Exams

What have I learnt about exams this term?

• Students go to school to get an ENTER score. Those who wish to believe otherwise may end up better off somewhere else. "You come here for the experience" No sorry, that's just school propaganda trying to drag your attention off acedemics to all the time-wasting activities it forces you to participate in.
• If you want time to study, get yellow slips. Or else get a medical certificate. Got me off x-country and aths and still manage to gain house points? Hello house colours with bars. Oh did I skip all house sports and chapel this term?
• Catastrophizers don't get 40+ IB scores. Those who get 40+ spend the execrating time memorizing their notes. Those who get 40+ would also prefer if catastrophizers would shut up and create a quiet environment for studying.
• And why do schools give a million past papers to students? It's no help. Exams were designed for examination, not revision. That's what notes are for. And what if you perfect that past paper? All it means is that you can do the specific questions in there. Chances of those exact questions popping up next exam? Zero.
• "If you're not working, someone in the asia pacific will, and they will achieve a higher score than you" Not true. Those dam poor kids in government schools in asia work their ass off for 5 years only to do foundation year. Or maybe A-levels. Another 2 years of hell to get into local unis ranked in the hundreds.

Good luck to everyone with studying in the holidays.

time wastage

mocks over, IAs submitted. Life's unusually peaceful. Problem arises: how to waste time until holidays?

The experts at wasting time has got to be year 10s. They get so much practice it's hard not to be l337. As I walk into their dorm, this is what i see

Yes. Stuffing themselves with as much blanket/clothing/socks/jocks/whatever into their jumpers/pants/PJs as possible. And then running full speed at each other. Man i love year 10s.

Second place for time wasting, year 11s. Here's Go trying to do another one of his failure magic tricks which Ian taught him.

Now to year 12s. Walking the dog with an IB handshake. Yes, Geir and I did invent it during sailing.

Or be like the Thai posse. Corio village it.


But when you're sitting at your desk with an abundance of Post-it notes, this is pretty good way of passing time
Starlight picnic =P

Then there's always those who does not wish to be documented on, and end up worse


And today is some kind of birthday frenzy. Happy birthday to Liana, Kiki and all the other 200 bday ppl. 16th seemed like such a long time ago. This is perry christmas ball 2004

And this is Int dinner 2006

Yea, teoh and i still look like retards, but that's not the point. Look at kriegler in that christmas ball photo and look at him nowI guess people do change.