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10 Things You Should Do In HIGH SCHOOL

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High School The best and worst time of my education experience all tangled up in one. How was high school like for you? Would you want to relieve it again? I remembered during my senior year, I couldn't wait to graduate and leave it all behind. The school, the bad and hurtful memories and most of the all, the people. I was just ready to wash my hands off them. That was the old life. A new one was waiting for me and I wasn't going to sit around and let the negative atmosphere hold me back. I didn't want to see these people again except my friends. I just couldn't be bothered. I wanted a fresh start. As I write this post, it has been 3 years since I graduated. Most of us went our separate ways, venturing into different courses at different universities all over the world. I would say that compared to what I was 3 years ago, my self-esteem is higher, I am much happier, I still have most of my friends and I started fresh. Occasionally, I would ...

Malaysian Public Education System

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What Is The Public Education System Like In Malaysia? Well, for my experience at least :) I was born into an interracial household, my mom being Filipino and my dad, a Malaysian. Nevertheless, I experienced the education which most Malaysians do. I went to a public school.  I moved to Johor Bahru when I was a toddler at around the age of 1 and lived in a company's quarters. Life was not easy as I wasn't exactly born into an average family since my family was heavily indebted by credit cards due to frivolous expenditure.  With that being said, I never had the opportunity to learn any musical instruments like most do at a young age. I missed my chance at learning the ballet and swimming. Themeparks were expensive, even travelling to visit my grandparents and extended family in the Philippines was expensive.  However, things took a toll at the age of 11 when we moved out of our then location of company's quarters to a different location. We...