Four years... just like that.
On the bus back from Ginza (for those who do not live in Clementi, it's somewhat of a mall. Went there with my parents to eat dinner.), I suddenly realised that my four years of secondary school have just ended. It seems only yesterday that Foo was introducing himself at the Orientation with "I am Osama Bin Laden!". (Which eventually resulted in me calling him "Osama" for like 2 years without learning his real name. And after a short period of knowing his name, "foocalator" was born. But oh well. Who cares. >.>)
In these 4 years, I've somehow or other learnt to basically slack while getting average/above average grades. I mean, I don't exactly mug as much as people like Leonard Ho or Lee Cheehow. (Which is why I didn't manage to get 1.00). But, I still manage to get decent grades, improving from 3.00 in Sec 1 to 2.15, 1.35 and 1.15 down the years. Well, around there. And I made the choice to join the Humans class, a choice that I'm still unsure about.
On one hand, if I didn't, I wouldn't have met such great friends like Leech and the almighty god of randomness aka Leonard. And I'd probably have drifted away from my originally-quite-good friends in Sec 2, ie Joe and Fuji. And I'd certainly not have known the friendly and lively atmosphere of 4O. Yet, on the other hand, if I had joined Bio when I had the chance, I'd probably have achieved 1.00 this year, I'd certainly know more about Bio and whether or not to take it in JC. So basically, personal stuff against pratical stuff. But one thing I can say, I certainly don't regret coming into 4O. I'm just wondering what my life would be now if I had taken Bio.
And now, I'm about to embark on yet another two years, with a class that will have new and possibly quite a few old faces. I'm a bit apprehensive about this, but when reflecting upon it, it's like the bike ride I took home from the MRT. The bike's changed (I've been riding my dad's bike since my own smaller one got stolen T.T), but nothing else has. I haven't, the route hasn't, the scenery hasn't. As with my new life. The surroundings will change, but I won't, my life probably won't (it'll most likely still revolve around slacking and studying), and nothing much else should. So there's really nothing to be afraid of...
Anyways, the main thing I'm really afraid of in moving on is losing the friends I've made thus far. I mean, JC life will probably be hectic, and if we are not in the same class, our classes are no longer just beside each other (thus allowing us to just pop over and chat), so it's likely we'll drift apart. Especially since I'm not really much of one to make efforts to stay in contact...
But beyond that, I find myself wondering about what new faces I will meet. I'm hoping for the best that old connections will not be severed that easily. So instead I'm thinking, which idiot will be calling himself Saddam Hussein next year during orientation?
In these 4 years, I've somehow or other learnt to basically slack while getting average/above average grades. I mean, I don't exactly mug as much as people like Leonard Ho or Lee Cheehow. (Which is why I didn't manage to get 1.00). But, I still manage to get decent grades, improving from 3.00 in Sec 1 to 2.15, 1.35 and 1.15 down the years. Well, around there. And I made the choice to join the Humans class, a choice that I'm still unsure about.
On one hand, if I didn't, I wouldn't have met such great friends like Leech and the almighty god of randomness aka Leonard. And I'd probably have drifted away from my originally-quite-good friends in Sec 2, ie Joe and Fuji. And I'd certainly not have known the friendly and lively atmosphere of 4O. Yet, on the other hand, if I had joined Bio when I had the chance, I'd probably have achieved 1.00 this year, I'd certainly know more about Bio and whether or not to take it in JC. So basically, personal stuff against pratical stuff. But one thing I can say, I certainly don't regret coming into 4O. I'm just wondering what my life would be now if I had taken Bio.
And now, I'm about to embark on yet another two years, with a class that will have new and possibly quite a few old faces. I'm a bit apprehensive about this, but when reflecting upon it, it's like the bike ride I took home from the MRT. The bike's changed (I've been riding my dad's bike since my own smaller one got stolen T.T), but nothing else has. I haven't, the route hasn't, the scenery hasn't. As with my new life. The surroundings will change, but I won't, my life probably won't (it'll most likely still revolve around slacking and studying), and nothing much else should. So there's really nothing to be afraid of...
Anyways, the main thing I'm really afraid of in moving on is losing the friends I've made thus far. I mean, JC life will probably be hectic, and if we are not in the same class, our classes are no longer just beside each other (thus allowing us to just pop over and chat), so it's likely we'll drift apart. Especially since I'm not really much of one to make efforts to stay in contact...
But beyond that, I find myself wondering about what new faces I will meet. I'm hoping for the best that old connections will not be severed that easily. So instead I'm thinking, which idiot will be calling himself Saddam Hussein next year during orientation?