11s417.

J2 GRADUATION 2012.
another chapter closed today.
their's more than mine, but perhaps in a way, mine too.
yeah, it's been a year already. a year i've spent away from my first J1 class. such a fast one isn't it? i'm happy to see them all come so far and grow so much in this journey though. they're almost at the end, with the last lap of the race to run till they reach the destination we all set off towards 2 years ago.

in these 2 years, some of us took a detour, others found more motivation and drive. whether or not we're currently facing A's the undeniable truth is that we've had a short but tedious run thus far and this journey has tired us out. but no one is ready to quit yet, we're all still hanging on and fighting hard.

the first time i met this class in 2011, i was rather intrigued by the dynamics. a class of 27 then in march, 28 of us is seriously big. people of every type could be found in my class, from the ultra popular to the shy and quiet, the the good looking ones, the ah beng looking ones, the pretty ones, the tall ones and the small ones. you name it, we got it. but that class gave me the best year in JC up till today. and i know i'll never forget that.

honestly, i now consider myself a little like an outsider. it's not that i've forgotten them, it's just that distance does that to you. i'm just thankful that i haven't been forgotten by the people who mean something to me. the friends i made there are still pretty much the same people i met and left. sometimes looking at my old class makes me smile. cause of the little things they say and do, the gestures they make or the comments they have. we always miss the old stuff that bring us comfort right?

yesterday was the first time i had a really honest and truthfully practical conversation with someone ever since i've been in MJ. there was no emotional outpour, no big excitement, nothing extraordinary. just honest truth, quiet contemplation, occasional laughs, a little bit of tears and comfort. the things that can be achieved only when talking to a best friend. i don't know what i'll do without this girl and i honestly never thought there would come a day where i could be so honest with someone and know that she would understand everything. she's a lifesaver, always is and always will be.

today, for the first time in a long long time i went home with desmond. it wasn't really planned. we kinda just happened to see each other at the bustop and since it was the last time, we went back together. that bus ride back is rather memorable. it was short, but the stuff we talked about was all so practical and ridiculous that i can't help but see us differently. as much as we've all changed and become slightly more sensible, we're still pretty much the same people who argue over small things and end up laughing cause we make no sense.(i know it sounds weird, but yeah.) it's just like kids who realised they grew up but the weird thing would be that it's only been a year and 8 months since we were considered children.

i met edward just now as well. a last time for a long time to come cause we both know that he has more important things to focus on from now till end nov. yet perhaps it's the fact that i know he's tired from a long day out with the guys, but he still comes to tam to meet me at 8 plus in the night and talk for more than 2 hours, that makes me know that i've found a friend for life (that's what he calls himself) maybe we might not turn out to be friends for life, but this is one friend that i'm also so happy i met in 11s417 and i'll treasure for as long as i can.

my 11s class girls.
i don't really know what else to say about them cause everything they are to me is so much more than they know. i really think that most of them are the most caring bunch of JC girl classmates anyone could ever have. always so kind and concerned, helpful and considerate. not to mention they have a seriously wicked sense of humor. i love them to bits.
my 11s class boys.
monkeys, nonsensical and at times annoying. but they brought a lot of joy and laughter to my first J1 year. all of them truly unique in their own way and yet all slightly, secretly gay (this is something they'll never admit). some i got to know better, some i never did. but regardless of that, i'm really glad they were part of my mj memories. it might not have been so fun without them.

i sincerely wish my j2 class all the very best with the final lap.
and for whatever life is about to throw our way when we leave MJ. it's been a crazy fast 2 years, half of which i spent away from them but they were still in my heart. some friendships that have been forged in this class will last a long time to come and the people we've met we'll surely remember years from now. hopefully a day will come where we all get together and look back at these days we once shared. every JC journey is challenging and tough, but the class you have and the friends you make can change all of that.

Good luck guys. i know you guys can do it and prove that the S4 series can do equally well in A's.
" The best is yet to come "

Adios, Amigos. <3