The Blue Coat Sixth Form's Leaver's Ball x

And in the end,

"...the love you take, is equal to the love you make."

Tomorrow is the last ever day of my Blue Coat life.When the leavers assembly starts, I know that the tears will roll with all the memories that I have from the place. A lot of people are saying they won't be sad tomorrow, but I feel that somewhere in there they are upset, it just hasn't hit them yet. It seems unreal to think that I have spent 7 years of my life in one place, where I have met some of the most interesting people I will ever meet. I know that I wouldn't be the same person I am now without any of them or the teachers that have taught me throughout the years.

I don't know how I'm going to feel after so long being somewhere new, all alone with no friends to feel safe with. However, I am excited to go on a new adventure, meet new people and find out my calling in life. I'm glad that after all this 'moving on' business, I will still hold my dear Blue Coat friends close and still rely on them as much as I do now, but I am sad to say goodbye to those who aren't in my close friendship group but are always a pleasure to hear of and talk to every now and again.

Another thing I'm going to miss is being known by everyone when I walk down the halls. At university, I feel that I am going to just be another person and not known for who I am and what I can do, like now at Blue Coat. The tight community that I have grown up with has now come to an end and now I'm just 'another number' which will probably take a while to adjust to.

Tomorrow is probably going to one of the most memorable days of my life so far and I'm really looking forward to spending it with my favourites. Just the thought of staying in a 5* hotel, getting ready and just dancing the night away carefree excites me and wants tomorrow to come as fast as it can. I still can't believe it's all over. This was a blog just to express how much I appreciate everything that Blue Coat and my friends there have done for me and how much I love them all. x

The end is nigh.

As the 27th May draws closer, the realisation that I am ending an era of seven years of my life is slowing sinking in. As much as I am excited for the adult prom experience on Friday, I can't help but know the amount of tears that will come before it when I realise that this is it: Seven years just come to and end in one school with some of the most amazing people I will ever meet who have helped me through a lot. Compared to the last day in year 11 when I cried, even though I wasn't leaving, I cried for the friends that were. But now, this is different; We're all leaving each other and spreading around the country. No more regular routine of steeping in to the mezz in the morning, seeing faces I'm used to seeing everyday. Now I'm going to be in my own room, living with new people and going to new places to see new faces everyday. I'm scared of leaving my comfort behind and being purely independent and having to build new relationships after so long. It's going to be hard and sad, but I suppose it's about time we were put into the world to face these problems. The thing I'm scared of most is losing all the people I love the most due to University commitments and if they meet new people and forget me. I won't forget them.

As the exams approach

I suspect that I shall blog less and less throughout the season as my mind will be elsewhere. So, with this speculation, I am putting my blog on hold, unless something wild story which deserves to be blogged comes up!


I wish to all my friends good luck in their exams and that we all get into the universities we want!

This never fails to leave me speechless.

102 minutes that shocked America.

OBL is dead.

Today, we all woke up to the biggest news of the past decade - Osama Bin Laden is dead. A secret military operation in the middle of the night upon a secret base in Abbottabad, Pakistan just a few minutes away from a Pakistan military base. This raises suspicion for the Pakistan government, so what would have been different if the US would have alerted the Pakistan officials? Would they have alerted Osama and his followers to flee in time and this triumph would not have happened? We just don't know. However, this raises an inquest into the intelligence of the Pakistan government as Osama was just under their nose for 6 months; It is hard to believe that no one knew that he was there at all.

However, today we should be rejoicing the death of the most wanted criminal in the world. Finally, the families of the victims of 9/11 and the 7/7 bombings have been given justice through his death. New Yorkers flooded the ground zero area chanting "USA, USA, USA." Outside the White House they chanted "4 more years" over and over again. So, in the season of the primaries and caucuses of the American election process, this could not have come at a greater time for Obama and the Democrat party. Many doubted Obama's presidency after the creation of the Health Care Reform Act, which will be a copy of our NHS system, which is one of the most wanted health care systems in the world; It is strange to think that people would reject health care for all?

Although I feel that after this day, Obama's presidency is secured as he has done what Bush couldn't do for 10 years and find OBL and serve justice to those lives lost in 9/11. And afterall, who would, in their right mind vote for Palin for president?