DAY ONE
There will be some crying and wailing today in Standard One. Some parents will hang around the class room ready to pacify their offspring when or if necessary. Scenes of wailing boys or girls at the threshold of their new classroom clinging to their parent's legs at are getting rare, thanks to kindergartens. But there are always exceptions. Watch the TV news.
Among the noisy and sometimes bewildered children in primary schools today are my grandchildren Ilham and Aishah. Ilham has been briefed on what to do and what not to do in school by his parents. I am sure Aishah was too although I would suspect that Aishah would do most of the briefing. Most schools held Orientation Day for first timers to lessen whatever trauma the first year pupils have.
My own first day was a happy one. My father sent me to the Merang Malay School a year before I was supposed to be in school. The headmaster, Cik Gu Wei, was his friend. My mok's younger relatives were in the same school and they kept feeding me cukelat nissang and saggong. I had a papang slet (an A4 size slate chalkboard as in pic) instead of exercise books and kalang batu ( stone stylus) instead of pencils. We carried a bottle of water and a rag to wipe the papang slet but most preferred to spit and wipe. I also remember that Cik Gu Wei couldn't straighten one of his arms. Terengganu people call this condition deko. Cik Gu Wei was one of the earliest local UMNO leaders and when he led the villagers in shouting "Merdeka! Merdeka!", the villagers wickedly responded with "MerDEKO! MerDEKO!" with unwarranted gusto.
::
42 CommentsOldStyle:
-
owh.. i miss those days.. being in sch r some of my bestest years... looks like i'll just hv to await n anticipate in my childrens' turns... hahaaa...
By
~winnie~
, at 12:13 AM
-
Love the chalkboard pic! Cute! :)
By
Sleekblackmercedes, at 12:19 AM
-
It felt like only yesterday, eager me, at 4:30 in the morning all ready waiting for my lift to school. Mum got woken up from the noise told me to go back to bed. I said 'But I want to be a doctor', she said 'So, you have to listen to me'. I went back to bed with shoes on, nicely 'kapor'-ed, brilliant white and almost sterilized. Never underestimate the mind of a seven year old.
By scrubber, at 6:25 AM
-
perhaps, in less than ten years from now, parents are to equip the kids with notebooks. then all the referring materials would be in in electronic forms. and the pupolation rate would decline.
By Anonymous, at 6:53 AM
-
hahahahaha! this is hysterical! poor cik gu wei deko. :DDD
By
mek yam , at 7:12 AM
-
PokKu- When we were in std one, it was 1957 . The word merdeka was something new and of course we dont know the meaning. So, we shouted the nearest word that we know its meaning- mentega! mentega! mentega! It was not for the fun of it but thats the honest child's innocent attempt to pronouce that word. Well, there are other versions which I heard besides Merdeko - merdeheka ( sounds toonear to menderhaka) mendeka /mengdeka/mandeka shouted by the old generations. Trengganuspeak sometimes pronouced it as ddekka . Bila Malaya ddekka ?
By , at 8:53 AM
-
PokKu - I remember one of my classmate in std one then did not have a proper toilet training. Or they dont know waht to do . I knew something was wrong when a rather unpleasant smell stung my nose and those days we dont have the pamper yet and we are to small to wear "spendar"...So the whole lot of the stuffs fell on the floor like the nissang cair but the smell was not so aromatic . There was no helper and that was one of the teachers job to clean the mess. We have to go out of the class to let the washed water flow out freely. Perhaps PokKu you can tell us interesting stories of your school days and we can relate it from epidoe to episode. I think the learning process and the maturity as well as the naughtiness of the children of yesteryears were more advanced than todays. The fresh graduate of todays many IPTA, IPTS, IPTJ, IPTK,IPTL, IPTM, IPTM,IPTN, IPTO,IPTP, IPTQ, IPTR etc. etc. are like our hok luluh sinier kemberej saje. beto dokPokKu?
By , at 9:02 AM
-
MerDEKO was once upon a time one of Wok Sae's many popular jokes.
By
My first day at 'school' was at the english-medium St. Martin's Kindergarten which was then at the present day Perdana Hotel site. To and fro was via Pok Cik Daud's teksi (trishaw) with my close friend Pak Do who is now a VP at BCB Msia. There was a church next to it and we used to peek thru the stained glass doors and got a bit terrified of the pews (coz then it seemed, to us, like rows of coffin). "Please teacher may I go out" was probably one of the first sentences we had to learn, otherwise there would be lots of wet floor incidents. Atok, at 9:17 AM
-
I was an arrogant child when I was small. I refused my Dad's gracious offer to send me to the classroom. I told him I know where it is and I am not a kid anymore I can walk myself there. All he had to do was drop me off. So he did...but then he came to check on me...I was deeply embarassed by his actions and 'merajuk' after that. I felt that it wasnt cool tobe seen with parents in the school compound and couldnt understand those who cling to their parent's leg, begging not to be left in school all by themselves.
By
Talk about being independent...was independent since small...!!! ビビ, at 10:32 AM
-
The papan slet, do you have to memorise everything that you've written on it first before erasing it? I notice my parents' generation have real good memories.. could the papan slet be the reason?
By Yasmin's Mummy, at 1:06 PM
-
i refused to wear my school uniform the first time i went to school. i went dressed in this bright orange shirt and my favourite pair of pants. boy did i stand out. i shooed my parents away, telling them they were embarassing me. i felt so mature and smart. that was 10 years ago. wow~time flies.....
By dr1/6, at 1:33 PM
-
I remember that day as if it were yesterday! I got bread and butter with sausages for recess and proudly told them to 'go home and come back later'... only to find them sitting in the canteen 3 hours later. Hehehe... I guess it's not just traumatic for some children, but for their parents as well who have to suddenly accept the fact that they're not their babies anymore!
By DaisyBoo Blacksheep, at 1:34 PM
-
Uncany Strange Deja Vu
By Hazelinesnow, at 2:50 PM
-
hari ni hantar anak ke-2 masuk darjah satu. baru bercerita dengan rakan di kantin sekolah, "budak2 tahun ni bagus, takde yang menangis..". tiba2 terdengar suara budak menangis yang seakan "familiar" aje. Anak saya menangis di tangga, tak jumpa cari kelas di tingkat 3 lepas makan waktu rehat. buat malu bapak sungguh. --md
By , at 3:20 PM
-
I still remembered my first day of school. Though my first of school it not that interesting. In my time, all parents dropped off their children and they went to work. By the time school's over, of course lah, Very jam at the school compund. But it was interesting.
By Fuad, at 3:21 PM
-
First day of kindergarten: Parents can't make it since they are teachers and busy with THEIR first day of school. Sent to St Theresa by Pokcik Musa, my beca man and left there to fend for myself..only to find out it was registration day and you get to go back after 20 mins. Good ol' Pokcik Musa came to the rescue *Allah bless his soul*
By
First day of school: Parents can't make it since they are teachers and busy with THEIR first day of school, again. Sent to school by Pokcik Arip - in a kereta sapu. Envied other kids for like 5 mins..then found kindy friends and forgot about parents..hehehe. lion3ss, at 3:22 PM
-
i remember during my primary schools, having magic colour was a luxury. :)
By Unknown, at 3:42 PM
-
Hehe..
By
I don't remember the part about getting ready for 1st day school.
I DO recall the girl who sat next to me that first day.
Another thing I remember - I'm horrible at drawing! So I think during the first week, the teacher asked everyone to draw "My House & Me".
When I saw that girl drew, I immediately asked her to draw for me. Hahahha!
I remember the person in front of the house being much taller than the house itself! ;)
Oh yes, the girl became one of the closest friends, even till today! :) Yam, at 4:24 PM
-
we've gone a long way since papan slepet...
By Hyphenated L, at 5:33 PM
-
Kids nowadays are less independent compared to kids during my time. I remember that my dad didn't have to stay @ school on my first day.
By shay, at 5:54 PM
-
Winnie:
By
Awww..Thanks for visiting!
SleekBlackMercedes:
I hope you didnt see anything sexy in that drawing. :D
Najmie:
Aaaah, an eager beaver!
riza:
For one thing, it will eliminate the heavy bags.
Mek Yam:
Heheheh. He is a nice person though.
Anon@8.53am
Well commented, thanks!
Anoyn@9.02 am
Beto jugok!
Atok:
Was that one of the earliest English medium kindie in KB?
Bibi:
You are still independent, girl!
Yasmin's Mummy:
I really can't remember!
saRah:
Assertive eh? Now wonder you take up taekwando. :D
Daisyboo:
Well said!
ceklong:
I will try Haloscan soon. See if it is better.
Hazel:
Now, where did I see that before?
md:
Kesian!
Afiq:
In your case, it is not too long ago.
lion3ss:
St.Theresa at Mengadang Akor. Elida and Elisa went there too.
jiwa rasa:
They were imported then and expensive.
almondo:
Harapa harap esok ok. Thanks for visiting!
Yam:
Aaah, memories.....
hyphenated L:
Yes, they were for my generation. Saved a lot of trees though.
shay:
Too "manja" perhaps? Bustaman, at 6:36 PM
-
Pok Ku, I thot you're gonna post your cute Std.1 photos up there. ;-)
By Honeytar, at 11:06 PM
-
Honeytar:
By
I would have if I could find any. Bustaman, at 11:40 PM
-
I sent my 2nd kid to 'venture out' the schooldom yesterday. Mujo dok nangih! True to core about the expenses. I 'burnt' approx RM2k for both of them.
By atiza, at 9:48 AM
-
Used to go to St Martin's as well. Used to sneak into church to check on my skirt, god knows why though. Oh, and buy trebor sweets from the pokcik thru the hedge. :-) Can't believe it is more than 25 years ago.
By Ayu Jamli, at 2:23 PM
-
Interesting blog I was looking for canon drive sites and learned some good stuff here thanks!
By , at 8:19 AM
-
this is a nice canon s9000 ink blog
By , at 3:22 AM
-
So many blogs and only 10 numbers to rate them. I'll have to give you a 9 because you have a quailty topic.
By
Free Access To More Information Aboutexotic travel Unknown, at 9:44 PM
-
Great new Property Listing real estate listing lancaster pa site/blog. It pretty much covers ##KEYWORD## related stuff.
By
Come and check it out if you get time :-) , at 11:31 AM
-
Blogger, interesting post - DAY ONE.
By
Personally, I've always found w t offshore to be very intriguing, and interesting, but not always very informative. So I did some research and started my own webpage to help people get started with w t offshore.
If w t offshore also piques your interest, come by when you've got a few seconds - check out the different resources listed. I'm sure you'll find it very interesting. , at 9:00 PM
-
Blogger, interesting post - DAY ONE.
By
Personally, I've always found hsbc offshore to be very intriguing, and interesting, but not always very informative. So I did some research and started my own webpage to help people get started with hsbc offshore.
If hsbc offshore also piques your interest, come by when you've got a few seconds - check out the different resources listed. I'm sure you'll find it very interesting. , at 3:31 AM
-
Nice blog :)......Interesting post on DAY ONE. Personally, I've always been fascintated with edison chouest offshore, so I created a website not long ago called just that - edison chouest offshore.
By
It'd be great if you were to drop by for a few seconds - have a look around, check out a few of the informative links I've got there. , at 4:46 AM
-
Blogger, interesting post - DAY ONE.
By
Personally, I've always found edison chouest offshore to be very intriguing, and interesting, but not always very informative. So I did some research and started my own webpage to help people get started with edison chouest offshore.
If edison chouest offshore also piques your interest, come by when you've got a few seconds - check out the different resources listed. I'm sure you'll find it very interesting. , at 7:31 AM
-
Blogger, interesting post - DAY ONE.
By
Personally, I've always found hsbc offshore to be very intriguing, and interesting, but not always very informative. So I did some research and started my own webpage to help people get started with hsbc offshore.
If hsbc offshore also piques your interest, come by when you've got a few seconds - check out the different resources listed. I'm sure you'll find it very interesting. , at 7:42 AM
-
Nice blog :)......Interesting post on DAY ONE. Personally, I've always been fascintated with w t offshore, so I created a website not long ago called just that - w t offshore.
By
It'd be great if you were to drop by for a few seconds - have a look around, check out a few of the informative links I've got there. , at 6:30 PM
-
Blogger, interesting post - DAY ONE.
By
Personally, I've always found offshore platform foundation to be very intriguing, and interesting, but not always very informative. So I did some research and started my own webpage to help people get started with offshore platform foundation.
If offshore platform foundation also piques your interest, come by when you've got a few seconds - check out the different resources listed. I'm sure you'll find it very interesting. , at 11:11 PM
-
Nice blog :)......Interesting post on DAY ONE. Personally, I've always been fascintated with , so I created a website not long ago called just that - .
By
It'd be great if you were to drop by for a few seconds - have a look around, check out a few of the informative links I've got there. , at 6:23 PM
-
Blogger, interesting post - DAY ONE.
By
Personally, I've always found edison chouest offshore to be very intriguing, and interesting, but not always very informative. So I did some research and started my own webpage to help people get started with edison chouest offshore.
If edison chouest offshore also piques your interest, come by when you've got a few seconds - check out the different resources listed. I'm sure you'll find it very interesting. , at 10:24 PM
-
Nice blog :)......Interesting post on DAY ONE. Personally, I've always been fascintated with offshore company incorporation, so I created a website not long ago called just that - offshore company incorporation.
By
It'd be great if you were to drop by for a few seconds - have a look around, check out a few of the informative links I've got there. , at 4:05 AM
-
Nice blog :)......Interesting post on DAY ONE. Personally, I've always been fascintated with offshore hedge funds, so I created a website not long ago called just that - offshore hedge funds.
By
It'd be great if you were to drop by for a few seconds - have a look around, check out a few of the informative links I've got there. , at 9:26 PM
-
lorazepam mg lorazepam-ratiopharm 1mg beipackzettel - lorazepam tablets 1mg (wye)
By , at 7:34 PM
-
buy generic valium online no prescription withdrawal from 5mg valium - valium pill generic
By , at 10:29 PM
Post a Comment
<< Home
© Bustaman :: permalink
