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The child Age: 18 School: ACJC Birthday: 11/02/1991 About you: I'm just a guy, looking for answers. previous posts This week has been one heck of a ride. From total ... I will tell whoever reads my blog now. Breakups ar... Had macs for breakfast lunch and dinner today. Dam... Schooooooooooooooool suckssssssssssssssssssss. The... I can't imagine life without You, cos it's all for... In school now posting... Today is a waste of time,... I guess by now, readers of this blog can infer som... Why, hello there.Haha, okay. Weird start... FRIDAY... STRESSSSSSSSSSSSS... is around the corner of my br... past April 2006 May 2006 June 2006 July 2006 August 2006 February 2007 March 2007 April 2007 May 2007 June 2007 July 2007 August 2007 September 2007 October 2007 December 2007 January 2008 February 2008 March 2008 April 2008 May 2008 June 2008 July 2008 August 2008 September 2008 October 2008 November 2008 December 2008 January 2009 February 2009 March 2009 April 2009 May 2009 June 2009 July 2009 August 2009 September 2009 October 2009 November 2009 December 2009 January 2010 February 2010 April 2010 links Adeline Adin Amanda Amiel Cassandra Daniel Duncan Edwin Huilun IanHo I-Ming James Jeanette Jonathan Joy Kelvin Ken KinCheng Meiqi Michael Chee Michelle LiuMei Lynette Minhui Paul QiaoHui ShunQi Stella Teresa Vivian Weijie Wenhui Yawen Zhong Xiao Zixin
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Monday, September 29, 2008 ( @ 5:52 PM ) In secondary 1 i was so disappointed with my PSLE grades that i resolved to get out of N(A) just so that i could go into express and take the route more commonly taken. I studied my ass off that year, and was First in the N(A) stream and got promoted to the top express class that a N(A) student could go to. And i got 500 bucks for some MOE thingy for being top in stream too. In secondary 2 i got distracted, i got complacent, also, my maths tutor left me as she went overseas to live a new life. My academic life took a 180 degree turn and it was downhill from then on. I failed all my subjects miserably and the option of dropping back down to N(A) seemed possible. But by God's grace I remained in the express stream, but was posted to the Design and Technology Class (which was also the worst express stream class). In secondary 3 i made alot of new friends who showed me the other side of life in Barker road, it will be a year i will never forget. In this class of 3C3, apparently teacher's expectations of this class weren't very high and no one expected much from my class. Did i mention i was robbed of my opportunity to do A maths as well? Because my Secondary 2 maths was so poor they didn't allow me to take A maths and in the end i had to do it privately. In secondary 3 i was determined to take Pure Science and Additional Maths as more doors would be open to me. In the end i unknowingly took the A maths exam and not the Pure science exam (mainly cos no one told me so) and i only ended up getting promoted to a A Maths class in Secondary 4. This goes to show, that given the right motivation, even the students whom you think are the worst can do their best and beat the rest. Although i did not technically pass my A maths, they still allowed me to take A maths in Secondary 4. In secondary 4 i was promoted to the class 4B1, there again i made new friends who showed me yet another side of barker life. It was in this year, that i became the boy to beat in terms of academic results, everyone was aiming for me, teachers had high hopes, if i remember correctly my History teacher said that i could get a B3 for Humanities no problem, but in the end i got C5 for O levels. On the day i got my O level results, everyone expected me to get a 9 or so or at least be top in class. But alas, i was beaten and the "hero" has fallen. This goes to show, that pressure over time if applied constantly will affect the mind of a child. I was always the guy to beat, and the pressure on me to keep on being the top took a toll on me, and in the end, it happened. With my O level score of 14, ACJC seemed very far away, but by God's grace, i got in with the help of the Chinese Orchestra of which i thank very much. And now, here i am in ACJC, a boy who went to N(A) with a PSLE score of 193, and a O level score of 14 points, but yet i am here, in ACJC, did i mention that the school said that the top 10% of your primary school cohort is in ACJC? Well, they are seriously wrong, in fact, i'm probably the BOTTOM 10% of my primary school cohort. I do not regret coming here (though i may say so at times) and i thank God for putting me here. So that i may meet people, and gain valuable experiences that i may carry all my life. Just recently, i believe i have experienced the best as to what life has to offer, but even more recently, i have experienced the worst. We must all learn to pick ourselves up and start again... Point of all this, God has a plan for everyone of us, when things may seem impossible, God will make it possible, provided he deems it good for you. What seems to be downhill, may just prove to be uphill. "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." Jeremiah 29:11 0 comments |