Wednesday 27th July,13 rainy
The ninth of July was a big day. It was the day of the announcement of the secondary school placement results. Before that day, I was full of confidence about my result because God would answer my prayer. So I didn’t feel nervous like others. Besides this, I was sure that I would not need to apply for a seat with another school afterwards because there was little chance of me being allotted to a less desirable.
In the early morning that day, my parents took my brother and I to school. When I received the allocation slip, my heart leaped with joy. I will study in my favourite secondary school, Wah Yan College Kowloon. Then, many classmates and teachers congratulated me.
Wah Yan College is a famous school in Hong Kong. I love this school because there are many trees and flowers in the campus that make me feel free and relaxed. I also like the big campus, the huge football fields and the swimming pool. However, I don’t want to swim in the pool because it looks dirty.
One of my classmate was very upset because he had to study in St. Francis Xavier’s College which is a bit small. He preferred Wah Yan College.
The most special thing was that a TVB’s reporter and a photographer invited my mum and I to have an interview. My mum said that she was thrilled because the school was our first choice. It was difficult for me to find another school if the allocation result was bad. Luckily, God blessed us. My friends were surprised to see us on TV.
In the afternoon, my family, Grandma and I had a buffet at Tsim Sha Tsui to celebrate with us. All of us were satisfied. After that, my brother and I visited the Miyazaki Hayao exhibition. The characters in his movies are really lovely.
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Dad says:
I should praise Titus for heeding my advice about noting down useful English words and phrases in a notebook for future use. "Leaped with joy" is the first fruit of this new habit of his. This is really something worthy of celebration because a good habit can bring about a significant change for the better.
The placement allocation day was one of the watersheds witnessing their growing up. As a father leading the house and more as a Christian, I had no particular nervous feeling for the day. Titus with his special need can settle well in any school since he has had the tenacity and a glad heart to face challenges. God has been taking good care of him anyway. The college befitting him had already been waiting for him, I was sure.
It was surely pleasing to know that he is going to a glad school. The only sad thing may be that his brother is going to another one but it is the one he loves lots. It was gratifying too to see the smiling faces of them that morning. A note should be added that Titus’s brother did whole-heartedly feel joyous about him going to Wah Yan College Kowloon.
The road ahead is a way to more challenges and as always we are all one under God's leadership. I wish them both a wonderful experience leading their new life in the college.
