It's that time of the year again, exams. The dreaded word for both students and teachers.

As the year draws to a close, I'm again filled with the deep soul-draining exhaustion which comes from putting in 101% into my work. I'm starting to grey from the late nights writing comment after comment in CD journals, from the preparation of endless notes and from the staying back in school to give extra tutorials. Along with this exhaustion, however, comes a kind of calm resignation that stems from my knowing that I've already done my very best.

The rest is up to you.

to these 2E1 students:

Ranjitha, thanks for your lovely card today. I can tell that you put in a lot of effort...

Hazel, thanks for the thoughtful card...

& Jun Yang, thanks for the flowers & red pen. They were really pretty / useful (respectively)...

and thank you to all others for your cards, well wishes, messages & tags. Much appreciated all :) Even though I can't thank you personally here, I have been reading & re-reading the little cards you gave. So touching :)