Sunday, June 5, 2011 / 9:15 PM
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One day, everybody has to leave someone or some place where we can be of a further help to.
Today marks the last day of my gb journey since year 2006. I have been in GB 9th coy for at least 10 years and today, i am leaving due to family commitments.
I still remembered the days when I enrolled into Westwood Secondary School. After the first week or second, we are required to go for CCA trails. As a badminton player back then in my primary school days, i would definitely very much want to go back to my 老本行 or otherwise, join a sports cca. To my dismay, i didnt managed to get into the final round for the trails. With a disappointed mind and a urgent deadline to meet for my cca selection form, I put down the Girls' Brigade as my first choice.
During the weeks of waiting for the CCA results to be out, some of my close friends started to tell me words like "haiyo. why join gb? like so boring, you know?" That is when I started to be influenced mentally and started to dislike the idea of getting in GB. I had my fingers really crossed and prayed that i wont get in. Who knows one day, Miss Tay (GB teacher in-charge then; my Literature Teacher) came in to my class and said "Who is Sheridin Tan?" I put up my hands up and she said "You are in the Girls' Brigade!! There will be a welcome party for you this Saturday! Remember to turn up alright?" When i heard that, i nodded my head. But i know deep down in my heart, I am really unhappy. Yet i still turned up for the welcome party.
My perspective towards GB didnt changed significantly after the first session. I had this crazy idea of quitting GB and join @link (Cabin Club) since i have friends in the CCA. So i talked to Miss Tay and gave her a million reasons to quit the CCA. To my surprise, she agreed to let me quit. So happily, i skipped confidently to talk to the teacher in-charge of @link club. I still remembered how unapproachable teacher was then. Being young and biased, i told myself that since my presence wasn't appreciated, i might as well join back GB. After much persuasion and promises to Miss Tay, She finally agreed to let me join back.
Although I was still in time for the drill camp, I felt really out of place. because after all, none of my classmates were with me. It would mean that i need to work hard to be friendly and learn all the footdrill commands. Soon time flew and it was already August. The annual Inter-school UG Footdrill Competition was held and due to the shortage of girls, almost all Secondary 1s needed to be involved. I was one of the secondary ones involved and i was a reserved. Hearing from my GB seniors that GB usually clinched the top 3 positions, I felt really confident about our winning. I still remembered that due to inexperience we had, we didn't managed to clinch the top 3 positions. The next day after the competition, one of the boys from another CCA came up to me and mocked at me saying "eh, Sheridin. Looks like GB didnt managed to clinch top 3 hor?". Feeling really offended, I ran off to the toilet crying. That was my very first time crying over a CCA. After that day, my faith for GB went stronger and I was determined to prove that guy wrong. And for the next few years, we did proved him wrong.
Throughout my days in GB, I learned so many things that I wouldn't probably have learned in other CCAs. I truly believed that it is GB that made me who I am today. Without GB, I wouldn't have so many good friends in my life. Without GB, I wouldn't have known that I am capacble of committing myself in to such a amazing family. Without GB, I wouldn't have stepped out of my comfort zone. Without GB, I wouldn't have enjoyed my 4 years in Westwood. Without GB, I wouldn't have learned to care for others' feelings. Without GB, i wouldn't have learned from mistakes. Without GB, i wouldn't have understood the importance of feeling belong. Without GB, I wouldn't have understood the hard work put in week after week to teach the young girls the right things, words and actions. Without GB, I wouldn't have gathered all my courage to point out mistakes just for the girls' well-being. Without GB, I wouldn't have learned to be a stronger person. Without GB, I am not who i am today.
Despite today marks my official end in GB, it doesn't mark the end of our friendships. And this does not mean that it marks the end of you all impacting the lives of one another. Lastly, "make the best out of everything you have. because even in the worst scenario, you are still capable of learning and stretching your own limits. :)
Sheridin
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