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Been rather busy lately due to 'N' levels. English, Chinese & Social Studies paper done! So happy :] English paper was really easy lo. Have not done such easy paper for a very long time. Its like pri sch standard lo. But it'll be harder to score cause they might raise th ideal marks to get A's i need my A's! Miss Tnee [Co-Class Parent] has been a really nice teacher! With all th encouragement she gave us all. So touched! She wrote a note on FB to th whole class. so touched la?! i cried :x its super long . Hey guys, . . . I figured this is the best way to write all of you something... since you all still persistently come online and cannot tear yourselves away from FB (actually me too). I started writing some postcards... then I couldn't find any more pretty ones in my collection... and I thought it would break my heart if you threw the postcard away so I decided to tag you all in this note instead. At least if you choose to untag yourself... I wouldn't know, due to my tech-stupidity. . . . . Here come the cliche opening lines. It is amazing, isn't it..? How four years have slipped by so quickly? I can still remember very clearly how each of you looked back in 2007 when I first got to know you guys. And this is not because 2B2 08's class photo is pasted on my cupboard in the office. Although you all look very different now (thankfully, hawhaw) I still see that you I saw years back. For the past three years, as the end of the year approached, I knew for sure, I would somehow still be assigned to (whether as Classparent or Co-Class) this *B2 class. But for this year I guess I already know... that my journey with you all is going to end. In fact, it would have ended last year. But I decided to take up the challenge and I went up to my boss and said "Can I please take my 3B2 to the 'N' Levels?" And thankfully she allowed me to. . . . . And so Monday you guys face the big 'N'. Pronounce it properly, because it should not be the 'END' for you all. Monday marks the first 'N' Level paper that some of you will sit for. Some have already braved their 'O' Levels Mother Tongue paper and have emerged victorious. :) (You don't know how happy I was that day to know that all my 4B2 kids passed.) Then comes Social Studies... then English on 8th September. Then you will hear less of my nagging in class because other teachers will want more time with you all and EL periods will be freed up for other subjects' revision. I am sorry I have been so horribly naggy, spending at least 10 minutes every now and then to remind you all to work hard and keep running. . . . . It breaks my heart to walk into the classroom or the school hall to see your heads on the table instead of scribbing away. (When I say scribbling away I mean on the answer sheet, not drawing pigs/each other's faces/monsters...) At Prelims I saw a marked improvement... at least you guys tried. Some were still snoozing... but hey, I know you all are putting in effort. For all the years I have been with you guys... one of my happiest moments was that day outside the library, after English Focus, when I made you all sit down and do POA questions. I mean seriously. I know NUTS about POA. I armed myself with the answer sheet that Miss Teo had given me and I squeezed my puny brain for some logic to hopefully attempt to explain (yet I was damn scared I spoke nonsense). But it made me so happy to see you all attempt to do the questions, look over to each other for help, furiously jab away at your calculators, run over to the other tables to help each other... and best of all, not give up. Hello? We were chased out of the library and you guys continued trying the questions at the canteen! And I know best how much improvement this is. And it made me so happy, even though it is not my subject. . . . . This year's Teachers' Day made me see and realise a lot of things. When I walked through that door and you guys did the cheer thing... it suddenly hit me that this is my last year with you guys as a... well, Co-Classparent. And it made me sad. When I saw that 440 packets of tea that some of you gave me, it made me smile. I would hang those 440 tea bags on my wall if I could. (But you know, ants and all... and I don't really have that big a wall...) Haha. Then I saw how some of you crowded about Mr Tan, and it made me happy to see how some of you guys found an anchor in your lives. Then I walked out and some of you boys came out. I don't know why you did, but it made me feel really fuzzy that you did. :) Thank you. Raj, Zhongyi... alamak sorry I can't remember who else. Oops. Old already. PAISEH. . . . . To me, 4B2 is as one. A class. Like what Yusheng calls us... we are family. :) Even the quietest boy, who has really deep dimples when he smiles (awww...) finds us a family. And we did not spend the past four years together for nothing. There is a reason why we appear in the same rectangle in the year book. Because we are 1B2, 2B2, 3B2, 4B2. Stop being pissed at each other larh. Yesterday, when I was talking to some of your parents, I heard the piano go at the canteen, and I immediately knew it was Lester at it. Then someone shouted "LESTER!!!" And I saw Brandon smile at that. And seeing that made me smile. Because it simply means you guys all know each other so well, and are so close to each other! My best friend was my classmate from Sec 1. And I made my best friends in secondary school. I do hope this is the same for you all. . . . . We've all had our ups and downs these four years. Some of us have more downs, but we are all through with those things. One of the most painful moments I've had with the class is the loss of my phone. I had never felt so hurt. That week was the most painful, yet the sweetest for me. And thank you to those of you who went around to help me find it. But I am over it. And I hope we all are too. . . . So on a lighter note, here's my thanks to you guys! Yusheng, thank you for treating our class as family. And your occasional grin at your classmates' stupid acts. . Isaiah, thank you for your kookoo moments (like your crazy run up to me after doing a Cloze Passage challenge... oh shit I still owe some of you Ben and Jerrys!) . Charmaine, thank you for your charming grin, for being so bubbly and sweet. And those little episodes you share with me. . Jiahui, thank you for being such great help and so sensible and supportive. And that report book that made me cry. Damn unglam lah. . Drizzle, thank you for the sweet things, that cup of soya bean milk, that box of green things and that puddle of water beside your table. And thank you for going for Lit. :) Falilah, thank you for the yearly sweet gifts, and that tolerance for your crazy-ass classmates. I know Raj is not your type. Jonathon, thank you for being obedient (even if you were faking it...) and that very sweet poster. NOW STOP GOING FOR LION DANCE BEFORE I BITE YOUR HEAD OFF. Kin Chung, thank you for bearing with me and not giving up... you are the cutest dinosaur ever. Amanda, thank you for that very sweet note you wrote me when I was sick, and letting me know you better. Chi Yang, thank you for listening to me, and obeying everything I say! Like picking up litter... giving out stuff... studying... you must come back OK..? Junwei, thank you for being so guai. You allow me to breathe. Hahaha. Sharon, thank you for Patrick Starr that is sitting very snugly in my car. (Eh I rhymed!) And those little presents every year. And letting me realise what a cool ice-skater you are! (Remember your cheerleading team in 2008? Hahaha) (Eh I rhymed again!) Raymond, thank you for respecting me and listening to me. When I asked you why you can stand me scolding you and not other teachers and you said "you different, you Miss Tnee leh..." you don't know how much that means to me. Lester, thank you for being a monkey. I am glad you found your home in Scouts and Art. :) Study hard OK... prom night ah prom night... Dongze, thank you for being an inspiration to some of your classmates! And I want to see that badge I gave you pinned on your uniform... Derrick, thank you for being sweet in your own ways... and finally working hard. (I am assuming this because you did your October 2008 paper please don't give up and continue please please.) Cindy, thank you for being cute and determined... and for taking on Treasurer in 2008, and being a great one since. And being Sharon's target ahhaah. Kimberlyn, thank you for the sweet messages on the cards and being the cheery you. And your stupid moments like finding your ear stud in your shirt. And I thank you earlier for the earrings I will confiscate if I see them during your exams. Fan Yi, thank you for being so sweet and obedient too... and that very nice report book. :) Believe in yourself ya! Marcus, thank you for your sporting behaviour, your cheeky self and all the laughter you brought me. You never fail to do those stupid chores assigned to you. And you also never fail to get up and move around even when you are not allowed to. Grrr. Mariah, thank you for trying so hard. It makes me very happy to see you push yourself to try, even when you just look up and say "yah yah I am doing!" Hairul, thank you for being such a dear. Thank you for being angry at those boys who kicked the stones off the mountain (that hit me)... and thank you for all the get well soon messages. Taufiq, thank you for bringing joy to the class with your silly antics (and now also the bloated stomach). Thank you for sharing your future plans with me. Sofyan, thank you for also being so obedient (although you occasionally get up and throw a chair) in this zoo. Lee Hwa, thank you for the sweet smile that never fails to brighten my day, that report book, and (this is newly added) the looks of joy when you got all the answers for cloze passage right! Hee. Shi Lei, thank you for being cheery and all the sweet stuff you've written me. Thank you for doing Aesthetics concert too! That was one of my proudest moments, when I pointed at the stage and said, EH all my 3B2 OK. Brandon, thank you for changing and being more obedient in class. (I am comparing this to Sec 1... when you actually chewed on the exam strings??) And sharing your talent... please don't give up? You can do it..! (I am not going to thank you for the extra smells in the classroom during lessons.) Mahirah, thank you for being such a bubbly and strong girl. Thank you for your positive studying attitude that naturally affects your friends! And making me laugh at your reactions to Lee Hwa's 'wah-I-am-so-smart!' moments last night at Focus. Sabrina, thank you for being so cheerful and giggly. Although you sometimes sleep in class, your funny reactions to my nonsense never fail to make my day. Khilda, thank you for being so sweet and attentive (I know sometimes also sleep larh) in class and working hard! Thank you for making me feel appreciated... you didn't know right! Vassily, thank you for the little gifts every year, and the obedience in class! Thank you also for being so accommodating with me. Siti, thank you for that very sweet Teachers' Day message, thank you for being my Chairman when I was classparent, thank you for making me smile. Sylvester, thank you for waking up and trying to do more during exams, (DON'T SLEEP DURING YOUR 'N's OK!), thank you for never talking back to me and trying to work hard. Don't give up please! Kristopher, thank you for bearing with this crazy class too. I bet they give you 432230 headaches when you are in class. Thank you for being that one person I definitely don't have to point at and say "SHUTTUP!" Haha... it is one less headache for me! Raj, thank you for bouncing back and being alright whenever I scold you. I am not picking on you OK! I just really hope that you will do good... thank you for that helpless line and sad look when I sent your soccer boots flying to the back of the class in Sec 1... "my soccer boots..." and you looked so upset I remember it till now! Aaahahha...! Zhongyi, thank you for being so sensible and hardworking now... I am so so glad you are now changed and you never gave up since then! Thank you for being so sensitive and sweet... and checking on me whether I am alright those times when I felt you did. :) Weihao, thank you also for being so guai and hardworking and reducing the aches in my head. You are one person I do not have to worry about! Eleanor, thank you for obeying those things that I point out to you, thank you for those smiles you give that do make me feel happy somehow. And thank you for working hard... Hayden, thank you for some of the silly things you do that make me laugh. Thank you for liking English... (your mum said so, I hope it is true...) thank you for bearing with the class girls' nonsense. Rachel, thank you for being that cheery and bubbly self and for being willing to share your moments with me. Thank you for never failing to shout out a good answer in English class. Thank you for contributing to the tea bags that will hang off my wall. Thank you for being you. Oh god I wasted 15 minutes of your studying time. Just want you all to know... that no matter what paths you have chosen to take, I am very grateful for the journey we have shared as famileh! Please work hard, and I look forward to see your happy faces on the day of results release. You guys will always be my *B2 class that I will forever defend, and forever be proud of. WORK HARD OK... super last lap already... DON'T SLEEP DURING THE EXAMS AARHHHH! I went to ask if I can step into the exam hall to wake people up during the exams but they don't let me. So please don't sleep. If not I will breathe fire into your face from outside the hall. I want to see you guys able to come back, whether or not you choose to stay in CTSS after the Ns. And I really love you guys. Hugs me. (OK please help me tag those classmates not in this list.) Sweet ey? Tell me which idiot who is in th note wont be touched :] She's always waiting outside th examination hall after every paper. She's even more anxious than us. Before our EL paper 1 she came early in th morning to run through last min stuff. And when she knew we have not had our breakfast she went to buy mac for all of us and gave it to us during our break. How sweet! For more ecouragement, she got us each a key chain with a letter representing our name.

Curious to see who's this AMAZING teacher of Clementi Town Secondary Class 4B2

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MISS VALANE TNEE LI LING!

She'd be one of th top teacher one day :] 4B2 loves you!