This author is currently on hiatus for the ignoble cause of mugging. The public is advised to remain calm, as this routine protocol has been shown to have no effect on one's violent tendencies in 96% of cases.
| Sunday, November 26, 2006 |
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I just returned today from a chalet stay organised by my gymnastics seniors at a private apartment beside East Coast Park, and some of the ex-gym seniors who had already left the High School section also participated. Our ex-captain, Chris, who was transferred to Anglo-Chinese International School at the end of sec 2 by his mother, not due to poor grades but because his mum did not want him to be in gym since she thought that it was affecting his grades, was also present, and he told us about how life in ACS was like. (DISCLAIMER: The following post can be considered to be only rumours, for the truth behind them has not been verified by the author. He is simply reporting about what he has heard. He will not, in any way, be held accountable for any of the remarks stated.) Chris told us that ACS was very westernized. For one, their canteen was like those school canteens in America, where there was only one stall and the students had to eat whatever they served. They just change their menu every day. And the food was very expensive too, for example, a small plate of chicken rice sold at $2 in food courts would cost $3.50 there. He says his pocket money isn't even enough to buy his food. "It's not like they have any competition," he grumbles. They also have to move from class to class to attend their lessons, depending on which subject they take. So, rather than the subject teachers go to the designated class for each lesson, the students are the ones who move from class to class for each different subject. Which makes it extremely easy to skip lessons, Chris says. He's even skipped lessons a few times before. And the students there are mostly rich kids. Which isn't completely a bad thing, considering that he's just about the only "poor" guy there and can get lots of treats (like free LAN games) from his friends. But the only problem is that they tend to be snobs, being arrogant just because they have a lot of money (from their parents) to swagger about with. But the worst part is the company he gets there. A lot of the students there smoke and drink, something which he staunchly opposes. There was once when in between lessons, some of Chris's friends called him to go out of school to the top storey of a neighbouring block. He refused, but they insisted and he eventually went, during school hours. And when he got there, he found those friends sitting on the stairs and blatantly smoking. They even tried to coax him to try it, but thankfully, he's ahsn't yet. He's even tried to advise some of his other friends to quit smoking, but they don't listen. He calls it all a scam. "Why pay $10,000 anually just to go to school, attend the lessons, use the facilities and meet friends?" he laments. Furthermore, his sister is also in the school, and his parents plan to send his other two siblings there also. "That's $50,000 a year down the drain," he exclaims. "I don't understand them. I'd rather be in Hwachong than ACS. Life sucks there." |
'Twas teh winnar at 9:48 pm.
