farewell

in a blink of an eye, two years have sped by and my jc life is all but over, save the As. over the past two years, ive learnt many valuable life lessons, forged many great friendships and gone through some of the most sensational moments of my life. its quite hard to believe that 6 years in raffles has ended so quickly, but all good things come to an end.

some people say that RJ is a cold place, people are selfish and we have no school spirit. i do agree that RJ can be intimidating at first, but beneath the cold exterior, RJ is actually a place full of warm, caring and funny people. i find that in RJ, as long as you're willing to make friends, school life will be extremely meaningful. its only when u get to know those cold faces along the corridors, will you realise that many students in RJ are great individuals u'd love to get to know better. of course there are screw ups around, by why focus on the negatives? the key to a fulfilling jc life (or your life for that matter) is to focus on the positives. you may not be able to forgive and forget all the time, but ive always managed to keep the negatives out of my head.

i've learnt many valuable lessons (some painful), encountered many failures, made many mistakes, but ive learnt to pick myself up each time. jc life is enriching not only because of the fun and games, but also for the life lessons u learn. i know ive gained so much from these 2 years, i wouldnt have been the same person if i had gone to another JC that is for sure.

the great time ive spent in RJ can be attributed to a few groups of people.

1. my class 2S06A

u guys rock man. how can anyone in 6A forget the totally RETARDED stuff that we do in class. its great how everyone is so carefree and fun loving. i hereby declare that 2S06A is the most united class in RJ. which other class has SO many class outings??!?! i bet even J1 classes dont have as many class outings as us. the fact that we have so many clowns in 6A (i believe that every guy in our class is 50% retarded) has contributed so much to our class spirit.

some things i'll miss alot
i. class outings
ii. all the lame jokes
iii. the togetherness of our class
iv. miss wong's rants during lessons haha
the list goes on

some things i wont miss as much (but i'll still miss them!)
i. repetition of jokes and phrases. for at least half a year
case in point - face jokes are the ultimate (1 year 9 months and counting), bangbus (half a year), and the newest craze>>>the new line of "who/what are you" jokes
ii. getting sent out of class for not doing chem tutorial (twice) / getting white slipped for not doing chem tutorial
iii. oscillating at j8 deciding what to eat

thanks 6A for giving me the "time of my life" - greenday (quoting thanks)


2. my CCAs

Canoeing

ah the tough trainings that we've been through since j1 has really enriched our lives by so much, teaching us the meaning of friendship, perseverence and hardwork. weeseng and his brilliant english ("we were left with our own devices"), wang/jquek/fruit for their ugliness, and the rest of the team for the plain boisterous fun we have.

i'll remember

i. staying back at the weightsroom/track till 8+ just to complete our fartleks and sets
ii. laughing at fruit/jquek/wang for their ugliness
iii. posing in front of the mirrors in the weights room and the toilets
iv. rowing. the feel of the water
v. aching like some dog after consecutive land and water trainings
vi. missing out on the team silver by just a few points

so raffles canoeists of 05/06, lets be real men and pwn A levels


Gymnastics

its been 6 years of gym for me. although gym in jc has been pretty slack, i still enjoyed myself, rushing from canoe training to the gym at 7 pm every monday and wednesday, taking a bath, and chionging on to the tramp without even eating/warming up. ive forged strong friendships in gym over the years and RJ gym has allowed me to meet more people, and it was enjoyable. i think jumping on the tramp is still the best feeling in the world. u feel so free up there and its just u. i'll go back to the gym next year for night training since i, being the clerk boy, can go home everyday.

thanks horse, andy, pat, zixi, ziying, maz, boon, jordan, wenxin, juee, huihui, huiqi for making tramp trainings so enjoyable. i will never forget throwing the stinking mats for u pple (SDU - special defence unit hahaha)

3. my friends

last but not least how can i forget the people who ive known since RI. dings, yabbie, amishrake (even though hes in AC), and all the other ri geppers. the friends ive made in RJ. so many... thanks for enriching my life. btw if anyone from 4M reads this lets have a class outing soon ok? BENNY TAN JEK HAU MONITOR u better organise.





if its one think ive learnt in JC, it is to live your life to the fullest. no regrets, no looking back.

i'll leave you with a quote from T.S. Elliot

“Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go”

i hope that as we leave RJ for paths unknown, may we always strive to excel in whatever we do, but do it not for the power, riches or fame that comes with it. do it because u have a passion for it.

hopefully as the years pass our friendships will remain as solid as ever. when we're 50 years old, may we still be laughing at situ's face/fajoo's underwear/gerbert