English Holiday Assignment 2

Write about some of the things that make you happy and relaxed at the end of a school day.

Queenstown Secondary School has definitely enriched my life for the past four years. I made many admirable friends and have learnt numerous values that has helped in my journey through secondary school life. School has enabled me to experience bountiful pleasures and tribulations. School life has been tough for me, especially during examinations and holding responsibilities, nevertheless, there are some things that make me feel on cloud nine and reposed at the end of a school day.

After a taxing day of school, my friends and I would sit at the nearby cafe outside the school and gossip about matters that happened to each of us recently. Although we know that gossiping is not good, we are able to release our emotions, therefore allowing us to feel much better as we pour out our feelings. At times, my friends will give practical and useful advices which made me feel tranquilized. We will also go to the "Singapore Children's Society" cabin to watch some movies and enjoy ourselves. The helpers in the cabin are very companionable as they chat with us and make us feel more at home.

My co-curriculum activity is choir. I have a great passion for singing, and this is also another way in which I am able to express my thoughts and feelings for school. During choir warm-ups and sectionals, we will get very serious about the session, and sometimes it is hard for us to handle. However, during break times, all of us would crowd around the pianist and sing carefree songs to unwind. Everyone often looked forward to break time.

Often every Friday after school, my clique will hang out together and head to various shopping mall for window shopping. It is absolutely a retail therapy for us looking for sales items. When we get a good bargain, it is happiness. After our shopping spree, we will adjourn to a bistro for a cup of tea and cakes. Occasionally, we would do some weekend homework and share notes with one another. Being with my amiable friends helps enlighten my mood as the week comes to an end.

As I will be sitting for a major examination at the end of this year, I have lesser time to spend with my friends. Therefore, to distress myself, I will turn on my radio player and listen to classical and instrumental music to calm my mind. I will also take a stroll at the neighboring park, enjoying the breeze and blooms that captivate my eyes. Comedies are undoubtedly stress-busters, and I frequently watch them. As they say, humor and laughter are great remedies for stress!

Watching babies laugh and feeling jubilant enables me to feel light-hearted. I have an affectionate neighbor who has a little chubby kid name Dave. He is very active. Whenever I return back from school, I will see him running around clumsily and doing hilarious stunts around the void deck. This sight lightens my spirit from the heavy and exhausted feeling of school work.

These are the factors which help me to be satisfied with my life no matter how many difficulties befall on me. It is because of friends, people around me, nature, music and interest that make me feel contented with my life, even at the end of a weary day of school.