Great Homecoming and Next Up CH Music Awards 2006!

Alright, it's finally over, Homecoming 2006! And it's a good success, with a good crowd of old boys and parents/friends coming back to enjoy themselves. Saw old faces from the class of 2000 all the way to last year 2005, which was like a walk down memory lane for many of us teachers! On my part, even saw the guys from my batch (class of 1989) in the old boys basketball tournament held in the hall this morning! And everyone of us oldies have really grown old and put on weight after all these years.

Got dunked, for $800 (Thanks to Classes 4-4 and 4-8 2006, to Symphony Band, and to the old boys and teachers who contributed to this!) It was great fun, and the drop was most craftily orchestrated! After many futile tries by the dunkers, the sports boys finally reduced the plank difficulty level, and I was thus finally on my way to the Big Splash. Danny Tan, who was manning the dunking pool, was slyly getting me to put a silly looking flower onto my ear, which I finally managed after great effort, and just as I was giving that victory sign pose - they manually pushed the target board! I plunged into the water, of course. Anyway, THANKS to my EL classes and the Band, and all old boys who came, for all the money contributed to dunk me!

All in all, it was a great day for all. There were more stalls this time, some 60 odd stalls, spread over the Plaza and the Primary Canteen, with the Haunted House in the dance studio in the basement. To be honest, we were indeed very worried bout the turn-out for today, esp with memories of previous years' homecoming. And so it is GREAT that we have a large crowd finally. Of course, the crowd could be even larger, and next year, we will definitely be pushing coupons much much early. Most importantly, we have sort of gotten over the 'ghost-town' image associated with homecoming, and the success and excitement in all the sec 1 to 3 classes this year makes the job next year easier - all would be looking forward to a great time then! Homecoming today is a good celebration of youth ... the youths of today and the youths of yesteryears coming together in our alma mater on Youth Day 1 July each year.

NEXT UP - the long awaited CHMA (CH Music Awards) on 14 July 2006, Friday, CH School Hall. Categories include Vocals, Instrumental, Bands and Creative Expressions. It will be bigger and better than previous years, of course!
Tickets this year includes the premier $10 ones, with the normal $8 ones.
Mr Wang has said that all $10 have been sold out, so guys, you have to book the $8 now. They are running out fast as well! Many old boys have already gotten their tics, so for the rest, wait no more!