During Mandarin time today, my teacher in his persiflage greeted me a happy birthday (even if it's tomorrow) in the form of a video droning the "Happy Birthday" song in Mandarin in a terrifying, almost never-ending loop. Much to my chagrin, my classmates gave me sly glances as my teacher gleefully clapped to the rhythm of the song. Even if several people greeted me, I have not felt such inhibition in quite a long time. My teacher deliberately gave us the option to sing that for the oral exam.
I am quite pleased although confounded by the fact that my teacher let me off on the oral exam due to the fact that it is my birthday the next day. I am just worried that "bonus" is actually a bogus. Several of my classmates found the courage to "make a fool of themselves" (as my teacher puts it) and sang that. As amusing as it is, I would rather dictate three sentences for the oral exam.
Well, so much for the last day (afternoon?) of being fourteen. 所有是好.
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