O' Level results were released on 10th January 2011. I did not see the results but only heard shrieks of delight and joy coming from the hall that day. As usual, Victoria School has done it again. We maintained our standard as a band one school however sadly, our average decreased by 0.1. However, the class of 2010, although having produced an impressive result, did not manage to achieve their goal of beating the average of the Class of 2009. Three days passed. On Thursday, assembly was held in the hall. There the principal declared that after a thorough calculation, the average was actually the same as 2009! We also produced the top Malay student, Muhammad Amirul Haqim. What surprised me was that Muhammad Amirul Haqim's mother tongue was Chinese! Despite coming from a Malay family with no Chinese relatives, Muhammad Amirul Haqim decided to take Chinese, following his siblings before him. He also got an A1 for it. His secret? He communicates in Chinese with his siblings at home. I feel that there are many lessons to be learnt from Muhammad Amirul Haqim, especially for those who are current failing their original mother tongue languages. A dislike for the language does not mean that you do not need to bother about it. Our mother tongue language brings us back to our roots and gives us the precious bilingual skills that will be much need later in life.  Remember, as long you work hard, anything is possible!