"A lot of people have asked me whether I'm embarassed to be one year behind the rest of my peers --it's as good as being retained in JC1. I think it's a nonissue. What's there to feel bad about? I fell ill this year, and I had to rest --and that's reason enough for my not going back to school. Afterall, I've always believed that if a person has 70 years to live, what's one or two years? I don't see why I should hurry. To quote a good friend of mine --"when it comes to education, I always take the scenic route." Yes, I'm slowing down, catching my breath, admiring the scenery while strolling to the finishing line. It's quite uplifting. I realise that in life, you don't have to answer to anyone except yourself. It doesn't matter how fast you run, it's finishing the race that counts.Close your eyes, breathe in the fresh air, recharge yourself, and go. Feed your faith, and your doubts will starve to death. Let's take one day at a time; one step at a time. It's only when you slow down, that you will see the little things in life that really matter. It's the little things in life that determine the big things. Like my dad said --"休息， 是为了要走更远的路。" " - kudos to my friend sAm.

Thought provoking, well after all it's the Get-Back-Results Week. Think that I've gotten over the phase of trying to be the top (but failing miserably) phase pretty long ago. It kinda irritates me when people whine and rattle on how Person got higher than her, or like Damn-I-Didn't-Get-My-4.0-GPA . I'm tired of all those crap, it's getting into me, and I can see myself becoming one of them bit by bit. Then I question myself, maybe I never did let that go huh. No. Give me anything, I'm satisfied with my 3.6/4.0.

Does it really matter that much? So yeah, you do well in studies, straight As and all... What does that make of you? Just another "Ace Student" perhaps. This world is sick. Grades are like, everything. Oh wait, scratch that. MY world is sick. And I'm helplessly stuck in it. Trying to keep my head above waters, going along with the flow. Stupid, and so?

Do you want to be a distinguished mediocre, or just-another-gifted-kid?