I was awake at 6 this morning, again... no longer able to sleep. At any rate... after driving my little sisters to school (ages 9 and 13), I came home and while sipping on my ruby red juice went online to check if an earlier course for chem2ah was avaliable
(on the side note: did i tell you how frustrated i was last night because STUPID ppl didn't drop the earlier chem2ah course until AFTER my appointed time to register?? GRRR... so now i have to wait til open hours registration.. which is tomorrow... and hopefully the earlier chem2ah will still be open). Checked my mail... and got off, did chores.. as usual.
Then suddenly, out of the blue... the phone rings. As i hurridly cleansed my soappy hands and dried them on the towel with one more ring til the answering machine picks up... I thought it must be Mar bc supposedly I was going to help her study chem today around noon.
I made my hardy journey meandering around and jumping over my packed boxes, folders, books, papers.. etc ----and with a second left, I juggled the phone in my hands and picked it up just in time.
Unexpectedly, the person on the line turned out to be--instead of Mar-- my principle from high school: Ms. Duncan! :D
How strange?? I thought. Why would she, of all ppl, call me? Was I in trouble? Was she going to revoke my top ten award? Was there trouble from one of my previous instructors??
Or Did she simply called just to say hello? hahaha.. i doubt that very much.
It turns out that a writer from the Sacramento Bee (city newspaper) had asked Ms. Ducan if he can possibly do a story on a recent HS grad that is entering Uni at Davis... and the first person she thought of was me...>>>haha<<<
Ducan wanted to give the writer my contact number but wanted to ask for my permission first--
well... tough luck.
I, of all people, rather not be featured in a public city newspaper that practically everyone in the city reads. >< No, I think not. In this situation where the writer will more than likely ask me about the scholarships/awards I received over the years, family, and friendships--practically a bio of me "in the spotlight" ---ugh.. how... sassy? hahaha.
No. i dont want glory or apraisal nor do i want pity. I hate being attention. Thanx, but maybe in the next lifetime or rather when I REALLY do something great like find a cure for a cancer persay. haha. no thanx.
So i kindly told Ms. Duncan Thanx, but no thank you... and then referred her to my very good buddy Ms. Amanda Cianchetta.
Perhaps she might be interested in being featured in the SacBee. She'd be a great candidate: top ten senior as well, plenty of awards, going to Uni at Davis, community service, etc. You know... someone that fits the typical picture as a star student featured in the Bee that wouldn't mind having her bio in the Bee. She'd be awesome as much as she is in person! :)
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There you have it.
I'm ... amused! :D
2 comments:
Wow... O_O...now thats wierd having the principal call. But at least you know you are slowly getting out in the world...i mean...the principle thought of you as a great person...so i think you should've taken that opportunity. But i totally understand your reasoning. Hey...if you find the cure to cancer...can i have a dose...hahaha...jpjp. Well...I hope you get that darn chem class...you will
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you know what is more odd is that after posting this post, I met up with Mar at Jamba Juice.. and she gave me a note from Mrs. George, my art instructor, telling me to do the same thing: an interview with the sacbee writer for "going away to college" special report. lol. the writer apparently went around to different classrooms to ask instructors if they had any recommendations of previous students or interested students-- suppose he wanted an array of diverse students going to different schools and such. but after all, i didn't anyway. mm... was that a sign that i should have? eH. I rather not think too much of it. Anyhoo.. YAY! thanx, Nishida-- I DID finally get my chem2ah. haha. lucky me. Only.. i had to change my wHOLE schedule again. >< OY.
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