A Summary

Hey,

I have not posted since forever and i thought that it is about time that i came back here :)

Given all the hype over social media, our everyday thoughts and actions are more or less captured and presented to everyone we know. however, limitations are evident through how all our relatives/teachers are on facebook and we cannot share so much stuff we want to for fear of getting a scolding for 'what we are not supposed to do'. on twitter, the character limit is sometimes too little to express what you want to mean. therefore, i am back here, treating this as a diary, an outlet to express my thoughts and opinions about anything and everything. (responsibly of course)

So... wish me luck and i'll see how long i can last. :D

Firstly, the JC2 year is halfway done and homework/revision/stress is piling up. (funny how i am typing this now :/) So much knowledge has to be crammed into our brains within these two short years for possibly the most difficult exam we will have to take. there is so much content and concepts to grasp that sometimes i dont even know what i know and what i dont. nevertheless, i am still glad that i am taking the subjects i took (History, Lit, Econs, Math). ok, not so much math... since i suck so badly at it. but the others are a joy to learn (minus the memorizing and studying needed for exams).

Putting academics aside, because thats what we have been hearing since the beginning of the year: A levels... University... Jobs... after looking back at these one and a half years i have been in VJC, i really honestly feel that it was THE BEST two years of my life so far. HANDS DOWN. the friendships forged with my new found friends, those who share a similar passion for the arts - and distaste for the sciences for that matter - it feels as if i finally found people who i can truly relate to. I took part in so many activities that allowed me to improve myself, broaden my perspectives of the world etc etc.

there were many firsts too:
1. First time i participated in SYF, in which we won a gold award :)
2. First time i performed with my CCA - String Ensemble in a concert (Rivoluzione and La Forza Della Musica)
3. First time i picked up the viola after having played the violin for the past 14 years of my life
4. First time i went overseas with the school and my friends (UK Lit trip, and the Humanities Scholarship Program trip to Korea)
5. Negative things as well... first time i got below 30 marks for my exams (23 for math and 27 for econs for mid years last year)

This sort of sums up my progress these two years. Pretty amazing to me i say. experiences that thought me hard work will get me somewhere, and others to remind me that this is not always the case. anyway... look forward to more updates!!