Lastweek’s tag: #SPM

T HE #Ragechat held last Friday brought forth everyone’s “much-loved” topic; the SPM examinations. Much of the responses received proved to be insightful, and some even inspirational. .

Some gave words of encouragement to all our young Tweeples who’re worrying about their exams or results, which was really nice of them.

But to start things off, we asked our followers if there were any who were unhappy with their SPM results:

@eyeshakazman: I’m kinda satisfied with my results, tho its not straight A’s but i know what I’m capable of. :)

@sueannwan: I’m proud of my SPM because it was a true reflection of me. i didn’t like physics/bio so i got Bs. it didn’t matter at all.

@denielleleong: I believe some are still looking back with regret :S

@Shyarao: I’m happy with 7A’s and 2B’s but my mum’s not. Hahahaha. So typical of her.

>> Eventually, the discussion turned to where the main pressure for them to score well stemmed from:

@JOHNCLW: PEERS. my year was the only year where my school produced 12 straight As students, and all from my class. o_o

@crazy4stick: i think parents expectations is the biggest source of pressure for spm generally.

@Jayanilss: family. High achievers all around plus a younger sibling i need to lead by example. So, yeah. FYI, I am SPM this yr.

@twentyhearts: When both my elder siblings got straight A’s

@Dharishini_devi: Well, it must be MYSELF and my seniors. Their super excellent results makes the pressure all the worse!

@dinie_eiza: my parents and their siblings:( they always wanted me to do the best and it’s make me stress...(i don’t want to balik kampung)

>> But as indicated in our cover story last week, results alone do not dictate how well one will do in the future.

@angelineng92: My aunt took her STPM and she didn’t do well but she didn’t give up; she retake again and finally, she got 4.0 and went to UM.

@syauqee: My friend didn’t get a single A in his exam. Now a really distinguished architect at top 10 firm in Msia.

@ilainabananas: Was really disappointed with my results, cried for hours. But now I’m doing well in college and I’m happy. :)

>> Many of them also had encouraging words and advice for all:

@Limaiyim: A mere piece of paper does not mean the end of everything yeah! Many still survive & lead a good life w/o a pass

@sueannwan: If you’re really proud of yourself and you’re doing something you love, a couple of Bs here and there won’t change a thing. :)

@Irenejy: What’s important is the attitude when you sit for SPM. Strive to do your best in every exam, it’s a really good habit =)

>> The Twitter-savvy DJS from Red FM, including Sarimah Ibrahim, Linora Low and Jeremy Teo, plus media personality/ commercial pilot Johan Farid Khairuddin (aka JFK, who was featured in the cover story having only gotten one A throughout UPSR, PMR and SPM), also joined in the #Ragechat to share their own #SPM results:

@Jeresays: 2As and proud of it! OK, not really. But I was a very bad student.

@terryred: I only remember I got 4 As…and a P7 for P.moral! :O

@mynnisme: @thestar_rage I had 5A’s n d worst was a C for physics!:p

@linoralow: just do UR BEST and LEAVE DA REST to da big man in the clouds. in d end half of us don’t do wat we study in skool :P

@jfkjohan: not saying “don’t study”, just saying do ur best & work d+*# hard 4 ur dreams + prepare 4 a lot of sweat & tears!

>> And if you ever need a shoulder to cry on... JFK says you can call him anytime. Private message @thestar_rage for his cellphone number =P — Compiled by Saw Jhue Vern