Saturday, September 17, 2005
oh my god! this is my second time typing this post as my stupid computer auto rebooted the entire system and my entire blog entry was washed away like the sand castle by waves. okay, i shall type again using the words from my memory again with high speed.
it was considered some sort of a coincidence that i was back at my previous campus, Deyi, again. my mum was interested in a parenting talk and i volunteered to help my mum to school (you see, my mum's leg is injured and my youngest brother was as thin as a bamboo. i felt more assured and safe with me helping my mum to school too :P)
we hailed a taxi and left for deyi. in the taxi, i was preoccupied with clearing my nose. the taxi driver wasn't feeling all that well too. he was sniffing away and coughing occasionally. what a day to be sick!
we arrived at deyi and we were about to go up the steps of the porch when a security guard stopped us and we left after telling our reason for coming. the porch has a piano although it looks quite a little rugged! :p what a way to develop the students' talent for music but i think student maybe will slam notes on the piano more than playing melodious music. but it does not look vandalised as i think the security counter is very near. if not, i think the poor piano would be clad with a layer of liquid paper saying "who loves who" or "who from sec what sucks" and what have you. the security told us "third floor".
oh my god! (see, i troubled god again for no rhyme or reason :p) deyi is soooo big and how am i supposed to know which part of level three was he refering to? too bad we arrived somewhat early too and there were no members of the parent support group acting as ushers. i still know my way around deyi well but i did not know the exact venue. so i helped my mum to the staircase at the female toilet in the vicinity of the staff room only to know that the gate there was closed.
i had to help my mum across the parade square towards the corridor leading to the canteen where it was when someone called my mum's name. we looked to our left... lucky! it was my mum's colleague and her husband which is also her ex-classmate when she was still studying in PSB. small small world isn't it? great. with directions from the aunty (who is a member of the PSG) my mum did not have to walk that much. hey! my mum actually bothered to attend the talk on a saturday afternoon with her injured leg. mum, you are the best. so we finally reached the AVA room on level three which is now renamed as i-space. the name sounds totally kinky :p
we sat in the room while chatting although i sat quietly. i left my mum's company slightly later for the nature's call and walked towards the female toilet on level three. i looked around and felt a lot of emotions towards this previous campus of mine. footsteps, laughter, grumbles of grievances towards friends of disliked teachers were heard on every weekday. but just now the corridor was empty instead. i walked while recalling my secondary school days. the female toilet was said to be creepy and i went in with a little unease but the toilets are as airy and big as ever. i felt comforted and not in the least scared when i left the place.
the talk was a great one but i was preoccupied with clearing my nose as always. the talk was inspiring and the speaker was warm and friendly. that eased the tension for some children who came along with their parents and lightened the spirit for the parents. i was the only one who is a graduate of deyi. so i did not really raise up my hand when she asked for students across the levels.
then there was this teacher ( i have an impression on her but not deep anough as she was not teaching me previously) that was eyeing and smiling at my mother. i sensed that she wanted to come over and talk but walked away when she found something to do. alas, she walked over and sat by my side and talked to my mum. she was a former school mate of my mum in raffles girls secondary!!! the world seemed even smaller now! she said that my mum has not changed much from since and so she was able to recognise my mum straight away. i was starting to think of how my mum looked when she was young! i saw my e math teacher mrs kwok, she looked like she has never changed, that outfit and her small frame. not sure if she noticed me in the crowd. but she was as slow as a snail while making the introductory speech which i felt that it was slightly discouraging as it made all the listeners slighly sleepy on a saturday afternoon.
i ran out of the room halfway after nudging my mum to signify that i was going out. my dad called and i returned the missed call only to know that rescue was on the way! by then, my cold has aggravated into a flu and i think i did not have the capability of holding my mum well. then i waited for my dad to come while strolling through the corners and corridors of deyi.. truely, alot of memories flooded back in an instant. the bubble tea shop that we would frequent when we were on our breaks before enrichment lessons and even the art pieces done. as well as an opportunity for students to paint their own classes to decorate them. i must say, deyi has turned into an artistic haven and all the art pieces have turned for the better. there was this historical corridor near the hall that was officially opened by the minister of education. it was really pleasant to walk around but what turned me off were a few footprints on some pieces of walls.
deyi was as big as usual and had the usual british feel. it does not look like the usual secondary school that you would get for the normal fare. in fact, i can clearly see that Deyi has pumped in more and more money to make the school a place that students can identify with. i like the school as always. but its kind of sad to know that some people may classify this school as a place looking like a prison or a place that looks like the asylum. you people have no idea how much i love the school building. in fact, its only bad students and poor attitude teachers that put me off. i still have rooted feelings for this campus you know? i still love some great people of deyi!
my dad called and came. he came with different types of medicine and asked me to pick while providing me with a bottle of water. Thanks Dad! always caring for me as usual~ we walked around a little bit and sat outside i-space not wanting to interrupt the talk once more. i reminisced while telling my dad all the bits and bits of stuff relating to deyi, life and studies. but poor dad was feeling tired as he had to wake up very early today and napped. so i was not sure whether he heard what i had to say but nevertheless, i kept quiet and stared at the empty sky with the sun shining right above. reminiscised along the way. i think, i must really admit i love my school. although it has bad memories but memories are what make us grow and become stronger and cherish what is given to us.
soon the talk was over and my mum came out with the aunty and uncle. we chatted and had our conversation. i liked their company as the conversation was a light-hearted one. but i regret not going to kosio's site. it was a place that held alot of memories too where some of us just sat there during the physics lessons that we double subs people were not taking. i love my school and might even make a sequel to this on another day. i will tour the entire school when i have the chance too! i want to take toon ling, esther and angeline and some others along~
here's a test that i took from esther's blog and the results are:
You are basically a person who enjoys reminiscing. (does it ring a bell? :p)
You are a very emotional person indeed, easily influenced by people and your surroundings. For example, if society is sad about the death of famous people, you will share these sentiments, or when watching a sad movie, you will be so engrossed that you will end up being sadder than the main actors in the movie.
YOUR LOVE - Are you a very confused person?Sometimes you like to be left alone.Sometimes you want to be loved.Sometimes you need him or her.Sometimes you don't.Does it sound familiar?
the link is: http://www.quizbox.com/personality/test11.aspx
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