Moth

"An enormous moth visited me the other day. It was as big as my palm, with a wing span of about 10cm. You know, the Chinese say when a moth or butterfly visits, it’s a spirit that has come back. "

"Whatever it may be, this moth was big. It was brown, with a stripe of white running vertically down the wings. It was old. You could tell, its wings were starting to disintegrate. The ends of it were broken, torn up and unequal. The colour was starting to fade to. Funny how its tiny body was only 3cm long. Yet it had such large wings."

-- Extracted from "Act II" from Khang Chiang's blog.

I've seen it before.

Not once, but FOUR times...

Yes, this enormous brown moth with a 10 cm wingspan, and a stripe of white running down.

I've seen it twice at the staircase leading to my classroom, once at the toilet in my school, and once on the ceiling of the corridor outside my flat.

It seems to be stalking me.

It seems to me that it has some message to convey to me.

Its ominous presence is sending chills and shivers down my spine, making me cringe whenever it appears within my sight.

I am not making a mountain out of a molehill. But, imagine a moth following you wherever you go, won't your goosebumps raise, even at the thought of it? Well, unless that moth is your pet that you raised... but that's besides the point.

I feel threatened. I feel endangered.

I am afraid.

Khang Chiang claims that a spirit is visiting.

Is that something good or bad? I dont know.

What does this moth symbolise? Is the moth of any significance for appearing in my sight?

And what spirit is that? Like Khang Chiang, I have not attended any funerals lately. My last one was nearly 10 years ago.

Most importantly, how will this moth affect me? What will happen to me?

I don't have the answers. I am puzzled. I am baffled.

I fear, because I don't know. I fear the unknown.

Thus far, nothing auspicious or ill-omened has taken place.

Maybe I am thinking too much.

Since both Khang Chiang and I had seen this moth recently, I presume that there is this sudden population boom of this species of moth and that such moths are now flying everywhere.

I hope so.

欲壑难填

各位应该熟知欲壑难填的意思了吧！

倘若你还不晓得该成语的意思，就让我来解说：

我们常道：“只有等到失去了，我们才知道那样物品之可贵。”

没错。可是，这句话还有下半段，是大家没听到的。

那样东西捡回来后，我们固然会学会珍惜它，但是过后我们却常渴望能拥有更多。

这就是欲壑难填。

欲壑难填：比喻很难满足。

失去了的捡回来了，却希望能捡回来更多。

期末成绩公布了。本以为这学段华文成绩保不住A1，但始终也让我给莫名其妙的拿到了。

差点失去的A1，在拿到以后，的确教我更加的去爱护它，疼惜它。

但是，在爱护与疼惜结束以后，我却为我没在这科目打败某名同学而感到憎恨。

我这时渴望能在成绩方面击败他。

拿到A1还不够，还要是８０分以上的A1，还要是得比其他同学的A1分数来得高的A1。

这就是欲壑难填。

我想，我还没领悟到知足长乐的道理吧！　

这么的不知足，我还真怀疑我是否真的能活到８２岁？

Riddle You This (VIII)

Previously...

Three-fourths of a cross and a circle complete,

Two semi-circles with a perpendicular meet.

Then add a triangle that stands on 2 feet,

Two semi-circles and a circle complete.

What word am I?

Answer is TOBACCO.

Now, for the new riddles...

1. If you were standing directly on Antarctica's South Pole facing north, which direction would you travel if you took one step backward?

2.
My first is in sugar, but not in tea
My second in swim but not in sea
My third is in apple and also pear
My fourth is in ring and also hare
My last in ten but not in herd
My whole a very complimentary word.
What am I?

The Perfect Man

The perfect man is gentle,
Never cruel or mean;
He has a beautiful smile,
And keeps his face so clean.

The perfect man likes children
And will raise them by your side.
He will be a darn good father
And a husband to his bride.

The perfect man loves cooking,
Cleaning and vacuuming, too.
He'll do anything in his power
To show his love to you.

The perfect man is sweet,
Writing poetry in your name.
He's a best friend to your mother
And kisses away your pain.

He never makes you cry
Or hurt in any way.
Oh, screw this stupid poem...
The perfect man is gay.

Because of you

别误会，这则entry并没有标题那么肉麻。

华中的同学们，必定看过Because of You这出音乐剧。

前周三，我也（被迫）观赏这部戏。　

在这整出戏里，我体会到了什么叫做“台上三分钟，台下十年功”。我能感受得到台上各个演员们的用心，努力，看到了演员们的付出以及辛苦。剧中的演员们各个演技精湛，生动又不失自然，好！

话说到这，应该站起来，用力的为演员们所付出的努力鼓掌，大声的为演员们所带给我们的精彩的表演欢呼！

当然，这也并非是一出绝世佳作。

本人认为，这出戏的败笔在于故事内容老套且过于的夸张与离谱。

首先，剧中有一段描述了当中国学生刚来到新加坡时，受到了来自本地学生的歧视。其实，在现实中，本地与中国学生和睦相处，齐乐融融　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　，相处得相当愉快，并非是像剧中所描述的一样。也不知道为何编剧要扭曲事实，丑化本地学生？

其次，剧中也有一段是描述两名同学之间因一场误会而导致关系紧张以及恶化，而其中一名当事者则小孩子气的耍脾气，就像我们儿时常说的“I don't friend you”一样。可是，剧中的人物各个都是中学生啊！请问，十五岁左右的男生们会这样做吗？这也未免太幼稚无聊了吧？

再者，当斯韩？（剧中的角色之一）在说看见静文时，仿佛看见了母亲，全场哄然大笑。为何？因为这句对白太过老掉牙了吧！把肉麻当有趣，不鸡皮疙瘩，不毛骨悚然才怪！

以上也只不过是举了几个例子罢了。其实，还有很多很多。我认为，剧情的古板，与不切实际无法让观众产生共鸣。希望编剧的能够站在学生们的角度来看待事物，尤其是当要写的是有关与学生的校园生涯的故事，而不是从大人或老师的角度去自圆其说。

还好，剧本虽逊，但有了演员们精湛的演出的衬托与扶持，这出戏才能绽放出一点点的光彩。

当然，本人并不是舞台剧的“活跃份子”，对于舞台剧的认识也不过是蜻蜓点水，因此，以上言论纯属个人浅见。

总得来说，这出戏虽然并非物超所值，但也不至于一文不值。５元的票价，随便咯！花５元来看看这出戏也无伤大雅吧！

死讯

最近好歌榜

Every now and then, I will post a list of songs. To qualify for this extremely honourable ranking, 歌，不仅要好听，也得好唱。当然，偶尔我也会睁一只眼，闭一只眼。

In no order of merit, 排名不分先后：

《睁一只眼，闭一只眼》－－蔡依林
《野蛮游戏》－－蔡依林
《天空》－－蔡依林
《无限》－－F.I.R.
《千年之恋》－－F.I.R.
《刺鸟》－－F.I.R.
《把爱放开》－－F.I.R.
《狠狠爱》－－徐若瑄
《Honey》－－王心凌
《翅膀》－－王心凌
《跷跷板》－－王心凌
《婉君表妹》－－张峰奇
《影子》－－李玖哲
《寂寞在唱歌》－－阿桑
《被动》－－阿桑
《保管》－－阿桑
《童话》－－光良
《老鼠爱大米》－－郭美美
《见习爱神》－－Twins

其他推荐歌手：Lena Park（《月亮Moon》），石康军（《火光》），戴佩妮（《往前飞》）这些歌曲同样也值得一听／一唱，只不过在这竞争激烈排行榜里，我得在众多实力雄厚，悠扬悦耳的歌曲中挑出２０首，难免得割爱啦！

提供给各位作为参考咯！

50 Things You Need To Know/ Would Like To Know About My Class

Firstly, "class" is defined as "classroom" and "classmates".

Okay, here we go:

1. My classroom reeks. Of orange. Of steamed buns. Of perspiration. Of anything else under the sun that you can think of.

2. If cleanliness of a classroom can be graded on a scale of 1 to 10, with 1 being the dirtiest and 10 being sparkling clean, my classroom would certainly and without a doubt obtain a score of -4.

3. My class has 36 pupils.

4. I have 35 classmates.

5. Our earliest day ends at 1330 on Wednesdays. Which is why I can blog this entry at this time.

6. Our longest day ends at 1520.

7. Our timetable usually changes every term.

8. Each period of lesson is 40 minutes long.

9. Maths has 7 periods of lessons weekly. In comparison, each of the Science subjects only has 4.

10. We have Chinese lessons every day. And Maths falls into this category as well.

11. Our desks are arranged into three columns of two.

12. We have lockers at the back of the classroom for our use. But we hardly use them and instead, we just conveniently dispose our belongings into the wooden cupboards located right in front of the classroom.

13. Half of the cupboard is now filled with heaps of old newspapers.

14. The paint of our classroom is peeling off, some of the wires from the interior of the ceiling fan are exposed, and cables (with dust) extending themselves from the computers are tangled together and are not well-tuck, thus posing a threat to our safety. This is exactly the state of our pathetic classroom

15. Hazardous would be the best adjective to describe our classroom aptly.

16. After all, our classroom is nearly 80 years old.

17. In case you didnt know, our classroom is actually part of the 43rd national monument of Singapore.

Enough of the physical environment. Let;s move on to the characters in this classroom:

18. Nobody does their duty. Except Tong Yuan. And occasionally, Yang Shun and me. And no, Jie Xun and Juan Boon, I don't consider cleaning the white board as part of "duty".

19. The official game of my class used to be RISK. Now, it's Bridge.

20. 35 out of the 36 of us wear spectacles. (Correct me if I am wrong!)

21. The one with "perfect vision" is none other than Mitchell.

22. Ronald's white-framed spectacles looks comical on him.

23. A lot of us are wearing braces. I don't have the exact figures though.

24. Kay Siong, Tong Yuan, Khang Chiang and Vincent always bring food to class to curb their hunger pangs.

25. Jie Xun LOVES to eat Da Bao (Big Bun) during recess.

26. The entire Class Commitee is made up of St John Ambulance Brigade members.

27. I am proud to say that I am one of the them. In case you still didnt know, I was elected to be the class monitor.

28. Not that I am proud of being one though....

29. The class is pretty much segregated. You can easily spot distinct groups that are formed. Basically we have 3 groups.

30. Group 1: SJAB group, consists of Kay Siong, Ming Wei, Jie Xun, Kai Herng, Minghao and myself.

31. Group 2: either known as the "Jin1 Yong1 Gang" or the "2B Gang": Kenneth, Jing Kang, Juan Boon, Yang Shun, David, Kai Ern, Minghao, Yao Yang, and occasionally Jung Hiong, Wai Chung and Tsiat Siong. Well, not all of them were from class 2B...

32. Group 3: Yun Song, Shiu Yuen, Ming Wei, Ricky, Chern Wei, Samuel, Mitchell, Chris Seah, Soon Huat, Ronald and occasionally Khang Chiang, Willis and Tong Yuan.

33. Bao He and Ning Jun are a "couple".. coughs* coughs*, nothing sexual here. Just that they hang out pretty often together.

34. Bao Chen, Wei Xin, Vincent and Adrian belongs to the "No Man's Land"

35. I don't know where to put Zhao Lin, he seems to be able to mix quite well.

36. "Scheming" ones (in my opinion): Ricky, Kai Herng, Kay Siong and me!

37. Scheming ones (in my opinion): Minghao and Adrian

38. The "Biologists": Minghao, Tong Yuan and Yun Song

39. The "Physicists": Ning Jun and Bao Chen

40. The "Mathematicans": Wei Xin and Zhao Lin

41. The "Chemists": Too many to lists. Plus, there's no "outstanding" one for me to name. All are pretty equal in terms of Chemistry.

42. "All-rounder": Kai Herng

43. Chris Seah, I miss your old spectacles.

44. "Muggers": Minghao, Adrian, Kai Herng, Wei Xin.

45. Mr Kiasu: Adrian, Vincent, Wei Xin, Minghao, Jung Hiong.

46. Mr Nice Guy: Tong Yuan

47. Our class strongest subject: Mathematics

48. Our class weakest subject: Chinese language (even though in terms of grades, our Chinese seems reasonably good, but in terms of real-life spoken and written Chinese, on the whole my class sucks at that.)

49. Our class has done amazingly well in projects and many of us enjoy a very high post in their respective uniformed-groups.

50. Overall, I think 4A is pretty fun and diverse.

爱疯了

刚买了Penny的第六张国语全创作专辑。

评分：* * * 　１／２＊

３　１／２颗星。

不错不错。果然没令我失望。Penny的创作实力并非浪得虚名。才华洋溢的Penny为了要在新专辑里创作出更优秀的音乐，更贴切的表达情感，还特地学了钢琴，并且大量的在新专辑内使用钢琴来创作，改掉了以往利用吉他来创作的一贯作风，原因便是：钢琴较可表达出细腻，感性的意境，而吉他则是用来诠释较直率直接的感情。

她的用心，值得嘉许与掌声。

的确，新专辑里的创作，少了直爽直率的音乐，却多了份矜持与柔情。

但是，还是可感觉得出Penny的这张专辑还保留着上一张专辑《So Penny...》的影子，虽不明显，未必是“言者有意”，但是“听者”或许“有心”。虽然费劲心思，为了新专辑而苦学苦练钢琴，但感觉上创作风格仍然跳脱不了某一种说不出的窠臼，猜想应该是曲风上的创作仍有雷同吧！

还好，Penny胜在创作的泉源丰富，歌词所要表达的意境与内容生动多彩。因此不管影子明显或是隐约，跳不跳得出框框，只要好听就好，可不是么？

A1

偶尔也得炫耀一下。

偶尔人也需要爱慕虚荣一下。

I've got an overall A1 for my Maths!!

Yay!!! *Throws confetti*

Some may feel that there's no need for all these hype just because I've obtained an A1 for my Maths, as they have been obtaining A1s for Maths for N times already.

But for one who has not seen an A1 grade appearing for this subject, getting one is definitely worth celebrating.

Congratulate me!

安静疯

《安静》－－周杰伦

只剩下钢琴陪我谈了一天
睡着的大提琴安静的旧旧的

我想你已表现的非常明白
我懂我也知道你没有舍不得

你说你也会难过我不相信
牵着你陪着我也只是曾经
希望他是真的比我还要爱你
我才会逼自己离开

你要我说多难堪我根本不想分开
为什么还要我用微笑来带过
我没有这种天份包容你也接受他
不用担心的太多我会一直好好过
你已经远远离开我也会慢慢走开
为什么我连分开都迁就着你
我真的没有天份安静的没这么快
我会学着放弃你是因为我太爱你

我校男生们似乎由衷的喜爱这首歌曲。

不明白为何如此。

旋律少了花俏，只有简单。歌词少了嚼口的rap，只有用简单易懂的文字来描述内心的感受。

简简单单的曲子，表面平凡，但其实内有乾坤，不简单地虏获了许多少男的心。

我却始终不明了，不晓得为何这支毫不起眼的歌曲能引起如此的轩然大波与在校园内造成如此的轰动。

连平日对华文华语敬而远之的“洋派”同窗们也陷入了这情网。

歌词或许或多或少也描述了他们的心声吧！

在这朝气蓬勃，热血澎湃的年龄，男生开始想要爱情，渴望爱情，仰慕爱情，开始希望能拥有它，了解它。

结果，男生懵懵懂懂地，在捉摸爱情这游戏的玩法时受到创伤，很残酷地在这胜者为王，弱肉强食的游戏中成了失败者。

男生天生语文造诣不高，因此受了伤后，还不会喊痛，不晓得该如何表达自己的伤感，不知道该如何宣泄内心的痛楚，才会借由这首《安静》来疏解心中压抑已久的感触。

尽管分析了前因后果，但我始终搞不清楚这首柔情似水歌曲究竟有啥魅力与吸引力，能让这么多阳刚的壮汉们爱上它。

真奇怪。

Over

One week of sabbatical is officially over.

Our last sabbatical ever.

Back to reality.

Wake up! Stop daydreaming!

School rules

Check this out: http://ahren14.blogspot.com/2005/04/justified.html

答案

之前在母亲节所出的题目，答案是：TOBACCO

下一题：

99 X 9 + 28 = 919

你，都答对了吗？　

挑战状元榜－参后记

$10,000没拿到啦！

请问：99 x 9 + 28 = ？

Happy Mother's Day

Riddle You This (VII)

Three-fourths of a cross and a circle complete,

Two semi-circles with a perpendicular meet.

Then add a triangle that stands on 2 feet,

Two semi-circles and a circle complete.

What word am I?

我瞧不起你

别误会。

除非你自认是个奸佞小人，或是做过伤天害理，偷鸡摸狗的事，请勿必惊慌。

我瞧不起的，是经不起考验，经不起挫折，经不起风雨，经不起失败的同班同学。

当然，我总不能一竹竿打翻全船人。如果你认为自己不属于“懦弱者”的黑名单内，请就别浪费时间阅读下去，因为不干你的事；如果你良心发现，晓得自己是这样的人，那接下来请仔细精读。

在这里先要将“懦弱”的定义定为“精神上的懦弱”，而非肉体上的。

近几天，刚考过的测验逐一派回给我们了。

几家欢喜，几家愁。这是难免的。

最重要的是要如何去面对失败，面对不顺，面对挫折。

成绩比较差罢了，何必唉声叹气，怨天尤人，垂头丧气呢？

振作起来！

不要故意选择逃避现实，逃避失败，逃避挫折。

逃得了一时，但能否逃得了一世呢？你又能逃避多久？

人，本性就是懒惰。总喜欢找最简单的解决办法，走最快捷便利的出路。

我最瞧不起这种人，一点点挫折而已，就像被泰森拳王击倒一样，一蹶不振。

人家生物测验不及格还能嬉皮笑脸，乐观的处事待人。

你只不过拿B3，就好像世界末日，天快塌下来一样，悲观消极。

更夸张的是，听说隔壁班有人从中一至今，只要考获A2或以下，他便会痛哭一场，只因他没拿到A1。

只不过是一次的测验考试罢了！来日方长，考不好还有下一次啊！再接再厉不就得了？

人生漫漫，还有许多东西是比成绩更值得我们去追求的。

若人生像似一片漫无至尽，广阔无边的森林，请不要为了一片枯叶，而放弃了其他绿油油的草木，划不来。

跌倒了，要爬起来；失败了，要振作起来。

不仅如此，还得要鼓起勇气，勇敢地，坦然地面对失败与挫折。

请别继续懦弱下去。

The Mask

Somehow, I caught, yet again, another flu.

My nose became runny, my throat became "itchy", and coughing and sneezing have become actions that I love the most because they can relieve my discomfort.

When you sneeze, you will remove that kind of pressure which builds up in your nose; when you cough, you will remove that "itch".

The "itch" is the wicked one, which makes you want to rip your own skin that covers your throat apart just to give it a good scratch.

Anyways, on Wednesday, my nose that felt like the Niagara Falls and there seems to be a feather duster in my throat that keeps tickling it.

I figured that my nose and throat are now bacteria-infested and I am now a germ-carrier. For your information, my classroom is air-conditioned and the air-con is always turned on to the "full blast" mode, thus air is not very circulated and bacteria and germs can spread around easily. For the welfare and benefit on my classmates in my class, I decided to put on a surgical mask, given by the government in the SARS "survival kit", so that my germs will not spread to someone else.

See how selfless I am.

Well, I do have my selfish reasons as well for wearing that mask.

If classrooms are ever rated for their cleanliness, just like what the Ministry of Environment has been doing to the hawkers, on the scale of A to D, my classroom would probably obtain a 'F'.

Singapore is considered to be a First-World nation, looking at how developed we are now, but once you step into our classroom, you will think that you just teleported yourself to a Third-World nation. Well, besides the huge drop in temperature due to the air-con in "full-blast" mode, our classroom is flithy, dusty, and it reeks!

Litter is everwhere, dust is everywhere, pieces of grass, leaves and grains of sand lay in heaps on the tiled-floor.

The dustbin is filled and no one bothers to empty that damn thing, and it sure resembles the "Smokey Mountains" of The Philippines.

All these because we are just too lazy to clean up the classroom, so we now end up living in a pig sty and people are falling sick one by one, like falling dominoes, and the germs are spreading like wild fire.

Hence, in order to prevent entry of more dust/germs/bacteria/whatsoevernots into my nose and down my respiratory system, I wore that blue thing over my two orifices to keep myself protected.

That mask sure invited a lot of attention from my teachers. Everyone who comes in ask me about it.

So weird to see someone in mask meh?

挑战状元榜

I made it!!!

I made it to this TV show!!

Hurray!

See me in action on TV soon!

Your dating personality profile: Athletic - Physical fitness is one of your priorities. You find the time to work athletic pursuits into your schedule. You enjoy being active. Outgoing - You can liven up any party. You've got a way with people and have little difficulty charming your dates. Adventurous - Just sitting around the house is not something that appeals to you. You love to be out trying new things and really experiencing life.

Your date match profile: Athletic - You aren't looking for a couch potato. You seek someone who is active and who keeps his body in top shape. Adventurous - You are looking for someone who is willing to try new things and experience life to its fullest. You need a companion who encourages you to take risks and do exciting things. Wealthy/Ambitious - You seek someone with goals, someone to whom success is important. You would like for this person to open up new experiences and opportunities for you.

Your Top Ten Traits 1. Athletic 2. Outgoing 3. Adventurous 4. Stylish 5. Liberal 6. Sensual 7. Funny 8. Wealthy/Ambitious 9. Romantic 10. Big-Hearted

Your Top Ten Match Traits 1. Athletic 2. Adventurous 3. Wealthy/Ambitious 4. Stylish 5. Religious 6. Outgoing 7. Funny 8. Practical 9. Intellectual 10. Sensual

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Desperate Students

Grown-ups love figures. When you describe a new friend to them, they will never ask you about the important things. They never say: "What's his voice like? What are his favourite games? Does he collect butterflies?" instead, they demand: "How old is he? How many brothers has he? How much does he earn? How much does his father earn?" Only then do they feel they know him

If you say to the grown-ups: "I've seen a lovely house made of pink brick, with geraniums in the windows and doves on the roof, they are unable to picture such a house. You must say: "I saw a house that costs a hundred thousand francs." Then they cry out: "Oh, how pretty!"

You must not hold it against them. Children have to be very indulgent towards grown-ups. Of course, for we who understand life, figures are quite unimportant......grown-ups no longer care for anything except figures.

Excerpt from Antoine De Saint-Exupery's "The Little Prince"

You would laugh at this extract.

Indeed, grown-ups love figures. The definition of grown-ups here, does not only confine itself to adults with a minimum age of 21, but rather, to those who have already gone through puberty and deem themselves as mature.

Like my classmates. I figured that by classifying them into the category of "grown-ups" is both a compliment and an insult. Surely, all of them are mature and there's no doubt over that. However, recent incidents have proven what De Saint-Exupery had written are true.

People just LOVE figures. They are allergic to words, but they just cannot live without figures.

When all the various test results are released, somehow everyone became "good friends" and all of a sudden, they seem to recognise your existence in the class. During this period of time, you will hear "How much did you get for chem? How much did you get for physics? How much did you get for..." about one thousand and one times every day. Somehow, those who are usually reserved and introvert would become outgoing and sociable, and somehow your circle of "friends" broadens within this period of time. Even those whom you seldom talk to, or who seldom talk to you, would approach you with a smile.

But strangely, "good morning" was never ever heard amongst we students. Apparently, "good morning" is reserved to be said exclusively to teachers.

Anyway, being one who detests mathematics, I replied, much to many's amazement, "I scored much lower than I had expected." or "I had expected this score."

To which they prompt further, "so how much did you get?"

When I insist on not revealing my score, they probed again, "so is it an A1? A2? or B3?"

I just shrug with innocence.

When all fails and in a desperate situation, they will say, "Just say lah! I tell you my marks loh..."

My reply would definitely drive them into anxiety, "I hate math, but I have a passion for languages, so I would only describe my marks and would not reveal them. Besides, who gives a damn about how much you score?"

I must have pissed off many of my classmates and had them cursing and swearing at me behind my back.

Or they probably just simply feel that I am selfish/arrogant/or have an attitude problem.

But hey, why are you so concern and uptight about each other's marks and grades? So what if you score A1 while others score F9? So what you scored better than others? So what if you know you are amongst the top in the class?

Obtaining a better grade or score than others does not indicate that you are terrific at that subject.

You may score 80 marks now, while the "other" scores 70 marks. But if you scored 90 for last term, while the "other" scored 65, it simply shows that you have deproved while the "other" had improved. So, why should you celebrate that you fared better than him when you have deproved by 10 marks while he improved by 5?

Instead, you should be focusing on how to improve yourself and push yourself further, if possible to your limits or even beyond your limits, not just feel contented having beating others.

So what if you win others? Do you find satisfaction in beating other people? If the answer is yes, then you are so pathetic.

How desperate.

The worst enemy is yourself.

How true.

It's easy to win someone else, but can you win yourself?

Please, you are already 16. You have already spent 1/5 of your life span on Earth, so stop being so juvenile and superficial. It's time for you to move on get intelligent.

And, true friends do not ask for your score. They will never ever regard you as just figures and numerical values. If people ask for your score, it just shows how they perceive and value you.

P.S. And Jung Hiong, apparently 10 years of education did not improve your situational literacy. Your E.Q. sucks. When I am reluctant to reveal my scores, I don't think you should grab my script away from my hand, or try to or even have such thought in your head. It's my right not to let you know because this is MY paper and MY score, and you just infringed MY right.