Wheeeeeeeee…
Mid-years is CLEARED!
Currently enjoying my moments of disenthrallment before the all-consuming Term 3 Flood ensues. (x

Borrowed 4 books from the Shaw Library some time after Bio Paper (sharks man, photosynthesis just had to be the bulk. Can’t guarantee a 7 now.) and spent the evening reading in the Band Room (perched myself comfortably on that glossy wooden bench, a warm sleeping bag for cover, a $0.50 Pepsi from the fridge, and a good book in hand… ’twas sheer bliss i tell you! xD Life’s simplest pleasures are the best!!).

Thank God for this experience. Made me realize a lot of things, and brought my academic discipline & focus back on track. It’s pretty awesome that during times like this, life becomes clear-cut and days, productive. It’s all about God, friends looking out for one another [words & msgs of encouragement, prayers (too many to name), calls (John & Tim) and even gifts (Astro Boy passed me a smooth milk chocolate with tangy peanut butter fillings, Pettypoo<3 gave me Chicken Esssence, Nancy supplied me with Toblerone Dark Choc!)], and productive work. (:

Interestingly a number of my friends expressed that hard core mugging free from the bugging of IAs, IOPs, TOK essays, commentaries etc, is a “rare luxury”. Hahas, yupp, unlike As, pure studying can be seen as a break from all that work in IB, in a way.

About the Exams. i don’t feel good about it at all. In fact there’s no subject that i can be sure of getting a 7. Not even my dearest Chinese A2… and the supposedly free 7 that is SL Maths was a SERIAL KILLER! Take a look at the blunders i’ve committed:

1) i actually wrote my name and class on most of my papers. Not supposed to! Missed the front part of the exams briefing for Emcee meeting… that’s why. >< Might be penalized for “cheating”.
2) Didn’t study elasticity for Econs properly, cos i cleverly ASSuMEd it’s not gonna come out. Half a paper “gone”.
3) Focused on the topics that hardly came out for Bio. :/ Tsk, always like that…
4) Wrote less than 4 sides for English. (Quantity hardly sufficient to develop quality theses for HL students)
5) Maths paper: i. got. OWNED. Will be very grateful if i can get a 5.
6) For Chinese A2 i somewhat summarized the entire study Text cos i really didn’t know what else to write. T_T (The question went something like: Explain with reference to the text you have studied, what it means by “Novelists are dissectors of the human spirit/ soul”)
7) History: i looked at the wrong duration of time and thought i had 1h30min (HL) for my essay instead of 50min (SL).

GOODNESS!!!!

Yet, there’s the good part:
1) i’ve come to a deeper understanding of all my subjects. (Duh)
2) A brand new experience of Exams straight after “holidays” has been introduced to me, and i know what to improve on the next time round.
3) i’ve come to realize my weaknesses and flaws with regards to exams preparation.
4) i’ve come to know of the richness of resources i’m blessed with. If i utilize them, there will be a better tomorrow. (:
5) Chinese A2 Paper 1 was a supreme enjoyment. Especially the poem commentary part where i was being carried to a whole new dimension and in one with the poem… everything else ceased to matter. Oh gosh, i love literature.
6) i have discovered a more effective and productive system of studying. i gained a fair bit of joy from it.
7) Most importantly, God had used this experience to draw me closer to Himself and forge deeper bonds between my friends and i. <3

Yea, so this has been a little milestone, humbling process, a wake up call, and the beginning of a more glorious future. (;

 
Quote of the day: He who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead; his eyes are closed. – Albert Einstein