Well, B3 for CL 'O's seems rather dismal when you consider all the effort I put in since my B4 last year. I was expecting A1 or A2, but well, what can I do now? Honestly, it was rather disappointing at first, especially when I heard that some people, by some miracle, jumped to A1 from B4 last year.
The thought of retaking the exam (it would be my 3rd attempt if I did) raced through my mind. I had two choices, risk my other subjects or recover my lost pride.
Why lost pride? I always was the best of the best for Chinese. Topping class was relatively easy for me. If it was not top, it would be second or third place. No less, unless it was O-levels or some exams.
But now, I'm just like any other guy, considering that 14 from our class got B3. Perhaps this is God's way of putting down my pride. It may hurt, but he is the Sovereign, and I now don't really feel too arrogant about Chinese now (I wasn't that arrogant, but it was one of my claims to fame which I touted about er...more often than I should have).
For practical reasons, and because I don't have to worry about status so much now, now that I have none, I'm not retaking it.
It just reminds me of the reason how the Londoners overcame the Blitz.
They kept calm, and they carried on.
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