Wednesday, November 16, 2005
, 11:18 AM
Finished my Econs Paper 3 essay section today. Well, when I did it I thought I made some sense. But after the paper, my friends sorta did a post-mortem..LOL and it made me realise I bombed question 4. LOL. Heck. I bombed it yet again. As if that wasn't a serious blow to me. When I boarded 853, it was packed full with Zhonghuarians. I can safely say that ALL of them were engaging deep conversation of their A Math paper. Given that they said stuff like" A intersect B then union C' yada yada yada....." I'm telling you other than the Uni, the next best place to listen in to some intellectually stimulating( if not challenging, since it's Math) content will be 853. And so for the next 45 mins of my bus ride home, I listened to the post-mortem analysis of both the O Level A Math paper and the A Level Econs paper. And from what I gathered( I wasn't eavesdropping...they were really loud), I figured that 1) I wasn't the only one to bomb both questions 2) A Math was relatively easy. Based on my observation, there're 4 different kinds of people on 853 ( I mean based on today's ride only)- The Hailers.
- The Silencer
- The Acrobats
- The Silent Ones
The Hailers. These are the loud-mouthed bunch who dissect and study every little minute detail of their exam paper. Well, basically, they did a molecule-by-molecule cross examination on every single question. At the end of my bus-ride, most of the pple on 853 would prolly be enlightened about the wonders/horrors of A Math. Yes, bus driver incl. There are 2 different types of Hailers. 1) Worry worts. Discussin ONLY what's in their exam paper 2) The mcCools. These are the ones who constantly remind their counterparts how badly they'd fared and din give a damn about it and went on boastin bout their post-exam plans/escapades, and their loyal fans will listen to them all starry-eyed and mouths agape.
The Silencer. Well, basically these are the bunch of peeps who single out the Hailers( they prolly know each other) and shush em' out. LOL. If you ask me, they did a pretty bad job cuz the Hailers juz went on and on and on and.....LOL. If you ask me, I guess there's another reason why they bothered to shut the Hailers up other than reducing noise pollution...they prolly did real bad in the paper and din wanna know the CORRECT way it's done.
The Acrobats. Yup as the name suggests, these are the ones who exhibit their acrobatic prowess in full display. LOL. They kinda reminded me of the animal kingdom where the dominant male monkeys do the exact same thing to attract any potential mate. LOL. The only discrepancy...it's not mating season cuz the girls are still doin the post-mortem of their paper, and so the Acrobats were sorta non-existent.
The Silent Ones. These are the solo peeps on board 853 who 1) Alone and has no mate to do their cross-examination with 2) Sleeping/ pretended to be asleep. LOL...i belong to the latter ( pretending to be asleep). These are the ones who silently blend in with their surroundings and listen in to the Hailer's conversation, sifting out valuable info and doing a mental checklist as they go along. For example, one of the Hailers said" A intersect A intersect B union C'" and they'll go " heck. One down." in their minds.
LOL. These guys really brightened my otherwise boring journey home. Refreshing!Ahhhh~ stay tuned for more news mobile on 853 tomorrow.
