My first semester of being a secondary one student

My first semester in my school was well... generally not bad. I mean, although I have just stepped into a new school, I was still able to adapt and cope well. This was because I have 2 brothers who were students of the school I was in now. They were able to share their experience with me. I will be talking on the pros and cons and the interesting things in my first semester school life.

The gap between primary school and secondary school is very big. In primary school, we study only like 4 subjects; however, secondary school life is a totally different thing. New subjects are introduced to me, like Geog, His, Lit, and Computer Studies. At first, these were totally foreign subjects to me and I was a bit scared of them. However, I was still able to cope by putting in effort. I think the biggest change that I face is the change in exams. Back then, there were only 4 exams annually, but now there are quizs and tests almost every other week. Hence, I have to know how to manage my time well in order to cope. The pros in secondary school life are that I can make new friends, expose myself to new things and learn different skills.

There are not many minus parts yet... but one of them is that I have to work longer hours. For example, I have projects and assignments that need to be completed and I can’t play as much computer games :(.

Now to the interesting part. Well, just to let you know, my classmates are all addicted to soccer. Everyday, without fail, we will go either to the corridor, field or street soccer court to play. No matter what (: Soccer is a very fun sport indeed! Moreover, they also like to play hand phone games...

There is also the matter of third language. I must admit, its tough. I'm taking Jap now and it is difficult and tires me out easily. I mean, it is a totally new language and there are tests like once every two weeks. Sometimes I am really tempted to drop it. Especially during the time of my competition, I was so busy and had to struggle with my work that I could not do my Jap homework. Each lesson of Jap is 3h 30 min. It will be very hard to catch up if you even miss one lesson. However, I feel that Jap is a really intriguing language. Although it is not easy, I will not drop it. (hopefully). One question I always ask myself is "Why did I take up Jap if I am going to drop out now?"

In conclusion, my first semester of my secondary school life is generally not bad. However, I have still much to adapt to. The journey would not be tough but I will persevere.