I had this thought.
A thought that might revolutionize the world. Or maybe, just Singapore.

If. Only if. If I became the head of MOE (?), I'll DEFINITELY make Mathematics an optional subject. NOW, ISN'T THAT GOOD NEWS?! No math for people like me. For pathetic people who has almost zero knowledge about ALGEBRA. Okay lah. Maybe I should make Algebra optional. Everyone must learn the Four Operations, Mensuration... The basic of Mathematics that involves solely numbers. And only numbers. No letters from the alphabets involved. This would, surely, make MY life and others' life so darned much easier as well.

If. Only. I'm THE PRESIDENT OF AMERICA. Then ah, I'll REMOVE Algebra from the face of the Earth (No lah.). I'll do what I did to the people of Singapore--NUMBERS. And only numbers. And people who are so darned interested in Algebra (I hate 'em.) will just continue to study. But it's just an optional subject. IF AMERICA can adapt to the change, I'll INFLUENCE THE WORLD, and make them stop learning algebra. And hence, algebra will disappear from the face of the world, slowly.

So actually, I have no qualms with Mathematics. I only HATE algebra. So thoroughly. Seriously lah, if there was actually someone who could abolish algebra, I'll definitely admire the person through and through. That person would be what I know as a GENIUS. The real genius who knows that Algebra is destroying so many students' peaceful lives. Yes. Algebra is DESTROYING my life. My results slipped so much, and it started all with Algebra. I'll tell YOU why.

I dug out my primary school report book.

And I did remember that, during kindergarten, my results were ace. (I'm not flaunting. Seriously. And it applies to the next sentence right after the brackets.) I got first in class. But sadly lah, that was DURING kindergarten. And I got like 90++ all the time in that era. (Oh, how I miss those days.) Anyway, here are my primary school results.

Primary One
SA1 (30%): 94
SA2 (70%): 87
Combined : 89

Primary Two
SA1 (30%): 88
SA2 (70%): 90
Combined : 89

Primary Three
SA1 (30%): 82
SA2 (70%): 76
Combined : 78

Primary Four
(Unavailable due to some unforeseen reasons-- Only the Achievement Band was reflected.)

Primary Five
CA1: 84.5
SA1: 67.0
CA2:65.0
SA2:64.0

Yup, Primary Five heralded the start of Algebra--note the start of plunge at SA1. ALGEBRA'S FAULT.

Primary Six
CA1: 53.0 (SEE, I BARELY PASSED. WHAT THE HELL.)
SA1: 43.0 (SEE LAH, ALGEBRA MADE ME FAIL.)
Prelims: 65
PSLE Grade: B

I got a B precisely because of the reason that students were made to do a paper after the PSLE, and this paper (I think) contained some questions for the next upcoming PSLE, if you remembered. I remembered doing a Science paper. And I think I must thank the previous cohort for doing not so well. Cause if the cohort doesn't do so well, I think MOE will try to salvage some of the students' results, or if not, all. Despite the fact that I did not do the last ten questions, I still got a B, probably because of that reason. (Yup. The last ten questions cost A LOT. T.T)


Then I decided to make a line graph. Here it is.




SEE! IT'S DROPPING like hell man. And it keeps dropping now, too. It will continue to drop. That is, until Math algebra is abolished.

Hah.