May 15th, 2005Did I just flunk that HSK exam?!
Okay so maybe I shouldn’t have attempted that exam after only 8 months studying Chinese language at Tongji University but I didn’t think I’d do this badly. I usually do well in Chinese exams without studying much.
The wireless headset I was using during the Listening Exam (听力) was not working properly. Or maybe it was just the guy’s voice which was like that… muffled, like he had a cold or was speaking too close to the microphone when they did the recording. 
Many other students complained about that .
The other 3 papers weren’t any better.
It’s the first time that I do all 4 papers one after the other. Maybe I should attempt the HSK exam again in December. The results for this exam should be out before July.
It’s the first time that I’ve done this badly in a Chinese language exam. That feeling I had during the exam reminded me of the time I was sitting for my Chemistry exam in High School.
Stressed.
Panicky.
It’s the first time I feel like that during a Chinese Language exam. My fave subject ever since I was a kid. Arghh. 
One thing I have to admit is that I started studying for this HSK exam only one week ago. I procrastinate too much. Still, the only other student in my class who also sat for the HSK today said that he found the exam difficult too. I wonder if studying more would have made any difference. Many of the words I saw in my exam papers today were words I’ve never seen before. They are certainly not in the books I’m using this year in class. Maybe that’s why undergraduate students studying Chinese language usually attempt the HSK during their second year at uni.
Anyway, I changed the photo in the sidebar to show my not-so-good mood. My sister said that I look a bit ill and sad when she saw me on webcam earlier.
No more playing World of Warcraft or Rose Online right before an important exam. 
-edited on Sunday 26th June 2005-
Got my results.
. I had the choice either to have the...
You do look a little moody,Cheer up,aline.
When I did my level 4 JLPT test last year,I thought I could pass it just by learning it within one and half year,but I still did it badly
I may consider taking the HSK exams in my country some time later.Which level did you take?
am sure you did well or at least will get a pass… i always felt like i was going to fail after going thru an exam but the results always proved me wrong.
and oh! you are playing WoW China, consider it as reading practise!
haha reading practice.. but i don’t think that knowing how to say Druid and monsters’ name in chinese will be useful… Still, yeah it’s some reading practice.
I still can’t get used to World of Warcraft’s chinese name. 
Sounds so strange.
the 2nd level.. or 中级。Requires a level 6 to pass. Highest for this level is 8.
Singaporeans need to take HSK too??? Don’t most people there speak chinese?
chin up aline!
i know you are really good at chinese & i can tell that you have great aptitude for it 
This is only one test out of the many you have achieved so well in 
altho…studying the week before?! dear gawd…i couldn’t do that! 
I’d die from anxiety! hehehe
Good to hear that you and desmond are still goin strong
Let me see,some schools do make the students take HSK in addition to the Cambridge O Level Chinese Paper.
But,they are usually the top schools though
awww aline.
cheer up. you’ll do much much better next time. and yeah, you look a bit depressed on the photo. no more wow and rose before exams. hehe. take care
>.> oh Aline finn maigri? li zoli lor sa pic la
haha.thanks. yeah i lost some weight.
Hi…I just happened to surf in. Nice blog. Cheers! Will keep u in bookmark
Don’t be sad! It happened, let it go, learn the lesson and try harder next time.
I believe you can do it, after all you are an extremely smart girl. I can tell from the picture. Although you look a bit down, but you still look very cute!:wink:
Who say you look a bit sad, you look gorgeous what.
ur looking disturbed and tired … just wanted to post these few lines to cheer u up cause that’s the only thing i can do
if u keep on going over what went wrong u’ll get urself more strained just take it like a stepping stone to get better and learn ur errors, u were maybe overestimating ur capacity and that u’ll try not make the same mistakes again, anyway forget abt it or u’ll get more depressed…if u feel like talking i’m always there
keep up with it!:laugh:
it was more like i was underestimating the HSK exam.
I thought that it would be something like the exams i have at my uni. Anyway it was an optional exam.
I was supposed to sit for it next year ..according to my uni requirements. I did it this year instead because i wanted to see what it’s like. At least I’ll be better prepared next time. Thanks Kaine. I know who i’ll turn to when i need to talk.
Hey, don’t worry, my classmates in Zhong ji shang 中级上班 (Intermediate level - 1st half) also found the exam pretty tough. And some of them are really good students. Although, like you, they like to complain till they get the results.
Just take it as a learning experience and get better prepared next time. I will sit it this July, hope I do reasonably well.
ni hen piao liang:flowers: