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Thursday, November 3, 2011, @ 5:30 PM
college. hsc 2011 :)
17 going on to 18 was the time for all school leavers to choose where to go next and what they want to do in life. Being undecided as i am, i procrastinated and took my own sweet time enjoying the life after high school, learning how to drive, going out, doing things i love without having to worry about studies. The next step in my education timeline was per-university. which means, STPM? HSC? SAM? A-LEVELS? FOUNDATION? and many many other choices.
Finally i made a decision. I knew i didn't wanna do STPM and i wanted school to be as near to home as possible. Means, going to INTI college, Penang. After much consideration, going to many many education fairs, and consulting many many different people, i was left with 2 choices. HSC? or A-Levels? In the end i decided to take HSC but seeing as i took a pretty long time procrastinating, the January intake was over. And there was no more intake that year. so I took a risk and joined in the January intake 2 months later than everyone. 28th Febuary was my first day of college, enrolled for economics, business studies, maths-A, English-D, and Accounts.
Being the late comer, i surely felt weird and out of place. Everyone already had their own gang and are already familiar with all the teachers and the area in the college. The first class i entered on that Monday was Maths. I remember as clearly as ever, stepping in to the class. grabbing the first seat i saw available. Next to an timid Indian girl, Evina. The one with the light blue shirt in the picture. She became my first friend in college and apparently, she was new as well. So we both didn't have the required notes and both we unsure and new. Then another girl came into the class. She had long hair and a pretty face,Jolene (the girl in green) sat behind me, the next available space. So i turned around and introduced myself, asking if she has any of the notes the teacher was teaching, desperately hoping i wouldn't be so lost. But unfortunately, she was new AS WELL. the i was like... wth? great. we're ALL lost. Then out of nowhere the girl sitting beside Jolene, offered to share with us her notes. I did not notice her until she spoke to us. Lorene. the girl in black. Hence, 4 of us shared one book of notes. And there they are :) The first people i know in college.
The next class I went into was English. Here, i was sure i would be so lost as i was in Maths because there was Tania. (girl in blue) I knew Tania since Form 1 and she saved a seat for me. So i sat next to her, in the front row of the class and i was intoduced to Michelle. (the girl in white) The teacher for English class was friendly and out going, Miss Grace ( the lady in black) so it gave me an impression that, great. English is going to be fun this year. :) And sure enough, English became the favorite class that i would look forward to every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
That, was how college started out for me. It wasn't super good, but it wasn't bad either, I soon learnt to fit in and goin to college became a routine to me. Just like goin to school. But HSC was a very fast course, 10 months for everyone, and only 8 for me. So, in a blink of an eye, it was over.
Now, I'd show you the LAST day of my college life. Like every last schooling day, it was time to take photos. LOTSS of photos. SO first, here's my Maths class. Maths-A.
See, Our maths teacher, Mr.Goh has this policy, where when you are late to class, you'd have to perform something in front of everyone to entertain your friends as a punishment. I'm glad to say that by so miracle, i have managed to avoid that humiliation for 8 months, and on the last day of school, Mr.Goh came up with a challenge. IF anyone from the class sings, then he would sing for us as well. So we sang. I sang Lucky, with Evan. And it was my first and last time i would have to perform in front of the class. :)
The class had started out with only about 18? 20? people. But later after the mid-terms many people dropped out from Math-extension and joined us. So the class grew. in size and in noise.
Next, is the accounting class. At the beginning of the year, i had a really hard time coping, so much that i went to Miss Leela requesting to drop the subject. She told me to talk to my accounting teacher and ask for extra classes, she said, try harder. So i tried.It was tedious, and boring. But in the end, i was glad i did not drop it.
The class was really noisy but it was fun studying with them. :)
Another class that i took was Economics. The class was always the first class. 8.00 am on Tuesdays and Thursdays. And I would drag my feet into every class, half-asleep and dreaming. Sitting at the back fo the class with Jolene and Wan Lyn, i was the blur- est. Every time teacher asks something i wouldn't know how to answer. But luckily, having Jolene and Wan Lyn, the pro people sitting next to me, means i would get the answer anyway. So i was saved most of the time.
Here, Wan Lyn in Black, Jolene in green and Miss Sara my econs and business teacher in polka dots. :D Miss Sara, teaches me for Business Studies as well but I very much prefer her in Econs.
Last but definitely not least, is English class D. Its the only class taught by a different teacher. Miss Grace. And I'm very lucky to have been able to join her class. She brings us to field trips and tries to make class interesting for us. English was my best subject and i would say that the teacher contributed a lot to that. Without such interesting teacher, i might have not been able to score as high.
I enjoyed English also because of the people there. Tania and Michelle, closest to em in collge were there, and every English class we would scribble on each others notes and laugh about lame jokes.
English D was a big and super noisy class. Probably the nosiest of all my classes, but everyone was participative and that made it fun :)
I've known many people in college and going out for lunch was probably the highlight of my college life. Unlike high school, we don;t eat in the canteen anymore. We drive out and have lunch at coffee shops and on the last day fo class, we went to this restaurant, hidden recipe, with 21 people. biggest lunch group ever @@
There, the last day of college was over, and Finals were beginning. So despite all the boring classes and annoying and stressful group projects, I've learnt many new things and enjoyed life in college to the max. :)
Hopefully we'd keep in touch even after college, cuz I'd miss y'all!
