Wake up early before the sunrise and take a shower; that way, you don't have to fight for a bathroom when it gets crowded; wake up early before the sunrise and gently call your roommates, so that they wont judge you for being unhelpful and jealous; don’t sing loud when you are taking shower; the walls are thin and you will get scolding’s from your houseparent; don't sing loud when you are in the corridor; you will wake the housemates up; don't forget to take your toiletries back to your room from the bathroom;brush your teeth every day and brush it carefully; put on a big smile for everyone; this way, people will think you are a good Tibetan girl.
On Mondays, go for exercise; make sure you are always wearing shoes because you cannot run wearing slippers; don't tie your shoelaces this way because it will come off easily and you will fall; tie your shoelaces that way so that you can run as much as you want; always go to morning exercises; don't bunk it by sleeping because if you get caught, you will be punished; don’t play rough games in such ways that will make other people stare at you; you are a girl, act like one; This way, people will think you are a good Tibetan girl.
Is it true what Amala says?; are you not speaking in Tibetan with her?; you mustn’t forget your own language even when you are living abroad; you must speak Tibetan so that when you come here, you will get friends.
Always go to breakfast on time; do not talk when you are eating; this is called bad manner; this is how you eat tingmo; this is how you eat tingmo with jam on it; this is how you eat tingmo with butter on it; you must not keep your food to yourself, not even when you have very little; share it with others so that people will think you are a good Tibetan girl.
This is how you wash your plates after you eat; this is how you clean the dining room; this is how you sweep the floors; this is how you mop the floors so that when the house parent comes to inspect, there will not be stains; this is how you clean your room so that there will be no cobwebs, no dirty tables, no undone beds and unclean windows; make sure all your books are with you so that it doesn't interrupt your classroom studies; make sure you get to the classroom on time so that the prefects wont let you run around the school ground once, twice, thrice, ….This way, people will think you are a good Tibetan girl.
This is how you fold your hands for prayer; this is how you do your homework;
this is how you talk to your classmates who are boys; this is how the boys in class will talk to you; this is how you talk to students senior to you so that they know you
are junior to them; this is how you talk to students junior to you so that they know you are senior to them.
In class, make sure you do not eat; make sure you do not sleep so that the next thing you know is a slap on your face; always listen to your teacher even if it is boring, that way, you will get an A on attentiveness; always write notes even if you don't want to, that way, you will get an A on sincerity; you mustn’t ask too many questions because this will not get you an A on participation, this will get you a remark for being talkative.
I think I scared you. Don't worry too much. I know there is a good Tibetan girl in you and she will eventually come out.
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