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Friday, October 23, 2009

This past week, a lot of things have actually transpired in my mind. From the incessant long-hours meetings for PW WR(Written Report) at Downtown East Fish and Co Express and in school, to getting The Call from the General Office, to rushing madly for to meet the WR word limit and PW deadline today, it has been pretty much, a rushed week.

First, let me talk about The Call. All week, school has been buzzing about news like whether each other got a call, if yes, from the General Office(GO) or Civics Tutor. From what was heard,no call should be promoted, from CT means advanced and from GO means most likely going to retain. I got The Call on Thursday afternoon, when Dad called while I was PW-ing in the classroom with my PW group. I saw his call, and knew immediately that The Call must have reached him. I wasn't surprised, since I was long mentally prepared. Even my CT said it would be better for me when I met him last week, since this combination I am taking now doesn't seem to suit me very well. Indeed, I must agree, especially for Chem. The reasons, you should know if you have been reading here. I have more or less decided not to argue for advancing when Dad and I see the Principal, which The Call was to arrange for a time, because I will be sending myself into hell from this year end till the A Levels next year if I do. The only thing holding me back now is my friends' unyielding persuasion. They basically just have "DON'T RETAIN PLEASE" written on their faces every time they see me, on top of their endless talks to convince me about it. Other than that, there is also the prospect of another year of CCA(to change or not to change?) and a little bit of sadness of giving up a year, plus the weeny uncertainty brought by the what-if-don't-do-well-again-next-year-then-how question,but that is really small right now to me, because I know that
some best decisions in life, though hard, are a must to make.

And in the case of A Levels here, quality and not quantity matters. I would rather be sad now, than to be devastated later when I get my A Lvls' results and not even qualifying for Uni, much less say the course I want(Mass Comms). Plus, I am VERY much confident of staying on top of the game next year, and being more happy as well. I hope others like me will view this the way I do too, because this is in no way the end of the world, and there are simply SO MUCH good things about another year ahead. I am not saying that one cannot be upset at all, but I just hope that they will see it in a brighter way when the sadness hits, so it won't be prolonged. (:

I am fortunate, because I have my parents' support. Touches me to tears every time I think about it. I just thank god for giving me such great parents. <3 In a way, I wished they'd scolded me, so I could like not feel so guilty for not meeting their expectations. Then again, repeating has lots of benefits (I will post another day about it), so don't feel sorry or anything for me because I am not the least sad about it in any way, especially academically, so don't start in front of me, or you will get a tongue lashing from yours truly.

You have been warned. xD


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