Retrospection

It is really great that somehow, I get to settle down and have a moment of retrospection.
Time has elapsed so swiftly, or perhaps I should say that time has always been in the same pace.
It's me who have been ignoring "it" as there are invariably so much to be done for the past few months...last whole year.

Late enrollment into the college, around the end of January was not an easy start for me.
What's more when I just came out from the National Service camp, where I had been disconnected from the outside world for almost a month.

At first, there was actually a sense of insecure within me as everyone else had been together for almost a month and for the case of august intakes, more than half a year. I felt like they were not ready to meet new comers like me.
However, as days passed, I started meeting new friends and I guaranteed that they are nice and friendly people. I got to built up a strong friendship with them, especially after the 10 days of Outward Bound course in Lumut, getting to know more about them. I would say it was my pleasure to have met all these awesome people.

Last year, or to be exact, past few months, I was still scratching my head, figuring out how to write a personal statement and university application stuffs. Now, I should really be grateful to get all my offers, though another dilemma popped out of to which university should I opt for my 3 years course. LSE? Queen mary? or outside london campus university like Bristol? Guess the puzzle would be a complete picture as soon as the deadline is approaching.

Aside from that, I could still recall the time when I struggled with my subjects' combination, namely Economics, Geography, History and Maths. My teachers told me that it's a very heavy combination and it's not advisable to continue with it. I couldn't agree more with them, but I persisted. I was really in amidst of doubts and uncertainties, and definitely worried about the outcome. Nevertheless,I was really over the moon the moment I got my AS results and I almost cried. I scored straight As in the subjects taken and even got 100s for both history and geography. To be frank, I was prepared to just pass or even fail in the history paper! Ergo, I was dumbfounded by the grades and marks I achieved. What's more unexpected would be the fact that I was awarded high achievement award from Cambridge Examination Board for scoring highest marks in Malaysia for Geography. It was nothing that I longed for and it was indeed a blessing. Now, it serves as motivation for me to do even better in A2 papers, which are just around the corner.

I'm sure there are more interesting things to come in the next half a year time in my college where I will be getting nearer to the edge of teenage life. Credits to all my family members, my friends, my seniors and everyone else for being there to make up the part and parcel of my life. I'm ready to continue my A level journey and will do my best so that no regrets for me when I "looked back" again next time!