Twelfth-graders across the country, or in this case "we", can breath a little bit relaxed now. The Ujian Nasional is finally over, but it wasn't without complaints and criticism. The test is criticized by teachers and students as being too difficult and unstandardized. This billion-rupiahs project has apparently brought so much problem and burden to the students. Someone (read:Education Minister) needs to wake up, turn on what's left of his brain, and think hard. This annoying exam must be reevaluated with caution, seeing that it had only brought more negative impacts than positive ones.
In the end, we still have to wait for another month for the results. Why does it take so much time? Does it mean that the correctors will really do their job carefully? The latest news I hear is that the results will be out on June 14, I do hope that it will be earlier though. Less stress on us. In the mean time, we will again face a series of tests: speech, writing, PE, religious ed, etc and also the school exam for subjects not included in Ujian Nasional. I guess UN is only the first part...now, get to work!
Let's talk about something else. Obviously, yesterday was Thursday and Thursday is the sacred "let's-kick-someone-off-AmIdol day". The week's theme was songs by Andrew Lloyd Webber; consequently, I'm completely lost. I don't know any of the songs except for Jesus Christ Superstar by Carly Smithson. Sadly, it is also the week Carly got eliminated despite unanimous praise from the judges, including the Simon. After the fateful week of Kristy Lee Cook's elimination, Carly's elimination seemed so far away but it did happen, too bad. As a tribute to her performance, I'm posting it here.
In the end, we still have to wait for another month for the results. Why does it take so much time? Does it mean that the correctors will really do their job carefully? The latest news I hear is that the results will be out on June 14, I do hope that it will be earlier though. Less stress on us. In the mean time, we will again face a series of tests: speech, writing, PE, religious ed, etc and also the school exam for subjects not included in Ujian Nasional. I guess UN is only the first part...now, get to work!
Let's talk about something else. Obviously, yesterday was Thursday and Thursday is the sacred "let's-kick-someone-off-AmIdol day". The week's theme was songs by Andrew Lloyd Webber; consequently, I'm completely lost. I don't know any of the songs except for Jesus Christ Superstar by Carly Smithson. Sadly, it is also the week Carly got eliminated despite unanimous praise from the judges, including the Simon. After the fateful week of Kristy Lee Cook's elimination, Carly's elimination seemed so far away but it did happen, too bad. As a tribute to her performance, I'm posting it here.
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