Basketball, Employers, Teachers & Life

On the way back from the airport just now, I recalled how much I liked basketball in the past. When I was in my sec sch, the Band ppl always play soccer or basketball after practice on Sat (sometimes on the other 3 days) and it was then the interest started. I rem cos we had combined practice with Zhonghua Band, we challenged them to a basketball match and trashed them. Their basketball sch team players heard about it and challenged us to a match and trashed us. Then our sch basketball team players heard about it and helped us seek revenge by beating them. Looking back, it's dumb. We shd have just said no and ended the chance of getting humiliated. I guess that's the problem when you're a teen, it's hard to say no to challenges. The two most memorial basketball matches that I played in are fresh in my head. The first is this game my sec4 class played after our prelim exams. It was at the now defunct Braddel Heights CC. TY, Alvin & Zhijie were in my team and we were just unbeatable, which was surprising cos only TY was ever really good but we seem to be making all the shots. The second match was during the time when I played basketball every Fri night with my sec sch classmates during my JC1 days. I rem that the final score was 100-75 (of cos I'm on the winning team otherwise it wouldnt be memoriable ;) and we took almost 2 hrs though the pros take about 48 mins to reach tt score. My shooting was so much better then cos I would practice the trajectory and follow-through again and again. Those were the (basketball) days :)

Someone told me recently that if he was an employer, he would employ me cos he trusted me. It was really an honour to hear that. It got me thinking - I think he is right as in he can trust me cos I would never betray the trust of a fren. Then I began thinking about which one of my friends I would and would not hire if I ever had the privilege of being an employer. It's like you know some ppl very well, how they work, how much importance they place in the work that they do, how much pride they take in their work. Some others are (though friends) just don't make good employees or maybe they'll jusy wayang like in army. Just got me thinking.

CY brought up the topic of teachers recently and I realised how big an influence teachers can play in one's life. Some teachers are great and always talked about when I meet up with my sec sch mates. Peter Tan from St Gabs is one such person - someone who really got me to like and appreciate Literature. Other teachers however are just damn screwed up. I think the worst thing you can do is to put a person down. Don't get me wrong, I think that it's fine if you scold and all but to put the person down and condemn him/her instead of the action is just not right. So many ppl come to mind when I think of such teachers. Selena Tan from St Gabs was like that. Stupid bitch. NJC also didn't seem to have very gd teachers. Or was it my luck? I mean, even during the periods when I tried, I was hardly encouraged. Instead I was put down. It's really damn frustrating when you are picked on, even in the vastness of LT1. Oh well, I don't hold bitterness lah. I just feel that teachers will know how much they can impact on the lives of those they teach. Though they might see it immediately, some actions go a long way.

On a side note, I was really pleasantly surprised to receive two Happy Teachers' Day smses last night. Thanks a lot Cherlyn & Sudibyo - thanks for affirming my decision to carry on in this ministry :D

Life has been rather mundane. Oh wait, but if I had so much work to do, how come I can still attend Arts AGM, Exco AGM, CG, have dinner out, go Munchie Monkey then Spinelli to hang out, etc? Next Mon might be going Paulaner somemore. I guess I'm still not in full gear but if I could have it my way, I want to speed ahead but include all these elements in my life. I think tt's how I want my 4th and last yr in NUS to be like.