CONNIE NG Class 4A3( 2010)
BACK TO THE STRAIGHT AND NARROW
A girl who was perceived as a gangster makes good.
If there was one characteristic that defined me when I was in secondary school, it was that of mischief. I was a trouble-maker, and for my antics, I was almost expelled in 2007 when I was in Secondary One. All my classmates detested me. Although I gave my teachers a lot of headache and heartache, they did not give up on me. Instead, they took it upon themselves to coach me after school so that I could catch up on my work, despite the fact that I came from the Normal Technical stream.
The following year would be my turning point. With encouragement from the teachers, I had the opportunity to go on stage and share my camp experience. I remember doing it with icy fingers and trembling knees as I had terrible stage fright. The other transformative event was the end-of-year Normal Technical Power Concert. There, the teacher-in-charge taught me to be confident on stage. At the end of the show, the applause was satisfactory to me. Since then, I had the privilege to showcase my talent through the many percussion competitions that we participated.
When I was in Secondary Three, I was a changed person. I started to bond with my classmates and finally won their acceptance. My results also improved dramatically and I began to enjoy the process of learning.
When I was young, I never enjoyed studying, yet CTSS transformed me from someone who hated waking up early for school to someone who actually looked forward to the weekdays! I graduated from CTSS with 3As and 3Bs for my GCE Normal Technical examination. I was also crowned the prom queen on graduation night.
I am proud to tell people that I was once an Active, Bright and Caring Clementeen and I always will be. I am grateful for all the opportunities that the school gave me.
Thank you CTSS.
Connie went on to study Retail in business course at ITE College West during her NITEC course in 2011. She is now in Higher-NITEC, majoring in Logistic and International Trade at ITE College East.
024 Our Time: Once A Clementeen, Always A Clementeen