... from my dreadful experience today, screwing up an oral test. Im glad i have this blog where i can rant and complain, albeit only to a virtual cyberspace.

The oral test for my language consisted of a pair work and individual component. Pair work... well i didn't exactly do a great job but it was, i guess, at least an average performance.

Then came the individual component. Three faced-down topics on the table. Pick one. Reveal. Talk about 'my favourite clothes'. Given a few seconds to ponder, then 2 mins to fire away. Heck, i would have had a bit of difficulty conversing about this topic in English/Chinese. In another language? Basically just screwness. i blurted out irrelevant stuff, struggled to recall names of clothes, and at one point even thought i caught a glimpse of the invigilator frowning (coz i was going wayyy off topic, i believe). Adding a big spoonful of salt to the wound was the fact that my partner picked a topic 'library in singapore', which is considered one of the 'routine' and easier topics. I guess that was bad luck-maximum. So there i have it, one of the most devastating 2 mins i've ever faced.

On the way home, the journey felt so damn long. I felt angry (to the point that if anyone provoked me in the slightest way, i might have backlashed that person physically), sad, wasted, well simply a multitude of emotions.

But coming home, chatting on msn to another friend made me feel so much better. I mean, his oral topic was arguably tougher (talk about your language class). Then he told me about another friend, who met with a disastrous project group for another module, and faced big bad difficulties.

So the lesson learned today: If u think you've had it worst, look around you, and realize how fortunate you already are.

End of super long rantings.

me at 8:37 PM