Since young, my aspiration was to be a national badminton player. Ever since I was in primary 3, I have been in Badminton CCA. Training was never easy. As years goes by, not only does the training gets tougher, training time also doubles.
In secondary 2, my body hasn’t adjusted to the amount and the toughness of the training which led to a back injury. It was nearing the West zone competition, if I were to stop training and recuperate, I wouldn’t be able to do well. Halfway through my 1st match, as I was playing singles, all I can count on is myself, but the excruciating pain did not allow me to play well. In the end I had to walk over my match as my teachers and coach thought that it would be better for me to rest. I was so called punished, and I was not being able to play in the remaining matches and was banned for 2 months of not being able to play badminton. I was devastated and depressed, I had never thought that I would have to stop playing badminton for such a long time. Despite the two months ban, I continued to train secretly.
Due to the lack of rest, as months passed, my back condition worsen, and I needed to undergo sports physio-therapy to prevent the need of operation. My parents and teachers advised me to quit badminton to fully recuperate. On the other hand, as I was driven by my passion, I was determined to preserve to continue to train harder to pursue my dreams. I am not a national player still but due to my perseverance and resilience, I have come this far, and I can say I am one step nearer to my dream. Being in the team in Singapore Poly wasn’t easy, they only chose 2 out of so many people during the trial and I am proud to say I am one of the 2. I am glad that my hard work paid off.
Moral of the story: If we have a dream/aspiration we want to achieve, go all out. Meeting setbacks shouldn’t stop us. Whatever others say, it shouldn’t affect us, instead we should preserve and continue doing what we like. After-all, it’s our choice, our dream, not our parents’ nor friends’. Overcoming obstacles in life is very important. If we don’t overcome, we will always be stuck at one point in life whenever we meet failures/problems.
When I was in primary 5, that was when I first got in touch with computer games. I started to play games like "Blackshot" and "Audition".
In secondary school, I started making many guy-friends through the game "League of Legends". We played almost everyday non-stop. During the holidays, we can play up to like 14hrs a day! Soon, I became a game addict. It was never easy to resist the temptation.
I used to get scolded by my parents because I spent more time on playing then studying. Studying wasnt my cup of tea. Instead, I find it dreading.
Because of my addiction, I did badly for my secondary school examination. My teacher, asked me what was my aim for end year exams, I said top 20. She said, "With your attitude now, Im sure you wont make it. Previously, ur placing was 22 now 24 so most likely this time u will be 26." I got competitive and wanted to prove her wrong. So I tried to study very hard and I got 18 for that year. I was delighted and told her I did it. She then told me, "That's the way. Do you see the difference when you study much instead of gaming? You did much better this time."
Moral of the story: There should be a balance between play and study. One should not keep playing non stop and neglect their studies. In the end, the one who loses out is yourself. Results are important. Results are going to reflect what kind of job you can get in the future. I agree to the saying: "Work hard, Play hard."
In secondary school, I have many friends of different personality. Secondary 2, was my best year. Secondary 2, I have my first ever clique formed, named MECZJBR, came from each of our initials. We were very very close with each other. However, we grew distant when secondary 3 life was about to end. This was what happened to us:
I made two close friends when I was in sec 3 and I trusted them alot. As you would know, at this age we would like to gossip about relationship. They asked me who do I like. I jokingly said a name of my best friend and I said Just kidding~ haha. They took it seriously and told my clique mates about it. My best friend was so angry and hated me. I tried to talk to him saying I was just jokingly used ur name as you are my closest guy friend. It was just a joke bro. He said stop lying, bark as much as you want, I dun talk to liars and he blocked me everywhere he could. He then took my clique mates with him.
I can't believe I lost so many friends at once! It was definitely hard to believe. I can't believe my close friends would just anyhow spread rumours about me and turn my friendship "sour". What was more shocking was that, after they spread the rumour, they said that they do not want to be my friends anymore! That's when I realised it is better to have lesser friends who are true then to have many friends who are fake.
Moral of the story: Having lesser friends does not mean anything. You do not need to be popular. Lesser friends you have, the lesser you will be hurt. Finding true friends are more important than wanting to have soo many friends. For those who have lost their friends, remember this quote " We don't lose friends, we just learn who the real ones are."
Failure and making mistakes are part and parcel of life. Like the saying goes "If you can find a path without obstacles, it probably doesn't lead you anywhere."
Failing english in sec 3, was my worst moment I've ever felt. As english is an important subject, I can't bear to fail it. It was my first time ever in life failing an English examination. I didn't know what to do and I started to hate english. I hated the feeling of failing, it was just terrible. On the other hand, it is also a motivation to push me to work harder for english. As I worked harder, I managed to pass my English O-levels.
Moral of the story: Failure and mistakes are inevitable in life. We have two choices, face it or avoid it. If we choose to avoid, we will never get over the obstacle. If we choose to face it, we can learn from it and make sure we will not make the same mistakes again. No one is perfect, don't ever try to be one too.