After being the principal of SCGS for the past 28 years, Miss Heng will be retiring @ the end of this year and thus a dinner was held in her honour last Thurs. However... as usual... sleepy was late (no thanks to the rain & horrid jam @ orchard road) and thus missed her speech :( Was just in time for the dinner... but it seems that no one had the food in mind... and the food was actually not bad!!! Most of us were table hopping around and catching up with all the teachers; some of them still teaching in SC but some of whom have left but came back to pay tribute to Miss Heng. Due to work schedule, it is rather difficult to go back to visit the teachers, used to do that once in a while and I missed the times when I did relief teaching back in SC *wistful* and it is AMAZING how most of the teachers look exactly how they were when they were teaching us!!! Got hwee to comment that perhaps teaching was not such a s-t-r-e-s-s-f-u-l- job afterall heh!! actually I don't think so, just thnk that comparatively, we were easier to teach than the kids of nowadays (no offense!!) And teachers have really good memories as most of them can remember us, well maybe not the name, but if we tell them the year or class, they could very well tell us some of the things that we did!! Like how my former A-Maths teacher commented that we were a v naughty class and that she thought that we didn't like her!!! But dat's not true... like I was telling Dar... I feel that my class was the naughty but rather smart class, that's why all the teachers "bo bian" :P And it was very heartwarming when they asked us what we are doing now, and being so proud of us!
I almost didn't become a student of SC... mummy used to tell me that she actually wanted to enrol Jie in St. Joseph's Convent as it was nearer my house but 1 of her colleagues recommended SC and she decided to enroll Jie there... and being siblings she enrolled me there too!! Thanks mummy!!! My 10 years there are days where I look back fondly upon, the teachers were great; not only did they make the lessons interesting, they also instilled in us the values which we still hold today. Though so long ago, I can still vividly remember some of the things that happened in class!!! :) And it is also there that I know my closest gfs; Dora, Siping, Huiwen & Youping... whom have been w me thru my ups & dwns, listening to my complaints and giving me advice and just keeping me company... thanks babes!!!
I guess when pp think about SCGS, they will think about the school in Orchard Road and our "pinafore without the shirt inside". And though most other pp have a lot of comments about our school Uniform, we are v proud of our uniforms... it's very unique isnt it?? ;) And I was very lucky to have studied @ the premises in Orchard Road (now the Australian Int'l School or something). Though it was a small premise, it was v v cozy such that everyone knew everyone else!!! I miss the old school building and I remember on the last day of school there, we went around taking photos!! Had the chance to study in the new school for half a year, it was huge but I guess being that everything was new and all, wasn't really used to the new compound...
Really sad that Miss Heng will be retiring; future SC gals will be missing out on her dedication and leadership but I am sure the past and present SC gals will always remember what she has done for the school and for us gals. It is small wonder that when we have daughters ourselves, we are definitely goin to enrol them in SCGS!!
Glad that I live am I
That the sky is blueGlad for the country lanes
And the fall of dew
After the sun the rain
After the rain the sun
This is the way of life
Till the work be done
All that we need to do
Be we low or high
Is to see that we grow
Nearer the sky
~school song~
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