meh

my tutor kid lied to me today. last week, i assigned him several pages of math homework and when i looked over his answers today, i had a feeling that he had copied the answers from the back of the workbook. instead of accusing him of cheating, i asked him how he knew the answers to the problems without doing any of the work, and he replied, "i did them in my head." pfft -.- i chose one of the homework questions and asked him to solve it. he stared at the problem for a good minute and gave an answer. naturally, it was the wrong answer. and yet, on his paper, the right answer was neatly written. and so, i started saying, "hmm.. you know, i feel like you copied the answers from --" he knew he got caught and immediately cut me off in mid-sentence, "you're right. i did. i'm sorry. i'm sorry." and he really meant it.

the feeling of being lied to.. it isn't a good feeling. i didn't really care if he cheated on his homework but i was really disappointed that he was lying to me about it.  it made me sad, and i guess i'm still a little bit sad about it since i'm blogging about it after it had happened like, seven hours ago, haha. it hurts. is that weird? he's not even my own flesh and blood, but it hurts. i guess i got a small glimpse of how moms feel when their child lies to them.

... meh.

how i met your mother

7 seasons have been out, and i'm watching this NOW?!

... well, better late than never, i guess.

this show is so funny! it usually takes a lot for me to give out a loud laugh (i'm more of a silent chuckler) but this show has not failed to amuse me. the ideas, jokes, marshall's songs, and the lines (oh, the lines!) are so cleverly written that i really wish i knew people who shared the same personalities as these five characters (of course, i can't forget the funny six "friends"). how much more entertaining and less boring my life would be if i were to be surrounded by them, haha. 

ted

growing up as an only child, and usually being home alone, my stuffed animals became my friends. whenever i needed comfort, i'd go to my teddy bear for a hug. whenever i was bored and had no one to talk to, i'd talk to my furry friends. whenever i went on a family trip, i'd take one of my stuffed animals and promise the rest of the others that i'd take them on the next family trips because i didn't want them to feel left out. in my mind, i know that they're not real. but in my heart, they're very real to me and they've been my closest and dearest friends since i was a baby.

with that being said, you can imagine how excited i was to see a movie premiere about a teddy bear that comes to life! i absolutely had to watch this movie, and after some form of begging and whining on my part, my friends agreed to watch it with me. secretly, i wished i could watch the movie with my own teddy.. but i guess my teddy will have to wait until the dvd comes out, hehe. anyways, from the beginning of the movie to the end, i was deeply engrossed with the story, and in some parts, i could relate to it. aside from the naughty jokes, i fell in love with ted, and i actually cried towards the end of the movie. and no, it wasn't a single drop of tear, but it was a pool of water, added with sniffles. i had to cover my eyes during the part that made me cry because i couldn't bear to watch it. my heart literally broke for ted while being furious at the character who hurt ted (oh my goodness, i sound like a crazy person). overall, i liked the movie a lot. and when i came home, i gave my bear a big hug :)

i know i'm considered to be "too old" for stuffed animals... and i also know that people think i'm silly for being so emotionally attached to these "things that are lifeless." but to me, it doesn't matter. whether my furry friends are alive or not, i grew up with them and they'll always be my friends forever.