• kenny is a 17-year old student from singapore who doesn't really enjoy his occupation, and cannot wait to break free from his chains of captivity. he knows it'll take a while though. kenny is from raffles junior college, and is grateful to God that he has done well enough for his o levels in 2004 to stay in this premier institution of the north. kenny's birthday is on 20nov1988, and he hopes that you're kind enough to give him a nice little token of congratulations on his b-day for having made it this far, or at the very least wish him a very happy birthday. kenny enjoys writing, loves chocolate, and occasionally has a craving for alcohol which he satisfies through illegal means. kenny still hates eating veggies, though he has improved slightly regarding this matter, he no longer requests for 'no veggies' when having meals at fastfood restaurants. kenny hopes to get to know all the people who read this (not that there're many) better, and to lead a wonderful and fruitful life. enjoy!
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14/10/2004

'thoughts on graduation'

oh well, people will expect the usual 'thoughts on graduation' entry, so here it is:

graduation's on saturday. i can't believe 4 years have gone by so fast, i don't mean to be cliche but really, it seems like just yesterday when the date was 2/1/2001 and i was a fresh new student of RI and on my first day of school, i came late. it seems like just yesterday when i first stepped into my darkened and empty classroom (everyone had left for assembly, see), set my bag down onto the only free table left, took a look around, a deep breath, and thought 'i'm a student of RI, 1P, this is my classroom'.

i'll never forget that thought. now 4 years have passed and i'm in sec 4, 4T. ri holds so many memories, so many things that i can't bear to leave behind. these days, i just want to burst into tears everytime i walk along those familiar pathways in school, as i remember the first times i walked along these paths and i understand that i'll never walk these pathways as a student of RI again. from saturday, i'll be a stranger, a stranger to all that's been so familiar to me for the past 4 years. the thought just breaks my heart.

i can't ever thank RI enough for all that it's done for me, i know that sounded extremely cliche. RI was where i grew up, where i made the best friends that i'll probably make for the rest of my life, where i found out more about myself and became more confident and open. no more the timid, shy boy i was in primary school, i owe that entirely to RI and its influence.

i'll miss the rafflesian spirit (even if i stay in rj, it won't be the same, it just won't be), the nonsense 'house' stuff my friends and i always try to pon, the daily trips to s11 or j8 for lunch in between lessons, the fooling around in class after school, the quirky-ness (is there such a word) of my friends, EVERYTHING.

it's become my second home, i always have this feeling of comfort and security whenever i'm within its walls that i cannot describe, even just driving past RI in my dad's car, i always feel this sense of calmness and HOME as i see the oh-so-familiar words 'RAFFLES INSTITUTION FOUNDED IN 1823' flash by.

i don't want to leave, i really don't. but life goes on i guess, sorry for yet another cliche. so i just want to say this to RI (not that it can read this).

i owe you so much, for moulding my future and making me what i am today. thank you for the wonderful 4 years that you've given me, i promise that i'll never ever forget these 4 years for the rest of my life. they'll probably be the best years of my life. i'm going to miss you.

i love you, RI, i really do.

kenny wrote this at 9:40 p.m.