Now that i think about it, i realise that there is very little about me that is worthy of mention. im not the best in any of my subjects, and im not the best all-rounder either (remember that IP girl who got 6 As for promos?), so why should i be treated like im any special? i really detest the attention and pressure that the teachers are giving me, partially for the rather selfish reason that i dont like to be stressed out (i know it's a very self-centred reason, but please we're all only human, arent we?), but mainly because i feel it is misplaced and much better spent on other, more fitting candidates for the position of "school mascot". why didnt they approach that 6A girl, or any of the other people who did well for promos? why was it only jerrell and i? and jerrell declined the offer (not that i blame him or anything; i fully respect his decision), leaving me alone to be the everyday guy striving for an extraordinary goal. life isnt a fairy tale, and in reality the underdog nearly always loses.
napfa is this saturday! looking back at the wheezy little strand of spaghetti i was last year, i really feel like i've come a long way in terms of physical fitness. from struggling in every event to a 23-point failure (no thanks to pull-ups -.-) and now a silver with a (very very very) slim chance of a gold. i guess mainly i have hockey to thank for this. if i went ahead and joined IT club like i was planning to at the start of SH1, i think i wouldnt be half the person i am today in terms of physical fitness. specifically, i guess i'd have to thank derek, thiagu and the two nigels for being such excellent slave drivers :D
i wonder how the school would react if i bombed during my A levels. probably NJC's failed investment of the year.
