SITUATION WHEN YOU
WERE VERY HIGH
I was in a class where my
classmates and I were
competing in some way. I
am a steady honor student.
Until one day, right before
the examinations, I was
confident that I would
receive a perfect score. I
had no idea that my
classmates held a study
session outside the school
for that exam. In the end, I
just gave up and failed the
exam, while my classmates
received perfect scores. I
was furious at the scenario.
My best friend and I had
been friends since we were
in junior high. She's been
acting as if I don't know who
she is lately. I'm not sure if
something occurred to her
or if she was hiding
something from me. I was
so irritated by her behaviour
that I addressed her with an
attitude.
When my sister bragged
about the food I made, she
always mentioned this meal,
but I kept making it since
the rest of the family liked it.
"It's not as horrible as the
one you made before," she
says every time I create it,
and it drives me insane!
OUTCOME ON
PERFORMANCE
I felt so angry that I had to
tear my paper in front of my
classmates because I got
too disappointed and I felt
like they backstabbed me
somehow for not inviting me
to their study group.
After I confronted her, our
friendship just fell apart and
she told me that if I can’t
handle her attitude, then I
shouldn’t be her best friend.
So I informed her that the
next time we ate as a family,
she should fetch something
for herself or cook. As a
result, she became enraged
at me for being forthright.
My parents chastised me for
saying such a thing. I yelled
that I would never cook for
our family again. I shut
myself in my room after
leaving them in the eating
area.
REFLECTION
I should not have done that
and instead accept the
consequence I had to face
for being too confident. I
only showed them that I am
weak and too sensitive.
I should have inquired first
about what was going on
with her. After a few days, I
realised I shouldn't have
done that, and I
remembered the memories
we'd shared since junior
high. If I had simply spoken
to her gently, I could have
saved our friendship.
I've realised that what I did
was wrong, and I should not
have addressed my family in
that manner. If they didn't
like the dish I made, I would
accept it and calmly ask
them what dish I should
make next.