  the holy grail to my "monty python and the holy grail vcd": an A1 for english, which is impossible because for three straight examinations, the highest in english got an A2, but mostly because the person is... preferred.
and the most brutal marker in school -- my english teacher -- is now responsible for dispensing twenty-five sympathy summary marks from the comprehension section. repeat after me: one mark for no indentation, half mark per word over the limit (half mark for two words if you counted wrongly -- excess or deficit), one mark for no question numbers, just about half the style marks deducted for more than 3 points not properly written in own words (which cy pointed out after having a look one day)... you can just about see our prospects for a pass.
and do not discount the fact that most of us don't knows the plurals of a "grand prix". but anyway i showed mrs khoo (rgs extraordinaire) kenn's amazing chemistry question, which she tried to avoid by keeping order in the class -- a rare occurance. and she kind of dismissed it saying that it was a "maths question", which kenji loves a lot (maths questions, i mean).
and well, mrs khoo, i honestly don't really care too much if you major in maths, chemistry or dressing up like an air stewardess of a budget airline that lives up to its name... just do the question and we'll all magically ace the exams. really. and the word "mindset" is just wrong. why do we have to lift everything from US shores? huh huh huh? all right. bye. 
