to ghimsong in 2001:enjoy your jc life, its really one of the only few periods of our lives that you hv more freedom as an adult, and yet still enjoy the shield from "real life" world. this cocoon will not last long. enjoy it while it last. understand that jc life is really well shielded from the many troubles that many ppl face, troubles that u'll never find urself in, unable to percieve in ur mind. things that you can only know after jc. enjoy the early morning wake up calls, dragging ur feet across to that cold bath and that ever freezing, ever jammed packed bus no. 157 for that 40mins ride to school. not to forget the 2 familiar looking ladies but you never got the courage toa ctaully asked if they were who you thought they were. because now u'll never know it. n they've vanished from ur life too. seek out ur courage, ask them if u hv a chance to again. never let daily occurances become taken for granted. they're never permanant.enjoy the daily walks up the nasty 8-10 flights of stairs from the school gate till the atrium, and the daily 10 mins snooze jus before the bell croons its predictable but nice melody. the glorious start of another day. the usual songs n pledge, not to forget that occassional funny (and the not-so-funny-and-lame) publicity stunts by so and so club/society telling u abt so n so events. enjoy the daily lectures, oh how u often feel like skipping some of them~!! enjoy the days spent at the canteen having a nice bowl of longan red tea jelly while u should be in LT 1 for FM lectures or LT 5 for Physics lectures. enjoy these lectures, knowing that they will put u in good stead for the rest of ur lives. enjoy the classes that may turn out boring. enjoy the presence of ur frens who are suffering/sleeping/chatting wif you. they will become some of ur long lasting frens that u'll be surprised to know are still in contact 3 yrs from now. cherish ur class, no matter how "sian" or lifeless it looks. because its you that will make the class come alive, dun wait for somebody else to do it. be the ecstasy to get the class alive. enjoy ur daily lunch breaks and the canteen food. the famous yong tau foo. the delicious economical rice uncle that lets u make pre break orders n finds ur own change. the nice n smiling uncle n auntie at the dessert and drinks stall. the cheap chicken rice stall and prata shop. hmmm the western food.... u can forget abt tt one though. enjoy the daily ramblings of ur tutors, absorb their knowledge, ask probing questions, seek out the answers u need clarifications for. obtain opinions abt urself, ur style of writing, ur interaction wif ur frens. be humble, be friendly and understanding, hv ur own style of walking, talking, making friends, of eating, of playing. be YOURSELF. let ur personality be shaped as u mature and grow in this institute. not to mention some of the regrets i would like you to know:not to let ur external ccas stand in ur way for ur council bid, runf or it, try for it, get an experience, involve urself more, for you want to do it, only fear of overloading preventing u from doing it. dun let fear control ur actions, let ur mindn heart control it, rationalise ur options, ur pros n cons, and if u still decided to withdraw from council, then prepare for the consequences. participate more fully in school, enjoy ur lessons more, spend more time wif ur frens and making more frens, put less time on individual stuff. be more conscientious in ur work and work smart at the same time. dun worry, u'll be abel to make it for ur studies, dun let worry occupy a large part of ur mind. enjoy the bonds n human interaction in jc, enjoy the minor details, enjoy the views, sights, sounds of the college. and lastly, enjoy ur jc life. yours sincerely, ghimzfrom 2005
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