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Saturday, November 20, 2004
1:19 AM

what's all the hype about national exams anyway? are they really that worthy of mention? i mean, its so controversial. there are people who slack to the core, and get straight As. conversely, there are others who mug their asses off only to screw up. and of course the case of one always doing well in school exams, and then screwing up the national exam. or, always screwing school exams and suddenly aceing the national exam.

i can sense the retort coming, along the lines of 'you shouldn't complain so much, you're having it good here in SG. think of all the other terrible places and you'll know how fortunate you are'.

you know what? i'm so sick and tired of this lame track of reasoning. slogging (not so much of stress and work, but more of reification) away for two years, and revolving totally around one crucial make-or-break exam doesn't do any justification to the word 'fortunate'. zzzzzz.

and yes, i'm not confident about getting straight As. or even getting As for that matter. pardon the pessimism, but i doubt As are gonna come my way that easily, contrary to popular belief. or not. whatever makes you happy.