O level results, the interview

24 January 2008, 2,00 pm, Bedok View Secondary School hall

That is the time and date for me to take my O level result. Let me tell you that I'm very nervous and even decided to try to take it the next day which is on Friday, unfortunately my dad saw the news that the MOE will release it on Thursday and I got no choice but to take it on Thursday.

As the released time for the result is at 2 pm I decided that I'll take it at 2.45 after the principal finished his speech and again I couldn't come at late beacuse Riz called me and asked me if I will be able to go for the interview at 4.30, I agreed to come.

Before taking it I simply didn't know what to do. Whenever I read the newspaper, there are always advertisement about open house and schools which makes me even more nervous. I mean it is like everyday, each time I open it, the schools ad will always be there. Worst still on the Thursday edition, they featured some of the most popular private schools and they even feature some of the students about the life at their school.

Each time I look out of the window, I would see students heading to the school. I thought they must be eager to see their results. What makes them eager? I don't know, maybe they already knew that they will fare good?

It makes me wonder, what will happen to me if I fail my English Language? It means that It will be difficult for me to apply to Stansfield or Broward College which requires 3 and 4 O level passes.

I read the results slip and I passed my English with a grade of C5 and was very disappointed for my Design & Technolgy grade as I failed it with a D7 grade. After sacrificing my time and Saturdays just to go to the school workshop to complete my project I get a D7 grade.

A pass would be a fair grade, at least.

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The interview at Stansfield...

It was bad.

There were 2 persons at the room. One an Indian man and the other is a Chinese.

They asked me about why choose accounting,who told you about the school and ect.

I think they knew that I didn't fully understand how the system work, like what will you be doing at the 1st, 2nd, 3rd year at the college. I said that I will be doing higher and higher stuffs each year and guess what? They then gave me that ' is this boy for real ' face. Then the chinese man go on and tell me the whole thing.

The Indian man asked me this what is the answer for this question (a + b)^3 ? I said a^3 + 3ab + b^3 . I knew it was wrong as I anyhow answered it as I didn't know the answer. He then told me it was wrong and gave me 2 choices:

A) I give you a pen and paper and you try solving it.

B) You say I don't know and don't try the question.

I chose option B.

After the interview ended, I asked Riz about the question, he told me always to choose option A. Why? Because at least you tried the question and if you choose B you will be a follower and follow people without making a stand for yourself.

I failed that question.

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Australian Open was over and I will be back to another boring and lonely months and weeks.

Sabar... sabar... sabar... sabar... sabar...

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- Eric -

P.S: I still think Katharine McPhee is a great singer even though reports claimed that her record label has been dropped.