School Days - They seem to have been such a long time ago but yet memories of those days are the clearest in my mind! The reason being those were the happiest days in my life!
During my school days, everything I experienced is fun. I enjoy the fun of learning, the fun of playing and making friends, the excitement of holidays and life is as carefree as a bird as the words 'problems' and 'worries' are out of my dictionary. I count my days earnestly everyday and look forward to each new day with zest and anticipation!
At home, the only duty my parents expected of me is to study hard, do well in my class assignments and pass my examinations with flying colours. In school, my teachers gave praises freely to those who are attentive and can complete their assignments promptly in class of which I always did. Most of my classmates and schoolmates were from the same neighbourhood and hence, we often went to school and back together. There were so much to be shared in one another's company and life is ever so interesting and enriching.
During the school holidays, we even organised our own field trips to the National Library, Singapore Science Centre, the cinemas to watch movies and even went hiking at Bukit Timah Nature Reserve when one of our parents is available to tag along with us! There were no financial issues to worry about as we could always get enough pocket money for these activities. For those who were less well-off, they would save up a larger portion of their daily pocket money and there were still shortfall, the others would chip-in to make up the difference for them.
As we move on to high school, we grouped ourselves up and together went hunting for part-time jobs during the holidays to earn some extra pocket money. The stint we had at MC Donalds fast food restaurant while we were waiting for our O Levels results was the most unforgettable one.
Those were the days where we not only share the hard work as a team but also the joy as well as the 'fruits of our labour' (our pay) together as we knew that we were able to move on to the next chapter of our lives after that as not everyone of us would take the same path after our O Level results were out. We knew that we would probably ended up in different schools thereafter, not to mention that a few of them were lucky enough to pursue an overseas education fully funded by their parents!
As I move on with my life after my post-secondary school days, I began to experience more of life's challenges and words like 'disappointment', 'worries', 'responsibilities' and 'failure' started to crawl into my dictionary.
Upon entry to the labour market, I realised that true friendship is hard to come by and one has to work hard in order to achieve whatever one desires. Gone are the carefree days where I can concentrate solely on my studies and then enjoy life to its fullest with a bunch of buddies who are ever so true and sincere to me.
Moving on to the next phase of my life, I establish a wholly different kind of social ties, shouldered a different bag of responsibilities and also meet many different type of people and make different category of friends! As I look back to my old school days, I realised that those were good old days that are gone forever and I can only rekindled those precious moments as I move down memory lane.
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