Thursday, June 10, 2004
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Get to know what everyone was like in Secondary School! Change the answers as they apply to you and forward them to your friends’ bulletins!
Your Secondary School:
Chung Cheng High School (Main)
1. Nickname in high school?
Auggy/Auggie
Ba1 Yue4 (8th month, i.e. August)
September, October, November, December, January and all that shit
2. Sport you were into?
Long-distance cycling… in t-shirt, Bermudas and slippers
Forced into: running, swimming.
3. Had a gang of friends? How many were there?
Secondary one, sort of. About seven, if I can recall.
4. Best subject?
English
Music
History
Geography
Art
5. Worst subject?
Chemistry!!!
Maths
Chinese
Civics and Moral Education – because I didn’t even bother to study
6. A teacher you owe life lessons to?
Mr Yap Kheng Kin, my art teacher, who told me a lot about his own educational path, and constantly encouraged me to pursue my dream in music (even though he was an art teacher)
7. A teacher you want to kick in the ass?
None. I love my teachers.
*Describe in one word*
8. Sec 1 year
Sucks
Constantly lost and suffering.
9. Sec 2 year
Siong… I was in the class with all the smart brains in the Express Stream; even during lunch some will still be studying, which makes me feel pangs of regret as I happily go fill my stomach.
10. Sec 3 year
Relaxed… I was often around the top of the class.
11. Sec 4 year
A little not so relax, but not that tough either… my grades were still okay to pass O-levels but not sure if I can get into my choice JC.
I still have fond memories of studying with a group of friends in the “Fish Tank” at the Grand Auditorium everyday after school.
12. Your best friend was?
Not exactly I had a confirmed best friend… everyone whom I can gum with are considered good friends.
13. Your worst friend was?
Yau Wan Ping. Not very responsible; she wanted to go and watch Miss Saigon with me, and so I offered to get the tickets. She paid me, fine. Two weeks before the show, she suddenly opted out, because she had the disc already. I don’t know what fuck she was doing, but she demanded for her money back, and never bothered to find a replacement to take her place. Mind you, that was the $51 – the lowest cost, but not low to me. In the end I found another friend and offered him a discount to make him take the ticket. Also she is very rude and obnoxious and likes to suck up to some teachers.
14. Cafeteria food sucked?
After the revamp it was definitely better. We even have the fruit juice stall selling desserts such as ice kacang, cheng teng, et cetera. The mixed-vegetable rice also improved from the past. The noodle stall is still the best from the beginning to the end.
15. Most hilarious school rule?
Silence in the library… who the fuck bothers?
No playing games in the Media Resource Centre… in fact the old MRC became a LAN gaming room on its own
16. Wore uniforms?
Of course…
17. How was the prom?
Didn’t have one.
18. Who was prom king and queen?
No prom, so how to have a king and queen?
19. Any achievements?
Score librarian and student conductor in the Chinese Orchestra. My compositional career didn’t take off yet.
20. Were you popular?
By name only, probably because it’s too easy to remember…
21. Best song that reminds you of high school?
Amigos Para Siempre, because we played that during the Graduation Ceremony together with a video. It was so touching many people nearly cried.
22. Unforgettable secondary school crush?
Some passing crushes… I was extremely naïve then.
23. Most embarrassing moment?
I was asked to conduct the Chinese Orchestra during the Teacher’s Day Dinner in 2001. I opted to use a balloon stick, because it was white, and because I didn’t feel like investing in a baton so as yet. The first piece was a violent and suave one. To start off I raised my baton to the back and then swing it down hard for the orchestra to come in. Well, that’s the embarrassing moment. As I swung it down, the stick broke and the longer part of it dropped to the floor. The guests laughed, and I couldn’t help laughing too. A teacher passed the stick back to me, and I swung a second time during the repeat. It broke as well. This time I was a bit frustrated and signalled to the teacher I didn’t want to use it anymore. Some of the players feedback to me that they didn’t dare to look at me because I was laughing and they were afraid they might laugh too and the whole orchestra becomes a laughing stock.
24. Memory you’d like to forget about sec school?
I don’t really think there was something ever so serious as that…
25. Best memory?
Staying back in my own little room next to the art room with the other three art students and our art teacher till about eight or nine at night to work on my installation for A-level art
Being called up to conduct “Spring Festival Overture” at a moment’s notice
Conducting the Chinese Orchestra at its performances anywhere, anytime
26. Any regrets?
No
27. Would you like your “future child” to attend your high school?
Depends on the state of the school in the future, when he/she’s ready to attend
28. Were the bathrooms clean?
Eek, no… oh… just a sideline… the doors of the cubicles in the old classroom block toilet had windows, so you could see whoever’s doing business inside. Apparently it’s for teachers to ensure no student cheats inside the cubicle during tests. ¶ 6/10/2004 12:25:00 pm
Get to know what everyone was like in Secondary School! Change the answers as they apply to you and forward them to your friends’ bulletins!
Your Secondary School:
Chung Cheng High School (Main)
1. Nickname in high school?
Auggy/Auggie
Ba1 Yue4 (8th month, i.e. August)
September, October, November, December, January and all that shit
2. Sport you were into?
Long-distance cycling… in t-shirt, Bermudas and slippers
Forced into: running, swimming.
3. Had a gang of friends? How many were there?
Secondary one, sort of. About seven, if I can recall.
4. Best subject?
English
Music
History
Geography
Art
5. Worst subject?
Chemistry!!!
Maths
Chinese
Civics and Moral Education – because I didn’t even bother to study
6. A teacher you owe life lessons to?
Mr Yap Kheng Kin, my art teacher, who told me a lot about his own educational path, and constantly encouraged me to pursue my dream in music (even though he was an art teacher)
7. A teacher you want to kick in the ass?
None. I love my teachers.
*Describe in one word*
8. Sec 1 year
Sucks
Constantly lost and suffering.
9. Sec 2 year
Siong… I was in the class with all the smart brains in the Express Stream; even during lunch some will still be studying, which makes me feel pangs of regret as I happily go fill my stomach.
10. Sec 3 year
Relaxed… I was often around the top of the class.
11. Sec 4 year
A little not so relax, but not that tough either… my grades were still okay to pass O-levels but not sure if I can get into my choice JC.
I still have fond memories of studying with a group of friends in the “Fish Tank” at the Grand Auditorium everyday after school.
12. Your best friend was?
Not exactly I had a confirmed best friend… everyone whom I can gum with are considered good friends.
13. Your worst friend was?
Yau Wan Ping. Not very responsible; she wanted to go and watch Miss Saigon with me, and so I offered to get the tickets. She paid me, fine. Two weeks before the show, she suddenly opted out, because she had the disc already. I don’t know what fuck she was doing, but she demanded for her money back, and never bothered to find a replacement to take her place. Mind you, that was the $51 – the lowest cost, but not low to me. In the end I found another friend and offered him a discount to make him take the ticket. Also she is very rude and obnoxious and likes to suck up to some teachers.
14. Cafeteria food sucked?
After the revamp it was definitely better. We even have the fruit juice stall selling desserts such as ice kacang, cheng teng, et cetera. The mixed-vegetable rice also improved from the past. The noodle stall is still the best from the beginning to the end.
15. Most hilarious school rule?
Silence in the library… who the fuck bothers?
No playing games in the Media Resource Centre… in fact the old MRC became a LAN gaming room on its own
16. Wore uniforms?
Of course…
17. How was the prom?
Didn’t have one.
18. Who was prom king and queen?
No prom, so how to have a king and queen?
19. Any achievements?
Score librarian and student conductor in the Chinese Orchestra. My compositional career didn’t take off yet.
20. Were you popular?
By name only, probably because it’s too easy to remember…
21. Best song that reminds you of high school?
Amigos Para Siempre, because we played that during the Graduation Ceremony together with a video. It was so touching many people nearly cried.
22. Unforgettable secondary school crush?
Some passing crushes… I was extremely naïve then.
23. Most embarrassing moment?
I was asked to conduct the Chinese Orchestra during the Teacher’s Day Dinner in 2001. I opted to use a balloon stick, because it was white, and because I didn’t feel like investing in a baton so as yet. The first piece was a violent and suave one. To start off I raised my baton to the back and then swing it down hard for the orchestra to come in. Well, that’s the embarrassing moment. As I swung it down, the stick broke and the longer part of it dropped to the floor. The guests laughed, and I couldn’t help laughing too. A teacher passed the stick back to me, and I swung a second time during the repeat. It broke as well. This time I was a bit frustrated and signalled to the teacher I didn’t want to use it anymore. Some of the players feedback to me that they didn’t dare to look at me because I was laughing and they were afraid they might laugh too and the whole orchestra becomes a laughing stock.
24. Memory you’d like to forget about sec school?
I don’t really think there was something ever so serious as that…
25. Best memory?
Staying back in my own little room next to the art room with the other three art students and our art teacher till about eight or nine at night to work on my installation for A-level art
Being called up to conduct “Spring Festival Overture” at a moment’s notice
Conducting the Chinese Orchestra at its performances anywhere, anytime
26. Any regrets?
No
27. Would you like your “future child” to attend your high school?
Depends on the state of the school in the future, when he/she’s ready to attend
28. Were the bathrooms clean?
Eek, no… oh… just a sideline… the doors of the cubicles in the old classroom block toilet had windows, so you could see whoever’s doing business inside. Apparently it’s for teachers to ensure no student cheats inside the cubicle during tests. ¶ 6/10/2004 12:25:00 pm
