Forgive me for ranting on the past, because present day Singapore is too boring. Especially when you rot to death during holidays.
Does anybody remember P1 registration day? That day When you’re in K2 and you go to your primary school to collect your name tags and go to your respective classrooms and your to-be form teacher rants to your class and you see all the blur K2 kids staring fearsomely at the strange surroundings. Yeah you’ve probably been there, or I would be surprised a kid who hasn’t been to primary 1 is reading my blog.
My primary school was under renovation in 2004, so for the registration day we went to the holding site school to do our thing, but the first day of P1 was held at the real place. So that’s kinda useless because on the first actual day we will still get lost anyway, considering my private kindergarten was only the size of half a football field.
If there was a trend back then in 2004 Kindergarteners, Bubblegummers shoes was it. Every time you walk into the now old-fashioned Bata shoe store, those shiny and beautiful Bubblegummers sandals will captivate your eyes. At least that’s what I believed.
In my K2 class, half the class wore Bubblegummers sandals, including me.
And during the P1 registration when I met my new classmates, one boy who sat beside me whispered “Hey we have the same shoes!” And I looked down, and he looked down. We became instant friends. Befriending one another back then was so easy. You throw them a packet of monster noodles and instantly they’re your best friend. I actually still remember his name, but for privacy matters I shall give him due respect. He actually turned out to be a very dramatic person, and every time during Oral Exam the class will have a fit listening to him read the passage.
Speaking of Oral Exam, it took me long enough to realize that it wasn’t how dramatic you sound, but rather appropriate drama at the appropriate timing that counts. So yeah. Overreacting drama is stupid, if you ask anyone on this planet. Maybe except Rowan Atkinson.
First Term of Primary 1:
The first day of school, we had P5 buddies to guide us wherever we went. On the first day of school, I forgot to bring my pencil case. But luckily I took the school bus, so my mum borrowed a pencil from another guy who went to the same school as me, and lived in the same block as me. His name is Glenn Quek.
A pencil for the day was all I needed for writing material. In fact, the bookshop lady didn’t even allow us to buy ink pens until we were P2. Because I clearly recall taking a G-2 pen from the shelves (which cost $1.80) to the lady and she said furiously “這些是給小二以上的。你不可以买。” I was so dejected.
BUT ANYWAY, as all would know, boys are extremely immature at young ages.
“KILL THE GIRLS! BOYS WE KILL THE GIRLS OKAY. GIRLS ARE STUPID.” screamed one classmate of mine one day after recess, as we climbed the stairs back up to our class.
No boy, one day you will realize that girls aren’t that irritating, naggy, stupid, loud and squeaky anymore.
But that will be a long time to go.
And also, if there is a favourite song back then, it has to be 黄美诗-不怕不怕.
MA-YI-YA-HEE MA-YI-YA-HOO
And now, click on this link. 不怕不怕
Let your childhood memories flood back, together with me 🙂
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