Wednesday, February 11, 2009
♥ then and now
today was the curriculum council awards night...
and i sat in this non airconditioned room... where it was hot and sticky...
and i watched my mate and my boyfriend get some well deserved awards on stage.
i was so happy for them! so proud of them. i was smiling so much.
i know they deserved it. they both worked so hard for it.
soo a guy today was giving a speech on 3 types of men. englishman. irishman. scottishman ( is that right? i forgot already.. haha! )
and i liked his story.
the englishman represented students brought up in a good environment.. posh school maybe. good teachers. they are pretty much pampered xP
the irishman came from the slums. he had to work his way up... to get a good education. he worked very hard.
the scottishman had a natural ability. he didn't really have to work, yet still did well.
so i started to think about me. the speaker said that we're not just one, but a mix. and i agree.
englishman: good home. good parents. good upbringing. good teachers. good support.
irishman: public school. asian background (esp from the public speaking aspect). female.
scottishman: maths. it would just click for me sometimes... where it took ages for others to pick it up. economics. i never really studied hard for the tests... but still scored really well. english. i never read the books, i never really tried like i should have... but i still did "okay".
so i look at myself as a child.
and i look at myself now.
i mean yeah. if i read the books in lit, i guess i could have done better...
if i went to a private school, maybe i wouldn't have gotten scaled down in physics and calculus.
maybe if i didn't do all those extra curriculum activities... i would have focused more on work.
but to be honest? i'm happy with how it turned out. reading those lit notes was just as good, i never was a fan of literature anyways. i loved being at my public school - the people i met, and the environment built me up to be a stronger person. i loved doing those extra curriculum activities - its made me who i am, socially and personality wise.
i've changed a lot. i may have regretted things i've done (or didn't do)...
but i've learnt a lot of things too... and i'm a better person for it. and i'm happy it turned out this way. i'm happy that God was carrying me the whole way through. That despite the days i felt like giving up... that i felt like it was too much... that i hung onto the hope that there would be a better day. And there always was.
P.S. WHYYY am i an inset for the big GROUPIE school shot.. G_G why did i have to be in sydney during photo day!
and i sat in this non airconditioned room... where it was hot and sticky...
and i watched my mate and my boyfriend get some well deserved awards on stage.
i was so happy for them! so proud of them. i was smiling so much.
i know they deserved it. they both worked so hard for it.
soo a guy today was giving a speech on 3 types of men. englishman. irishman. scottishman ( is that right? i forgot already.. haha! )
and i liked his story.
the englishman represented students brought up in a good environment.. posh school maybe. good teachers. they are pretty much pampered xP
the irishman came from the slums. he had to work his way up... to get a good education. he worked very hard.
the scottishman had a natural ability. he didn't really have to work, yet still did well.
so i started to think about me. the speaker said that we're not just one, but a mix. and i agree.
englishman: good home. good parents. good upbringing. good teachers. good support.
irishman: public school. asian background (esp from the public speaking aspect). female.
scottishman: maths. it would just click for me sometimes... where it took ages for others to pick it up. economics. i never really studied hard for the tests... but still scored really well. english. i never read the books, i never really tried like i should have... but i still did "okay".
so i look at myself as a child.
and i look at myself now.
i mean yeah. if i read the books in lit, i guess i could have done better...
if i went to a private school, maybe i wouldn't have gotten scaled down in physics and calculus.
maybe if i didn't do all those extra curriculum activities... i would have focused more on work.
but to be honest? i'm happy with how it turned out. reading those lit notes was just as good, i never was a fan of literature anyways. i loved being at my public school - the people i met, and the environment built me up to be a stronger person. i loved doing those extra curriculum activities - its made me who i am, socially and personality wise.
i've changed a lot. i may have regretted things i've done (or didn't do)...
but i've learnt a lot of things too... and i'm a better person for it. and i'm happy it turned out this way. i'm happy that God was carrying me the whole way through. That despite the days i felt like giving up... that i felt like it was too much... that i hung onto the hope that there would be a better day. And there always was.
P.S. WHYYY am i an inset for the big GROUPIE school shot.. G_G why did i have to be in sydney during photo day!Labels: awards, boyfriend, curriculum council, friends, high school, life, memories, regrets, TEE
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