Youth Day 2005

A horrible day that reminds people like me that it is a celebration de passe.

We had it in school in a different way this year. With the parents coming on board with the food preparation and the ingenious stuff of nail art and of course the disco in the IJ hall. (So what about Zouk? We bring Zouk to IJ! :P)

Anyway to keep the long story short, as a member of the Staff welfare Committee and one of the 2 teachers who were overseeng this event with infrequent meeting with the parents, I had to say that it is quite a success. Let me count thee reasons

Firstly the parents are happy as they got to be more involved in the celebrations. It is after all their daughters who are in the school and benefitting from this whole celebrations. On top of that the three containers of bee hoon which were unconsumed by the girls were sent to the IJ homes for the sisters. A great gesture. How I know? I was the one who delivered it with Dr Angela Wong, a parent.

Secondly the teachers are happy because 1) they no longer have to humiliate/embarrass/showcase their talents/perform/do silly things/all of the above during this day when apparently the kids turned emperors/kings/goddesses... Serving them food drinks and ice cream is okay since we are pretty much in the service industry anyway.

Thirdly the girls are happy because they get 1)free food, 2) free drinks, 3) free icecream, 4) free gifts, 5) free disco entertainment and 6) free time ( no lessons) Although many girls commented that it was boring, with all the useless free gifts and stuff, I think this year gift is pretty meaningful. The IJ lanyard can be us to put you ez link card, pretty executive looking... and of course youc an put your contact and name just in case you suffer from a bout of amnesia and need people to bring you home. Lastly if you are really stressed, you can of course chew it and let the blue color stain your mouth. As a last resort, you can try to end your life with it by getting a friend ( if she do it, she is not really a friend) to try to choke you with it. Be creative think out of the box. there are like thousand and one way to do with it.

Anyway Happy Youth Day to all the youths. Celebrate Youth for it represent the most vibrant of you. For those teachers who are not youthful like me, what the heck, at least it is a holiday...

And of course that's my 2 cents worth