Retrospection: Canossa Convent Primary School.

3 days ago, I finally caught up with an old old friend of mine. Cheryl Tee I remember, think we were classmates in primary 5 and 6. But because CCPS (Canossa Convent Primary School for your info) is such a small school, we had 4 classes of about 40 students each in my cohort, everyone knows everyone.

This school is so little known, I have my own little piece to recite when people ask about my primary school. It goes..

You know SAC (St Anthony's Convent)? *yes/no
We are affiliated to it, together with St Anthony's Primary School.

If you say no to the 1st question, I'll probably not be bothered with feeding you with the 2nd sentence. Then again, this little piece of info ain't too helpful in letting you know more about my primary school anyway. I guess it's just my way of telling you my school's not any ulu pandan primary school.

Fact is it probably is. Fwah. But I embrace its ulu pandan-ness. It is where I learn and accustom to sitting at the edge of chairs and with my back straight. It is also where I learn to be prim and proper and highly naive/innocent until TKSS come along but that's another story all together.

Anyway, I've digressed. Back to the chat i had after Cheryl found me through friendster and we managed to exchange contacts. (We are having a primary school gathering at Sentosa in Sept 04, 2005. CCPS people! Please come!!) And she brought many good old memories I left behind over these years. A good 8 years ago.

She told me things i never remember about myself, like I was a smart gal since a lil gal and i was the very sporty type who will everytime self-volunteer to be PE rep. I was, according to her, a very happy-go-lucky...always running ard and were a maths pro then who taught me (her) maths till u (I'm) fed up.

All I can manage is a oohh.. haha... or is it? omg.. that's embarrassing. At one point, i blurted "oh dear.. u noe wat? my memory really fails me. i have very lil memory of the past.. pri sch days.. all the lil details." And it's true. Sometimes I wonder whats wrong with me, either I have a pea-sized brain or my mind is cluttered with too many unnecessary things.

Anyway, in an effort to recall my failing (sigh) memory, I went to dig for photos and I really meant I had to DIG for them. (cue: breathes heavily)

1st and foremost, the photo in my primary school record book - Tadah!

I had really thick bangs until I was about primary 4 and my mum's the hairstylist throughout this period. Haha. Our hair are not supposed to touch the collar so I must have look pretty much the same in that 4 years. Only ballarinas get to keep long hair in my school - Gosh! Stupid girls' school rules.

This is my primary 2 class photo.

Spot my bangs? Haha.

My 1st performance in school. The lyrics goes: pretty little baby. yeah yeah. pretty little baby. yeah yeah. pretty little lady, i'm so in love with you.

We went through rather "rigorous" selection, among all 4 classes. Haha. I remember being rather proud to be in it. I'm in yellow tube in the last row - still pretty much a slouchy girl then (eeks).

My primary 3 or 4 class photo.

It's Teachers' Day and we really shower our teachers with presents every year without fail.

It's bestie Mandy's birhday. (3rd girl from the left) Remember her to be really smart and loves to read. Sad though we kinda lose contact after leaving primary school. Fact is I never really remain in contact with my primary school friends after graduation.

I am at the pinnacle of thinness at this time if I don't recall wrongly. So much so my mum feeds me with a brown powder that claims to be able to increase appetite. Maybe it works - 'cause I love to EAT now.

I am kinda sad when i see this photo. It's my primary 6 class photo. In those days, no one informs you that there will be photo taking the next day so Elaine, Xueli and I so happened to miss school that day. Bah* I guess we probably pon school together.

Juvine's birthday.

My hair. Still as short ('cause can't touch collar) but I have long fringe now. Still i get into trouble with the really fierce looking discipline mistress (Cheryl reminded me she always have red nose. wahaha~) for not pinning my fringe up.

Some good friends of mine.

Just some pics - there are many more good friends I had in all that 6 years. Just that we didn't have digital camera back then and we don't take photos alot unless there's an excursion or something. Haha.

Possibly one of the very last photo we took to round up our primary school life. Many people were there that day when Jaime held a celebration at her house which is directly opposite our school.

I can't wait to see these people on Sept 04. Please come, peepx. =)