Sometimes,we learn that wounds never heal completely. And that I miss CHS more than ever.
Aileen
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
It's good to be back
On Monday, I revisited CHS. I thought I was going to go back just to take a look my my friends, friends from the past but unfinished chapter of my life. However, the visit, no doubt brief, brought back many memories for me.
Saturday, April 2, 2011
The First Term
So much has happened since the first day I stepped into KTJ.
It was a whole new environment, surrounding, friends, roommates and classmates. Everyone knew everyone, and everyone seemed to be best friends with everyone. Everywhere I went, friends were hugging, screaming and laughing. I was the odd one out. I distinctly remember wondering to myself back then, when would I ever be like that? To be able to smile at random people who passed me in the hallways?
I would really like to thank all my classmates for accepting me as a new member to the 4L family. Without you, classes would be really boring, especially during those early morning Chemistry double periods. And my roommates, for bringing me around the first week and putting up with my incessant questions on KTJ. And everyone in Jawahir, simply because we're family.
After a brief 3 months of the first term has passed, I've felt like I really do belong here now. There have been fleeting moments where I've wished and wanted so much to return to my old life back in Catholic High school, where all my best friends were. But then I told myself, since I'm already here in KTJ, why not make the best out of it?
I hope these photos will sum up what an enjoyable term it was for me.
It was a whole new environment, surrounding, friends, roommates and classmates. Everyone knew everyone, and everyone seemed to be best friends with everyone. Everywhere I went, friends were hugging, screaming and laughing. I was the odd one out. I distinctly remember wondering to myself back then, when would I ever be like that? To be able to smile at random people who passed me in the hallways?
I would really like to thank all my classmates for accepting me as a new member to the 4L family. Without you, classes would be really boring, especially during those early morning Chemistry double periods. And my roommates, for bringing me around the first week and putting up with my incessant questions on KTJ. And everyone in Jawahir, simply because we're family.
After a brief 3 months of the first term has passed, I've felt like I really do belong here now. There have been fleeting moments where I've wished and wanted so much to return to my old life back in Catholic High school, where all my best friends were. But then I told myself, since I'm already here in KTJ, why not make the best out of it?
I hope these photos will sum up what an enjoyable term it was for me.
Supporting Jawahir seniors during Cross Country
Running for Jawahir in Cross country
Jawahir after cross country.
Performing with the Strings Ensemble for KTJ's 20th Anniversary
With my favourite roomie, Li Woon
The 4Local girls after the parliament trip. (We saw Najib!)
Miho, Daivid and Amy from Alice Smith.
FOBISSEA Chamber Music Festival team from KTJ.
Me and Jeffrey at KDU College. We broke first at CQ Teo.
Me and Natalie cheering for Jawahir during Inter-house Athletics.
Me running the 400m.
Jawahir after Athletics.
Anis, fellow classmate and Jawahirian, and I.
Kim and I. Swimmer's love.
My first ever MUN conference at HELP. Committee: ECOFIN. Delegation: Saudi Arabia
Dinesh Thayalan. Delegation: USA.
Micheal Chiduka. Delegation: Brazil.
ECOFIN!
P.S, I would just like Rebecca Chong to know that, I'm always here for you, no matter where we are. Be it South Africa or Russia, I'll always be your best friend, and you can come to me whenever you need me. I'm all ears for you. And thank you for helping me, and putting a smile on my face whenever I'm down. Without you, I wouldn't have survived in KTJ. Thank you for all the poems, advice and late night calls. :)
Aileen
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
I cooked lunch today!
Grilled salmon with garlic and lemon garnishing, garden salad, maggi mee in soy sauce and chilled canned peaches!
And the best part, I didn't burn the house down. :)
And the best part, I didn't burn the house down. :)
It isn't much, but I suddenly have a passion for the culinary arts. I'm on my way to my Master Chef success! :D (Nah, just fantasizing)
Aileen
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
The 102nd post
Hello!
It feels good to be able to sit down at a desk and (finally) write something not related to school work. :)
Well, what can I say? Form 4 is definitely NOT a honeymoon year. On the other hand, it is a year filled with mutiple new subjects, a year of striving to be more active in your respective extra curicullar activities, a year where you deepen existing bonds of friendship, a year where goals and resolutions are set, a year of despair over your add math results, a year to improve and to grow both physically (for me) and mentally (for Becca).
Basically, just another new year. :)
Aileen
It feels good to be able to sit down at a desk and (finally) write something not related to school work. :)
Well, what can I say? Form 4 is definitely NOT a honeymoon year. On the other hand, it is a year filled with mutiple new subjects, a year of striving to be more active in your respective extra curicullar activities, a year where you deepen existing bonds of friendship, a year where goals and resolutions are set, a year of despair over your add math results, a year to improve and to grow both physically (for me) and mentally (for Becca).
Basically, just another new year. :)
Aileen
Saturday, January 15, 2011
The 101th Post or Life in KTJ
For those of you who are lucky enough to be waited on hand, foot and mouth back home, seriously, treasure it. Because in boarding school, you're really on your own.
But!
KTj boarding school life is a whole new ball game. They have every single amenity available for you. Air conditioned rooms, washing machines, free laundry service that folds and irons your clothes for you, good food in the canteen, 5 ENORMOUS playing fields, a swimming pool (!), slow but free Wi-Fi connection, free computers at your disposal, nice hot water in the shower, hot water to cook Maggee Mee at midnight, etc etc.
And that's probably why we pay exorbitant fees. Here's how our daily routine is on school days.
In the morning, we wake up at 7.00am to bathe and get ready for school. But, some even wake up at 6.00am to put on make up and perm their hair. I'm not kidding, my roomate takes an hour just to get ready for breakfast. =.= Then it's breakfast at 7.30. The food here isn't very bad, there's a Western side and Asian side, a soup and salad bar and drinks. After breakfast, school is from 8.20 until 3.20. There are breaks and lunch in between, but the lessons always seem so damn long, I can't stand it. :( IBut on a brighter note, in KTJ, they practise a "floating classroom" concept, meaning that you have to walk around the school and switch classes for different subjects. Also, my bag isn't as heavy anymore as compared to my time in CHS. We are allowed to head back to our boarding houses to exchange books and freshen up during break time. :)
After school, we have clubs and extra curricular societies for an hour. Then after that it's time for recreational sports until 6pm. You are allowed to choose whatever sport you like, so for me it was obviously swimming. :) They have a saltwater pool here. Lol.
From 6 to 7pm, it's House Training for whatever sport we are competing for that term. For this term it is cross country. The competition is actually next week, so we're training like mad here. The track is only 3.2km, but its really REALLY hilly, and real tiring.
After training, it's dinnertime! :) We eat, then go back to the boarding house to bathe, then from 7.45 until 9.15 it's prep time, where we do our homework. From 9.15 to 9.45 we can visit our friends in other boarding houses. Bedtime is at 10.30.
There are only 16 people in my class. I'm taking pure science and sometimes, it SUCKS! :(
Specially for Becca: There are many hot eurasians here, but most of them are either taken or gay. Haha. Yesterday there was a charity rock concert, and it was really wild man! Hot guys playing the guitar. *sighs* :)
Aileen
But!
KTj boarding school life is a whole new ball game. They have every single amenity available for you. Air conditioned rooms, washing machines, free laundry service that folds and irons your clothes for you, good food in the canteen, 5 ENORMOUS playing fields, a swimming pool (!), slow but free Wi-Fi connection, free computers at your disposal, nice hot water in the shower, hot water to cook Maggee Mee at midnight, etc etc.
And that's probably why we pay exorbitant fees. Here's how our daily routine is on school days.
In the morning, we wake up at 7.00am to bathe and get ready for school. But, some even wake up at 6.00am to put on make up and perm their hair. I'm not kidding, my roomate takes an hour just to get ready for breakfast. =.= Then it's breakfast at 7.30. The food here isn't very bad, there's a Western side and Asian side, a soup and salad bar and drinks. After breakfast, school is from 8.20 until 3.20. There are breaks and lunch in between, but the lessons always seem so damn long, I can't stand it. :( IBut on a brighter note, in KTJ, they practise a "floating classroom" concept, meaning that you have to walk around the school and switch classes for different subjects. Also, my bag isn't as heavy anymore as compared to my time in CHS. We are allowed to head back to our boarding houses to exchange books and freshen up during break time. :)
After school, we have clubs and extra curricular societies for an hour. Then after that it's time for recreational sports until 6pm. You are allowed to choose whatever sport you like, so for me it was obviously swimming. :) They have a saltwater pool here. Lol.
From 6 to 7pm, it's House Training for whatever sport we are competing for that term. For this term it is cross country. The competition is actually next week, so we're training like mad here. The track is only 3.2km, but its really REALLY hilly, and real tiring.
After training, it's dinnertime! :) We eat, then go back to the boarding house to bathe, then from 7.45 until 9.15 it's prep time, where we do our homework. From 9.15 to 9.45 we can visit our friends in other boarding houses. Bedtime is at 10.30.
There are only 16 people in my class. I'm taking pure science and sometimes, it SUCKS! :(
Specially for Becca: There are many hot eurasians here, but most of them are either taken or gay. Haha. Yesterday there was a charity rock concert, and it was really wild man! Hot guys playing the guitar. *sighs* :)
Aileen
Thursday, December 30, 2010
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