All of us have lots of influential events in our lives that
make who we are today. When we talk about influential event, we always
associate it with life transition like entering university or getting married.
If I have to choose one influential event to share, it must be migrating to
Singapore. It is the most significant event that changed my life entirely.
My parents think that Singapore’s education system is much
better compared to Taiwan. Thus, they decided to bring my sister and I to
Singapore for a more holistic education. I moved to Singapore immediately after
I graduated from primary school, when I was twelve. It was the first time I
stepped out of my comfort zone, and I would say that it was really a tough time
for me. I came to an entirely new environment; I had to pick up a new language,
adapt to new education system and make new friends.
I first entered a language school to prepare for admission
to local schools. It was really problematic to enter a local school. I went to
at least five schools to take their admission exams and attended two other
joint admission exams. The process of applying and going for admission made me
exhausted. To make things worse, my results were really lousy. I got less than
ten percent for my English and around thirty percent for Mathematics. The
problem was that I could not even understand the questions during exams. I felt
defeated.
After several exams, I was finally admitted to Normal
Academic stream of a neighborhood school. I constantly set goals for myself to
achieve. The first goal was to promote to Express stream in my secondary
school. Then I wished to enter a junior college nearby my house. Finally, I
made it to National University of Singapore, one of the top universities in the
world. It is something that none of my family member could imagine, including
myself. If I never move to Singapore, I would not have the opportunity to
enroll in such outstanding university to pursue my dream for psychology. This
is the most significant and influential in my life.
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After reading the post, I felt really inspired by it. I was able to think about how hard it was for you to migrate over and having to adapt to the new environment. Yet despite of the challenges, you manage to achieve your goals. The post was also very 'real' as you went into details about your difficulties to get into a local secondary school. Really enjoy your post (:
ReplyDeleteHi Cindy!! :)
ReplyDelete- The event described consist of your experience moving to Singapore. I get an idea of how you felt in the change of environment you went through. I have always wondered what people feel when they move to Singapore. I wished you wrote more about how moving to Singapore influenced you and changed your life to a certain extent.
- Your post is definitely written by heart. You described your difficulties in detail. Your feelings are being included which made this post more personal and close to heart.
Thanks for sharing this special experience, Cindy.
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