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Tuesday, March 6, 2012 @ 3:23 AM
I still remember something that a friend sent me on the morning of my first paper; which was GP, as i can recall clearly.

"I'm not telling you it's going to be easy; i'm telling you it's going to be worth it."

Indeed, as i know look back at the past 3 year spent in MI with my results slip in my hands, i must say that the A level journey has been the most challenging one for me yet. Hours of cramming content, writing and re-writing essays, consultations after consultations, the frustration that i've felt when i seemed to be stuck and not making progress. I still recall talking to Fikri last year after he collected his A level results, and i was telling him that i felt "stuck" and lost. Even now, i can still remember exactly how that felt like. Yet, looking at what i have today, maybe it was that feeling of loss and being stuck which propelled me to keep going, even when it was so exceedingly exhausting and emotionally draining. That being said, i must say i've met many amazing people in MI. Sure, we may not be a world-class A level institution or anything; but i personally salute the many people who have overcome great obstacles to do well in the A levels. I've always firmly believed that true success is earned, not given. The 2009 batch of MI students has proven that, and more.

Of course, how could we forget our dear teachers? I can safely say that MI has got the best and most dedicated teachers around; where else do you get teachers who will sit down with a students for hours just to listen to their problems, be it academic or personal? Where else do you get teachers who will take time out of their own precious weekdays just to coach their students? No words can express just how grateful i am to our teachers.

As for me, i have to personally thank these people (in no order of importance);

Mr Sim: Although you've never taught me, i must say it's been a real blessing having you as my council head, especially during my term as President. You were always there to ensure that my council workload would not compromise my studies. i still remember how you taught me Differentiation/Integration although you didn't even teach H1 Math! Thank you for your encouragement and for always buying us food! :D

Mr Toh: You're probably the most patient and most gentle teacher i've ever known. Thanks for always being there to listen to my neverending complaints (bet you regretted agreeing to be my mentor ahahaha). Thank you also for always giving me good advice and consultations although you've weren't teaching me in my final year! You were the poor victim who had to put up with my outrageously poor Hydrology essays every single Friday afternoon, without any word of complaint (except for the eye-rolling lol)

Mdm Shamala: Thank you for teaching me how to love Heathcliff and Wuthering Heights, though i still maintain that Wuthering Heights is the most darn outrageous love story ever written -.- I still remember how offended you were when i said during consultation "Heathcliff and Catherine are so stupid!" :D Thank you also for never failing to disgust me with your crazy interpretations of Harold Pinter. I swear you've scarred me for life with some of the things you taught me (I still remember your mother-cutting-off-the-heads-of-her-sons-to-serve-to-her-husband-for-dinner story till this day). I've learnt lots from you though, and thanks to you, i've actually grown to love and appreciate Literature for more than just its academic value! (:

Mdm Cho: Thank you for putting up with my silly male bashing for 3 whole years (Quote from my essay: All men are sexual predators :p) Still, you've never thought worse of me, except to beg that i will stop criticising men in my essays hehe. Your warm hugs never fail to cheer me up, and i really admire your patience although we can be so difficult at times. Your constant worrying and hard work has paid off! 100% pass for literature! (: Other than essay writing, i must say you've enriched my mind and taught me to never take things at face value. Because of you, i see things differently now! (:

Ms Mariya: You're probably the one whom i've had consultations with the most frequently, despite not even being my teacher! I must really thank you for tirelessly marking all of my essays and paper 2 essays, and for always telling me that i've got what it takes although i've just failed yet another test miserably. You were a huge part of the reason why i could regain confidence in GP although everything else seemed so bleak and hopeless. Thanks also for your lovely cupcakes, brownies and cookies, and for understanding that the cure to stress could be as simple as sweet treats! :)

Cheryl: Aunty! Thank you for always being my study partner; i admire your tenacity to go all the way down to City Hall every Saturday to study in the beginning of the year although it's so far away for you! Thanks also for never failing to point out the stupid mistakes i'll make in my study notes (Can you imagine the disaster that would have ensued had you not pointed them out?) The final push for A levels was the most challenging and painful, but i'm glad that i had you there to weather it through together with me! Good job dear, you've earned it! (:

Yue Xiang: All the times when i felt that hope was gone, all the times when i just felt like dying because i was drowning in all the essays i had to do and review, you were the one who was always there to drag me out for retail therapy or for a meal and to encourage me to relax. Thanks also for all your advice and reassurances during the A level period! I still remember how you said you were feeling all the pressure of the As although you weren't the one going through it (probably because of me and my constant whining, sorry) Haha.

Fikri: Thank you for the advice and the constant messages of support and encouragement, telling me constantly that i could do it and that i had it in me (: It really helps to have a person who has been through the A levels to be there for you, and i'm glad that you were always there for all of us!

So it's a whole different ball game now as we move on. Although i can never be sure of the future holds, i am confident that we are ready to face them, whatever they may be.