It's nearing the Common Tests, and it's a big study fever. I mean it.
For one, we were told that we were going to be tested on all the JC1 topics as well as the supplementary lectures' content, as well as having the Paper 3 component compounded into that heap of mess to study for H2 Biology. It's really tough and tough, I'll repeat that. It's tough and tough.
That being said, it was such a waste... I could've hit that Silver if not for the 2.4km run - there practically wasn't any time to jog at all, considering that the Common Test period was so near. And even though I scraped through with an E timing, in SRJC it's considered a Fail and everyone having Bronze or Fail means doing all the 6 stations again in one sitting. Talk about wasting time when everything else goes bad.
Anyways, to the positive side of things. I've been able to concentrate much better with the study groups than I could doing everything alone at home. It's just too overwhelming, but in school when one person knowledge complements the other, we get a full map of ideas to play around with. It's made learning much more fun (with inside jokes included, hah!) and productive. But argh! Homework rears its ugly head, but I must persevere!
Things are looking good, I guess. I just hope that my Econs grade can improve, or stagnate at worst. Just don't let it go down, it's such a waste of effort when it really does happen. So far, my Chemistry is doing good, so I'll probably do something to maintain that. It's really competitive especially when things like that happen as the days start to crawl, and suddenly sprint nearer to the A Level Examinations, duh!
Friday, February 26, 2010
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
...Seems like it.
Okay, the post title was so...random.
Well anyways, how's having tests and homework thrown at you in the face before the Chinese New Year sound to you? Terrible timing, I'd say. Still, work has to be done anyway, and it isn't everyday that you get your nice hot Vietnamese instant coffee in front of the computer while you blog and worry about what's coming out for the next Chemistry test...
And if that wasn't dampening enough, half the class got dragged into the SRJC Orientation hoo-hah, so half the class is lagging behind and catching up. Add a Econs test and another half the class got a cautioning talk to drop Econs and focus on 3 H2s instead. Makes sense, depending on your priorities.
As for me, I never believed in changing choices when things go bad. I mean, in the first place I wouldn't have taken 4 H2s if I were intent on dropping one subject later on. That'd be wasting unnecessary time for the past one full year of study. I did something, might as well finish it instead of giving up halfway.
That being said though, time is really tight. I gotta study for the next two tests coming up. Signing off.
Well anyways, how's having tests and homework thrown at you in the face before the Chinese New Year sound to you? Terrible timing, I'd say. Still, work has to be done anyway, and it isn't everyday that you get your nice hot Vietnamese instant coffee in front of the computer while you blog and worry about what's coming out for the next Chemistry test...
And if that wasn't dampening enough, half the class got dragged into the SRJC Orientation hoo-hah, so half the class is lagging behind and catching up. Add a Econs test and another half the class got a cautioning talk to drop Econs and focus on 3 H2s instead. Makes sense, depending on your priorities.
As for me, I never believed in changing choices when things go bad. I mean, in the first place I wouldn't have taken 4 H2s if I were intent on dropping one subject later on. That'd be wasting unnecessary time for the past one full year of study. I did something, might as well finish it instead of giving up halfway.
Yeah, you've seen it for yourself. Red Bull doesn't fucking cure mental fatigue... Somebody help!
Monday, February 1, 2010
SRJC Guitar Ensemble 2010 CCA Recruitment - A controversial blast
Wow, I never imagined that there'd be so many people signing up for Guitar Ensemble this year.
Let's look at past recruitments by our seniors so far - there's like, say, maybe an average of 30-40 people per year, but we've broken past that barrier. We've got 60+ members signing up for Guitar Ensemble - how cool is that?
Perhaps it's the electric guitar goodness that attracted them, or that we're simply too good. I don't know.
Now check this out - Guitar Ensemble has become a niche CCA, I was told. During our discussion someone said it could be a typo error or something that made Guitar niche, so the first thing I thought was: "Okay... even if it was a typo, just remove the "h" outta "niche", duh!" It's still a nice CCA to be in anyway.
Yeah, probably that was what they had in mind when they signed up for Guitar. And it was no wonder anyway - Jonathan and Mustaqim brought their electric guitars, amplifiers, and all the other neat Megavolt-Rock-Energy mumbo-jumbo that practically rocked the entire college silly, man. The best spot was actually the concourse - but the band members were whacking their drums so hard, the guitar couldn't be heard at all. Onward to action plan B - turn the master volume to the max, and feel the mini-Haiti underneath your feet.
It still wasn't enough to grab the JC1 freshmen's attention. And for God's sake, nobody was actually shouting for people to join Guitar at all - so we took the initiative. "JOIN GUITAR~!" we shouted. Additional tag lines included: "Bring music to your life!" "We rock the house!" "You won't regret it!" etc.
It did the trick - within the first hour or so I was told that already 48 people signed up. More came later, and despite the high appeal for sports CCAs, we managed to exceed our target of 50 people signing up. Marvellous.
Except that probably what they didn't realise that it wasn't all about electric guitar and stuff like that - it's more classical. However, they still gotta start from scratch first before learning all those cool finger-swiping moves on the guitar at lightning speed, isn't it?
Let's look at past recruitments by our seniors so far - there's like, say, maybe an average of 30-40 people per year, but we've broken past that barrier. We've got 60+ members signing up for Guitar Ensemble - how cool is that?
Perhaps it's the electric guitar goodness that attracted them, or that we're simply too good. I don't know.
Now check this out - Guitar Ensemble has become a niche CCA, I was told. During our discussion someone said it could be a typo error or something that made Guitar niche, so the first thing I thought was: "Okay... even if it was a typo, just remove the "h" outta "niche", duh!" It's still a nice CCA to be in anyway.
Guitar pwnage - SRPowerhouse4Life!
Picture courtesy of http://www.wired.com/
Yeah, probably that was what they had in mind when they signed up for Guitar. And it was no wonder anyway - Jonathan and Mustaqim brought their electric guitars, amplifiers, and all the other neat Megavolt-Rock-Energy mumbo-jumbo that practically rocked the entire college silly, man. The best spot was actually the concourse - but the band members were whacking their drums so hard, the guitar couldn't be heard at all. Onward to action plan B - turn the master volume to the max, and feel the mini-Haiti underneath your feet.
It still wasn't enough to grab the JC1 freshmen's attention. And for God's sake, nobody was actually shouting for people to join Guitar at all - so we took the initiative. "JOIN GUITAR~!" we shouted. Additional tag lines included: "Bring music to your life!" "We rock the house!" "You won't regret it!" etc.
It did the trick - within the first hour or so I was told that already 48 people signed up. More came later, and despite the high appeal for sports CCAs, we managed to exceed our target of 50 people signing up. Marvellous.
Except that probably what they didn't realise that it wasn't all about electric guitar and stuff like that - it's more classical. However, they still gotta start from scratch first before learning all those cool finger-swiping moves on the guitar at lightning speed, isn't it?
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