Happy Childrens' Day!!....A Tribute...;)

Yesterday was Childrens' day...

While the primary school kids were all out on a shopping spree and great meals, there we were, slogging away...

I remember all those days in primary school when childrens' day came...

We would all guess what our teachers would bring us. Some would bring titbits, while most will give us stationery, very practical huh?

When each teacher walks in with loads of workbooks, we, especially me who was sitting the nearest to the door, would look out for the things in their hands. Look out for candies, chocolate bars, or just some pens.

The thing was some teachers only give those students who gave them things during teachers' day. Even at a tender age, i know this doesnt look nice. What aboutthe rest who wanted to buy something but plainly forgot or had not enough pocket money remaining to buy?

I was, a good schooling kid, so, of course, i always prepared something for all my teachers...good girl huh? haha...

The day before or several days before teachers' day, some of our "sisters" (we named ourselves "The Nine Sisters" in the class), would meet up after school to go shopping for presents, normally at Tiong Bahru Shopping Centre -- our favourite hang-out then.

"Buy cards la"
"Don't want! So many people buy cards, cant see yours one la"
"Aiyo, cards can already, teachers also dont bother so much"
"Yalor, i also not teachers' pet"
"Eh, this one cheap leh, buy this one la!"
"Eeeee, so ugly. You want to buy meh?"
"K lah, this one cheap and nice, can buy this for every teacher lor."
"No, favourite teacher must buy more expensive one ma."
"K lor..."

Pri 6, the year of graduation. The year when i came to understand the term that says," There's no dinner where everyone wouldnt leave"- direct translation of a chinese saying.

In the past, the Chinese girls, our "nine sisters", would always be against the malay girls and some remaining chinese girls. We were always at loggerheads, for some stupid reasons. I guess we were rather pro-racism then. How childish..haha..

Well, what do you expect? We were just some kids who enjoyed fun then, what could anyone expect from a kid right? OK, i know some kids are very independent and mature for their young age, but we certainly arent one of those. We were those rather fortunate kids who had some brains and passed through exams even though we always place our emphasis on 'play'.

Block-catching or area-catching was our favourite. Not forgetting the times where we spend a whole day after school playing PlayStation at Kay Xiong's house. Thankz to his mum who didnt mind, or i think so.

Besides, we always have soccer matches. The boys against the girls. And when the boys have an upperhand at the game, we would threaten to shout "molest", if they dont give up the ball to us(yepz car**e, balls...hey, where were U thinking?). In the end....they still didnt give up the soccer ball to us. Duh..

Now that our primary school is demolished, our memories follows the soil. Buried deep in my heart, the feeling of joy. The best kind of joy, fun, laughther, and of course, friends.

I have to admit, my primary school days were the best, i repeat, the BEST part of my life up til now. I'm really glad i had such an exciting and fun childhood. I cant imagine how i would become if i didnt go through all this. If i led the life where i went home immediately after school everyday, i think i might have been some loner or have already gone crazy.

A huge huge thank you to all primary school friends who had participated to make a great difference- a good one that is, and made me the person i am today. Not that i'm a very good person now or whatever, but i'm not an anti-social or weird person.(hmmm....suggestive sentence...) Ok, i'm a perfectly normal person who has great friends, great life, great family, great environment, great everything. See what i mean? I'm happily deceiving myself again..Haha..Not everything's great with my life, but there are still many thing that were great.

I hope to celebrate childrens' day again. A celebration. Yes, well, that's just a wish...

Turn back time? I wish...

Hope to successfully organise and implement a primary school 1998 batch gathering this year end. It's really hard to fully utilise the 4-5 weeks period, the period where all JC peeps have completed their journey through "A" levels and before the poor poly peeps, like me, have to return to school in december, where the rest are enjoying themselves.

Urgh...people, you're not cooperating...no replies, no response...i'm gonna kill you people...better reply to my message where i asked you to reply the dates where you would most probably be free...OR I"LL COME AROUND STRANGLING YOU!!!...haha...not kidding...;)

Well well...gotta get back to my "no-life" weekends doing projects.

Til Then Folks..... ChEeRS!~~ ;)

How am i able to pack an action-packed holiday for such a short time?