About yesterday's PSC PAE... well, it was totally different from what i expected. and by "different" i actually mean "freaking difficult". although everything was MCQ, it's the combination of time shortage and foreign topics that really gets to you. for the numerical reasoning test, we had to 32 questions in 20min. and to think that our teachers always tell us 1min per question when it comes down to MCQ. there was a silver lining though, in that all the questions were asking the same thing of comparing between 2 quantities to see which is larger. i know some of you must be thinking that you could do that with your eyes closed, and honestly that's what i would think too if i havent sat for the test, but i guess when you are free enough and powerful enough you can make a difficult test out of anything. here's a sample for you:
Given that q > p, which is larger - A: (p + 3)(q + 2) or B: (p + 2)(q + 3)
Options: A, B, both are equal, not enough information to tell
if you took longer than 45s to figure it out, then you just spent too much time on the question. well, i didnt get it right, and it was only after the test that i realised that the answer should be that A is larger :(
next was the logical reasoning test, where basically we have to evaluate the what assumptions are made and whether a conclusion is accurate given a certain set of assumptions. long story short, they're basically looking out for potential lawyer-type people who can be their legal attack dogs and tear down any rebellious arguments.
there was also a hypothetical situation test, where they present various situations and ask us to choose the best and worst courses of action. for example, they might present a situation where you have to choose between taking the rap for something you didn't do and snitching out your superior, and ask you to make a decision. i cant see how there could be right or wrong answers in these questions. maybe there aren't. in which case the use of OAS is quite questionable.
finally, a personality quiz, not unlike the Meyer-Briggs test (i dont care how it's spelled, ok?) which i once took on facebook (im an INTP, a "theorist"). i always feel very pressured when i take these kinds of personality quizzes, because i always consider and reconsider every option and end up hesitating a lot before filling in an answer which is arguably not very "spontaneous", as the test requires. it was so bad, in fact, that i was one of the last few to finish the test.
this past month or so, i've been living with the motto "Burn bright like a star, burn out like a comet", but now im really starting to feel the heat. it's already friday and i've barely touched my holiday homework. i tried to do the physics papers but ended up struggling through and barely finishing. if i cant even perform for a subject that i used to have confidence in, what more can i say for subjects like chem and econs? i guess this is the price to pay for over-ambition.
Following in the footsteps of Icarus, I feel my wings leave me. As I reach my hand out, hoping to caress the glorious sun, he glares mercilessly into my eyes and mocks the mere mortal who foolishly dares to approach him, before plucking the last few feathers from my back and watching me plummet back to earth.
i've recently been watching A7X's LBC concert videos on youtube, and as usual they totally rock. no other band i know has that combination of musical skill and stage presence to get the crowd going during a live performance. what really got me was when they performed Second Heartbeat and M.Shadows got back to good old hardcore screaming again. i've been watching and rewatching this video the entire day. Second Heartbeat by Avenged Sevenfold, live at the LBC:
