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the introduction
2002 certainly marks a new chapter in our lives. Entering 3A with the
expectation of new friends, new teachers, new subjects and a new classroom!
Anyway, our class would surely have rewritten all record books in Anglican
High Sch to be the nosiest and corniest triple science class ever. Nonetheless,
people who think that ‘study comes first’ still exist in the
form of several china scholars, Jian Sheng etc. Unity was definitely a
problem at the start, with many cliques gradually surfacing – F6
(Alvin, Benjamin, Elvin, Frankie, Siu Lun & Zhang Yan), and the Noodle
Gang (Hazal, Hannah, Christine, Tien Kwan etc.) for example – and
our class was divided into many groups. But through the test of time,
with the aid of our beloved form teacher (Miss Tay Keng Wei) and several
students of the class, we were able to bond together rather well, though
there is still room for improvement.
the F6
It’s a must to talk about F6, perhaps the most prominent (and the
most hilarious) group in the class, though that name has absolutely no
originality, and their theme song <<Who Let The Dogs Out>>.
Sometimes, their hilarious actions will make the class, together with
the teachers, laugh till their stomach aches. But there were still times
when their actions have made the teachers angry. Creating havoc in many
of Miss Ow’s lessons have resulted in her flaring up time and again.
Ms Tay was once especially angry with this group of people for not taking
good care of the air-conditioned classroom, especially since she had donated
hundreds on the behalf of the class so as to allow our class to enjoy
this privilege. At that state of time, the classroom was in a state of
mess with much food brought from the canteen by them, broken wire lines
due to mini soccer matches they carry out in class, and a dirtied OHP
trolley etc. Hazel was once so angry that she cried due to their actions,
very unhappy that all the efforts people in the Noodle gang had spent
in decorating the class had gone to waste due to the F6. However, these
matters were gradually resolved over time. There were some happy times
though. Frankie with his ‘burping’ and his jokes, Benjamin
saying ‘You can kiss me’ to Mr Tong, Alvin dancing in class,
Elvin bullying Jian Sheng and Zhao Wei, Siu Lun imitating Mr Lam (Not
to be boastful of myself, I’ve been to many places.’) and
Ms Patricia Wong (Morning class, morning.), and Zhangyan’s racist
jokes – these have led to absolute laughter in the class.
the mistakes
Happenings were plentiful, ranging from positive to negative. Briefly
brushing through the negative, there was once when our actions would have
led to serious trouble, if not for the graceful forgiveness by Mr. Seah,
our ex-Chinese teacher. There was also once close to the holidays when
Ms Ow flared up at our class for jeering at her class when 3F went up
to collect their cleanliness award prize (It happened that many other
students in our level jeered for her class as well.) Some people in our
class joined in the jeering after hearing that others have booed. Ms Ow,
who was sitting right in front of our class at that time was so angry
that she reprimanded us there and then, shouting “3A, I WAS RIGHT
NOT TO TEACH YOU ALL NEXT YEAR” . There were also times when Ms
Tay was very angry with our class’ actions.
the happenings
During the June holidays, there was a class chalet for our class at Downtown
East (From the 11th of June to 13th of June). The barbecue session on
the first night was rather fun, where the class mingled with each other,
barbecuing and chatting. Many did not sleep that night, busy with their
own activities. Ms Tay played cards with us, Zhao Wei and Guangtong chatted
with each other, while the rest of us roamed the area by ourselves, playing
mahjong, card games etc. However, many of the other Chinese scholars did
not stay on the first night of the chalet, as they have appointments on
the next day. On the 2nd night however, it’s the Chinese scholars’
turn to use the place as all locals could not stay for that night. It’s
evident that there’s a split, but I would say that our unity improved
leaps and bounds with this chalet.
the new chinese teacher
3A entered the third term with the expectations of a new Chinese teacher,
following the promotion of Mr. Seah to be vice-principal of Tanjong Katong
Secondary School. And our new Chinese teacher is none other than Mr Chen
Ze Hou! It is evident that he has tried to ‘click’ with our
class, trying his utmost best to teach over the noise we made during his
lesson, and the unattentiveness of many students in his classes. However,
unluckily for him, his efforts did not seem to be appreciated. As a result,
only 2 people, not inclusive of the scholars from china, managed to score
an A1 in the end-yr examinations.
the competition
Our class participated in the Sing Singapore competition auditions (With
a medley of <<Yi Qi Zou Dao>>, <<Guan Huai Fang Shi>>,
<<Xing Yue>> etc) for National Day. However, we did not manage
to enter for the actual performance. Nevertheless, most of the class co-operated
rather well. Though it’s a great pity that we did not make it for
the auditions, we can take the fact that we have bonded closer together
as consolation.
the class outing
During the September holidays, there was a class outing to Jurong, which
involved Ice-Skating. It’s not quite appropriate to mention it as
a class outing, especially since less than a half of the class turned
up, and thus I would classify it more as a group outing. Not really a
success, though Hazel’s methods of falling provided regular entertainment
for all of us present – there’s a rhythm to it!
the food fair
The Food Fair was one of the post examination activities. Though much
effort had been spent on purchasing the satay and selling them on the
actual day itself, we did not manage to squeeze into the Top 3 Top Sellers
list even though we had sold out everything (excluding the pineapples
and cucumbers of course). However, we can take consolation through the
fact that our satays had received excellent reviews from Mr. Wang himself,
as well as many other people who ate it. Again, this activity made our
class more united.
Let’s take a look at some of the achievements students
in our class had made:
Non-Academic
• Most Interesting Project in Science Fair 2002 (Alvin, Benjamin,
Elvin, Zhangyan, Tom, Zhao Wei)
• 1st in English Debate Competition (Cliff, Walter, Jocelin)
• 1st in Temasek Mind-Mapping Competition (Cliff, Elvin, Tienkwan]
• 1st in “Chun Lian” Competition (Ye Dan)
• 2nd in Mind-Mapping Competition (Benjamin, Christine, Frankie)
• 2nd in Street Soccer for End-Yr Post Exam Activities (F6)
• 2nd in Chinese Debate Competition (Cliff, Victoria, Ming Fue,
Zhao Wei)
• 2nd in Class Cleanliness Competition for Mid-Yr
• High Distinction in Australian Maths Competition (Ye Dan and friends)
• Distinction in Australian Science Competition (A whole lot of
people)
• Consolation Prize in “Yue Du Bi Sai” (Ming Fue)
• Consolation Prize in “Chun Lian” Competition (Tom)
Fei Ying 2002 Articles
• <<Guan Ye Kong>> by Zhao Wei (Pg 81) – Chinese
essay
• <<Yan Wo Zi Ji>> by Ren Zhen (Pg 131) – 2nd
in Chinese poem
• <<Ke Quan Ke Dian De Tao Yuan Ming>> by Ren Zhen (Pg
154-155) – Chinese Biography
• <<Du “Wu Jue Er Shou” You Gan>> by Ye
Dan (Pg 156-158) – Chinese Book Review
• <<Piao Yi De Pu Su>> by “Cao Zhi Jing”
(aka Ren Zhen) (Pg 159-160)
• <<Na Yi Duan Cong Man Huan Xiao De Ri Zi>> by Wang
Kang (Pg 161-162)
• Ye Dan (Pg 174) – 1st in “Chun Lian” competition
• Tom (Pg 176) – Consolation in “Chun Lian” competition
• “Standard English Is The Best”, a rap by Walter, Hannah,
Wenjun, Wang Qing, Victoria, Ming Fue (Pg 182)
the second introduction
2003, in retrospect, was a very memorable and fun-filled year for the entire class. Rising up to 4A with the same batch of people whom we have gone through thick and thin in 2002 seemed like an exciting prospect for every single one of us.
the new classroom (and the mould)
We moved into a new classroom this year which was located at the container classrooms block (which was demolished over the December holidays of 2003) on the ground floor opposite 3L and besides 4B. Initially, most of us were not very pleased regarding the change of classrooms as we preferred our original air-conditioned classroom allocated to us in 2002. Our previous classroom was located next to the music room and was so convenient, with it being next the canteen. This was an advantage to us because it facilitated the smuggling of food from the canteen to the classroom. Despite losing the advantage, we grew to appreciate our new container classroom gradually.
However, the F6 did not stop doing some considerable damage to the walls of the classroom. Remember the numerous footprints on the walls which have been commented on by our teachers as well as Mrs. Goh (when she came for the classroom spot check)? Remember the holes in the wall behind Alvin’s seat (which were later covered up by posters)? Remember the broken wire lines?
Another ‘highlight’ by which our classroom was famous for was the mould on the walls. Most of us will never forget the faces of appall and disgust numerous teachers have registered on their faces as they stepped into our classroom. Miss Ow was simply disgusted and so was Miss Lim, who then claimed she was afraid of any gross thing visible around. But we learned to live with it, placing posters on the walls to cover up the mould, a suggestion by Mr. Tam. However, as the mould grew, the posters were unable to do the job anymore. In addition, the stench in the classroom became stronger and stronger as the days went by.
the Chinese New Year celebration
Part and parcel of Anglican High School’s yearly Chinese New Year celebrations would be the class notice board decorations competition. As usual, we did last minute work again. We will never forget how we would always rush to complete the decorations on the very day of the judging deadline, much to the dislike of many of our teachers. Unfortunately, we would always plead Miss Lim during her lessons to give us time to complete our decorations. So we would like to say a ‘sorry’ to her here!
With such last minute work, it was inevitable that we had never been ranked among the top three classes in all notice board decorations competitions before. However, it was indeed fun to do all the last minute work. Moreover, that was indeed the times of which the class was truly united (with the exception of some people who continued doing their work such as Jian Sheng). Come to think of it, if he does participate one day (which he will never get a chance to anymore), the sun will rise from the west! Anyway, as a consolation, the F6 actually stayed back to help with the decorations! 3 cheers to the F6!
Mr. Lam
Truth to be told, the idea of Mr. Lam being our form teacher was not very appealing at the start to most of the class. With an older form teacher, there would no longer be the presence of a form teacher that would persuade us time and again to be more enthusiastic in school-based activities such as performances on stage (National Day etc.) or class decorations activities. Also, with an older form teacher, the teacher-student age gap would be larger, and we would definitely not feel just as at ease when conversing with Mr. Lam about our problems as compared to Miss Tay. However, as time passed by gradually, we slowly began accepting him as our form teacher and as a part of 4A. Being an older teacher, we realized that he had a wealth of experience, and had mature thoughts (of which he shared with the class). Also, he was rather tolerant and patient with the class’ nonsense. Despite the many times we disappointed him in terms of our behavior, 4A still respected him greatly as our form teacher. However, we can proudly say that we have not disappointed him in terms of our academic results!
the new class committee
Also, with the arrival of a new form teacher (and a beginning of a new
year) marked the need to re-elect a new class committee. Despite Hazel’s
incessant protests to take on the monitress role yet again for another
year, the insistent Mr. Lam persuaded her to take up the challenge. Frankie
continued to be the monitor of 4A as well. However, there were indeed
some changes in the class committee. For example, Zhang Yan and Alvin
were elected the chairmen of the Welfare committee, which was rather,
erm, unexpected.
the retirement
Mr. Lam chose to retire in March 2003 due to health problems. His teaching stint in Anglican High School was by right up on the first Friday of Term 2. However, due to SARS, school closed again on the first Thursday of Term 2. That made the entire 4A feel a little disappointed in the fact that we could not give Mr. Lam a proper farewell, as it was unforeseen that school would close again. However, due to administration problems, Mr. Lam had to stay on till the end of the second term, which was great news to many.
Mr. Joseph Tam
Mr. Tam took on being the form teacher of our class from the third term onwards. Being our form teacher and Physics teacher for only half a year, I felt that the bonding between Mr. Tam and Secondary 4A wasn’t particularly strong at the beginning. However, he had to fill the void of being the form teacher. And I have to say that he made a responsible one. His lame jokes were crappy, and brought absolute laughter to the class! But his strictness over several matters such as attire checks was what we had not experienced with our past form teachers. Nevertheless, we appreciated the efforts he put into our class (including his suggestion of pasting posters on the walls to cover up the mould), and respected him as part of 4A.
Ms. Lee Li Qun
In 2003, Ms. Lee Li Qun (also the model teacher of the year 2001) filled the void as our Chinese teacher after Mr. Chen Ze Hou left. Somehow, most of the class knew that there was hope for the Chinese language. Ms. Lee tried to inject as much fun and interest as possible in her lessons, with the numerous activities carried out in groups. Some of the jokes she cracked in class are also indeed memorable. Yet she was also a strict teacher, who expected the best behavior out of us in class. In addition, she simply cannot stand the stench of the class! Hence we always try not to eat in class during the period before her lesson, so as to avoid her scolding. Anyway, Ms. Lee is also an extremely dedicated teacher. The people weaker in their command of the Chinese language can attest to the fact that she would give make-up lessons to people who need them, or stay back after school to clarify doubts regarding essay-writing or sentence formation. She has definitely earned the respect of every single member of 4A as an excellent Chinese teacher, and we will always remember her.
Miss Ng Puay Khim
Another new teacher we had was Ms. Ng Puay Khim, also the subject head for the English Language in Anglican High School. What was most memorable regarding her lessons was definitely her catchwords used regularly to ‘reprimand‘ the F6 gang, as well as some other people in her class who do not do her assigned work, in a fun manner. Examples of such catchwords include ‘copycat’ and ‘scoundrel’. Her lessons, which involved activities with the need for the class to split up into various groups, were interesting. Should skits need to be acted out, trust the F6 to provide the class with total entertainment and laughter, with the most memorable definitely being the skit involving their renditions of several teachers and events in the school. The numerous word and puzzle games were great fun. However, the theory lessons came across a tad boring. But which English teacher can pull across a theory lesson successfully without it coming across as boring?
Mr. Yow Weng Kim
Secondary 4A’s new Chemistry teacher was Mr. Yow Weng Kim, who took over where Ms. Tay left off in 2002. An excellent Chemistry teacher as he is, he loves feeding the class with examination papers after examination papers during the examination periods, especially before our preliminary examinations. Putting in a lot of effort for the class in terms of Chemistry, he is indeed an excellent teacher.
Mr. Lim Ee Chiew
Mr. Lim was our new Physical Education teacher in 2003, and boy was he great fun. I will never forget the first PE periods he had with our class in the year. Remember him coming to our class, and setting down lots and lots of ground rules regarding his physical education lessons throughout the year? I guess everyone in class found him scary then and dreaded PE lessons in 2003. The first PE lesson we had with him also started off with a very vigorous warm-up session involving a lot of sit-ups, leg raises and such. However, as time went by, he loosened up a lot, and became a more amicable person. His PE lessons also became more fun, and he started joking around with people of our class more often. I recall how he would usually take part in basketball or captain’s ball games with the class. And the teacher-student gap was definitely absent as we played those games together. A superb teacher!
the english debate 2003
Being the English debate champions of 2002 at the Secondary 3, the stress and pressures were high on the three debaters of our class (Cliff, Jocelyn and Walter) to perform well again. However, we were knocked out in the second round by a stronger opponent, Secondary 4C, whom we met too early in the competitions. Kudos to our opponents for continuing on to be the champions of the debate competitions this year. Enough said, we had met our match.
the preliminary examinations
In mid-September, after the September holidays were the preliminary examinations, which were to determine where we would be posted to during our first three months in 2004. Starting from approximately mid-August, the class was thrown into serious mugging mode. Well, perhaps not the entire class, but the Chinese scholars, plus a few hardworking people were definitely very nervous of the upcoming preliminary examinations.
When the results were released, it was enlightening to see that most people in the class did well, with scores of 10 and below. Joy and happiness were written on many faces. Let us hope the scenario when we get back our ‘O’ levels results would be a similar one.
the ‘O’ level examinations
The big O’s came and went in a split second. And that marked the end of our secondary school lives. Hopefully everyone will perform very well for these examinations. As the saying goes, “you reap what you sow“, and I believe that every single one in our class has put in lots of efforts to do well in these examinations. However, the sad thing was that our class had not the chance to bid a proper farewell to each other. We did not do so on the last day of our secondary school lives, neither on the day of our last paper of the ‘O’ Level Examinations, and neither on the 24th of November, where we had to go back to school for the JC briefing.
the aftermath
2004 saw a lot of changes having taken place in Anglican High School. First of all, the Secondary Four classroom blocks are located extremely far away from the hall. And the classrooms are located at the fifth storey of the classroom blocks. This meant that everyday, students have to climb, climb and climb. Moreover, the risks of being late for assembly are greater.
Anyway, isn’t it a blessing in disguise that we graduated a year before these changes? Another change made was a change in the school song lyrics. At least we do not have to memorize some new school song lyrics which, I feel, do not sound very good when attached to the original melody. Moreover, a barber was hired on the first day of school to cut the hair of people that teachers felt were long. This will definitely be a relief for the members of the F6 who were always spotted with trendy and ‘stylo-milo’ haircuts which were definitely ‘illegal’ in school. Phew!
moving on
It’s the beginning of a new year and every member of 4A has now been separated into their different JCs. Despite this fact, the 4A spirit will remain in us forever. Move on with your lives 4A’ians and please do keep in touch! Good luck in your future endeavors! If possible, let's have a class gathering again soon? 4A – WE ROCK THE WORLD! CHEERS!