The trip back to my secondary school today was an eye-opener for me, more for the wrong reasons rather than the right ones.

For the first time in my life, I experienced a secondary school life where all the levels - Sec 1s, 2s, 3s. 4s AND 5s - come together under one building. Too bad for I have already graduated by the time this became a reality.

Yes, I was from that era whereby the upper sec and lower sec people were seperated in two different buidlings, namely Campus 1 and Campus 2. It was only recently that we were brought under one roof in one humongous piece of construction. I don't know if it was good or not 'cause I thoroughly enjoyed myself during those days but now it seems that the whole idea of juniors and seniors together seems a total crap for me.

Frankly speaking, I expected games of 'catching' and some other stupid games being played when school is officially over but hey! I'm kinda taken aback here by their maturity level! I was also on the look-out for some mats who bring their own guitars down and ONLY knows how to strum a couple of chords with the rest of the 'music to their ears' coming from the shit blabbered from their mouth. But they were nowhere to be found!

I guess I'm being caught in a time warp, huh?

But anyway while the students are remaking themselves, it's the staff that has (de)valued themselves equivalent to the price of err...

But anyway, I was hanging around the basketball court with my other friends when this man came by and started off a conversation with us. Actually it's more unlike a conversation...

Man: What are you guys doing here?
Herwan: We're taking our 'O' level certs back today.
Man: Oh... if that is so, ca n you proceed to the General Office and ask the clerk for assistance?
Haikal: Yeah sure, okay.
Man: And the General Office's over there *points to the direction*. You can wait around that area.

Okay! Okay asshole! We get the point! Do we have cameras slung over our neck that made us look like a damn fucking tourist? We are ex-students of this very school, mind you! We know where the General Office is! And he kept staring at us that we had to move our butts off from the area and *altogether now* move to the General Office area...

What fucking nonsense is this? We can't have our 'own time, own target' kinda thing when we are visiting the school?

And I found out from my junior that he's the new OM for the school. HAH! What an asshole... How I miss the literally old OM, Mr Tan. Although he's stern-looking, armed with his seasoned cane wherever he goes, he's a perfect example of the term 'looks can be deceiving'. On top of being our OM, he's also our mentor and our friend whom we can crap our hearts out to.

The new OM? I got to know that he's been around for only a year or so. So he better learn where students usually hide their cigarette boxes around school first before making an attempt to shoot his mouth off especially to the alumni. Haha! I just feeeeel like abusing my authority as an alumni now. Wait... alumnis doesn't have ANY sort of authority. Oh well...

Mdm Yati said maybe next time when we come in with our sec school uniform, we will be spared from these kinda shit. Yeah right... why not we ask the new OM to put on the school uniform and we'll see what kind of treatment he will get from the students?

As quoted from Herwan, "The school system sucks lah now".

And you can quote me here, "Yes, I'd totally agree with you right now."


Hours earlier, we were walking around AMK central when the topic of mixed-blooded people became the main talking point.

Me: Why is it ah that mixed-blood people all very pretty and handsome?
Herwan: That's why ah, I also don't know why..
Me: I never see before a mixed blood that is ugly leh..
Herwan: I think all mixed blood sure good-looking one ah..
Me: Really ah? Wah, like that I also wanna be mixed blood ah..
Haikal: Eh, I mixed blood leh..
Me: Har? Really ah? Wah.. you are the first one for me, man..


To Wan and Ika,
the secrets we share,
the passion for soccer,
and more importantly,
the friendship and brotherhood

that, I hope to keep with me.