damn them.. damn them.. they stole the top positions... robbing me of my opportunity to get the 500 bucks...

they came years older than us, having learnt far more than we locals. they came with the determination that scares even the most hardworking. and yet they aren't the cream of the crop in their nation. it just comes to show how strong the student population is in countries like china, which was only a few years back deemed to be back ward and unworthy of consideration.

their previous handicap in the english language is quickly overcame by their ability to pick up as much, that swiftly. being already outstanding in mathematics and the sciences, they easily get percentages that no ordinary local can achieve. leaving people, like me, unable to attain the top 5% - especially when there's only 4 places to get the 500 dollars.

things that we are learning now, had already been covered in china, and these chinese scholars merely treat the lessons as revision. come exams, they fly - beating everyone else. extensive english classes given to them, together with their ceaseless vigor to improve, allow them to quickly catch up with the english standards of the locals.

well, that's for the PRC scholars. Asian scholars like the malaysian in 3d - Sing Wei, is just a waste of our country's resources. Bringing in useless talent like the m'sian, doesn't bring any positive competition to the learning environment. Such scholars only serve to deprive the locals of opportunites in the respective courses that only allow a limited number of applicants - Even when he is unable to cope with his studies, getting L1R5's of above 30 [pulling 3d's class msg down]

you see... scholars like sing Wei do not deserve to be in singapore.. period.