The Last Waltz..

I remember the time when the passion of swimming and soccer took over my life in Primary school. I remember sailing became what I loved for 8years. I remember that I made friends I would never forget. Most importantly, I remember a place where I've called home for 11years. Its not my house. Neither is it another house. But it is at this place I've discovered myself, that gave myself a chance to learn and develop myself. It was at this place where I've done phenomenal things : Breaking a law, learning vulgarities, found friends, had fun and found myself - an identity that will stay with me forever until a dying day. I remember that a person once mentioned that once you live this place, there will always be yearning to come back, a desire to relieve good, bad and the great memories of this place. Once a Hildan, ALWAYS a Hildan. Many of us students disliked that school. Why? Unreasonable teachers. Unreasonable school rules. Relentless givings of homeworks. Yet this phrase of Once a Hildan, Always a Hildan keeps coming around every once or twice a week. Everyone found it tiresome, naggy and loathing. Indeed, many did not like that school, also to a point where people hated the school. I admit i felt the same way because of several fantastic reasons. However it came to pass that I've actually been in this school for 11years. Within this school, I've known friends for 10-11years - Claudia, Christine, Amos, Jerrold, Shaun, Mark, WeiZhi, Zena, Rachel Tan, Rachel A, LingZhen, Wesley, Vikesh, JunJie, Jiayang, Pamela, Stephanie and the many others. On the 10th October 2008, it was a day a dread yet a day of excitement. For those of us who have been with this school since the days of Primary 1, we felt the pains of never coming back again, of missing this place, of singing the School Song for the last time ever. I cried when I sang that song. The song had meant a lot. For 11years, damn, thats the song I've known for a long time. Many asked, ' What was there to cry about?' . So I asked myself this question. My answers were found when we all, 5a and 5b gave the teachers 3cheers. To the front of me was my teachers who have guided me through my Secondary school life. To my left, my friends that made me feel homely and welcomed and loved. To my right was my Primary school. Tears indeed rolled down my eyes. I seeked solace in my own heart, asking, Will I really miss this place? I grew up in this place. 3quarters of my time was spent in Tampines, half my days everyday was spent in that place. Indeed I WILL miss this place. After watching HighSchoolMusical3:SeniorYear, I wondered to myself, I've long wanted to leave this place and I have finally did. Somehow I remembered a saying in that show. You might be ready to say GoodBye to that school, however that schoo isn't ready to say GoodBye to you afterall. Indeed it is true. I remember I had a walk on the second floors on the way to the toilet. 7am in the morning, i walked past the classrooms. I reminisced the times we played our hearts out, had lessons, friends being made in Sec1 and 2. I went up to the 3rd floor and I remembered 3c. One of my best years I will always remember. 1st and 4th floors brought back memories of 4d. Pioneer ThroughTrain class of SHSS, i remembered when all of us shuddered to think we will retain because of the untimely criteria of promotion. Then at the 4th floor where all of this year, 2008, came flowing back to me as if it was just yesterday. I missed everything.
At the start of the year, I blogged that this year will be a special year, a phenomenal year. Indeed it has been. The sacrifices, the heartbreaks the winnings. It has been 5years in SHSS. How to forget everything in such a short time? I then remembered that few people commented that the school's graduation was not much. However I beg to differ. For those who have been under St. Hilda's School for 11years, it was heartwrenching to see this day come. It was hard to come to terms with it. After 10 October 2008, we have officially become adults, young adults. I asked many questions about my time in SHS. Did I enjoy it? Do I miss it? Will I remember this place? I can answer you this questions - Yes I will. Till the day I leave this world, for all of my days in this world, I will remember forever my Alma Mater, St. Hilda's.

·Peace™·
Cos' ONCE A HILDAN!ALWAYS A HILDAN!