21 November 2006: Memorable Date

21 November has always been a memorable date for me. Recounting my entire academic life, most of my final-year examinations had ended coincidentally on this date. The more notable ones happened to fall on my 'A' Levels examinations and my first semester of the last academic year (that is, exactly a year ago). I finally bade a complete farewell to rigid rote learning in both high school and junior college after my Physics 'S' Paper in 2001, and that was the last time I was seen donning a school uniform. Since then, I have been enjoying a sense (and perhaps culture too) of intellectual liberty. In the latter case, I (remarkably to me) finished sitting for 4 examinations in a matter of 3 days, so it was a mad rush of catching up (I AM lazy at times) and reading up. After that, I actually felt a sense of loss that it was all over.

I heard that it is now the so-called "study week" for NUS students. May all five caps be worn when you meet Dean in person.