[Essay] Pencil Case

Hello, everyone. Today I want to share with everyone about my pencil case. It may be a small object, but it's actually a big part of my life.

What is in a pencil case? Pens, pencils, erasers, correction tape... all in all, stationary.

When I was in secondary school, there's more than just stationary in my pencil case. I used to put sewing needles and threads or a few band-aids in it. My pencil case was my emergency kit. The sewing needles are stored in a pencil led casing while the threads and the band-aids are stored in a side pocket of the pencil case. Do you still remember when girls had to wear pinafore as a part of the school uniform? The pins or buttons tend to come loose at the worst timing. Whenever that happens, I could take the sewing needles and threads to sew them back immediately. The band-aids would come in handy whenever there's any paper cuts or small injuries.

My pencil case is also something I feel safe or even confident with. Holding my pencil case while walking into the exam hall, I feel confident. This is because I know that I am well prepared. As the quote goes, the first step in being successful is having your tools well prepared. With the tools I need in this pencil case, I can concentrate on answering the exam questions without having to ask the examiner, "Hi sir, do you have a pencil sharpener?" or whisper to my friend, "Can I borrow your eraser?" or risking myself into getting caught for talking in exams.

Last of all, my pencil case is something that I need whenever I want to express my thoughts and emotions. If I feel sad or moody, I would take the tools I need from my pencil case and write down my feelings or a short story. This helps me when I feel bothered by troubles because when I am writing things down, I am also organizing my thoughts and maybe, just maybe, I would find a solution to the problems I'm facing. If ever I feel creative, I would draw or make crafts using the pencils, ruler, penknife or glue that is from my pencil case, For the friends who has my Facebook, I'm sure you've seen me posting photos of my artworks.

A pencil case may seem small and not that important. But to me, it is something that I always have by my side. This pencil case stores my stationary, acts as a personal emergency kit, a confidence booster as well as a helper whenever I feel down. I believe, my life is colourful than it could be because of the things I can do with the help of my pencil case.

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This is an essay that I wrote a few weeks back for a subject called Public Speaking. Yeah, it's a speech about introducing myself through an object. I'm not sure if it actually fits with what the lecturer wanted... but I hope it's good enough :)