La Musique de la vie - The Music of life

Saturday, February 11, 2006

Reflections on 10.2.06

WOW

To think the day I have waited so long, anticipated so much, turns out to be just another day after all....thats what I feel after thinking back...

It was a peaceful friday, and just like any normal day, I stepped into njc. Lessons started and most teachers continue teaching as usual. Well, almost as "usual". I noticed that they gave more notes in one go and started talking about what we should do in the event that we felt upset etc. Thats when the reality hits me - I am going to get my "O" level results!

Who would have thought that me and arthur would go straight to play LAN after school release at 11. As we had over 3 hours to go, we laterally drive all thoughts on O levels out of the mind and dive straight into the seats in the lan shop, frantically pressing the keyboard and using the mouse. Only until 1.30pm then we decided to stop. We joked and laughed on the way out...until we hear the sound....the sound of heavy rain. We waited for 10 mins, hoping the rain would stop...but it didn't. With raindrops pelting every part of my body even though I used my umbrella, arthur and I waited desperately for a empty taxi to come to us. Every taxi I see blasted straight past us.

What a day, who would have imagined that two people from the best jc (from my school) would be late for release of O levels results...

Obviously the taxi arrived in about ten minutes, but I think anyone can imagined the prospect of being late in such a day.

Reaching the school far earlier than I could have imagined, I talked to my classmates, but not really concentrating on anything that I said. I dun even know what I feel - nervous? confident? anxious? I supposed a bit of each would described that. But impatience starts to come in as the VP drones on about the procedue for the millionth time. Only half an hour did she reached for the slide that shows the top ten student in our school. Our heart went thumping like crazy and as expected the top during prelims, tommy was still the top student, as well as cherrie, then I saw my name! I was third??? Temporaily paralysed, I went up to stage to collect the result slip. There was a moment of relief when I saw my name, a slight elated feeling....but that was all. I have just completed another phrase of my life without even realising it..I guess this was just another day afterall....life goes on.

8:37 PM