oh, sh*t! this is the first time in my life, to ask for permission for joining a competition, asking thousands time, waiting for days and nights, just to be rejected by the time I meet the teacher.

I can only ran back to Ms. Teo, my guardian teacher here, to help me. She asked another teacher, and I see a dim light, a very dim light. I don’t know whether I still have hope or not. But I will fight for it. If in the end they did not send me to the competition, I will register by myself.

The next day, my teacher give me the final decision. I cannot join the Physics Olympiad as the school did not send any team, and it will be pointless to send a girl without preparation.

After school, I have higher mother tongue class at other school, so that I had to go there after school. After consulting with my mom, I decided to go to the NUS, the school which hold this Olympiad. I do not care, whatever happens, at least I have came to that school.

I really thank my supporting friends, especially Rena Multaputri. She is a very supporting friend, she always helps her friends, including me. She wipe away my uncertainty.

I know that God protects me and leads my way. He indeed leads my way. When I am about to go to the NUS, I do not know which way to go, I am so scared as I am going to somewhere I never know, on school day. I just went up the bus going to the closest MRT station, but I miss the bus, so I got down to at the next bus stop.

Was I lost? No! That bus stop is a bus stop where I can find a direct bus to the NUS.
I was on my own. I hopped on to the bus directing to NUS. It was a quite long trip, I was very afraid alone inside the bus, going to somewhere I never knew. I was sitting inside the bus, holding the paper showing the bus stops, did not dare doing anything else.

In the end, I got down at NUS University. I should go to NUS High School, which located 1 bus stop before where I got down. I discovered it after asking people around NUS University. Waiting quite long, I try to call the office again, as I was not able to call the office before. Finally, someone answer my call. He said he is Mr. Tan, he was not in the office and I can call him tomorrow.

I am 1 bus stop away from the school, but the school office has closed. I still continue my trip there, and walk around the school. After that, I went to the bus stop. Lucky me, there is a direct bus to the hostel! Woohoo! I wait for the bus, about half an hour, then I arrive at hostel, fruitless, at about 7.30 pm.

though I get nothing after travelling so far, I felt very satisfied. I never do such thing before just to enter a competition. I need to work hard. Wish me luck!

.ida.

I’ve felt that after I finished my first year here. I always get the top 5 in three years before. But it’s so hard when I want to still get that rank, especially in my class. I think I’ve been placed in-to be little proud-one of the best class in the grade 10. So I found many of friends that have special skills in many subjects. I have my classmates in the list of the math, physics, biology, astronomy, and earth science olympiad school team in the OSK, for an evidence. For example, if you are having a physics test. With that hard problems and the shirt time limit, what score must you get to be the best? 80? 90? That’s not enough because 100 is required in some tests to make you having the good grade at the end of the year.

I’ve just back from school just receiving the second semester score report. It’s not so good yet not so bad score but it still disappointed me. I didn’t make it as well as in the junior high school when I was more dilligent and could make more than 80 in biology tests. However 77 is my best biology score when the others are all 60s.hwhw..Anyway I finished 7th at the end of the second semester. The good news is this result has been imporved while I only got 12th in the first semester. Also my maths and physics are getting better in this last semester. However, the bad news is I still can’t do my best in my most “favorite” subject : Biology. I have only 72 in my report and that is because my 77 score in the first avertebrae exam. My aim in the 11th year is not to let me see the 70s score in my science score and obviously this makes me should improve the Bio.

That’s all for my update. Hopefully can see you guys next week ^^

mondz

Inferring from his post, I think One of the Blog’s writers seemed to be a bit depressed. Well, it is normal you see, for someone to trip on his road of progression or impeded by a huge chunk of rock in his path; so cheer up okay? hehe. But It’s good that you are still able to see the good things behind it, which often incognito.

Anyway, tomorrow will be my last obstacles to surmount…the last thing which blocks my pathway from home…It is a 4 days and 3 nights Scout’s Camp. I wish time will move at its maximum extremity so that the next time I draw my breath, my plane has landed safely in Soekarno-Hatta International Airport.

Okay, I think that’s all I can write for now..I need to pack my bag for tomorrow. Adieu guys ^_^

mondz

I wonder what is Raymond doing right now in Indonesia xD. I bet he will like the way we study in Singapore. Even though the examination period is hellish and stressful, the way they study the curriculum here is pretty useful for students. They focus on details and application of the knowledge taught to us in real life. I used to detest subject such as Biology and Geography, but here, I like to learn them; despite the fact that those two are the hardest exams here.

Well, I think that’s all for today as I want to play basketball right now ^_^

Aideu guys

Chris.

Okay, from my perspective, life is very monotonous here. It is like a straight line without any inclination at all, in other words, the gradient is zero. Yeah, everyday is a routinity. It feels like trapped in a devil circle. However, I have my friends here who help me to bear this hectic and kinda hellish school’s life in this very Singapore.

I feel like life suddenly changes abruptly. I miss my childhood moment, when life seems like an utopia, when life is so idealistic, and of course; when life is not demanding anything for you, when you don’t need to follow its delirious expectation of how we should struggle to achieve the better side of it. I miss those days, when I and my friends can still gather together and burst in childish laughter. Now life is expecting us to struggle meticulously and harshly. Well but I have no time to complain, I have no time to stop and mourn for my life. I must walk through it without any complain, I need to think that I will see the beauty of it later when I have progressed some parts of it.

Right now, I have my Geography text book, faithfully accompanying me wherever I go. I am doing my Mid-Year Examination right now, and I am very delighted that they still have some mercy to give us 2 days of weekend to struggle for the remaining exam. Well, I cannot wait to get back to Indonesia once I’ve done my exam. I cannot wait the moment when we will be reunited again! (And of course, I’m planning to do something mischievous to Raymond for neglecting this blog xD. I hope he will read this post and update this blog right at that moment)

Adieu guys ^_^

By Chris.

still waiting for my other two friend,
love,
Ida

last week, I was sick and I almost unable to go to school, but in the end I decided to go, so I came late to school. As I arrived there, the security asked me to stand for 30 minute in front of the school, even though I’ve told him I was sick. Then I protested and went to see my teacher. fortunately, they were so kind to me. In the afternoon I am not getting better and my teacher bring me to hospital. my form teacher is so nice! I am so lucky!

Luckily I went to school, if not I have to go to the doctor ON MY OWN! and I don’t know where the doctor is. This hostel is very very unthoughtful. I even have to bought my own lunch! I had to rest a lot but they did not help me.

When I am walking alone to school at that morning, I called my mom and dad, and at that time I just remember how was my life previously in Jakarta, and every time I remember it, I feel like I wanted to cry. I really miss them at that time. I love mom and dad. I miss them a lot!

by the way, i am waiting for Raymond to update this blog too and tell us all his story!

As here, the boys and girls hardly see each other due to difference of schedule. I wonder what the other one doing in Indonesia right now. Hope he will make a post in this blog as soon as possible

My comment for this hostel,

I like this place, well maybe because of my friends here..however for living, of course home is better. Well, maybe because this is life…people meet and say goodbye. People hug for two reasons, hello or goodbye.

However, friendship is like a star in the heaven. Sometime it vanish and suddenly appear out of nothing, however it will never extinct. ^_^