2 testimonies

Wow, I have 2 testimonies to share, the second one more incredible than the first.

I think some of you know that I missed my LSM2101 CA2 which was last week, cos I overslept. It really bugged me a lot that I missed the test, because it was something stupid that never happened to me before. It's just like missing an important job interview - you just make sure that it doesn't happen no matter what.

Woke up on that day feeling very bad. Even though my first impulse was to go take an MC to cover myself, I decided not to, because I felt it wasn't the right thing to do. So in the end, I had to walk around the various prof's blocks, to appeal to take the supplementary test instead.

I feel very grateful to God, as well as Dr Li QT, who allowed me to take the supp test, even though I did not have a valid reason. I'd readily admit that I'm one person who is not diligent academically, and in the process of these past few days
I was mentally bashing myself, but Dr Li's approval was something that cheered me up somewhat.

Also really thankful for the support of people like Shuyi and Calyn, as well as Jitsy and Guan Zhen, who encouraged and prayed for me in this dark (self-inflicted) period.

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The second testimony is even more miraculous in my eyes. I went for the supplementary LSM2101 test just now.. it was 2 compulsary short answer questions. And the first question set (50% of the CA grade) was out of syllabus! The other seven people taking the test with me were reading the question in stunned silence. (The topic covered, reactive oxygen species/free radicals is a level 4 module o_o).

In other words, the profs who set the paper made it so that those taking the supplementary paper would probably fail it. Cos 10 out of the 20 marks isn't covered in syllabus.

The amazing thing was that I could (roughly) do the qn! As I took out my pen and started scribbling furiously, I was feeling a wave of huge relief. I asked YF just now abt the question (cos she took that level 4 module), and I roughly got some of the main points. So instead of definitely failing the paper, I now have a chance of getting a decent grade for it.

Walked out of the test hall amazed - because if the examiners wanted to set a out of syllabus question, they could have asked anything under the sun, and I would have failed that paper. Instead he set something that I could make a good attempt on!

It's a huge miracle, something that I really did not deserve to get. Think God has showed a lot of grace to me this semester, and today's test is a huge encouragement to me as I prepare for the examinations.

Jiayou everybody, especially those taking NUS exams for the first time =) Feel glad hearing news about some people who have done well in their CAs. Let's work hard, and give glory to God.