End of Term 2 Week 1. I don't know why I decided to blog tonight and not on the end of a school term or month. Rather ok week which ended off with a bang with Rockafella on Friday night and Sports Leaders Workshop on Saturday morning. EXHAUSTED but I should be well-rested by tomorrow morning. Didn't do any work today too as a result of that :o.

It was my first time attending Rockafella and third time attending the Sports Leaders Workshop haha. Rockafella was just beyond amazing from the start. Got to sit beside my j1 ec (totally unforeseen HAHA) and watched Astro performed too wooo. Regretted the decision made after Rockafella but I bumped into Bala, SJI friend, in the bus so I guess it's all part of God's plan.

Sports Leaders Workshop next. Finally attended it as a planning committee member instead of a participant after 2 years heh.

Sports Leaders Workshop Planning Committee 2014 :D

 Events like these made me so thankful to be an SL. All the dry runs and scoldings we had for our lacklustre presentations really paid off when we saw the J1 SLs enjoying themselves with the games and presentations conducted :'). Got to know the J1 Patrick SLs too and I'm definitely looking forward to working with them together as Patrick House SLs for upcoming events. One of my ncc junior is a J1 Patrick SL and he recognised me too yay that made me feel good about myself. Anyway there's just one more event (Sports Carnival) before the J2 SLs step down. Looking back, being an SL has really made me more responsible and more confident speaking to a crowd. Definitely not the best SL out there with the latecomings for PE or worse still, ponning PE lessons on some occasions HAHAHA (seriously best SL in CJ la pls, hands down). Added another best SL achievement by going to the gym during PE lessons this year oh yeah. These should clearly indicate to you why I did not indicate that my discipline has improved by being a sports leader xD.

We're entering into the 4th month of school next week and I have no doubts that this year is the best year in CJ as long as I stay positive throughout. Still making new friends with the J2s and I'm looking forward to graduating with them though I never had this thought last year. Once again, let's make the remaining time here count.           

The past two days were a wake up call for me. It has fully dawned upon me that I will be taking my A's this year. It took me two months as J2 to realise that somehow. It seems like all along this year I am attending school as a J2 student and not as someone who will be sitting for A's this year. I was really driven to do well for A's when I left school today. I wonder how it will be like for me if I actually didn't retain. Will I get my desired grades? Will I regret not giving my best for the past 2 years? The answers lie in my own hands. I believe that God made me retain so that I will fully make use of the time 'bought' to redeem myself and do well for A's. No, I am not totally blaming my own failure in 2012 Promos on fate. What I mean is that if God really wanted me to promote at that time, he would've given me a wake up call months before promos and let things follow his course. Instead, God is leading me to another path which will lead me to a greater height.

13 years of formal education and it all boils down to my efforts this year to determine my future. Such a daunting thought. Let's make it count. I can't afford to disappoint my parents again and again. This time I will make them proud. They've put in so much faith in me and brought me up to where I am now. As their only child who opted for the JC path, I want my parents to have a child that graduates from a local uni. This will be my drive for this year. Looking back, it may not have been a smooth journey in the past 12 years of formal education but as long as I end it well, I can only look back someday and say that I gave my all and I have no regrets. It has begun.