I left school straight after second recess on Monday so that I could spend some time practising my examination pieces. I guess that leaving at 1.30pm was a little too early because my practical examination slot was at 4.20pm. Grace's slot was quite a bit earlier, at 2.50pm, so we were given permission to leave school at 1.30pm. The practice at the music room was not too good. I made such huge mistakes that I could not continue and had to start from another point in the music. There was totally no expressions nor dynamics, nothing much I could do about it since I did not even bother to practice those pieces more often during the period before the examination day.

We left school at around 2.15pm in a taxi and reached Dunman High at around 2.30pm. The schedule was shifted backwards due to some people who spent too much time playing their pieces and because of someone who requested to be put in front. There was enough time for Grace and me to practice on the still-usable piano at the concourse. I have to say that my best playing of the 2 examination pieces were played there. I have never played the pieces so well before. Anyway, that was not taken into account when I was graded for my playing. I entered the room only at 4.50pm. My playing was quite bad. Maybe because I wasn't used to the touch of the piano but what was more surprising was that I could make mistakes at the places where I do not usually make mistakes and I actually managed to play one part where I have never played correctly before without any mistake. Sometimes I just can't stand myself. After that, I went for tuition where I spent three and a half hours before going home.

That's enough of Monday. Yesterday wasn't a very good day either. There was this NAFA test and my class completed 3 items within 2 periods and we were still given 20 minutes of free time. It started off with sit-ups, then standing broad jump and pull-ups. I wonder why we had to start off with sit-ups. I always get stomach cramps after doing those. This time I was lucky not to get any cramps because I did not do as much as I could but I only did as much as what was required to get me an A. The jumping was the easiest and most relaxing of all. I managed to top the class with a 262cm jump. If my memory is not wrong, it is worse than my last year's jump. For pull-ups, I managed to tie with Vincent, and my last year's score with 13 pull-ups. I think I am beginning to become a little unfit after such a long time of not doing much exercise. All that sudden requirement of me to exert myself has resulted in me having aches all over my body today.

Nothing very significant happened today. Assembly was a total bore, with 9 people on stage 'entertaining' us with a Chinese debate. I could understand most of it, but I think what they were debating about was not on the topic, but rather on another topic they have created. I shouldn't be criticising too much since I can do no better than them. No CCA means more free time for me. I am trying to enjoy the freedom of the time I have but I still do not seem to have the time I expect to get. I went to tuition after school today and did some practice on Chemistry. I don't think that it really made a difference.

There is someone going about stealing handphones and MP3 players in school. I don't think it would be a good idea to bring my camera to school any more. At most I will have to tolerate copying down more notes.

It is about time I started revising for the 17-chapter Chemistry test I am going to sit for tomorrow, and the Music mid-year paper held on next Monday. I still do not have the luxury of time to relax.