Life as a junior has been oddly intense. The first two or three weeks have been strangely uneventful but in fact it was the calm before the storm. In my 2 years here in school, the last couple of weeks have been the most tumultuous with looming deadlines always on the horizon; there’s almost no chance to catch a breather because the next project or assignment is just around the corner when you thought you’re done with the current one.
Is this the sad reality of our current state of education? I’ve been back in school almost every weekend and public holiday this term, but so have 90% of the student population. A few days ago, the scene observed in school look like any other weekday, with students taking up every conceivable studying space – except it was 9 in the morning on Deepavali. Perhaps the competition is getting to us – the obsession with one-upmanship where we try to outdo one another and constantly raise the bar.
It’s good to have competition, but too much of it is unhealthy – like pulling an all-nighter in school the day before the deadline. But I can’t really say that I’ve been really busy ‘cos I found time to attend events like the F1 Grand Prix and the iPhone 4S launch. Even though it’s still early to say how the next month will pan out, hopefully with my fingers crossed, I’ll live to see my rainbow at the end of this storm.
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