My first meeting with these two students
was more of a coincidence. The time was 5 pm. I was all ready to go home. It
was just a matter of pushing in my chair and putting everything back into
places. That was when I heard voices behind me saying, “Teacher, are you
going home ?” I turned around and said, “ Yes dear, it's already 6 .”
Then, I noticed the worried look on their faces. I toned down and asked, gently
this time, “ Yes, how can I help you ?” That was like giving them green lights!
They went on and on telling me about their problems. To cut it short, I said
yes, I would help them and the next hour was spent on providing solutions
to their problems. Since that day, we became close “friends” as they
would often come for consultation.
Well, like in any other colleges, other
than teaching, the lecturers are also involved in the activities organized by
the college. Therefore, you should always prepare yourself for unexpected
tasks! “Lucky me”, I was appointed as the coordinator of the Musical
Sketch Competition and in charged of preparing the students to represent
the college at the Division Level! To make it worse, it was the first time the Division held such
a competition! Mummy Help! At this age, creativity seemed like an
obsolete word! I desperately needed help! So, I asked for the help from
another three colleagues; Ize, Nana and Ling Ling. Together we stayed
with the students and made improvisations where necessary.
Now, let’s talk about the actors. My
my, guess who was in the list. One of them was the Indian student,
who was seeking for help the other day! Talking about what goes around comes
around!It was me who needed help this time ! With him were 4 other students who
really added colours to the whole scene! These students were no ‘ordinary’
people on stage. They did not only have the right attitude but
each possessed the traits of a good actor. They were very
determined and talented, had lots of patience and loved challenges as well ! In other
words, they could be described as true professional pretenders in their own way
!
The competition was held from 1 March
to 3 March at Glory Beach resort in Port Dickson, Negri Sembilan. On the
day of the competition, only one word could describe these students, Nervous
! Actually to tell you the truth I was nervous too ! These were the last
few words said to them before they went into the auditorium, quoting Nana, “
Ok, this is d Day. This is the time to show them what you got. So, don’t try
your best BUT Do Your Best !
Later that day, I was informed of the
results. Alhamdulillah, we were second out of fifteen colleges !
However, I did not share the good news with the students as it was supposed to
be announced officially the next day. They did ask about the results and
I had a very hard time pretending not to know. Phew ! Before going
to sleep that night, I sent them the following message :
Hi there! REMEMBER 2 get a
good night sleep 2night. Do not worry about 2morrow as everything happens for a
reason. 2 win or 2 lose, that’s not the question. 2 me, all of you are still
number one !
Seenu, you are one in a
million !
Rebecca, you’re awesome !
Cynthia, you’re full of
surprises !
Tung, you are electrifying
And
Kai Shi, I will always
REMEMBERH you !
Love, Mdm Anis.
Little did they know that I was actually trying to give them hints about the placing! The next day when they were announced as the second place winners, bundles of joy were written all over their faces! Only then, the message became clear ! Gothca ! Now, who is the best pretender among them ? Ha! Ha ! Congratulations Seenu, Becca, Cynthia, Tung and Kai Shi ! It was a great pleasure working with all of you! All of You Are Indeed Beautiful Colours Of KMPh !
