hi guys. at this blog title you might be thinking, who is the LZB? well, it is none other than your FORM CHEECHER the Ling.

Imagine my shock and surprise when I got home, all worn out and tired from guides camp, to see the many poems that you guys posted in my absence. I must say it is a very very very pleasant surprise for me, and the satisfaction is doubled when I teach you Lit and you guys are writing poems and stuff!

As I read, and re-read, and re-read all the posts, I really felt like crying (whether I did or not is inconsequential hor). After one and a half years together, I really think 2E5 '08, you guys have definitely grown so much, as individuals and as a class. It has been an honour to have taught each and every one of you.

When I first stepped into 1E5 '07, I admit it was such a headache to take your class. You guys were endlessly noisy, there were so many cliques who didn't get along and class wars were a daily affair, and I was calling so many parents it was insane. Seeing you so many periods in a week made me despair because I really didn't know how to capture your attention. Remember how I was teaching you guys CE, EL and Lit? Yup, last year we shared so many periods together!

But slowly, I got to know all of you better and the class dynamics improved steadily. Sharing my stories with you, and getting to hear YOUR stories in return, made our relationships increasingly better. You guys are seriously the best audience I'll ever have. A simple story about my weekend makes all of us super happy! I love telling you guys snippets of my life and now that we are no longer together, I wonder who will want to listen to my old grandmother stories.

Guys, I have seen each and everyone of you grow. From childish squabbling noisy bickering 13 year olds, you have grown into considerate, (more) mature, helpful and caring people. This is what is important to me. Not your results, but for you to be GOOD PEOPLE. I'm sure after having spent so much time with me, you know what I want for all of you and I know that you will all strive to be better people.

This year, especially during the EOY examinations, I really see you guys studying your brains out and I know that you know your teachers have been trying their best to see you through the last lap. Thank you for making our lives that much easier. Remember always to love those that love you, and that all the rest that don't love you, well they don't matter.

On Thursday night, Ong bear was talking about how he doesn't know whether to laugh or cry, and it seems like everyone echoed his sentiments when I saw you guys on Friday. Partings are such sweet sorrow, but we will always have the memories we made together. Please remember our Youth Day pact!

Seriously, from the bottom of my heart, this is the absolute truth. 2E5 '08, I love each and every one of you. I will never forget you. Thank you for being the most wonderful form class I could have ever gotten. I thank you for teaching me all of life's important lessons, and I hope we will always be in touch and never forget one another. I think it'll be so cool to meet up every year! I'm looking forward to next year's Youth Day already.

Miss L.