Veronica VanessaWhen we were little we wished to grow up.
And when we're all grown up we wish that we could go through our younger years once again.
Sigh.
Haha.
I was simply editing my education information on Facebook when I stumbled upon the 'class' column. I edited the 4A'08 one and tried to add all the 4A classmates that I have on Fb but well, I figured I'd need some help recalling some 41 people, and so I opened a class photo I had uploaded there years ago.
Wow.
It's like opening a box full of memories. Seeing the happy faces, I can't help but to smile remembering my two years with the class. I know that I may not be able to recall every second I spent there, but all in all, it was a warm, happy memory.
And with the happy memory, came the longing. Hey, I kind of miss them.
We had some crazy times together. Mrs Ess' classes in a circle, greeting Mr Fam Happy Teachers Day with a rainbow afro wig and confetti party strings, hairstyling You Yue in class, it's just different, when a class is full of quirky personalities. Hey, I don't forget YY and Josh, the "singers" behind me, who sometimes debated on some general knowledge facts, or just some nonsensical things -.- Or how we always tease Lj and CJ :P or YQ and Tanya :P I wonder where all those come from, sometimes XD
I remember the times spent with some of my classmates, mugging our ass off at AMK library, getting help from Mr Luo (whose Aiyoh-I-Hate-The-Forest and Ribena-and-Co-Co-Crunch mnemonics still stick even after two years without Geography), gaining new insights and having fun in Vietnam, staying in school until late at night for the night study session...
Those are pretty memories.
I know, I remember that the two years were not always fun. There was stress, problems between friends, problems with self, but now that I look back, it was a beautiful picture overall.
As I had commented on the 4A photo on my account, it's only now that I can assess it, many teachers' comments on how their secondary school years were more meaningful than their JC ones. I had always wondered whether it'll be true for me, having spent the same length of time in both. Well, yes, secondary school is indeed quite special. And I was lucky enough to share that two years with such special people, people so different from anyone I've known before or after that.
Well, guys and girls, we're moving on, aren't we? (: Some are already overseas, and had been since after O's. Some are probably going overseas soon? Some have another year to get their diplomas, some are waiting for their A's results. Some are waiting for their enlistment date. Wherever you are, I hope that you all had had an awesome two years back then, just like I did. I'm moving on too, I'm just spending this few minutes to look back and smile (:
I saved the picture I posted on my Fb account to my computer, as I had lost its memory due to re-formatting :/ I believe I have a backup in Sg, but for now, what I have as my desktop wallpaper, is a slightly blurry (due to fb pic quality) picture of 4A'08. It somehow reminds me of how my memory had been slightly blurred over time. The warmth, however, remains.
And that's the way I'd like to remember that two years for the rest of my life.
All the best for all of us (:
I'm so gonna post this on fb as a note :/
-vNs-