The school that I was in only offered Arts subjects for Form 6. Because I was in the science stream, I was automatically transferred to another school which offered Science subjects for The school that I was in only offered Arts subjects for Form 6. Because I was in the science stream, I was automatically transferred to another school which offered Science subjects for Form 6. It was in my new school that I changed to the Arts Stream. For the first time in my life I was in a co-ed school. It was the same school that my younger brother was in at the time.
But I was oblivious to all of this. You could've told me the sky was pink, the sun was setting in the east, we could sit on clouds, none of it would have captured my attention. I was that focused on my mission(s). In fact, I was so engrossed with my goals at that time, I didn't even realise that one of my friends also did Form 6 in the same school. For some reason, I assumed that all my friends had either gone to college or gained admission into public universities after Form 5, including this particular friend. When she told me in horror that she was in the same school as me for 2 years, that was when I realised how much I had blocked out of my mind in order to concentrate on my goals.
One of the subjects I took in Form 6 was Economics. And the first thing I learned in Economics was that in order to gain something, you have to let something else go. And so it is with life. I had to give up a lot of things in my life in these 2 years - no story books, no hanging on the phone for hours with friends (not that I had many left), no creative activity of any sort (except piano).
The saddest part was that I gave up a bit of myself - the mischievous, naughty, trouble maker part. At that time, it was what I wanted. On hindsight, I think I did what society wanted of me. Good or bad, I still don't know.Form 6. It was in my new school that I changed to the Arts Stream. For the first time in my life I was in a co-ed school. It was the same school that my younger brother was in at the time.
But I was oblivious to all of this. You could've told me the sky was pink, the sun was setting in the east, we could sit on clouds, none of it would have captured my attention. I was that focused on my mission(s). In fact, I was so engrossed with my goals at that time, I didn't even realise that one of my friends also did Form 6 in the same school. For some reason, I assumed that all my friends had either gone to college or gained admission into public universities after Form 5, including this particular friend. When she told me in horror that she was in the same school as me for 2 years, that was when I realised how much I had blocked out of my mind in order to concentrate on my goals.
One of the subjects I took in Form 6 was Economics. And the first thing I learned in Economics was that in order to gain something, you have to let something else go. And so it is with life. I had to give up a lot of things in my life in these 2 years - no story books, no hanging on the phone for hours with friends (not that I had many left), no creative activity of any sort (except piano).
The saddest part was that I gave up a bit of myself - the mischievous, naughty, trouble maker part. At that time, it was what I wanted. On hindsight, I think I did what society wanted of me. Good or bad, I still don't know.
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