A Memorable Teachers' Day

May 16 has been a day that everyone in school looked forward to. It was the National Teachers' Day celebration. Students got a break from their mid-year exams, no lessons were conducted that day (a welcome relief for both teachers and students!), teachers could look forward to presents (possibly 'bribes') from their students, and last but not least, it was the only day that students could get away for being mischievous towards their teachers.

In Malaysia, students traditionally organise programmes for the Teachers' Day celebration, and the highlights are always the games or competition between the students and teachers. This is their only chance to make life 'miserable' for us, seeing that they have to endure a whole year of misery being dished out to them in the forms of exams, assignments and homework. Naturally, teachers are a bit apprehensive when they are invited for the games, but most of us set a good example by bravely taking up the challenges. Besides showing appreciation to the students for organising the events, this is also the only day that we get to be our silly selfs in school -- and get away with it!

This year's games in my school was both interesting and exciting. Many of the teachers took part in the musical chairs, telematches and tugs-of-war. Probably because of the fierce competition between the teachers team and the students team, the rope for the tug-of-war broke, not just once, not twice, but thrice! Looks like we need to get a new rope for our Sports Day next month... All in all, it was a few hours filled with laughter, silly antics and camera flashes, and the weather was merciful to us as well.

So, a hearty Thank You from me to all my students for making this an unforgettable day for all of us. We hope that you enjoyed watching our antics, and also hope that for the rest of the year, you won't drive us up the wall with your antics... well, of course you would, but just try not to drive us too far up, ok?