I HATE IT WHEN PEOPLE CRITICISE MY DRIVING, ESPECIALLY WHEN I'M IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT!
There, got that off my chest. Seriously you'd think I passed my driver's exam for nothing... Ish...
Anyhow, sorry for the uber long hiatus people. I was tied up with tons of stuff, and sort of lost much of my motivation of writing in this seeing that my parents are reading everything here. (YES MUM AND DAD I KNOW)
Anyhow, huge load of update:
- Physics AS went well generally, though there were problems the night before Paper 1 and 2. I think I did ok but Paper 2 was a really hard paper. Still hoping for an A though since the threshold mark is not that high.
- Did well in my Eng. Literature internals. I was very pleased and so was Ms. Carol. This augurs well for my real external exams next month and again hoping for A's in the modules so I don't need to resit. On another note, Maths internals were generally well. Careless mistakes and arithmetic errors littered my papers but still managed respectable scores so it should be fine. I'm now quite familiar with the methods and just need to be more careful. Overall some very encouraging results but still, I'd need to do some revision during this month's break for the externals in January. READ: NO PROCRASTINATION haha. Hopefully so...
- Received conditional offers from Warwick, Imperial and UCL. All quite stringent with at least 3A's so its something to work towards. Just what I've expected though so it didn't come as a real surprise except for Warwick, which made a 4A's offer (or 3A1B + Grade 2 in STEP). Really top drawer offer to rival Cambridge and speaks volumes of the level of candidates which they have. They're currently my Firm choice (barring a Cambridge offer) and though there's not much in the city, its way cheaper than London and offer better education lol. (No offence to the London unis and their graduates of course haha) Currently still waiting on Durham and of course, Cam...
- US applications are coming along fine and I should submit them by next week. Parents have been breathing down my neck ever since I came back and its seriously almost done. Essays are nuts but I guess its all part of the process... This of course means I might go to US next year instead of UK. Keep your fingers crossed that I have my pick...
~~Ok enough on the work front~~
Went to Sabah for 4 days with my family and it was fun. I won't bother to elaborate much here since they say a picture is worth a thousand words. I was quite surprised at the climate on Mt. Kinabalu though, which was certainly colder than Cameron Highlands, and that was just at the foot of the mountain! The sea water at the islands were really crystal clear, and I had much fun snorkeling and looking at corals. In a nutshell, a much welcomed (and should I say deserved?) break. However I didn't bring back any souvenirs though as none particularly caught my eye. (Sorry guys...)
Last week of Term III in KTJ were spent doing packing and chilling out with my friends before we all parted ways for a month. Our Headgirl, Jenny made a lightning decision to leave....... then change her mind after a few days to stay on until we finish our A Levels. Not complaining that she's staying but she did pull quite a scare. I even went as far as to prepare a calligraphy piece for her before the end of term only to find out that she wasn't leaving after I completed it. Ish... Wasn't a particularly impressive piece of work, but quite a good one to say the least. Sadly I don't have a picture of it to post up here. Anyhow I gave it to Jenny anyway since she asked for it so KTJians who are interested can look her up. For those who can read Chinese, this is the poem on the piece:
送友人
李白
青山横北郭，白水绕东城。
此地一为别，孤蓬万里征。
浮云游子意，落日故人情。
挥手自兹去，萧萧班马鸣。
which is basically a poem about sending a person off. JENNY YOU OWE ME ONE FOR THE TROUBLE I WENT THROUGH TO DO THIS!!! Haha nah just kidding. I doubt she even reads this lol.
Oh yes, the eYES Dinner went well despite A LOT of last minute work. Everything clicked in the end as it usually do. Everybody were in their best for the night and it generally looked nice. I'm sure everybody who were there will agree that the performances this time round were great too. Kudos to those people who arranged for the two bands and the KTJ performers! I was acting as the video man for the night and that was certainly a fresh experience. Hope what I took that night turn out fine though haha. Had a great time in KL too after the dinner with some friends. I'm sure we took some photos so I'll try to get a copy of those to post up here.
Unfortunately, my little outing in KL was cut short as I have to return for a farewell dinner for Mei Hui and Xinle in Seremban. It was a little all-you-can-eat steamboat do which was nice. However only Mei Hui showed up as Xinle was actually stuck in KL (grr...) Anyhow all the best to both of them who (I think) will not be returning to KTJ for their A Levels. Good luck in your future endeavours and do try to keep in touch! We'll miss the both of you in Buddhist Society!
Without a doubt, Term 3 in KTJ was a stark difference from Term 1 and Term 2. For starters, there was a lot of work to be done which I did complete thankfully. At the end, it left me with a serious feeling of burnout and the vacation was a welcome break. From what I can see, its going to become worse on the work front during Term 4 and I'd have to be prepared for that. Other than that, I'm starting to come to grips with what's happening around my life and coping with it with help from my friends. Thanks guys, you don't know how much it means to me... Granted I still sink into depression at the weirdest of times suddenly, but its less frequent now and I'm starting to revert to a more cheerful nature, no thanks to influence from very very hyper people (PAM!) (not just her, sorry Khairul...;) Hopefully you guys will see more of that next year. It's been a rocky term, not just for myself but for people close around me, and it was a relief to see everybody pull through in the end. We all have our own problems but still find time to care for each other when we're needed. I'm starting to trust more people and I hope that these people would also trust me the same way I do. But then, that's up to them. They decide who to trust and with what. Anyhow, I'll try to update this blog more frequently if I can find the time and motivation:) but 'til next time, Godspeed.~Zhongy
P/S Oh yes happy holidays to everybody and a safe journey to wherever you go. Keep in touch!
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