HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL BLOGGERS (& blog readers without exception)!

For the sake of 2009, I shall write a post in lieu of the new year and report on the first day of school.

The first second of the first day of the first month of the first term of the new year in school as a Secondary 4 in 4L is a day different from the other 364 days of the year.

2009 is a year I dread most of all the years of my existence. Secondary 4, tests & exams, and the ultimate goal, O' Levels.

The unchangeable fact that I react most strongly in the new year is that I've grown older and I. Do. Not. Want. To. Grow. Up! Ask Z. Ever since I'd turn 13 I never wanted to grow up. At the end of Sec. 1 I was pouring my sorrows to him about being in Sec. 2. Now look, here comes the Sec. 4. Is it just me or does it happen to other teens too? I want to be like Peter Pan, living in his Neverland, never having to grow up and receive responsibilities, never having to go to school nor be put in an office.

"To live, would be an awful big experience."

"To die, would be an awful big experience." 

As quoted by: "Peter Pan", Jeremy Sumpter

Ha. But no, this does not mean I'll shirk all responsibilities in my life and start living aimlessly. I'd say I'm responsible, to a certain extent.

Then there's the dreading oh-so-much of being Sec.4s and having to deal with O' Levels. Yes, I jolly well know it's pointless. I'd still have to face reality, don't I? I'm merely stating what I feel, irregardless.
It'll be a year of self-discipline, drive, motivation and achieving goals. I'm sure in this course of achieving my goals, I'll accomplish much more in the process.
I hereby extend my wishes to all taking O' Levels this year!

I had a conversation with Y online about the future of ourselves. It's really a wide world out there, much undiscovered by a mere me. His choice of Computer Engineering really astounds me.
During a similar topic with X, X revealed to me she wants to be a STORYTELLER! She even told me about the story of her vampire autobiography. (Don't you know she's a vampire in discreet? o.0)

So on the 1st day of school, a few events happened.

Miraculously, I was in school by 7! Man, it's disheartening not to have any "distant company" like Giraffe and K to walk with to school! I miss walking to school with J...
Was awake by 5.45 as Lin got a long way to her new school, RV, with the company of Dad & Mum.

R gave me an ice-cream handphone strap as a souvenir from China. It was then that I found out she took the same almost exact tour as her when I went to China last Dec, SA Tour. Now H, R and I has ice=creams of a kind and even a wallpaper to accompany it! :D

There was a 2 hour long sickening never-ending talk in the assembly today. Had a rough look at the freshies, and trying to get used to the Sec3 boys with their long pants! (Esp. Aaron! OMGosh how cute. Hur hur.)Yeah man, I cannot wait to see how HANDSOME Isaac will look in his pants. HA HA.

J, here are the updates in school you wanted to know considering you're already out of school.

1. Our periods have been changed from 35 minute intervals to 45 minutes, which include recess time. Now, lessons end latest at 2.45pm and earliest at 1.15pm.
2. There will only be one 45 minute long recess as of this year!
3. Our form teacher remains the same from last year, your beloved Mr. B. Tan!
4. Well, and so does the co-form teacher, Mrs. Tan T. H.. No hard feelings!
5. The number of Discipline Masters have been increased from 1 to 6.
6. Ms Tay and Mr Neo have left the school! What awful news..

Mr. Tan had been considerate enough to change our places for the well-being of us, to "make new friends". I salute him for being such a form teacher who can stand in our shoes for doing so! I'm contented with the position of my seat, in terms of location. All I wish for, is to be able to get along well with my neighbours and not be influenced by A's sleepy spell! :p

My seat has a bird's eye view of the toilet, or rather, the people going to the toilet it provides an alternative source to passing boredom!

It's frustrating when you cannot find company after school for lunch. But thankfully I extended my search to outside school premises and found N! As always, the gentleman made me wait an hour for him to arrive, starving my stomach and torturing my legs by arriving after 3. Headed to KFC and chatted while we ate. Ho ho ho, I'm sorry to have put off playing bowling and pool. It was unlucky for you we couldn't play basketball as well. If only K were there, he could have provided a Tapz card for us. Heh.
Thanks for the fruitful ride home! (I have uncovered a secret.)

All the getting used to in school had really drained the vigour out of me I went back and soundly slept to the extent of missing 3 missed calls after a chat with J on school.

Maybe the goal setting had an impact on me, I see myself having the "mood" to set goals. Yes, you never know when it comes and when it disappears. I got to grab this time to settle myself down to start real work, to empower myself to be up on standards with my final goal.

This new year hadn't been much of a new feeling for me. Was it due to the fact that for once, my family didn't go overseas this holiday? Did I miss the chance to renew, energise, recharge myself? I have been living each day as it passes the whole holiday, and have missed out on the goodness of life.