i graduated from JC 🎓 - thoughts and reflections

i spent 6 years at 10 tanjong rhu road so here are my reflections on the past more than half a decade spent on this 7 hectares of land 🏫. honestly, the fact that i'm graduating didn't really hit me before grad day, maybe cos theres still the A levels in less than a month, but i'm sure it's starting to hit me slowly 🫠.

edit: it doesn't really feel like i graduated from JC, i mean JC was only the last 2 years of my 6 years, it feels more like ending an era of my life, one wanted so badly in primary school and got. and now that it's ending, it feels like a collecting my memories from my time here, and packing up my bag and leaving into the uncertain future (i picture this as the cold and dark forest) 😭. i guess thats how i will describe the feeling for now. it's actually kinda sad ngl 🙇‍♀️...

1. i'm grateful for my friends 💋

the best part about being in an IP school is having your friends by you for 6 whole years. made so many new friends along the way but im blessed to have my closest friends from Y1 still with me. being a relatively smaller school of population 400+, you basically know everyone or have at least seen their faces before and i will miss the feeling of just walking around school and getting to say hi to the people i know. i'm glad that i did not have to deal with much friendship dramas / toxic friendships and everyone here are super nice and lovable people 🥰.

2. i'm grateful for my teachers 💕

i would be lying if i said all the teachers i've had are amazing, but i can safely say that majority, basically almost all of the teachers i've had/have are nothing short of just great teachers. i do have regrets about not consulting them more and getting closer to them, but i'm glad that all the teacher's i've met are all super friendly and encouraging and no one made me feel like a failure even though i fail A LOT in JC. and being on the same campus means i get to see my teachers from my junior high days who i love a lot. i always feel super bad when i have to contact them during the weekends especially my CCA teachers who i text 24/7 (one of my teachers was texting me at 4am), but i'm glad they still reply me and make sure the job gets done. speaking of 4am, they are really the most dedicated teachers i've seen, with one particular teacher who loves commenting on our work at 4am 👀.

3. i love the canteen food 🍲

MAN I WILL MISS THE CANTEEN FOOD SO MUCH. over the past 6 years, we've seen the canteen stalls come and go, but some stuck with me for the past 6 years. i will make a separate post on food but all the uncles and aunties are always so nice i love them so much.

heres a short summary of what ive been eating for the past 2 years:

- 鸡饭加荷包蛋 from chicken rice stall

- 麻辣版面加面 from banmian stall

- 面加面和辣猪肉和蛋 from korean stall

- 橄榄饭和蒸蛋和黑木耳加球球 from vegetarian stall

- aglio olio set with salad from western stall

- ice milo and recently lotsa $1 oatside from uncle drink stall

special mention to arang mala stall for after school mala runs 😋

4. being a small fish in a big pond 🐟

there are many crazy smart people here, and especially from someone who did not make the PSLE cut off point, i struggled finding the confidence in myself that i could actually do it. my first year was tough, but it definitely got better in junior high, until senior high came along... i really struggled academically with the big jump from JH to SH and also juggling my super high commitment CCA. i guess i survived the 2 years of JC so far, but i'm nowhere where i want to be for the actual A levels, so i just gotta keep working harder for the next 2-ish months.

overall reflections: i know i complain a lot about this being hard, that being shitty, but i'm grateful for all my experiences and memories made in this school. did the stupidest things with my class in Y1&2, went through covid HBL in Y3&4, and was blessed with the most amazing class in Y5&6. my life here was filled with so many ups and downs, and to have to leave my routine for the past 6 years, and to leave this sheltered environment that i'm so familiar with, it's honestly kinda scary 😬. i will 回家走走 (literally going back to exploit the library booth seats and cheap canteen food on monday) and we will meet again!

to my batchies, thank you for making school life so much more interesting and i'm grateful for each and every one of you. if i personally know you, thank you for being a part of my journey and i love you so so much. happy grad and 加油 for A's 💯!

if you're a junior reading this, one day this will be you! okay seriously, it's only gonna get harder from here but just keep working hard and never give up when times get tough, pick yourself up and come back stronger. you can do it 💪.

一日德明人, 一生德明情 🤍❤️💙

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