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Friday, February 5, 2010
The fact that we're 1.5 years away from sitting the HSC is sending all the
year 11s scurrying towards the nearest tutoring institution.
I remember talking to Vince during the holidays, how he gave up all his outer-school commitments (ie. sports) to take up tutoring. This then sent me into a physchedelic stressing frenzy, where my mind conjured up vivid images of me crushing under the enormous workload which is increasing by the minute - think human & books tetris. In my deranged state, I www.whitepages.com all the tutoring places in town & began my desperate search for the perfect place to MAXIMISE MY ATAR.
However, after 2 failed trials & being kicked out of 1 before I even set foot in that place, I came to the conclusion that maybe tutoring wasn't the thing for me & that I should postpone my pursuit of them coaching places AHEM money-making-machines AHEM until a later date. Being a newbie with no previous experience with coaching colleges, it came to no surprise that me & tutoring were like oil & water - we don't mix. Although, I'm quite ashamed to admit that I found those 2 trials of tutoring quite fun. xD
It also striked me that .. there are many tutoring places offering free trials out there, which means that I can drift from one place to another to take up free trials & learn a whole year's course without paying a single cent! HOW GOOD (& ASIAN) IS THAT! I aspire to be one of those major corporate scammers who are exposed by TodayTonight on a weekly basis, so wish me luck folks! Maybe I'll be more successful at being a cheapass prick than my tragic attempt to maximise my ATAR.
My outer school commitments also came under the fire. Without thinking, I hastily came to the conclusion that, like Mr. Duarte the 99.95 ATAR recipient, it was a necessity that I emancipate myself from all those time-consuming activities that are stalling my valuable intake of knowledge. Sketching classes, out the window! Softball's for softies, I don't need that! Piano contributes to noise pollution, no wonder we're speeding towards climate change at such a rapid rate!
*sigh*
But due to some unforeseable circumstances yesterday, my attempt to quit sketching failed & as per normal I found myself in the OH-SO-FAMILIAR surroundings & the asian smell of Carlingford village, strolling towards my sketching class. But it came to me that, I don't have to sacrifice everything for studying. I don't have to put my life on hold for a few extra marks on my report. That it's important to LIVE in the upcoming years. No one can study 24/7 (besides perhaps Michael Lin) so take a break & eat a Kitkat. Okay that was Tooheys extra dry. But yes, have a little fun, whatever you do.
Just like Bikram here.
Learn for the love of learning, not for an A quadriple + on your next paper. Although that'll be quite kickass, I'd imagine. x)
So I guess softball, piano, sketching & badminton are still on the agenda. And as for tutoring? Hit me another time. =)
LOL JAYDON.
xx.
Betty.