Keeping our sanity

Hey all, esp to my sec 4 class:

Know that it isn't much time that we are actually spending in school, so heres some postings to allow reading at your own free times.

Today's topic is on keeping sanity; that we are all trying to keep in this mad rush of examinations. Today was at the Junior College Talk conducted by xxx Junior College and i was quite surprised that their cut off point was whooping 13 points already at the January intake of students!

The presentation wasn't much and i think all of us were not really impressed by the poster boys and girls of xxx Tay and Tay xx (alumni of xxxJC), but what really struck me was the charisma of the Principal.

He's unlike the average school principal who talks a lot on academic achievements and the harsh harsh world outside (i know i do it too.. haha) but instead, he talks about unforgetable moments in JC. He talks about crazy experiences that young people might want to do and he encourages them. Let me quote him by saying this, "one of my students went on to become a doctor and when he was asked about something that had really impacted his life, he wrote about his experiences doing CIP with the Orang Asli in Malaysia."

It was not studies or getting the best teachers (yeah they do exist) and it was not planning a perfect solution to get to the university but rather about life and experiencing it, and this principal is actually indirectly implying that xxxJC could be the school to achieve it all for those who dared to dream.

Now i am not here to sell the JC, but it is really important to enjoy life in JC in order to do well in it. Everything links and everything will fall in place when we are in sync with the school that we are studying in. This might sound vague but then if i were to make a definition about studying well in JC, it has got a lot to do with the school leadership and management of students as well as the hard work of the latter to achieve something. Effort must also come from both sides in order to attain success and i think this particular JC might not be a bad start for a successful life in the future.

Whatever it is (i know i am gettng very long in the posting), make full use of your to-be JC life or any other life in your tertiary institution of study. Study hard, join a CCA and go all out for it. You will realise that you will learn more than you've ever imagined.

I am going to end with a quote again, by a friend who said,"My life in JC was really a big regret now when i look back at it. I had missed so many chances that it really hurts me to even think of it today."

So what do we want our experiences to be in our next place of study? Only we can tell the answer.