Thursday, November 1, 2007

Growing up gives new perspective

I've just returned from my sister's primary school concert. Yesterday, I returned from the concert. For those who don't know, my sister Lee-ean is a music teacher at Glen Waverley Primary school, just this year. So she had to organize the concert, which granted was mostly done by the former teacher, (remember Forsycth primary buddies?) but she still had a lot of work to do. And it all paid off!

It really brought memories back, cause it was held at the same place when I graduated from there. The church around the Burwood 'Tech area', the intersection of Springy road. The turn out was really well, despite the tickets being $12 for adults! Really! The school's really tight. OUR concerts are only like $2 for an adult XD What we should've done is charged for the programs, cause my bro designed them (he's hardcore graphics person) and they were really nicely done. I'll put in a photo when I have the time. I was an usher, who got to know the secret evacuation plans if the building was on fire! I was excited going backstage looking at all the rooms that I would have to check for hiding children =3. I kinda half hoped there was going to be an emergency...XD

The performances, keeping in mind this is primary school, were quite entertaining. Some of the costumes looked really good, seeing as it was just like paper and cardboard and some foil for most of them. The theme was Out of This World or something like that. So there were stars, zombie monsters, sunsets, flying and walking on sunshine to name a few.

But what I wanted to write about is the perception I've noticed changed about teachers. From the beginning of school, teachers are seen as like a second parent. They teach you things that will most likely be with you for life. You always see them in that way every time you come to school.

Well this concert allowed me to have a new perception of some old teachers that are still there. Mrs.Woods, Mrs.Barnes and Mrs.Tomacheck (spelling?). Now that I meet them as a practically graduated (I have the certificate!), we meet on different grounds, and I see them as normal adults, instead of teachers. Seeing as my own sister is a teacher, that adds to the perceptive as well. You notice things about them you wouldn't of back then in primary.

On that note, I think of graduation night, where I was resting from 'dancing' at least attempting and with miserable failure, I talked to Mr.Nyugen who was funnily enough sitting on our table due a free seat =] And it was good, cause we talked about what was ahead, uni and such. But I got to know Mr Nug in a different perspective. He told me about his uni life, the clubbing and how you get bored of it within a few years. Being a teacher, it's hard getting free time, and I believe him. Teaching does seem like hardwork, not to mention putting up with kids like us who enjoy tormenting our teachers =] Anyway, he spoke of having dinner with friends, movies and alas, normal things! Teacher's are normal =O Shock horror~!

It makes me excited to know that even though you've seen something, it can change and become something else in the future. And now that I think about it, it's like me reading my Star Wars books a billion times. Everytime you read it, there's a new thing to discover. You discover some new piece to the plot that you didn't notice before. You discover why this happened in another book.

Life is exciting.

P.S GOOD LUCK FOR ALL THE SUCKERS PEOPLE WHO DO ENGLISH/ESL WHICH IS LIKE EVERYONE MINUS ME AND JASON (Ozzie one)


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