First day at school

Today is my first day back at uni for the long awaited 2nd semester... nah! Haha.

"What time is your class tomorrow?"

10am. And I only have 1 class. That means I finish at 11am... haha.

"What? You start at 10?! Only 1 class? Last time I never started later than 9am and never finished earlier than 5pm."

Err... that was more than 20 years ago, and you did Dentistry. I do engineering... hehehe.

Starting at 10pm is not such a big deal lah. I still have to wake up at 9am, latest!!! That's not much fun! But starting school again is always fun, I get to see all my friends again! Actually only a few because we all have different timetables now. But I get to see some familiar faces! hehe.

I still remember starting school in my primary and secondary school days. I used to pack everything into my bag the night before and make sure I have everything ready to go the next morning - pencil case, books, water bottle, money, food/snacks (very important), uniform, tie, socks. I was so organised I amaze myself. Yes, I WAS. Now I'm not anymore. Hahaha. Last night I only took my bag out, I didnt even pack anything into it. This morning I cleared my file from last semester's stuff. Didnt know I had somemore stuff in there :P Then threw everything I needed into the bag! Haha. Made express breakfast and ran out of the house like I always do. Dont want to be late for my first class!!! I was a bit late though, had to speed down the freeway.. hehehe. Dont want to get mixed up with my classes like last semester!! *wink* Hahaha... embarrassing but hillarious!

Early primary school days were the best. My parents would assist me in packing my bag, make sure I have everything I need. First day of school is always "yuran sekolah" day. Daddy/mummy will have to give me money to pay for school fees. Teachers were strict, fees always had to be paid by the first day $_$ I used to be very scared on the first day. I am always scared because I dont know if I will still see my friends, I dont know if the teacher is fierce, I dont know if I will make any friends. Basically I was very scared, never fail. In fact I still remember crying the whole first week in primary 1. Hahaha. My dad would be sitting in the canteen somewhere where I can see him. Off and on I would turn my head to look for him. Once I lose sight of him, I will start to get worried and look everywhere for him. I would always smile when he walks out from behind the pillars. And if I still dont see him, I start crying. I would cry and cry, so loud that the teachers dont know what to do with me. I would cry half the day away, then the remaining half would be me trying to do my work, and waiting to see my dad again after school. After the bell rings, I would be walking out with my school bag, searching for my dad. And he would always be there, waiting behind the fence/gate for me. Hehehe. I would walk faster to him, and he would always carry my bag for me and hold my hands when we cross the road. Then I will start telling him stories about school. Haha.

And of course we often had pocket money to buy stuff we fancy at the school bookshop or the school canteen. Hehehe. Not a lot. Rm1 was a huge amount at that age! anything fancy, cute erasers, pencils, sharpeners with the mirror! The bookshops always sold these cute stuff to attract silly kids like me. And no matter what day it is, there will always be people queueing up. Then there is the canteen! Wah! I still remember buying the french fries - 50c. Hahaha. That was like a luxury! Hot and yummy! Then there was pisang goreng, keropok and all that sorts. I miss primary school - Seri Mega. Yea, gang? The class of 6S and 6R, all the way till 6M. Nice memories I have there. Pn Tan - 6S's teacher. Havent seen her for years now. Oh, I still remember Pn. Nik - the fiercest Penolong Gurubesar. Then UHT Milk - our last headmaster before we all left. Hahaha. Oh boy. Feels so nice recollecting memories from primary school days. So many "interesting" stories too. Girls, boys, "love", Sweet Valley junior/high/uni series, Backstreet Boys craze, smuggling illegal stuff at school... hahaha. Funny when I think of it now :)

I dont think I can ever finish writing them down if I were to start. Just too many, and most beautiful in our memory...