Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Thanks for the Memories

I only just heard from Elysia.
The Junior Science lab, St John + RC room, library, and part of the staff room of my old high school SMK Kuching High was burnt down this afternoon.
My first response was
GASP!!!
WHY????
HOW????
WHEN????
Then Elysia and I were in depressed, numb, shock for a while.
And now here I am thinking and reminiscing on all those times and fun we had there.
Not in the staff room ( I've got mostly traumatic experiences there, like everybody normal should), not the RC + St John Room either ( I was never in any uniform body), but mostly the Science Lab ( Because however much I detested it at that time, there was no way I was skipping Science classes) and the Library.
I remember falling asleep in the Science Lab on those humid afternoons, drawing doodles on my Science textbooks, messing with the equipments, laughing at out infamous Pn Kang as she talked her nonsense and sent showers of spit on us. I remember always wondering about that fetus in the jar on the display cupboard and hearing rumours that it had belonged to a teacher ( To this day, I don't know if it's true)
I remember spending hours in the library before class started when I was still in the afternoon session. I found many a good book there and the very first Nora Roberts book I borrowed ( She's my ultimate favourite author) was from the very same library= True Betrayals. I loved it so much I asked my mom to photocopy the whole novel instead. She ended up buying it for me ( Thanks mom).
So here's to rooms well-used, time well spent, memories too precious to ever let go.
Here's to the place that helped me grow, that went through all my ups and downs, that made me part of who I am.
Here's the my old high school.
Thanks for the memories!
Cheers.