One of the few people that have impacted my life thus far
would be my Secondary School Vice-Principal (VP), Mdm Koh.
Mdm Koh have done more than what is required from her.
Typically, a VP would just need to stay in her office to ensure that everything
in the school is in the way it should be. She can just delegate the works to
the teacher and let them report back to her.
However, she can always be seen around the school doing her staffs,
visiting the classes to ensure that we students engage ourselves meaningfully
in our lessons.
She also teaches us folk’s songs during the assemblies as
she believes that through these songs, we would be able to learn values from
it. I like how sporting she is by just picking up the microphone and sing for
us. An example of the song would be “You Raise Me Up” by the Secret Garden Duo.
Personally I feel that this song is very meaningful especially the line, “You
raise me up… To more than I can be.” From this line, it never fails to remind
me that I should always be grateful for everyone that have contributed and
brought me to where I am today.
During the year of my “O” Levels, Mdm Koh is no longer like
a VP to us. She’s more like our mother in the school. She will always show
concerns to the students, knowing almost everyone’s weaknesses and she be there
for us whenever we need a listening ear. She can be at home resting or
somewhere enjoying her after work life but she chose to stay behind in school
till late at night to guide us in our work. She will form smaller groups after
school to help us with our English essays by going through the questions with
us. Obviously this is out of her job scope and it doesn’t give her any extra
monetary benefits for doing so. Her selfless act had served as a motivation for
me to do well from then on.
Ultimately I got a B3 for my English in “O” Levels, I will
not say that it is a very good grade but I feel that it is a huge improvement
from my usual borderline case. Although I will not discredit all my English
teachers, I will say that Mdm Koh is the one that motivated me as I doesn’t
want to disappoint her despite her putting so much effort in helping my friends
and I. From then on, I’m more interested towards learning as I doesn’t want to
disappoint anyone that had faith in me that I’ll do well.
In addition, I feel that learning English doesn’t just stop
here, it should be something that should be done continuously. English had
never lose its importance in my life. Today, I still need a certain standard of
English to engage with my peers and for academic works. I believe that when I join
the workforce in the future, I’ll definitely bring all these valuables
knowledge from school and apply it whenever possible.
You Raise Me Up by Secret Garden
