The work has already been cut out for me for these holidays. Firstly, the academic stuff. Damn, I really felt really clueless she the teachers went through the stuff that we were going to learn. There was really a lot of homework given out for subjects like Science. They gave around three module outlines, two worksheets((kinda thick ones.)) and one huge, thick, booklet for Physics that contained 50+ pages. That was really scary and daunting. And the best part is, I haven’t even looked through it yet. And the better part is that, there’s going to be a test about what’s in the book on the first Science lesson. Guess, I’m really going to be screwed if I carry on like this and I should start really at least flipping through the book and try memorizing and learning as much as I can. And there’s still revision to do. I’ll be honest here. I’ve really forgotten most of the stuff that we learnt in JH1 and JH2 and whenever I look through the stuff on LMS, some of the stuff look actually quite alien to me. Like the structure of the molecules? What’s that? And for the Math, they sent over the topics that we’re going to learn next year. Great, just great. Guess I’m going to cram learning all the topics over the holidays then. There this pretty much sums up..Wait..not yet! And on top of that I still have to do stuff for the other subjects that didn’t assign e-learning homework. There’s still IH research to do. Partly of why I’m so concerned about my academics is because of the rumors that getting a high GPA is tough. Your GPA may even be −1 your JH2 GPA, supposedly. And my JH2 GPA isn’t even good. And its not only for the GPA, its for the whole learning experience and the development of the student so that he has adequate knowledge of his school’s syllabus. (Damn, do I sound like and Education Minister? haha)
Secondly, physically I have a lot of work to do. I’m not fit enough. Not strong enough. Not fast enough. Not enduring enough. ((Does that even make sense?XD)) I really have a lot of training to do. The tournament for my age group is next year and I have exactly around 11 months to train for it. 11 MONTHS. Its really a short period of time and by then I have to become better. MUCH BETTER that what I currently. I can’t even imagine how huge my opponents will be. And I’ll be going against much huger opponents, opponents that all be much more skillful than me. Opponents that will only rest after they are assured of a win. Opponents that can’t wait to get the better of you. Opponents that will look for your weak points and take advantage of them. I’ve got to really have the fire, the passion, and match up with them in every area, or be even better, to beat them. The fire has to burn on, on and on, even when the competition is over, it still ha sot burn. Because, the passion for the sport is not something that lasts only for a competition, months, weeks or even days. It’s something that lasts for an entire lifetime. Something that last up till your last breath. You have to live and breathe the sport. That’s when you know you have the passion. I’m really proud of my passion for soccer and I hope that I will develop the same passion as well for Cricket. I’ve got to. I simply can’t afford to not have it at all.
I’ve been playing cricket and training at least a few times a week now and the coach is really helping me out. But another part of the training is the fitness part. Haha I really don’t want to elaborate on this and show off or anything so yeah. But the hardest part, is really getting the motivation to move my butt to go and exercise haha. But I’ve got to say that I see frequent visitors at the weights room and one of them is actually Mr Perel. To me, he’s really a great fitness motivator((or is it motivation leh?) Btw, I saw this picture.
Well I really hope that my effort will pay off in the end sia. However, generally having just the effort sometimes isn’t simply enough, we have to have a positive mindset and be happy with what we’re doing and do it for ourselves. Do it our own personal gain, and not do it just because someone else told us to do so or because of any other external reason. It’s gonna be because of what you want and not what others want, although sometimes, other’s expectations are really good and can help motivate you. But in the end, remember, do it for yourself, your own sake, cos’ what you do is not going to help other people in the end, its for your own growth and development.
And if you ever think that the effort that you’re putting in isn’t enough and isn’t helping achieve what you want, look at this.
So why not squeeze out whatever that’s left in you. And sometimes, putting in 100% of your effort isn’t enough, 101% is what is needed. The 100% is your pure effort and the remaining 1% is your effort from experience. This is the defining factor in whatever you do. It really shapes whatever you’re doing and so on. Depending on the situation, working hard may be suitable, and working smartly instead may be a better thing to do.
And one last pic. to sum it all off.
Sorry if this turned into a motivational post or something haha. I really hope it does achieve its purpose of being one though!:)
Btw, good luck to all the guitarists taking part in the Trinity examination. We have around 48 hours to prove our worth, lets go and show them what we’ve got!:)
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