Thursday, November 20, 2008
I once hated Cat High and wished that I wasn't in this school. But 4 years in this place had changed this. I LOVE THIS PLACE now and that this statement will always hold true.
When I got back my PSLE result 4 to 5 years back, I simply wanted to get into any school which is near my house. But my mum asked me to go into Cat High.
For the first few months, I wished that she had never made the request because I seriously hated the place. Nothing was going right for me - I didn't like my new friends as much as my primary school classmates and that I thought that secondary school life was difficult to adapt to.
And not like my secondary 1 and 2 class was the best class one could have. In fact, I think my secondary 1 and 2 class is one of the worst in the level at that point of time. With people like Jia Jin and Dennis quarreling over stupid and childish things everyday, school was a nightmare for me. But, this doesn't mean I dislike them.
We got scolded almost every other day by Miss Chow, and that I knew it was difficult for her. Things were getting out of hand and that even Mr Julian Teo was keeping a lookout for our class.
That was how horrible our class was. And that to make things worse, those idiots were incorrigible.
Then, I was promoted to Secondary 3-3 and then 4-3, and it was these crucial 2 years that changed my view about Cat High. 3-3 consisted of mostly 2-5 and 2-4 people, with other people from other Secondary 2 classes making up the minority. I dare say that those 2-5 people including myself was lucky to get into 3-3, from a notorious class to becoming one of the best classes with teachers.
In my Secondary 3 and 4 years, I met a lot of fantastic teachers, like Miss Wong, Mr Danny Tan, Mr Tan Jit Hui and Mr Heng etc. All of them had been very helpful and are very passionate in their teaching career, willing to go the extra mile to help their students.
I love all of my secondary 4 teachers, and also Miss Chow and Mr Julian Teo. I now have a sense of belonging in Catholic High. Miss Wong says its good to have this sense of belonging, but it is excatly this sense of belonging that makes me unwilling to leave Cat High.
The most important reason why I am unwilling to leave Cat High is because I know I will miss the teachers. Friends, needless to say, is also another reason why I am unwilling to move on the JC, but at least I can still meet up with them every now and then, so the focus isn't here. Moreover, I know I won't share this kind of bond with my JC lecturers.
Now I know this is how sad it is to move on if you are that close to teachers.
My favourite teacher is Miss Wong, and I think it is rather obvious unless you are blind =P.
I want to thank Miss Wong sincerely. She is the best teacher I had up till now, and I am positively sure that she will always be my favourite teacher.
Every time I am in trouble, you are always there to help me. You are always there to motivate and encourage me, correcting me on my weaknesses and helping me to realize my strengths. Whenever I am in a sticky situation, I will seek your help and you never fail to give me your advice. When I complain, you also simply listen to me and tell me life is like that. When I am emo, you always enlighten me. Thanks to you, I had not cave for around 1/2 a year now. Thanks to your motivating messages, I feel that I am a changed and better person.
You are someone I deeply love and respect. I see you more in the light of a friend and a motherly figure now=D
I still remember there was once I helped you to peel your orange during training time and then you talked to Mr Daniel Yong about me. At night, you dropped me another movtivating message saying that Mr Yong had commented that I am a good squad leader, and that you encouraged me to keep up the good work. Maybe it may mean nothing to you, but it really motivated me to work hard and take care of my squad, even though the Secondary 1 Drill Instructor wasn't my ideal post.
Then there was the Friday night after training which I suddenly cave. My squadmates didn't know what to do with me. I simply refuse to answer them or bulge even after they try to get me talking after hours of persuassion. Out of ideas, Leonard called you to seek your help because he knows that you are the one I respect most. But I didn't answer your call. This was something I regretted up till now. Sorry.
It still wonders me sometimes that 3 to 4 years ago, when I see you in Catholic High, I didn't even know your name and who you are. But now, you are the very person I always confide in when I have any problems.
What I love most about Cat High is because of its teachers. Cat High has a team of compassionate teachers who are ever-ready to help their students. I love all of you teachers! =D Now I know what they mean by your school is your 2nd home.
Catholic High is my 2nd home.
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