After some reference from Jem's blog, of course..:P
1. My family. Again! You'll get bored hearing this. haha. I don't think that they'll like it to squeeze in my would be small room, haha!
2. I would like to say that I want to bring my whole room but that would be too absurd and of course, I would have nothing else to say then..
3. My bed, with the comforter and lots of pillows. I really wish that there'll be no double decker beds in the college..I'm scared..XD. haih! Nonsense! EDIT: Jem just told me that UIA got double decker beds. It's fine with me. That is, if I managed to get enrolled into it. But which one is more okay? Sleeping above or below? I'm scared if I sleep below and the double decker bed is so old already and bla2 yo get the picture. Okay, above. I hope. But really, I hope they'll buy new beds. Haha. Single beds. Not double decker, haha!
4.Microwave oven. Mini microwave oven to be precise,haha! Some electrical appliances like Electric kettle, of course! Haha, and some food. Eh, not some. MANY! Of course, frozen food like nuggets, bla-bla. But then, how to cook? I might as well bring the whole kitchen! And of course, RIBENA! One whole bottle of it! Right Jem? :D And some Milo.Haha..Nonsense! I wouldn't bring frozen food to college. Crazy idea! Where to put it? Don't expect me to bring a fridge too!
5. What else ah? Washing machine? They got laundry, right?Gila! Iron? Maybe.haha...Or I'll just invent my own iron! Or just use my hand. Haha. I did that in primary school! EDIT: Okay, I'll bring the iron. Steam iron and ironing board.Haih!
6. Mosquito repellants, cockroach repellants, whatever repellants that I could think of. EDIT: Insects repellants too. I mean, for other insects.Haha!
7. Candles and lighter. Wait if suddenly blacked out how? Oh wait, torchlight! Yes, that would be better! With lots of high powered rechargable batteries.Yes! Cool! EDIT: The torchlight must be in a convenient size and works efficiently!
8.Umm..TV? But then, wait I'll watch too much and can't concentrate! Aish! Okay, no TV!
9.And, alarm clock? Use phonelah... some more what ah? Fire alarm? Connected to the Fire Station. Now I'm being ridiculous. EDIT: Burglar alarm? Connected to the Police Station? Haha. And, what else? I don't know.
10. And yes, not forgetting the Holy Quran and the surah Yassin.You know, to ward off any evil presence! Haha.. Of coursela.By reading them! :)
11. And, other stuffsla.. wait I'll post some more..EDIT: Too many edits. And there will be more edits. To avoid confusion, the next edits will be done using red fonts, thank you. XD
Sunday 24 February 2008
Creepy Convent
Okaylah, as I have promised Maddy, I will thus, continue with my post about our soo beloved Convent Father Barre and its 'enchanting' not-much-of-a-fairy-tale stories, tales, whateverla...
Primary Convent.
1. I once heard Michelle telling us that during Primary, she and together with her other friends like Maddy and so, suspected that there might be hidden passages or something at the other sides of the old wooden walls of the really-really old library! So, as they read too much Enid Blytons at that time, these so called young investigators tried to uncover the mysteries.Haha.
During library hours, instead of filling up their Nilam books, they went on knocking at the walls, tick-tocking, with mountains of hopes that they will, finally managed to find those so called hidden passages. Haha..And yeah, Maddy said that got one side of the wall that sounds like it is hollow when you knocked on it. Who knows, maybe it's true, maybe it's not. We can just hope for the school to gain enough money to remodeled the old library. and thus, discovering the hidden rooms or whatever sort.
2. The second floor of the library. The staircase is really-really steep! And it is really dark up there.Jem once said that she heard rumours of something like Father Barre's being killed there or something. Haha. I guess so, I mean, being killed in a LIBRARY? That's ABSURD! EDIT: Jem's mad(quite) at me because I spread the wrong facts. Well, seriously I don't know whetehr it is a fact or a myth/rumour, whatever. No. It's not Father Barre who's being killed there. Jem said somebody died there. Not Father Barre. Father Barre died a long-long-long time already.
3. Last time, there was this old piano. Really old piano at the toilet building. My friend's mum, who was on duty for the afternoon session claimed that she heard someone's or something played the piano. It was almost dusk, by the way, and the students already went home. Now, who could that be? Hmmm???
4. Once, in the canteen, an old picture of a Caucasian baby is hung on the wall of the canteen. A few days later, the picture was missing! And the nest day, it was there again, it keeps on missing and mysteriously appeard again! Now, who on Earth would want to hang a picture of an INFANT in the school canteen? I mean, it's a SCHOOL! Not a hospital or any other maternity clinics! And, of course it will be a great nuisance to keep on hanging it, then take it off the wall, hang it again, yup. I don't know who did that. And the picture.. I've never seen it again ever since. EDIT: Maddy said that the boy was the one who owns the piano and the school. And Convent was a hospital during some sort of occupation. Japanese Occupation, I think.
5. An uncle at the bookshop at the canteen told this story. In the evening, almost dusk, he was getting ready to close his shop. And when he turned back, a headless sister was sitting on the canteen bench.Haha! Creepy, right?
Secondary Convent.
1. The toilet buidling. Once, there was this mirror that hung on the wall. Now, the mirror's not there anymore. Some said that a girl who came so early in the dawn of morning saw something white with long hair passing behind her. And she saw it through the mirror. I really don't know hwether that's the actual reason they removed the mirror.Hmm.Maybe. They said even Puan Khairul, the History tecaher knows about this. And coincidentally. Puan Khairul was once the student of the 'historical' school!
2. A girl claimed that she saw a hantu pocong sitting on the teacher's chair at the 5B or was it 5K? class. When she came early in the morning of course.
3. Puan Rosnah told us this. The old guard, now retired said that he keeps on seeing supernatural sights when he was working night shifts. He saw headless sister, again.I'm bored..
4. During the Perkhemahan Bersepadu 2006. The last night. It was raining cats and dogs. The tents were flooded with water. A girl, so absent minded decided to go to the toilet, ALONE! It was REALLY DARK, really! Then we heard this screaming. This girl got hysteria.Ustazah Wan told us that she saw something on the tree near the toilet building. And, after a month like that, the trees were chopped down. Which really adds to the speculation..Hmm... EDIT: And yea, Jem said they chopped the mango tree because there was a beehive. Nope, not that tree. I know about the whole beehive thing. The other trees. Near the primary school's sports' store. In front of the Primary's toilet.
5. Until now, I don't know why the school once closed the toilet at Block C? Near the Art Room? It is now reopened and remodeled. But no one dares to use it..
6. Ummm. I started to get the creeps right now.. I'll continue in the morning.
Cheerio!
7.And yes, morning now. At the end of the Primary school's block, the one which is situated behind, the furthest. They said that one of the sisters, Sister Adrienne I think, was murdered. Again! And was being buried under the class. Nonsense!
8.Izzati's mum was once the student of the school in the 1980s. She told us that. One day, she was walking along the Block C. As we all know, From Block C, we can see directly through the staffs' room. And so, Izzati's mum kept walking and walking. She saw Sister Marie Therese was talking to someone on the 2nd floor of the staffs' room. She walked and walked, feeling curious. With whom did Sister Marie Therese talked to? Then, as she walked further, she saw that the respective sister were not talking to anyone! She's talking to herself! And suddenly...hehe..Sister Marie Therese turned her head and shot a dangerous look to Izzati's mum. Izzati's mum quickly ran for her life. When she reached down, Sister Marie Therese was there! Izzati's mum didn't stop. She kept on running. And that sister shouted. "Hey, why are you running from me?"
9. I always have the creep whenever I did my duty by filling out the Borang Keceriaan for the classes in Block A. 5B and 5K included. You know, there were no one except me who was there. All the other students are lining up at the Medan Senyap. so, I was all alone. It was really dark too. And I can sense some presence.Haha!
10. This post will be updated. With red fonts.Thank you!
Primary Convent.
1. I once heard Michelle telling us that during Primary, she and together with her other friends like Maddy and so, suspected that there might be hidden passages or something at the other sides of the old wooden walls of the really-really old library! So, as they read too much Enid Blytons at that time, these so called young investigators tried to uncover the mysteries.Haha.
During library hours, instead of filling up their Nilam books, they went on knocking at the walls, tick-tocking, with mountains of hopes that they will, finally managed to find those so called hidden passages. Haha..And yeah, Maddy said that got one side of the wall that sounds like it is hollow when you knocked on it. Who knows, maybe it's true, maybe it's not. We can just hope for the school to gain enough money to remodeled the old library. and thus, discovering the hidden rooms or whatever sort.
2. The second floor of the library. The staircase is really-really steep! And it is really dark up there.Jem once said that she heard rumours of something like Father Barre's being killed there or something. Haha. I guess so, I mean, being killed in a LIBRARY? That's ABSURD! EDIT: Jem's mad(quite) at me because I spread the wrong facts. Well, seriously I don't know whetehr it is a fact or a myth/rumour, whatever. No. It's not Father Barre who's being killed there. Jem said somebody died there. Not Father Barre. Father Barre died a long-long-long time already.
3. Last time, there was this old piano. Really old piano at the toilet building. My friend's mum, who was on duty for the afternoon session claimed that she heard someone's or something played the piano. It was almost dusk, by the way, and the students already went home. Now, who could that be? Hmmm???
4. Once, in the canteen, an old picture of a Caucasian baby is hung on the wall of the canteen. A few days later, the picture was missing! And the nest day, it was there again, it keeps on missing and mysteriously appeard again! Now, who on Earth would want to hang a picture of an INFANT in the school canteen? I mean, it's a SCHOOL! Not a hospital or any other maternity clinics! And, of course it will be a great nuisance to keep on hanging it, then take it off the wall, hang it again, yup. I don't know who did that. And the picture.. I've never seen it again ever since. EDIT: Maddy said that the boy was the one who owns the piano and the school. And Convent was a hospital during some sort of occupation. Japanese Occupation, I think.
5. An uncle at the bookshop at the canteen told this story. In the evening, almost dusk, he was getting ready to close his shop. And when he turned back, a headless sister was sitting on the canteen bench.Haha! Creepy, right?
Secondary Convent.
1. The toilet buidling. Once, there was this mirror that hung on the wall. Now, the mirror's not there anymore. Some said that a girl who came so early in the dawn of morning saw something white with long hair passing behind her. And she saw it through the mirror. I really don't know hwether that's the actual reason they removed the mirror.Hmm.Maybe. They said even Puan Khairul, the History tecaher knows about this. And coincidentally. Puan Khairul was once the student of the 'historical' school!
2. A girl claimed that she saw a hantu pocong sitting on the teacher's chair at the 5B or was it 5K? class. When she came early in the morning of course.
3. Puan Rosnah told us this. The old guard, now retired said that he keeps on seeing supernatural sights when he was working night shifts. He saw headless sister, again.I'm bored..
4. During the Perkhemahan Bersepadu 2006. The last night. It was raining cats and dogs. The tents were flooded with water. A girl, so absent minded decided to go to the toilet, ALONE! It was REALLY DARK, really! Then we heard this screaming. This girl got hysteria.Ustazah Wan told us that she saw something on the tree near the toilet building. And, after a month like that, the trees were chopped down. Which really adds to the speculation..Hmm... EDIT: And yea, Jem said they chopped the mango tree because there was a beehive. Nope, not that tree. I know about the whole beehive thing. The other trees. Near the primary school's sports' store. In front of the Primary's toilet.
5. Until now, I don't know why the school once closed the toilet at Block C? Near the Art Room? It is now reopened and remodeled. But no one dares to use it..
6. Ummm. I started to get the creeps right now.. I'll continue in the morning.
Cheerio!
7.And yes, morning now. At the end of the Primary school's block, the one which is situated behind, the furthest. They said that one of the sisters, Sister Adrienne I think, was murdered. Again! And was being buried under the class. Nonsense!
8.Izzati's mum was once the student of the school in the 1980s. She told us that. One day, she was walking along the Block C. As we all know, From Block C, we can see directly through the staffs' room. And so, Izzati's mum kept walking and walking. She saw Sister Marie Therese was talking to someone on the 2nd floor of the staffs' room. She walked and walked, feeling curious. With whom did Sister Marie Therese talked to? Then, as she walked further, she saw that the respective sister were not talking to anyone! She's talking to herself! And suddenly...hehe..Sister Marie Therese turned her head and shot a dangerous look to Izzati's mum. Izzati's mum quickly ran for her life. When she reached down, Sister Marie Therese was there! Izzati's mum didn't stop. She kept on running. And that sister shouted. "Hey, why are you running from me?"
9. I always have the creep whenever I did my duty by filling out the Borang Keceriaan for the classes in Block A. 5B and 5K included. You know, there were no one except me who was there. All the other students are lining up at the Medan Senyap. so, I was all alone. It was really dark too. And I can sense some presence.Haha!
10. This post will be updated. With red fonts.Thank you!
And Ways To Overcome It..
How to overcome the feeling of missing everything you once had at home and lose everything when you're away in college?
1. I will, CALL MY PARENTS EVERYDAY!!!! I mean, ikut turnlah...My mum one day, My father one day... Or maybe, if I really miss them, I'll call them everyday! My dad in the morning, My mum in the afternoon, My dad in the evening, my mum at night..hehe.Okay, stick to the original plan.
2. I will, CALL MY SIBLINGS at HOME once in two days! I'll ask them whatever..Nope, once in one week! And I will feel EMO on the other side of the line and they can't wait to finish talking with me and watch their favourite shows or doing their homework.
3. I will, send e-mails to my brother every week. Because he's so lazy to go online. Okay, no! enough with the phone calls. I'm so malas to send him any message or to YM with him..
4. I will ask my parents to come and visit me every month! Haha! I mean, really, if the college is near, if it's not, what can I do? :(
5.But maybe, I can't go online much often. Because, enough alreadylah with the phone calls! I dun wanna send my bros any e-mails or YM with him!
6. Keep myself busy. Busy throughout the years. And when I wake up suddenly, one year has passed! Cool!
7. Writing blog posts and spamming cboxes? Are you kidding me?
8. Okay, now! Enough with the phone calls! I will try to restrict myself from going online and instead, call whoever I miss through the phone. For example, when I miss Malizah, I'll call her. When I miss my parents, I'll call them, when I miss Mariam, I'll call her! when I miss Farahin, I'll call her!:) Let's hope they are not busy! And that would really be heartbreaking!
9. I hereby promise that I will NEVER EVER depart with my handphone! I'll bring it everywhere, together with the charger!
10. Now, other things. I'll miss my books. The solution? When got outings, go to bookshops! Don't buy them! Read them for free! And when the time is up, and you still haven't finish reading the books, hide them somewhere, where people can't find and buy them! I usually did this in the school's library! Hehe..And it works!
11. Go library. Simple, right?
12.Then, try to make yourself at home in your respective rooms. Make yourself as comfortable as possible.
13. Try your best to be the first one to the bathroom.
14. Reread the St Clare's and Malory Towers books and hope that you'll find some adventures!
15. But of course, you can't continue the routines that you once had at home in college! It's time to grow up!
16. I'm out of words and ideas..and craps or poops. Whatever Jem wants to call it..
17. I wanna watch Juno!
18. And of course, sooner or later, you'll get used to it.
19. The reasons I don't want to go to boarding schools?
First.You'll depart with your family. For 5 years.
Second. Wait in college and university, you'll depart with them again! For several years. Imagine if you're being sent to overseas. So difficult want to meet them!
Third. When you get married,(not me, of course) you'll depart with them again! For many years!
Conclusion. You keep on departing with your family. After several years departing with them, you forgot how it feels on how was it like, once living in the same house with your parents.You forgot the memories you once had with them. Or maybe, you don't have any memories with them. You keep on departing with them and suddenly when you meet them, it feels like you're meeting strangers. And without you realsing it, your siblings are already grown up after several years. They're getting married and want to live somewhere else. You regret it that you spent less time with them when you were young. Now, how does it feels? Maybe it feels nothing to you. But I'll feel really-really sad! Because, I am really close to my siblings! I LOVE THEM SO MUCH! Haha..
Umm.. That's all... Please excuse me...
1. I will, CALL MY PARENTS EVERYDAY!!!! I mean, ikut turnlah...My mum one day, My father one day... Or maybe, if I really miss them, I'll call them everyday! My dad in the morning, My mum in the afternoon, My dad in the evening, my mum at night..hehe.Okay, stick to the original plan.
2. I will, CALL MY SIBLINGS at HOME once in two days! I'll ask them whatever..Nope, once in one week! And I will feel EMO on the other side of the line and they can't wait to finish talking with me and watch their favourite shows or doing their homework.
3. I will, send e-mails to my brother every week. Because he's so lazy to go online. Okay, no! enough with the phone calls. I'm so malas to send him any message or to YM with him..
4. I will ask my parents to come and visit me every month! Haha! I mean, really, if the college is near, if it's not, what can I do? :(
5.But maybe, I can't go online much often. Because, enough alreadylah with the phone calls! I dun wanna send my bros any e-mails or YM with him!
6. Keep myself busy. Busy throughout the years. And when I wake up suddenly, one year has passed! Cool!
7. Writing blog posts and spamming cboxes? Are you kidding me?
8. Okay, now! Enough with the phone calls! I will try to restrict myself from going online and instead, call whoever I miss through the phone. For example, when I miss Malizah, I'll call her. When I miss my parents, I'll call them, when I miss Mariam, I'll call her! when I miss Farahin, I'll call her!:) Let's hope they are not busy! And that would really be heartbreaking!
9. I hereby promise that I will NEVER EVER depart with my handphone! I'll bring it everywhere, together with the charger!
10. Now, other things. I'll miss my books. The solution? When got outings, go to bookshops! Don't buy them! Read them for free! And when the time is up, and you still haven't finish reading the books, hide them somewhere, where people can't find and buy them! I usually did this in the school's library! Hehe..And it works!
11. Go library. Simple, right?
12.Then, try to make yourself at home in your respective rooms. Make yourself as comfortable as possible.
13. Try your best to be the first one to the bathroom.
14. Reread the St Clare's and Malory Towers books and hope that you'll find some adventures!
15. But of course, you can't continue the routines that you once had at home in college! It's time to grow up!
16. I'm out of words and ideas..and craps or poops. Whatever Jem wants to call it..
17. I wanna watch Juno!
18. And of course, sooner or later, you'll get used to it.
19. The reasons I don't want to go to boarding schools?
First.You'll depart with your family. For 5 years.
Second. Wait in college and university, you'll depart with them again! For several years. Imagine if you're being sent to overseas. So difficult want to meet them!
Third. When you get married,(not me, of course) you'll depart with them again! For many years!
Conclusion. You keep on departing with your family. After several years departing with them, you forgot how it feels on how was it like, once living in the same house with your parents.You forgot the memories you once had with them. Or maybe, you don't have any memories with them. You keep on departing with them and suddenly when you meet them, it feels like you're meeting strangers. And without you realsing it, your siblings are already grown up after several years. They're getting married and want to live somewhere else. You regret it that you spent less time with them when you were young. Now, how does it feels? Maybe it feels nothing to you. But I'll feel really-really sad! Because, I am really close to my siblings! I LOVE THEM SO MUCH! Haha..
Umm.. That's all... Please excuse me...
Things I'll Miss When I'm in College
1. My Family, of course! I LOVEEEE THEMMM!!!! My mother, I'll miss her the most. My siblings too, although they are kind of annoying!
2. Online and stay up until about 1.00 o'clock in the morning, YM-ing with my friends, Jem especially... :(
3. Laughing in front of my computer, with Jem. using hahaha or hihihi or simply using emoticons.
4. Writing lots and lots of craps in my blog, even in just one night! I doubted whether I could do that in college. I mean, busy and all, no streamyx. :(
5. Reading my buddies' blogs. My blog buddies, of course. Jem, Maddy and Farhana. And other people's blogs as well.
6. Spamming each other chatbox! yes, I will really miss that!
7. Cracking codes! Perhaps my blog buddies will be too busy with their assignments rather than wasting their time, creating crappy codes and actually waited and giving us some clues to solve them.
8. The joy of staying up late at night and waking up late in the morning! Wow.. I will really-really miss that!
9. This computer! Ahh..Too much memories with it.
10. YM-ing with my other online friends. Maizura, Farahin, Syakila, Liyana (well, she's my cousin) and other people of which I wish not to be mentioned. :P
11. Alamak, most of the things I'll miss are interconnected with the Net! Ouch!
12. Okaylah, I will really-really miss my mum's cookings. And my maid's too..XD
13. I'll miss my siblings. I WILL REALLY MISS THEM! Syafiq, Syazwani, Danial and Haziq! I'LL MISS YOU ALL!
14. My sleeping mate..Haha..My sister, of course!
15. My private bathroom. Hehe.. wait in college, have to share!
16. My stuffs! My books, my everything! Aahhh..I wanna cry la now....
17. My friends, of course.
18. My house.
19.My maid.Hehe..sorry bibik!
20.MY FAMILY!!!! THEY ARE THE ONE WHO I'LL BE MISSING THE MOST!!!!!
21.My TV! Yalah, how could I forget my dearest TV? Aiyo!
22. Watching football at nights
23. Watching all my favourites shows.
24. That's all. I'm quite sad, really. But I'm not EMO!
2. Online and stay up until about 1.00 o'clock in the morning, YM-ing with my friends, Jem especially... :(
3. Laughing in front of my computer, with Jem. using hahaha or hihihi or simply using emoticons.
4. Writing lots and lots of craps in my blog, even in just one night! I doubted whether I could do that in college. I mean, busy and all, no streamyx. :(
5. Reading my buddies' blogs. My blog buddies, of course. Jem, Maddy and Farhana. And other people's blogs as well.
6. Spamming each other chatbox! yes, I will really miss that!
7. Cracking codes! Perhaps my blog buddies will be too busy with their assignments rather than wasting their time, creating crappy codes and actually waited and giving us some clues to solve them.
8. The joy of staying up late at night and waking up late in the morning! Wow.. I will really-really miss that!
9. This computer! Ahh..Too much memories with it.
10. YM-ing with my other online friends. Maizura, Farahin, Syakila, Liyana (well, she's my cousin) and other people of which I wish not to be mentioned. :P
11. Alamak, most of the things I'll miss are interconnected with the Net! Ouch!
12. Okaylah, I will really-really miss my mum's cookings. And my maid's too..XD
13. I'll miss my siblings. I WILL REALLY MISS THEM! Syafiq, Syazwani, Danial and Haziq! I'LL MISS YOU ALL!
14. My sleeping mate..Haha..My sister, of course!
15. My private bathroom. Hehe.. wait in college, have to share!
16. My stuffs! My books, my everything! Aahhh..I wanna cry la now....
17. My friends, of course.
18. My house.
19.My maid.Hehe..sorry bibik!
20.MY FAMILY!!!! THEY ARE THE ONE WHO I'LL BE MISSING THE MOST!!!!!
21.My TV! Yalah, how could I forget my dearest TV? Aiyo!
22. Watching football at nights
23. Watching all my favourites shows.
24. That's all. I'm quite sad, really. But I'm not EMO!
Thursday 21 February 2008
My Childhood Memory...
Uhhmm.I have been studying in Convent Father Barre since 1999 till 2007. Do the mathlah..so lazy.But yes, I'm the 'anak jati' Convent! Haha..Yes. I attended Convent Muar from 1997-1998.
And, I have heard lots and lots of 'enchanting'stories about my sooooo beloved schools.....:P
Okay, starting with Convent Muar. It is quite big, and the designs and structure of the school is quite old fashioned, you knowlah..a little bit of Christian architecture... Almost looked like a church with all those old fashioned windows, dark alleyways, dark old fashioned staircases,really big hall and high stage with old piano, spacious dressing room at the back, old designed toilets with washrooms...A small forest at the back of it. And yeah ,the toilets are very spacious! Two storeys of toilets. Especially the end one. And there are big windows too...Haih, I'm not talking about toiletlah...ya, the porch for the headmistress' car, three flag poles, and even the school song is in English!
Okay, and so, this particular school, got lots and lots of big, shady trees. The students were always talking about pontianak living in those trees. And really, I was just a kid, and at the roots of the tree, I saw something like a finger, with a long nail. My wild imagination told me that it might be the finger of a pontianak who's trapped in the trees. Many of the students suspected this too. Really, it REALLLLLLYYYYY looks like a finger! And what's worst, there is a steel chain attached to the trees. um dunno how to explain. the both sides of the chain, they are kind of like... inserted into the the bark of the trees. Now, it's really-really difficult to do that and secondly, why on Earth would someone wants to insert a steel chain into the tree?
So, we made an assumption. The chain is used to choke the victim's neck. Haha..
I don't know whether that chain's still there. I went to visit Muar last year, from Singapore, right after Raya..Reminiscing the memories that I once had, my old house, my old kindergarten..Joy's Kindergarten..ehh..it still exists! And the playpens that I've used to play together with my old friends are still there! Although they really looked kind of shabby...:( Of course, 11 years already, what? And I vividly remember, most of the teachers and students there are Chinese. There was this boy, Hansen who kept on disturbing me and my friends there. I don't know where is he now! Haha.And my kindergarten friends, of course.Muar is an old small town with sooo many old houses. I love old houses....Yup, and there are lots of iguanas there.Really big iguanas who feed on rats.
And of course, the small town that I have used to live has changed, a LOT! For example, the wooden shops by the river banks are now replaced with new, brick shops, the playground by the sea.. and the swings that I've used to play has now being replaced by new ones! Of course...So old already... And the seats by the river, My mum used to bring us there, watching the sunset, and I would always point to the end of the river, to the sun when my mother asked me where was my father at that time. Haha.. he was at U.K ..I was only seven, I don't know where the heck is U.K. So stupid at the age of seven.There is the stadium, where we watched the marchings during Independence Day, a real castle, situated by the river, The castle is owned by the Sultan of Johor. Istana Hinggap. So many well known schools such as the Muar High School and the Sultan Abu Bakar's Girls' School. Just like the Convent in SP, Convent Muar is also situated next to St. Theresa's School. There's also St Andrews' School.And there's a bridge over the river which connects the town to Melaka. And the journey to Mount Ledang is only 30 minutes ride.
In 1999, we shifted to the now Sungai Petani...
And honestly, when we came back to Muar, going back to the places we once went, reminiscing the memories we had, either sweet or bitter, I feel a slight tinge of sadness. I can't believe how many years have passed. I mean, it can't be that long, right? Imagine, I have left the place for more than ten years! I came as a child and I returned as a young woman.Haha. Almost..
The playpens where I have used to play with my friends, the teachers there...The stage on which I have received the prize for being the third in class, and yeah, again..the teachers. Puan Aida, my Standard 1 class teacher, Puan Hanum ,my strict English teacher, Puan Goh, who used to poke my head using sharp pencils whenever I couldn't answer the complicated Maths questions.
The canteen where my mum used to come and eat with me during recess, the path to the gate where my dad used to wait for me when going home, my old friends...Fairuzi, Tan, Grace, Liyana, Sheila, Airin, Hasmira, Raihan, Mastura and many-many more! Wow, I still remember their names! I don't know whether they still remember me or not?
Well, the past is past. I still have the picture of me together with my friends and teachers in the kindergarten and school.
I don't know why am I becoming so emotional suddenly. I have returned back to the town after 10 years, just visiting, of course. And I will return back there soon.. who knows, in another 10 years? Those childhood days are so carefree. I do not need to worry much as I do right now..And also, I could never return to those days again..
And the school song...
Convent School
Through the school gates in the morning,
As the bell rings out for class,
All in blue and white you see us,
As in double file we pass,
As the years slip by in studies,
Busy hours of work and play, As we learn the greatest lesson -
How to live life's little day......
Chorus: Keep the school torch burning,
Through the days of learning,
Time is precious as the hours fly by so fast,
Cheerfully obeying, all together staying,
One in spirit, one in heart,
In our Convent School.
Though the sun may not be shining,
There's a hidden silver trend,
If you turn the clouds inside out,
You'll find it in the end;
In the search for truth and knowledge,
Happy-hearted, light and free,
Strong in duty to our calling,
Loyal Convent girls we'll be.......
Faithful to the pattern set us,
In the years that follow on,
We'll remember all the lessons,
Like the verse of some sweet song;
All the hours we spent together,
In the classroom hall or field,
And our hearts will turn as memories burn,
Dear Convent School to you..........
I miss my old school! :(
And, I have heard lots and lots of 'enchanting'stories about my sooooo beloved schools.....:P
Okay, starting with Convent Muar. It is quite big, and the designs and structure of the school is quite old fashioned, you knowlah..a little bit of Christian architecture... Almost looked like a church with all those old fashioned windows, dark alleyways, dark old fashioned staircases,really big hall and high stage with old piano, spacious dressing room at the back, old designed toilets with washrooms...A small forest at the back of it. And yeah ,the toilets are very spacious! Two storeys of toilets. Especially the end one. And there are big windows too...Haih, I'm not talking about toiletlah...ya, the porch for the headmistress' car, three flag poles, and even the school song is in English!
Okay, and so, this particular school, got lots and lots of big, shady trees. The students were always talking about pontianak living in those trees. And really, I was just a kid, and at the roots of the tree, I saw something like a finger, with a long nail. My wild imagination told me that it might be the finger of a pontianak who's trapped in the trees. Many of the students suspected this too. Really, it REALLLLLLYYYYY looks like a finger! And what's worst, there is a steel chain attached to the trees. um dunno how to explain. the both sides of the chain, they are kind of like... inserted into the the bark of the trees. Now, it's really-really difficult to do that and secondly, why on Earth would someone wants to insert a steel chain into the tree?
So, we made an assumption. The chain is used to choke the victim's neck. Haha..
I don't know whether that chain's still there. I went to visit Muar last year, from Singapore, right after Raya..Reminiscing the memories that I once had, my old house, my old kindergarten..Joy's Kindergarten..ehh..it still exists! And the playpens that I've used to play together with my old friends are still there! Although they really looked kind of shabby...:( Of course, 11 years already, what? And I vividly remember, most of the teachers and students there are Chinese. There was this boy, Hansen who kept on disturbing me and my friends there. I don't know where is he now! Haha.And my kindergarten friends, of course.Muar is an old small town with sooo many old houses. I love old houses....Yup, and there are lots of iguanas there.Really big iguanas who feed on rats.
And of course, the small town that I have used to live has changed, a LOT! For example, the wooden shops by the river banks are now replaced with new, brick shops, the playground by the sea.. and the swings that I've used to play has now being replaced by new ones! Of course...So old already... And the seats by the river, My mum used to bring us there, watching the sunset, and I would always point to the end of the river, to the sun when my mother asked me where was my father at that time. Haha.. he was at U.K ..I was only seven, I don't know where the heck is U.K. So stupid at the age of seven.There is the stadium, where we watched the marchings during Independence Day, a real castle, situated by the river, The castle is owned by the Sultan of Johor. Istana Hinggap. So many well known schools such as the Muar High School and the Sultan Abu Bakar's Girls' School. Just like the Convent in SP, Convent Muar is also situated next to St. Theresa's School. There's also St Andrews' School.And there's a bridge over the river which connects the town to Melaka. And the journey to Mount Ledang is only 30 minutes ride.
In 1999, we shifted to the now Sungai Petani...
And honestly, when we came back to Muar, going back to the places we once went, reminiscing the memories we had, either sweet or bitter, I feel a slight tinge of sadness. I can't believe how many years have passed. I mean, it can't be that long, right? Imagine, I have left the place for more than ten years! I came as a child and I returned as a young woman.Haha. Almost..
The playpens where I have used to play with my friends, the teachers there...The stage on which I have received the prize for being the third in class, and yeah, again..the teachers. Puan Aida, my Standard 1 class teacher, Puan Hanum ,my strict English teacher, Puan Goh, who used to poke my head using sharp pencils whenever I couldn't answer the complicated Maths questions.
The canteen where my mum used to come and eat with me during recess, the path to the gate where my dad used to wait for me when going home, my old friends...Fairuzi, Tan, Grace, Liyana, Sheila, Airin, Hasmira, Raihan, Mastura and many-many more! Wow, I still remember their names! I don't know whether they still remember me or not?
Well, the past is past. I still have the picture of me together with my friends and teachers in the kindergarten and school.
I don't know why am I becoming so emotional suddenly. I have returned back to the town after 10 years, just visiting, of course. And I will return back there soon.. who knows, in another 10 years? Those childhood days are so carefree. I do not need to worry much as I do right now..And also, I could never return to those days again..
And the school song...
Convent School
Through the school gates in the morning,
As the bell rings out for class,
All in blue and white you see us,
As in double file we pass,
As the years slip by in studies,
Busy hours of work and play, As we learn the greatest lesson -
How to live life's little day......
Chorus: Keep the school torch burning,
Through the days of learning,
Time is precious as the hours fly by so fast,
Cheerfully obeying, all together staying,
One in spirit, one in heart,
In our Convent School.
Though the sun may not be shining,
There's a hidden silver trend,
If you turn the clouds inside out,
You'll find it in the end;
In the search for truth and knowledge,
Happy-hearted, light and free,
Strong in duty to our calling,
Loyal Convent girls we'll be.......
Faithful to the pattern set us,
In the years that follow on,
We'll remember all the lessons,
Like the verse of some sweet song;
All the hours we spent together,
In the classroom hall or field,
And our hearts will turn as memories burn,
Dear Convent School to you..........
I miss my old school! :(
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