Y Tuesday, May 15, 2007
9:34 pm
Fun fact: Waking up at 4am to cram in last minute information is no fun at all!I don't even know if doing that has any benefits. I got up and read Thiru's SS notes on Sri Lanka for the umpteenth time. But you know, it's the same deal as when you're sedated, barely awake/half dead and someone tells you something. It goes in most of the time. You don't even have to understand it. Just let it get stuffed into your brain.
A cold shower helped jolt me to my senses, and I began revision pronto. Like I said, nothing I didn't already know; it was just to make sure none of it slipped out. Not unlike many others, I staked my chances on Sri Lanka/Northern Ireland. Imo, it's one of the easier chapters. (some might disagree, but it's my blog. =D)
Y'all know how everything has a backup plan?
"Oh shit! Switch to plan B!"
Yes, so does my "snap out of that trance you idiot" mechanism. It was cold in the morning, so I wore my jacket. (For the FIRST time.) Coffee was good, but hot. So I left the steaming life-injecting liquid on my desk. Getting up to head to the toilet, the sleeve of my jacket caught onto the handle of the mug (just what are the chances of that?) and toppled the damn thing.
*THUD*
"OW. FUCK."
Yay. Now my uniform and jacket are stained with brown marks. Carpet's dirty and I have to stop my study. Fine mess I made. They always say, look for the silver lining. Yes, I'm fully awake now and it served as a cue to get ready for school.
Thankfully, the rest of the day wasn't nearly as screwed. The exam itself wasn't anything to overwhelming. I could finish the paper with 30 seconds to spare, and only the last two SBQs posed some difficulty. (When in doubt, bullshit.) MC just HAD to tell me I went horribly wrong with my second SEQ, saying I went horribly off-mark and gave wrong points.
It sucks and I wasn't too happy, considering essay questions are what people spend A LOT of effort on. I was, at that point, thinking "Well, he isn't the marker. His opinion need not become my reality." Others around him didn't get cut much slack cut for them. I mean, this is just from my PoV, but everyone who went through him seemed pretty worried.
I'm leaving my thoughts on an article I read earlier today for tomorrow. It's pretty interesting, about education in East Asian countries. Seems Rote-learning is good only for instant or short-term results.
Nothing I can do about my paper tomorrow. So I'm off for TV.