My hand are numb and cold for a long time, i sat up looking nervously at the notice board awaiting our results. I am from choir, and this is the day we have all been training for, it is the Singapore Youth Festival, a competition for all students within the age of 6 till 18. It was organised to give us a taste of competition and the taste of victory. Well, that day was the day where dreams were realised and some crushed. But my conductor told us before the competition this quote:' Form your resolve, charge forward and leave no regrets.' that phrase gave us hope and the desire to win. So, we got up there and put up our best, at least i did. After which we sang three songs, 'Credo', '
noyosa' and 'everyone'.
Afterwards, we went back to the waiting room to await our results. After all the other choirs sang their final piece, the management team for the
SYF invited a few of the
committee members to enter the results hall. The rest of us had to wait feverishly at the
waiting room.
After what seemed like an eternity, our seniors returned. They looked sad and i expected the worst. ' We got a gold award.' our
Senior said curtly. We all felt
disappointed and sad, tears leaked from my secondary four
Senior who trained especially hard for this competition.
But i remembered what my conductor said, leave no regrets....The sadness slowly
disappeared and was switched for determination and will. I said to myself quietly,"i will do better!"
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Just another day in Victoria school where every typical student gets to unlock their potential and soar high in society. However there is one thing that not everyone hopes to do on an early morning, running a 2.4km run at the east coast. I know that to the cross country guys is a piece of cake but to us, it's just another way to waste time. For me, i would rather jog around the school than at the park. It's because in school there isn't much people jogging around but at the park, there many foreigners who jog there with their favourite little ' toy poodles' which are normally big and shaggy with lots of fur. Also, there isn't much rocks on the ground that could injure people. let me give you an example.
January 10Th, another day at school. the first period was PE and i hoped for some fun games but turns out, we had to run 2.4km. That put an end to my hopes. 'First up a slow jog to the beach' Mr tan said. But what people might not know is that the 'slow' means real fast. By the time i reached there i was panting. 1!2!3! beep! the whistle blew and one whole pack of Victorians charged forth leaving me to the dust. I started to jog keeping up with my classmate Darren. Along the way i had no problem. But after some time, a rock which i did not notice, tripped me and forced me to jog-jump with one leg. it stretched my ligaments and sprained my ankle. That day, i walked around like a limp guy with some bone disease. However i do not blame my teachers as the 2.4km run was a necessity for us to keep fit.
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During my primary 6, i was doing quite badly in my exams. All around me people started to call me a loser and i would surely end up in ITE- short form for what is known as 'it's the end' I desperately hoped for something good to shine upon me but nothing came. Finally, somewhere between June, i was picked for the national basketball team. i was elated but i was still worried for my exams. eventually after some time and consideration i decided to quit the team.
A picture of me before PSLE
That puts an end to it. But there was one more obstacle in my way, PSLE. the point where most students could go mental and thus, go crazy. i was really scared for i knew that if i didn't do well this time, i would be left with nothing and i would have to ask me to work to earn my own living, in a fast food restaurant! my teachers gave me a lot of support and encouragement, even my friend whom i have known since i was young, from Indonesia, also send me a mail to give me encouragement. In the end, after much effort i sat for the exam.
After a few days of concentration, PSLE was over. Even though it is over, the thought of not passing still lingered in my mind. i couldn't really enjoy the momentary peace. After what seemed like an eternity, i got my results. the result was that i had passed but not just passed, i passed with flying colours! I was overjoyed and over the moon. From then on i learned that a lttle effort a day keeps the tests away.
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