Hahahah, didn't mean to make fun of you lah "anotherfreshie" but I had to put that as my title for the post.

Afterall, we really are hacking into the "bloodspot" ; )

Ok, since there has been a high demand from so many incoming freshies for a blog post on my fabulous, most awesome school in NTU, WKWSCI, I shall do up this post just for y'all k. Keep the requests coming, I'm more than happy to entertain and will reply whenever I can.

To set everything into context, I am currently a Year 3 student, in my second semester doing an internship at Mediacorp. I only have a year left at wkwsci, so when I see you freshies in school, I will be the oldest of oldest seniors of the school. Lao kok.

And let me tell ya, I can't believe how fast time flies. My freakin god man. I feel like the 3 years in NTU have flown by in a blink of an eye. I wouldn't say I still feel like a freshie, because throughout these 3 years I've experienced too much for my mental state to remain that fresh. And for you, choosing this school, I really don't think you'll regret it.


I will answer all of your most feared things about the school and some of the thoughts (very similar thoughts in fact) I had when I first stepped into my school.




This was how I looked when I first entered wkw, freshmen and all. Even all these people here, wow they've grown so much. In a good way as well for all of us.

And seeing this, you must be asking:


1) Do people in WKWSCI dress very fashionably?

The answer is, a RESOUNDING YES.

As you can see from the above picture, it might not be obvious to you but we have "Theme weeks" in school, and on these days, we get to dress up according to themes. If It's not blatantly obvious in the above picture, ok actually it isn't obvious, the theme was floral. AND YOU CAN TELL I WAS FULL ON FLORAL HAHAHA.

But yes, people are fashionable even on normal days.

I definitely was not fashionable when I got into wkw. C'mon! Fresh out of JC, lookin like a turd with no sense of fashion style in my extremely fashionable green/blue/idunnowhatshade of green TPJC uniform, I can't blame myself for having zero fashion sense hahahaha.

Of course I wondered if people would judge me based on what I wore at wkw.

But for some reason, I thought I still dressed ok lah. So I never really thought much about it. But, but..

Yes, people in school will judge you. But hey, that's the fun of it. Becoz knowing that you'll get judged, inevitably you start to think about what your fashion sense is. You shouldn't blend into the crowd, but somehow, use this chance to find yourself and what it is you like to wear. That's the incredible part.

Advice: Just dress presentably and I think that will do you fine.

Don't worry, there will always be other retards in school too who will do retarded things with you when fashion fails.


Like this retard over here
HAHAHA.
He's gorgeous lah, and I, some step ahlian. Woah, I can't believe I used "STEP", I've never used that word, bless me! But yes, I look like a step ah lian and there will always be someone who will step with you on steps (literally in the picture!)

- This was Uniform week btw, I didn't want anyone to identify which school I was from so I combined secondary and jc uniform all in one. Smart eh.

Anyway, Theme weeks are Year 1 fun. After that, people like me don't have that much fun anymore hahahah, so live it up while you're a freshie!


Speaking about judgmental, the second question that would come to mind would be...



2) Are people BIATACHYCHY?

Sad to say, yes, WKWSCI can be... I'm not even going to lie, but yes it can be quite a bitchy place.

I think especially so when you first enter wkw because as a freshie, EVERYONE is trying to impress EVERYONE else in school. This is the first time when everyone in your level will start to form social circles and pick friends, so naturally you will feel judgmental attitudes from your peers. Simply because all of you are choosing your friends in wkw. So everyone will be putting on a show in Year 1.

"I am so totally into indie omg do you know who this band is?"
"No"
"What? Oh, you're so uncool. *L TO YOUR FACE*"

Just coming up with a non-existent scenario hahahah


But That is natural.

My advice: Keep cool keep calm, be yourself even when it is hard to be yourself at times when you need to appear like a social butterfly.

For me, I remained as myself. I never changed or tried to be someone else.

An example that proved how true I stayed to myself was when I admitted to everyone in my Orientation Group that I did not have Facebook.

I got incredulous stares and remember someone verbally said "Huh?! how can she not have Facebook?". I felt singled out and OUT OF THIS WORLD. But I also felt, special. Hahaha. Ok lah, that's in retrospect but at that point of time, I felt like "oh no now people are gonna think I'm weird". But in the end, I felt confident enough to not feel shit about myself just coz I didn't have Facebook then. Yes, at the age of 19 I didn't have Facebook, it's your turn to judge me now hahaha.

I got Facebook in the end lah, coz wkw what, what to do. Cannot survive without it ya know.

But as a freshie, I guess you'd want advice on how to try to fit in with everyone else, and if that's the case,

My second advice would be: At least try to stay interested in people during conversations. React to them, and participate when an opportunity arises.

It's people to people connection lah. It is important to have people connection. And you will learn that when you enter wkw.

With that, there will be your first opportunity to practise your people-to-people skills. Brings me to the third question:


3) How are wkw freshmen camps like???

I was once a freshie and a gl so my views can be both very credible, yet at the same time bias hahahaha. But I have to say, everyone.. seriously everyone, thinks our camp is

AWESOME.

I haven't heard a word of shit about it. (or maybe nobody dares to say it hahaha)

But it's truck loads of fun. No sexual games are played at all unlike other camps. Just pure fun and it's very very special too. I dare say your Year 2 seniors will give in their ALL to present to you a very fun orientation camp.

Up till today, there are people in my batch who still hang out with people whom they first met in their OGs (orientation groups). So yes, lifelong friendships last even after Orientation camp.

For me? Nehhh I mix everywhere. I used to think I didn't have a social group... so out of place.... so lonely.... but soon I realised, the whole school was THE social group. You don't need a fixed one and ultimately, Wkw is a small school so everyone knows EVERYONE.

That is why maybe wkw can be a bitchy school coz the social circle is so small, so one thing you do, the WHOLE SCHOOL will know. No place to hide.

But all's cool. If you're an ok person, everyone will treat you ok. So ALL IS OK : )


My first outing with my freshmen OG mates.

It was awkward, and yeah quite awkward.
But it was ok lah, it's that stage when everyone just got to know each other so ya lah, awkward it was.
Eventually, by Year 2/3, you won't be so awkward with these people anymore. It's hard to keep up with a facade after so many years. People will seeee through you.

That's why take the my earlier advice to be true to yourself when you meet people. Eventually, people will be sick of putting up a front and everyone sees through everyone else. That's when you'll eventually find true friends.

It'll take a while, but you'll get there.


4) Are people damnnn smart? Are they really good at writing?

I got a few of that on my tagboard already.

Yes, there are people who will be very good at writing. Everyone in there is good at writing lah. Since most people who get in there are from the Arts stream, there will be people who have a natural flair for writing.

Yes, they are smart people. I dunno what you define as smart. But ok, they are people who commit excellence to their work. So they will really work hard to make sure their work is good.

It's something I admire about my own school mates.

So, HOW DO YOU BEAT THOSE GOD DAMN PEOPLE?

When you take modules like basic writing in journalism, use that as a stepping stone to find out what YOU'RE GOOD AT. When you write articles, you'll find out what it is that you're good at. For me, I think I was able to catch on good quotes. And knowing what you're good at helps you gain confidence in your writing and from there, you'll improve bit by bit.

Even now, I'm not totally confident in my writing. I still lag behind my peers, but aiya, really, you'll get there slowly.

That's advice for JOURNALISM writing. I'm not even a journ major, but that's the advice I can give.

If you're talking about essay writing during exams, then yes, everyone is good at writing. That one you don't need stylistic writing. Everyone is good at stating facts and points. So, that one, my advice is you just gotta know your shit. Simple as that. Study your mods and study real hard. Becoz there will be others in your cohort who will be one step ahead of you and memorise facts and details you'd never think they'd memorise.

I used to compete with that. I still do. But when it comes to competing down to the wire of remembering minute facts and data, I concede.

For example, there's a mod called Communication History.

I thought I would enjoy it coz it was HISTORY. I studied H2 History in JC and proud to say I scored an A hahaha so I thought hey, this is MY GAME.

Sad to say, it's one of the shittiest modules I've ever done. B-. IN THE FACE.

Coz there was just SIMPLY, TOO MUCH, I say TOO MUCH bloody facts to remember. Narbeh, I GIVE IT TO YOU, those who scored A. The history I learnt in jc was about wars and conflicts, not Karl Marx creating some stupid theory that I never use in real life. Or Immanuel Kant. No.

Philosophy is cool, but Communication History, is NOT cool.

I digress.

So yeah, people are good at exam essays~ To beat them, you really just gotta work harder than everyone else. It is, a rat race.

There will be modules that you'll like and naturally do well also lah, so don't be too frightened by all this competition I talk about. You'll find your groove.

Like for me now, of coz I wanna be good at what I do, but somehow... I think I've kinda just let go already. I still strive to be better, I want my GPA to be better, but some time last semester I took a step back and said this is too much.

I learnt lah. I used to get so tired just thinking about competing with everyone else. So I decided to let go. And go with the flow~

I still work my ass off though (sometimes with zero results hahah), no doubt about that!


Last question,

One of the TOP HIT questions of ALL time.


5) Are there many gays in wkwsci?


The answer is an unequivocal YES YES YES.

And I'm proud to have them in my school.

They make campus life more fun, lively, no doubt more bitchy, but they are also very witty and funny people to be around. And you have all kinds of gays, I'm just stating the stereotypical witty/funny/fun types.

In fact, I made my first gay friend in wkw : )

They will be your greatest asset in school hahhaha so make friends with them : )



As you can see, I've answered these 5 buzzingly important questions. I'm sure there are more but for now these are the only ones I can think of. Any more and my brain will seize to function. Dead beat from back to back filming the past few days. Yes, I worked on both Saturday and Sunday this weekend. Tired, but extremely fulfilling. I even extended my internship recently woohoo!


I answered all the 5 questions with plenty of "yes". I haven't debunked anything yet. So it seems like everything you might have feared might come true.

BUT. Fear not. I say, have patience with yourself, have confidence that whoever you meet and the time you'll have in school will turn out all right. Things may not look bright initially, but take time to know people around you better, know what you're good at. Just go with the flow~ Don't overthink, just have fun! You're a freshie!


Remember to work hard as well. Coz I tell all Year 1s I know to study hard in your first semester. So that you will have a high GPA to start your Uni life with. Hall activities will drain you out so you gotta find the right balance. Making that mistake in Year 1 has caused me much struggle to constantly pull my GPA up. Right now I'm still struggling to get my GPA up. So yes, study hard folks during Year 1.

Have fun + Study hard, I know that is like an oxymoron but you just gotta find your way around it.

AND I WISH YOU BEST OF LUCK ALL YA FRESHIESSSS!!!

I had all those worries as well before I came into wkw, so you're not alone. But look where I am now and I'm still lovin it.

Feel free to leave a note on my terribly old school green+pink tagboard that puts a limit to the number of words you can type. But I will make sure I get back to you.


I end my blog post with some BLAST to the PAST Year 1 photos,
Braces + Long hair and all.



WKWSCI Dnd 2011



Hall Bash
Want to act drinker all. Actually very fail.



A Hall friend I made in Year 1 who has become one of my closest friends ever in Uni.
Guess what? She's just recently completed her 3-year Business studies at NBS. Time flies.



Philosophy class with Josh the retard.



Halloween night at wkw lol.



Another Theme week at wkw - Retro.



My first OCIP experience at Thailand with Hall.
I look like Miss Universe here hor? Spanks.

This was the end of Year 1, and the beginning of my string of OCIP participation at WKW : )

Proud to say I played a part in the pioneer and second WKW OCIP team abroad to Laos. Key moments in wkw.

I have a lot to say about my school lah, but in a nutshell I think I've answered most of the pressing issues every freshie is to face.

Good luck!