Yamei's Learning Journal ...%*`~+:..。。。。。

Description of me
Hi! I am Lim Yamei from class 205’08. I see myself as an ordinary 14-year-old who tends to dream big. Standing at 154cm and weighing at 40kg, I am just satisfied with myself though I did really wish to just be slightly taller. I have Chinese dance as my Co-curriculum activity. And yes, you might have as well guessed it, I love dancing as I think it is an ideal way to express yourself through it. It’s true that everyone is unique and different, and it might be the little bit of specialness in me that causes me to be different form the rest of the teenagers.

Motivation & Personality
I gain my motivations from various areas. Books, television programmes, words from peers, teachers or parents, a great successful person and even an object like an awesome art piece could be a few examples of my inspirational sources. To me, motivation is one of the important points that lead you to a greater height or success. It is an amazing force that pushes you forward and it’s what that keeps you going. Without motivation, even the most capable person can fail. Self-motivation works for me too. I remembered a friend telling me that “motivation lies within you”. Indeed, I agreed to it. I am motivated most of the times to be the best of what I can and to be what I want to be.

I am a naturally cheerful, happy go lucky girl. Shy on the outside, I am outspoken to my friends. Yeah, you can tell that I am actually quite an introvert. In my spare time, I enjoy engaging my senses through art and music or reading. I work better in a peaceful environment alone, but I do work well in a team though, when necessary. I am a person who is deep and thoughtful and cling on to memories very much. I am prone to moodiness most of the time. In fact, my emotions tend to influence everything I do. Last but not least, I am always keen on self-improvement.

Strengths & weaknesses
I think I am a determined, organized, optimistic and helpful person. I will give in my best shot often when doing work and I always strive hard towards my goal. What I want to achieve, I will go for it, even if it means to be taking a harder road, or the road less travelled. I organize my things well and hate it when things are in a mess or chaos. When encountering with failures, I might be sad over it for sometime but will recover rather fast. I had always have the thinking that there is no point crying over spilled milk and that life still goes on no matter what. Learn from your mistakes and never repeat it again is what I often tell myself. I will also help out with what I can like hearing my friends out, aiding my siblings with their homework, helping out with household work etc. Some of my academic strengths will be mother-tongue, geography, visual arts, design and technology etc.

I am definitely not a perfect person and I am comfortable with my flaws. I am indecisive most of the time; even my friends and parents will always say things like, “Can’t you just make up your mind?” I tend to ask people for their opinions and at times, and cannot even have a stand of mine. I can be rather soft-spoken, quiet and unenthusiastic at times. Sometimes, I could be reflecting on things for a rather long period of time, that had happened some time ago, due to my over sensitiveness. I am not a daring person and could have butterflies in my stomach when it comes to public speaking. I am also a person who does not really express my ideas well, though I have many of them sometimes.

Likes & Dislikes
I have a strong liking for many things. Just to name a few, I love apples and chocolates. I enjoy dancing, reading, shopping + window-shop and watching dramas or movies. Sunday is the day that I looked forward to every week and it’s usually the most relaxing and happy day of the week. I adore pink and other soft colours. I simply love puppies but am unable to own one due to my sensitive nose to their fur. I like rainbows as they symbolize hope, at least to me. And I love viewing breathtaking sceneries. I must say that all these likings of mine have actually added colours to my average lifestyle.

In terms of dislikes, I hate the feeling of being teased or fooled. I am a person who is fine with rainy days but hate storms. No tolerance for copycats, betrayals or backstabbers. I do not favour lady’s fingers (veggies), eggplant as well as fizzy drinks. I usually go for pink dolphin, fruit juices or best still, plain water.

Interesting side of me
I am a person who believes that dreams and miracles do exist and there no doubt that I do dream a lot in my own space anytime. I also believe that making a wish and hope it come true works, at least for me, but then, to be more realistic, hard work counts too. Perhaps, it could be the fact that when I wish for something, I tend to work harder for it and will probably tell myself something like, “that’s my dream/goal and I want to achieve it” thus, making a dream come true. As for miracles, well, it does happen in some points of life, but I know that you cannot count on it all the time. Instead, make miracles happen!

Okay, this might sound weird, but I tend to express myself in an indirect way, like dancing, drawing and listen to a song or a piece of music to reflect my thoughts or feelings at that moment. At certain times, I might consider writing. That’s me!