old habits die hard.
while in my case, they just refuse to roll over and choke.
very very annoying.


and i'm also very very annoyed that i actually have to put aside time from my already crammed schedule to study, of all things, an ENGLISH PAPER.

but i have no choice because
1. people will do better than you if they mug for it, even when they're not really better than you
and
2. i suck at compos recently, which is VERY ANNOYING!

so no choice. i have to study for GP :(
and not as if i would get excellent grades.

damn that bloody teacher who marked my midyear essay.
biased old bat.




well so excuse me while i arm myself with the PM Lee's speech, a week's worth of newspapers, good ol kaleidescope (which is becoming more and more like a Guide to Writing Better GP Essays, complete with Quotes for you to use!) and my trusty dictionary.com and go off for some intensive GP mugging.

ahem.

and anyway in the spirit of the GP exam tomorrow, let me present to you five words which will probably NOT come out for the vocab section.

1. peccadillo : a slight offense; a petty fault
2. tyro: a beginner in learning; a novice
3. schadenfreude: a malicious satisfaction obtained from the misfortunes of others.
4. truculent: fierce; savage; ferocious; barbarous, cruel; destructive; ruthless.
5. ephemeral: short-lived; existing or continuing in a short while only.

while it may not come out for the comprehension part, maybe you can try incorporating it into your GP essay.
like

i was so mad at that bloody tyro, that when he committed a peccadillo, me, being the truculent person i am, had a schadenfreude and mocked at him. unfortunately, the euphoria was ephemeral when i realised that his dad was my boss.

(and i wonder why i don't do well for GP essays)

there you go!

have fun studying!