Life as we know it. [Part I]
Life as we know it. Part 1
Everyday when your alarm clock starts to ring, you snooze it, and tune back to your sleep. And you thought 5 minutes is all you need. However, before you knew it you are 50 minutes late! You had intended to wake up 1 hour earlier to complete your pile of homework which you did not manage to finish last night and gave in after a tiring day. Then you began to question yourself, were you really exhausted or simply too bored and lazy and unmotivated to work at all. You simply had to put aside all those last minute thoughts because it’s not going to turn back time and you have barely complete studying for your Common Test later today. 10 minutes of mugging, 5 minutes of reading while you are brushing your teeth, 10 minutes of memorising in your father’s car. You walked into school and pray for the test to be cancelled like the Math test you were suppose to have last Friday. You cannot concentrate during lesson and tried to sneak a few peeks at your notes under the table. You were lagging behind your classmates who were all listening attentively to the teacher. You are flunking during lesson and the test. But you never believe that last minute work won’t help, because sometimes it does, or does not. It’s a game of gamble you won’t have to play if you had not return back to wonderland in the first place or if you have not been so caught up in other activities the day before. It’s recess time, which means it’s not a time for relaxation but rather, a time for you to rush through all the notes and somehow get them into your head under high pressure. The bell goes and the invigilator comes in. Luck wasn’t on your side. The test was not cancelled or postpone. You did the test with much difficulty and came out of the classroom with no sense of accomplishment. In your mind you said, “I’m sure I can do better next time!” but at the back of your head cried, “You are so going to lose to your darn classmates! Even if you are going to do well for the next test, except that they and they’ve won you like a 1 time with 6 zeros behind!” You are feeling lazy again. Or maybe down with slight flu. Sleep is all you need again. You tried eating lots of carbo for energy but simply not burning it and it’s all accumulating in your tummy. Motivation is all you need but it’s not coming from anyone else but yourself. Always expect the unexpected. After school, your fellow prefects need help in a project and found yourself involve in it. You had to stay back and participate in some boring meeting which requires you to kill your brain cells. The meeting ended 2 hours later. It’s late afternoon already and your low energy level is scooping lower. You make your way home alone or with your friend, hoping to meet some cute guy to brighten up your day. It seems hopeless though. You reached home and tried to get going with the Math homework which you never seemed to get it. Why do others get it so easily? It’s so unfair. All you do is to moan and groan and copy it the next day. Half-way completing your English Assignment, 1 of your CCA member called and discuss with you the training schedule. Suddenly, a bolt of unwillingness hit you. Is this all worth it? Yes. You are really glad that you’ve managed to climb to the top and became what you call a leader. But a title always comes with a price to pay. You get angry with the officer and grumble to yourself again. You have no one to consult to. You are crying out loud in your heart but it sounds so silent in the open. It’s 9pm and you are getting sleepy. You tried to continue reading your Biology (yes, another test!) but chose to turn into bed instead. Before you knew it it’s a new morning and the cycle of stress begins again.
