Term 2.5

With so many stuff piling up “nicely” for the June holiday and the first few weeks of term 3, the break seems more like an extended school term to me. Indeed, it would be a miracle if I sailed through the whole periodunscathed. Indeed, I have been coming to school almost every-day that this break merely seems to be an extended school term. Fortunately (for better or worse), I’m not coming to the school campus for week 2, so at least I’m not so sick when I came again in week 3.

Week 1 – making props

Although about half of Huagang belongs to the props group, somehow only about 3-4 regulars turned up frequently enough to be worth a mention. Of course, I cannot blame those actors and exco members (Hey some of us did come down to help!) since they were already too bogged down with rehearsals and administrative matters respectively. However, what excuse does the rest have? Why are they not coming when we need them the most?

Week 2 – RMUNC

Ok, I myself did not go and make props nor go for the Huagang camp for a very obvious reason: RMUNC. Well, for details about what went on during the conference, please wait for my post just on this event.

Week 3 – Project and Choir

After RMUNC ended off with a bang with the D & D, I promptly went back to work on my Biodiesel project. This must be the first time I had actually started doing my project during the June holidays, perhaps yet another potent indicator of my failure in Project’s Competition. Yet I cannot screw it up this time around, for this is the last year all of us would be in HCI high school section (Refer to my earlier post about Year 4 syndrome).

I sincerely hope that we would at least make it to the final, after missing out on greenwave and NUS Chemistry fair due to our lagging external mentor. Anyway, the Ngee Ann lecturer did not reply us promptly yet again (think he’s overseas) so we just continue preparing the oil needed for testing religiously. Hopefully we can complete everything in time.

Meanwhile, choir training resumed with dismal attendance as usual. I really begin to wonder whether we can make it for the NYGH concert in tip-top condition, considering what we sang during the practices. And of course, the old issue about succession popped up more and more frequently, as the date for departures of sec 4 nears. Hewlett quipped we might as well form a boy band. At the same time, I think Mr. Yong gave hints that yet another recruitment drive would be organized. Miss Lim’s comment that there’s a lots of singing talent in Hwachong rings ever louder in my ears nowadays, as I realized that our dear Chee Yang didn’t even join VE. Imagine that! Hopefully VE can survive beyond the few remaining founders.

As you might had noticed, I did not even make a passing mention about revision for test (Math, Physics and Bio quiz), holiday homework nor HRP for a very good reason: I didn’t even touch them. They would probably be tackled in the last week.

Schedule

Stuff for Term 3 Week 1-3
Book circle
HRP
Physics, Bio, Math test
VE and Chinese drama performance
Project’s Day Semi judging
Australian English

Stuff for remaining weeks of term 3
ACE (especially Physics and Biology)
Oral Defense
Young editor (write some short stories)
Science research paper (for “Scientific Major Research Paper” aka SMRP)
Exam revision

Hopefully everything goes well, and then I can concentrate on revising for my exam to get my choice subject combination.

Year 4 syndrome

I think the final year in your school would always be the most memorable. Besides relishing the bond with your friends and the inevitable parting, the anticipation of your next steps towards achieving your life-long dream must always be on the back of your mind. Now more than ever, I feel the increasing sense of urgency as the sand remaining in the hour-glass disappear even faster than a shooting star. The quest is on to eliminate any possible regrets, from being carried forward to your college days.

No doubt this cohort would still be promoted together to J1, but this is a significant milestone that nobody wanted to cross without something to show for. Perhaps that is why all of us are working so hard, with valuable experience accumulated from past failures, to save our best shot for the last.

The end is near.