Swiss alumni gathering

Went for the Swiss alumni gathering back at Swiss on Sat. Its amazing that it has been like 8 yrs since I left Swiss. A look on the teachers board showed me that most of whom have taught us before have all either left or retired. Only 8 teachers still in Swiss have taught me before. Even Mrs Constance Wong's daughter is already 7 yrs old. Mrs Wong was only just pregnant when we were in Sec 4. The teachers also looker older and more tired than what they used to. Is it due to the pressures of teaching these days or just that the students are a lot naughtier. Maybe both. Or maybe its just that they are all getting older and 8 yrs back they were all fresh, young and full of energy and passion for teaching. The sch has also changed so much. Theres now more concrete buildings and less space, somehow I just feel the sch is a lot colder. Maybe the buildings being older and more packed used to give me a warmer feelings. Though the building is more colourful these days. Our sec 4 classroom is now part of the library and the old library is now the teachers' room.
Going back to Swiss has def brought back memories of our growing up yrs. The things that we did and the fun that we had. Though we don't excel academically wise (cos we play too much) all of us really have good memories of Swiss and the friends we made there. All of us have turned out alrite and most of gone on to uni and found a stable job (whether its the dream one or not). Sometimes I think about how I used to slack and ask myself, if we had all worked harder and not gone into E6, would we have ended up in polys and still be where we are today and doing what we are doing? Would we still be who we are today? But then not slacking is not really me. And I guess I did end up with my dream job after all. I still believe things like that are fated. I was fated to meet the pple that I have met, learned the lessons that I have learned and also walked the path that I have walked. Well believe in fate but fight for your own destiny. Thats my believe!