One.

Do people really expect that as students, the only part of our life that matters is academics?
We are humans too.
Farewell us: do we not feel?
Fail our exams: are we not already sad enough?
Do we ever never put in effort for any exams?
(of course, this has roots in Confucianism)
Do we all not want to do well, to have our abilities affirmed?

There is a part of me that screams for a listening ear that would not eventually brand me as weird. The other part, however, refuses pity. Still, can I blame the lack of encouragement? No, I must only blame myself. And so, I try to keep my desires for an emotional support down to a subtle manner.

Finito.