I finally hit the big 2 0. (thats how JilThePretzel calls it)
Sitting here typing this post on how I spent my twentieth birthday made me reminisce on all that i have had done/accomplished in my 20 years of living. Looking back at all the good and bad times, i can't help but wonder how i could have even had those experiences, because mind you, not many kids would have got what i got.
I'm gonna try and see if i can recap every single achievement/failure i've had in the past 20 years.
Achievements:
1. Being born. Hey, some might say it was an achievement. I weighed 8 lbs. That called for some serious pushing!
2. Getting into a government school. Yes, most kids get in just like that. Not me, I had some severe complications with my application, as i'm not of this country's nationality. I ended up getting a SMK (A). YES, an islamic religious school. Thats how
fucked up funny and interesting our education system is. But i did finally get into a regular school, with much help from the "strings" which we pulled at.
3. Elected the first non-malay prefect in primary school (was only std 2). OH YES. This is a MAJOR achievement i would say. Enrolled in a school of 99.99%
malays bumiputeras and already 5 years old, it was naturally hard for any non-bumi to get anything. So thats a big achievement.
4. Graduating primary school with a perfect score in my UPSR. OK, so everyone gets all A's for UPSR. Maybe not so much of an achievement. But still, got me an expensive dinner AND a PS1. HAHA.
5. Getting into one of the best schools in town. (i would say best reputation. thats all thats best.) This achievement gave me the best years of my life.
6. Getting all the top posts in school, starting of from monitor, to senior prefect... and from patrol leader to eventually troop leader. Being in a school where students pride them selves with co-curricular achievement is hard, let me tell you.
7. Falling in love for the first time. YES, i FINALLY got my first kiss at the age of 17. That HAS to be an achievement right?
8. Getting great results in major public exams in secondary and tertiary levels. Hey, for the amount of work i put in, ITS A BLOODY GREAT ACHIEVEMENT.
9. Breaking the Malaysian record for longest walk by students. 224km from Malacca to Johor. Now this is one memory that i will carry for the rest of my life. I would have never dreamed of being able to accomplish such a feat. Who gets to do that, really?
10. Hosting the best campfire ever (it might be self-proclaimed, it might be not).
11. Getting into one of the best local uni's in the country. Whether it was based on merit or race or just pure divine intervention, I STILL GOT IN.
12. Amanda. (need i say more?)
NOW. Let's look at the failures:
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I CANT THINK OF ANY....
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kidding la. Did you
really think i was that cocky? Wait! Don't answer that.
Failures:
1. Getting caught playing truant by the POLICE. Yes, hahaha, that certainly is a memory to keep. Not that it taught me anything. Cause i just kept doing it. Although the act did cost me other things along the way.
2. I may have got excellent results in public exams, but they were not perfect! (yes, so i cant deal with not having the last A.)
3. Never really achieving success at the forensics tournament i took part in. Mind you, i took part for 4 years in a row. Closest i ever got was a 6th place finish. Sigh.
4. Never continuing my football. I played for school for a brief moment, but resigned after all the racism that was going on in the team. Maybe i should have stayed. Who knows where i might be playing now.
There are many minor failures i suppose, but i wont waste my time listing them all out.
Ive smoked, drank, got wasted, had fights, fell in love, got my heart broken, had steamy back seat make out sessions, stole, climbed walls, hosted parties and events and have even been brutally beaten up.
And all i have to say for all that and everything else is... If i had a choice, i would do it again. To the exact same detail.
Happy birthday Chris George. You've certainly come a long way.
