June 2nd, English Paper 3- Oral (Prelimnary Exams). My performance in it indicates I need some oral communication lessons. Even talking or listening to people, particularly those who I don't know, or have a different accent, is becoming a problem, but I don't think it's because I'm so used to Singlish; though I don't know what's happening either. And if I have a choice, I'd choose oral communications that includes American Accent Training.
June 3rd to 5th: Holiday lessons. I find Additional Maths lessons to be very useful, but as for experiments/practical during Physics and Chemistry lessons, it's really a drag, and the teachers are always too busy to help me, and I lack skills in Practical, so it wasn't something to look forward to.
June 5th to 7th: Getaway to Malacca (Melaka). Didn't visit many tourist attractions, only passing by them, tasted the original Peranakan food, shopping in Dataran Pahlawan and Jusco, walked through Jonker Walk, and that's it. I was expecting a detour to Kuala Lumpur, but in the end, they decided not to, so hopefully I can go back across the borders in the 3rd or 4th week, hopefully able to visit my maternal cousins in Kuala Lumpur (including 1 paternal cousin and her family), while bringing Sasha along.
Design & Technology coursework remedial: I'm getting tired of it. The progress of my artefact is slow, machines are so dangerous, teachers/instructors occasionally unavailable until it kept me waiting for very long, disturbing neighbouring class, lunch is 30 minutes away, long hours, dirty and dusty workshop, etc. Before long I'm not coming anymore. I tell you, that's not the way to spend your vacations away, and I wish the deadline can be extended because resorting to this kind of conditions is not enjoyable. On the plus side, the artefact is easier to make than I thought, but still it needs more steps towards completion, taking up a longer time, more materials, and more help needed.
Start of revision for Prelimnary Exams (Prelims): it will start tomorrow, but I doubt I have the energy to get moving, because of the Design & Technology coursework remedial, so I'm modifying the plan tonight. And I really need to persevere and persist this time, because as time passes, the period gets more critical. Soon it will be the Prelims and O Level Exams. Thus my goal set for Prelims is- ELR2B2: 17, L1R5: 23, and for O Levels- ELR2B2: 9 or L1R5: 8 (different aims for different schools that I want to attend). I can accept a few more points but not until I cannot qualify for the courses at all.
I realised I need to do something about my weight and body, so I have to start the Men's Health 22-minute weight-free plan as soon as possible. Maybe the No Diet Diet would help too.
Actually I'm getting weary now (as well as dreary) as it is still pre-O Levels. I'm looking forward to the end of it but it's just too far away. And I know lots of things await after the O Levels, including financial freedom from a part-time job I'm taking up, which translates into getting my first handphone, a large screen, high speed, and good quality laptop, going for an extended trip to Kuala Lumpur, buying more new clothes and attending short courses (such as languages). Those will be the good times before I start polytechnic in April 2010. That reminds me, I'm going for the Polytechnic Experience Immersion program this Wednesday, so let's see if polytechnic is right for me.
I have decided that Canada is the place to live and work when I graduate from university, because I had heard enough problems of living in USA, so I will go north instead, where I can live in peace, while still enjoying the benefits of USA and Canada. But as for college, USA is still the first choice, because of their high academic quality and rich college culture and life, although I will only choose urban and multi-cultural/multi-nationality colleges, to avoid racial conflicts. Up till now, I still don't know which colleges accept Singapore Polytechnic's Diploma in Architecture, and even emailing the colleges is of no use (except Cooper Union, which the response is positive). I guess handwritten mail is preferred over email in US colleges.
After reading the book Army Daze, my imagination went nuts when I read all the descriptions of the horrors of National Service. Singapore is really too much. The book made me contemplate of getting a Malaysian or Canadian passport and use it to leave Singapore before I get called up for National Service. But whether I escape or not, I'll still be migrating anyway, it's only an issue of whether you want to risk the chances of rejection, becoming stateless, getting extradited and go on trial and/or never see Singapore again, as well as people you know. I'm really stuck of what to do; why am I so unlucky to get a Singapore passport in the first place? Anyway, the following song is about breaking the status quo and realising your dreams, as well as realising that you feel you should be in a better place in the future:
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