Saturday, August 19, 2006
Old School
You didn't miss much today,Christine.
Alas,my infamy at Choa Chu Kang Secondary was short lived.Some of my teachers didn't remember my name,though,they did remember my work.That,at least,persists.
I was starting to think that the old place would start to change.But it didn't(what did you expect me to say?Some fun fact about ham?).The school still smells the same.The putrid odour of secondary school sweat and nonchalance mingling with the scent of would be aspirations and desperate teachers.And the smell of those bloody koi in the bloody pond.And the rats.Oh yeah.They were smart rats.They would run through those little nuances that pervaded the canteen.On the air vents.And in the more least used drains.Those were smart rats.Someday,i would like to study one. They remind me of the Rats Of Nimh.
Mrs Martens rememebered a really really old composition i wrote about a mortuary.Wait.It's not what you think.I was never cynical.The question was about horror story.I refrain from saying ghosts,as i think they come under the general heading of Horror.Well, you may not be Horrified of a ghost.I think you would be Terrified...But certainly not Horrified.You might also be pleased,if its the ghost of a loved one.I guess.After the shock has passed.Well,anyways,she still remembers my compos.And i'm very very touched that she does.That i have made at least a difference,though it is only a hanging memory that might fade,it means alot.Thank you.I didn't see Dear Madam Prema(I think she reads this Blog),but i'll be back on teacher's day.I have an obligation.I saw Mrs Choo,whom i think is still the best Lit teacher ever(except for Madam Chitra,in case she gets wind of my blog,whom rivals her indefinately).Yeah.I can't say i miss ccks,but i can't say i don't miss it.
"They were the best of times, they were the worst of times."-The Tale of Two Cities.
I sudenly remebered an old book i read.It was called,"Town Mouse,Country Mouse". I wonder if i can ever see it again.
