A Level results were released today! Quite an interesting experience collecting my results for a national examination for the first time (let's exclude Sec 4 Higher Chinese and PW shall we?), since I knew my PSLE results only through an SMS in a morning when I was in Spain LOL.

It started off with all of us sitting on the floor of the hall, and that very familiar voice of Mrs Foo briefing us about what we will receive (WHICH WAS A MEGA HEAVY GOODIE BAG OMG).

Then Dr Hon's address, which started off with some IT difficulties, attracting like 5 teachers around the podium LOL quite a funny sight.

So apparently our cohort did extraordinarily well! Best cohort since 2007, which was the year since the IP programme started like WOW. Then he moved on to stats, how many people got 4 H2 distinctions, 3 H2 distinctions, and the subjects that improved (which consisted of bio, chem, econs and gp - those subjects that concern me haha). Not too bad I guess.

And then was all the calling out of names, people going up on stage and just continuous applause for what seemed like eternity. Really unnerving at that point of time, like wow there are so many pro people but you are not up there. Which just adds on to the pressure and uncertainty and stuffs.

Finally it was the queue for the collection of results. Sighpie. By the time I knew it, I was in front of my CT already.

"Mr Foo, please don't show me my results now."
"Oh okay wait for a while I need to find your results, so I'll need to look at it first!"
"Okay, just don't show me the results now."
"Hmm..why don't you want to look at it? It's u______!"
"What? You are kidding me right?"
"No I'm not!" *shows me result slip*

By the time I was looking at that piece of paper, before I knew it, tears just started pouring, like a waterfall omg.

Everything was just in a blur, I was still very much in a daze for 5 minutes, had to even ask GM if I was dreaming (and he pinched me real hard for that T.T)

After that huge tsunami of emotions, the surroundings became a lot clearer, and it was a rather interesting sight, observing both tears of joy, and tears of sadness.

3rd March 2014 brings a closure to my 12 long years of education before university. I am thankful for the knowledgeable teachers both Nanyang and Hwa Chong has; thankful for supportive parents who never pressurize me at all, having full faith and trust in me to manage my time well and never questioning about my results or probing me to study; thankful for the precious friends that have tide me through these years of education, giving me new perspective of life and being there when I had troubles; and thankful for my brain and heart and body for not collapsing and not over-stressing during those crazy months prior to A levels.