I just realised that next Friday is Teacher’s day. It’s been a really long while since I’ve had any form of Teacher’s Day celebrations, or since I’ve gone back to visit my teachers.

I feel kind of bad, really. Been wanting to go back to my old schools, especially my primary school. It’s been a good 12 years since I finished primary school. But, I think the best memories of teachers belonged to my primary school. I remember how caring they were towards me and my classmates, even though there were a number of us (including me) who were so naughty. I still remember sitting on the cold hard floor outside classroom every other week because I forgot to do my homework!

Well, back then, I remember that I didn’t really like to be sent out of class, or to have my exercises thrown out of the door (if you think that it’s incredible that my teachers did that, you are probably a later product of the Singapore education system). Looking back, I think it’s incredible how I was once like that. I think I’m alot better than back then, although I am no religious fanatic over meeting assignment submission deadlines (I do slip up once in a while. After all, I’m still human, and I’m glad that I’m one).

And looking at myself now, it just seems so amazing that 12 years had passed just like that. A couple of my teachers are still teaching in my primary school, although the number had dropped drastically. I think I should make the effort to go back. After all, those were the teachers who made it possible for me to enter a premier secondary school, and I went on to enter a premier junior college and now, doing my honours at NUS. It’s been a while since I visited them, and I think I ought to give them a nice surprise.

The only problem is how to come back in time for class. :(