2008 PMR Results Release Date & What To Expect

I'm sure most Form 3s now are fussing over the 2008 PMR Results Release Date. There has been lots of confusion over the date, with many different dates coming from many different sources. Anyways, the latest date is the 30th of December (at least according to the Star). So fret not people, you all have one more week to mentally prepare for D-Day.

The Penilaian Menengah Rendah (PMR) results will be released next Tuesday, Dec 30. Education director-general Datuk Alimuddin Mohd Dom will give the analysis of the results in Putrajaya at 9am on the same day.

Students can also collect their results from their respective schools from 10am.

2 years ago I wasn't in Penang when the results came out. Back then I think it was just after Christmas. So I however can't really comment on how the entire results day goes, but suffice to say, like all days where one's life hangs in the balance (figuratively speaking, and mostly only for Form 3s, you guys won't be fretting over this at all once you get pass this stage and go to SPM, that's where the real fun starts...xD), it is as stressful as it can be. And like any result day, it'll end in tears. Yes, tears, or at least figurative tears (like how can chung ling kias cry right?), be it tears of sadness, joy, or relief. And like every PMR result day, it'll be forgotten the following year, as the preparation towards SPM sweeps the memories of PMR into the far flungs of one's memories. The joy of a straight A result diminishes, relegated only a passing mention in one's resume a few years down the road; the shattering disappointment of Bs, Cs taper off with the passing weeks and months, and with it comes the realisation that it won't have any lasting effect on one's future life, save for that little black blotch in one's academic history that anyone rarely notices. That is what that await you Form 3s on the 30th of December. So lose no sleep over this date, worry over it not, for it shall come and pass like any other day, and wake up the following day with it being a distant memory.

And oh, one last thing, good luck to all of you. Even though I said how all this will end up to be just a passing memory, I know how it was before to be obsessing over this date, feeling the stress and loss of sleep, and I know one needs all the luck one can get, especially with our Malaysian examinations. After all, you never know if your exam paper fell into the river while being transported to Sarawak, or if a robber robbed the marker's car containing your papers. Ah well, that is another tale itself.

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