~~~CHAPTER 1: MAKING A DECISION~~~
At the age of 16, just after we have finished our Os (wah it seems so long ago), we are worrying if we can get into the school of our choice and how good or bad we have fared for the Os! Then here comes a big decision that i have to made which institution should i go? JC or POLY? Hmm..as i was kind of clear of the route i want to take, i decided to go to JC. Well in my time, there is PAE and JAE. PAE is the first 2 months where u get a taste of JC life and base on it u have to decide if u want to continue to pursue it or not. So along with some good friends, we decided to enter to MJC using our Prelims. At that time i was kind of worried cos i m afraid that i CMI into MJ. :)BUt when the posting were out, i was elated! got into MJ.
~~~CHAPTER 2: LIFE AS PAE STUDENT~~~
On the first day, we report to MJ and there was this long briefing given by HODs, Principals and many others... Kind of boring initially. Then here comes another point where u have to make another decision. The subject combi that u have to choose. So I discussed with my friends and we agreed upon the 4H2 course B.C.M.E. So we went online to the portal to register do the admin stuff and chose the course we wanted to. So then we were posted to different orientation group. At first we were worried that we would get into the same group and i was kind of lucky enough to be in the same grp as bellly and prof. while Reb. DNA and JOELLE were in the next group. Phew... Then here comes the fun part! ORIENTATION! MJs orientation was simply fun and really bond the whole class together. Met many friends like NENG, Ms Ma, TKD gal, Mr salty and many others. I was more familiar with the school right now as well. We fought hard and we overcame many obstacle. But sadly our HOuse, PHobos only came in 2nd. But nonetheless it is the process that matters and the outcome is secondary! Here are the photos for orientation not much i would say.
So that marks the end of Orientation 1. then it comes the temporary time table that all JC1 should REALLY REALLY CHERISH it! Because the time table mainly compose of lectures only no tutorials and basically there is like 6 periods of break in between the next lesson. SO what we would do is to play cards, go out shop and do a little bit of tutorial. Then there come the permanent timetable :(. Average time to go home: 4.15 zZz...Then all the lessons begins at first it was all the subjects are rather manageable but as time progress it become more demanding in term of the content and applying in questions. Oh PAE met some nice teachers as well one of it is Ms Ann Koh my CT for PAE. The whole class had a nice time together. PAE, in my opinion was fun. Cos like in GP lessons it is just video watching thats all!~~~CHAPTER 3: THE OUTCOME~~~
Then around Feb(i guess): The release of O level result. That is something i feared most for the past 2 months or so. Then we have to report back to MJ where the P gave us a talk and encouraging us. Then we end off with the MJ mass dance. On that day ms crab n qh crash in MJ as well. After that we took some photos with my class as well. Here are some of the photos we took.
So we went back to PRCS, waiting for the final outcome of our battle. Then we saw other 4/8 ppl and we were sharing our experiences and teaching each other cheers from the different JCs. Finally we enter the hall. Then the P starts to tok abt the performance etc etc etc. As the top few performer in the school are announced i start to become frantic thinking that i would do badly. Surprisingly i gt 7D7s! HAhA only some ppl understand. Anw so i decided to go to MJ for JAE and i got in! Woohoo! So happy! Officially a mj student! Then the whole thing like PAE repeats itself. However there is a little tinge of twist that happens in JAE. That is the fact that I cant enter a 4H2 course. Feeling dejected and disappointed all i can do is to apply the usual course that JC provide. But the word appeal struck my mind and i went to the GO to appeal. It turn out to be successful and i was admitted into 08S112-a great class.
~~~CHAPTER 3: THE PROCESS~~~
Well that marks the start of being a JC student in MJ. With PW added into the time table, average time to go home is 4.45. ZzZ again. With the introduction of PW into our lessons ur workload become more and more heavier. As MJC have been reputable for the excellent PW result nationwide, we have to maintain or even lift the reputation higher! So here comes the first PW lecture, the intro lecture makes everything seems to be so easy! BUT i was proven totally WRONG! With the start of the 1st personal document - PI it was crazy. With the other subjects that we have to catch up with and the stacks of tutorial, time was limiting. SO average time to sleep changed from 10 pm to 12 pm.... -.- So with that here come the first song FireFlies by Owl City. Almost all JC student (both JC1 and JC2) would be in the same situation as the lyrics in the song would suggest: I would like to make myself believe that planet earth turns slowly....SO the whole JC 1 life revolves around PW AND PW. Fast Forwarding the time to May. This is the time where we start to know our PW group mates and as well as preparing for our MYE. My PW grp decided to focus on my project and we started our GPP. GPP was just crap in my opinion. We dont even follow them at all. -.-. Alright at that time ppl are getting worried abt MYE. So our focus shift to MYE. MYE was really something that most JC 1 are worried abt since it is their 1st exam in JC accompanied by the fact that how atrocious our tests are. So this stresses us even more. SO here comes the first mugging session. During JUne hols, i guess i belittled MYE. So i thought i can finish rev in 2 weeks. But (u noe wad happen)....Haiz so MYE so kind of diff i would say. OK MYE results sux full stop
Zoom...i guess MJ noe how stress we are thats y they have school events to chill us. So in term 2 we had colosseum (where they locked the gate to prevent ppl from ponning, how pathetic) then term 3 we had ...forgot liao lah.... quite fun too. But in between all these we also had other activities ti chill us out such as ice skating lesson and science enrichment and stuff. So it is fulfilling in a way. ZOoM... term 4 is the shortest we had our promos! OK as always promos sux and tat applies to my result as well. But at least i gt promoted which was something gd! After which, the timetable is just chinese n PW. It is so flexible and i like it. U wan come then come vice versa. PW is in a way fun like u work as a team and i like the process. So after Chinese As and PW it marks the end of JC 1. But thats not the end as i was choosen to be an OGL...
~~~CHAPTER 4: ANOTHER OBSTACLE~~~
So after orientation we had life saving competition and step down celebration for CCA as well. With the end of all these stuffs. It marks the end of the FUN in JC 2 and it also marks the beginning of the sianess and the hardcore mugging in life in MJC.
~~~CHAPTER 5: THE PREPARATION PHASE~~~
Here comes the preparation of the crazy battle that almost all J2s feared most (i guess). The A levels! Well my advice to all potential JC students would be that if you are those that have low pressure resistance or like those who will die if everyday is just purely mugging or is not determined enough, then my advice to you is that JC is not really your cup of tea! If you really entered JC, then this is song which might motivate you and maybe to spur you harder to work towards the end of As. This song is by Nickelback, If Today Was Your Last Day. If you are those that can easily lose your focus this song suit u the most! In the lyrics, it states
each day's a gift and not a given right
Leave no stone unturned, leave your fears behind...
Against the grain should be a way of life
What's worth the price is always worth the fight
Every second counts 'cause there's no second try
So live like you're never living twice
Don't take the free ride in your own life
So in a way it is trying to warn you that you should cherish every moment that you had while you are preparing for the big thing! Another Song that is worth my recommendation is Smile by Uncle Kracker no matter what you face just SMILE!!!
Some pics over here to share with u guys during muggin sessions:
There are definitely times when we feel low and tired what we are goin through but i guess the only option to breakthrough all these would be to think about how far you have come through, the goal that you want to achieve when you first decided to come to Jc and as well as to live up to your parent's expectations as well.
~~~CHAPTER 6: THE FINAL LEAP~~~
Time flies when u r a year 2 student! MBT, MYE, MOCK EXAM and PRELIMS.... and now is for the final lap! THE A LEVELS..... Preparation for the A levels is not an easy stuff with hardcore muggings, doing countless papers and crazy revisions. But i would nonetheless thank the teacher for guiding us all the way and help us in our preparation. THANK YOU! As time is shortening, i was getting nervous day by day... but there is nothing i can do all except but to keep urself calm and face the greatest battle! (So i will skip the details of the battle!! as i dunwan to rmb it!!)
First day, Second day, third day,...,2nd last day and finally (yoohoo!) last day!! This is the day i have been waiting for! Yeah! so tat kind of mark the end of my 2 years in JC! Then it was prom night. It is a definitely a fun and great night!
~~~CHAPTER 7: Final Words~~~
Life in JC is really beyond what i used to think about when i was young.... when i was a child my parents use to say: " Aiyah u finish pri, then go sec, after sec take shorter route go jc and got somemore higher chance of going uni". While it may sound nice that it is really a shortcut route, but as i really enter JC, there are some doubts about what my parents used to claim. So while everyone thinks it is the end of their JC life, i might have second thoughts about it. For me ending jc also means getting gd result for my As. So right now, to have a complete end for my jc life i am missing one criteria. So it is like a cut plasmid with a certain fragment missing and that fragment signifies getting good results oso. So like a pictorial representation as shown below (as of 4/3/2010):
And as i am goin to receive the verdict tomorrow, i hope that the missing fragment would have been incorporated into the plamid held tightly forever by phosphodiester bond done by the resrtiction enzyme as that fragment is what we desire the most!! (as shown below):
So all the best to all who are gonna receive them 2moro and wish me the best of luck!!! (OMG I AM SO STRESSED RIGHT NOW!!!)
