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.
