Posts Tagged ‘matric’
{ February 17, 2013 @ 5:35 pm }
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{ Tags: college, Family, friends, growing up, life after school, matric, message from poet, people, rest of my life, school } · { }
Hey guys
Long time, I know. I am sorry about that but truth is, I have not had the time to sit down and write let alone blog but I am going to make time to blog and write poetry and so on.
Right so here is some advice for growing up… IT SUCKS!!! I had an idea of college in my head and now that I am living it out, it is so different compared to what I thought it would be. For example: My course I have chosen is a lot harder than I thought it would be but I am working hard in order to do my best. After all, this is the rest of my life we are talking about. In school, everyone would say that after matric our lives would start and we would be thrown into the deep end, head first and if you don’t swim, it is your problem. They were not joking. No more spoon feeding, or reminders for assignments or tests. You get told once about it and that is it. If you forgot, oh well, here is to your first fail.
Having said all that, I am still the person I was before I left school. The difference now is; I am on a different campus and I am learning about my career and job choices. College life is very fun. Get to meet new people. People who have the same interests as I do and same goal. We all want to be Somotologists at the end of it and it is nice to talk to people who have the same vision. However, there are still things in my life that mean more to me than my career or college. Some people feel that once you go to college, you tend to lose the person you were in school and all your old friends tend to disappear. This is not true. I am still friends with people I was friends with before, only difference is; I am friends with the people who were there from the beginning and wanted to stay in my life. I am closer to some people after school than I was in school.
You never really leave high school. You always have that one person who is stuck there mentally and acts like an immature 13 year old. As annoying as it is, it feels like a piece of school is still there. School will always be in my heart, I am just on a road to the rest of my life and the important people are on the road trip with me.
So there we have it… I am on the road to my dreams and people such as my parents, lil sis, Samalee and Shmoobear are on it with me and I would not have it any other way. Yes not seeing my lil sis every single day breaks my heart and my mornings are horrible! But when I get to see her, the time I spend with her is more special. Love you
Love
Ash
xxx
{ November 14, 2012 @ 3:46 pm }
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{ Tags: blood, bruise, gap year, matric, message from poet, people, scary, school, stage of the bruise } · { }
Hey guys
So at the moment I feel like I am a giant bruise.
I feel as if I was hit by a 7 ton truck or Matric as people call it and I am a bruise that is very painful and is slowly changing colour. Truth of the matter is: I have been writing exams for about 4 months now and I still have 3 weeks to go.!! It is like I am on the run away train to nowhere and I want to get off now!
I know that the end of matric means that it is the end for seeing my school friends everyday and that is the pain of the bruise. School and these exams that are trapping the blood from getting out(sorry about the details:P) but it is true. As much as I do not want to end the only thing I have ever known, I am eager to know what else is out there.
This year has been long and hard and just like a bruise changes colour, my mood, my personality and attitude has changed as well. I feel like one second I am happy and the next all I want to do is ball my eyes out and snuggle! Then I am fed up and cannot look at another word. I am not a mess, I am just a bruise at the moment.
I know this will all go away once I get onto that plane and party and relax for a week solid! I really need some friend time at the moment and this holiday is the last time I will be able to be with friends all together for a really long time as a lot of my friends are moving away to study or taking a gap year in London. My other friend is moving to New York and I fear that I will never see her again.
So you see, there is a lot going on but it is going on all at once and when I finally catch my breath, it will all be over. Guess all I can do is deal with one thing at a time and go from there. Everyone tells me that everything happens for a reason and we can handle anything we are given… Now is the time for me to prove it as now is the time for me to grow up…
Scary thought right!
Ash
xxx
{ October 31, 2012 @ 9:24 am }
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{ Poems }
{ Tags: 7 echo, every sound, listening, matric, pen, Poems, poetry, school } · { }
By: Ashlee Zlotnick
Every sound echoes
Every sound is loud
Every sound whistles though
Every sound lingers.
A pen drop
A bag zip
A sneeze
A bottle opens.
Every sound disturbs
Every sound is precise
Every sound is long
Every sound is haunting.
7 people
7 noise makers
7 students
7 matriculates.
These sounds we will remember
as it os all we were able to hear.
As she opened up the blue, plastic envelope
the sounds began and didn’t end
untill the sound of foot steps
upon the stage floor
made us all look up
because it was the siren to say the paper is over.
{ October 23, 2012 @ 2:38 pm }
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{ Tags: Family, friends, goodbye, lil sis, matric, people, roller coaster, school, work } · { }
Hey guys
I think it is fair to say that matric has to be one of the biggest roller coasters out there. I mean think about it…. First it takes away your social life. then your friends because they leave to go overseas and before you know it, the year is over! On the up side, matric has shown me who I have become. It has allowed me to grow as a person and I feel like I have learnt more about myself in the past year than I have in a very long time.
It has taught me that I can stand on my own and I can over come a lot in life if I think about it logically and be a ‘clever bitch’ It has shown me that I am always going to find people who want to hurt me and bring me down but I need to hold my head up high and be proud of who and what I am. I have come to understand that with hard work and passion, I can achieve anything I want to in life. I have come to realise that I can have fun and dance in the rain. Sometimes you just have to let go and live in the moment…. After 2 years of hard work( I did not work in grade 10) I won an academic award and as award for First Aid and my service to human kind. When I was called up my heart sank and I did not believe it was my name they were calling out which brings me to my next point… After I got my award the first person I told was my lil sis. She is my rock, my torch, my everything and if it was not for her, I would be the person I am today. School brought her to me and I will always be grateful to my school for allowing me to meet my muse.
Matric is hard make no mistake and it is a year I will never forget… It has its highs such as my matric jersey, being heads of the school, my matric dance and creating ever lasting bonds. It also has its lows, hard work, pressure, pimples, stress and goodbyes…
Ash
xxx
{ October 13, 2012 @ 1:22 pm }
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{ Poems }
{ Tags: 5 years gone, community, friends, matric, Poems, poetry, school, school life, school structure, silent mime, structure, sweet hearts } · { }
By: Ashlee Zlotnick
So scared and small,
we walked into the big hall.
Holding hands, side by side…
we sang our song and wanted to hide.
We now the nothing grade, grade nine.
That year went just fine…
That year was all about friends
and teachers were like mother hens.
Grade ten is under way
and we chose our subjects hooray.
Time to think what we want to be.
What will happen to us? We had to wait and see.
Grade eleven, time to sell sweet hearts.
Love is in the air, teddy bears filled the carts.
Then came prom, time to dance.
Will you be spotted on Glance?
Stress comes, matric time.
Your social life is a silent mime.
Pressure is on you like mud on a pig.
If you mess up, a hole for your future you will dig!
High school structure is all set out.
How the five years work, you have no doubt.
But after that, what happens then???
Who will be our mother hen?
{ October 10, 2012 @ 7:15 pm }
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{ Tags: death. family, finals, friends, matric, message from poet, past, ryan, school, unity } · { }
Good evening viewers.
I am sorry for what I am about to post but today I have been a punching bag and I need somewhere to offload it to and I cannot think of a better place than here.
Firstly, I start finals tomorrow. Yes I have done one already but this one seems more like a final than my last one. I won’t lie I am a bit excited to write these finals and get it over and done with but at the same time, I am beyond scared right now. These marks and exams will determine my future. This is what I have been told for the past year and now the time is finally here for me to sit down and write them… Scary to think how fast the year has gone.
Today we were shown a video from our grade 8 year. This was a shock and a half and the whole of the matric body, linked arms and cried as we watched this. 5 years of our lives are coming to an end and we cannot stop the train for a little bit. Full steam ahead we go…
To brighten up school, I get to close a chapter and start a new one. I think I am ready for what life has in store but I know that no matter what happens, I will always have my lil sis, family and friends and honestly I do not feel like I need anything more to get me through the next few months.
Dancing is amazing. Been given a opporunity to dance in a hair show. I am very excited about that but at the same time, I am having trouble with dance as one girl is making it very hard for me to teach and to show people my passion and to pass it on. Time for a detox!!!! I have to get rid of all the bad in order to let the good in.
For some reason, I seem to be missing Ryan a lot. Not sure why… Think it is to do with the fact that once matric is over, I feel like I am leaving him behind in a way. I am leaving his tree and our room. School was what made me find him and now I am leaving it. Stupid thought I know because he will live on in my memories and my heart but the only physical things I have of him is at school and in my space case. The last night I ever saw him, was New Years and for some unknown reason, I kept the bottle cap of the last drink we had together. When he died, I poked a hole in it and put it on a chain.
Even though my feelings right now are mixed and confusing, I still love my life and the people in it because at the end of the day people come and go in our lives to make us the people we are meant to be.
Have a good night and will post when I can
Ash
xxx
{ September 17, 2012 @ 9:18 pm }
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{ News and More, Reviews }
{ Tags: 46664 dress, club, dancing, love, make-up, matric, matric dance, nails, party, school career } · { }
Good evening viewers
So I think it is time I tell you all about my matric dance and how amazing it was and you can share your stories with me as well… Let the stories begin
Firstly I had the most amazing date! He is my dance partner and I am so glad I went with him to my dance because I was able to dance properly with him which has been a dream of mine since I was a little girl in grade 8. So a dream came true that night.
I was privileged to wear a 46664 dress to my dance. I absolutely love my dress and when I see it I fell in love automatically. My after party dress was glittery and fun.
The night was perfect. I felt like I was a celeb with all the photos taken and poses and so on. It was my one night to shine and I made sure I did. My make-up was amazing and there was more glitter on my nails than there was nail polish. Everything that night was perfect.
It was the last time I would ever be able to party with my whole grade as a grade. This thought is very sad and when it was said out loud in speeches, we all teared up. I looked around the room and realised that I had grown up with these people and to not see them every single day is a depressing thought. I have to say that even though I am so sad that I will not see my friends every day, I am excited to move on with my life and start my new chapter.
Over all, it was a night I will never forget. I got to know the teachers on a personal level as well as see who their spouses are. We danced, bonded, spoke and laughed for a whole night and then moved on to the club where we met up with other people from our school and partied with them as well.
That night made me realise that not only was my school career coming to an end but that we are able to still have a bond with people outside of school as well. Everyone loves a good party and we made memories that night that will keep me and my grade bonded for life.
MATRIC 2012
LOVE YOU GUYS
XXX
{ August 23, 2012 @ 7:09 pm }
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{ Tags: cocktail phase, dancing, friends, hot and happening, life, matric, message from the poet, social } · { }
Good evening all my gorgeous viewers
Hope you are all well this fine evening. I am going through a very weird phase at the moment. To be honest, I feel like I am a cocktail. Lots of drinks mixed together but taste good:P Only joking to an extent…
Firstly it feels very weird not going to class. I cannot believe I am finished actual school. It is a very scary yet amazing feeling. I feel all grown up and old now and I cannot wait to begin my life outside of my school walls but at the same time I am going to miss a lot of people however I am not going to miss the school system.
Dancing has become a bit of a pain but I have put up with all the drama and on Sunday it is finally going to pay off. My show case is going to happen and I am beyond excited to get up on that stage and dance and show the world all my passion and fire that burns inside of me when it comes to performing and dancing.
Social life does not really exist at the moment as Matric has taken us all hostage for the next few months but it is ok. To be honest I am not really phased about it because I know all the hard work will pay off or so I hope.
As you can see I have a whole lot of emotions running through my veins and I am not sure what to do with them. When they want to come out they just come out and I do not plan on stopping them as my emotions remind me why I started my blog and it also reminds me that I am human and cannot do everything without caring and breaking. Time to take a step back from a few things and time to do things for myself and not worry about stepping on other people’s toes.
As for you guys, I am sorry I have been neglecting you but there is not much free time I have to write on my blog. When I get the chance I promise I will write and keep you all updated with what is hot and happening in my life.
So for now I bid thy a good night.
Ash
xxx
{ August 13, 2012 @ 9:05 pm }
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{ Poems }
{ Tags: echo, evil, good luck, matric, Poems, poetry, prelims, stay in school } · { }
By: Ashlee Zlotnick
Who knew I would get to sit
and watch papers be handed out?
Shaking from the cold and my nerves…
Honestly I had my doubt
BUT here I sit with my grade
for one last time
before our FINAL exams…
I think this should be a crime.
Buttons being pushed
and pencils meeting the floor.
No way out now!!!
They have locked the door.
A sneeze here and a cough there,
the noise echos through the hall.
It’s as if it’s taunting us
and the past results plastered on the wall!
It’s a pass or fail
no in between here.
It feels the same as when an evil witch
asks,”Is that all my dear?”
It’s like a prison cell.
Guards(teachers) watching your every move.
G-D forbid you look at the roof
because you’ll put them into their evil groove.
My advice is simple:
STAY IN SCHOOL
Yes it is hard but worth it.
It prepares you for the world which is cruel.
{ March 18, 2012 @ 7:18 pm }
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{ Tags: Family, friends, life, matric, message from poet, prelims, trouble } · { }
Good evening all you gorgeous people out there:)
My blogging skills at the moment are terrible. I am in the middle of prelims so the fact that I am able to do this right now is amazing! Matric is a killer but we all knew this was going to happen. My time with you guys are shortened but when I have the time I promise I will blog.
Today was a fab day I won’t lie. I woke up… I got to rephrase that. Today I got woken up but my dad’s friend who was sweaty and just gross! I then studied for a long time and then I went to my little sister’s,little sister’s Batti. This is a day will remember for ever. My lil sis had a look on her face that was priceless as I walked into the venue… Thinking about it now puts a smile on my face. Then my big sis came to pick me up from the function and I spent the day with her. To end off this family day, my cousins came for supper and my little cousin(well one of them) fell asleep in my arms. There is no better feeling in the world. It is as if she feels so safe in my arms that she just falls asleep without a worry in the world.
All in all it was a fabulous weekend and I am now ready to tackle the next week of prelims and to tackle my friend trouble… Truth is there is one girl who is pushing her luck with me and I am going to do something soon. I am a very caring person but I am not willing to help someone who is not willing to be helped. Am I wrong???
Have a great week guys and we shall definitely chat as soon as possible
Ash
xxx
Ashlee Zlotnick
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