当我们考试失败时，并不是我们的错...

Got an email recently, quite an old one actually. I always had something to say about this email, since I've got it now, yeah.. The email's in Mandarin and so I'll try my best to translate it sentence by sentence into proper English. There goes:

其实，当我们考试失败时，并不是我们的错...
(Actually, it's not our fault when we failed in our exams...)

因为一年只有365天...
(Because there are only 365 days in a year...)

针对一个学生对一年的理论:
(Considering a student's arguments towards "a year":)

星期天~一年的星期天有52天。你也知道，星期天是让我们休息的。所以，还剩下313天...
(Sunday~There are 52 Sundays in a year. You know, Sundays are for us to rest. Hence, 313 days left...)

夏日假期~这50天的假期是非常炎热的，大家都会因为闷热而无心向学。剩下263天...
(Summer holidays~These 50 days of holidays are very hot, everyone won't have the mood to study due to the heat. 263 days left...)

每日的睡眠~8个小时让我们睡觉，去掉了50天。剩下141天...
(Sleep time~8 hours a day, used up 50 days. 141 days left...)

娱乐~每日抽出1个小时的时间让我们玩耍（为了身心健康）。用掉了一年里的15天，剩下126天...
(Entertainment~1 hour per day to have fun (For our physical and mental health). Used up 15 days in the year, 126 days left...)

饮食~2个小时让我们吃零食，喝饮料和每日三餐（咀嚼和吞食）。30天又过去了，剩下96天...
(F&B~2 hours for snacks, drinks and 3 meals per day (chewing and ingestion). 30 days passed, 96 days left...)

谈吐~1小时让我们和亲朋戚友说话（人也是一种爱交际的动物）。又减掉了15天，还剩下81天...
(Talking~1 hour to talk with friends and family (Human is a social animal). 15 days deducted, 81 days left...)

考试~一年最少也有35天。所以，还剩下46天...
(Exams~At least 35 days per year. Hence, 46 days left...)

特别节日（example:情人节）~大概也有40天，剩下6天...
(Special occasions (Example: Valentine's day)~Around 40 days, 6 days left...)

病痛（MC）~你偶尔也会生病，对不对？最少也MC三天。还剩下3天...
(Illness~You will get sick somehow. MC at least 3 days. 3 days left...)

盛大典礼~嗯...(example:结婚 / party)最少最少也有2天。结果，还剩下1天...
(Big ceremonies~Erm...(Example: marriage/party) At least 2 days. 1 day left...)

最后的一天:生日~你怎么可能在那天温习功课 / 补习！
(Last day: Birthday~How can you revise/go tuition at that day?!)

剩下: 0 ！！学生怎能顺利通过考试 ！就算通过考试，也不一定是一个活泼开朗的孩子了...
(Left: 0!! Students won't pass the exam! Even if they pass, they won't be active and happy children...)

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AFAIK, these days can't be calculated like that, as they are not necessarily independent to each other. Like, there are Sundays in the "summer holidays" as well, which makes it overlap each other already, try to recall the Venn diagram learned in Sets in our Maths. In fact, some calculations were terribly wrong as well.

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Anyway, Maths aside, from my point of view:

Sunday: no comment. 52 days.

Summer holidays: It should be mid-year and year-end holidays n M'sia. Taking my A-Level course as reference, what about I give it 8 weeks = 56 days? Or 9 weeks for gov'ment schools = 63 days. How about average approx. 60 days?

Sleep time: I sleep 4 hours during school days and 12 during holidays. Average it for 8 hours as well. 122 days.

Entertainment: 1 hour? Nah, I sit in front of my computer for at least 10 hours regardless of school days or holidays. 152 days.

F&B: Okay I follow. 30 days.

Talking: Sorry, all talking is done through internet. 0 day.

Exams: You take exams for a whole day? Max 10 days for me.

Special occasions: Sorry, no Valentine's, no Christmas. Maybe CNY, 5 days.

Illness: Sorry, no MC for me. Classes skipped due to illness = 0. 0 day.

Big ceremonies: Again, 0. Ok la count 1 day la.

Last day: Birthday: Birthday? When is my birthday? 0 day.

Total: 432 days.

Why? As I said, there was calculation errors in the original one, it won't take you long to find out which. By the way, if the "overlapping" days were to be deducted it should be well less than 365 days.

Now then, Maths aside again, I even have "debt days" in a year to study in my case. With entertainment (computer) being the most "time-consuming" thing to do (and the least useful in studying), why am I able to pass my exams with flying colours?

Well, yeah, maybe he's right. I'm a material to be an excellent introvert after all. That explains all.

(Due to the huge unrealistic errors and uncertainties, this post should not be viewed seriously)