My recent French exam paper was such a killer.

When I looked at the paper, I was thinking, is this GREEK??!

I was totally taken aback because it was really difficult. There were new verbs and new nouns. The format was foreign - they didn't have the familiar things which were tested in previous semesters.

It didn't help that it was an evening paper and I had another soci paper in the afternoon before it. Lethargy pulled my mood down. Hunger pangs were acute at that time too.

Halfway through the paper, I thought I saw Napoleon waving at me - I was semi-dead.
It's too difficult. I'm going to dieeeeeee...

This French paper is definitely set by my strict French tutor because the comprehension passage was about Bruxelles (Brussels in French) and my tutor is from Belgium.

To say the truth, I didn't study much for French because I had more important core modules to study for and since I already S/U it (meaning that the grade's not included in my graduation transcript), I couldn't be bothered. So well, I guess, it's partly my fault.

I hope my other French tests/assignments can pull up my overall grade, or else I would have to "da bao"**!! I need at at least a C.

**Da bao= In NTU, if you fail a particular subject, you will have to retake it the next semester. I'm not sure why we call it "da bao". I think it's because you take away this subject and you are forced to "eat it" the next semester.