Serangoon JC - Day 1

So, what's all this hoo-hah about? I got into Serangoon JC, so that's a fact. At first glance Serangoon JC might not sound good, but after attending today's orientation I find it hard to make a choice over whether to continue with my appeals for Meridian JC and Tampines JC, or to stick with Serangoon JC.

Not wanting to be late for the first day of college, I got up at 5am, washed up and ate breakfast. Got out of the house at 5.30am, got on bus 81 at 6. I was one of the early birds - I reached school at around 6.30am - way before the usual time I usually report to Anglican High at. Went around to look for this thing called House D6, only to realise later upon asking a senior that there wasn't a literal house D6, but just another name for an orientation group(OG), which I was assigned to be in. After all the admin mumbo-jumbo, they proceeded on to talk about the Serangoon JC's GCE(Global Classroom Experience), which took up most of the day.

Met a couple of Anglican High people who suffer similar fates as me, ending up in Serangoon JC as well. To my surprise I saw Roy at Serangoon JC as well. Hell, all along I thought Roy was much better in studies than me, so however he came here, I don't know. Later on, I met Young Yee and Derrick(I hope I spelt their names correctly), as well as Frederick, and we gathered together for the one-hour break before they continued in their GCE talk.

Now, few would allow for a second lunch break right after the first, but the GCE presentation ended and the whole cohort was to take a college tour to find various places, and for logistical convenience they sent a whole bunch of us to have lunch, at 11-plus, right after our previous break which ended at 10.45am. Now, anyone in their right mind wouldn't have enough room to stomach another meal, yea? So I didn't eat. Not until 5-plus when I wolfed down a Subway Italian BMT.

Orientation went on, straight into the lecture theatres, where various festivities are being showcased. Yun Jie(pardon for any spelling error), a new acquaintance in the same OG, later told me that Serangoon JC seemed like a party school, which probably meant the people don't really put much effort in studying. The impression indeed seemed that way for me too, but still, I have to take my hat off to them for advertising their college so well.

Facilities-wise, I think that Tampines JC might lose out to Serangoon JC, but still I'm keeping my appeals until one of them calls up to call me to report to their college. Even if they don't call up, I'll still be content to be in Serangoon JC. After all, why not?