Eat! Run immediately! No more appendicitis!
It's actually quite exciting to think how life changed without my appendix. For one, I can run around after meals without having to worry about appendicitis. Adults often told us to sit down and take a slow walk after meals, to allow digestion to proceed. I was the naughty one, always running around, playing squash after meals. There was once I even played squash immediately after eating KFC!
There's the saying, "once bitten, twice shy". In a way, that doesn't apply to me anymore, does it? I no longer have an appendix to worry about. That's undoubtedly quite a warped logic, but how would one deny the truth within.
Nonetheless, I'm very fortunate to have survived through the whole ordeal, where my appendix had reached such a critical stage of inflammation to be on the brink of exploding inside. It's even more terrifying to think I actually had a mild relapse of appendicitis on the 2nd day of my 'A' Levels, which ultimately ended up being diagnosed as gastric flu. I'm still going to (indignantly) blame the pain for my results, which could've been better. Yes I still haven't gotten over it, damn.
Speaking of 'A' Levels, the J2 students will be having their Prelims very soon. I have plenty high hopes for many of my juniors, whom I believe can do very well. Please do not falter in your studying, for you might just regret not studying for that 30 minutes, or regret talking too much for that 1 hour. While prelims may not be an accurate representation of the 'A' Level standard, it will somewhat be very different from the other examinations you've been through thus far. Make the best use of it to learn, find out your mistakes, and learn again.
Frankly, I don't even think many of my juniors read my blog. I just hope these words make it to them somehow, someway. I know how regret feels, and I don't want any of them to have regrets when it all comes to an end.