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“Can You Tell Them Apart?
 “Thank you for being there for me”
            There once were a pair of twins. They had the same eyes,
            the same nose and you couldn’t tell them apart even if you
 “In this year full of joy, I have many memories in Class   tried your hardest. ‘I finished my homework already.’ One
 Jr1D(3). I want to thank everyone around me for allowing   of them would say. ‘No, you didn’t!’ the other would say.
 me to have a good memory. I also want to thank myself   Which do you believe?  The twins always walked home
 for being able to integrate into the big family of Jr1D (3),   together after school, so it was very unusual to see only

 which allows us to have joy, unpleasantness and more.   one of them walk back home on a late autumn’s day. After
 There were a lot of exams, projects, and quizzes this year,   an hour, the other twin came back.  ‘Where did you go?’
 but I relied on my perseverance to survive until the end.   ‘I stayed back to help my friend on a math problem.’ They
 In the activities organized by the school, I know how to   fell back into the same routine of endless homework by
 cooperate with others, discuss and produce together. I   the crackling fire. Truth believed his brother as brothers
 enjoy each process very much. These processes represent   always  do  and  never  found  out  what  he  had  actually
 a very important spirit of unity and helping each other.   been doing that afternoon. A lie can be told to seem like
 After class, when I asked my friends about questions I   the truth. Imagine your father saying: ‘I came home late
 didn’t know, they would patiently teach me. Thank you   because of a meeting.’ Imagine your mother saying: ‘I’m

 for my bravery, and thank you to my friends for their   going out with my friends this afternoon.’ Or a sales person
 patient teaching .The road ahead will be more difficult,   saying: ‘These apples are the sweetest in Malaysia!’ Maybe
 and I hope I can hold on.Thank you me, thank you the   you might wonder: was your father really busy with work
 big family of Kuen Cheng.”  or did he go out to have a drink with his friends? Or you
            might wonder whether your mother was taking a short
            break from the noise at home instead of meeting friends.
            And do you believe those apples are the sweetest in the
            whole of Malaysia? The twins are called Truth and Lie.
 “omg hi bestiess luv   They are in your every day life and always will be, but can

 yall slayed  <333”  you tell them apart?”

 “It feels bizarre to have time fly by so                                       “You are always my

 “SO grateful for this   quickly. Time really is amazing, yet scary.   “It’s been a year in Kuen Cheng High School. I appreciate   best friend!”
 whole year.”  For most of us, we are all moving closer   every moment with my friends spending time together
 to adulthood. This year has been rough   doing fun things. Ty, wish the best to you all :)”  “be happy dont be
 for some, has been smooth for others.                                          stress”
 But nevertheless, it  is over. The grudges,   “I appreciate my classmates because of them, my grades
 the problems and the intense emotions   improve a lot. They also help me on my socialization.”  “I am grateful for my
 should be left here as we move on. Life is                                     friends accompanying
 an evermoving journey. So 2023 may have                                        my entire chu1”
 ended, and brought along challenges and
 opportunities, we should lift up our spirits                                   “Thank you for your
 and prepare for a new year of opportunity
 and enjoy our youth as we can.”                                                teaching. I love you.”


                                                                                “Don’t be stress,

                                                                                stay relax”



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