teachers' day celebration yesterday was well, quite cool haha. well, moderately fun lah. i mean, it was a good deviation from the humdrum of usual school life i guess. a welcome change and laid back atmosphere. i like the positive vibes =)

but the aces day thing was really stupid lah, seriously, i think it's ridiculous. if i'm not wrong, ACES stands for All Children Exercising Simultaneously. now, there's something very wrong here. i've got no idea why 17 year olds, or even 13 year olds in year 1 for that matter, are made to participate in some childish-looking activity that's meant for 'children'. i'm thinking, based on this, we should still be celebrating children's day, all the way till year 6 then! such fantasies aside, i sincerely find this annual walk pretty inconsiderate to the poor residents along the likes of maidstone road, link road, sandwich road etc. (yes i know those roads have kinda queer names, but that's besides the point.) imagine having to put up with the din of a whole school of roaring, stomping, excitable young people marching past your backyard once a year. ok, it's only once a year, but still. i would think part of the reason for choosing to live there would be the tranquil and laid back atmosphere of the area. bet they didn't count on a nearby school descending upon them as part of a yearly ritual when they moved in! and then, there's also the problem of gridlock along the roads. every ten minutes, we encounter some poor driver trying desperately to inch past the mass of human bodies who seem to have forgetten that roads were built for vehicles. consequently, the teachers would start yelling, 'keep to the left, KEEP TO THE LEFT!' which of course, further contributes to the ruckus.

apart from that, well, the day was pretty ok i guess? the one hour block of lessons was, according to ms ho, supposed to be used for the first one hour of lessons of the day, even though it was at 9. that would make it econs. but apparently, it was supposed to be the lesson at 9 instead. anyway, some of us just stayed in class, and the other econs class, which was scheduled at 9, arrived. so well, econs all the same. it's just one of those things in life haha. and the teacher didn't care about a few extra beings present. and haha, of course we didn't mind too =D =) even more reason to stay in class lol XD

concert was quite cool, quite wacky as per normal, but there was this video featuring one of the 'year 7s' thanking the teachers with so much emotion that i found it a little out of place in the light of the celebratory and upbeat mood. just a little thought.

after the concert, teachers were whisked away somewhere for some teachers' lunch thingy. lesson learnt here: give teachers their presents asap, at the start of the day! =/ anyways, i had some fun catching up with some old friends. funny how teachers' day ends up also serving the purpose of some old boys' gathering haha. and of course, i really enjoyed that small little tiny outing. nothing really significant or special, just a quick outing with a simple lunch thrown in, but indeed, it's who that really counts, not so much where or what. it was just a little something, but thanks for the company and for just being with me! i really enjoyed myself and i really appreciate such little moments of talks and sharing =D

well then, arsenal facing newcastle today. i must admit, yes coach, newcastle do look much improved from last season. i think kevin keegan has settled down and made his mark. they seem more solid, and also appear to have the grit to grind out results even when not playing that well. but then again, they just lost james milner to aston villa, so well, we'll see. i think samir nasri has started his arsenal career really brightly and lets hope he keeps it up. interesting match ahead, and all the best, gunners! aim well, and shoot down all the magpies from the trees!