It's nearing the second term and it took me quite some time to realize "Oh, i'm in poly now". A lot has changed - from the lifestyle, to the people, to the workload, to the teachers and even me. I've adapted to poly life in the past seven weeks, but it surely wasn't easy.
My journey in Ngee Ann Poly has been alright thus far. Nothing very exciting, but not too dull either. Like I said in my very first journal entry, being in Health Sciences was definitely not my preferred choice and I had nothing to expect, but right now, I would say that I'm pretty blessed to be in Health Sciences. It's not the things I learn that make me say that but rather, the people around me. I bet I wouldn't find people as amazing as my classmates if I were to be in Fms. hehe.
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| Our very first s&w - dance sport |
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| Our second s&w - gym |
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| Our most recent s&w - adventure |
When I first stepped into the class, I began to judge every single one of my classmates and thought, "Man, seems like I'm going to be stuck to Aqil and Vanessa for the rest of the year.." But as weeks go by, I would say that all of my classmates are great people. Even though I don't speak to all of them individually (since there isn't anything to say except hi's and bye's), I can still feel that we all do care for one another a lot through the warm hugs and the laughter we share which literally brings joy to my gloomy day. We have had some problems within the class and probably one or two of them could really get on my nerves at times but, I think that's what makes us a class. We learn more about one another as we go along. With every step we take together, I feel us getting more and more bonded; from the group works we had to do, to the s&w modules we take together and especially the trips we had together.
Not to forget, the bond we have with our lecturers, or as we call 'teachers'. We specially love those classes with teachers whom we can bond with, such as English and Behavioural Sciences. We are blessed to have such caring and great teachers who genuinely care for us and would spend time to make sure we're doing best for ourselves (like forcing us to read a book hahah). From week one to week seven, thanks to you teachers, the modules seems less of a drag!
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| English field trip, GARDENS BY THE BAY! |
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| Very first class trip for Behavioural Sciences to Little India to interview foreign workers! |
...And then there's the workload. For the past seven weeks, things are really going in the speed of a bullet. It's probably because we're learning the foundation and fundamentals, so we're technically just skimming through the whole thing. And it's either that I'm a really slow-learner, or the pace is deliberately made fast for us in Sem 1 so that we don't have to cramp more things Sem 2. But in both ways, I'm saying that I really cannot keep up. When I enter PFP, I literally had the mindset of being slightly slacker than those people taking o-levels, but boy was I wrong. Things are so much worse here than in secondary school no matter how much i tried to convince myself otherwise. Since week one to week seven, I couldn't feel anything but more work piling up. NOT because I haven't submitted them on time, but it just literally keeps on rolling non-stop. Not to mention how submissions can clash with common test. Crazy. I look around me and all my classmates are literally studying every second possible, and they're very very very very very competitive. I am not surprised. Me? I can be competitive at times but if everyone else around me are even more competitive, I'll feel rather demoralized and decide to keep up with my own pace.
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| and many more to go :) |
Nevertheless, I've found people who are willing go through this with me, and they're none other than my four buddies; Aqil (has always been), Vanessa, Lestor and Joel. You probably have noticed us sticking together pretty much all the time. All of us have our different strengths and we come from different backgrounds with different personalities - but it is the ability to open up to one another that makes us able to click right away. We were individuals who were the outcasts and separated from the rest, but when we get together, I feel like we work the best with one another. We compliment each other's weaknesses and when we are tasked to do something, we try our best to complete it while finding fun out of it. It's amazing to find people who have the same sense of humour as I do and bring so much joy/nonsense in my seven weeks of being in Ngee Ann. They're literally why I look forward to classes! I really hope to keep our bond together despite splitting into different classes next semester and different courses next year - me and Lestor in optometry, while the rest in nursing.
Common test is around the corner, and some other tests have been conducted last week. My only worry is Math and I really hope I can at least pass it - I'd be more than happy! I hope school will continue to be more enjoyable. Despite the workload we all have to face, as long as I'm around my friends, I'll definitely stay motivated :)
Hi Ain!
ReplyDeletewell, it's natural to judge I think, at first contact - the issue is whether you make the effort to know the people better, and I think you've done that. You won't always end up liking everyone, or even your own good friends at times, but that's life, right?
It's great that you've found your own kaki - but be sure not to alienate the rest of the class (whether they want to be or not!) I think one of the hardest things to do in life, especially when you're in school, or working, is making sure that relationships are maintained, and harmony too. You won't always end up working with people you like, and that's when your character is tested. Life's easy when things go your way - it's when it doesn't, that you find out what sort of person you really are!
Work wise - i think as long as you try to maintain and know you've done your best, that's enough. Question of course, is whether you KNOW you're trying your best! Don't fall behind, because, really, and you should know by now, catching up isn't quite so easy.
Hope you're reading (furiously!) and enjoying your hols!