So today was the day I collected my O level results. I sat for the actual O levels last year in November, so I had about a 2 month break till the results collection. I must admit, I was a little nervous this morning, I thought my results would be absolutely horrible. I got dressed in my school uniform, which kind of brought my mood down as I realised that this was actually the last time I would be wearing this uniform. And when I went on to put on my badge, I couldn't really contain my emotions. This is and will be the very last time I put on this prefect badge. You see, all throughout secondary 3 to 4, I always hated being a prefect. I would always seek the opportunity to not wear the prefect badge or shirt because I felt that being a prefect was 'lame', you're just like a goody two shoes that follows all the rules, not what I wanted to do, I wanted to cause trouble. That was why I always thought of giving up my prefect status, but yet I never did.
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| My Prefect Badge |
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| Last time wearing it to school |
It isn't just about being a prefect, though. All throughout secondary 4, I just couldn't wait to get out of school, to finally graduate and leave the hell hole. It seemed like I was even counting down the days till I was free. And that's kind of ironic, because the moment I was done with school, I finished my O levels and had nothing else to do with the school, was when I actually started to appreciate the school and god did I miss my school. It occurred to me that I just spent 4 years of my life in this school, and throughout these 4 years, I grew more and more attached to it, I just didn't realise it until it was at the very last moment. I was desperately looking through my old Facebook photos to see if I could salvage any pictures from the 4 years I spent there. Then I had this crazy idea: Why not print these pictures and paste them on your wall, so that you will never forget the memories from this amazing experience Bedok South provided me. And that's what I'm doing. A current project I'm embarking on. I'm going to decorate my walls with pictures or other documents that can help keep these memories alive, memories that I don't want to forget, ever.
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| Progress Shot #1 |
I should probably add that I think that I have attachment issues. I get really attached to things, in this case my school, that I feel that I can never let them go. I try to comfort myself by saying that everyone has to go through this, not just me. But yet, I can't overcome it. I miss my crazy class, class 4C'2013, the class that always parties and never really cares. I miss my form teachers and other teachers that had to put up with us, and all the other students and other teachers that we continuously annoyed, like that one time someone pointed a laser pointer into the opposite class, thus disrupting the other class.
Anyway, to sum it all up (its almost 1AM, I need sleep), I would basically like to thank my school, Bedok South Secondary, for the amazing experiences I had throughout all 4 years I spent there and all the memories that will stay with me. Every single one of the people I met during these 4 years at BDS have really been a part of my life, a part I won't forget (even dem haters lolz). I still vividly remember my first day at BDS, I was so blur I even wore my badge on the wrong side of my shirt. And from then till now, so much has happened. I've met new friends, learnt many new things (but seriously, when will I ever need to differentiate in real life), and developed an unbreakable bond with my school. Given the chance, I would do it all again in a heartbeat. But sadly, all good things must come to an end. I would like to return, hopefully on Teachers' Day, to finally give the school the appreciation it deserves from me, I also never got the chance to thank my teachers for keeping me on track this entire journey. The entire Bedok South experience is something I definitely won't forget.
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| Success through Endeavor |
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| 4 years, 2 classes, heaps of memories |
Ex Student of Bedok South Secondary, 4C'13
