Went for the SINDA Academic Excellence Awards at NYP yesterday. Its ironic though that my results weren't excellent. With only 3As, I was probably the lousiest award winner there as everyone else had at least 1 Special Paper or got 4 As. I recognized many of the winners in the A-Level category, as most of them won the award for Os too. There were very few people from NJ at the awards yesterday- 3 girls, donning the NJ blazer (which can be recognized from miles away), who were there for the O-Level category; 4 guys (me, Pradip, Reuben and Cum) and 3 girls (Mirriam and 2 others) for the A-level cat. Basically everyone else was a Rafflesian or Victorian. However, I had a great time in the end, as I managed to reconcile with Pradip (surprise?) after our standoff for nearly 2 years.

Muahahahaha.

So the more times you get this award, the more prestigious it becomes, since less and less people keep getting it consecutively. Like yesterday, there were only 50 second time recepients, and about 15 third time recepients. Hmmm. If I want to get it for the third time, it will have to be under the University category. Its pretty hard to win one for that category though. Basically you have to graduate from either NUS or NTU with second-upper or first class honours to qualify for the award.

Hence, my long-term goal: to get into the honours program, and gradute with at least second upper. Indeed a long term goal. University is still years away for me.