REFLECTIVE WRITING

When I was a child, I was a slow learner. I was not mature enough to realise the importance of studies. During the Primary School Leaving Examination(PSLE) years ago, I did not do well and ended up in the normal academic stream in my secondary school. When I told my mother about my results, she appears to be really disappointed. Instead of scolding me, she encouraged me to do well in secondary school to be promoted to the express stream in secondary one. Along the way back home in the car, tears came down the cheeks of my mother. That was the first time i saw her cry since young. At the point of time, I told my mother that I will do my best and promote into the express stream when I start school. Through this experience, I was really determined to do well in school and this was what motivated me in my studies throughout my secondary school days. However, I did not make it through the first year, but I persevered on and got what I wanted in the second year. This experience spur me to do my best in whatever I set to do in my life.