Taste Is Salter, The Revenge Is Sweeter

Still remember about the last year’s April Fool’s stories about how Mohd Haidar and I deal with Mr. Nyalong? Well, last year, I did tell you that I’m also were indirectly taking part of the conspiracy against Encik Harun (our PJK teacher) with Regina and Sengayan in 1st part of April Fool Story. The plan was so brilliant until it makes me wanted to laugh at the middle of nowhere when I think about it. The incident was taking the same year and at the same month where I’m also on the mission to get on with Mr. Nyalong. Encik Harun was actually not my victim but in some other way, I’m very understands the feeling of my 2 classmates. Both of them were among the students who’d been hit by discipline teacher with rattan stick two weeks before April Fool as punishment for not bringing the PJK textbook. No kidding! At one time, he asked us to do our own work and he just sits in and didn’t teach anything. I was very surprise when Mr. Fred told us that he writes on his reports that he was teaching until chapter 7. Not only me but every single students in my class was very surprise when Mr. Fred had said the things that he’d report to our principal. It seems like everybody was deceives by him. That was happening after a month left the school and he’d move to the other school at Peninsular Malaysia. However, technically, we’d taught him some lesson that he never ever forget. Too bad, he never knows. If he knows eventually, that’s not become an issue anymore because life is more difference right now.

2 weeks before April Fool in 1993, everybody was done their own work during the PJK class including Encik Harun in the class that is pretending to be not to know what’s going on. Melinda and I were making fun of Sibin by writing the song adaptation from Pak Pandir’s song called ‘Remeh Temeh’, except 2 of us just changing the lyrics but not the tune. We’re both planning to take a revenge on him. He’d done a lot of damage to most of us and it’s payback time. Laura was talking about April Fool’s for the entire time. All she’s ever wanted to make a fool of someone but she can’t figure out who is her victim. I’m always hopes that I’m not become her victim. While Sulastrie is heard the entire idea of making fun by Laura as a lecturer. It seems like the entire idea was wowing everybody but not really me. I’m too lazy making fun of the strangers. That’s not me until when I think it back someone should get a lesson and probably this is the way to shut his/her mouth. A half an hour later, Mr. Michael came to our class and check on us. While Encik Harun is pretending to stand up writing on the blackboard about chapter that we supposed to learn, suddenly Mr. Michael came and inspected the class. At first, he inspected our appearance especially the girls who keeps the nail long. Either you keep your nails long or color it out, it was strictly forbidden according to our school’s rule. When he found out that most of us did not bring the PJK book, he started to beat our with the rattan stick.

Regina and Sengayan were pretty angry with Encik Harun. Not only both of them, and that’s including me as well. Laura was yelling around by saying a ‘F’ word to Encik Harun of all time until Sibat and Rodney ask her to calm down to find a perfect solution. By the way, Seti otherwise yelling that he was the laziest teacher of all time. Whatever solution that they came up with, it’s not going to work at all. Hell no way, they’re going to do a sabotaging job. I’m not agreed with the idea but I did tell them to find something more creative than sabotaging his motorcycle. “I don’t know you’re so brilliant at the first place, Sylvia!”. That’s what I heard the first word came from Sengayan. I was puzzled about it and I was wondering what kind of idea that interests her. When Regina and I looked up at Sengayan, the only thing that both of us see is her wicked smiles. We’re both looking at each other. Then, she told us to meet her before the school curriculum activities later on 3p.m. My mind was racing thinking what is really she has in mind. I don’t know whether I am damn good brilliant or otherwise, I am an evil genius? I would like to know about it so badly. I went to the school earlier around 2:20p.m. to meet Sengayan and there I saw Regina was sitting and talking to her next door neighbor. After that, her neighbor went out to meet her friends and both of us were left alone in the class, talking about the incident that just had happen to all of us. It was a major embarrassment and a major pain that both of us will never forget for the rest of our life. I’ve told her that Encik Harun was set us up and he knows Mr. Michael will do some checking today. She was agrees with the explanation.

Suddenly, Sengayan is coming and she gave us a wide smile. After she’d asked us to take a sit and even sit closer to her, Regina and I were wondering, what kind of secret plan that she’s plotting? Sengayan mentioned about, two weeks from now, April Fool’s will be coming. All she’s wanted to do now is to take revenge over Encik Harun. Why did I have no surprised when I heard about it? Hmm… I guess part of me already knew she’s up to something but I admit that I never expected she’s done something like this. She’s told Regina and I that somehow, she’s really badly wanted to kick Encik Harun’s ass. After what he’d done to us, it is really unforgivable. We’re both agreeing but still wondering about the plan. “What’s the plan?!”, asked Regina. Sengayan told both of us that she’s going to make Encik Harun’s life suffer for one day. “Okay, that sounds a perfect plan and how are we’re going to do it?”, I asked. She asked both of us to help her to watch Encik Harun’s every move and his routine. I thought 2 weeks is very unreliable. In fact, we can’t really predict on his routine. My mind keep on racing thinking what Sengayan told me earlier. By the way, he’s not really the one that I want to get my hands on and that’s when the idea to teach some ‘lesson’ to Mr. Nyalong is coming. The entire night, I’m just focusing on how I’m going to do it. I never think about Encik Harun but I’m likely to pick the new prey now and it is more interested than him.

For the entire a couple of week, I’m helping to watch every move of Encik Harun. His morning and afternoon’s routine and even his social life. It seems like he’s not really a favorite among the other teacher. Even Encik Zulkiflee (our next year – form 2 history teacher) is rarely talked to him. He loves drinking coffee while doing checking on his student’s homework. I heard that he taught Malay Language but I’m not sure which class it was. Suddenly, the idea of putting something to the coffee is coming. For the entire day in the class, I keep on thinking about how I am going to do it with the girls. If only I’ve got his schedule on his afternoon’s time and that is exactly what I’m going to tell Regina and Sengayan. While both of them had the other plan and it is more like a motorcycle disaster. Sure it is sounds more like it but I questioned both of them, isn’t it too risky to do it in the daylight on afternoon time? By the way, Encik Harun is very smart kind of guy. He’ll put his motorcycle where he can see and therefore nobody can do anything on it. Great, they thought! I’ve told them my plan. At first, both of them seems rejected the idea but I suggested this one is to be likely in plan B. If plan A is too risky, plan B will take over. I’ve already think about plan C but it is too common where everybody knows the trick. I won’t do it. At least, I have no choice. Then, both of them agree with the plan but somehow, they’ll take a chance on plan A.

4 days before April Fool’s, we’re having a cleaning duty. Regina, Sengayan and I were responsible to clean up the staffroom. “I hate this kind of duty!” shouted Regina. I don’t blame her at all. Where is the cleaning lady? When I reached at Encik Harun’s desk, I saw his schedule and started to memorize it. It is exactly the most perfect time on April Fool’s where he took a coffee break and would check on his student’s work. Usually on 12:50p.m., there’s nobody at the staffroom, except him and hopefully, God will help us. 1st of April and it’s time for April Fool. Guess what, everything in the school was totally chaos. That’s including my class as well. We’re not fooling around with our own classmates but the next door schoolmates as well. Sulastrie and Norsuria are chasing me with the marker when we’re playing some sort of game and I was badly loose to both of them. Oh God, I’m dirty! David was busy chasing Ita, Lin and Simpu as well with the marker. I don’t know what kind of game they up too. Laura, Melinda and the other girls were plotting their own game. I don’t even bother what it was. I was focusing on how I am going to trick Mr. Nyalong and helping Sengayan and Regina. It’s not hard but the things that I afraid of is the plan isn’t going to be the one. On afternoon time, 3 of us went to the staffroom to get ready with our mission. We don’t really about the issue of risky or not but it’s time for revenge.

A day before April Fool, Sengayan had asked Regina to bring a lot of salt and she did it this morning. Lucky for us she’d remember to bring it. Usually Regina is always forgot what she’s wanted to bring. As usual, Encik Harun did his routine, drinks his coffee and checking homework by his students. Everyone was gone home and some of them still teaching. According to the plan, one of us will distract him and that will be Regina but the plan had changed. Suddenly, he got a call and he picks it up at the other room where he can’t monitor what’s going on at the main room. When the chances are there, Sengayan and Regina were quickly done their job as they put such a big amount of salt to the coffee and they even open his thermos which he put his coffee as well. I just monitored what’s going on. It was so closed when Regina and Sengayan almost get caught by him but thanks to me, they’ve made it as I gave on the signal to make them hurry. As soon as he sat down and checking a few more student’s homework, he started to drink a coffee again. As he drank it, like some sort of reflex, he spat it out and looks for his coffee. Far far away, we watched the entire scene as we waited the moment. Three of us just giggle quietly and as far as we can see, as he found out the coffee is turn to be so salty, he change it and he opened his thermos to get his coffee.

As he poured to his cup and drank it again. Guess what, he spat it out once again. He looked at his thermos and started to smell it out. He looked around and checking who could’ve done it. We’re quickly made our way back home because he is started to check the entire place. As we come back home, all we know that we’re just giggle for more. Boy, he really doesn’t have idea he could’ve done it. For the entire 5 days, we discuss on how he spat out the salty coffee. Too bad, if we have some sort of spy camera, we would like to take his photo and show the entire how funny it was. On Monday morning, we’re just passing the staffroom and get some books. As we met him, we just greeted him and then giggles. He did greeted us back and he looks curious when he heard the giggling sound that we’ve made. Poor guy! Few days later, I heard Miss Sim told the class that somebody had done some sort of trick to Encik Harun. He always wanted to find who the person was and teach them some good lesson. Oh well, before he could find us, he’d already been gone. Although, I am busy plotting the April Fool’s trick for Mr. Nyalong, I’m still having a time to help both of them. It was the one of most unforgettable memories that I ever had during April Fool’s. Well, if you think I’ll do it again, guess what, perhaps, I’m not interested but if it’s forcing, well I have to say that I have no choice. But I will never do a vehicle disaster or any coffee tricks again. It is so childish. I will use the other way round which is…. Shhhh, it’s secret!