EPTOn January 23 2012 19:26 Azera wrote:
My CCA is NCC (National Cadet Corps), and I absolutely detest it. I'm not sure why I joined, but I managed to endure it for the past few years. I can't really quit now, because I'll lose all my CCA points (If I get good points, my total O level results will decrease by 2 points I think). My sub-CCA is digital journalism where I write articles for the school's online newspaper. I haven't written anything yet because I just joined during November last year when I was prepping for exams.
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My hobbies, coincidentally, are gaming and music too. Gaming is obviously mostly SC2, and I actually wrote a guide once. I listen to a lot of music as well. My favourite band is Queen, and I listen to the Beatles, Pink Floyd, and many others. However, I listen to classical music mostly, with Tchaikovsky being my favourite composer.
My CCA is NCC (National Cadet Corps), and I absolutely detest it. I'm not sure why I joined, but I managed to endure it for the past few years. I can't really quit now, because I'll lose all my CCA points (If I get good points, my total O level results will decrease by 2 points I think). My sub-CCA is digital journalism where I write articles for the school's online newspaper. I haven't written anything yet because I just joined during November last year when I was prepping for exams.
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My hobbies, coincidentally, are gaming and music too. Gaming is obviously mostly SC2, and I actually wrote a guide once. I listen to a lot of music as well. My favourite band is Queen, and I listen to the Beatles, Pink Floyd, and many others. However, I listen to classical music mostly, with Tchaikovsky being my favourite composer.
Woah! I was an NCC cadet as well - are you in the Land Division? Since you're probably Sec 3 now, that means you're going for your specialists course pretty soon right? I'm not too sure how the new CCA system works, but you can check with your CO and find out exactly which rank/appts gets to take 2 points off; not all ranks will get the 2 bonus points even if you have done well in NCC. Back when I was a cadet, I was made first sergeant and in charge of the CQ. By appointment, I held greater authority than all the other first sergeants but my CCA point reward was same as them, so technically, despite putting in more effort during training, the CCA point system WILL NOT recognise that. That's important if you want to gauge how much you should sacrifice for your CCA points vs your time to study - If passing spec course will get you second sergeant, you will auto promote to first sergeant in sec 4 which guarantees you 1 CCA point. Don't chiong so hard if you think it isn't worth your time. I learnt my lesson being the first man in the company there for training and the last man to leave.
Good job on your guide, it was well written and layout / format was good. I thought it was written by a pro to be honest, but from your OP, doesn't seem like you've turned pro yet. =) Jia you! Coincidentally, I listen to a lot of Queen, Beatles, Pink Floyd and other 80s/90s rock bands on the contemporary side of things - have you tried talking about your musical interests with your friends? I find that's a pretty good conversation starter and a good way to find a lasting bond between friends. One of my closer friends I found was through the love of Def Leppard and Bon Jovi back in JC and we even formed a pop rock band together just to play those songs. It was pretty much one of the best years of my life so far, being able to do something I like together with someone who shares that interest.
On January 23 2012 19:30 Azera wrote:
Thanks for the heads-up. I want to get better in my studies and in SC2, but it's really draining for me to try and study because sometimes I just get distracted/bored. Typical student problem I know, but any remedies?
Thanks for the heads-up. I want to get better in my studies and in SC2, but it's really draining for me to try and study because sometimes I just get distracted/bored. Typical student problem I know, but any remedies?
Well I'm not a straight A student nor am I a GM player so I definitely won't be able to give you rock solid advice on how to improve your studies and SC2, but this I can tell you for sure : If you are trying to get better at something, you need to find out what you need to improve on. It's easier said than done obviously and it doesn't neither involves doing ten year series over and over nor does it involve playing 50 ladder games a day. You can try to improve by sheer hard work and you may find results. More often than not though, your progress will be slow and miniscule but if you KNOW what you improve on specifically, you'll find that you can focus on that particular area and get it done and over with a lot quicker than trying to improve everything at once.
The thing that I find holds me back is when I just don't have enough time to work on every single aspect that needs improvement in order to get As in everything, so I try to find as many areas that I can work on so that I can get a decent grade and then moving on to the next important subject/area of play. I'm sure a lot of people who can get straight As have a decent amount of time on their hands to achieve it and it's definitely possible, but for a guy like me now who is juggling work, school, SC2 and a relationship, boy it gets really difficult sometimes. =)
