10th March 2009 marks the end of me label-ed as an ITE student. For those who does not know, its because I got admitted to Republic Poly using a combined result in O level that I retook a few months back. My dad was relief I could go to poly, my mother are proud of me and so does the family. A few months back when I was still in ITE, dad do not even dare to take the same lift as me when I was wearing the polo tee. Well, I was also skeptical back then about being an ITE student.
Being in ITE lets me learn a lot of things. The education thought me how to be competitive among our classmates, as well as the course mates. The friends in there thought me how to care for one another by teaching the weaker ones in their work despite the tough competition. The lecturers thought us how to be responsible for ourselves and to love ourselves and others selflessly. Also, the whole ITE system thought me how to be confident and proud of ourselves under the constant mocking and prejudices from the eye of the skeptical public.
I've made many friends in this school. They are really true to me especially Weetiong. He will always text me which classroom should I be going whenever I came to school. He would also collect worksheets and mark the attendance for me when I was away from school. He is a very hardworking boy. Always sets a high target for himself and get paranoid very easily. He's the target of classmates in UQ0804D. The apple in the bullies eye and also, the lecturers' pet hence would always get to do extra work compared to us. His character inspired me to study hard and be like him, but also teaches me to be flexible in life. He is definitely someone whom we can learn a lot from. Well, there's also other classmates which thought me a thing or two in life. But if I were to mention all of them, it could really be a very long post.
Like I mentioned above, lecturers thought us lots of things too. Not only in academic wise, but also in life. Miss Annie Koh for especially, thought us how to love our parents. Her stories would be a release of stress from her dry teaching in Business Fundamental and Business Communication. She always have all sorts of stories to tell us, inspire us and to learn from. She is always very true towards each and everyone in the class. Very straight forward that sometimes I tend to hate her. However, looking back, if she's not that true to us, I wouldn't have improve in my character wise and also, the attitude in study. Another lecturer whom inspires me a lot is Mr Jerome Goh. A very successful entrepreneur in his early age, retired before he's 40 years of age and came because he is passionate about teaching thus being a dedicated teacher who is strict when it comes to rules and regulations. I don't deny that majority of my classmates hated him because he always lock us out of the classroom after being late for 15minutes of his lesson. Especially when his lesson always starts at 8 in the morning. For a heavy sleeper like me, I'm always a 'visitor' who are locked outside the classroom and misses most of my 8am lesson. However, it was his firm principle of believing in punctuality that makes me grow as a person. As I said earlier on, I'm a heavy sleeper who tend to be late in meetings. It was him who makes me know the importance of being punctual for any meetings. Punctuality is the first impression in your character that you deliver to people. Hence I'm learning to be punctual at all time despite if its a casual or a serious meeting.
I've benefited a lot in the whole ITE system and am proud that I came to ITE. Mr Jerome Goh has so much faith in me that he chose me as one of the partner for a recycling business together with the elites in my class, Wei Jie and Eugene. When I first heard from Wei Jie that I got selected, joy filled in me and I'm speechless. However, when it comes to business, I learn that we must be patient and cannot rush things or it would backfired. Everything must be well planned and go in a systematic order so that it would be of a smooth flow. This amazing lecturer thought us how we should not go around boasting and telling others about how much we have contributed but to do everything with a silent confidence within us. Like a servant leader which I learnt in Blaze Camp. We will have to serve without complaining and wait for the trees to bear fruits so that we could benefit from it. His way of presenting himself awe me and I'm so inspired that I wish I could be like him in the near future. He is my role model, a mentor that never complains and treat everything with a smile which would never fade.
Having to said all these, I urge those who did not do well for their N or O levels not to be depress as ITE has a really wonderful way in transforming student into a person who are capable of doing anything and who believes in everything is possible with the high level of confidence within. To sum up everything I've learnt in ITE, its 'If you're willing to give it a shot to things that you wanted, you'll definitely succeed in times to come.'
Goodbye UQ0804D
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