world of my own

The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood,
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;

Then took the other, as just as fair
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that, the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
two roads diverged in a wood, and I --
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.

*loves *

the colour orange
the sky and the water (:

Friday, October 12, 2007

What a coincidence. I was just thinking of this song the past few days and mr koh sang it during farewell assembly today.

Time After Time - Cyndi Lauper

Lying in my bed I hear the clock tick,
And think of you
Caught up in circles confusion -
Is nothing new
Flashback - warm nights -
Almost left behind
Suitcases of memories,
Time after -

Sometimes you picture me -
I'm walking too far ahead
You're calling to me, I can't hear
What you've said -
Then you say - go slow -
I fall behind -
The second hand unwinds

Chorus:
If you're lost you can look - and you will find me
Time after time
If you fall I will catch you - I'll be waiting
Time after time

After my picture fades and darkness has
Turned to gray
Watching through windows - you're wondering
If I'm OK
Secrets stolen from deep inside
The drum beats out of time

You said go slow -
I fall behind
The second hand unwinds

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Today is farewell assembly. Even though we know that we would still be returning to school, studying in school, meeting up with our teachers and friends, but today is still significant in that its the last time we were gathered as one batch. until grad night that is.

we spammed photos in the morning. was sad that mrs lee wasn't around. would have liked to take pictures with her. hope she's better now. then was farewell assembly. there were many many videos but the one i remember best was the one from the teachers.

when mrhodge talked about the green light bulb i looked back at the past 18 years of my life and asked myself what was my green light bulb. perhaps its not time for me to know yet because i couldn't think of any.

self-education and teachers. it made sense. in the past few months, i've come to realize how ignorant i am in this world where vast information flows. i hope that learning for me will be a life-long process and i fully intend to make it so.

the youth have their ideas, their castle in the skies. their aspirations and ambitions. they are pioneers. the old have their knowledge their experience, their advice, their wisdom. the trick is how to marry both so that the best possible results can happen.

watched my fellow batch mates walk up the stage to collect the various awards. how time flies. soon we'll all be moving into universities and eventually to society. will we remember the lessons we learnt? will we still keep our friendships? will we still serve with heart and faith and the best interest of people in mind.

the 4 Ps fell into my head.

Principled
People-centered
Passionate
Professional.

the 4 pillars of RGS and it stuck to my head all the way till now.

"To produce leaders of distinction and dignity. Committed to life-long learning, leading meaningful lives and serving society."

that's the mission.

thank you to mrs tan for being such a wonderful principal of rgs. im sure you will be sorely missed.

with the rp, there were 3 more words to be imbued in us. Thinker. Leader. Pioneer. and i think there should be an emphasis that the leadership should to some extent be about servant-leadership.

besides the above, i think for me, the rafflesian spirit has always been one of pursuing excellence. perhaps its the competitive nature of the schl environment, perhaps its the competitiveness in each and every one of us that makes up the raffles family. but in whatever we do, we pursue excellence. sometimes we don't achieve what we aimed for, but what mattered is that ever strove for excellence.

The special Olympics oath goes, "Let me win, but if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt."

here's wishing all graduating rafflesians all the best in whatever they do. may the friendships we've forged stay strong and may we always have fond memories of the past 2 or 6 years.

and to the staff of the raffles family. how can i ever thank them enough. for providing the environment for us to grow in. for all the encouragement, all the faith, all the goodwill and the friendship.

and lastly to all my batch mates. if i could turn back time i would have treasured each and everyone of you more. thank you for sharing all my laughter and tears. for growing up with me through the past 6 years. let's study very very hard now and strive for excellence in the As so that our principals and teachers can hold their heads high and be very proud of us and that they can say that RP has done its job.

its been a privilege to be a rafflesian. and no matter where i go in the future i'll always remember i was a rafflesian of the batch 2007.

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the stormy weather reflected my mood. 6 years is a long time. raffles has given me so much joy and the people around me have been such influence in my life. soon we'll say goodbye to it all. i've always been terrible at saying goodbyes and i guess this is no different.

of course i do know that parting is inevitable and we have to learn to deal with it. and of course i will. but for now, let me dwell in my memories and reflect on the past 6 years of my life.

how nice if i could have a sign to tell me what to do next..

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