a Lil' note to sFiveThree

A peaceful night when I'd rather hide, I've thought so hard and now I've finally tried. A lil letter (short, sweet and sharp) for y'all, of gratitude, appreciation and much much more (: And nope, I ain't got a kawaiii picture of the FOTY to offer.

To my dearest S53,

Our two years journey together is finally coming to an end, and it's most sad that we've to part. Inevitable it is, that life brings us together and separates us cruelly. That's why we're forced to sort out our priorities time and again as we move on with our lives. In short, I've really enjoyed my two years with y'all, our lessons, our outings(however few ppl there may be), and our jokes. If I were to describe the class and my classmates as a colour, it'd be lavender.

The colour lavender denotes mystery. Without doubt, the many occasions of disappearance of our classmates have left many of us wondering where are they? Be it a short holiday, or sickness, or laziness or just the unexplainable absence, our class attendance has always fallen short of full. Haha, perhaps the class doesn't offer the factor that makes you want to turn up for lessons or what, but well, at least when we do turn up, we always participate enthusiastically during lessons and during lectures (evident from how we snatch up the front row seats).

Another trait of lavender is how it represents feminism in the form of a sweet and lighter hue of purple. Like huh? When there're more guys than girls in the class? Feminism? Well, to quote from Shaphan, "Now I know why the guys in the class are turning gay." The underlying reason is of course just total bullshit, but if the guys aren't really guys while the girls remain as girls, wouldn't it then be more feminine.

Nope, I'm not trying to incite resentment especially when this is probably my last post here (if it still exists). Our class really has a very conducive learning environment where we often help each other out. There're the ones who selflessly help others on their own accord and motivate us all to strive harder. Come next year when the school gets excellent results for literature, that'd be one of the results. Of course, if we were to compare with other classes in how they share all their tuition notes, we'd be inferior in some ways, but we've so many other traits.

That's why we're unique; something that the colour lavender suggests. We're unique in the way we have the most sincere classmates. We don't really see our classmates boasting of their good results, looking down on the inferior, or outcasting some ppl due to their race or nationality right? It's really rare that we've been so united or rather, so accomodating towards one another, having little or no conflicts within the class. To compare with other classes again, you might once again see us being slightly better than some yet worse than others.

The last point I'd wish to make is that our class has been most enthusiastic. Contrary to what I believe when I first stepped into the class, I've since felt otherwise. When I first knew S53, it was a far cry from my really enthu OG which I've been attached deeply to and hence the exuberance of S53 wasn't really felt. Yet, in months to come, it showed otherwise.

We've been most enthusiastic in our academics - how we occupy the front rows of the LT, and our frenzied discussions. We've also been most enthusiastic in our class chalets - the attendance of our class chalets have been almost perfect. Lastly, we've been most enthusiastic in learning - from how we've played mahjong, to how I've seen the most fervent learner who has spent his life in Wiki. It's a good thing, really! Although class outings have often been just the few same people, but it's good cos we get surprises once in a while, and it shows how enthusiastic we are about our studies.

Indeed, S53 has fulfilled the roles of a class for me. How we've learnt together, stuck together, played together, and still finding time to talk to each other even if our subjects or interests may be very different. There's lil much that I can ask for, other than more active participation in future class outings if any? Haha (: That said, thank you all, really, for being such a wonderful PURPLE class. I know I've left green out, but cos that's too boring alr.

With this, may I propose a SAT Study Camp which will be taking place after SDD which is on 2 December i think. This camp is just a short one night/two night stay, where we'll stay together under one roof to study for SAT while spending some time together. It'd be most beneficial for you to study SAT with the support of your classmates and as a form of relaxation. Studies have found that we work best when relaxed (see Sunday Times on 12 Oct), and hence it's with greatest pleasure to invite everyone to the one and only S53 SATS Study Camp. Consultants are also provided for the camp, and hopefully details of the camp will be up soon. Meanwhile pls give your replies and sign up to be a consultant! Gautam has already volunteered his services (:

To end it off, I'd like to wish everyone all the best for your A lvls. Jiayou with the studying in the next two weeks! Take a couple of days to relax when you've reached saturation point and most importantly, drink lots of water and do occasional exercise to keep yourselves fit and healthy! Hope to hear from y'all soon (:

Yours truly,
Zhi Han.