Parallel to the preparation for my prelims, at times I find myself being gradually pulled to a dangerous ground where my faith can easily weakened. Perhaps I am too fearful and worried about the exams for my own sake to remember that God has gone ahead to prepare things before things unfold. I am not going to give up. Organic chemistry and Statistics will be the targets tomorrow. Way to go...

What inspired me some days ago can also turn its back and bring such discouragement - General Paper. The art of producing beautiful language is hard to grasp, never mind the mastering of it. To speak it out loud, I did not perform well for my preliminary GP paper though I was hoping that the inspiration brought by the “Broader Perspective” article on Education yesterday would somehow do a miracle to transform my writing style overnight. Please do not laugh at me for my fertile imagination. I know there is no short cut in writing training and progress can only be made if you work at it frequently enough. It is analogous to our walk with God, which demands our undivided attention and our conscious effort to get closer to Him through a regular practice of our faith on the daily basis. Good practice makes perfect.
I desperately struggled to express clumsily in sentences my brainstormed raw ideas on the exam paper in the realization of the stringent time constraint and the dauntingly lengthy comprehension paper …
“A good attempt” I gave myself a tap at the shoulder at the toilet cubicle after the paper. I think I am going somewhere, not blindly but directed and steady. I do not see the growth and the progress but I choose to trust that I am growing. I am getting better each time because good practice makes perfect. How do I know I have good practice? It is simple. Start with Jesus and learn things his way.
Learning from scratch.

Organ trade in Singapore?

I read an article on some commotion about the legalisation of organ trade in Singapore today and was rather capured by the issue- should we legalise organ trade? Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan gave a rather surprising stance which seems to conflict with the government's firm enforcement of prohibiting the selling and buying of human kidneys, lungs and other organs.
"I think we should not write off or reject the idea of selling organs," Khaw was quoted as saying. "But I think we need to study it carefully."
It seems that Singapore is opening to the idea of organ trade perhaps partly because of the critical shortage of organs for transplant from organ donations. Didnt the same thing happen when the idea of casinos was raised? Casinos are bad, casinos can be a catalyst to many potential social problems . Nonetherless they can be a hugh cash cow which is entirely essential for Singapore's growth. Thus let us not reject the idea but be open to it. The commotion before the establishment of casinos in singapore does resemble what is happening here with organ trade, doesnt it?

Suggestopedy

I am trying out an unconventional method of studying English. Very interesting i must say despite my slight skepticism that it is going to work I have been listening to English songs before going to bed everyday. I found an interesting website about a creative teaching of language, Suggestopedy which uses yoga-like relaxation and concentration techniques designed to tap subconscious abilities and increase retention of relatively greater amounts of second language information. Information is actually processed not only at the immediate, conscious level but also at the periphery in the mind of a person. Assuming that these are true, listening to some soothing English music frequently will likely enhance and quicken the process of acquiring a good command of English.

I am experimenting this method on myself, partly out of desperation since my A level General Paper looms large round the corner. haha. Hang in there to wait and see how the result churns out.