It has been a long time since I last posted. My computer broke down some time ago and it was also the prelim period.
I just came back here to blog and tell all of you that it will be some time before I post another discussion worthy blog. I am still rather busy now as I am gearing up for A levels. But I already have in mind what I want to blog after my A levels. Do look out for my post yeah and when I do post, if it interest you, you can always join in the discussion. A prelude to my post would be the topic. It will be about Creationism vs Evolution. Some of you might get turned off by now, haha. But I hope to give you all a new prespective towards evolution and the things that you all are taught in school, a prespective that many of us do not possess I reckon. Hopefully, it might bring some food for thought. Nevertheless, it will be some time after yeah? Haha
Anyway, I didn't do very well for prelims. Bio C, Chem D, Physics E and Maths O. Other than bio, which I must confess, was very well done, the rest is not very up to my mark, especially maths and physics. Most people in HC will know that getting an O is really bad for maths. What I saw was that many people who didn't do well in their results were very frustrated. I was frustrated to begin with. I even cried when I got my maths. Yes, me, a guy, cried. I was in a state of distraught. However, I chuck it all aside and redo my maths paper on the day itself. I saw many other people telling others how bad their results were and getting their emotions tied to it. But hey, cheer up man. Don't let failure fail you. I see people unwillingly to tell others their marks as they didn't perform well. Our lectures are grouped into stronger and weaker students. I was in some of the weaker students lectures and I overheard many of them saying, "Why am I doing here? I ought to be in the other lecture one lor.." Hey, you didn't do well, face the fact. don't try to hide it. I know how it feels to not do well but we ought to face it and learn from it. You are not here to compare but to learn. When someone else ask you your marks, tell him, even if it is not good. He may despise you, so what? Just feel sorry for the person man. By doing so, only then can you gear yourself up to face with the challenges ahead.
My point is to encourage those who didn't do well for prelims, don't be disheartened. Right now, don't get yourself entangled with those meaningless competition with the better students, otherwise, you will always live in their shadows. Focus on yourself. Take your scripts and realise your OWN MISTAKES. Consult your teachers. There will be some idiots out there to step on you to make themselves feel better but be strong, ignore them. If you are in the remedial class, concentrate on it. Look at it as a previlige as the teachers are zooming in all their attention on you. Try to gain as much as possible from it. Clear your doubts if you have them, this is not a stage for us to think about pride and whatever. CLEAR YOUR DOUBTS.
I am not saying you should go about being 'proud' you get an O. But you must be frank with yourself. Yes, I got an O for maths, that is terrible, what am I going to do about it. Also, we shouldn't bank ourselves for a miracle to happen, hoping to get 4As by waiting to receive a package from heaven.Those inspiring stories of people getting Os and Fs getting 4As in the end are not by chance but by hard work. So, don't be disheartened but face your bad results with seriousness. Do something about it. Let us all work hard together. This is the last lap.Go all out for it. Remember, you are only a LOSER when you think you are one.