Friday, November 9, 2012
♥ Four years in green.
Going to a new school without any of your friends there was a terrifying experience. But through the years, I'm glad that I've stepped into TKGS.
"Moribus Modestus", which translates into "Demure and Resolute" is clearly defied in the school compounds. Walk around and you'll see a random girl unzipping her pinafore because 'the weather is too hot', sitting in some unladylike fashion or even people changing in classrooms. Girls screaming during PE lessons when a ball is thrown at them, a thing that every sec 1 student will do in her life and annoy the shit out of the sec 4s who want to study. And just when you think that you haven't had enough, you've graduated and all the memories will slowly fade into oblivion. Do I want that to happen? No.
Honestly, my life in TK has full of ups and downs. I've encountered many friendship problems over the past four years, but during these four years, it's exactly these groups of people that I have enjoyed myself with the most and I really never want to lose contact with them. The ups were always good, enjoying ourselves during lunches, outings, or just chatting our time away. But the downs were really horrible. Many misunderstandings, bouts of jealousy, events that changed one person's personality and all that made some situations very awkward and tension was rife in the atmosphere. But as what my sec 4 FM has said:"This too, shall pass." Everything will come to an end one day. And so, we shouldn't cry because it's over, but smile because it happened.
I always complain about how the school is such a cheapo and they just want to suck our money (lol) but after giving a lot of thought to it, as much as the school is cheapo, they do care for the well-being of their students, they make sure that no one is left behind, and you can feel the warmth of the school embracing you for one last time before you leave after graduation. It's as if the school has a mind of it's own that says "Once a TKGian, always a TKGian." I believe that TKGS has allowed me to become "A young woman of character and grace", and has given me enough leadership opportunities to believe that "Every TKGian is a leader". Well, although I was sacked as a POP (surprise surprise) for not having enough potential, my CCA teachers gave me the opportunity to lead and I'm glad that I was fortunate enough to do so.
TK has made me into someone who is able to feel for others, made me feel that I should cherish what I already have, not to take things for granted and to be practical. The first few friends that I made in sec 1 broke up and ended with me sitting on the fence. I really hated that period of time because if I took sides, I felt that the other side would blame me. Then in sec 3, when something happened again, I didn't bother to tell anyone about my problems because I felt that no one would understand. Or even if they did, they would just take a side and I was afraid everything would happen again like in sec 1. So although most of the time I seemed to be happy, I really wasn't. I had a lot going on and I just felt alone. But through these events, I've learnt how to forgive, to try to put myself in other's shoes and to just... Stay strong.
Overall, I believe that the environment is a wonderful place to be in. Who goes to school with helium balloons on Valentine's Day? TKGS. Neither will you see people going around with a 'FREE HUGS' board on a random day. Cheers and mass dances are always ALWAYS accompanied by a lot of screaming. And the people there are a quirky, epic and lively bunch. I'm going to miss all of it. But hey, you can take a girl out of TKGS, but you can't take TKGS out from a girl ;)
"Moribus Modestus", which translates into "Demure and Resolute" is clearly defied in the school compounds. Walk around and you'll see a random girl unzipping her pinafore because 'the weather is too hot', sitting in some unladylike fashion or even people changing in classrooms. Girls screaming during PE lessons when a ball is thrown at them, a thing that every sec 1 student will do in her life and annoy the shit out of the sec 4s who want to study. And just when you think that you haven't had enough, you've graduated and all the memories will slowly fade into oblivion. Do I want that to happen? No.
Honestly, my life in TK has full of ups and downs. I've encountered many friendship problems over the past four years, but during these four years, it's exactly these groups of people that I have enjoyed myself with the most and I really never want to lose contact with them. The ups were always good, enjoying ourselves during lunches, outings, or just chatting our time away. But the downs were really horrible. Many misunderstandings, bouts of jealousy, events that changed one person's personality and all that made some situations very awkward and tension was rife in the atmosphere. But as what my sec 4 FM has said:"This too, shall pass." Everything will come to an end one day. And so, we shouldn't cry because it's over, but smile because it happened.
I always complain about how the school is such a cheapo and they just want to suck our money (lol) but after giving a lot of thought to it, as much as the school is cheapo, they do care for the well-being of their students, they make sure that no one is left behind, and you can feel the warmth of the school embracing you for one last time before you leave after graduation. It's as if the school has a mind of it's own that says "Once a TKGian, always a TKGian." I believe that TKGS has allowed me to become "A young woman of character and grace", and has given me enough leadership opportunities to believe that "Every TKGian is a leader". Well, although I was sacked as a POP (surprise surprise) for not having enough potential, my CCA teachers gave me the opportunity to lead and I'm glad that I was fortunate enough to do so.
TK has made me into someone who is able to feel for others, made me feel that I should cherish what I already have, not to take things for granted and to be practical. The first few friends that I made in sec 1 broke up and ended with me sitting on the fence. I really hated that period of time because if I took sides, I felt that the other side would blame me. Then in sec 3, when something happened again, I didn't bother to tell anyone about my problems because I felt that no one would understand. Or even if they did, they would just take a side and I was afraid everything would happen again like in sec 1. So although most of the time I seemed to be happy, I really wasn't. I had a lot going on and I just felt alone. But through these events, I've learnt how to forgive, to try to put myself in other's shoes and to just... Stay strong.
Overall, I believe that the environment is a wonderful place to be in. Who goes to school with helium balloons on Valentine's Day? TKGS. Neither will you see people going around with a 'FREE HUGS' board on a random day. Cheers and mass dances are always ALWAYS accompanied by a lot of screaming. And the people there are a quirky, epic and lively bunch. I'm going to miss all of it. But hey, you can take a girl out of TKGS, but you can't take TKGS out from a girl ;)
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