The main reason was because I was the last batch of the high school system of "first three months" and having attained astonishing results and entering possibly the best JC (that would be Junior College) in Singapore, the school that supports great education did not support my wish to take on Double Mathematics (combination 2 Maths courses, Physics & Chemistry).
Reason being,"you did not take this combination in your previous school (still Top 5 JC locally) so I am afraid you might not be able to catch up with our syllabus. Moreover, it is not just a 3 months' worth compared to the classes in other JCs because we have lower turnover rates than most places so we have covered quite a lot of material." (not exact words but the gist is there).
So, who cares if my results were really astonishing because it didn't even affect an educator's mindset that a student might have the potential to do well.
Anyway, I was a wimp.
I didn't push for it like I did when I so wanted to go back to my previous school and made an appeal with the principal. Some drama there, I ran after her.
#bitches #bothyouandme
Anyway, stayed in the Top JC for namesake and I went on to do Chinese because well, of the choices available for my capability and study interests, Mandarin is a beautiful language.
It was a level up but oh dear, Mandarin is (was?) really a beautiful language!
If you want to challenge yourself, see Mandarin in many forms.
Originally in English,
You say that you love rain,
Originally in English,
You say that you love rain,
but you open your umbrella when it rains...
You say that you love the sun,
but you find a shadow spot when the sun shines...
You say that you love the wind,
But you close your windows when wind blows...
This is why I am afraid;
You say that you love me too...
普通版：
你说你喜欢雨，但是下雨的时候你却撑开了伞;
你说你喜欢阳光，但当阳光播撒的时候，你却躲在阴凉之地;
你说你喜欢风，但清风扑面的时候，你却关上了窗户。
我害怕你对我也是如此之爱。
文艺版：
你说烟雨微芒，兰亭远望;
后来轻揽婆娑，深遮霓裳。
你说春光烂漫，绿袖红香;
后来内掩西楼，静立卿旁。
你说软风轻拂，醉卧思量;
后来紧掩门窗，漫帐成殇。
你说情丝柔肠，如何相忘;
我却眼波微转，兀自成霜。
五言诗版：
恋雨偏打伞，爱阳却遮凉。
风来掩窗扉，叶公惊龙王。
片言只语短，相思缱倦长。
郎君说爱我，不敢细思量。
七言绝句版：
恋雨却怕绣衣湿，喜日偏向树下倚。
欲风总把绮窗关，叫奴如何心付伊。
七律压轴版：
江南三月雨微茫，罗伞叠烟湿幽香。
夏日微醺正可人，却傍佳木趁荫凉。
霜风清和更初霁，轻蹙蛾眉锁朱窗。
怜卿一片相思意，犹恐流年拆鸳鸯。
<and from here onwards, I'm about to shoot my brains out>
诗经版：
子言慕雨，启伞避之。
子言好阳，寻荫拒之。
子言喜风，阖户离之。
子言偕老，吾所畏之。
离骚版：
君乐雨兮启伞枝，
君乐昼兮林蔽日，
君乐风兮栏帐起，
君乐吾兮吾心噬。
