reminiscence

hmm.. i guess i'm in the writing mood..

anyway today was the prelims for cc comp (boys)..
had to drag myself out of bed at 5.30am (luckily dad woke me up..cos i fell asleep at the alarm page of the fone..without setting it)..

saw farhan at the bus stop..
i asked who he was waiting for.. he mentioned some names but i asked if he arranged to meet them there..he said he didn't cos he doesn't have their contacts.. hmm.. so he was just hoping to meet someone.. he said he was scared of the cemetery.. he has seen kids running around the cemetery.. hmm.. hearing that makes my hairs stand too!

as he was walking, he asked if other teachers such as mr t was coming.. hmm.. i wondered if the kids would ever ask if i or ms lim was going.. do they ever appreciate teachers who have been spending the saturday mornings training them? i dunno. perhaps, they prefer teachers who are there just to create their presence , crack some jokes but not really helping the training.. hai.. perhaps, im not that good at cracking jokes.. anyway, i aint particulary affected by it.. just happened to strike some thoughts in me..

anyway, i was touched that all the boys (except 1) made it for the competition..
imagine having to reach school at 6.30am.. its not easy.. especially for those who had chingay the day before.. most of them only slept at about 1 plus that night.. its really "resilient training" for the students..

hmm..at peirce secondary school, the students began to feel more nervous.. can't remember who commented.. "how come they all so big-sized? very scary".. haha.. its kinda true.. our sec 2s really pale in comparison (in size) with the others.. glenn was even funnier.. he asked for $50 so that he can bribe the judges.. thats the adorable cc boys team 2010..

for the actual competition, i can really see them starting to panic and work faster.. wei xuan did his personal best of 7minutes for the gadget.. the tent was up by 8 minutes plus.. the only main disappointment was the flag which was entangled and left half -mast =( i could see glenn's disappointed look at the end of the competition.. he kept apologizing at the end of the competition..for once, i could sense the sadness and regret from a cheery boy.
but i guess whats most important is that the students gained the experience.. went through the experience.. at least, it can be something that they can share with the others in future.. of course, it brought back memories of my cc days..

not only that.. i saw "old" friends as the judges.. teck guang sir as the usual chief judge.. shumin, yurong, ai chin, ryan, chai jian, shijian, clinton, eric, zhengling.. hmm.. reminded me of the days as a coordinator for cc comp.. hmm.. but somehow, i was a little sad.. cos there is a large emotional gap between us now (as compared to in the past).. its probably my fault that i find myself unable to open up to them and fit into any of the cliques. probably my "busy-ness" has caused myself to create a wedge between many people..nvm.. it can't be undone..

bumped into a few other acquaintances outside the pitch too.. such as melvin, yong qiang, hung ming and also a few other TOs..was quite surprised to see yong qiang..was waving "hi" to him but was ignored..hmm..was disturbed..but it kinda dawned upon me that edwin and i have broken up. there's no more connection between me and him..

in any case, it was a fruitful morning.. before the tuitions set in..