my three years in SRJC, has come to an end.
it was GRADUATION DAY. my most memorable 3 years ended just like that.
i experienced so much. failure, love, hurt and friendship. i really want to thank my 1S24 '08 who have long graduated, my 1S19 '09 and of course, my 2S16 '10.
only in my final year, that i start to learn to cherish all that i had, from the start of my JC life back in 2008. it's funny, how we only look back when we are near the end. truthfully speaking, i looked back at my silly mistakes 2 years back and wondered what would have happened if i did things differently.
i don't regret repeating J1. yes, i do feel sian seeing my friends in uni/ns, free from A levels forever. however, i made another awesome bunch of friends who really taught me so much more. i grew a lot in my second year, and i really owe it to my friends.
(HAHA SHANNON TEO, I'M LISTENING TO THE PLAYLIST ON YOUR BLOG RIGHT NOW)
when i fell once, it did hurt, even at least a little. and i slogged like mad last year to make it up. yes i'm proud of what i achieved, although i could have done it better. and i know i owe a lot of it to my tutors and my friends who were there for me when i was down in the dumps and pulled me right back up.
my JC life sucked because of politics. people were the reason i fell hard and i bled sometimes to a point i was bled dry. my three years were the most painful years of my life, but my JC journey is a phase in life i felt the most alive. in short, it has been a very happening three years. haha
1S19 was like the restart for me. i had the chance to pick it up and do my best. my mom was really proud of me, and that was what really mattered. i adored that class. my three bears (Lim Wenbin, Wilson, Saiful), my ladies (Emeline, Li An, Patricia, Delaila), the cheeky guys (Alton, Max, Jonny), etc. we had great class outings and we made great friends :)
2S16 this year, is truly a blessing. yes, when i first knew i was in 2S16 with several people I DON'T KNOW, i was a bit sian cause i only knew 4 people aside from the other 4 J1 classmates. a bulk of my 1S19 friends were in the next class and separation was sure hard. i missed school a lot in the first week of school, but from the second week onwards, i was starting to warm up to the class. i started to really love this class a lot. we were crazy, happy and no matter what happened, we were there for each other. our class chalet, bbqs, and outings were always filled with fun, joy and laughter.
2S16 has the greatest class spirit, and i believe the bonds we have forged will not be easily broken. i really miss our heart-to-heart talks, our BWAAAAAAA moments, our itouch moments and our breaks. cup noodles, and packed food. 2S16 is truly an awesome class. i love 2S16.
SRJC has indeed taught me so much more than just getting an A levels cert. I have broaden my perspectives and taught me a lot about love, friendship, faith and hope. these lessons will continue to follow me wherever i go. the bonds i made will continue to remind me of the lessons of love i have learnt here. i am truly proud of SRJC, because it gave me hope. it taught me to search for a dream and through God, through the people God placed in my life as my signposts, i can dream. and it's great to dream.
Dreams are like sandcastles.
They may be washed away by the waves over some time.
But, you can always build another one
and just like a child, we will never stop building our sandcastles. God will place His spades and pails in the sand for us. as the Father, He is always watching us from high high above, to teach us how to build our strong and sturdy sandcastles. no matter how many times the sea washes into them, we will always learn to build sandcastles, because we can never stop dreaming.