So long, farewell

Children:
There's a sad sort of clanging from the clock in the hallAnd the bells in the steeple tooAnd up in the nursery an absurd little birdIs popping out to say "cuckoo"
Marta, Gretl, Brigitta:
Cuckoo, cuckoo
Children:
Marta, Gretl, Brigitta:
Regretfully they tell us
Cuckoo, cuckoo
But firmly they compel us
Cuckoo, cuckoo
To say goodbye . . .
Marta, Gretl, Brigitta:
Cuckoo!
Children:
. . . to you
Children:
So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, good night
Marta:
I hate to go and leave this pretty sight
Children:
So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, adieu
Friedrich:
Adieu, adieu, to yieu and yieu and yieu
Children:
So long, farewell, au revoir, auf wiedersehen
Liesl:
I'd like to stay and taste my first champagne
Children:
So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, goodbye
Kurt:
I leave and heave a sigh and say goodbye -- Goodbye!
Brigitta:
I'm glad to go, I cannot tell a lie
Louisa:
I flit, I float, I fleetly flee, I fly
Gretl:
The sun has gone to bed and so must I
Children:
So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, goodbye
Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye
Guests:
Goodbye!

Anyone watched The sound of music before? It's beautiful to watch and great to sing along to. Anyway, I was sitting right in front of my computer and wondering what on earth should I put on my blog to describe today's farewell assembly when this song popped into my head... I think it's a really nice song and in a way, it kind of says how everyone has to say goodbye at the end of a wonderful day.
For many of us, we have made fast friends in this unfamiliar environment called SAJC. Some of these friends, we may no longer be close to, while others are still kept dear to our hearts. Although we may not know what the future holds for us, I think we can safely say that these two years in SAJC has been an enriching experience and that whatever we learnt in SA can be applied in our future endeavours. Most of us have matured and come to know of our flaws as while as become accepting of them. At the same time, we also seek to improve ourselves and try to be more accepting of other people's flaws too. It seems odd to think of ourselves as newbies entering the junior college just last year when the two years that are coming to an end have been filled with so much fun, joy and laughter and experiences.
I use to wonder what life would have been like had I chose to go to NJC instead of remaining in SAJC. Afterall, NJC is a top 5 school and to many kiasu Singaporeans, ranking is everything. But after spending my JC life in Saint Andrew's, I guess it is true to say that,
"No one is here by chance."