Jarrell
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I am 2 things right now. Happy about our move into our new classroom and disappointed about the dialogue session after school.

First, more about our new classroom. It rocks! After morning assembly everyone loaded all their stuff and moved towards the new block. Wah major major human traffic jam. Still, when we got up to our classrooms we were greeted with our amazing new classrooms. Everything looks stylish and modern, but best of all, the aircon is damn shiok, and the room is super wide. We are on the 5th floor, so it's a long and tiring climb up the stairs every morning. Luckily we have the lift! (but only can be used from next week haiz..) So after that there was this opening ceremony thing, where everyone on all 6 floors went to their corridors to greet a tiny little Mr Mag at the bottom with a group of prefects. After a short speech by him the entire block did a spirit cheer and a unite cheer which tested the foundations of the new building (which thankfully stood) From our classroom we can look at what 2M, the class beside us is doing.

There's this project area thing in between both classes with glass windows we can look through. lol. We thought we could change in those rooms but god, there are windows all over the damn place. I must say one more unfortunate thing is the HUGE corridor windows thorugh which the teachers can now see everything we are doing in class, so people will get screwed more for like playing in class etc.

I know it might sound stupid, but the cupboards are quite fun! You can squeeze 4-5 people in the bottom floor, and as such we took some random videos of CLONES(Jon that's you) and represented the cupboard as a cloning machine, in a most amusing fashion. Lol. (Warning: Claustrophobic people should not try cupboard. Will die of shock immediately. It's damn squeezy inside. lol)

Ah well back to the dialogue session. The topic? The merger of GE and SE from next year onwards. To be honest it was a silly waste of 2 hours. Not that the intentions of our DHM wasn't genuine, but she did not really answer our questions. We were there to bring out our concerns, hoping that they could reconsider their decision and listen to us, but all she did was give us a few unsatisfying answers and ask us about other unrelated topics like our CTs. In the end we arrived at nothing, nothing at all. The point is that we are not mainly concerned with the SE and GE being put together and the attitudes that would be brought forth (although the marginalisation we may face is one concern), but it is how we seem to be the guinea pigs for their new untested system. We have developed a bond, a strong sense of identity among our batch for the past 2 years, and to abruptly end this strong friendships halfway through our Secondary school life, at the MOST important phase of our life in RI, is quite saddening and unnecessary.

All they tell us is we must learn to adapt, and have "cha-me-lon" instincts (not being seditious as usual, don't arrest me) Yes we agree, but the point is that sometimes in life, you must hold onto the bonds you have for a longer period of time such that they become stronger. Having to adapt to new systems and friends frequently does develop independence, adaptability and flexibility, but such a system will only produce cold and unfeeling people.

Unfortuately, we have no room for argument, and the guy who prepared the petition should give up all his hopes and shred the petition to pieces, since we have no hope of convincing the school administration. So, I guess we must take it in a good light, and be GOOD LITTLE guinea pigs for the government's constantly abrupt changes to their education system. We must try our best to lower the degree of trouble and disadvantages we will face, and not let this affect the crucial years of our life in RI. And granted there are some really good frens I have in SE that I am probably looking forward to working with if I get the chance. I am just a little disappointed, that's all.

Remember, as a most (in)famous speaker once said, we must not let our heart rules over our head.