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Monday, June 20, 2005

Down memory lane

I attended a camp over the weekend, more specifically, i attended the mech engine camp organize by ASME(American Society Of Mechanical Engineers) for the Jc kids. Its like a Jc challenge, Lovely Flora asked me to join and this was the 2nd time i attended the camp. I was suppose to lead a jc wif another ntu student and they put me wif Njc. alma mater. I look at them wearing the njc uniforms and i was overcame by a wave of nostalgia. A neighbour sec sch kid eager to take on the world. And of cuz the disillusioned boi soon realised tt he was juz a frog in the well.... yep.. tt was how big his world was. The scholars were everywhere, and the scholarships they hold was so foriegn to the boi that he was duly impressed. doing well in sec sch made him ill prepared for the tuff academic life in njc. everyday was a constant struggle and life became miserable. the initial bunch of frens he made did not help wif the situation. they were distant and cold compared to his ex sec sch mates. jus den. a beacon of light sent by his guardian angels guided him to a bunch of frens, this time, this ppl are diff from the rest. they are caring and warm... and hey stood by him in the face of adversities ever since. With his new found frens. the bleak jc life took on a turn and he started to enjoy going to sch. tho his academic pursue still lacks the rest by miles, he felt heappy like never b4. They formed their brotherhood on the volleyball court and on the volleyball court, they left their blood, thier sweat and their tears. Over time, boi and frens took in more confidantes. the junior teams of the volleyball team gelled well if the older bois, the family spread out to even the canoeing team and the soccer team. Boi graduated from njc wif a good note. his pathetic Alevels caused a certain level of resentments. he resented himself for not going to a neighbourhood jc where he wld be confortable. Questions were raised abt sacrifices made for choosing njc. but the questions were answered immediately. He wld not trade any jcs that promises good grades for this family that took root back on the volleyball court that they once teared and sweat and bled on...... As the boi sit here typing this blog entry. once again, he silently feel immensely thankful to the same guardian angels that brought into his live zhikai, chunkiat, alvin, yok, jiayong, roger and the vball juniors guys and gers.....

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