SOMETHING THAT TOOK PLACE IN SCHOOL

  Last Friday, I woke up feeling excited and energized like never before and looked forward to that day.  In fact, so eager was I to get to school that I almost forgot to bring my bag.  What was it that got me so perked up, you might ask.  Well, it was the first day where the Secondary One students will join my CCA… NPCC.

I sat on the cold hard floor, waiting impatiently for my squad-mates and the Secondary One students to arrive. The falling in time was 2.15pm, however by 2.00pm, there was already a steady flow of secondary 1 students arriving

  During our training, the Secondary One juniors witnessed the seniors doing drills. I felt nervous as all of their eyes were on me and my fellow mates.  Later, as a bonding game, we played soccer at the field.  We split into different teams, the sec 1 against the sec2. The game was very thrilling and of course, the sec 2 team won the match.

  Towards the end of the training, our seniors told my squad-mates and me to each pair up with a Secondary 1 junior.  Our job was supposed to make them feel welcomed into the family of NPCC and to guide them along the way.  After everyone had a buddy, we had a fifteen minutes chat session to allow us to interact and communicate with each other.  I introduced myself to my buddy and found out that my buddy’s name is Hasbi.  I felt that this training was a good way to start off the new year.

A MOMENT SPENT ALONE DOING SOMETHING YOU ENJOYED

  I looked to my left, then to my right and buried my face into my hands.  There was a staggering amount of homework, just too much for me to cope in only one day.  Just thinking about my mother’s furious face and the scolding that will come next made me shudder.

  “Alright, calm down”.  I reassured myself, trying to keep composed.  However, it was to no avail.  My mind was already bombarded with too many Mathematical figures and symbols.  Try as hard I might to force myself to continue doing the assessment worksheets, a wave of drowsiness soon swept over me.  Well, just think yourself bored stiff and lethargic, it is very hard to put yourself in my shoes, don’t you think so?

   Left with no other choices, I got up and walked to the piano in the living room, my best relieve for stress.  (It works most of the time!)  Picking out a piece of score from my file, I played the song “Only Love”, music and lyrics both by Dave Pickell and Ron Irving.  After playing the soothing song, I felt more relaxed as the music washed over me and I continued playing the piano.  I belted out three more songs and felt more and more at ease. I always thoroughly enjoyed my time spent on playing the piano.  The songs were my favorites, so the time is considered well spent.  After that, I could continue doing my work with a lighter head on my shoulders.  Hopefully, I will not be scolded…