Friday, October 16, 2009 @5:38 PM
today was the last day of school.
i felt a slight hint of sadness that we will all be graduating soon although i had been wanting to get out of AJ asap ever since i first stepped into the school.
but now, if given a choice, i would hope for my time in AJ to not end so soon.
cos i know that once i bid goodbye to my jc life, there will be much greater and harsher challenges ahead.
but choi, that doesn't mean i want to retain for another year. haha. i still want to graduate as a 2009 batch J2 student.
i won't say that these two years have been the best times of my life. neither are they the worst too, even though i used to think so.
i am glad that things had happened the way they happened.
i used to groan and mourn and get upset over every little unhappy stuff that happened to me, thinking that i must have been the most unlucky and lonely person on earth.
but now as i reflect back over the past couple of years, i realise they all happened for a good purpose. just that i was too ravaged by the negative side of it at that point of time that i failed to see the good side of it in the long term.
it was these not-so-good times that enable me to transform into a stronger and better individual.
i have become more independent and am not ashamed of being alone anymore.
i have become more accommodating to others and are more willing to accept one's flaws and embrace his/her good points.
i have come to learn who my true friends are and who are not.
i care more about my studies now than i was in sec school.
comparing the present me with myself 2 years ago, i am definitely a changed person now, for the better.
i am thankful that i was part of class 07/08 for i can't bear to imagine how it would be like if i were in some other classes instead.
i am thankful that i was a member of the guitar ensemble for besides having fulfilled my childhood wish of learning to play the guitar, i had made many true friends there.
if things hadn't happened the way they happened, my life would be totally different. it could have been better or worse.
but at least, i am happy with the way things are now. at least, i feel that my 2 years in jc hadn't gone into a waste. it was worth the roller coaster ride.
and one thing for sure, if things hadn't happened the way they happened, i wouldn't have met so many wonderful friends in AJ. and it would certainly be my loss.
all in all, i feel extremely contented.
now i choose to think i am the luckiest person on earth.
and once and for all,
thank you AJ for all the precious memories and valuable life lessons learned. :)