Total Defence day.

It started out just like any other day at school. Only the lessons were different. A teacher came in and thought us about Singapore during the World War and the Sook Ching. I found it very interesting but I also saw that a few of my classmates were half asleep. I was actually listening to what the teacher was saying and not playing around. Just as I was getting more into it, the fire alarm rang. There were many "Aiyo" and "Surely fake" comments going around. Honestly, I was one of those commenters.

We lined up outside the class room and made our way down together with some other classes trailing behind and in front of us. Everyone was pushing and shoving but we managed to get to the school field. I really did not like this part because there are many insects and spiders in the grass. On top of that, I was not wearing shorts under my skirt that day. You can imagine how difficult it was for me. In the end, we sat on each other's feet, leaning on their knees as well. It was pretty comfortable. At least it was better then sitting on the grass full of insects.

After that, we went back to our classes. Me, Sihui and Kendrick got called down to help distribute buns and water to classes for the food rationing exercise as we were NE ambassadors. We were tired carrying all the bottles out and onto the tables but we managed doing it well. The first few classes started arriving, so we began distributing the buns. Some were very fussy and wanted to change the flavor of the buns. I was very irritated by them but I controlled my emotions. After all of the classes had their fill of buns, we distributed the left overs to the uniform groups.

It was a very tiring day, but we were rewarded with buns and water.

Chinese New Year/Hari Raya/Deepavali celebration.

Chinese New Year celebrations we mixed with Hari Raya and Deepavali this year. It was chaotic when our class got to the hall because many classes still were not settled down yet. The three MCs were very enthusiastic and full of energy when they spoke to us about the different celebrations. All the dance routines were awesome and very exciting to watch. My favourite was the Hip Hop routine as I felt that they executed it very well and their moves were not too shabby too.

Halfway through the celebration, I started having leg cramps as I sat for too long. One dance item by the teachers made me burst out laughing so hard that tears starting coming out from my eyes. A few of out teachers performed a Bhangra dance which made the entire school roar with laughter and cheers.

The entire celebration was fun and I enjoyed every moment of it even though I will not be able to look at my teachers the same way again.

Growth Day @ Sentosa Beach.

This year, our Growth Day was different because we it celebrated outside school at Sentosa. Our class was very noisy and excited as we boarded the bus. I guess you could say we were acting like a bunch of monkeys because the teacher had to tell us repeatedly to keep quiet. Everyone had a fair share of tidbits as they were passed around.

When we finally reached our destination, we had to walk a very long route to Siloso beach which was the main area. The Sun was shining with all it's might and we were sweating buckets full of sweat. Thank god there was a van distributing free tiny cups of Milo or I think might have fainted. Me, Sihui, Yujing, Huixuan and Xinyi stuck together and we went off playing some of the games. My favourite game was the Gun Shooting because it was the only game I was good at. In the end, we managed to get our card fully stamped and collect our prizes.

After collecting our prizes, we decided to rest at the beach shore as our feet were killing us. We were able to rest our feet but the Sun kept on shining . We wanted to find a nice shade under a tree but all the shades were taken by other students, whom I guessed were 'dying' from the heat as well.

After we were fully recharged and full of Milo, we went to the lunch venue. The food was 'Japanese' themed as there was terriyaki chicken. I did not really get to eat because sand flew into my food. Since I had nothing to eat, me and a few others went to 7-eleven to buy a few food items. It was so crowded when we got there that we had to wait for 15 minutes before reaching the cashier. All that waiting for 1 cup of coke.

We got back just in time as it was time to leave. We said goodbye to Sentosa and made our way back to school. I was so tired that I fell asleep in the bus and woke up only when the bus stopped at traffic lights.

The trip was indeed tiring but it was fun as well.