Those major exams
I chanced upon news abt China's "Gao Kao" (similar to our GCE 'A' Levels) on Xin Hua. Reading news abt this annual major exam brought a smile to my face, as it reminded me of my days in secondary school and JC.
Long gone were the days whereby I would sit in school exam halls in my uniform, having what I've revised over the months repeat itself in my head while waiting for the exam papers to be distributed. Those were the days whereby I'll be revising intensively everyday till the wee hours, and doing the infamous ten-year series to make sure I have familiarised myself perfectly with the type of questions which may appear in the exam. And not going to bed until I feel confident and prepared enough.
It was a stressful period, but it left fond memories as well. 'A' Levels were more memorable than the 'O's because I had a hard time coping in JC, and it had gotten to a point whereby I just gave up completely. I wasn't even expecting to pass it, and was even mentally prepared to repeat it. Fortunately, I managed to get through. I wouldn't say that I was a lazy student in JC, but I hated being in that college due to the lack of support. I had difficulty in catching up with my classmates as well, because they were all from a pure triple science class in their secondary school, whereas I was from a Pure Biology and combined Physics and Chem class. It was tough because they had a much better knowledge than me for Physics and Chem.
My results in JC sucks to the core, and I still remember how I would search for my name from the bottom of the list when exam results were released, and how I would compare with my buddy in class about how many subjects we have failed. Failing became part of my JC life, and slowly, I got numbed to it. My tutors didn't seem to care very much too, and I lost interest. Deep down, I had wanted very much to do well, but there wasn't much support around.
Once, I asked Dearie about how his memories of "Gao Kao" was like, and haha...like me, he thinks it's the most unforgettable experience ever. He claims that it's the most stressful period of his life as a student in China, and it got so bad that he had to go wash his face and hair to destress and keep himself sane. Dearie's got a very high stress threshold, and I can kinda imagine how torturing it must have been for him during then that he had to do that....hahahaha. Oh well, at least for all that effort, he did well enough to get into a top University...lol.
Really do miss those days, but no way would I want to repeat 'A' Levels again. I seriously don't think I'll do any better even if I were to repeat it either.
Long gone were the days whereby I would sit in school exam halls in my uniform, having what I've revised over the months repeat itself in my head while waiting for the exam papers to be distributed. Those were the days whereby I'll be revising intensively everyday till the wee hours, and doing the infamous ten-year series to make sure I have familiarised myself perfectly with the type of questions which may appear in the exam. And not going to bed until I feel confident and prepared enough.
It was a stressful period, but it left fond memories as well. 'A' Levels were more memorable than the 'O's because I had a hard time coping in JC, and it had gotten to a point whereby I just gave up completely. I wasn't even expecting to pass it, and was even mentally prepared to repeat it. Fortunately, I managed to get through. I wouldn't say that I was a lazy student in JC, but I hated being in that college due to the lack of support. I had difficulty in catching up with my classmates as well, because they were all from a pure triple science class in their secondary school, whereas I was from a Pure Biology and combined Physics and Chem class. It was tough because they had a much better knowledge than me for Physics and Chem.
My results in JC sucks to the core, and I still remember how I would search for my name from the bottom of the list when exam results were released, and how I would compare with my buddy in class about how many subjects we have failed. Failing became part of my JC life, and slowly, I got numbed to it. My tutors didn't seem to care very much too, and I lost interest. Deep down, I had wanted very much to do well, but there wasn't much support around.
Once, I asked Dearie about how his memories of "Gao Kao" was like, and haha...like me, he thinks it's the most unforgettable experience ever. He claims that it's the most stressful period of his life as a student in China, and it got so bad that he had to go wash his face and hair to destress and keep himself sane. Dearie's got a very high stress threshold, and I can kinda imagine how torturing it must have been for him during then that he had to do that....hahahaha. Oh well, at least for all that effort, he did well enough to get into a top University...lol.
Really do miss those days, but no way would I want to repeat 'A' Levels again. I seriously don't think I'll do any better even if I were to repeat it either.
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