well well..

went for my sister's graduation awards ceremony in hwa chong *grumbles* institution.. *bleach* ;p well it's always gonna be hwa chong junior college to me! =3 little updates on what's up with the teach! Mrs Woo's retired.. her name was flashed on the overhead projector along with 2 others when Mr Ang was giving the school report.. Miss Quek has won some really prestigious teacher's award and was abroad being the chief coordinator for the big big physics olympiad!! *appluase* She's been a wonderful teacher and it's great that she's acknowledged for her contribution and dedication =) Then i saw Mrs Foo and i tapped on her shoulders.. she furrowed her brows for a millisecond before a wave of recognition hit her and she went "Stephanie!" =D (Then she abandoned the 6 students she was talking to and turned around to chat with me.. haha! suckers!! ;P kidding!heh..) She said to send her regards to all of 00S72 and said it's impossible to forget us even if she wants to.. hhaha!!

it's kinda bittersweet to go back to hcjc.. while we were waiting for the guest-of-honour to arrive.. they played a hwa chong tribute video on the stage.. interviewing the famous alumni and showing happy faces chanting the hwa chong cheer.. and the statistics about producing numerous students that proceeded to enter ivy leagues and ox-bridge universities.. and i was hit by a feeling like i was punched in my stomach.. i wish i had made better use of the opportunities that were present in that "world reknown" institution.. yes I've always been able to do well.. but I have never put enough effort into my studies to place myself among the creme ala creme.. I didn't think that to be where I want to be in future.. I needed to do so much more when I was younger..

and did I tell my sis was denied 2 S-papers and was given 1 instead? She completed her A's with 4 A'level distinctions and 1 S-paper distinction lar! I'm confident that if she was given that 2nd S-paper.. she'd have gotten a distinction in that as well and would've been able to apply to the scholarships she's wanted to apply to.. *bleahs*

But well.. all these aside.. I do feel a little pang of nostalgia towards hcjc.. despite graduating not knowing 90% of my cohort.. I left knowing people I wouldn't exchange for Bill Gates, Zidane or Crouch (haha!;p).. and surprisingly.. albeit never attending a single MAF (hcjc's biggest event) or Huang Cheng (skipped it to sneak into Mariah Carey's Concert haha!) or ever completing a Hwa Chong cheer.. I do feel a tad attached to the school.. and seeing the faces of the graduants receiving their awards on stage.. I really think it is one of the best schools in Singapore.. and am kinda proud that it's a part of my life..

I also came back with a resolution.. though yes.. I can never go back to the missed opportunities that could've made my life now much easier and perhaps happier (?? from both hcjc and NUS actually ^_^).. that doesn't mean there's nothing I can do now to lead me to what I eventually envision myself to achieve.. I've come to think that things happen for a reason.. and also that it's never too late.. =)

i hope this optimism lasts long.. heh! ;p