Swine Flu

Just when I thought it was going away, it came back to attack us all! Over 40 students, that is 20 percent of the school population, did not come to school and 75 parents called in to say that their child was sick. The school faculty, including bus monitors, cafeteria ladies and administrators wore their masks and traveled around the school with a thermometer in their hands to check each student's temperature. Eventually, the principal made an announcement saying that the students are going to be sent home at eleven in the morning and are expected to stay home until next Monday. Crazy or what? It's amazing how quickly a virus can spread from a person to another. They are minuscule, therefore, can not be seen with a naked eye, yet they have the power to affect a group of people... It's like a Domino effect. Falling continuously in a similar fashion...

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Symptoms of Hard Work

Cheerleading.

Truthfully, I thought it would be easier than other sports. Boy, was I wrong. Cheerleading is more than just cheering on the sidelines during basketball games and performing stunts. It involves hard training just like any other sport such as basketball, soccer, tennis, volleyball and you name it... It has been about four weeks since pre-season started and I am already feeling pain from head to toe from performing numerous sets of jumps (May I add, cheer jumps are more than just hopping off the floor, it is like insanely hard.. you have to do splits in the air...) and practicing our dance non stop. Not to mention, our stunts require all the muscles in our body so it further exacerbates the throbbing pain. By the end of each practice, the whole squad collapses onto the floor with pinkish red faces and sweat trickling down our backs. There is some irony in a sense that despite such excruciating muscle-aches and fatigue, I can't help but feel extremely happy and proud. Normally, one would feel cranky and irritated; yet, I feel just the opposite. The squad has accomplished so much and I am so proud of us! We are like heart beats... without one, we can't function properly... That's what makes each one of us special :)