“What an amazing place!” I couldn’t help exclaiming when I saw the Nan Yang Junior College for the first time. Though we all got up before 6 o’clock and felt so sleepy, we suddenly woke up and jumped off the bus upon the arrival. Waiting in the Front Hall, our buddies were quite glad to see us as we were. After brief conversations with each other, we followed our friendly buddies and walked into NYJC and their mysterious JC life. In such a simple way, we started our wonderful JC immersion.
Our TM (Teacher Mentor) held a briefing for us and told us something about this college. NYJC is one of the second-rate schools in Singapore, but it always has good performance in A’ level. It was said that NYJC is especially famous for its popularity of Chinese as the founder was a Chinese-speaking man. As a result, there was no difficulty communicating with our buddies and the students of NYJC because almost everyone here could speak Mandarin fluently. What’s more, we found a lot of Chinese features in this Singapore JC. For example, we were surprised at so many Chinese students here. After a brief introduction during the assembly in front of the whole school, many friendly students approached us and showed their hospitality. So we adapted ourselves to this unfamiliar college within little time because of the warm atmosphere.
My buddy was CHUA MINGSONG with an English name: Jasper. Although he was a JC1 student, he worked very hard and lived a tough JC life. He told me that he had to get up before 5:30 every morning to catch the bus to school and he seldom went to bed before 12 o’clock. These reminded me of my senior life in china. He majored in science and did well in academic performance. He led me to his class and had lunch with me every day. I was a little amazed at his busy curriculum. I thought it was an arduous thing to take so many classes every week. However, comparing their JC classes with the classes we will take in NUS, we will absolutely suffer more. As I had already taken all the lessons in China, most of JC1 lessons were easy for me. Sometimes, I felt a little boring because of learning the old knowledge that I had mastered. On the contrary, their PE class impressed me deeply. In China, PE was always a good time for relaxing and gaming. Things totally changed here. All the students must run 3 kilometers! In fact, I had not run such a long way for a very long time. When I finished the running, I felt if I was dead. Nevertheless, this “impossible mission” was a piece of cake for most JC students.
As the whole Singapore is a culturally diverse country, the NYJC is no exception. You can see people from different countries. Sometimes, they are dressed in clothes that define their nationality. Luckily, we had a culture sharing with Malay, Indian and Peranakan students in NYJC. We introduced each other’s country in different ways. Indian students wore their traditional costumes; Malay students brought their traditional instruments and toys; hospital Peranakan students prepared delicious food for us. We Chinese students also prepared a lot for this sharing and had good performance. I introduced Chinese art to them and I saw many amazing expressions in their faces during the introduction, in another word, they were interested in it very much. Although students came from different countries with different cultures, they lived harmoniously in NYJC.
Two weeks were too short to enjoy the JC life. I appreciated that NYJC had gave me the chance to get close to local students and know more about Singapore education. Also, I learnt a lot about Singapore culture and people. For foreign students, such a program will definitely benefit a lot and help us adapt to the new environment. In a word, I enjoyed the NYJC and my JC immersion a lot.
By He Zhou
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