A New Year: 2006 JC Life

So it's now down to 3 days before the start of a new year 2006.

Here are some IMPORTANT reminders to the Sec 4s of 2005 moving on to JC1 2006.

1) Enjoy every moment of your life in JC. 2 years of JC will be over before you know it. You have only 1 experience in JC. Live it. Work Hard and Play Hard. Whether you are studying /preparing your tutorials or going out with friends and taking part in activities, embrace and savour every moment of it. Approach every JC moment with a vengence, and you will reap the most out of it.

2) Be adventurous in trying out new things. Be bold, and have that curiosity and daring to move out of your comfort zone. Follow your passion and interests, and you will find meaning and direction in your JC life.

3) Take Sincerity and Confidence as your guiding principles in making new friends. Be a great friend to others, and they will be great friends for you.

4) Whilst making new friends, remember and cherish your Secondary school friends, for they are your life-long ones. Make the effort to continue with your gatherings and outings. Afterall, you know each other inside out, and they are where your roots are.

5) Finally - THE WARNING: Do not skip lectures or tutorials - you will find the initial lectures/tutorials slow and easy, and you decide to start skipping them. However, before you know it, the topics will get more complex and the pace will speed up so fast that you would not be able to follow if you do not prepare beforehand. Woe be on you if you had skipped lectures/tutorials - you will have a most difficult time catching up. So, the lesson is NEVER to skip lectures/tutorials. This is the experience of all your seniors - otherwise you will have a difficult time getting promoted to JC2. Trust me - I had a terrible time trying to catch up in the 2nd half of JC1 because I played too much and skipped to many lectures.

So, having said that, enjoy your JC life ahead. It will be as enriching and meaningful as you make it out to be. And to quote the M1 slogan - One Life, Live It.

Happy New Year ahead!