Called UOB Yishun Branch this morning and asked whether can I change the name that will appear on my cards... too much work apparently so I dropped the idea. Anyway my name sounds nice either way you put it...I laughed at my silliness The Island was one of the better movies I have watched this year. Apart from Scarlett Johansson of course... It was science-fiction, action-packed and moral ethics all combined into one movie. It raised certain thought-provoking questions especially about stem-cell research and the true essence of life...and oh yes..."this tongue thing is so great"... Went Kino to buy a gift for someone...going to do something to this gift to personalise it a bit and add my deepest most thoughts into it as well... yup...for a special someone... Came home...tired... listened to perfect 10 for a while...shut my eyes...
Went for a tea session at PHS today. Didn't really know what to expect. The last time I stepped into PHS was when I was in Year 1 at NJC to help out with the debate team. I remembered at some point in time, I was coaching the team and I unknowingly became their debate mentor. I remembered I spent hours and late nights trying to help edit their debate speech and trying to convince them of other perspectives that they have overlooked. Sometimes, I felt that I was overworked and my presence there was not at all appreciated. When they finally became the Champion of the 'C' Division in the Julia Gabriel Debating Championship, they showed an immense amount of gratitude to an ex-NJ debater whom someone roped in at the last minute to help the team. I took it in great stride...naturally. I felt used and somewhat relegated to another by-stander, another spectator trying to bask in this moment of glory. Why bother about what you have sowed, when ultimately you know that you will definitely reap from what you have sowed...
The tea session coincided with their annual Food and Fun Fair. Apparently, the school needs to cough out another 1.2million dollars by 2013 [gasps] or otherwise face the possibility of having to relocate or close down since my school is sitting on prime land. The purpose of this tea session was to help PHS build a strong alumni..."strengthening and uniting of the PHS community" One of the teachers even thought I was still studying...It was a rather awkward moment for me as I never did think that I would be remembered for my contributions to the school. Two great years in ELDDS. Was the president of ELDDS. The turning point for ELDDS, I guess, was our first victory in some National Law Quiz when I was secondary 3... My eyes were a little damped as I looked at the trophy that was still sitting proudly at the gallery near the school administration office. Those moments...those unforgettable moments...
Miss Yeo became my spokesperson-cum-tour guide. Apparently she has been marketing my name to her many students... maybe it was the things I managed to accomplish within and outside PHS that made me somewhat a different student... I was the first student to enter NJC and the first to also receive a highly sought after scholarship... academic success in her definition I guess... But the journey doesn't end here...
Met up with Mrs Nath. She was my secondary two form teacher and was my English and literature teacher. I remembered and she too remembered that I was such a timid and diffident boy trying to make his presence known to others and trying to find his purpose in life. Seeing the more confident and more assertive me today... she..."you have grown into a fine young person"
Great to have seen people like Shanbing and Isaac again... the naive and innocent us when we were still in secondary school...The fun we had...the smiles we brought to our teachers...the not-so-typical top class of the level...the camaraderie we had...the camaraderie we still have...
Left about 2pm and headed to cine for a movie. Tossed between Fantastic Four or The Island. I guess it was partly due to the movie's timing, I chose The Island... 
