Sir Gareth Roberts Memorial Scholarship

wow. i noe. i still cant believe it.i am de only girl out of the 4 pioneer recipients of this prestigious scholarship. i still am dazed dat i am an Np Scholar. damn.

so yesterday around 4 i had to go to Block 18 where the students services centre was located above canteen 2 for the briefing at 4. so left ITR at 3.45 and went to the toilet to freshen up, tied my hair again and i went in to the room. there was already about 15 people waiting in the room already and i sat next to a studious looking guy after receiving a non-committal grunt that no one was sitting next to him. hey chill mister. im not gg to do anything to u. so then, Mrs Tay the resident counsellor and my soon-to-be counsellor walked in and passed around drinks. she motioned to me and i went outside to talk to her.

she asked me to how was i doing and everything and i answered that i was doing better and i asked her whether dis scholarship was given to me on my merit or was it because of my brother's demise. i couldnt really focus on her because just then, the twins came in and i was pleasently surprised to see them. at least a familiar face =)

then, they coincidentally sat next to me and we just talked while waiting for the director Mrs Rosalind Goh to arrive. i also made a new fren =) joycelin from Aerospace technology.. no wait research. shit.erm aiyah one of them lah. hahhaha but she was from Ij Tp before n she noes ANNE!! =)) hehe.

aniwae, Mrs Goh came in and told us that she was delighted to have us here and she briefed us that there were different scholarships for different people. so she read out the names for the NP scholarships first... the twins and Joyce got it. congrats man!! =) den i was getting nervous... maybe i wasnt one in the others. damn. dat will be so malu. den after that was the Sir Gareth Roberts scholarship and she said that this is a smaller group and she wanted to talk to us personally. I was the second one and i went to her to receive the envelope to a very warm applause by them. oh my.. wat an honour.


we went to the adjacent room which was her office and we sat aroudn the round table. much like the knights of the round table. okay fine i exaggerate. dats my own wishful imagination. aniwae, there was onli 3 people who came so the other two guys were from psychology and some science course. okay. dammit my memory sucks. aniwae... she told us that there will be a ceremony for the scholarship recipients to attend on 6th july but we will not be called out because we will be given by LADY GARETH ROBERTS HERSELF!!!

when she said dat all 3 of us said woah!! and she smiled and said yes it is a privilege that only 3 of u will get because u are the first batch who will receive this scholarship. our initla dissappointment was waivered when we heard about this and we were shocked man.. but then she said everything else will eb the same meaning that in order to renew the scholarship u have to:

1. Be in the Director's list meaning be in the top 10% of ure course
2. attain a minumum of 6 points in any (or a combination) of the 4 categories of Achievement, Leadership, Representation and Service under the PEARLS grading system for CCAs and
3. be of good conduct and character as assessed by your school
   

DAMN.

den she dismissed us and she talked to me personally asking me how is my family coping and i didnt want to but a few stray tears came out.. but nonetheless i regained my composure. She assured me a hundred percent that she is one of the selection panel and dey alredi decided to give me the scholarship on dat day itself way before dey knew about the accident. i was relieved.apparently, after every session, they will rank the applicants and decide who to give the scholarships to. to be honest, it did relive my mind somewhat but it also added new concerns dat i must deliver what i promised to them, my family and also to my brother.

i reli need to buck up man and get off my lazy ass and S.T.U.D.Y. if not someone's prediction (more like assumption) that a few people will drop out of the NP scholarship after the first year. I noe u think you're better than me but hey guess wat. i don give two hoots about u and i will make sure i will renew the scholarship because its FOR MY BROTHER. but sadly, my good friend in class didnt make the cut too.. man i wish u got it too cause i noe u have the right attitude to be one of the scholars unlike some people (-roll eyes-). plus ure a smart ass IJ girl.heh.

so i shall start studying now and stop wasting time.

thank you God for blessing me each and everyday and i ure humble person cant hope to visualize ure greater plan for me so pls guide me with ure hand and help me through ure tests with an unwavering heart and mind. Amin.

- And they're watching us (watching us) They're watching us while we fly away.-