Prelims Just Ended!!!!

My Secondary 4 Preliminary Examinations just ended after 2 long weeks. I think my examinations was not well done as I feel that I was very unprepared compared to the other examinations in the past. I hope that I would do well, of course, as this is my role of a student. Anyway, my notes for  'O' level is not finished and that MOE-Cambridge exam is nearing. About 40 + Days left to the start of  'O' level examinations. I am so anxious everyday, this is seriously nerve-wrecking.

However, my friends seem normal, not nervous. I wonder if it is because they are rich and can afford to go overseas to study if they do badly for 'O' level. I want to do well so badly but I can't make my body move. Just one word to describe me now : LAZY. Sigh~~ Wondering when can I start to focus... Please start to focus now, my mind and body. Motivation and Encouragement is very important to me, I guess..

My Chinese Orchestra SYF Journey

I have taken part in 2 Singapore Youth Festival (SYF) Judging Competitions when I was in this co-curricular activity (CCA) for 4 long years in secondary school. After achieving a Silver Award in 2011, I was discouraged by the fact that we did not get the Gold Award but was elated at the same time for maintaining not dropping our standards of Silver.

Finally this year 2013, Chinese Orchestra achieved Distinction. All our time and efforts had paid off. I was very delighted and fascinated when I heard the results. I started to jump up and down in my classroom, feeling extremely excited and motivated. People started to congratulate us and I could hear screams of joy from the other classrooms.

Acknowledgements:

I would like to thank the school for supporting us. The school has helped us in many ways by buying us new and better-quality instruments and arranging public performances for us. For example, on 20th January 2013, we performed at Bukit Panjang Plaza, level 2, at the garden. The event was called the Northwest Arts Roadshow. I was extremely enthusiastic about this performance as it would be my very last time performing in Chinese Orchestra in public. We performed 4 songs:  Rhythm of the Rain, 恭喜 (gong xi), 小拜年 (xiao bai nian), 花鼓调 (hua gu diao). It was a wonderful and enjoyable experience for all of us.

I would also like to thank our Chinese Orchestra instructors and teachers whom have put in their utmost effort in helping and motivating us to press on to improve. Without them, we would not be able to get Distinction. They played a very important role in this Singapore Youth Festival Competition. They gave us a lot of encouragement and boosted our confidence level. Yup, that's my reflection.