As growing teenagers, we hardly ever like to be seen with our parents especially when we are out in public. To us, our parents aren’t cool or trendy enough to be seen with us. Gone are the days where we would just hold our parents’ hands wherever we went. During our adolescent years, we would hardly be caught dead with our parents in the shopping mall. So, how do two students in Cempaka do it?

How do these two students cope with the torment that their mother is in school all the time, what’s worse with the fact that she’s the principal of their school! Well, Erika and I had the opportunity to speak to Muhammad Aiman of Form 1 Terra and Farah Nur Alia of Form 4 Science 2 in private about how they feel about having their mother in school with them and how it affects them.

YJC-Erika: How is the transition of life from primary to Form One like?

Muhammad Aiman: Not easy. Life in primary used to be so simple and less complicated and stressful. In Form One, with the new subjects, teachers, and being the youngest in secondary, it is much tougher then expected. I have to work harder now.

YJC-Aaron: Speaking of new subjects... How are you coping so far?

Aiman: I suppose I am not doing too badly, although I don’t really have much interest for Sejarah. But I do like Kemahiran Hidup a lot!

YJC-Erika: *laughs* That’s not surprising. Since you are the principal’s son, mind telling us how do you feel about it?

Aiman: I always feel like my mother knows everything that happens to me. It’s quite intimidating, but I am used to it.

YJC-Aaron: What do you think of the one-to-one learning environment with the Macbook?

Aiman: I love it! I love having a Macbook!

YJC-Aaron: Not for the games you can play right?

Aiman: Err, *cough* no *blush*. I think it’s easier to do homework now and checking the VLE is fun sometimes.

YJC-Erika: Alright! Thanks for your time, Aiman.

Aiman: Finally! I’m going to go back to watching football on television now. Thanks to you, I missed the last goal!

YJC-Erika: *rolls eyes*

This is the interview with his older sister, Farah Alia. Let’s hope she’s not much of a football fanatic.

YJC-Erika: So, Alia how’s the upper secondary school life?

Alia: Not easy! I miss being in Form Three! It’s much harder and more stressful being in upper secondary. You can’t just play a fool in Form Four anymore, you really have to know how to divide your time and be serious.

YJC-Aaron: Apart from all the stress you must undeniably be suffering, how do you feel about being a senior in school?

Alia: I don’t feel much of a difference, maybe because I’ve been in this school all my life, but the reality of leaving the school I have been in for years and years quite soon is depressing.

YJC-Erika: Well, I suppose everyone has to deal with leaving someday. As a matter of fact now that you’ve mentioned it, I’ll be leaving this year! Well, do you find it hard to juggle your time?

Alia: Yes! It’s especially hard because I have to juggle between prefect duties, lunch classes and many other meetings.

YJC-Aaron: Yes! Classes during lunchtime, one of the many “perks” of being in upper secondary. *Imagine the chemistry laboratory* So, how do you feel about it?

Alia: I feel that it’s more stressful now. I have to sacrifice more time now because of lunch classes.

YJC-Erika: Which is your favourite science subject?

Alia: I do not quite like Physics. I don’t mind Chemistry, but I like Biology!

YJC-Aaron: Well, I guess that’s it for our interview. Thank you for spending time with us.

Alia: No problem!