the last day of school was a blast!
(or should i say, a BOOMZ ??)
really appreciated the effort our teachers put in for us,
as evident in that simple yet heart-warming performance which left tears on my eyes, touched by their genuine care for us.
the faith they have in us, is much more than the faith i have in myself,
which makes me work even harder, for their sake more than my own.
Mr Sng is graduating at the end of the year with us,
and i must say my fortune to have such an inspiring principal like Mr Sng for a large part of my school life (:
we went back to class after the celebration,
and was pleasantly surprised by Yujia and her really sweet gifts to everyone in class!
and there was Lyon’s motivational video (below),
and the “key to success” and “golden bag of As” by the juniors + well-wishes by the seniors!
and Mr Tan surprised us with his many cute poses! HAHA!
and Chee Guan demonstrated his ‘famous’ Body Slam – much to the horror of Mr Tan.
then there was pizza,
and chocolate cake from Miss Leong, which we each made wishes with lighted candles.
we played our animal-concentration game + lots of other games to clear the food,
i was super full by the time we ended ><
then we rushed home for a change of clothes before meeting at Manhattan Fish Market where we ate more food!
then it was Carrefour and mass camwhoring in front of Plaza Sing!
we then proceeded to Istana Park.
i think we really broke the tranquillity, oppz.
played "I have never", "I have" and "I have- 劲爆! 版"
which was really fun,
i never knew everyone had such interesting encounters! (:
i <3 6C12!
cant wait for 6C12 Taiwan Trip ((:
An apt description by 安老师 to sum up my time in DHS (:
一转眼, it has been 6 years!
It sounds incredible, doesn’t it.
To think i could still remember people saying at Sec 2: “can you imagine SIX years in DHS?!?!”
(and those were the people who subsequently transferred to supposingly more ‘branded’ schools)
well, i did it.
i mean WE, the 2nd Dunman Senior High cohort, did it, and have no regrets – it has probably been the best years of my life. (:
the simple, but heart-warming farewell ceremony put up by the teachers on Friday really reinforced this belief.
though their singing wasn’t perfect,
i was touched by the pure sincerity of the teachers, and also our beloved principal Mr Sng(:, who genuinely cared for us,
(teachers even came back from the MOE HQ to pay us a visit!)
the juniors and seniors who sent their well-wishes,
and friends who are ever so encouraging,
every single familiar face i see throughout my years in DHS,
the whole feeling of a DUNMANIAN FAMILY – where no one gets left behind.
all that would be different if it wasn’t Dunman High.
which school charts your growth and progress throughout 6 years, and grounds your moral values with 诚信勇忠 like DHS does?
in fact, i didn’t even get that feeling when i was in Sec 1 and 2.
perhaps it really does take 6 years to inculcate the distinct Dunmanian identity,
which i daresay is obvious to anyone that steps into the school, or gets to interact with a group of Dunmanians.
No doubt there had been instances when i felt that DHS had been so overwhelmingly protective.
In a sense DHS is just like a greenhouse,
and us Dunmanians are 温室的小花, sheltered from the turbulent storms.
in a way, this is bad, as homogeneity narrows the mind, and causes us to gradually lose touch with the cruel reality that exist outside our nice-nice Dunmanian world.
(yup i really do think that the % of nice Dunmanians are higher than the % of nice people in the rest of the world!)
and it’ll be a bit of a culture shock when we leave DHS after 6 years and realise that the world isn’t as nice or as small as we used to think it was ><
Nonetheless, life in DHS has truly shaped to me into what i am today.
it grounded my values system, showed me the warmth, and taught me to reciprocate.
this experience is similar to what i’ve felt in Guides, just to a greater extent, and is not something that i can describe in a few words.
I don’t know about others,
but i believe that’s what education is about.
not just the academics, but also the character building, which i believe DHS has done a great job.
i really feel that the school has successfully inculcated in us the values of 诚信勇忠, which would serve as our moral compass as we proceed on with our future endeavours.
i’m sure Dunmanians will go a long way in the future,
if we stay guided by our moral compass of 诚信勇忠，i believe we will never go astray (:
I am proud to be a Dunmanian, and forever will be. (:
my Dunmanian memories!
GUIDES!
4E’07!
dhsGUITAR!
6C12!
FRIENDS!
TEACHERS!
SENIORS!
MR SNG!
presented in no particular order (:
LYON:
a video for Alevels(= treat it as motivation or entertainment :D
1st song:
Put the best smile you can up on your face
Get ready, take the lead from me,
Lets all go(:
Even if the strong wind blows against you
Prove you can try, don't give up hope!
You should head for the big blue sea and then,
the wind will whisper in your ears, you'll see
you have the power to conquer your fears!
Now, do the best thing you know,
and tell your heart no need to cry
And you will see the light in the stars ,shining bright!
And you can get happiness
she'll let you to top the world
the Faith you have is the courage to live out your dreams(:
2nd song:
Believe in yourself,
Don't ever give up,
thats how you succeed!
take a large deep breath
prepare on a smile
you can make things right again
Give it all you can
straight right from the heart and
very soon you'll know,
that as long as you try
everything is gonna all be fine(:
when everything is going downhill for you
go and take a walk outside
and look up to the sky
you'll see a pretty rainbow smiling at you
her smile is a gift from her to you
There'll always be people there for you
Dont ever doubt it coz its true
and whenever you're feeling low and sorrowful
encouragements, care and concern
will be just beside you(:
Believe in yourself,
Don't ever give up,
thats how you succeed!
take a large deep breath
prepare on a smile
you can make things right again
Give it all you can
straight right from the heart and
very soon you'll know,
that as long as you try
everything is gonna all be fine(:
divide and CONQUER！
really need to shake off that inertia.
i MUST do it, RELIGIOUSLY.
it’s going to be my everyday ritual.
time to get some self-discipline.
只许成功不许失败。
glad to have found this link to an old movie i liked!
非典人生 - 浩然&文慧
great love doesn’t have to be dramatic.
neither does romance need to be publicly displayed through a 100 carat diamond ring or whatever else.
[ i always felt that other than bragging rights, there’s no real value for the 9999 red roses that your boyfriend delivers to your office ]
any action, even if it’s simple or even routine, that is 发自于内心 will be heartfelt,
as it is the sincerity and genuine concern for the person you love that matters, rather than the action in itself.
and that’s what is truly GREAT & ROMANTIC (:
CARDIO EXECRISE!
i need to work harder though.
i cant believe i’m falling behind! 0.o!
haha (:
but most importantly it’s to have fun in the process! (:
SiMin’s philosophy to life:
无须以他人的标准来否定自己
#1. recognition lag.
then you have no self-control!
that really woke me up.
#2. decision lag.
i plan, too much.
and too long.
no matter how much you know, it all boils down to nothing if you don’t demonstrate it during the time limit.
how true.
it’s really time i break out of my self-consoling trance,
stop giving myself the never-ending “2nd chances”
Note #1.
#3. implementation lag.
even after i recognised, and decided,
it still takes me way too long to have it implemented,
if it ever gets implemented at all.
ARRGH! ><
…
the muggers @ SMU really made me 醒悟。
while the people @ Give.sg really showed me that
life has so much more to offer than just this,
and there’s so much that i want to do.
why am i getting myself defeated in just the first of the many challenges?
ok.
i’ve recognised, and decided.
time doesn’t wait for slackers.
it’s really time to get that inertia out of the way,
and get the implementation done.
i’m really putting my mind into it.
i’ll MAKE SURE it gets done.
I need to make sure i really did put in my bestest best effort,
and will so not have regrets of any sort.
“OMG i so regret this, cause i know i can do better”
even if the results is not that of the best,
at least i can still be answerable to myself, sleep soundly,
and be contented with knowing that “yup i know this is as far as it goes as i’ve put in my best effort.”
to me, the knowledge that “yes i’ve put in my best effort”,
matters more than the results itself.
but the problem is, at current stage, i don’t even think i’m deserve anything more than my current results,
and i know i only have myself to blame.
in the remaining weeks i’m going to make sure this doesn’t repeat itself.
i need a miracle – not of results but of effort,
and i’m not going to sit around to wait for it,
but rather, MAKE IT HAPPEN.
now deep into the marathon,
no matter how tired, or feel-like-giving-up i am,
there’s no way i’m going to let my guard down now.
it really time to break out of that jog and propel forward with every cell in the body!
yup that’s right, that means no more excuses, or “2nd chances”
simply because:
reality check: THERE’S NO MORE 2ND TRY!
no more time for explorations in LaLa-land.
so, take out that good sportsmanship, and fighting sprit by making sure every ounce of energy is put in.
and most importantly,
Don’t ever give up.
---Miss K
the finishing line is within sight.
mine’s definitely there but it somehow gets stuck.
i hate it when it does.
ARRGH.
…
From Mr Tan’s email:
Topical knowledge and life skills aside, I hope the distinctive take away you have from attending my GP lessons is being able to appreciate the vicissitudes of professional and personal life, and could navigate the course of life with
- Cautiousness (it is a beautiful, wonderful world out there, to a certain extent),
- Care (for yourself and significant others i.e. sensitive to the comfort and dangers around) and
- MORAL Courage (we need many of you to tell us that the Emperor is naked)
