Just a few thoughts.

It surely has been months since my last update here, and I apologize for abandoning the site when I am not supposed to.

I'm here again, merely to express some thoughts of mine based on what I have seen and heard as I travel by public transportation to and from my university on a daily basis.

I have also been listening to a particular radio channel with so much of advertising of SPM questions prediction from radio channels, along with seeing some high school students yapping and complaining about this and that about how lousy Malaysia is, and I wondered about whether it is necessary.

It's true that there are a lot for us to remember for the papers that these predictions might be a guidance for you to know what might come out in your exam and if you are lucky enough, you might score an A+ for that particular paper. However, what if you scored so many of As and A+ for your SPM, but what you did was to remember and vomit whatever that you have learnt on your papers, instead of knowing how to link it to your higher level education, then regretting not giving yourself a proper way of learning during SPM or college times so that you have stronger fundamentals?

So, yes! To those that could do well even in college and universities, whether locally, or abroad, congratulations to you, because you have been placing hard work in your studies!

Then again, to those who are taking SPM this year, or for the years to come, what if your actual SPM paper doesn't come out as what have been predicted by your tutors or online sites? Ask yourself, would all of these prediction or 'ramalan soalan SPM' really help you in a long run? Do they really help you to learn, or just for you to get better grades for that one particular test that you never wanted to touch that one textbook that you have hated for years for the rest of your lives?

To me, they are just working the same as those so-called leaked papers, or 'soalan bocor' in my SPM year where my classmates would be studying so hard for those chapters in various subjects for our SPM trials. True that some of them do come out completely as predicted, or just exactly the same as the leaked questions, but the problem is, do you still remember the things that you have studied for your previous examinations? You hardly do, don't you? That's why you have to force yourself to eat all sorts of textbooks and reference books within a day before your paper.

These leaked questions were something, that I dare to say, that I have NEVER gave my trust in. I don't feel proud to mention about my examination results, but at least I am proud to know that I placed effort in all chapters. I've seen classmates failing their Biology papers because they relied too much on leaked papers where the actual paper covers completely different chapters, then wondering what they have done wrong, only to realize it years later.

"This is stupid, why are we having stupid examinations like this? Stupid government!"

That was what I've heard from so many juniors of mine, and even complaining about it on social media, saying this and that about the government and wanting a certain system to change, but all they have been doing were going out with friends and showing off your friendship on social  media, hoping to get more likes for your posts.

You hope to study abroad, obtaining international level of acknowledgement for your studies. Perhaps you do see the flaw in our education system, but what have you done to prove yourself to be able to compete yourself with international standards? Without placing hard work to get over this easy hurdle of SPM by relying solely on tips, leaked questions or predicted questions and to be able to study abroad, it is not easy for you to cope up with international students, I dare to say.

My juniors, I don't know if you are reading this, but if you do, and if you are just the type that blabbers about how the government suck, but constantly browse on social media and all you think about is just to have your so-called 'life' to have fun, instead of studying in a proper manner as a student for a better change of our country in the future, think again.

If you are reading your way until here, I thank you for bearing with my opinion, and perhaps my rude way to deliver this message.

Have a great day/week ahead!

Sincerely,
Jin.