Regarding academics

Hmm... due to the fact that our whole class is weak in first ODE, we had to do worksheets on it. So, we did. And my momentum was broken since that one friday when i skipped school due to stress? depression? Whatever. So, Miss Chua gave me a hard time, telling me off, nagging and all. I know that she's just concerned, but she had put it in such a way that i'm this cocky girl who thinks that her 1st ODE is so great that I don't have to do these worksheets, when in fact, I'm just plain lazy. But one thing she mentioned is kinda true, she had said that from the answers i gave in the worksheets, she could see my attitude towards it. And you might ask, why did i say that it's kinda true? Well, because right after i got told off, I did worksheets 5 to 9 (when all others are already at 10 and above =P). Erm.. that's not the point. The point is, before she scolded me, my worksheets came back with lotsa circles and crosses. Worksheet 4 came back ending with a "Poor!". And what happened to worksheets 5 to 9? I only made one mistake, one careless mistake where i forgot to write the minus sign. Hahaha.. guess her method worked on me. But I guess that only works for math. =P

Generally, I'm still lazy.

As for economics, sigh.. By saying that I spend minimal time reading up on econs, it is an understatement. Yep! It's that bad. I've been trying to read the policies. I've completed monetary policy, moved on to fiscal. Please don't "wow" me because i've only read through. Mind you, let me emphasise again, it's READ THROUGH. Since reading through does not equate to studying, I haven't studied a bit! Oh no!! Yeah.. not that I'm not aware that there's only like 90 days left? It's just that i can't bring myself to work.

BUT

I've made the first step to improve my grades. I joined the tuesday's REAP. And guess what, I'm under Mr. Chu!! YAY!!! I bet he's strict enough to make me improve by at least one grade. Which means, I can pass econs for prelim 2!! HOORAY!! But of course, I'm hungry for more than just an E grade. Something he said really made me feel "YEAH! that's the way!!". He said, if you're not going to do the assignment, never mind, you'll just be kicked out of this programme and you won't have a chance to come back! That totally will make me do my work because it's really a rare chance to be taught by him. Although Tuesday's REAP is not as great as monday's, it's better than nothing. =)

Chinese? Hmm... It's still quite fine now. Not scoring, but passing. Well.. Effort required to score!

All in all, this is a reflection entry to make me realise how far I am from my ultimate goal. Because besides all these academics matters, I still gotta brush up my drawing skills, polish my brainstorming power, boost my creativity juice, and whatever's required to get into ADM. Joining competitions is one of the many ways. But it can boost your confidence level if you win, and make you feel so inferior if you don't win.