I am so much more productive in school than i am at home. thanks to my handphone's state-of-the-art facebook-filtering software (i.e. the lack of wi-fi capabilities), i am completely shielded from the siren-like temptations of facebook and the rest of the internet. and when all your friends are mugging beside you, it's hard not to get peer-pressured into studying.
the pressure has become really suffocating for some of us. it seems that cries of "FML" are becoming more and more frequent, as well as criticisms of the immense stress in NJC. i can't deny that the stress is at an all-time high, but i hesitate before blaming it all on the school. after all, haven't we been warned that this will be our toughest year yet? haven't we been cautioned that trying times are coming? nostalgia for our simpler, more carefree secondary school days is to be expected, but we can't realistically expect this exam to be the same as the last. after all, there's a reason why that was the Ordinary levels and this is the Advanced levels. most probably this is something that students all over singapore are facing, and pointing the finger at the school is the last thing we should be doing. instead, if there is no way to change the situation to fit you, then change yourself to fit the situation. these few days i've been living by a new motto: whether i like it or not, NJC has become my second home. so i might as well like it.
national day celebrations later today, so we've decided to take a break and have a combined 25/27 movie outing to watch Despicable Me! ok actually it's only 8 of us, but it sounds so much more impressive this way.
by the way, i'm completely re-addicted to Sidewinder again for some reason :D it just has such a unique quality about it; heavy yet melodic, with a very exotic tune, and interesting lyrics.
