The School Experience... Again?

Yesterday, I had the most horrible nightmare. I had gone back in time and I was 11. And I had to go through my whole school experience all over again. It. Was. Horrifying. I literally panicked. Desperate to go back to the future.

Don't get me wrong. I love school. I'm sure many of you do too. But, I am NOT willing to go through the experience again. I do NOT want to get back to the life where I have to get up at 6 every single day and have a bath so early in the morning. I do NOT want to get back to the life where I have to pack up my books at midnight when I'm desperate to crawl into bed. I do NOT want to get back to the life where I developed this shoulder and back ache I suspect came from carrying my heavy school bag to and fro. I do NOT want to have hours of tiring, energy drenching marching practice every time the school sports day or marching competitions come around. I do NOT want to be concerned about the assembly preparations every weekend and Monday and every other formal events day. I do NOT want to be studying the same thing all over again and taking the exams, especially those National Exams all over again. Gosh, even the thought scares me. Let me tell you, I was extremely relieved when I woke up in the afternoon to find myself in my 17 year old body. So relieved that I decided to continue sleeping until 1.30pm. =P

Thing is, 11 years of school is enough for me. I desperately hope I won't be going to form 6 next year. No offense whatsoever to any of you who are in, or planning to be in form 6. It's just that I think that I have had enough and am ready to move on to other things. To school kids reading this, school isn't THAT bad. It's a bitter sweet experience that will stay with you for life. An experience that teaches you many valuable lessons, much more than you'll learn in class, to guide you through the life that comes after school. Don't think that mere exams will lead to success. Be involved in activities and events that you have passion for, as the experience you will get out of them are priceless. Make the most out of those school years and I wish you the best of luck. ^_^

The best things that I got through school has got to be my dear friends. Friends of all shapes and sizes and colours and languages and ages and opinions and backgrounds. The friends that I have grown to love and care for. The friends that have shared my school days, that have been with me through thick and thin, and made the hard days bearable. To my friends, you know who you are, thank you so much. I love you. <3

School has been a blast for me. The experience will stay with me for a long, long time. But, once is enough. Of all the times I have thought, "If only I could go back to those kindergarten days, when I didn't have to worry about anything at all," and "I wish I could undo the last few hours and live it all over again,", well I think I don't want to do that anymore. As people say, there are no coincidences. Everything happens for a reason. I am grateful for the days I have lived and am looking forward to the days yet to come.