Mark Koh

Life is too short to be miserable.

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@TC_Trader @GBC_Press This is not AI. She speaks only Mandarin. This video is dubbed in English.

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Recently in India’s NEET exam, many students were turned away for arriving just 2 minutes late, along with cases involving biometric failures and wrong exam centers.

For comparison, here’s how China manages late students for its national university entrance exam, the Gaokao:

How China Handles Late Students for the Gaokao

China’s Gaokao is extremely strict when it comes to timing. Being late can ruin a student’s entire year.

The Rules

1. Most subjects: Students are not allowed to enter the exam hall after 15 minutes past the official start time. The doors are usually locked.

2. English (Foreign Language): Even stricter. Students cannot enter after 15 minutes before the exam starts (because of the listening section).

Once the cutoff passes, late students are generally turned away and cannot take that subject for the year.

Why So Strict?

The policy exists to maintain fairness and exam security. All students must start at the same time with the same test papers. Late entry could create opportunities for cheating or disrupt the process.

Society Tries to Help

Despite the strict rules, China puts in massive effort to prevent students from being late:

1. Police often provide escorts (sometimes with sirens) for students stuck in traffic or running late.

2. Roads near exam centers are cleared.

3. Honking is banned and construction is stopped near test sites.

4. Volunteers and local authorities actively help students reach the venues on time.

Many students who would otherwise be late make it thanks to this support.

Are There Any Exceptions?

Very rarely.

Exceptions are only considered in cases of force majeure (things beyond the student’s control), such as severe weather, natural disasters, or major traffic accidents.

Even then:

1. The student must report immediately.
2. Approval usually comes from the provincial education authorities.
3. If approved, they may be allowed to take the exam in a separate room.

Personal reasons (like oversleeping or normal traffic) almost never qualify.

What Happens If You’re Late?

You miss that subject for the year, which usually destroys your total score. Most students in this situation have to retake the entire Gaokao the following year.

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@OopsGuess @RepMcCaul Good luck getting the "Dalai Lama's successor" — born outside China to non-Chinese parents — granted a visa or allowed entry into China.

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@OopsGuess @RepMcCaul Good luck on being granted a visa or allowed entry into China.

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Polymarket bot operators — anyone else seeing BTC 5-min markets created in USDC.e collateral since ~May 22, not pUSD?

Wins redeem via raw CTF (V1 path), on-chain positionIds confirm.

Coincides with the May 22 ops-wallet incident. Anyone else?

@Polymarket @PolymarketTrade

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Put this in your settings.json so that will start in plan mode and the choice of your model.

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@Wanan666666 French fries —> Lunar fries

[Jen Zhu @jenzhuscott]

Hey people, it’s not Lunar New Year. It’s Chinese New Year. Here is the science of it -

Lunar calendar follows only the phases of the moon. A year of 12 lunar months is about 11 days short of the solar year. This means a holiday based on a pure lunar calendar (like the Islamic Hijri) shifts drastically through the seasons, occurring about 11 days earlier each Gregorian year.

Chinese astronomers from thousands years ago tracked the moon phases for the months but adds a "leap month" roughly every three years to realign with the sun. This ensures that the new year always falls between Jan 21 - Feb 20 & remains tied to the seasons.

Chinese New Year is specifically defined by the solar term Li Chun 立春 (the beginning of Spring). If it were a "lunar" new year, it would eventually drift into summer.

The Chinese Zodiac animal is actually determined by the solar term called Yu Shui 雨水 (Rain Water) or the position of the sun, not purely by the lunar month. This is why the Chinese system is deeply lunisolar, not merely lunar.

The calendar and its new year is uniquely Chinese. So by being ‘political correct’ and call it Lunar New Year, you either show your ignorance, or you are aiding cultural erase.

Chinese New Year 🧧

[Mark Koh @markkoh]

@RealAbs1776 Top Gun: Maverick was not screened in China at all. The film never received approval for theatrical release in mainland China.

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@XH_Lee23 The Boston person who programmed the backflip, never seen a real life backflip. No way to recover.

[Mike Bales ™ 🫡🇺🇸 @MikeBales]

I learn something every single day.

[American AF 🇺🇸 @iAnonPatriot]

Elon Musk EXPOSES the homeless problem in California..

He’s SPOT ON.. 👏👏

[Naruto @NarutoNolimits]

Steve Jobs on what it's like to get rich.

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The Dutch government’s move to seize control of Nexperia was a boneheaded play. They thought they could flex on China to look tough for the US and protect “economic security,” but they didn’t see the obvious counterpunch coming. China’s export ban on Nexperia’s chips has kneecapped Europe’s auto industry, with carmakers like VW and BMW now sweating bullets over supply shortages. It’s like the Dutch lit their own house on fire to prove a point, screwing over their own economy and jobs in the process. Strategic? Maybe on paper. In reality, it’s a self-inflicted wound that’s got everyone scrambling.

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Things I want to buy, you must sell: Rare earth.
Things you want to buy, I won't sell: Chips.

Things I want to sell, you must buy: Soybeans.
Things you want to sell, I won't buy: EVs.

You buy my stuff, use my currency.
I buy your stuff, use my currency.

I buy from you, then you're dumping.
You buy from me, then you're seizing leverage.

You buy things I won't sell from others, it's a dependence trap.
You sell things I won't buy to others, it's a debt trap.

China: leaving the chat.

YouTube comment (@Liuqing-b3n)

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@HateCollector @luo_yuehan Did you listen to the interview? This is their THIRD visit. Was 1942 the last time you stepped foot in China? Go to Beijing and show the real truth.

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@Nyaminge @DeepIndaba Human-like robots? Only makes sense for one kind: intimacy bots.

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@rphkg Maybe they should file a police report to catch the vandal.

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@thinking_panda Her profile pic? Pure Chinese mud shark energy, all about that Western chase over her own roots. Bet she dumps milk in her Pu'er tea. 😬 #TeaCrime