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Wednesday, January 13, 2010 12:46 AM

Commonwealth!

In today's paper(technically yesterday since it's already past 12am), I saw Commonwealth Sec! :) Albeit the fact that the express stream wasn't mentioned.
It's been a really long while since Commonwealth actually hit headlines with good O Level results, since 2006, when the students were really outstanding acadmically. And it's good that throughout, they've always performed quite well for O Levels. But then again, I've always loved Commonwealth, for many reasons.

1. Super near my place! It's like a 15 minutes walk from my place, though my dad always gives me a lift in the morning because I'm a lazybones who always wants to cling to the bed a little longer.
2. Hilltop campus! It's the most unique feature and now the campus is physically a blank shell, since Hong Kah Sec moved out of it already.
3. The blue school uniform, which is actually quite similar to CJ's uniform in many ways. It also earned me the 'smurf' nickname for a short while when I was in J1. -.-
4. The bomb shelter band room. 4 years of my life there, wonderful memories, near impossible to describe. How I'd always say 'go down to the band room' instead of 'go up to the band room'.

Everytime I walk past and look up, I hear the echoes of the past.

Now that it's 2010, I'd be 20 when August comes. Ohgosh, time really flies! The last I looked, I was still young and innocent. And I blinked, and suddenly I see myself much older, raring to go and explore new opportunities, cross and break boundaries. And to see myself actually going to attempt something that I would never have done in the past, I now understand.

Time and circumstances can really change a person.
Ok, this is totally not related to the Commonwealth post though, but somehow I just want to type it down.

This is what I really want to do this year. Not the marathon of course! I'm not ready for that yet, and that needs very intensive training. 10km for now will do. :) Same goes for Nike Human Race and Standard Chartered. At least Stan Chart's at the end of the year, so can easily train up. No news of Nike Human Race! :(

My decision and resolution to take part has earned me a 'you-must-be-crazy' look from both parents. But it's really a 'me against the world' thing, I'm definitely going to prove that I can do this, at least conquer 2 runs this year!

Adidas Sundown Marathon: 29th May 2010
Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon: 5th December 2010(If I remember correctly)

Nothing's impossible to achieve, if you set your mind, heart and soul to it. :)