Cool On The Exterior, Warm Within
The Junk Queen
Wednesday, December 06, 2006 @ 4:41 PM
I really am, literally the junk queen.
Am on leave today so I thought I would began some cleaning up. The problem with me is that I am too sentimental. I keep anything and everything for memory's sake. I also do spring cleaning only once in a blue moon, hence the accumulation of items which lose their value over time. Tsk.
Chucking old stuff is always an interesting chore. I found myself assailed by memories of my sch days as I went through my drawers today. Angel vs Mortal letters and old CCA schedules, who should take charge of photography or videography for events like the combined schools' sports meet with TCHS... When you are young, you actually write letters to tell virtual strangers about your daily lives, about the books you are reading for class, bitch about classmates you don't like with relish. Don't think I can open up to people that easily anymore.
I also found my primary sch prefect notebook, with hand-drawn columns of names, class and crimes committed. I wielded that little blue notebook, endorsed with the school stamp, like it was the ultimate weapon. I was like a little sadist who enjoyed 'booking' troublemakers, leveraging on the fear factor of the discipline mistresses who terrified the entire school population. Hah.
I still remember the selection exercise at the end of P2, where nominated students had to go through an interview with the discipline mistresses. Imagine la, at 8 years old, having to face the stern faces of the infamous Ms F, Mrs G and Ms S. One by one, we were supposed to go up and answer questions. I was asked why I wanted to be a prefect. And introverted me, awed by their presence, softly mumbled,
"So that when the students run, I can tell them to stop."
Sheesh... thinking back, I find this reason really hilarious. Wanna be a prefect coz you want to stop younger kids from running about in the school?!
I really need to find better excuses. And clean up my room more often.
P.S I found my old tamagotchi too! :p
