood exactly what happened, but if I did, I understand that your part has to be re-cast. I mean, they need someone for the performance. You have a lead role, and if you won't be there, someone else would have to do that instead of you. That's not your fault though and has nothing to do with potential. In fact, maybe another reason for your teacher being disappointed is that she believed in your talent and she's sad that you won't be there for the performance.

However, you don't want your teacher to think that you're unreliable, meaning you'd go ahead and plan vacations yourself during the performance and/or forget to tell her. What you can do is to ask your parents to email the drama teacher and explain that you didn't know about the trip before, and that you did let her know as soon as you were informed yourself. Maybe you can also ask them to double-check the dates with you in the future, to avoid such misunderstandings where you might appear unreliable.
 
@yuki.n

My mum ended up emailing my teacher yesterday telling her that and asking if the date of the performance could be pushed back. Apparently my teacher did try to change the date but the Year 11s get importance over us and re-arranging the set is extremely difficult.

I guess what I can do is help the person whos taken over my place. They have lots of lines to learn.
 
@LacrimosaRaven Your teacher must really believe in you if she tried to change the date! Good job. It's still very sad that you miss the performance, but at least now you know that your teacher appreciates you.
 
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