The Day of The Release of PSLE Results (Saturday, November 22, 2008 / 8:03 PM)
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Have you ever experienced a day when you need to get an interview with someone that is extremely fierce or getting your government exam's results from your FORM TEACHERS and you are the first one to get it? Well, to be frank, neither am I the first to get my PSLE (Singapore government exam) results nor my form teacher is fierce... Yet, I am the 26th person out of 40 pupils in my class to receive the results. So what's this about? Nervousness is my enemy. Why? I get nervous very easily. Like, before exams, the day I receive my exam results or giving a speech in front of the whole school. I have gone through lots of experience of these. So far, I have managed to overcome it. Unfortunately, something happened on the 19th of November...
19th of November:
I had a bad dream. The worst that I have ever had in my life! The next day is the day when I need to receive my PSLE results. What is my dream? The highest score for PSLE is to achieve 300 marks for your aggregate score. (Seriously... It's impossible... The highest score is umm... 294?) In Singapore, the best score that YOU should get is the score that enables you to go to a good secondary school and attend express class. So, I was in my school hall, giggling and laughing with my friends. Suddenly, our principal walked up the stage and told us about our progress in our PSLE. Her brows were furrowed, never smiling. She spoke about all the bad things like most of us had failed in each subject. My heart beat ever faster than usual. The time has arrived... Time to receive our PSLE results. My friends went and came back. Some with joyful faces while some with sad and full of regrets. My turn soon arrived. I stood up and walked towards my teacher. I dared not open my file. (The result slip is inside the file.) I gave it to my mother and she opened it for me. I could see that she was VERY ANGRY. I looked and her and asked her how much did I get. She showed it to me. I could see that tears were streaming down my face as I saw that I have only achieved an aggregate score of 188 over 300. I cried and cried. (Remember this:This is only a dream, but dreams usually turn to reality.)
20th of November 2008:
The day has arrived.I woke up and dressed up. The same routine happened like my dream the day before except it is another story. It stopped at the part when my principal walked up the stage. This time she walked up happily instead of angryly. She complimented on our great success that we have done our very best and that most of us did not fail in all subjects. I was happy. At least the dream does not come true. I walked towards my form teacher. She was smiling at me! Something good is going to happen. I received my file and opened it immediately. There, I saw 5 subjects written. English Language(A), Malay(A), Mathematics(B), Science(A) and Higher Malay(Merit). I achieved a score of 228 out of 300!!! Hoorah! I cried but with tears of joy. My mother was happy, teachers too. They said I have done my very best in such a short year.(Actually,I am a Malaysian that just migrate to Singapore last year in the middle of the year. The Malaysian education system is much LOWER than the one in Singapore... Hence, I have some difficulties coping with the Singapore education standard.) Now, I am as happy as can be. I can go to express class and have achieved a great aggregate score. I am now still waiting for the results for me to go to the secondary school that will accept me for next year. Wish me luck till then!
P.S.: I will write more when I come back from my holidays. See you soon. Will keep a fast update! :)
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