desert of angst with an oasis of joy.

prelims are here, but that's no reason not to write something on the blog... especially when i'm having really strong feelings against the education we are receiving from the school.

incompetence is a sin. yes, and we all know it for ourselves how stupid we feel when an incompetent teacher teaches us. i mean, get a teacher who has an UNSOUND understanding of mathematics to teach the topic that requires plenty of MATHEMATICAL MANIPULATION and STATISTICAL ANALYSIS?! c'mon, even my senior who isn't a teacher can explain how the equations are derived. and you, (presumably) a trained professional in biology and education, cannot even tell me how they come about? this is seriously disappointing.

and wth, i cannot believe the way cambridge admissions is organised. mrs ang, i know that you are a very busy person and i understand that you cannot be at your cubicle all the time. but the least you could do is make yourself available for a particular period of time so that we poor applicants can go and look for you! and certainly, after those years of organising these application processes, you can easily post a factsheet online to help the troubled souls out there... what is the use of being a college referee if you can't even help us with simple things like these? to make things worse, we cannot approach you when we see you (those are the times when you are involved with consultation) because you will flare at us! it is not as if we do not understand the instructions on the application forms. we can't fill them in because they are simply too vague! if being a Senior Teacher means that you cannot do all these, i think that it is only right to let a junior teacher do it. at least she will have more time to dedicate to the applicants and give them a higher chance of success at impressing the admissions tutor. is that too much to ask for? sigh.

anw, 'nuff said. to borrow ys's words, it's just another 3 months of exquisite pain. for now, let the pictures speak of the fond memories we had during our ravaged years in hc...













hmm... didn't know you guys were into *this*














a valiant attempt to make the number-alphabet 7E :P














petals and a muddy pig :P














class exco/bosses.













talk about being unglam >.<











bio kids!













physik kids (actually they are adults, but whatever)!













the pharmaceutical chemists.













the people who BLAST proteins.














bio kids and our *matronly* tutor :D













emo-ing over food (high calorie good stuff!)













the most exquisite gift to a teacher in the history of KI.













a photo in mr lim's room! note: the artist is being obscured by her own artwork :P

good luck to all and stay cheerful (so that you can gimme some of your cheerfulness and optimism later in the week)!