ow..my lungs..
the haze has returned to malaysia..whoop-dee-doo. my poor lungs. i'm not asthmatic, but i've been coughing for over a week now, and on top of that the stupid fishbone that got stuck in my throat a few days ago, is still there. it hurts to breathe now, and i'm so tired cause ive been coughing so much.
THE ACADEMIC CLIMATE SO FAR...
some people are considering quitting this programme. which is so sad since we're selected students. teachers are so beaten down, and we're all still at a loss. i really hate my college now. first of all, they have 2 pre-u courses going on at the same time; cambridge a-levels and the International Baccalaureate Diploma thing. nothing wrong with that, but just bear with me. (btw, i'm an a-level student)
OBVIOUSLY these are 2 very different programmes and have different weightages allocated to different aspects of academic development. a-levels just so happens to be purely academic and exam-based, while the IB programme requires their students to have extra-curricular activities. SO, the IB teachers are complaining, and as a result, we a-levels people gots to do some extra-curricular activities too! 
and dont get me started on the clown who's in charge of this college-i dont trust her one bit. i dont mind doing extra-curricular activities but it doesnt do anything for my university entrance! unless cambridge changes their policy...whatever man. these poor gullible minds who think that everything must be "equalised" are clearly deluded. it really isnt a case of comparing apples to apples...its friggin' watermelon to grapes.
i dont know what is going to make me want to start studying again. i know its not good to be stuck in such a rut, but i've lost complete confidence in my academic abilities. i dont know why..and you really cant blame me. i just sat for the IELTS test last weekend (International English Language Testing System,IELTS) and the results are out either this friday or early next weekend..we're tested on 4 elements;Speaking, Listening, Reading, Writing. i'm supposed to get a band 7 in each element. university entrance requires at least a band 6.5 overall and the perfect English speaker should get a band 9, while 0 means you didn't do anything...now i'm thinking, what if i wrote in hieroglyphics or something. what then?
btw, that NEWBIE who said i suck...
SHUT UP. you dont know jack.
and to all those really nice people who told me nice stuff, THANK YOU. it meant a lot.
TIBUS!! thanks for stickin up for me 