Monday, February 16, 2009
, 7:29 PM
You don't need a another reason why I'm upset. Since yesterday night, I had a really stuck nose. Then, the start of this morning wasn't really that bad. Later it got worse and I kept sniffing into my tissue. During the maths test, I couldn't concentrate. I tried really really hard. Then the guy on the top right made some noise repeatedly by tapping his shoes ( although it did not sound like tapping). Suddenly my teacher said that there was 10 mins left and I had only done the first page. I had that dreaded feeling I had whenever I didn't complete my test or exams. And I didn't complete it. That time I wanted to cry. I didn't want to be like in my last 3 years of Primary school even though my last year was much much better. Mdm Tan made things easier and straightfoward.
Let me tell you why I used to hate Maths and maybe now hate Maths. I was supposedly the worst in Maths. But I got A* for Maths. I know I can do those workings. But as a perfectionist I always check my workings alot alot times and check back again. I always wanted them to be perfect. If I didn't edit something in my past working, I would somehow repeatedly check and feel very uneasy. Which made me very accurate in my answers but slow. When I'm slow I can't finish.
Maybe I'm making up excuses but I really feel so. I'm afraid that Mr Liu will scold me. Am I afraid of all Maths teachers? Maybe. Mr Liu is not a bad teacher. But he's really strict.
When I mentioned this to my parents, my father critisized me and told me not to come up with all that funny nonsense. He said I didn't study and practice and that practice makes perfect. I was very infuriated and upset with his response. It was one of the rare times I told my parents the troubles I had and he had to tell me that? Can't he say something encouraging? He just never sees how pressurized I am.