Summer Holiday I. (July)

I spent a very busy but dulcet time in July.  The days below were the most notable.

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12th (Tue.)

It was the second last day of primary four.  It made me feel quite excited. That day, some schoolmates who joined the  Leadership Training programmes and the DNA Group paid a visit to a secondary school for doing a short and simple experiment.  The experiment we did after visiting all the storeys was a common way to take and gather the deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) of a kiwi.  When we finished the stuff, for examples, sprinkling washing powder into the kiwis and putting them into the hot water, we put the watery paste of kiwis into some test tubes.  After that, we had to wait for ten minutes.  At the moment, we started to study and watch the general models of DNA and a fake fetus in the womb.  At last, we saw the DNA floating in the lighter liquid.  Its shape was just like bubbles.  How interesting! 

17th (Sun.)

This noon after church, an uncle who is fond of insects gave my brother and I a lovely, light orange and grey cocoon in a plastic box with leaves.  A few days later in the afternoon when Mum was gossiping on the phone and my brother went out, I saw an odd-looking butterfly crawl out of the cocoon.  Its body was amber with black stripes just like that of a bee.  Then, I cried to Mum, ‘Help! Help! Help!’ ……  On the twenty first of July, Dad headed for the Kowloon Park and freed the baby butterfly.

Actually, I wore my black uniform of Hong Kong Scout Orchestra the first time that day too because I had to practice in the building where the Hong Kong Scout Orchestra stayed.  It was cool.

18th (Mon.)

That pouring Monday was not really special but was the very most busiest day in July.  In the early morning, I had to go to the football class which lasted for two hours.  Then, after a brief shower, I had to go to the Cha Duk Chang Cantonese Opera class in Kwun Tong by travelling a long trip on the MTR train.  In the class, I had to hear the thunderous roars of the ‘cha!’, 'duk!’ and ‘chang!’ batting by the whole class, including me.  After that, I rushed to practice with the Hong Kong Scout Orchestra.  At last about five o’clock, I was just gonna have the first lesson of music theory with another teacher.  PHEW!  What an engaging but happy day.

22nd (Fri.)

Today, our Pilipino helper left Hong Kong for her summer holiday.  Hence Mum called my uncle’s Indonesian helper, Ann to lend a hand for a few days.  Uncle’s family and Grandma had a vacation trip to America last week.  So, Ann lives with uncle’s mother.  Most importantly, Ann helps us to cook and takes us to activities.  Ann is a great helper.

23rd (Sat.) I.

This was the most exceptional day, the final lesson of the interesting class of Cha Duk Chang Cantonese Opera Association.  ‘Cha… Duk… Chang…’ are the sounds of the old Chinese percussion instruments: a small cymbal, a piece of wood – but in the old days it should be a drum - and a rather hefty gong.  They are used at Cantonese Opera performances. 

My teacher was Ms Ma.  I had eight Cha Duk Chang lessons.  The six major things about Cantonese Opera are ‘sing, do, say, bat’.  The lessons included visual art (do), music (sing, bat), Chinese Cantonese tones (say), English (say, do) and physical education (do).  The last lesson’s topic was art.  We all had to paint our faces into a red, pink, black and white mask of Cantonese Opera.  I had a mixed feelings about it.  I even suffered from skin allergy afterwards.  My favourite lesson was physical education.  We acted with a light spear each by circling them.  I did it really firm, speedy and steady.  However, Miss Ma appreciated that I did the nine Cantonese tones with distinct and outstanding results. 

Today, on the seventh lesson, the students’ family could come and watch our performance of what we had learnt.  Dad, Mum and my brother were invited.  I performed the cymbal, a Cantonese poem and the spear.  I felt extremely good.  In this Cha Duk Chang Cantonese Opera programme, I discovered loads of knowledge about Cantonese Opera and I desired to have more lessons.    

<<Ms Ma

23rd (Sat.) II.

Besides, Dad, Mum, my brother and I also went to a cinema in Tsim Sha Tsui in the morning.  We watched Kung Fu Panda 2.  The exciting movie was funnier than Kung Fu Panda 1.  The new characters were Lord Shen, the wolf and gorilla army, master Thundering Rino, master Storming Ox, master Croc, Wolf Boss and the Soothsayer.  I like the movie.     

           

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Half a summer holiday has already passed.  Next, I will go to Beijing.                               Why?!!?