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A few questions
I've gone through the list for anything I can talk about rather than just answer yes or no.
24. It’s the International Day of Education – what was your favourite class in school?
Physics, chemistry, maths, and foreign languages. To the teachers' annoyance, they had to rearrange my classes to cover both languages and sciences; everyone else chose one or the other. Classes I disliked were, before year 11, history (unless ancient), geography, and social studies, and from year 11 on, biology and English. I really hated having to read set books, some of which were truly bleak, and write about them.
25. Are you making a conscious effort to keep fit this year? What activities are you doing?
I wouldn't say yes because I'm lazy and my legs aren't connected well to my brain (see below), but Pilates once a week, some walking, and I want to get back to Qi Gong at least once daily.
28. Most countries have at least one example of a long-running soap on TV. Do you watch soaps (have you in the past)?
I don't watch soaps at all, never did. The long-running one here is Shortland Street which is about a fictional hospital. It's been going for 32 years (!) and is the most-watched series here, but neither of us have seen an episode. I mention it only because a quote from the first episode became viral in this country: "You're not in Guatemala now, Dr Ropata!"
1. Would you rather watch a sport or play a sport?
Watch. I have Developmental Coordination Disorder so I've always been crap at anything other than table tennis.
8. Have you ever been sailing?
Many times! A friend had a yacht and I used to go out for weekends with her when I lived in Auckland. We also had a small yacht when I was a kid which we sailed on the lake in Hamilton.
9. What’s the last film you saw (on TV / streaming / at the cinema)?
Flow, at the cinema. I feared for the little cat all the way through, so though it was beautiful to watch (and very weird at one point), I wouldn't say it was enjoyable because I was so tense. The whole world depicted also saddened and worried me - what happened to the humans, especially the cat's? Respect for the capybara, who wasn't bothered by anything that happened.
24. It’s the International Day of Education – what was your favourite class in school?
Physics, chemistry, maths, and foreign languages. To the teachers' annoyance, they had to rearrange my classes to cover both languages and sciences; everyone else chose one or the other. Classes I disliked were, before year 11, history (unless ancient), geography, and social studies, and from year 11 on, biology and English. I really hated having to read set books, some of which were truly bleak, and write about them.
25. Are you making a conscious effort to keep fit this year? What activities are you doing?
I wouldn't say yes because I'm lazy and my legs aren't connected well to my brain (see below), but Pilates once a week, some walking, and I want to get back to Qi Gong at least once daily.
28. Most countries have at least one example of a long-running soap on TV. Do you watch soaps (have you in the past)?
I don't watch soaps at all, never did. The long-running one here is Shortland Street which is about a fictional hospital. It's been going for 32 years (!) and is the most-watched series here, but neither of us have seen an episode. I mention it only because a quote from the first episode became viral in this country: "You're not in Guatemala now, Dr Ropata!"
1. Would you rather watch a sport or play a sport?
Watch. I have Developmental Coordination Disorder so I've always been crap at anything other than table tennis.
8. Have you ever been sailing?
Many times! A friend had a yacht and I used to go out for weekends with her when I lived in Auckland. We also had a small yacht when I was a kid which we sailed on the lake in Hamilton.
9. What’s the last film you saw (on TV / streaming / at the cinema)?
Flow, at the cinema. I feared for the little cat all the way through, so though it was beautiful to watch (and very weird at one point), I wouldn't say it was enjoyable because I was so tense. The whole world depicted also saddened and worried me - what happened to the humans, especially the cat's? Respect for the capybara, who wasn't bothered by anything that happened.
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I loved English up to year 11, when they sucked all the fun out. I could choose to drop it in year 13, and did. Also, I'd like to burn all copies of Lord of the Flies.
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I’m right with you there on burning Lord of the Flies, which I was unlucky enough to study at two different schools
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Regular walks is how I keep fit.
I used to watch Coronation St years ago. I've only watched the first episode of Shortland Street and didn't like it. I remember when I was little going to grandmas house and she always watched Days of Our Lives each day (I found that soap boring and vaguely creepy, sorry grandma!).
I liked playing tennis and softball. I was hopeless at catching things, but with a bat I had a better chance of hitting the ball (and fitting in better with others). I hated netball.
Not fond of sailing for seasickness reasons and too much open water freaks me out.
Flow was the last film I saw as well. So atmospheric and beautifully made. I told myself it was set on an alternate world and there had been an accidental teleportation of people to another land (which calmed me down). Then I found myself wondering about a sequel showing how the people had to make their way back home.
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Even though my hands are good at making things, I was hopeless at catching or hitting balls, unless they were on the ground in two dimensions as in hockey.
I always had Sealegs with me when sailing, and even so I was sick twice in rough weather. Most of the time though it was fun and relaxing.
It took me a while to get over Flow. Someone loved that little cat and left it. :( I was glad it found friends and learned to get over its fear of water, trust others, and find friends. They all seemed to be evolving without humans. Except maybe the incredibly laidback capybara. :D