Recently a friend of mine celebrated her 21st birthday, with a birthday theme-- school uniform. As I dug for my uniforms and found my fairfield and JJC uniforms, I decided to put them on to see if they still fit. Thank God I could still put them on, though a little tighter. hehe.

As I stared into the mirror with my Fairfield uniform on, I see a girl staring back, obviously outgrown this uniform's maturity level. Nah, I thought, gone were the days when I still looked young enough to pass off as a secondary school kid. So, I chose to use my JJC uniform.

Trying on these uniforms, looking into the mirror, and then looking at these uniforms again, I cannot help but feel a wave of emotions. Memories simply wafted back to mind. Sweet, happy, joyful ones. For some reason, the bitter, stressful ones were not the first memories that came to mind. I can only say how I miss those times, so much. Now, stepping into the fourth year of uni and graduating real soon, I cannot describe the emotions that grip me when I look at these uniforms. I have outgrown them, in many ways, not just physically ;) heh

I thank God for those happy memories, the blessedness of having a smooth school life with friends and support every step of the way. I know I cannot take this for granted as not everybody is as fortunate. I thank God that the first memories that came to mind were the sweet joyful ones and not the bitter ones. It shows how much I enjoyed those days.

In fact, during my 3rd day of internship training with MOE, when we were supposed to act as students so that each of us could practise being teachers, I simply missed the student life. If only I could experience it once more.

Indeed, as my dad says, each of us have our different seasons in life. Once they are gone, they will never come back. So, treasure each season that you are in. Reality hits when we come to a cross-road where we will step into the next phase of life--for me, it is work.

More than ever, I start to treasure the season of college that I am in. I thank God for NUS, for the faculty and major that I am placed in. Every semester I enjoy most of my modules and gleaned so much insight from them. I'm thankful, because I did not have an easy academic life in secondary school and jc, doing science and math (subjects that I cannot understand). So when I finally got to do what I really enjoyed, the sense of freedom and joy is indescribable. I am finally in my element! :)

For this final year in uni, I pray that God will use me in ways to impact lives around, through His power, and to make the most of my year. I hope that when I graduate next year, I will be able to confidently say that I have not wasted this season of my life and have truly treasured it to the best of my ability.

Don't let your season pass you by. =)