Well, I’ve been looking through some of my older posts and came across one I posted in April last year, after comps season. This year, comps are coming again, training has toughed up, not necessarily to my liking. But the difference this year is that I’m definitely going to play in comps and secondly, I know the trainings will definitely come to an end after CCA stand down. Right now I’m just really looking forward to the end of comps season, because squash is really tough, really taxing though I do enjoy playing as well as watching squash and learning this new game.

I know 9 months ago, I implied that I didn’t particularly like HC, didn’t consider myself to be part of it. But honestly, after more than a year here, I’m starting to increasingly enjoy the vibrant culture and exciting days in HC. I appreciate the vast resources that HC provides, though I still hate the elitism, self-absorbance and overly academic-centric (in the sense that people’s value are judged by how “smart” they are, measured through academic grades alone) culture. I’ve gotten used to how the school works in general so trivial inconveniences, the rigid discipline system, the feeling of being a small fish in a big pond don’t bother me any longer. Most importantly, I’ve learnt that you should enjoy what you do and crucially, whatever you do, remember to STUDY HARD. JC life hasn’t been overly-tough as of now, I really can’t say much for the rest of this year. But I think everyone’s experience varies differently. Truthfully, I’m glad I have a more optimistic outlook towards school life nowadays. Yes, it’s not necessarily exciting, but at least I’m not bored to tears and I’m learning exciting things (foreign affairs in CSC).