First Day Schooling As…

The school is the best place to learn and that word was very true. I was happy to have this opportunity. Not only is to get to know what going on but also to meet various kinds of people. Honestly, I’m still miss my schools especially, primary school. I love my days and I love my friends. Although, I have to admit some teachers were suck but at least, they’d brought to the world that I’ve never seen for the rest of my life. I wouldn’t be here writing the journal about my old days in school and here I am, writing the most exciting experience on the first day, I went to school.



Kindergarten Kid (1985 – 1986)
My first day in kindergarten school is really exciting. I get the chance to meet a friendly new friends who also my classmates. Although, I was a little bit shy to meet them, I’m so lucky because most of them are not only friendly but they’re playful and smart as well. Like for example, Ah Fook. I only knew her nick name but I can’t really remember her full name. However, if you’re asking who she is, well, she is the daughter of Samling company owner which later, she has continues her study in Singapore when she was 7 and now, I’ve she’s working in Australia. My only big guess was she’s working in Sydney because as far as I know most of the Asian are there especially the Chinese. How do I know that? It’s secret my friend. Ah Fook is a cheerful girl. She’s might having a body that visibly overweight as mine but she’s never shy to make new friends. After I’ve meet her, I also meet Sulastrie and Dahliawaty who’s later becomes my very best friend in the end of my school days. Then, I’ve met a lot of them like Norhayati (a zero point queen), Yahya (the mute boy), Lau Sie Hieng (crazy Chinese boy), Zuriaty (talkative princess), Terry (a fat but smart boy), the Tong siblings – Kok Lai and Kok Lin and many more. I can’t really remember their names.

After we get to know each other, we learn ABC’s and numbers, singing a song, drawing some pattern and even we learn how to greet people in manners. Well, don’t be surprised when I said in the first day of my kindergarten school lesson, I was learning Arabic characters called Jawi and some few Muslim praying recital. I really know how to do it but too bad I didn’t know the meaning of those praying words. According to my dad, the teacher want us to learn those word, so next time, if we want to convert to Islam it’s very easy because we’ve already learn it. My parent was very disappointed with it but they never complained. However, they’ve told to my other neighbors about it. Religion thing is quite sensitive and therefore, they should know whose their students were and a little compromise can help. My dad once said this is not Muslim religious school. It builds for all kids and why they’re treating us like that. I wish I knew what he said but now, I think I know better than that. Oh, I nearly forgot to introduce my kindergarten teachers. Their name is Puan Normah and Puan Laila. They’re nice teachers.

I love most of my times in kindergarten because there is no hustle and no brain cracking. If only I could turn back time, I always wanted to stay there and be with my friends. Two years later, my real school time will start and it’s time to play real hard.



Elementary Pupils (1987 - 1992)
Another exciting day as I’m joining the other pupil in elementary school and finally, I can feel the real school was. I really thought I’ll get along and so does some teachers here. I found out my class was 1B. That doesn’t mean 1B is no good than 1A. It is more like a first come first serve basis. I have no surprise and don’t be surprise people, the 1B pupil’s grade were better than 1A pupil. My first class teacher was Madam Lily Nyungkan but she was replaced by Encik Hamidon for 6 month as Madam Lily had leave for maternity reason. I was so excited when all of my former classmates from kindergarten were in the class except for some new faces. Some of our classmates from kindergarten were continue at another school such as SRB Chung Hua. It was a Chinese school. I almost being there but my parent refused it and send me to government school instead. I’ve met many new pupils and that’s when I get to know some boys and girls from inland. I fancy Lia. She was very friendly and she is quite naughty too. While Julia Lanun (later we call her pirate girl) was the fairest girl in the class. She is albino actually. The reason we call her pirate girl because ‘lanun’ means pirate. Sounds bullying but it never comes that serious. I have bodyweigh problem and I was a little worry if my friends are about to bully me back but I was wrong because they never did.

I’ve met new friends and new best friends as well. That’s when I’ve met Sayah. For all these years we are still friends even though, she quits on primary 5. Sulastrie likes her too. Other than that, I’ve met my young uncle, Bened, the naughty girl, Lia, Lema Mohd Irwan, Mohd Asri, Musin, Mohd Firdaus, Burat, Siah, Sabang, my young aunty, Jelanan and many more names that I can’t really remember. We’re gets along together. Though, few of us are a little bit older than me but they’re friendly. In my time, no matter how old he/she is, they can enter primary one. When I was 7, Jelanan was 12. The time that I was enter primary one is not exactly 7 but 6 years old. At the first day of the school, after get to know with each other, we’re learning A,B,C, a simple arithmetic and some cheesy songs. When I walk around the primary school for the first time in my life, I was amazed with some of it. Everything is wooden, from class to staffroom. Not mentioning the toilet as well but the toilet was the worst place in the school. By the way, we don’t have school canteen. The school dining hall is just for the boarding pupils but not the pupils like us. My school is not truly a boarding school but it was part of the school’s plan to make the pupils from the rural areas feels comfortable while they can stay here to study. The school was very near to the clinic and the nearest was a women and child’s clinic. It was very to school’s volleyball arena.

At the recess time, apart from having a recess, there’s a place for everybody to play. You know, if everybody didn’t saw me, they’d probably not play at all. The first day, Noorhatiyah and Sulastrie already conquer the game call ‘zero point’ already. Seems like the tournament had been started and it’s time to continue the unfinished game. It was the longest tournament. It takes 6 years for everything to finish until Sulastrie announced Noorhatiyah is the best player of zero point. We’re not only playing but we’re also learn speaks English properly and I love it. While the other pupils struggled to pronounce it, I have no trouble at all. That because my parent speaks English to me. Few years later, I’m started to abandon everything about English until I went to college. That’s the reason, I have no problem with English after all except I’m not fluent to speak. It was the best days I’ve spend most the time in primary school that I’ve ever in my life but wait until everything started falls which making me remember, the reality is very hard to take.



High School Student(1992 - 1997)
My first day in the high school is a little bit disappointing. I knew my hard day was about to haunt me for the rest 5 years and I’m going to prove to them that I’m not only a sweet lover but I’m also a fantasy fighter that willingly to fight the dreams that makes everyone will remember this fat tomboyish girl is not only becomes a school hero but also the biggest superstar in the cyberspace. 6:30 a.m., November 30th 1992 on Monday morning, my dad brought me to the school by Honda Raider motorcycle. I was so nervous but luckily, I meet Regina and Sulastrie who’d told me that they had the same feeling as mine. They’re my classmates as well but I should’ve known that day I’ll meet more students in my class that are previously from the other elementary school from the rural areas. For the first time in my life, I was very impress with my secondary school and I was thought I’m going to spend for the rest of five years. Well, although it’s fun, it was a jail at the same time. My very first class teacher was Encik Hisham. People thought I have a crush on him but they were wrong. I’ll tell the reason on the next episode of MSOD. After I’d attend my very first assembly at the basketball and volleyball arena, I went back to the classroom. I was surprised saw my bag was thrown out by some unknown new classmate. Well, it’s very rude but could they put it somewhere properly or could’ve asked me before they throw it out. When someone came back, I finally knew was thrown it. I never spoke about it but I’ve decided to take a good diplomacy and sit at the back. Honestly, I prefer at the front but oh, well, people don’t like me to sit at the front.

It was Irland done it. I didn’t want to fight or done anything. Even Laura asked me to fight her but I’ve told her it is better we have a little chat to make everything’s right. Laura was never agrees with the idea. I’m not Laura and I’m not going to do trouble. I’ll wait another day for her to cool off. On the first day, someone bumped into and says she was a fan of mine. I was like… what?! It was Ita and Kelam alright. Both of them were quite impress with the result that I’ve done in the quiz competition during my time in primary school. I’m glad and just told them that nothing very special about it. I never realized Ita was the grand winner of the singing competition in Projek Sang Kancil 92 until Marcus and Clement told me so. Kelam and Clement were my team mates during the quiz competition. Our first day in school, we’re just get to know each other. We were introduced to school and even the staffs. At least, this school was better than my primary school. Everything was made by bricks and it feels more comfortable than ever. The first time, I went to canteen (not dining hall), the students’ attitude were very awful. Rather than they’re queuing up, they’re just like a war victim. I’m started to struggle just like them until a year later, the attitude were quite change as we have a proper rules. By the way, the toilets are okay too. For the first time, I was so excited to get in the lab where they used to do an experiment during a science subject. I like that!

Well, although the first day was a little hard day but I was lucky that I have a fan and until now I do have screaming fans. I don’t know why I am so popular? I don’t do Madonna’s style and even crazy as The Spice Girls did. Hmm…. Something very fishy about it but I’ll take it as the compliments.