a sum up of the past 8 months (part 2)

Ok, let's start. I'm at the airport, seated comfortably on the sofa of TCC with a cup of mint-choc frappe which by the way, isn't that great. So let's get moving. Picking up where I left off on the 13th of July, I'll fast forward to my birthday. It wasn't a great day, had to stay in sch till 4. It's like quite some time ago, so my memory is a bit fuzzy. First time anyone outside of my family celebrated my birthday and I really want to thank you guys. Seriously. Then I had some family drama, I can't really remember it but I'm very sure it happened.

Then we come all the way to promos. What can I say? It wasn't very great really. I missed the passing criteria by 1 grade. Supposed to get an S but I got a U instead. Funny thing is, it was my Lit that pulled me down. Here's the ironic part: Throughout my J1 year, I never really grasped how to go about doing a lit essay. I read a few, my friend helped me through but as you know, as far as lit essay is concerned, you can get all the help you need but unless you see the light, you won't fully comprehend it.

So there I was in the exam, thinking desperately how to go about doing the prose and what to write. When all of a sudden, it was as though someone unclogged the sink and everything started flowing and I realised there and then what everyone meant. Then I thought, "For christ's sake, of all times to enlighten me, you couldn't have done it earlier?", but it's better late than never. So yes, I flunked my promos. Then we had the speech by the principal on how we should consider an alternative route of study. And I wanted to say "You know the conversation? Yeah, I'm not interested.", but unfortunately I can't. I really struggled with the decision, kept going back and forth like a pendulum, trying to ignore my parents. Then I remembered a wise saying.

'The game: They say a person either has what it takes to play, or they don’t. My mother was one of the greats. Me, on the other hand… I’m kinda screwed.'

Well, my mother wasn't one of the greats, but my sister is. She's in university and it's like a huge crappy deal. At least to my family it matters, so its kind of related. Although this quote wasn't directed towards education, it does kind of mirror my crappy life I had at that point of time. So in the end, I decided that although I did have what it takes to play, I didn't really like the field, so off to the polytechnic I went.