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Tuesday, March 20, 2007

last night, i worked on news article till quite late.
then overslept tdy.
screw the alarm clock.
nvr wake me up on time.
dad had to nudge me awake at 6.30, when i usually woke up at around 6.
kns.
stupid clock.
20 minutes of madness followed.
frantically getting what i had to do done.
left house at 6.50.
omg.
like so damn late can.
to make things worse, i missed the 6.58am bus.
die ar.
next bus only arrived at 7.03.
reach int at 7.26.
then chiong past sch foyer just in time.
wise thing to do, as i saw the large group of latecomers apparently getting a scolding.
the principal also "graced the occasion".
whew.
burning midnight oil nearly spoilt my day.

got back GP compre tdy.
just passed. 22.5/50.
happy wif this result cos i was expecting to fail.
and this shows that pessimists' lives ain't always depressing ones. (:

IMO, compre papers are more unpredictable.
compared to essay writing.
there has to be one question from the list of 12 essay questions that you're familiar with. (if not, good luck)
but compre passage(s) focus on solely one topic, like science & technology, environment issues etc.
if you aren't familiar with the underlying topic, you can kiss the 8-10 marks for application question goodbye.

teachers constantly remind students to read up more on global issues.
but even if your knowledge bank is wide and brimming, it doesn't guarantee that you can extract all the specific and relevant examples (names, dates, etc.) on the exam day itself.
of course, not reading up regularly has far worse repercussions.
so clearly, there isn't any easy way out.
just read more, and practise more essay questions and compre passages.
easier said than done?
my mind always starts to drift away when it comes to the "action" part.
got to correct this lack of perseverance before it's too late.

two essay plans not due tdy, but on fri.
relief.
work and reading file checks postponed to next week.
double relief.

but the problem-based learning thingy is still due next tues.
plus i've yet to modify the geog revision schedule to make it more detailed, yet realistic.
also have to re-do the econs common test essay question, which was terribly done.
both the schedule and the corrections are due tmr. =.=

i've yet to reveal my latest phone bill to parents.
they'll probably faint upon seeing it.
$88 in a single month.
that's not the highest in my mobile usage history.
but still, it's an unforgivable sin.
based on what my mum always says.
forget it.
i shall let them know tmr.
let all the negatives be over and done with in one single day.

complex numbers still appear very abstract to me.
i can tell the difference between cartesian, polar and exponential forms.
but the wide variety of questions that could appear for this topic really mounts alot of psychological pressure for first-timers.
mr hong covered De Moivre's theorem in tdy's lecture.
blindly copied as usual.

PE lesson wasn't pleasant.
it nvr was in the first place.
but the mood tdy was soured even further by a long lecture from mr lim.
enough said.

mass civics.. watched a concert put up by musical talents from organisations based in indonesia and singapore.
Dr. Balaji Sadasivan, Senior Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Information, Communications and the Arts was the guest of honour.
the concert goes beyond just entertaining the audience, it also serves as an inspiration to able-bodied people that people with disabilities can thrive against all odds with their display of talents.

okay.
time to stop.
it's almost time for the talk.
bye.

total blogging time today: 68 minutes.

those memories. 16:15