Funny… March 21, 2008

Hmm… The days in ACJC seem to passing faster and faster; it seems like only just yesterday that I had orientation.

I wish that I had more time to take all the changes in; there are so many and I am completely overwhelmed by them. Most of them are good ones, while the others are not so good ones.

Somehow what I did during my PJC days seems to linger on; it’s surprising how everthing is interconnected. Who would expect that something done so far away would still affect me in ACJC? I’m glad that I left a good impression on the people whom I met there, thank God that I found favor with them and their friends here in ACJC. I ended up making lots of friend’s friends, which I am ecstatic about.

I can feel the workload piling up as I procrastinate more and more these days. I need to get going and start getting serious. I’m behind in almost everything and I desperately need to chase up, so forgive me if I decline any request to go for outings. I am terribly sorry.

I am loving KI!! I am so glad that I took this subject. I guess that it helps us to see the world through another perspective by making us question what we are taught to believe in, stuff that we mostly take for granted. I’m so glad that I got Mr Perrin as the teacher. He’s so knowledgeable, kind and concerned for his students. After the first tutorial, I knew that I could count on him to push us students to do exceedingly well for this tough nut of a subject. Nevertheless, I have come to accept the fact that it will take lots of effort for me to excel in this subject because I have been naive and oblivious to my surroundings for too long, very much unlike the requirements of this subject to be discerning and observant.

On the subject of friends, I’m pleased to say that I have made quite a few already. I am so glad that God has blessed me so richly that I have found favor with so many people. I remember that in PJC I had to take the initiative to approach people and talk to them. I have to be honest, the adrenaline rush while I’m doing that is incredible and, progressively, I began to enjoy the experience. Being brave and bold is so much better than being timid and fearful as I used to be.

I pray every night that I will find good friends in ACJC, friends who have a passion for God, friends who are studious, friends who have common interests and people who know how to have fun!!(In a clean way, of course) It’s too early in the day to say that I have found them yet, people are generally unassuming and it takes time to get to know who they really are.  

Anyhow, I’m glad for my friends from MG. It’s good fun hanging around with them; it totally reminds me of the days in MG, those rocking great times. I will cherish them in my heart forever!!

Where have thou art gone? It seems that almost every bad feeling in me has disappeared and I will work hard to make sure it stays that way.

Good bye for now.

Reminiscent March 8, 2008

Yesterday, after watching the release of the A level results, I sat down in the canteen with Ya Ting and reminisced about our PJC days. She, being the only other MGS girl from PJC(PAE), would kinda understand that I was feeling a little “schoolsick”. Besides, she also missed PJC immensely and wanted to go back for JAE, but her parents disallowed her from doing so.

Funny how I’ve settled into ACJC so quickly that I’ve gone for days without thinking about the fun times I spent in PJC. To an extent, I feel that I have taken the time that I spent there for granted. I wish to go back, just for a day during PAE, if that is possible.

I shall start from the beginning…

The first thing I remember about going to PJC is the having to wake up super early, at about 5.30, every morning, then having to rush to take the 92 to the Buona Vista MRT station and, afterwards, the MRT to Choa Chu Kang. The entire journey is about 1 hour and 15 min each morning. I reckon that all that moving about in the early morning was good excercise and I lost quite a bit of weight after that!

The first day of school was the most frightening. My Mom scared me with all her horror stories and I believed her and thought that the first two months of the year were going to be the worst ever yet! I shall skip the less important details and tell you that I was so relieved that Rui Jun was in the same OG as I and we could just hang around without talking to anyone else. Very anti-social I know, but the next day of orientation we mixed around a lot more.

During the course of orientation, I made quite a few friends and that was only the beginning… I remember making friends with Rui Jun, Emily, Jaclyn, Pei Xuan, Doreen, Charlene, Jen Boon, Shi Feng… Memories of the dinner and dance can never be erased from my mind… I miss them…

During PAE, I became super rebellious and tried out some random combination. I took math, chemistry, economics and china studies in english!! The last subject rocked man!! Seriously, I would have continued taking that subject if only I could think and write faster during exams. It’s almost like social studies and GP, except it is about China and the content knows no bounds… I think that I would have enjoyed taking that subject and would have worked extremely hard to attain the A grade, but I still prefer taking KI over that.

My class like totally rocked!! There were 19 ppl in the class, out of which, only 2 were boys and out of the two boys, one was attached to a girl in the same class!!

My class was really united. We skipped chinese lecture twice and went to Lot One to have lunch. We also played tricks on the boys like putting wasabi into a piece of water melon and giving it to the boys.

However, some ppl in my class have a tendancy to want to withdraw or skip school which was really annoying and by the end of PAE, we only had 8 ppl coming to school. I shall attempt to name them all anyway. There was Debbie, Huixin, Pei Qi, Triena, Wen Yan, Qiu Yan, Yan Hong, Wing Yu, Joanne, Serlina, Eileen, Jie Min, Cheryl, Yi Harn, Sarah, Le Ting, Zai Yeong and Bo Lin. Hmm… Now that I’ve counted, there were only 18 ppl in my class. Oh well…

I really want to go for next week’s class BBQ, but I think my Mom won’t allow. This is so annoying cause we have a class tee and we are supposed to collect it next week! Dang!!

08so6 rocks forever!! I miss you guys…

Blessed March 1, 2008

Coming to ACJC is truly a blessing, there are so many opportunities and possibilities in this place that I can feel them in the air as I walk towards the school every morning! Perhaps I could even call it a beacon of hope, to do the things that I always wanted to do and to make new friends.

Firstly, I got the combination that I wanted: Math, Chemistry, Economics and Knowledge and Inquiry(KI)!! I was so psyched when I saw the list of students who were able to take the subject.

 Last Friday during subject registration, my OG went to the hub and I was ticking the subjects that I wanted to take on the blue form. When I looked down at the GP and KI bit, I wasn’t sure what to tick because if I took GP I could not take KI. So I approached one of the teachers who were doing subject registration on how would I know if I managed to pass the KI diagnostic test. The teacher pointed me to the other KI teacher, Mr Daniel Tan, and so I approached the fellow. He glanced up at me, and asked for my name. After I told him, he retorted, “Hmm… I marked your script, why don’t you take a look at the list outside?”

Oh my goodness, what was that supposed to mean?! Did I get in or did I not? I felt panic rise up in my stomach. I tried looking at Mr Tan’s expression for clues, but his face gave nothing away.

I don’t remember if I rushed out hurriedly or something, but a few minutes later I found myself standing in front of the notice board. My name was the first that I saw on the list, I was number 5 on the list of people who could take KI!!! Initially, I felt disbelief. How is it possible that I managed to get in? I thought I had totally screwed up that test with my incoherent answers to the question. Fortunately, after a few minutes, the truth sunk in and I was so ecstatic!! Being unable to control my euphoria, I began jumping up and down, much to the chagrin to my fellow OG mate, who had also gotten in to KI, standing next to me. I was congratulated by my fellow OG mates and I was on an emotional high for the rest of the day.

Secondly, coming to ACJC, I met many people whom I had never met in a seriously long time. For instance, my sunday school mates. Though I never spoke to them before, it was nice seeing them again. I’d like to add at this point that all of them are boys, and among them is my former crush. I wonder if they recognised me. I also met some ex-tuition mates, they both said ‘hi’ to me!!

Thirdly, I made new friends!! I think that everyone is super nice and friendly. Sometimes, people would just come up to me and initiate conversations. Initially, their friendliness stunned me, but I think that I am getting used to it.

Ok, here comes all the problems. Since last Wednesday, everyone wears the ACJC uniform and I can’t tell a J2 from a J1 unless they tell me. I really hate guessing. I remember that there was this boy who asked me if I thought if he was J1 or J2. At that moment, I was at a complete loss. I did not know what to say. I wasn’t sure if what I said would offend him and so I said that I thought he was a J1. His eyes immediately brightened and he said, “I can pass off as a J1?!” I think that I mumbled something incoherent and turned bright red after that. After this, I have to think of some way to say things in a more politically correct way.

All in all, it has been really fun and I enjoy being in ACJC. I thank God that I have a place her and that people have been so nice to me.