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However significant or insignificant we may be, everyone of us creates and contributes to how a musical piece may turn out. The daily struggles of practising can be daunting (and even meaningless at times) and tiring but finally when everyone comes together to put their own tune together, every inch and beat of the piece will eventually make sense and bring harmony, majestically. From a very young age, I took up music and struggled with it. It became my friend and my foe at the same time. I enjoyed singing and playing different musical instruments, but hated and struggled when having to sit for ABRSM. Ultimately, I gave up at Grade 7 - which still is the biggest regret of my life.

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I feel like my main struggle is time. There is too little time for all the things I want to do and have to do. life is too short, O-levels are coming I cant believe I'm turning 16 in four days

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i managed to overcome my biggest struggle of time management.

time has always been a great struggle for me as i took it for granted and always postponed my revision. as such, i learnt it the hard way when i did not have time to study for my SAs in sec1 in time and scored so much lower than i expected. from then on, i made it a point that i will improve my time management. although i still struggle with it sometimes, id say i did improve a lot from sec 1.

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The main thing that I struggled with is time management and not having enough time to finish my revision before the exams. I hope that I will be better prepared this year

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The friendships I have made are one of my greatest successes as they are my support system and backbone.

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I feel that my mind is all over the place, and while I struggle with managing many stresses in my life, I am happy that I have made it so far and look forward to facing the unexpectedness of life :D

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Over these past few years, I have always been going with the flow. A jellyfish just swims with the current of the waves.

I feel as if I am alone but meeting the people I became friends with, made me glow in the darkest times and I want to give back to them by being a light in their darkness for the wonderful friendship they have given me.

"Jellyfish don't need to force anything. Water currents take them exactly where they need to be. They live a life of complete trust and surrender." -- I googled this

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So in the last 3-4 years, I have been putting things aside and refusing to properly do things until it was too late. After a fairly meaningful trip overseas, it's almost as if a switch has been flipped in my brain. I think it was when I was able to forget about everything for a week that allowed me to have the freedom of thinking things through, sorting my thoughts out. I've decided to make this year a meaningful one

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I need to wake up before the tortoise wins but I can't run any faster, and the tortoise wins anyways

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Last year and the year before was quite uncertain. I didn't know what i was doing most of the times and so I'm not satisfied with whatever that happened in the end. I didn't know what to anticipate too. But because i didn't do as much as i would have wanted to, now I'm more determined to take initiative and be more outgoing!! :)

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Sinking, with no hope

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This was a significant success to me as I managed to overcome the many times people have discouraged me or put me down. At that point in my life I really felt like I was not good at anything and that there was nothing I could excel in. I also have been rejected from the team several times and this proved to me that nothing was impossible if I continue to work and sacrifice for it what I believe in.

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image of my primary school hall, Anderson primary school

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I still remember in 2020, when I was in primary six, I stood in front of the whole school to do a sharing as a head prefect nominee. up to that point I had already felt success in being able to make it into the prefect exco. when the results were announced, I did not feel any form of failure for not achieving the head or vice head prefect title.

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Whenever life tries to paw me down, I try to fight back and move past them because I ain't got time for these negative thoughts and have just gotta live life with the people you love and care about. Sometimes, things are hard, emotions are hard to control, but you have to do it. And life goes on.

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I always struggle with time because I always procrastinate and rush work

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nostalgia

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My victory would be going through PSLE. I struggled and studied a lot for it and being able to complete it and do well and coming to SJC was the best part. And I hope I can do the same thing this year with my O-levels and get through this 😝😝

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I became more social and i managed to do more public speaking and presentations to the class, even though its not that impressive I am making progress slowly like a snail,,, also I came out of my shell (pun intended)

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I feel that I have always struggled with communicating with others be it friendship or academics as I was scared to confront others or ask for help as I felt that it was something embarrassing to do. This year, I hope to improve on communicating with others to prevent any misunderstandings with my friends and also to talk to my teachers and parents more when I need help in my studies

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I feel that for the past years it has been like climbing a mountain as it may seem extremely diffiult while climbing to the top. However when we reach the top, the view is nothing compared to the hardships and struggles we faced while journeying. Especially this year I think that I should not give up as I have struggled for more than 3 years for o'level.

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One victory I have acquired is finding my gfs who have helped me through difficult situations and will not give up on me no matter how stubborn or messy I can get. As teenagers we go through many tough times as we are still young and have to learn to grow up which is no easy feat. finding people who you can go through these tough times together makes growing up less stressful as you know you are not in this alone.

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Ever since young, I have always had trouble deciding what I wanted to do. When I was around kindergarten I took many different types of activities that i wanted to explore and even the ones my mother wanted me to try but i realised that none of them interested me. Recently, I feel regret for dropping an activity that i used to have struggle with but also enjoyed because of school. However, now i find it easier for me to know what i want with more exposure to everything.

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I feel that my main victory until now is having an elder sister who will take care of you constantly. Even though to many people it didn't seem like a big deal but to me I feel that without my sister my life would be different. Without my sister, my life will be boring and I may not feel like going back home cause is too boring and lonely. My sister, encouraged me to be a better person, to become more social and to learn things the hard way. I hope that in the future I can repay the same kindness for all the things she has done to me since birth.

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I feel like every struggle I have is just like me standing in front of a huge mountain , knowing I must overcome all the fears that comes with climbing such a big mountain (my struggles ) and the determination I must have the whole way , instead of giving up when the going becomes hard .

The support system that I know I have behind me and learning to pace myself behind each struggle in over to overcome it .

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I think that the friendships I have made so far are one of my greatest successes as they support me through my ups and downs

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Life is like a journey on a train. Sometimes the train needs repairs or needs to stop, and sometimes it goes so fast that you don't even notice the time going by. But despite it all, it keeps continuing to move forward. Last year, I felt really overwhelmed by everything, and this year I plan on keeping on track with my goals in life.

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over the last few years in sjc, I realised that I have been stressed out many times but I still do not meet my expectations or do very well for my exams. I decided to study more and more everyday this year and even though I am stressed out, I realised that the effort that I put in will always be worth it in the end. Just like this picture of the sunset, I noticed that people tend to be impatient at times while waiting for the sunset, but if we just took a step back and wait for the hard work to sink in, it would turn into something beautiful. I want to make sure that my outcome for O levels will be just as nice as this picture

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i find that since young, more often times than not, im often misunderstood for what i say, despite not actually intending to. this led me to being uncertain with what to say most of the time, with the fear of being misunderstood and wronged by the people around me. i had lost alot of confidence and belief in myself especially when talking to an adult as i often feared being judged or reprimanded for my words and actions.

i think that is what had caused e to become over defensive of myself now whenever i get misunderstood or wronged. and just tend to unintentionally get heated up when i try to explain myself, trying to prove that it was not my intention for my words and actions to be percieved in that way.

im currently still struggling with this, but am trying my best to control my emotions whenever i face these situations

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Over the years, I think my main struggle when I was growing up was my self esteem. I had very low self esteem since young , often struggling to be positive. As I progressively grow up, I manage to gain some confidence and tried to control my negative thoughts and turn them into positive ones.

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I think my friendships are one of my greatest achievements as they were with me in whatever I do

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I used to get excluded by my class, from sec 1 to 2. I struggled to find a group when we are required to do a group project. I didn't like to talk in school and rarely talk to other people in class. I had only one friend in class. I became friends with her out of no choice. I hated my life during that period of time and constantly felt hopeless. Being socially inactive caused me a lot of trouble, so I tried to talk a bit more last year. Surprisingly, it seemed to work. People around me were understanding and were willing to wait for me to talk, though it took a long period of time. I became more socially accepting now and I'm glad that I've changed.