Before 'High' and After 'School'

From a Chinese-orrientated school transfering to a English-orrientated school is really quite challenging. I, myself experienced the bitterness and the sweetness inside it.

Last time, I was a Chinese-orriented student from Jit Sin High School. Heard about that school before, right? Everyday, I hang out with my Chinese friend loitering here and there. Life in Form 1 and Form 2 was easy and enjoyable that time.

When I'm in Form 3, which the year we took our PMR. Life changed abruptly. Everyone was concerned about PMR and some of my friends started to prepare for their exam which mean No More Hang Out for me!!...

Since everyone was so hardworking, then I also decided to follow the 'trend' la.. Study to me actually is kindda torturing.. Especially Sejarah and Geography, because I'm the type which can't concentrate for even half an hour...

Days passed without mercy... PMR overed and the day which I dare not to dream about it had arrived. When I received my PMR slip from my form teacher, I was stunned and starring at the teacher speechlessly. A smile started to appear in the teacher's face and he said "Well done!". I can'tbelieve it! Is it really my slip? It's mine! It's unbelievable! It's amazing!!

Surely, that holiday was my happiest and to-be-proud-of moment. Then, what makes me having the craziest idea of school transfering? When I am revealing my mad idea to my friends, you know what they say, "Hey, bugger! I know you clever enough but please don't show off in this way, so stop crapping stupid nonsense!"... Haizz... Not even one guy believe that i really would work on it.

Later on, I went asking for advice on which school should I transfer from counselling teacher and parents. Erm.. There's a few choice like JD, SMK and Pewira. After a few days of serious thought, eventually I chose BM High School. But why? Why do I choose a english-medium school but not chinese-medium school?

Perhaps I just want to live a different life like the writter of The Road Not Taken. Taking the road which less people will take or never dare to try because it's too risky and you won't know where it may lead to. I take it ignoring the unknown and leaving all my ten-year-same-class friends behind...My heart was hurt and I knew that I will miss them a lot, but I can't help it. I have to, I have to transfer, I have to face the challenge of suffering alone in a school which I don't even have any link to it.

3rd of March 2008, I would never forget about this date. This date represented the end of Jian Ji's memorably schooling days with bunches of the gaiest friends in Jit Sin and it was also a new starting line of Michael's life. That day onwards, every morning I headed for different direction from my Jit Sin's friends and studied in a completely different atmosphere.

Can you imagine that all your friends who always laugh and share anything with you just gone like this? Can you feel the sadness and the loneliness being just only you? You just simply can't understand the feeling of lack-of-security in school, all the students seems like completely stranger for you and you just like a donkey over there.

The worst was the communication block between me and them. Since I'm from a Chinese speaking family so my English is not that good. When I said 'hi' to some Chinese guy in my class, I was taken aback by their response. Guess what, I'm wondering the words which would coming out from their tongues is really English or just a foreign language that I had never heard before...

After spending a few months with my new friends, Lee Jing- the monitor, Kelvin, Ganesh, Melvin and others(sorry for whom i didn't manage to mention), I started to adapt myself to this english-speaking atmosphere. Sometimes, i quite pitied about my friend because they always had to explain certain words for me and teach me the ways of using some words. But still, my English sucks!!

Although my English is still not so fluent, I'm still having a lot of fun time with them. Genting trip in mid-term holiday, SPCA project, Halangan Komando and still a lot to mention. Even though all of these didn't involve any Jit Sin's friend, my life was still mesmerised by the really exciting and fun memories!

And what I enjoy the most was the recent programme RIMUP. RIMUP stands for Rancangan Interaksi antara Murid Pelajar. Actually it involved 4 schools, BM High School, BM Convent, Jit Sin High School and one sekolah agama(forget what's the name already...). Due to the exam of Jit Sin High School, so they couldn't attend the programme. And it meaned that the High School guys and Convent girls will take the majority. Thus, my life was starting to be exposed to Convent friends too. Making friends in Convent is really worthy, because I not only can improve my English but also maybe can manage to find a girl friend over there. Haha^^.

Now, I'm quite used to my high school life. If you ask me did I make the right choice transfering to BM High School, my answer is No Regret!!!

P/S: Eh... If you can't understand my English, then sorry ya... I will gambateh to master it de...-.-