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You'd learn something new everyday:
Ice your ankle within one hour after your sprain your ankle, or it will swell up like a pig's trotter. |
I've been away at a social work camp in school for the past few days. I was at a similar camp last year too, but the camp this year is more special not only because I have advanced from being a participant to a group leader, but also because this is the last year the camp will be Ng-Pak-Tee-style.
Mr Ng is a teacher from Hwa Chong. In fact, he is a ex-Hwa Chong student too. Maybe that's one of the reasons why we can easily identify with him. I dare to say that he is one of the most popular teachers in school. But he has just been transferred out of Hwa Chong. I was never really feeling very sad even though I found out quite some time ago. Somehow I felt that he will never really leave us. For one thing, we do keep in contact by email. However, at the camp, everybody cried when we had this impromptu ceremony when we went up one by one to offer our best wishes to Mr Ng. The most amazing thing is that when I asked some people later on how long Mr Ng has taught them, it turns out that most of them were never taught by Mr Ng. Actually, if you have seen Mr Ng in action, it is not impossible to see why we admire him so much. He has the enthusiasm and passion that is already so rare even among the young people. Not to mention the sense of humour of course. With Mr Ng, we all feel like we've been friends all the time. Mr Ng's pet phrase is that " we are all young people, we should be warm, open and full of life." No doubt he lives by that motto and I wonder how many of us can actually do that too. Truly admirable I guess. I think we should not be sad that Mr Ng is leaving us. I find it a little too possessiveness-driven. For me, I feel sorry more of because Mr Ng is a people relations kind of person. He works best with people. However, his new assignment in MOE requires him to sit in an small cramped and isolated office. That, will truly be a sad life for Mr Ng. But I guess on a more optimistic note, we should encourage Mr Ng to bring warmth into that little office too. Make a mark there too, just like you have in Hwa Chong. I guess since I don't really know Mr Ng that well either, I can't speak too much about him. All I can say is that I admire him for his passion for young people and for believing in all of us. I would like to send him my best wishes. Sometimes he looks quite sickly because he is always unbelievably fair, on the verge of paleness. So take care too. Oh yes, hope he finds a wife soon too. So, any caring, warm, open-minded females in the 20s looking for a good, responsible, humourous, erm..handsome(haha) husband, pls contact me. hehe..oh, but be warned that you'd probably have to share him with all the rest of us who love him too. Hahaha... |
| I would like to dedicate today's entry to Mr Ng, though I wonder if Mr Ng will actually get to read this. But in case he does, on behalf of my class, I would like to apologise for refusing to do my tutorials. Hehe.. |