Geography has become one of the subjects that I'm beginning to enjoy more these days, but the heavy contents still require a vast amount of effort just to cope with. True enough, the entire holidays (minus away the amount of time I spent watching bleach), were dedicated to compiling physical geography knowledge alone. Notice the word, physical? Indeed, it's only one part of the H2 subject, yet it already took up almost the entire holidays. Not to mention that the compilation was not done until very much later. That only left me with one day before each paper to revise for the respective subjects. Chemistry paper was on wednesday, revision done on tuesday's night; physics was on thursday, revision done on wednesday's night; mathematics on friday, revision on thursday's night. Trufully, last minute attempts like these didn't feel good, and if given a choice to relive the holidays, I ought to have started much earlier. Nevertheless, the faithful Lord whom I relied so heavily on did not forsake me. He granted me strength, He granted me wisdom, He granted me everything that I need to pull through this period of intense struggle. I am just so so thankful! I wouldn't say that this amount of efforts will guarantee good results, but I'm just so glad that I manage to come through, at least with my body still intact. Math was a heavy fall, which I've equate that paper which I've taken yesterday to be the worst ever math paper I've taken in my entire life. Not that it's not doable, but that both my mental and physical states at that moment were just not right for any heavy brain-work. Brain power finally succumbed after 3 days of overusage. Chemistry, while doable, was marred by the fact that my calculator went out of battery even before the paper began. Physics was met with much confidence, only to be scarred by that careless mistake that I am too ashame to even talk about it right now. Such setbacks, such blows, all of which were casted on me like like a mother's slap- painful, yet wakening. Painful that grades were lowered by avoidable things like those, wakening that it's time to buck up before the finale. For that, I'm very thankful to the Father who covers me with the warmth of His hand from above! Thank you!

Today's a Saturday, a pretty rare one. One of its only kind where the small group of H2 geographers had to come back to school to sit for one-half of the paper for this June Common test! Of course, many of us were filled with resent and grief, largely because of the ungodly hour that we were made to come to school, only to be locked out until much later. 745 was the reporting time, and the school gate only opened at close to 715. A sign of disappointment to the rigidity of the system! Anyway, the paper was great! One of the best ever geography papers I've taken thus far. Considering the amount of sleep I had the night before- a mere one hour; considering the amount of hardwork I've pumped into this subject- a whole 2 weeks and maybe more, they certainly did pay off! I felt good doing it, the facts and data and examples were there. Even when I was met with a stumbling 12 mark-worth of data response questions, I could move on without panicking. A 16 marks-worth of the essay question was fully and well-substantiated with examples after examples from the cyclone frances of 2004 to cyclone katrina of 2005 and to the recent cyclone nargis. I'm satisfied with the process! Many assume that papers done with such ease would almost certainly guarantee a decent grade, but frankly I'm not hoping much! I've learnt that expectations are bad, even though sometimes one needs to be tough on self. Instances like these had happened before, where the papers deemed to be doable and easy only managed to clinch a barely passable grade. Disappointment was a hard feeling. Thus, I'm not expecting much. Fact is I enjoyed doing the paper, and I certainly felt accomplished after overcoming it!

All in all, I know all these have only been possible because of You, Lord! Thank you so much, and I pray that You will continue to watch over me, as I continue on this walk with You. =) Hallelujah!