The time is now

Today we had HOD's contact, where the HODs of every subject basically came up to talk about how much we need to improve for the A levels. harsh, sure, but definitely required in my opinion to spur everyone on. like ms chua said, we only have 4 weeks before prelims and 7 weeks of lessons tops before the study break starts for the A levels, so really it's time to go all out. for those of us who have been putting off the real hardcore mugging with the excuse in mind that "i'll burn out before A levels if i start now" (yes, this is a confession), now is the time that this all-purpose excuse card expires. the prelims will be much bigger than anything that's happened before, with full papers for all subjects. not only that, the prelims will be nearly as important as the A levels as well: not only will this make or break our scholarship chances, but it will also more or less predict what we will be getting for the A levels. for all intents and purposes, the prelims should by right be treated with just as much rigour as the actual A levels. of course, there is a very big leap from "should" to "will".

after that was the NJC track meet finals. many other NJCians have already complained sufficiently about how both gates were locked and guarded to prevent anyone from leaving early, so i shan't delve into that. in any case, we managed to occupy ourselves for the most part. we played frisbee monkey for a while (it's amazing how complete strangers can come together and organise a game so quickly when there's a frisbee involved) until the PE teachers threatened to confiscate all thrown object lest they land on the track -.- then we resorted to doing idiotic things like collecting as much black synthetic field rubber as we possibly could to sprinkle around like holy water. ended up joining that SH1 class (i just realised that until now i still don't know what class they are :P ) and the ignis councillors with lionel, where we threw black synthetic field rubber at each other and shouted death threats at passing runners (ok that was just lionel and i) (ok maybe that was just me). when the races were over, we picked up the frisbee again to play "ultimate touch contact frisbee rugby", also known as the "tackle everybody and declare your own rules" game. the moral of the story: when you are locked up in school for three hours, your standards for "fun" drop like a rock.

The place is here; the time is now; the prize is great.

can't remember where that quote came from, but it's very fitting for the occasion.