Wednesday, March 11, 2009,
5:37 AM
It's odd.
Four years ago, I was a stressed-out P6 student who studied day in and day out. One fine morning, I was called down to the auditorium (Ai Tong had a auditorium? o.o I only realised that day) for a talk by -mumblemumble-. Yea, my teacher mumbled the name, I couldn't hear who it was. So I just went down with...Zhi Xin. Yes I still remember he came down with me. In the audi I saw this man in blue shirt and black pants, and when we settled he started speaking of his school. We then realised it was a school-promotion talk (like a couple of other schools slightly before this).
This man talked about (I remembered -very- clearly) a story about using clay as an analogy of a student. He spoke of his teachers being the craftsman, and he shaped the clay into a pot. Then, he put the pot into a baking oven, and turned the temperature up. The pot (talking pot!) protested much, yelling to be let out. But the craftsman refused, saying "A little while longer." The pot kept protesting and whining in the heat but the craftsman kept consoling the pot and refusing to stop. Finally, the timer sounded, and the craftsman took the pot out. It was solid, firm, and beautiful, should he have been taken out any earlier it wouldn't be this well-done.
This man compared the clay to being a student being drilled and burned and fried and cooked and...(okay enough analogy) by our teachers, and we shouldn't protest, for the teachers know what they're doing and will eventually mold us into the best that we can be. As a P6 child I didn't understand Mr Lee's story till later. Didn't really make much of a difference to my decision, I had already set my eyes on Catholic High.
It's just that now that I'm told I'm sent down for the Sec 4 Motivational Talk For The Underacheivers Of The Level (made the title up) on Friday. Mrs. Yu Lin warned us all about it. I don't know what to expect, but it just reminded me of P6. Seems like Mr Lee will be speaking to me on the year of another major exam.
Dustdustdustdust. Where the hell do they come from in the first place?
Why, oh WHY did the fire evacuation drill have to coincide with my FREE PERIOD. Mrgh. I heard the bell, cursed, left my stuff and locked the store, ran up to the staffroom to collect the class card, ran down to the field to see my class strolling and have everybody line up. There goes my free period.
And I realised that I only remember the smoke rolling in from the stage and into our faces during assembly. Everything esle in my mind is all foggy (haha.)
Please do check the Air Store board for messages put up by me regarding CIP this Sunday and 2-star kayaking course.
This Friday sure will be interesting. Special activities throughout the whole day till late.
Balthus
I took their smiles and made them mine.Labels: talks and more speeches
