Onion Rings and Other Things

So that's one paper down! And like, a gazillion more to go.

Today's Bio practical paper was, according to some, "damn freakin' hard lah!", and to others "o-kay lor." (note: I didn't hear anyone claim confidently that it was the easiest thing she ever saw). If anyone asks me what I thought of it, I think I wouldn't quite know what to say. You see, it's pretty complicated. When I was in the lab, carrying out the experiments, it all seemed to be not too bad - in other words, the A appeared to possibly be attainable. But then when the one and a half hours was up, and I stepped OUT of the lab, everyone started chattering wildly at the top of their voices, yelling questions like, "What was your answer for the concentration at which it won't change size thing, ah?" and "Did your A increase or decrease?", then having the whole torrent of different answers and logical reasonings to back them up come crashing down on me, that was when I realised that perhaps it hadn't been all that dandy. Me thinking it was manageable? Probably because I'd given incorrect answers which I'd imagined were correct, for many of the questions. Well, first of, bad things about today's practical:

1. Evil invigilator of the highest order. No smile. Annoyed tone of voice. The amazing ability to make it seem like she's always watching you. Yes, you. Always. All the time. Every single second of that one and a half hours. That's right. Every little mistake you make, she can see. Or so it seemed.

2. Onion rings. I'm going to swear off Burger King's much nicer version for the next ten years, because I'll get depressed just looking at them, what more eating them?

3. Very. Very. Very. Hot. Perspiration. Trickling. Down. Face. And. Neck. And. Back. And. On. To. Exam. Paper. Will. Make. Cam. bridge. mar. ker. Very. Grossed. Out. I think I melted.

4. The decolourised leaf nearly got cooked when I dipped it into hot water. It actually fizzled (!), which freaked me out a bit. Please don't tell me now that I didn't have to do that or whatever. I mean it, DON'T.

Now onto the brighter side of things:

1. The small Indian invigilator guy! I recognised him from last year, during our Chinese O levels, when he was the Chief Invigilator! When I saw him this morning, I was wondering if I should give a small wave, but then thought the better of it - as if he'd remember me.

2. Food tests! At least I kind of knew SOMEthing in the whole exam.

3. Today was the first time in a really long while that I didn't have to coax my bunsen burner into lighting up. And I only needed to use ONE match before the flame came on! It was truly a moment to remember; one that'll go down in history. I'm still trying to get over the excitement.

Well, studying in the library with OP, Shan and Suyin after finally being released from our holding rooms was most enjoyable (and unproductive), what with OP's fond recounting of seeing an elephant do it's business, right before her very eyes, Shan's renactment of a rather disturbing Paris Hilton music video, and Suyin's interesting extracts from articles in Women's Weekly. Haha!

You know, it's precisely these moments that I'm going to miss so much when we all have to leave SC and go to JC next year.

I can't believe official school is over for us.

I can't believe it's nearly time to leave.