Retaining is actually a good thing. You will be devastated if
they promote you up and you can't clear your O'level, N'level exams
then how? You will most probably end up dropping out man. You want
that? I also kena retain before what, so what I did was I pushed
myself hard,real hard. During my retained year, all my tests and
exams were always close to the full mark or at worst an A2 grade
for my poorer subjects. I vowed to show the school what a big
friggin' mistake they have made, that I can study,by holding me
back, it was a big major screw-up on their part. I carried on with
this never say die, never say quit attitude all the way till I
clear my O'levels.
In life, the only person that can kill you is you. Never let the
status of being retained be a stigma in your life. So what if
you're retained 1 yr? It might be a little setback to wake you up
and get you to bounce back on your feet, to go fight harder and
never look back. Your friends, whom you will think look down on you
for being retained, are not actually friends. Those whom are still
there for you, cheering you on, seeing the fire in you and stoking
it so that it will burn brighter and stronger are the true friends.
