Institut Universite Technologie

Today we started our Pre U. We'll be starting off with maths only for a few months. One class on Tuesdays for 4 hours from 8 to 12 and the other one on Fridays for 7 bloody hours from 8 to 12.30 and from 2.30 to 5.

Today we had class only from 8 to 11 since the notorious Dr Ali from Telekom is coming. Finally I've got the chance to see him after 4 months listening to the Telekom students of how strict and funny he is. The way he entered the class room was exactly like how Taufiq would enter. The door is open, you stand behind the wall and you put your head to see what's inside the classroom while your body is still behind the wall.

Now i know what the seniors meant when they said maths is tough here in France. They said that language is not a problem, it's the maths itself. And today we only did revisions and I was lost. Maybe i was panicking or something but I just couldn't stand it anymore. When i got home for lunch I screamed to the pillow and felt so miserable. That afternoon, we had a french class and i was soooo depressed that i kept quite. Giovanna made us recite a poem about how to paint a portrait of bird. It tells us that, in life. you have to keep on waiting for somethings to come while somethings might come just like that. I was so touched by that poem and without realising it I cried. I cried in my class. Can you imagine how miserable I felt at that time?

Pour Faire le Portrait d'un Oiseau
Peindre d'abord une cage
avec une porte ouverte
peindre ensuite quelque chose de jolie
quelque chose de simple
quelque chose de beau
quelque chose d'utile
pour l'oiseau
placer ensuite la toile contre un arbre
dans un jardin
dans un bois
ou dans une foret
se cacher derriere l'arbre
sans rien dire
sans bouger
parfois l'oiseau arrive vite
mais il peut bien mettre de longues anneesavant de se decider
ne pas se decourager
attendre.

To make a portrait of a bird
First, paint a cage
with a door opened
paint, then, something nice
something simple
something beautiful
something useful
for the bird
place it, then, on a tree
in a garden
in the woods
or in a forest
hide behind the tree
without saying a word
without moving
sometimes the bird will come quickly
but you have to allow some years before you decide to do it
don't be discourage
wait.