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Most of my friends like to stay inside to play video games, read books or watch TV, but I have a good hobby of going outside and playing sports. I play many different sports in my free time; some of them are soccer, swimming, volleyball and basketball. Sometimes I also ride the bikes or do board skating with my cousin in the park. In my opinion, doing sport is one of the rare hobbies that actually have good impacts on me. I am taller than most of my classmates thanks to swimming and basketball lessons that I take during summer time. My muscles are even stronger than my older brother, and I can last longer than most other people in any sport competition. Sports bring me a lot of benefits, and they are also fun things to do at the same time. I love the feeling of the cool water run through my face when I am swimming, and it seems like I am flying whenever I take a dive underwater. When I play soccer, it is very exciting for me or my teammates to score a goal even though we do not take part in any tournament. Both of my physical and mental health become better after I play sports, so it can be considered as the best things to do in my free time. Sports are like a part of my life besides other activities, and I will continue to play sports till I am too weak for them.I love listening to music, but I am not like other people who often listen to the music that is popular at a time. The part of music that attracts me is the attitude of the composers and the tone, because the songs represent the writers’ mood and feeling. Through the songs people can feel what the composers try to express, so I often listen to Jazz, Rock, and R&B. These three types of music contain different languages but they are all my favorite music styles.

When I really want to relax my body, or to do the exercises at home I will listen to Jazz music. I do not have the exact time to do exercises, I just play it to release my body. Jazz music is much faster and more relaxing than pop music. It makes me want to dance, to do any kind of motion to let go of my body while the music is on. Sometimes I prefer to do it on my bed. It is healthy for my body.

My second favorite music style is Rock, which I listen to when I am in a bad mood or lonely. Rock is very different from Jazz because Rock is quite noisy and contains a lot of screaming. But the tone of the songs is like magic that can flush all my unhappiness, even though those things are still right there, but at the moment I can feel I have strength to solve problems, and I am not scared of anything anymore. When I have something to face or have to make a choice, I always listen to Rock music, let the music go through my mind so that I can think deeper and deeper.

I often just sit on the chair and do nothing. This happened when I am quite tired or sleepy; for example, sitting on the MRT or buses, I do not think or do anything. I do not like to be disturbed by others, I want to have my own space. And R&B music can help me get away from my busy life and clean up my soul.

The three types of music have different functions for me, however, they all bring me happiness and help me get through difficult time.

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