2014

In two hours time, 2014 will be drawn to an end. Tomorrow will be the the start of a brand new year - one filled with more challenges and a hectic college life.

Well, I never plan to write a summary for the year since I've been summing up most of it in my past few posts but since I did it las year, why not? And I will want to seize the opportunity on the last day of 2014 to express my gratitude to every single one of you out there who has made my year such a memorable one. To the passer bys, thanks a bunch as well. I have grown through it, learnt from mistakes and most importantly, I feel that I manage to make a better change out of the cocoon of the old me.

Dedication #1
Dear, you have been part of my life for the past eight months. The ups and downs, the moment that tore us apart, the heated arguments...have brought us closer. Nevertheless, they have made our relationship even stronger. You have been the best thing that have ever happened in my life (I have been repeating this for so many times haha, dont mind me) and I'm  blessed to have someone like you to shower me with infinite love and care. There were times that we were so down, but it had finally passed. Thanks for putting up with me. It's never easy but you have proved to the world that an unconditional love is the secret ingredient to make a relationship ever lasting.

For the next one and half year, I believe we can pull through it together. Distance will not pull us apart but teaches us to keep moving and stay strong.

Dedication #2
To my two best friends, Ziyin and Xinyuan,
without you guys, I can't  imagine how i can survive through the five years of high-school. It has been an amazing  journey so far. It's truly my honor to have met you two and having you all by my side through thick and thin. Whenever i need someone for me to pour out my heart, there's always one friend that i can rush to right next to my class and one who will willingly spend her half an hour to an hour to listen to my rants over the phone. And also sending me cheesy handwritten snailmail almost every single month. Not to forget the helping hands that you all rendered at any crucial time when I'm most in need. Though we are parting for different colleges/school next year, I believe that our friendship will last till the many many years to come!

Dedication #3
To my fam bam,
Well, there were stormy days but they shall remain as an erasable history and not to be etched in our hearts. Never did I expect the mental and physical support from all of you at the hardest time of my life and now, at the best moment of my life. Been through it, done it, I have grown to be more matured now. Thank you for everything that all of you have done for me and my bro for treating me like a princess
p/s: my bro is a better shopper companian than my mum so girls out there, you know what to do *chuckle*

Dedication #4
To all my high-school teachers, tuition teachers and my beloved Leo Advisor, Lion Chu,
Thanks you, xie xie, terima kasih.
Without any single one of you, I won't be who I am today. To be able to have an outstanding achievement, the credit shall go to all of you who have inspired me along the way. Your guidance and dedication have leaded me to a brighter future in the yeary to come. Special shotout to Miss Liang, my Leo Faculty Advisor and my physics teacher for two consecutive years, thanks a lot for the tremendous support that you have given me. As I have always said, she's more than a teacher to me but a motherly figure who taught me life values and experiences out of classroom. I'm grateful to have all these teachers as my mentor.

Lastly, to any haters thank you as well. You have made my year a rollercoaster ride. I have learnt more than it.

Signing off
Yours truly,
Wen
31 Dec 2014

Page 365 of 365

Done with highschool!

SPM ended on the first week of December but I felt like I had sat for it months ago haha. Well, it was quite a tough hurdle, to be honest. I struggled through it and I could not imagine how I would pull through it without him. As the examination board implemented High Order Thinking Skills in each and every one of the paper, all the papers took us by surprise with quite a handful of unusual questions that are sort of like open-ended questions. They require our opinions instead of answers that can be easily found from any books. I admit that it's a good start for Malaysia education system but for such a drastic change in a major exam as such, it's really unfair to the 97's. Once again, we became their lab rats. Now, I believe we can only pray fervently for an 'extraordinary' results, judging from the 'high standard' of the papers.

Highschool had drawn to an end after the last paper of SPM. To bid farewell with the bunch of highschool mates is indeed heart-wrenching. All of us shared bittersweet memories. What etched in my heart is the true friends that have been my mental support for these five years, through the ups and downs. They proved that the life can't get any worse when they are around. I'm truly grateful for that. High school has blessed me with my self-claimed non-biological twin sister (you know who you are!). We don't have to meet or talk every day but whenever we do, we seem to be out of control -- we will talk like nobody's business. *don't judge* not to forget, my other bestie who hails from Penang and has left my school after form two. This proves how much we appreciate each other as a friend. Friendship like such is what I cherish the most. I can be who I am when we hang out together and they accept me as who I am. Even when there's an argument, we can eventually get over it in no time.

In less than a month time, I will be starting college. I'm actually anticipating for a brand new start in a new environment and on a new course, unlike in high school, where we are forced to adapt to the education system that makes no sense sometimes. I keep reminding myself that I must not be fearful. True enough, there's actually nothing that I should be afraid of, probably just the subjects that I will be taking. It isn't an easy decision on which college to go and which subjects that I should take. First of all, I'm relieved that my family is financially stable but I won't want to burden my father even more with a huge sum of tuition fee as he's the sole breadwinner of the family. Furthermore, I have to be considerate as while I'm taking A-Levels, my brother will be doing his first year in university and for the following years, he will be studying abroad. That's lots of money. Secondly, I'm truly hoping for a scholarship with a higher amount although I'm grateful for what I'm offered by my college now. The meagre hope depends on my SPM result which will only be released during March next year. Though I planned to switch to other colleges with a bursary that is offered by Ministry of Education, it will be a waste of money and time. Moreover, I may not even get the bursary.

It hits me that from tomorrow onwards, he (yes, he!) will be leaving for UK in a week time. I'm definitely going to miss him lots. As the famous saying goes, absence makes the heart grows fonder. I truly believe that with faith and courage, nothing is impossible. We will have to make the best out of it, pull through it and prove everyone wrong. While for those that have trust in us and respect our decisions all this while, from the bottom of my heart, I'm truly grateful for you guys!

p/s: this will probably be my last post using the 'High School' label, next it will be 'College'!