i guess today was a rather emotional one for me since it was graduation day, and i suppose by the time i already start typing this message its already the next day. but ohwells nevermind. i guess typing it here helps save some memories.
day started off rather alrights, and i mean i got to school on time had my usual breakfast and waiting for everybody all at the same table since last year. it has been amazing how we always kope that table, until people instinctively knows that that table is pariah and totally should-not-be-touched-if-not-they-will-die sorta thing? ha. but yea. that was how it was.
had breakfast with shuwei, daniel and chuah and had a rather hearty meal i felt. and oh, i must say that it is at this time did i then realise how pro our dear peien is in math. all that trinomial expansion and algepanty (algebra?) probably helped her achieve a whopping 99% for math prelim paper two. like wth. but all in all the talks and all the bullshitting about stuff reminds me now of the bitching sessions that we use to have last year, ah- i miss that. damn. but after that, we put back our stuff and duh i went back to rejoin my class.
the tie i then put on was the actual same tie that i had since sec one. ironically this time round, it'll be the last time i'll wear it during my victorian schooling days. but i must say for all the days that i need to and have to wear the tie, i have only forgotten to wear it once. such is the love for the tie. haha. wth.
went to the hall for assembly where the year twos sat right in front of the stage and the juniors including ip people sat at the back. somehow or rather, thinking bout it now makes me feel more important during that time. hmmm. nevermind- back to the story. sang the national anthem and the pledge with my morning voice (normally i don't, cause it sounds horrid) because it will be the last time i will ever say it in school. wondering why the universities don't adopt such an approach as well. they've got their reasons, but whatever it is the pledge taking and anthem singing then was going to be my last.
sat down, britney gave the announcements of which hardly anyone listened out for till she gave taht death-look. ohmy. one look, and BOM! you're fallen. anyway, she's probably the best announcer i have ever seen or heard in my experience of hearing 3 batches of councillors trying to make the announcements audible to the school. ha.
dragon. that was the theme for our farewell assembly slideshow. mrs chan like last year gave a farewell speech that brought us back to where we first started off. from the registration booth to the academic results; from syf to sports finals. it was fantastic i felt, just to recollect good ol' memories with the principal. was good. there were some photos though, used in the slideshow that i felt some girls would probably want to see; more particularly the first slide. ha. david's so dead with all the thronging of girls. haha.
white ranger and batman came out next and without saying, were going to be the emcees for the ceremony. that's what i really like bout vj- the camaderie and the enthusiasm and the human spirit in each of us is so forthcoming, and through out lovely emcees, they made it heartwarming and funny and memorable. have one thing though, felt the approach wasn't really meant for a farewell assembly. but i suppose they took into account that if they were to do anything else, you would hear wailings and cryings all over the hall. not very good for the male ears-ow.
some percussionists came out next and played us a piece which made me see how lousy our hall stage is when it comes to projection of sounds is concerned. the timpani was totally contained in the atage area, hardly slamming into your face but hey. was good. enjoyed it very much. thanks juniors. that's another thing i like bout vj- that no matter what our talents are or what cca/faction we are in, we always see the bigger picture and work together for the common goal. cliche, but ah its the best form of expression i can think of now.
emcees come in. emcees go out. house comm's turn- fantastic skit i felt. funny, controversial and very much thought provoking. ah- i feel less guilty for not doing any work now, knowing that i used my brain back then. ha. fantastic lahx. nicely done. mugging competitions and soccer finals this year. merlionjc,richestjc,actcooljc,... haha. no offence meant here.
THANKS! ;totally. then it was the teachers turn to give us a speech. had the male ballerina dancers-teachers who went up against the retro pair. both lost lahx, to this group of belly dancing teachers of which ms rajan was one of them. and that's where we realised ms rajan and ms tham can dance relatively well. goodgood. haha. hmmm. but before that you had some guy asking some fairy (mr chow) to bless him with good dancing skills, which the fairy eventually did. "traditional chinese medicine takes time"- fairy. wth. mr wong machiam like small boy sia. wth. whole day tuck out shirt, dye hair this time round and carry pail and buckets when everybody wear electric guitars. haha. slack seh. but that's our mr wong. haha. skit ended off with the kung fu hustle music in the background dance of which as you would probably have guessed, mr chow was entirely out of phase. haha. funny.
then after that, emcees came out, and then there was yet another presentation but this time with words from the CT. haha. with I'll Be There For You as the music background, we were encouraged to stand up and sway from side to side. haha. THE TREES! my class was desperately waiting for our message, but realise ther wasn't in the first place. wth. haha. nvm lahx.
then it was mr seet who took over the mic and announced the championhouse. phoenix btw is last. aquila won this year. but you noe wat they always say, the last shall be the first, and the first shall be the last. haha. jiayou phoenix! ha.
then yawen took over (yes, yawen). it was the unveiling of the photo mosiac which i must say is very very well done. mrs chan was invited up to say a few words, but stopped short of a massacre of her tearbags. ha. on the verge of crying already, she passed on the mic to mr seet who started explaining to us that mrs chan was going to leave soon. which made me realise that it probably could be such a coincidence that when we were S4 in Vs, mr ang left the school with us as well; and this time round, seems like mrs chan's gonna do the same with us. leave. After a rather impromptu skit showing the accomplishments of mrs chan during her 5 year reign as supreme head, mr seet invited her back up on stage for her to say a few MORE words. she was probably on the verge of crying already so she stopped short. hmmm. the school gave her a rousing stading ovation for her efforts in keeping the flag unfurled.
i may not have known mrs chan for long, but i suppose i can say this. that of all my years studying iin an instituition, never have i come across a principal who sits with her staff and dines with students. she's seen at the very least, so you would roughly know of her presence. so in a way, i felt sad that she was leaving. but as what mr seet said- we do not say goodbye but thanky you. i think that was the message to us year twos as well, but nevermind, it was mrs chan's farewell assembly as well.
we ended off with the school anthem, singing robustly (i think this is a retarded word to use) the anthem, i thought of the symbolism of the flag. and then my eyes focused on these three words NIL SINE LABORE- thank you vjc for all that you have given me. it is true that we were once vsboys but now are vjmen. you have transformed and groomed us into the people we are today; people who will do a greater work in the society and in the world. it has been a short but definitely memorable two years with S43 (*rawks!!- sounds like it comes from a i-love-op-teenager) and choir (*woohoo!!).
headed back for CT session where ms rajan gave us out cca records, three achievements and result slip. then there was the cake cutting session which was fantastic. but before we did that, we had to say something first, and i guess that's where the mood settled in and i could see tears streaming down the cheeks of the faces of some of the girls. i was holding back quite a bit (can somehow control quite well?) and thank goodness i didn't look at yiling when she was tearing, if not i would be wailing already. finefine, that's an exaggeration- but you noe what i mean.
above all, this is what i would like to say.
for ALL that you've done. thank you vjc.
nothing else i say would be able to
encompass everything you've taught me.
to S43:
thanks for all the times we spent together. it may have been a really two short years together and thinking back of the time we first saw one another in T15, we sure have come a long way. from dunno-how-many-cliques to a single united class has truly been a journey that we have taken and have truly succeeded in. all of you guys have been truly impactful in my life, in nonsensical terms and reality and for that thank you. all the narnia and joshuae and lumpy and whatever else, thank you for making my vjc life not as mundane as it was crafted out to be. i may not have been the smartest person in class; i may not be the most vocal in class; i may not have the best character and personality in class, but i really hope i have been a friend to you in ths class. for all the many memoirs that are still to come, let this farewell be just the beginning of a lifelong friendship; that in good or in bad times we can know we can always look to one another for help and advice. as yiling said- the human spirit is so deeply reflected in the lives and faces of ours, so let us bring both the nonsensical and sensical knowledge into the world and impact another life or two. let's meet up every year on a particular day shall we? hmmm. zuoyi shall organise.
"we do not return to you mother,
for we have never really left."
